At this time, Liu Yuanwai had already heard that Xia Xun, an official, had an unusual relationship with his son, and that the sixth-rank official was trying to explain to Xia Xun that his background was not as simple as that of an eighth-rank official.
He quickly came up to him, knelt down in front of Xia Xun and Yi Jiayi, and said sincerely: "What this old man said is right. [] Regarding the proof of the Vajra slave, the old man has indeed made a lie, and the government will punish him."
The old man deserved his crime, and he is not unjust. But the child is young and ignorant, and usually only studies at home. He doesn't care about business matters at all. The child has no idea what the old man did, so I still ask the adults to be merciful and forgive the child."
Xia Xun's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "Since Mr. Liu knows that what he has done is sinful, why does he still want to protect King Vajra Slave?"
Liu Yuanwai said sadly: "Speaking of the time when Wang Yiyuan arrived in Jinan, Xu Huan, the second steward of the old man's house, told me that his cousin had already been in Jinan for a few days to pick him up and take him sightseeing to relax.
He turned the blame on Lao Cai, but Lao Cai... accidentally listened to him. Xu Huan had always been diligent and loyal in his work in Lao Cai's house, so why didn't Lao Cai believe him?
Alas! Moreover, I never thought that such a rugged scholar would be a murderous prisoner of the imperial court. I pity him because he is a scholar with a good reputation, and I don't want him to get involved in unnecessary affairs, so I have the intention to take care of him. As for him in
On the night of the Li family case... No one had stayed in Lao Chen's bookstore before. Where could he find someone to prove Wang Yiyuan's innocence? Lao Cao had already believed him, so how could he have thought that this matter was related to him? He only thought that he was
The person who works for my Liu family, since this matter has nothing to do with him, I asked two guys to be witnesses for him..."
Yi Jiayi sneered and said: "So, don't blame others. The notice clearly states that those who commit fraud and give perjury will be punished as criminals. This is a major case of rebellion. Since you are guilty, why are you being punished?
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After Liu Yuanwai heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing. Suddenly a person rushed out from the side, knelt down in front of Xia Xun and Yi Jiayi with a bang, and cried bitterly: "It's the villain's fault. It's all the villain's fault. It's the villain's fault."
People are deceived by lard. My cousin, whom I haven’t seen for more than ten years, believes whatever he says about the villain. He not only harms himself, but also harms others. He also deceives my family members. Dear gentlemen, please punish the villain severely.
I killed the villain without even a single complaint. My family member was really unjust. Masters, I beg you to be merciful."
This man kowtowed as he spoke, and his head was bruised when he kowtowed on the green bricks on the floor. This man was none other than Xu Huan, the second manager of the Liu Mansion.
Xia Xun was silent for a moment, patted Liu Yujue's hand gently, and said, "My dear brother, don't panic. Please wait and let them go. Let me think of a solution for this matter."
Liu Yujue panicked and said: "Brother Xuan..."
Xia Xun nodded slightly and whispered: "Don't worry, don't worry, I will try my best!"
Looking into Xia Xun's eyes, Liu Yujue slowly let go of his hand. Although he and Xia Xun only met once, the look made him feel trust. He believed that Xia Xun would not leave him alone.
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Yi Jiayi's Xia Xun expression turned low and he whispered: "Mr. Yang, do you really want to help them? They have really broken the law."
It is true that the Liu family had no intention of helping the tyrants, but they actually violated the national law. Even Liu Yujue, who knew nothing about the matter, was also guilty, because the Ming Dynasty had continuous laws. You can say that this kind of law is unreasonable.
But the country enacted it. However, because of this, they had to be exiled and their families were destroyed?
Xia Xun doesn't think they deserve this. Any legislation will only start after the society puts forward demands in this regard. At the same time, the establishment of the law also depends on a series of factors such as the cognitive level of the legislators. The formulation of a certain
The situation that can be predicted when a law is implemented is always limited, so when the law plays a protective role, it is always imperfect and lagging behind social development. He is a law enforcer and understands this more clearly than others.
When the legal provisions lag behind reality and produce unfair consequences because of the legal provisions, should we rigidly adhere to the supremacy of the law, or should we try our best to make changes to make up for the shortcomings of the law? This is a question that can never be reached by everyone.
Xia Xun chose the latter.
He clearly remembered the crime of speculation that was popular in his original era: a state-owned enterprise engineer applied for a job to invent a new product and design a production line for a private enterprise, but he became a speculator and was imprisoned; a melon seed speculator was arrested for hiring
He became a worker and made money, but he also became a speculator and was thrown into prison;
It is a law, but it is flawed. According to the logic of those who believe in the supremacy of the law, even if it is known that the so-called criminals are unjust, they should be resolutely implemented before the legislative body amends it to maintain the dignity of the law. But in the case of speculation, it is a crime.
More than ten years before the relevant laws and regulations were completely deleted, many local governments had begun to use their power to intervene in the judiciary, protecting a large number of so-called "speculators" and having a positive effect on social progress.
This law was finally canceled because they used practical actions to make legislators realize that it was inappropriate. You can say that it is a rule of man and it offends the dignity of the law, but it complies with public opinion and should have been produced by the law.
Although it has a positive effect, at a certain period, the law has a negative and wrong effect. At this time, some people stand up to resist it and finally promote its revision.
Xia Xun did not have the ability to cancel the law of joint sitting, but he did not recognize the rationality of joint sitting, so should he do it if he had the ability to solve it? He did so. After he found Mr. Cao, the inspector, he first
After talking about going to Qingzhou to arrest the murderer, Lord Cao naturally agreed. Then he mentioned the matter of Liu Yujue. In order to convince Lord Cao, he went through all the inappropriateness of sitting together like this.
As a law enforcer in this era, Mr. Cao did not understand the great principles Xia Xun talked about. The practice of sitting together has been around since the Warring States Period. It was officially legislated from the time of Qin Shang Yang and continues to this day. Like the criminal whose family name is not a prostitute.
It has been around since the Warring States Period, and was officially legislated during the Han Dynasty. Since then, it has been like this in the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and to this day. It has been like this since ancient times. What's wrong with it?
Besides, this was an order given by Lord Cao himself. Isn’t this a refutation of his face? Although Xia Xun helped him capture Niu Buye and accomplished a great feat, but if he relies on his merits to point fingers at Cao Qigen
Cao Qigen would never accept this. He has his own domain, and even if Xia Xun is a strong dragon, he cannot usurp his power.
However, when Yi Jiayi whispered something to him, Cao Qigen felt relieved. It was human nature to plead for his friend's excuse, but it was rare for someone to ask for help from Xia Xun with such generous and confident words. He was so impatient.
, could it be...
Master Cao's associative reasoning ability was not inferior to Xia Xun's. He immediately remembered that Yi Jiayi had reported to him that Xia Xun was calm in his arms and drove the most beautiful girl in Yixiangyuan, the purple-clothed girl, out of the room. He recalled that Yi Jiayi had just whispered to him.
, mentioned that the young master of the Liu family was as handsome as a virgin; he thought of many Beijing officials who were masculine, so he came up with a very reasonable explanation.
With this thought, Master Cao's last bit of anger disappeared. He glanced at Xia Xun ambiguously, smiled and asked him to sit down, and said: "Since Mr. Yang has spoken, I must give him this face."
. However, committing falsification and giving false evidence is the same crime as the religious bandits. This is an order issued by this officer personally. The notices are still posted on the streets, so don’t break your words and get rich."
Xia Xun said: "What do you mean, sir?"
Cao Qigen chuckled, stroking his beard and said, "Master Yang, aren't you going to Qingzhou to hunt down thieves? How about this? You take Liu Yujue with you and treat him as a whistleblower. Once Ling Potian is caught, you share some of the credit with him."
He, I can exonerate him."
Xia Xun asked: "What if during the trip to Qingzhou, the bandit leader Ling Potian cannot be captured?"
Cao Qigen frowned slightly and said: "In this case, I will come back and think of a solution. I will definitely help Mr. Yang with this favor. However, this kind of case is not trivial. Even if I don't use him to teach the bandits,
Even if we discuss the case, we can't get acquitted. I believe Mr. Yang understands this."
Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "That's natural, I understand. I am very grateful to you for your help."
After three days of preparation, Xia Xun and others finally set off for Qingzhou. Jinan Prefecture's crackdown on the White Lotus cult bandits was gradually fading away, and the people were slowly returning to their old lives. After a few days, they stayed in Changchun.
The onlookers have also withdrawn. There is no point in continuing to guard a place like this. No one can live in such a dark cave for so long without food and water. But it is impossible to find the body of Wang Jingangnu.
possible.
Before they left, they blocked the entrance of Qiuzi Cave. Even if one or two people had tools, they could not dig it open. However, after all, they had not seen their bodies, so they could not arbitrarily conclude that they were dead. Lord Cao could only say regretfully when sending the memorial to Jinling.
After the situation, I used the word "material" very carefully, predicting that he would die.
Wang Yiyuan didn't die. Maybe God didn't want him to die. After he escaped from the cave, he actually sent him a man, the idle man who was recruited by the government to explore the cave and is now missing. He had fire on his body.
Although he only carried dry food and water bags for two days, in Wang Yiyuan's eyes, this idle man could still become his food.
Therefore, he survived the time that a normal person should have died long ago, and he found an exit in the underground cave that was as dense as a spider and a maze. It was an extremely narrow and long hole, and he could hardly hold on anymore.
When he was walking, he felt the breeze flowing in from the entrance of the cave. He climbed out desperately, and he succeeded.
When he climbed out of the cave entrance among the rocks like a fierce ghost, he saw a bright moon and sparse stars, and a tall dark city in front of him. He had already appeared outside Jinan City.