The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 502 Fate ([-])

Since the plaintiff insisted and the evidence was sufficient, Jing Zhao quickly closed the case.

Sun Geng and Sun Ling sued the master as slaves, but still made a false accusation. They didn't say anything. They were sentenced to hang according to the law, and they were not allowed to redeem.

That's right, you read that right, punishments at that time were all redeemable, and the five punishments of flogging, rod, imprisonment, exile, and death were all redeemable, and the prices were clearly marked, and there was no deception.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, those sentenced to death, that is, beheaded or hanged, can be exempted from the death penalty as long as they pay 120 catties of copper.

120 jin of copper is not 120 jin of copper coins. After all, the copper coins cast at that time contained tin and other components in addition to copper. 120 jin of pure copper is definitely not a small sum, and most people really can't afford it.

In addition, not all death sentences can be redeemed, just like the case of Sun Geng and Sun Ling, who betrayed the master, fled and even dared to falsely accuse the original owner, they could not be redeemed.

Besides, they are part of the household registration and have no independent human rights. They all belong to the master, and the so-called private property is also rewarded by the benevolence of the master. How can they have any spare money? !

Sun Geng and Sun Geng were immediately dumbfounded, and they slumped on the ground, until they were dragged down by Jingzhao Mansion's guards, and then they struggled and shouted: "We are wronged, we are wronged~~~"

The guards dragged the two out of the lobby, and the people in the room could still hear their heart-piercing shouts: "I am not a trilogy, I am a free citizen, I am wronged, I refuse to accept... Li Langjun, help me~ ~"

Hearing the shout, Li Jing twitched his face, clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves tightly, pursed his thin lips, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes——Sun Geng, you must die!
However, he still has other things to pay attention to at the moment, so he put Sun Geng's matter aside for the time being, and listened to Wei Ji's next sentence with his ears open.

After announcing the punishment of Sun Geng and Sun Geng, Wei Ji looked at Cui Youbo, as if he was asking for his opinion: This guy has sued two things, one is that the slave deceived the master, and the other is that Li Jing hid the fugitive slave.

Now the Diao Nu who betrayed the master has been dealt with, and Li Jing, who is hiding a fugitive slave, has not yet been dealt with.

Hiding a fugitive slave is a big or small crime, and hiding itself can be divided into knowing and unknowing.Knowledge is divided into malicious and good intentions.

Each type has different punishment measures, but no matter what the situation is, hiding a fugitive slave is equivalent to stealing other people's property: the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that trilogy, slaves and maidservants are the same as the master's private property, sacred and inviolable!

And Li Jing violated Cui Youbo's private property, no matter what kind of situation he belongs to, he must be punished by law.

Of course, if the master doesn't pursue it, this matter can be turned into a minor matter.

After all, Li Jing is a member of the officialdom, Wei Ji didn't want Cui Youbo to get too rigid with him.

After all, Li Jing is rich and powerful, he has no shortage of servants, even if he is short of manpower, he will buy them openly, and will never "steal".

Although Cui Youbo had evidence, he insisted on holding on to it. He insisted on saying that Li Jing hid the fugitive slaves of the Cui family. It seems that the masters behind them are taking the opportunity to compete.

At that time, if the prince and Wei Wang are drawn out, this matter will be a little troublesome.

Wei Ji is a princeling, and he doesn't want to implicate the prince because of such a trivial matter.

Cui Youbo is so clever, Wei Ji can think of it, how can he not think of it?
In addition, today he intended to let Sun Geng confess Li Jing, and then beat Li Jing severely.But I didn't expect Li Jing to do something to scare Sun Geng from telling the truth, which made Cui Youbo's plan end in failure.

But what Cui Youbo pays attention to is to beat people to death if they don't fight. This time, Li Jing can't be completely trampled under his feet, so there is no need to hold on to small mistakes.

Even if Li Jing's charge of hiding fugitive slaves was confirmed, it would only be a matter of fines, and it would not have a real blow to him, let alone shake the foundation.

If Cui Youbo really did this, he might be angry, but it's useless, instead it seems that he is a bit petty.

He is no longer a reckless and impulsive young man. What he wants is to completely defeat the other party, not to be refreshed for a while.

In the end, Cui Youbo generously stated that he did not blame Li Jing for what happened, and personally ordered someone to release the boy.

The plaintiff withdrew the complaint, and the judge was determined to let it go. As the defendant, he escaped, but Li Jing was not happy.

Because, when Cui Youbo did this, others would say that he was generous and magnanimous, but as for himself, just after he returned to Beijing, he suffered a big defeat in his first appearance, and his reputation was also greatly affected——Cui Youbo is magnanimous, he But I have to wear the hat of a 'stealing' suspect!
In officialdom, reputation is the most important thing. Li Jing's ultimate goal is to be a powerful minister, not a treacherous minister.

With a gloomy face, Li Jing reluctantly thanked and apologized to Cui Youbo.

Cui Youbo dismissed Cai's seriousness, and said with a slight smile: "Just now, I was in the courtroom, I couldn't recognize Li Lang, Li Lang didn't blame me, did he?"

Cui Youbo's expression was sincere and natural, as if the one who was ridiculed just now and even brought the other party to court was not himself.

It just made Li Jing's liver hurt even more, and he said in his heart: You pretend, if you pretend, can you pretend to be more realistic? !
There should be no dissatisfaction on the face, but a smiley face to express understanding: "Hehe, Su Chun was joking, you and I have known each other for several years, we are old acquaintances, even if there is occasional friction, I will not really care about it. In addition, I really don't know about Sun's matter, and I almost made a big mistake, so please forgive me."

Cui Youbo smiled slightly, "Li Lang was just joking, hehe, if I really got into trouble with Li Lang, I wouldn't have withdrawn the complaint just now. Okay, okay, the lawsuit is over, I should go back and sue my elders... Li Lang didn't know that my grandma and Princess Pingyang had been close friends for decades. When the princess heard someone maliciously slandering my grandma, she got angry on the spot and said that she would kill that black-hearted rat dog with her own hands! "

Being scolded face-to-face as a 'black-hearted rat and dog', even though Li Jing's mental quality is strong enough, his forehead couldn't help but twitch.

Liu Han also came over, and echoed with a smile: "Su Chun is right, the eldest princess is really concerned about this lawsuit, so I recommend myself to come to Jingzhao to listen in person. But, it's all right now, the so-called The lawsuit is nothing but a farce, and Mrs. Cui's so-called descendants are nothing but a fabrication made by a few slaves... Finally, the eldest princess can rest assured!"

Princess Pingyang?The Iron Lady in the army?

Li Jing's heart trembled, he found that after the Cui family, he seemed to have offended another extremely powerful family.No, he can't sit still, he has to—

Looking at Li Jing's back in a hurry, Liu Han asked a little puzzled: "Why are you scaring him?!" He mentioned the eldest princess for no reason, and based on what he knew about Cui Youbo, this kid must have some evil intentions!

Cui Youbo straightened his baggy sleeves, without raising his head, he said calmly: "It's nothing, just to remind him that if you want to live in the capital, only one king of Wei is not enough!"

Besides, Li Jing was not an important figure in King Wei's side, if he really offended a certain dignitary, King Wei would personally push him out to appease his anger.

Liu Han didn't believe that Cui Youbo would be so kind. He raised his right eyebrow and guessed, "You want him to find a more reliable backer?"

Cui Youbo was noncommittal, just smiled and didn't answer.

When Liu Han saw it, he complained in his heart: Damn, this kid has really turned bad, and he actually started to play 'Pride and Kill'.

As the saying goes, "Heaven wants him to die, he must first make him crazy", Li Jing only got on the king of Wei, and dared to cheat Cui Youbo.If he had a stronger backing, wouldn't he be in trouble?And only when Li Jing made trouble, Cui Youbo had a chance to make a move.

Three days later, Wei Ji reported the trial results of the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After the review, the Ministry of Criminal Justice confirmed that there was no mistake, and approved Wei Ji's sentence: both Sun Geng and Sun Ling were hanged, and they will be executed in the autumn of this year.

However, as soon as the official document from the Ministry of Criminal Justice was issued, Sun Geng committed suicide by piercing his throat with bamboo chopsticks that night in the prison.

Upon receiving the news, Chai Jiuniang sighed, "Li Jing is so ruthless!"

But Liu Han sighed in his heart, where is Li Jing ruthless, the real ruthless one is Cui Youbo.

"Cui Youbo, Cui Suchun, you are cruel and poisonous enough!"

Li Jing was stunned when he heard the news, and after he realized it, he cursed in a low voice through gritted teeth.

That's right, Li Jing really wanted Sun Geng to die, and he also made preparations, but before his men did anything, Sun Geng 'suicide' first.

Who did it?
Li Jing figured it out with his toes, except Cui Youbo, there was no one else.Because when Sun Geng died, the first thing people suspected was Li Jing.

Cui Youbo's trick of 'blaming others' is really beautiful!

Now that Sun Geng is dead, there is no one to testify against Li Jing, but Li Jing has a new suspicion - killing people to silence him.

However, Sun Geng's death, oh no, more precisely the scandal of Mrs. Cui's, did not attract much attention in the capital.

Because the court officials are paying attention to the bribery case of the governor Yuan and the malfeasance case of officials, while the female family members in Beijing are gossiping about a certain noble lady who has disappeared in the capital for a long time.

"Nanping? She, she came out?"

Xiao Nan leaned on the couch, and when he heard Yuhan's reply, he sat up abruptly, stared straight at her, and reconfirmed, "Is it Princess Nanping? Cui Sibo's ex-wife?"

Didn't she "pray for Concubine Yang" in Ganye Temple, why was she released suddenly?The queen also gave her a house?
What the hell is this?
Yuzan knelt beside Xiao Nan, rubbing her legs lightly, and replied: "It's Princess Nanping, the servant girl heard that half a month ago was the 66-year-old concubine Yang Guifei's birthday, Princess Nanping Pricked her fingers and copied 81 filial piety scriptures with blood, and asked someone to send them to the palace and burn them to Concubine Yang. The queen was very moved when she heard that, and said that the princess of Nanping was pure filial piety, and called her into the palace to participate in the life sacrifice of Concubine Yang ..."

At that time, the queen was also surprised when she saw Nanping, but after a few years of seeing her, Nanping became so skinny. Seeing her pitiful appearance, the queen couldn't help feeling sorry for her, thinking that Nanping was the only descendant of Concubine Yang Gui , couldn't bear to continue to punish her, so he allowed her to return to Beijing and gave her a house to live a good life.

"Of course I'm going to have a good time, and I'm going to pay some people back!"

After leaving the imperial city, standing on Zhuque Street, Nanping's emaciated face flashed a glint of prey...

PS: Dear friends, happy Mid-Autumn Festival, happy every day!

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