This official has caused the emetic drug to be placed in the longevity noodles, at this moment the truth has been revealed, Li what else do you have to say?”
Zhu Pingan in the public hall forcefully slapped the shock wood, said loudly to the old woman under the hall.
In fact, at the beginning of Zhu Pingan had doubts, the old woman dressed in new clothes, body fat, rosy cheeks, strong hands, not quite like being harshly abused phase; in her daughter-in-law He Wangshi on the scene, Zhu Pingan’s suspicion is even more, He Wangshi dressed in plain clothes, 襦敷裙 on the skirt there is also a patch, a face of toil and suffering face ……
Because He Wangshi just cried and refused to say anything, the case couldn’t be tried down the line, so Zhu Pingan came up with the idea of longevity noodles to put in emetic medicine as a method. Since you refuse to speak, let your stomachs speak.
“Zhi ……Zhixian Daoliang, I, I ……”
In the face of the truth that could not be defended, in the face of Zhu Pingan’s interrogation, and in the face of the finger pointing of the crowd of eaters outside the public hall, the old woman under the public hall was red in the face, stuttering, and could not wait to find a crack in the ground to drill into.
“So it was the governor s great master who put an emetic drug in the longevity noodles, no wonder they ate it and vomited ……If we hadn’t met the Great Master of the Magistrate, how would this case have come to light.”
“The county magistrate is worthy of being the scholar of the Ming Dynasty, it’s really a god that he can come up with this kind of method, and the Bao Gong in the world is no better than that.”
“I really want to hit ah, just now I even suspected the county magistrate, non-consideration of the county magistrate ridiculous.”
The onlookers outside the public hall were now in awe of Zhu Pingan, worshipping him.
“It’s true to know a man’s face, but who would have thought that this old lady was a false accuser?!”
“Oh, this old lady is really a can make ah, her birthday, her daughter-in-law to her fish, people eat their own vegetables and carrots, what is not satisfied with this day ah, but also the whole moth, inverted black and white, falsely accused of the daughter-in-law disobedience and unfiliality?!”
“This is the inversion of black and white ah, this damsel can really act ah. Now look again, only to notice that the clothes worn by this damsel is much better than her daughter-in-law, and this damsel ate more fat than her daughter-in-law, where the first is abused look ah ……”
“I thought it was an evil daughter-in-law, who knew the truth was an evil mother-in-law, thanks to the magistrate’s divine judgement ……”
The melon eating crowd outside the public hall pointed at the old woman and talked.
“Li you made up lies, falsely accused your daughter-in-law of disobedience and unfiliality, the truth has come out, can not be denied. According to the laws of my Ming Dynasty, false accusers will be punished with additional penalties. If you falsely accuse your daughter-in-law of filial disobedience, then you will be punished for the crime of filial disobedience that you falsely accused, and the punishment will be increased. Disobedience and unfiliality is an unforgivable crime, second only to rebellion and sedition. In this case, disobedience and unfiliality, even a light penalty of 50 lashes, parading in the street. You falsely accuse plus equal punishment, punishable by a heavy beating of sixty large boards, inserting a label and parading in the street.”
Zhu Pingan heavily tapped the shocking wood and expressionlessly pronounced judgement on the old woman under the public hall, saying that he reached out and drew out a warrant stick from the sign cylinder.
What?
Significantly sixty big boards? And also inserted the mark parade in the street?
I’m so old, this sixty planks down, even if you survive, I’m afraid you can’t get out of bed …….
The old woman Li heard as if struck by lightning, instantly bloodless, legs soft, the whole person plopped down on the ground, scared repeatedly kowtowed and begged for forgiveness, “I begged to know the county big master to open up, I begged to know the county big master to open up, the old lady I never dare again, never dare again, I begged to know the county big master to open up ah ……”.
“Now afraid, what did you do earlier? You have a birthday, your daughter-in-law gave you a big fish and meat, people eat their own vegetables and carrots, and you falsely accused people of disobedience and filial piety, so that the magistrate judgement of your son to retire people, you this human heart how so black it ……Let the good life not, net whole moth!”
The crowd of onlookers and melon eaters mocked the old woman.
“Zhixian Daoliang, please, my mother-in-law is old, can not stand sixty planks; my mother-in-law is a good face person, let her insert the standard parade, that is not to kill her, please Zhixian Daoliang grace, spare my mother-in-law this time, the people of the woman at home to Zhixian Daoliang to provide longevity tablets ……”
Hearing that Zhu Pingan was going to punish her mother-in-law, He Wangshi was not only worried for her mother-in-law, she kowtowed repeatedly and pleaded with Zhu Pingan on her mother-in-law’s behalf.
“Your mother-in-law falsely accuses you of being disobedient and unfilial and wants this official to sentence your husband to repudiate you, treating you like this, and you still want to plead for your mother-in-law?”
Zhu Pingan stopped the action of throwing the sign in his hand and asked He Wangshi with interest.
“Yes. I beg the Great Magistrate to be merciful and spare my mother-in-law this time.”
He Wangshi nodded her head vigorously, and then kept kowtowing to plead for mercy, and under the force, her forehead was cracked.
“Alas, her mother-in-law falsely accused her, and she even begged for her mother-in-law’s forgiveness, such a good daughter-in-law can’t be found even if she were looking for a lantern. This old pious woman really ate lard and blinded her heart, such a good daughter in law, even do not know to cherish ……”
Seeing this, the crowd of onlookers praised He Wangshi, who repaid her grudges in kind, and scoffed at the old woman who falsely accused her.
“He Wang Clan, your piece of filial piety, this official feels it, but there are family rules in the family, the state has its own laws, the false accuser resists the crime and sits back, and the punishment is increased in equal parts, this is the express provisions of my Daming Laws ……”
Zhu Pingan shook his head and resumed picking up the order sign.
“Great Master Zhixian, the folk woman is willing to take the punishment for her mother-in-law, I beg the Great Master Zhixian to be successful ……”Seeing that her mother-in-law’s sin could not be forgiven, He Wangshi requested to be punished in her mother-in-law’s place, kowtowing and pleading.
Taking her mother-in-law’s place to be punished!
He Wangshi’s actions touched the onlookers and melon eaters, this scene was all in the theatre, they never thought they would see it in reality.
“Alas, daughter-in-law, I ……It’s all because I was blinded by lard, my dog’s eyes don’t know what’s good, I’m wrong ……”
The old woman saw He Wangshi in order to plead for her and take the punishment for her, even her head was kowtowed, she couldn’t help but feel remorseful, old tears swished down.
“Li, you falsely accused your daughter-in-law, your daughter-in-law not only pleaded for you, but also took the punishment for you, what do you have to say?”Zhu Pingan held the warrant stick in his hand and said to the old woman under the hall who had already repented.
“Zhixian big master, wife I was wrong ah, woo woo woo, I see my son to daughter-in-law good, wife I see daughter-in-law is not good, woo woo woo ……Let the good life not, I am not human ah ……”The old woman said and gave herself two mouths, He Wangshi panicked and stepped forward to pull her mother-in-law’s hand and stopped it with tears.
“Do you know wrong?!”Zhu Pingan asked.
“Wife I know it’s wrong, I won’t dare anymore, my daughter-in-law is so good to me, if I don’t treasure it again, then I’m an animal. In the future, I will live a good life and treat my daughter-in-law as my own daughter-in-law, if my son treats my daughter-in-law badly, I will spell out this old life not to give up, but also to teach him a good lesson ……”
The old woman knelt on the ground, hugging He Wangshi tightly, tears of remorse like a river breaking its banks.
“Families are in harmony, fathers are kind and sons are filial and respectful. Li, considering that you know your mistakes and can change, that you are old, that today is your birthday, and most importantly that the victim, that is, your daughter-in-law, not only forgave you, but also pleaded on your behalf, this official will temporarily mark this board, and in the future, if you commit any further offences, then you will be punished together and severely punished without mercy!”
Zhu Pingan put the warrant stick in his hand back into the sticker, and said sternly to Li under the hall.
“Many thanks to the Magistrate, many thanks to the Magistrate, the old woman will never do it again, I will cherish this good daughter-in-law and live a good life.”The old woman was grateful with tears streaming down her face, while kowtowing repeatedly to thank her, she swore that she would not do it again.
“Hundred good deeds and filial piety first, He Wang’s you have filial piety, can be a model for contemporary daughter-in-law, reward silver ten taels to show commendation. Clerks, remember to make an order of commendation, after allowing, together with the reward silver, send it to He Wang Clan’s home in recognition.”
Zhu Pingan publicly honoured He Wangshi’s filial piety in the public hall and ordered the clerk to produce a commendation order to show his appreciation.
“Many thanks to the Great Master of the Magistrate, many thanks to the Great Master of the Magistrate.”He Wangshi and the old woman happily kowtowed in gratitude.
The crowd of onlookers and melon eaters were also greatly touched and applauded, praising Zhu Pingan Bao Gong in the world, divinely deciding the case of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, praising He Wangshi’s filial piety, and admonishing the old woman to cherish her blessings, and to cherish her good daughter-in-law ……
