But he heard Xi and said: "Shiwu Heifu captured the murderous thief Pan of the Qin State, and a thief of the Chu State, and a bounty of 9 taels." Ji Ying captured a thief from the Chu State and gave him a bounty of 2 taels. ”

When Ji Ying heard that something was wrong, she hurriedly asked: "Official, isn't it true that every person captured in his life can get 14 gold?" ”

"Not really." Xi shook his head and said: "The law says that if you catch a group of thieves, the bounty will be 14 taels, which is right." However, the number of Pan and others is less than five, so it does not constitute the crime of group theft, as has been said before. The decree also stipulates that if one of the country's murderers and thieves is captured, a reward of seven gold shall be given. As for the foreign thieves, whether they live or die, they will only be rewarded with 2 gold ......"

"I see!" Heifu suddenly realized, it seems that Qin Lu is not only very fine in punishment, but also in reward, sure enough, the reward is not so easy to get, and this doesn't mean: Foreigners are not worth anything.

It's just that in this way, the rewards they get are invisibly a lot less, not only is the black man a little painful, these thieves are so good that they don't die, why are there four people?

What he didn't know was that the crime of group robbery was only counted as Qin people, and even if 10 Chu people and 4 Qin people were thieves together, it would not constitute the crime of group robbery......

At this time, Xi asked again: "Do you still have doubts?" ”

"I have!"

Before Heifu and Ji Ying could answer, there was a loud shout in the hall, and the bearded thief Pan, who had already confessed his guilt, struggled up from the ground, carrying his shackles and protesting: "I said that I was worth 14 gold, how can it be halved now!" ”

This makes people cry and laugh, Heifu looked at Pan helplessly, Xi Ze is used to seeing this kind of prisoner, as soon as he waved his hand, the jailer took Pan who was screaming and screaming, and what was waiting for him was to return to his hometown to show the public and be brutally executed.

has been dragged out for a long time, and Pan's voice still echoes in the county jail: "Heifu, you said you want me to see the gold!" Say 14 gold! I am not convinced, I am not convinced! ”

Heifu was stunned, people were about to die, and the last thing he was thinking about was this incident, I really don't know whether to mourn or sigh......

It's a pity that until he died, Pan couldn't touch the gold!

A happy cough brought Heifu back to his senses.

"Your bounty, after I play the county decree and the county government, you can receive it today, but ......"

Joy looked at Heifu, thoughtful.

It is stated in the decree that when a case is tried, the confession must be heard and recorded, and the person being questioned must be allowed to make an automatic statement as much as possible. When neither side has anything to say, the judge will cross-examine each other according to the suspicions.

For so many years, Xi has tried cases in accordance with this procedure of "listening to words, interrogating, and explaining."

But today is different, although he knew that there was a big problem with the confession of the chief of the Huyang Pavilion and Shang Jiapan, he did not break it, and planned to debunk it again in the end. Unexpectedly, Heifu actually used flexible interrogation to let those people reveal their flaws, so he didn't have to bother......

It would not be surprising if Heifu was a disciple who had studied law in the school, or an official who had been engaged in interrogation work for many years, but it would be surprising that Heifu was only a braille soldier and there were no officials in his family.

"This son is a material that can be made, if he is the son of an official, I want him to enter the room to study law."

So, Xi said earnestly: "Heifu, this official sees that you are good at martial arts, you can write and read, and you can speak appropriately when questioning, but you are only a soldier, it's a pity." ”

"Thank you, Lord, for your praise!" Heifu heard Xi's appreciation for him, and hurriedly said: "The villain also wants to contribute to the country, but he suffers from not having a title. ”

He smiled and said, "The title is not rare, and now is an opportunity." ”

Heifu was stunned: "What is the chance?" ”

"You don't know?" Xi looked at him strangely and explained: "Capturing a murderer and thief alive is equivalent to beheading one level!" A bounty of 7 taels can be obtained, or a level of worship. ”

"Is that so?" Heifu looked at Ji Ying, who told him how much bounty he could get for catching thieves, but he didn't mention the matter of worship.

"I also heard the village officials mention it, but I only remembered the bounty." Ji Ying scratched her head, in fact, this also makes sense, although the Qin State advocates that officials popularize the law to the people, no matter how popular science is, the ordinary people still don't know much about it.

Xi pointed at him and said, "If you are willing to give up the 7 taels of gold, you can be promoted to a knighthood, are you willing?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Heifu, who was still a little disappointed that most of the rewards were missing, was suddenly overjoyed.

He never expected that the coveted title would be at his fingertips at this moment!

This account is not difficult to calculate, although the money can be obtained immediately, but it will be spent in a year and a half. The title is an iron rice bowl, although there is not much income in a short period of time, but just the land given by the government, the grain grown is accumulated over time, and it is more than seven gold--although, like later generations, the ownership of those lands is still owned by the state, and I am not allowed to buy and sell, and I have to pay a very heavy tax every year.

After a little thought, Heifu immediately said: "Thank you for the mention, Heifu is willing to get the title!" ”

……

When he walked out of the main hall of the county prison, Ji Ying's mouth was about to laugh crookedly.

Although his misunderstanding of the law caused him to have only two of the 14 gold in his imagination, it was still heavy in his pocket for more than 1,000 and a half taels, and the money was strung together with threads and jingled as he walked, sounding very pleasant......

"So much money, in exchange for food, is enough for me to eat for more than half a year."

He couldn't help but look at Heifu who was walking in front gratefully, and as soon as he walked out of the hall, he bowed down to Heifu even more!

"Ji Ying, what are you doing?"

Heifu also had a reward of more than 1,000 dollars in his blanke, and he hurriedly went to help Ji Ying, but Ji Ying couldn't afford it, but said movingly: "I, Ji Ying, know my ability, thanks to the support of Brother Heifu, I can get bare, catch thieves and make meritorious contributions with you, and get these rewards." ”

"Besides, if it weren't for the fact that the Heifu brothers had exposed the perjury of the dog pavilion chief and the profiteers, I am afraid that I would have been shaved and reduced to a prisoner in the city......"

Thinking of the fact that she was beaten by the board, the ruthlessness of Xi, and the heavy sentence of the people involved, Ji Ying shuddered and was afraid.

"Come to think of it like this, Brother Heifu, you are my savior!"

As he spoke, he slammed his head at Heifu!

Heifu sighed in his heart, although this season baby has many good words, but in fact, he does not have many eyes. At that time, the reason for sharing the credit with him was that one person could not escort three thieves. What happened after this proved that Heifu's choice was correct, if he hadn't given Ji Ying credit at that time, it was difficult to say that he would have been coerced and lured by the Huyang Pavilion Chief, and he would have testified against himself during the interrogation......

Human nature is evil and selfish, which is the fundamental foothold of Shang Ying's establishment of the law of the Qin State, and it is also a fact. Heifu is reincarnated as a human being, and he lives in the Qin State, where the laws are meticulous and strict, and he has to be careful at every step, how can he not pay more attention?

But now, Ji Ying completely regards him as a benefactor, which is also a good thing.

Heifu finally dragged Ji Ying up, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "My own brother, why be polite, in the next month, you and I will serve in the county seat, and we must support each other." ”

"That's right......"

Ji Ying remembered something at this time, looked at the top of Heifu's head and smiled: "I haven't congratulated you yet, Bai Jue is a duke, this is a good thing!" From now on, you are a knight! ”

Heifu was also happy, and touched his head, the black cloth wrapped in a bun, representing the identity of the Qianshou soldier, had been removed and replaced with a brown scarf.

Just now, Heifu saw the vigorous and resolute handling of the Qin State Mansion. He only said on the front foot that he intended to become a public servant, and on the back foot, he asked people to send the results of today's trial and the reward to the county temple and handed them over to the county magistrate and the county lieutenant for inspection.

It turned out that the public scholar and the Shangzao were judged by the county government where they were from; The higher the titles, they must be reported to the county; Those above the doctor should be reported to Xianyang.

The work of the lord must be completed within three days, otherwise the county lieutenant in charge of the matter will be removed from his post.

Because two days ago, the government issued a document to confirm the identity of Heifu, and the formalities were complete, so it only took an hour for the county lieutenant's approval to come down:

"Shiwuhefu captures a murderer and thief, which is equivalent to beheading the first class, and can be rewarded with a knight, and the lord is a duke!"