"Last night, another local big player, Tong Qiro, was there, and I heard that he was a regular visitor there, so I went to gamble every now and then."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "That's not right! The two big families were arrested together, and Heyin County was much quieter!"

"There are two things about Tong Qilang that Xiaguan can't figure out. One is the porcelain made at home. Xiaguan just learned that it was actually supplied to some restaurants in the capital, and the wine containers that were built at home were used for fake wine. The other one was even more difficult. Although he often participated in gambling games, he only brought his usual gambling money at most, and stopped after losing all his money. The gamblers who participated in the gambling games have always regarded Yitang as the boundary, and no more than the punishment of the stick. I no longer asked. Tong Qilang did this, Xiaguan believed that he intended to do so, so that he would not sue himself."

"What?" After hearing this, Xu Ping became serious all of a sudden. There have been people selling fake goods from Xu's white wine in the capital. Xu Ping knew about this, but he had never carefully investigated it.

Fake wines in this era are just inferior as good ones, and they are still made of grain, and they can't kill people. The market for Xu's liquor is basically fixed. The counterfeit goods are not his own business, but other liquor businesses, and it can also expand the liquor market. Xu Ping was too lazy to care about them. Unexpectedly, the wine container that supplies fake wine was made by Tong Qilang, and it was inexplicably hit by his own hands. God will not take it, but instead he was blamed. Since he bumped into him by himself, Xu Ping had no reason to let him go easily.

Seeing Xu Ping's expression, Li Shen felt relieved. What he was most worried about was that Xu Ping was in Heyin County, but he ignored the major case and ignored it. In the end, there were any mistakes and then came out to find mistakes. Such a case involves so many people, how could it be perfect? ​​You can always find faults. This is not only a problem for Li Shen, but also for the officials involved in Mengzhou. With Tong Qilang's affairs incorporating it, Xu Ping always seems to be like now, and he will not be able to hold on to it. When he is interested, he will say a few words and leave without any mind.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping asked, "You have found out. What made in Tong Qilang's cellar is really a wine container that imitates my white wine? I know someone makes this kind of thing, but I never know where it comes from."

"It's true. In fact, many people in the local area know that the gamblers caught last night and the ship owner who came to Kaifeng Mansion to pull porcelain. Tong Qilang's cellar entrance is hidden in the mountains and leaning against the bank of the Yellow River. You can board the boat from the Yellow River to the Biankou and turn to the Bian River, and all the way to Kaifeng Mansion, which is very convenient."

"This matter is a bit interesting." Xu Ping put down the book, stood up and walked a few steps. "Prime Minister Li Tong, what do you think should be dealt with like this?"

"When the production is about Tong Qiro making counterfeit porcelain?"

"Yes! It's not illegal for him to make porcelain, but the person who bought porcelain pretended to be my wine, which could be considered as fraudulent official and private money, and the same crime as thieves according to the law. Then, how should Tong Qilang judge this according to the law?"

Li Shen hesitated a little, thought for a while and tried to say, "Can it be considered to be acquired by knowledge?"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "He is not taking it, he is selling it! Tong Qilang is not simple. He is counted in front of the government, and even the rules are so clear! Li Tong, you have to be careful not to be fooled by a common person who burns porcelain. In addition, he only brings money for the whole time when he participates in gambling. This is a deliberately exploitation of the rules and does not want to be severely punished after doing things. You must think carefully about how to deal with it, otherwise you will be ridiculed by the people!"

What Xu Ping was interested in was that he suddenly realized that it was difficult to punish for fraudulent loans in this era. Although it could be regarded as a crime of fraudulent officials and private property, according to the thief, if you think about it carefully, it would be unreasonable.

A large number of other crimes in the "Tang Law" will indicate the extent to which they are the same as thieves, or to punish them according to the principle of governing thieves. It is reasonable to count economic cases as criminal cases when business is underdeveloped and simplify laws and regulations, but it is unreasonable to do so when business flourishes.

There are countless illegal and irregularities in commercial activities. If they are all subject to criminal crimes, it is not only a matter of excessive punishment, but also prolonged trials, which will inevitably affect the prosperity of business. However, if the laws and regulations do not change, they dare not judge quickly. The criminal rhythm will flow thousands of miles away, and even beheaded. Once there is a mistake, it will be irreversible. The officials who are being tried will be held accountable.

It seems that if business wants to develop normally, it must have appropriate laws and regulations, otherwise there will be chaos in the end. Now it is just the three officials who are working hard on their own. Once private business behavior is also driven, this problem will be prominent.

Li Shen thought that Tong Qilang's case was difficult to get started, so he came to ask Xu Ping. If he wanted to re-sentence, there were no applicable laws and regulations, and Li Shen did not have the courage to impose extrajudicial punishment. Of course, he did not have the qualifications and reputation.

Xu Ping has it. Li Shen wanted Xu Ping to take the matter up and torture Tong Qilang outside the law, and resolve the chaos in Heyin County in a complete way.

The law is not a dead one. After all, it is just a reference. Officials do not have to judge cases completely according to the law. As long as your reasons can be recognized by your superiors and the people. For example, the Spring and Autumn Prison Decisions, extrajudicial punishments are committed, and each case is discussed at one time. Other cases cannot be cited as examples in the future.

But to do this, officials must be qualified to make others unable to speak.

For example, Zhang Yong was the magistrate of Chongyang, and the custodian of the custody department brought a cent to him. After being discovered, he challenged Zhang Yong: "What's the point of being a qian? I can stick me, but I can't kill me!" That was the rule that at that time, the crime of theft could be executed for more than one year. According to the law, a penny would be punished by the maximum amount. Moreover, as a county magistrate, Zhang Yong could only sentence the case of the following scepter.

As a result, Zhang Yong left behind the verdict that had been passed down for thousands of years: "One qian a day, one thousand a thousand a thousand a thousand a thousand a rope sawed and wood broke, and water dripped through stones." Then he personally held a sword and killed the minor official.

This is a typical extrajudicial punishment. Even when Emperor Taizong was in the year, no one thought that Zhang Yong's judgment would be legal to make the amount of money stolen to the usual level. It was just an excuse. Afterwards, Zhang Yong was not punished for this matter, but his approach was recognized by the superiors and subordinates. At that time, it was when the Jinshi was expanding enrollment on a large scale and was reused. Emperor Taizong of Song was just trying to use this matter to establish the status and authority of the Jinshi, and suppress the clerks at the same time.

Li Shen Enyin entered the officialdom and was sentenced beyond the law. He was not qualified to be sentenced, and even less did the Mengzhou Liaozu beside him.

Xu Ping was a first-class Jinshi, and was in charge of Longtu Pavilion, a marquis of Yongning County, and was determined to deal with Tong Qilang. He could have done nothing but torture Tong Qilang like Zhang Yong back then.
Chapter completed!