Chapter 464: Listen to the details and be careful
Under Li Mi's grace and power, Luo Gu finally put down his body and didn't dare to hide it anymore, and he said in detail about the night of 1510.
It turned out that they were playing in the brothel that night, and a man came in halfway, saying that there were a few girls for sale in his hand, all of whom were thirteen or fourteen chicks, and they could be called when they were bought back, and they were all good, but they were younger than these sisters in the kiln.
Luo Gu and the others didn't bring their family members and slaves out, so they were inevitably a little moved, and if they weren't drunk, they wouldn't dare to mess around.
Although it was a feudal society in ancient times, the trend of slavery was continuous, but if you look at historical materials, you will find that human trafficking is a serious crime no matter which dynasty it is in!
In ancient times, human trafficking was also called a slight sale, and the Han Dynasty punished criminals who sold human beings with a penalty, and the so-called penal punishment was to execute and*, which was regarded as capital punishment.
In the Tang Dynasty, the law stipulates that slaves and maids are cheap, and the law is the same as livestock, although they recognize the slave system, and treat slaves as animals, which are private property, but they are not allowed to buy and sell.
Needless to say, the Yuan Dynasty was a disaster for the Han people, and there were no human rights at all, but fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did not copy the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty also had strict legal restrictions on human trafficking.
Although the death penalty or capital punishment is not imposed as in the past, there are also punishments such as exile.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who attaches great importance to the rule of law, he personally presided over the compilation of the Ming Law, compiled the "Great Message", and everyone issued a copy, even if they are illiterate, they must have one at home, and it is good to take it to the town, there is no law book like "The Great Message" at home, which is a crime in itself!
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang also intimately provided various cases for these illiterate people, and used specific cases to popularize the law, which can be described as simple to understand, thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's strong law popularization measures, the people of the Ming Dynasty are still relatively aware of these.
Luo Gu and the others are not much messing around in the capital, the law is to protect them as the upper class, many things others can't do, but they can do it, not to mention that this is a border city, and human trafficking or anything is nothing.
Of course, it is not unscrupulous in the border city, and if the people of this dynasty are trafficked abroad, it will be punished by hanging!
However, the human tooth said, this girl is not my Ming woman, but a Tatar, speaking of this, Luo Gu and the others are inevitably a little disgusted.
The Ming people are actually very dignified by a big country, and there is some discrimination against foreigners, and foreign women are not so attractive, but the kiln sisters in the border city are all vulgar fans, they are really tired of playing, thinking about it, it is illegal to buy and sell Ming women, but foreigners are different, in the end, they were persuaded by that person's teeth.
A few people followed the human teeth to a private house, there were indeed a few girls who were tied hand and foot, Luo Gu and the others were also drunk, when even if they gave the silver, they were about to do whatever they wanted, a large number of border people arrived, and they couldn't help but fight!
These border people are also tough, and many people live in their spare time, holding knives and guns during wartime, and their skills are very good, Luo Gu and others are all some fists and embroidered legs, and they are very drunk, and they dare not use their blades, and they are soon beaten and fled.
Luo Gu and others are not easy to mess with, now that they are empty, they are angry, after returning to the camp, they gathered a large number of brothers to find the field, but before they left the barracks, they found that the border army had been under martial law, and they were all blocked at the door, saying that the border people were violated and wanted to arrest the murderer!
Luo Gu's side would not compromise, and the two sides fell into a confrontation, and the opposite side gathered people to besiege the General Military Mansion and ask for justice.
After Luo Gu said this, he was basically framed, but there are other possibilities in it, not necessarily that the border army deliberately provoked trouble, and it may also be that they encountered a human tooth immortal jump scam.
"In other words, you really didn't spoil the girl?" Li Mi believed that Luo Gu would not be indiscriminate, and he would not dare to lie anymore at this juncture.
Luo Gu replied categorically: "Lord Li, the last general dares to use the name of Laiyang Bo as a guarantee, if there is half a lie, let the lord punish him!" ”
Li Mi nodded, discussed a few words with Huang Hui, and then said to Zhu Changluo: "Your Highness, I think it is better to summon the others over to see if the caliber is the same." ”
Zhu Changluo had already shown great interest in Li Mi's investigation, and now that he was able to participate in it, he was very excited, and hurriedly summoned all the partners who were with Luo Gu that night.
After some inquiry, Li Mi also confirmed that Luo Gu was not lying, and there may be some discrepancies in the details, after all, it is necessary to take care of face, but the general facts are not distorted.
If this is the case, then the remaining problems are clear, either the border army deliberately framed them, or the people set up a situation to deceive these wronged leaders.
"Where are the teeth?" Li Mi asked, Luo Gu shook his head, and said to Li Mi: "Earlier, I suspected the scam of being hit by the human tooth, but the border army and the people surrounded the barracks, and our people couldn't get out, so we couldn't find that human tooth......"
Li Mi nodded, and said to Huang Hui: "Lord Huang, it seems that you still need to send someone out to verify and find that person's tooth, and things will be easy to say......"
Huang Hui was in charge of the matters of contact with the Military Town Administration, and Secretary Li handed over the matter to him, also in order to have room for relaxation, Huang Hui accepted it and was about to go out, but he came to report outside: "Your Highness, Zhang Shouyu, the chief soldier of Xiedong, asks to see!" ”
"Are you here so soon......" Li Mi also frowned, and looked at Zhu Changluo, who was also a little flustered, but with Li Mi's support, Zhu Changluo also settled down, and said to the man: "Let them in." ”
"Yes!"
Not long after the guards went out, Zhang Shouyu led a few lieutenants to walk in, and after saluting Zhu Changluo, he went straight to the point.
"Your Highness, your guards have invaded the border people, and I am willing to ask Your Highness to hand over the culprit to the military government to take measures to appease the anger of the people!"
Zhang Shouyu's words were inevitably a little rushed, quite a bit of a sense of not putting Zhu Changluo in his eyes, Zhu Changluo could feel this disrespect!
"Mr. Zhang, you have to pay attention to proportions when you speak!" Huang Hui immediately reminded unhappily, but Zhang Shouyu sneered: "Lord Huang, when your people were doing evil in the military town, did they ever pay attention to proportion!" ”
"Your Highness is far away in Beijing, maybe you don't know the situation here, the entire Santun camp was built by these border people, they are the foundation of my Ji Town, that is, our garrison, and I dare not treat these border people badly, whether it is Tuntian or fighting, these border people have given our Ming soldiers the greatest support, if they don't severely punish the murderer, it will inevitably chill people's hearts!"
Zhang Shouyu's words are also leaky, standing on the moral high ground, and also analyzing the pros and cons clearly, it can be said that there is no doubt, as if you oppose my point of view, it is to destroy the unity of the army and the people, and it is to destroy the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty!
Although Zhu Changluo has never been out and has never seen the border army, he is a child of the royal family, and he is also a great prince, he doesn't understand anything else, but if you talk about dignity and humility, no one has a deeper understanding than him, he should be an extremely honorable prince, but he has suffered so many grievances over the years, in this regard, he is more sensitive than others!
When he arrived earlier, Zhang Shouyu was so disrespectful to himself, and there was even a little persecution in this matter, how could Zhu Changluo not feel it?
"Zhang Shouyu, although I have never seen the border army, but His Majesty the Emperor is concerned about the soldiers, and he is also a disciple of our prince, if you talk about things in the army, I may not know, but when it comes to respecting the humble etiquette, you have to read more."
Although Zhu Changluo's words were polite, Zhang Shouyu was also tight-hearted, no matter how young the prince was, he was also a prince, and he couldn't be frightened by words, he was just moving a stone to shoot himself in the foot!
"Yes, the people outside are in a mess, and the ministers are also worried about the people's upheaval, so they are anxious, and I beg Your Highness to forgive your sins!" Zhang Shouyu said this, and bowed his head and saluted.
Zhu Changluo snorted coldly, and said to Zhang Shouyu: "His Majesty Father asked me to patrol the border this time, just to supervise the border towns, if even this little thing has to provoke a civil uprising, instead of suppressing it, it is better to change the pastoral guard!" ”
As soon as Zhu Changluo said this, Zhang Shouyu's heart became even more nervous, he hadn't heard of the affairs of the court, Zhu Changluo and Concubine Wang Gongfei had been neglected for many years, even if the news was closed, he also knew, not to mention that the generals of the border army also had to return to the court regularly to report on their work, in order to keep their official positions, they also needed to deal with the relationship with the court, and they were clear about Zhu Changluo's situation.
I thought that the emperor sent Zhu Changluo over this time, because he didn't look down on Zhu Changluo, so he asked him to come over to endure hardship, but I didn't expect that Zhu Changluo was not as cowardly and useless as rumored!
"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness has taught him a lesson, the minister must do things with his heart, but Luo Baihu committed a few evil deeds and was arrested on the spot, this is an indisputable fact, if you don't punish it, how can you calm people's hearts? Please also ask Your Highness to be considerate of Wei Chen's painstaking and difficult ......"
Zhu Changluo also learned the same, Huang Hui and Li Mi's words to him, Zhu Yijun's daily teaching, he also tried his best to imitate his father's demeanor and tone of speech at this time, but after all, he couldn't respond, so he had to throw a look at Li Mi for help at this time.
Huang Hui had already come out, and Li Mi knew that it was time for him to speak, so he said to Zhang Shouyu.
"What Zhang Zongrong said is not unreasonable, it's just that His Royal Highness Shicai has interrogated Luo Gu and others, and they don't admit the accusations, but instead tell the beginning and end of the time, and there are some discrepancies with the accusations of the border army.
Zhang Shouyu seemed to have expected Li Mi to make this reply, and at this time he simply replied: "What Li Shiyu said is not bad, but my General Military Office has the right to detain sergeants who violate the law and discipline, and it is really inappropriate if Luo Gu and the others are still in the camp, so they came over today and detained them first, as for the inside of the case, it needs to be investigated clearly." ”
Li Mi also nodded and said: "Before the matter is investigated, Luo Baihu is innocent, and it is understandable to stay in the camp, but they are the parties after all, if there is really a suspicion, it is not impossible to detain first, but there is one point, the official must say ugly things in front of him, remind Zhang Zongrong." ”
Zhang Shouyu heard this, and knew that Li Mi was willing to hand over people to them, and he was also relieved, but Li Mi's tone really made him unhappy, but he didn't care so much about it at the moment, and said to Li Mi: "Lord Li, please." ”
Li Mi walked down and said to Zhang Shouyu: "Before this official set out on the expedition, he was the deputy director of Dali Temple, so it is necessary to remind the general Rong that according to my Ming law, if an officer commits a crime, he should be asked for a decree but not a decree, and he should be discussed on merit, but not on the agenda, and the official should be hanged!" ”
"If military affairs, money and food, election laws, systems, punishments, capital crimes, disasters, and other matters should be played but not played, the rod will be eighty, and those who should be applied for but not applied for will be given forty lashes!"
"If it has been performed and declared, it is not to be rewarded, and the person who does it is guilty of not doing it!"
"The official said so, can Mr. Zhang understand what the official means?" Li Mi said this, and Zhang Shouyu also broke out in a cold sweat.
Because his original intention was to arrest Luo Gu and the others back, and if he went down with a stick, all the truth would be spit out, but Li Mi, the former deputy of Dali Temple who was familiar with the law, was here, and he abused lynching without a declaration, but he was going to suffer a lawsuit!