Since Zhang Fei came to Hezhong Mansion, there have been many judgments, although only the first one, regarding the Guixiang matricide case, received full applause.
At that time, many scholar-officials agreed very much with Zhang Fei's trial process and verdict.
The public trials that followed did not receive support from the distinguished guests in the courtyard, but without exception, they all received cheers from the people in front of the door.
However, even this trivial case caused the cheers outside to be mixed with a hint of boos.
This made Xu Zhiqian very surprised, and she couldn't help but look sideways at the people outside the wooden wall.
As far as the case itself is concerned, it is obviously Xu Jingtian's fault. Why do some people not support it? Could it be that someone specially arranged it?
But this is not the case. In the past, government officials had a bad reputation, including Xu Jingtian and others, because according to the system of the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial guards were also responsible for public security issues, but they have now been replaced by the royal police.
Things are changing. At this time, Xu Jingtian and others represent the common people.
Therefore, Xu Jingtian’s final words of injustice also resonated with some people. Although they deserved it, in the eyes of some people, the Royal Police who beat people were also disgusting. They believed that the Royal Court should also give the Royal Police justice.
Some punishments, this sentence is obviously biased.
"They told you to make some preparations, but you didn't listen. Look, many people don't agree."
Xu Zhiqian whispered.
She has been working with Zhang Fei, and they have done their homework on any previous case. This time is a real exception. Zhang Fei barely looked at it and rushed to the trial.
Therefore, Xu Zhiqian believed that it was because of being too hasty that some people were dissatisfied.
Of course, she still hopes that every judgment Zhang Fei makes will win the applause of the good people and make the bad people gnash their teeth at the same time.
Zhang Fei said: "I am the president of the court. I am not a geisha. I have no obligation to satisfy everyone."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and said, "Have you forgotten what I once told you? Among the public prosecutors, the police station is the most difficult, and there must be many disputes, because relatively speaking, our imperial court and the procuratorate are the most difficult.
The pursuit of fairness and justice, and the Royal Police are also responsible for control, but no one wants to be controlled. The stricter you are, the more they will hate you. No matter you are good or bad, this is human nature, and some people are bound to be dissatisfied with the Royal Police.
What we are doing now is not only to ensure the authority of the Royal Police, but also to ensure that the people have a fair opportunity to appeal. This booing comes from human nature, not the right or wrong of this judgment, so you don’t need to pay too much attention to it.”
Xu Zhiqian pondered for a while, "So you had already expected this result?"
Zhang Fei nodded, "It will continue to happen."
The next few lawsuits are very similar to those of Xu Jingtian and others. They are soldiers who lost their iron jobs, were depressed, drank and caused trouble everywhere. The key is that they are also people with martial arts skills, and the Royal Police did not completely suppress them.
their weapons.
Basically, there were physical fights.
The imperial court's judgments, without exception, all supported the Royal Police, but they also punished those people with hard labor.
The cheers continued, but the boos also came one after another.
However, Zhang Fei was not affected at all.
Even Chen Qi couldn't stand it and said in a low voice: "Prosecutor, this Zhang San is still a little immature and doesn't understand the way of being an official. Although there are not many problems with his judgment, he doesn't need to punish him."
Those royal policemen must at least be reprimanded a few words, so that the dissatisfaction of the people can be calmed down."
It's like if your child is not at fault, but others have come to your door, and you have to scold him no matter what. If both parties give each other a step back, the big problem can be reduced to a minor issue.
You are such a protective person, even if you are right, others will be upset.
This is true for being a human being, and it is also true for being an official.
In ancient times, disturbing the people was also very important. Officials in the past would more or less give the Yamen a lesson in person. Even if the Yamen were not wrong, it was a tacit understanding.
Su Che smiled and said: "I thought so too before, but didn't you realize that President Zhang is actually teaching lessons to the people?"
"Attend class?"
Chen Qi said in astonishment.
Su Zhe nodded and said: "After this trial, the people will know what to do and what not to do when facing the Royal Police, and how to defend their own interests, which can also reduce the conflict between the people and the Royal Police.
conflict between."
Chen Qi recalled the conduct manual of the Royal Police for a moment, and it suddenly became very clear in his mind. It turned out that Zhang Fei had been emphasizing the conduct manual of the Royal Police when he was just trying the case. At this moment, he inadvertently remembered
very clear.
In addition, the judgment of the Royal Court supports the Royal Police, so people will naturally not make the same mistake when encountering similar situations.
"Oh? This next lawsuit is related to Superintendent Cao?"
Zhang Fei raised his head and said in surprise.
Ma Xiaoyi immediately said: "President Zhang, I know this case very well. I can testify on behalf of my brother, no, Superintendent Cao."
He is addicted to standing here and testifying that he wants to take it all in.
Zhang Fei looked around, "If Superintendent Cao."
Before I even spoke, I heard a very arrogant voice, "Xiao Ma, get down here."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes slightly, "There is no need for Chief Ma to go down. He will continue to stand here, provide investigation on the police station, and assist the president of this court to testify. This will be the case in the future."
"yes."
Ma Xiaoyi said excitedly.
As expected of my third brother, he is loyal.
Zhang Fei looked at Cai Jing again.
Cai Jing immediately stood up and said: "The witnesses Cao Dongdong, the suspects Kong Tai, and Sun Sheng."
I saw Cao Dongdong coming to the court with two young men, but it looked like he was carrying two prisoners to the court, taking the steps of disowning his relatives.
After arriving in the court, Cao Dongdong sat down next to Ma Xiaoyi, while Kong Tai and Sun Sheng stood on the other side.
Regarding this matter, a court police officer came forward and whispered: "President, Kong Tai and Sun Sheng have hired an Erbi to defend them."
Zhang Fei frowned slightly, feeling something was not right in his heart, and asked: "What is the name of this Erbi? Is there any official document from the court?"
Na Tingjing said: "This Erbi is called Lu Bangxing, a person from Bianliang in Tokyo, and it is an official document from the government."
Xu Zhiqian whispered: "This Lu Bangxing is the Erbi from Fei Family Bookstore."
Regarding the issue of Erbi's official documents, the court had already made a decision in advance. Li Min and others who obtained official documents from Erbi in Bianliang could litigate in Hezhong Prefecture.
Li Min just wants to wait until the bookstore is built before opening it for business. Now he is still helping the Legal Aid Department, and he also wants to gain a little reputation for himself and make a fortune.
Cai Jing turned around and reminded in a low voice: "Teacher, Lu Bangxing must have just arrived at Hezhong Mansion, and Kong Tai and Sun Sheng were just soldiers in the camp before. They have only been there for a day, how could they possibly contact Lu Bangxing."
Zhang Fei said: "Do you think there is someone behind to help?"
Cai Jing nodded and said: "And the target is Superintendent Cao. As far as the students know, the soldier named Qiu Jiang who just went down has a greater background than these two, but he has not been invited to file a lawsuit."
"Even if it is, there's nothing we can do about it. This is in compliance with regulations."
Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly and said to Cao Dongdong: "Superintendent Cao, now that the other party has invited Erbi to litigate, do you need the help of the Legal Aid Department?"
At present, most of the legal aid agencies provide pleadings. Unless one party has requested legal aid and the other party has not, the president of the court will ask the other party whether he or she needs legal aid, and if so, assign the legal aid department.
Of course, in some complex cases, support from the Legal Aid Department can also be obtained, such as the case of Chen Guang.
Cao Dongdong said carelessly: "My Er pen is not available today, and I can't trust other Er pens. No need, I can do it myself."
You idiot, this might be a conspiracy! Zhang Fei's mouth twitched a few times and nodded: "Okay then." He then said loudly: "It is said that Lu Bangxing will appear in court."
Take the opportunity to carefully read the confession from the police station.
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes. Will this temporary fix still work?
She thinks Zhang Fei is too much.
But a frail scholar in his twenties with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came to the court.
Of course Lu Bangxing had seen Zhang Fei before, but he didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Zhang Fei, so he bowed respectfully.
Zhang Fei pointed to the pavilion next to him and said: "Lu Bangxing, you are the first Erbi to sit on this pavilion. I hope you can perform well."
"Thank you, President!"
Lu Bangxing came to the pavilion and sat down.
Zhang Fei turned to Cao Dongdong and said, "Superintendent Cao, could you please tell me about the incident on the day of the incident?"
Cao Dongdong immediately said: "The evening before yesterday, my servant and I went to South Street and were about to go to a restaurant for dinner. Suddenly we heard a woman scolding a student. When I looked over, I saw these two people stopping a woman with playful smiles.
, and even used his hands and feet.”
When speaking, he pointed at Kong Tai and Sun Sheng.
Immediately afterwards, Cao Dongdong said: "So I immediately shouted to stop and rushed over. When the two people saw me coming forward, not only did they not admit their mistake, they even spoke rudely to me, and even tried to push me away. As a result, they were
I knocked him to the ground, and then I took the two of them back to the police station, and that's how the whole thing happened."
Zhang Fei nodded, looked at Lu Bangxing and said, "Can you plead guilty?"
Lu Bangxing said: "On behalf of Kong Tai and Sun Sheng, I refuse to plead guilty, and we will prosecute Superintendent Cao for abusing his power and beating innocent people for the sake of the favor of the woman seeking a fortune."
After Xu Zhiqian heard this, she immediately felt worried.
Cai Bian and others also looked worried.
Cao Dongdong, no matter how they look at it, is unreliable. They really don’t know why Zhang Fei likes to cooperate with this kind of person. He is the biggest weakness of our public prosecutors!
Cao Dongdong immediately pointed angrily at Lu Bangxing and cursed: "You Erbi dare to slander this superintendent."
Zhang Fei angrily scolded: "Superintendent Cao, please pay attention to your attitude. If you continue to interfere with the other party's testimony, the president of this court will sentence you to contempt of the imperial court."
Cao Dongdong glared at Lu Bangxing and snorted.
Zhang Fei frowned secretly, MD, as long as this guy gets involved with women, he will definitely be in trouble. My pony is better, he likes to hang out with men.