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"Reverse the verdict?"
After being startled for a moment, Wang Fu's eyes shone brightly. He grabbed Chen Jianchen and said excitedly: "Liu Xian, are you sure?"
Chen Jianchen smiled and said: "There is a bright future, let's go and give it a try." I don't want to talk too much about the specific things now, for fear that there will be changes.
The three of them went straight to the Jiangzhou government office.
At the first moment, Chen Jianchen did not go to see Magistrate Xu, but went to visit the prison. Originally, Xiao Hanfeng was involved in a life-threatening lawsuit, and he was a death row prisoner, and could not be visited under normal circumstances. However, because Magistrate Xu suppressed the case, it had not yet been reported to the court.
Therefore, some leeway is left. As long as you spend money to fix the cell head, you can go in and see people.
The law has never been able to withstand favors. After receiving the benefits, the jailers turned a blind eye.
When they arrived at the cell where Xiao Hanfeng was located, it was a small, narrow room, only a few square meters, with dim light and full of stench. Xiao Hanfeng lay on his back on the moldy straw, motionless.
"Xiao Hanfeng, someone is here to see you."
The jailer shouted, and then said to Chen Jianchen and others: "You just need to say a few words, don't wait too long." Then he went out leisurely, humming an unknown ditty.
"Han Feng, how are you?"
Wang Fu rushed to say: "Don't worry, Liu Xian said that he is confident and can reverse the case for you."
With a rustling sound, Xiao Hanfeng, who was originally silent, suddenly stood up, rolled over and crawled over, staring at Chen Jianchen through the fence, his eyes were red and filled with a penetrating light.
He was imprisoned for only a few days, but his entire body was reduced to a skeleton, which shows how hard this incident dealt a blow to him——
As a scholar, all he wants in his life is to pass the imperial examination, take the imperial examination, embark on an official career, and realize his ambition. But when he is involved in a lawsuit and his reputation is ruined, such a blow is simply more uncomfortable than killing him. Therefore, after becoming a prisoner, Xiao Hanfeng
Not eating or drinking, I was filled with despair. If I endured it for a few more days, I would probably starve to death.
Chen Jianchen frowned and sighed: "Han Feng, why have you come here? Since you have never done it before, you must have hope."
Xiao Hanfeng's hair was disheveled. It took him half a minute to calm down his excitement and choked up: "Senior, what can An do to deal with Han Feng's fall?"
Indeed, his status as a scholar is quite respectable, but he is useless in front of the real powerful. Xiao Hanfeng was born in a poor family, and now he is involved in a life case and is imprisoned. How can he redress his injustice and reverse the case? The only hope is a few
Classmates.
It's just that both Chen Jianchen and Wang Fu's family backgrounds can only be considered ordinary. The best is Wang Fu, a common people and landlord class, but they don't have much energy.
Chen Jianchen felt pity in his heart, and was held tightly by Xiao Hanfeng's hand, feeling faintly in pain——
"Senior Liuxian, can you really help me reverse the case?"
Chen Jianchen gently patted his shoulder with his other hand and said, "Don't worry Han Feng, I will do my best. Besides, I also want to see your new erotic work."
Xiao Hanfeng let go, knelt down suddenly on the ground, and kowtowed loudly: "Senior, if you can save me, Hanfeng will definitely do whatever you want and break your body to pieces in return."
"Okay, okay, it's time."
The jailer appeared very "timely" and wanted to expel Chen Jianchen and others.
When he went outside, Chen Jianchen turned around and walked straight out without looking for Magistrate Xu.
Wang Fu and Xi Fangping looked at each other in surprise and asked, "Liuxian, shouldn't we ask the prefect to reverse the case?"
Chen Jianchen smiled and said, "You just come with me."
He took the first step and went to visit Gu Xuezheng.
When they arrived outside the Gu Mansion, Wang Fu and Xi Fangping suddenly understood: If they dare to fall in love with Chen Jianchen, they still have to take the path of Master Xuezheng. Thinking about it, if Master Xuezheng is willing to come forward, the result will definitely be very different.
"Do you want to reverse the case for Xiao Hanfeng?"
In the living room, Gu Xichao, who was dressed casually, had a strange look on his face when he heard Chen Jianchen's intention.
"Sir, is this what it is?"
Gu Xuezheng pondered for a while and then said: "Liuxian, do you know that reversing the case is not a trivial matter. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
In the Tiantong Dynasty, overturning a case that has been finalized is not as simple as raising it to court for a new trial. Instead, it has to go through various procedures and involves all aspects. If the overturning of the case fails, the advocates will definitely not get any good results.
.
Chen Jianchen said in a deep voice: "Students understand."
Gu Xuezheng raised his eyebrows: "Have you really grasped other clues, Liu Xian?"
Chen Jianchen replied: "My lord, everything will be revealed when we get to the hall."
He did not answer directly, and Gu Xuezheng was slightly unhappy. He then changed his mind and said, "Forget it. Now that you are sure, I will act as a lobbyist and ask you to re-examine the case and retry the case."
He already had a sense of balance in his mind. If things went wrong, Chen Jianchen would bear all the blame. Not only would his future career be greatly affected, but he was also afraid that his chance of going to the Imperial College would be taken away.
At the same time, Gu Xichao also wanted to go through this incident again to observe Chen Jianchen to see if he would disappoint him.
This matter should be a touchstone.
…
"Nonsense!"
In the magistrate's courtyard, Xu Mengze stood up and said, "Xichao, what should I say to you? Your students are young and ignorant. If they want to make a fool of themselves, how can you follow them and not understand the importance of it?"
The magistrate was so angry that Wang Fu and Xi Fangping did not dare to take a breath and stood at the back with their heads lowered and their bodies trembling slightly.
This is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, a person with great power. When angry, he has a majestic and domineering attitude, and is under a mountain of pressure. It is the first time to meet such a powerful person, and they are really trembling.
Gu Xuezheng remained calm and drank tea leisurely. Afterwards, Chen Jianchen cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, the student has found out the whereabouts of the real murderer, so I have the courage to ask you to reverse the case."
"What?"
Everyone else present was stunned.
Wang Fu and Xi Fangping originally thought that Chen Jianchen had found new clues, so they proposed to overturn the case, but they never expected that they would directly find the real murderer. As for Gu Xuezheng, it was a surprise. No wonder Chen Jianchen was so confident, and he had this bargaining chip.
In hand.
As for Magistrate Xu, his mood was much more complicated: "You said you found the real murderer?"
"good."
"Hahaha!"
Magistrate Xu laughed loudly, then pointed his halberd and shouted: "You Chen Jianchen, how dare you deceive me, who gave you the courage!"
Chen Jianchen remained calm: "Sir, everything the student said is true. If you don't know how to lie, where do you start?"
"Huh, okay, then tell me who the real murderer is!"
Magistrate Xu was really angry. He promised to give him five days, most of which was to save Gu Xuezheng's face. He thought that just a few days would pass by in the blink of an eye. If nothing was discovered by then, there would be no talk of overturning the case.
It was considered a favor to Gu Xichao. I really couldn't stand Chen Jianchen.
What is there to admire about such a poor scholar? What if he is talented? Talent refers to reading, not criminal cases.
In a word, compared to him, he is still very young.
Unexpectedly, before the five-day deadline was up, Chen Jianchen came and said that he had found the real culprit and wanted to overturn the case. How could Magistrate Xu accept this? He immediately thought that Chen Jianchen was lying to him. So he stared at Chen Jianchen with piercing eyes and an imposing look.
If his expression changed, he would ask his men to drive them away, even losing Gu Xuezheng's face.
Chen Jianchen said loudly: "The murderers are Zhang Jia, Li Yi, Mao Da..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Magistrate Xu jumped up in anger.
If Chen Jianchen named one candidate and read out the names of three people without even thinking about it, isn't this obviously nonsense?
At this time, even Gu Xuezheng was a little confused. When he entered Bian's house that night, it was well known that there was only one murderer, so how could there be three murderers? Could it be that Chen Jianchen was not completely sure at all and was just making nonsense?
Chen Jianchen still said calmly: "Among these three people, there must be one real murderer."
Magistrate Xu laughed angrily and sat down slowly, thinking that as a magistrate, there was no need to be angry with this little scholar. He lost his temper for no reason, held back his anger and said: "What are the identities of these three people?
"
"A scoundrel in the market, a scoundrel."
When Magistrate Xu heard this, he felt that his guess was accurate: "So, do you hope that my lord will send people to arrest the three of them in court and torture them to extract confessions, so that some of them will naturally confess?
"
As he spoke, a sarcastic sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It was easy to confess under severe punishment, but Chen Jianchen had a good plan to use the power of the government to force people to confess. He really thought Xu Daqingtian was a fool.
Gu Xuezheng also frowned: If there is no evidence, people must be arrested and tortured. This is against the law, and Xu Mengze cannot agree to it.
At this time, even Wang Fu and Xi Fangping behind them were a little shaken...
"Sir, the students request that you order them to be brought to court for interrogation, but there is no need to use torture. The students have their own way to make the real culprits voluntarily plead guilty and be punished."
Chen Jianchen's subsequent answer was unexpected and surprising: What kind of medicine is he selling in the gourd?
Magistrate Xu's face darkened: "You said that without punishment, the real culprit would automatically confess and plead guilty?"
Chen Jianchen said loudly: "Not bad."
Magistrate Xu suddenly smiled: "Since Liuxian has such confidence, if I don't agree, it will seem like I am breaking my promise. Well, I agree to reverse the case, but..."
He changed his tone and said solemnly: "If no one in the hall confesses, then don't blame me for taking away your title of scholar."
"The student understands that the student has one more request, and I beg you to agree to it."
"Oh, what else?"
Chen Jianchen walked up and muttered something next to Magistrate Xu. Magistrate Xu's face changed several times, and he looked so weird that one could not guess his inner thoughts. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, it's up to you.
, my lord, let’s see what tricks you can come up with.”
Gu Xuezheng and the others couldn't hear what Chen Jianchen said to Magistrate Xu. They felt like there was a cat's claw scratching in their hearts. They felt itchy and uncomfortable, but they couldn't ask directly.
Over there, Magistrate Xu has already begun to instruct his men to prepare for the promotion.