As soon as Li Qi's words came out, he immediately attracted a lot of scorn. Those ministers were thinking, are you implying that we are very interested in this matter of adultery? It is really unreasonable. We are all people who read the books of sages.
How can you be interested in such immoral things? You are insulting us. Even if we are interested, you can't say it directly. It hurts people's self-esteem. This article was first published by.
This cook is a cook, and if he doesn't speak, his opening is so unpalatable.
Of course, if a high school sophomore were here, he would definitely applaud.
So everything has two sides.
Zhao Kai was helpless in his heart. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to let Li Qi speak. He thought to himself, what we just discussed were national affairs. It's a shame for you to talk about adultery as soon as you start, and you are still in this hall.
Above, is this appropriate? But who said he was the one who asked Li Qi to speak? This really shot himself in the foot, so he had to say: "Really? Then you can tell me."
There is some hint of loss of interest in the voice.
Li Qiquan acted as if he didn't hear it and cleared his throat and said: "The incident happened in the Lingnan area. When the Weichen class passed by Tanzhou on their way back to the court, they went on a patrol incognito and happened to meet someone complaining in the government office. This person's name was Zhang Bi
, is from Liuyang, and he sued the magistrate of Liuyang, saying that the magistrate of Liuyang had murdered his wife and his two sons."
Zhao Kai was shocked when he heard this and said: "Sue your own magistrate?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's right. Your Majesty must also find it interesting. I was also very curious at the time, so I stopped to hear what was going on.
It turns out that Zhang Biben was a skilled craftsman from a small village in Liuyang. Because he was fired, his family could not make a living, so he took his wife and children to the county town. A local member named Xu Guang was there.
Seeing that Zhang Bi was good at his craftsmanship, he took him in.
After a month of living in peace, one day, a good friend of Xu Guang came to seek refuge with him. This good friend of Xu Guang was a monk named Miao Fa. The two were close friends, so Xu Guang let Miao Fa stay at his home.
Unexpectedly, this wonderful method lived in Xu Guang's house and actually hooked up with Zhang Bi's wife Xie, and the two of them also had an affair, which was instantly ignited."
Zhao Kai coughed lightly and said, "There's no need to talk about this."
Sweat! Don’t you just want to hear these details? Could it be that I guessed wrong? No matter what, the emperor spoke, and Li Qi could only avoid the important and take the easy, saying: "That Zhang Bi is making money outside all day long to support his family. He doesn't know what to do at home."
Such changes happened, but all the neighbors knew about it. Only Zhang Bi was kept in the dark. Some people who wanted to fight against the injustice couldn't stand it anymore. Zhang Bi worked so hard for this family, but as his wife, you stole the news at home.
Man, do you think this is hateful?"
Many ministers nodded.
Li Qi added: "Finally, someone couldn't stand it any longer, so they went to the government office to accuse Zhang Mi's wife, Xie, of having committed adultery with Miaofa."
Adultery is illegal today. Unlike later generations, one-night stands have become a popular sport, regardless of whether the other party is a married woman or a married woman.
Zheng Yi said curiously: "The rights and wrongs of this case are very obvious. It is easy to hear."
But Li Gang shook his head and said: "The words of the third envoy are wrong. The Privy Council envoy said earlier that Zhang Bi sued Liuyang County Magistrate for murdering his wife and children. So I think there must be something unknown happening."
Many people nodded, their curiosity already aroused by Li Qi.
The more Zhao Kai listened, the more curious he became, and asked Li Qi: "Then how does the Liuyang magistrate judge?"
Li Qi did not answer, but turned to Li Gang and said, "Li Shangshu, if you were to come to trial, how would you judge?"
Li Gang said: "Of course, according to our laws of the Song Dynasty, Miaofa, as a monk, did such an immoral thing, so he should be punished twice, with a penalty of one hundred rods and two years in prison. If Xu Guang knew about it, or contributed to it,
, should also be given sixty punishments with a cane as punishment, and as Xie said, considering that she is a woman, she can be exempted from the punishment with a cane, but she should be sent to the army."
Li Qi smiled and nodded and said: "Li Shangshu is worthy of being the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. He is fair and strict. That is exactly what the Liuyang County Magistrate made."
Zhao Kai was surprised and said: "It's so reasonable, then why did Zhang Bi sue Liuyang County Magistrate?"
Li Gang also frowned and said nothing, his face full of confusion.
Li Qidao: "Wei Chen was thinking the same thing at the time. Is Zhang Bi crazy? But then Zhang Bi revealed the secret. Indeed, adultery is an ironclad fact. This move is certainly abominable. Zhang Bi was holding a hat on his head.
Cuckolding is simply a shame and a great humiliation, but the problem is that if the Liuyang magistrate sends Xie to the army, then the family will be gone. What will happen to the two and a half-year-old children? Zhang Bi has to go to work every day, who will take care of these two children?
A child?”
When Zhao Kai heard this, he nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "That's true."
Li Qi continued: "So Zhang Bi begged the magistrate of Liuyang to let his wife go, but the magistrate of Liuyang said that he had handled the case impartially and that the case could not be appealed. Zhang Bi begged hard, but the magistrate of Liuyang not only refused to agree, but also sentenced
Zhang Bi disturbed the court and was sentenced to thirty-year cane punishment. Zhang Bi had no choice but to go to the state capital to file a complaint."
Having said this, he asked Li Gang again: "Li Shangshu, if you were the prefect of Tanzhou, would you uphold the original verdict or reverse the case for Zhang Bi?"
Li Gang pondered for a while, then shook his head and said: "This---this is really a difficult decision. The law is nothing more than human feelings. Zhang Bi also has his own unspeakable sufferings."
Zhao Kai hurriedly asked: "Then I wonder how the Tanzhou magistrate made the decision?"
Li Qi replied: "The Tanzhou magistrate's surname is Mao, his given name is Shu, and his courtesy name is Qiuzhi. After listening to Zhang Bi's complaint, he said that the ancestors' legislation must be in accordance with reason, otherwise, the law will become a bad law."
Zhao Kai nodded repeatedly and said: "This is absolutely correct."
Li Qidao: "As far as this case is concerned, if Xie was sent to the army, not only would it not help Zhang Bi, but it would make it worse, and it would not be compatible with her, so he finally exempted Xie from being sent to the army, gave her a warning, and let her stay at home.
After thinking about it, as for the Liuyang magistrate, the judgment itself was not wrong, so Magistrate Mao just warned him and did not punish him. However, this case also made Mao Shu see some legal shortcomings, so he decided to commit adultery.
Cases must be based on the husband’s opinion. Only if the husband files a complaint can the government accept the case, and no one else has the right to interfere.”
Li Gang nodded frequently and said, "This Mao Shu is a talent."
Chen Dong said: "But if this is the case, wouldn't it be a disguised strengthening of husband's power? It would be unfair to women."
Li Gang said: "Chen Yushi's words are wrong. This method seems to strengthen the husband's power, but in fact it protects the family. If there is no such method to make up for it, then women will easily be falsely accused, and the people will also do things against the wind."
Shadows, spying on other people's private parts everywhere, this kind of culture must not be encouraged, this method can make up for it well."
Zhao Kai hummed and said: "Li Shangshu is right. This is indeed reasonable and reasonable. The Ministry of Punishment should consider it carefully and include it in the law as soon as possible."
Li Qi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Zhao Kaicuo said in astonishment: "Isn't everything already said?"
Li Qi chuckled: "If it's that simple, how can I have the nerve to tell it in court? There will be more exciting things later."
When Zhao Kai heard this, he thought, since he has already heard this, he might as well let him finish. He said, "Then you can continue talking."
"yes."
Li Qi continued: "After the case came to an end, a few days later, another person went to the Tanzhou government office to file a complaint. This person's name was Tao Jing. He sued his brother-in-law Liu Tong for forcing his wife into prostitution. The crime of forcing a good girl into prostitution can be punished.
If you are not young, forcing your wife into prostitution should be punished with a higher penalty. Mao Shu accepted the case. He immediately ordered people to find Liu Tong and his wife for interrogation. Liu Tong's wife was crying in the hall, but did not say a word.
But Liu Tong shouted that he was wronged and even accused Tao Jing of false accusation."
Chen Dong said angrily: "Although Mrs. Tao didn't say anything, judging from her crying, it can't be false. This matter is so outrageous, so how can Liu Tong still have the nerve to cry out for injustice."
Li Qi smiled and said: "The reason lies in the previous case. Zhang Bi's wife committed adultery. Mao Shu made it clear that future adultery cases will be subject to the husband's opinion. If the husband does not complain, the government will not accept it."
Chen Dongdao: "These are two different things. One is adultery and the other is forcing a wife into prostitution. How can we generalize them?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "These are indeed two different things, but they have a lot in common. Forcing a wife into prostitution, in other words, letting her commit adultery, there is no difference between the two."
Bai Qiannuo's face turned red when she heard this. If anyone asked her if she was Li Qi's wife at this time, she would definitely shake her head decisively and even say such things as letting her wife commit adultery.
The rest of the ministers are also displeased. Listening to your tone, is it a good thing to indulge your wife in adultery? It is really a violation of ethics.
However, in view of the previous case, Li Qi's words were not wrong, and Liu Tong could totally get away with it.
Chen Dongdao: "Even if there is a slight difference, there is still a difference."
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's true, but the key to forcing his wife into prostitution is forcing, not prostitution. However, Liu Tong's wife was not forced into prostitution by Liu Tong, but induced. Liu Tong is a lazy man who cannot make a living and support his family.
Seeing that the family was about to starve to death, Liu Tong came up with this idea. Of course, his wife was unwilling to do this, but she couldn't bear the children to starve to death, so she agreed to Liu Tong, which evolved into
so."
Zhao Kai pondered for a while and said, "Then how did Magistrate Mao pass the verdict?"
Li Qidao: "Prefect Mao felt that if this trend was encouraged, many people would follow suit and must be severely punished. But the problem was that he had just promulgated that law. If this happened, wouldn't this be a slap in the face to himself, so he
During the retrial the next day, Liu Tong was not convicted of forcing his wife into prostitution. Instead, he regarded this behavior as a commercial crime and convicted Liu Tong of tax evasion.
He was sentenced to one hundred years in prison and three years in prison. After the verdict of the case, he immediately abolished the auxiliary law he had set, because although the previous law could prevent some bad habits, this one was more unethical, and both
Whichever is lighter should be compared."
"Commercial crime?" Zhao Kai snorted lightly and said, "This must be your Privy Council's idea."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty is really as discerning as a torch."
Zhao Kai said: "Is the story finished now?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "That's it."
Zhao Kai said: "Then what is your conclusion?"
Li Qi said with a smile: "Reporting to the emperor, all my colleagues have been arguing. On the one hand, they are worried that the imperial court lacks control over Jiaozhi and Dali. On the other hand, they are worried that the imperial court's excessive interference will make Duan Zhengyan unworthy of his name and violate the emperor's promise, which will affect our society."
The reputation of the Song Dynasty is actually very simple. As an official of the court, Duan Zhengyan is the law enforcer. At the time, he was the king of Dali and was not bound by the law. This is the fundamental difference. Therefore, the court only needs to establish a law enforcement agency in the second county as soon as possible.
It is reasonable and understandable to promulgate laws and use the laws of our Song Dynasty to restrain the people of our Song Dynasty, including Duan Zhengyan."
Zhao Kai nodded frequently and said: "Since you have already thought of it, why didn't you tell it just now? What is your purpose in telling that story?"
Li Qidao: "This shows the importance of this law, but the previous two cases have clearly shown that our laws in the Song Dynasty still have many imperfections. I think a set of perfect laws is better than thousands of policies.
, once the law is perfected, then we, the imperial officials, only need to act in accordance with the law."
Zhao Kai sighed: "You are right, but it is not easy to get a complete set of laws."
Li Qi smiled and said: "That's the key."
Qin Hui's eyes widened when he heard this. He had already stepped out with his right foot, but he hesitated for a moment and then took it back. (To be continued...)