Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 573 Kill chickens to warn monkeys

  After experiencing the psychological warfare of hawking, Zhu Pingan admired another place to kill chickens and monkeys.

  Out of Zhaomo Institute, he followed Zhai Langzhong to the office of He Ao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Zhu Pingan also failed to see Shangshu He, because Shangshu He was not in the office room, but was hearing a case in a lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The case was jointly tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Jin Yiwei, and was presided over by Lang Zhong, another official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was in the lobby to hear the trial. At the same time, Wei Boyang, a fourth-rank Jinyi guard, was also in the hall. In addition to the guards of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there were several Jinyi guards in the hall. Captain.

Don’t look at the captain of Jinyiwei with the word captain, they are just ordinary Jinyiwei. “Lieutenant” is equivalent to the “soldiers” of other guards. Captains of Jinyiwei are all selected from the people to act, that is, the folk martial arts Masters, they hold the guard of honor full-time, and summon officials before driving, and leave the public office. Jinyiwei has a prison, similar to today's trials and judgments, the captain of Jinyiwei is very familiar with it.

  Because He Shangshu was hearing the trial, Zhai Langzhong led Zhu Pingan to a room near the lobby to wait for a while, and then went to see He Shangshu after the trial of the case was over.

  Zhu Ping'an sat in a position where he could see the scene of the cane punishment outside the lobby.

   "Master Qu, please."

A prisoner in white prison clothes with a frightened expression was "invited" out of the lobby by two Jinyi guards with grinning smiles. The prisoner known as Mr. Qu stepped forward.

   "You can't be courteous to ordinary people, and you can't punish a doctor...I am a seventh-rank magistrate, you can't treat me like this..." Lord Qu, who was dressed in prison clothes, shouted in fear and struggled.

  The location is not far away, Zhu Pingan can see clearly, even the pleats on Master Qu's prison clothes can be seen clearly, and the conversation between Qu Zhixian and Jin Yiwei can be heard clearly.

   Courtesy is not inferior to ordinary people, punishment is not superior to doctors... Don't think about it, how many officials have been made into lanterns and hung as flags, let alone ordinary punishments.

"Oh, my Lord Qu, don't say you are a magistrate of the seventh rank, even the senior officials of the third rank, even the younger ones have been beaten. We are all rough people, but we don't understand why we can't be polite to ordinary people, and can't be punished by doctors. , we only know to follow orders." One of the Jinyi guards glanced at Qu Zhixian, glanced at his mouth with disdain, and replied with a half-smile.

  While they were talking, the movements of the two Jin Yiwei's hands did not affect the slightest, and they carried Qu Zhixian in prison clothes to a bench in the courtyard.

   "Master Qu, do you want to lie on the bed by yourself, or let the younger ones help you?" When they reached the bench, Jin Yiwei let go of Qu Zhixian, and looked at Qu Zhixian with a half-smile.

   "I... I'll do it myself! Sweep the floor, sweep the floor!!" Qu Zhixian also knew that he couldn't hide, and he had a bit of backbone in his life. He gritted his teeth resentfully, patted the dust on his body vigorously, and lay down on the bench.

   "The county magistrate of Wanping disobeyed the superior and talked about state affairs indiscriminately. He was sentenced to sixty sticks. Thinking that it is not easy to be an official, the stick was halved."

   Just lying on the bench in Quzhi County, a small official of the Ministry of Punishment came out from the lobby, showed a warrant in his hand in front of Quzhi County, and read out the punishment of Quzhi County by the court official with a blank face.

  The rod punishment in the Ming Dynasty was based on a difference of ten. The minimum number of rod punishments was sixty and the highest was one hundred rods. According to the decree read out just now, Quzhi County will be sentenced to sixty rods, and because the officials have given preferential treatment, the execution is halved, that is, thirty rods.

   "If you want to commit a crime, there is no reason to worry about it."

   Qu Zhixian snorted, then fell silent.

  After the reading, the two Jinyi guards each brought a thick and long wattle, about three feet long. The end that hit the person was thicker, as thick as a human fist, and there were spots of dried blood on it.

   "It's lighter, and it's more comfortable to hold the barbed staff wrapped in an iron belt..." Jin Yiwei deliberately weighed the thorn in his hand twice in front of Qu Zhixian, and said threateningly.

   "Master Qu, what do you want to explain?" Another Jin Yiwei looked at Qu Zhixian, winked his eyes, rubbed his fingers, and asked meaningfully.

   Is this extortion?

Hehe... Seeing this scene, Zhu Pingan slightly hooked the corners of his lips. Sure enough, as the history books said, there were a lot of tricks in the rod punishment and the court rod, and three hundred and sixty-one lines other than three hundred and sixty lines were born. Okay, because rod punishment is definitely a craft, and the guards and guards in this line of work all rely on craftsmanship to "eat", such as this Jinyiwei.

  The Jinyiwei who can be sent out to perform the cane punishment have all practiced, and they have to learn this craft by offering gifts from their teachers. According to miscellaneous historical records, Jin Yiwei needs several years of practice to master this craft. They mainly practice two methods, one is light on the outside and heavy on the inside, and the other is heavy on the outside and light on the inside. When practicing, they make two dummies, one of which is filled with tofu, and the other is filled with blue bricks, and both of them are dressed in clothes. Putting tofu to practice heavy outside and light inside, Jin Yiwei can only be considered home if he beats the outer clothes until the clothes on the outside are smashed, the sound is loud, and the tofu inside does not hurt a bit; It is not home until the clothes on the outside are not damaged at all, but the clothes on the inside are smashed to pieces.

In this way, if someone gives them bribes and gifts before the execution, or if the chief hints at a light beating, they will use the method of heavy outside and light inside. On the contrary, if there were no bribes or gifts before the execution, or if the officer gave hints to beat them hard, they would use the method of lightening the outside and giving the inside a heavy blow. It looks like the skin is red and swollen, but the inside is seriously injured, and the bones are all broken. can interrupt.

  With the rod in hand, the severity is in my mind.

  People who are beaten often spend money to buy light beatings, so line 361 is derived.

  Of course, if you don’t have money or don’t know who is tricky or honest, you will have to deal with it hard.

"Humph!"

   Qu Zhixian snorted coldly, said nothing, and showed everything with actions.

"Hehe, since that's the case, Master Qu should bear with it. The young ones are also obeying orders. Please forgive the offending young ones." Jin Yiwei sneered when he saw this, and said politely, but the movements of his hands were absolutely perfect. It was a ruthless hand.

Snapped

  The torture stick fell on Qu Zhixian's buttocks with a gust of wind.

  In an instant, Qu Zhixian stretched his neck like a goose, with the blue veins on his forehead exposed and his throat screaming in pain.

one two three four…

  Accompanied by the falling of the torture rod again and again, Qu Zhixian’s screams became worse and worse each time. In the end, only the shape of the mouth could be seen, and the pain was so painful that he could no longer make a sound. He could only open and close his lips reflexively.

  In an instant, the white prison clothes on Qu Zhixian's buttocks were soaked with blood.

"This is the magistrate of Wanping County. It is said that some time ago, during the Jingcha, he publicly criticized the Shangguan and slandered the Jingcha several times..." Zhai Langzhong told Zhu Pingan about the past of Quzhi County in a timely manner, and then quietly looked at Zhu Ping'an. look.

  Kill chickens and monkeys

   Needless to say.

  Disobeying the superiors, criticizing the government, haha... This scene is definitely trying to scare the chickens and monkeys, and Zhai Juntao deliberately brought himself to watch this scene. Zhu Pingan sat at the table, watching the execution scene outside calmly, as if watching a movie, with a faint smile on his face.

   This disappointed Zhai Langzhong.

  (end of this chapter)