"Thank you parents for your generosity." He Chang also breathed a sigh of relief.
"We'll come one at a time," Wei Zhixian said, "Let's start with instigation."
Master Sima on the side said: "According to the Ming Dynasty Laws, those who instigate and force people to commit crimes shall be the first criminal as the mastermind. In this case, the Zhao family charged two levels for false accusation and counter-insurgency, and should be sentenced to beheading. According to the household records of the year before last,
According to the "Nano Atonement Ordinance" promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, one hundred and ten dan can be exempted from the death penalty and sentenced to five years in prison." In fact, it is not just the grain chief. From the 26th year of Hongwu, anyone who is not a "real crime of capital crime" will be punished.
You can atone for your sins with nanometers. Nowadays, the law of banknotes is deteriorating, so the court is naturally not stupid and accepts rice instead of banknotes.
"What if the five-year prison sentence is also exempted?"
"Forty stones."
"Okay." He Changxin said, my life is not too expensive.
"Also, the atonement rice is being exported to Beijing. Do you plan to transport it yourself, or will the imperial court transport it on behalf of you?"
He Changxin said, isn't that nonsense: "It will be shipped by the imperial court."
"Then we have to pay double the freight, a total of three hundred shi." Master Sima said and sighed to himself, it's dark, it's really dark, Master Yongle is really poor and crazy.
"So many..." He Chang took a breath.
"This is the rule of the imperial court." Master Sima said with a straight face, "It's up to you whether to hand it over or not."
"Hand it, hand it." He Chang said with a heartbroken look on his face, but when he saw County Magistrate Wei couldn't help but rejoice, he couldn't help cursing secretly, "I don't know how much money has gone into this guy's pocket!"
He guessed correctly. According to regulations, local governments can keep 30% as funds.
"Let's talk about abducting and harboring women. According to the Ming Dynasty Laws, any strategy to lure a loved one, whether sold or not, will be punished by a hundred sticks and three thousand miles away." Li Guandao: "According to the 'Nano Atonement Regulations',
But Naomi’s eighty stone was exempted from the death penalty and his sentence was changed to four years in prison.”
"How many stones does it cost to avoid jail time?"
"Thirty stones." Master Sima said, "You know...that's two hundred and twenty stones." He paused and said, "Moreover, you sent someone to attempt to murder Wang Xian..."
"Just tell me the number." He Chang was numb because he had too many lice to bite him.
"According to the Laws of the Ming Dynasty, if a person is murdered and the person is injured but does not die, the person who created the intention will be hanged. The standard of atonement is the same as beheading." Master Sima said: "That is, three hundred stones."
"A total of eight hundred and twenty stones..." He Chang secretly calculated in his mind that it was almost the same amount of gold and silver that I planned to bribe Hu Buliu. He pretended to be heartbroken and said, "I can go home after I pay these eight hundred and twenty stones."
Alright?"
Master Sima looked at the county magistrate in the hall and saw that Magistrate Wei's throat was itchy and he kept coughing, and then he suddenly said: "There is one last one."
"What else?" He Chang hated these two corrupt officials so much that even if he was made of iron, he would still be beaten into nails by them!
"It was your housekeeper He Fu, long-time worker Zhao Zhu and others who confessed that you committed murder and buried the body." Master Sima flipped through the file and said, "Do you admit it?"
"They slandered me, but I didn't kill anyone." Although He Chang had relaxed his vigilance, he still said subconsciously.
"Then where did the concubine you bought two years ago go?"
"ran away……"
Before He Chang could finish his words, there was a 'pop' sound, and Wei Zhixian slapped the wooden logs in the hall and scolded: "He, you don't want to drink a toast and you will be punished with a fine drink! Do you think the three wooden logs in this hall are just for decoration?"
"Mighty..." The servants beat the ground with water and fire sticks.
"Except Mr. He, these people were interrogated separately, but their confessions were completely consistent. Based on this, we can convict you of murder." Master Sima advised: "Anyway, we have already confessed to so many crimes. Is this still missing? No.
Just an extra amount of money?”
He Changxin said that it was indeed blackmail... After thinking about it, he asked tentatively: "Is this crime very serious?"
"It's not serious, I just killed a concubine." Master Sima said with a smile: "According to the Ming Dynasty Law, it's just a banishment. If the penalty is rice, it's only two hundred dan. Considering the wealth of the family, there are still two hundred dan.
Is it rice yet?”
"..." He Chang remained silent for a long time, then whispered: "I really didn't kill anyone..."
"How dare you speak so harshly!" Wei Zhixian was furious. He took out a handful of fire sticks from the tube, sprinkled them on the ground and said, "The punishment is eighty, give me a hard beating!"
Then four Zaoli immediately moved. First, two water and fire sticks passed through He Chang's armpits and lifted up his upper body, dragging him away from the stool. Then the last two sticks were directed towards the crooks of his hind legs.
Hit away.
He Chang knelt down first, and then the two water and fire sticks holding him pulled back, and his whole body lay on the hard brick floor. The four feet of the four soap slaves stepped on the backs of his two hands respectively.
On the two ankles, He Chang was stepped on tightly in a large shape!
Immediately afterwards, the two Zaoli took a deep breath, rounded up the water and fire sticks, and were about to hit him!
"Don't fight, I say, I say!" Now that he knew he could pay for his crime with nanometers, He Chang's will to resist was very weak, and he screamed heartbreakingly before he was beaten.
"If you don't recruit me for real, I'll let you taste all the torture tools in this hall!" Wei Zhixian slapped the crowd and shouted in a deep voice.
"Hey, let me ask first, can you definitely avoid death for this crime?" He Changyou asked worriedly.
"Of course, I'm just a concubine." Master Sima said with certainty, "It's a lighter crime than other crimes."
He Chang looked at County Magistrate Wei again and said: "The county magistrate made an oath to ensure that I will not die, otherwise I will not say anything if I am beaten to death."
"You!" Wei Zhixian said angrily: "How dare you threaten me?!"
Sima Qiu hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, just swear an oath. After all, we didn't lie to him." He said and gave Wei Zhixian a wink.
Wei Zhixian then reluctantly swore: "Beating my concubine to death will not lead to death. If she deceives me, she will be punished by heaven and earth."
He Chang finally felt relieved and told how he beat his concubine to death, how he buried the body, where he buried the murder weapon and the bloody clothes, and how he poured beans out of a bamboo tube.
Master Sima on the side wrote quickly and recorded his confession. After reading it over and seeing that there were no mistakes, he asked He Chang to sign and stamp it, and then presented it to the magistrate.
Wei Zhixian carefully read the confession and confirmed it was correct, and then slapped the case and said: "Quit!"
Seeing that the government officials came to escort him again, He Chang protested: "Old parents, I have already confessed and promised Nami, why don't you let me go home?"
"The nano matter has to be reported to the Ministry of Punishment for approval, so He Yuanwai has to wait for more than a month." Wei Zhixian said with a smile: "I can only aggrieve Yuan Wai and stay in jail for a while."
"Ah..." He Changdeng was stunned.
"Take him away!" Wei Zhixian waved his sleeves, as if to shoo away flies, and ordered his men to take the villain back to prison.
"Alas..." He Chang sighed helplessly, still unable to avoid this period of imprisonment.
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Returning to the holding room, Wei Zhixian took off his official hat and laughed loudly: "What a man who 'changes the day' by stealing the sky. The person named He didn't even know that he was about to die!"
Master Sima twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Yes, he thought it was as simple as beating the concubine to death. But he forgot how the concubine came to be!"
It turned out that according to He Fu and Zhu Zhu, Linghua was a girl from a good family bought by He Chang from a kidnapper. She had a very strong personality. Although she was raped by him, she kept resisting until she was beaten to death by He Chang!
This is not as simple as beating a concubine to death! Instead, she buys a good family, rapes and kills her, which is really a capital crime!
However, Wei Zhixian and Master Sima, according to Wang Xian's plan, first fully paralyzed He Chang, and then deliberately did not mention Linghua's origin, and only beat the concubine to death to induce a confession, making He Chang think that the crime was not worth the death penalty.
After confessing the crime in full and signing it, the crime of murder will be confirmed.
At this time, He Chang's life and death is no longer in his control, but is determined by Linghua's identity!
As long as the government investigates and finds out that Linghua is indeed a good family member who was abducted, and there is no need for He Chang to confess again, his crime of rape and murder will be completely confirmed!
It is not difficult to investigate Linghua's identity, because the "Da Ming Law" stipulates that the prerequisite for buying a concubine is voluntary and must be registered with the government, otherwise it is illegal.
Weizhi County had already asked the household to check, but there was no record of the Zhang family buying concubines. This alone was enough!
This also explains why no one claimed the body of the woman after she had been dead for two years. Because she was not a local at all!
At this point, the case has been thoroughly investigated, with no omissions left. What satisfies Weizhi County the most is that He was not tortured, nor was He forced to reveal that he was a Jin Yiwei... At this moment, He was still a member of the imperial guard.
In prison, I have a sweet dream of staying for a while and then going home!
In this way, if the case is handed over to the higher authorities, even if there is a huge quarrel, it will have nothing to do with him, a seventh-grade sesame official. At least Wei Zhixian has a clear conscience...
He personally worked with Master Sima in the custody room all night, and finally sorted out all the files. Then he took a moment to wash and change clothes, and went straight to the provincial capital Hangzhou!
The reason for not stopping is to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible...
Fuyang is only sixty miles away from Hangzhou, and it's just an hour's boat ride down the river.
After entering Hangzhou City, Wei Zhixian went to the magistrate's office first... According to his intention, he went directly to find the "cold-faced Tiehan", but Master Sima said, don't, you dare to ignore your boss, you will wait for him in the future
Take it easy.
In fact, Yu Qian, the magistrate of Hangzhou, was a kind-hearted elder. He was deeply shocked after hearing the report from Magistrate Wei. He looked at the file carefully, and after a long time, he closed his eyes and sighed: "What a strange injustice through the ages, what a strange injustice through the ages!" He stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"Wenyuan's eyes are like lightning. It is our fortune and blessing to the people to be able to rectify such injustices! Please accept my worship!"
Wei Zhixian hurriedly supported the magistrate, and said at a loss: "It is also a coincidence, and there are capable officials to help..."
"Hurry up and report to Mr. Zhetai!" Magistrate Yu held his hand tightly and said, "If He Zhuan asks, just say it was my intention!"
"Thank you so much, Mr. Prefect, for your protection." Magistrate Wei expressed his gratitude, bowed deeply, left the magistrate's office, and went straight to the inspector's office not far away.
Zhou Zhitai happened to be discussing something with He Kuan. He heard that the magistrate of Fuyang County had come and reported to Zhitai. He Kuan's face immediately became ugly.
Seeing this, Zhou Xin smiled and said, "Let's see together what this ignorant magistrate is going to say!"