Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 118 Yu Maojian takes the wife route
Although Li Mo's attitude was expected, Yu Maojian was still displeased with Li Mo's nondiscrimination and self-righteousness.

So after listening to Li Mo's sophistry, Yu Maojian asked with a cold face and a very unkind tone: "Master Li, I want to ask you, is there any royal law in our Ming Dynasty law that stipulates that if a person thinks that others If he is a traitor, he can kill him without facing a lawsuit?"

"This, this, this is different."

Yu Maojian's problem is actually the question of whether it is legal to respond to violence with violence.No civilized society would allow this.After all, if that's the case, then what's the point of the law, and what's the point of the law enforcement agencies?Wouldn't human society become a primitive jungle?
Therefore, in the face of this absolutely politically incorrect approach, Li Mo could not answer directly and could only make excuses.

Seeing Li Mo's stubborn words at this time, Yu Maojian was even more unhappy. With a sullen face, he still asked in a very cold tone: "Master Li, I want to ask you, you were surrounded by more than a hundred people that day. When he beat the king's servant, did the king's servant have a weapon in his hand? Did he insult you?"

"No, but he is a villain who deceives you. I waited for Qingliu to beat him out of righteous indignation."

"Master Li, I ask you again. There were more than a hundred of you at that time, and Wang Shizhong was only one person. If you thought Wang Shizhong was a traitor, you could have tied him up and brought him to the imperial court to sue the imperial court. But why did you want to take the imperial court? His life?"

"Complaint! That little thief is deeply favored by His Majesty. If we tie him up and accuse him, can we sue him? And Mr. Yu, that day, my colleagues and I just wanted to beat up the little thief. You vented your anger and had no intention of taking his life, so please don’t wrong me and others.”

"Hahahaha, it's unfair! Li Mo, you and more than a hundred people beat up one of the king's servants. Before the royal guards snatched the king out, you still denied that you just wanted to beat the king to vent his anger. But the emperor's own army, the golden guards, will be unconscious. After Wang Shizhong protected him, more than a hundred of you still attacked Jin Yiwei, trying to snatch Wang Shizhong from Jin Yiwei's hands, and wanted to continue beating Wang Shizhong, who was seriously injured and unconscious at the time. Mr. Li, if you leave these clues in this case to you, you will identify the perpetrator. Is there no intention to kill? Also, in the forbidden area of ​​​​the inner palace, a crowd was openly gathered to ambush the internal ministers and attack the emperor's own troops. Mr. Li, tell yourself, these things are based on the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Can this be judged as intentional? The crime of treason?"

Yu Maojian is indeed a famous legal expert in Chinese history. In his confrontation with Li Mo, he ignored the moral aspects of who is right and wrong and only talked about legal issues.In the end, there was reason to characterize the case as murder and rebellion.

Murder is a serious criminal case, and rebellion is...!This crime is too big. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if anyone who is guilty of this crime only kills himself and does not harm his wife, children, parents, it is already a great favor from the emperor.

So when they heard that Yu Maojian planned to convict them of treason, the more than 100 prisoners at the scene were all dumbfounded.To be honest, Yu Maojian's reputation is too good, his prestige is too high, and he is so old that he can control the situation.Otherwise, if another official, even the current chief minister Yan Song and the second minister Xia Yan, who are now the leaders of the hundred officials, dare to accuse them of treason in front of them, these more than 100 civil servants of the Ming Dynasty would have rolled up their sleeves long ago. Go up and fuck him.

These more than 100 prisoners, including Li Mo, were all because of the strong prestige that Yu Maojian had accumulated. Although they felt that they were wronged at this time, they did not dare to go up to fuck Yu Maojian. They all stood there, looking in disbelief. Written by Yu Maojian.They really couldn't understand how Master Yu, who was always honest and fair, could cheat them like this.

The prisoners couldn't figure out what Yu Maojian meant now, so they were all stunned.But their family members hiding in the prison cell, although they are just a group of women, as normal people, they still know what the consequences of murder and rebellion will be for women.

So as soon as Yu Maojian finished speaking, the women who were hiding in the cell and eavesdropping were frightened.And when they reacted, almost out of instinct, they ran out of the prison cell one after another, cried and knelt at Yu Maojian's feet, bitterly defended their husbands, and begged Yu Maojian to let them go.

Facing the women who were kneeling on the ground and pleading, Yu Maojian kept a cold face and said nothing until the women finished chattering and looked at him with pleading eyes.Yu Maojian said solemnly: "Madams, I admit that I don't think your husbands have the courage to rebel. But they intended to ambush the second-rank officials of the imperial court at the palace gate and attack the emperor's personal troops guarding the palace gate. , according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it can be considered a crime of treason. Also, I did not wrongly accuse them of saying that they intended to ambush a second-rank official of the imperial court. If you ladies do not believe this, you can ask your husbands now , were they at the palace gate with the intention of killing Wang Shizhong?"

Yu Maojian informed the family members of these prisoners of his true thoughts on this case.After listening to Yu Maojian's words, these ladies all looked at their husbands.

What Yu Maojian told was the truth, and these prisoners could not deny it. And now facing the fiery eyes of his wife, these prisoners could not muster the courage to lie.So they all felt guilty and avoided their wives.

We are all sleeping together. Who among the couple still doesn’t know who the other is?So when they saw their husbands' evasive eyes, the officials' wives immediately understood that the old man above had not lied to them, and that their husbands had indeed caused a big disaster.Thinking about what would happen to their family once they were convicted, the women could no longer maintain their usual dignity as official wives. They were all like rural shrews, sitting on the ground without any image and dancing there. cried and howled.

The majestic prison of the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty suddenly turned into a mess with the cries of the women and the persuasion of the men.In the face of this chaos, Yu Maojian, Tu Qiao, and Li Xiang just stood aside and watched with cold faces, preventing the guards from going up to suppress them.

I don’t know how long it took, but when the women were tired from howling, they could only sit on the floor and groan. The prisoners, who were also exhausted mentally and physically by their families, sat with their wives with expressions of despair on their faces. After the ground.

Yu Maojian, Tu Qiao, and Li Xiang glanced at each other first, and then Yu Maojian stood up and said loudly: "You are all officials of the imperial court, and most of them are officials and censors. You should know that you intend to attack the minister at the gate of the palace, and you are here. What a heinous crime it is to attack the emperor's troops at the gate of the palace. If this case is serious, if this case is to be handled strictly according to the law, all of you, more than 100 prisoners, will be sent to Caishikou. Your wives and children will also be indoctrinated. Fangsi, or exiled to the army and distributed."

"Oh, what can I do about this?" "Oh my god, my oldest child is nine years old this year, and the youngest is only four! What should I do if I have to suffer such a misfortune at such a young age?"

"It's all you, it's all you, it's all you, it's you who killed me and the child? I'll kill you."

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Upon hearing that Yu Maojian ordered his husband to be beheaded, he and his children would either be exiled to the Jiaofangsi or exiled to the army.These women felt sad and started to quarrel again. Some lamented the tragic fate of themselves and their children, and some were so angry that they beat their youngest...Anyway, when the women started making trouble, the scene suddenly became chaotic again.

The women were crying and fussing, their faces full of despair.Later, there were still a few women with excellent psychological quality who were not willing to give up treatment. They knelt down in front of Yu Maojian and begged the old man to raise his hands and let their whole family go.A woman took the lead, and other women followed to grab it. This might be the only life-saving straw for their family.

So soon all the family members of the more than 100 prisoners knelt in front of Yu Maojian, Tu Qiao, and Li Xiang. They cried and screamed, begging the three adults to let their whole family go.

To be honest, Yu Maojian, Tu Qiao, and Li Xiang were all annoyed by being pestered by such a large group of official wives, and now they had a strong urge to run away.But in order to save these more than 100 officials with relatively good moral conduct, Yu Maojian and the three of them still suppressed their unhappiness and stood there upright.

After the women's emotions stabilized again and stopped crying.Yu Maojian then said: "I'm sorry, madams. Just now, I said something too harsh, which scared all the ladies. Now, let me tell you some real words! Madams' husbands, although this time They did stupid things and got into great disasters, but their usual moral conduct is still very good. Among them are more than a dozen colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate under my rule. They are usually very effective in running timetables. The relationship between me and me is also good. Therefore, both in public and private matters, I cannot bear to see their family ruined. So early this morning, I contacted several loyal and upright ministers in the court and went to the imperial court to intercede for them. Therefore, they are now from The imperial edict was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment and submitted to the Tribunal for Trial."

"To be honest, ladies, what your husband did this time was really audacious. He actually dared to gather a crowd to kill the ministers and attack the emperor's own troops at the gate of the palace! By doing this, it can be said that they slapped the emperor directly in the face. So when the matter was discussed in front of the emperor in the morning, His Majesty was furious and severely rebuked several of our intercession ministers, insisting that this matter should be handled strictly. The situation was extremely critical at that time. It can be said that one of your husband's feet has been The gate of hell is closed. But at that moment, the servant Wang Daoqiu came in supported by the eunuch. After Wang Shizhong heard about this, he magnanimously interceded for your husband on the spot. Even after being severely complained by His Majesty, he still went down He knelt down to plead with His Majesty, and because of his injuries at the time, he couldn't control his body when he knelt down and fell directly to the temple."

"But even so, Wang Shizhong still endured his own pain and asked the young eunuch to help him kneel down. He begged your Majesty to let your husband go, saying that your husbands are all loyal and upright ministers of the imperial court. They are loyal to the imperial court and loyal to the emperor. , what you committed was just a moment of confusion, and you should be given another chance to reform. Later, Wang Shizhong also advised His Majesty that your husband should be handed over to the Three Laws Division for trial and conviction in order to honor the dignity of the king. Then the Emperor will read you. My husband is usually loyal to state affairs and has good conduct, so I have issued an edict to grant amnesty."

Yu Maojian spoke for a long time, and the more than 100 prisoners who were familiar with the laws and politics of the Ming Dynasty understood it, and they felt relieved for themselves and their families in their hearts.As for those women who didn't understand government affairs, after listening to Yu Maojian's long speech, they were confused and couldn't understand it at all.

So after a while of silence, an impatient woman couldn't help but ask: "Sir, we women can't quite understand what you just said. We just feel that our husband seems to be alive, right?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, ladies, I was so verbose just now. Let me make things simpler now! To put it simply, they are the husbands of ladies. As long as they sincerely admit their mistakes, the emperor will forgive them and treat them accordingly. To be honest, madams, as long as your husband admits his mistake, their Wusha can be saved, I dare not lie. But I can guarantee you that as long as your husband admits his mistake, your whole family can at least return home safely. "

"Really?"

"Great, great."

"Ouch, you scared me to death just now."

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Hearing that as long as he was willing to admit his mistake, he would be dismissed from office at most. This made the women who had been in fear just now feel lucky to have survived the disaster.

Listening to the congratulations of these women, Yu Maojian interrupted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to remind you that the prerequisite for the emperor's pardon is that your husband can sincerely admit his mistake. And if your husband is unwilling to admit his mistake, then I advise you. , it is better to go home and give yourself and your children a good time, so that you can at least suffer less. I, Tu Shangshu, and Lord Li will buy you a day to persuade your husband tomorrow, and the case will be heard the day after tomorrow. I have something to say first, if If you haven't persuaded your husband by then, then don't blame me, Master Tu, and Mr. Li for being cruel. Okay, I'll say this and take my leave."

(End of this chapter)