Su Yang Qiuyuan gave the order, and Lai Heen was immediately tied up.
He didn't struggle, but instead smiled, as if he had been waiting for this moment since he walked out of the virgin forest.
The Rukai people were watching silently.
Su Yang Qiuyuan slightly raised his voice: "Lai Hornen, kidnapped Romande and his assistants, killed twelve officers and soldiers, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they will be executed without mercy! Lai Hornen, do you have anything else to say?"
"No more." Lai Horn looked very calm: "I did the kidnapping, and I did the killing of the officers and soldiers. Thank you, sir, for only punishing me. Lai Horn will die without regrets..."
Abawang took a step forward and said, "Master Su Yang, Lai He'en deserves to die. I shouldn't intercede for him, but for the sake of his initiative, please spare his death."
Su Yang Qiuyuan said coldly: "For the sake of his being the leader, I have extended a favor and not implicated anyone else. I will only punish the culprit and leave the rest alone!"
"Master Su Yang, I have a few words to say."
Everyone looked around and saw that the person speaking was actually Ding Yunyi, and hope suddenly appeared in the eyes of the Rukai people.
Ding Yunyi said slowly: "Lai Horn's crime is unquestionable. But he kidnapped Romande because Romande killed the sacred objects of the Rukai tribe, which aroused Lai Horn's anger...
..As for his killing of officers and soldiers, he believed that his own life and that of his clan members had been endangered, and he already regrets it very much."
"Yes, yes." Romande also said anxiously: "I didn't know that the leopard was their sacred object. I killed him rashly, and I felt very sad. Master Su Yang, please don't kill him.
"
Su Yang Qiuyuan suddenly asked: "Master Ding, are you talking to me as Wu Liebo, or are you talking to me as an ordinary bystander?"
"What difference does it make?"
"Yes!" Su Yang Qiuyuan said loudly: "If it is Wu Liebo's identity, it is an order. But the crime Lai He'en committed is clearly written in my Ming law, and even Wu Liebo cannot violate it.
The emperor breaks the law, and he is guilty of the same crime as the common people... If the master insists on using force, Su Yang Qiuyuan would rather not be an official. He will never obey the order..."
"What if you are an ordinary bystander?" Ding Yunyi asked.
Su Yang Qiuyuan looked very calm: "That's even more unacceptable. Indeed, Romande killed the sacred object of the Rukai tribe. His fault came first. If it was just a crime of kidnapping, it is excusable and the crime does not lead to death. I still return the favor.
There is a verdict, Romande, you did not understand the local customs and killed the sacred objects of the Rukai people. I will fine you a thousand silver. Give it to the Rukai people and let them use this silver to take care of other holy objects.
At the same time, I sentence you to ten days of imprisonment to express the anger of the Pinglukai people. But you shoulder the important task of surveying the land and guiding the planting of food. I will allow you to work during the day and be imprisoned at night. It will be counted as half a day. You will serve until ten days. Do you accept it?
"
"I accept, I accept. I am truly convinced by your verdict. In my opinion, it is still very light." Romande responded quickly, then turned around and bowed deeply to Abawang and the Rukai people.
Bowed: "I'm sorry for hurting your sacred objects. My companions and I have brought harm to you. Please accept my most sincere apology. I will work hard to teach you how to increase crop yields to make up for my mistake."
fault."
"I don't blame you, I don't blame you." Abawang sighed: "We have all forgiven you. You taught us farming and taught us how to fight drought. In fact, we are very grateful to you. It was Lai Heen who was reckless."
"Yes, I was reckless." Lai Horn said loudly; "Romande, I didn't know you had done so many good things for us. I shouldn't have hit you. Come on, hit me back."
"No, no." Romande said repeatedly: "I don't resent you, I just hope that you can let you live."
Su Yang Qiuyuan, who had finished dealing with Romande, said again: "If it is just the crime of kidnapping, it is excusable and the crime is not punishable by death, but Lai He'en killed officers and soldiers without knowing what he was doing. How can the sentence be lightened? Wu Hualong!"
"exist!"
Su Yang Qiuyuan glanced at Wu Hualong: "Tell everyone carefully what happened that day. If you conceal anything, I can punish you!"
"Yes!" Wu Hualong turned around and said, "I brought more than ten brothers..."
"More than a dozen?" Su Yang Qiuyuan said sternly: "So are eleven people, so are nineteen people. You must make it clear."
"There are fifteen people including me!" Wu Hualong did not dare to neglect at all: "We were ordered to enter the forest to look for Romande. That night, we were attacked. I kept screaming there. We didn't mean any harm, but we were still attacked.
The attack, several...seven brothers died in the attack soon... I saw that the opponent had a large number of people and the terrain was unfamiliar to us, so I hurriedly killed him, but after returning
When we arrived, we were constantly attacked along the way. When we came out, there were only three people left including me..."
Su Yang Qiuyuan called the two survivors who ran out with Wu Hualong again, and Wu Hualong was not allowed to speak. He asked them about their situation that day. Sure enough, what they said was exactly the same as what Wu Hualong said.
After asking, Su Yang Qiuyuan turned to Lai Hornen: "Lai Hornen, are they wrong?" Seeing Lai Hornen nodded, Su Yang Qiuyuan asked again: "Before the officers and soldiers were attacked, did you ever see such words as "no malice"?
"I called." Lai Horn said calmly.
"Can you understand what they are saying?"
"I understand." Lai Heen said honestly: "I heard every word clearly, but I thought the officers and soldiers could not be trusted, so I asked my tribesmen to ignore it and just kill them."
"It's very clear what happened." Su Yang Qiuyuan said slowly at this time: "The officers and soldiers revealed their identities and repeatedly stated that they had no ill intentions. Instead of stopping, Lai Heen ordered the massacre to continue. The crime was serious. Moreover, the soldiers led by Wu Hualong
There are fifteen officers and soldiers in total, and the opponent's number is far more than them. Lai Horn could have captured Wu Hualong first, and then tried again. But he didn't do that. Lai Horn, am I killing you unjustly?"
"No injustice!" Lai Horn raised his head: "I acted recklessly and never considered the consequences. I should have received such retribution. I wholeheartedly protected my people, but I didn't expect that the officers and soldiers who died under my command would also be punished.
family......"
When he said this, he turned to his tribe: "I have a bad temper. No matter how much the big boss tried to persuade me, I never listened. Later, I left the tribe in anger. I used to often
I am proud of my temper, but now it has finally caused me a big disaster. Folks, please don’t imitate me. Lord Su Yang’s sentence was very fair. I have nothing more to say. Please don’t worry about it anymore.
I feel so sorry..."
Abawang came over. Su Yang Qiuyuan thought he was still asking for mercy, but Abawang sighed: "Master Su Yang, Lai Heen was the number one warrior of our Rukai tribe. I am really sad that he died.
But now after listening to your words, we know that there is actually no problem in your decision to sentence him to death. We, the Rukai people, all obey your decision. Your actions are so fair. If we have any grievances in the future, we will all know what to do.
Already..."
Su Yang Qiuyuan nodded slowly, and suddenly said to Ding Yunyi: "Uncle Wu Lie, do you have anything else to say?"
Ding Yunyi shook his head silently. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the favor he received from Su Yang was God's favor for him. His verdict was very clear and was clearly placed in front of everyone. He even killed the leader of the Rukai tribe.
The warrior actually won the hearts of the Rukai people.
What I talk about is love, while Su Yang Qiuyuan talks about Dharma. In this regard, I am undoubtedly inferior to Su Yang Qiuyuan.
Su Yang Qiuyuan saw that no one had any objections: "Lai He'en, do you have any other requests?"
"Please, sir, give me some good wine so that Lai Heen can go on the journey with peace of mind."
"Come here, serve the wine!"
Following Su Yang's order, a large jar of wine was brought up.
Lai Horn raised the wine jar and drank heavily, still singing the song of the Rukai tribe's gathering. When he drank the last sip of wine, Lai Horn smashed the wine jar with force: "You have to use your brain when doing things, don't
Learn from Lai Heen. Su Yang is here to seek fate, and our clan has support! Master Su Yang, Lai Heen has no regrets anymore, please send Lai Heen on his way!"
Lai Heen died at the hands of Su Yang Qiuyuan, but none of the Rukai people complained.
Su Yang asked for a chance to kill Lai Horn. The evidence was clear and the law was strict. Moreover, he did not favor his own people and also punished the victim Romande.
"You have to use your brain when doing things, don't imitate Lai He'en. Su Yang is here to support you, and our family has support."
Su Yang is here to seek fate, and our clan has support... These words express the thoughts of the Rukai people. They know what they will do in the future, and they also know the horror of triggering the law.
Of course, it's not just that. Ding Yunyi openly interceded for Lai Heen. Although he was unable to save Lai Heen's life in the end, the Rukai people saw that Ding Yunyi is a good official and I am willing to speak for my people...
"Humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless." After appeasing the Rukai tribe, Ding Yunyi sighed: "I finally saw it today. I originally wanted to plead for Lai Heen, but I found that I was wrong. I have thousands of people in China.
For many years, we have been adhering to the rule of man, with human kindness and relationship everywhere, but respecting the law is the bottom line."
Su Yang Qiuyuan nodded and said: "There is nothing without rules. The world we live in is too complicated, and there will always be some dark factors. Therefore, we need something that can restrict it, and that is the law. Some people say that the law is nothing but law.
More than human feelings, I believe that the existence of the law has made the world more indifferent, and believe that human feelings should override the law, but I always insist that the law is greater than human feelings. Some people think that law and human feelings are the relationship between the rule of law and the rule of law.
The relationship between the rule of man and the rule of man is actually the greatest human relationship. The original intention of rule of law or rule of man is to achieve justice, but the prerequisite of rule of man is the ruler. The law enforcer is a saint and a wise man, but this idea is terrible...
..."
"Human desires are insatiable, and if power is not controlled, it will only get further away from justice. The significance of the rule of law is to restrict power, so rights and freedoms are protected. However, due to the characteristics of the law itself, what the law achieves is general.
Universal justice is often difficult to guarantee is correct in every case..." Ding Yunyi also expressed his thoughts: "The law itself pursues justice, that is, it is full of human feelings, so it is necessary to give
Law enforcers have a certain degree of discretion, but how large this discretion should be depends on many factors... There is no human factor in law enforcement, but legal provisions contain many human factors...
..”
Su Yang Qiuyuan suddenly felt a sense of confidant: "The law pursues fairness and justice. But things always have their own special side. If you only look at the results without looking at the process, it will run counter to the orientation of the law. Therefore, legislation
The author always has to consider many moral and human factors, and the law itself is nothing more than human factors..."
"Sooner or later, there comes a time when the law is used to protect and protect everyone's rights and interests. Although it is difficult for us to achieve absolute fairness, on the basis of the law, we can try our best to be fair, because the law is
It will not be mixed with any emotions, but human feelings are based on people. Someone's subjective consciousness will have a certain impact on the judgment of things and amplify the original unfairness. Therefore, the law must be greater than human feelings.
"Ding Yunyi looked solemn when he said these words:
"If even human feelings are above the law, then when encountering illegal crimes in the future, should we follow human feelings or the law? If everything is based on human feelings, how should we punish it? So from this point of view,
Even though you rejected my request, you did nothing wrong. Su Yang, please do my job well, I will leave this to you."
"Yes, sir." Su Yang Qiuyuan said respectfully: "It's my luck that Su Yang Qiuyuan met you. Other adults would feel disgraced if I rejected my request, but you didn't care at all.
Your Excellency is the master that Su Yang has been pursuing!"
Ding Yunyi smiled, but before he could speak, he suddenly saw several fast horses galloping in the distance, and the one at the front was Qin Yun.
As soon as he arrived in front of him, Qin Yun got off his horse and said with a face full of good news: "Third brother, great news, great news!"
"What good news is worth running away in such a panic?" Ding Yunyi asked with a smile.
Qin Yun blinked his eyes and suddenly said, "Third brother, the voyage fleet is back!"
"What? What did you say?" Ding Yunyi's eyes widened, as if he didn't believe what he heard.
Qin Yun said clearly word by word: "Our voyage fleet is back!"