Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 495: Scare you to death
Originally, Wei Yingfang and the others hoped to use salt households to sell private salt to toss about the public prosecutor’s law.
But I didn’t expect it to be tossed on my own head.
Before asking for a confession, it has already made people panic. After all, everyone’s buttocks are not clean. I thought it would stop here, but I didn’t know that the big stone hanging on the chest has not fallen yet, and the summons from the imperial court came again. .
Subpoena?
What the hell?
They have never heard of Zhang Fei’s class, and they don’t know much about the concept of the rule of law, and their impression of the judiciary is still at the previous stage.
This is bad.
Because according to the previous judicial system, if you don’t go to court, it will be no good.
Not a suspect, rarely testifies in court.
In the classroom, the chief interrogator’s questioning of the prisoner.
I will not say that two people will fight in class.
For a while, there was a lot of panic.
This routine is too familiar, just to expand the case!
Can’t go!
Absolutely can’t go!
But… can you not go?
……
“Prefect Cai, the imperial court is obviously trying to weave injustice. Those officials have tried their best to cooperate with them, but they have received a subpoena from the imperial court. They have nothing to do with this case. This…what is the reason? ?”
Wei Yingfang immediately went to Cai Yanqing to complain.
At this moment, he felt a little remorseful, why the fire was getting bigger and bigger.
Isn’t this all done by you? Cai Yanqing muttered in his heart, but he asked, “Have they figured out why they are called to court?”
Wei Yingfang said: “The explanation of the imperial court is just to testify in court.”
Cai Yanqing frowned and said: “Since it is a testimony, then…then it is not about Luo Zhi’s injustice.”
“But who knows what will happen in court? It is said that Zhang San was born in Erpen, so he is very capable of wronging people.”
Speaking, Wei Yingfang said again: “Besides, if we receive a summons from the imperial court, we officials have to go, so who is in charge of this Hezhong Mansion.”
Cai Yanqing pondered for a while, then nodded and said, “All right. I’ll ask Director Zhuo to ask what the subpoena really means.”
These officials are all administrative. In the past, there was no distinction between politics and law. It was simple and clear, but now that politics and law are separated, it is not clear who is in charge.
As the governor of a government, if his subordinates are passed on, he naturally has to ask clearly, otherwise, how will he manage the officials below him in the future.
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Shuiyun Pavilion.
“Yanei, Mr. Fu, cavalry, how is the delicious food in our Hezhong Mansion?”
Qin Yijie asked Cao Dongdong and the others.
Cao Dongdong said: “Although it’s not as good as our Baifan Building’s food, it’s not bad. Thank you Brother Qin and everyone for your hospitality today. I would like to offer you a toast.”
After drinking a cup, Qin Yijie suddenly asked: “That’s right! Did the yamen hear that the imperial court issued many summons?”
As soon as these words came out, the young generals around Qin Yijie immediately put down their quick words and looked at Cao Dongdong with a slightly nervous expression.
Fu Shichun saw it in his eyes and thought, he really came here for this matter.
“I know this.”
Cao Dongdong nodded in confusion while eating.
Qin Yijie asked again: “I don’t know what the meaning of this subpoena is?”
Fu Shichun was about to explain, but Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said first: “It’s very simple, it’s just going to the court to make a confession. I’ve always wanted to go, but I never had the chance. This time I might go to the court to make a confession.”
Fu Shichun glanced at Ma Xiaoyi, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, so he quickly drank a glass of wine.
Qin Yijie looked at Ma Xiaoyi in surprise, “Does the horse team really want to testify in court?”
Ma Xiaoyi nodded straightly and said, “Yes! That’s so interesting.”
“…interesting?”
Qin Yijie began to doubt life.
“Brother Qin, don’t listen to pony nonsense.”
Cao Dongdong said: “What’s so interesting? Back then, when Senior Scholar Wang and Senior Scholar Sima came to testify, they all felt boring. I remember one time when Scholar Wang almost fell asleep and closed his eyes there. Rest your mind.”
“Wang…Scholar Wang, Bachelor Sima?”
Qin Yijie didn’t dare to believe it: “But Wang Jiefu and Sima Jun are real.”
“Yes!”
“Why do they have to go to court to make a confession?”
“What’s so strange about this? If eucalyptus is involved, of course you have to go to court to testify.” Cao Dongdong looked at them inexplicably.
“…?”
Qin Yijie and his companions looked at each other in blank dismay.
This imperial court is really unfathomable!
Looking at these two oily guys, Fu Shichun thought to himself, are these two guys real or fake?
……
Imperial Court.
“People are panicking?”
Zhang Fei looked at Zhuo Qun in confusion, “What’s so alarming?”
Zhuo Qun hurriedly said: “You don’t know something, this is related to the official career of officials.”
“Huh?”
Zhang Fei was shocked: “What does this have to do with official career?”
Zhuo Qun couldn’t help looking at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei seemed to understand his eyes, and said: “Sorry! I really don’t know.”
Zhuo Qun said: “If this official gets into a lawsuit, it will definitely affect his career.”
“A lawsuit?”
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: “No, no, Master Zhuo, you really misunderstood. The reason why our imperial court issued subpoenas to them is to let them testify in court, not to say that they will get into a lawsuit. It is understood that it is to provide help to the imperial court, which is beneficial to the official career. Back then, Sima and Wang had both testified in court, so it is nothing.”
Zhuo Qun was surprised: “Even Bachelor Sima and Bachelor Wang have to testify in court?”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “Yes, if Master Zhuo doesn’t believe it, you can ask an official who was transferred here from Kaifeng Mansion recently. He should know. If there is no legitimate reason, you still have to appear in court , unless there is an urgent business, then you can explain it.”
It seems that this imperial court is much more powerful than the previous prison secretary! Zhuo Qun’s heart was a little beating, he glanced at Zhang Fei, he hesitated to speak.
Zhang Fei’s heart is like a mirror, and he said with a smile: “Master Zhuo, you can rest assured, we are only focusing on this case, and no other issues are involved, and the imperial court will never suddenly judge whether the witness is guilty, if it is not the initiative to come to the imperial court to sue Yes, usually the procuratorate will prosecute first, and then we will start the trial.
The entire public security, procuratorate, and law are mutually supervised. Just imagine, for a suspect who sells illegal salt, we will investigate the evidence so meticulously, how can we use judicial power at will. “
Zhuo Qun said: “But it’s too cumbersome to review cases like this.”
Zhang Fei said with a smile: “This is a rule, the purpose is to prevent injustice, falsehood and mistakes. I also think that if we do this, everyone will feel more at ease instead of panic.”
Speaking of this, he chuckled and said, “Of course, I can also understand. After all, it’s the first time, and I’ll get used to it gradually.”
You will get used to it slowly?
When Zhuo Qun heard this sentence, he really had mixed feelings.
But since both Wang Anshi and Sima Guang have to appear in court, there is no other way.
You can only see what is going on.
After sending Zhuo Qun away, Zhang Fei came to the courtyard again, and saw more than ten craftsmen were beating inside.
“President Zhang is here.”
The big dog came over immediately, bent over, hunched over, with a flattering face, pretending to be a talent.
Zhang Fei asked with a smile: “Can we finish the work before the court hearing the day after tomorrow?”
The big dog immediately said: “Don’t worry, President Zhang, we promise to finish the work on time.”
“Yeah!”
Zhang Fei nodded, came to the corridor, looked at the rows of benches, sat on them, “Not bad, quite comfortable.”
Speaking of which, he looked around and asked in a low voice, “What’s the situation outside now?”
The big dog hurriedly said: “It’s really panic. They didn’t expect that this case would become such a big disturbance. They all thought that Judge Zhang was here to use this case to thoroughly investigate the salt administration. Recently, those officials have been walking around with each other. You can’t even see a grain of private salt outside.”
Zhang Fei asked again: “No one wants to jump over the wall in a hurry.”
The big dog said: “That’s not true, because I don’t know what’s going on at the moment, so I don’t have to jump over the wall in a hurry.”
“That’s good!”
Zhang Fei nodded, hehe laughed and said, “I still want to punish me, let me see if I don’t scare you to death. Haha…!”
This really frightened those salt officials enough. They are still very afraid of going to court. He is an official himself, so how can he not know the depth of this, but the problem is that the emperor said it lightly Dan writes, just appear in court to testify, and it is not easy to refuse. Doesn’t it prove that he has a ghost in his heart.
Cai Yanqing can’t say much about this, after all, Yanhu is under the management of the Yanguan, and there is still a slight relationship.
The imperial court also guaranteed that one eucalyptus belongs to one eucalyptus.
You can only go and see the situation.
But I’m sure I won’t be able to sleep.
……
This morning is the day of the court session, and the time is set at Chen Shi in the morning.
It was still dark before dawn, and there was already a huge crowd in front of the gate of the imperial court, even more people than last time.
“Who is squeezing, don’t squeeze!”
“Ah! You are a young man trying to take advantage of my mother.”
“Is it you who squeezed towards me?”
“Lu Chapo, you had a hard time last time, it’s our turn this time, you stand back.”
“Why, my mother is here first.”
……
The crowd in front of the gate was a mess. Based on the last time, everyone was not that afraid of the imperial court. At the same time, everyone wanted to stand in front and have a good time going in later.
“Don’t squeeze! Don’t squeeze!”
A royal policeman came over and said, “I won’t ask anyone to go in this time.”
“Why?”
Lu Chapo was surprised and said, “Could it be that we said something wrong last time.”
“I don’t know about this, but it says so, you just need to stand upright, if you are crowded, then we will expel you all from the imperial court.”
As soon as everyone heard that no one was going to go in for the jury, they immediately stood obediently, but no one left. Such things as private salt are really full of attention.
Moreover, everyone is very interested in the court trial.
……
The courtyard is also overcrowded.
The number of people who came back this time was double that of last time. It can be seen that interests are more important than morality.
However, the chairs placed in the corridor last time are all benches this time, which can accommodate them all. It just means that everyone has to sit together, but at this moment, everyone’s mind is on the lawsuit. Don’t care about these details.
At this moment, almost no one was sitting comfortably, and they were all gathered in twos and threes, whispering and whispering.
“European police, am I sitting here too?”
He Chunlin came to the corridor and looked at Ou Jun with a little surprise.
Ou Jun nodded and said: “Yes.”
He Chunlin asked again: “Am I not a witness? Why don’t you sit here.”
Ou Jun explained: “According to the rules of the imperial court, only the key witnesses of some important cases will go to the witness room to sit there, and this ordinary witness will sit here.”
“A lay witness?”
He Chunlin said in surprise: “I am an ordinary witness.”
“Yes.”
Ou Jun hurriedly said: “But this does not mean to humiliate…!”
“I know.”
He Chunlin hurriedly said: “I don’t mind. Hehe.”
He likes this ordinary witness, and he is a little relieved.
Ou Jun said again: “The president of the judge may pass He Yanjian to testify in court, but he may not pass it on. If not, I will look to He Yanjian and don’t mind.”
“No! No!”
He Chunlin wishes you would not pass him on.
While talking, I saw Su Zhe and Chen Qi entered the hall, two fewer than last time, because of this case, their procuratorate just appeared in court, so they have nothing to say.
Su Zhe also doesn’t want to waste manpower, and the procuratorate is now preparing to recruit people.
And the four young King Kongs of the imperial court over there also entered the hall to sort out their papers. They are currently in the internship stage, and they have to attend every court session.
When everyone saw it, they immediately took their seats.
After a while, Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqian and Li Si entered the hall from the left.
This time, everyone was very interested. Seeing the Four Little King Kong and Su Zhe standing up, they also stood up one after another.
Zhang Fei, who came to the judge’s platform, nodded slightly, and then said: “Everyone, please sit down.”
Sit down by yourself.
The rest of the people also sat down one after another, with all kinds of displeasure on their faces, as long as they came here, their status seemed to be half short.
Xu Zhiqian put some essays on the table, then retreated to the small table behind and sat down.
She stood up last time. Normally, the chief judge stood next to the presiding officer in a trial, but how could Zhang Fei have the heart to make her suffer, and specially asked Dagou to arrange a small table behind him.
After everything was ready, Zhang Fei said to Cai Jing, “Let’s get started.”
Cai Jing stood up immediately, and said in a clear voice: “Today, the trial in this court is about Huang Tong, a salt household in Xuenv Township, selling private salt. Now the court is officially open.”