Madam, protect me!.

Chapter 36 Varies from person to person
After sending his son to the Chang'an County Government, the middle-aged man gave him a last deep look, turned around and left without looking back, as if the young man was not his son.

This also shows his attitude.

No matter what crime the county government sentenced him to, he would admit it.

At this time, the onlookers were also in an uproar.

"Could that person just now be the Imperial Examination Doctor?"

"He just said his last name is Wang. The doctor of the Ministry of Examination has the last name Wang!"

"He actually sent his son here!"

"Why?"

……

The people were puzzled. If the examiner was a man who would sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice, his son would have been punished by the government half a year ago. He would not have waited until today. Why did he let his son be punished after the new Chang'an County Magistrate investigated the case?

Could it be that this new county magistrate has a strong backing?
Li Nuo could vaguely feel that the reason why the examiner was so decisive was probably because of his father.

After all, he was only a fifth-rank official, while the Dali Temple Minister was a third-rank official.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. There is a difference of four levels between the third rank and the fifth rank. What’s more, the Dali Temple is in charge of criminal law.

In Daxia, the third rank can be said to be the highest position among officials. Although there are second and first ranks above the third rank, the symbolic significance of the first two ranks is far greater than their practical significance, and most of them are honorary positions. The officials of the third rank, such as the six ministers and the nine temples, are pillars of the court who hold great power. No one can appoint, dismiss or deal with them except the emperor.

Li Nuo has been studying the "Daxia Law" these days. When he is judging a case, sometimes he doesn't even need to turn the pages of the book.

The Daxia Code stipulates that adulterers, both men and women, will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison. If a married woman commits adultery, the sentence will be increased to two years. Rapists will be sentenced to an additional level of punishment, that is, three years in prison.

The punishment for rape in Daxia was relatively light, with a maximum sentence of three years in prison. However, in later times, the same crime would start with a three-year sentence and go up to the death penalty.

However, there is a special circumstance in this case. The woman who was defiled by the son of the examiner became insane because she could not accept the blow, which caused serious consequences. According to the supplementary clause of this law, she can be punished more severely.

After discussing with Pei Zhe, Li Nuo decided to sentence Wang Yue to 100 strokes of the cane, three years in prison, and to pay the victim 100 taels of silver in compensation.

Among them, three years in prison is the basic sentence, one hundred strokes of the cane is an additional sentence within the scope permitted by the law, and one hundred taels of compensation is an additional ruling made by officials based on the actual circumstances of the case. Within the scope permitted by the laws of Daxia, Li Nuo and the Chang'an County Magistrate have sentenced Wang Yue's crime to the extreme.

The people were very angry, and many of them were shouting to chop him down.

But this is impossible. Crimes and punishments are stipulated by law. They can only sentence within the scope prescribed by the law. If the sentence exceeds this scope, it will be invalid and will be struck down by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Officials who make illegal sentences will also be punished.

Wang Yue had already sentenced the family to the maximum penalty, so the Wang family could even refuse the additional compensation of one hundred taels and then bring the case to the Ministry of Justice.

But it looks like they won't do that.

The imprisonment sentence had to be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice before it could be implemented, but caning was not necessary. After Wang Yue's crime and sentence were announced in public, two constables untied the ropes that bound him, pressed him on a bench, and another two constables carried out the caning in public.

Although Wang Yue looked weak, he was actually very resistant to blows. Even after being hit hard by several sticks, he didn't even make a sound.

Not only Li Nuo was surprised, but Butler Wu also had a strange look in his eyes and said, "You have quite a talent. At such a young age, you have already cultivated your inner energy, and you don't even use it to protect your body. You have some backbone..."

Li Nuo looked at Wang Yue who was executing the sentence. Steward Wu said that he was in the second realm of martial arts, which is also called the inner breath realm. The embryonic form of true qi is produced in the body, which can protect the body. If he uses the inner breath to protect his body, ordinary punishment sticks will not work at all.

Li Nuo couldn't help but sigh at the unfairness of God. These scumbags all had good martial arts talents, but he had none at all.

The constable who carried out the execution did not hold back. Without the use of internal energy to protect the body, even a warrior would have found it difficult to withstand it.

But Wang Yue didn't say a word from beginning to end, even though his buttocks and back were covered in blood.

The onlookers were also watching this scene with pleasure. A woman in coarse clothes and with messy hair stood in the crowd, staring blankly at this scene. The silly smile on her face gradually disappeared, replaced by grief and anger. This grief and anger gradually turned into pleasure. She ran to the old woman, knelt down, and cried bitterly, "Mother..."

The woman with messy hair was the victim in this case. Seeing Wang Yue being punished, she seemed to be stimulated again and actually regained her sanity. It was also a gratifying thing.

The old woman held her daughter in her arms, staring blankly at the scene before her.

In the past six months, she had gone to countless government offices and worn out countless shoes, but she still failed to get justice for her daughter.

She had already given up, but today, seeing the public trial at the county government gate, she was holding on to the last glimmer of hope. What she didn't expect was that the beast was actually convicted!
She pulled her daughter and knelt down in front of the young man, tears streaming down her face. She kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian!"

"Master Qingtian!"

"Master Qingtian!"

……

The onlookers also began to shout excitedly.

Although Li Nuo's expression was relatively calm, he couldn't suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

For a judge, what could be more fulfilling than receiving the gratitude of the people?

Other professions simply cannot understand what the words "honest judge" mean to legal workers. This represents the recognition of the people.

This is also their original intention for studying law.

Even though many people have long lost their original intention as their power and status grow, they cannot help but feel some original excitement when they hear these words.

Pei Zhe stood behind Li Nuo, as if he was remembering something and had a slightly emotional expression on his face.

Butler Wu looked up at the sky to hide the embarrassment in his expression.

Behind the crowd, Song Jiaren stood there quietly, her eyes passing through everyone and lingering on that figure for a long time.

The cheers of the people were earth-shaking; even the prisoners in the county jail could hear them clearly.

The girl in prison uniform raised her head, looked outside through the narrow window, and asked the jailer outside, "Brother Zhang, what happened outside?"

The jailer smiled and said, "Young Master is outside trying a case. I heard that the son of a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel raped a woman. No one dared to intervene for more than half a year. When Young Master found out, he arrested the man and brought him to the government office. He just gave him a hundred strokes of the cane. He should be sent over soon..."

As soon as he finished speaking, two jailers dragged a figure with blood all over his back, limp like mud, and threw him into a cell.

The girl looked at the unconscious figure in the cell opposite. The face of a handsome young man flashed through her mind. She finally showed some regret on her face. She clenched her fists and her nails dug deep into her flesh...

……

At the gate of Chang'an County Government Office.

The sun has set and the sky has become completely dark.

Even though Li Nuo was still unsatisfied with judging the case, the Chang'an County Magistrate and several yamen runners had been busy all day and had to go to work tomorrow. Li Nuo had no choice but to stop the people in line and tell them that it was too late today and they should come back tomorrow.

The old woman and her daughter were temporarily arranged to stay in the yamen by the Chang'an County Magistrate tonight.

The Wang family still has one hundred taels of silver to pay in compensation, and the county government will help them to completely resolve the case.

In the back hall of the county government office, Madam Pei, who had just returned to the government office, heard about this. She was pleased, but then she looked at Pei Zhe and asked worriedly, "Lord Wang is the doctor of the Ministry of Examination. If the master offends him, will he make things difficult for the master in the future?"

Pei Zhe pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, "Don't worry, he won't have the chance to make things difficult for me..."

Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Dali Temple, was famous for his unyielding attitude.

No, he is neither reasonable nor forgiving.

All the officials in Chang'an, who had not committed any crime, were terribly afraid of him.

I have committed such a serious crime and he knows about it. I can only pray for God to protect me.

If Wang Duo was smart, he would have resigned from his post overnight.

Otherwise, what will be lost after a while will not be his official hat, but his head.

It’s not like there haven’t been precedents for this before.

However, thinking of the enthusiasm of the people today and the bustle at the gate of the county government, Pei Zhe sighed and said, "I'm afraid I'll be busy tomorrow..."

At this time, after a busy day, on the carriage returning to Li Mansion, Li Nuo glanced at the code inadvertently, and the next moment his face was full of shock.

The Code, which only he could see, was quietly suspended in front of him.

There are still two lines of familiar seal script on the cover.

"Name: Li Nuo."

"Lifespan: forty-two days."

Li Nuo rubbed his eyes carefully to make sure he was not mistaken. The number on the code was indeed "forty-two".

But he remembered clearly that before Wang Yue was judged, his remaining life was thirty-one days.

According to past experience, Wang Yue was sentenced to three years in prison and his life should be extended by three days. However, from thirty-one to forty-two, his life was increased by a full eleven days, which is three times more than normal and two days more.

Li Nuo glanced at the portrait of Wang Yue on the code.

Dark.

This shows that he has no outstanding strengths.

But they have increased their lifespan more than others.

Does the life span increased by the code vary from person to person?

(End of this chapter)