Rise From the Humble

"Sir, it can't be said for nothing. We have heard people say that they are secret prostitutes. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. Why don't people say others but them? So, I think they are secret prostitutes."

Han Laosan still refused to accept it and said with a pinched neck.

"Shut up! What you say is baseless. If there is no evidence, it is nothing!" Zhu Pingan sternly reprimanded, then turned to Zhuang Laozheng and several Lizheng and village elders from neighboring villages and asked, "Zhuang Lizheng , and all of you, Li Zheng, you are all the hosts here, and we cannot hide the big and small things in the village from you. Is the victim a prostitute? "

"Sir, they are all from good families and pitiful people. How could they be prostitutes? We have watched them grow up. They obey the rules and have never done anything frivolous! I can use my neck to kill people. Guaranteed!" Zhuang Laoli said as he stood up, then sighed and said slowly, "Well, as the saying goes, there are many disputes in front of a widow, and Xiu'er and the others are no exception, especially Xiu'er. Zhuang Mazi, a good and lazy person in our village, once asked Someone asked Xiu'er to marry her, but Xiu'er didn't agree. Zhuang Mazi had spread rumors about Xiu'er. For this reason, we opened a special ancestral hall to punish Zhuang Mazi and also clarified it to the villagers. However, Xiu'er has a fierce personality and often He quarreled with the talkative women and children in the village over trivial matters, and his mouth was on others. Sometimes there were festivals or other times, and it was hard to guarantee that there would be some rumors. However, Hehua was always kind to others, and she was filial to her parents-in-law after the death of her husband, but there were no even rumors. "

"Is Zhuang Mazi here?" Zhu Ping'an looked towards the audience and asked, intending to find Pockmarked Zhuang for verification.

"Yes, he's here." Several villagers pushed Zhuang Mazi out of hiding.

"Zhuang Mazi, don't worry. Since your village has already punished you for spreading rumors, I won't hold you accountable. I just want to verify with you that what Mr. Zhuang said is true?" Zhu Pingan asked him Seek proof.

"Sir, what Mr. Zhuang is saying is true. Back then, I was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. I was angry when I didn't eat it. I deliberately poured dirty water on it. I am an innocent family!" Zhuang Mazi said frankly.

"Okay, I understand. Go down." Zhu Pingan nodded.

"Zhuang Mazi, let me count on you for a while."

"Zhuang Mazi, I didn't expect you to be a talented person. We underestimated you."

It was rare for the young and old men in Zhuangjia Village to praise Zhuang Mazi, but they actually made Zhuang Mazi blush and feel embarrassed.

"Sir, they are talking nonsense. How can there be any secret prostitution? There are no airtight walls in our eight villages. If there is really a secret prostitution in Zhuangjia Village, we can't hide it at all, but there really isn't!"

"No."

"No, they are not prostitutes, they are all women from good families."

The villagers in the surrounding villages shook their heads one after another, trying to clear the name of the two victims with each word.

"Sir, we are their neighbors, and we know them best. They are innocent people, not clandestine prostitutes. If they were clandestine prostitutes, there must be many men coming to visit, but their yard is very deserted, let alone men, even women There are very few people who come to visit, almost as if they are dead. They are both widows, so they have more contacts. "

"Sir, I had a fight with Zhang Xiu'er. I wished she would be unlucky. I stared at her house every day, trying to find fault with her. But one thing I said is that although she has a bad mouth, she is really an innocent person."

The villagers of Zhuangjia Village also testified on their behalf, proving their innocence even if they had had issues with them.

"Villagers testified, and I also ordered people to inspect the victims' homes. No frivolous items were found. This is enough to prove that the two victims are from innocent families and women from good families. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tie Damn it, the three of you should not slander the two victims again, otherwise the crime will be increased!"

Zhu Pingan glared hard at Han Laosan and the other three, and said sternly.

The two victims were officially certified by Zhu Ping'an as "good women" and couldn't help but hug each other.

"Here, I would like to talk more about the "Da Ming Law". What is rape is to force the victim to have sexual intercourse against the victim's will by using threats of violence or injury and other means! No matter what the identity of the victim is, a good family woman also Or if a promiscuous woman is unwilling to use violence, threat or injury to force her to have sex with her, it is rape! The identity of the victim does not affect the constitution of the crime of rape!"

Zhu Pingan took this opportunity to popularize the "Da Ming Law" to everyone to prevent any villagers from going astray.

Next, Zhu Pingan asked several villagers in Zhuangjia Village who reported the crime. The villagers described that they heard the two victims calling for help, and then discovered that Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi and Zhang Tiedan broke into Xiuer's house. , was raping two people, the villagers surrounded the yard, shouted at the three of them, but were threatened by Han Laosan and the others.

"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan, did you three use violent beatings or other means to force the victim to have sex with you?"

Zhu Pingan interrogated Han Laosan and three others.

"We beat them, held them down, what happened to them." Liu Gouzi and the three confessed.

"However, we gave them money, but they didn't want it," Han Laosan argued.

"Okay, so far, the case has been ascertained. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan violated military discipline, left the military camp without authorization, broke into private houses, and raped two civilian women with violent beatings. The facts are true and the evidence is true. It is true! Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan are guilty of three counts of leaving the barracks without authorization, breaking into private houses, and raping civilian women."

After Zhu Pingan investigated the case clearly, he publicly announced the crimes committed by Han Laosan and the other three.

The three of them, Han and Lao San, were like overcooked crabs, with their heads lowered, unable to say a word.

"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, Zhang Tiedan, do you still remember the Four Iron Rules of Military Discipline of our Zhejiang Army and Eighteen Kills?"

Zhu Pingan asked.

Han Laosan and the other three nodded.

"Back!" Zhu Pingan said expressionlessly.

"The Four Iron Rules: follow the command in all actions; do not take advantage of the masses; all seizures must be returned to the public; do not demolish houses to death of freezing, do not plunder to death of starvation. Eighteen cuts: When the general is ordered, the three drums will be used, and those who fail to do so will be beheaded. Those who fail to advance when hearing the drums, hear the gold, cannot raise the flag, and fail to lay down the flag, shall be beheaded; those who falsely claim to be ill before the battle, shall be beheaded; those who abandon their weapons before the battle, shall be beheaded; those who disobey the superiors and refuse to comply with orders shall be beheaded; Those who kill civilians and take credit for their crimes or rape women will be beheaded," Han Laosan and three others recited subconsciously.

When they saw the beheading of the woman who raped the woman, Shao immediately reacted. Then his face turned pale with fear and he was covered in cold sweat. He quickly kowtowed to Zhu Pingan in panic and begged, "Sir, have mercy on me, have mercy on me. For the sake of our first time, please spare our lives."