Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 155 The Swordsman
"The imperial court has long banned that horses, cattle and donkeys can carry heavy responsibilities, and they can be used by others, so they are not allowed to be slaughtered."

On the county government hall.

Du Ruhui, the county lieutenant, opened the court to hear the case.

With the gavel in his hand, he slapped it hard, and the servants of the soap class who stood on duty in the hall suddenly shouted Wei~~wu~~
"The Daye Law expressly stipulates that those who intentionally kill other people's horses and cattle will receive seventy sticks, and the penalty will be one and a half years. Those who kill their own horses and cattle privately will receive one hundred sticks. Those who die from injuries, illnesses, and cattle will not be reported to the government. forty!"

Du Ruhui was very clear about the court's laws and regulations, so he came as soon as he opened his mouth.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, killing farm cattle was even a capital offense. In the Qin Dynasty, the law also clearly stipulated that those who steal horses will die, and those who kill cattle will be shackles.In the Sui Dynasty, farm cattle were also important materials, even strategic materials.At the beginning of the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, the land equalization system was implemented, and it was even stipulated that even those who had cattle in their families were eligible to share the land.

The imperial court also registered all the cattle in the register, which was extremely protected.

Up to now, although it is said that there are farming cattle, it is no longer possible to divide more land, but cattle are still the key protection objects, and private slaughtering is prohibited.Even if the cow died of illness and fell to death, it had to be reported to the government, and then the government sent people to slaughter and strip it.The peeled cowhide, horns, and tendons can only be turned over to the court.

As for beef, it is usually bought by the government and the government.

Slaughtering farm cattle without registration is a felony.

Even buying privately slaughtered beef that has not been slaughtered by the government is still a crime.

It is recorded in the history books that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a well-known upright official named Fu Zhao. At that time, his daughter-in-law offered him a bowl of beef. When he saw the beef, he said, I would break the law if I ate it. You are my daughter-in-law, and I can't sue you, so he said, he can't eat this beef, and asked his daughter-in-law to bury the beef.

"Liu Da, you open a restaurant in the county town and buy and sell beef without permission, can you be convicted of a crime?"

Boss Liu knelt on the ground, still wearing a shackle, panicked by the situation.

"I beg the county lieutenant to forgive me."

"Let me ask you, Liu Da, where does your beef come from? Why don't you just recruit it?"

"Someone sold it to me."

"Who sold it to you, when did it sell to you, how many times did you sell it to you, and how much did you buy in total? You still haven't recruited them one by one!"

Although Liu Da was trembling with fright, he was still quite smart. At this time, he insisted that this was the first time he bought it, so he bought a few catties of beef, and was copied by the yamen servants.

"Bastard, how dare you deceive me, come here, give me twenty sticks!"

"Wait a minute!"

A voice sounded outside, but it was the county magistrate Zhang Yichen who came.

Du Ruhui stood up, "County magistrate?"

"I heard that there was a case of private slaughtering of farm cattle, so I came here to hear about it."

Slaughtering farm cattle privately is a felony, and for local officials, it is also related to their political achievements.The imperial court stipulated that if there were more than seven cattle slaughter cases under the magistrate's tenure, it would be a serious dereliction of duty, he would fail the evaluation, and he would not even be able to be promoted.

Slaughtering farm cattle privately is even listed as an unforgivable felony like murder and arson.

There was an incident of privately slaughtering farm cattle under the rule, but it seriously affected the performance of the local officials. Zhang Yichen came to listen, and it made sense.

"County Lieutenant, it seems illegal for you to hold Liu up with the stick." Zhang Yichen took a stab at him as soon as he sat down.

"County magistrate, beef was found in Liu Da restaurant, and the source is unknown. It was beef bought privately."

"Even if the source is unknown, do you have any other evidence?"

"No, so the lower officials ordered Liu Da to be beaten with a cane, and asked him to explain the source of the beef."

"Are you suspecting that he secretly colludes with the cattle slaughterer?"

"Exactly."

"Is there evidence?" Zhang Yichen turned around again.

The result is naturally no.

So Zhang Yichen said that Du Ruhui's handling was wrong. Extorting a confession by torture is not the way of interrogation.

"Then dare to ask the county magistrate if there is a way to interrogate and get a confession?"

"If you don't have evidence, then go find it." Zhang Yichen said very bluntly.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Since Du Ruhui took office, Zhang Yichen, the county magistrate, gave way to him everywhere, but now, he blatantly refuted him in class.

"According to the law, if you just buy beef privately, it's not considered a felony, and you can be fined. The yamen only found ten catties of beef in Liu Da Restaurant, so according to the law, you only need to be fined one thousand and caned ten sticks."

"Magistrate Zhang." Du Ruhui's face sank like water.

"Is Lieutenant Du dissatisfied with my verdict?" Zhang Yichen also had a dark face.

"I suspect that Liu Da bought beef privately many times. The circumstances are particularly serious and the impact is very bad. He must be severely punished."

"Is there any basis?"

However, Zhang Yichen has already torn his face, "If there is no basis, then the county thinks your judgment is inappropriate and can overrule it. Now the county is personally trying the case, sentenced Liu Daying ten times, and fined him one thousand. The restaurant will be closed for rectification before it can be reopened."

Du Ruhui's face was very ugly.

But as Zhang Yichen said, he is just a county lieutenant.In the fourth-class official system of the Sui Dynasty, when trying cases, he was only a judge, while Zhang Yichen was the chief judge. Now that there are no official judges, county magistrates, and prosecutors, Zhang Yichen can indeed be the chief judge. Tang overruled his decision.

That's it for the case.

No matter how dissatisfied Du Ruhui was, it was useless.

Liu Da was pulled out and beaten ten times in public, and then fined [-] yuan. The Liu family was released in court.

When the case was over, Zhang Yichen shook his sleeves and left, leaving only Du Ru sitting there with a dark face for a long time.

He knew that the situation had changed, but he didn't know why Zhang Yichen suddenly changed so much.Reminiscent of Luo Cheng meeting Zhang Yichen before he entered the city, Du Ruhui understood that it must be Luo Cheng's reason.

It was Luo Cheng who convinced Zhang Yichen to fight against him.

What is the reason?
"Call the head of the fast class!"

Du Ruhui was furious at the head of the fast class. The biggest reason why Zhang Yichen intervened in this case was the lack of evidence.Only ten catties of beef were copied, without any other evidence.Don't say that Liu's family slaughtered cattle privately, but they couldn't decide that they bought beef privately many times.

"I will give you three days to find out where the Liu family's beef comes from! After three days, if you can't find out, you will be dismissed."

The head catcher reluctantly pleaded guilty and left. When he returned to the catcher's room, he scolded all the catchers and gave them two days to find the cattle slaughterer.

A group of scolded dogs came out bloody.

They all sighed and had no choice but to brave the cold wind and wander around in the street. No matter whether there was a clue or not, it was better than staying in the arrest room and being scolded.

street.

The two catchers came together.

"Old Wang, this matter seems to be troublesome."

"Indeed, no one would have thought that such an accident would happen. It seems that the brothers of Xia Ma's family should be notified to let them settle down recently and stop committing crimes against the wind."

"Just let them go out to avoid the wind, and come back after this gust of wind."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)