Chapter 71: Mother-in-law sues daughter-in-law
"The folk girl Shan Xia didn't say that she wanted to make money and kill her, but she was worried that her husband would not be able to come back, and the folk girl had no support, and she needed to find someone to rely on, if her husband came back alive, she would definitely not harm his life, and she didn't want to elope with him, because with a child, if she eloped, she would not be spared if she was caught by the clansmen. If the husband is gone, the daughter will be free, and now that the husband is back, he will live honestly and without thinking of eloping. Shan Xia said.
"Really?" Fu Ying asked.
"Really, if it's fake, go out and let the thunder and lightning kill you." Shan Xia said.
It seems that she is really forgivable for such a gamble.
"Shan Xia, tell me, what's going on?" Fu Ying asked.
"That's the case, the folk girl actually loves her husband very much, the more she loves her, the more she misses and wants to meet, but she doesn't have the opportunity, she just wants to stay with her husband for life, but she has no choice but to be separated from her husband for too long, she is really sad and frightened. When he met this guy, he was entangled every day, but he had no choice but to give in and be comforted temporarily, but he didn't expect to murder his husband's life and seek money. If this is the case, how will the child explain to the child where the father is going when he grows up? The folk girl Shan Xia really didn't dare to do this. I still hope that the old man will make a clear decision and return the innocence of the people's daughter. Shan Xia said.
After listening to Shan Xia's answer, Fu Ying turned her face and asked the man, "What else do you have to say?" ”
"The villain is willing to bow to the law."
"Tell me, where are the gold bars?"
"Master Qiqi, the gold bars are in the old house of the villain's hometown. There is a rice jar on it, move it and dig it down. The man replied.
"Okay, come on, go dig." Fu Ying ordered.
The catcher and the official went to the man's house, and soon found a gold bar, brought it over, and showed it to Fu Ying, who handed the gold bar to Shan Shichen and said, "Look at it, is this the gold bar you lost?" ”
"Exactly."
"Is the number right?"
"Yes." Shan Shichen replied.
"Good. Go home with your children and your gold bars. ”
"What about the wife?"
"Will you forgive your wife?"
"Forgive me, I didn't bring her the letter in time, so that she shouldn't worry about worrying and having thoughts. If it were me, I would have an idea. It doesn't matter if I make mistakes, I will give her a chance to make amends, I will forgive her, and I am willing to live a good life with her. ”
"Yes, Shan Shichen, you did the right thing, but you also have the opportunity to spend the rest of your life with your wife." Fu Ying said.
"Thank you, sir, for helping me recover the gold bars. Thank you for supporting the villain. The villain admires the master's ability, can see everything clearly, and successfully solve the case. Shan Shichen said.
"This is simple, the interrogation of Mr. Tree is fake, Mr. Tree has life, but he has no mouth, and the locust tree is a matchmaker, that is also a legend, I didn't see it in person. However, what children say and don't lie is true, and they can get the truth from children's mouths. That person is familiar with Xiao'er, which proves that he often goes to your house, is close to Xiao'er, and proves that he is familiar and liked by Xiao'er, which shows that Xiao'er can see acquaintances at a glance, and when he calls out his uncle, it already says everything. When you go home, it proves that he is hiding in the house, because when you go home, the courtyard gate and the door of the house, several doors are open, which proves that someone has entered, but you don't think much about it. You told your wife where the gold bars were buried, and he left your house early and went to dig up the gold bars overnight. Then I can't rest assured, and I have to see how the case will be heard. I heard that the tree was cut off and brought back to the county government, and the tree stump was to be tried, so that the whole county could know as much as possible, and there must be people who were interested in this case to find out. I just happened to meet Xiao'er and called out his uncle, thus figuring out the facts of the case. Fu Ying said.
"The master is really wise!" Shan Shichen said.
"Don't say that, just be careful, there is no question of being wise or not. Attentiveness can find the key point to solve the case. Thankfully, the gold bars were lost and recovered, and there was no loss. Fu Ying said.
"Then thank you again, sir!"
"You're welcome! The prisoner signed the record, and then sentenced him to forty strokes with the rod and three thousand miles to the piercing. Fu Ying judged.
Fu Ying's judgment was based on the Great Law, which completely cut off this person's thoughts, and Shan Xia didn't have to think that he could come back alive. Because those who have gone thousands of miles away will not be able to come back.
Assassination is equivalent to the death penalty, which is equivalent to life imprisonment. It's like being in a prison, except that the prison doesn't have a fence.
When the case ended, everyone was happy. The people are also telling this strange case.
The trees are placed in the square for people to visit. Soon, the old tree sprouted new shoots, and in a few years, it was a big tree again.
As soon as this case ended, the county magistrate of Gucheng County invited Governor Fu Ying to try a difficult case. Fu Ying didn't have time to rest, so she took the case and rushed to Gucheng.
What case? As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs. This is a housework, and the tricky problem is that the evidence is hard to find.
It is estimated that there is no evidence, and I can only go forward first.
What's the matter? It's the mother-in-law who sues the daughter-in- Some mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a good relationship, while others are not. In this case, it is not good.
Sue what? The Gucheng County Order said: "Mother-in-law sued her daughter-in-law for adultery. ”
"What's going on?"
That is, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are widows. If the mother-in-law dies her husband, she is the daughter-in-law's father-in-law, and if the daughter-in-law dies her husband, she is the mother-in-law's son. ”
The prefectural order said.
"This is good, the two widows are together, there is a conflict, right?" Fu Ying asked.
"Yes. The mother-in-law kept saying that her daughter-in-law had fornicated with other men. The prefectural order said.
"Is there any evidence?" Fu Ying asked.
"Your Excellency, this case was not originally handled by a lower official. It was another county order that I took over. It is said that the mother-in-law was just over forty, widowed, unable to bear the loneliness, and fooled around with some indiscriminate men, those who loved women. The prefectural order said.
"So, those scoundrels came to their mother-in-law, and their mother-in-law couldn't bear to be lonely and had fornications with those scoundrels, so why should they sue their daughter-in-law?"
"The problem is here, the mother-in-law steals people, the daughter-in-law is not used to it, it seems that the contradiction between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law has escalated, this is not the end, the daughter-in-law in order to prevent the scoundrel from fornicating with the mother-in-law, the scoundrel passed through the place covered with thistles, so that the scoundrel's hands and feet bleed, and then cried to the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law heard it, and was angry. There are two widows in the family, and it is too late for the mother-in-law to feel distressed, how can she place tribulus terrestris everywhere to sting people? What if it's a stabbing wound? Worries followed. The county magistrate said.
"It seems that the daughter-in-law is wronged, and the mother-in-law is the wicked who sues first." Fu Ying said.
The lower officials also think so, but there is no evidence. The most terrible thing is that the daughter-in-law actually admitted the fact of fornication, which made the lower official very embarrassed. The county magistrate said.
"So, apart from the daughter-in-law's confession, what else is there to prove that the daughter-in-law has fornicated?" Fu Ying asked.
"Not yet."
"So, did you use a big punishment when you recorded the confession?"
"Yes, the former county magistrate began to say that he would not admit it, and later the lower official questioned the officials who participated in the interrogation, and said that he would be punished." The county magistrate said.
"That's not surprising. The daughter-in-law must have been beaten so much that she couldn't stand it before she admitted it. Because she often saw the scoundrel coming to her mother-in-law, she knew the name of the scoundrel, and when the punishment was carried out, the daughter-in-law naturally said the name of the person who fornicated. When they are caught, as soon as they are interrogated, they will know what is going on. Fu Ying said.
"That's right, the fornicator was arrested, and as a result, as soon as I asked, the fornicator began to quibble, not admitting the fact of fornication, and found several, all of them were like this, and all the men who fornicated did not admit it. Later, one of them was caught and he was forced to confess to fornication. The strange thing is that the fornicator does not admit to fornicating with his mother-in-law, but admits to having fornication with his daughter-in-law, and it is very likely that the mother-in-law has spent money to buy off the interrogators, but only for the daughter-in-law, not for the parents. For the servants, the mother-in-law is the parent of food and clothing, and she cannot be offended, and the daughter-in-law is more rigid and does not understand the world, so she has to suffer some hardships. Sure enough, the fornicator said that he had an affair with his daughter-in-law, and the case began to go down the evil road. The former county magistrate couldn't help but say something, so he beat his daughter-in-law and drove her out of the yamen. It seems that the mother-in-law's goal has been achieved, and the daughter-in-law has been kicked out of the house, and the thorn in the eye has been removed, and only by letting the daughter-in-law disappear from the house can she be truly free. There is no hindrance and nothing to stop him from fornicating with those scoundrels. As the saying goes, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and it seems that it is not groundless, it is very reasonable! The county magistrate said.
"What happened?" Fu Ying asked.
Of course, the daughter-in-law couldn't stand this humiliation and wrongdoing, so she complained everywhere, repeatedly hit a wall, and was desperate. She found the provincial capital, but the provincial city ignored it and took the case, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news. Only waiting. I waited for a long time, but there was no response. She didn't give up, and reported to the capital, which is where Taishi Bu and Yin Jian were. Dali Temple handed over the case to the lower officials and asked to solve the case at a later date. The lower official thought about it, but he couldn't understand it, but he couldn't do it, so he was forced to invite the adults to give advice. The county magistrate said.
"It's not difficult to solve this strange case. Master Bu often reminds that it is necessary to use five hearings to solve the case. ”
"What five listens? I would like to hear it, my lord. The county magistrate said.
According to the Zhou Li, there are five principles of listening, namely, to listen to his words; Usually the trial is based on what he has to say. If you are good at camouflage, your face does not change and your heart does not beat, you must use the third method of breathing, which is to check his breathing to see if it is even, whether it is stable or short, and after listening to qi is the fourth method, which is to listen to him, that is, to see how he listens to people, and finally to listen, that is, to study his eyes, and never easily move. Saying that the big punishment is generally the last killer weapon, it is not effective for everyone, some people just don't accept it, don't eat this pot, the big punishment can't shake its will, and the case will be difficult to crack, the key is to use these five listens well, this is the method taught by Master Bu to the official, you can learn and learn, very effective. Fu Ying said.
"I've really been taught, thanks to the adults for their advice. The lower officials should keep it in mind. The county magistrate said.
"Keep it in mind and use it to help you solve the case. It's a very good method. Remember, it is taboo to use a sentence and it will cause a lot of unjust, false and wrongful convictions. If it is found that the case is wrong, the consequences are very serious, such as sentencing to hanging, if the execution is very troublesome, people cannot be resurrected after death, that is, there is hope of resurrection in the future, and it is also a huge blow to the family of the deceased. Fu Ying said.
"The lower officials are clear, we must be careful in the future, it is said that now the lifelong responsibility system for handling cases, if a wrong case is found, the responsibility of the case-handling personnel must be investigated, and whoever is responsible will bear it, even if the old man returns to his hometown, he must find out whether there is such a thing?" The prefectural order asked.
"That's right, the purpose is to let the people who try the case take responsibility for it, don't bend the law, don't reverse black and white, don't make big mistakes because of small things, and don't cause unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, causing irreparable consequences in the future." Fu Ying said.
"Yes, this principle is very applicable and suitable for all jobs." The county magistrate said.
"Later, what happened to my daughter-in-law?" Fu Ying asked.
"Later, the daughter-in-law kept suing, so let the lower officials take over the case."
"The biggest problem now is that there's no evidence, right?" Fu Ying asked.
"Yes, no evidence."
"Well, since you have found this official, this official will arrange arrangements to help you out of trouble."
"Thank you, Governor, for your help."
"You're welcome, prepare some bricks and stones, as well as knives and awls. Masonry is bricks and stones, stones are the same size as a man's fist, not to mention knives and awls, they are commonly used at home, or awls used by women for needlework, knives can be used to debone or cut watermelon. Needless to say, the bricks are all about the same size. It doesn't matter if you write on a brick or not, as long as it's a brick. Fu Ying said.
"Okay, the lower official will go and prepare."
"You can let the officials do it."
"No, Lord Governor, the lower official has just arrived, and I am afraid that the official will not be very obedient and will not follow the instructions of the lower official, and may not be very satisfied. The county magistrate said.
"Well, if you're so serious, you'll definitely solve the case."
The prefectural order ordered him to go down and personally check and prepare what he was going to use.
Prefectural order preparation is preparation, but I don't know what to do with these common things.
The next day, the public hall was opened, and the yamen and the courtyard were crowded with onlookers and melon-eating crowds, all to see who won and who lost the war between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the most interested were the men who were good at dealing with the conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Talking and bragging about each other.
Governor Fu Ying sat in the right position, and the county magistrate sat next to him to observe the trial.
Fu Ying ordered her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to be invited over. When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law saw that it was Fu Ying, they knew that this was a famous governor, and half of their arrogance disappeared. The mother-in-law's voice has also decreased a lot, and she is not as loud as before. Because I am afraid that if I say the wrong thing, it will bring about disaster.