The most arrogant in history

Chapter 265 3 Cao’s trial.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye!"

The old man wiped his tears and explained the reason intermittently.

The old man was from the suburbs of Chengdu, his surname was Zhang, his daughter married to the Wang family in the neighboring village, and had two sons and one daughter, all underage. His son-in-law, Wang Erhu, was a soldier, who participated in the suppression of bandits in the summer and unfortunately died in Qionglai Mountain.

Now, Zhang's daughter has received the pension and is living a decent life. However, her husband's eldest brother wants to swallow up her property. He accuses her of having an affair with a neighborhood rogue boy and wants her to remarry. Zhang's daughter is unwilling to do so and files a lawsuit.

Ye Kun listened patiently and asked Ma Zhao: "Is this the case you handled?"

Ma Zhao shook his head: "It should be a case handled by the East City Law Officer, but it has not been reported yet, so I don't know about it."

"Then I'll leave this matter to Lord Ma. Please handle it impartially, reasonably and legally."

Ye Kun nodded and comforted Old Man Zhang: "This Lord Ma is in charge of the litigation and prisons in Yizhou. He will inquire about this case. Old man, go back and wait for news. If you have any questions about the results, come to me again."

Lao Ma thanked him profusely and left with a bow.

Ye Kun led the officials to inspect and visit the bridge, asked the construction workers about the relevant situation on site, and then inspected other work.

When he returned to Chunhui Garden in the evening and was teasing his son Ye Feng, Ma Zhao came to ask for a meeting.

He also brought the legal officer from Dongcheng.

When they met, Ye Kun asked, "Master Ma, is this about the case from this morning?"

"Yes, Lord Ye, the case has been investigated thoroughly. I came to ask for your instructions on how to deal with it." Ma Zhao sat down and introduced the situation:

"It is true that Ms. Zhang had an affair with a scoundrel in the neighborhood, so her eldest uncle Wang Dahu forced Ms. Zhang to remarry. Ms. Zhang was reluctant to leave her family business and was unwilling to go out, so a dispute arose. Now, Wang Dahu accused Ms. Zhang of infidelity, and Ms. Zhang accused her eldest uncle of plotting to take over the family business, and they are arguing with each other..."

Ye Kun smiled and asked, "Is it a crime for a widow to be unfaithful?"

Ma Zhao said: "Widows are free to marry, and there is no crime of losing chastity, but there must be a matchmaker and an engagement, otherwise it is adultery and against morals. Moreover, Ms. Zhang's husband died only a few months ago, and Ms. Zhang is still in mourning. From this point of view, it makes sense for Wang Dahu to drive Ms. Zhang away."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "That's easy. Just marry Ms. Zhang to that scoundrel. Ms. Zhang's children and property can be taken to the scoundrel's home, but the real estate and property will be left to her husband's eldest uncle. If his eldest uncle is willing to raise his children and nephews, that's fine too. He can give a little more preference to the distribution of property."

Even a fair judge finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and civil litigation is very difficult to handle.

Ye Kun could only play the peacemaker and put pressure on both sides.

Ma Zhao sighed, "But that scoundrel refused to agree. He admitted to the adultery but was unwilling to marry Ms. Zhang!"

"Catch this bastard and beat him!"

Ye Kun could not help but get angry and slammed the table and stood up: "He ruined the widow's reputation, so he must take responsibility. Who told him to cheat?"

Ma Zhao said: "I think we should support Wang Dahu's accusation and drive Ms. Zhang away to serve as a warning to others."

Ye Kun frowned: "Is there any legal support?"

"Yes." Ma Zhao nodded and said:

"Wang Erhu died in battle, and we gave him a pension and exempted Zhang's family from land tax. The pension includes Zhang's future living expenses. Zhang's pension is enough for her to eat, but she went on to have an affair with a scoundrel in the neighborhood. It's really wrong for her to do such a shameful thing during the mourning period."

Ye Kun shook his head: "But I remember that among the pensions for soldiers who died in battle, there was no clear share for their wives."

"There is no clear share, but the real money was given to Ms. Zhang!"

"That won't work either. Wang Erhu died in battle. If his widow is driven out, it will probably make our soldiers feel disheartened..." Ye Kun thought for a moment and said:

"Bring both parties to the lawsuit, as well as that scoundrel, to the lobby tomorrow, and I will personally hear the case."

Ma Zhao hesitated to speak, clasped his hands and said goodbye.

Ye Kun went back to rest and talked about the case with Jiang Yourong, asking for her opinion.

Jiang Yourong didn't hesitate and frowned, "Such a shameless woman, why don't you just beat her to death?"

"No, no." Ye Kun shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This case is not big, but it involves judicial justice.

Ye Kun hopes to use this case as an opportunity to further standardize the laws of Yizhou and reduce penalties.

In fact, the Dading Kingdom also had clear regulations that young widows must remarry.

This is for the purpose of population development and social stability, so as to achieve a harmonious state of "no resentful women at home and no lonely men outside".

However, among the people, widows with children are encouraged to remain chaste and not remarry, which is in conflict with the policy.

Ms. Zhang's case also involved a dispute over property, so it was even more of a mess.

From the perspective of the existing laws of the Da Ding Kingdom, no matter what the verdict is, it will not convince both parties to the lawsuit.

The next day.

In Ma Zhao's lobby, both parties in the lawsuit, the local village chief, village elders, the rogue, and Ms. Zhang's father were all present.

Ye Kun went to the classroom and asked Ma Zhao to read out the basic facts of the case, and then asked the parties involved whether they had any objections to the basic facts of the case.

All three parties acknowledged the basic facts of the case and expressed no objection.

The township elders and the village chief also said that the case was clear.

Ye Kun said:

"Ms. Zhang is a widow and could have remarried. But she had an affair with a neighbor boy named A without a matchmaker or engagement, which is immoral. She also gave her husband's pension to the neighbor boy named A, which is against human nature. Because the pension we pay is for you to raise your children. Ms. Zhang, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Ms. Zhang nodded in acknowledgement.

Ye Kun asked the rogue boy again: "Is your affair with Ms. Zhang for marriage or for temporary pleasure? If it is for marriage, it is understandable and I can help you. If it is for temporary pleasure and ruining your reputation, or if you are deceiving her with sweet words for the sake of Ms. Zhang's pension, you should be killed!"

The rogue was horrified and knelt on the ground and shouted: "Master Ye, I plan to marry Miss Zhang..."

Ye Kun nodded and asked Ms. Zhang: "Ms. Zhang, are you willing to marry Mr. A?"

"willing."

"Okay, I'll make this judgment." Ye Kun said:

"The pension for Ms. Zhang's husband, Wang Erhu, is a total of 20 taels of silver. Because Wang Erhu's parents are not around, the pension is divided equally between Ms. Zhang and her three children, 5 taels of silver each.

Now I order Ms. Zhang to leave 15 taels of silver to her three children. All the real estate and land shall be left to her children. Ms. Zhang will take her share of the 5 taels of pension and marry Mr. A.

Wang Erhu's three children will be raised by his eldest brother Wang Dahu. Wang Dahu will ensure that the pension is used to support the three children until they are 15 years old. After the children are 15 years old, the property and land will be returned to the children. The village head and the elders will be responsible for supervision.

Miss Zhang was dumbfounded, and she knelt down and cried, "Master Ye, I have already spent ten taels on the pension, how can I have fifteen taels left for the child?"

Wang Dahu angrily said, "You spent that money on your adulterer!"

"Shut up!" Ye Kun slammed the table and shouted:

"It has only been four months since Wang Erhu died in battle. How much can the children eat? Even if they eat three taels of silver, Ms. Zhang must leave twelve taels of silver for the children. If you can't come up with twelve taels of silver, Ms. Zhang and Mr. A will be forced to work to pay off the debt. Do it immediately, without delay!"

Judging from the court trial, this Ms. Zhang and the rogue Mr. A were indeed somewhat unruly!

The old man Zhang who blocked the road yesterday to protest his injustice also knelt down and shouted:

"Master Ye, this verdict is unfair. My daughter doesn't want to remarry, right? Why should she be sentenced to remarry?"