After rebirth, I became a national teacher

After settling Teacher and Friends Qiao, Zhenniang went out with a few strong servants to open the gate.

The scholars outside were shouting and knocking on the door when suddenly the door creaked open and a group of tall and strong servants rushed out. They were so shocked by the momentum that they took a step back.

Zhenniang finally came out and stood on the steps at the gate of the Qiao residence.

Although she was facing so many scholars who were staring at her angrily, she was still a little flustered.

However, she had played out this situation in her mind countless times, and she quickly regained her composure.

"What are you doing at my doorstep so early in the morning? You're trying to break in. Do you have any respect for the law? Are you trying to break into a private house?"

"You are all educated people. Don't you know how to sentence people to prison for breaking into a private house?"

She shouted angrily.

It was so imposing that it stunned many people at once.

The people that Teacher Qiao interacted with on a daily basis were all poor kids like him. Most of them didn't have any strong backing and were very afraid of getting involved in lawsuits.

Hearing this, many people immediately took a few steps back and argued:

"Don't talk nonsense, little woman! When did we break into a private house?"

Ran Shichu, who was in the lead, said:

"Don't let her change the subject! You cunning woman, you must be Brother Qiao's wife Qin, right?"

"Yes, it's me."

Ran Shichu immediately asked with indignation:

"Qin, you beat your husband and parents-in-law. You are unfilial and disobedient. What crime should you be punished for?"

Zhen Niang said without fear:

"My dear, if you speak nonsense and slander others, you will be punished by a stick if you are reported to the government! I admit that I beat my husband, but when did I beat my parents-in-law?"

"Do you want me to bring my parents-in-law out right now for everyone to see? If they don't have any injuries, I'll sue you for slander, okay?"

When Ran Shichu saw her confident look, he was a little hesitant.

Even though he had the title of scholar and his family had some wealth, Ran Shichu had no intention of ever going to the government office.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately grasped the key point and said:

"The husband is the head of the wife, men are superior to women! You yourself admitted that beating your husband is a violation of ethics and is a great rebellion. Why don't you confess your sin and make amends as soon as possible!"

The scholars who came with him echoed loudly:

"Yes! Take her to the government office, beat her with a stick and put her in jail!"

"And parade them through the streets!"

Zhenniang was well prepared. Upon hearing this, she calmly took out a thick volume of laws and regulations of the dynasty:

"You are scholars, but you are so reckless! It's just a fight between husband and wife, who said I am guilty? Here are the laws of my dynasty, you can look it up yourself, which law says I am guilty?"

Ran Shichu took the law and started looking through it on the spot.

Several scholars came over.

However, when they actually turned to the page regarding fighting between husband and wife, everyone was dumbfounded.

"No! How could there be no?"

The husband is the head of the wife. In every dynasty, it has been a serious crime for a wife to beat her husband. How come there is no such provision in the laws of this dynasty?

There is only one sentence above: "If a husband beats his wife to the point of breaking her bones, although it is against moral ethics, divorce can only be granted if both husband and wife agree." There is no description at all about the wife beating her husband.

Seeing their incredulous expressions, Zhenniang couldn't help but laugh inwardly:

"Can't find it? Then I will kindly explain it to you. The Empress of our Dynasty, Zhongzong, abolished the rule of wives beating their husbands after Princess Qingyang beat her husband to disability. However, because it involved the royal family, it was not widely publicized!"

It’s no wonder that these scholars made the mistake of taking things for granted.

The fact is that in recent decades, the proportion of law in the imperial examinations has become increasingly lower.

It is a type of miscellaneous essay. Among the more than ten questions in the miscellaneous essay, there will be no more than two questions. If you encounter an examiner who does not attach importance to the law, there may even be only one question.

Although the proportion is low, there are thousands of legal provisions involved, and it takes a lot of time to study them thoroughly.