"Come here, bring to court the heads of all the aristocratic families who bribed the officials of the Prefecture Academy of Literature and the Prefecture Yamen."
With Du Ning's order, many heads of aristocratic families were taken to court by the government officials.
Before these people entered the court, they all saw the many corpses with dismembered heads outside, and each of them turned pale with fear.
A feeling of fear surged into their hearts, making them feel extremely scared.
"Plop! Plop!"
Several heads of aristocratic families knelt on the ground and begged loudly for mercy.
"Du Jun, spare your life, spare your life! From now on, we will strictly control the people in the family and never let them do evil again. Please also ask Du Jun to show mercy outside the law!"
"Jun Yunqi, my ancestors once shed blood for the human race. My ancestors were once great heroes who conquered foreign races. Please forgive our lives for the sake of my ancestors who shed their blood for the human race!"
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"Your Majesty Wenjun, you have already killed a lot of people today. You can't kill any more. We all know you were wrong!"
Seeing the remorseful expressions of these aristocratic family heads, the onlookers could not help but express some sympathy.
Du Ning showed no mercy, and slapped the gavel with a bang, "If you don't shed tears until you see the coffin, and if you don't give up until you reach the Yellow River, do you still have the nerve to claim to be scholars from aristocratic families?"
"Your ancestors bled and sweated for the human race, but what about you? You are oppressing the people and completely ruining the honor that your ancestors bought with their blood. If your ancestors have spirits in the sky, they will definitely rain down a thunderbolt.
On your body, I will beat you unworthy descendants to death!"
"But having said that, according to your files, although you all bribed state liberal arts colleges and government officials, the degree of crimes committed by people in your respective families varies. Except for a few families, most of them
Sin remains open to question."
When they heard what Du Ning said, most of the heads of the aristocratic families looked ecstatic, while a few looked ashen.
They are all too aware of the mistakes made by people in their family. Some people are in bad circumstances, while others do not cause much harm.
The degree of crime of each member of the family is different, so Du Ning also has to distinguish them in detail.
Du Ning reported to the people in detail the crimes committed by each family, and then pronounced sentences according to the "New Laws of China".
For the head of the family who had committed extremely heinous crimes, Du Ning sentenced the culprit to death and took him out to behead him in public.
Outside the court, many scholars from aristocratic families cried out and begged for mercy, but Du Ning ignored them.
After the head fell to the ground, many people fainted from fright. At the same time, many people yelled at Du Ning, and the words were extremely unpleasant.
But the people who were watching applauded and thought that Du Ning had done a good job, and they should not be merciful in dealing with these extremely vicious people.
The heads of the aristocratic families who were still alive in the court were relieved. Du Ning killed the culprits without killing them, and finally saved a life.
"Thank you, Mr. Du, for your kindness. We will definitely change our minds and turn over a new leaf and never do anything harmful to nature again."
"Yes! We already know the mistake. I swear, if anyone in my family makes such a mistake again, then let the sky drop a thunderbolt and kill me."
"Thank you Du Jun for your kindness, thank you Du Jun for your kindness."
The head of the aristocratic family who survived is grateful and has endless gratitude in his heart.
"Quiet!"
Du Ning shouted coldly, causing these people to shut their mouths.
"You may be exempted from the death penalty, but you cannot escape from the crime of living. According to the content of the "New Laws of China", you are sentenced to fifteen years in prison."
When all the family heads heard this word, they all frowned.
"Prison sentence? What is this?"
"I don't know, it seems to be a term in the new law!"
"Are we still going to be punished?"
"Probably..."
The family heads seemed to have guessed something, and their faces were a little ugly.
Du Ning explained: "The so-called fixed-term imprisonment means restricting your personal freedom and allowing you to atone for your sins through labor for a limited period. In other words, in the next fifteen years, your food, clothing, housing and transportation will all be in the Yamen, and the Yamen will
Arrange for you to perform labor, such as farming with the common people, volunteering in restaurants, or working in some shops, etc., and use the wages you earn to subsidize the government's expenses on you."
"What? Arrange us to work?"
"No way! This..."
The heads of the families looked confused. They had been pampered since childhood. What kind of work would they do there?
Moreover, as the head of an aristocratic family, he actually has to do the work of the people at the bottom, which is simply a great shame and humiliation.
"Okay! This fixed-term prison sentence is really good! Don't they look down on us people? Just let them do our people's work, haha..."
"Jun Yunqi is really a genius. If they are sentenced to fifteen years in prison, it will be a huge expense for the yamen, but if they are allowed to earn wages through labor, they can fill this gap."
"It punishes the criminals and benefits the people at the same time without incurring additional costs. It kills three birds with one stone!"
"Only Mr. Yunqi can come up with such a method!"
There was a discussion among the crowd, and many scholars gave Du Ning a thumbs up. This method of punishment is much more meaningful than the so-called torture.
"Du Jun, we know we were wrong. Can we get a fixed-term prison sentence..."
Someone hurriedly winked at Du Ning.
"Oh? Do you want to die? If you have such request, I can fulfill your request." Du Ning smiled coldly.
"No, no, that's not what I meant..."
The other party was so frightened that they were sweating profusely. Now they had no qualifications to bargain with Du Ning. With just one word from Du Ning, the government officials here could pull them out and kill them.
The heads of the families whispered to each other. They are all middle-aged now, and when they are released from prison, they will probably become old men.
Du Ning said: "You don't have to be too sad. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to apply for a reduction in sentence. Maybe you can be released from prison early after working for five or six years. Of course, if you are not honest during the labor period and continue to bully
In other words, hey... there is no torture in Lanzhou Yamen, but there are many prison terms to serve you. Even if you have to stay in prison for your whole life, our Yamen can afford it."
After hearing what Du Ning said, the family heads were overjoyed.
But when they heard what Du Ning said next, their faces turned pale with fright. They couldn't ask for a reduced sentence, so how could they dare to do bad things?
As a result, all the family heads quickly expressed their opinions, claiming that they would work hard and strive for his early release.