Chapter 1,200: Falsely accusing a good person of being a thief, no harm to slaves
"Which dimension have I traveled to again?"
Su Mingzhe opened his eyes and saw himself lying on a pile of wheat straw.
Using hands and feet, he climbed out of the wheat straw pile and saw that the weather was very hot. After a while, his skin felt hot from the sun, as if it was about to be roasted.
At this moment, a farmer carrying a hoe passed by. When he saw Su Mingzhe standing blankly in the sun, he shouted:
"Su Laoer, why are you still here? Your eldest brother was almost beaten to death by Liu San, go and have a look!"
"Big brother? Liu San?"
Su Mingzhe slowly integrated his memories and remembered his current identity. He turned out to be an ordinary citizen in Sishui Township, Qinpei County.
The eldest brother is called Su Da, and he is called Su Er. Although they have served in the military, they failed to kill the enemy on the battlefield, so they did not receive a title. After retiring and returning home, the two brothers relied on a few acres of thin farmland and a living allowance. People work and live.
And Liu San... his ancestors were from the Wei Dynasty. Later, his grandfather moved to Peixian County and became the county magistrate of the former Chu State.
When Liu's third grandfather passed away, the Liu family declined.
However, even so, the Liu family had produced scholars after all, so Liu Da, Liu Er, and Liu San were all educated.
Among them, Liu San also followed the great ranger Zhang Er as a retainer of Lord Xinling.
There was also such a legendary experience. After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, Liu San returned to Peixian County, and everyone looked at him with a bit of fear.
Liu San himself was not a good person. Relying on his ability in literature and martial arts, he gathered a group of former children in Sishui Township and took the position of the pavilion chief in Sishui Township. They bullied men and women and did all kinds of bad things.
"Liu San of Peixian County...couldn't he be Liu Bang?"
Su Mingzhe's mind was spinning, and he was running quickly in the direction pointed by the farmer just now.
Not long after.
Then he saw four big men hanging a tall and thin farmer from a tree by the roadside and beating him.
One of them yelled while beating back:
"Su Da, you just have to admit this obediently. The most I can do is punish you as a slave for one year! If not, I will beat you to death today. Not only will your life be gone, but your family will also be gone." All properties and houses must also be confiscated!”
Su Mingzhe came from afar and after listening to a few words, he guessed why Liu San and others wanted to beat his elder brother.
Liu San is the pavilion chief of Sishui Township. According to Qin law, he, the pavilion chief, is obliged to maintain the rural customs and disciplines.
Now, they are forcing their eldest brother to admit something. They are afraid that there is no bandit in Sishui Township. If they cannot catch the real culprit, they will use Su Da as his replacement.
After guessing what these people were doing, Su Mingzhe screamed, rushed over, and knocked Liu San and his three accomplices unconscious with three punches and two kicks.
When he untied Su Da, who was hung up, he saw that his eldest brother's body had been beaten, the skin was torn, the flesh was bloody, and half of his life was gone.
The original body and the elder brother Su depended on each other for life and had a deep brotherly love. Su Mingzhe absorbed the memory and emotions of the original body, and naturally felt angry. He picked up the whip on the ground and whipped it towards Liu San and the others.
"Boy, don't fight, they are officials!"
Su Da is an honest person. Even if he is going to commit suicide, he doesn't think about revenge against Liu and others.
Su Mingzhe didn't care about that and said bluntly:
"Brother, Liu San and the others have violated Qin's laws by falsely accusing good people of being thieves. Even if I beat them to death, there won't be any trouble!"
Say it, Su Mingzhe raised the whip and whipped it hard a few more times.
It was Su Da who regained his composure and took away the whip, which allowed Liu, San and four others to escape with their lives.
"Even if Liu San and others break the law, we can just hand him over to the county magistrate and let him deal with it. We can't deal with lynching!"
Su Da never went to school, but when he served in the Qin army camp, he memorized many Qin laws with his superiors.
Su Mingzhe saw that his elder brother was trying hard to stop him, so he had no choice but to give up.
Then they splashed cold water on several people, tied them up with ropes, and took them to the county seat to report to the officials.
Qin's laws are strict.
Brother Su Mingzhe escorted four people to the government and falsely accused Liu San and four others of being thieves.
The story was told once.
Liu, San and the others wanted to deny it, but after Su Mingzhe glared at them fiercely, they obediently told the whole story.
It was exactly as Su Mingzhe guessed.
Just because a wealthy household in the township had four bags of grain, about 200 kilograms of grain stolen, and reported the case, Liu San and others were unable to catch the murderer for a while. When they saw Su Da enjoying the cool in the forest, they wanted to take a trick. "False a good person as a thief" and confuse the case.
When the county magistrate learned of the case, he sentenced the four people to "stealing" in court, "to serve as ministers for two years" and "to fine them two hundred guilders."
Dun coins, also called cloth coins, are a popular currency unit in the three Jin areas. One shield can buy about three to five kilograms of rice and half a kilogram of wine.
The county magistrate's standard for sentencing is "false accusation."
The three and four Liu men falsely accused Su Dashi of a crime, so they sentenced themselves to a crime of a certain crime.
Since the four of them still have official positions, according to the law, they will be punished in accordance with the law of "knowing the law and breaking the law".
After the county magistrate punished the three and four Lius, he rewarded Su Mingzhe, who had captured the three and four Lius, with double the fine, which was one hundred guilders.
In addition, Su Mingzhe was awarded the title of "Gongshi" for capturing four people.
Although the title of Duke is the lowest among the twenty titles, he will also be allocated one hectare of land, nine acres of homestead, one servant, and 50 shi of grain.
When the officials escorted Liu San and four others down, Su Mingzhe was about to leave with his eldest brother, but was stopped by the county magistrate:
"Su Er, your Sishui Township pavilion director is currently vacant. Are you willing to take the post?"
"Thank you for your appreciation, sir. I am willing!"
Su Mingzhe didn't expect that on the first day he traveled through time, he helped his eldest brother settle his dispute and got so many benefits.
"Xiao Yu, take Su Er to go through the formalities and receive your reward!"
"Here!"
The chief official of Pei County sent Xiao He and received the order, so he took Su Mingzhe to register first.
When registering, Su Mingzhe gave himself a name.
Soon, Su Mingzhe got his new black bamboo card (ID card).
Only the front side reads:
"Su Song, whose courtesy name is Mingzhe, was born in the year of Xinyou. His face is wide and his eyes are wide, and his height is seven feet and eight inches (one meter eight). His title is Gongshi, and his title is June in the year Bingxu."
On the back are some moiré codes specially made by the yamen, which can be used for inspection and anti-theft.
After receiving the Black Bamboo Card, Xiao He took Su Mingzhe to receive the reward.
The first is the reward for capturing Liu San and four people, one hundred guilders.
One hundred shields, weighing about twenty kilograms.
Su Mingzhe stretched out his hand and shook it, and asked his eldest brother to carry it on his back.
Then came the reward of the title of Duke: one hectare of land, nine acres of homestead, one slave, and fifty dan of grain.
Fifty shi of grain is equivalent to about three thousand kilograms in modern times.
There were too many things, and Su Mingzhe couldn't get them at all, so he could only 'discount them'.
The so-called "discount" is to use these three thousand kilograms of grain to pay the taxes that should be paid as the director of the pavilion in advance.
As for the rest, collect them all before handing them over.
In addition, you can also receive a nine-acre homestead, a hectare of land and a servant.
As for the homestead and fields, we will make a decision after returning to Sishui Township.
Now we need to take a servant back first.
Servants are not limited to men or women.
Su Mingzhe took Su Da to the cell where the official slaves were held.
The three and four Lius who were just arrested have had their heads shaved and are being held here.
As soon as the four people saw Xiao He coming in with Su Mingzhe and Su Da, they quickly begged Xiao He to help them get out.
When Su Mingzhe saw this, he smiled faintly at Xiao He and said:
"Brother Xiao Yu, it seems that you have a good relationship with Liu San and the others!"
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
Although Xiao He is the chief official of the county government, he does not have a title. He just relies on the pen in his hand to earn a living. At this moment, he is afraid that Su Mingzhe will misunderstand him.
, he explained how he got to know Liu San and others.
It was just that the two parties had official business dealings, Xiao He was a tactful person, and he had eaten a few meals under the shamelessness of Liu San and others.
Su Mingzhe didn't care about this either.
Suddenly Su Mingzhe thought of something, pointed at one of Liu San's followers, and said with a smile:
"Brother Xiao Yu, this Cao Wushang was just arrested. Can I choose him to be my slave now?"
Xiao He didn't know the relationship between Su Mingzhe and Cao Wushang, but he was not curious, so he nodded immediately and said:
"Of course it's no problem! I'll register him here later, and Brother Su can take him away..."