Chapter 2957 Jin Law
County Magistrate Dong was a little confused. He had read the "Law of Jin" many times, so how could he not remember this article?
Bai Shan knew what was going on as soon as he saw his expression, so he asked a yamen runner to go to his office and get a copy of "Jin Law".
He simply opened it and handed it to County Captain Dong, motioning him to take a look.
County Magistrate Dong lowered his head. There was only one sentence on the letter: If there is a feud between relatives and anyone commits acts such as beating, killing, or adultery, the sentence will be exterminated. Those who violate the sentence will be punished...
County Magistrate Dong had been reading the "Law of Jin" for so many years, but he had never paid attention to this line of small words.
He was a little unsure, "What does this mean?"
Bai Shan raised his eyelids to look at him and said, "What I mean is, if you fought with your wife's brother and broke his leg, the county court could sentence you and your wife to divorce; if you had an affair with a young woman from your wife's family, the county court could also sentence you and your wife to divorce; not to mention things like murder. If the two families become enemies, the love and affection between husband and wife will be damaged. Rather than being a couple with resentment, it is better to divorce. After the divorce, everything will be handled according to the law. The sentence will be given and the release will be given."
County Lieutenant Dong felt a chill down his spine. "...Sir, my wife and I are doing fine."
He tried to hold it back, but couldn't help it, so he asked cautiously, "What if my uncle breaks my leg?"
Bai Shan said coldly and ruthlessly: "Divorce!"
County Magistrate Dong: ...
Bai Shan raised his eyelids and looked at him. "Your uncle broke your leg. Would you not resent your wife? Would your family not resent your wife?"
County Magistrate Dong thought about it and shook his head honestly.
Bai Shan: "That's it. I can't let you live in resentment for the rest of your lives, so just divorce."
County Magistrate Dong: "...So my wife and I are deeply in love and can't bear to part with each other?"
Bai Shan: "What's so difficult about this? You can just get married. Can the county government still control whether you get married after you are single?"
County Magistrate Dong thought it made a lot of sense, but he also felt like something was wrong.
"Take Jia Wu as an example..."
Bai Shan's face darkened. "They must have divorced. He's beaten his wife and children more than once. There's no need for a county court. The clan and the head of the village should have regulated his behavior. If they can't regulate him, they should have ordered them to divorce. According to the clan system, his son can be raised by his wife or by clan members. If neither his wife's clan nor the clan members are able to support him, they can be expelled from the clan and his son can take over as the head of the household. The clan members can then provide some support."
A similar thing also happened to the Bai family in Longzhou, but that was more than a hundred years ago. At that time, the Bai family had an aunt who got married. Her husband was violent and could not help beating his wife and servants.
Bai originally wanted to take the aunt back, but the aunt was reluctant to leave the child, so Bai asked the other family to expel her from the clan, and the aunt's son inherited the ownership of the house...
Bai Shan encouraged County Magistrate Dong, "Although these laws may seem obscure and few people know about them, our ancestors did take all possible circumstances into consideration, so they still need to be publicized."
"This county isn't afraid of a large number of divorces, so we've asked the yamen runners to spread the word and appease the people, encouraging them to cultivate their moral character and stop thinking about beating their wives and sons," Bai Shan said. "In this day and age, it's hard for a widower to find a wife, so do widows have trouble finding a husband?"
County Magistrate Dong: ...A widow never has trouble finding a husband.
Bai Shan was satisfied and waved his hand to let County Lieutenant Dong leave. "I'm going home for lunch now. I'll give you this copy of the Jin Code. I know you only like to read the large print and ignore the many smaller rules below. This copy contains some annotations I wrote, and I've also included some case studies. You can take a look at it."
County Magistrate Dong froze as he held the book.
If he were not a county lieutenant, he would never have read the "Laws of Jin". It was already a headache enough for him to just flip through it normally, and now he had to read it again from the beginning, even the small print?
Bai Shan patted his shoulder to show encouragement and turned away.
He didn't like reading the "Laws of Jin" before, as it was very boring. He found many items simple and understandable when he read them, but he would forget them soon after putting the book down.
Later, when he went to Yizhou City and became familiar with Brother Tang, he lent him five copies of his "Jin Law".
It was not a printed copy, but a handwritten copy. He hand-copied five thicker copies of the "Jin Code" because they were interspersed with annotations and examples.
Later he found out that it was a birthday gift given by Old Master Tang to Senior Brother Tang, and Senior Brother Tang had later added some annotations to it.
Seeing that Bai Shan disliked criminal law so much and basically memorized the "Law of Jin" by rote, and thinking that there was a high possibility of false and wrongful convictions when he became a county magistrate in the future, he temporarily lent his precious book to him.
With these five books, Mr. Zhuang found some cases for him to compare with. When he studied the law books again, he became more interested and worked harder. In addition to the "Jin Law", he also read many other law books.
The book given to County Magistrate Dong was one he flipped through after coming to Beihai County, and sometimes he couldn't help but make some annotations on it.
Bai Shan returned to the backyard. Zhou Man hadn't returned yet, so he waited for a while. After two quarters of an hour, she still hadn't returned. Bai Shan couldn't help but check the clepsydra. He dropped his book and walked out to look at the gate. "My wife hasn't returned yet?"
Wu Yue said: "No, shall I go and take a look?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Go to the kitchen and load up the food. I'll take it to her."
She didn't come back on time for dinner, so there must be a patient in the hospital. It's not far away anyway, so he just took her there.
May went to the kitchen to pack the food boxes. Thinking that the weather was hot, she also brought some sour plum soup made by Mrs. He.
Daji took the food box and went to the hospital with Bai Shan.
Bai Shan was holding a pot of sour plum soup in his hand. Because of the scorching sun, he opened a fan to block the sun from his head. He felt better after walking into the alley and walked along the corner of the wall to the medical office.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a lot of people standing in line under the corridor. They were all in tattered clothes, and their straw sandals were broken. Some of them just stood barefoot under the corridor.
Bai Shan was very curious and went in to find Zhou Man with some sour plum soup.
Zhou Man was treating a patient. When she saw Bai Shan appear at the door, she peeked out. After she finished examining the patient, she said to Xiao Kou, "We're going to eat. Let them rest in the corridor first. Go ask Mrs. Shao if the porridge she cooked is ready. If it is, take them in for a bowl of porridge. Don't come here healthy and get hungry after standing here for so long."
Xiao Kou agreed.
Wen Tiandong also finished the diagnosis and went to the backyard with Zhou Man to have dinner.
Bai Shan put the food out and asked the two of them curiously, "Why are there so many patients suddenly here?"
Wen Tiandong said in a cryptic way, "...because the busy farming season is over."
Zhou Man said: "Our previous propaganda work in the countryside was effective. After the busy farming season, they had some free time, so they sent sick children and elderly people to the city for medical treatment."
(End of this chapter)
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