Qin Dewei was taken to a torture hall. There was already a presiding judge in his thirties sitting behind the case.
Qin Dewei went up to the court to salute, and then heard the presiding officer speak first: "Qin Dewei, listen up, I am Jia Yingchun, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, and I will preside over your case of beating Li Kaixian today."
This is also to show fairness and let the criminal know clearly who is trying you.
Jia Yingchun? Qin Dewei was a little surprised when he heard this name.
I couldn't help but raise my head and stare at it for a long time. Which edition of the Chinese textbook does this person's biography seem to be in?
Fate, according to the original historical trajectory, after the great stepfather was beheaded in the 27th year of Jiajing, his uncle Wang Yiqi took over the position of governor of the three sides.
Then after Uncle Wang died a few years after he was in office, Jia Yingchun took over as the governor of the three sides, and later became the minister.
Qin Dewei couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that the position of Governor of the Three Borders was really destined for him?
It is too unlikely that three consecutive governors have been involved with him.
Jia Yingchun was confused, what did you, Qin Dewei, look like? Then why were you so dazed?
He couldn't help but snap a photo of the gavel and shouted: "Li Kaixian has already written a written document about this matter and sent it to me! As for the rest of the situation, Qin Dewei, can you confess?"
That is to say, only Qin Dewei will be tried in the case. Li Kaixian does not need to be present. He only needs to write a document explaining the situation.
This is not Jia Yingchun making things difficult for Qin Dewei, but it is very "reasonable" because Li Kaixian is an official and Qin Dewei is just a young scholar.
Qin Dewei cleared his throat and was about to answer. This was his specialty.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the hall, and then a clerk came in with a token.
Then the clerk said to Qin Dewei: "I am sending a message to Qin Dewei on the order of Prince General Xian. This case involves official conduct and discipline. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the trial, you can appeal to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a retrial."
Qin Dewei couldn't help laughing, Wang Dazhongcheng was also a wonderful man.
The presiding judge, Jia Langzhong, suddenly turned bitter. The case was already difficult enough to handle, but Yushi Zuodu came to interfere openly. Can the trial be carried out normally with this scoundrel?
Qin Dewei put on an extremely angry look and replied to Jia Langzhong: "There is actually a secret behind the late-stage beating of Li Kaixian!
This person insulted his parents and used them to threaten his late life. He is just like a beast and it is outrageous!
As a son of a man, how can he remain indifferent even if he is born late? He has to take action angrily to stop the evil thief from continuing to insult his parents. Both of his followers can testify to this."
As a professional lawyer, Qin Dewei knows very well that in this case, it is a clear fact that he hit someone, and denying it is meaningless.
Therefore, all the two sides can do during the trial stage is to state their respective logics, and then see which logic the presiding judge accepts.
In other words, both sides were telling stories around "Qin Dewei beating Li Kaixian" to see who could tell the story better, be more able to fool the presiding judge, or be more able to incite public opinion.
It's not a joke. Given the background of both parties, this is the internal logic of my decision.
This is called the combination of emotion and reason. If you don't understand this, you are not a qualified Ming lawyer.
So Qin Dewei's idea is very clear, telling the story around "filial piety", which is a very important word.
If a son reacts excessively to a situation involving his parents, he will often be given extra mercy and be given a lighter punishment or be exempted from punishment.
After listening to Qin Dewei's story, Jia Yingchun read the text written by Li Kaixian and argued: "But according to what Li Kaixian said, he only had a quarrel with you because of the dispute in the literary world. There is also evidence from Lu Gao, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Qin Dewei was stunned. Is Li Kaixian a little more shameless than he thought?
He, Qin Dewei, just made some artistic processing based on the original facts, saying that Li Kaixian "humiliated his parents", so he took action.
But Li Kaixian actually made something out of nothing and directly said that "the quarrel occurred because of the dispute in the literary world." This insult not only insulted his own personality, but also insulted his own skills!
If he followed Li Kaixian's logic, he would have no chance of getting away with it!
So Qin Dewei argued: "Li Kaixian said that the late students beat people because of quarrels, which is unreasonable!
Anyone who is familiar with Wansheng knows that Wansheng will never take action just because he can't be convinced by others in a quarrel. It's always been me who wants to take action because others can't convince him!"
Jia Yingchun: "..."
This angle of defense is really refreshing and refined. It is the first time I have heard it in thirty years of my life.
"Anyway, both of your witnesses are invalid!" Jia Yingchun made the first fair judgment.
The witnesses are either followers of both parties or relatives and friends. If you can believe it, it’s a damn thing. There is no point in interfering with it, so let’s just eliminate it first!
Therefore, in the absence of witnesses, it becomes even more difficult to judge whose story should be believed...
Jia Yingchun decided to give Qin Dewei another chance and shouted: "Qin Dewei! You are just a foreign student, while Li Kaixian is an official!
If there is no witness to each other, and each insists on his own words and cannot convince people, the final result can only be to wrong you and maintain the dignity of the imperial official!"
This is not to say that Jia Yingchun and Qin Dewei cannot get along, this is the reality that a class society flaunts.
In the legal sense of the Ming Dynasty, officials are inherently superior to others. Otherwise, why are they called parents officials instead of public servants?
This is also the reason why Li Kaixian is so confident. Under normal circumstances, he is legally invincible.
So what Jia Langzhong means is: Come on, Qin Dewei, please tell your story. If you can't impress me, then I'll be very sorry.
If Qin Dewei had not been a distinguished scholar and had not been directly supported by a big boss, he would not have even had this opportunity!
Qin Dewei sighed quietly: "This story starts with... ah no, the inside story of this case starts with the incident in Liaocheng.
Huo Tao and Maixiang committed evil, and my father fought hard against this generation. This incident caused a stir in the government and the public. Mr. Jia, you should know, right?
The reason why Li Kaixian humiliated Wansheng's father was because of this incident! He just opened Huo Tao and Maixiang's eyes, and then falsely accused Wansheng, just to take revenge on Wansheng!"
Jia Langzhong: "..."
Your story has a lot of flaws and is unconvincing.
After Qin Dewei laid out the story frame, he quickly began to make up for the shortcomings: "As far as I know, Li Kaixian was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Jiajing!
The examiner in the eighth year of Jiajing was Huo Tao, so Li Kaixian is Huo Tao’s disciple, and he wants to take revenge on his teacher for being a late student!"
Jia Langzhong smiled and said nothing. There was still a flaw in this story. As far as he knew, the Eight Talents actually didn't like to see the meritorious officials of Dali Discussing, and did not recognize Huo Tao's sect of discussing rites.
Qin Dewei continued to make up for the flaw in the story: "And Mr. Jia, don't you think the timing is a coincidence?"
Jia Langzhong finally began to face Qin Dewei's story, "What do you mean?"
Qin Dewei quickly interpreted the connotation of the story: "There is no doubt that Li Kaixian is very hostile to Wan Sheng, right? But why did he hold back before speaking out?
But when the imperial court had just pardoned Huo Tao and allowed him to return to the capital to take charge of the civil service, he dared to jump out and attack Wan Sheng?
Isn’t the truth behind this worth pondering?”
Anyone with a little bit of intelligence can guess the "reason". The reason why he held back before was because Huo Tao's "life or death was uncertain", so he didn't dare to mess with Qin Dewei, a sensitive person.
The reason why he boldly takes action against Qin Dewei now is because Huo Tao has made sure that everything is safe and there is no need to worry anymore.
So the question becomes, why is Li Kaixian so concerned about Huo Tao's safety?
Finally, Qin Dewei concluded: "A disciple of Huo Tao, whose official position was still a direct subordinate to Huo Tao's official department, and then after Huo Tao was sure that he was safe and sound, he immediately took revenge on Huo Tao's enemies.
If you say this is all a coincidence, it would be too much of a coincidence. No matter whether you believe it or not, Mr. Jia, Wan Sheng doesn’t believe it anyway.”
Mr. Jia just felt that his mind was a little confused. After drinking, Qin Dewei continued to beep. "Don't talk yet and let me sort things out!"
Qin Dewei said very considerately: "Wan Sheng has helped you figure it out. This is actually not a case of beating someone on the street, but a case of political revenge for personal gain.
Understand its meaning in this way, do you immediately feel that your thinking is very clear? How to judge it is clear, right?"
Jia Yingchun immediately understood and nodded subconsciously, "Yes, this will make it much clearer..."
Wucao! Mr. Jia suddenly came to his senses, slapped the case hard, and shouted angrily: "Qin Dewei, you are so brave!"
Then Mr. Jia gritted his teeth and said, "I finally understand why you dare to say that.
You are really like this, and you won’t take action just because you can’t win over others in a verbal dispute.”
Qin Dewei replied: "Your Excellency is wise! Therefore, Li Kaixian's confession cannot be accepted!"
Mr. Jia continued: "But you also said that you always want to take action only when others can't convince you! I really feel the same way."
Qin Dewei responded quickly: "I have a great reputation, and besides, I am not yet fifteen years old on my birthday. Torture is strictly prohibited in the torture hall!"