At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 215 I want to sue
Shandong, Qufu.

At the gate of the county government office, a man rang the drum of grievance.

Not long after, the yamen servant Zhao Quan came out and shouted: "You...don't knock, what's your name, what's the matter?"

"Little Liu Dalang, I want to sue!"

"Complain? Who are you suing?"

"Sue Confucius!"

"what?"

Zhao Quan turned pale with shock, Confucian Mansion, let alone you as an ordinary commoner, even if an official of the imperial court comes to Confucian Mansion, he must be respectful and respectful. How dare you come to the county government to sue Confucius?

Crazy!
"Let me tell you, don't look for trouble, this is the county government office, and the county magistrate is busy, so I don't have time to joke with you!"

Liu Dalang shook his head, and said solemnly: "I'm not kidding, I just want to sue the Confucian Mansion!"

"You... are you fucking full, or are you impatient? Do you know who the Kong family is? That's the Duke of the current dynasty. You are a muddy leg. Do you think you won the lawsuit?"

Liu Dalang's attitude was very firm: "Whoever sues will win, I will sue!"

Zhao Quan had no choice but to take the pleadings and said, "Well, just wait!"

Liu Dalang was waiting at the gate of the county government office, and soon Zhao Quan came out.

"Master Zhixian said that what you said is unfounded, go back quickly!"

"I have evidence, physical evidence!"

"That won't work either, hurry up!"

Liu Dalang still insisted: "No, I want to sue!"

Standing in front of him, Zhao Quan tried his best to calm himself down, and then said earnestly, "Do you know that the county magistrate's surname is Kong, and he is the nephew of Duke Yansheng?"

Qufu County is different from other counties. The county magistrate here is hereditary from the Confucian family, and the rank is higher than that of ordinary magistrates, which is the sixth rank.

It can be said that it is not that Confucian Mansion is in Qufu, but Qufu is in Confucian Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Liu Dalang was still stubborn: "What about the Kong family, he is the county magistrate, the local parent official, and he wants to make decisions for the common people. The Confucius family robbed my family's land, I want to sue..."

"You motherfucker, you are looking for trouble, if you don't leave, I will beat you up first!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Quan slammed and cursed Liu Dalang away.

However, just a moment later, the drum of grievances sounded again.

"Damn it, you haven't played anymore, have you?"

Zhao Quan thought that Liu Dalang was back again, and walked out angrily, only to find that it was another person beating the drum this time.

"What's the matter?"

"Notify!"

Zhao Quan became nervous for no reason, and asked, "Who are you suing?"

"Sue Confucius!"

Zhao Quan: ...

"Wait!"

Zhao Quan took the pleading paper, came to the inner hall, and presented it to the county magistrate.

Kong Chengping, the county magistrate of Qufu, was Kong Yanjin's nephew, and he couldn't help frowning when he saw the paper.

"There is something wrong with you, why is there another one?"

Zhao Quan thought to himself, I didn't ask them to come...

Kong Chengping crumpled up the paper, threw it on Zhao Quan's face, and cursed angrily, "Get out!"

Zhao Quan didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly picked up the pleading paper, walked out of the inner hall as if to escape, and then vented his anger on the person who complained.

However, not long after this person left, the drum of grievances sounded again...

Within one day, five people came to sue Confucius.

There are also various crimes. Some say their land was taken over by the Confucian Mansion, some say their mother-in-law was taken away by the Confucian Mansion, and some say their father was taken away by the Confucian Mansion and tortured to death.

Kong Chengping, the county magistrate, was about to go crazy, so in the end he had to order Zhao Quan to guard outside, and if anyone complained again, he would be sent away without asking why.

Two days later, someone from Jining Mansion came, saying that Kong Chengping was invited to visit, and the magistrate had something to discuss.

Since Kong Chengping was different from the usual county magistrates, not to mention the prefect of Jining, even if the chief envoy of Shandong Province came, he would have to pay three respects.

Therefore, you need to ask for anything, not a summons.

Kong Chengping didn't know what was going on, so he got into a carriage and came from Qufu County to Jining Mansion.

Luo Jindong, the prefect of Jining, had been a Jinshi for six years. During his tenure in Jining, he was conscientious and conscientious.

However, this time, he frowned, with a sad expression on his face.

Kong Chengping didn't know why, so he asked, "Why did the magistrate summon Kong?"

Luo Jindong sighed first, then took out a stack of self-incrimination papers, and said, "It's really weird, so many people sued Yan Shenggong in one day, what's going on?"

Kong Chengping was stunned. Those people who dared to drive away by himself ran to Jining Mansion to file a complaint?

How daring are these thugs to leapfrog the ranks to sue?

"Your magistrate doesn't know about it. It's just a few unreasonable people from the countryside making trouble. Two days ago, these people went to the county government to file a complaint, and they were kicked out by Kong."

Luo Jindong remained silent, took out another book and pointed to it.

Kong Chengping was a little puzzled, picked it up and looked at it, and his heart tightened.

This is "The Great Proclamation"!
The so-called "Da Gao" was edited by Emperor Taizu himself, and sorted out some typical corruption and other major cases, and issued it to the whole country in the form of a letter, warning officials not to repeat the same mistakes.

This thing is very cautious, and there are hundreds of Lingchi, Xiaoshou, and clan slayers listed, and tens of thousands of people who abandoned the market.Those who were punished were mainly corrupt officials and powerful people who harmed the people. The punishment was extremely harsh, which completely exceeded the sentencing standards of the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".

For example, long-abandoned punishments such as cutting off feet, cutting off toes, removing knees, castration, etc., creating unprecedented punishments such as amputating hands, chopping fingers, and picking tendons, etc., and there are also several punishments for one person, or killing hundreds of people for one incident. People, in short, the cruelty of various punishments can only be imagined by you, and no one else Lao Zhu dares to do.

In order to popularize the "Da Gao", Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an imperial edict: "When I came out, it was a imperial edict, which announced disasters and blessings. All officials, people and people of all colors should have this copy in every household. Every time a person adds a class, the subjects where he is, take a close look at it as a warning."

The general meaning is that if someone commits a crime, as long as you can produce the "Dagao", the crime can be reduced by one level, on the contrary, if you can't produce it, the crime will be increased by one level!
However, the most desperate thing is the regulation in the "Da Gao": no matter the common people or officials, as long as they commit a crime, the local people can go to Beijing to file a lawsuit with the Da Gao. Those who complain will be allowed to go without hindrance, and anyone who obstructs them will be executed by the whole family.

In the 19th year of Hongwu, Guo Xuaner, a resident of Jiading County, was bullied by the local county officials, so he went to Beijing to sue with others holding the "Da Gao".When the two passed through Chunhua Town, they were made things difficult by local inspectors He Tianguan and Ma Dewang. Ma Dewang not only ridiculed them for not being able to see the emperor, but also asked them to pay the travel expenses.

This incident reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears. As a result, Ma Dewang was the first to show the public, and He Tianguan was shown to the public with his feet and shackles, and an order was issued: "In the future, if anyone dares to do this, the crime will be the same."

Kong Chengping looked at the somewhat worn-out "Da Gao", his face turned blue and pale, and he was speechless for a while.

(End of this chapter)