As Jin Shu summoned to a remote side courtyard of the inspection village, looking at a fourteen or fifteen-year-old half-year-old boy sitting on a stone bench, Du Zhongxiao asked, "Kongmu, is this Bei Erlang?" Does he really have evidence that Mamon is a traitor? ”

Jin Shuzhao nodded: "Yes, he said so." However, he didn't speak until he saw the officials, and he couldn't say what he knew. ”

When he arrived in front of him, Jin Shuzhao said to Bei Erlang: "This is Du Tuiguan of Benzhou, who is here to supervise the transportation of the Bianhe River, and also to mention the affairs of the camp. If you know something, just tell the officials. Rest assured, there are officials in charge, and no one can help you. ”

Bei Erlang looked at Du Zhongxiao and hesitated for a while before he said, "This official is too young and a little unstable. ”

Jin Shuzhao listened to it and scolded: "The official boy Dengke, the Jinshi background, what nonsense are you talking about!" This area is dominated by officials, and if you have something to say, just say it. As long as the official says it, who dares not to obey! ”

Bei Erlang was still a little uneasy, and looked at Du Zhongxiao for a while before trying to say: "Don't hide it, this matter is too big, and it is related to the lives of many people in the village, so I have to act carefully." No one was sure, so I had to let Marmon get away with it, and no one dared to say it. ”

Du Zhongxiao signaled Jin Shuzhao to stop talking, sat down at the stone table, and said to Bei Erlang: "If it is another official, you have some intention of blackmailing the government, and you have already been arrested and beaten." When you get here, you don't have to say anything! It is not easy for me to remember that you small people are not easy to punish without punishment, and it is already full of sincerity. Don't make a show here anymore, just go back without saying anything, I have another way to find out. It's just that when that time comes, if you come to me again, I'm afraid you'll be a prisoner. ”

Bei Erlang was taken aback: "Don't scare me, officials." I'm a law-abiding citizen, I'm young, and I haven't done anything bad! ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Isn't it enough to know if you don't report it?" If you are like a thief, how can the official law let it go! ”

Bei Erlang couldn't help but be a little scared when he saw Du Zhongxiao speak harshly, he didn't expect that the government could be unreasonable. In other words, according to the government's reasoning, it is reasonable to do everything to the people.

After looking at Jin Shuzhao, Bei Erlang bowed his hand to Du Zhongxiao and said: "Report to the official, Xiaomin is not far away from Mamengma, the official of the village, and he has grown up in his home since he was a child. Ma Mona is a traitor, and I don't know how many cases he has committed over the years, and the dealers are naturally clear. Just like the Tan Erniang case that made a fuss a few days ago, the little one knew the reason, it was Ma Meng who first ignored the medicinal materials of the Tao family, and wanted to occupy Tan Erniang's people, and instructed Lu Yuhou to kill the surname Tao and roll up his family's money. This is all done with the help of the bankers, who knows. ”

Du Zhongxiao remained silent and said to Bei Erlang: "This case is eye-catching in the court, and the world knows it, since the people in the village know, why didn't they come to sue it early?" You know, if you don't report it, you are guilty of the same crime as a thief, is it child's play for you to be the law of the court?! ”

Bei Erlang peeked at Du Zhongxiao, was silent for a while, and then whispered: "It's not that we don't come to report to the official, but we can't tell the truth." ”

"Why can't you tell me? Several lives, such a shocking case, do you think you can hide it? ”

Bei Erlang said: "An official is an official, and the truth should be more clear than the smaller." We, the bankers, are slaves, and Mammun is the master, so how can there be a reason for slaves to sue their masters? Sue the master as a slave, and you will have to suffer a lawsuit first! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Which told you these nonsense!" You are a guest of Mameng Zhuangke, and you are a person who lives with him and shares wealth, and if there is a petty offender, your relatives will hide it, and if you don't report it to the government if you know it, you will not punish it. But the lawsuit of human life is another matter. Let me tell you, Ma Meng is involved in several life lawsuits, and you can stay out of the matter if you sue it early. If not, one day the incident happens, it is impossible to say that even your own life will be involved. ”

Bei Erlang listened to what Du Zhongxiao said was different from what he thought before, and he didn't speak for a while, and he didn't know what to think there.

At this time, the master-servant system was in the midst of a change, and the law was relatively chaotic, and the magistrates had a great deal of discretion. The criminal system follows the Tang law, and it is illegal to accuse the master of serious crimes such as rebellion with slaves, and it is not tolerated by the law. However, the law does not apply to the employment of slaves and maids who are good people, and what really applies is the concealment of family members. That is, the slave and the master are regarded as a family in the law, and they are close to each other, and they are not reported and not regarded as harboring.

When Du Zhongxiao was admitted to the Jinshi examination, he memorized books, and when he came out to be an official, he still memorized the legal provisions according to his previous habits. There is no clear text on how to deal with the slave suing the master, only a few precedents made by Dali Temple and others, using the principle of concealment of relatives and the principle of the lord respecting the slave and inferiority. This principle is very different from Du Zhongxiao's concept in his previous life, he remembers it very well, how could it be confused by what Bei Erlang said.

If a lover is hired as a slave by a deed, he will be a member of the master's family for a limited time, and the master will be the natural parent. In turn, during this period, there is no longer a family with the original relatives. Even husband and wife, if the wife is hired by someone else, becomes the master's family, and the husband is no longer the same family. This is very different from Du Zhongxiao's concept in his previous life, he sometimes even thinks that if a maid sleeps with her husband during the employment period, is it an adultery between men and women. It's a pity that he hasn't seen this kind of case, and I think no one cares, otherwise there will be a legal quarrel. At the very least, the maid's body is not part of the employment, and it will tear out countless saliva. There is also the whole family on Mameng Village, which is even more complicated.

Seeing that Bei Erlang was silent, Du Zhongxiao said: "You said that you are a guest of Mameng Zhuangke, do you have a deed?" ”

Bei Erlang said: "What kind of deed, my parents are both working as servants in the Ma family, and so am I." ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "What a confusion! If you don't have a deed, you are a lover, how can you be instructed by others? Your parents are your parents, you are you, and they have nothing to do with it. Since you don't have a deed, why should you sue your master as a slave! ”

Bei Erlang was stunned for a moment before he said, "It turns out that I am not a slave of Ma Mengna?" Then he beat me up for my 'paper wontons' two days ago! ”

Du Zhongxiao felt strange, asked what "paper wontons" were, knew that it was a wooden stick wrapped in paper, shook his head and said: "I didn't expect this guy to set his own punishment, do you just let him beat him?" Especially you, who are a good person, let him fight in vain? ”

Bei Erlang felt that he was wronged, but he didn't expect that he had no master-servant relationship with Ma Meng, and he was beaten in vain.

In this era, the relationship between master and servant was very chaotic, the law itself was changing, and the people had the habits that had been carried over from the previous dynasty, and many things were not clear. The government adjudicates cases, and sometimes handles them flexibly, depending on the mood of the officials.

Seeing that Bei Erlang looked like he had eaten a fly, Du Zhongxiao smiled secretly in his heart. It can be seen from this subsection that there are not many bankers on Mameng Village who are truly complete with legal procedures. As long as there is a gap, Du Zhongxiao can pry this iron plate open.

After calming Bei Erlang for a while, Du Zhongxiao asked him about the things in Mameng Village and how many unsightly things that guy had done. Bei Erlang didn't know exactly, but he had one ear in the east and one ear in the west, and many things couldn't be coherent.

The more Du Zhongxiao listened, the more heavy his face became, the case committed by Ma Meng was much more serious than he originally thought. Come to think of it, this kind of country bully has been away from the place for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of evil. The specific situation is also farther and farther away from the rural landlords and local tyrants and inferior gentry that he originally thought. Where is this bullying landlord, is it an underworld gang?

Let Bei Erlang say, Du Zhongxiao secretly thought in his heart, how to uproot this tumor.