It is impossible to punish adults

Chapter 72 Convince People With Virtue
Mu Liuyun was even more curious when the old yacha said that. She hurriedly led Yuan Mu and the others through the backyard to the front of the yamen. Everyone she met along the way recognized Mu Liuyun and treated her to her. Greeting politely, Mu Liuyun also called them brothers and sisters.

The yamen are all rough people, and they haven't read any books. When they see Mu Si Li, who has not been seen for a long time, they can't help but slap and slap. Mu Liuyun is accustomed to it, and he passed by laughing and laughing.

Yuan Mu remained calm, but his eyes swept across several yamen.

The least calm was Yuan Jia. Although he didn't dare to make any rash moves behind Yuan Mu, it didn't prevent him from turning a black face into the bottom of the pot.

Mu Liuyun was ignorant of this and greeted a few yachas who knew him well, then walked through the back hall and came to the front. The voice in front of the hall became clearer and clearer. Mu Liuyun waved to Yuan Mu, motioning him to follow him. Going behind a wall next to the door, you can see everything in front of the hall from there, but the people in front of the hall can't see them, which is an excellent angle to watch the excitement.

It's a pity that the wall stack is relatively small, barely able to accommodate two people squeezed there, Yuan Jia and Yuan Yi can only wait by the side.

Mu Liuyun was short and stood in front, Yuan Mu stood behind her, the two of them were silent like two shadows on the wall.

In contrast, the front of the hall was much more lively.

The thief was kneeling in front of the hall, and the girl in purple, whom he had met at the market earlier, was standing with akimbo, looking furious, her silver teeth clenched, and her eyes almost burst into flames, as if in the blink of an eye. It's like tearing down the yamen.

Sitting in front of Li Yuan, Mu Liuyun could only see one side face. This was also the first time she had seen this parental official in Xisi County, and found that the well-known Mr. Li was much younger than originally expected. , looked at him and stood, dressed in official uniforms, facing the women and thieves in the hall, with a calm expression, although there was no majesty of an official, but it made people feel that they should not be despised.

"Other people say that you, the county magistrate, is so decisive, I think you are very confused!" The girl in purple robe put one hand on her hips and pointed the other hand at the thief who was kneeling on the ground and shivering not far away, "This thief stole me on the street. Why is the purse sentenced to ten gauntlets?"

Li Yuan's face is white and beardless, so he doesn't have the small movements of twisting his beard like other county magistrates. Sitting upright, he answered in a loud voice: "According to my great Rui regulations, anyone who steals in the street can't be more than fifty. I have already interrogated. However, this person stole the girl's purse, which contained two taels of broken silver, and was recovered by the girl on the spot without causing any loss.

I am looking forward to loving the people and punishing them carefully. Since there is no loss, I will naturally have a lighter sentence. The flogging and flogging is the first class. I punished him with ten times. I don't know what the girl objected to? "

"Who said you were overkill! What I said was that you were unqualified! He stole two taels of silver from me, so is it worth a mere ten?" The girl in Ziyi said angrily, "My lord knows that ordinary people in Xisi County can make money in a year. How many taels?"

"But between three and five." Li Yuan replied very naturally.

"You also know that ordinary people can only make three or five taels a year? Then my two taels of silver can be considered as a family's savings for half a year, so I used a bamboo board less than half an inch thick to pump this guy ten times? The girl in purple scolded loudly, "How dare you say that you are not confused and incompetent? Or do you have something to do with this thief, and you want to cover him up?!" Extraordinary, the hairpins on his head are also expensive. The purse is made of high-quality brocade, and the embroidery on it is also exquisite. If the official guesses correctly, this purse is probably worth more than the [-] taels of silver in it. It's more valuable." Li Yuan was not annoyed by the accusations of the girl in Ziyi, and still spoke to her calmly.

"You know the goods." The girl in Ziyi did not deny Li Yuan's guess.

Li Yuan smiled slightly and continued: "With a precious hairpin and a good-quality brocade purse, it can be seen that the girl's background is extraordinary, and the mere two taels of silver are just loose money that the girl brought when she went to the market.

If this thief went over the wall and entered the house today and stole the hard savings of an ordinary family for more than half a year, this official would definitely not sentence him to flogging ten times for a casual affair, ranging from a butt stick to a buttock stick, and a stab in the severe case with a warning. others.

If the thief stole the girl's purse today and was caught up by the girl, instead of returning it voluntarily, he wanted to hurt someone, then this official would definitely punish him as a robber.

Of course, although this person stole [-] taels of silver, these [-] taels were not used to save lives, nor to meet the needs of firewood and rice, so stealing rations, firewood and salary money, and stealing random flowers, the harm caused is naturally quite different. .

The stubborn person who resists and the person who is ready to capture have different malicious intentions. Although this person is guilty of stealing money, but the damage caused is not large, the evil thoughts in his heart are not strong, and the money is returned in full, and he is still on the list of salvage that can be vigilant and corrected. , so he should take it lightly and give him a chance. If he was flogged this time, and it still germinates in a solid state, I will naturally have to punish him in various ways! "

As he spoke, he picked up the gavel and asked the thief in a loud voice, "Can the sinner hear?"

"I heard it! I heard it!" The thief shivered, "I will definitely change my mind and never do anything like this again! If...if it happens again, let the adults cut off my hand directly!"

"No!" The girl in Ziyi stomped her feet, so that the thief who had just straightened up from the ground was terrified, and she fell back, "You said he was not malicious, but I think he bullied me, a weak girl, malicious. It's huge!"

When she said this, the onlookers at the entrance of the yamen outside the lobby burst into laughter.

Previously, the girl in purple chasing the thief ran for most of the street, and with one foot, she could trample the middle-aged man who had climbed up to the ground again, and she also carried a rope and a long whip with her. "Weak girls" really doesn't have anything to do with it, and it's no wonder that the people who have just witnessed all this are laughing and wiping tears at the moment.

The girl in Ziyi became more and more annoyed by everyone's laughter, stomping her feet and akimbo: "No matter, today I will make this little thief suffer! If you continue to be hypocritical, then I will do it myself, whip him dozens of whips, and let him Good growth and long memory!"

"I advise the girl not to mess around." Li Yuan was not in a hurry, but his tone was a little more serious, "Abusing lynching is a serious crime in my court, girl, please don't change yourself from a victim to a perpetrator just because of her whim!
There are many people in the Drui Dynasty, thousands of people, thousands of people, thousands of people, if everyone judges good and evil according to their own temperament, and abuses lynching, won't it cause chaos in the world? "

(End of this chapter)