Chapter 991: A scoundrel who understands the law, a leader of a strong man with culture
After being in a daze for a long time, Sun Ding suddenly sat down on the ground again. He claimed to be a good official of the Qing Dynasty, so he had always been disgusted with the rough and strong men in the green forest who resisted the government. However, he also knew very well that he was still captured by Qingzhou. The strongmen from the two mountains saved their lives. Even though they were different people and did not work together, Sun Ding also made it clear to him that although these strongman leaders were against the government, they were indeed strong and upright people.
However, Sun Ding still had the stubbornness of a scholar. He snorted coldly and said to Xiao Tang: "It is true that what Chief Quan said makes sense. If you want me to defect to your village and become a strong man, it is absolutely impossible! According to the leader, are you really willing to let me go elsewhere?"
Xiao Tang smiled faintly and said: "A man must keep his word. Brothers are here, how can I break my promise and get fat? But when Sun Kongmu leaves Salmon Island, what plans will he have?"
What other plans can I have... The world is so big, but there is still room for me?
After listening to Xiao Tang's question, Sun Ding lowered his head and thought. He thought that he was originally a law-abiding government official, but he was framed and sent to Salmon Island because he was arrogant and refused to bow to powerful traitors.
Where is the Kaifeng government office? Whenever a powerful playboy in the Bianjing area wants to harm someone, in order to frame a person or to absolve himself of guilt, most of them have to bribe the governor of the Kaifeng government office, and the subordinate officials will make a fuss about the lawsuit. But. According to Sun Dingxun's temperament, the Sanya Taiwei Gao Qiu, who was the leader in martial arts at that time, wanted to assassinate his subordinates. Lin Chong was just one of the many gun and stick instructors in the front department of the palace. Although he had some reputation, he had no reputation in Bianjing. There is no power at all, but the upright Sun Ding still tried his best to offend Gao Qiu, Zhou Quan and Lin Chong. Over time, he would naturally offend other powerful traitors in the court, and ended up in such a miserable situation. It became a matter of course.
The mediocre officials who acted servilely to the powerful and traitors were promoted instead. They strictly abided by the law and refused to be manipulated by the powerful, but they were doomed to suffer all kinds of injustice and torture. Sun Ding was filled with sorrow and indignation and was indeed not allowed to vent it. Now he can no longer Coupled with Xiao Tang's drinking, his heart began to waver.
After a while, Sun Ding sighed sadly and said: "I was born as a school official. I can't carry my shoulders or lift my hands. Now I am just a prisoner of the army. What can I do now?"
When Xiao Tang heard what Sun Ding said, he also knew that he had begun to gradually let go of his guard, so he added: "Sun Kong is upright and upright in his work. He is honest and honest in his work. He is not willing to compromise with power. He is also a man who is proficient in officialdom." , I have no intention of forcing you to fall off the grass. But I have a place to go, and it is not a mountain forest occupied by strong men, to force you to do things against the imperial court. The important thing is that there will not be a place where you have to bury your talents in vain. I can also do it. Benefiting the people, rectifying the government and asking for orders for the people... It is not that I want to show my kindness and deliberately do favors to get you to join the gang, just because I have something to do now and I have to ask Sun Kongmu to help me."
The more Sun Ding listened, the more surprised he became, and secretly said: To regulate the government and ask for orders for the people? But you are making trouble! You are just a strongman leader who leads several grass bandits. How can you still recommend me to be a criminal in the government office? I can't do it? Now you are just a weak and helpless prisoner, so what can I do to help you?
Although he was full of questions, Sun Ding was not busy arguing at this time. He just stared at Xiao Tang, and he was a little curious about what this strongman leader had planned.
Xiao Tang first ordered his brothers to temporarily escort the remaining prisoners and the captive officer to a distance. He walked up to Sun Ding and then said: "To be honest, our brothers are going down the mountain this time. If we take the risk, we must attack the prison city of Shamen Island." The purpose of the camp was to rescue Liu Fa, the former Xihe Road Jinglue and appeasement envoy. Liu Jinglue was persecuted by Tong Guannasi because he was involved in the power struggle between Tong Xiang and Lao Zhong. Xiao Zhong Xianggong was in the Western Army. Prime Minister Tong Guan forced Liu Jinglue to go out of the fortress and was ambushed by the enemy, and he almost died. Instead, Tong Guannan lied about the military situation and framed Liu Fa for losing the army and losing his troops. We were afraid of the evil power and did everything possible to destroy Liu Jinglue's life in the prison camp on Shamen Island. , then we headed east across the sea and landed on the island at night..."
After hearing this, Sun Ding was slightly moved and said: "Liu Jinglue is called a natural god general and a famous general in the side court. Naturally, I have heard about it. I heard that he was also sent to Shamen Island four or five days ago, and I felt strange in my heart. , but Liu Jinglue was sent to a solitary prison for serious offenders, and he has not interacted with other prisoners since he was detained. There were also two groups of strange people who seemed to come for Liu Jinglue, but I don’t know the details...
But the leader, Liu Jinglue, is a famous general in the Forbidden Army, and you are the strongman leader who fights against the imperial court. Although the western frontier of the border army is far away from Shandong, if you develop a traitorous power in the future, you will provoke the imperial army to suppress you. Arrest, Liu Jinglue, a famous general who serves the country, will definitely wipe out your copycat and kill all kinds of species... If Liu Jinglue was really killed by a powerful traitor, it would be beneficial to you and harmless, so why would you come to save him? he?"
Xiao Tang smiled indifferently when he saw this, but when Sun Dingxiang mentioned to himself that Liu Fa, a general of the Forbidden Army, was incompatible with the Green Forest soldiers and horses, for no reason, Xiao Tang suddenly thought of Shang Shang's hard work in the Xiao family. Yue Fei, who is determined to serve the country with loyalty and loyalty.
After only pondering for a moment, Xiao Tang said again: "Sun Kongmu, a Tao is preached falsely by one person and true by tens of thousands of people. The village under my command has such a high reputation just because my brothers killed the officials and committed evil deeds. I only do justice for heaven and swear not to harm loyal ministers and martyrs. Not only will I not harm, but if I encounter someone who is being persecuted by traitors, I will definitely save him! Liu Jinglue conquered the enemy chiefs and suppressed the bandits in order to be loyal to the country. I gathered in the mountains and forests to hoe the traitors and support the weak. In order to do justice for Heaven, the world will come to the same destination but take different paths, and there will be many concerns. I come to save him today because it is my business. Even if he comes to suppress me in the future, I will know that it is his business."
What the green forest and grass bandits do is murder and arson to cause trouble to the people. What kind of strongman leader is responsible for causing great evil?
, but most of them are people without foresight. How can Quan Yu's mind and knowledge be like that of a strongman leader who gathers people to rebel?
After hearing this, Sun Ding was thinking in his mind. He was silent for a moment, and then asked Xiao Tang: "...Since all the leaders have commanded many strong soldiers and horses to rescue Liu Jinglue, I am just a helpless person." I am a prisoner, what can I do to help you?"
Hearing this, Xiao Tang said: "Sun Kongmu, you have seen clearly how we behaved before. Although the prisoners in Salmon Island were bullied by murderous officials, there were indeed many murderers among them who deserved to be cut into pieces, and there were many innocent people in the prison camp. People who deserve to be killed for their crimes, or prisoners who do not deserve to die are mixed together. If I break the prison camp, I will not be able to let the villains and traitors escape from the island to continue to harm the people.
Your Excellency is the experienced and experienced Kong Mu officer of Kaifeng Prefecture. Naturally, your experience in making decisions is far better than that of people like me. Therefore, I plan to ask Sun Kong Mu after Liu Jinglue has counted the overlapping documents of the prisoners in the prison city.
Redo the interview to select the unjust and wrong cases of the prisoners in the prison camp on Salmon Island. We cannot allow a criminal to take advantage of the opportunity to escape, and we must never allow an innocent person to be wronged again. According to our laws in the Song Dynasty, if the prisoner claims injustice
It is unjust and must be re-tried according to the law of "translation and interpretation". Bullies who abuse officials and fabricate unjust and false cases usually ignore this law... Now I only ask Sun Kongmu to give those innocent prisoners justice.
Chance of trial?”
How come you, a bandit leader, are so familiar with the official laws of the Song Dynasty?
Sun Ding couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he heard this. What Xiao Tang said about "transferring different opinions" refers to the fact that in the Song Dynasty, if a convicted prisoner refused to accept the verdict, the appeal process would be initiated as a rule. All the previous court trials, interviews, and prosecution procedures were all
Overthrow the case and start over again, and the higher-level judicial departments such as the Department of Criminal Justice and Prison Department will select another group of judges to retry the case. However, this commendable and excellent judicial system disappeared with the demise of the Song Dynasty. However, in today's time, for Sun Ding, a professional expert,
It will be very clear to those who are familiar with it.
However, Sun Ding couldn't help but feel dumbfounded at this time. It was the innocent and innocent judicial institution of the Song Dynasty that decided and sentenced them, who were sent to Salmon Island to suffer torture. But now they entrusted themselves to reverse the case of the prisoners in the prison camp.
He turned out to be a strong man who was educated and understood the law...
Thinking that those criminals who were truly unforgivable would be lynched by Xiao Tang, Sun Ding still felt a little conflicted in his heart, but when he thought about it, no matter whether he agreed to the other party or not, these strong men still had to build a prison camp.
.Although this opportunity was given by the green forest grass bandits that Sun Dingxiang came to reject, he also knew that only in this way could other innocent prisoners of the army be given a fair chance to be tried.
So Sun Ding finally nodded, and under Xiao Tang's repeated guidance, he had begun to make compromises. Now even Sun Ding himself didn't know the gap in his heart between a man from an official family and a strong man from the green forest.
It has also started to become thinner and thinner.