Chapter 124 Killing a Cheng Yaojin halfway through 1
Cui Wensheng explained the matter over and over again, naturally avoiding the more serious issues and choosing the less important ones. Cui Yuyan's fault is definitely unavoidable, but there are still areas that can be discussed, such as the target of the offence.
"Minglilu" records the five punishment system, from light to severe: whipping, rod, imprisonment, exile, death, five punishments. Cui Yuyan molested a woman in the street, only in words, without physical contact, it is not considered a very serious matter
If the target is an ordinary woman from a good family, the most she can do is to be tortured with moss, whipped with a whip, and fined. But Bai Qiaoqiao is a destined wife, so she should be sentenced to a heavier sentence, beaten with a whip, and fined. This does not involve
'Disciple, flow, die'.
As a county magistrate, Li Mu stood up for his wife and hung Cui Yuyan up and beat him. This was considered a "moss punishment" and a lynching. According to the law, it was against the rules. If Cui Yuyan was beaten to death for this,
, Li Mu will be punished. Although he will not die, he will at least be sentenced to 'exile'. This is why Cui Wensheng is not worried that Li Mu will beat Cui Yuyan to death.
But if the object of Cui Yuyan's teasing was Li Zhien, the situation would be reversed. Li Zhien was a servant, a slave, and a lowly citizen. Tang law stipulated that slaves with a lowly class status were equivalent to livestock. Even if Cui Yuyan teased or even molested him, it would only be
It only requires compensation. It does not involve torture. In this case, if Li Mu whipped Cui Yuyan and injured him, it was his fault. Cui Wensheng could make a counter-claim based on this, and Li Mu would get into trouble.
Cui Wensheng came to Changsun Wuji to get his support. He knew about Li Mu's assignment of craftsmen a few days ago, and thought that Changsun Wuji had resentment in his heart towards Li Mu. If Changsun Wuji could help, Li Mu would be good at it.
It aroused public indignation and was bound to be completely defeated in the end. With Changsun Wuji's power in the court, there was no need to say anything. With a little hint, the officials of Dali Temple would naturally know what to do when dealing with things.
According to Cui Wensheng, the target of Cui Yuyan's teasing was Li Zhien, not Li Mu's wife Bai Qiaoqiao. He had just the idea of defeating Li Mu, and wanted to use Changsun Wuji's power to teach Li Mu a lesson. But what he expected happened
It didn't happen. After Changsun Wuji heard this, he just raised his eyelids slightly and said: "I guess Zhuluhou will definitely not beat your nephew without reason. Let Dali Temple decide whether this matter is right or wrong. I guess
I can’t help you much, just go down!”
Cui Wensheng was stunned and wanted to speak, but was frightened by Changsun Wuji's eyes and did not dare to speak. He turned around and walked out of the official office, feeling uneasy. He originally thought that Changsun Wuji would definitely help, but now it seems that Changsun Wuji
He seemed to be afraid of Li Mu.
This is absolutely impossible and makes no sense! Cui Wensheng was puzzled. Suddenly, a person appeared in his mind, and he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
The only person in the world that Changsun Wuji can't dare to provoke can only be the person the emperor wants to protect. Li Mu has been in a state of prosperity these days. Could it be that the many incidents that have happened to him in the past few days are actually under the auspices of His Majesty?
Is His Majesty going to take action against a wealthy family?
The smarter a person is, the more things he thinks about and the more associations he makes. After Cui Wensheng's mind showed the shadow of Li Shimin, he fell into an endless loop. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had guessed it right.
Now Cui Yuyan has become the bait in a trap in his heart. If he rescues Cui Yuyan, he will step into Li Shimin's trap, and he can't even think about the consequences. Although Cui Yuyan is important, he is just a
People, in the game between aristocratic families and imperial power, have become insignificant again.
Cui Wensheng really didn't know what to do. After hesitating for a long time, he got on the carriage and planned to go to the scene to see the situation and find out what Li Mu was thinking. He didn't dare to fight him anymore. For this reason,
We can only try our best to meet Li Mu's request and see if we can save Cui Yuyan's life.
Changsun Wuji came to the window and watched Cui Wensheng go away, with a sneer on his face. Originally, he thought Cui Wensheng was a talent, but today's incident made his opinion of Cui Wensheng plummet. Cui Wensheng actually
Think of his demeanor as that of a common citizen. Thinking that he would feel resentful because of a slight conflict with Li Mu, you also tried to use this to drag him into trouble and deal with Li Mu together.
Regardless of his temperament, Cui Wensheng did not even think about it. The Boling Cui family was a lineage of Shandong nobles, while Changsun Wuji was a military aristocrat of Guanlong. The two factions were constantly fighting. How could Changsun Wuji help his enemy?
Furthermore, no one understands Li Shimin's fear of the Shandong gentry better than Changsun Wuji. He can't find any opportunity to suppress him. Finally, when an opportunity comes, he will be stupid enough to go against Li Shimin's wishes and help the Shandong gentry.
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Changsun Wuji could not help each other because he was afraid of Li Mu. Otherwise, if someone else had changed him, he would have gone to see Li Shimin and added insult to injury.
Li Mu ran out of the crowd and met up with Wang Hu and others, waiting for someone from the Cui family to come. But no one came after waiting left and right. Seeing the sun setting in the west, Li Mu became a little anxious. Cui Yuyan was now hung on the door of the square, venting his anger.
Too much air intake and too little air intake. If he really dies, it will be a troublesome thing. If he doesn't die, the fault will be all on him, and the beating will be in vain. If he dies, the fault will be on himself, and then there will be no
It's easy to handle.
Just when Li Mu was thinking about finding a step to put Cui Yuyan down first, Cui Wensheng arrived. With Wang Zhongyuan's lessons learned, Cui Wensheng did not come over to talk to Li Mu face to face, but asked his servant to send a message and ask Li Mu about this.
How to end it.
This is what Li Mu has been waiting for. In fact, Bai Qiaoqiao was not offended at all by what happened today. Cui Yuyan came up to Li Zhien. After a few words of teasing, the two sides started fighting and received a lot of punches and kicks. It was really unlucky.
Li Mu made such a big deal because, firstly, he wanted to establish his prestige, secondly, he didn’t like Cui Yuyan, and thirdly, he had set his sights on the Cui family’s shop. He had long wanted to buy a shop in Dongshi, but he didn’t want to part with it because it was too expensive. Today, someone
It was delivered to his door, and even if he didn't extort anyone, he would feel sorry for such a big fanfare.
Li Mu was not polite at the moment. It was just a message anyway. Even if Cui Wensheng wanted to slap him, he didn't have to admit it. It didn't matter. Li Mu set out the conditions. First, Cui Yuyan could be released, but Cui Wensheng had to admit that he was not strict in discipline and come to apologize.
, and then drove Cui Yuyan back to Boling, and was not allowed to appear in Chang'an City again. Second, the matter of the store, get the house deed, and settle the matter, otherwise, he will meet in Dali Temple. Li Mu was confident, and he sent government officials from Chang'an County to arrest him across the border.
The two points of people and the bad conduct of the children of a wealthy family are enough for Wang Zhongyuan and Cui Wensheng to drink a pot, and they are not afraid that he will not agree.
Sure enough, Cui Wensheng agreed without even bargaining.
But no one expected that just when the deal was about to be concluded, Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway!