The grain store owner.
Fang Yun walked out and asked, "Why is this so?"
The officer followed closely behind him and said, "I don't know much, but I heard that the grain store that Manager Gong is in charge of is about to close down, and he will lose his livelihood. However, I also heard that Manager Gong has a bad temper and likes to beat his wife and children. The worst time was when he broke a stick as thick as his arm and beat his wife unconscious. It was so tragic. I heard that even when his mother was alive, she was often seen with injuries on her face, but his mother said that she was injured herself and never said that Manager Gong beat her. Some people have always said that his mother was angered to death by him."
"There are still such evil people in Ning'an County? Why didn't anyone report it?" Fang Yun asked back.
The officer was stunned for a while before saying, "That's someone else's family matter."
Fang Yun also realized that his thinking was too advanced. In the Qin Dynasty, if parents killed their children or masters killed their slaves, the government would not only not accept the case, but also punish the person who filed the complaint. In the Han Dynasty, parents could still beat their children, and if they beat them to death, they would only be fined.
In cases of domestic violence, such as husbands beating their wives, the government usually does not intervene, and the matter is usually resolved within the clan, where the clan elders may punish the man, or at most, lash him. But in reality, unless the woman is of a higher status, the clan elders rarely punish the man.
Therefore, the party who suffers from domestic violence will inevitably endure it, even if the man is the one being beaten.
Don't air your dirty laundry in public.
Fang Yun took a deep breath. The previous change in punishment was a matter of sentencing severity, but if legislation was to be enacted against domestic violence, although it would not be considered completely against the human race's ideas, it would inevitably face huge resistance.
Even if a semi-saint were to legislate on domestic violence, it would probably only affect one country. Once the saint died, the legislation would become meaningless.
Clans and countries can never coexist peacefully because clan power naturally resists the law.
In Shengyuan Continent, the Legalists are the most staunch opponents of clans, but the aristocratic families themselves belong to clans, which makes reforming clans a big problem for the human race.
Fang Yun frowned and walked forward quickly.
As the county magistrate Fang Yun, he could ignore it, but as Fang Yun who owned the world of strange books, as Fang Yun who took it as his mission to revitalize the human race, and as Fang Yun who had lived in the ancient country of China, he absolutely could not tolerate such behavior.
"I may not be able to control the human race. No, I'm afraid I can't even control Mizhou, but I will never allow the beasts under my rule to go unpunished!"
Fang Yun walked out of the back court. Yu Ba Chi hurried over and said helplessly, "You also know it. Normally, this matter will be handed over to the Gong family to solve it, and our county court will just pay attention to it, and at most whip him, but now... I am worried that this matter will cause a bad reaction, so I will temporarily detain Manager Gong in jail."
As Yu Bachi spoke, he carefully observed Fang Yun's expression.
Fang Yun looked ahead, walking slowly, and asked, "Are you afraid that someone will use his identity as the 'grain shop owner' to cause trouble, saying that he killed his wife and children because he lost his livelihood?"
"Yes." Yu Bashi said.
Fang Yun said: "What a joke! The root cause of the grain store's closure was the Zuo Xiang and his party's attempt to harm me. What's more, a man who beats his wife and children to death just because he is not satisfied is no different from an animal!"
"Your Excellency is right. Then... I will keep him in prison until the situation is settled and then hand him over to the Gong family for disposal?"
Fang Yun asked back: "Did the innocent Gong die just like that? Did his young son die just like that?"
Yu Ba Chi smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I know you are different from ordinary bureaucrats. Not to mention his identity as the owner of a grain store, the fact that he killed his wife and children is controversial. If you are not careful, you will be attacked. By then, your rating in the Criminal Justice Department may be ruined by a big mistake."
"The more we argue, the clearer the truth becomes. If I make a mistake and become a famous negative example for the human race and get criticized, it means that I have made a contribution to the human race. Yu Ba Chi!" Fang Yun raised his voice at the end.
"Here!" Yu Bachi responded hurriedly.
"I want to interrogate the murder suspect, Shopkeeper Gong. I give you one hour to bring all the relevant people here! This includes Gong's neighbors, the shop assistants, the shop assistants and owners next door, Shopkeeper Gong's relatives, Gong's relatives, and his son's classmates and friends. No one can be mistaken!"
"Yes, sir!"
Yu Bachi had a bitter look on his face, but he didn't say any more words of persuasion and left quickly.
Fang Yun immediately began to send letters to inform the officials of the Criminal Court stationed in Ning'an and the Legalists' staff, asking the Legalists' staff to prepare opinions for his reference.
As expected, the officials from the Criminal Court said they would be present and were eager to know the trial process, but they also hinted that Fang Yun should be careful during the trial.
The Legalists' staff were conscientious and tried their best to oppose Fang Yun's trial of the case during the palace examination, hoping that Fang Yun could delay it until the end of the palace examination, because if the case was not handled properly, the A grade of the Criminal Justice Section might be lost and reduced to B grade. However, Fang Yun rejected this idea and gave his reasons for the rejection.
"Two lives are more important than one A-class!"
When the Legalists' staff saw that Fang Yun was determined, they had no choice but to help him with all their strength.
In an hour, Yu Bachi continued to communicate with Fang Yun, and Fajia continued to list the information Fang Yun needed, but some books did not exist in Ning'an County, and only existed in some academies or even holy academies.
Fang Yun had not yet entered the Holy Academy, so he could not use the official seal to check the books in the "Classic Academy". However, he was a virtual saint, so he could directly use the official seal to check all the books in the Classic Academy in the Holy Academy within the city. However, the premise was that he needed to consume ink.
It is extremely difficult for ordinary scholars to earn money from literary works, because literary works generally need to be on the literary list to earn money, and the chances of getting literary works on the list are very rare.
However, Fang Yun had long been a frequent visitor on the literary list, and the amount of his writings was no less than that of many university scholars or even great Confucian scholars, so there was no need to worry about it at all.
So, during this hour, Fang Yun kept reading relevant books.
When the time came, Fang Yun walked into the court. Ao Huang, like before, followed Fang Yun closely and learned the knowledge of the human race.
Fang Yun sat in the court and looked around the lobby. It was a little dark in the afternoon. Yamen runners were lined up on both sides, and the county magistrate Tao Dingnian actually arrived early.
Fang Yun nodded to Tao Dingnian and looked outside the hall. He saw dozens of civilians standing outside the door. Most of them were brought by Yu Bachi. Among them were officials from the Criminal Hall and officials from the county government.
Some of them cried softly and occasionally cursed.
Finally, Fang Yun’s gaze fell on a person’s face.
Ji Zhibai.
Yu Bachi had just discovered Ji Zhibai and quickly winked at Fang Yun, who nodded to show that he understood.
"Could it be..." Fang Yun had a bad thought in his mind, but then he slammed the gavel.
"Go to court!"
"Mighty... Powerful..."
"Bring the suspect Gong Wu!" Fang Yun shouted.
Two yamen runners were seen escorting a dusty middle-aged man into the lobby. Fang Yun took a closer look and saw that the man was dishevelled and had a confused look, but his eyes occasionally flashed a hint of ferocity, and there was not the slightest remorse in his eyes.
Fang Yun was about to ask a question when he saw Ji Zhibai step into the courtroom. He walked towards Shopkeeper Gong and said with a smile, "Due to the sudden change in Shopkeeper Gong's speech, the Gong family kindly asks me to participate in the lawsuit on behalf of Shopkeeper Gong. Then, please give me your guidance, County Magistrate Fang!" (To be continued...)