Gu Heng heard what Old Man Li said and was about to ask about other things in the cell when Xiaocui came to deliver food!

When Old Man Li saw this, he said goodbye to Gu Heng and left for the time being.

Xiaocui was very happy today, and Gu Heng couldn't help but ask: "Xiaocui, did something good happen?"

"Yes, miss, you may be released tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!" Xiaocui said excitedly.

"I asked you to contact Bo Jue, Gong Xian and the others before and asked them to investigate the father's background. Has there been any result? Then I paid famous scholars in Jinling to complain about the grievances between the young master and me and used public opinion.

Is putting pressure on the government effective?" Gu Heng couldn't hold back his excitement and asked quickly.

The reason why Gu Heng originally arranged for Xiao Cui to do this, instead of asking Xiao Cui to find someone to bribe the government officials to let Gu Heng out directly, was because Gu Heng had a hunch that Gan's father should be because of the fight at Meilou that day.

I felt humiliated! So I deliberately suppressed and retaliated.

And that father-in-law was able to put the young master and himself in jail on the second day, so he must have a government background! After all, according to Xiaocui, the young master was also from a scholarly family in Jinling City, but he was only a young master.

My father's generation turned to business, so no one became an official in the imperial court. There had always been people in the imperial court, but their official positions were not high.

Therefore, if one could avoid jail simply by bribing the government officials, then the young master and himself would not be still in jail now!

When Xiao Cui heard Gu Heng's question, she immediately replied: "Miss, that uncle turned out to be the nephew of the Minister of War of Jinling. He took advantage of his uncle's high position and the intricate family power to file a complaint with the government and falsely accuse you and Miss.

That young man, the government officials wanted to please my uncle, so they immediately used their power to arrest you and the young man, and punished them for serving the public good for personal gain."

"And Mr. Bo Jue and Mr. Gong Xian asked someone to make this matter public. This matter has already made a big fuss. All the scribes in Jinling are complaining about the unlucky young master and you. However..."

Xiaocui suddenly paused when she said this, and Gu Heng couldn't help but ask: "But what happened? Tell me!"

"However, the power of these scholars is limited after all. Although they are determined to uphold justice for the young master and you, they have no way to redress their grievances. Fortunately, Mr. Yu Huai, who is famous among the Jinling scholars, stood up and wrote a praiseworthy article.

Message."

"He included the whole story of the incident, and denounced the attacker as vulgar and rude, and the high-ranking officials who took advantage of their power to bully others. Moreover, with the help of Jiangnan literati, this message spread throughout the country and became a topic of conversation for people everywhere."

"Young Master Yu Huai used to work as an aide to the Minister of War in Jinling. He helped you with everything. Soon this matter was spread to the Minister of War through various personnel connections."

"It is said that Gan's uncle has personally scolded his nephew and asked him to go back to his hometown to rest."

After hearing what Xiaocui said, Gu Heng analyzed: "Now that the matter has come to this point, it is only a matter of time that uncle Qian's father withdraws the lawsuit due to the pressure of public opinion. In this way, the young master and I will be released soon.

!”

"Well, Master Bo Jue, Master Gong Xian and others also said the same, so Miss, you will definitely be able to come out tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!" Xiao Cui said happily.

"You've made Xiaocui worried, you've made Bo Jue and the others worried. By the way, why is that Young Master Yu Huai willing to seek justice for me and that young Master?" Gu Heng asked.

"Miss, I don't know either. You can ask him in person when you go out." Xiao Cui said.

"That's okay. Also, was it Bo Jue and the others who paid for Mr. Yu Huai's payment?" Gu Heng asked again.

"In the beginning, Mr. Yu Huai paid for it himself. After Mr. Bo Jue and the others found out, they wanted to return it to him, but Mr. Yu Huai said that he would only accept the money if you return it to him personally after you come out!" Xiaocui!

road.

"He's a strange person! Okay, let's talk about it after I get out." Gu Heng said.

…

In the afternoon, after lunch, when Gu Heng was pacing back and forth in the cell in boredom, Old Man Li came again and said, "Do you still want to listen to my story?"

"Listen, Uncle Li, tell me quickly!" Gu Heng said quickly.

"Well, didn't I tell you about the old man's case this morning? I once asked an officer in charge of the book about it: Didn't they tell you about those who were executed and tied up?

What kind of hatred? I just hope to get some property. If I don’t have it, I will tolerate them in the end. Isn’t this kind of kindness?”

"The officer replied that this was to set the rules to warn other criminals, and also to punish those who followed. Otherwise, there would be a lucky deal. Those who are in charge of criminals?

The same goes for those who wear handcuffs and hit the boards."

When Gu Heng heard such words, he couldn't help but sigh: "If that's the case, those people are indeed miserable."

"There are worse things! In one case, three people committed the same crime, and they were all tortured and interrogated with torture instruments. Each of them was given two taels of silver, but as a result, his bones were slightly injured and he became ill.

There were more than one wound; the second man was given three times as much silver as the first man, and his skin was only injured, but it healed within a few days; the third man was given six times as much as the second man.

Double the amount of silver, I got up that night and walked as usual."

After hearing what Old Man Li said, Gu Heng couldn't help but ask: "The criminals are different from the rich and the poor. You have already obtained money from all criminals, why do you still have to treat them differently according to the amount of money you paid?"

Uncle Li replied: "There is no difference. Which one is willing to pay more?"

Gu Hengdao: "No wonder Mencius said you can't be careless when choosing a profession. It's great to be in your profession!"

Old Man Li said: "From this aspect, what you said is not wrong."

Old Man Li then added: "Actually, not only us jailers, but executioners also have their own ways to make money. After the death penalty case is reported, the executioner will wait outside the cell first, and let his accomplices go in to extort property.

, this is called "Si Luo"."

"For the rich criminals in the family, the accomplices should talk to his relatives, and for the poor criminals, they should tell him. For those who have been raped and chopped into pieces, they should warn those who are about to be punished. If they obey, they should stab their hearts first.

Otherwise, even after all the limbs are chopped off, the heart will not die."

"For those who were hanged, I warned them that if they obeyed them, they would be able to be hanged at first, otherwise they would have to add other instruments of torture after hanging three times, and then they would die."

"Then those who are about to be beheaded should have nothing to threaten." Gu Heng said immediately.

"No, they can also keep his head as collateral. Therefore, bribes for those with money often cost ?? taels or even hundreds of taels of silver?; those without money also have to sell out all of their clothes;?

If he doesn't have any property, he will be punished as promised."

"The same is true for those who are responsible for binding prisoners. The criminals cannot obey the executioner's wishes, so his tendons are broken first when binding them. When the prisoners are executed together every autumn, the prisoners whose names are ticked take up the share of the prisoners sentenced to death.

Three or four of them, and sixty-seven percent of those who were left without execution, were tied up and sent to the Western Market where they were tortured to wait for orders. Those who were injured while being tied up would still fall ill even if they were lucky enough to survive.

It takes a long time to recover, and some even become disabled."
Chapter completed!