Chapter 33: Defending the People
Li Nuo's question made the woman blush, and she said shyly, "My husband is very good at that. He has to toss and turn for at least half an hour every night, sometimes even an hour..."
Everyone present, including Pei Zhe, was shocked.
One hour!
It only took less than a quarter of an hour, or even less than half a quarter of an hour, so they could not imagine what half an hour or even an hour would be like. They just despised this guy who beat his wife, but now they respect him.
You have to accept it.
Although Li Nuo has been a virgin for two lifetimes, he also knows what one hour means.
It is true that there are top talents in every 360 professions.
For this reason, he even went to the prison to see the guy. He didn't expect that such powerful strength was hidden under his thin body.
Of course, Li Nuo was not the only one watching.
After he left, Pei Zhe and several yamen runners were still standing at the door of the man's cell, whispering something to him. Li Nuo vaguely heard that County Magistrate Pei asked him what he ate on a daily basis and if he had any tips...
Li Nuo did not go along with them.
Because he doesn't need it.
No matter what the other party's specialties are, as long as the portrait on the code is lit, it is also his specialty.
Although this skill is of no use to him now...
But it will be useful in the future.
Putting the domestic violence man in jail not only set a good example for the rest of the people, but also unexpectedly gave Li Nuo a useful skill. He was in a good mood.
When passing by a prison cell, Li Nuo paused slightly.
He turned around and glanced at the figure sitting in the cell, feeling somewhat puzzled. The last time he came to the cell, she had gnashed her teeth and called him a "bastard", why didn't she do that today?
The girl glanced at him with a complicated look, then quickly looked away.
Of course, Li Nuo would not be so mean as to ask her why she didn't scold him. After looking at her in surprise, he walked out of the prison. At this time, people were already queuing up at the long table at the entrance of the county government office...
Li Nuo's guess was correct. There were not many cases in the county government, not because the emperor's feet were clear and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with no grievances to redress.
A more important reason is that the people have a certain fear filter towards the government. Generally, when they encounter a small dispute, they either solve it themselves or swallow their anger. Even if it means suffering a small loss, they are unwilling to walk through the door of the government.
Not to mention in feudal dynasties, even in modern times, the vast majority of ordinary people do not have the awareness or courage to use the law to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
But things are different today.
Today they didn't have to go into the yamen. Li Nuo moved the yamen out and handled the case on the wide street, which shortened the distance between people and eliminated the people's tension towards the government. More and more people began to line up.
Of course, the cases they prosecuted were not major ones.
A considerable number of them had lost something and hoped that the government office could help them find it. In fact, the probability of solving such minor theft cases was very small, but Li Nuo still asked the clerks to record them one by one, so that in case the thief was caught in the future and the stolen goods were recovered, they could also be notified.
Only a small number of cases can actually be handled on the spot.
This small part basically involves marriage, economy, land, property and other civil disputes that are closely related to people's lives. There are no major criminal cases.
Li Nuo was not greedy. He understood the principle of small amounts accumulating to make a lot. The gains from these small cases accumulated were no less than those from serious criminal cases. He handled every case personally, from morning to night, and even had a few buns for lunch.
Li Nuo went out as soon as it was dawn. At this moment, the sun was about to set, but there were still people queuing up.
Although he was hungry, Li Nuo felt fulfilled in his heart.
The reason is simple. When he went out in the morning, he had twenty-five days left to live, but now it has increased to thirty days.
Although one month is still a short time, fortunately there is positive growth every day, giving people a sense of promising future.
After handling another debt case, an old woman with gray hair came up tremblingly, knelt down in front of Li Nuo, and cried, "Sir, please help my daughter!"
Li Nuo quickly helped the old woman up and said, "Please sit down, old lady. If you have any grievances, please tell me slowly."
As the old woman appeared, the crowd began to talk.
"It's Aunt Chen!"
"Why is Aunt Chen here?"
"Her case is different. If it could be handled, it would have been done long ago. Why wait until today..."
"Ah, Aunt Chen is so pitiful. Her daughter was originally promised to a good family, but she was abused by someone else. The good family also broke off the engagement. Such a good girl, but she just went crazy..."
"What a sin..."
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The old woman kept crying, causing her speech to be intermittent and difficult to hear.
At this time, the clerk in charge of recording whispered to Li Nuo: "Sir, I understand this case. Half a year ago, the daughter of this old man was raped and defiled. She was supposed to get married in half a month, but when they learned about this, the original family also broke off the engagement. The girl couldn't bear the blow and went crazy..."
Li Nuo frowned slightly and asked, "Such a big case, the county government doesn't care?"
The clerk shook his head and said, "It's impossible to control her. She came to the county government six months ago, but without other witnesses and evidence, it's difficult to make a verdict. Moreover, the person she accused is of noble status, and the county magistrate can't afford to offend him..."
Li Nuo looked at Pei Zhe, who immediately shook his head, spread his hands and said, "I don't know. This is none of my business. I have only been here for a month. This was done by the previous county magistrate..."
He had no intention of taking the blame for his ex, so he distanced himself from the matter as soon as possible.
Li Nuo looked at the clerk and asked, "What is that person's identity?"
The document said: "The son of the Minister of Examination of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel."
Daxia's official system was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, but there were many differences. Li Nuo had just begun to understand it and asked, "Is the position of Kaogong Langzhong a high one?"
Pei Zhe glanced at him and thought to himself, whether the position of Kaogong Langzhong is high or not depends on who he is compared with...
Compared to most officials, he is the daddy.
Compared to your father, you are just an ant.
The official position of Kaogong Langzhong was not very high, it was the fifth rank, equivalent to himself as the Chang'an Ling, but the Ministry of Personnel was one of the Six Ministries, and the Kaogong Division was responsible for evaluating the performance of officials throughout the country and giving recommendations for their promotion or punishment. Kaogong Langzhong was the head of the Kaogong Division, and he could not afford to offend him.
Although he was not his direct superior, it was easy to give him a hard time during the performance evaluation. If he failed the performance evaluation for three consecutive years, his official position would be demoted. After that, if he failed every year, he would be demoted. If he failed for six consecutive years, he would be directly stripped of his official position and would never be employed again...
Therefore, few officials below the fourth rank in Daxia were willing to offend the Ministry of Examination.
He coughed lightly and said to Li Nuo, "Kaogong Langzhong, the head of the Ministry of Personnel's Kaogong Division, is a fifth-rank official who is in charge of the performance evaluation of officials below the fourth rank in Daxia. To a certain extent, he can influence the promotion of officials below the fourth rank..."
A fifth-rank official is at the same level as the Chang'an County Magistrate, which is not a low position.
If it is a more remote place, a county magistrate of the seventh rank can cover the sky with one hand and have the power of life and death.
But Chang'an is under the feet of the emperor. Can the son of a fifth-rank official trample on the law at will?
Li Nuo looked at Pei Zhe and asked, "Your county government doesn't dare to take charge of this case?"
Pei Zhe said helplessly, "No one in Chang'an County can afford to offend the examiner, including me. The difficulty of this case is not whether we dare to intervene, but that the case has happened half a year ago and it is difficult to obtain evidence. Unless he admits it himself, it will be difficult to convict him..."
Of course Li Nuo understood these things.
This is also a difficult problem for him.
Whether the son of the Minister of Examination is guilty or not, the law will tell him once he is arrested.
The problem is that other people don't know the existence of the code, and Li Nuo can't convict him out of thin air.
After all, the other party is the son of a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Not to mention that Li Nuo has no official position, even if his father, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, wants to arrest someone for trial, he has to provide evidence and cannot do whatever he wants.
In principle, this should be the case.
The difficulty of this case lies in obtaining evidence. Li Nuo looked at Pei Zhe and asked, "Where is the previous Chang'an County Magistrate now? Can he come out to testify?"
Pei Zhe shook his head: "I'm afraid not."
Li Nuo asked: "Why is he not in Chang'an?"
Pei Zhe said: "He is dead."
The previous Chang'an County magistrate was ordered to be executed by the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. The grass on his grave should be quite high now.
If he hadn't died, I wouldn't be here...
(End of this chapter)
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