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Zhao Han asked, "Defendant, are these your clothes?"

"Yes." Wang Yuanlu bowed his head and said.

Zhao Han asked, "Do you have any objections to the case description?"

"No," Wang Yuanlu couldn't evade, but he argued again, "I was drunk at the time, and I didn't know what I was doing in a daze."

"You bullshit!"

Yang Chun'e roared angrily: "I didn't follow at that time, you still called me a slut and gagged my mouth with a cloth! You still hit me, the slap marks on my face lasted for several days!"

Zhao Han sneered: "The defendant shouldn't argue, he's not guilty if he's drunk? Why don't you kill someone while drunk!"

Indeed, drinking or not has nothing to do with the judgment.

Wang Yuanlu could only say: "I would like to take Yang Chun'e as my concubine, and please ask the general town to punish me lightly."

"I'll just be a nun, and I won't be your concubine!" Yang Chun'e said angrily.

"Ah!"

Zhao Han slammed the gavel, and scolded: "The defendant must not talk nonsense. The "Law of the Great Ming Dynasty" stipulates that only people who are over forty and have no children can accept concubines and prolong their incense!"

Wang Yuanlu shouted: "General Town, I am a Juren, and I was the mayor of the town. I am an official, not a citizen."

Zhao Han stood up suddenly, and said to everyone present: "Under my rule, only the two emperors Taizu and Chengzu are recognized, and only the laws of the two holy monarchs are recognized. The 'people' in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" includes officials and officials He Shizi! As for the messy things promulgated by successive emperors in the future, it is absolutely impossible for me to follow them, because they are contrary to Emperor Taizu's "Law of Ming Dynasty"!"

The "people" in "Da Ming Law" does include officials.Moreover, during the Jiajing period, there were also procuratorial envoys who tried officials based on this.

However, with more and more concubines, clauses that violate the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" were continuously issued.For example, it is stipulated that officials are not allowed to take concubines from good families and prostitutes, and they are not allowed to take concubines when they are ordered to go to the place of envoy, and so on to restrain officials from taking concubines.

Zhao Han's attitude towards taking concubines is that if the people don't raise officials, they will not be held accountable, and you can't control if you take concubines quietly.

But if someone comes to report to the official, report one and deal with one!

While the gentry was in an uproar, he also felt that it was particularly nonsense.Zhao Han, the traitor, actually opened his mouth and shut his mouth about "Law of the Ming Dynasty", making it look like an imperial court official.

Zhao Han then said loudly again: "Emperor Taizu is a good emperor, and his "Law of the Ming Dynasty" should be obeyed. Don't look at me rebelling, if Emperor Chongzhen is willing to strictly enforce the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", I will immediately bind myself to the capital and lead him to death. It doesn’t take a thousand cuts! Taizu is a good emperor, Chengzu is a good emperor, Xianzong is a good emperor, but the rest of the emperors are all stupid! In the nearly 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been only three good emperors. Have a good life? How can I not stand up and rebel!"

"it is good!"

Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun and others were the first to cheer.

Officials and common people who were closer also cheered.

Zhao Han asked Ouyang Zheng: "According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", how should the case be judged?"

"Hanging." Ouyang Zheng replied.

Rapist, hanged.Attempt to rape, one hundred battles, three thousand miles of exile.If the victim is under the age of 12, no matter whether he agrees or not, regardless of whether he reconciles or not, he will be punished as rape!

This is the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", the first law in China that "criminalizes officials", and classifies officials as "people" to judge cases.

And it is very specific and perfect, which has influenced the enactment of Chinese law for hundreds of years.

"Law of the Ming Dynasty" also attaches great importance to contracts, and economic disputes are subject to contracts.

Of course, this is exploited by the powerful and powerful to lure the common people into signing unreasonable contracts.

The "Law of the Ming Dynasty" even specifically refers to street management: if a house is built or a garden is encroached upon and the streets and roads are occupied, they will be punished sixty times and ordered to restore them.Holes were punched in the walls of their houses, the sewage was poured into the street, and they were whipped forty times.

It's a pity that even the best laws must be enforced, and the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" has long since become a dead letter.

Not to mention criminal cases, even polluting the streets can't be controlled.

According to the records of European missionaries, Chinese cities before Wanli were so clean that Europeans were dumbfounded.Chinese cities after Wanli are full of stench and garbage everywhere!

If you can't even do a good job in urban sanitation, can you still govern the country in a stable and prosperous way?

"Ah!"

Zhao Han yelled: "Sentenced to be hanged, don't wait until after autumn, take him to the execution ground immediately!"

Chapter 154 [Unreasonable]

"I don't agree!"

Wang Yuanlu suddenly yelled in horror.

Huang Shunfu scolded: "Bold, the chief judge has made a judgment, don't shout in court!"

Zhao Han raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said with a smile, "Okay, I will convince you today, and if you have any objections, just say it."

After all, Wang Yuanlu is a Juren, and his mind turned very fast: "Zongzhen, you judged me based on the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", but you have obeyed the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". "?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was horrified, it was saying that Zhao Han rebelled, obviously Wang Yuanlu broke the jar.

"Ah!"

Zhao Han shouted: "Go to the "Ming Dagao"."

Four servants came out with the "Ming Dagao", which were: "The Imperial Letters", "The Continued Edition of the Imperial Letters", "The Third Edition of the Imperial Letters", and "The Great Imperial Letters".

Because this thing was too cruel, Zhu Di didn't use it at that time.

But the amount of existence is too large. At that time, every household had a copy, and the teachers who made a living by teaching "Ming Dagao" gathered 19 people in Beijing at one time.

Therefore, many people still keep it in their homes. As long as they hold the "Ming Dagao", the crime of exile can be reduced by first-class punishment.

Four ancient laws were carried out, and most of the hearing people were in a fog, and they didn't know the existence of this thing at all.

Zhao Han asked, "Do you know what this is?"

Wang Yuanlu was also puzzled, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Zhao Han said: "This is the "Dagao" written by Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu said, 'This is the foundation of the upper and lower, and the most precious treasure of the subjects. When it is released to the world, every household must have it. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful and refuses to keep it is not my rule. The people of Hua will move out of Hua, and will never be ordered to return.’ It is also said that if you hold the "Dagao" in your hand, you will be charged with a cane stick in vain.

And something like this?

And such a good thing?

Many people want to get a copy of "Ming Da Gao", so that the sentence can be reduced if they commit a crime!

"You don't believe it?" Zhao Han said to the guard, "Hold it over and show it to him, and let him read a few articles to experience it."

The moment Wang Yuanlu came into contact with "Ming Dagao", he knew that it was not a forgery, and he knew it at a glance if it had been printed for more than 200 years.

He casually flipped through a few pages, his scalp numb with fright.

Officials travel on business and need to take a bus, and the items they carry must be within ten catties.For every five catties over the limit, ten lashes will be punished.If the excess is more than [-] catties, the penalty will be doubled, that is, [-] lashes for every five catties.

Corrupt officials, the lightest is to distribute to the frontier.Those who have embezzled more than 60 taels will face torture such as owl head, skinning, and weeding.

It also includes detailed case explanations. In the 18th year of Hongwu, the servant of the household department colluded with officials and gentry and seized 700 million shi of stolen grain. Therefore, tens of thousands of officials and gentry were sentenced to death.

A corruption case that killed tens of thousands of people!

Trembling, Wang Yuanlu turned another page, and the magistrate of Yuyao engraved the official seal privately to trick the people into making a false deed.After the incident, he bribed officials to get rid of the crime.Sentence: Ink face tattoo, pointing fingers!

Wang Yuanlu finally knew why the "Ming Da Gao" was abolished, it made corrupt officials unable to live.

"Ah!"

Zhao Han said: "Emperor Taizu's "Ming Da Gao" stipulated that if there are corrupt officials, evil gentry and tyrants who harm the people, the people can turn them back to the capital. Even the people have the right to break into the government and arrest corrupt officials. , dare to stop, and kill the whole family!"

Including Ouyang Zheng and Huang Shunfu who were sitting next to Zhao Han, they were all dumbfounded on the spot. People rushed into the government to arrest corrupt officials?

Fei Ruhe turned to look at Fei Yinggong: "Fourth Uncle, have you heard of it?"

"No." Fei Yinggong shook his head.

When Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Ming Da Gao", the Qianshan Fei family was still a small family.

Zhao Han grieved and said: "In today's world, corrupt officials prosper, and evil gentry are everywhere. If they are all confiscated and sent to Beijing, how can they be caught? I am not talented, and I want to restore the rule of Hongwu and eliminate the evils in the world. Corrupt officials, evil gentry Powerful, hard to catch, hard to kill, a certain can only act on behalf of the government. Even if the emperor Taizu is resurrected, there must be no objection. Don't say that I am unreasonable. It is the emperor and the court who do not follow the rules of their ancestors Law!"

The rationale for the rebellion has been found, and we are doing things according to Zhu Yuanzhang's method.

Zhao Han bullied everyone who hadn't read "Ming Da Gao", Zhu Yuanzhang was strict with corrupt officials, and even more ruthless with rebels.

Zhao Han asked Wang Yuanlu, "What else do you want to say?"

Wang Yuanlu was trembling with fright, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration: "Zongzhen, the low status was set by Emperor Taizu. Since Zongzhen abolished low status, it shouldn't judge me according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty"! Emperor, Yang Chun'e is from a lowly family, so how can she be good for the people?"

Zhao Han sneered, "You are clever."

Zhu Yuanzhang often took things for granted, and the "Ming Da Gao" was also very nonsense, and it was abolished by Zhu Di himself.

Zhao Han said: "Firstly, Yang Chun'e is a descendant of a criminal official, so she is not a lowly family member. Second, although Emperor Taizu established the lowly family status, he also left a way for the lowly family members to survive. Today's Daming, let alone the lowly family members How can good people live if they can’t live on? There are also domestic slaves. Under the rule of Emperor Taizu, who would dare to keep slaves, and who would dare to accept good people as slaves? In my opinion, the princes of the court want to make the world All the people are turned into slaves, and the purpose is to degrade the good people of the world into lowly households. Let’s talk about the difference between military households and lowly households now? It’s not that I want to disobey the Emperor Taizu, it’s his unfilial descendants who have forgotten their ancestors!”

"That being the case, what about the abolition of lowly status? What about the abolition of military households?"

This is a sneaky change of concept. Anyway, Zhao Han has soldiers in his hands, so everything he says is right.

"I don't agree with your unreasonable words!" Wang Yuanlu hissed, knowing that it would be difficult to escape today, Zhao Han was determined to kill him.

"Ah!"

Zhao Han slapped the gavel fiercely: "Ask me to be unreasonable? Who of you has ever made sense!"

"Nowadays, all the seven provinces in the north are plagued by thieves. Where did the rogues come from? The imperial court imposed harshly on the upper level, and the gentry exploited the gentry on the lower level. There have been successive years of catastrophe. The people will rebel if they can't survive. People who have been to the north should know How reasonable are the rogues? They don’t divide the land of the landlord, they just kill the whole family of the landlord, take away the money, food and people, and everything they pass will be white land!”

"Don't talk about the distance, let's talk about Yichun and Fenyi in the north, Pingxiang and Xinjian in the west, and Taihe in the south. Farmers in all counties have rebelled. Why is this? It's just for survival!"

"The way of man is that the damage is not enough to give more than enough. So the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. I don't hate the rich. If you get property by obeying the law, it is what they deserve! But in the world, the rich How many of them did not break the law? Gentlemen present, who would dare to say that their land was bought in an orderly manner, and there was no exploitation, and no usury was allowed. You have never collected winter animals, and you have not entered in small buckets or out in big buckets. , I will return your property immediately! Who dares to say?"

The gentry bowed their heads one after another, really not sure about it.

Even Li Banghua can't guarantee it, because he and his father may not exploit the tenants, but the house slaves will definitely act against the master.

No landlord in the world is innocent!

The so-called benevolent landlords are just those whose ancestors did evil to accumulate land, but in his generation they come to build bridges and pave roads.

"The way of heaven, what is lost is more than what is lacking!"

"Since you are going against the law, then there is the law of heaven to clean up. What is the law of heaven? Farmers are hard to survive, and they are forced to rebel and kill officials and landlords. That is the law of heaven! In all dynasties, which dynasty is not like this at the end of the dynasty? This is the law of heaven. You take it all The good thing is that if you don’t leave a way out for the poor, the poor will rise up!”

"I know, you gentry all think I am a robber. The land you have accumulated for generations, I will divide it as soon as I say, without any compensation. Let me tell you, if I don't come to collect your fields, the farmers will rebel I will take your life!"

Zhao Han kicked the presiding judge's table away, scaring Huang Shunfu and Ouyang Zheng beside him.

Zhao Han walked into the arena, looked around the crowd, and said, "I'm here today, and I'm here to lead the rebellion. Equalize the rich and the poor, eliminate the noble and the humble, and create peace for all generations! Only your land will be collected, and your money and food will not be robbed." , I think I have done my best. Don’t force me to ransack your family and exterminate your family, take your money, food, and your family’s life!”

Zhao Han took a step forward and said: "Under my rule, there is no lowly status, and everyone is born equal. This is Zhao Zhuochen's personality theory of Qianshan. Personality is personality. There is no difference between high and low. Who has a higher personality?" It all depends on whether he has done a good thing or a bad thing! Although status is high or low, it has nothing to do with personality." Zhao Han pointed at Wang Yuanlu, "Even if Yang Chun'e didn't follow the law and is just a prostitute, you can't commit rape!"

Zhao Han pointed to the gentry again and said, "This Wang Yuanlu was born in Juren and was willing to do things. I originally wanted to cultivate him specially. When he divided the fields, his performance was only average, so I still promoted him to be mayor. I even It has been decided that once Taihe County is captured, this person will be promoted to the magistrate of Taihe County. It is not because of his outstanding talents and virtues, but because he is a Juren and a son of a rich family, and I do not want to completely break with you big families!"

When Wang Yuanlu heard these words, he immediately regretted it. If he didn't rape women, he would definitely have a bright future in the future.

Zhao Han suddenly emphasized his tone: "As long as you work hard, I will definitely not treat you badly. But if you dare to follow the law and violate the law, if you dare to form a party for personal gain, then I have to use the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" to speak! If the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" is useless, then Use the "Ming Da Gao" to embezzle 60 taels of silver and peel off the real grass!"

Zhao Han shouted: "Don't choose the execution ground, just hang here, and let the sages of the Pantheon watch!"

"Master, please spare me!"

Wang Yuanlu didn't plead guilty anymore, his knees softened and he kowtowed frantically to Zhao Han.

Two officials came up with the rope, wrapped it around Wang Yuanlu's neck, and pulled it to the left and right at the same time.

This is the hanging in China, which is much more respectable than beheading, at least the whole body can be left behind.

I saw Wang Yuanlu scratching the rope, kicking his feet wildly, his eyes getting bigger and bigger...

The gentry present couldn't bear to look at them, and many turned their heads to look elsewhere.

Zhao Han shouted angrily: "I know that many officials, including those who are in charge, think that it is not a big deal to rape a woman who was born as a prostitute. Even if you accept her as a concubine afterward, it is still flattering the other party. Today we Just to make it clear, in my case, Juren is a human being, and a prostitute is also a human being, they are the same in personality, and they are also the same in law!"

Chapter 155 [North Expansion? 】

Li Banghua didn't come to attend the trial, he had already guessed the result.

What "Da Ming Law" and "Ming Da Gao" are all nonsense, the real purpose is to show the cards to the gentry.

Wang Yuanlu was supposed to be set up as a model gentry, but now he has become a model of being suppressed!

Enacting laws is a very forbidden thing, and it took 30 years for the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" to be finalized after deletions, revisions, and adjustments.Zhao Han was unable to make his own laws for the time being, so he compiled a temporary one. Random compilations are purely asking for trouble, and copying them will make people laugh.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty did this kind of thing. After the rebellion, they insisted on creating their own Manchu script.

So two so-called learned men were asked to create Manchu script after Mongolian script.Before the Qing army entered the customs, the Manchu language existed in name only.After entering the customs, it will be even more funny. Many things in the city, as well as many official positions in the court, cannot be expressed in Manchu.

That is, certain imperial edicts of the Qing Dynasty were written in three languages: Han, Manchu, and Mongolian. There is no problem with Chinese and Mongolian, but Manchu often has ambiguities.

At least until Zhao Han occupies half of the country, the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" must be used to govern the people, and at most additions and deletions can be made on this basis.