The two came to the court one after another, but Wang Shichang was the first to say: "Master, Liu San is going to kill someone, please make the decision!"
Wang Ying, the county magistrate, heard this and said coldly: "A murder was committed in the street in broad daylight. Where is the culprit?"
The officer held Liu San down and knelt down, but Liu San held out his chest and said, "I am not a prisoner!"
Snap!
Wang Ying slapped the crowd and said angrily: "Who is making the noise?"
Liu San broke away from the officer behind him, and then said: "Liu San, a common man, is suing Wang Shichang for indiscriminately managing human lives. My mother and my sister were both killed by him. I beg you to arbitrate!"
Wang Ying asked: "You two, who is the plaintiff and who is the defendant?"
Wang Shichang was the first to say: "Master, I am the plaintiff!"
Liu San hurriedly said: "Mr. Magistrate, I am the plaintiff!"
Snap!
The gavel sounded again, and Wang Ying said in a deep voice: "No making noise in the courtroom!"
Immediately afterwards, he said: "No matter who is the plaintiff or who is the defendant, in short, you two are doing the same thing. Who will talk first?"
"I'll say it first!"
Wang Shichang rushed to say: "Sir, this man's name is Liu San. He went to sea two years ago. There is only a girl and an old woman left at home. It is not easy for ordinary people to see their mother and daughter. They are all from the same village, so
The order sent some money to his family..."
"You fart!"
Liu San was about to rush over, but was held down by the guards behind him.
In the court, Wang Ying said with a dark face: "Liu San, if you dare to yell at the court again, I will slap you first!"
Liu San looked aggrieved and said: "Sir, he is lying..."
"Whether it is a lie or not, I will decide for myself. You two will come one by one. Wang Shichang, please continue talking!"
Wang Shichang glanced sideways at Liu San, with a smile on his lips.
"His sister is also a repaying person. She said she was willing to marry a common man as a concubine. The main wife of the common man has not been out for many years. She wanted to take a concubine, so she agreed. Who knew..."
Having said this, Wang Shichang subconsciously looked at Liu San and quietly moved his body to the side.
Wang Ying, the county magistrate, saw the clues and said, "Don't worry, no one will dare to touch you as long as I am here!"
Wang Shichang swallowed his saliva and continued: "...who would have thought that his girl looked like a decent person, but she was actually a slut. Not long after she got married, she seduced the servants of the family and was discovered by the common people.
Afterwards, he was so ashamed that he committed suicide. After his wife heard the news, she fell seriously ill and... died..."
Liu San's face turned red from holding back, and he roared: "Wang Shichang, you are a beast, you have harmed my wife and sister, but here you are confusing right and wrong, I will fight with you!"
However, he was held down by the police officer behind him and could not move.
Wang Ying, the county magistrate, smashed the gavel tree hard and angrily said: "Liu San, you have repeatedly complained about your filial piety in the court. You refused to listen to dissuasion and despised your own official. Someone is here to pull this person down and beat him twenty times!"
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"He lied, he lied!"
Liu San did not defend himself, but just stared at Wang Shichang.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his gazes were like sharp swords, but Wang Shichang didn't care at all.
The officer dragged Liu San outside and executed the cane punishment, but Liu San gritted his teeth and remained silent.
In the lobby, Wang Shichang finally felt relieved and said with a smile: "Cousin..."
"Huh?"
Wang Ying glared at him with a very dissatisfied tone.
Wang Shichang understood and clasped his fists, meaning I understand the rules and I will thank you later.
In fact, Wang Ying is not a relative of his family at all, but comes from Linfen, Shanxi, and has basically nothing to do with Wangjia Village in Changping.
However, I don’t know where Wang Shichang found a genealogy, and he insisted that the Linfen Wang family and the Changping Wang family were the same family, and finally discussed the backup of an uncle and nephew.
Wang Ying looked at her nephew, who was two years older than herself. She originally didn't intend to recognize this relative, but unfortunately, the money given by the other party was too much...
So Wang Shichang began to show off that the county magistrate was my cousin!
Wang Ying knew that what happened today must be Wang Shichang's fault, because he knew his eldest nephew too well, but he wanted to find a reason to drive Liu San out.
The reason is very simple. What are the identities of these two people?
One is a well-known local squire, and the other is a mud-legged man.
Let me ask, who would offend a local squire for a mud-legged guy?
Unless this guy gets kicked in the head by a donkey!
After just a cup of tea, the servant dragged Liu San back to the lobby.
His back was covered with blood stains, but he didn't groan.
But I don’t know that there are also certain things to do in the county government.
Sometimes it may seem that the beating was very severe, the person who hit the person is sweating profusely, and the person who was beaten is screaming, but in fact it is not a big deal.
This hand is called "breaking the skin but not the bones". It uses turning force, which is to retract it at the moment of contact. It is like the force used when breaking egg shells at home.
The other kind is just the opposite, it is called hurting the bones but not the skin, and uses a penetrating force.
It means that when you hit someone, you should treat it as if there is no skin and flesh. It is just a skeleton put there for you to hit. You have to hit the bones directly.
To use an inappropriate metaphor, this is the force used when chopping ribs in the kitchen.
It's easy to treat as long as it hurts the skin but not the bones. You can hit it anywhere.
It is more important to injure the bones but not the skin. If you are thin, hit the thigh bone. If you are strong, hit the femoral head and hip joint. If you want to cripple a person, hit the pelvis.
Although it sounds simple, if you really need to practice it, it cannot be practiced in a day or two.
Let’s just say that it hurts the skin but not the bones. There are also different techniques such as “pushing board” and “breathing board”.
To hit the prisoner with a stick, you use the upper third of the board without the end. The board falls on the prisoner and the head of the board touches the ground at the same time. It is equivalent to being in the air. It looks fierce and the sound is loud, but it is not that big.
Jiner.
Stopping the air board means that the force of the board is released midway when swinging down, allowing the board to freely fall in the second half of the trajectory. This way, there is no energy to hit it up.
These are all tricks used by the police officers after being paid. It is an unspoken rule. Because the magistrate orders the beating, the police officers below have to beat him. However, the severity of the beating is up to him. If the person who is being punished knows the rules
, will immediately wink to the government officials, meaning that I can give them a gentle slap and allow me to repay them in the future.
For such people, the government officials are just showing off and don't know how to hit them hard.
In some places, board making has even become a business.
There is a little story circulating among the people. Someone was imprisoned and saw three people in prison who were beaten with boards. One of them was given ten taels of silver, and his bones were broken and he lay there for more than a month.
The second one was given fifty taels, and his butt was so spanked that it blossomed, and he also had to rest for half a month before he felt better.
The third one was rich and gave him one hundred taels. The result was that the board he received was not much heavier than the ruler of the private school teacher, so he was fine that night.
The man asked the officer in charge, they had already paid him, so why bother to do it?
The answer I got was, if we don’t make boards according to the price, who will pay more?
It can be seen from this that such operations have long been accustomed to local yamen.
In Changping County, Wang Shichang is very close to the county government on weekdays. These officers often receive benefits from others, so naturally they fight tooth and nail.
However, what they encountered today was a tough guy. When the board fell down, they didn't hide or yell, they just carried it.
When the 20-year-old board came down, flesh and blood were already molded under the clothes.
Liu San returned to the lobby, lay down on the ground, gritted his teeth, pointed at Wang Shichang and said: "Master Magistrate, what he just said is all nonsense!"
"Oh?"
The county magistrate Wang Ying smiled dullly and said: "Whether it is nonsense or not, I will decide for myself. Now that he has finished speaking, it is your turn. But listen clearly, what exactly happened, you have to tell the truth. If what you said is untrue, I will decide
I want to punish you for the crime of sitting back!"
Liu San gritted his teeth and said: "After the Cao Min went to sea, Wang Shichang forced his younger sister to marry him as a concubine on the grounds that the Cao Min borrowed money from his family. The Cao Min never borrowed his family's money at all!"
"Soon after, my little sister was killed by Wang Qian, his wife. My mother went to Wang's house to ask for an explanation, but she was beaten to death by his nursing home. This is two lives. Please ask the county magistrate.
Call the shots!"
Wang Ying looked solemn and asked: "Is what you said true?"
"Sir, everything is true!"
"You said you went to sea two years ago, how did you know these things?"
“The folks told me this personally!”
"Well, even if what you say is true, do you have evidence?"
"Evidence..."
Liu San suddenly became confused and everyone knew it. What more evidence was needed?
Besides, it’s been more than a year, where can I find evidence for you?
"I'll ask you again, do you have any evidence?"
"Grass people...there is no evidence..."
"There is no evidence, but is there a witness?"
"Yes, yes..."
Liu San hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhang, who is across from the grassroots, can testify. Also, many people in the village know what happened. Please feel free to ask."
Wang Ying nodded and said: "In that case, Liu San and Wang Shichang will be temporarily detained until I have asked for witnesses and then tried again!"
The officers came forward, picked up Liu San, and took him to the prison.
Before leaving, Liu San suddenly asked: "Didn't they say both of them were going to be imprisoned? Where is Wang Shichang?"
The officer smiled contemptuously and said, "What are you thinking about? How can Mr. Wang be locked up with you?"
Liu San wondered: "Then...where are they?"
"Nonsense, of course I'm going home!"
"What?"
Liu San got angry, struggled with the pain in his butt and got up, asking: "Why can he go home?"
"Want to know?"
The guard suddenly stopped, walked forward slowly, and whispered: "If you have money, I can send you back."
"You..."
Liu San looked furious: "You know the law and break it!"
The officer smiled: "You know a lot, you know how to break the law?"
"Hmph, you let the criminal go, aren't you afraid of being questioned?"
"Haha..."
The officer seemed to have heard a joke and said: "Mr. Wang can't run away. He will come to court tomorrow. What crime will I be asked for? Besides, Mr. Wang is the cousin of the county magistrate. The magistrate doesn't stop me.
Dare you stop me?"
Liu San said angrily: "Then just wait. If there is a witness tomorrow, I wonder how he can still quibble?"
"You, you..."
The officer couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Let me tell you what's good about you. It's up to you. You have no power and no power. Why should you fight with others? Do you think those villagers will talk to you?" Liu San was suddenly stunned and seemed to understand something.
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore. I slapped you today to give you a memory. You can figure out who you can offend and who you can't offend!"
After the officer finished speaking, he turned around and left. Liu San suddenly felt weak and slowly fell to the ground.
Pain came from his buttocks, and he had to change his position and lie on the ground to feel a little better.
On the second day, the court hearing will continue.
Wang Shichang was already kneeling in the hall. Obviously, he didn't run away, and he didn't need to run. He just went home and took a nap, and then came back and continued to attend the hall.
Wang Ying, the county magistrate, sat in front of the hall, first patted the gavel, and then said: "Liu San, did you say yesterday that if you make false statements, you will be punished by sitting down?"
Liu San nodded and said: "The grassroots said it!"
Wang Ying said with a dark face: "Well, you're going to kill two people. If this crime is proven, it will be a death penalty. Now I'm going to sentence you to the crime of rebelling. Can you plead guilty?"
Liu San was immediately shocked and said: "Sir, I didn't say anything. It was indeed him who killed my mother and my sister!"
"Bold!"
Wang Ying said loudly: "I asked thirteen people today, and they all said they didn't know about this matter. How dare you make excuses?"
Liu San seemed to be surprised and asked: "Sir, who are you asking about?"
"Of course they are from Wangjia Village, and among them is Lao Zhangtou, who is across from your family. He personally admitted that your sister committed suicide, your mother was seriously ill, and there was no one to take care of her. This was originally caused by your unfilial piety, but now it's the other way around.
Are you still making excuses for falsely accusing others?"
"I, I... don't have it!"
After hearing this, Liu San turned pale and said, "Sir, I want to see those villagers, and I want to confront them face to face!"
Wang Ying sneered and said: "It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I will help you. Come and bring someone to prove it!"
"Bring a witness!"
Immediately afterwards, Lao Zhangtou was led in by the guards. When he saw Liu San, he instinctively avoided it, as if he did not dare to look directly into his eyes.
Liu San quickly asked: "Uncle Zhang, you told me about my sister and my mother, why do you deny it now?"
Lao Zhang lowered his head and muttered: "I don't know, I don't know anything..."
Liu San seemed to realize something and asked again: "Uncle Zhang, are you...have you been threatened by someone?"
Lao Zhangtou didn't answer, he just kept saying he didn't know.
At this time, other witnesses also came in. Liu San raised his eyes and saw that they were all from Wangjiacun and his neighbors.
However, like Lao Zhangtou, they all lowered their heads, either did not speak, or said they did not know.
Liu San turned his head abruptly and saw Wang Shichang's proud face. At this moment, he finally understood.
The villagers must have taken his family's money, or were threatened and did not dare to testify.