Another tragedy of "extramarital affairs". One night, a man coldly dragged the woman who was sleeping on the bed off the bed, and then he beat the woman violently. He scolded while hitting: "You faceless thing, you slut, whore." "The woman was beaten to death, but the husband had no intention of stopping.
"I came back alone in the middle of the night, no one followed me, my family lived in a remote area, when I hid the silver, no one knew, the silver money I had just hidden was stolen. It must be because you have been out for a long time, committing adultery at home, and the red apricot is out of the wall. When you hear me shouting for the door, you let him go, and the man overheard us and stole the money. You can't shirk his responsibility, who do you say he is? The woman was stunned.
This is the case described in the thirty-eighth time (adulterer stealing silver) in the "Case of Mr. Hai Gangfeng's Justice in the Residence of officials".
In Jinyun County, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man with the surname Zhao Mingzeng, the family's economic situation was medium, and he married his wife Jin. Kim was born beautiful, intelligent and well-behaved. Their family lives in a remote part of the village, just a single house, with no neighbors around. The family made a living weaving mats, and the wife was diligent in weaving. Zhao Zeng is very fond of his wife, usually there are good food to let his wife eat first, helpless family is poor, although the couple is industrious, only can only maintain life.
One day, Zhao Zeng said to his wife Jin: "I remember, I worked hard with you at home, I could only live in poverty, the remaining money in the family was only four or two silver, I now leave one or two five dollars at home, and give your wife you to use as life and textile funds." And those two or two or five dollars, I want to do some small business in Xijing to make a living. I went for a year and a half, if the heavens did not live up to my boy's wishes, I could get the money to advance, and then I would return and seek great profits, but I don't know what the virtuous wife intended? ”
Jin said, "I have heard that great wealth lies in the heavens, and small wealth lies in diligence, and since the wise man has the ambition to operate, the heavens will not fail to live up to your wishes." I agree with you going out, but the cost is less, and you can see the opportunity to act and try to come back as early as possible. Lest I be bothered. When Zhao Zeng heard his wife say this, he did not feel comforted, so he bought silver and went to Xijing.
The next year, there was a person with the surname Zheng Yingguang in the near village, who was born with a handsome appearance, intelligent and obedient, able to write poetry and songs, and had not yet married a wife. He accidentally passed by Zhao Zeng's house and stole the beauty of the Jin family, and he had a heart of attachment, and he wanted to take it for himself.
Therefore, he ran to the neighbor's house to inquire, and only then did he know that Zhao Zeng was not at home, so he immediately wrote a fake letter and went to Zhao Zeng's house.
As soon as he arrived at the Kim family's house, he gave a salute to the Kim family and said: "Xiaosheng's surname is Zheng Yingguang, and last year he and his sister-in-law's husband did business together in Xijing, and they had a deep friendship. Before returning, Zhao Zeng asked me to bring a letter and asked me to take good care of my sister-in-law. After the command, the sister-in-law's family or lack of any use, I will meet all you need. When he returns, he will deal with it himself, and he does not have to be bothered by his sister-in-law. That's why I came to visit today. ”
When the Kim family saw that Zheng Yingguang was born handsome, with beautiful eyebrows and honest language, and heard that her husband entrusted him with help, his heart was happy and his smile was lovely. I was happy for a while, and I smiled and said, "That will trouble you."
At the moment, the two of them each raised their eyebrows, and they both had a reluctant heart. Since Zhao Zeng left, the Jin family has been lonely and lonely for more than a year, and they can't help it, so they left their promises to their husbands behind and hugged Zheng Yingguang forward, and Zheng Yingguang was overjoyed. So I closed the door in the daytime, shared a bed, and spent a good day together, indescribable.
Zheng Yingguang was very happy, and on a moment's notice, he immediately chanted a poem:
"Heavenly edge created the immortal room, and the dark musk smoked people through the bones."
Because of the rain in Yunjia Lantai, the dew weeping Yao room became frost.
Temporarily eat all the soul tablets, tonight Fangkou continues to live soup.
Xingyi can't wait for the end of the ancient sentence, and the soul is chaotic and busy. ”
When the Jin clan saw Ying Guang chanting a poem, he also thought of a poem in his heart, and wanted to make peace, so he said to Zheng Yingguang: "Although I can't chant poetry, Uncle Imami's good sentence is lovely, I should be with you, please appreciate it." ”
Greedy spring cyclamen step into the lan room, and the brocade tent is full of tents.
Moonlight is suspected of not raining this evening, and the cold and bright days are frosted.
Hesitate to catch fish, and advance to the kitchen before the bird soup.
It is convenient to take the title of king, how can you pity me and still be busy? ”
After the two of them had finished chanting, Zheng Yingguang pondered the words in the poem, and said to the Jin family with a smile: "I forgive my sister-in-law and husband for not getting used to it, is it true that they don't know the flow?" ”
Kim said: "I have been separated from my husband for more than a year, and when I used to have a party with him, I thought I was playing a trick. Tonight he met Uncle Xian, and Fang Jue was shocked. The so-called 'ordinary life did not recognize the lights and flowers, until the flowers and bones are cold'.
Since then, Zheng Yingguang has run to Zhao Zeng's house and Jin's Qingqing and me every day. Kim lives outside the secluded village, and no one cares about her. The two lived like husband and wife. There is no hindrance.
Don't you feel that time is like an arrow, and the sun and moon are like shuttles? Zhao Zeng operated in Xijing for nine years and earned 16 taels of silver. In my heart, I miss the young and beautiful wife at home, and if I love my hometown for a long time and ignore my wife's room, I will fail my family's kindness. So I packed my bags and went home.
On the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and arrived home a few days later, at three o'clock in the middle of the night. Zhao Zeng was afraid of someone robbing him and did not dare to take the silver money home. In advance, he hid his silver money in a ditch next to his house.
Zhao Zeng hid the silver money. Fang went to call his wife to open the door. At this time, his wife was resting with Zheng Yingguang, extremely entertained and compassionate. Suddenly, I heard my husband knocking on the door. He hurriedly let Zheng Yingguang hide behind the door, and then went to open the door and let her husband enter the house. Zheng Yingguang ran out and hid outside.
The Kim family prepares a drink and dinner, and briefly talks about the reunion after a long absence. Zhao Zeng had eaten, cleaned up, and went to bed with his wife. Jin Shicai asked: "Xianfu went out to do business, did not return for many years, the family is very difficult and hard, I don't know how much silver you earned back?" ”
Zhao Zeng said: "Silver money is earned, but it is not much. Kim said, "Where is the silver money earned?" Zhao Zengyue: "Because the door wall of my home is shallow, I am afraid that there are villains who are plotting, and I do not dare to bring them into my home." Sixteen taels of silver were all hidden in the ditch next to our house. ”
When Jin Shi heard this, he exclaimed, "Xianfu, since there are many silver coins returning, it is safer to quickly take it out and hide it at home, and it cannot be hidden elsewhere, lest someone know to take it, then it will be too late to regret it." ”
Zhao Zeng heard his wife say this, got up and got out of bed to open the door, and went to the Tongshui Gutter to find the hidden silver. Who knew that there was nothing in the gutter, and there was no silver money. He couldn't find it everywhere, he couldn't figure it out, he was worried, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to go home.
Where did Zhao Zeng know that Zheng Yingguang was lurking by the side of the house eavesdropping, and when he heard Zhao Zeng and his wife's words, the silver coins were hidden in the gutter, so he took the silver money first.
Zhao Zeng was a professional man, he looked for silver money and did not do it, returned home, coldly dragged his wife who was sleeping on the bed out of bed, and then beat the woman violently. He scolded while hitting: You faceless thing, you slut, whore. His wife was beaten to death, but he had no intention of stopping.
"I came back alone in the middle of the night, no one followed me, my family lived in a remote area, when I hid the silver, no one knew, the silver money I had just hidden was stolen. It must be because you have been out for a long time, committing adultery at home, and the red apricot is out of the wall. When you hear me shouting for the door, you let him go, and the man overheard us and stole the money. You can't shirk his responsibility, who do you say he is? ”
Kim shouted injustice and repeatedly said: There is no such thing, there is no such thing. Zhao Zeng didn't believe it: Without this, the silver I just hid would be gone. Zhao Zeng was still puzzled.
The next day, Zhao Zeng took the Jin clan and went to the Hairui Yamen together, and before the Haigong case, he made a complaint to tell him about it.
Zhao Zeng accused his wife of hiding adultery and stealing silver: The adulterous wife Jin Shi, because I went out and the trade did not return, he invited the adulterer to be at home and came and went at will. I came back in the dark yesterday with silver and sixteen taels of silver, and the adulterer was vicious and vicious, and the adulterous wife did not say anything, eavesdropped on me, and stole my silver money. Thinking about this disaster carefully, it was all caused by the Kim family, years of hard work, suddenly disappointed, bitter feelings, I hope that the adults will see. ”
Haigong read the complaint and asked Jin, "Don't hide from me, your husband has been away for many years, you must have a lover, recruited from the truth, free from punishment." Kim said: There is no such thing. Haigong asked again, but his wife insisted on refusing to confess.
Haigong then asked Zhao Zeng to go home first, and said confidently, "I will think of knowing the truth." ＂
Therefore, Haigong wrote a notice for the servants to hang in front of the gate. He also put kim in chains and escorted him out of the gate to show the public. He only said that he wanted the official to sell it, and the silver money sold was returned to his husband.
Haigong especially confessed to his close confidant Zhang Quan: If there is someone who comes to see this woman and talks to her, immediately bring it to me, I have my own ideas. Zhang Quan took the order and came out.
A morning passed, and there were rumors in the street market, and people were talking about the Fact that the Kim clan had been shackled by Haigong and put in front of the yamen for official sale. Zheng Yingguang heard this and hurried to whisper with the Jin family.
When Zhang Quan saw this, he immediately grabbed Zheng Yingguang and pulled him into the haigong. Haigong asked, "What kind of person are you, who dares to come to this place?" Zheng Yingguang said, "The little man is a relative of this woman, and because he saw her like this, he came to visit him for no other reason." ”
Haigong said, "Since you are his relative, have you ever married a wife?" Zheng Yingguang replied: "The little family is poor and has not yet married." ”
Haigong said, "Well, since you are not yet married, I will marry this Jin clan to you." So he asked the scribe: How much is this woman worth? The scribe replied, "This female official is worth thirty-two silver." ”
Haigong then called Zheng Yingguang and said, "According to the scrivener, the value is thirty-two, and I am here to sell it, as long as you bid for twenty-two silver, you can take her away." ”
Zheng Yingguang replied: "The little people are poor, they don't have so much money, and things are not easy to handle." Haigong said, "Since twenty-two is unaffordable, you should weigh fifteen and two." Zheng Yingguang also wanted to bargain, saying that the family still did not have enough money.
When Haigong heard this, he smiled and said, "You are the only one who came to see her, which means that you have a crush on her, and you don't have fifteen or two silver, so what about twelve or two silver?" Couldn't be less. ＂
Zheng Yingguang was not good enough to resign, went home to the original silver that was about to be stolen, melted twelve or two in the silversmith's shop, and got the Yamen to weigh it. Haigong sent Zheng Yingguang out, and then detained Zhao Rongyamen and asked, "Do you think you lost this silver?" Zhao Zeng looked at it carefully and said, "This silver is not former silver, and the villain does not dare to misidentify it." ”
Haigong told Zhao Zeng to go out, and then called Zheng Yingguang and said, "Just now I asked his husband to come here and pay him twelve silver coins, and he said: His wife is very beautiful, and she is not willing in her heart, or she still wants to be worth fifteen silver taels." You can borrow three or two more to come, and after the orange, you can lead the people, and the two sides will no longer repent, and there must be no mistakes. ”
Zheng Yingguang just left. Haigong said to Zhang Quan, "You can tell him that Haiye's distribution of his silver is not arbitrary, and there is no need to fry on the bunk, as long as the original silver is weighed." ”
After Zhang Quan listened to Hai Rui's words, he followed Zheng Yingguang away, just in time to see that Zheng Yingguang was about to take the silver to the silver shop and melt it. Zhang Quan immediately used haigong's preface and said that Wu Yingguang had to make up the original silver three and two, and call it complete.
Haigong sent Ying Guang out again, and summoned Zhao Rong to identify Ying Guang with three or two pieces of silver. Zhao Zeng looked at it carefully and cried, "These silver are the original silver of the villain, I don't know where to get it?" ”
Haigong was afraid that Zhao Zeng would mistakenly admit it and wronged Zheng Yingguang. He reminded: Whether this silver is yours or not, you should see please Chu. Zhao Zeng said, "This silver coin was taken from my treasury, and I did not lie and misidentify it." Zhao Zeng repeatedly stressed: "This silver is indeed mine, the old man does not believe it, there are two points in it that can be distinguished." ”
Haigong did things cautiously, three or two pieces of silver, let Zhao Zeng say the weight one by one, and sure enough, it was not bad.
Therefore, Haigong detained Zheng Yingguang to review and interrogate, and Zheng Yingguang marveled at the magic of Haigong's handling of the case, and all of them confessed to the crime of ambush.
Haigong immediately confiscated all the silver stolen by Wu Yingguang. The court judged: The young woman of the Jin clan was judged, and her desire was difficult to control, and she saw Zheng Yingguang's young zili, so the two fell in love with the fish and water, and it has been many years. Ying Guang raped his wife and stole his husband's wealth. Guilty of adultery and theft, a hundred rods, three years of imprisonment.
The Jin clan was too obscene, lost the virtue of the bridesmaids, and sold them as officials, and for some reason they were exempt from prosecution. Zhao Zeng was allowed to take her back and reform herself.
This case tells us:
First, husband and wife cannot live apart for a long time.
The husband and wife have been separated for a long time, and both sides have suffered from lovesickness. Even if couples have an emotional basis, the feelings will become weaker and weaker. Physical or psychological needs can provide opportunities for third parties.
The long-term separation of the two places has led to the husband and wife being hungry and thirsty in both psychological and physical aspects, and when they are hungry, they will do impulsive ugly things.
Second, the heart of defense is indispensable. Zhao Zeng took silver home, because it was dark, hiding gold in the gutter said with his wife. Who would have thought that the wall had ears. Zheng Yingguang was in a hurry to make a treacherous plan, stole Zhao Zeng's silver money, stole both other people's wives and other people's silver money, which can really be described as a lack of people's hearts and how cruel their hearts are.
Third, women in ancient times had no status, and they sold themselves to officials, sold all kinds of trades, and became slaves as slaves. It is often said that "the poor lack food, and the mane sells his wife to earn a living for himself." Have you found that even the main body of the expression is male, and the people who collect money and count money are pitied for "lack of food", but no one thinks about being a female victim of trafficking.
"There is no suspicion of guilt". However, the Kim clan was sued by her husband to the county court without any evidence of adultery, and Hai Rui also sold the Kim clan to sell the shackles without any evidence of guilt. It can be seen how inferior the status of women is.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, if a husband killed his wife for no reason, he ended up with only 100 rods and three years in prison, and the punishment was very light. This shows the extent to which women were oppressed in ancient times.
Fourth, Hai Rui is worthy of the title of "Hai Qingtian, it is really a case like a god." When the Kim clan refuses to confess to her lover. Harry said confidently, "I will know the truth." ＂
Taking advantage of the inferior status of women in the Ming Dynasty, he sold the Jin clan wearing shackles in front of the Yamen, drew out her lover,and then introduced her lover's stolen silver, and then wisely tried dirty silver, so that the lost owner could confirm it, and the case was successfully solved in one fell swoop.
It is precisely because "suspected jin clan and dai shackles are sold." Therefore, when Hai Rui sentenced The Kim family, he opened a net and was exempted from prosecution, allowing the Kim family to go home and repent.
After writing this article, there are two puzzles:
1, Zhao Zeng's nine years outside: should the nine years be interpreted as "nine years" or "many years"?
2, "Suspected crime never", did Hai Rui violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty by selling the Jin clan to the wearing of the shackles on suspicion?