Chapter 35
The main component of artificial snowfall agent is silver iodide.
This thing actually has a very long history. As a by-product of alchemy, it is also called silver halide. If purity is not required, boiling the heated silver in sea water can produce very low purity and extremely high impurity content.
Silver halide.
Of course, in this era, there are definitely no cannons to send to the sky. We can only use kites to send to the clouds. The amount is too small, and it is definitely impossible to make snow out of nothing. But if it is the rainy season, before the heavy rain is about to fall,
Sprinkle a little before it rains, so that the rain will bring some snowflakes when it comes down, but it's still okay.
Although, due to the extremely poor purity of silver iodide, there is a bit of a problem with snow, but this is Yangzhou after all, and it rarely snows in winter.
The vast majority of ordinary people have never seen snow in their lives. Who can tell whether the snow is real or fake?
Besides, who would doubt that snow can be fake?
In less than two hours, most of the people in Yangzhou City knew that the snow fell because of that woman's injustice.
Normally, within three days, the news of the April snowstorm in Yangzhou City would have spread throughout the country, and the case would have appeared in front of the officials.
And all this, Governor Yang was unable to stop. Such a celestial phenomenon would undoubtedly set off a big political storm. If this happened in the Han Dynasty, no matter whether it was related or not, one of the Three Dukes would take the blame.
Resigned.
Although the theory of the connection between heaven and man in the Five Dynasties period was not as strong as in the Han Dynasty, the ministers of the Government Hall and the Privy Council would certainly not resign due to this, but at the cusp of this storm, Magistrate Yang himself, at least had no political future to think about.
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Trial?
What the hell kind of case is this going to be tried now that God has opened his eyes?
This unprovoked sign hit Magistrate Yang on the head as hard as a sap, knocking him unconscious.
This feudal official who had always been a powerful official in the city and was almost a sure future prime minister ended his political life abruptly and in a completely incomprehensible way.
A man sat blankly on the steps in the backyard of the Yangzhou government office. He sat there all day without talking to anyone, eating, drinking or sleeping. He looked as if he was stupid.
Liu Dapao, who was dealing with the beginning and end of the matter on the other side, was also a little confused.
Meng Zhong?
Who?
Meng Yi’s enemy?
Why is this matter still related to him?
And since he was the one who called people into Yangzhou City, why did he kill them with his own hands?
Looking at Meng Zhong who was wriggling on the ground like an earthworm, Liu Dapao went up and kicked him hard: "Tell me! Who told you to do this? What is your purpose?!"
At this moment, Meng Yi walked up and whispered: "Master Xiong, when I followed him today, I heard him say that it was Master Long who asked him to do this, but he didn't know that there was a third person in Yangzhou's arena.
Two dragon masters?"
"Dragon crossing the river?" Liu Dapao was stunned for a moment, then stared at Meng Yida with bright eyes and said: "Xiao Meng, do you know that this matter is of great importance and it is not the time for you to avenge your private revenge."
When Meng Yi heard this, he simply bowed his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, Axiang quickly came up and whispered: "Master Xiong, Xiao Meng didn't lie. Xiao Meng and I heard it together."
"You were with him? What happened, and why did you two catch him?"
Then, Ah Xiang recounted everything he saw following Meng Yi today.
After Liu Dapao learned about Meng Zhong's animal behavior, he also felt a senseless anger that wanted to kill him.
But from this point of view, this matter is indeed related to the second child.
This is a serious matter. If Meng Zhong is allowed to confess to the Dragon Crossing the River in public, how can he, as the sworn brother of the Dragon Crossing the River, be able to survive alone?
When his mind was spinning, Liu Dapao took out a knife and handed it to Meng Yida: "Go and cut off Meng Zhong's tongue."
"yes."
Meng Yi went over quickly, grabbed Meng Zhong's chin, inserted the knife and stabbed and cut him randomly, causing Meng Zhong to scream like a ghost crying like a wolf.
But he could no longer speak.
Liu Dapao patted Meng Yi on the shoulder and said: "You and this Meng Zhong have such a big hatred, and you caught this Meng Zhong. According to the rules of the world, I should leave this person to you and kill him."
It's up to you to cut it up, but kid, you are still a clean person, and I don't want you to do anything illegal."
"As for the fact that you cut his foot, I think it is more appropriate to act bravely, and you will not bear legal responsibility. But if you kill him again or hurt him, it will be unjustifiable and you will have violated the law.
, do you understand?”
Meng Yi was stunned when he heard this. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he also knew that Liu Dapao said this for his own good. He nodded and said: "I am willing to hand him over to the court for processing. I believe that the Yamen will definitely pay me back."
A justice.”
Hearing this, Liu Dapao smiled and shook his head and said, "Child, you still don't understand what I mean. What I mean is that you can't do things that break the law. If the law doesn't prohibit it, then it's naturally allowed."
Meng Yi was stunned again when he heard this, a little confused.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Liu Dapao simply spread his arms and said: "In our laws of the Zhou Dynasty, the crime of intentional injury only has four categories: minor injury, serious injury, disability, and causing death. The standard for identifying minor injury is,
It's quite magical. For example, if you kick a few of his ribs, it doesn't constitute a minor injury. In the field of fighting, the legal principle is the same as scratching his face with your fingernails."
"There is no criminal liability for minor injuries. Do you understand? In fact, most of the punishments designed for extorting confessions through torture in the yamen do not constitute minor injuries. Let me put it bluntly. Take him back.
Torture is not illegal as long as it does not constitute minor injuries."
"Of course, you have to pay attention to the time. If it exceeds two days and two nights, you will be illegally detained. After two days, I will take care of you. He must be alive and not cause minor harm. Do you understand?"
When Meng Yi heard this, he suddenly realized, but he couldn't help but asked: "I, Dazhou, do we have such a law?"
"Yes, torture is not illegal. Even Wuhou will not file a case. This has nothing to do with our corruption and bending the law. This is how the law stipulates. There is no one in the entire Yangzhou City who is more familiar with the law than me."
"Why... why is there such an outrageous law?"
"How the hell do I know? Maybe the adults who made the legislation are out of their minds."
Of course, all this happened in the feudal era.
This is the law of the Zhou Dynasty.
Chapter completed!