There was absolutely no limit to the praise those officials had for Li Huairen. He was a god in cutting eucalyptus and had a sharp eye, as if this Li Huairen was really a great master of eucalyptus cutting.
Zhu Han had goosebumps all over his body when he heard this. Let alone at this time, even in future generations, few people dare to say that they can immediately determine the truth of the case just by looking at the files.
Even those detectives with a 100% detection rate still need to go to the scene to investigate clues to find out the truth of the case.
If this Li Huairen really has this ability, then he will definitely become the best detective in ancient and modern times. Such a person will definitely be recorded vividly in the history books.
He is definitely a well-known figure. However, Zhu Han had never heard of such a person in history.
He dares to compare with Bao Zheng... If nothing else, the thickness of his face is definitely rare in Zhu Han's life.
"Oh, the Yanjing Criminal Department actually has a master of breaking eucalyptus like Mr. Li? I have never heard of it before. It's really disrespectful." Zhu Han sneered contemptuously.
What he admired most about Li Huairen was that despite being so disgustingly flattered, Li Huairen could still keep his majestic appearance in his clothes.
It was as if those words were not flattery, but actually true.
"Your Majesty is full of praise. I am just doing my duty."... How do you say this?
If you are shameless, you are invincible. Zhu Han was suspicious. If he pulled off this guy's face and made it into a shield, he might not even be able to block musket bullets.
Not wanting to talk to these sick-minded guys, Zhu Han asked with a stern face:
"Since Mr. Li is so good at breaking things, do you know the cause and effect of this incident?" Zhu Hanhuan originally thought that Li Huairen would use ignorance as an excuse.
As a result, this guy answered calmly:
"Your Majesty has already read the files of the last interrogation."
"This Miao Lifu openly committed a murder with a knife in the downtown area because the victim owed him some wages. Such unruly people are simply lawless."
"The official knows that the prince loves the people so much, and feels sorry for Miao Lifu. But the prince, such a unscrupulous person can commit murder and swindle for money today, and kill for money tomorrow."
"Your Majesty, you can't just ignore the laws of the country and treat them as child's play just because you feel sorry for them."
"If things go on like this, won't my Great Ming Law become a piece of paper?" Good guy, after traveling through time for so long, there are only a handful of people who dare to point their noses at him and scold him like this.
It would be fine if this Li Huairen was really a good official who served the country and the people. But this guy seems to be selfless, but in fact, he is completely evil.
Jin Yiwei doesn't even need to investigate this person. Just by looking at his series of actions, you can tell what kind of character he is.
Anyway, Zhu Han had never seen any capable official who could remain expressionless and allow his subordinates to praise him like this.
As soon as Li Huairen finished speaking, the officials from the Ministry of Punishment also began to echo his words.
"Mr. Li is right. He dares to commit murder on the street just for some money. What kind of good person can he be?"
"My lord, please don't be deceived by this unscrupulous man. He is just pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy. We at the Criminal Department have seen so many people like this. Everyone said that they had no choice but to do so."
"No matter what, it is wrong to kill people in the street. Killing for life is the right thing to do." Zhu Han looked on coldly and found that there were almost no officials in the Ministry of Punishment who did not speak up for Li Huairen.
Regardless of whether they really attached themselves to Li Huairen or just followed the crowd, Zhu Han kept everything in mind whenever they spoke.
When this storm is over, we will deal with all these people. This is the Ministry of Justice. The person in charge is responsible for criminal matters. If this department is all a bunch of fools, the impact will be too great.
Although various documents from the imperial court will eventually be handed over to Dali Temple for review. But if there is already a problem on the Punishment Department side, Dali Temple will naturally be affected as well.
Ahem! Zhu Han cleared his throat and waited for the officials from the Ministry of Punishment to quiet down. Zhu Han asked in a deep voice:
"Miao Lifu, I'm here to ask you, how much wages do Qian Yong owe you in total?" Qian Yong is the businessman who owes Miao Lifu wages. According to Jin Yiwei's report, Qian Yong is a descendant of the Qian family in Hedong and is responsible for management. Some business of the Qian family.
People like Qian Yong, to put it mildly, come from a big family. In fact, apart from the name of this big family, their status is not much better than that of the servants of the housekeeper.
In fact, the status is not as good as those hired. This idea, a qualified shopkeeper is rare, and wages are absolutely indispensable.
But because the money comes from my own family, the treatment is lower than that of hired shopkeepers. Miao Lifu replied aggrievedly:
"It was originally agreed that I would be given one or two cents of silver a month. I worked with him for half a month, and he should give me six cents of silver. Later, my boss said that I would have to be taught by someone on my first day of work, so I couldn't. Counting money. On the last day, I only worked for half a day, so I couldn't count money."
"The wages he owes me should be..." Jian Miao Li counted his fingers and calculated hard. Li Huairen snorted disdainfully:
"It's four denarii in total. Can't you even figure this out?"
"Just for this little money, you can actually harm a human life. Don't you have any sense of shame in your heart?"
"Shut up!" Zhu Han suddenly became furious and looked around to see if there was anything he could take advantage of. But Zhou Liang only prepared a chair for Zhu Han, and there was nothing else around.
It's not Zhou Liang's secret jab, what kind of stumbling block does this cause for Zhu Han. After all, this is a courtroom, not the living room of Prince Zhu Han's mansion.
As an observer, I can only prepare one chair. The officials of the Ministry of Punishment were confused and did not understand what Zhu Han, His Royal Highness, had suddenly become so nervous about.
Just when they were confused, Zhu Han suddenly stood up. He grabbed the backrest of the Grand Master's chair and threw it directly in the direction of Li Huairen.
This action was too sudden. By the time the officials from the Ministry of Punishments realized what had happened, the chair was already in front of them.
Li Huairen just subconsciously raised his hands to resist. The next moment, the Taishi chair came into close contact with his arm, and then tilted to one side.
Fortunately, the chair leg managed to hit the head of a waiter next to him, knocking off his official hat.
The officials of the Ministry of Justice were in a mess like frightened ducks. Although Li Huairen blocked the chair to prevent himself from being hit on the head and bleeding.
But after the Grand Master's chair fell to the ground, Li Huairen's hand also dropped naturally, and Cen Cen's face was sweating and seemed to be in great pain.
Another servant of the Ministry of Justice who survived saw this and quickly asked with concern:
"Sir, are you okay?" Seeing that Zhu Han didn't throw anything over, the others quickly went to care about Li Huairen.
"Master Shangshu, your hand?"
"Doctor! Are you all blind? You didn't see Master Shangshu injured, why don't you go and call the doctor quickly." Li Huairen waved his hand with difficulty, indicating that he was fine.
Then he raised his head and looked at Zhu Han angrily.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you think that this can stop everyone in the world from talking?" Other officials from the Ministry of Justice all looked at Zhu Han with dissatisfaction.
A dignified prince openly beat the court official. Is there any Wangfa? Is there any law? They are scholars and officials.
Even the barbarians from Meng Yuan were polite to people like them.
"People?" Zhu Han looked at them with a cold expression, as if he wanted to cut them alive.
"You bunch of bitches, can you be considered civilians?" Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang were the ones who beat down this whole world from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood.
Normally, it might seem like nothing, but once Zhu Han gets really angry, his aura is quite terrifying. Many officials from the Ministry of Justice did not even dare to make eye contact with him.
There are also people who are not afraid of death, such as Li Huairen, the Minister of Punishment. He raised his head without fear:
"Your Majesty, I can't understand what I'm saying."
"Common people like Miao Lifu are considered citizens, so don't those businessmen count as my subjects of the Ming Dynasty? They are also working diligently, and they are also paying the imperial grain and national taxes."
"Is it just because people like Miao Lifu are poor that they can't be convicted of murder?"
"His Royal Highness the King of England once said that everyone in the world should be equal among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Why is it that at this time, His Highness puts people like Miao Lifu above businessmen?"
"Is it hard to believe that just because businessmen are rich, they deserve whatever happens to them?" This Li Huairen may seem upright, but he is actually a sharp-tongued person who is good at confusing right and wrong.
"Li Daren is right, businessmen are also citizens of our Ming Dynasty."
"Even if he defaults on his wages, Miao Lifu can definitely sue the government, and the government will naturally make the decision for him. Since he killed someone, he should be punished."
"Your Majesty, what you did is indeed not appropriate. I am speaking out with justice and without any selfish motives."
"If the merchants in Yanjing City knew that you have allowed them to suffer losses in order to protect people like Miao Lifu, their hearts would be cold." Listening to the officials of the Ministry of Punishment talking to each other, for the merchants They defended.
Zhu Han only found it funny. In the past, these scholars did not say this. They only talk about scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and scholars are the most important and those who contributed the most to the Ming Dynasty.
They will also ask for orders for the people, praise hard-working farmers to the sky, and encourage businessmen to value profits over righteousness. They believe that there is no good businessman in the world.
Whenever money is talked about, it is as if this thing is something extremely dirty, and they scholars never care about it.
Now, it's completely the other way around. This group of officials, who used to treat businessmen as nothing, kept saying good things for those businessmen.
"So, do you think this king is confusing right and wrong?" Zhu Han asked coldly. Li Huairen subconsciously wanted to clasp his fists, but as soon as he raised his arm, he felt a heartbreaking pain in his forearm.
He gasped in pain, it was probably a broken bone. At that moment, Zhu Han took action with hatred and was very powerful.
A guy like Li Huairen, who was indifferent to food and drink when he was in school, and when he became an official, he had to be cared for even when he was wearing clothes and eating, his body was too fragile.
With just one touch, the bone broke.
"Xiaguan...hiss...Xiaguan doesn't dare. Xiaguan and others just hope that this case can be handled impartially. Otherwise, the merchants in Yanjing will not get any guarantee and may have to leave." Zhu The light in Han's eyes flashed away:
"Are you threatening me?" Of course Li Huairen would not jump into such an obvious trap:
"My lord, you are worrying too much. I just want to tell my lord about the consequences of doing this. Public opinion cannot be decided."
"Okay!" Zhu Han laughed angrily:
"Since you want to be sentenced according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to ask you officials who are responsible for the punishment."
"In my Ming Dynasty Law, how is the sentence for intentional murder?" Li Huairen could tell that there was something in Zhu Han's words.
I just can’t figure out what this prince wants to do:
"The murderer must pay with his life. After being verified by Dali Temple, he will be executed after the Qiu Dynasty as a warning to others." Zhu Han nodded coldly:
"Okay, it seems that Mr. Li has not forgotten the Ming Law."
"In this case, I will ask you again, if someone is committing murder and is killed by others, how should I, the Ming Law, judge him?" This time, Li Huairen's answer was also quick:
"If your life is threatened, kill the perpetrator instead. According to my Ming Law, you are not guilty!" Many people think that the ancient laws are imperfect.
However, the laws of the Ming Dynasty do have provisions similar to self-defense. Zhu Han once accidentally saw a similar incident in the Ming Dynasty.
A drunk man accidentally discovered a corpse and reported it to the authorities. The government soon found out the identity of this person, who was a gambler named Ma Zhende.
After multiple investigations, it was discovered that the gambler had visited the home of a man named Wang Neng before his death.
The police went to investigate, but Wang Neng refused to admit it at first. Later, the police discovered the loopholes and finally revealed the truth after questioning.
It turned out that Ma Zhen had sneaked into Wang Neng's house to steal last night, and was accidentally beaten to death after being discovered by Wang Neng. Because he was afraid of getting into trouble, he had no choice but to abandon his body in the wilderness.
After interrogation by the local government, they felt that the matter was basically true, so they reported it to Dali Temple. However, Dali Temple discovered some errors in the file and dismissed the case for a new trial.
Finally, a thorough investigation was conducted and the truth was revealed. It turns out that Wang Neng and Ma Zhen are both gamblers. On the day of the incident, Ma Zhen drank and came to Wang Neng to collect his gambling debt.
During the dispute between the two parties, Ma Zhenyi, who was drunk, accidentally fell and fainted. Upon seeing this, Wang Neng came up with a plan and deliberately created a situation where Ma Zhen came to steal.
The intention is to use self-defense to protect oneself from legal sanctions. Li Huairen understood Zhu Han's thoughts and immediately retorted:
"Does the prince want to say that Qian Yong threatened Miao Lifu's life, so he fought back?"
"But Your Majesty, the money I owe Miao Lifu is only a few coins. There is no need to threaten my life."
"Miao Lifu killed someone in the street, which cannot be considered self-defense in any way."
"Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"
