The onlookers were in an uproar, thinking that Old Man Chen was angry and slapped him in the face when he saw that the lawyer he hired was not effective. But what did this lawyer mean by calling himself an official of the imperial court?
The county magistrate was quick to see the opportunity. Seeing that Xiao Feng had revealed his identity, he hurriedly left the public case and helped Xiao Feng to go to the hall. Xiao Feng was sitting behind the public case, and the county magistrate quickly announced loudly.
"This is the Governor of Jiangnan, the Great Tomorrow Master, Lord Xiao Fengxiao!"
The melon-eating crowd suddenly became excited. Watching the fight between the magistrate and the magistrate was already very exciting, but now the governor of Jiangnan actually showed up and got slapped. Today's money was well spent!
Hai Rui was also shocked, but his heart was as strong as iron and his momentum was as strong as steel. He had no intention of changing his mind. He bowed to Xiao Feng and then bowed his hand.
"My lord has arrived, but the subordinates don't know about it. It's very rude. However, the superior officials can't override the etiquette and law, so the subordinates have to judge the case according to the law. I hope you don't use your power to overwhelm others. Although Hai Ruiguan is small, he is not threatened!"
The magistrate shook his head and sighed. He had worked with Hai Rui for two years and knew what kind of person Hai Rui was. Although he was dissatisfied with Hai Rui, he didn't want Hai Rui to lose his head because of this matter.
But what can he do if he commits suicide? Who is the Governor of Jiangnan? Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, the one who killed many people along the way!
Not to mention that you, an eighth-grade magistrate, even a fifth-grade magistrate, will kill you whenever he says. Are you not looking for death?
Xiao Feng looked at the stubborn Hai Rui and smiled coldly: "You are wrong. I will not use my power to suppress others, but I can't judge you today for being righteous!"
Hai Rui was stunned: "She violated the rule of seven departures, and she is not among the three no-goes. Why can't the subordinate be sentenced to leave?"
Xiao Feng touched his face
He slapped the mark and said calmly: "Her father beat me, do you think she still has a family to return to?"
Everyone was stunned, could it still be done like this? Old man Chen was even more shocked, was my family about to be confiscated and exterminated? Is it so dangerous to hire a lawyer these days, even the client would suffer?
Hai Rui was also stunned, and after a long time he slowly said: "Sir, although Old Man Chen beat you out of desperation, he didn't know that you were the governor of Jiangnan. Anyone who doesn't know is not guilty..."
Xiao Feng sneered and said: "Those who don't know will not be guilty. Which law of the Ming Dynasty does this belong to, or which etiquette does it belong to? Can you please tell me?"
Hai Rui was at a loss for words. Those who don't know are not guilty. It is indeed not in any of the articles. It is just a common idea among people. It is the same as not punishing everyone according to the law.
Now that Xiao Feng doesn't recognize this agreement, there is nothing anyone can do about it. Moreover, Xiao Feng is responsible for everything. If he really takes it seriously, it is not impossible to steal Old Man Chen's whole family.
After all, Xiao Feng is the governor of Jiangnan, a dignified second-rank official. Secondly, Xiao Feng is also an imperial envoy! Holding Shangfang's sword, the imperial envoy is the emperor's substitute. If you slap the emperor, or confiscate his house, it is a minor offense, right?
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Old man Chen was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, but he didn't know how to defend himself. Although he felt that his slap was strange, in full view of everyone, the mark of the slap on Xiao Feng's face was still there, so he couldn't let it go no matter what.
"Sir, sir, ordinary people would never dare to hit anyone! Not to mention adults, let alone scholars, even ordinary people, fellow villagers, ordinary people have never blushed with anyone. The ordinary people have been wronged!"
Hai Rui thought for a while: "My lord, I want to use this method.
Don't you dare to force your subordinates to order Qin Xiucai to be righteous and severe?"
Xiao Feng smiled roguely: "You judge you, and I judge mine, how can it be considered forced? Neither of us cares about the other, it's not bullying you."
Hai Rui said coldly: "If I don't judge Qin Xiucai and his wife as severance, what will you do?"
Xiao Feng's face immediately became stern: "I am also from a poor family, and I have sympathy for the people. Old man Chen was worried about his daughter and hit me by mistake in a moment of impatience. I may also consider leniently pardoning him."
Hai Rui gritted his teeth and said, "If I must sentence Qin Xiucai and his wife to divorce, what will you do?"
Xiao Feng still had a serious expression on his face: "However, as an imperial envoy, even if I forgive Old Man Chen, I still have to consider the dignity of the court. Is it appropriate not to pursue the case?"
Hai Rui's face turned red and he stared at Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng looked at him with a smile, as if he could see through his face and see the crazily rotating thinking pinions in his head.
Xiao Feng knew that at this moment, the two highest-priority ideas in Hai Rui's mind were colliding fiercely, and the machine might crash at any time.
The first thought is foolish filial piety: parents are right in everything. Even if your parents ask you to divorce your wife or even ask you to kill your son, you should do it!
The second thought is the people: the interests of the people are higher than those of officials! Hai Rui was called Hai Qingtian by later generations, not because of his strong case-solving ability, but because his case-solving principles were very special.
Hai Rui liked to keep diaries, and the original text in his diary formally recorded his thoughts, listing the principles for solving six types of difficult cases.
"Anyone who is suspicious of a lawsuit would rather submit to his brother than to his brother; rather to his uncle than to submit to him.
It is better to submit to his nephew. It is better to submit to the rich than to submit to the poor. It is better to submit to the stubborn than to submit to the stupid and straightforward.
When the matter is fighting for property, rather than subjugating the small people, it is better to submit to the local officials to save the disadvantages. When the matter is fighting for appearance, rather than subjugating the local officials, it is better to submit to the small people to save the body."
To put it simply, there is too little evidence in this case and I can’t figure it out, so let’s handle it according to this principle:
The elders are right! The poor are right! Honesty is right!
If you fight for practical things, such as money, then the common people are right! If you fight for politeness, then the scholars are right!
Specifically speaking about today's matter, Hai Rui knew very well that Old Chen was wronged, and Xiao Feng did not deliberately hide it. At this time, Hai Rui also figured out that it was Xiao Feng who hit him with Old Chen's hand!
Xiao Feng has even made it clear to Hai Rui that he is going to act like a rogue. If you don't judge Yijue, I won't pursue him; if you dare to judge Yijue, I will pursue him.
As soon as I pursue Old Man Chen, his home will be ransacked, and the Qin and Chen family will be homeless, and your righteousness will be in vain. You still can't leave, but you just brought Old Man Chen into it!
As Hai Qingtian, Hai Rui would never let Old Chen have his house confiscated just to gamble with Xiao Feng. Because Old Chen is an elder, Old Chen is a poor man, and Old Chen is very honest!
Oh my god, this old man Chen has simply grown up on the core point of Hai Rui's priority in deciding cases. He is a specimen born for Hai Rui's principles!
This is simply the kind of suspect in the eyes of American judges: black, fat, vegetarian, gay, transgender, all with full BUFF!
Therefore, the two pinions with the highest priority collided in my mind.
After a while, Qingtian defeated Duozi, and Hai Rui put down his pen angrily.
"Sir, since you are here, please let me decide the case. Hai Rui has no objection!"
The magistrate lowered his head and touched the ground with his toes, trying hard to control the laughter in his heart. Hai Rui, Hai Rui, you have today too!
I thought you were invincible in the world! It turns out that you can only bully me, a soft persimmon!
Little did he know that Hai Rui was truly fearless. The only thing that could defeat his rules were bigger rules, and Xiao Feng took advantage of this.
Xiao Feng smiled and nodded, and was shocked: "Qin Xiucai's parents, is there any clear proof of how unfilial your daughter-in-law is?"
Seeing that Hai Rui was defeated, Qin's father lowered his head and dared not speak. Qin's mother, on the other hand, was very arrogant: "Sir, she just beat me and scolded me, no matter who asked me, she said so!"
Xiao Feng's eyes turned to Qin Xiucai: "Qin Xiucai, you should know better why your parents divorced their wives, right?"
Qin Xiucai looked at his wife whose face was full of tears, lowered his head in pain, and whispered: "You never say anything about the faults of your parents."
Xiao Feng sighed, knowing in his heart that if Qin Xiucai revealed his parents' faults in front of everyone, he would not be able to escape the reputation of being unfilial in front of everyone.
"You don't have to say it, just write it down. What do you think I think? If I ask you a question, it's a crime for you not to answer truthfully. Now that I want you to be filial, I'm going to be generous and just write!"
Qin Xiucai had long heard of the Great Tomorrow Master's method of measuring characters, and felt that it was indeed the best of both worlds. He immediately wrote the word "Li" (the traditional Chinese version of "Li").
"Please tell me why the student's family forces him to divorce his wife."
Hai Rui is cold
Looking at Xiao Feng, he never believed in this kind of word-testing technique, and felt that Xiao Feng was a little too much: I have already given up, and if I don't judge them as sworn enemies, is there any point in pursuing this matter?
Xiao Feng looked at this word, his brows furrowed more and more tightly, and the anger between his brows grew stronger. The magistrate next to him looked at it with fear, fearing that he would suddenly go into a rage and kill someone. Hai Rui only thought that he was being pretentious and boring.
Finally, Xiao Feng put down his words, calmed down his anger, and spoke calmly, but his tone was frighteningly cold.
"The word 'Li' means 'Li' on the left and '鹹' on the right. '鹹' has the image of 'Jia', so she should be a beautiful woman, and she should be your wife Qin Chen.
If you look at the '鹹' with 'eyes', it will be the image of a '雎'. A bird's nest in Guanguan, in the river island, a graceful lady, a gentleman likes to be jealous. Looking at a beautiful woman, there is a person who is pursuing the Qin and Chen family.
Meaning.
However, '鹹' looks like 'good' but not good, and this is not a beautiful thing. Moreover, the character 'LI' has the form of 'annoyed', so Qin and Chen were resistant and angry about this matter.
The lower part of the character "Li" is in the shape of "hook", and also has the shape of "芶". "芶" is the ancient meaning of "gou", which means both seduction and the intention of being stubborn!
The upper part of the word "Li" has the shape of "brain", and the word "brain" is also the leader. In the Qin Chen family, the leader is naturally the father of Qin Xiucai.
The word ‘鹹’ means ‘female’. Although the person who wants to stay is the leader, the one who wants to ‘leave’ is a woman, so naturally she is the mother of Qin Xiucai.”
Xiao Feng looked at Qin Xiucai's father and said calmly: "I think it was you who had a crush on Dong Zhuo. Your wife discovered it and your wife couldn't stop it, so you forced your son to divorce his wife to preserve the reputation of the whole family, right?"
Qin Xiucai’s father was stunned
Dumbfounded, he denied it and said: "This... this is unreasonable. Even though your Excellency has a high and powerful position, you should not insult the common people so casually. The common people will not accept it!"
Qin Xiucai's mother had tears in her eyes and a bleak look on her face, but her tone was still strong: "Your Excellency, you can just tell nonsense with just one word. Is this how the imperial court treats us people?"
Hai Rui also looked at Xiao Feng with great dissatisfaction, raised his hands and said: "Sir, this matter is not a trivial matter, and we must have real evidence. Otherwise, I will swear to death that I will not agree!"
Xiao Feng stared at the father of Qin Xiucai and said: "The upper part of 'Li' also has the shape of 'chest', and the lower part has the shape of 'nei'. Take out what you have hidden in your chest!"
The father of Qin Xiucai's face turned pale and he huddled up. Seeing the opportunity to please him, the magistrate immediately gave a loud shout.
"Come here, please untie old Qin's clothes and find out what's hidden in his chest!"
Two detectives rushed forward, one of them grabbed one of Qin Xiucai's father's arms to prevent him from struggling, and tore open his coat, revealing a close-fitting coat. Under the white coat, there was a faint hint of red.
The two detectives tore open their coats and found a piece of folded red silk. When they unfolded it, they found it was a woman's red bellyband with two mandarin ducks embroidered on it.
Qin Xiucai's father refused to give up and argued: "This is my wife's..."
The onlookers laughed loudly. Only young women would wear this kind of bellyband. His wife was in her forties or fifties, so even if she wore it, she would not wear it with this pattern.
Qin Xiucai's mother finally broke down, crying and scratching her husband: "You old fool! You bastard! I have known for a long time that you are uneasy and kind to your daughter-in-law!"
Why should I force
Divorce your wife with your son. I can't even find such a good wife even with a lantern!
Am I not doing it for my son’s reputation and this family, you old beast!”
Mrs. Qin and Chen had been holding back and dared not say anything. Now that the truth was revealed, she felt relieved and felt a mixture of sadness and joy. She almost fainted. Qin Xiucai hugged his wife and cried loudly. It was obvious that he had been depressed for a long time.
Old man Chen was stunned, his eyes widened suddenly, he rushed in front of his in-laws and raised his fist.
The father of Qin Xiucai put his head in his hands and waited for the hammer, but old Chen's hands trembled in the air for a long time, but he still couldn't hit him!
Finally, old man Chen stamped his feet, turned around and took his daughter's hand: "Daughter, go home with dad! We won't stay at his house anymore!"
Qin Chen held her husband with one hand and her father with the other. She was at a loss. Qin Xiucai knelt down and kowtowed to his father-in-law.
"Father-in-law, although my father has evil intentions, my son-in-law has always paid attention to everything, and my mother has also been very strict. My wife is innocent and has no stain.
My son-in-law knows that his family is ugly, so he really has no face to plead. However, I still hope that my father-in-law will cherish my love for my husband-in-law for three years and my deep love for my wife, so I don’t want to beat the couple!"
Seeing the noisy crowd in the audience, Xiao Feng slapped the crowd, and everyone suddenly became quiet. They all looked up at Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng sneered and looked at the father of Qin Xiucai.
"As a father, you have no regard for human relations, have no sense of shame, and are worse than an animal. According to the law, even if you are not beheaded, you should be sentenced to castration! However, castration was abolished when Xuanzong was declared, so you are lucky.
Since you haven't succeeded yet and your crime is still minor, I will give you favor outside the law and sentence you to three years in prison! If you don't repent after being released from prison in three years, you will definitely be executed without mercy!"
Following Xiao Feng's words, everyone
Their moods dropped. Most people felt that the father of Qin Xiucai was indeed very hateful, but the execution seemed too severe.
But after hearing Xiao Feng's words, he felt that he was too cheap.
"Only three years in prison? Such an unethical thing, he should be exiled!"
"That's right, at least a hundred punishments should be paid! The previous government abolished castration, which gave him an advantage!"
Qin Xiucai's father was taken into custody in court. Xiao Feng glanced at the magistrate. The magistrate approached Xiao Feng knowingly. Xiao Feng's voice was very low.
"Tell the prisoner in the same cell that he has a son and doesn't need him to continue the family line. Castration can be done anywhere."
The magistrate nodded repeatedly: "Those old prisoners are all craftsmen, and they all have the ability to break eggs without harming their lives. Just don't worry, sir."
Xiao Feng looked at Qin Xiucai's mother again and sighed: "You seem to be unruly and vicious, but in fact you have a son, a wife, and a husband in your heart. It's a pity that you are not lucky enough to marry this thing.
After returning home, you should live in harmony with your son and daughter-in-law and enjoy your family relationship, and you should not hold any grudge against your son or daughter-in-law because of your husband’s affairs.”
Qin Xiucai's mother wiped away her tears and kowtowed to Xiao Feng, hugged her son and daughter-in-law and cried. Perhaps she was the one who felt the most pain in her heart at this moment.
Xiao Feng encouraged Qin Xiucai and his wife again, telling them that they don't have to blame themselves for that old bastard, and don't worry about ruining their reputation. You are great, very filial, and the public's eyes are sharp.
After everyone was settled, Xiao Feng ordered him to leave. Seeing Hai Rui also getting up to leave, Xiao Feng patted his shoulder.
Hai Rui turned around and looked at Xiao Feng, bowed and saluted, his face was still blank, Xiao Feng looked at him with a smile.