The five hundred and fortieth chapters of the mirror hanging high (2)
Three days later, in the lobby of the Songjiang Prefectural Office, the Shen family's case officially began trial.
In the hall, there was an imperial envoy from the capital city as the chief trial, Jiangsu Xuezheng, and Songjiang served as the magistrate. Because the former magistrate Zhao Xianzhong of Songjiang "fraudulently accused" the Shen family of "communicating with the Japanese" and had all the evidence, the Shen family lacked the suspicion of "communicating with the Japanese". Instead, he became the victim, Chen Yuan, Chen Li, and Chen Jin, three current officials, without any evasion, and were able to get a seat in the hall to listen to the case.
Even if he was studying in Jiangsu, he had no objection to the matter of listening to the uncle and nephew of the Shen family. Although he had a relative in-laws with the He family, he also had old friends with the Shen family and had the same age as Chen Li. He was happy when the He family was wronged. I helped the He family, but I didn’t mean to fight the Shen family to the death.
Because it was a public trial, there were people watching in the hall. It was good to say that the "people" were not ordinary people. Except for the people in each house of the Shen family, the rest were the heads of all ethnic groups and surnames in Songjiang. .How many people can wait for news at home for such a major event that affects Songjiang's future situation?
You should know that in addition to the grudges between Chen He and the two families in today's case, there is also a Zhang family. When the He family planned to plot against the Shen family, there were many other families who watched the situation and wanted to take advantage of the situation. The previous greed, It was for the Shen family, and now it was for the Shen family and the Zhang family. As for the Lu family, which is the same as the Zhang family, let alone protecting the Zhang family, it is necessary to accept the revenge of the Shen family, so don't blame others People drink soup with them.
Mr. He Wu supported Mrs. He and stood in the crowd. Looking at the "three sinkings" sitting in the hall, his eyes couldn't help but feel despair, and he was a little unsteady. Mrs. He was an old-fashioned spirit, holding a rosary in his hand. , whispered: "Still, what are you afraid of?"
She is not afraid of losing a lawsuit, but is afraid of what will happen after losing. If the Shen family can consider the marriage and family relationship, she will have nothing to say; if the Shen family wants to destroy the He family with this, she cannot let her descendants be trampled. With the origin of the Shen family, the Shen family's current officials came back one after another to support the Shen family. This lawsuit was originally unfair to the He family.
Mr. Lu was worried about going to Zhang's family, and he was also in the crowd. Seeing the reaction of Mr. He and his son, Mr. Lu couldn't help but think about it. You should know that Mr. He's second crime is not only "fraudulent", but also the crime of killing people. If the person dies, Old Mrs. He is not worried? Is there any other reliance on the He family?
Mr. Lu is quite knowledgeable, and he saw that Mrs. He's eyes were mostly on the presiding judge Wang Shouren. He thought for a little while and found the key. The lawsuit was fought. No matter what the result was, if the He family agreed, they would admit it. If they refused, they would accept it. Recognition, the relationship between the imperial envoy and the Shen family became the key to the He family's overturning the case.
However, when he saw the "three sinkings" sitting in the hall, Mr. Lu felt relieved. What Mrs. He could think of, the Shen family could not imagine? The relationship between Wang Shouren and Shen Rui was not a secret, the Shen family would let this Become a handle? Perhaps the Shen family's energy in the capital is greater than expected, otherwise how could such an imperial envoy be appointed?
Although Mr. Lu was worried about the Zhang family, he was looking forward to the Shen family winning. A real man had no regrets in making a move. Since he had been the team of the Shen family before, Mr. Lu had no intention of repeating it.
Shen Rui and Chen Quan were also in the hall. Chen Quan whispered to Shen Rui: "What did the clan leader think? He pretended to be sick and pretended to be the end. Since he was here, what would he do to death?"
Shen Rui followed Chen Quan's hope, and Chen Hai was leaning on a crutch not far away, his body was shaking. He looked extremely weak, but his face was cold and he felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.
Yes, what if he holds the identity of the clan leader on weekdays? In the court, there is a seat for his clan brothers and nephews, but there is no seat for the clan leader Chen Hai. Even though he is a scholar, he has a reputation as a juren and donates his title and meets an official on weekdays If you don't kneel down, it's just that, no different from other gentry.
Three days before the trial began, Chen Hai sent someone to invite Chen Yuan. Chen Li several times, and both of them made excuses to push him and did not come to the door. Although they did not directly tear their faces, now all the heads of the house know that the clan room is going to congratulate him. The family reconciliation meant that the third wife had no reaction, but the fifth wife Guo made a statement, and would rather be expelled than agree to reconciliation with the He family.
Even if there is a clan leader in the clan, can the fifth house force the fifth house to bow his head? Can they remove Shen Ling from the clan? Can the fifth house have a promising Chen Ying, who is unwilling to offend him? Even if the Zongfang made up his mind to offend him, the second house with the fifth house, the fourth house and the Shenli would not let the Zongfang decide.
The fifth house spoke in front of the conversation, and the second master of the third house finally spoke, wanting to re-group his son Shen Ling into the family tree, but the lawsuit is right in front of him, so there is no follow-up to what result.
Chen Hai knew that he, the patriarch, had become a big joke, but he still came. He didn't know where Chen Li and the others were going to pursue it, so he was really worried about waiting for the trial result at home.
In the court, Wang Shouren photographed the gavel, and the two squads of yamen runners shouted "Magnificent".
The whispers under the court immediately went out and the atmosphere became tense.
The clerk of the punishment room has already held the pen and listened to the record.
Even though everyone now knows that the third son of the Shen family was falsely accused, the case still started with the "Three Sons of the Shen family's Japanese connection case". The three defendants came to the court, Chen Jun and Chen Qi were helped to the court wearing pickaxe, and Shen Ling's body was Being carried up.
The plaintiff's side was the Songjiang Prefect's Office, and the former prefect Zhao Xianzhong then came to the court.
However, in just ten months, Zhao Xianzhong became more than a teenager. He never saw the past's energy. His originally slightly rich body also lost weight, and he looked very depressed.
The evidence that Chen Jun "connected with the Japanese" was a confession of Tong Ximo in the first book, and the evidence that Chen Qi "connected with the Japanese" was a confession of Zheng Liu in the first marriage, and the evidence that Shen Ling "connected with the Japanese" was a confession of Shen Ling. A copy of the confession written by the secret. Apart from this, there is no other evidence. The first two witnesses "died unexpectedly" one after another after the first two witnesses came out.
Not to mention how the servants reacted, even the academicians in the school thought the case was ridiculous. With two such confessions, Zhao Xianzhong tortured the third son of the Shen family, obviously in order to shirk the responsibility of the robbery of Songjiang Mansion and torture the Shen family. The crime of the son is fulfilled.
As a scholar, he is a jury and is qualified and obliged to speak out for the scholar. After Wang Shouren asked someone to introduce the case in advance, the scholar proposed to test the third son of Shen's family and investigate Zhao Xianzhong for torture. .The Ming Dynasty was a literati ruled the country, and the **** scholars were a serious crime. If the crimes of the three sons of Shen were executed and deprived of fame and fortune could be tortured, otherwise it would be a violation of the law.
Wang Shouren told the prestigious old doctor and coroner of Songjiang Prefecture to attend the court. Chen Jun and Chen Qi were injured in the open, one broke his legs and the other broke his hands, and the other broke his hands. As for Shen Ling, the deceased was the most important thing and he did not be naked in public. If necessary, they will be taken to the back hall for inspection.
The two people in the classroom were tested. It was fine if the broken legs were not enough. There was still a good chance for maintenance for three or five months; the broken hands had broken tendons and veins, and there was no hope of healing. When the doctor told me the diagnosis, the whole class was in the classroom. The people had known each other for a long time, but there were no surprises. Only the Master Xuezheng glanced at Mr. He Wu and his son, and his face looked a little ugly.
Although before coming to Songjiang, Master Xuezheng met Master He Wu, who originally intended to protect the current weak He family in the dispute between Shen He, but without violating his conscience and morality, Chen Jun and Chen Qi All of them are juren, and furthermore, they are jinshi. Even if they are knowledgeable and have no hope of the Spring Examination, they are qualified to be an official directly, as long as they have complete body. If they have broken hands and feet, their bodies are disabled. Not only will the road to the imperial examination be broken, but the future of donating officials is also ruined.
Regardless of the result being the commander of Zhao Xianzhong or the commander of He Er, both of them had violated the taboo of Shilin.
Just as the academician was pondering, the coroner in the back hall would be examined. He returned to the hall and looked at the hall with hesitation.
Shen Rui stood in the crowd and sighed. Chen Quan's face turned red, and there was anger in his eyes looking at Zhao Xianzhong in the hall.
Zhao Xianzhong looked at the coroner's appearance and looked at the "Three Density" listening in the hall with a little panic. Whether it was the older Chen Yuan, Chen Li, or the young Chen Jin, they all had a gloomy face, but they were silent. There is no intention to stop coroners from replying.
Zhao Xianzhong closed his eyes, bringing some regret and despair.
Wang Shouren said to the coroner: "See how the result is, report it quickly?"
Although there were rumors before the coroner, it was only news. Now that I have personally checked the results, I can't help but worry that the Shen family would take their anger and said with a little care: "The deceased had thirty-six injuries on his body, eighteen on his back, five on his legs, and ribs. There were everywhere, arms, neck, abdomen, and two hands. According to the traces of the dead, I was punished by a stick during my lifetime..." At this point, I paused and said, "With the castration, The cause of death is death by hanging your neck."
Many people in the hall had not yet reacted, what was the so-called "catosis". After all, there was no castration among the common torture methods in the Ming Dynasty.
The Master Xuezheng was already angry and couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted angrily at Zhao Xianzhong: "The son is rampant and does not deserve to be a disciple of the saint!"
The people in the hall finally realized that what kind of punishment is "catatonic"? They couldn't help but feel uproar.
Chen Hai stood in the crowd, shook his head with his eyes closed, feeling that the face of the Shen clan was gone. Zhao Xianzhong would certainly give up the evil spirits of the Shilin, can the Shen family have a good reputation? Both sides were injured.
Zhao Xianzhong knew that he could not avoid this crime, but he did not dare to confess his guilt. This not only did he offend the entire Shilin, but his descendants would be implicated. He knelt down and said, "The sinner is wronged, and the sinner is indeed lucky. Let others falsely accuse the three sons of the Shen family, and want to use this to relieve Jiang's crime of being robbed. But if the criminal deliberately tortured the three sons of the Shen family, the criminal would not dare to admit it. The criminal was deceived by Yan Baowen in order to obtain the three sons of the Shen family. The confession agreed to torture, but the criminal was not known before. When Shen Ling hanged herself, the criminal knew the inside story and wanted to pursue the matter, but was fooled by Yan Baowen, and he just thought it was the enemy of the Shen family who sought revenge. The criminal was also If you think it is inappropriate, you will ask someone to preserve Shen Ling's remains to prevent the deceased from being wronged."
In the classroom, the school master turned his eyes to Mrs. He and her son, and fire almost appeared in his eyes. Killing people was just a head-on, and the future of the bad guy was not counted. Even "catosis" came out? If it was really behind the He family
Doing things is not worthy of being a scholar.
In the hall, the hearts of Mrs. He and Mr. He Wu sank.