Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Hearing that Xiaocui took the initiative to identify Chu Mo, Zhen Pei was immediately overjoyed. She stopped questioning her in detail, slapped her in surprise and shouted to Chu Mo:

"Prisoner, is what Miss Xiaocui said true? Can you admit it?"

Chu Mo just rolled his eyes, you bitch, your partiality is so obvious, and you still ask me if I admit it? If I say I don't admit it, is it possible that you will still believe me?

Just when he was about to argue a few words, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Shang Gong standing on the side looking at him with a sneer, with a calculating light in his eyes.

Chu Mo's heart tightened.

No, these two guys might be waiting for him to deny it and then be punished with a severe punishment, right?

Thinking of this, he glanced at the government officials on both sides, and when he saw that they were all eager to try, he suddenly shrank his neck.

I thought: In future generations, if you molest a girl, you will be fined a small amount of money at most, detained for a few days and then released.

If I deny it now, I will definitely be tortured. In the end, I will definitely not be able to escape the blame. Rather than being severely punished by the other party and then having this crime pinned on my head, it is better to just do it now. Admit it, and you'll be spared a physical pain.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo straightened his back, raised his neck and said:

"Yes, I was just teasing you. You tell me what to do."

Hearing Chu Mo personally admit his guilt, Zhen Pei couldn't help clenching his fists.

On the side, Shang Gongzheng's beautiful eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

"Master Zhen, since the criminal has confessed his crime, why don't you punish him strictly according to our Dazhou laws?"

"In addition, this guy seems to be teasing His Majesty's maid, so he should be punished with a third degree of punishment."

Hearing Shang Gongzheng's words, Chu Mo felt something bad for a moment and immediately looked at Zhen Pei beside him.

Sure enough, with just one glance, Chu Mo saw the struggle in Zhen Pei's eyes.

What the other party did just now was obviously on Shang Gongzheng's side, but now he can clearly punish himself openly, but he still hesitates. This is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.

The reason why the other party hesitates is probably because he cannot bear the punishment.

If the other party really followed what Shang Gongzheng said, the result would probably be a fight to the death with Lin Wan.

At this time, Chu Mo could be sure that Zhen Pei had not been instructed by anyone in advance in his matter, and was not specifically targeting him.

Now, the only thing is to find out how Shang Gong learned about this and why the other party is holding on to him.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo immediately shouted without waiting for Zhen Pei to speak:

"Sir, I am willing to spend money to pay for the crime. Not only am I willing to compensate Miss Xiaocui for a large amount of losses, but I am also willing to spend money to redeem her punishment. I also ask you to be lenient."

Zhen Pei's eyes instantly brightened when she heard that Chu Mo was willing to spend money to redeem his sentence.

Just when he was about to ask the staff next to him to estimate how much money the other party would need to spend to redeem his sentence, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Shang Gongzheng's cold expression from the corner of his eye. His heart suddenly shook, and he hurriedly saluted the other party:

"Shang Gongzheng, I wonder what you think of your proposal for human traffickers?"

Shang Gongzheng looked at Zhen Pei coldly and said without any emotion in his tone:

"Master Zhen, you haven't even started to pronounce the sentence yet. How can I know whether the other party can spend money to redeem his sentence? Besides, this is your court, and you are the master of everything. Master Zhen, you make the decision yourself."

Hearing what Shang Gongzheng said, Zhen Pei immediately knew that the other party was dissatisfied with him.

He hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, then slapped his hands in shock and said to Chu Mo:

"The crimes committed by human traffickers include molestation, verbal insult, rushing into the emperor's palace, and roaring in court. Several crimes are punishable together. According to the laws of Dazhou, those who verbally insult women should have their tongues cut out and tattooed."

"In addition, during the teasing process, the criminal not only insulted the victim verbally, but even dared to touch the victim. He should be punished corporally and his hands chopped off as punishment."

"Besides, if a prisoner breaks into the imperial palace, according to law the whole family should be exiled for 3000 miles."

"In addition, you are unrepentant and dare to openly roar in court. This crime is inevitable. You should be sentenced to 100 canes. Do you accept it?"

After the words fell, Chu Mo was dumbfounded on the spot.

He never thought that he had just teased the little girl, but then cut off her tongue and chopped off her hands. This was simply life-threatening! ! !

"Sir, is this a little too much? I just spoke a little too frivolously and my hands and feet were a little unruly. There is no need to be like this, right?"

"Hmph! How dare you question my judgment? These crimes, whether in the Southern Tang Dynasty or in our Zhou Dynasty, are clearly written in the law. If you have any questions, you can always ask People seal it.”

"Now I just want to ask you one question, can you plead guilty?"

Looking at Zhen Pei's slightly raised eyebrow, Chu Mo knew that if he dared to mess around again, the other party would probably have someone punish him.

He immediately gritted his teeth, nodded and said:

"I plead guilty."

"Okay, very good. Now that the criminal has confessed his crime, let's talk about your atonement."

"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you roar in court and receive a hundred lashes with a rod, if you want to be exempted from the punishment, you must pay 50 kilograms of cooked copper. In addition, for the punishment of cutting off the tongue and amputating the hand, you need to pay 90 kilograms of cooked copper each."

After speaking, he paused again, glanced secretly at Shang Gongzheng, who was silent on the side, and continued:

"As for being exiled for 3000 miles, you need to pay 150 kilograms of cooked copper to redeem your sentence. As for the compensation, you said before that you are willing to spend 1000 taels of silver. I also made the decision and agreed to this matter. I wonder if you are convinced?"

After hearing what Zhen Pei said, Chu Mo breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care about the small amount of money. The worst he could do was to wait until the ransom was paid and then ask Chu Ruowan to go to the bank to exchange for more silver. Anyway, wool They all come from the sheep.

However, as soon as the thought came up, Shang Gongzheng's inappropriate words came to my ears:

"Wait a minute, Master Zhen, if I remember correctly, in our great Zhou Dynasty, this atonement is also conditional, right?"

"Her Majesty the Empress is a user of restricted atonement."

"Only those who are over 70 years old, under 15 years old, or disabled and have committed crimes of abortion or less can use money or property to atone for their sins; anyone over 80 years old, under 10 years old, or those with physical disabilities who commit crimes such as theft and injury can apply for atonement. "Those who commit rebellion and murder and should be sentenced to death can petition His Majesty to decide whether redemption can be applied."

"Or the other party is a person with a special status. Any three types of people, such as the direct relatives, wives and concubines of eighth- and ninth-grade officials or officials above seventh-grade, who commit crimes of less than 100,000 yuan, can use money to redeem their sentences."

"Or for some specific negligence crimes, the Dazhou Law stipulates that atonement can be applied to accidents, force majeure, and certain behavioral errors without mens rea."

"There is one last thing, that is, the atonement system can also be applied when the authenticity of the case facts is unclear and the evidence for the verdict is insufficient."

(Note: The above points refer to Tang Law and are not made up by me)

"But I see that the criminal confessed actively and there are both witnesses and material evidence. This is not appropriate."

Speaking of this, Shang Gongzheng paused, looked at Zhen Pei with a half-smile, and spoke again:

"I wonder which of the points I mentioned apply to the prisoners in this hall? Please point it out, Lord Zhen, so that I won't make any mistakes when I report to Her Majesty the Empress."