After Zhou Liang finished examining the eucalyptus, he stopped paying attention to this matter.
Killing people in the street is not a big deal, but don't forget, this is Yanjing.
When the Mongols ruled here, it was not uncommon to kill people in the streets.
Later, when the world was in chaos, human life was even less valuable. If a lot of people died on the street, it was as common as eating and sleeping.
Especially in winter, the government would hire corpse collectors to transport the bodies of beggars and homeless people who had frozen to death to avoid the spread of the plague.
At that time, a whole truckload of corpses were being pulled out.
It was only after the founding of the Ming Dynasty that this situation was effectively improved. Compared with before, killing someone in the street is really just a small scene.
For Zhou Liang, it was a matter of course to kill someone to pay for his life and directly follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
The follow-up work will naturally be done by other officials in the yamen.
There is no need for him, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, to personally worry about a death row prisoner.
As a result, less than half an hour later, a government servant ran in in a hurry: "Sir... no... it's not good."
Zhou Liang frowned in displeasure: "Calm down and speak slowly. Looking at you like this, how do you behave?"
The yamen officer quickly tried his best to calm down: "My lord, things are not going well. Just now His Royal Highness brought people over and rushed directly into the prison of our Jingzhao Mansion."
"What?" Zhou Liang, who had just advised the government officials to calm down, suddenly stood up and his face changed drastically: "Why did His Royal Highness force his way into the prison of Jingzhao Mansion?"
"Is it possible that we accidentally arrested the wrong person from the King of England? Damn it, we are in big trouble now."
At this time, Zhou Liang completely forgot that he had just taught the government officials to be calm and calm.
The yamen servant shook his head with a confused look on his face: "Sir, we don't know what's going on. His Royal Highness led people and rushed in directly."
After a slight hesitation, Zhou Liang quickly lifted up the hem of his official robe and walked quickly towards the prison: "I'll go quickly to greet His Royal Highness."
Zhou Liang was jogging towards the Jingzhao Mansion Prison.
Zhu Han has also met the person he wanted to meet during this trip.
"What's your name?" Zhu Han looked at the prisoners in the prison thoughtfully.
This prisoner turned out to be the same person who had just killed someone on Dongjing Avenue and was sentenced to death by interrogation by Yin Zhouliang of Jingzhao Prefecture.
The young man who had already changed into his uniform and had shackles on his feet looked up numbly. He lowered his head again and turned a deaf ear to Zhu Han's words.
"Bold..." Seeing that this guy didn't even answer the prince's words, the guard next to him scolded him angrily.
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Han raised his hand to interrupt the guard.
Step forward and walk to the cell door: "I am King Zhu Han of England. I am here this time to provide you with justice. If you don't say anything, I will not be able to help you even if I want to."
When he heard Zhu Han's name, the little bastard was shocked. He quickly rushed to kneel down in front of Zhu Han, dragging his shackles that rattled.
He cried loudly and said: "Your Majesty, you make the decision for me, Your Majesty. I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to scare him, and wanted him to give me my wages so that I could use the money to save my mother. But he didn't
He said, I have never signed any contract with him, and I have never done any work for him, so there is no way he can give me money."
"I know I'm stupid, but I really worked for him. I worked for more than half a month. It was agreed at the time that he would pay me in half a month, so I worked for him.
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"Your Majesty, I am not afraid of death. I know that killing someone is a life-saving measure. But if I die, what will happen to my mother?"
This guy speaks a dialect, and he talks like a hammer here and there, and he says whatever comes to his mind.
Zhu Han spent a lot of time to fully understand the cause and effect of the incident.
Speaking of which, this matter is actually not that complicated.
This young man's name is Miao Lifu, and his family lives in the suburbs of Yanjing. This time, his mother was seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment. He happened to hear that someone was looking for workers, and the wages were quite generous.
Now there are job seekers everywhere around Yanjing, and he doesn't think these people are scammers.
Considering the situation at home, Miao Lifu originally hoped that the other party could settle wages every day, or settle wages every ten days.
After all, his mother was in poor health and needed medication as soon as possible.
In the end, the two parties negotiated and settled wages every half month. He left his mother to be taken care of by his sister and came to Yanjing to work alone.
As a result, after working hard for half a month, his boss never mentioned the salary.
He went to his boss to argue, but his boss ignored him at all.
As time passed day by day, people at home also brought news that her mother's illness was getting more and more serious. If she was not treated in time, she might really die.
Miao Lifu found out from others that his boss was going to Dongjing Street today, so he secretly carried a butcher's knife and went to block people.
Originally, I just wanted to scare my boss, and I didn't intend to actually kill anyone.
But instead of paying him, the boss even insulted him and his mother.
Finally, Miao Lifu lost his temper, and in a moment of anger, he stabbed the businessman who owed him wages twice.
"Your Majesty, I really didn't want to kill anyone. If I really didn't come back, I was planning to leave, but he said that I was a bastard who was born with a mother but not a mother. When I get angry..."
After he finished speaking what was in his heart, Miao Lifu bowed his head and knelt obediently.
Zhu Han nodded expressionlessly: "I know this matter. Don't worry, I will definitely uphold justice for you."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Han turned around and left the elder of the Criminal Department.
Liu Shenhong gritted his teeth and cursed: "These profiteers are really nothing."
"Your Majesty, you have repeatedly ordered them to strictly prohibit them from arrears of wages to the workers. At that time, I thought you were unfounded. I never expected that you would be so bold."
Zhu Han said with a stern face: "You don't think that he is just an exception, do you? I can tell you that this kind of thing has definitely happened a lot recently. It's just that for various reasons, it hasn't been so big."
"After all, compared with those businessmen, the power of ordinary people like them is too small. If they are threatened, they can only knock out their teeth and swallow them."
"They dare, I will tear them apart!" This was the first time Liu Shenhong lost his temper in front of Zhu Han.
Realizing that he had lost his temper, he hurriedly apologized to Zhu Han: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
The two of them stepped out of the prison of the Criminal Department one after another. The warm sunshine shone on their bodies, but it could not drive away the ice on Zhu Han's face.
Yin Zhouliang of the Jingzhao Prefecture came late with his official robe. He hurriedly apologized: "I have seen the prince a thousand years old. I didn't know that the prince arrived and was far away to greet him. Please forgive me."
"Get up."
Zhou Liang quietly raised his head and looked at Zhu Han's face. It was dark, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood.
I don’t know who offended this prince.
He forced a smile: "I don't know why His Royal Highness came to Jingzhao Mansion. I will try my best to help you handle it."
He had been racking his brains for a long time and couldn't figure out how he had offended the prince.
"Did you personally handle the riot and murder just now?" Zhu Han asked coldly.
"Back to your lord, it's the lower officials who are trying it." Zhou Liang felt more and more puzzled.
If the King of England came here for someone else, he really didn't have much confidence. After all, Yanjing was also the ancient capital of the previous dynasty, and the interests of all parties were complicated.
He, the Jingzhao Mansion, has great power in other places, but in a place like Yanjing, he is really a petty official who cannot afford to offend anyone.
Therefore, when handling many cases, the buttocks will definitely be crooked.
Only for this piece of eucalyptus, Zhou Liang definitely had a clear conscience.
"Your Majesty, the facts of this case are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and there are both witnesses and material evidence. Moreover, the crime occurred on the street, many people saw it, and the person involved has confessed. I can guarantee that no one has been wronged.
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"No problem?" Zhu Han squinted at Zhou Liang: "When you were interrogating, didn't you ask about the motive?"
"This..." Zhou Liang was speechless for a moment and hesitantly defended himself: "Sir, regardless of any reason, Miao Lifu violated the law after killing someone in the street."
"Killing for life has been the principle since ancient times, and the official did not intend to protect the victim."
"Oh?" Zhu Han raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "So, you think your judgment is correct?"
"This...this..." Zhou Liang's brain was running rapidly.
He really couldn't understand what Zhu Han was really thinking.
There are very few people who can securely occupy the position of Jingzhao Palace Governor who are truly upright.
Unless such a person has extraordinary abilities, otherwise, at the very least, he will be dismissed from his official position, and in serious cases, it is common for him to lose his life.
If the King of England was determined to protect the murderer, Zhou Liang would naturally not be ignorant and confront the prince.
The question is, does the King of England really want to absolve an ordinary poor man of murder?
Not even a dog would believe such a thing, let alone him.
"Could it be that..." Zhou Liang pondered in his mind: "His Royal Highness must have other purposes."
The more he thought about it, the more Zhou Liang realized that his idea was definitely right.
Ordinary people may feel that now that the world is at peace, there are opportunities everywhere in Yanjing, and life is getting better day by day.
But they, the officials, could clearly feel the undercurrent surging beneath the calm.
The interests involved in rebuilding a capital city are really too great.
Originally, they could get a lot of profits, but now they can only watch those businessmen making money one by one.
Although they have also gained a lot of benefits through attracting investment, originally they could eat the whole cake, but now they can only cut off some cream.
Many people hold a grudge against His Royal Highness.
Although everyone has a tacit understanding of these matters and has not talked about them in public, the King of England may not be unaware of them.
To do something like this deliberately at such a sensitive time is definitely fishing.
After confirming his thoughts, Zhou Liang became more and more cautious when speaking.
"The official just acted impartially in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If the official does anything inappropriate, please let the prince make it clear." Zhou Liang felt very lucky. Fortunately, this person was too small and there was no special person involved.
He believed that his judgment was completely in line with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what the British king's purpose was, he should not be attacked.
Zhu Han smiled: "What a selfless Jing Zhaoyin. It is really an honor for my Ming Dynasty to have such a selfless and good official like you."
"I just tried my best to do what I should do. I don't deserve such praise from the prince." Of course Zhou Liang understood that Zhu Han was mocking him.
But he had no choice but to act stupid.
"There is a hidden secret in this case. Now it will be returned for retrial." Zhu Han ordered unceremoniously.
Zhou Liang really wanted to say, Your Royal Highness, although you are a prince, it is the right of the emperor and the Ministry of Punishment to reject the case for retrial. As a prince, you have no control over the Jingzhao Mansion.
When the words came to his lips, they turned into: "I obey the order and review this case immediately."
Just kidding, this is His Royal Highness the King of England. How dare he, a small governor of Jingzhao, go against the prince?
I don't know how to write the word "death".
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin gave an order, and the entire Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen moved into action.
Not long after Lin Putou went out to patrol the streets, someone from Jingzhao Mansion came over and told him to find those witnesses.
After hearing these orders, Captain Lin was also confused: "Isn't the trial already over? Why do we need to try it again?"
Re-examination of cases is not unusual for the Jingzhao Mansion.
After all, sometimes you don’t know the identity of certain people, but after the sentencing is over, you find out that there is a big shot behind them.
If those characters say a word, they will be as busy as dogs.
What's more, if both sides have backing, once they start fighting for some reason.
People like them might not be able to calm down for several days.
It won't be over until the big guys finish fighting or achieve a certain goal.
However, this time there will be a recurrence of the situation, and Capt. Lin can't understand it.
As far as he knew, the murderer named Miao Lifu was just a commoner who could be seen everywhere, and it was impossible for him to know any big shot.
Inform the people in Linputou, who know everything about this.
Just like the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, people who don't have the ability to see will not stay in Jingzhao Prefecture for long.
Who knows if you don't open your eyes and offend someone you shouldn't offend, then you'll be in trouble.
"Captain Lin, His Royal Highness just came and asked our Lord to remand for retrial, and our Lord agreed."
It may seem like useless nonsense, but it actually says everything that needs to be said.
This time, the prince was involved, and Zhou Liang of Jingzhao Prefecture did not take sides.
"I understand!" Lin Putou understood instantly: "You go back and tell the Lord, I will bring back all the witnesses in two minutes at most."
Although the witnesses have been gone for a long time, it is too easy for local cowards like them to find someone.
Half an hour later, Zhou Liang carefully brought Zhu Han to the court of Jingzhao Mansion.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat." He wanted Zhu Han to come and judge this case.
At this time, I don’t care about any irregularities.
In short, the most important thing is to remove yourself first.
