Chapter 21: The Decree Rejects Miscellaneous Cases and Finalizes the Judgment

After dealing with the monks, all that was left were two monks and soldiers.

After Aoki Daizen took over the tickets, the identities of these two monks and soldiers became the reward of the servants of the village this month.

No one needs to tell him, Beizhuang Manjiro took the remaining three messengers forward, pressed the two monks to the ground, took out the rope and tied it strongly, the two monks and soldiers were burly and powerful, and it was not helpful at this time, the sword was confiscated by the Zhuang last night, otherwise they would not rest assured that outsiders would spend the night in the village.

There were more than a dozen jailers and warriors around, holding knives and sticks, guarding the side, and there was nowhere to run if they wanted to, not to mention the appearance of the monk who had just cleared the sky, so that the two of them did not dare to have any resistance and sold as slaves, which was better than being directly stabbed and sent to Jinshan to mine, so they simply accepted their fate.

In the eyes of the Lang official of the mountain general judgment, the monks and soldiers are not as high as the Qianshou people under the name of Junfu, even if the subordinate disciples are also cultivating the fields and collecting grain for Junfu, it is still useful, and these monks and soldiers who hold themselves brave and give monks and people are purely ruffians and hooligans who undermine local stability.

In the past two years, the Kanto melee, the big names indiscriminately arrested people and sold them intensively, which made the price of raw mouth plummet.

Gao Shisheng thought that if he could keep the four monks and soldiers by his side and be an entourage, he would barely complete the first step of gathering the crowd.

After figuring out this section, Gao Shisheng softly instructed Seto Katahisa beside him to go over and tell the four of Kitazhuang Manjiro that they should not be easily humiliated by those two monks.

The jailer swept the blood on the inside of the courtyard, and Yamauchi began to question the head of the Zenkoin Temple, Shohiro. "Zen Master Zhenghong, the murderer Yada Sakujuro was originally the official of Mikawa Zenxiu Temple, why did he come to your Zenko-in Temple without care?"

"Through the judgment of Mingjian, my Zenkoin Temple is another courtyard under the name of Shanxiu Temple, two years ago to be enshrined in the Sichuan family, only to open a temple in Pingshan Township, every year at the "Three Classics" festival the temple will send monks to preach the Dharma for believers, this year it is Yada Fang official who is sent to come without regard to it. "Zenkoin Zhenghong secretly watched for a long time, and saw that this Yamauchi judge has a strong personality and is ruthless in judging cases, and he can't deal with this kind of person head-on, but he has to go along with the other party and put his own posture very low.

"So, this case has nothing to do with your Zenko-in?"

"Human life is at stake, and poor monks dare not prevaricate." Zhenghong of Zenko-in replied unhurriedly: "The poor monk knows that his virtue is shallow, since the opening of the institute, he has always restrained his disciples to practice penance in the institute, and never dared to provoke right and wrong, after yesterday's murder, he was also deeply frightened in his heart, and he didn't know what to do. It's just that why did the Yada Fang official pull out a knife and kill someone, the incident happened suddenly, and I and my disciples also don't know the reason, if they really participated in the conspiracy, how could they stay in the courtyard and wait for the crime, wouldn't it be better to escape back to Mikawa Country with the Yada Fang official? ”

Yamauchi pondered slightly, what the master of Zhenghong Temple said was indeed reasonable, and seeing that the other party's words were sincere, his face was ashamed, so he believed this word for three points.

The lord of Zhenghong Temple peeked into the eyes, and saw that the other party did not show a pluice because of his own rebuttal, and it was really a master who ate soft and not hard, and continued to answer euphemistically: "Before I opened Zenkoin Temple two years ago, I sent an invitation, how could I dare to accept the worship of the Kamikawa family without the permission of the county guard?" Every year, the county is also informed in advance of the festival, and on the day of the festival, the village will also invite someone to come to the ceremony. ”

"Is that the case?" Judge Yamauchi asked the officer of the shosho.

"Every time Zenko-in has a scripture meeting, the village office has sent someone over!" Inspecting the area under the jurisdiction of the village, Aoki Daizen stepped forward and returned.

Yamauchi nodded and motioned to Zenkoin Zhenghiro to continue.

"Later, after the Kamikawa family changed to introduce Sagun, the poor monk also asked the former Shotou Noyama Right Guard to ask the county representative if I could continue to rent the house in Zenko-in, and I also received a reply that was approved. Since then, the annual rent has never dared to be in arrears, and the receipt of the poor monk is also kept in the courtyard, and the county register should also be recorded. ”

This is the general judgment of Fang Cai Yamauchi, questioning the monk of the clear space, and the original words about the ownership of the Tianshan Mansion were listened to by him, and now he is using it as a counter-question.

"There's no need to be so troublesome, Gao Zhuangtou, please step forward, I have something to ask." Yamauchi frowned slightly, feeling that this master of Zhenghong Academy was really difficult to deal with, but he did not do what the other party requested, but wanted to retrieve the file included in Hirayama Villa.

When Gao Shisheng heard this, he walked to the front of the hall, bowed down, and replied: "The subordinate is here, I don't know what the general judge is asking about." ”

"Did you hear what the master of the Hong Academy said?"

"All the servants heard it."

"That's good!" After sitting on the case, Yamauchi said: "The master of Zhenghong Yuan affirmed that there are all kinds of documents in his court and in the county register, if what he said is true, you should also have a copy in the Pingshan Villa, have you seen it?" "After receiving all kinds of official documents that need to be forwarded to the county, Zhuang needs to make copies and keep them, so that when there is such a problem at hand, it can be searched and corroborated to prove the authenticity of the words.

"Please forgive the guilty verdict, the subordinate came to the village yesterday, and has not consulted all the official documents and files stored over the years, so I can't be sure that what the master of the Hongyuan said is true, and I beg your lord to allow me to bring the file to the hall and find it in the hall."

What Gao Shisheng said is also reasonable, as soon as he took office, he encountered a murder case, and he was dealing with things for a day and a half when he took office, and he couldn't answer, not intentionally slacking off his official duties.

Judge Yamauchi did not reprimand harshly, but said: "But! ”

Gao Shisheng was ordered to retreat temporarily, and after a while, he brought someone up with two boxes, which were the two he looked through the file yesterday.

"All kinds of documents are from the hands of the shonsho secretary Murono Heisan, and the subordinates are bold, please ask the adults to help with the study of Murono Heizo, and find it together."

"Please." The reply is still short.

Murono Heizo hurriedly went up to the front of the hall, leaned over and kowtowed, Yamauchi was judged, and waved his hand to signal that he could quickly find it.

After a short time, Murono Heizo selected more than a dozen documents from the box and sent them forward, his status was low, and he was not qualified to enter the hall.

The two of them flipped through the Yamauchi Sentence and Matsugami Punishment Record, and their brows furrowed even deeper, not because what the master of Zhenghong Temple said was untrue, but because the documents were all complete.

Even if it is land money, the miscellaneous taxes that can be exempted from this kind of monastery are all paid, which looks like a fake.

Temples have always tried their best to evade taxes, but Zenko-in is so honest in paying them, which makes people suspicious.

In fact, it is easy to understand that Junfu has always been strict with the temple family, and the Pure Land True Sect has no foundation in Yuanjiang Province, so it just has to be honest.

"Are these all historical documents?" Matsugami put down a file in his hand and asked.

"My lord, all the files related to Zenko-in in the past two years are here." Murono Heizo thought that something was wrong, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "What the villain said is true, don't dare to deceive the two adults!" ”

Matsugami felt secretly glad in his heart, fortunately it was the seizure order issued by the county guard himself, otherwise it would not be possible to close the case easily if it was really judged according to the law.

In the three countries of Tokaido, the Sunfu practiced a multi-track parallel system, that is, the Imagawa family's own promulgation of the "Imagawa False Register", and the Fujiwara Fubi and others revised the "Pension Decree" in accordance with the "Daiho Ryōryō" from the second year of the pension (718). In addition, there are three supplementary regulations: the Kamakura Shogunate's Imperial Succession and Failure Shikime, the Additional Law, and the Sadagaga Shikime, the Muromachi Shogunate's Kenbu Shikime, and the Tang Ritsu Shuyi, the Song Penal Rule, and the Hongwu Yongraku Bangbun.

The main reason why the law is not unified is that the school system is not perfect, the school's normal professors' coursework is mixed, and the level is not high.

After all, compared with several other laws that have been tested for a long time, the "Imagawa False List" can only be regarded as a general constraint, and the specific sentencing still depends on the law practiced by the enforcing officials and the individual's level of understanding of the law.

The Yamauchi prosecutor did not violate the second lieutenant and sentenced Shi Feng to major in the "Song Criminal Union" and study the "Pension Law"; Matsugami Criminal Department Shaolu Lang Guan Xinzong learned "Tang Law Discussion"; The Gao family is the Kamakura Shogunate's "Imperial Success or Failure Shikime" and "Additional Law" and "Sadagaga Shikime", as well as the Muromachi Shogunate's "Kenbu Shikime", of which the most proficient is the Gao clan's participation in the revision of the "Kenbu Shikime".

The three famous martial arts families in the village have learned differently, and if you put it in the entire Tokaido Three Kingdoms, you can guess how chaotic the law is.

The "Imagawa False List" stipulates that if there is a dispute between the wealthy family and the temple family who have the right to "guard the in", there will be a dispute. The officials of the Junfu can intervene to stop the dispute and adjudicate.

Whether the specific sentencing standard is based on the "Imagawa False List" or other "Ritsury-style items" depends on the specific situation, that is, which one is most beneficial to the Imagawa family, but the Hao family and the Tera family are not fools, and will also cite the opposite law to refute it, and strive to make the law beneficial to themselves.

At this time, it often depends on which of the two sides of the debate is more knowledgeable and memorable.

Unlike Suruga, Toe is the Imagawa family's painstaking management for 200 years, and it is necessary to make concessions and compromises to the small daimyo and the temple family in many matters, and it is often difficult for the county officials who adjudicate disputes to be like their colleagues in Suruga Province, relying on the prestige of the Imagawa family behind the Sunfu to make a decision.

The Zenko-in temple has complete documents and no errors or omissions, which proves that the Zenko-in department is the private property of the rented Sunfu.

The Imperial Succession and Failure Styles and the Kenbu Scholars clearly admit that under such circumstances, the monks of Zenko-in Temple have the right to "guard against entry" and have the right to organize monks and soldiers to defend the temple. If the "guard" is still "not entering", then if you Shingon Sect does not have permission to enter the area within the torii without permission, it is a "thief's business".

Not to mention that only one died, even if they were all killed, Zenko-in Temple was also innocent, and it was a legitimate defense in accordance with the law.

This is also why Zhenghiro of Zenkoin Temple asked Yamauchi Shitoyo and Matsugami Shinmune to consult the dossier, which is also the reason why he was full of confidence after he went to court.

However, on the other hand, the "Imagawa False Directory" and the "Pension Law" do not recognize this right of "guarding non-entry", and the scope of "non-entry" is greatly narrowed.

The three methods of crossing are considered to belong to "continuous sitting", and none of the monks of Zenko-in and Meichuan-in can escape, and all of them have to bow to the law.

The county relied on the "Imagawa False Directory" and the "Pension Law" to make a judgment, because this is the most in line with the national conditions and the interests of the Sunfu.

The Fukichi Gunshou didn't care about how many people died in the "Zonglun" and who died, but he wanted to take the opportunity to play the topic and wipe out the two temples in one go, and all the teradas under the temple were returned to the Junfu to expand the direct collar.

Under this premise, no matter what the two monasteries say, it is impossible to change the final verdict.

Yamauchi closed the dossier and knew the meaning of Zhenghong, who lived in Zenko-in, and still pretended not to know: "Master Zhenghong, it is true that as you said, Zenko-in has all kinds of documents, but what is the specific relationship between this case and this?" ”

"This ...... This ......" The master of Zhenghong Academy wanted to refute, but after two sounds, thinking of the tragic situation of the monk of the clear space, he still didn't dare to speak, he couldn't say that he was innocent, and the people of Meichuan Temple deserved to die.

Not to mention that the two general judges will not agree, Meichuan Yuan, who has just died "Yuzi", will also get up and fight with him.

In the end, the charges of Zenko-in were similar to those of Umegawa-in, and they were also deprived of their degrees by the monks, and the monks were taken into custody and sold, and the only thing better than Umegawa-in was that they did not have to be deported back to Mikawa Province, and they could still stay in Fukichi-gun.

The two-year-long dispute between the two temples ended in a disastrous victory for Zenko-in.

Regarding the disposition of the criminals in this case, all that remains is the seizure of the temple, Matsugami Xinglu stretched out his hand to summon two attendants, and asked them to give the seizure warrants issued by the county to the two court masters respectively.

Zheng Hong, the head of Zenko-in-a, got it in advance, and Gao Shisheng secretly reported the news, and told the monks who stayed in the temple to transfer most of their belongings to the homes of nearby believers before he came.

Even if the temple is raided, the damage is still within an acceptable range, and after today, only the Pure Land Shinshu family dominates the nearby townships, and the money can always be slowly accumulated.

He happily opened his mouth and said: "The order of the county guard, the poor monk dares not disobey, but I also ask the two Lang officials to allow the monks and soldiers of our hospital to redeem themselves." ”

"Yes, but the price should be redeemed according to the market price." Matsugami saw that he agreed happily, so he also agreed, and it was not illegal to redeem himself.

The indiscriminate capture of people will agree to redeem the captives for themselves, but it is much cheaper to redeem themselves than to sell them, and the price of self-redemption will not exceed 500 wen at most, which is four times the difference between the market price of the two times.

The money received by these monks and soldiers for redemption was owned by the servants of the village, and even if the two monasteries were allowed to redeem themselves, the income of the servants must be guaranteed.

Kongshan, the master of Meichuan Temple, did not hesitate much, and after also asking for permission for the monks to redeem themselves, he agreed.

Before he came, he had a hunch that the county might raid the temple and transfer all his belongings in advance.