Monk Dahong was sitting cross-legged with a solemn look on his face. When he saw Li Shimin looking at him, he couldn't help but twirl his index fingers shyly. He cleared his throat and said shyly,"This Penniless Monk…This Penniless Monk's craftsmanship is quite skillful. In line with the principle of making things convenient for others and myself, this Penniless Monk will often help people do some 'public checks' for going out,'talisman coupons' for courier stations, and 'permits' for business, so…cough! He committed the crime of forging seals and was sentenced to hanging.”
Li Shimin snorted heavily and looked at Class Master Gongkang of Goulan Court in Daode Square.
Class Master Kang tossed her beautiful beard and sighed."I…I was a little too heavy-handed when I taught my disciple, and I once killed an artist who refused to work hard. The people from Zhao Family's class accused me of raising poisonous snakes with the intention of harming people. In fact, I only recruited an Indian snake trainer to perform, sigh!”
Class Master Kang sighed and shook her head in silence. Most of the performers were sold to the troupe because their families were poor and could not afford to raise their children. Usually, they would write a life and death document and kill them. However, if someone was really killed, the government would still ask about it. However, they would usually reduce the sentence according to the circumstances and would not sentence him to death.
However, Class Master Kang was ingenious and actually raised poisonous snakes. This was dangerous. According to the laws of the Great Tang Dynasty, those who cultivated and trained poisonous animals and insects with the intention of harming people and were deemed capable of harming people were convicted without the fact that they had harmed people. The criminals and instructors were sentenced to hanging.
Class Master Kang had the fact that she trained poisonous snakes, and the people from Class Zhao insisted that Class Master Kang intended to harm their competitors. Moreover, one of the snakes that Class Master Kang raised had once crawled to Class Zhao, so Class Master Kang could only admit that she was unlucky.
Cripple Ma Hun 'er snorted with a cold face,""I am a delinquent in Kaifeng Prefecture. County Lieutenant Guo Que was greedy for my compensation. I couldn't argue with him, so I wanted to kill him. Unfortunately, I only cut off one of his ears and he escaped. My legs are inconvenient, so I couldn't chase him.”
Ma Huner looked up at the sky and sighed. How hateful!"
It was an unjust crime for a subordinate to offend his superior. If a subordinate killed his superior, he would be sentenced to hanging if he only injured the other party but did not kill him. If he was killed, then even his corpse would not be preserved and he would be sentenced to beheading. Therefore, even though Guo Que didn't die, Ma Hun 'er was also sentenced to death.
The burly Jin Wanliang said loudly,""I'm a thief, I made a good deal, but I lost my hand and got caught. The goods I stole were worth five bolts of silk, so I was sentenced to death! Hey!"
According to Tang law, thieves who stole property worth more than three rolls of silk would be sentenced to hanging. Since Jin Wan Liang had stolen five rolls of silk, he would naturally die.
At this moment, everyone turned their gaze to Hualin, who had been silent all this while. This young man was about the same age as Li Xian, but his bones were thin and weak. His eyebrows were arched and his shoulders were willowy, and his facial features were more delicate than many women's. Just now, when everyone was talking about his crimes, he had looked a little uneasy. Now that everyone was looking at him, Hualin's pretty face was as red as a piece of cloth.
Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Jin Wanliang slapped his shoulder.""Hey! He was about to die, so what was there to be embarrassed about? Wang Lin, what crime have you committed? Tell me, look at you, you are even more shy than a girl.”
Hua Lin swells. She blushed and lowered her head, almost hiding her head in her pants. She said in a voice as soft as a mosquito," I... I was possessed by a ghost and had an improper relationship with Ninth Concubine..."
His voice was so soft that not only Li Shimin, who was sitting outside the fence, couldn't hear him clearly, even Butcher Old Fan, Boatman Liu Yuntao and the others couldn't hear him clearly. Cripple Ma Huner asked impatiently,"What did you say? Louder!"
However, Jin Wanliang, who was sitting next to Hua Lin, heard it clearly. Jin Wanliang said loudly,"Wang Lin said that he slept with his father's ninth concubine!”
Jin Wanliang's howl silenced the entire prison.
It was said that the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was more open. It was true that the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was relatively open, but the government actually did not condone such behavior. Even if it was adultery, regardless of whether the other party was unmarried or married, once caught, they would still be severely punished. If the other party was a relative of the family, it was enough to kill them.
This kind of thing was indeed difficult to say to others. No wonder Hualin was so embarrassed.
Li Shi Min shook his head and stood up silently after listening to the death of the eight prisoners.
Li Shi Min walked out, and County Magistrate He immediately followed behind him.
Li Xian didn't give up. He grabbed the railing and shouted,""Honorable Sir, everything I said is true! After you go out, you must tell others about this matter. It's best if you write it down in your notes. Please, please…"
In front of the Emperor, the jailers didn't dare to act presumptuously. They only glared at Li Xian, but didn't swing their sticks at him. Li Shimin heard Li Xian's "crazy talk", but he only stopped in his tracks and quickly walked out.
Outside the prison, Li Shimin suddenly stopped in his tracks. County Magistrate He hurriedly walked to his side and bowed slightly, waiting for his inquiry.
Li Shi Min clasped his hands behind his back as he watched the bees and butterflies fly up and down in the flowers. After pondering for a while, he slowly said,"The way of a ruler is to be generous. He did not want to be punished or flogged. Is this credible?"
County Magistrate He was born a scholar and was very knowledgeable. He was not ambiguous about this and immediately said,"Since ancient times, emperors have established their might by killing. I saw that when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty first ruled the world, he also had great majesty. However, there were many officials and people who violated the law of the country. Now Your Majesty is kind and benevolent to the world, and all the people are at peace. Although I am stupid, how can I not know what kindness is?"”
Li Shi Min nodded." I've inherited the throne for six years. I've been awake day and night, and I've never slacked off." However, it has only been a year since the execution of the prisoners last year. There are 390 people on death row in prison. Either because of poverty or because of ignorance, it is my fault for not educating the people well and not allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment!”
He Shan Guang bowed and said,"It is not advisable to punish the world with power." However, the use of both grace and power cannot be confused. People have seven emotions and six desires. Even if they are rich and happy, it is inevitable that there will be people who are not satisfied and violate the law of the country. This is not Your Majesty's fault!”
Li Shi Min shook his head gently." Today, I am interrogating the prisoners on death row. I saw that the number of prisoners sentenced to death in autumn is even higher than last year. I am very uneasy, so I came to your Chang 'an County Prison."”
Li Shi Min turned to He Shan Guang and said,"He Ming Mansion!"”
He Shan Guang quickly bowed and cupped his hands.”
"Although the laws of the country do not permit it, I cannot bear to do so." I want to extend their lives by a year and release 390 prisoners to their homes so that they can spend some time with their relatives. They will return to the capital to be punished on the day of the autumn execution next year. How is it?"
He Shan Guang was shocked and quickly cupped his hands,"Your Majesty's words are written by the heavens, and you can kill as you please. If you want to pardon the condemned, I naturally dare not stop you. However, these prisoners were all sentenced to death. Once they were released, there would be no one to supervise them. Who would not be greedy for life? Who wasn't afraid of death? How could they just wait for death when the autumn judgment came next year?”
Li Shimin shook his head. The foundation of the king's government is benevolence and kindness, which is used to love the people and strengthen customs. I've been sincere to them, so how can they not be grateful to me? I am doing this to educate the world. I believe that even if there are those who are afraid of death and will escape from the mountains and forests and refuse to submit to the law, there will still be a majority of them who are serious and know right from wrong!”
He Shan Guang thought to himself,"The Emperor made it sound so easy. Now that he's let them go, he's asking them to return to the capital to die?" Who would still come? He even said that most of the prisoners on death row would come back as promised. This was too much of a given.”
He Shan Guang wanted to remonstrate, but Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows and said,"I've made up my mind! Announce the decree!"
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