Chapter 168 I didn't read Spring and Autumn in vain
As the spokesperson of Magistrate Feng, Qin Dewei was certainly qualified to answer. He pointed at Shi Wenming and questioned: "This person took two thousand taels from the county treasury. Is that his problem? Does it have anything to do with Magistrate Feng?"
I thought that this elementary school student was so difficult to deal with before, but when it came time to really need a professional, it was nothing more than that! Zhang Yushi couldn't help but feel contempt for him again.
He responded casually: "What Shi Wenming did was the responsibility of the staff. In the eyes of others, he represented Feng Zhixian. If not, how could the treasurer hand over the banknote to him?"
The status of staff is different from that of scribes, servants, etc. If a staff member commits a public crime, the boss should be punished with the same crime. Don’t say you don’t understand the truth behind this!"
What Zhang Yushi means is that the clerks, clerks, and servants are civil servants affiliated with the county government. If a crime is committed, the county magistrate will be negligent at best and only bear the so-called leadership responsibility.
The aides are privately hired by the magistrate, and the magistrate is fully responsible for the aides. If an aide commits a crime in official matters, the magistrate will be punished regardless of whether he knows about it or not.
Therefore, according to this theory, if Shi Wenming took a banknote from the county treasury as an aide, even if the county magistrate denies it, the magistrate still has the same responsibility.
And if the magistrate knows about it, then the magistrate is the chief envoy and takes full responsibility, while the staff is just an errand boy.
All in all, Magistrate Feng cannot escape responsibility.
Qin Dewei looked at Shi Wenming and advised him like an ultimatum: "I will give you one last chance. You are a fellow villager of Feng County Zun. I hope you will find your way back and stop being a witness here!"
But Shi Wenming said harshly: "Justice is here, and we dare not destroy justice with personal feelings."
Qin Dewei couldn't help but turned to Magistrate Feng and said, "Look at you, what kind of rubbish are you looking for, and why are you returning this fellow countryman? Now I'm going to kill him, Lord Feng, do you still want to stop me?"
Feng Zhixian closed his eyes and rested his mind. Who wouldn't know how to pretend to be dead? As long as he could pass this test, he could bear it! But when he heard Qin Dewei's frivolous tone, he suddenly felt relieved, and he probably won.
Shi Wenming kowtowed to the publican and said: "This man named Qin dares to threaten me in front of the court. Please make the decision, Master Yushi!"
Seeing Qin Dewei's unscrupulous look, Zhang Yushi couldn't bear it and filmed the case loudly: "If you, the lawyer, dare to make false statements to intimidate witnesses again, you will be taken to court!"
Qin Dewei sighed, Feng Zhixian's problem was really difficult to solve immediately. He couldn't explain clearly without any evidence, so he had to solve the problem first.
He bowed his hand to Zhang Yushi: "I have some questions, and I hope Master Yushi can clarify them! Whether Shi Wenming is reporting corruption in Magistrate Feng or testifying, what is his relationship with Magistrate Feng?
Mr. Censor, you seem to have determined that he is Magistrate Feng’s personal staff?”
Zhang Yushi also thought that Qin Dewei was going to quibble over whether the status of a staff member was established, so he emphasized: "It doesn't matter whether there is a false name for the staff position or whether the employment document is signed.
What Shi Wenming does is a staff matter, and in the eyes of others, he is a staff member representing the magistrate. The magistrate has not publicly denied it, otherwise why would others give him the banknote? Therefore, it can be determined that his status as an staff member is a fact."
Qin Dewei quickly interrupted Zhang Yushi's explanation: "I'm not questioning this point, I just want to ask, according to our Ming Dynasty laws, if a domestic slave sues his master, how should he be punished?"
Shi Wenming raised his head very sensitively and defended: "The staff are guests, how can they be treated as domestic slaves?"
Qin Dewei ignored Shi Wenming and only said to Zhang Yushi: "The host is also called the host. How do you write the word "host"? Although you are a guest, can you betray the host?
In my Ming Dynasty, there is an order of superiority and inferiority. If a domestic slave accuses his master, the master will be punished. If a domestic slave cheats his master, he will usually be punished with death. If the master is guilty, the slave does not need to testify. This is for people to understand the order of superiors and subordinates. This is the great meaning behind the law.
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Then Qin Dewei pointed at Shi Wenming and continued as if he was lifting a weight lightly: "Although the mat is not the same as a domestic slave, the ethics and principles are the same!
Such a person is ungrateful and betrays the proprietor by using the banquet to accuse the proprietor! All his evidence should not be used at all!
I don’t know, Mr. Censor, whether you have read the Spring and Autumn Annals and whether you understand the Great Righteousness? Or do you intend to encourage such a rebellious behavior?
Since the emperor can rebel against the emperor, I dare to ask the censor, how should the ministers treat the emperor? If the emperor has done it, can the ministers use this as a reason to rebel?"
Lawyer Qin's attitude was a little high and no one could catch him. The courtroom was silent for a moment. Even the presiding judge Zhang Yushi was dumbfounded and did not dare to speak easily.
This is a big ideological issue. Who dares to speak randomly in public?
Only Lawyer Qin, who upheld the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, stood proudly and looked around. No one dared to look at him.
Feng Zhixian also opened his eyes in astonishment. Did the primary school students really read the Spring and Autumn Sutra at home during this period? They even learned the "Spring and Autumn Judgment"? Is this what it means to commit suicide?
Qin Dewei sighed secretly again, eagerly looking for evidence and flaws to overturn the other party's accusations?
The presiding censor above has already made up his mind and will not give himself the opportunity to act as a detective to find flaws. Ancient costume detective movies are all lies.
Therefore, we can only quote the great principles of the classics and judge the crime from the heart. We completely ignore the objective factors and only judge the crime from the subjective motivation.
This means that since the problem cannot be solved, solve the person who caused the problem.
Living in a Confucian society, it is not shabby to do this.
Shi Wenming also read books and knew how powerful they were. If he was labeled as a rebel by the Spring and Autumn Period, would he still have a way to survive?
Immediately he shouted in a panic: "I and Mr. Feng are just fellow villagers. I am helping Mr. Feng do something, not a staff!"
Qin Dewei faced Zhang Yushi and said in a very mocking tone: "Master Yushi, you see, he said that he is not a staff member.
Since he is not Feng County Zun's staff, then whatever he does is his own fault, and Feng County Zun does not need to sit down with him.
Whether he asked for 4,000 taels from a merchant or took 2,000 taels from the county treasury, it was all fraud committed by Shi! He used his identity as a county magistrate to deceive both the merchant and the county treasury!
Isn’t the fact very clear? Of course, we, Mr. Feng County, are also responsible for a small oversight. After all, we did not strictly supervise our relatives in our hometown. I suggest that the court should fine him three months’ salary as a warning to others!”
The core witness Shi Wenming was even more panicked than before. What the hell had happened? It felt like nothing was right!
The twelve money bosses are also a little confused. They clearly have an absolute advantage and are sure to win. The presiding judge is from their side, and the witnesses are also from their side. They can nail the county magistrate as long as they follow the steps. Why is it like this now?
Already?
The presiding judge, Zhang Yushi, just wants to throw the case away and leave. Who is the presiding judge? Everything was clearly arranged by a few words from an elementary school student. How can this case continue to be tried?
Also, it was agreed that someone would be responsible for taking care of the elementary school students. Where is that person?
For a time, the plaintiff, the witnesses, and the presiding judge all worked together, and they all felt that there was nothing they could do!
At this moment, a police officer guarding the gate suddenly came to the court and reported to the officials: "The government sent people over with a ticket issued by the general magistrate, saying that they wanted to arrest Qin Dewei, a citizen of Jiangning County, and go to the government to question him.
talk!"
Zhang Yushi excitedly took a photo of the public case. The turning point finally came, and he quickly got this primary school student away!