Great Leaving the Night's Watch

Chapter 178 Verdict: Acquittal

This commoner surnamed Xue knew that he usually had a bad reputation, so he didn't dare to beg for mercy at this moment, and he had a good attitude of repentance:

"Xiaomin has been convicted of a crime, please forgive me, Xiaomin sincerely repents!"

After speaking, he kowtowed to Shi Bin.

Officials from the thirteen jurisprudence departments and the six ministries and nine ministers are all here today.

Although this case is small, its verdict can have a drastic impact on the social atmosphere of Da Li Dynasty!

It was so violent that the presiding judge at any level dared not judge, and had to report it layer by layer!
As long as this matter is not handled properly in the slightest, it will bring knots in the hearts of thousands of people that cannot be removed for life!
It can be said that it has a huge impact on the social atmosphere, whether it is good or bad, and the judgment of this case plays a decisive role.

If found guilty, he needs to compensate the elderly for medical expenses.

Then it's easy to close the case.

Nobody could fault anything.

But since then, no one has dared to do good deeds.

And everyone can use this as a fig leaf and a shield.

It's obvious that he is selfish and indifferent, but he just needs to blame this case.

Shi Bin tried the case himself as an emperor, and he stood up.

All the other officials also stood up.

No one dared to make a decision on the case, for fear of being punished by the emperor if it was not handled properly.

They all wanted to hear the emperor's verdict.

"The criminal Xue Er met an old man who had fainted on the road. He became kind and carried him to the doctor for treatment, which saved his life. I will reward his willingness to help others! In order to commend his good deeds, on behalf of the Great Li Dynasty, on behalf of all the officials in the world, rewarded Xue Er with 30 taels of silver."

Xue Er heard such a verdict, and the huge stone fell to the ground in an instant, and he muttered in his heart, the emperor actually rewarded me!Let's just say...

The emperor went on to say: "As for the impromptu idea on the way to send the old man to the doctor, he stole all the money from the old man. According to the law of big departure, he should have been punished for more than three years and less than ten years. Order Xue Er to return all the money to the plaintiff. I will convict him of the theft, and Xue Er will be convicted of the theft! But I will grant amnesty and will not punish him!"

Xue Er burst into tears and kowtowed frantically: "Xiaomin thank the emperor for his kindness! The emperor can rest assured that Xiaomin will correct himself next time! I will never make such a mistake again!"

Shi Bin continued: "Xue Er is a human being. He usually sneaks around and is lazy. This kind of character is not worth advocating! And he should be reprimanded! One yard is worth one yard. For Xue Er's usual behavior, I will fine him 20 taels!"

Xiao Fei walked over, handed him ten taels of silver, and said: "The emperor has rewarded you for your merits, and you have punished him! You were fined 30 taels of your 20 taels of silver, and this is what's left over."

There are only twelve taels left, which is still an astronomical figure for poor people like Xue Er.

Xue Erji nodded like he was pecking at rice, he was so excited: "My lord, Your Majesty! Xiaomin's ancestral wine making skills and tofu grinding skills, Xiaomin used these two skills when he was a child, and made a lot of money... Later, my father gambled. , I gambled away all the money in the family, my father hanged himself, and Xiaomin has no way out, so he sneaked around... Alas, I really regret it... Now that Xiaomin has capital, he must cherish his future life!"

Tears flashed in his eyes: "Xiaomin is so lucky to meet the emperor who makes decisions for the people, and all the adults who make decisions for the people! Xiaomin must change his mind and start a new life!"

He never dreamed that the emperor would make such a judgment.

He was found not guilty!
To be precise, the crime is established and guilty, but not punished.

But why?

Countless people have this question in their hearts.

A daring commoner asked, "Your Majesty, why is it that you don't have to punish someone for committing a crime after saving someone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was scolded by the people around him: "It's not big or small, in front of the emperor, do you have a place to speak?"

The man shook his head embarrassingly, and grinned.

Unexpectedly, their emperor is too close to the people!
The emperor did not criticize his rudeness!

After all, all the adults are here, how can you, the common people, speak for you?
The emperor patiently explained to everyone:

"No one is perfect, and everyone has a fragile and dark side deep in their hearts. Although it is purely legal, a person cannot be exempted from the crimes he committed later because of his good deeds. But if the judgment of this case hits him Old man, follow the slanderer's will, from now on everyone will be in danger, and no one will dare to do good deeds again! There are many things in the world, there is no way to have both. As for his crime of theft--I would rather see a thief rescued One life, and I don’t want to see innocent people who obey the law and turn a blind eye to the sufferings of others!”

All the people carefully chewed what the emperor said.

They can all feel the difference between Mr. Lu and the new emperor!
The man who spoke boldly just now saw that the emperor was willing to answer him, so he said again:
"I understand! Other emperors treat ordinary people like animals, but your majesty, you treat ordinary people like human beings!"

People are boiling!
They bowed down collectively.

Spontaneous bow down.

"Long live the emperor!"

Everyone feels very peaceful inside.

There is such an emperor protecting us in Dali Dynasty, what are we afraid of?

The emperor's Wentao and Wulue are unique in everything.

The most powerful country in the world is not afraid of war.

Governance is so right.

Don't collect taxes at will, and always put protecting the people first, not just lip service.

"You are all my people. Cherish the power of the people and make decisions for the people. That's what I should do! Get up!" Shi Bin said to the people.

An old official who passed through three emperors in the Dali Dynasty sighed after seeing Shi Bin's judgment in this way:

"The Emperor Sheng Cong can see thousands of miles by candlelight! There are clear rewards and punishments!"

The emperor did not protect Xue Er unprincipledly because he saved people. In the early years, he was fined 20 taels for stealing.

This punishment can be described as quite harsh.

This level of fine is enough to give a warning to the world's thieves.

It is also enough for those who have been hurt by him to let out a sigh of relief.

The plaintiff father and son, who maliciously slandered others, bowed their heads like frost-beaten eggplants.

Xiao Fei went out and said: "The emperor asks these two people to be beheaded for the crime of deceiving the emperor, and the heads will be announced to the whole country, and the reason for the crime will be stated!"

Everyone held their breath, wondering what would happen to these two villains who slandered others.

As the emperor said, one size is one size, Xue Er is really not a good person, can he be a good person by sneaking around?
But the moment he saved someone, he was a good person.

It's true that he stole, but he just didn't hit the old man.

Just like, if a criminal is a murderer, then you accuse him of murder, and don't slander him for setting fire.

It should be his fault, punish him.

It's not his fault, you can't slander him, let alone make him suffer for a lifetime!

Let alone tens of thousands of people dare not do good deeds because of this!

People have even secretly thought about this question.

It seems that those who do good deeds and save lives may be rewarded and commended by the emperor himself.

So what if there are villains, colluding in acting, pretending to save people and defrauding rewards?
Now they don't worry about that.

If you dare to deceive the emperor, the consequences are more serious than anything else.

The crime of bullying the king, starting price, beheading.

Lord Xiao, one of the most important ministers in the Dali Dynasty, proposed this proposal, and now everyone's eyes are fixed on the emperor to see if he will agree.

"Quasi-playing. It will be executed by Dali Temple."

After the emperor finished speaking, he drifted away.

The father and son who maliciously slandered others were already paralyzed with fright, and they were pouring shit and urine.

So many kind-hearted people, seeing their end, no one sympathized with them.

"Yes! You really deserve it!"

"The ungrateful scum deserves a good death! Based on this alone, we can manage the Great Li Dynasty well!"

"Animals who are malicious and deceive people will die, and good people who are willing to help others will be rewarded with money. It's so satisfying and satisfying!"

……

The common people went up to congratulate Xue Er one after another.

"Young student, make a good change in the future, don't disappoint the emperor's wishes."

Xue Er nodded with tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, elders, this villain has enough money for grinding tofu and brewing wine this time, so I invite elders to join us then!"

"As long as you change it, the prodigal son will never change his money. We will definitely support you!"

"The villain first thank you all uncles, brothers and sisters!"

(End of this chapter)