Chapter 4757 The law does not punish the public
【Happy May Day, book friends】
"Every family's land?" Ma Zhou had a good time: "Jingzhao Mansion did confiscate a lot of land today, but these fields were separated from the account books of various temples and Taoist temples. The temples and Taoist temples can't explain the ownership of these fields. As for the origin, there is no clear evidence in the deed documents of Wannian County to prove who owns these fields. You are so labeled as Jingzhao Mansion Yamen but you don’t know what evidence is there?”
The clan members and noble disciples looked at each other in shock.
The evidence cannot be produced for sure. It is all in the dark. Where is the evidence? It's just that these fields are indeed owned by each family. Whether they are placed in temples, Taoist temples, or Wannian County Government, who would dare to "ignore" the fields of these families?
But if the serious ones insist on asking them to produce evidence, then they really can't produce it.
If you can take it out, you dare not take it. Otherwise, it will be like the land annexed by the famous families in Guandong, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places. It will either be turned over to the national treasury or "redeemed" with huge sums of money. But in that case, they will have trouble when they come to make trouble today. What's the point?
"What Ma Fuyin said is wrong. These fields were not bought by us, but passed down to us by the ancestors of each family. In those days, the ancestors of each family followed Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong in their expeditions to conquer the world. Some of the fields were They were given rewards, and some were captured. Although there is no detailed contract due to the war years, there are naturally countless people who can come forward to prove it if needed. Jingzhao Mansion can't even deny this, right? "
As the interim leader, Li Jingshu naturally had to stand up and serve as the "lead defender" at this time, but this reason was a bit far-fetched and not rigorous enough.
The Tang Dynasty was only a mere thirty years old. Although there were turmoils and wars in the early years, the details of the land granted to Guanzhong at the beginning of the implementation of the "Equal Land System" can be clearly checked. As long as the Jingzhao Mansion carefully investigates, it will naturally be possible to understand the ownership of these fields. Whoever the grantor is has already implemented the "equal land system". These fields belong to the farmers who have been granted them. How can there be talk of "rewards" and "captures"?
However, Li Jingshu was just looking for a reason. It didn't matter whether the reason was accurate or legitimate. The key point was the "fathers and ancestors of each family." Those gathered at the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen now include dozens of clans and nobles. Once these families are triggered, Dissatisfaction is tantamount to shaking the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Can you, Ma Zhou, shoulder such a responsibility?
"That's right, without our fathers, grandfathers and brothers fighting in bloody battles, what qualifications do you, Ma Zhou, from a humble family have to live above the temple?"
"What the elders in the family have sacrificed their lives for has been taken away by you, a thief, with just one word. Is there any royal law?"
Everyone agreed and made a noise.
Ma Zhou was unmoved: "The land is the foundation of the country, and it is absolutely not allowed to be invaded or annexed by any despicable means. Otherwise, the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. If this continues, the country will not be a country. As long as you can name it. of the land In the context of the situation, Jingzhao Mansion can immediately provide legal and compliant procedures. Otherwise, if it cannot, the property with unknown origins and misappropriation or annexation must be confiscated. This is national law. Who dares to violate it? "
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To say that the people in the world who are least afraid of "national law" are naturally the clans and nobles in front of us. Civil officials who break the law will be immediately dismissed from office, demoted, or even sent to their families. However, most of the time when clans and nobles break the law, they are only fined or punished. The most serious thing to do is to be demoted.
After all, compared to civil servants, these clans and nobles are the most "patriotic" people because of their stakes.
As long as it is not a "ten evil" serious crime, these people don't take the national law seriously at all...
"Absurd! Where would a country be without our fathers, ancestors and brothers fighting in bloody battles? Without a country, where would the national laws come from? Now they are using the national laws to exploit and squeeze our meritorious family. It is outrageous to both humans and gods, and everyone will be punished!"
"What a fucking national law! I only recognize imperial decrees. If there is an imperial decree ordering our land to be confiscated, we have nothing to say. If you tell me to die, I will have to die. But if there is no imperial decree, no one can touch my land!"
"Everyone, what's the point of talking more? This guy is basically a corrupt and ruthless official. He uses our family property to pave the way for him to be flattered and get promoted to a noble position. It's so shameless! Let's take him to the Chengtianmen Gate now. , Let Your Majesty make the decision for us!”
Such a sentence suddenly appeared in the crowd, and the emotions immediately aroused. Everyone felt that this statement was really reasonable. As a clan member and noble, only the emperor can decide their life, death, honor and disgrace. How can the Jingzhao Mansion have such power?
"That's right, only His Majesty can punish us. Jingzhao Mansion is nothing, Ma Zhou is nothing? Follow me and take down this cruel official!"
They are all a group of young people who are usually lawless and fight fiercely. They were originally a little afraid of yamen like Jingzhao Mansion, but now they rushed into the gate of Jingzhao Mansion and blocked Jingzhao Yin at the entrance of the lobby, but they could not stop them. No matter what, my courage suddenly swelled.
If Jing Zhaoyin could be captured on the spot again, wouldn't it be an exaggeration to brag about such capital for a lifetime?
A group of clan members and noble disciples flushed with excitement and rushed towards Ma Zhou at the entrance of the main hall with howls.
The officials standing in front of Ma Zhou saw that it was not good. They pushed Ma Zhou into the main hall and blocked the door to resist the attack. They shouted loudly: "Can you bear the responsibility of attacking Jingzhao Mansion and humiliating a second-grade official?"
"Retreat quickly, or you will bear the consequences!"
However, how can these officials match the young and strong nobles and nobles of the clan? After a few blows, they were all disheveled and embarrassed, but in order to protect Ma Zhou, they could only block the door and did not dare to avoid it.
The scene was chaotic.
I don't know who suddenly shouted: "The contract documents we left in the county government have been moved to Jingzhao Mansion. If we burn them down, who else knows where our fields are and how much we have?" Land? Come with me, let’s search one by one and burn the contract documents!”
A group of people are waking up from a dream. Instead of confronting Jingzhao Mansion, how can they solve the root of the matter in one fell swoop? As long as those documents and contracts are burned, these fields will naturally cease to exist in name, but the temples and monasteries that accepted their contributions will never have the guts to use their fields for ink without acknowledging their accounts.
If we go back and sign a new document with the temple or Taoist temple, won’t those fields come back again?
"Brother Yingming, come with me and let us search this room!"
"I'll search this place!"
"This way, knock the door open!"
More than a hundred people dispersed in an instant, rushing to various duty rooms, government offices, and official residences. They knocked on doors and broke windows and swarmed in. Officials from Jingzhao Mansion were kicked to the ground when they tried to stop them. The entire Jingzhao Mansion Yamen was in chaos. Tuan, wolf rushes and pig tugs.
Li Jingshu had been confused since someone suggested rushing into the main hall to capture Ma Zhou. The reason why he dared to act as a "leader" and lead everyone into the Jingzhao Mansion was because Ma Zhou did too much, even in front of His Majesty. They will also protect the clan and nobles, but if they take down the second-rank Jing Zhaoyin, things will be completely different. Even if it is for the sake of the court's face, His Majesty will definitely punish them severely.
After a while, someone actually suggested to find those documents and contracts and burn them...
Li Jingshu's hair stood on end, her hands and feet felt numb, her vision went dark, and she had difficulty breathing.
It’s over!
He glared angrily and looked around to find the person who had just suggested it, but there was so much chaos and people shouting and screaming, where could he find the person?
In desperation, they quickly shouted loudly: "Stop, stop it! This is Jingzhao Mansion. Do you dare to set fire to death?"
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly pushed him from behind and pushed him to the ground. A loud shout came in his ears: "Don't be afraid, everyone. There is a saying that 'the law does not punish everyone'. Your Majesty can still punish us." Can we kill them all? As long as we don’t die, it’s worth it if we can save those fields!”
There were some people who were waiting and watching, worried and hesitant, but they were relieved after hearing this. They were all direct members of the clan and noble families. Although there were not many direct members, they were all core figures of each family. Everyone committed crimes together. , Your Majesty always has some scruples and can only be lenient.
The law does not hold everyone accountable!
Join the search for paperwork now...
"Found it!"
"Here!"
"Can you confirm?"
"Yes, that's it, there are so many!"
"Huo Zhezi, who brought the Huo Zhezi?"
"You idiot, you have candles everywhere, so why do you need fire certificates?"
"Get out of the way, I'll light the fire!"
Soon, flames rose in a house on the west side of the main hall, and soon thick smoke billowed out from the doors and windows. A group of dudes cheered and high-fived each other as if they had won a battle on the battlefield. , the excitement is beyond words.
This is much more fun than bullying men and dominating women!
Suddenly, a dull and neat sound came from the street, and the blue brick ground under my feet trembled slightly.
I don't know who shouted at the door: "No, the Youjinwu Guard is here!"
Li Jingshu finally recovered from the confusion and shock, and said loudly: "Everyone stays here, advancing and retreating together, and we cannot give people a chance to defeat each other!"
The reason why I dare to come to Jingzhao Mansion to cause trouble is to rely on the principle that "the law does not punish everyone". Although there is doubt whether arson in Jingzhao Mansion can be included in the category of "no accountability", as long as everyone works together, Youjin Wuwei didn't dare to do anything to them.
You can't just shoot them with random arrows, right?
As long as the situation is stabilized, we are still qualified to negotiate.
But once they break up and are defeated individually, they will inevitably blame each other and the alliance will collapse without attack.
However, before he finished speaking, he was pushed again. As he staggered to the ground, he heard someone shouting: "Don't listen to him, he wants to kill everyone! Arson in Jingzhao Mansion is a serious crime. Once If you are caught, you will definitely die. With so many of us running away, someone will definitely be able to escape. Life or death depends on fate. Run!”
More than a hundred people were like frightened birds. After hearing the sound, they dispersed in a crowd, avoiding the main entrance and fleeing in all directions.
In the chaos, like a headless fly, Li Jingshu didn't recognize anything and didn't pay attention to his feet. Li Jingshu fell to the ground, covering his face and curling up. He didn't know how many feet stepped on him. Suddenly, a foot stepped on his ribs and stamped hard. , he could even hear the sound of ribs breaking, and then an indescribable severe pain came from his heart. He opened his mouth and screamed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
It was just that in the chaos, a group of dandy boys fled for their lives, and no one could care about anyone else. Someone climbed up from the west wall, hoping to use the Yongan Canal outside the wall to escape. As soon as he climbed up the wall, he saw the embankment of Yongan Canal outside the wall. They put up torches to form a long dragon, illuminating the area as bright as day, leaving no way to escape. (End of chapter)