County Lieutenant Deng sat down on the couch next to him and said, "The case of Zhao's family, Liu Xiangzheng and others' murder, dismemberment of human corpses and fornication has been completed and reported to the state capital. ”

Xiao Jiading nodded, he knew that the broken corpse belonged to one of the ten heinous felonies in Tang Law, and Liu Xiangzheng killed his sister-in-law, which belonged to Xiao Gongqin, within the five suits, according to Tang Law, the murder of Wufu relatives belonged to the disharmony among the ten heinous felonies. Not only can the heinous felonies not be included in the amnesty to avoid death, but there is no need to wait for the death penalty to be executed, as long as the death penalty is approved, the execution can be carried out immediately. This is exactly what Lieutenant Deng is looking forward to, to make these two people disappear as soon as possible, so as to keep his black yarn. I believe that Zhong Facao of the Yamen of the Prefecture Mansion also thinks so.

Xiao Jiading said: "I know the way, when the Kang County order comes, I will report to him." ”

After gossiping for a while, County Lieutenant Deng then left.

Xiao Jiading rested for a while, and when County Lieutenant Deng told him that he had found a contractor who had advanced money to build a house without interest, a stone fell to the ground in his heart, so he picked up the case file and started working.

He picked up the top file and looked at it, he used to read the verdict first, and then read the file, because the verdict drafted by the scribe in the torture room had the facts of the case on it, and if he first understood the facts of the case and then read the file, he would have a purpose.

Because Xiao Jiading has specifically requested that future judgments should not pay too much attention to the format of the pun, but should clearly write the facts of the case and the legal basis, so the facts of the case in the current judgment are already relatively detailed.

After Xiao Jiading finished reading it, he sat there in a daze.

This case is very simple, the criminal's name is Su Yunxia, sixteen years old, her mother Liu is her father's concubine, that is to say, her mother, because of her beauty, she was jealous of her father's wife and wife, that is, her mother-in-law Wu, on this day, she actually beat her mother Liu to death, Su Yunxia witnessed the tragic death of her biological mother, and was grief-stricken, so she ran to the yamen to denounce her mother-in-law Wu. As a result, her mother-in-law was arrested for murder, and Su Yunxia was also arrested for denouncing her mother-in-law. For Su Yunxia, the verdict drafted by the scribe of the torture room was hanging! Xu Judicial Justice and County Lieutenant Deng both signed and agreed. After reporting to the Kang County Order and being promoted to the court to question the case, the court can make a judgment on the spot.

Strictly according to Tang Law, there is nothing wrong with this verdict. Because the "Yonghui Law" stipulates: "Those who sue their grandparents and parents will be hanged!" In other words, as long as it is not a rebellion, a treason, or a crime that may lead to one's own crimes, children are strictly forbidden to accuse their grandparents and parents, otherwise they will be hanged! This is the concrete embodiment of the Confucian principle of kissing the prime minister and hiding the prime minister in law. In other words, in ancient China, the so-called "righteous annihilation of relatives" was not allowed. Especially to their own parents.

The ancient Chinese patriarchal system was very strict, and a man's wife was the mother of all his children, and the children born to his concubine could only regard his mother as his mother, and his biological mother could only be called aunt. Now, the mother-in-law denounced by this girl is her legal mother, which is against the patriarchal system and is absolutely not allowed by ancient laws, that is, it must be severely punished.

Xiao Jiading was stunned for a long time, sighed, and felt sorry for this girl. He read the file carefully, and there were no doubts.

He put pen to paper and prepared to write a consent verdict. But the pen was raised, but it did not fall for a long time.

Finally, he rested his brush on the hill of the beacon and stood up. He decided to interrogate him himself.

As the prefectural magistrate, he has the power to interrogate the perpetrators and conduct the necessary investigations.

He stepped into the prison. The county ya's prison only came once when he had just entered the yamen, and this was the first time that a prisoner was arraigned.

The prison warden's name is Jiang Feng, and when he saw Xiao Jiading coming, he was surprised and happy, and said, "Xiao Zhiyi!" ”

Xiao Jiading nodded, returned the salute, and said, "I'm here to interrogate the criminal." ”

"Okay, who is the clothes going to interrogate?"

"Su Yunxia!"

"Good! Hold on to your clothes, I'll go and get the prisoners out. ”

"No, I'll just ask a few words. Just ask directly in the prison. ”

"It's good, please come with me."

Jiang Feng said goodbye and took Xiao Jiading to death row. The Shaocheng County Yada Prison is divided into three parts, one is an ordinary male prison, one is an ordinary female prison, and the other is a death row. Anyone who may be sentenced to death, male or female, is on death row. One room for one person, focusing on guarding.

The men's and women's prisons are on the ground, separated by two courtyards, while the death row is almost in the basement, with only a small iron window letting in the light near the ceiling. It was very damp and dark inside. From time to time there were terrible screams and moans, as well as the sound of crying.

He followed Jiang Feng to a prison cell, and Jiang Feng smiled and said, "It's here." ”

The last time Xiao Jiading came, he only met with the wardens and jailers in the squad room, and he did not go to the cell to see it, let alone come to this heavily guarded death row. Coming in now, it feels really eerie and chilling.

The light in this prison was very dim, and Xiao Jiading's gaze had not yet adapted to it, so he couldn't see the situation in the prison clearly. I saw that the ground was full of straw, and there was a long cage next to it. But he didn't see anyone. couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jiang Dianjiao strangely: "What about people?" ”

Jiang Dianjiao hurriedly pointed to the rectangular wooden cage next to him: "It's on the box bed." ”

The box bed is a special torture instrument for felons, somewhat similar to a lying cage, which fixes the person to the bed board below, the head, neck, hands, and feet are locked with fixed wooden shackles, and the abdomen is pressed horizontally with a thick log, and the body and legs are bound with thick iron chains. It was then fastened to a cage resembling a lid, covered with long spikes, which, when removed, were only a few inches from the prisoner's body. This kind of prison is very terrifying, the prisoners eat and drink on it, and they can't move, and it is impossible to even scratch any itch. There's no way for bugs to crawl on your face, let alone turn over. Arguably one of the most terrifying prison tools.

Xiao Jiading took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a thin woman lying in the wooden cage bed with the thickness of the child's arm. She couldn't see her physiognomy because her head was facing inward.

Xiao Jiading frowned secretly, but soon returned to normal, turned his head to look at Jiang Dianjiao, and said, "Is there anything special about the upper box?" ”

He didn't want people to feel domineering, so he didn't have a questioning tone, but a curious tone, and didn't ask how a girl could use such a prison tool, but directly asked about the use of this box. Jiang Dianjiao thought that he wanted to know the inside story of some prisons, after all, he had just entered the yamen, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "All death row prisoners must be put on a box." This is the rule. However, if the prisoner's family is willing to spend money, it can also be changed to shackles or even not used in prison equipment, depending on how much money is paid. Hey. ”

He said very carefully, not to peek at Xiao Jiading.

Xiao Jiading nodded, sighed, and said, "It's not easy for brothers to make a living in this prison, and it's understandable to ask for a little hard-earned money." ”

As soon as he heard this, Jiang Dianjiao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled gratefully: "It's not easy for Xiao Zhiyi to be considerate of us jailers." ”

Xiao Jiading also knows that there are many ways to make money in prisons, and using prison tools to make money is one of them. Those who have no money or are unwilling to pay will use heavy prison equipment. In this way, this Su Yunxia should be a family member who did not spend money on activities, so although she is just a weak woman, she also uses cruel prison tools such as a box bed.

Xiao Jiading said: "Open the prison door, I'll go in and ask." ”

Jiang Dianjiao hurriedly opened the prison door. Xiao Jiading walked in and came to the side of Su Yunxia's head who was lying down. I took a look at it and was stunned. This woman turned out to be a stunning beauty! Curved willow eyebrows, big eyes, white skin, and small cherry lips. It's just that because of the torture of the box, she is haggard, but her big eyes are more conspicuous. At this moment, she just looked up blankly, although Xiao Jiading walked in, she didn't seem to react.

Jiang Dianjiao on the side said loudly: "Su Yunxia! ”

The shout finally gave the woman a little reaction, and she slowly turned her head, glanced at them, and closed her eyes.

Jiang Dianjiao said: "Master Xiao Zhiyi of the Yamen is here to interrogate you, you have to answer well!" ”

Su Yunxia still didn't react.

Jiang Dianjiao still wanted to scold, Xiao Jiading waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say anything. Jiang Dianjiao thought that Xiao Jiading would let him out, so he quickly nodded and withdrew from the cell and went outside.

Xiao Jiading wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, forget it. He didn't ask Su Yunxia about the case, because there was nothing wrong with this case, she ran to the yamen to denounce her mother-in-law, and was directly arrested on the spot by the soap li of the yamen. Things are clear, no need to ask. The reason why he came to see her in prison was that even he didn't know what Lu Dao was for. may be sympathetic to her, watching her biological mother being beaten to death, no one will be calm. It's just that she went to the yamen to complain, so she dragged herself in. It is indeed sighing to face the death penalty.

Xiao Jiading looked at her, and finally spoke, "Your mother died, and I feel sorry for you." I hope you will mourn. ”

Su Yunxia's eyes closed gently, and after a while, a crystal teardrop slowly rolled down.

Xiao Jiading continued: "You risked your life to avenge your mother, I admire you very much. ”

Xiao Jiading finally straightened out the real reason why he came to death row to arraignment this case, which does not actually need to be arraigned, children cannot sue their parents, otherwise they will be executed. In ancient times, this regulation was as well-known and known to everyone, just like killing people to pay off debts and paying off debts. But Su Yunxia knew this point, but she still went to the yamen to complain, which can be said to be using her life to avenge her mother. Isn't that something to be admired?