Chapter 56: Controversy (II)
But when Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng arrived in Meixian County and went to the murderer's house, the two of them never expected that the murderer had no intention of escaping or resisting at all, but sat quietly at home waiting for their arrival.
Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of doubts. They looked the murderer up and down, and the murderer looked bookish, not at all like a murderer who could kill.
Seeing Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng's doubts, this person asked lightly:
"Do you think I don't look like a murderer? I'm sorry to disappoint you two, I'm the murderer. ”
Gao Ruo looked at him with a frown, Gao Ruo really couldn't imagine how this man who spoke softly and knew at a glance that he was a scholar could be a murderer?
The murderer saw that Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng did not speak, and he continued:
"Didn't you two come here to arrest me or ask me questions? Why don't you say anything now? ”
Zhou Jiacheng looked at Gao Ruo and nodded, and then asked, "Okay, then Qiu Lun, let me ask you, why did you kill Han Liu?" ”
Qiu Lun did not answer, but asked the two of them:
"My lords, I would like to ask what you would do if someone insulted you?"
Gao Ruo asked:
"That's why you killed Han Liu?"
"No," Qiu Lun shook his head
Zhou Jiacheng asked:
"Qiu Lun, then why are you asking this?"
"Answer me" Qiu Lun did not respond to Zhou Jiacheng
Zhou Jiacheng thought for a while and said:
"If anyone insults me, I won't pay attention to him. I'll just ignore him!! ”
"What about you? My lord!? Qiu Lun looked at Gao Ruo
高若 says:
"What if someone insults me? Then I will also ignore him, and I will make myself better, so that the person who insulted me does not sigh to himself. ”
Qiu Lun said with a smile:
"It can be seen that the thoughts of the two adults are somewhat similar, but not exactly the same!"
Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng didn't see what Qiu Lun was planning to do at all, if they said that Qiu Lun was insulted by Han Liu, they would kill him. It doesn't look like it, this Qiu Lun is obviously a cultural person who has read books.
Qiu Lun looked at the two of them and continued to ask:
"Lords, what will you do if someone insults your parents?"
Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng glanced at each other, they knew, and knew why Qiu Lun killed Han Liu. It must have been Han Liu who insulted Qiu Lun's mother, Qiu Lun's father had already died during their visit and investigation, and Qiu Lun's mother had always been raising him.
Gao Ruo frowned and said:
"Qiu Lun, but if Han Liukou insulted your mother, you shouldn't kill anyone. You don't want to think about it, if you kill someone, at least you will go to jail, what will your mother do in the future? ”
When Qiu Lun heard Gao Ruo mention his mother, he laughed maniacally with tears and said:
"Mother? Hahaha mother? My mother died two days ago. Hahaha!! ”
Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng said loudly:
"What? You, your mother? Don't? ”
Qiu Lun nodded and said:
"That's right, it's because of him, it's because of that damn Han Liu."
Qiu Lun slowly told Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng what happened.
In Mei County, there is a scoundrel who steals chickens and dogs, and that brute is Han Liu. If Han Liu was just a scoundrel, it would be fine, but Han Liu's mouth was still very stinky and he often said crazy things.
Han Liu often spread rumors in Mei County that Qiu Lun's mother liked him and that he had a leg with Qiu Lun's mother.
Three days ago, Qiu Lun went out to study, and Han Liu actually came to Qiu Lun's door to say some filthy words. His mother couldn't bear it anymore and went out the door to reason with Han Liu.
Unexpectedly, Han Liu was even more presumptuous, and ran to hug Qiu Lun's mother in public, deliberately shouting loudly.
Han Liu called Qiu Lun's mother's nickname, and pulled Qiu Lun's mother to say something that didn't exist.
Qiu Lun's mother was so angry that she vomited blood, and died early the next morning.
After listening to Qiu Lun, Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng asked:
"Then why don't you go to the police? What about the public security? ”
Qiu Lun grinned maniacally and said:
"Call the police? I went, do you know what the police told me? The police said that Han Liu's kind of harassment was at best, and he would be arrested and imprisoned for a few days before he came out. How can I bear this? Han Liu caused my mother to die, and the punishment he received was actually only a few days of imprisonment? I'm not convinced! I'm not convinced! I'm not convinced! ”
Zhou Jiacheng asked in a deep voice:
"So you killed him?"
Qiu Lun's clear-eyed face became terrifying, and he said with a hideous face:
"That's right, I killed him. He was just a brute, and he drank a lot that day, and I knew it was chance. I quietly went to his house in the evening. I tied him to the bed with a rope, I splashed a basin of cold water on him and woke him up, and I told him that he had to die tonight. ”
Qiu Lun smiled and continued:
"It was a very cold day, I opened the doors and windows of his house and kept pouring cold water on him, and within a while his whole body was cold. But that wasn't enough, I wanted to see if the blood of such a man was cold or hot, and I cut his hands, feet, and throat with a knife. I didn't expect the blood of such a person to be hot. ”
Zhou Jiacheng and Gao Ruo glanced at each other in horror, they didn't expect this Qiu Lun's hatred for that Han Liu to be so great.
And Qiu Lun is still saying:
"Why? Why is this happening? Why is the blood of this garbage hot, I frantically splashed cold water on his body, I want to pour his blood cold. Half an hour later, I saw the fear on Han Liu's face, and I slashed his chest with a knife and gouged out his heart. I wanted to see if his heart was black, but I didn't expect it to be. Then I shoved Han Liu's heart out of his mouth again. ”
Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng were terrified when they heard it, they really couldn't imagine that some rumors would ruin the lives of two people, and hatred would turn a polite person into a fearful demon.
The two sent Qiu Lun to a separate cell, and they immediately went to the palace to report to the king.
In the palace study, Mei Xianying and Gao Yang Yajun were also terrified after listening to the reports of Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng.
Gao Yang Yajun asked:
"My lords, how are you going to deal with this matter? So what are you going to do with Qiu Lun? ”
高若 says:
"Your Majesty, your courtiers feel that a law should be added to our laws concerning such insults. And Qiu Lunchen felt that he should be dealt with lightly. ”
Zhou Jiacheng also said:
"Your Majesty, the minister also felt that a law should be added about insulting others without reason, although our country is governed by law, but our country also pays attention to filial piety. Therefore, the minister felt that Qiu Lun should be dealt with lightly. ”
Gao Yang Yajun's eyebrows hurt, she asked Zhou Jiacheng and Gao Ruo to go down first, and she will summon the two tomorrow. After the two left, Gao Yang Yajun asked Mei Xianying to immediately call the prime minister and the ministers to come to discuss the matter.
After the prime minister and the ministers came, Gao Yang Yajun told you about this matter, and then asked you how to deal with it?
I have to say that the ideas of the various Shangshu and the prime minister are similar to those of Gao Ruo and Zhou Jiacheng, Qiu Lun disposed of it, and then added a new law to the Huaxia Law:
Those who are inconvenient or insult others or infatuitous or insult others' parents for no reason are to be taken into custody without error. Two years to start, up to indefinite.
And Qiu Lun killed people, but he remembered his filial piety, so he was lightly dismissed. Five years in prison and ten years of unconditional service for the state.
At Yin Gaoruo's house in Meijing Mansion, Gao Ruo called Zhou Jiacheng's family and Xu Yan. Speaking of Qiu Lun, Gao Ruo said with emotion:
"It's terrible, and it teaches us a lesson. We should also pay attention to our words and deeds!! ”
Zhou Jiacheng drank wine and said:
"Yes, you should pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't chew your tongue for no reason."