manynovel Chapter 327 Rod Punishment
Chapter 327 Rod Punishment
When everyone arrived at the ancestral hall, Doctor Liang had already been invited.
Ignoring the old lady Chen's shouting outside, the clan leader asked the clan members to help apply the medicine to Jiang Haiqing first.
"My medicine is for treating common burns, but I feel his wound is quite deep, so I'm afraid my medicine won't work. You have to go to the big medical clinic in the county to get medicine."
Although Doctor Liang had good medical skills, he was just a country doctor after all and did not have that many precious medicinal herbs.
"Thank you, Doctor Liang." Clan leader Jiang didn't bother to care whether Jiang Haiqing would have a scar on his back. He didn't just leave him there. That was his kindness to Zhang Haiqing.
"Jiang He, why are you still standing there? Pay up!" Seeing Jiang He standing there in a daze and not looking like he was going to pay, Chief Jiang couldn't help but urge him.
"Where can I get the money? My family is so poor that we don't even have a penny."
Jiang He was best at playing dirty tricks. He had to maintain some dignity before, but he found that he had no dignity left in the village. If that was the case, he would stop pretending.
Especially after she discovered that being shameless brought her greater benefits, she simply went further and further down this path.
"You!" The clan leader pointed at Jiang He angrily, was stunned for a long time, and then sighed deeply.
"I really owe you." The clan leader had no choice but to pay for the money himself. He couldn't let Dr. Liang, who was so old, make a wasted trip and even have to pay for the medicinal materials, right?
"Grandpa clan leader, since things have come to this point, our family and the old house are irreconcilable. Please send two people to guard outside the ancestral hall until dawn. Tomorrow morning, send them to see the officials."
"Okay! But aren't you leaving for the provincial capital tomorrow? Leave this matter to me. I'll send them to see the official for you." Patriarch Jiang agreed readily.
"I am the victim in this matter. If I go to the government, I will have to show up. I will postpone my trip to the city tomorrow."
Jiang Youzhen is not going to let Jiang Haiqing off this time, so it's ok to postpone going to the provincial school for a day or two.
After talking to the clan leader, Jiang Youzhen went out and saw two clan members standing at the entrance of the ancestral hall. He stepped forward and took out two taels of silver and handed them over.
"Thank you for your hard work tonight, brothers. We are all family. Please use the money to buy some snacks for your nephews and nieces."
The emperor has not used people in vain! Jiang Youzhen certainly couldn't have said nothing.
"That won't work. We are all family members. According to the clan rules, if they commit a crime, we are members of the Discipline Hall. Guarding them is our job. How can we ask for your money?"
"It's for my nephews and nieces, not for my two brothers." Jiang Youzhen said without hesitation and stuffed the silver into one of their hands.
"I'll send some midnight snacks over later. Thank you for your hard work."
The two took the silver and put it in their arms happily. After thanking Jiang Youzhen again and again, they locked the door of the ancestral hall from the outside until the clan leader came out.
When I got home, I found that Jiang Fugui and his wife had not gone to bed yet. Shen had already washed up and changed into clean clothes.
"Xiao Lang!" As soon as she saw Jiang Yuezhen coming back, Shen immediately stepped forward with worry in her eyes.
"Don't worry, mother. It's not a big deal. I have an old relationship with the county magistrate. I will ask him to handle it impartially tomorrow."
"But aren't you leaving for the provincial capital tomorrow?" Jiang Fugui said.
"It's okay if we run into any trouble. Let's wait until tomorrow to resolve this matter before leaving."
Everyone was a little tired. Shen wanted to say something but hesitated, but in the end she said nothing.
Jiang Youzhen always felt that she was worried, but it was already late today and she had been busy all day, so she didn't have that much energy, so they went back to their rooms and went to bed.
Early the next morning, a child from the tribe came to Jiang Youzhen and said that the tribe leader asked them to set off early because it would take a lot of time to get to the county town.
"Jiang Haiqing, this is all your own fault, you can't blame anyone else. You did so many excessive things to me before, and I let you go for my father's sake, but you still don't repent. I hope you can turn over a new leaf and be a good person in the future."
Jiang Youzhen looked down at Jiang Haiqing who was lying on the ground. At this moment, Jiang Haiqing had lost his former arrogance and was trembling.
"Someone, come! Drag Jiang Haiqing away and start the execution!"
"My son! You can't do this to him. He's already half dead. If he gets another twenty strokes of the cane, he'll die."
Jiang He finally came to his senses and began to beg desperately, but no one in the court paid any attention to him.
Two yamen runners stepped forward and held him down. Jiang He watched helplessly as his eldest son was stripped of his pants and tied to a bench by two burly yamen runners.
There was no dignity at all at this point. Jiang Haiqing not only lost the dignity of a scholar, but also had to face severe torture.
Don’t think that twenty strokes of the board are not a small number. However, if you hit someone with such a wide board, two or three strokes will be enough to tear the skin off your buttocks.
If the situation is unfortunate, after twenty strokes of the cane, the person will be dead. Even if the person is not dead, he will most likely become a disabled person in the future.
"Begin the execution." Lin Jiuan was impartial and his expression was very solemn at this moment.
The sounds of slapping and wailing continued, but after a few seconds Jiang Haiqing stopped moving.
Jiang He was already in tears. Of course he loved his eldest son, otherwise he would not have allowed him to go to school. After he got married, he still tried every means to support him.
Jiang Youzhen looked at the crying Jiang He coldly, feeling somewhat puzzled. He never expected that the cold-blooded Jiang He would actually cry for his son.
"Jiang He, considering that you are old and were instigated by Zhang Haiqing, you will not be punished this time. But if you commit the same offense again next time, you will be guilty of the same crime as Jiang Haiqing, understand?"
Lin Jiuan slapped the golden hall wood, and Jiang He was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
He is an old man, how can he withstand a beating? Didn’t you see that the eldest son was able to cry a few times just now, but now he is silent.
Lin Jiuan turned his gaze to Wu Houzi, who was standing aside with frightened look on his face.
"Wu Houzi relied on his status as a monk to swindle people everywhere, stealing money and killing people, and implicated many people. Today, I will confiscate your identity card, punish you with 20 strokes of the cane, and exile you to the border."
Not long after Wu Houzi was arrested, the news spread throughout the entire county. In fact, he had been in and out of many wealthy families and had some fame.
When those people found out that Wu Houzi was a charlatan, they didn't believe it at first, but after they got to know the news, they were furious.
Many people came to see Lin Jiuan just now. Lin Jiuan calculated that Wu Houzi had probably defrauded more than a thousand taels of silver, and two lives were involved, so Wu Houzi must be sentenced severely.
Wu Houzi collapsed to the ground, unable to even beg for mercy. His lips trembled, unable to utter a single coherent word.
The case was solved very quickly. It took only half a day to complete the trial.
"I heard that you were going to the prefectural school, so I won't keep you here. We'll meet again another day. Have a safe trip!"
In the backyard of the county government office, Jiang Youzhen thanked Lin Jiuan and left the government office.