"You took people out for a busy day, and the pig didn't bring back one, why did you bring so many people back?"

Xu Ping looked at the group of people behind Lu Fang who cut their hands behind him, and couldn't help laughing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lu Fang's face was serious, and he stepped forward and said: "Junhou, today I followed Zheng Er, who sold pigs, to his village, and found a great event, and these are all human witnesses!" ”

Xu Ping thought that Lu Fang had a conflict with the local villagers over a trivial matter, and he was not angry and arrested someone back, but when he saw Lu Fang's expression, he knew that he was afraid that he had guessed wrong, so he said: "What's the matter?" Let's hear it. ”

"There is a small village in the Guangwu Mountains, and there are people gambling in it! And not only the surrounding villagers cellar workers, but even people from the surrounding states and counties came over, so the scale is not small! ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping was stunned: "This is not a trivial matter, have you found it out?" ”

"It's true, not only did I have the confessions of these people who brought back from my humble duties, but I also went outside the place where they gambled and heard the voices of the gamblers inside. There are often one or two hundred wen thrown inside, which is not a small amount, and I even heard someone shouting out the whole number, where in the countryside would anyone make such a big bet? ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping realized that he had really encountered a big event, and said to Lu Fang: "You come and sit down, take a sip of tea and slowly tell me." Blatant gambling is not a small amount, and this is a big case in the local area! ”

The Song Dynasty continued to use the Tang Laws, and did not compile a new legal code. However, on the basis of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, based on specific cases and discussions with the monarch's ministers, there were many revisions and compiled into the "Criminal System". Gambling money is strictly forbidden according to the "Tang Law", and the Song Dynasty still uses it, but when it comes to property, it has always been a hundred rods, and it has always been more than a theft. There is only one form of gambling that is not listed, that is, bows and arrows, because the practice of martial arts is advocated by the imperial court, and money can be used as a bet. All other things related to winning and losing, only if the money won is eaten and drunk, it is not illegal. So when it comes to winning or losing, everyone is talking about betting on the host.

Listening to what Lu Fang said, this is not an ordinary gambling case, there is a group of ruthless people who can be compared to robbers! is really sentenced in strict accordance with the code, and many of the people involved are going to be beheaded, how can Xu Ping not be serious.

Lu Fang took a sip of tea, and told Xu Ping how he followed Zheng Er back to his house today to wait to buy pigs, how he met Xiong Er and Jiao Wu after that, how he had a conflict, how he was pursued on the way back with pigs, and then entered the mountain village after the victory, and told Xu Ping what he saw and heard.

Xu listened quietly, waited for Lu Fang to finish speaking, was silent for a while, turned around and ordered his entourage: "Go and call Li Tongju, who is resting in the next room, this is his rule, let's see what he says first." ”

The retinue promised and turned to go.

The case that can be judged in the county is less than 20 rods, and the cases above will be sent to the state government, and the minimum cane for gambling is 100, and this case is no longer something that Heyin County can try.

According to the political system at this time, only the state capital level was a complete administrative unit, many functions of the counties below were omitted, the roads above were not administrative districts, and the jurisdictions of the transit roads, military roads, punishment roads, and pacification roads were different. This kind of major case that has reached the death penalty must be decided by the state level, and the other levels are supervised and assisted.

Systematically speaking, Li Shen is the official in charge of this case, unless the imperial court specially sends someone to try it, otherwise Li Shen still has the final say on how to deal with the case, and other officials can only express their opinions on how Li Shen's case will be tried.

After a while, Li Shen hurriedly came out of his room, arrived in front of Xu Ping in the courtyard, and saluted: "I don't know what to tell the subordinate officials to come out?" ”

"Today, Lu Fang occasionally went to the countryside and found a big event, there were people gambling in the nearby Guangwu Mountain, and the stakes were not small. Specifically, let Lu Fang tell you. ”

Waiting for Li Shen to sit down, Lu Fang repeated what he had just said.

Before he finished listening, Li Shen's face turned pale. When such a major case occurred in the local area, Xu Ping, who came down to inspect, found that Li Shen, as the local chief official, was the first to be recorded.

After listening, Li Shen asked in a deep voice: "Lu Dianzhi, I wonder if there were any signs of those people leaving when you left?" ”

"How did it end? Not long after I left, I listened to them, and tonight I was afraid that I would gamble until dawn and stay up all night! What kind of Fan Jie level is that, he is from the former military supervisor, the distance is not close, how can he be willing to go? ”

"yes, I see." Li Shen nodded and bowed his hand to Xu Ping, "To be systematized, there are not many followers brought by the lower officials to Heyin County this time, and those errand soldiers in the county can't be counted on." As for the archers in the nearby villages, it was the largest local landowner who gambled and could not be used. I don't know if I can borrow the bridge and road to take the army overnight? ”

Xu Ping said: "Of course you can!" It just so happened that Lu Fang also found out about this matter, and he was familiar with the road, so he and his subordinates went to get people with Li Tong's sentence. This matter cannot be delayed, and the sooner you start, the better. ”

"Xia Guan understands, let's go and prepare!"

After speaking, Li Shen stood up and said to Lu Fang: "Dianzhi, you just have to recruit people, wait for me in the courtyard for a while, and I'll come when I go." ”

Watching Li Shen leave, Lu Fang said to Xu Ping: "I didn't expect Jiang Dayou, who is a rustic countryman, to dare to make such a big case, but he underestimated him!" This time, you won't take his family? ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping suddenly remembered something and asked Lu Fang: "By the way, how many sons and daughters does Jiang Da have?" ”

"There are only two sons, the eldest is married, and they have a son and a daughter, a son is eight years old, and a daughter is five years old. Although the second son has settled on a family, he has not yet married into the family. Why did the marquis suddenly ask about this? ”

"It's nothing, he is the largest local landowner, if the family commits a capital crime, it will be extinct, and it will be a big touch to Heyin County. Since there is, there is no big deal. By the way, in addition to the eldest man of his family, did the other son participate in this matter? DID YOU KNOW? ”

"Yes, I have interrogated the few Zhuang guests who were caught, and the two sons of the Jiang family took turns to be on duty in that place, and today it happened to be Jiang Dalang's turn. This kind of thing, how can the rest of his family get out of it? ”

Xu Ping nodded and didn't say anything more.

He suddenly remembered just now that according to what Lu Fang said, the Jiang family who gambled was only afraid that they had committed a capital crime, and the people in his family also knew about it. If the whole family is in the know, then the person who is the best person will be the one who can stand up to the rest of the family. Jiang Dayou's two sons participated, so whether he himself participated or not, he was bound to die.

After arresting this gambling cave, the men of the largest local landlord's family were wiped out, leaving only the old and weak women and children. (To be continued.) )