The laws of the Jing Dynasty regarding the protection of oxen can also be referred to the Song Dynasty.
The era Yu Tang traveled through was similar to the Song Dynasty. There was a nomadic nation in the north, a ruthless and ambitious nation in the northwest, and the Yue Kingdom in the southwest.
The difference is that the Jing Dynasty was weaker than the Song Dynasty.
Corrupt officials of all sizes were rampant, dozens of uprisings of varying sizes broke out in various places, and enemy countries invaded from time to time.
Yu Tang, also known as Baili Tang, could only remember these things because his brain was not working well. When he heard that someone was beating drums to appeal for justice for the cow, he couldn't help but be curious and wanted to go and take a look.
Eunuch Yang asked him to put on a lot of clothes... What a joke! You want me to die of heat in this hot summer? There is no air conditioning or fan, so I have to rely on the palace maids to fan me.
Don’t you see how fat I have become?
Afraid of heat!
"Your Majesty, if you go out like this, you will damage the majesty of heaven!"
“Switch, switch, switch!”
bother!
In the Jing Dynasty, beating drums to appeal for justice was an abnormal procedure. In order to prevent the "troublemakers" from making unreasonable demands, the emperors before the Jing Dynasty had to pay a certain price for taking abnormal channels to solve problems. This price was the beating stick.
Fortunately, Liang Erhu had thick skin and flesh, otherwise he would have fainted after these thirty blows.
Erhu's parents didn't dare to cry or make a fuss, because they knew that if they did so in court, the corrupt official's lawyer might accuse them of disturbing the court and give them thirty more strokes of the cane, which Erhu's body wouldn't be able to bear.
Jia Shidao did not show up at all, and it was his lawyer who tried the case on his behalf.
"Who is this person here, and what grievances have you suffered? Tell us quickly!"
"I am Liang Erhu from Liangjiazhuang. I went home to check on the cattle and found that my own oxen had been poisoned to death." Liang Erhu spoke clearly, and it was obvious that he was not seriously injured.
"Who did it? Do you have any witnesses or evidence? Or maybe your cow ate some poisonous grass and died of the poison? Are you here to confuse people?" Master Pang said sternly.
Erhu's mother was anxious: "Master, that's absolutely not the case!"
Master Pang slammed the table vigorously. "Who are you? I haven't asked you a question yet, so don't say anything more."
Liang Erhu turned his head and pointed at a man: "It's him, Pang Wupi. I suspect he poisoned my cow!"
Pang Wupi, who was at the front of the group, laughed. "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. A few days ago, I heard Liang Erhu say he wanted to eat beef, and many people can testify to that."
Master Pang and Pang Wupi are from the same clan: "Liang Erhu, have you ever said that?"
Liang Erhu nodded: "Who doesn't want to eat beef? It's not against the law to say something." Everyone is cursing the tyrant!
Pang Wupi: "Master, Liang Erhu has been trying to cause trouble for me time and again, even threatening to chop me up. Now he's poisoned my own cow. Not only can I blame it on me and get compensation, but I can also eat beef when I go back. It's a win-win situation. Besides, his old cow no longer has the strength to plow..."
Liang Erhu roared at Pang Wupi anxiously, "You're talking nonsense!!"
"How dare you!" Master Pang shouted, "Liang Erhu, do you admit your guilt?"
In the crowd, Liang Qiuyu's eyes were full of worry. Master Pang and Pang Wupi were from the same clan. Without any evidence, the two tigers would definitely lose.
"I have something to say!"
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