Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

44. Judgment Continued

It is important to know that there is a cycle of gains and losses, and God is above.

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After learning about the situation from the people, the Confucian scholar reprimanded:"Smashing shops and disturbing vendors, are you petitioning for the people in this way? Destroying order and hurting innocent people, are you thinking about the people? Are you an enemy of the officers and soldiers? You are clearly rebelling, but you are still here talking about working for the benefit of the people. How can you be punished?"

"Atonement, my lord"

"Do you understand the laws of this dynasty?"Confucian scholar

"don't know"

"Do you know the crime of gathering a crowd to cause trouble?"Confucian scholar

"Don't know"

"According to the laws of this dynasty, spreading rumors and inciting others to cause trouble and commit rebellion shall be punished by death."Confucian scholar.

A woman and a child suddenly rushed in from the crowd and shouted:"My lord has been wronged."

"Who is coming?"Confucian scholar

"The folk girl is Niu Da's wife. Just take it. You were wronged. I beg you to be given a lighter sentence."After my wife knelt down and finished speaking, she looked at Niu Da anxiously.

Niu Da seemed to be afraid of something.

"How will we live our lives if you die? Niu Da's wife started crying.

Niu Da looked at his crying wife and children, thought for a while and then said:

"Butler Huang Dahu asked me to shout slogans during the parade and promised not only to calculate my wages, but also to give me 20 Wen (24 kilograms of rice). I didn't dare to go there at first, but someone went there and got 20 Wen very easily, so I went there the second time. There were nearly a hundred people on the street, and no one from the government was in charge. The third time there were more people, and I thought it would be okay, so the fourth time, the fifth time... I got 20 cents each time. When there were more people, chaos started, sometimes even affecting the business of the street shops and the guys. When there was a conflict, no officers or soldiers came, but instead they got 50 coins. Then I became more and more bold, and started to smash the stores designated by them. When I went back, I actually got 100 Wen. I knew it was wrong, and I confessed."Niu Da

"Sir, make atonement."Niuda's wife

"How many people are with you?"

"There are about ten handymen from the Huang Mansion, and there are also handymen like us from other mansions."

The Confucian scholar immediately sent people to arrest the steward. Huang Dahu seemed to have been prepared for it. He said that the steward had stolen some silver and was missing, and he was about to report it to the official. If he could not catch the steward, he could not confront him. The Confucian scholar could only sentence them to disturbing the public order and destroying other people's property.

"For the sake of money, you do not hesitate to harm society and hurt others. Then according to the laws of our court, you will pay for the losses."Confucian scholar

"I'll accompany you"

"The merchant will be compensated 5 taels of silver and fined 2 taels of silver, a total of 7 taels. If he goes to the streets again to disrupt people's lives, he will be punished as a rebel."Confucian scholar

"I have no money?

The wife said:"Yes, we only have 5 taels of silver.""

"Where did you get the money?"Niu Da

"Some of it is the money you got back a while ago, and the rest is what I have saved over the years."

"Niu Da, you have a good wife who is diligent and thrifty, and a lovely child. You must not let them down. You should be down-to-earth and work hard to get rich. Ill-gotten gains are not allowed. You can pay back the fine of 2 taels slowly in the future, but it will take a village. Muramasa is the guarantee, are you willing to be their guarantee?" After finishing speaking, the Confucian scholar asked Muramasa.

"My lord, we……"Muramasa and Satomasa looked at the young couple and didn't know what to say.

"Dad Zhang, just agree. You grew up watching Niu Da."Niuda's wife prayed to Muramasa

"Niu Da, can you guarantee this in front of adults and everyone?"Muramasa

"Sir, Muramasa, I promise to work honestly from now on, never go to the streets to cause trouble, and work hard to pay back the money."Niu Da

"Be a down-to-earth person, cherish the life in front of you, and stop working as a handyman in big households. There are farm societies in various parts of the imperial court, and the salary has been increased. Go there to work as a farm worker and contribute to the imperial court."

The young couple thanked you, and followed the Confucian scholar's guidance to the Tianpu Club. Then the Confucian scholar interrogated the servants of large households like Niu Da, and they all took money from their housekeepers. Moreover, those housekeepers ran away, and the Confucian scholar had no choice. They can only be sentenced for disturbing the peace.

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"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Quanzi was young and ignorant, and was deceived by others. I hope you will give me a chance to change my ways."An old couple in the hall begged. Muramasa informed the old man that his son had been arrested, and even though the old woman's legs and feet were inconvenient, they came together.

"Please get up, please."Confucian scholar

"We are Er Lengzi's parents, and we are here to confess on our son's behalf. Er Lengzi should tell the adults what's going on."The old man is still in good health.

The idiot told the whole story of participating in the parade. The Confucian scholar asked:

"Dad, do you have any land at home?"

"There are 5 acres of land"

"What a good harvest"

"Good, good, the fields are barren. A few years ago, the court dug canals for irrigation. After water became available, the harvests in the fields became better and better in the past few years. This is all thanks to the blessing of the court."

"How is life at home?"

"Well, we have 2 sons and 1 daughter. The eldest son and I farm at home, and the second son is Er Lengzi. When I went to the city, I overheard someone saying that it was easy to get money, which caused trouble for the court. Although Er Lengzi was a little confused, but He is an honest man. He also wanted to buy some birthday cakes for his old mother's birthday. He went out on the street in a moment of confusion. We plead guilty."Old man.

The people around me warned:

"The fool is not a bad person"

"Well, not bad, and usually helpful."

"You idiot, you can't do this anymore."

"You fool, look at your mother coming all the way here."

After doing this, the people all felt sorry for the idiot.

"It's wrong to disturb people's lives, but fortunately, the idiot didn't smash the shop or hurt the people. I'll fine you 1 tael of silver. Is there any difficulty?"Confucian scholar

"Thank you sir, there is no difficulty."Old Man

"Erluzi, it is good to honor your parents, but money must be spent in a proper way, otherwise it will tarnish this filial piety. Farming is coming soon, don't miss the opportunity, go back and help your father farm the fields."

Er Lunzi helped my mother and went back. The Confucian scholar also tried people like Er Lunzi who was confused and went to the street after hearing that he could get money.

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A tall man was brought

"Who are the people in the hall, where are they, and what do they do for a living."Confucian scholar

"I am Sankui, a local, unemployed."

"They are homeless people, so why are they taking to the streets?"

"When a woman enters the court, she will encounter cholera and bad luck in the east.……"Sankui

"Okay, okay...can you read?"The Confucian Trial

"illiterate."Sankui

"How can you, a jobless vagabond, make irresponsible remarks about the affairs of the imperial court? You are clearly rebelling, so who are you talking about?"Confucian scholar

"No one to instruct?"

The people watching began to whisper among themselves.

One said:"This person likes to cause trouble in and outside the village. He is a rogue.

Another person said:"Yes, he is not a good person. He is sneaky and oppresses the good.""

Someone else said:"Retribution"

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In the crowd of onlookers, you and I criticized each other.

"It seems that you usually do evil things, but now you disturb public order, smash up shops and hurt people, and are openly hostile to the court. Do you know your guilt?"Confucian scholar

"I'm not convinced."Sankui

"The facts are here, the evidence is irrefutable, if you don’t accept it, I will pay you 10 taels for smashing the shop, and the court will fine you 5 taels."

"As soon as he has money, he spends a lot of money. He even ate and drank a lot a while ago, saying that he had found a way to make money. His parents died a few years ago, and no one could take care of him after their death. The villagers asked the village elders and the village leader to drive him out of the village."Someone next to me said

"He had no money and was sent to the frontier to do labor to pay off his debts."Confucian scholar.

The Confucian scholar also interrogated some local ruffians who were not doing their jobs properly and sent them all to the frontier fortress.

The subordinates of a local gangster were also arrested. The gangster's brother-in-law is an official in the southern state capital. The gangster is so ruthless. His dozens of younger brothers In order to make some extra money, he also went to the streets and worked hard.

The gangster's little wife cried out:"Hurry and save people.""

"Who to save?"rogue

"Si'er and his brothers were arrested by the Yamen."little wife"

"Why was he also caught? Isn't the fourth child quite slippery?"rogue

"They were all arrested, saying that the people in the government were very powerful this time."little wife"

"What, everyone was caught, they are all losers"

"Quickly save people. Each person will be fined 50 taels and beaten. The gangster was furious and said,"

It's okay to just go for a walk on the street and knock down a few street stalls. Who are you going to beat?""

"Didn't they stop temporarily? They smashed up those shops that were usually not pleasing to the eye and even beat up the shopkeepers."little wife"

"Small vendors were demolished when they were demolished, and civilians were beaten up when they were beaten. They didn’t know where they would go tomorrow, and they were smashing shops and even beating up shop owners. We make a living by collecting protection fees from these shops. After taking the money, we smashed other people's shops and beat them up. We eat and live here regularly, and it's not like we will go to the mountains to become bandits tomorrow. This is not to blame me. ?"The gangster was so angry that he couldn't beat him.

After the gangster finished cursing, he came to his senses and asked again:"Why do you pay so much?"

"There was also a fight with the officers and soldiers, and they were fined 30 taels.

The gangster was so angry that he almost spit out his blood:"The fourth child is really promising. He dares to fight with people from the government. Why don't you fight me?" If you fight with the store, then fight with the government. Isn’t this going against the imperial court? Not only did they set the blame on me, but they also dug up my family's ancestral graves, which really cost me my life. We rely on the officials of the imperial court to take care of us so that we can live comfortably. Hooligans also have to follow the rules. They asked for it, and I don't care about it."

"Just make a trip. You have a good relationship with Si Cao. Even if I don't give you face, I will also look at our brother-in-law's face. The worst I can do is give him more money this time."little wife"

"I don't care, let them stay inside and save me some trouble."rogue

"If you don't care, I'll tell the truth about you."

"You little bitch, you are always causing trouble for me."The gangster was so angry that there were stars in his eyes.