Hou Gang stood in front of the desk, his eyes swept towards the disciples of the School Palace present, and everywhere he went, all the students lowered their eyes and did not dare to look at him. Everyone was extremely worried, Geng Liang offended Lord Peng Keng, it would definitely not end well, and no one dared to say anything good for him, lest he touch Lord Peng Keng.

But why did Lord Peng Keng's family want to let this son of Zhongxue Palace analyze Geng Liang's crimes? He himself could convict Geng Liang when he opened his mouth, and even if Geng Liang was killed on the spot, no one dared to say a word. But if others point out what Geng Liang is guilty of, if the words are spread, I am afraid that they will offend Geng Liang's father, and maybe even offend the clan forces.

Hou Gang saw that no one was willing to take the initiative to stand up, so he casually ordered a person: "Haichen, you come on." ”

The disciple of the Academy Palace named Haichen stood up and bowed first, and replied stubbornly: "Disobedience to the elder is great disrespect, and he should be whipped and expelled from the Academy." There is still much to be said by the students, and I would like to ask Master Hou Gang for advice!"

What is wrong with Geng Liang and what punishment he deserves, he has answered, this Haichen is also clever or cunning, of course he knows that Geng Liang's crime is far more than that, it is difficult to offend Lord Peng Keng if he wants to die, but he doesn't want to say it himself. So he admitted that his answer was not finished, and he shook his wit again and asked Hou Gang for advice.

If Lord Hou Gang said it, it would be none of his business. Hou Gang ignored Haichen's careful thoughts, waved his hand and said, "You stay...... Smoke rises, what is Haichen saying is not finished?"

The disciple of the Academy named Yanqitang stood up and saluted, and quietly glared at Haichen, and said secretly in his heart: "I told you to shake your wit, but Lord Hou Gang asked me about it!" At the same time, he replied, "If you commit murder and hurt someone, you should be beheaded, but if you attempt to commit murder, you can be punished with a rod." The student is stupid, and what he says is not exhaustive, please also ask Lord Hou Gang for advice!"

He's a good learner. Following Haichen's example on the spot, the tiger baby narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard this. Hou Gang's face sank, and he said solemnly: "This is the lecture hall of the Academy Palace, not the place where the city lords and the national capital Lizheng ask about the case. Ba Yuan was taught in the palace, and the first thing was to learn the etiquette of the country and distinguish between right and wrong.

It is not up to you to decide what kind of crime Gengliang has and what punishment he deserves, even if he exonerates him or wants to pardon him, he can't let him decide, just say it explicitly. In the lecture hall, when discussing the right and wrong of etiquette, it is not yet possible to distinguish everything clearly. Is there still a place in the world where you can be reasonable? Haichen and Yanqitang, you two have been in the palace for nearly a year, but you have not been able to achieve anything in your studies, or you have not been able to use your success. This is my fault, and I should make amends!"

Speaking of this, he turned around and bowed his head to Huwa and said, "Lord Peng Keng, Haichen and Yanqitang are not worthy of being disciples of the Academy Palace, and I request that they be expelled immediately." ”

Huwa said lightly: "Accurate." ”

Hou Gang turned to the door and said, "General Jiewei, immediately order someone to take Haichen and Yanqitang out of the school palace." Send them to the residence to pack up their belongings, and they must leave before sunset, and they are no longer disciples of the Academy. ”

There are sergeants in the school palace to guard the gates, maintain order, protect the officials and students, and prevent anyone from causing trouble. These sergeants are called rank guards. The rank guard general is its leader, and he is in charge of ten academy guards.

Don't look at the ten sergeants, but the school palace is one of the official offices, and the quality is very high. The head of this gatekeeper also enjoys four knights, which is equivalent to the city commander and can barely be called a general among military attachés. But the real power held by this general was far from being comparable to that of the Chengkuo Division. It can't be compared with the generals who command the military formation on the battlefield, in addition to arranging for subordinate sergeants to take turns guarding the door, the most thing to do is to fight in the school palace.

The general of the rank guard was guarding the door of the lecture hall, and when he heard the order, he quickly brought four guard in, wanting to take Haichen and Yanqitang away. Haichen and Yan Qitang changed color and regretted on the spot, kneeling and begging Lord Peng Keng to give them another chance, don't expel them from the school palace, what they just said is not finished, they not only have to explain clearly, but also Geng Liang commits many crimes on weekdays......

Huwa didn't speak, but glanced at Xiling. Xiling stepped forward and scolded: "If you two are really confused, it is nothing more than unworthy of being a disciple of the Academy?......; Everyone heard it clearly, and now there are people of Pakistan, Haichen and Yanqitang, who want to report the many crimes committed by Gengliang.

General Guards, you send four guards to take them to their residences, pack their belongings, and then send them to Lord Rissho to report the crime. There is no need for such disciples in the Academy, but if they report their merits to Lord Rissho, they may be rewarded by the monarch. ”

No matter how the two sons of the academy begged, they were still put out by the guards, not only were they expelled from the academy, but they were also sent to Lord Lizheng to report the many crimes committed by Gengliang at their own public "request". At the same time, Xiling also sent someone to notify the officials of the Department of Justice, and the two of them couldn't go if they didn't want to.

The disciples of the school were examined in the school palace, and they were asked to answer, but they did not answer well because they did not know the right and wrong of the etiquette, and they were expelled from the school palace, but they cried and shouted to report the many crimes committed by Geng Liang. The matter of reporting crimes is not under the control of the Xue Palace, and besides, they are no longer disciples of the Xue Palace, so they will be sent to Master Lizheng.

Everyone gasped, they had long known that Master Peng Keng's family was powerful, and today was an insight. Today, it is not only the disciples of the school palace who are taking the examination, but also the officials of the school palace. But it's hard to say how ruthless Master Peng Keng's methods are, because people just sit there and let everyone discuss Gengliang's crimes, and they don't say a word about the rest.

If Huwa cites a fictional case, or an example that happened in ancient times and has nothing to do with everyone, Haichen and Yanqitang may be able to say that they can talk about the truth, but what Huwa wants them to talk about is what happened just now, these two people have other thoughts, and they want to shake their wit but are mixed.

Looking at the tiger baby's expression, it seems that nothing has happened, and the school palace examination obviously has to continue. Hou Gang spoke again: "What is Gengliang's crime, you can say what you want, who will come?"

At this time, one person took the initiative to stand up and saluted to the elders: "Student Zaoqing, from Wangqiu City. In my opinion, Geng Liang first disobeyed his superiors, but also committed murder and hurt others, and wanted to take the life of his superiors, which was very disrespectful. If an attempt is made to commit an assault on another person because of a quarrel, the crime of the attempt is indeed reduced by one degree, but this is not the case today.

He is violently attacking in the school palace today, and assassinating the righteous people of the National Middle School, whether he succeeds or not, it is a crime that endangers the country, and he should be killed. and unforgivable. However, because he was born in a clan, the punishment of beheading the whole family is not applicable, and only the relevant party members are beheaded. ”

This Zao Qing said clearly, Fang Cai Gengliang's actions were to want the life of Lord Peng Keng, and there was no need for the criminal himself to confess, and the person was still in a pose and was fixed there, this is ironclad evidence.

Unlike under normal circumstances, when a quarrel breaks out and hurts someone, or even kills someone by mistake, it is a crime to endanger the country to assassinate the lord of the castle when the lord of the castle is in the palace to inquire about the case, and to assassinate the lord of the city when he is seated in the palace of the emperor.

The sin of endangering the country. Beheading is the lightest punishment, and according to the etiquette law of the country, it should be cut off all the doors, and it will not be forgiven.

Not only in Pakistan, but in many places, and for a long time afterward, the nobles did not necessarily receive real punishment for committing crimes. Normally, the offender is convicted and then the sentence is determined, and as long as it is not an unforgivable crime, it is generally possible to request that the punishment be substituted for hard labour.

The so-called hard labor. It is unpaid compulsory labor, and the commoners in the country have to serve a period of labor every year, and the nobles can be exempted from labor. Many large-scale projects, such as roads, bridges, water conservancy facilities, palace buildings. That's how it was built. Substitution of labor for punishment was a privilege of the nobility and often a way for the monarch to show mercy.

However, servitude in lieu of punishment is often for a long time. For example, if you are exempted from three years of exile, you may have to serve ten years of hard labor, and if you change it to another felony. If you can't do it, you will have to serve a hundred years of labor, and you won't be able to finish it in this life. So there is another way, which is to pay people to do the corresponding labor. For example, when you have served for 100 years, then you can spend a lot of money to hire 100 people to work for a year.

According to this set of judicial procedures, there is in fact an opportunity to spend money to exonerate the offender, and the process is initially indirect: first the conviction is followed by the sentence, and then the offender requests that the sentence be substituted with hard labor, and then the money is paid to hire someone to perform the corresponding labor. Later, in order to save trouble, the sentenced nobles did not pay to hire people to serve in labor themselves, but handed over the money directly to the government. In a sense, this has also become a way for the government to increase fiscal revenue.

What if you can't afford to spend the money? In later generations, there was a historian who couldn't pay the money because he was sentenced, but he was still sentenced by the palace.

In the case of the aristocracy, the commoners also had the opportunity to return home without being convicted but before they were sentenced, or while they were serving their sentences, if it coincided with the amnesty in the country. In order to celebrate the reunification of Pakistan and the restoration of Pakistan, the young minister released all the prisoners serving sentences in the country.

However, there is another category of crimes, which can neither be substituted for punishment nor can be escaped by amnesty, which is called unpardonable crimes, and endangering the country is one of them. If Geng Liang committed a crime that endangered the country and should be beheaded, then he must be beheaded, unless he is the king****.

There are several levels of crimes that endanger the country, and even the lightest one is often punished not by beheading only one person, but by beheading the whole family. Manmen is not the whole clan, if the ancients set up their own doors when they became adults, Manmen would be his own people, including his servants. Why is the punishment so severe? Because the consequences of the crime are serious, this is also intended to be prevented in advance.

Those who have the intention to do so must first weigh the consequences and be monitored at all times, and if their plans are discovered, someone can report and stop them in time.

In fact, in many cases, even if the sentence is beheaded, it is often not really carried out, because all the beheadings must be reported to the Lord Rissho for review and approved by the monarch himself. If it is found that the danger is not related to his family, the king, in a show of mercy, will often pardon the family members who have not been involved in his crime, or replace them with a lighter punishment. But if the king is unwilling to pardon, then he can only really cut the door.

However, the punishment of cutting off the whole door is not applicable to some people, the most typical of which is the children of the clan. For example, if the son of the monarch is in danger of the country, should he still be punished by the monarch, so only he and the relevant accomplices will be beheaded.

This Xuegong disciple named Zaoqing answered very clearly and in an orderly manner. Hou Gang showed a satisfied expression, and did not continue to ask, but nodded slightly: "Your answer is good, but there is something unfinished in what you said. Gengliang's sin is not only disobedience, murder, and danger to the country, but most importantly, rebellion.

Because he was born in a clan, the punishment of the Zhu clan is not applicable, and only the beheading of himself and his accomplices will not be pardoned. ”

In the lecture hall, there was another voice that inhaled cold air, and many people secretly said in their hearts: "Lord Hou Gang, you are too ruthless." Geng Liang has offended Lord Peng Keng, in order to satisfy Lord Peng Keng, you can just put Geng Liang to death, but you can't commit such a serious crime! )