Chapter 226 The sharp knife delivered to the door by the Li family
Regarding the issues recorded in the ledger, Chao Mu introduced them in detail and gave Huang An detailed analysis and suggestions.
Having them here really saved Huang An a lot of energy and solved a lot of trouble for him.
Next is the crime file recorded by the government.
Huang An could clearly feel that Chao Mu's face, who was sitting next to him, had darkened.
Obviously, what was recorded in the file made Chao Mu, a tough guy, lose his mentality.
He controlled the big screen and continued to explain to Huang An.
"We reviewed all the files, and the law we referred to was the "Da Ming Law" you provided to us before."
"Among all the files, a total of 1,325 cases were recorded. Among them, 1,120 cases involved aristocratic families, and the remaining cases had nothing to do with people from aristocratic families."
Huang An's face also turned ugly.
In the past three years, the government has tried a total of 1,325 cases, but 90% of them were related to wealthy families.
This data is shocking and terrifying when you think about it carefully.
A wealthy family is the source of evil.
Combined with the record files from the aristocratic family that he had seen before, Huang An's face also became ugly.
He asked in a deep voice:
"what's the result?"
Chao Mu slammed the table, anger welling up, but business was important now, not the time to vent his emotions.
Control your emotions immediately and report the work results to Huang An.
"It is not optimistic. The sentencing results are very obvious in favor of wealthy families. Unjust, false and wrongful convictions, and the behavior of being beaten into punishment are not uncommon.
If cases are judged strictly in accordance with the "Ming Law", 90% of the cases will contain errors. There are 320 cases where the judgments are completely wrong, and there are 514 cases where there is doubt. The evidence for the judgments in these cases is mostly mutual.
Contradiction cannot withstand scrutiny..."
Chao Mu's words made Huang An, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, take a breath of cold air.
He was not surprised by the work efficiency of people like Chao Mu, but he was surprised by the legal issues in Feng'an City.
Shocking!
It's much more serious than I thought.
"These people are more vicious than we imagined!"
Chao Mu made this judgment.
While speaking, he jumped and slapped his hand on the desk.
"If we follow our laws, no one can escape!"
Chao Mu's eyes were filled with hatred. He was a soldier, hated evil as much as he hated evil, and his moral values and sense of social responsibility were much stronger than those of people like Huang An.
Chao Mu read the records in the files and account books in detail, and understood the contents better than Huang An.
The truth behind each case really made all the staff who knew about it shudder.
He turned to look at Huang An, preparing to prepare Huang An mentally, but he heard Huang An comforting him instead.
"The records in the batch of files I just brought are even more horrific. You need to make some preparations for psychological counseling for those staff members."
The meaning in Huang An's words made Chao Mu's eyes narrow.
Could it be?
Worse?
He swallowed his throat and felt a bone-chilling chill all over his body.
Even though he has experienced a lot of darkness, compared with the records in the batch of files Huang An brought from the Ming Dynasty, his experiences are still very young.
In his opinion, Feng'an City is a hell on earth.
In a place where the legal foundation can be said to have just begun, the darkness of the world can swallow up all modern people's outlook on life and morality.
Those who have little mental endurance may go crazy after reading those files.
Chao Mu was slightly resistant to the idea of checking the contents of the file himself.
However, he firmly remembered his mission and the responsibilities he shouldered.
He solemnly promised Huang An.
"I'll call attention to it!"
Chao Mu chose to believe Huang An's advice unconditionally.
After saying something to Huang An, he began to give instructions to the staff on the other side of the headset.
After the instructions were completed, Huang An had roughly finished browsing the documents in his hand.
As expected, there were a lot of questions.
But in Huang An's view, these problems cannot yet kill the Li family. These aristocratic families can easily push out a few people to take the blame.
Punishment that is neither painful nor itchy will only frighten the enemy, and Huang An disdains it.
To deal with the real weapon of the Li family, a big killer is needed!
And this killer weapon will be forged by him.
Weapons forged by one's own hands are the most comfortable to use, right?
"Oh, right!"
Huang An seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and asked:
"Today at dinner time, I met with the two brothers Li Shui and Li Jie of the Li family. They seemed to be very concerned about the things in the files and account books. Are there any records in those account books or files that are very detrimental to the Li family?
"
Upon hearing Huang An's question, Chao Mu first frowned slightly, and then looked thoughtful.
After about three seconds, his brows relaxed slightly.
"Should be this!"
While speaking, press the mouse with your finger to adjust the content on the big screen.
"Last month, a craftsman who claimed to have escaped from outside the city knocked on the city lord's government office and reported that the Li family was secretly manufacturing armor in a workshop outside the city, and was suspected of treason."
"oh?"
Huang An's eyes lit up, he didn't expect it to happen.
"What happened next?"
While flipping through the files he had compiled in his hand, he searched for the case Chao Mu mentioned and asked for follow-up questions.
"Later, the craftsman sued the Yamen, and the person who heard the case was County Lieutenant Li Jie. He said that this man was deceiving the public with his evil words, and ordered him to be beaten up. Finally, he was judged to be insane and thrown out.
After the craftsman returned home, he died of serious injuries on the third day and died in the middle of the night. On the second day, his son sued the county government, but he quickly withdrew the case, saying that the complaint was wrong, and the follow-up situation would not be settled."
Chao Mu's face was gloomy. He had already explained it in detail. Huang An understood the outline of the entire case clearly.
Huang An held the file in his hand and stared at the big screen, feeling lost for a while.
If you can't solve the problem, then you have to solve the problem.
What a good idea.
After a while, he said:
"Privately manufacturing war armor, especially iron armor, is prohibited by the imperial court and is tantamount to rebellion. However, nowadays, the Zhu family's royal family is weak, and Youzhou is located on the border, so it often faces harassment from foreign tribes."
Huang An tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was remembering something.
"Throughout the Ming Dynasty, martial arts were relatively prosperous. Making armor was actually common, and most people didn't have the money to make armor.
Those who can make armor, especially iron armor, are all members of aristocratic families. These people are very powerful and have deep backgrounds. Generally speaking, the government often turns a blind eye to this."
After Huang An explained it to this point, Chao Mu understood.
His eyes narrowed slightly, thoughtfully.
"I see. Judging from the situation in Youzhou you described, it seems that the whole Youzhou family's armor-making style is even worse. This craftsman may have a big enmity with the Li family and thinks he can bring down the Li family, but he doesn't know how to do it.
Therefore, he rashly sued the Li family, which ultimately led to the disaster of killing people."
Huang An nodded and agreed with Chao Mu's guess.
The matter of making armor is not big or small, at least it cannot be put on the surface.
If the matter gets serious and someone wants to deal with the Li family, he can definitely use this matter to make a fuss.
The entire Li family was wiped out in the blink of an eye.
No wonder Li Shui mentioned the issue of account books and files many times today.
What he was concerned about was the armor-making issue in the file.
This matter is of great concern. If Huang An and Zhao Yan use this matter to make a fuss, they can justifiably uproot the Li family.
"hehe!"
Huang An suddenly laughed.
It's really your own fault and you can't live.
The Li family personally delivered the sharp knife to their hands. If I didn't catch it, wouldn't I have let down the good intentions of the two brothers?
Prepare with both hands to see how the Li family escapes from his grasp.