Yang Zhi went to the street to sell knives and met Niu Er, a rogue. Niu Er asked Yang Zhi to prove that the 3000-yuan knife was a treasure knife, and Yang Zhi cut copper, iron and wool to prove that the knife was valuable.
Niu Er asked Yang Zhi to prove that Bao Dao didn't kill anyone with blood. Yang Zhi agreed to try the knife with a dog, and Niu Er asked Yang Zhi to kill people. They began to quarrel. After that, Niu Erqiang asked for a good knife, and there was a physical conflict between them. "Yang Zhi was furious and gave Niu Erqiang a push." Niu Er hit Yang Zhi, but Yang Zhi dodged. Then, Yang Zhi "got up for a while" and stabbed Niu Er in the throat. Niu Er fell to the ground, and Yang Zhi stepped forward to make up two knives in Niu Er's chest, and Niu two dead died.
Who is this second cow? He is a famous bully, and even Kaifeng can't cure him. Is there an umbrella behind it? Water Margin doesn't explain.
Yang Zhi deserves to be a hero. If he kills someone, he will immediately turn himself in to the government and ask the onlookers to witness.
Yang Zhi truthfully stated his killing process, because he surrendered himself and was free from the threat of killing. After the forensic autopsy, Yang Zhi was sentenced to death.
The warders knew that Yang Zhi had killed Niu Er, an evil force, and sympathized with him as a hero. No one asked for a bribe, but he was taken good care of. There are many prison officials who are greedy for ink and eat black food in Water Margin. In Yang Zhi's passage, we see that the little jailer also has the light of humanity.
People raised a lot of living materials for Yang Zhi because he did harm to the people.
In view of the fact that Yang Zhi was a courageous and courageous person, and the deceased Niu Er had no relatives, the case-handling personnel sentenced Yang Zhi to "fighting and accidental injury".
Yang Zhi's punishment is: imprisonment for one day or sixty days. Second, the Battle of Twenty Ridges. Third, assassinate and exile the army. Fourth, the ancestral treasure knife was confiscated as a murder weapon.
Yang Zhi's punishment has been established, and local well-meaning families have raised money for Yang Zhi. Please escort him on a business trip and be kind to Yang Zhi.
The overall tone of Water Margin is full of masculinity and blood, but Yang Zhi's murder and imprisonment has a rare human touch.
Judging from today's law, it is no exaggeration for Yang Zhi to commit the crime of intentional homicide: Niu Er is just a local ruffian who can only beat hard and cheat hard. Yang Zhi, who is proficient in boxing and gun skills, has to defend himself. An old fist is more than enough, but Yang Zhi has killed Niu Er with his sword. So far, at most, it is a "passionate killing" under the suppression of the protagonist's desperate life. However, after Niu Er fell to the ground and lost his ability to resist, Yang Zhi continued to make up two knives.
Although there were "big tigers" like Gao Qiu and Cai Jing in the Song Dynasty, not all middle and lower officials were confused. They maintained the basic respect for the judiciary and public opinion, and made a judgment that was in line with the people's hearts without damaging the legal authority. If Niu Er is just a lonely person, then Song Wu killed Ximen Qing. Simon is not only a local strongman, but also an important taxpayer. However, the presiding judge of Song Wu also made a popular judgment.
Yang Zhi, who killed Niu Er, was lucky, and the law took human feelings into account. If Yang Zhi had not been robbed by Wu Yong, Chao Gai and others, Yang Zhi would not have become an outlaw easily.
Lincoln said: Law is the revealed morality, and morality is the hidden law. The law is used to restrain and regulate everyone's behavior and decide which behaviors are justified and which behaviors are improper. The law protects citizens' legitimate rights and interests from damage and punishes improper acts that harm others' legitimate rights and interests. Punishing evil, promoting good and upholding justice should be the most basic significance of the existence of law.
Public opinion cannot represent law, and law should of course be independent of public opinion. However, it is not a good law to act on people, adjust people's behavior, ignore public opinion and lose human feelings.
May there be good laws in the world and never Liangshan.
Yang Zhi's killing of cattle can be found in Chapter 12 of Water Margin. The following is the fact that Yang Zhi killed cattle:
Niu Er grabbed Yang Zhi tightly and said, "I'm determined to buy your knife." Yang Zhi said, "If you want to buy it, just give me the money."
Niu Erdao: "I have no money." Yang Zhi said, "You have no money. Why did you arrest cudgel? " Niu Erdao: "I want your knife." Yang Zhi said, "I'm not with you." Niu Erdao: "Hello man, chop me up." Yang Zhi was so angry that he pushed the cow two times. Niu Er got up and got into Yang Zhi's arms. Yang Zhi shouted, "All the neighbors in the neighborhood are witnesses: Yang Zhi sold this knife for free, and this ruffian grabbed the saber from our house and hit me." Everyone nearby is afraid of this bull. Who dares to stand up and persuade him? Niu Er shouted, "If I hit you, why did you kill me?" As he spoke, he punched him with a wave of his right hand. Yang Zhi quickly dodged and grabbed the knife. At that time, he looked at Niuer's throat and fell to the ground. Yang Zhi rushed in and stabbed Niu Er twice in the chest, bleeding all over the floor and lying on the ground dying.