At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 313 Black and White Reversed

The two came to the court one after the other, but Wang Shichang was the first to say: "My lord, then Liu San wants to kill and commit murder, I beg you to make the decision!"

Wang Ying, the magistrate of the county, heard the words and said coldly: "Where are the criminals in broad daylight, committing crimes in the street?"

The guard pressed Liu San and knelt down, but Liu San held out his chest and said, "I'm not a criminal!"

Snapped!
Wang Ying slapped the gavel and said angrily, "Who is making noise?"

Liu San broke away from the guard behind him, and said: "Liu San, a grassroots man, sued Wang Shichang for disregarding human life. My mother and my sister were both killed by him. I beg your lord to judge!"

Wang Ying asked: "You two, who is the plaintiff and who is the defendant?"

Wang Shichang was the first to say: "My lord, I am the plaintiff!"

Liu San hurriedly said: "Lord magistrate, I am the plaintiff!"

Snapped!
The gavel sounded again, and Wang Ying said in a deep voice, "No noise is allowed in the courtroom!"

Immediately afterwards, he said: "No matter who is the plaintiff and who is the defendant, in short, you two are for the same thing, who will talk about it first?"

"I'll say it first!"

Wang Shichang hurriedly said: "My lord, this man is Liu San. He went to sea two years ago. There is only a sister and an old lady left at home. It is not easy for the grassroots to see their mother and daughter. They are all from the same village. I ordered someone to send some silver to his family..."

"You fart!"

Liu San was about to rush over, but was held down by the guards behind him.

In the courtroom, Wang Ying said with a dark face, "Liu San, if you dare to yell at the courtroom again, I will hit you first!"

Liu San looked aggrieved and said: "My lord, he is lying..."

"Whether you are lying or not, I have my own conclusion. You two come one by one. Wang Shichang, you continue to talk!"

Wang Shichang squinted at Liu San, with a smile on his lips.

"His sister is also a kind-hearted girl who said that she is willing to marry Caomin as a concubine. Caomin's family has not been in the main room for many years, and she has the intention of taking a concubine, so she agreed. Who knows..."

Speaking of this, Wang Shichang looked at Liu San subconsciously, and moved his body quietly to the side.

Wang Ying, the county magistrate, saw the clue and said, "Don't worry, with my official here, no one will dare to touch you!"

Wang Shichang swallowed, and continued: "... who knows, that girl of his seems to be a responsible person, but she is actually a whore and a slut. Not long after she got married, she seduced the servants in the family and was smashed by grass-roots people." Afterwards, he was so ashamed that he committed suicide, and his old lady fell ill after hearing the news, and... disappeared..."

Liu San's face turned red, and he roared: "Wang Shichang, you beast, you have harmed my wife and sister, but here you turn black and white, I will fight you!"

However, he was held tightly by the guards behind him, unable to move.

The county magistrate Wang Ying slammed the gavel hard, and angrily said: "Liu San, you have yelled at the court many times, refused to listen to dissuasion, and despised this official. Come here, pull this person down, and hit him twenty times!"

"He's lying, he's lying!"

Liu San didn't defend himself, but just stared at Wang Shichang.

His eyes were bloodshot, and the two eyes were like sharp swords, but Wang Shichang didn't care at all.

The guards dragged Liu San outside and executed him with the cane, but Liu San gritted his teeth and remained silent.

In the lobby, Wang Shichang finally felt relieved, and said with a smile, "Cousin..."

"Ok?"

Wang Ying glared at him with dissatisfaction in his tone.

Wang Shichang understood and clasped his fists together, which means that I understand the rules, and I will thank you very much later.

In fact, Wang Ying is not a relative of his family at all, but is from Linfen, Shanxi, and basically has nothing to do with Wangjia Village in Changping.

However, I don't know where Wang Shichang found a genealogy. He insisted that the Linfen Wang family and the Changping Wang family belonged to the same family, and finally discussed the backup of an uncle and nephew.

Wang Ying looked at her nephew, who was two years older than herself, and originally didn't intend to recognize this relative, but unfortunately, the money given by the other party was too much...

So, Wang Shichang began to show off that the magistrate is my cousin!

Today's matter, Wang Ying knew, must be Wang Shichang's problem, because he knew this eldest nephew too well, but he wanted to find a reason to drive Liu San out.

The reason is simple. What are the identities of these two people?
One is a well-known local squire, and the other is a mud leg.

Let me ask, who would offend the local squire for a muddy leg?

Unless the man's head was kicked by a donkey!
After only a cup of tea, the guard dragged Liu San back to the lobby.

His back was covered in blood, but he didn't make a sound.

But I don't know that the county government also pays attention to playing the board.

Sometimes it looks like the beating is heavy, the beating person is sweating profusely, and the person being beaten is yelling, but in fact it is not a big deal.

This hand is called wounding the skin but not the bone, and it uses turning force, that is, it is retracted at the moment of contact, just like the force used when cracking egg shells at home.

The other kind is just the opposite, which is called breaking the bone but not the skin, and it uses strength.

That is, when beating people, the skin and flesh should be treated as if there is no flesh, that is, a skeleton is placed there for you to beat, and you have to beat the bones directly.

To use an inappropriate analogy, this is what is used when chopping ribs in the kitchen.

It's easy to hurt the skin but not the bone, and it can be hit anywhere.

It is much more important to injure the bones but not the skin. If you are thin, you will hit the femur, and if you are strong, you will hit the femoral head and hip joint. If you want to cripple the person, you will hit the pelvis.

Don't think it's easy to say, but if you really need to do it, it can't be done in a day or two.

Let’s just say that it hurts the skin but not the bones, and there are different techniques such as “successful board” and “broken board”.

The top of the board is to use the upper third of the board to hit, without the end, the board falls on the prisoner, and at the same time the head of the board touches the ground, which is equivalent to overhead. It looks fierce and loud, but it’s not that big. energy.

The breath-breaking board means that when you swing down, you let go of your energy in the middle, and let the board fall freely in the second half of the trajectory, so that you don't have much energy when you hit it.

These are the tricks that the guards only use when they receive money. It is a kind of unspoken rule, because the county magistrate ordered the beatings, and the guards below have to beat them, but the severity of the beatings is up to them. If the tortured person understands the rules , I will immediately wink at the yamen servants, which means that my brothers beat me lightly, and I will repay you in the future.

For such people, the yamen servants are just putting on a show and won't hit them hard at all.

Even in some places, playing the board has become a business.

There was once a small story among the folks. Someone was caught in a big prison. He saw three people who were boarded in the prison. One was given ten taels of silver. His bones were injured and he lay in bed for more than a month.

The second one gave 50 taels, and the spanked butt blossomed, and he had to rest for half a month to recover.

The third one had money and was given 100 taels, but the board he was on was not much heavier than Mr. Private School's ruler, so he was fine that night.

The man asked the servant who was in charge of the matter, they have already paid, so why bother to make a fuss?

The answer I got was, if we don't build boards according to the price, who is willing to pay more?
From this we can see that such operations have long been commonplace in local yamen.

In Changping County, Wang Shichang walked very close to the county government on weekdays. These guards did not take less benefits from others on weekdays, so naturally they fought desperately.

However, what they encountered today was a tough one. The plank came down, and they didn't hide or shout, just carried it hard.

When the [-]th board came down, the blood under the clothes was already bloody.

Liu San returned to the lobby, fell on the ground, gritted his teeth, pointed at Wang Shichang and said, "Master Zhixian, what he said just now is all nonsense!"

"Oh?"

The magistrate Wang Ying smiled lightly and said: "I will decide whether it is nonsense or not. Now that he has finished speaking, it is up to you. But listen clearly, what happened, you have to tell the truth. If what you say is not true, You must be punished for the crime of rebellion!"

Liu San gritted his teeth and said, "After Caomin went to sea, Wang Shichang used the excuse that Caomin had borrowed money, and forced his younger sister to marry him as a concubine. Caomin never borrowed money from his family at all!"

"Subsequently, my younger sister was killed by his wife Wang Qian. My old lady went to Wang's house to ask for an explanation, but was beaten to death by his nursing home. This is two lives. Please also ask the county magistrate call the shots!"

Wang Ying asked with a sullen face, "Is what you said true?"

"Master, everything is true!"

"You said you went to sea two years ago, how did you know these things?"

"I was told by the folks themselves!"

"Well, even if what you said is true, is there evidence?"

"evidence……"

Liu San suddenly became confused, everyone knows, what evidence is needed?
Besides, it has been more than a year, where can I find evidence for you?

"I'll ask you again, is there any evidence?"

"Grass people... there is no evidence..."

"There is no evidence, can there be witnesses?"

"Yes, yes..."

Liu San hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhang, who is at the door opposite Caomin, can testify. Also, many people in the village know what happened, so feel free to ask, sir."

Wang Ying nodded and said: "In this case, Liu San and Wang Shichang will be detained temporarily, and the trial will be held after the officer has questioned witnesses!"

The guards stepped forward, framed Liu San, and brought him into prison.

Before leaving, Liu San asked suddenly: "Didn't it mean that both of them will be imprisoned, where is Wang Shichang?"

The guard smiled contemptuously and said, "What are you thinking? How could Master Wang be locked up with you?"

Liu San wondered, "Then... where is he?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm going home!"

"what?"

Liu San was furious, struggling to get up with the pain in his buttocks, and asked, "Why can he go home?"

"Want to know?"

The guard suddenly stopped, walked forward slowly, and whispered: "If you have money, I can send you back."

"you……"

Liu San looked furious: "You know the law and break the law!"

The guard smiled: "You know a lot, kid, and you know how to break the law?"

"Hmph, you let the prisoner go, aren't you afraid of being questioned?"

"Ha ha……"

The officer seemed to have heard a joke, and said: "Master Wang can't run away, and he will come to court tomorrow. What crime am I being accused of? Besides, Master Wang is the cousin of the magistrate, and the magistrate will not stop me. Dare to stop it?"

Liu San said angrily: "Then just wait, there will be witnesses tomorrow, how can he argue?"

"You, you..."

The officer couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Let me tell you what's good about you. You're the only one who has no power or influence. Why should you fight with others? Do you think those villagers will talk to you?"

Liu San was taken aback suddenly, as if he understood something.

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. I beat you today to improve your memory. Who can offend and who can't be offended. You can figure it out for yourself!"

After the guard finished speaking, he turned his head and left. Liu San felt weak all over, and slowly fell to the ground.

Pain came from his buttocks, and he had to change his posture and lie on the ground to feel a little better.

On the second day, proceed to court.

Wang Shichang was already kneeling in the hall. Obviously, he didn't run away, and he didn't need to run. He just went home and slept, and then came back to continue the interrogation.

Sitting in front of the hall, Wang Ying, the county magistrate, patted the gavel first, and then said: "Liu San, did you say yesterday that if you make false statements, you will be punished by sitting on your back?"

Liu San nodded and said, "Cao Min said so!"

Wang Ying said with a dark face: "Well, you tell others to murder two lives. If this crime is found out, it will be a capital crime. Now this judge sentenced you to sit on your back. Can you plead guilty?"

Liu San suddenly turned pale with shock, and said: "My lord, I didn't say anything, it was indeed he who killed my mother and my sister!"

"Bold!"

Wang Ying said loudly: "I asked 13 people today, and they all said they didn't know about this matter. How dare you argue?"

Liu San seemed surprised, and asked, "My lord, who are you asking?"

"Of course it's from Wang's Village. Among them is the old Zhang who lives opposite your house. He personally admitted that your sister committed suicide. Your mother was seriously ill and there was no one to take care of her. This was originally caused by your unfilial piety, but now it's the other way around. Frame others, do you still quibble?"

"I, I... no!"

After Liu San heard this, his face turned pale, and he said, "My lord, I want to see those villagers, and I want to testify face to face with them!"

Wang Ying sneered and said: "It seems that if you don't shed tears when you see the coffin, I will fulfill you. Come and bring witnesses!"

"Bring witnesses!"

Immediately afterwards, the old Zhangtou was led in by the guards. When he saw Liu San, he instinctively avoided it, as if he didn't dare to look him in the eyes.

Liu San hurriedly asked: "Uncle Zhang, you told me about my sister and my mother, why don't you admit it now?"

Old Zhang lowered his head and said, "I don't know, I don't know anything..."

Liu San seemed to realize something, and asked again: "Uncle Zhang, you...have you been threatened?"

The old Zhangtou didn't answer, he just repeated over and over that he didn't know.

At this time, other witnesses also came in. Liu San raised his eyes and saw that they were all from Wang Jia Village, and they were all his neighbors.

But, like old Zhangtou, they all lowered their heads, either not speaking, or saying they didn't know.

Liu San turned his head abruptly, seeing Wang Shichang's complacent face, at this moment, he finally understood.

The villagers must have taken money from his family, or they were threatened and dare not testify.

In this world, black and white are turned upside down!

(End of this chapter)