When Li Shimin was fantasizing, the Chang 'an County Magistrate's mood was not so good. Why?
As the county magistrate of Chang 'an, he had to attend the morning court, so he knew about the abolition of the slave status at once.
His family's Yongye Field would have to hire short-term workers in the future. This was an additional expense compared to the past.
The moment she came to work in the morning, she was told that someone had complained.
How could he be in a good mood?
However, someone had already complained. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice. This was his job, so he had no choice but to walk to the front hall.
Prepare to go to the court, receive the complaint, and hear the case.
A fart. He sat down and was about to ask in a bad mood,"Who is this?"”
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw six people in the hall. The outermost person was a young woman who was just over 20 years old and dressed in hemp clothes. She was carrying a child who was less than two years old in her arms.
Beside her was a little girl who was about six years old. Her small hands were tightly clutching the hem of her clothes.
In front of her was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman dressed in palace clothes. She was holding the hand of a four-year-old girl.
This was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that in front of the woman in the palace dress, the person standing was actually the emperor's inner servant.
With one look, he stopped what he was about to say.
When he was about to speak again, the chamberlain smiled at him.
Then, he walked forward and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to him. He then whispered to him,"His Majesty has instructed us to deal with him according to the law."”
After saying that, he no longer spoke and returned to the group.
Chang 'an County Magistrate saw this situation and did not say anything more. Instead, he looked at the paper handed to him by the chamberlain.
With a glance, he realized that it was a divorce letter that triggered the case.
However, since her husband's family had written a divorce certificate and there were no other grievances, was there a need to write a complaint?
The Chang 'an County Magistrate was about to ask what was going on?
He suddenly remembered what the chamberlain had said to him.
After thinking about it, he realized that it was true. According to the new law, even if the husband's family wrote a divorce certificate, they would have to pay half of the family property.
Thinking of this, Chang 'an County Magistrate knew where the chamberlain came from.
Therefore, according to the information on the complaint, he ordered the bailiff to summon the person.
After instructing the bailiffs, he asked the chamberlain and the others to rest in the back hall and wait for the summoned person.
By the time the summoned people arrived at the county government, they had already eaten lunch.
After the court reopened, three people were summoned. One of them was Madam Liu's ex-husband, Chen Sannan. Madam Liu was the sister of the palace maid.
The other two were Liu-shi's former parents-in-law.
After the three of them arrived at the court, they did not even look at Liu-shi and her daughters. It could be seen how the Chen family usually treated Liu-shi and her daughters.
Didn't they see that the two little girls quickly hid behind the sisters when they saw them coming?
Meanwhile, the palace maid surnamed Liu looked at the three people from the Chen family with an angry expression. She knew from her sister how her sister and three little nieces usually lived in their house.
Chang 'an County Magistrate looked down and asked," Is the person standing below Chen Sannan from Chen Jiagou?”
Chen Sannan carefully replied,"I am Chen Sannan from Chenjiagou. May I know why the officials have called me here?"”
"Chen Sannan, do you know the woman holding the little girl opposite?”Chang 'an County Magistrate asked after Chen Sannan confirmed his identity.
"Yes, she is my ex-wife, but I have already written a divorce letter some time ago. We have nothing to do with each other anymore.”Until now, Chen Sannan still did not know why the government had summoned him from his home.
"Why did you write the divorce papers?"
"Milord, I originally had two elder brothers, but they both died young, so when my parents gave birth to me, they named me Chen Sannan.”
"So this commoner is the only son in the family. My ex-wife Liu gave birth to three daughters. This commoner doesn't dare to stay behind, or else I won't be able to face my ancestors.”
"Therefore, this commoner wrote the divorce letter some time ago.”After saying this, Chen Sannan still looked as if it was a matter of course and did not feel that there was anything wrong.
Chang 'an County Magistrate saw that Chen Sannan had finished speaking and asked," Chen Sannan, just as you said, the reason why you wrote the divorce letter was not for any other reason, but because Madam Liu gave birth to three daughters in a row. Is that right?”
"Yes, my lord."
"According to the laws of the Great Tang, I have determined that the divorce certificate written by Chen Sannan is valid. The three daughters will be given to Madam Liu to be raised and have nothing to do with the Chen family.”
"Sir, I have no objections." Chang 'an County Magistrate's decision was exactly what he wanted.
"Chen Sannan's marriage with Madam Liu is annulled. Chen Sannan needs to split half of the family property from Madam Liu.”The Chang 'an County Magistrate did not waste any more time and directly passed the judgment. This case was not complicated at all. The matter was clear and straightforward. It was enough to directly judge it according to the laws of the Tang Empire.
The three members of the Chen family were stunned when they heard the magistrate's decision.
Wouldn't they have nothing to do with each other after writing the divorce papers? Why did he give her half of his assets?
The Chang 'an County Magistrate saw the Chen family and explained," According to the laws of the Tang Empire, the property of the original marriage belongs to the joint property of the husband and wife. If the husband and wife dissolve the marriage, the original joint property needs to be divided equally.”
When the three people of the Chen family heard the Chang 'an County Magistrate's explanation, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
"Milord, how can there be such a law?”Chen Sannan said anxiously. Chen Sannan's parents were also panting at the side. They could barely catch their breath.
"This is the law that His Majesty the current emperor has established after he ascended the throne.”
Then, the Chang 'an County Magistrate did not care about their feelings. Instead, he continued," Chen Sannan, you can choose to convert half of your family property into money and give it to the Liu family. You can also transfer half of your land to the Liu family.”
"Chen Sannan, what do you choose? The government had to supervise the execution, and on this point, it was not up to you to play tricks.”The Chang 'an County Magistrate wanted to complete the task assigned by the Emperor as soon as possible.
He had even thought of how to split half of their assets.
Chen Sannan's family of three had no choice after hearing the Chang 'an County Magistrate's words. After all, they were just commoners. They did not even dare to think about going against the law.
Their family discussed in low voices for a long time, but they could not make a choice.
Chang 'an County Magistrate saw this and understood why.
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