"Now I declare ......"

All stand up.

“…… After deliberation by the jury, it was found that Li Yuncai was not guilty of the crime of robbing a woman and the crime of ** woman, and was released in court. ”

"Great." Li Yuncai's hanging heart finally fell.

"No, this is not fair......" Wen Xiucai shouted: "It's not fair, you and other officials protect each other, and bully poor people like us...... Unfair ......"

The crowd of onlookers immediately discussed a lot, and the arguments for and against were inextricably linked. When law meets morality, how exactly should it be conducted?

Legally speaking, Wen is Li Yuncai's legal concubine (Note: There are strict rules for concubines in the Ming Dynasty, and not everyone can take concubines. But by the time of the Apocalypse Chongzhen, there were not so many people who paid attention to the rules of concubines, and people with money and status accepted concubines casually, just for the sake of beauty. He certainly has the right to exercise his husband.

But from the perspective of fairness and morality, Wen Xiucai's lover who has been in love for many years has become Li Yuncai's concubine, and the baby she holds in the palm of her hand is played with and discarded by others at will, which is really unfair.

The controversy caused by this verdict in Chengbu County not only did not subside, but intensified. Wen Xiucai gave speeches everywhere in the county, preaching the unfairness of punishment.

Shi Lei reported to Zhu Shunming whether to take measures to control Wen Xiucai.

Zhu Shunming said lightly: "Although I don't agree with his words, I want to guarantee his right to speak." ”

………………

Li Laoqi found Hu County's order, and after a while, he asked: "Master Hu, Wen Sour only went around preaching that the Yamen's verdict was unfair, why didn't he go to prison for questioning?" ”

Hu Xianling took a sip of tea, smiled slightly, and said, "Old Li, I'm not afraid of your jokes, now in this Chengbu County, it's not the old man who has the final say." Boss Zhu speaks, everyone has the freedom to speak, and the yamen can't put him in prison because he smells sour and says bad things. ”

Hu Xianling is basically satisfied with the current situation. In the name of the county order, he receives salaries and factory dividends, and he doesn't have to worry about housework, and he drinks wine and sleeps with concubines every day, and he is very happy.

The only thing I am worried about is that I don't know if Zhu Shunming can gain a foothold in Baoqing Mansion. In case Zhu Shunming gets into trouble, will it affect the pond fish?

Li Laoqian was not happy. He said angrily: "Could it be that I let the smell of acid ruin my family's style? It's obviously unreasonable, why did he become an old man and do evil? It really doesn't make sense. ”

Wen Shucai preached everywhere, not only saying that the Li family was bullying people and being rich and unkind, but also claiming that the Wen family liked him, and the two had a private meeting on the ninth day of the first month, which was a good thing, so that the old Li family wore a big green hat.

Before the change, Lao Li's family had already been beaten so much that they couldn't take care of themselves. But the Zhu Demon King is in charge, and Li Laoqi doesn't dare to make a mistake, after all, the Zhu Demon King is too famous, if he touches his brow, wouldn't it be unlucky?

"Old Li, we have been friends for several years, and the old man will give you a trick." Hu Xian Ling said slowly: "What Boss Zhu means, we want to fight, not fight." ”

"He smells sour before he preaches your scandals and ruins your family's morals, and you can also find someone to expose his scandals. For example, when he was ten years old, he peeked at the widow taking a bath, and at the age of twelve, he entered the kiln, and his talent and fame were obtained by fraud, and his father was angry with him......"

"People don't care about the truth of the matter, they care about the excitement. Things are plausible and ambiguous, who cares if things are true or false? Your Lao Li family has so many people, is it difficult to understand that there is not even a person who knows how to arrange? Your family is wealthy, and you can also write things down, print and publish them, and distribute them everywhere, so that he can smell acid and leave a stench for 10,000 years. ”

"Okay, great." Li Laoqi screamed on his lap. The fact that he smelled the acid was too heartwarming for him. It's so annoying to suffer a dumb loss, to be green, and to be demonized by others.

"This is one of them." Hu Xian Ling then said: "I can sue you when I smell acid, and you can also sue him." ”

"You can speak freely, but Boss Zhu is also free if he doesn't say **. Wen Sour Cai and your daughter-in-law**, there are many people who have heard Sour Cai say it himself. These are witnesses. There is also a letter written by your daughter-in-law to Wen Shucai, if you can find it, it is ironclad evidence. ”

"Thank you for the advice." Li Laoqi got up and hurried home to prepare these methods.

………………

Soon, the scandal of Wen Xiucai spread in the county, from the three-year-old with sores on the top of his head and the soles of his feet to the death of his mother at the age of five, to the twelve-year-old peeping widow taking a bath, and the thirteen-year-old entering the kiln, cheating, stealing, and seducing women from good families...... And so on.

There are not only storytellers who tell stories for free in teahouses and restaurants, but also wonderful prints with beautiful prints and texts that are given away for free. The image of the five poisonous talents who abducted and deceived *** women became a joke after everyone's tea and dinner for a while, and even spread to Baoqing Mansion.

Wen Xiucai was also sued by the Li Mansion to the Yamen, suing him and others.

The evidence presented by the Li Mansion included a poem and letter written by Wen to Wen Xiucai, an oiled paper fan inscribed by Wen Xiucai, and a small note written by Wen Xiucai to Wen asking her to go on a date on the ninth day of the new year.

I have personally heard Wen Xiucai's claim that there are 22 witnesses who have secretly met with Wen, and there are 22 witnesses from all walks of life, and their credibility is very high.

The evidence is conclusive, there is no quibble, and the ** charge is convicted. Wen Xiucai, who was jumping happily, was dumbfounded. Why not sympathize with the weak? It shouldn't be. Some time ago, the verdicts were all biased in favor of farmers, why did they suffer a lawsuit when it came to themselves?

After the verdict, Wen Xiucai was sentenced to five years in prison, and Wen was sentenced to three years in prison.

Wen was dumbfounded. At the age of sixteen, she is looking forward to a better future, and if she goes to prison, the rest of her life will be over.

She knelt in front of Li Yuncai, crying and repenting, and begged for forgiveness. Looking at Wen, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain and a pleading face, Li Yuncai was heartbroken.

Li Laoqi, who was heartbroken for his eldest grandson, had to find Hu County's order again.

"This unruly woman, do you really want to protect it? I think it's better to be evicted from the house. Hu Xianling said with a smile: "My concubine also has two younger sisters, they are delicate and cute, it is better to pick one and enter the door." You've seen my sister flower too, isn't it? ”

Li Laoqi said helplessly: "That woman doesn't know what kind of ecstasy tricks she used to fascinate my grandson. Eh, the fate ......"

"Okay, since you must protect it, just appeal, and tell the sour**. In this way, your family will be fined a little money at most. ”

………………

Wen Sour only to eat the lawsuit again. This time it was the heroine in the scandal who sued him, and Wen, who was ** with him, sued him **.

In the courtroom, the poor Wen also spoke clearly and eloquently.

"Before the concubine was married, she admired him. After being married into the Li Mansion by her father, the concubine had physical and mental resentment, and she never treated her husband well. But never thought about being with people**. ”

"On the seventh day of the first month, the girl handed the concubine a note, stating that she wanted the concubine to go to the southwest corner of the temple fair on the ninth day of the first month to settle the past."

"The concubine thinks that since they have all married into the Li Mansion, they are the people of the Li Mansion, although they are resentful, they need to abide by the women's way and make a break with the past."

"But who knows...... Behold...... Wen Xiucai wanted to do something wrong, but the concubine tried her best to resist before she escaped. ”

During the struggle, the concubine's sachet and embroidered shoes were missing, and her clothes were torn and torn. But the concubine vouched for her life, and she never did anything to do it. ”

"I hope your Excellency will see it." Wen's bowed his head and performed a blessing ceremony, which turned out to be a thousand manners, which made people feel pity.

No wonder Wen Xiucai never forgets it, no wonder Li Yun easily forgave her. Such a stunner should be cherished by everyone. Moreover, it also has the aura of a talented woman.

The sachet that was torn off the rope, the embroidered shoes, and the girl who delivered the letter testified one by one and confirmed that Wen was not lying.

Smell the acid and face like dead ashes. He was not afraid, but his heart was dead. I didn't expect this to be the result. I thought it was to save her from the fire, but I didn't expect it to be self-inflicted.

Wen Xiucai glanced at Wen a few times hatefully, without words, and pleaded guilty. This vain woman, there is no need to worry, there are still big things to do.

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Wen Xiucai complained, with twists and turns, and finally smashed himself into prison, which became a hot topic among people in Chengbu County for a while.

Zhu Shunming arranged for the county government to post a notice to promote the rule of law.

"Letter to the people of the county"

"When the yamen governs the localities, the law should be the criterion, not the wealth or power as the basis of judgment."

"The same law applies to those who commit crimes, whether they are commoners or nobles, poor or rich."

"Those who have been wronged should gather strong evidence, and should not make accusations without evidence; If there is injustice, think carefully about whether it is within the framework of the law, and do not cling to the law arbitrarily. ”

"The "Da Ming Law" stipulates that those who are falsely accused will sit together. If there is a complaint, it is necessary to think carefully, and there may be the fact that the false accusation is attached. Don't make a mistake. ”

………………

Chongzhen in Chengbu County is nearing the end of the four years of the lively and up-and-down scandal case.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, the county is becoming more and more lively. Zhu Shunming built on a large scale, threw a lot of money, and supported industry and commerce in large quantities, and a deformed and prosperous mountainous county town has taken shape.

The nearby mountain people were shocked and did not dare to make another attempt. The establishment of the Simaoling market gradually dispelled the panic of the mountain people, and they began to cautiously enter the Han towns. The rare harmony between the multi-ethnic people has contributed to the prosperity of the towns.

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While Chengbu County, Jiu'an Town, Simaoling, Maoping Town and other places are booming, the situation in the entire Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more erosive.

At the end of July of the fourth year of Chongzhen, a major earthquake broke out in Wuling County, Changde Prefecture, Huguang, which affected Changsha Mansion, Baoqing Mansion, Chengtian Mansion, Jingzhou Mansion, Wuchang Mansion, Hengzhou Mansion, and even Jiujiang Mansion and Yuanzhou Mansion in Jiangxi, Wuwei County in Nanzhili and other places, and suffered heavy losses.

The imperial court was powerless to rescue at all, and allowed the place to slowly recover.

There was no earthquake in the Chengbu Mountain area where Zhu Shunming was located, and he didn't even feel the earthquake, so he could only say that he was lucky.

Jiannu sent troops to the Daling River, destroyed the newly built Daling River wall built by the imperial court at a cost of thousands of silver, and razed it to the ground, and the guard general Zu Dashou surrendered. (Note: After Zu Dashou, he was sentenced to Jiannu, returned to the Ming Dynasty, and commanded the Guanning Iron Cavalry.) It is said that Zu Dashou is a spy and a double agent. ）

At this point, the Ming Dynasty completely lost its strategic offensive against Jiannu, turned to passive defense, and the situation deteriorated.

Yang He was indeed imprisoned.

In September, the Liukou who was appeased by Yang He rebelled, and Chongzhen was furious, stripped Yang He of his official position, and escorted him back to Beijing.

The main suppression sent Hong Chengchou to the governor of Yansui, the governor of the right of the imperial history, the governor of the trilateral military affairs of Shaanxi, and the right attendant of the military department.

The old enemy of the peasant army, Hong Butcher, who was as famous as the shaved head of later generations, officially stepped onto the stage of history, opening up his bloody and cruel and magnificent political life that influenced the direction of history.

Shandong Kong Youde and others rebelled, robbed and killed QJ and set fire, and the entire Denglai area was bloody.

The rebellion of Zhong Guoxiang in Guangdong stirred up the hearts of the people of Liangguang.

The hungry people in Fujian rioted, and they could not attack the county seat, and they caused trouble to the countryside everywhere, and they could not be destroyed.

The reputation of Tusipu in Ami Prefecture in southern Yunnan increased greatly because of the rebellion against Hao'an, and the heart of disobedience rose, setting off a rebellion in Yunnan, and the entire southwest was shaken.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, three-front operations, and rebellions of officers and soldiers...... made the situation of the Ming Dynasty continue to slide into the abyss and hell.

Only Jiangnan is still prosperous, and coastal goods are frequently imported and exported. The entire Ming Dynasty is all gathered in this land of gentle and watery powder.

When the iron hooves of the north go south, will they use the delicate body of a woman to resist the spears of the enemy?