Chapter 91: The concubine is a traitor to the government and the people. The magistrate is to take care of the nobles and climb high

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"Defendant! The plaintiff sued, the defendant waited for the father to bury his father, and killed his concubine with him. Is there any such thing?" The prefect of the prefect opened a trial for the case. The trial court was not big, and the three judges sat on the trial table, the defendant stood on the defendant's dock, and the plaintiff stood on the plaintiff's dock. Sun Bin and his group and the defendant Hao Huai and others were in the auditor's dock, and the presiding officer asked solemnly.

"I am sacrificing my husband to show kindness!" Li Bao said in a low voice.

"I am sacrificing my husband, and I am traumatizing the government and harming the people!" Li Limei said quickly when she heard this.

"What does Li Mei mean?" Luo Hong asked Sun Pin.

"The meaning of the idiom is to harm the country and the people, and is the same as "destroying the country and harming the people". It comes from "Book of Zhou? Biography of the Duke of Jin Dang"," Sun explained in a low voice.

"Silent!" the chief judge said in a haunting manner.

"The two concubines were not killed by the defendant, but died of illness. We have evidence..." Li Hu said with confidence.

"Repetition is prohibited for the first instance of the evidence. You must list new evidence!" said the chief examiner.

"Sir, can the little people speak?" A person stood up in the audience. Hao Huai, the butler, looked at the presiding judge with caution.

"Who are you?" the chief interrogator asked.

"Xiaomin is the defendant's witness, named Hao Huai." Hao Huai looked at the three defendants, then looked at the presiding judge and said.

"You said." said the presiding judge.

"Xiaomin has a letter that he wants to present to the adults, so please take a look." Hao Huai said with a flattering smile on his shoulders.

"Come on!" said the presiding judge. Hao Huai walked out of the crowd of people, approached the defendant, took out a large envelope, and bowed to the presiding chair. The clerk came over and took away the envelope to the presiding judge. The presiding judge opened the envelope and took out the letter paper. Sun Feng was far away, and it looked like two pieces of paper. The presiding judge had read the letter and handed it over to the two assistants on the left and right. The presiding judge read the letter, and they all looked at the presiding judge, and no one said anything. The letter was placed aside the presiding judge. What was the content of the letter?

"Hao Huai has something to say?" The chief judge shrugged his shoulders and asked solemnly.

"The two concubines were buried with me, willing to leave a suicide note when they were critically ill." Hao Huai was a little funny, looking at people's eyes did not go straight, looking at the direction of the presiding trial, and speaking at the aiding trial. The presiding trial formed an angle of oblique triangle with Hao Huai.

"No! When Sanniang told the little girl that she was buried with her concubine, the little girl told her that she had told her that she had firmly opposed human sacrifice! And the mother firmly believed that the aunt would not harm her. The mother had the opportunity to escape, but she respected the aunt as a good person, and the family would not refuse to recognize her relatives! Only the four of the aunt knew about the funeral, but the other people in the family knew about the funeral. At the beginning of the murder, the aunt did not give her the mother the chance to say something about counter-mortality, and was killed by the three brothers that night. Thanks to Sanniang's escape, she was not murdered. The aunt's family was a wolfish ambition to occupy the family's wealth!" Although Li Limei was not old, she spoke very simply. She did not cry during the first trial and did not study for many years in vain. Sun Ping looked at Li Limei in the hall and thought to herself.

"Li Limei is right. If a girl in the civilian state does not escape from her death, she will be killed." Luo Hong was not outdone and immediately said to her.

"The plaintiff Su Jing! Hao Huaike has documentary evidence?" After the presiding judge said that, he asked in a haunting question.

"Sir! Xiaomin has a documentary certificate, and the two concubines' suicide note." Hao Huai smiled at the plaintiff, said with contempt in his face, and took out a piece of paper.

"Support it!" said the chief judge.

"Please take a look!" Hao Huai glanced at the plaintiff and handed it to the clerk, and said that the clerk took it and handed it to the chief trialist. After the chief trialist, he also passed it to the two left and right.

"Can the plaintiff have counter-proof?" Looking at the plaintiff, the chief judge asked seriously.

"Sir, can you tell me?" Sun Pin judged the situation and looked at Zhou Chen who was standing beside him. Zhou Chen also felt something was wrong, so he raised his hand in front of the audience and asked for instructions.

"Who are you?" the chief interrogator asked.

"Plaintiff's relatives and friends." Zhou Chen said.

"You said." said the presiding judge.

"Can the defendant provide a suicide note? " Zhou Chen asked.

"Show it to him." said the presiding judge.

"This book cannot be proof." The clerk gave the evidence to Zhou Chen. After reading it, Zhou Chen returned it to the clerk. Zhou Chen looked at the presiding judge and said.

"Reason?" the chief interrogator.

"The two concubines have passed away for more than half a year, and their bodies are rotten, and their handprints are hard to tell the authenticity." Zhou Chen said.

"Defendant witness, can there be a counter-proof?" the chief questioned.

"It is proof that there are two concubines in the family, and the contract is sold. The contract has a mark, which can be confirmed by the book and is absolutely consistent." Li Bao looked at Hao Huai, and Hao Huai said with understanding.

"Sir! The plaintiff requested a speech." Luo Hong raised his hand and said. Luo Hong's method was good. Before he asked for instructions, the chief judge even took a photo of the agglomeration and gave a warning. Sun Ping looked at him and thought to himself.

"The plaintiff can tell." The presiding judge was staring at the three defendants. When Yu Guang saw a plaintiff raise his hand, he looked at the plaintiff and said.

"The little girl believes that the suicide note cannot be proved. When her mother was killed, the defendant had written it and took my mother's hand and deliberately forged it in advance." The defendant took a suicide note from the deceased and went to the prefect to testify. The information passed to Luo Hong and Li Limei by default. How did he get this information by default? Didn't tell Zhou Chen and others? Luo Hong and Li Limei had gone to find them when they were in prison and talked about their dating with Zhou Chen. They met this way. They agreed to give the two a lot of care. Luo Hong and Sun Pin and their group had told them about this in advance. They really used it here. Seeing the presiding judge's permission, Luo Hong poked Li Limei with his hand, and Li Limei immediately retorted.

"Sir! There is still evidence for Xiaomin. Yesterday, a criminal was executed in Dezhou City, named Huangquan Nu. Xiaomin went to the scene to hear that Huangquan Nu was dissatisfied. His father died and buried his mother with his mother. After the imperial approval, he was executed. This is not an example. His family can be buried with his concubines. The Li family’s master passed away. Why can’t it be? Everyone is the same?" Hao Huai said solemnly.

"I am sacrificing my husband to show kindness, and some people praise it so much!" Li Bao said loudly.

"He is called Huangshandao, and he was a minister, from the Hongwu period. According to the old system, this minister sacrificed his concubine and was not subject to law." The chief judge ignored Li Bao's words.

"Xiaomin heard that Huangshan Dao was a minister, during the Hongwu period. Li Shimian, the master of the Li family, Li Shimian, and his ancestors were the fifth uncle of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Houzhu, and the descendant of the King of Jiang Li Jingqi. The Li family was the 17th generation nephew of Li Houzhu. At that time, he was also the dynasty lord. Huangshan Dao died with his concubines and was still exempted from liability. Li Shi passed away, but he did not remain the same. The prefect deposed the public?" Hao Huai said more and more eagerly, and he looked at the three defendants with the expression of approval. Sun Ping listened and looked at the Li family butler Hao Huai, how could he work for the Li family like this?

"The defendant believes that the witness is right. The laws of the Ming Dynasty should be treated equally!" Li Bao said rudely, Li Hu and Li Gou agreed. The three brothers have been studying in private schools for many years. They have a little education and have not taken the Jinshi or anything else to serve the country. Instead, they use it to harm their relatives at home to compete for the profits of their families. Sun Ping was on Yongcheng Street and heard people say the three brothers, and they also felt that this was correct.

"I won't say that I'm far away. In the early Ming Dynasty: in the 28th year of Hongwu (1395), Taizu's second son, King Qin, was buried with two princesses. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, according to historical records, 'Taizu was buried with 46 concubines and concubines. Zhu Di died, and more than 30 people were buried with him." Li Bao said loudly and generously.

"That's right! A person's death is not an official, but a corpse. The dynasty has a law. Why can't my father? I'm dying for my husband, and I'm commending the benevolence of the benevolence!" Li Hu repeated Li Bao's words loudly. Li Bao, and Li Gou also agreed. When Sun Ping heard this, he turned his nose tilted. Luo Hong, who was a concubine, and the orphan Li Limei, who was buried with her concubine, was no longer homeless. Is it the benevolence of the current dynasty? Sun Ping thought angrily.

"The defendant's father cannot be compared with the court officials. The court officials have made contributions to the world and are all important officials of the emperor. Li Shi is only a wealthy family, and he has to pay for his life if he kills his concubine!" Luo Hong looked angry and did not raise his hand to ask for instructions, and said to the arrogant defendant.

"Yes! Sanniang is right. If they kill the concubine, they will have to pay their lives." Li Limei said immediately.

"Yes! The plaintiff is right, killing someone will pay for his life, it is natural!" Zhou female official, Yao Mei, Zhou Chen, Sun Pin and others were in the auditor's seat, looking at each other and talking loudly. Chen San and his bodyguards looked at Sun Pin and all agreed loudly.

"Silent! Can the plaintiff refute and prove it?" The presiding judge slapped the aggro, said loudly, glanced at the defendant, and then said solemnly to the plaintiff.

"The rich family has no choice but to rely on..." Zhou Chen glanced at Sun Ping and said loudly.

"Okay, the case is reported and decided to be filed. "The presiding judge said, and stood up with the two assistants and walked out of the trial seat together. The jailer took the three defendants away. Sun Ping and others walked out of the government office and walked on the streets of Dezhou City. Zhou Chen felt that Hao Huai's envelope might have problems, so he walked up to Sun Ping and whispered. Sun Ping also felt that there was something wrong with whether the envelope had silver notes.

"I'm asking Lord Sun to walk in the sedan chair!" At this time, a proud man stopped by Sun Pin, and came out and stood in front of Sun Pin, saying politely towards Sun Pin.

"Ah, County Magistrate Wang Yu! I'm afraid that someone will recognize me. You can dress up as a man. Your eyes are so good. I recognize me." When Sun Ping saw that it was County Magistrate Wang, he said in surprise. The group stood aside and looked at Sun Ping and Wang Yu.

"Mr. Zhou Chen, are you waiting for everyone to come to Han Mansion to talk?" After Wang Yu County Magistrate said to Sun Concubine, he looked at Zhou Chen and others and said with a smile.

"You were transferred to Changzhou, why did you get here again?" Sun asked in shock.

"Yes, why are you here?" Zhou Chen also said.

"Oh! I am a minor official. I haven't been to Changzhou for a long time. The dynasty issued another order to come here to be the county magistrate. I have to obey it!" Wang Yu said helplessly.

"I heard of it only after the magistrate of Wang County took office. You left quietly, intentionally avoiding me. I wanted to see you at the sun and the moon, but I was beyond my reach at that time." Zhou Chen was acquainted with people in the palace. Wang Yu and Zhou Chen had never had any relationship, so it was impossible to say hello after leaving. Zhou Chen and Sun Ping were idle and said with a smile.

"We are the minor officials, how dare you help me? Master Sun is sitting in a sedan chair, and I am free to accompany you. Please!" Wang Yu County Magistrate said with a smile and made a move to you.

"We are bothering the county magistrate." Sun Bin said with a smile.

"Master Sun, please don't be polite. Please invite me to Han Mansion for a lecture." Wang Yu still said with a smile.

"We're all going!" Sun Bin laughed and walked to Wang Yu and others. When Sun Bin arrived at the Wang Yu's house, Wang Yu asked about the situation of the Sun family and hosted everyone. While everyone was having dinner together, the magistrate of Wang County talked about the major family destruction case in Dezhou, and Luo Guo was sentenced to the death in Dezhou. It was handled by the local authorities, and someone from the Ministry of Justice supervised. The bald Yousi asked someone to send a silver man to the emperor and was released. This is the news behind Wang Yu's comments. Wang Yu also heard that Sun Bin went out of the palace to disguise his maid disguised himself as a man to sue, and from Yongcheng to Dezhou, he responded to the lawsuit all the way. The three masters of Dezhou assisted in the trial, and clearly understood. The great man in the palace had passed on secret letters and concubines sacrificed their husbands. He was the way to promote the benevolence and let the report be made.

"How is this? The prefect decided?" Sun Ping and Zhou Chen walked back together, thinking about what Li Bao said in the trial, looking around at the sparse pedestrians on the street, and couldn't ask any questions.

"The magistrate is, you can climb up the high ground! The dynasty is not a benevolent government." Zhou Chen said helplessly.

"Yes!" Sun Ping thought of the idiom explanation:                                                                                                                         
Chapter completed!