Seeing these two people still not wanting to repent, Zhou Ping became even more angry and shouted,
"Shut up, you two. It's wrong for you to hit someone. Now your fate is all in Lord Nie's hands. Lord Nie will personally judge and judge the crimes you have committed!"
After speaking, Zhou Ping hugged Nie Chen and said,
"Master Nie also requests that you enforce the law impartially, without showing any favoritism. If you want to kill or behead everyone, please do as you please. I will pretend that I don't have these two unsatisfactory brothers!"
Seeing Zhou Ping's angry and embarrassed look, Nie Chen almost laughed out loud.
This Zhou Ping, if he really didn't care about his brother, he wouldn't have come here in person.
Nie Chen looked at Zhou Long and Zhou Hu kneeling below and said,
"Do you know that I arrested you two for beating someone up, and your brother came here with two hundred thousand taels of silver to redeem you?"
Hearing this, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu looked at Zhou Ping in disbelief and shouted anxiously,
"Brother, how can you give him money? He is just a bad thief!"
"Yes, brother, we will never surrender to him!"
Nie Chen sneered and said,
"Then I'll ask you again, do you know what two hundred thousand taels of silver represents? How much can it buy? You know how much risk your brother needs to get up early and work hard at, and how much risk he takes to earn these two hundred thousand taels of silver? are you coming?
Just because you two thought the food was served slowly, you hit someone casually, and the money is gone. Your brother's hard-earned money is given away.
He worked hard and tried his best to make money, but he couldn't keep up with the speed at which you two wasted money. "
Hearing this, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu lowered their heads in shame, but were still a little unconvinced and said,
"You don't need to worry about our family's affairs."
"Of course I don't need to worry about it. One day your family's money will be lost to you two, and Zhou Ping will follow you two to the streets to beg for food. It has nothing to do with me."
After speaking, Nie Chen looked at Zhou Ping and said,
"Mr. Zhou, according to the general law, what is the crime for fighting in the street and beating officials? How to punish them?"
Hearing this, Zhou Ping looked at Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, feeling a little hesitant.
Nie Chen is an honest and good official, so he cannot bend the law for personal gain.
In desperation, Zhou Ping could only say,
"Reporting to your lord, those who fight in the street for no reason will, depending on the seriousness of the case, be punished with a cane of ten years at the least, and three years in prison at the most serious.
Beating an official of the imperial court, depending on the severity of the case, could range from being exiled for two thousand miles to... the death penalty. "
This is a punishment formulated by Dafeng to protect officials. Beating officials is definitely different from beating civilians. Don't forget, it is the officials who formulate the penalty system.
Da Feng's punishment was five punishments of death by death with a moss cane. The moss punishment was beating the back with bamboo and willow sticks. The moss ten, moss thirty and moss fifty refer to the number of blows.
The cane punishment was more severe, with wooden sticks being used, varying in number, and the beatings were also practiced by knowledgeable and skilled government officials using tofu. The requirement was to hit hard, but the tofu should not be broken.
If someone gives you a gift, then he will be beaten like this. No matter how hard the beating is, after the beating, the victim will look like a normal person.
But it would be different if there were no gifts. When the yamen were practicing, they also practiced with tofu. After the beating, the tofu was intact, but it was rotten inside.
With this kind of fighting method, ten sticks can defeat a person.
And a prison sentence means being put in a prison and sentenced to how many years. It is divided into fixed-term imprisonment and life imprisonment. Of course, life and death are still determined by the official's thoughts. After all, if you died of illness unexpectedly in prison, you can't blame others, right?
Exile means exile, usually to a border gate or a military camp as a coolie. After working for several decades, you can return home, but the survival rate is not high, and your status is equal to that of a slave.
The death penalty is easy to understand. It means literally, but there is room for manipulation. I won’t go into details here. If you are interested, you can search for it.
After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he looked at Nie Chen, waiting for him to make a judgment.
Nie Chen muttered for a while and then said,
"Well, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu didn't know that I was the county guard at that time. Those who don't know are not guilty, and this crime will be exempted.
But when they beat the waiter, they did cause intentional harm. It cannot be avoided. If the waiter is slightly injured, I will punish you with ten canes and compensate the waiter for his medical expenses and lost wages. "
Although Zhou Ping didn't know what lost work pay meant, he knew that as long as he lost some money, he would be fine, so he immediately hugged his hands and thanked him.
Several soldiers behind him also brought benches and wooden staffs in preparation for the execution.
They laid Zhou Long and Zhou Hu down on the bench and started spanking them on the buttocks.
The soldiers were very strong, but none of them had ever been tortured. They only used brute force. Although they were very noisy, the beatings made Zhou Long and Zhou Hu howl, but they were all flesh wounds, and they would be healed in a short time.
Soon, after the ten sticks were beaten, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu were also let go.
The two of them stared at Nie Chen with angry eyes, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Mr. Zhou, is my punishment fair and just?"
"The adults are impartial and impartial, and the students are not dissatisfied."
"Okay, in that case, please ask Mr. Zhou to take his two brothers home to rest and recuperate. I hope they can correct their mistakes and behave accordingly in the future, and don't cause trouble again."
"Thank you, sir. I'll take my leave then."
Several soldiers carried Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, and walked outside with Zhou Ping.
After arriving outside the government office, they handed the two of them over to Zhou Ping's servants.
Many people saw this scene and heard the shouts inside, and they were all very curious.
Because Zhou Ping's wisdom spread far and wide, the people respected him and were not afraid of him, so many people came around and asked questions.
Zhou Ping smiled and said,
"Dear fellow villagers, our new county governor is a good official who is honest, honest and selfless.
Everyone must know that my third and fourth brothers beat up someone and were arrested by the county governor. In desperation, I lost my head and brought two hundred thousand taels of silver to the governor to redeem me.
The adult told me that giving and receiving bribes was wrong and illegal, and he decisively refused my money.
Moreover, your lord did not care about my face. Zhou Long and Zhou Hu beat people, and the county guard also punished them and beat them. He was really selfless.
Folks, we have a good official in Weihu County.
I believe that our Weihu County will get better and better under the leadership of the new county governor. "
When the people heard Zhou Ping's words, saw the miserable appearance of Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, and saw Zhou Ping pulling Yin Liang home, they all believed what he said. They all knelt down toward the door of the government office and shouted, " "Master Qingtian".
Even many people who have grievances plan to wait and see. If the county governor is really a good official, they will ask your Excellency to administer justice.
Everyone was happy. The only ones who were unhappy were Zhou Ping and Zhou Hu.
