Mao Gang said he wanted to get married, which made Li Li very embarrassed. As a parent official, he really didn't care about the butcher's marriage issues.
It turns out that butchers are human beings too, and they also have emotions and desires, and they need to get married. Because they have no money, the matter has been delayed.
"Then you can just save money and get married. Why do you want to kill people?" Li Li asked.
"If I don't have money, I can't save any money. I don't know where to spend my money, but it's never enough. Seeing that year after year has passed, I still have no savings, so I thought of taking shortcuts." Mao Gang said.
"What shortcut?"
"That's the kind of business."
"What kind of business?"
"It sounds unpleasant to be a thief, but you can always get benefits. Doing this is more dangerous, but you can make money by stealing things and turning them into cash, which is much better than killing pigs," Mao Gang said.
“Is it really not profitable to kill pigs?”
"It's really not profitable. It's just enough to eat. There's serious involution. There are many butchers and few pigs. Pig raising is a loss. Pigs grow slowly and eat too much. Not many people are rich now. Rich people eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, including pork.
I'm tired of it and don't like to eat it. Most of the people who like to eat pork are above the middle income level. The best thing for them when entertaining guests is pork. Needless to say about other things. In short, it's not that the young ones are not diligent or hardworking.
In fact, there is no money. To earn 20 copper coins from killing a pig, some people do it with 18 coins, and some with 16 coins. Originally, to protect capital, 20 coins are needed, but those who are involved, regardless of this, insist on offering low prices, vicious competition.
Let butchers compete with each other, and the result will be poorer and poorer. Those who kill pigs every day may not be able to afford pork, those who do carpentry every day may not have a bench to sit on at home, and those who build houses every day may not live in high-rise buildings.
It’s a thatched hut. This is reality, adults and children are all telling the truth,” Mao Gang said.
"I only knew that people's livelihood was difficult, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult! The butchers had no meat to eat, and all other walks of life were affected, right? So, is there something wrong with my governance of Xiangyang? What did I do wrong?" Li Li
explain.
"Sir, you did nothing wrong. What is wrong is that the distribution of resources is unreasonable and needs to be adjusted. Let the tillers have their land, let the squires take the lead, do charity, and limit the power of officials. Officials must also abide by national laws.
, Under the law of the country, we cannot act arrogantly, but we must be down-to-earth, so that everyone can be the master and decide for themselves what they want to do. They must be individual and cannot be different, but must be diversified so that everyone can be the master.
Be willing to learn, be willing to change, and pursue progress." Mao Gang said.
"You are right. There are some things that I cannot decide and can only do things within the limited scope of my power. Tell me, how much money did you make when you stole things from other people's homes?" Li Li asked.
"I didn't make any money either. This was my first time doing it. I had no experience. I saw a crack in the door of this house and knew that this house was not cautious enough, so I wanted to try my luck in it. As a result, the door opened with a slight push.
, the younger one was about to enter the house to steal. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, a black figure came and rushed towards the younger one. The younger one didn’t know who it was, or what kind of ghost it was, so he picked up the butcher knife he carried and stabbed him.
Black Shadow, when he found out that the person stabbed was a woman and a lot of blood flowed out, he was so frightened that he quickly ran away. He knew that this woman would not survive, and the county magistrate would definitely spend all his money.
The city wanted to arrest the suspect, so I escaped from Xiangyang City overnight, and then paid close attention to the news in Xiangyang and prepared for the worst," Mao Gang said.
"I haven't made any money. This is my first order. I believe it. Do others believe it? Tell the truth. Maybe I will be given a lighter punishment. If you lie, you will be given a heavier punishment." Li Li said.
"Sir, if you have money, you will speak differently and your tone will be rougher. I wonder if you feel it? I don't want to be severely sentenced, so I just tell the truth and lie. I don't have peace of mind, so why bother?
What about telling lies? Besides, if you are willing to tell the truth, your heart will be at ease and your sleep will be sweet. If the adults sentence you to death, you will be willing to do so and will never appeal. If you are not sentenced to death, you will be imprisoned for the rest of your life.
I also plead guilty and submit to the law. After all, if I kill someone, no matter how I kill him, he is still dead. A living life is ruined in my hands. I feel very uneasy and tortured. Therefore, I am willing to accept any form of punishment.
, even if the verdict costs Xiao’s life, he will not appeal.” Mao Gang said.
"Okay, I understand that you are in a very complicated mood right now. However, based on the entire case, I think you wanted to break into a house. As a result, you entered the yard without any effort, but before you could break into the house, you saw someone black.
The shadow came, thinking that he had been discovered and was about to attack you. When you panicked, you took out your own butcher knife and stabbed the shadow. As a result, it hit the vital part of the shadow. He lost too much blood and died. When you saw that the situation was not good, you ran away.
It fell off, is this true?" Li Li asked.
"Yes, sir, this is what you have summarized. It is very accurate. I also thank you for being able to accurately see the facts, quote the scriptures and make the best judgment." Mao Gang said.
"Your behavior should be punished with a fixed-term prison sentence. That is to say, you must serve 20 years in prison. As for the handsome young man who is still alive, he will be beaten to eighty times with a cane. Be more honest in the future and don't see women from good families having their own whims and beating them.
He asked him to have a long memory, resist temptation, close the valve tightly, and don't leak. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious. Don't have any complaints. I left you a life because you committed manslaughter. You originally wanted to steal property, but in the end,
She accidentally bumped into someone, and she was a woman. This woman also wanted to cheat. She was like a cheating woman, and she had her own faults. Death was also a kind of relief for her, but
, we still need people around us to take a warning, resist temptation, and don’t do anything illegal, lest it’s too late to regret it,” Li Liyan said.
"Thank you for not killing. I will definitely change my mind and make a good change. I will continue to kill pigs in the future. I will kill pigs with peace of mind and never dare to break the law or commit any crime or steal ill-gotten gains." Mao Gang said.
"This is a punishment worthy of the crime. You are a negligent offender, so you should be sentenced like this. Cultivate yourself well and achieve great things in the future!" Li Li said.
This case was over! The report was reported to Dali Temple in the capital, and it became a good story for a while. Since then, Li Li in Xiangyang and Jin Shan in Dengcheng have all had their names in Dali Temple, which is very loud. Needless to say, Tang Law, doing things in Dali Temple is natural
The horizons are wider and the vision is farther.
Jin Shan encountered something that gave him a headache.
He sent someone to deliver the letter and said: "When an old farmer in Wangjia Village, Menglou Township, Laohekou County, was digging a drainage ditch in the field, he dug out a clay pot. When he opened it, he found that it was full of 'horseshoe gold'. The old farmer
So I hired two strong men to carry the pottery pot and the horseshoe gold to the county government office. When I brought it to the Laohekou County government office, I was worried about it being unsafe because thieves have been rampant recently and theft cases have been frequent. The horseshoe gold was placed in the county government office very soon.
It’s not safe. Just leave it at home, thinking it’s safe.”
Li Li continued to read the letter.
The letter read: "I kept the clay pot at home, thinking it was safe, and had a good dream all night. I felt that I had done my duty well, and received unanimous praise from my superiors, colleagues and the people at the lower level. I was praised by everyone, and I felt happy in my heart. Who knew when I opened it?
The clay pot was confused. I originally wanted to open the clay pot to see if the horseshoe gold was still safe, but as soon as I opened it, I found that it was over. All the horseshoe gold was gone and turned into hard loess. It was not made of gold at all.
They are made of yellow mud and have similar colors, but there is a huge difference in quality. This is no joke. Gold is like soil and has become a reality. This is a very rich business and it is worth taking the risk. If these horseshoe golds are equivalent to the market price,
It is estimated that I will not be able to finish it in my lifetime or even in the next life. The whereabouts of these horseshoe gold are unknown and turned into loess. It is impossible to explain clearly. It is the biggest injustice in my life. I hope Brother Li Lixian can save more. I am very grateful to my brother."
After Li Li read the letter, he understood the main idea. It was that the gold he had kept on his behalf, which was horseshoe gold, had been stolen and replaced with loess. This horseshoe gold was going to be sent to the capital. He had also heard about it. I guess many people knew about it.
Stare at this gold.
Unexpectedly, this mistake occurred, and he thought that his official career was about to end.
There is also some worry and fear.
Just write to Li Li first and see what he can do.
Li Li knew that in order to detect the case, the key was who knew about the horse hoof gold and who wanted to take the opportunity to slander Jin Shan. Jin Shan might be finished.
Many people knew that these horseshoe golds were sent to the county government and then to Jin Shan's home. These horseshoe golds turned into loess blocks. Soon, many people knew about it, and then it spread, and soon the city was full of troubles.
This is troublesome.
Everyone unanimously said that Jin Shan had manipulated Ma Tijin, pretending to be honest, but actually cheating and lining his own pockets. He looked fine on the outside, but in fact he was an insatiable and very greedy guy.
People should not be judged by their appearance. The image that Jin Shan has established over the years has collapsed. His personality has completely collapsed, and there is no hope of resurrection. He feels more desperate than ever before. People die for money and birds die for food. It does make sense, but it's not like this.
I really don’t understand the simple truth, I really can’t see through it.
No one knows where the problem lies. Even though Jin Shan has handled many theft cases, this case is really difficult to handle. It is really tricky and difficult to handle.
Li Li had no choice but to send the case to Tang Lu in the capital.
When Tang Lu heard about it, he thought it would be easy to handle. The problem was that before Tang Lu, many people had heard about the case and were actively discussing it, but there was no progress or any clues. Everyone said their own reasons, but they were not convinced by each other.
If we want to unify, we must go to the front line and see.
Everyone wants a good reputation, especially those in the official career. Jin Shan also pays special attention to it. He always handles cases and almost never fails. However, when he encounters his own case, he fails. He is puzzled. People in the capital also want to have a good reputation.
It makes no sense, and there is no evidence of Jin Shan's corruption, so he cannot be convicted and punished. Besides, Jin Shan is indeed a talent. If he is not punished, the national law will not tolerate it, but he must be punished and the crime must be consistent.
The good people were wronged and the bad people were spared.
Jin Shan was also asked by the governor, but Jin Shan's mind went blank. He really didn't know at the time, and he didn't know much later. He was usually shrewd, but in the end, he messed up the plan and got himself into trouble.
More than one official above asked Jin Shan to hand over the horseshoe gold. Jin Shan smiled bitterly and lamented: "If you have it, hand it over. I don't like money. The key is that I don't have it. If I have it, I definitely don't dare to keep it. If I don't have it, what can I give it to?"
Many people didn't understand what Jin Shan said, but they didn't find out where the horseshoe gold he hid was. Those who really did things wanted to make a difference, but found the horseshoe gold, but failed. Those who didn't want to do things, just
Following the booing, everything was filled with smoke and smoke.
Because there is no complete and conclusive evidence to prove that Jin Shan hid the horseshoe gold, no measures can be taken against him, including taking off his hat and reducing his position to serve the people.
This matter has become an unresolved case.
Someone went to Tang Lu, but Tang Lu didn't want to get involved. However, Tang Lu said that he might as well ask Divination Huishu.
Bu Huishu didn't handle a specific case. He heard that someone was visiting, so he left Yaxing to do his own thing. Besides, this case came from his hometown, so it had something to do with it.
So he asked: "Do you think Mr. Jin is a money-grubbing person?"
"I don't think he is corrupt, but I really can't find another person because he is the only one closest to Ma Tijin."
"Then, whoever is close to the treasure is the suspect?"
"almost."
"Then the Jinluan Palace where the emperor lives is full of treasures. If things are discarded in the palace, is the emperor the biggest suspect?" Bu Huishu asked.
"no."
"That's right, there are such cases of people committing robberies while being guarded, but after all there are not many. The key point of this case is still internal, not external. This is the direction of investigation. If we follow this idea, we will definitely solve the case." Bu Huishu
explain.
"Yeah?"
"No, is there any other way?" Bu Huishu said.
The man came back in despair. To be honest, Divination Huishu was the best in solving crimes. No one could surpass him. He was just an imitation, and what he imitated may not be the same.
"National Preceptor, can you please handle this case?" the man asked.
"No, if you want to do it, let Tang Lu do it. If he does it, it means he is doing it himself." Bu Huishu said.
Bu Huishu refused to handle the case personally. After refusing, he immediately recommended that Tang Lu handle it.
As soon as Tang Lu saw this case, he felt that he had experience and could handle it immediately. In fact, he was very happy to receive such a case. He looked at it briefly and said, "This case has been spread all over the place for a long time."
There is an uproar, but it is actually very simple. Thanks to the support of the Imperial Master, this case is handed over to Wansheng for trial. I am sincere and frightened, but I am still willing to give it a try and relieve Comrade Jin Shan from the siege and make him feel more comfortable."
After saying this, he immediately took action, and his heart was not as good as action.
Soon, Tang Lu arrived in Laohekou County. He opened the pottery pot and saw that there were three hundred pieces of loess and adobe in the pottery pot. It was interesting to think of this. It seemed that the thief was still smart.
He sent people to the market to borrow a lot of gold, registered them one by one, and wrote an IOU to the lender, indicating the weight of the gold.
Then the borrowed gold was melted and cast into a block, which was the same size as the horseshoe gold in the clay pot without any difference. After casting into the horseshoe gold, in order to ensure accuracy, they were weighed one by one and registered in the book. This chapter has been completed!