Wu Tian's answer seemed extremely contradictory. In order to seek peace, he actually went to rebel. This made people confused. Many people watching were dumbfounded. Can you say that?
It’s simply outrageous!
However, the eyes of the senior officials sitting here were brightened.
Even Wang Anshi couldn't help but praise: "Their move is really wonderful and shameless!"
Sima Guang, on the other hand, had a gloomy look on his face and said very unhappy: "In full view of everyone, he actually used such sophistry. These Er pens are really cunning."
Although there are gold belts for killing people and setting fires, there are no corpses for repairing bridges and roads.
But no one kills people and sets fire just for the gold belt. Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe it if he told it.
Wen Yanbo stroked his long beard and said with a slight worry: "This is going to be troublesome!"
.....
"What a coward!"
Zhao Xu was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed in a low voice.
But he was not scolding Wu Tian, but the government.
In Wu Tian's words, the government is like a pussy. The more you slap him, the more he will love you.
Cheap!
You usually don't behave like this in front of me.
Liu Zhao on the side heard this clearly and couldn't help but said: "Officials, this is not a coward. To govern a country is not to be brave and ruthless. If the court really goes all out, these grass bandits will be vulnerable and incompetent. But
Is this really worth it? I don’t think so.
Moreover, these grass bandits have no fixed place to live. Once our army arrives, if they flee into the mountains, it will only make our army futile. In comparison, Zhao'an actually saves time and effort."
Zhao Xu did not take it seriously and said: "I understand what Liu Sheren said, but the government is so weak, it may confuse more people to become bandits. If this goes on and on, how can we talk about peace in the world?"
Seeing that Long Yan was displeased, Liu Zhao hesitated for a moment and then said: "Who in the world is willing to be born a thief?"
Zhao Xu frowned and said nothing.
If the world is peaceful and prosperous, who would be willing to fall into the trap of a bandit and lick blood from the tip of a knife?
...
Before the trial, almost everyone thought that Li Lei and the others were at the end of their game. If nothing unexpected happened, the Procuratorate should be able to take over today and give everyone an ending.
But in the end... it turned out to be an accident.
Because it is true that many grassroots bandits were summoned and became minor officials and generals in the Forbidden Army, and this is not a rare thing, it is very common.
The regular army's encirclement and suppression of the grass bandits is definitely a thankless task. The key point is that the grass bandits are never stopped. Even if you make up your mind to kill them all, some grass bandits will soon appear.
After all, the economic environment is like this. Land is being annexed on a large scale. It's not like Bianjing. There are many jobs in the city, so they can only be stolen.
From a human nature point of view, it is impossible to rebel in order to seek peace, but it is definitely feasible.
Then if the end of rebellion is Zhao'an, and if falling into the enemy's trap becomes a self-recommendation, then how do you judge whether they want to rebel or fight for Zhao'an.
After all, people's hearts are separated from each other.
This is somewhat interesting.
Li Lei was also very proud of everyone's reaction. He took out a thick pile of evidence and said, "President, according to our investigation, there are at least a thousand officers and soldiers on the entire Jingdong East Road who are former grass bandits."
, including three commanders, six Yuhou, twenty-six Dutou, etc.
The experience of some of them is very similar to that of Wu Tian. They were all forced into desperation and fell into bandits. However, this was not their inner ambition. They still wanted to serve the country and make contributions. Some of them were ordered to do so by the government.
After An, he indeed made a lot of contributions to the country.
In addition, before they were ordered to peace, just as Wu Tian said, they had continued to grow their power and had repeatedly repelled the government's encirclement and suppression. Finally, they were ordered to peace.
The only difference between the two is that they were not captured, but Wu Tian was captured by the Department of Taxation. His strategy of receiving an imperial edict obviously failed, and he could not escape death. However, he was unwilling to accept the crime of rebellion, just because of this.
It is the greatest humiliation for my client.
He longs to be a hero on the battlefield, not a rebel in his own country, which will make him die in peace."
Although it is said that the prerequisite for being a king or a bandit is that you cannot be caught by the government before you are eligible to be punished. At this time, Wu Tian obviously did not have this qualification. He would probably be punished by death, but why did they
He still wants to appeal because he doesn't want to be accused of being a traitor, because he is loyal to the emperor and serving the country at heart.
These words really affected many people, and they couldn’t help but shake their heads and sigh!
Because ordinary people can better understand Wu Tian's pain, rather than the difficulties of the government.
Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Fu Bi and others all saw it in their eyes, so they were worried if they didn't go for an interview!
The other party's goal is actually very clear, which is to remove the label of rebellion. You can decide the other charges as you like. If you say he committed adultery and robbery, we will accept them all.
Originally, the crime of rebellion and robbery were relatively vague, but as this lawsuit began, the definitions of the two became clear.
Of course, there is still a power game behind this, because many people think that Wu Tian is a robber, not a rebel, and these people are powerful people, so the procuratorate must produce enough convincing evidence to prove that Wu Tian is planning to overthrow the government.
, imperial court.
If the other party raises this point of view, how do you prove that he is doing all this to rebel, rather than to show off his own methods and strive to be valued by the court, so as to join the court as an official.
Almost everyone's eyes were turned to Zhang Fei.
How to break this game?
They couldn't think of a solution for a while.
Of course, this is the first time they have encountered it.
Zhang Fei was looking at Wu Tian. Seeing that his eyes were wet and he was sobbing, he couldn't help but smile and said: "This guy's acting skills are really good."
Qi Ji also felt some pressure and asked Zhang Fei: "What can we do?"
Wang Gong reminded in a low voice: "This Zhao'an is a strategy of the imperial court. We cannot deny Zhao'an easily. Otherwise, the imperial court will spend several times more effort to encircle and suppress those bandits, which will only result in more losses than gains."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao'an is not a policy, but a flexible strategy. He is also worried that Zhang Fei will directly deny Zhao'an's strategy in order to convict Wu Tian. , then the imperial court would have one less means to fight against the grass bandits on the opposite side.
"This can't be true, and it can't be true."
Zhang Fei smiled slightly and added: "But those Er brushes have really made a lot of progress, which is worth gratifying."
Qi Ji and Wang Gong were speechless for a while, but they were also slightly relieved. After all, Zhang Fei was still in the mood to joke.
After Li Lei presented the evidence, Zhao Pin did not read it, but handed it to the assistant trial officer.
Even without looking at it, he knew that most of these evidences were true. The imperial court had indeed ordered many bandits to be arrested, especially on Jingdong East Road.
Because the officers and soldiers there are relatively weak and not as strong as the Western Army, but the people are very tough and educated, and there are many strong people.
As Li Lei said, the government often sends troops to encircle and suppress the people first. When the encirclement and suppression is unfavorable, they will turn to Zhao'an.
I won't issue an imperial edict from the beginning.
Zhao Pin suddenly said to Zhang Fei: "The prosecution can ask questions."
"yes."
Zhang Fei stood up and said to Wu Tian: "Wu Tian, just now you said that you first joined the army not just for livelihood. Can you prove it?"
Li Lei was stunned and quickly asked: "About Wu Tian's ambition, can you go wrong?"
The young man said: "You can rest assured that this matter is absolutely true and cannot be wrong."
Li Lei nodded slightly and looked at Zhang Fei doubtfully. What's the mystery behind this?
Wu Tian replied: "Before I joined the army, my family was pretty good. I was a second-class household in the village. I had more than 200 acres of land. I had no worries about food and clothing. I even read books and knew how to read. Just because I am martial by nature and long to go into battle to kill enemies and make achievements, so I chose to join the army."
Zhang Fei asked: "Did your parents approve of you joining the army at that time?"
Wu Tian frowned, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes, shook his head and said: "My parents did not agree at first because they were worried that I would die on the battlefield, and few children from second-class households would take the initiative to join the army, but I insisted on doing this because it was my only wish, and they... they had no choice but to let me go in the end."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "This must be why, after serving your sentence, you did not go back to inherit the family business, but chose to become a bandit because you felt that you were too shameless to see your parents again."
Wu Tian immediately said: "Of course not. After I was assigned to Qingzhou, my parents... died of illness one after another."
"Really?" Zhang Fei was startled and said, "Did your parents suffer from illnesses before?"
Wu Tian shook his head, "My parents have always been in good health."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Then why did they suddenly die of illness one after another? Could it be that they were harmed by others?"
Wu Tian frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "This is all because...!"
"I object."
Li Lei suddenly stood up and said: "The deceased is great, what does the death of Wu Tian's parents have to do with this case? The prosecutor repeatedly mentioned my client's sad past, just to mess with my client's mind. In a moment of excitement, he said something A confession that will benefit you."
Damn it! The spell casting was interrupted again, it's really annoying. Zhang Fei glanced at Li Lei depressedly, and then said to Zhao Pin: "I will explain the reason later."
Zhao Pindao: "Objection is invalid."
Li Lei sat down, gave Wu Tian a warning look with his eyes, and then looked at Zhang Fei, thinking to himself, it is indeed Zhang Daer's pen, every word he said is a trap, which is hard to guard against.
Li Guozhong also realized it later. He suddenly felt cold sweat and said in a low voice: "It was really dangerous just now. Fortunately, you reacted."
When Wu Tian received Li Lei's reminder, he reacted suddenly. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei angrily and thought to himself, this person seems to be kind, but he never thought that he could be so despicable and shameless, using my parents to tempt me to make mistakes. I almost died. Following his advice, he suddenly smiled at Zhang Fei and said in a calm tone: "I was serving in Qingzhou at the time, so I don't know much about it."
When he was captured, he knew that he was doomed. Although the subsequent changes in the situation gave him a glimmer of hope, he had already prepared for the worst, and now he became addicted to a battle of wits and courage with Zhang Fei.
"well...!"
Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and others felt sorry for each other, and they all realized Zhang Fei's intentions.
If Wu Tian had a deep hatred for the government, how could he still want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and would definitely want to rebel!
such a pity!
Faced with Wu Tian's provocative smile, Zhang Fei just smiled slightly. Let's see how Grandpa Zhang handles you. He said to Zhao Pin: "President, I hope the witness Ge Changnian will be called."
Zhao Pin nodded.
After Wu Tian heard this name, he couldn't help but frown.
Soon, an old man in his fifties came into the court and stood on the witness stand, darting his eyes from side to side, seeming very uneasy.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Uncle Ge Liu, there is no need to be afraid. Just answer everything truthfully."
"Why!"
Ge Changnian nodded dully.
"Please sit down!"
"Why!"
Ge Changnian touched the chair and sat down slowly.
Zhang Fei asked: "Uncle Ge Liu, are you Wu Tian?"
Ge Changnian glanced at Wu Tian on the prisoner's bench, nodded and said, "We know him. Our two families have been neighbors for decades. I can say that I watched him grow up."
Zhang Fei asked: "What is your impression of Wu Tian?"
Ge Changnian said: "He...he liked to dance with swords and sticks since he was a child, and he was very brave and fierce. He often fought with young people in the village. Later, he joined the army, and no one was surprised."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Then do you know about Wu Tian being assassinated and sent to Qingzhou?"
Ge Changnian said: "How come I don't know."
At this point, he sighed deeply, "This matter was widely spread at that time. My old brother Wu was trying to get him out of it, but he couldn't spend the money. The young man was still not fished out. It was said that he had offended the high officials and no one dared to speak for him. His mother cried her eyes out because of this and died not long after.
Not long after his mother left, my old brother Wu couldn't hold on any longer and left too. Before he died, he entrusted me with the remaining 120 acres of farmland in his family and told me that when Wu Tian came back, I will give one hundred acres of the land to Wu Tian in the hope that he can change his mind, farm at home, marry and have children, and the remaining twenty acres will be given to me."
Zhang Fei said: "It seems that Wu Tian's parents love Wu Tian very much."
Ge Changnian said: "They only have Wu Tian's son. How could they not love him? They were not willing to let Wu Tian join the army at the beginning. Later, they had no choice but to allow him to go. But they never imagined that such a tragedy would happen.
"
Zhang Fei said: "Did you hand over the land to Wu Tian?"
Ge Changnian looked a little uneasy.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Uncle Ge Liu, you don't need to worry, just tell the truth."
Ge Changnian sighed: "It's my fault for not being able to save their family's land."
"How do you say this?" Zhang Fei asked.
Ge Changnian said: "I really want to give the fields to Wu Tian, but... But not long after my old brother Wu passed away, someone from the government came and said that his family was extinct and gave all the fields to him.
Take it back."
Zhang Fei said: "Didn't you tell them that their family also has a son serving abroad?"
Ge Changnian said: "Why didn't I say anything, but those people didn't listen at all."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Later, when Wu Tian came back, did you mention this matter to him?"
Ge Changnian nodded.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Does he know that his parents actually died because of him?"
Ge Changnian sighed, "Although I didn't say it, he must know that his parents had always been in good health, but they suddenly passed away one after another, not for him but for someone else."
Zhang Fei asked: "What was his reaction at that time?"
Ge Changnian said: "He was very excited at the time. He took a knife and wanted to go find those people for revenge. Fortunately, there were many people in our village at that time, and we finally stopped him."
Zhang Fei asked: "What happens next?"
Ge Changnian said: "After that, he stayed in the village for more than a month, taking care of his parents' graveyard, and then left without telling us. We don't know where he went."
Zhang Fei asked: "Did he come back during this period?"
Ge Changnian shook his head and said: "Maybe he came back, because a few times, I saw that his parents' graveyard was being sorted out, but I have never seen him."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Then do you know that he has become a famous bandit in Qizhou?"
Ge Changnian hurriedly shook his head and said: "I never knew that before. We have heard of the name Huahua Taisui. How could we have imagined that Huahua Taisui was our former neighbor."
"Thank you Uncle Ge Liu."
After Ge Changnian died, Zhang Fei said to Zhao Pin: "According to Wu Tian's own oral facts and what Ge Liushu said, the tragedy of Wu Tian's family was all caused by the government. This hatred between his parents
, how can he still think about fighting on the battlefield and serving the country? If he falls into a trap and becomes a bandit, he is actually seeking revenge, rather than longing for Zhao'an."
"I object."
Li Lei stood up and said, "The tragedy that happened to Wu Tian was caused by the general judge of Song and Ming Dynasty at that time, not the government. The other party made generalizations and tried to accuse Wu Tian of Song and Ming Dynasty without any evidence."
His hatred was grafted onto the government and even the imperial court, which is extremely unfair to my client."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "We have a witness who can prove this. This witness is the second master of Yunling Village, Luo Erchun, nicknamed Xiao Yan Luo."
"It is reported that Luo Erchun appears in court."
But I saw a middle-aged man wearing a green robe, with a long beard and an elegant demeanor coming to the court.
When this person appeared, many people were shocked.
Not the second in charge?
Not to mention wooden shackles, iron chains, and even prison uniforms, yet he was dressed up so well.
what's the situation.
There was a lot of discussion for a while.
But those officials all knew that Luo Erchun was already a member of the Taxation Department. It was he who betrayed Wu Tian and the Taxation Department captured Wu Tian.
When he came to the court, Wu Tian couldn't bear it anymore. His bloodshot eyes were staring at Luo Erchun, and his whole body was trembling.
"quiet!"
Zhao Pin knocked the gavel.
The court police immediately put up a wooden sign.
The audience outside the door gradually became quiet.
Zhang Fei stood up and said: "Luo Erchun, what is your relationship with Wu Tian?"
Luo Erchun replied: "Wu Tian is the head of Yunling Village, and I am the second head. We usually treat each other as brothers."
Zhang Fei said: "Since you are brothers, why did you accept the tax department's inducement to surrender? Aren't you afraid that others will accuse you of betrayal?"
Luo Erchun said: "Because in comparison, I am more afraid of Wu Tian."
"Afraid of Wu Tian?" Zhang Fei asked, "How do you say this?"
Luo Erchun said: "Wu Tian was vicious and vicious, and sometimes very crazy. I thought that if I stayed with him, he would die on the streets sooner or later. It happened that the tax department promised to give me a chance to change my ways, so I decided to agree to the tax manage."
Zhang Fei asked: "Crazy? Where do you start talking about this?"
Luo Erchun said: "We grass bandits are usually forced into desperation and only seek money and survival. We will not take the initiative to provoke the government. But Wu Tian is an exception. He likes to provoke the government very much. I’ll humiliate those officials, but I think if this continues, it will definitely be a dead end.”
Zhang Fei asked: "Can you give an example of how he provoked the government and humiliated officials?"
Luo Erchun said: "About five or six years ago, when the county had just collected the autumn tax, he suddenly led a team of troops to attack the government granary and burned thousands of stones of grain.
I don't understand why he did this. It would be a pity to burn this food. Why not transport it back to the village, even if it is distributed to the poor?
What is the purpose of taking such a big risk just to burn the food?
He did not explain at the time, but then he wrote a letter to the local county government, telling those officials that the county government would send him one thousand dan of grain every year, otherwise he would burn more granaries."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Fei asked: "Did he succeed?"
Luo Erchun nodded and said, "He succeeded. The local county government sends a thousand shi of food to our village every year."
boom!
Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't sit still anymore and slapped his palm on the tea table next to him.
Liu Zhao on the side could not help but tremble a little.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Why?"
Luo Erchun said: "Because taxation is related to the performance of officials, if they cannot pay the full amount of taxes, their official positions may not be guaranteed, so the county government is very willing to spend a thousand shi of grain to buy a stable life.
Although the food obtained was good, since then, the brothers in the village all worshiped Wu Tian very much, and he became even more aggressive. Not only did he rob official silver, but he also wrote to Duan Chengping, the Qingping army's Yuhou, asking Duan Chengping to general
Give him his concubine, otherwise, he will attack the officials from the capital who come to inspect Qizhou."
Zhang Fei asked in disbelief: "He succeeded again?"
Luo Erchun nodded, "Duan Chengping's concubine has always lived in our village. Wu Tian doesn't necessarily like her very much, but whenever he entertains guests, he must let Duan Chengping's concubine accompany him. In this way,
Show off your achievements and how you humiliated those officials."
All the officials present gradually held their breath.
After these words, whoever wants to speak for Wu Tian is simply the enemy of all officials.
"well done!"
Suddenly I heard a shout.
Everyone looked at it immediately.
Who is cheering!
stand out!
I'll kill you!
Many officials' faces turned green with anger.
Zhang Fei held back his smile and said, "Hasn't the government ever thought of sending troops to encircle and suppress you?"
Luo Erchun smiled.
Zhang Fei asked: "Why are you laughing?"
Luo Erchun said sarcastically: "The government has thought about encircling us and sent out many troops. However, the combat effectiveness of the Qingping army was too poor and they were no match for us. Once, when two to three hundred officers and soldiers came, Wu Tian used his own
People known to the Qingping Army directly lured more than fifty officers and soldiers to surrender, and almost defeated them all.
It is precisely because of this that Wu Tian believed that the Taxation Department was as vulnerable as the Qingping Army, so he personally led his troops to rescue Liu Lian."
"You're talking nonsense."
Wu Tian suddenly became furious, stood up suddenly, pointed at Luo Erchun and said: "If you, a villain, hadn't encouraged me and given me wrong information, how could I have been fooled, you ungrateful villain?"
After saying that, he was held down by two court police officers.
"Prisoner."
Zhao Pin stopped and said: "If you continue to act unruly here, don't blame the president of the court for putting shackles on you again."
Wu Tian didn't want to bring that thing with him, so he gasped for air and stared at Luo Erchun with hatred in his eyes.
Luo Erchun seemed to be really afraid of him and didn't dare to see him.
Zhang Fei asked: "What happened next?"
Luo Erchun said: "Later, some local gentry came forward to mediate the conflicts between us and the government, and also gave Wu Tian some benefits. Wu Tian then restrained himself a little, but once he had the opportunity, he would still find ways to humiliate those officials.
.”
Zhang Fei asked: "Why did he do this?"
Luo Erchun said: "I was curious at first, but it wasn't until one of his confidants accidentally leaked the news after he was drunk that I found out that his parents were killed by the government, including him himself.