In the process of waiting.
Li Xiao handled two more small cases.
In any case, it's not difficult, it's just a matter of minor interest disputes between neighbors.
As cases continue to be processed.
The people standing outside the court fence are gathering more and more.
They all heard the news and came to meet the newly appointed county magistrate.
Not long after.
The soldiers sent by Li Xiao suppressed the Liu family. The eldest son of the Liu family and his five sons were pressured into the courtroom.
"Kneel down!"
Chang Yingwu scolded angrily.
The six people immediately knelt down.
The yamen servants couldn't call them, but when they saw these soldiers wearing helmets and armors, the Liu family was so frightened that their legs weakened, and they came immediately without resisting.
Seeing that the boss of the Liu family was arrested, the people below were talking enthusiastically.
"Hey, isn't this Boss Liu from Huanghua Village? Why is he here?"
"You've just arrived, right? The county magistrate asked the yamen servant to summon the Liu family boss, but he didn't come. The magistrate just called the soldiers to arrest him, and he came obediently."
"My God, this county master is so powerful, how can he still use soldiers?"
"It's a good show. Boss Liu is usually domineering and domineering. I want to see how the county master handles him."
"Someone in the Liu family can treat him."
It was bustling outside, and it was obvious that the Liu family was also the number one person in the county.
"quiet!"
Li Xiao slapped the crowd in shock and scolded: "Liu Cheng of Huanghua Village, I called you earlier, why didn't you come?"
The Liu family is the local bully of Huanghua Village, and he is also tall and tall.
Each of those sons is strong and healthy. The fat heads and ears that can be eaten these days are all due to some property in the family, and no one dares to mess with them.
Boss Liu looked up and saw that it was an unfamiliar face. However, when he looked at the soldiers standing next to him, his arrogance dimmed.
"Sir, the common people have been wronged. There is something wrong just now. The delay does not mean that they refuse to accept the summons." Boss Liu found an excuse to excuse himself.
"I'm so late for something. What's more important than me?"
Li Xiao snorted coldly and said: "It's full of nonsense. Come here, hit me ten times!"
This board is called the killing stick. It kills the opponent's prestige first and makes him afraid.
The words fell,
The people were shocked.
This county magistrate is overbearing and will beat you whenever he comes up.
"Sir, this is unfair. The common people really have something to do to delay me. Sir, for the sake of my donation to the county government for road construction in the past, please spare the common people."
Boss Liu immediately begged for mercy.
These government officials did not move immediately, but wanted to see if anything had changed.
It seems that the government officials should also receive benefits on weekdays.
"What are you doing standing still?"
Seeing that the government officials did not move, Li Xiao said: "Do you want me to do it myself?"
"Yes, sir."
Seeing that he couldn't shirk it, the head catcher of the catching team bowed his hands, and then called on a few fast players to hit the board.
"Ouch, ouch"
Mr. Liu was tied to the tiger bench, held up against the board, and kept shouting.
And Li Xiao could tell at a glance that the board was light and light, and Boss Liu didn't feel too much pain. The thunder was loud and the rain was light.
"Substitute, get off!"
Li Xiao directly ordered: "Chang Yingwu, come and fight!"
"Take your orders!"
Chang Yingwu from Baihu led one of his men to the side of Boss Liu, looked at the bewildered government servant, and cursed: "Get out of here."
The yamen servant immediately handed over the stick and ran away.
I just hit five boards, and now there are five boards left.
Chang Yingwu picked up the board, became angry and threw it at his Dantian.
"Ahhhh!!!!!!!!!"
Boss Liu immediately screamed like a pig being killed.
This time it's a genuine board, so I'll beat it to death.
Moreover, with Chang Yingwu's strength, one can imagine how heavy it would be if he were to hit him.
"That's right."
Li Xiao smiled slightly and immediately looked at the government officials: "Unlike you, they are soft and have no strength."
Bang bang bang bang!
Another four boards down.
Even though Mr. Liu was tall and strong, he was immediately knocked unconscious.
"Bring a basin of water and wake him up!"
Chang Yingwu scolded him again and asked the yamen servant to get water. Soon, the yamen servant brought a bucket of water, and Chang Yingwu rushed it directly into Mr. Liu's face, waking him up.
"Ouch."
Boss Liu had fainted from the pain, but now he was awakened by the cold water. He felt that his buttocks were burning and he couldn't stand up.
Boss Liu's sons were so angry that their veins were exposed, but they dared not speak out in anger.
In short, the effect of this meal was achieved. Liu Cheng's original unruly expression now turned into fear, and he will probably become more honest next time.
Li Xiao said at this time: "Liu Cheng, you allowed someone to commit murder and beat Zhang Tian's son until he was paralyzed in bed. Is this a problem?"
When Boss Liu heard that this was what happened, he looked around, saw Zhang Tian, and cursed: "Old man Zhang, didn't I compensate you? You're here to complain again. Just wait, I'll get it done when I get back." Kill you."
"In court, intimidate others and slap them!"
When Li Xiao saw that this man was not honest, he was shocked again.
Bang bang bang——
Boss Liu, who had just finished being beaten, was slapped a few more times by Chang Yingwu, and his face suddenly became swollen.
Seeing his father being greeted, Mr. Liu's son couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and said angrily: "Sir, you are too unreasonable. Even if you are a county boss, you can't just hit people. What are you doing?" Submission and beating make a move."
Li Xiao ignored it, but looked at the boss and said: "Write down what Liu Cheng said just now. He said he would kill Zhang Tian when he got back. Remember it as 'planning to kill'. He has already started planning to kill." plan."
Upon hearing this,
The Liu family were all dumbfounded.
This county magistrate seems to be different from the previous ones.
It's too cruel and unreasonable.
The eldest son of the Liu family was about to continue the theory.
Boss Liu immediately stopped his son and shook his head.
He finally understood that this county magistrate was not an ordinary person. He probably wanted to blackmail him by doing this to him today. Now, he could only give in and bribe him with money.
Otherwise, I might not be able to leave the county government office today.
Boss Liu knelt on the ground, completely subdued, and said: "Master, we are indeed alas."
Halfway through his words, he lost a tooth, which was knocked out by Chang Yingwu just now. He picked up the tooth and put it in his pocket, and then said: "We did accidentally have a conflict with Zhang Tian's son and injured someone. , but we have already lost money."
Li Xiao said: "Ten taels of silver, what are you sending to the beggar?"
Liu Laodaodao: "This was also decided by the previous county magistrate. We will comply with it truthfully."
Li Xiaodao: "The last one is the last one. I can't do it here. Let's renegotiate the amount of compensation."
Mr. Liu said: "My last case has been settled. Isn't this against the rules?"
Li Xiao laughed and said, "Here, my rules are the rules!"
The words were full of energy and loud, echoing in everyone's ears.
The people outside were shocked.
This county master is really overbearing! !
In the past, when we saw such overbearing officials, they were all bad officials, evil officials, and officials who oppressed the people.
But this is the first time I saw it today, a bully-like attitude, coming to be a good official! !
I'm scared. Boss Liu is completely scared.
He hurriedly flattered: "Sir, you say, we will compensate."
There was no way, Boss Liu was really scared of being beaten.
Today we can only spend money to eliminate the disaster, and we can think of ways to take revenge later.
"That's right. I will never wrongly accuse a good person, and I will never let a bad person go. I will kill someone to pay for my life, and I will pay my debts for money. Here, I only want two words: fairness!"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Since it is fair, let's discuss a fair compensation method."
Then, Li Xiao looked at Zhang Tian and asked, "Mr. Zhang, how old is your son this year?"
Old man Zhang Tian immediately knelt down, feeling extremely grateful and said, "Sir, ordinary people come to have a son, and there are two sons in this year's 30s."
Li Xiao then asked: "How much silver can your son earn from farming in a year?"
Zhang Tian didn't know what was going on, so he said truthfully: "My family has fifteen acres of thin farmland. After excluding taxes, I can earn ten taels of silver every year."
Of course, these are just pure money earned.
Apart from food, drink, and housing, the people actually couldn't save much money.
"Okay, ten taels of silver per year."
Li Xiao nodded and said: "Your son is thirty-two. I assume that he can continue farming for thirty years, earning ten taels of silver per year. In other words, your son can earn three hundred taels of silver in his lifetime."
After speaking, he looked at Boss Liu and cursed angrily:
"Because of you, you injured someone and made him unable to farm. As a result, he couldn't earn these three hundred taels of silver. You have to pay for this money!! Moreover, Zhang Tianjia's son will have to suffer for thirty years, including his mental health. Painful expenses, one hundred taels. He only has one son, and no one will care for him until his death. This is also caused by you. His son will also have to be buried and die. The two of them will add one hundred taels for the burial expenses, a total of five hundred taels. They will lose money. Bar!"
The words fell.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
You can hear the needle drop!
Everyone was confused.
In the Ming Dynasty, there had never been such a method of compensation.
If you cripple a person, you often pay dozens of taels of silver and forget it.
But the county master actually asked him to pay five hundred taels of silver! !
This is too exaggerated!
But when I think about it carefully, what the county master said makes sense!
Very reasonable!
After all, if his son is not beaten and disabled, he will earn ten taels of silver every year for the next thirty years, which is indeed 300 taels of silver.
Besides, who wants to be crippled?
Thirty years of mental pain also counts for money.
The old man's son couldn't provide for him until he died, and no one, including the son himself, could provide for him until he died. This money should indeed be provided.
After such calculation, it seems that five hundred taels is not groundless!
"Five hundred taels"
Boss Liu was completely confused.
This is simply a lion's mouth.
How can there be such compensation?
He thought that at most he would be blackmailed by the old guy Zhang Tian and compensated with dozens of taels of silver, but he didn't expect that the county master would only ask for five hundred taels.
"My lord, this is unfair. The Ming Law does not have this kind of algorithm."
Boss Liu shouted that he was wronged.
"Five hundred taels, not a penny less, that's it, I haven't calculated it yet!"
Li Xiao squinted his eyes and said: "If we calculate carefully, the son in this field can still have a son. Because you can't find a wife, his son can still make a lot of money in his life. Do you want me to do the math for you?"
"This, this, this, you are doing this nonsense."
Mr. Liu said angrily: "According to what you said, there will be endless descendants. Then I will have to pay thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Li Xiao laughed: "If you want to calculate it, I can do it for you."
Boss Liu was silent.
This county master simply doesn't act according to common sense.
He didn't dare to contradict him anymore, because if he really went further, it would be an astronomical figure.
"Sir, could you please take a moment to speak?"
At this time, Boss Liu planned to use bribery.
"Why do you have to take a step to speak? If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Li Xiao was unmoved.
"Sir, there are some things that are hard to say."
Boss Liu got up on all fours and walked towards Li Xiao.
Chang Yingwu immediately stopped him and said sternly: "What do you want to do?"
Li Xiao waved his hand and said: "Yingwu, let him come over."
Chang Yingwu then got out of the way.
When Boss Liu saw something going on, he smiled flatteringly, walked up to Li Xiao, and whispered, "Sir, can you take a moment to speak?"
"Just say it right here."
Li Xiao already knew what this guy wanted to do.
Boss Liu had no choice but to whisper: "Sir, you are so arrogant, spare me, even if I pay him five hundred taels, you will not get any benefit, right?"
As he spoke, he took out a bag of silver, covered it with the sleeve of his right hand, and handed it over secretly. "Sir, do you think this will work? You take one hundred taels, and I will compensate Zhang Tian fifty taels. Even if this matter gets spread, the compensation of fifty taels is not a small amount. Your purpose of establishing your authority has been achieved. "
In Boss Liu's opinion.
This Li Xiao was the first thing that burned him when he took office.
Give him a hundred taels of benefits, and he will be moved even if you measure it.
And it can also win over feelings.
If Zhang Tian is compensated fifty taels more, the matter will be settled and his prestige will be established.
Kill two birds with one stone.
At this moment, he still felt that the five hundred taels Li Xiao said was just to scare him, and he would not really let him pay so much.
But Li Xiao really planned to make him pay five hundred taels!
Li Xiao shook the money in his hand without caring about everyone's gaze.
"Sir, please stay hidden." Boss Liu was anxious.
"Hidden spot?" Li Xiao smiled.
You want to bribe yourself with a hundred taels of silver. Do you really think that you have never seen big money?
"Look, everyone, the evidence is conclusive. You bribed the court official in front of the court."
Li Xiao raised the silver in his hand and waved it in front of everyone.
Boss Liu's face turned the color of pig liver on the spot
"You call this bribery, and you use this to test officials?"
Li Xiao threw the money on Boss Liu's face, and Zhengyi said Lingran: "Which official can't withstand such a test??? Get out of here!"
Chang Yingwu immediately pushed Boss Liu back and knelt on the ground.
At this time, the people outside were excited and even had intracranial orgasms.
Oh my god, this is a good official who is not corrupt, and he even retorted on the spot. It’s so cool!
"Compensate, pay immediately, five hundred taels, no less!"
Li Xiao shouted again.
Now, everyone understood.
This magistrate was not joking, he really asked people to pay five hundred taels of silver.
"If you don't have money, you can kill or chop him, whatever you want. If you want money, you don't have to risk your life."
When Mr. Liu saw that the bribery incident was exposed, his heart fell on the ground and he didn't believe it. What could be done to him in broad daylight!
“It’s okay not to lose money.”
Li Xiao smiled and glanced at Boss Liu's sons, "Repay debts and kill people to pay for their lives. You broke Zhang Tian's son's legs. Since you are not willing to pay, then break your son's legs." Interrupt, I said, what I want is fairness."
The words fell.
The expressions of Boss Liu's sons changed.
They didn't expect that the magistrate was so crazy that he would use this method.
"You dare, I will go to Beijing to complain."
The sons immediately united and stood together, looking like they were in a desperate situation.
"Complain to the imperial court, feel free to do whatever you want, but let's settle today's matters first."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "I have already said that what we want is fairness, one person for another. Which one of you broke the leg of Zhang Tian's son?"
None of the Liu family's sons spoke.
Anyway, there is no evidence, so you can just guess.
"You think you can survive if you don't speak? Then I'll just pick."
Li Xiao pointed at someone casually, "It's you! Someone's here, break your legs!"
Li Xiao pointed, it was the fourth son of the Liu family.
Chang Yingwu led several people over, pushed the person pointed by Li Xiao to the ground, picked up a stick and beat him.
When the first board went down, the fourth child of the Liu family screamed in pain and immediately struck out: "Sir, it wasn't me. It was the fifth child who broke the Tian family son's legs in the end. He hit him with a stick."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Who is the fifth child?"
The fourth child pointed to the fifth child.
The fifth child was anxious and hurriedly explained: "Fourth child, you made a mistake. It was the second child who hit me. The last blow was from the second child. You didn't see it clearly at the time."
The second child scolded: "Fart, it's you, the fifth child, holding a stick."
Soon, the scene became chaotic.
The sons blamed each other and passed the blame, for fear of causing harm to themselves.
Seeing that something was wrong, the other sons pointed out one person to avoid harming themselves. The others pointed at Lao Wu, "It was Lao Wu who beat him. He had a stick, and we were all empty-handed."
Lao Wu grimaced, feeling bad.
Good guy!
In the plastic brotherhood, at a critical moment, the alliance instantly collapses, and accusations are made against each other.
Li Xiao pointed at Lao Wu and said: "If you take the stick, it's you. Come and break his legs. You don't have to pay the money."
"yes!"
Chang Yingwu grabbed the fifth child of the Liu family again, pinned him to the ground, picked up a stick and started beating him, hitting his legs, but he didn't interrupt immediately. He understood Li Xiao's eyes.
One stick, two sticks, three sticks.
"Ahhhhh."
The fifth child of the Liu family felt a terrible pain and shouted: "Dad, please pay. If you don't pay, your son will be paralyzed."
Four sticks, five sticks.
Seeing that his son was really going to have his legs broken, Mr. Liu couldn't hold it in any longer and shouted: "I'll pay, I'll pay."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "If you had told me earlier, your son wouldn't have had to suffer these sticks."
Boss Liu lowered his head and took out a five-hundred-tael banknote, "I'll pay and admit defeat!"
"That's right."
Li Xiao handed the banknote to Old Man Tian, who took it in disbelief.
Really lost
I lost a full five hundred taels! !
Old Man Tian was moved to tears and immediately knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master Qingtian!"
Li Xiao waved his hand: "Case closed!"
Just like that, Li Xiao directly used the most ruthless means to make people lose money.
The people outside were stunned.
This really cost me five hundred taels of silver!
This county magistrate is worse than a bully and unreasonable at all
Of course, the compensation method he mentioned sounds very reasonable.
In short, everyone felt very happy!
This county magistrate really makes the decision for everyone!
See things end at this time.
Several sons of the Liu family were about to leave, supporting the eldest brother Liu and the fifth son.
"Stop, did I tell you to leave?"
Li Xiao said slowly: "Liu Cheng, you bribed the court officials in front of the court, and you also planned to kill someone for revenge afterwards. Come on, put him in jail and lock him up for three months!"
This group of government officials did not dare to neglect, they had long been frightened by Li Xiao's methods.
Not daring to disobey the instructions, he came up directly and pushed Boss Liu away.
The remaining sons dare not speak out when they are angry, so they can only leave in despair, thinking of finding a solution after going back.
"Master Qingtian, Master Qingtian!"
Old man Tian kowtowed to Li Xiao a few times, then took the banknote and limped away.
With this money, I will be secure for the rest of my life.
"In the future, if similar things happen within the scope of my jurisdiction, they will be dealt with in the same way as today! If you are maimed or injured, you will be compensated based on your income for the rest of your life!"
Li Xiao said loudly towards the court.
With that said, he stood up and walked towards the court hall and towards the people outside.
So many people are here today.
Li Xiao intends to establish his reputation as a good official, so that it will be easier for him to do things in the future!
He shouted to the people: "I, when you come to Dong'an County, you will only do three things! Fair, fair, damn fair! If there is any injustice in the future, just go to me!"
The words fell.
The whole scene was opium-silent.
So shocking!
It’s really shocking!
On the first day that the county master took office, he dealt with the local tyrants with thunderous methods and showed no mercy!
Fair, fair, damn fair!
It was their first time meeting such a good official!
These ordinary people have been oppressed in various ways all year round, and their lives are not easy.
The most painful thing is that it is unfair treatment! !
Rich people get away with hurting people, but poor people go to jail for hurting people.
Rich people can get tax exemption, but poor people have less land and have to bear a lot of taxes!
This is unfair!
The feeling of unfairness has always been there, and it has always been in the hearts of the people! !
Their idea is simple, a good official will do justice to them.
But good officials are always weak and incorruptible.
In the past, it was not uncommon for scholars to come to Dong'an County as officials who had passed the imperial examination.
When they come, they are often full of enthusiasm and want to do good things.
But many things cannot be solved at all. Even if those weak officials want to do good things, they can't fight the villagers, the squires, the bullies, and even the subordinates of the government officials.
In the end, I can only follow the crowd, and gradually become like the county magistrates in the past.
Li Xiao's bully-like attitude, but doing good things as an official, made them feel that this county master could cure all the bullies here!
Only evil people can punish evil people!
The people were completely moved!
I don’t know which common people shouted: "Master Qingtian!"
As he spoke, he knelt on the ground.
Immediately, the whole scene became lively, and all the people burst into tears and shouted:
"Master Qingtian!"
"Master Qingtian!"
"Master Qingtian!"
Crash--
Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted, Lord Qingtian.
Among the crowd, a few common people saw someone nearby who was not kneeling, and quickly reminded him: "We have Master Qingtian from Dong'an County, why don't we kneel down and kowtow together."
"Yes, kneel down and kowtow."
"This is the real Master Qingtian, don't be stunned."
Zhu Di said angrily: "You are kneeling on your knees, why are you calling me?"
That's it,
All the people knelt down.
Among the crowd, Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun, who were still standing, stood out and stood out.
"Is there anyone who doesn't kneel? Is it because I'm not doing a good enough job?"
Li Xiao looked at the two people standing with doubts, and was dumbfounded at this sight.
It turned out to be the father-in-law and mother-in-law.
That's okay
(End of chapter)
