Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Shi looked at the master in the hall for a long time without saying a word. Suddenly, she kowtowed and said in despair, "Sir, it was really my idea. I am too old and can't remember where I got it. Please don't embarrass an old woman like me. Sir, please believe me! It was really me! It was me!"

Mr. Zhang looked at Shi coldly and said, "Your son has just been married for more than a year, and you are only over 30 years old. How could you not remember these things? Do you think I am a fool? Do you want to fool me? If you can't remember, I don't mind helping you think about it."

After saying this, he waved his hand and signaled the bailiff to start the punishment.

The two yamen runners put the torture instruments on Shi's fingers one by one.

Shi was so scared that his face turned pale, sweat broke out on his forehead, and there was a wet spot on his pants that gave off a fishy smell.

The two yamen runners frowned in disdain, and the disdain on their faces was about to overflow.

Seeing that Shi still refused to admit it, Lord Zhang nodded to the bailiff.

The two yamen runners then tightened the ropes in their hands.

Shi bit her lips hard, all covered in blood, but still refused to identify the man. She said it was her son's idea.

The two yamen runners then increased their strength.

Shi couldn't bear it any longer. His ten fingers were swollen and covered in blood. His cries of pain echoed in the court, and he looked in a miserable state.

Chen Yi, who was kneeling outside the hall, was in great agony. Hearing that his mother was suffering and remembering how good she had been to him, he could not help crying, "Sir, sir, it's me. Don't punish my mother. It was my idea. It was me! I am the one who should be punished! It was my idea! Sir, sir, I was wrong." After saying that, he rushed into the court.

The yamen runners nearby did not stop him and let him run in.

When Lord Zhang saw Chen Yi running over to confess his guilt, he ordered the bailiff to loosen the rope.

Chen Yi knelt on the ground, holding his mother's swollen hand, and choked up, "Mom, I am an unfilial son and have wronged you."

Shi touched his son's hair and said, "Son! You shouldn't have come in."

Chen Yi said, "Mom, if I don't come in, I'll be unworthy of being a human being."

Chen Yi said to Master Zhang, "Master, it's my fault. It was my idea. I learned it from an ancient book. I deserve to die! I deserve to die. Please spare my mother. I am willing to divorce He Jiao. My mother didn't agree with my idea. Please let her go."

Zhang, the head of the department, looked at Chen Yi and was somewhat moved. "Well, you have not completely lost your conscience after all, and you still have some filial piety. I now sentence you and Chen He to divorce and return all her dowry. Are you willing?"

Chen Yi said with a sad face, "Sir, her dowry has already been used up, I really can't give it out! Sir, please give her some leniency, please."

Manager Zhang curled his lips coldly and stamped the divorce agreement with his official seal.

Liu Yanyan looked at Liu Wu and said, "Bring me the divorce agreement. I'll stamp it with the official seal before it takes effect."

Liu Wu took the divorce letter and placed it respectfully on the table.

Liu Yanyan picked up the official seal and stamped it hard, then said to He Jiao, "He Jiao, you are free now. Protect yourself and your child well."

He Jiao burst into tears, "Thank you, Princess, thank you, Master Zhang, thank you."

Chen Yi was still struggling, unwilling to return the dowry. "My Lord, Princess, I really don't have the money to return He Jiao. Most of her dowry has been spent. I can't do anything!"

Zhang, the official, saw that the princess sitting next to him said nothing. He made up his mind and said, "Sign the IOU and promise to return all of He Jiao's dowry in the future. If there is nothing left, convert it into silver and return it. Our dynasty has clearly stipulated that dowry is a woman's private property and no one can embezzle it."

Chen Yi's face turned pale. He reluctantly pressed his fingerprint on the IOU brought by the yamen runner. He looked at Zhang Zhishi and said, "Zhang Zhishi, now that we're divorced, can I take my mother back? I promise not to disturb He Jiao. Let's go back now."

Shi also said, "Master Zhang, then we will leave now and go back now."

Zhang, the chief official, waved his hand and asked the yamen runners to stop them. He said coldly, "You conspired to kill the baby in He Jiao's belly and wanted to send her to be a pawned wife. Since that didn't happen, Chen Yi is sentenced to perform corvée labor every year for 5 consecutive years. Shi Shi did not stop him, so he is sentenced to perform corvée labor every year for 3 consecutive years."

Seeing that he didn't favor Chen Yi in particular, Liu Yanyan didn't say much.

When He Jiao saw Chen Yi and his mother being sentenced to corvee labor, she was very happy. She covered her lips with a handkerchief and cried out, "Thank you, sir, for your insight. Thank you, sir, for your insight. I will finally not have to suffer in their family in the future. Thank you, sir, for letting the evildoers get the punishment they deserve."

Lord Zhang felt a little embarrassed by the praise, so he didn't answer.

Liu Yanyan looked at He Jiao and asked, "Will your parents agree to let you go home?"

He Jiao was slightly stunned, then said affirmatively, "I agree. My mother has always felt sorry for the hardship I had in their family, but I just didn't want to accept it. Who knew he would be so greedy and want to kill my child? That's why I made up my mind to divorce. In the end, I failed my mother's love for me."

Liu Yanyan nodded and said, "Okay, you go home first!" She turned her head and looked at the vicious Chen Yi and others and said, "You guys, don't leave until half an hour later. Reflect on yourselves in court."

Manager Zhang looked at the princess, not daring to speak, and glared at several people fiercely.

Liu Yanyan looked at Zhang and said, "Master Zhang, please keep an eye on them and let them reflect on their mistakes in the yamen for half an hour. They cannot leave the yamen."

Lord Zhang nodded quickly and said, "Lord Liu, you can take a rest first. Leave this to me. I will definitely do a good job."

Liu Yanyan nodded and watched He Jiao walk out of the court before she stood up and left.

Lord Zhang watched the princess's back disappear, then he dared to stand up, looked at the people below and said, "You should reflect on yourself and don't cause any trouble. Otherwise, it won't be like this now. Let it go easily, and I will deal with you properly."

Chen Yi, who had been planning to leave the court and go to the He family to cause trouble, had beads of sweat on his forehead and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Sir, sir, don't worry, we will definitely not do anything reckless, don't worry."

Shi also nodded and said, "My lord, I will not cause any trouble. I will not appear in front of her."

Several villagers who were kneeling behind spoke up.

"Sir, don't worry, we won't interfere in other people's affairs. We won't interfere."

"That's right, sir. We are all decent people and we won't do anything rash. Don't worry! Don't worry."

"Yes, sir, we will definitely not do anything rash. We will not interfere in their family affairs. We have no relationship with them, we just live close to them."

Manager Zhang watched as several people made their promises one by one, then he nodded and sat behind the desk with his eyes closed to rest, lest these people run away and the princess come to cause trouble for him.