Chapter 2941 Admonishment
Chapter 2884 Admonishment
Dajing Village became lively again, but this time was different from the last time when people were anxious and worried. This time people were more excited to watch the fun.
Most of the villagers gathered in the nearby woods, and people from Xiaojing Village also came over to watch.
Some people could not hide their hatred and fear towards Bai Shan and these yamen runners, but this did not affect their enjoyment of the show.
Some young people even climbed up the trees and leaned their heads to look into the middle.
Jia Wu and his son Jia Dalang were forced to kneel beside them, and the yamen runners were digging the soil with hoes and shovels.
After digging for a long time, we finally found some traces, so we began to carefully sweep away the soil...
Zhao Shan had been buried there for ten years and had long since turned into a pile of bones.
The yamen runners dug up the bones and threw them in, while the county coroner squatted nearby and pieced them together...
Some little finger bones could not be found, but most of the bones could be turned out, and after the coroner put them together, he could still tell that they belonged to one person.
The Zhao family members who had come with them saw the bones and, without caring what they could tell from them, rushed forward to cry. County Magistrate Dong and his men stopped them and scolded them, saying, "We've just pieced the bones together. If you mess up, I'll make you put them together again and charge you with obstructing public service."
The Zhao family members didn't dare to rush forward.
The person they haven't looked for for ten years, and he's such a bad guy, how much affection can the Zhao family have for him?
They were shouting and crying so actively not because of their feelings, but because they wanted compensation.
But they should also be compensated.
The coroner carefully examined the body and saw many knife wounds on the skull. He said to Bai Shan, "He was hacked to death."
The Zhao family started crying louder, "Wow wow wow".
Bai Shan nodded and asked Jia Dalang and Jia Wu who were kneeling beside him: "Is this the corpse?"
Jia Dalang ignored him, and Jia Wu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this is it."
Bai Shan looked around the corpse and said to Jia Wu, "You have been able to sleep well in the past ten years."
Jia Wu said quickly, "I, I can't sleep. I've been feeling guilty. My Lord, this is none of my business. It was this rebellious son who killed the man."
"Whether this is your business or not is not up to you to decide; it's the law. Even those who don't understand the law can tell whether this is your business or not." Bai Shan pointed at the crowd of onlookers and asked, "Tell me, does this matter have anything to do with Jia Wu?"
The shout shook the sky: "It's related!"
Everyone stared at Jia Wu and Jia Dalang angrily.
In their opinion, the reason why their family members were arrested and the village has become a well-known "bandit's den" is because of Jia Dalang, and the reason why Jia Dalang became so evil is because of Jia Wu, so they hate both Jia Wu and his son.
However, Jia Wu has always been a bad guy. Although the villagers hate him, they dare not do anything to him. At most, they curse him in private and dare not let him hear it.
Bai Shan looked back at Jia Wu, "You heard it," he said in a cold voice, "You shielded Jia Dalang from committing the crime and helped him dispose of the body. You are guilty of the same crime."
When Jia Wu heard this, his face turned pale. He could not help but crawled on his knees and shouted, "No, no, sir, I can't do anything. He threatened me with a knife, and if you want to talk about shielding them, many people in the village shielded them from robbing people from Xiao Liu Village. Why didn't you arrest them?"
The villagers couldn't help but make a commotion when they heard this. Someone in the crowd shouted, "Jia Wu, if you're going to die, don't drag us down with you..."
"Beat him to death. The village is in this state because of them and his son."
Immediately, someone threw dirt and stones at Jia Wu, and someone else took advantage of the situation and threw them at Bai Shan. Daji swung his scabbard to knock away the flying stones, and looked in the direction where the stones came from with a sharp look.
Bai Shan's face darkened and he shouted, "How dare you! This county is now investigating Zhao Shan's death. The looting of Xiaoliu Village has been adjudicated, and the county has arrested all those who should be arrested. So, do you, like Jia Wu, think this matter is not over yet and want to go to jail too?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately stopped throwing stones at them.
Bai Shan raised his chin slightly and said, "The reason why such a tragedy happened in Xiaoliu Village, and why your Dajing Village and Xiaojing Village have become what they are today, is ultimately due to ignorance. People are ignorant and have no morals. The folk customs are impure, which is why many evil thoughts arise, and they are put into action, which becomes evil..."
When Bai Shan said this, many villagers felt ashamed and angry. If this word got out, it would be even more difficult for their two villages to gain a foothold here in the future.
"So, from now on, this county will tell you what is wrong, what is right, and what is forbidden by law," Bai Shan said after looking at them one by one. "If the people's customs are bad, we will change them. If they are short-sighted, we will learn from them. Who is born evil?"
Bai Shan pointed at Jia Dalang, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Is he born vicious and perverse, destined to be a murderer? Or is it obvious from the moment your child is born that he's destined to become a bandit?"
"Neither. As the sages say, 'If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of his father.' This county only asks you one question: have your families fulfilled their responsibility to educate the young men who followed Jia Dalang into trouble?"
Many people in the crowd lowered their heads.
In a place where more than one-third of the households have someone who has committed a crime, and the crime is something like robbery, how bad must the people's morals be?
The customs of the people are like this, which are the bad habits accumulated from the previous generation, or even the generation before that. Bai Shan doesn't believe that their parents and elders have good customs.
Comparing Dali Village and Qili Village, you will know that the folk customs are passed down from generation to generation.
Severe punishments have been used on the people in this area, and the next step is education.
"None of you have fulfilled your responsibilities as parents, and he," Bai Shan pointed at Jia Wu, who was lying on the ground with a pale face, and said, "He is one of the most negligent fathers."
"Do you think that as a father you can abuse, beat, or kill your children at will?" Bai Shan asked. "Do you think that as a husband you can beat and humiliate your wife? Putting aside worldly ethics, both of these actions are against the law!"
"Jia Wu committed four crimes. Hiding his son's murder and assisting Jia Dalang in disposing of the body is only one of them. His worst offense is his unkindness and injustice. He beat his wife and humiliated his son, corrupting public morals!"
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask, "Sir, is he going to jail?"
Bai Shan: "He doesn't need to go to jail. According to the law, he should be exiled."
Everyone took a step back in fear. Exile was more terrifying than imprisonment.
But everyone was secretly pleased. They looked at Jia Wu with a gloating look, thinking that if he was not in Dajing Village, there would be much less criticism in the village.
Bai Shan glanced at their faces and sighed. It seemed that things like folk customs and traditions still had a long way to go.
Bai Shan said, "Your Li Zheng, Jia, has been imprisoned for shielding Jia Dalang and others. The county will assign you another Li Zheng. From now on, you will all follow Li Zheng to learn about the law and change the customs of the people."
Bai Shan threatened: "If you don't want to get into trouble and go to jail, or if you don't want to corrupt the morals of the people and prevent your children from getting married, then listen to the lectures of the village head honestly. The county magistrate will come to visit you from time to time."
See you at 10:30 pm
(End of this chapter)
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