Chapter 325
He knelt directly on the ground and said with a crying voice: "His Royal Highness Mingjian, if the two people just want to steal something, for the sake of the same village, the villain will endure it, but they intend to treat the villain. The lady is wrong, the villain is angry for a while, and then kills someone by mistake."
In the Law of the Tang Dynasty, there is no such thing as justified defense.
Under normal circumstances, a crime of death due to a weapon fight will be convicted.
However, at that time, Cheng Goudan already had an official body. Although it was only the lowest-level ninth-class craftsman, the meaning was completely different.
So there was no serious crime in killing those two people.
Nowadays, Datang not only has no path towards equality for all, but has more detailed hierarchical levels, making a leap forward in accordance with ability and contribution. This process of doggies is relying on flexible craftsmanship to make a fortune on the way of carpentry, which is considered a big one. Tang's emerging aristocracy.
The words of Cheng Goudan suddenly made the students stunned.
The first student who made the sound looked around, just in time to see a villager he was questioning, strode up.
"What he said can be a fact?"
"Then, what happened that night, only he himself knows." The person being questioned was full of panic, and finally pointed at Cheng Goudan sharply, "It was he who lied. He had long looked at Iron Pig and Iron Dog. It's pleasing to the eye, it must have taken the opportunity to kill."
"Shut up!" The student yelled, looking at the daunting man in front of him, he couldn't say a word.
Whether it is taking the opportunity to kill, or failing to do it.
It is true that the two of them sneaked into the home of a master craftsman first.
On this point alone, killing someone is not a serious crime.
This student already knows that his assessment is over. The student of his dignified fairy-given academy, who is still outstanding, will be arbitrarily induced by some unsophisticated people.
However, there are other charges.
Some students who stood with him just now have asked:
"Then what's the matter with you robbing a civic girl?"
"Master Mingjian, Cui Niang agrees with me, but her father is addicted to gambling and wants to sell Cui Niang. The villain gave Cui Niang five taels of silver before he brought Cui Niang back. How did he know that he lost the silver? He is so greedy that he repeatedly asks for money, so the villain naturally refuses."
"Said you kidnapped children."
"That's Cui Niang's younger brother. If the villain doesn't **** it, I'm afraid he will be sold."
There is no need to ask anymore.
Several major crimes are all due to causes, and the rest, such as forcibly occupying the land, are not guilty of death even if they are true.
not to mention.
Up to now, the situation is clear at a glance.
No one thought that a group of villagers would slander a person together.
"Diaomin! Really Diaomin!" a student shouted angrily, obviously a little bit ashamed into anger.
"My lord, I've been wronged, my lord." The villagers knelt down one by one in fear, and some people cried loudly, "What I said is true, this time the dog eggs also robbed my family's field to build roads. Relying on the tyrannical and domineering behavior of the few invited family members, the adults are at every turn, and the villains still have stick scars on their bodies!"
"You, you stole the chicken from the eighth aunt's house, shouldn't it be beaten." That Cheng Goudan was also very angry.
"Nonsense, which eye did you see."
"Yes, I was also beaten."
"Even if it is true, what qualifications do you have to teach me!"
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A group of people quarreled directly in front of many students, spitting wildly, all kinds of unexpected and foul language kept pouring out. When did some students have seen such a battle, Li Lizhi even hid beside Wu Zhao with a small face. It was pale, and tears almost came out of his big eyes.
Wu Zhao had no change in his expression, but he sighed as he looked at Li Lizhi's expression.
"Shut up!" Her brows were crossed and her voice was cold, she was quite powerful.
The noise of everyone suddenly stopped.
Whether it was the villagers or Cheng Goudan, they all knelt down on the ground, trembling a little.
This is Princess Ming.
Princess Ming who was sheltered by Xianjun.
Princess Ming’s reputation is among the people, and it is better than the prince prince. After all, she is the shelter of the fairy king. Nowadays, no family in the Tang Dynasty has a tablet dedicated to the fairy.
"You are the first to blame for things here." Wu Zhao looked at Cheng Goudan and said directly, "After you become rich, although you are harmless and have the intention of returning your hometown, it has aroused public anger. This matter To solve this problem, you should be ordered to leave this village and send another official here to do the same with kindness and power to educate the people. In less than five years, people's grievances can be alleviated."
The method given by Wu Zhao is simple and rude.
Let this person leave Lujia Village so that the villagers have no objects of jealousy or resentment, and then send officials to enlighten.
This method is feasible.
However, after listening, the Master frowned.
"Princess Ming thinks Cheng Jiang is the first to blame for this matter?"
"indeed so."
"But what's wrong with Cheng Jiang?" The Master was even more puzzled. "Since Cheng Jiang was admitted to the craftsman level three years ago, he got official status, and he was dedicated to the village. Everything you do is for good."
"That's right." The other students also said, "It is clear that this is the place for the people. I don't know how to be grateful, but slander and slander."
"If you change to a place with simple folk customs, Cheng Jiang can be a good official in the village."
"In any case, it should not be Cheng Jiang's fault."
"Princess Ming’s wisdom is beyond my time, but I really don’t understand this matter."
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This sentence made the villagers pale and tremble all over, but they didn't dare to say anything at all.
Wait until everyone has finished speaking.
Wu Zhao said unhurriedly:
"If you talk about laws and morals, he is indeed correct, but things arise because of him, but the result is resentment of people's livelihood, and there are many evil spirits. How can this matter be correct."
In a word, many people frowned.
The truth seems to make some sense.
But many people still cannot accept it.
"Princess Ming said that she just read the beginning and the end without looking at the process." The master said with some caution.
"Even if it is watching the process, it is his fault." Wu Zhao said very calmly.
"Princess Ming might not know it. Cheng Jiang's actions are both grace and power. It is the rule of the people, but it is only because the villagers here are jealous." The master said again.
After discovering that he was resented by others, Cheng Goudan did not think of a solution.
He started to adjust the conflict in the village, that is, someone was pointing from behind.
It’s just that if this method is replaced by an outside official, it may be useful.
But he did it, but it was counterproductive.
Because this carpenter’s family was despised by the villagers before it developed, after all, the scholars, peasants, industry and commerce, workers ranked behind the peasants.
And now, this "diminutive carpenter" is immediately in front of everyone, has become an official, and has made a fortune.
Naturally be jealous.
"His fault lies in the fact that it is impossible to do, or even counterproductive, why bother to manage." Wu Zhao said sternly, "It should be right to go away."
(End of this chapter)