Even those who didn't recognize him knew that this was the fair and strict Prince whom Fu Mingrui called him. The Ma Yun case had earned Duanmu Qingchen a good reputation.
The people outside knelt down hurriedly.
"Long live the prince, long live the prince—"
The villagers of Baijia Village were so frightened that their legs went limp. They slid off their seats one after another and knelt in the courtroom, as if at this moment, they had all become criminals who came to stand trial for the murder of Yu Pingting.
When Wang Cuihua and the woman heard that it was the prince, they were so frightened that they fell directly in front of Duanmu Qingchen. Baijia Village became "famous" in the capital because of Yu Pingting.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at Fu Mingrui, who said gloomily: "Your Highness, please be careful with your words!"
Duanmu Qingchen suddenly came to his senses and realized that he was impulsive. But the words had already been spoken. Did the prince have no face? He rolled his eyes and looked at the yamen runner: "Use the back of the knife to hit her hard for me!"
Fu Mingrui was stunned. How could he be so cunning
The bailiff was also a little confused. How could he play like this
But when the prince speaks, who dares to disobey
Two yamen runners came up to the woman and quickly pulled out their shining knives.
Duanmu Qingchen pointed at the two women angrily and said, "Chop them both up together!"
"yes!"
Duanmu Qingchen finished speaking and returned to his original position. Lian Youyou, who was standing beside him, gave him a thumbs up. Duanmu Qingchen looked at the thumbs up and felt happy again.
Wang Cuihua and the woman were trembling with fear.
The two yamen runners raised their knives and chopped the two women's necks with the backs of their knives!
Immediately, the woman who was clamoring for money from Wang Cuihua fainted from fright!
Wang Cuihua was so frightened that she collapsed, her whole body was shaking, her mind went blank, and she was so frightened that she lost her soul.
Fu Mingrui slammed the gavel and looked around at everyone: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is right, abandoning a baby is equivalent to murder! Giving injections to a baby girl and abusing a daughter-in-law are the same as hurting others! They are all illegal! From now on, anyone who encounters the above can report to the authorities! Those who abandon babies and hurt others will be punished by law!" Fu Mingrui's loud and clear voice echoed under the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming".
The villagers of Baijia Village all shrank back in fear, the daughters-in-law had hatred on their faces, and some mothers-in-law who usually abused their daughters-in-law all looked pale.
Fu Mingrui looked coldly at the kneeling villagers of Baijia Village and continued solemnly: "Although Chen Jinhua is dead, her crime is unforgivable! This judge pronounces the verdict: Chen Jinhua committed the crime of intentional injury for harming her own granddaughter! Cutting off Yu Pingting's head is a crime of mutilation! Beating and scolding Yu Pingting is a crime of slander and abuse. Multiple crimes are punished together, and the corpse shall be beaten with a stick 100 times!"
Several villagers in Baijia Village were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground! Their lips turned pale!
It is said that this is the corpse of Chen Jinhua, why would a living person be so afraid of it
This is also due to the importance that customs place on the body. People believe that the body is as important as the soul. If the body is damaged, it will not be able to be reincarnated intact. Even if the body is missing arms and legs, the reincarnation will also be missing arms and legs.
Taking advantage of this, Fu Mingrui decided to beat the corpse with a stick to scare others and serve as a warning to others!
Moreover, there is indeed a punishment of flogging corpse in the laws of the Qian Dynasty, so it is not excessive to use it here.
Sometimes, when an unreasonable person tries to reason with him, it is like talking to a chicken and a duck. Even if the reasonable person is already heavy-hearted after the entire case was explained earlier, the unreasonable person still feels that he has done nothing wrong. For example, the greedy and evil woman who abandoned her baby girl and asked Wang Cuihua for money.
Therefore, it is better to treat the person in his own way. When a living person is punished, others can only watch the fun. But when a dead person is executed, it will really leave a shadow in the heart of the living, and give rise to a fear of the law. Only when the people respect and fear the law can they abide by the law.
Fu Mingrui continued to pronounce the verdict: "Bai Youcai committed the crime of indecency by molesting his daughter-in-law, and he should be castrated!"
The Qian Dynasty was influenced by the Legalists and ruled the country with strict laws. Those who stole things would have their fingers chopped off, and those who committed indecent acts and adultery would be castrated.
Fu Mingrui killed the chicken with his knife, which scared the monkeys watching the show nearby.
"good!"
"Master Fu made a good judgment!"
"Master Fu is wise—"
There were loud shouts outside and the crowd was excited.
Fu Mingrui slammed the gavel again: "Wang Cuihua's lies are deceiving the public and confusing people. Her ability to communicate with spirits and ghosts is fake, but her ability to cheat people out of their money is real! She is also guilty of the serious crime of child trafficking! She will be executed in the autumn!"
"Ah——" Wang Cuihua screamed in fright and fainted on the spot.
Perhaps when she sold the girl, she did not know that trafficking children was a capital crime in the Qian Dynasty.
Maybe when she was an abandoned child, she really was an innocent and kind person.
Perhaps if she knew how to resist when her master beat and abused her, instead of thinking that she could beat and abuse her own apprentice in the future, then she would still be a good person...
There is no innate evil. Only when your heart succumbs to evil, will you become an evil person.
Evil is transmitted from one person to another like an infectious disease.
Fu Mingrui ordered: "Bring up the two girls from Wang Cuihua's family!"
"yes!"
The two girls were led into the hall nervously and tremblingly. They were still confused and frightened by everything in front of them. The younger one hugged the older one tightly and hid in her arms.
The older one timidly hugged the younger one, only to see Wang Cuihua fainted in the lobby.
When Fu Mingrui looked at them, his expression softened: "Do you know where you are from?"
The little girl didn't dare to speak and still hid behind the elder one.
The older girl nodded bravely: "I was picked up by my master from Xishan..."
Fu Mingrui nodded and looked at the villagers of Baijia Village solemnly: "Do any of you know these two children?!" Fu Mingrui was giving these villagers a chance to atone for their sins, or maybe he still believed in his heart that even a tiger would not eat its own cubs. He still had some hope for Baijia Village.
"Hu Niu! It's my Hu Niu!" Suddenly, a woman rushed out, and the little girl was so scared that she hid behind the older girl.
The woman burst into tears immediately: "I'm sorry... Huniu, mother didn't protect you well, and they threw you away... You, you were too sick at the time... My Huniu... My Huniu... It's mother, take a good look, it's mother... You, you, you have a birthmark on your butt, right?"
The little girl was stunned.
The older girl burst into tears, pulled the little girl out, touched her head, and encouraged her to go find her mother.
The little girl stepped forward timidly, and the woman rushed over, hugged the little girl and burst into tears.
The older girl looked at Hu Niu who had found her mother and cried with envy.
Fu Mingrui looked at her lovingly: "What's your impression?"
The older girl shook her head. She was already fifteen. Who could remember what happened fifteen years ago
Fu Mingrui looked towards Baijia Village. The villagers of Baijia Village now looked at Fu Mingrui with extreme fear.
Although Fu Mingrui has a delicate appearance and usually looks like a gentle and elegant handsome man. But when he puts on his official uniform and sits in the court, the majesty he exudes has already overshadowed his handsome appearance, making people intimidated. (To be continued)