Chang'an County government office, back hall. A policeman strode into the room and said happily: "Sir, Cui Zequan was recruited. He and Zhang Xiaoyun killed Yuan Zheng together. The two had been having an affair for a long time. According to what he said, all this was instigated by Zhang Xiaoyun." Yes, he was just temporarily bewitched... After Cui Ze confessed, Zhang Xiaoyun also confessed. " All this was not beyond the expectations of the Chang'an County Magistrate. He glanced at Li Nuo, who was reading "Da Xia Lv" across from him, and sighed in his heart, it really is like dragons and dragons and phoenixes. How could Li Xuanjing's son be a fool? On the contrary, he was not only extremely intelligent and observant, but he also had a deep understanding of people's hearts. The insight and control are even more exquisite. Li Nuo just tried it casually, and he didn't expect that the other party would do it so quickly. He had just thought that if the trick didn't work, he would just use the memory recovery technique. If the murderer was identified, even if they were sentenced to death, it wouldn't be considered unjust. The Chang'an County Magistrate looked at him strangely, but Li Nuo didn't care at all. He was more concerned about how many days this case could add to his life, and he immediately asked: "Can these two people be sentenced to death?" Pei Zhe nodded, casually opened the "Daxia Code", pointed to one of the pages, and said to Li Nuo: "According to the Daxia Code, if an adulterer commits adultery and the adulterer kills his husband, even if the wife and concubine who is raped does not know about it, they are guilty of the same crime. ..., these two people conspired to kill Zheng, and both of them were executed. However, Cui Ze was an accomplice and confessed on his own initiative, so he was given a lighter sentence, served as a stick for one hundred years, served for three years, and exiled for three thousand miles. " Li Nuo looked at the legal provisions on this page. Compared with later generations, Daxia's laws in this area were very different. In Daxia, if an adulterer kills his husband, his adulterous wife and concubine will be punished with the same crime regardless of whether they know it or not. Depending on the specific circumstances, they will be punished by beheading or hanging. Cui Ze and Zhang Xiaoyun, except for Zheng Yuan, are premeditated murders and should be punished according to the law. cut.
However, officials have a certain degree of freedom in sentencing when judging cases. Since Cui Ze is an accessory and is frank, the punishment can be reduced appropriately. However, it is only a temporary exemption from the death penalty. Not to mention being exiled for three thousand miles, he will basically die. Wu Sheng, those hundred sticks alone might kill him. Whether he lives or dies depends on his luck. The magistrate of Chang'an wrote down the verdict and waited for the two people to sign it. Li Nuo flipped through the "Laws of Daxia" and suddenly noticed another article of law. "My servants, any slave who murders his master shall be beheaded. Anyone who murders his lord's relative shall be hanged; any slave who has been injured shall be beheaded." The ancients insisted on leaving the whole body intact. It was also a death penalty, and beheading was more serious than hanging. This law said that as long as a slave or servant in the family murders the master's relatives, regardless of whether the master's relatives are injured or not, he will be punished. death penalty. Anyone who attempts to murder his master shall be executed regardless of whether the master is injured or not. According to the laws of Daxia, the female assassin, as a servant of the Li family, committed an offense against her superiors and attempted to murder her master, and had already caused harm, so she should be executed according to the law. The Chang'an County Magistrate only sentenced her to two years in prison for intentional injury. Li Nuo glanced at the Chang'an County Magistrate. Based on his understanding of the Daxia Code, it was unlikely that he would make such a mistake. After all, he could accurately point out the legal provisions and find the correct page number at a glance, which was quite impressive. The veteran judge couldn't tell the difference between attempted murder and intentional injury, and in this case, there was no possibility of confusion. But Li Nuo didn't point it out. After all, he has received the influence of modern law. According to modern criminal law, she may be sentenced to three years and five years, but it is definitely not the death penalty. In the 21st century, everyone is equal. There have long been no slaves and slaves, and of course there are no following. crimes committed. The Code also recognizes this penalty. Sentencing her to two years in prison, Li Nuo could live for two more days. Sentencing her to death, he could not live for even one more day. In this way, the "Code" does not follow the current laws. It seems to have its own logic and ideas on how to impose punishments. Realizing that Li Nuo's gaze had been lingering on a certain place in "Da Xia Lu" for a long time, the Chang'an County Magistrate glanced at it to see clearly where he was looking, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead. No way, that legal provision was made up of simple common words, and he most likely understood it. Doesn’t that mean that he knew that he had intentionally given a light sentence in previous cases? Pei Zhe felt uneasy. When he saw that Li Nuo finally turned a new page and said nothing, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued writing the verdict. at the same time. Deep in Chang'an Street, somewhere inside a high gate. The scorching sun is in the sky, the shade of the trees covers the ground, the courtyard is filled with the sound of cicadas, and there is no one saying a word.
In the quiet room of the deep courtyard, the incense burning in the incense burner curls up, and the air is filled with a soothing and soothing smell. A figure hurriedly walked through the shade of the trees, breaking the tranquility. He stepped into the room, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "Sir, the butterfly was caught in the net..." In the quiet room, on the futon, the cross-legged figure with closed eyes slowly opened his eyes and said: "Continue." The man said slowly, "Zheng Tianxing is dead. All the people from the Zheng Mansion were taken into Chang'an County Office early this morning. However, not long ago, everyone except Butterfly and Cui Ze were released. I'm afraid they are in danger." few……" After a pause, he continued: "If Cui Ze dies, he will die, but we have carefully cultivated the butterfly for more than ten years, and it can be used again in the future. Sir, do you want to send someone..." The man called Sir glanced at him and said coldly: "Idiot, if you can make the matter bigger, what's the point of trying so hard to arrange for her to get close to Zheng Tianxing?" The man's lips moved, but he didn't say anything else. The man was silent for a moment and asked: "With Butterfly's mind, he was just killing a weak businessman. Even if he was carrying a burden, he would not leave any clues. How could he be found out so quickly?" ?” Speaking of this, the man said angrily: "It was impossible to be found out. There were so many people in the Zheng Mansion last night. No matter how suspicious the Chang'an County magistrate was, he could not suspect Butterfly. The case would probably be settled as before. Unexpectedly, someone stepped in and helped the Chang'an County Magistrate solve the case..." The man took a sip of tea and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a loss of one manpower, as long as it doesn't miss the important thing." The man still couldn't swallow this breath, gritted his teeth and said: "Butterfly is one of the best among them. It takes more than ten years to train one. It was supposed to be of great use after a while, but I didn't expect it to be broken." I really can’t bear the loss of Zheng Tianxing’s case. It’s hard to understand the hatred in my heart unless I cut this man into pieces!” The man didn't want to cause trouble, but seeing that his subordinate was obviously very angry, in order to appease him, after thinking about it, he still agreed: "Go ahead, remember to do it secretly, so as not to make people suspicious." The man was immediately overjoyed, cupping his fists and saying, "Thank you, sir!" The man waved his hand and asked casually: "By the way, what is this person's identity?" As the man walked away, he said: "Li Nuo, the son of Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple..." "return!" Hearing a scream from behind, the man turned his head and asked doubtfully: "Sir, what's wrong?" The man's eyelids twitched a few times and he yelled angrily: "You bastard, my officer surnamed Li can't hide, and you still want to take the initiative to provoke me. Are you tired of living?" The man was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "Sir, is Li Xuanjing really that scary?" The man took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "You are not in the court, and you don't know how powerful this person is. Let this matter go. There is no need to mention it again in the future, and you are not allowed to cause trouble for his son!" The man could only lower his head and whispered: "Yes..." At this moment, the man got up from the futon, walked around the room, rubbed his eyebrows from time to time, and murmured: "Li Xuanjing..., did he find something? It's impossible. This matter is so secret, it should be just coincide……" After an unknown amount of time, he looked at the person behind him and asked, "Is Butterfly reliable?" The man nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, even if she dies, she won't reveal anything about us." "I don't know if Li Xuanjing's appearance was accidental, but we must not let the butterfly fall into his hands. Otherwise, Chang'an will surely bleed into a river, and even you and I will not be able to escape death..." The man thought for a moment and did it gently. He made a gesture of wiping his neck and said: "Just in case..., do you understand what I mean?" "clear." The man nodded and asked: "What about Cui Ze, do you want to..." The man waved his hand and said: "There is no need to do anything unnecessary. He doesn't know anything. Once something happens, it will arouse suspicion. Li Xuanjing is involved in this case, so we must be extremely careful not to reveal any clues...