The son was arrested, even though Mao Chao and Liu Li joined forces to get people out of the Jin Palace, Ding Jiao also thought that this matter was not good, and he almost immediately wanted to kill the family members who participated in the beating of Zheng Yuanzi, but until now, he did not dare to act rashly, and discussed it with Chen Baijia and others in advance.

This approach of "making up for the dead" was unanimously rejected by the Chen brothers without exception.

"This case, the King of Jin has clearly been investigated, otherwise he would not have intentionally leaked it, so that Wuliang is in the middle of the trap, to be at the head of this, these family members have all reported violent deaths, maybe even the father will be implicated, the King of Jin is ruthless and vicious, can the father stand the torture?"

was so angry that Ding Jian almost didn't overturn the table: "Without evidence, the King of Jin dares to torture me?" ”

Chen Baiyun smiled bitterly: "Father, he is not only Taiyuan Mu, but also a prince, even Mao Fu Yin has nothing to do with him for the time being, even if he can be impeached, but if he comes and goes, he will have to waste dozens of days, and then my father is afraid that he will not be able to stand the torture and confession." ”

Torture to extract confessions has always been a common method for officials, and the person who was tortured into a confession is not one person or two, even if Jinyang Ding is not as good as those mustard civilians, but it is not strong enough to be able to shout with the Jin Palace, and then there is Ding Wuliang who tried to kill his mouth and was stolen and captured, and in a blink of an eye, the accomplices died violently together, and the matter is so conspicuous, of course the King of Jin can torture the suspect, if the matter really comes to this point, a sentence of torture into a trick, can not guarantee that he can get away with the crime.

"Now there is only one plan, that is, to give up the pawn to protect the car, the father should appease the subordinates, let them confess, and let Wuliang get out first." Chen Baijia suggested.

This thing is not difficult to operate, at that time, the people who beat Zheng Yuanzi were just some family members, all of whom belonged to the Ding family's servants, if they betrayed the master, they were also dead, and they couldn't even keep their wives and children.

It was on this day that Ding Wuliang confessed to the housekeeper Ding Si, and the officials came to get people, and they were not hindered in any way, and then after Lu Li's interrogation, Ding Si confessed the accomplices one by one, which can be described as a net.

Ding Si is also a servant of the world, and even given a surname by the master's family, he is usually a person with teeth and claws, who would have thought that there would be a time when he was in prison in this life, and his heart was like ashes for a while, but he had no other choice.

If he doesn't carry this black pot for his own husband, although the accomplice will not be sentenced to death, he will not live long after being exiled after being punished with a rod, not to mention that the whole family is a servant of the Ding family.

Lu Li did not interrogate these criminals again, and did not even punish them, but three days after the notice was posted, the Taiyuan Mansion decided on Ding Wuliang's murder.

If it was in the past, the official trial and criminal case would not have caused a sensation in Jinyang City, but because of the previous public trial, Princess Jin and Xue Shaoyin promised to be the masters of the people in public, only more than 20 days later, they really wanted to take the Hao family, whether it was those people who were still skeptical about the issuance of the compensation, or the poor people who had really benefited from these days, they were talking about concern for a while, and there was no shortage of running to tell each other, especially Jingpingfang, where Zheng Yuan's family lived temporarily, almost everyone heard about Ding Wuliang's evil deeds of wanting to kill people a few days ago, They were full of sympathy for Zheng Yuan's family, and angrily scolded the fanatics for not dying well, although there was no notice of a public trial this time, the people spontaneously flocked to the government and waited for the outcome of the trial.

Looking at the lively crowd, of course, there are also many noble children, what they care about is not Ding Wuliang's life or death, but wait and see which is stronger or weaker between Mao Wei's party and the new party, because almost all the nobles know in their hearts that Jinyang Chen and Jinyang Ding are already clear-cut, if Mao Wei can't protect Ding Wuliang, everyone can have a good life in their hearts, so as to avoid accidentally standing in the wrong team, resulting in more than worth the loss.

Especially those families who have already moved to join Mao Wei, although they will not completely change their position because of this case, but they may hesitate again, for Eleven Niang, as long as they return to the attitude of seeing the wind and steering the rudder, it is enough.

Meng Shiwulang was innocent last time, and this time he naturally came to cheer for Xue Shaoyin, and beside him, there was Luo Liulang, who was only good for stick sores, and the two hooked shoulders and backs.

Naturally, there were many Mao Wei supporters, and they were busy expressing their opinions at this time: "Xue Shaoyin knows the law? If the servant sues the master, he can first receive a hundred rods, and then the master kills the servant, but the sentence is imprisonment, if it is manslaughter, it can be atonement, and it is not a serious crime, how can Ding Shilang be arrested and tortured? ”

Before the case was tried, there was a manslaughter claim, and he insisted that the criminal had been tortured, which was nothing more than a way to pave the way for torture, and Mao Wei also knew how to use public opinion to build momentum.

Meng Shilang is notoriously unlearned, and he doesn't know the criminal law at all, so he craned his neck and shouted: "Killing people pays for life, there has been a saying since ancient times, how can there be a saying that killing someone can be atonement for sins with copper?" ”

caused a burst of laughter: "Zhou law stipulates that there are six killings, murder, killing, and fighting are the heaviest, manslaughter, drama killing, and manslaughter are mitigated, and all slaves and maids are guilty, and the master kills without asking for a lawsuit, and kills the person without a lawsuit with a hundred rods, and kills the disciple without guilt for one year, if he dies by negligence, he can be redeemed by copper, Meng Shilang was born in a famous family, and he actually generalized to killing to pay for his life, isn't it ridiculous?" ”

Meng Shilang was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, but he was speechless to refute, and he was so anxious that he pulled Luo Liulang's sleeve.

Luo Liulang is also a big old man, where does he know Zhou Law, otherwise he would not have openly acted against the businessman who owed money and did not pay it back, and was sued, and after he was tortured with a cane, he knew that even if he destroyed the debt, he had to file a lawsuit first. Moreover, he remembered his own family, in the early years, because Diao Nu stole property, he also beat people to death with serious injuries, and he was not held accountable for only reporting a violent illness, as if the master did not pay for his life by killing his servants.

I didn't have the confidence to help Meng Shishilang, so I had to say: "What are you arguing with them, Ding Si is guilty or not, and I will know later after Xue Shaoyin's trial." ”

But I heard a person say lightly: "Even if the master kills the servant and is only sentenced to imprisonment, but Zheng Yuan's family is just a tenant farmer in Jinyang, a customer, not a slave, so Ding Si killed Zheng Yuanzi, and the criminal responsibility of the master killing the servant cannot be applied, and Zheng Yuan complained to the government, of course, it is not a servant suing the master's family." ”

Meng Shilang turned his head and was pleasantly surprised: "Brother Jiu is also here?" ”

It turned out that the person who was debating the exit was Fei Di Jun, but today he was told by the elders in the family, and he came to the government to listen to the outcome of the case, and then gently bowed his head to the fifteenth brother, and raised his head to Luo Liulang.

"Since the tenant farmers rely on the Ding family to pay for food and clothing, they have a master-servant relationship!" In fact, at this time, many nobles did regard the tenant farmers as slaves and maids, and they usually shouted and drank and scolded at every turn, where did they think that there was a big difference between the two.

Meng Feidi still said lightly: "The law of the Great Zhou Dynasty is that whether the master and servant are the master or the servant depends on whether there is a deed of sale, and the tenant farmer just rents the land of the master's family to stay free, how can he be considered a slave?" ”

This remark caused a chorus, although there are some scholars, the vast majority of them are ordinary people.

Now it is not as good as before, Jin Wangfu and Xue Shaoyin have won the hearts of the people, and in the minds of the poor people, although they also know that there is a difference between the respect and inferiority of the master and the servant, but it is common to hear that the evil lord kills the slave and the maid, and is often not held accountable, but it is actually for those slaves and maids who are in a worse situation than them sigh, just now the audience said that the master killed the servant according to the law and was only sentenced to imprisonment, in fact, many of them sweated for the plaintiff Zheng Yuan, but at this time, they saw that they were refuted and reversed, and they regained their self-confidence, and the result that the vulnerable groups were looking forward to, of course, the bully deserved it, and the murder paid for his life.

Under the boiling of public sentiment, the defense of the Maoist supporters became pale and weak, but it was still heard by many people: "But Zheng Yuanzi has been dead for two years, what evidence is there to prove that Ding Shilang killed him?" Since he killed for this reason, why didn't Zheng Yuan file a lawsuit back then, and he was clearly falsely accused! ”

This time, there was no need for Meng Feidi to argue, a young man in a cloth shirt opened his voice and shouted: "I didn't tell back then, because I was afraid of unfair criminal trial, and in turn I was retaliated against by the Ding family. Ladies and gentlemen, I lived with the plaintiff in a lane, but that night I witnessed Ding with more than a dozen evil slaves, armed with swords to destroy the Zheng family, showing that Ding was a thief with a weak heart, thinking that he would be able to get away with it! ”

Someone even shouted: "These people insist that Zheng Yuan is accusing them, what evidence is there?" I see that you are all accomplices of the crime. ”

The supporter was filled with righteous indignation: "Who is spewing blood? ”

"What kind of blood is spewing people, Zhang San, others don't recognize you, I can recognize you, you and Ding Si are cousins, and they have always been good friends, maybe back then, they also participated in the evil act of killing Zheng Yuanzi!" Luo Liulang sneered, and debunked the identity of the supporter with one word.

Hearing that it was the suspect's relatives and friends, there was an uproar all around, and the disdainful eyes all shot towards Zhang San.

Zhang San was annoyed and ashamed: "Luo Liu, I didn't expect you to be a coward, you were wronged by Xue Shaoyin a few days ago, and you were broken!" ”

Luo Liulang scoffed: "Don't sow discord there, although I was scolded with a cane, but I am convinced, Xue Shaoyin enforces the law fairly, everyone knows, everyone will wait and see, Ding Si will be guilty today!" ”

As soon as these words fell, he saw the closed door of the torture hall open inward, and the judge Liu Li walked out with a helpless face, but behind him, there was an expressionless leader.

Someone shouted: "That is the royal palace guard who arrested and brought Ding to justice!" ”