The shopkeeper of the grain store.
Fang Yun asked as he walked out, "Why is that so?"
The runner followed closely behind and said, "I'm not too sure. I only heard that the store that Shopkeeper Gong is in charge of is about to close down and he's about to lose his livelihood. However, I also heard that Shopkeeper Gong has a bad temper. He usually likes to beat his wife and children. The most serious incident was when he broke a wooden stick as thick as an arm and knocked his wife unconscious. It was really tragic. I heard that when his mother was alive, she was often seen with injuries on her face. However, his mother said that she was the one who injured herself and never said that it was Shopkeeper Gong. People have always said that his mother was angered to death by him. "
"There's such an evil person in Ning An County? Why didn't anyone report it? "Fang Yun asked in return.
The runner was stunned for a while before saying, "That's someone else's family business."
Fang Yun also realized that his thinking was too advanced. In the Qin Dynasty, if a parent killed a child or a master killed a servant, not only would the authorities not accept the case, they would even punish the person who complained. In the Han Dynasty, parents could still beat their children. If the child was beaten to death, they would only be fined.
However, when a husband beat his wife, the authorities wouldn't intervene. Usually, it would be handled within the clan. For example, the clan elders would punish the man. At most, the man would be whipped. However, unless the woman's status was high, the clan elders would rarely punish the man.
Therefore, the victim of domestic violence would definitely endure it, even if the man was beaten.
Dirty linen should not be aired in public.
Fang Yun took a deep breath. The previous change in punishment was a matter of severity. However, if it was a domestic violence law, it would be different. Although it wouldn't be completely against the human race, it would definitely be met with great resistance.
Even if Half-saint made a domestic violence law, it would probably only affect a single country. Once a Half-saint died, the law would be useless.
Clans and countries would never be able to coexist peacefully. This was because clans were naturally resistant to the law.
In Saint Origin World, legalism was the staunchest opponent of clans. However, the aristocratic families themselves belonged to clans. This made reforming clans a huge problem for the human race.
Fang Yun frowned. He quickly walked forward.
As the county magistrate, Fang Yun could ignore it. However, as Fang Yun, who owned the World of Wonders, Fang Yun, who took it upon himself to revitalize the human race, and Fang Yun, who once lived in Ancient Huaxia, 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 the Mi Province. But I will not allow the animals under my rule to go unpunished! "
Fang Yun walked out of the rear yamen. Yu Bachi hurried over and said helplessly, "You already know, right? Logically speaking, this matter should be left to the Gong Family to resolve themselves. Our county yamen would only pay attention to it and at most whip it. But now … I'm worried that this matter will cause a negative reaction, so I've temporarily detained Shopkeeper Gong in jail. "
As Yu Bachi spoke, he carefully observed Fang Yun's expression.
Fang Yun looked straight ahead. As he walked slowly, he said, "You are afraid that someone will use his identity as the manager of the grain store to cause trouble and say that he lost his livelihood. That's why you beat your wife and child to death? "
"Yes," Yu Bachi said.
Fang Yundao, "What a joke! The root cause of the grain store's closure was the Left Minister's party trying to harm me. Moreover, a person who beats his wife and child to death because of his own misfortune is no different from an animal! "
"You are right, Daren. Then … I'll lock him up until the matter calms down and then hand him over to the Gong Family to deal with? "
Fang Yun asked, "Then the innocent Gong Family died just like that? His young son died just like that? "
Yu Bachi smiled bitterly, "Daren, I know you are different from those ordinary officials. Not to mention his identity as the manager of the grain store, just the fact that he killed his wife and child is a matter of controversy. The slightest carelessness will cause you to be attacked. At that time, your evaluation in the prison department may be ruined because of a big mistake. "
"The more you argue, the clearer it becomes. If I make a mistake and become a famous negative example of the human race, I will bear the infamy. That is because I have contributed to the human race. Yu Bachi! "Fang Yun raised his voice at the end.
"Present!" Yu Bachi hurriedly replied.
"I want to open a court to interrogate the suspect, Manager Gong. I will give you two hours to bring all relevant people here! This includes the Gong Family's neighbors, the workers of the grain store, the workers next to the grain store, the shopkeeper's relatives, the Gong Family's relatives, and the son's schoolmates and friends. There must be no mistakes! "
"As you command!"
Yu Bachi's expression was bitter, but he didn't say anything else and quickly left.
Fang Yun immediately began to send letters to the officials of the Punishment Hall stationed in Ning An and the Legalist advisors, asking them to prepare their opinions for him to consider.
As expected, the officials of the Punishment Hall expressed that they would definitely be present and wanted to know the process of the trial. However, they also hinted that Fang Yun should be careful with the trial.
The Legalist advisors did their best to oppose Fang Yun's trial during the court examination, hoping that Fang Yun could drag it out until the end of the court examination. This was because if this case wasn't handled properly, the Punishment Hall's A grade could be reduced to B grade. However, Fang Yun rejected them and gave his reasons.
"Two lives are more important than an A grade!"
Seeing that Fang Yun had made up his mind, the Legalist advisors could only do their best to help.
During these two hours, Yu Bachi constantly communicated with Fang Yun, and the Legalists continuously listed out the information that Fang Yun needed. However, there were some books that Ning An County didn't have. They only existed in a few schools and Notre-Dame.
Fang Yun had not yet entered the Notre-Dame, so he couldn't use his official seal to access the books in the Hall of Ancient Records. However, he was Xusheng, so he could use his official seal to access all the books in the Notre-Dame's Hall of Ancient Records. However, the prerequisite was that he needed to consume literary ink.
It was extremely difficult for ordinary scholars to earn literary ink, because one had to be on the ranking board to earn it. The chances of obtaining literary ink on the ranking board were very low.
However, Fang Yun had long since become a regular on the ranking board. The amount of literary ink he had was no less than that of many Great Scholars and Great Scholars, so he didn't need to worry about it.
Thus, during these two hours, Fang Yun constantly flipped through the relevant books.
When the time came, Fang Yun walked into the court. As usual, Ao Huang followed Fang Yun closely and learned about the human race.
Fang Yun sat in the court and scanned the hall. It was a little dark in the afternoon, and yamen runners were lined up on both sides. Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian had actually arrived early.
Fang Yun nodded at Tao Dingnian and looked outside the hall. He saw dozens of people standing outside, most of them brought here by Yu Bachi. There were also officials from the Disciplinary Hall and the County Yamen.
Some of them were crying softly and occasionally cursing.
Finally, Fang Yun's gaze fell on a person's face.
Ji Zhibai.
Yu Bachi had also just noticed Ji Zhibai and hurriedly signaled Fang Yun with his eyes. Fang Yun nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Could it be …" Fang Yun had a bad feeling, but then he slammed the gavel.
"Start the court!"
"Wei … Wu …"
"Bring the suspect, Gong Wu!" Fang Yun shouted.
Two yamen runners escorted a middle-aged man into the court. Fang Yun took a closer look. The man's hair was unkempt and his face was dirty. He looked confused, but his eyes occasionally flashed with a hint of fierceness, and there was no trace of remorse.
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