Madam, protect me!

After sending his son to the Chang'an County Office, the middle-aged man took a deep look at him for the last time, turned around and left without looking back, as if the young man was not his son.

This also shows his attitude.

No matter how the county office convicted him, he would admit it.

At this time, the onlookers were also in an uproar.

"Could that man just now be the Minister of Examination?"

"He just said that his surname is Wang, and the Minister of Examination is Wang!"

"He actually sent his son here!"

"Why?"

...

The people were puzzled. If the Minister of Examination was a person who sacrificed his relatives for the sake of justice, his son would have been convicted by the government half a year ago, and would not have waited until today. Why did the new Chang'an County Magistrate let his son be punished obediently after an investigation?

Could it be that this new county magistrate has a deep backstage?

Li Nuo could vaguely feel that the reason why the Minister of Examination was so straightforward should be because of his father.

After all, he was only a fifth-rank official, while the Dali Temple Minister was a third-rank official.

A higher rank can crush a person. There is a difference of four ranks between the third rank and the fifth rank, not to mention that the Dali Temple is in charge of criminal law.

In Daxia, the third rank can be said to be the highest position among officials. Although there are second and first ranks above the third rank, the symbolic significance of the first two ranks is far greater than the actual significance. Most of them are empty positions. The third rank officials, such as the six ministers and the nine temples, are all pillars of the court with great power. No one can appoint or dismiss them except the emperor.

Li Nuo has been studying the "Daxia Law" these days. When judging a case, sometimes he doesn't need to turn the book.

The "Daxia Law" stipulates that adultery, men and women, will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison. If a married woman commits adultery with someone, the sentence will be increased to two years. The rapist will be sentenced to one more level, that is, three years in prison.

Daxia's punishment for rape is relatively light, with a maximum of three years in prison. In later generations, the same crime starts with three years and the maximum is death penalty.

However, there is a special situation in this case. The woman who was defiled by the son of the examiner went crazy because she could not accept the blow, which was a serious consequence. In the supplementary clause of this law, she can be punished more severely.

After Li Nuo and Pei Zhe discussed it, they decided to sentence Wang Yue to 100 canes and three years of imprisonment, and to compensate the victim 100 taels.

Among them, three years of imprisonment is the basic sentence, 100 canes is an additional sentence within the scope allowed by the law, and 100 taels of compensation is an additional ruling made by officials based on the actual situation of the case. Within the scope allowed by the laws of Daxia, Li Nuo and the magistrate of Chang'an County have sentenced Wang Yue to the extreme.

The people were indignant, and many people shouted to chop him off.

But this is impossible. The crime and punishment are legally prescribed. They can only sentence within the scope prescribed by the law. Beyond this range, the punishment is invalid and will be suppressed by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Officials who make illegal judgments will also be punished.

Wang Yue had already been sentenced to the maximum penalty. The Wang family could even refuse the extra compensation of 100 taels and then bring the case to the Ministry of Justice.

But it seems that they will not do that.

Imprisonment needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice before it can be implemented, but caning does not need to be implemented. After announcing Wang Yue's crime and sentence in public, two constables untied the ropes that bound him and pressed him on a bench, and the other two constables carried out the caning in public.

Wang Yue looked weak, but his body was very resistant to beatings. After several heavy canes, he did not make a sound.

Not only Li Nuo was surprised, but also Wu Guanjia's eyes showed a strange color, saying: "He has a good talent. At the age of twenty, he has cultivated the inner breath, and he doesn't even use it to protect his body. He has some backbone..."

Li Nuo looked at Wang Yue who was executing the sentence. Wu Guanjia said that he was in the second realm of martial arts, which is also called the inner breath realm. The embryonic form of true qi is produced in the body, which can protect the body. If he uses the inner breath to protect his body, ordinary canes will not work at all.

Li Nuo couldn't help but sigh at the injustice of God. This kind of scum has a good martial arts talent, but he has none.

The constable who executed the sentence did not hold back. Without the inner breath to protect the body, even a warrior would find it difficult to resist.

But Wang Yue didn't say a word from beginning to end, even though his buttocks and back were already bloody.

The onlookers also watched this scene with pleasure. A woman wearing coarse cloth and with messy hair stood in the crowd, staring at this scene blankly. The silly smile on her face gradually disappeared, replaced by grief and anger, which gradually turned into pleasure. She ran to the old woman and knelt down, crying out loud: "Mother..."

The woman with messy hair was the victim of this case. Seeing Wang Yue being punished, she seemed to be stimulated again and actually regained her sanity, which was also a gratifying thing.

The old woman held her daughter and stared blankly at the scene in front of her.

In the past six months, she didn't know how many government offices she had run to and how many shoes she had worn out, but she didn't get justice for her daughter.

She had given up, and today she saw the public trial at the gate of the county government, holding on to the last glimmer of hope. What she didn't expect was that the beast was actually convicted!

She pulled her daughter and knelt down in front of the young man, tears streaming down her face. She kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Qingtian, thank you, Lord Qingtian!"

"Lord Qingtian!"

"Lord Qingtian!"

...

The onlookers also began to shout excitedly.

Although Li Nuo's expression was relatively calm, he couldn't suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth.

For a judge, what is more fulfilling than receiving the gratitude of the people?

Other professions simply cannot understand what the words "Master Qingtian" mean to legal workers.

This represents the approval of the people.

This is also their original intention to study law.

Even though many people have long since lost their original intention as their power and status becomes greater and greater, it is inevitable that they will have some original flutter when they hear these words.

Pei Zhe stood behind Li Nuo, remembering something and showing some emotion.

Butler Wu looked up at the sky, hiding the embarrassment on his expression.

Behind the crowd, Song Jiaren stood there quietly, her gaze passing through the crowd and lingering on that figure for a long time.

The cheers of the people were so loud that even the prisoners in the county prison heard it clearly.

The girl in prison uniform raised her head, looked outside through the narrow window, and asked the jailer outside: "Brother Zhang, what happened outside?"

The jailer said with a smile: "Young master is reviewing a case outside. I heard that the son of a doctor in the official department raped a woman. No one dared to take care of it for more than half a year. When the master found out, he took her to the Yamen on the spot. I just gave him a hundred canes, and people should be here soon..."

As soon as the words fell, two jailers dragged a figure whose back was stained red with blood and was as limp as mud, and threw him into a cell.

The girl looked at the fainted figure in the cell opposite, and the face of a handsome young man flashed in her mind. Finally, she showed some regret on her face. She clenched her fists involuntarily and dug her nails deeply into her flesh...

…

Chang'an County Government Office Gate.

The sun has set and the sky has turned completely dark.

Even though Li Nuo was still not satisfied with the verdict, the Chang'an County Magistrate and several government officials had been busy all day and had to go to work tomorrow. Li Nuo had no choice but to stop the people queuing up and told them that it was too late today and they should wait until tomorrow.

The old woman and her daughter were temporarily arranged to live in the Yamen by the Chang'an County Magistrate tonight.

The Wang family still has one hundred taels of silver left to pay as compensation, and the county government will help them until the case is completely settled.

In the back hall of the county government office, Mrs. Pei, who had just returned to the government office, heard about this. She was happy, and then looked at Pei Zhe and asked worriedly: "Master Wang is the doctor of the examination department. If the master offends him, what will happen to him in the future?" Don’t you know how to wear small shoes for me?”

Pei Zhe twitched the corners of his lips slightly, "Don't worry, he won't have a chance to put on my little shoes..."

Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, was famous for being unreasonable and unforgiving.

No, he is unreasonable and unforgiving.

All the officials in Chang'an, even those who had not committed any crime, were scared to death of him.

If he had committed such a serious crime and he knew about it, he could only pray to God for protection.

If Wang Duo was smart, he should resign overnight.

Otherwise, what will be lost after a while is not his official hat, but his head.

It's not like there was no such precedent before.

However, thinking of the enthusiasm of the people today and the excitement at the county government office, Pei Zhe sighed lightly and said, "I'm afraid I'll be busy tomorrow..."

At this time, after a busy day, Li Nuo accidentally glanced at the code on the carriage returning to the Li Mansion, and the next moment his face was filled with shock.

The Code, which only he could see, floated quietly in front of him.

There are still two lines of familiar seal characters on the cover.

"Name: Li Nuo."

"Lifespan: forty-two days."

Li Nuo rubbed his eyes carefully to make sure that he had read correctly. The number on the code was indeed "forty-two".

But he remembered clearly that before Wang Yue was tried, his remaining life span was thirty-one days.

According to past experience, Wang Yue was sentenced to three years in prison, and his life span should have been increased by three days. However, from thirty-one to forty-two, a full eleven days were added, which was three times the normal life and two days more. .

Li Nuo glanced at Wang Yue's portrait on the code.

Dark.

This shows that he has no extraordinary strengths.

But it adds more longevity than others.

Does the life span increased by the Code vary from person to person?