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- Follow - me - read Chinese literature - xue - loulou and remember! A few days later, the male and female defendants Zhu Aniu and He Cuihua were all brought to the Yamen of the Zhensi Yamen. As usual, the case was interrogated in the flower hall. The interrogators did not have to wear official uniforms. Charcoal braziers were lit in the four corners of the hall, and spring entered the room. , holding a hookah, came out of the West Flower Hall, greeted the jury members Peng Yulin of Zhili Province, Li Ciming of Tianjin Prefecture, and the Qinghe County Magistrate. After sitting down, he ordered, "Bring He Cuihua.*.*"
Taking He Cuihua with him, Li Hongzhang saw that she looked discouraged, and his voice was trembling when he replied. Knowing that she was fighting for the power of the Yamen, he deliberately restrained his voice and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't use punishment. I asked You, Zhu Aniu, robbed you, why are you still willing to live with him for the rest of your life?"
"Lord Qingtian has learned clearly that the young lady is already married to Zhu A Niu. One horse is not worthy of two saddles, and one woman is not worthy of two husbands. The young lady has no choice but to marry a chicken and follow the chicken, and marry a dog and follow the dog."
"According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, this is not allowed. You must abide by the king's law and still marry Li Aniu."
"Lord Qingtian, I have already reported this. One woman has nothing to do with two husbands. The little woman thinks that the king's laws are nothing more than human relationships. Although the little woman has not read a book, she knows the word chastity. If The master must make the little woman lose her temper, then there is no other way but a dead end."
Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "You don't have to scare me with death." He straightened his face, "You really want to die, but I regret that you died too late! When Zhu Aniu robbed you, your husband was Li Aniu, and Zhu Aniu A Niu is a robber. If a robber forces you to rape someone, you would rather die than die. The local magistrate will give you a banner and build a chastity memorial arch for you. The robber who forces you to commit rape will be sentenced to death to pay for your life. It¡¯s a pity that you didn¡¯t die at that time and let the robber take over your body. The robber will There is only adultery but no death penalty, so how can this be considered a marriage?"
He Cuihua is also very powerful. Under such reproach, she can still come up with words to defend herself, "No matter what Lord Qingtian says, this little woman has the purpose of keeping her integrity and will never lose her integrity."
"You have already lost your integrity, so what else can you keep? If you only observe the ethics of the adulterer and fail to observe the ethics of the husband, then you are worse than a pig or a dog. Even if you die, you will be despised by everyone."
At this time, He Cuihua was speechless, but it could be seen from her face that she was not convinced. Li Hongzhang thought to himself that he had to provoke her; he had to admit defeat in his heart first, and then enlighten her so that she could listen to her words. At the same time, he remembered the warning that she had a strong temperament, and wanted to see if this was true? Therefore, he was ordered to open He Cuihua's handcuffs and see how she moves.
At this time, the footman from the Flower Hall came to Peng Yulin to report; the plaintiffs in this case, Li Aniu and He Bencun, had also arrived in Tianjin. Peng Yulin nodded and said to Li Hongzhang, "The plaintiffs in the case have arrived. If you ask Mr. General Xian, will you summon them to court?"
Li Hongzhang naturally agreed, and turned to ask He Cuihua, "It is said that you have a strong temperament, and when you went to court in Qinghe County, you had poison on you. Now I have handcuffed you. What poison did you have on you? Take it out for me to see?"
Where can I get He Cuihua? Even if there was indeed one, it was taken away when the official media searched her body. "The little woman didn't have it;" she stammered; "there is no poison."
"I don't think you will, and I don't think you will seek death. If you are willing to die, even if Zhu Aniu robs you, he won't dare to force you. If he forces you, he won't commit adultery."
He raised his voice and said, "If you had died at that time, you could avenge Zhu A Niu for robbing you, and you could also win a good reputation respected by everyone. This death was really as heavy as Mount Tai. If you refused to die at that time, then There¡¯s no need to talk about whether you¡¯ll die or not, why don¡¯t you just think about it?¡±
Hearing this, He Cuihua suddenly lost all hope in her heart. The thought of death crossed her mind. It was originally a step back to seek an explanation for herself. Only now did she realize that even if she really died, she would not be famous at all, and she would have no reputation at all. What a way out. For a moment, I felt regretful and ashamed. I felt like I had overturned a five-flavor bottle. I wonder what it felt like? He threw himself down on the cold brick floor and cried sadly.
The yamen officer was about to stop him, but Li Hongzhang waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. He waited until she vented her indescribable complex emotions from her tears before speaking again, "He Cuihua, your crying shows that you still have a sense of shame. You should Following the government¡¯s judgment, I reunited with my husband Li Aniu. Neighbors, relatives and friends, I pity your plight and forgive you for being a weak woman. Your loss of integrity is out of helplessness. It is not because you are greedy for the wealth of the Zhu family that you betrayed my husband. You are a very smart person. Are you? Can¡¯t you even understand this level of truth?¡±
"The Master Qingtian has learned from thousands of miles away that people want face and trees want bark. The little woman has no face to see Li Aniu again, and Li Aniu may not be willing to recognize the little woman.
"What if Li Aniu is still willing to be married to you?"
He Cuihua didn't answer, just cried. Li Hongzhang knew that she was willing, so he immediately ordered the official media to take He Cuihua down, and then ordered someone to bring Li Aniu up for questioning. Taking this opportunity, Li Aniu was brought in for questioning.After reading the initial complaint filed by Zhu Aniu, "Li Aniu," Li Hongzhang asked, "You only accuse Zhu Aniu of robbing your wife, and you want the government to provide you with justice. Let me ask you." , how can it be considered fair?¡±
"My lord, Zhu Aniu is a robber when he robbed a good woman in broad daylight, please lord punish him."
"What about He Cuihua? What do you think we should do?"
¡°The villain;;;;;;¡± Li Aniu murmured, ¡°The villain doesn¡¯t know either.¡±
"Why do you say you don't know? Isn't He Cuihua your wife? You don't want her anymore?"
"The villain doesn't dare to ask for it?"
"Why?"
"The villain is now doing long-term labor for others, eating a bitter meal to fill his own belly, and cannot afford to support He Cuihua.
"Okay! It's good that you tell the truth." Li Zhang nodded in approval, "But I want to ask clearly, do you mean that as long as you can afford to raise He Cuihua, you are still willing to be husband and wife with her?"
"yes."
"You don't dislike her?"
"The villain doesn't know what to dislike her for."
"I think she is no longer a young lady."
This time Li Aniu was not in a hurry to answer. He pondered for a long time before saying, "Since we are going to be husband and wife, it is useless for me to think that she is useless."
"You mean, if you dislike her, you won't be willing to be husband and wife with her?"
"yes."
"Okay, let me ask you again, Zhu Aniu stole the bride because your father-in-law changed the promise to He Cuihua to him. Do you feel that your father-in-law did something wrong and you have no responsibility at all?"
"You can't blame him entirely, villains have their faults too."
"Where did you go wrong?"
"The villain was harmed by gambling. He should not have mortgaged the He family's land to Zhu Aniu if he lost the bet."
"Then; if;;;;;" Li Hongzhang looked through the file and saw clearly that the old man's name was He Bencun, and then asked, "If He Bencun is still willing to recruit you as his son-in-law, are you willing to change your mind and start a new life?" Be a human being and do your duty as a son-in-law?¡±
"The villain is willing."
"Is that what you're saying?"
"A villain dare not deceive an adult."
"Well, take him down," Li Hongzhang ordered, "Where can I take him with me?"
He Bencun was an honest country farmer, but he didn't have much knowledge. That's why he did the stupid thing of agreeing to Zhu Aniu's marriage abduction. When father and daughter met just now, they had already cried together, knowing that Lord General Xian would change his original judgment and make a decision. After leaving, she also made plans to take her daughter home, but when she took her back, she was at a loss as to whether to marry Li Aniu or marry her daughter to someone else. Because of this confusion, when he entered the hall, he was dumbfounded and answered questions incorrectly. Even others were anxious for him.
Seeing that he was so virtuous, Li Hongzhang asked him to kneel aside and lifted the defendant Zhu Aniu up without asking any more questions. Zhu Aniu worked in Qinghe County, so all the officers in the county were very familiar with him. News about the interrogation in Huating kept coming, and he knew that the lawsuit was going to be lost; he couldn't lose this lawsuit, and he couldn't lose it. It is possible that his life may not be saved, so his face is as gray as death, he is trembling, and his teeth are chattering.
Li Hongzhang is so shrewd. He can tell at a glance that Zhu Aniu has been convicted. This can save a lot of energy. He might as well give a straightforward verdict, but there is no need to force it. Tell him the relationship; let him make his own choice. So I asked for my name and age, and the first thing I said was, "Zhu Aniu, do you know that you have committed a capital crime?"
Hearing this, Zhu Aniu trembled even more, and stammered four words, "Sir, spare my life!"
"According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, anyone who rapes a woman from a good family during the day will die! So because you are ignorant, I will not quote this law. I only ask you for the crime of rape. Do you accept it?"
"Follow it, take it. The villain will take it."
"The crime of rape is to be beaten and punished. The beatings are fifty-fifty sticks, and the shackles are numbered for one month. They are handed over to the county for execution."
"Yes!" Qinghe County Magistrate stood up hurriedly and agreed loudly.
"I will fine you fifty taels of silver as a dowry, and return the ten acres of land that Li Aniu mortgaged to you to He Bencun. As a gift to cover Li Aniu's shame, are you willing?"
Because Zhu Aniu is exempted from the death penalty and his mind is relatively clear, the punishment is very large, which makes him feel distressed. However, if he says he is unwilling to do so, then he will be punished according to the law and it will be a death penalty. Thinking of this, he agreed again and again, "Yes, I am willing to comply with the punishment."
Since he is willing, the matter is simple. He is ready to settle down, fill in the reasons and punishments, and the officer on duty reads it to him, stamps his fingerprint, and the case is closed.
Li Hongzhang asked people to take Zhu Aniu away, and also brought He Bencun, his daughter and Li Aniu up, and knelt down to listen to the verdict. "WhatCun, did you hear clearly what happened during Zhu Aniu's trial just now? "
He Bencun felt relieved when he heard that Zhu Aniu could avoid the death penalty. He then heard that Zhu Aniu returned the land as a shameful gift for Li Aniu, and he knew that his daughter was still the daughter-in-law of the Li family. He felt so calm now that he felt like a different person. It seemed that he was no longer dull-witted, "Back to Mr. Qingtian, I heard Zhu Aniu's words clearly. Mr. Qingtian is the reborn parent of the villain's family." After saying this, he touched his head.
At this point in the interrogation, there was only one person left to deal with. Li Hongzhang thought: He Cuihua must have known in advance that Zhu Aniu was going to steal the bride, and since she said nothing, she just went along with it silently, which is enough to prove that she did. She dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and seeing that Zhu Aniu is more decent-looking than Li Aniu, or that her whole heart is devoted to Zhu Aniu, it is just the reason that a good girl does not become a second husband, and she can realize her wish to remarry. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, it can only separate her from the adulterer, but it cannot prompt her to marry her husband. If she cannot marry Zhu and really does not want to marry Li, then she will be a king and an upright official. It¡¯s a difficult household chore.
Originally, the government could ignore the case and just ask He Cuihua to take it back to her father, which would be considered a satisfactory conclusion. However, Li Hongzhang believed that in order to correct the bad custom, a happy ending must be achieved.
If Li Aniu and He Cuihua cannot get married and become a distraught couple, some people will inevitably think that robbing a bride should not lead to betrayal. Not only does this not correct the bad custom, but it seems that this case provides an example of the error of the law. Are you bothering yourself?
Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang was wary. He might have to spend a lot of time talking about He Cuihua. If he asked her opinion in front of the court, the words would be frozen. There would be no room for change, so he decided to take a roundabout approach. "He Bencun," he asked; "What will you do after you take your daughter back?"
"The younger one will still marry her to Li Aniu."
"Where is your daughter? Ask her if she is willing?"
"The young woman is unwilling." Before her father could ask, He Cuihua replied, "Since the Qing Dynasty law does not allow a young woman to stay together, the young woman has no choice but to return to her parents' home to observe the festival and become a nun in the future."
"Don't be confused." Li Hongzhang said, "Who are you keeping the festival for? Go and ask around. If you never marry, the government won't be able to ask for a banquet for you if your hair turns gray."
This time, He Cuihua was refuted again, but she was unwilling to say that she was willing to marry Li Aniu. Li Hongzhang still started from her father, "He Bencun; take your daughter down and educate her well. She is a widow at such a young age; this Is life easy? Ask her, what does it take to marry Li Aniu? "
He Bencun was now not only clear-headed, but also blessed with a good soul. He was also able to grasp the key points of dealing with things. He thought to himself that his daughter was born with a sharp tongue. He really didn't have the ability to enlighten her. It would be better to say it in front of the Governor. I understand; my daughter has been subdued by this high official.
She would never dare to be unruly. Thinking of this, she started to speak, "Master Qingtian, please ask my daughter in front of you.
He turned to his daughter and said, "Cuihua, you heard what the Lord said. This Lord is a living Bodhisattva. Don't be ungrateful."
"Dad knows A Niu's temper," He Cuihua answered her father, "I can't afford to let him look down on me for the rest of his life."
"If that's the case, I won't let you marry him. I don't think he will."
Li Hongzhang asked from above, "Tell He Cuihua yourself, will you look down on her after you get married in the future?"
"No, it's not her fault."
"He Cuihua, did you hear that? What other conditions do you have?"
He Cuihua blinked and changed her title to "little girl," and said, "The little girl is not remarrying. Li Aniu will use a sedan chair to carry the little girl."
"Of course, I promise you on Li Aniu's behalf, what else do you have to say?"
He Cuihua said nothing, but kowtowed respectfully. Everyone could see that he was not only convinced, but also convinced. He Bencun and Li Aniu, like her, kowtowed respectfully to express their heartfelt gratitude.
Although Peng Yulin was a member of the jury, he never spoke. He listened with concentration, stood up, and bowed deeply, "Your Excellency, your heart is similar to that of Lu Pinghu. You humble your position and accept your teachings respectfully!"
Lu Pinghu refers to Lu Longqi, a famous Neo-Confucian official in the Kangxi Dynasty. He was the most powerful commander of the Jinyi Guards in the Ming Dynasty after Lu Bing. Lu Bing was listed as "Niuxing" in the "History of the Ming Dynasty", but he settled in Pinghu, Zhejiang. The descendants cultivated and studied the heirlooms, advocating Neo-Confucianism, and most of them did not bully the dark room and practiced the true Taoism. Lu Longqi was one of the best.
Li Hongzhang is well-read in poetry and books, so he naturally knows this, and he exchanges a few polite words with Peng Yulin.
Although this kind of romantic lawsuit is a trivial matter, Li Hongzhang's style of meticulousness beforehand, decisiveness and quickness in the interim, careful inspection afterwards, thorough consideration and not being satisfied with his own efforts is the most in line with the emperor's taste, so he was chatting with Sushun. It's time to lift it up.
Sushun didn't quite understand, but it didn't hinder him. He touched his head with a smile and said, "Li Hongzhang was originally a junior official in the General Administration, so he was not favored by Qingliu. Only the emperor picked him up." People on the dirt road have great trust, and now we have appointed a governor. According to my opinion, the emperor's ability to recognize people is really rare!"
The few words the emperor gave him tickled him, and he laughed proudly, "Well, what you said is not bad. Li Hongzhang led the Japanese army at the front, and organized the civil affairs of the province at the back. Such an cadre cannot go without reward. , the Military Aircraft Department drafted a decree to reinstate all his punishments, and he was still given a yellow mantle, a double dragon regimental uniform, and a three-eyed feather." Remember it with me.
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