Chapter 12 12. Cao Cao's case

"My lord! This lunatic made a false accusation first, yet dared to disturb the court and beat people in public. Does he still have the law in his eyes? Why don't you bring this lunatic down for questioning!" Liu Lang covered his face and raised his voice Yelling. "It's up to me to talk about it." Cao Cao said calmly, "Quiet! Shut up... Liu Lang! You indulged your family members to commit crimes, and at least you are guilty of lax family management. Tell him to beat you twice It’s okay to vent your anger.” "What kind of official is your lord doing? Indulging lunatics and beating innocent people?"

"Shut up!" Cao Cao yelled, "Are you really innocent? You said you didn't know the whereabouts of those servants, but I know, bring them up!" A few yamen servants left in response, and in an instant they walked in with four prisoners in chains.I don’t know how many times these four people have passed through the church, limping and limping, their clothes are ragged and can’t cover their bodies, their hair is messed up like dry grass, sweat and blood are all over their bodies, all of them are pale and dejected, lying on the ground with their heads hanging half dead. .

When Liu Lang saw them, half of his body was already numb, and he was about to deny it, but he heard Cao Cao laughing: "I didn't expect that! You think it's over if you give them money and send them away? You can only blame them for not being up to date. County Magistrate Wan Qian caught the crime in A County. Didn’t you ask people to wear red and hang gifts and send them back?” After laughing, he asked those people, “You guys also talk about it! It’s your personal grievances. Did you kill old man Wang, or did you follow your master's orders?" "I listened to my master's order." These four people were tortured twice by Dong Ah Ling Wanqian for causing trouble, and they were taken back to Dunqiu with shackles and chains, and Cao Cao was asked to live again. Huizi has been tidied up a long time ago.

"You guys are talking nonsense! You spitting blood!" Liu Lang's eyes showed fear. "Sir, don't deny it anymore..." a servant whose face was covered with blood stains urged, "Pay attention to the pain of flesh and blood... We were worse than you when we first came in? Now look... ..." Liu Lang's face turned white for a moment, but he still spoke plausibly: "I plead guilty... But my lord, this case happened last year, and there was an amnesty at the beginning of the year. Even if the crime of murder is true, you can't stop me." stunned.The amnesty at the beginning of the year is true, what should we do?Turning his head to look at the two squad leaders surnamed Fang and Yuan in the yamen, they both shook their heads slightly, signaling him not to punish him.Cao Cao was annoyed for a while: the old man in this yamen must have been involved with the surnamed Liu on weekdays!At this point, he slightly turned around, glanced at Xu Tuo, and asked casually, "Xu Gongcao, what do you think?"

Xu Tuo is the name of an old criminal, how exquisite is he?Before Cao Cao took office, he inquired about Cao Cao's background, experience, and temperament.At this moment, he heard him asking himself so eccentrically, Cao Cao would break the rules if he decided before the amnesty, but he didn't care about it and deliberately followed his mind and said: "National amnesty, we must investigate...but the former county magistrate in this case It has not been reviewed, and the lower officials believe that today's time should be used as the deadline for filing the case, and the crimes of Liu Lang and others will not be pardoned."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said with a sinister grin: "Liu Lang allowed his domestic slaves to kill people, and yelled at the court to deny them in every possible way. He and his four accomplices were paraded through the streets for three days, and then... put on death row!" .The soldiers dragged a few people down to the hall. Liu Lang was so frightened that he kicked his legs and shouted: "My lord, please forgive me, please forgive me... Captain Yuan! Captain Fang! Why didn't you save me after paying the money?" ?” "Wait a minute!" Cao Cao immediately stopped and glanced at the two squad leaders.Fang and Yuan were looked down upon by him!Yuan Ban's blue face turned pale from bluffs, and he knelt down in a hurry, muttering in his mouth: "It's unreasonable... spouting blood...the crime cannot be punished...don't listen to him, my lord." Cao Cao ignored him and said to Liu Lang: " Finish your sentence!"

"Bantou Yuan and Bantou Fang, why did you agree to me? You will never ask the county magistrate to punish me. Did you say that?" Liu Lang's words sparked a fire inside and outside the door.Cao Cao looked at Yuan and Fang with a smile and said, "No wonder you urged me to settle this case as soon as you took office, and later you said that the Liu family is powerful and persuaded me to postpone it!" "My lord! Let me explain it for them." Xu Tuo also smiled, "The reason for uncovering this case is to spread rumors and tell the Liu family to stuff money. Of course, I want to persuade you to do it quickly. Later, when the money arrives, I want to eliminate the disaster with others. Naturally, it is advisable to postpone it."

Cao Cao nodded: "It's a scheming... Can you two be convicted?" "Young one, I'm convicted." Yuan Bantou hurriedly kowtowed, "I beg your lord to spare us what happened, we won't dare in the future." "It's a pity that there is no future..." Cao Cao stood up abruptly, "each played 20 boards, parading the streets for three days..."