Jiangning County has become lively again in the past two days. Unexpectedly, just after watching the excitement of Jiao Deqiu, the general manager of the Qianye Office, being imprisoned, a new wave has come again.
The dignified magistrate of Zhengyin County was actually sued jointly by twelve Qian industry colleagues. It was said that he was also suspected of embezzlement, which alarmed the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate and sent a censor to the county government office.
There are rumors among the public that some Anhui businessmen share the same hatred and want to call for a break and use strikes to protest the misbehavior of Jiangning County. If this situation really occurs, it will shake up the southern capital!
Some people can see clearly that if Qianye Office has no backing, how can it dare to jointly sue the county? It is really a storm that is about to come. I don’t know what the final outcome will be.
On this day, the main hall of Jiangning County was in session, but the person sitting behind the public case in the middle was not the county magistrate, but Mr. Zhang, the special censor.
In fact, the county magistrate, Mr. Feng, was also in the hall. Since he was not a criminal, he still had a seat on the left side of the public case, next to Zhang Yushi.
At this time, Feng Zhixian's heart felt bitter, as if there were layers of dense nets covering him, making him unable to breathe; and he seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, unable to exert any strength, and his good stick was useless.
Mr. Feng, who was born into a wealthy family, had the support of noble people all the way, and always had smooth sailing, had never thought before that the people in the officialdom could be so sinister!
The bosses of the twelve joint money businesses also arrived one after another. After kneeling down to see the chief trial censor, they were forced to stand on the right side of the public case, opposite Magistrate Feng.
As mentioned earlier, the county government lobby is also called the court, and cases are tried here generally in public, so there is a saying that the mirror hangs high.
Immediately, some people who came to the county government office to do business stood outside the court hall, peeping out to watch the excitement. Even the county government officials and servants came to watch. After all, what happened today was really unusual.
As a result, Feng Zhixian's mood became even more bitter. Normally, he wouldn't care about others watching the excitement. Anyway, he was showing off his power and was not afraid of others watching.
But now that I have become the one on trial, life is really embarrassing.
Thinking about this, I can't help but want to recite a poem. I used to be a high-ranking official, but now I am a prisoner, but that person is not here, and I am speechless and shed tears.
In the magistrate's bitter vision, he suddenly saw two policemen separating the crowd like wolves and tigers, and then saw a small figure flashing out of the crowd, climbing up the stairs unhurriedly, and walking all the way to the outside of the court hall.
's platform.
After the last quarrel, I hadn't seen him for a while. As if he had become the most familiar stranger, Feng Zhixian withdrew his gaze and lowered his head in shame.
Zhang Yushi apparently also saw the young man appearing outside the court. He had done his homework before coming and knew that this was an important person.
But why did this person appear here? Zhang Yushi couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Before this case was launched, their plans were very thorough, and there was someone specifically responsible for taking care of the primary school student Qin Dewei to prevent Qin Dewei from interfering with the trial.
Unexpectedly, Qin Dewei appeared here before he was dealt with. This may be a variable. But it doesn't matter. Under the general trend, some small variables are insignificant and cannot change the overall situation.
Anyway, this kid won't be able to stay around for long. Someone will naturally come to deal with him soon!
Qin Dewei stood outside the hall and said loudly to the inside: "Qin Dewei, a young boy, is here to act as a lawyer to answer the inquiry for County Lord Feng!"
In a place like the capital, there are many unscrupulous people who are not afraid of trouble. Suddenly the crowd outside the courtroom burst into laughter, and someone shouted: "Mr. Xiao Qin, you are a lawyer again!"
Someone else shouted: "Others have seen with their own eyes that you said you would take the exam behind closed doors at home!"
Qin Dewei turned around fiercely: "You know nothing about scholars!"
God's lawyer! Can there be a lawyer at this time? Zhang Yushi decided to show off his power first, slapped the case and shouted: "The people in the hall are extremely rude! Why don't you kneel down and answer!"
Qin Dewei raised his head in astonishment and questioned: "Master Yushi, have you never sat in court to try a case? I am a child student who is the head of both cases!"
Zhang Yushi snorted coldly: "So what if you were born as a child? It's not about fame. How can you not be polite when you meet an official?"
Qin Dewei replied: "It is true that Tong Sheng has no fame, but he can still be regarded as half a scholar!
In the court, ordinary sensible officials will take special care of children to avoid kneeling out of the desire to encourage students to study, let alone such a double case.
Therefore, for the sake of your official reputation, Mr. Censor, you’d better not force these two desk clerks to kneel down and reply. Otherwise, if the news spreads, it will be a mockery of the scholars.”
Zhang Yushi always felt that he was being ridiculed, and shouted again: "What a naughty boy, what's the point..."
Qin Dewei thought of something and suddenly shouted: "By the way, if you are under the age of fifteen, you are not allowed to be tortured in the court of Ming Dynasty law!"
Within a few words, Zhang Yushi was so angry that he scolded: "Get out of here! There is no need for a lawyer here!"
Qin Dewei showed a strange look in his eyes: "Master Censor, have you really never sat in court to try a case? It is not up to you, Master Censor, whether to use a lawyer or not.
The place where you are sitting is not the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the county government office, and Mr. Feng County is not a person to be punished. You are sitting behind the public case, don't you know how to treat decent people?"
Before Zhang Yushi could get angry again, Qin Dewei hurriedly explained: "When a decent person above the rank of a civil servant, or a woman whose reputation is involved, is summoned by the court for questioning, she can send someone to answer the question on her behalf!
This is the treatment that the government gives to decent people. Isn’t Feng County Zun more decent than Juren? As long as he is willing, can’t he find someone to answer the question on his behalf?”
Zhang Yushi: "..."
I don’t even want to try the case of Ta Ma. How can I quarrel with this elementary school student who has killed a thousand people?
There was another burst of laughter outside the court, so old people say that Mr. Xiao Qin really looks good when he comes to court.
Qin Dewei stood outside the court door and shouted to Magistrate Feng from afar: "Feng Cai...ah no, Master Feng! Do you need a lawyer to accept the interrogation on your behalf?"
From this voice, County Master Feng could hear a joke, a ridicule, and a mockery... How much he wanted to shout "Go away" as usual, but he still closed his eyes and felt humiliated.
nodded.
Qin Dewei immediately jumped in from outside the threshold and walked to County Zun Feng, muttering something that no one could understand.
"The noob insists on grabbing the C position, and forgets it if he is the weakest one. He even scolds the support and sacrifices his life... In the end, he still relies on the support to save his life."
It's a pity that this is someone else's home court for the time being. Even though the guards on duty heard it, they didn't dare to pretend to understand and laugh.
Zhang Censor became impatient. Censor Zhang, who was famous for his professional quarrels, actually gave up the idea of quarreling with the primary school students. He immediately took the photo and shouted: "Start roll call!"
"Slow down!" Qin Dewei forced his way in and questioned: "Master Censor, have you never sat in court to try a case?"
Zhang Yushi stared at Qin Dewei, how dare you say this again?
Qin Dewei ignored Zhang Yushi's mood and said: "The interrogation and trial of decent people are naturally different from ordinary people!
Mr. Censor, think about it, if you were interrogating a woman, could you ignore her reputation and allow people to watch her in public?"
Then he pointed to the people watching the excitement outside the court: "The county honors are the parents of a county, representing the dignity of the court! How unbecoming it is to be watched by people like this!
Master Censor, do you intend to humiliate the people-friendly official who serves the people on behalf of the emperor like this? I am not doubting it, but you have actually sat in court and tried the case?"
Zhang Yushi: "..."
There was a commotion outside the court, and they all accused Mr. Xiao Qin of being unjust and not letting everyone watch the fun when he entered.
Zhang Yushi turned to Zhixian Feng, who was sitting on the left side of the public case, and asked: "Master Feng, can you tell me how you usually endure it?"
Feng Zhixian, who was under interrogation, actually felt a little sympathy for Zhang Yushi who was interrogating him. He sighed and replied: "Master Zhang, you will get used to it if you endure it. Anyway, you are not the first one who can't quarrel with him."
Censor."
I couldn't hold it back just once, so I sat here and acted like a grandchild to others. I learned a heavy lesson.
Hearing that there were other censors who had also encountered evil spirits, Censor Zhang felt less embarrassed for some reason, so he ordered the officers to drive away the crowd outside the court.
Qin Dewei reminded again: "The county magistrate being questioned may involve confidential matters in the county, and it is not convenient to leak them! Moreover, the county magistrate is familiar with this yamen after all. Please cut off communication inside and outside the county yamen, and strictly prohibit unauthorized entry and exit, so as to avoid passing on the news!
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Seeing that there was no prefix "Have you ever sat in court?" and this suggestion seemed to strictly limit the power of Magistrate Feng, Zhang Yushi readily accepted it.
In this way, the court gradually became quiet and the atmosphere became tense. The clerk brought by Zhang Yushi began to call names.
All twelve Qianye bosses have arrived, and Shi Wenming has also arrived, so everyone is here.
These twelve owners were similar to the plaintiffs, so they first presented a representative petition, or they were forced to blackmail them by the magistrate.
As for Shi Wenming, it was like proving his identity. After Qian Ye's representative completed his petition, Zhang Yushi asked Shi Wenming and confirmed one by one that there were indeed four thousand taels of silver.
These procedures went smoothly because Qin Dewei just watched from the side and did not interrupt or cause any trouble.
In fact, the matter of these 4,000 taels of silver is really hard to explain clearly. From Feng Zhixian’s perspective, it was certainly a commercial act of Qian Ye Gong’s voluntary purchase of government shares, but Qian Ye Gong’s retorted that it was forced blackmail, and the quarrel continued until the end.
I guess it depends on what God believes.
Qin Dewei didn't care about this for the time being, because more serious problems would come later.
Zhang Yushi then questioned Magistrate Feng about the embezzlement of two thousand taels. After all, half of the four thousand taels that should have been put into the county treasury disappeared, and now there are only two thousand taels in the county treasury.
Magistrate Feng categorically denied this accusation.
But Shi Wenming testified that he took two thousand taels of Yuanfeng banknotes from the county treasury and handed them to Magistrate Feng.
The county treasurer was also summoned for questioning. The county treasurer said that Shi Wenming came to collect the silver notes on behalf of the county. They did not dare to disobey their superiors' orders and indeed handed over 2,000 taels of silver notes to Shi Wenming and the remaining 2,000 taels.
I took the two banknotes and exchanged them for cash at the Yuanfeng account.
Qin Dewei finally determined that Shi Wenming turned out to be an undercover agent! Then he pretended to be a tainted witness! The problem lies with Shi Wenming!
Zhang Yushi asked Magistrate Feng seemingly impartially: "Master Feng, what do you have to say?"
Qin Dewei responded on behalf of Magistrate Feng: "Master Yushi, have you never sat in court or tried a case?"
Zhang Yushi: "..."
He began to think about what punishment he would receive if he tortured a minor under the age of fifteen in court? Is it worth risking his official career to do it once?
