Two government officials carried Gu Que's body and followed Gu Zhengchen and Gu Cheng out of the county government office.
The case is closed and the bones should be laid to rest.
As soon as he left the county office, Gu Zhengchen heard hurried footsteps. He looked up and saw Wang Youcheng running towards him.
"Gu Zhengchen!"
Wang Youcheng gritted his teeth and screamed, walking faster.
Just as Gu Cheng was about to step forward, Gu Zhengchen raised his hand to stop him, moved his wrist, and stared at Wang Youcheng coldly.
Wang Youcheng stepped forward, waved his fist, and hit Gu Zhengchen directly on the cheek.
Burning pain.
Gu Zhengchen staggered back a step, then rushed over, throwing Wang Youcheng to the ground, riding on Wang Youcheng, and slapped Wang Youcheng's face with his right hand!
Bang bang bang!
The crisp sound surprised everyone, and the people who were about to disperse saw this scene and gathered around again.
Wang Youcheng struggled to fight back, but he was just a young master in normal times, much more dissolute, and his physical fitness was worse than that of the scholar Gu Zhengchen. In addition, he was beaten and had stars in his eyes, so he could only scratch randomly.
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand, clenched it into a fist, and hit Wang Youcheng directly on the bridge of his nose.
Click!
The bridge of his nose was broken, and Wang Youcheng screamed like a pig being killed.
"stop!"
The county magistrate ran out of the car and saw this situation and shouted loudly.
Snapped!
Gu Zhengchen slapped Wang Youcheng on the face, then stood up and looked at the golden cart.
Jin Dache looked at Wang Youcheng, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, and his face was stained with blood. He kept wailing, and then looked at Gu Zhengchen, who was wiping the blood on his hands with a handkerchief.
"Gu Juren, this..."
The county magistrate was a little at a loss.
Gu Zhengchen threw the bloody handkerchief on Wang Youcheng and said coldly: "He was the one who hit him first. The officials and the people can all vouch for me."
"I'm going to kill you and your whole family!"
Wang Youcheng stared with red eyes.
Gu Zhengchen stared, stepped forward, raised his foot, and kicked Wang Youcheng's chin hard. His chin hit the roof of his mouth, and a crisp sound echoed in Wang Youcheng's skull.
Jin Dache quickly pulled Gu Zhengchen away. Looking at Wang Youcheng who could only hum and couldn't even speak, he felt a little nervous. Gu Zhengchen, you are a scholar. Why are you so cruel? People who don’t know think you are a gangster...
"How is this going?"
Li Yi, the county magistrate, came out, followed by several officials.
Gu Zhengchen said nothing and only stared at Wang Youcheng. If you dare to strike first, I will beat you.
That's right, if you fight back when you're hit, we're just fighting each other.
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who were injured in a fight should be judged by the seriousness of their injuries, and those who later straightened things out would be reduced to two grades.
Listen, and those who start to straighten things out later will be deducted by two.
Whoever hits someone first is at fault.
The law is not used to deal with good and kind people, but to punish evil people!
Lao Zhu knew this truth, so he said it directly. The one who struck later was justified. Regardless of the severity of the beating, he would give you a second-class reduction in sentence.
According to the law of beating each other, as long as no one is killed, it is basically flogging or cane punishment.
The sentence of cane, if reduced by one level, becomes flogging, and if the flogging is reduced by one level, it becomes acquittal...
Although Lao Zhu doesn't know what legitimate defense is, and he certainly won't encourage fighting, his will, no, the values of the ancients are very clear. The one who strikes first is the most guilty, and the one who strikes last, as long as you are reasonable, the government Reduce your sentence.
This kind of punishment is to severely punish those who strike first to prevent this kind of thing from happening. It's not like some criminal orders. Regardless of the reason, those who take action first and those who take action later will get fifty blows each.
The county magistrate Li Yi asked about the situation, and a group of people could prove that it was indeed Wang Youcheng who hit Gu Zhengchen first. If you don't believe it, look at the injuries on his face, but Wang Youcheng was really beaten too badly. After careful inspection, he could not be dead, nor was he seriously injured. But my face was swollen for a while and I lost a tooth.
Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he only lost one tooth. Damn it, if two teeth were lost, the sentence would be much more serious...
Since it was a fight and the facts were clear, Li Yi directly announced the outcome: "Wang Youcheng and Gu Zhengchen fought each other. According to the law, Gu Zhengchen hit the person with minor injuries. He broke one tooth and used it as a staff for a hundred. After thinking about it, he took action. If you are injured for no reason, your sentence will be reduced to second class, and you can go."
"I'm injured, the soup and medicine expenses..."
Gu Zhengchen stretched out his hand.
"roll!"
Li Yi was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. He still didn't know this guy well enough. Looking at his behavior, it was like he was taking advantage of the loopholes in the criminal law. No, he was doing somersaults in the loopholes!
And you, Wang Youcheng!
Your father killed his father, and you, a son, still dare to beat his son. Don’t blame Gu Zhengchen for beating you severely. If it were me, I would beat you even worse. I would have to be reduced to two levels and then beaten one by one. You won't be able to get out of bed for half a year.
The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable.
Your father is dead. Just stay at home and don't think about atonement. Such a heinous and cruel case usually does not support atonement.
What's more, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty needed to establish his authority, establish rules, and appease the people. Such a bad murder case would definitely lead to death, and he might even announce the death penalty with a meal of daylilies and Lingchi.
"Wang Youcheng fights each other, and the person is slightly injured. According to the law, he can be beaten forty times, so let's beat him here."
After Li Yi gave the order, he turned around and left.
Jin Dache winked at Zaoli, who picked up the cane and the bench, picked up Wang Youcheng and beat him. Wang Youcheng wanted to shout for redemption, but unfortunately Gu Zhengchen's last kick was too hard and shocked his scalp. I was numb, couldn't use my mouth, and couldn't speak at all.
I don’t know what’s going on. It’s probably because the Wang family usually has a bad reputation and bullies a lot of people. When the officials beat them, it was really hard. Although the cane can’t hurt the muscles and bones, it’s very painful to hit the flesh... …
Gu Cheng looked at Gu Zhengchen, who was walking in front, with some awe in his eyes. The master he was following had different methods than ordinary people.
Gu Zhengchen was silent all the way, and it was almost dusk when he arrived home.
Mrs. Chen was cooking, and her mother, Mrs. Gu, was joking with Gu Qingqing in the yard. When she saw Gu Zhengchen coming back, she stood up and was about to speak when she saw the two soap officials holding up the door panel behind her, and her heart trembled.
"Mother, my father's bones have been found."
With tears in his eyes, Gu Zhengchen handed over the wooden sign that he had held all the way.
Mrs. Gu took the wooden sign, looked at it, and held it to her chest.
The official put down the door frame. Gu Cheng gave the two a few pennies to thank them and sent the two officials off.
Mrs. Gu slowly knelt down.
Gu Zhengchen watched his mother slowly pull open the white cloth and lead Gu Qingqing behind her.
"Husband..."
Gu looked at the skeleton and cried bitterly.
Three days later, the bones were placed in the coffin. With the help of the villagers of Dayan Village, the tomb was opened and reburied...
Mrs. Gu tied Gu Yan's wooden sign with her own wooden sign and carried it close to her body. During the day, she threshed, winnowed and dried the wheat as if nothing had happened. In the evening, she returned to her room after dinner and put out the candle early.
Hide in the darkness and speak to the darkness.
The voice is very soft.
Only the soul can hear it.
