Chapter Seventy-Nine: Punishment
He Sun's words came out, the whole house was silent, in fact, there was no need to say anything, He Sun's words had already been said very clearly, she accurately showed a message to everyone, that is, she hated He Junren, but she did not murder her husband, and she did not know about it in advance!
Fang Xian Ling sighed softly, he turned his head and looked at Li Rizhi and Fu Guibao not far away, seeing that the two little teenagers didn't feel anything, and were still listening to He Sun's words, he couldn't help but shake his head, these two children haven't reached the age to understand this!
He Sun said again: "He Junren is dead, the woman is not sad, when Wang Da came to find the woman, he said that he threw the body into the hole in the tree, but the head fell in a panic, so he had to hide, and said that he could let a foreign scholar take the blame, the woman listened, although she didn't want to go, she felt that she had hurt the scholar, but since he likes to brag, then because he died because of bragging, he can only blame him for his hard life, even if he does not die in the hands of the woman and Wang Da this time, he will die in the hands of others one day." ”
She called Wang Butcher Wang Da, and in terms of figure, Wang Butcher is indeed five big and three thick.
When Li Rizhi heard this, he thought: "If Hu Wei hears this, I don't know how ashamed he is, it is estimated that if he has a memory, he will not brag again in this life!" ”
Fu Guibao nodded again and again, and said in a low voice: "He Sun's words are so good, they have won my heart, and the heroes see the same thing!" ”
Li Rizhi glanced at him and said, "It seems that you and her are destined, and in the next life, you will become husband and wife!" ”
"Well, forget it!"
Since He Sun has already confessed his guilt, he doesn't want to say anything more, tell her and Wang Tu's failed experience, anyway, the result is the same, why say it to make others laugh!
She said: "He Junren is dead, the people and the king will pay for his life, his one life, in exchange for our two lives, he is not at a loss, we have a grudge with him, to the underworld, and it is not too late to settle with him." Lord County Commander, if you should be sentenced, let's sentence quickly, anyway, that's it! ”
After He Sun said this, he went to take care of the king butcher on the ground, although the king butcher was in great pain, but his ears were not deaf, of course he heard what He Sun said, in fact, it was equivalent to He Sun's confession!
Wang Butcher is also a bachelor, since things have come to this point, then it is useless to cry and beg, it is not bad to be able to die with He Sun's family, he made a few sounds, freed up one hand, and He Sun's two hands were shaken, and the two of them were silent!
This may be the last time they will be together, after being imprisoned, it may be difficult to see each other again, and the last meeting, almost certainly, is to meet in the court!
Fang Xianling frowned, and thought: "This He Sun clan is like a man, quite a green-skinned bachelor, not only did he admit it himself, but also admitted it for the Wang Butcher, there was a kind of style of dying together, that Wang Butcher actually accepted his fate, and did not struggle to defend himself, could it be that the two of them are really happy with each other?" ”
Shaking his head, Fang Xianling was quite bored, these two people have nothing to sympathize with, and they shouldn't be sympathetic, after all, he is an official of the imperial court!
The old patriarch He didn't care if He Sun and Wang Butcher were in love with each other, he only cared about the half of the family property, he knelt down and climbed half a step, and said: "Lord County Order, since He Sun's family has confessed, then please ask Lord He Junren to avenge his grievances and make decisions for him!" ”
Saying that, the old patriarch He cried out, and the other He clan people also cried loudly, whether there were tears or not, it didn't matter, but the sad crying look, everyone had done enough!
Fang Xian Ling slapped the ground and shouted: "Quiet, if the judge has his own measure, why don't you wait to urge!" You are crying and making trouble in the court, but you are roaring in the court? Whoever dares to howl again will slap his mouth! ”
The people of the He clan immediately shut down, and no one spoke out, including the old patriarch He, everyone was very familiar with current affairs, and they definitely didn't dare to roar in court.
Fang County ordered the scribe to record the confession, and after he read it, he asked the messenger to hold it, and asked the Wang butcher and He Sun to draw and press the handprint, and the Wang butcher and He Sun did not struggle, they all looked like they were going to die here, and they pressed their handprints on the confession, and the messenger handcuffed and shackled them.
It took a lot of effort to crack the case, but it was not difficult to get a verdict, according to the Tang law, the king butcher killed people and threw the body, and was sentenced to be beheaded after the autumn, and He Sun did not know in advance and did not participate, but his wife and husband died, the cause was her, which could not be let go in any case, although she was not sentenced to death, but because she did not abide by the woman's morals, He Junren died tragically, so she was sentenced to hard labor for life.
However, looking at the appearance of He Sun's family, after the Wang Butcher was executed, she estimated that she would also commit suicide, and it was not interesting to live, rather than live to suffer, it was better to die, go to the underworld with the Wang Butcher, reincarnate, maybe the next life can continue the front edge.
People in ancient times believed in the past, in this life, and in the next.
After the verdict, Fang County Ling planned to report the case, and with the help of Li Rizhi, the process of solving the case was very bright, especially letting the murderer throw himself into the net, which was simply a bright spot to the extreme, and it could be praised.
But there are still people from the He clan in the court, they listened to the judgment of the county decree of the king butcher and the He Sun family, but did not mention the matter of He Junren's family property, the old patriarch He said: "Lord County Order, since the case is over, then He Junren's family property ......"
According to what Fang County ordered before, He Junren's family property is divided into two, half confiscated, and half given to the He clan, which involves the work of counting the family property, if the clerks in the yamen don't finish this work, then they, the He clansmen, don't dare to divide He Junren's family property, just can see, can't move, isn't it going to be anxious for everyone!
Fang Xianling raised his head, sighed, and said, "If you don't say it, this official almost forgot about it." Well, this case is not completely closed, because your crime has not yet been sentenced by this officer, and this can be regarded as a case within a case! ”
Old Patriarch He was taken aback, and the people of the He clan also looked at each other, not understanding what their crimes were, and Old Patriarch He hurriedly asked.
Fang County Ling said: "You knew that Wang Butcher was the murderer, and you forced him to take out He Junren's head, but you said in court that He Junren was killed by He Sun, but He Sun did not kill He Junren, so this is a false accusation."
And you also said that the head was found in the backyard of the He family, buried by He Sun's family, and you dug it up, which is perjury, and it is a malicious deception of the government.
Imagine, if the official believed your words and sentenced He Sun's family to death, but the real murderer Wang Butcher was at large, then if Shangguan investigated this case in the future, how would you let this official justify, saying that he had fallen for your evil deeds, and Shangguan would let him go? ”
When Fang Xian Ling said these words, his face was gloomy, and the more he spoke, the more angry he became, adding a little hideous to the gloom, and when he said the last sentence, it was almost a vicious tone!
The old patriarch He was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he only remembered at this time that he was not authentic in doing things, but he deceived the county commander first, and the consequences of deceiving the government in these years were very serious, and he still wanted He Junren's family property? It's not bad if you don't want your life!
Old Patriarch He hurriedly begged for mercy, at this time he no longer dared to worry about other people's family property, and those He clan people were also scared stupid, however, they thought that although they did not tell the truth before, they did not cause any adverse consequences, so it is nothing, the punishment is not necessary, the family property still has to be divided, and even if there is responsibility, Old Patriarch He can also bear it, they are small fish and shrimp, there will be nothing wrong!
Fu Guibao asked Li Rizhi in a low voice, and he whispered: "Don't you want to be admitted to the sergeant and become an official the most, if you encounter this kind of thing, how will you judge?" ”
Li Rizhi lowered his voice and said: "All those in the hall must be sentenced to hard labor, and they must be brought to show the public to set an example, they must be punished, and all the people in the county must know about it, otherwise they will not be punished, then others will also deceive the government in the future, then this official will not be able to be an official, not to mention other political achievements, just to educate the people to be good, it is unqualified!" ”
Fu Guibao nodded again and again, thinking that he couldn't be merciful when dealing with these Diao people!
Sure enough, Fang County's order was shocked and shouted: "If you openly deceive the government and do evil things, you will be fined 50 copper strokes per person, 50 rods, and one year of hard labor!" ”
The people of the He clan were all shocked when they heard it, they didn't expect that the punishment would be so heavy, they just said it casually, well, it wasn't them who said it casually, but what the old patriarch He said, even if there was a mistake, it was also the fault of the old patriarch He, it had nothing to do with them, they were just "coerced" by the patriarch!
But it's good that they don't beg and make noise, such a grievance increases the anger of the county order, he didn't punish the He clan too severely, they all came according to the bottom line of the law, it was already considered light, and if they were not exiled, they were kind, and they dared to cry out for injustice!
Fang Xian Ling said angrily: "You still dare to roar in the court, the crime is unforgivable, everyone wears a flail for ten days, and wears a flail of thirty catties!" ”
Wearing a flail to show the public is to bring that kind of big wooden flail, the kind of flail around the neck, and then let the prisoner kneel in a crowded place, sometimes it will be in the open space in front of the yamen, the wind and the sun are exposed, and the flail is very heavy, the prisoner wears this thing, even if he does not lose half of his life, but the living crime will never be less!
When the old patriarch He heard this verdict, he immediately fainted, and the people of the He clan were also stupid, originally they thought that being busy in vain was the worst result, but they didn't think that if they could really be busy in vain, it would be great, and the worst thing was that they would be severely punished!
Seeing that the old patriarch He fainted, no one from the He clan went up to help, and now they are all beginning to complain about the old patriarch He, if they don't ask for the family property just now, won't it be fine, the county order forgot them, everyone went back to their own homes, and this matter is over, but now it's okay, remind the county order, the county order punished everyone, didn't the old patriarch He give everyone a pit!
If Old Patriarch He knew that his clan was so ungrateful, then he would have to faint and faint, and he wouldn't be able to wake up!
Fang Xian Ling scolded Diao Min again, stood up, flicked his sleeves, he retreated and left, and the servants pressed the He clan people one by one, and hit fifty with a cane, to put it bluntly, it is fifty boards, and the officers are very empathetic.
What to ask? Of course, it is to ask if there is filial piety, if you are sensible and say that there is filial piety, then when the board is beaten, of course it will be lighter; If you are not sensible, don't take out the money, and don't have any filial piety to the officers, then there is nothing to be polite about, the big board is patted, the white ass is beaten into a red ass, and the red ass is beaten into a rotten ass!
Old Patriarch He was turned over by the servants, of course he has filial piety, he is so old, if he really gets fifty boards, his life will be lost, of course he has to pay to protect his ass, but the other He clan people are not so lucky, not everyone can take out the fart money!
After a while, there was a crackling sound above the court!
Li Rizhi and Fu Guibao looked bored, so they went to the backyard together, and when the matter was done, they also planned to say goodbye to Fang Xianling!