The case of Tian Xiao'e's murder of her husband and parents-in-law has already spread around the world.
The woman who was supposed to be imprisoned in a pig cage was now imprisoned and had to be put on trial at a later date. This immediately caused a huge commotion in Linqing City.
This is Zuo Mengeng's base camp, so he takes all the steps at the forefront. Therefore, the local people have more or less felt that Zuo Mengeng seems to have evil intentions.
However, because everyone's life is getting better day by day and they are gradually getting rid of poverty, so for the common people, they absolutely support Zuo Menggeng.
The Linqing Municipal Government headed by Qu Shichun has been running for a long time, but strangely enough, this "prefect" in the eyes of the people seems to have never resolved a case.
Is this an attempt to use Tian Xiao'e's case to scare chickens and monkeys?
Three days later, the large campus in the east of the city was filled with a sea of people. Almost the entire Linqing City people mobilized and gathered here.
The last time it was so lively was the Linqing Hemisphere Experiment.
In addition to the eye-opening results of the experiment, the new attire of Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin has also entered the public's mind.
Looking back today, we can surprisingly find that many people among the people have changed into new clothes.
Especially many people who work actually wear work clothes for convenience.
It can be imagined that work clothes must be simple in style for the convenience of work, and they are more or less similar to the clothes of later generations.
The protagonist has not yet appeared, and the people are talking about everything.
"Let me tell you, sitting down is just unnecessary. What's the point of judging this? Those unruly women should be soaked in pig cages."
"It's best to beat the pig cage before soaking it. I heard that this woman has to take off her pants when she beats the pig cage."
"Speaking of which, Tian Xiao'e is also a miserable person. But there is no other way. She met such a father and married such a bastard."
The people did not wait long. New Army soldiers marched into the school grounds and controlled the surrounding areas. The scene was solemn.
Everyone knows that the real drama is coming.
Sure enough, Zuo Mengeng, Zhang Zhenxiu, Qu Shichen and others arrived hand in hand.
Among them, Zuo Menggeng and Zhang Zhenxiu walked to the center and sat down at the table with the "Presiding Judge" tablet.
Although the title "Presiding Judge" is very novel, the meaning is clear at a glance. Everyone still knows that the people who are trying the case today are actually Zuo Menggeng and Zhang Zhenxiu.
This scene surprised many people. They wondered why Qu Shichun, a local official, did not preside over the trial.
In fact, before today, even Qu Shiqi thought that he would be the judge of this case.
When he learned that Zuo Menggeng was interrogating in person, he didn't care.
After all, Zuo Mengeng has said that if this case is to be used to set an example, only he himself can grasp the scale.
But when he learned that the deputy presiding judge was Zhang Zhenxiu and not himself, Qu Shichu couldn't sit still.
He couldn't help but wonder, had he made any mistake that made Zuo Mengeng become defensive about him?
When he asked, Zuo Menggeng formally proposed the policy of separation of administration and justice.
From now on, judicial enforcement will be separated from the administrative system and will no longer be the responsibility of local officials.
This move caused a great disturbance within the camp, and many people expressed their opinions. Some expressed approval, while others expressed opposition.
Some of this is out of justice, and some is out of interest. There is so much confusion that it is difficult for non-wise people to distinguish.
Zuo Menggeng's approach was very simple. He directly wrote an article "On the Separation of Powers" and submitted it to the public for discussion.
As you can imagine, the results are all outstanding people, and they immediately realized the huge benefits contained in it.
The operation and checks and balances of power have been the focus of repeated thinking and improvement by rulers since the beginning of politics.
It can be said that from ancient times to the present, considerations and measures on this issue have been continuously progressing and improving.
But it is obvious that in the face of Zuo Menggeng's concept of separation of powers, the previous methods and systems are like the light of fireflies.
The check and balance of power is actually not a simple way for the highest authority to prevent subordinates from having second thoughts and plotting rebellion. Even ministers are actually trying their best to implement the check and balance of power.
The reason is very simple. The more perfect the checks and balances of power are, the less the emperor will interfere in politics, which will allow his ministers to have enough room for display.
Because once a problem arises among the ministers, relying on the system of checks and balances of power, the ministers can calm down and solve it internally, and naturally there is no excuse or necessity for the emperor to end.
Otherwise, it can only become a confrontation between the emperor and his officials like the Zuo Shunmen board.
From the beginning of the formation of the camp, Zuo Menggeng has been downplaying his weight in the administration, which makes everyone like the current way of operating the regime.
But what would happen if Zuo Menggeng became like Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, an emperor who interfered in all administrative matters?
Obviously, no minister could stand that kind of emperor.
Zuo Menggeng established the responsibility system and term system, and then tried to let go of the administration as much as possible. Now taking away the judicial power can ensure that the emperor can still control the overall situation even if he does not interfere with the administration.
This is a situation that he is happy to see, and it is also a situation that everyone is happy to see.
Therefore, after fully understanding the meaning of the separation of powers, even Qu Shiqi was happy to be a bystander in this case.
Today, all the decision-makers within the camp are here, and they are all spectators.
They all came to see how Zuo Menggeng would decide the Tian Xiao'e case. After all, the outcome of this case will become the regime's precedent for similar cases in the future.
So far, in the territory ruled by the camp, there is not even one widely adopted legal clause.
Today is the beginning.
After Zuo Mengeng and Zhang Zhenxiu sat down, people noticed that the slightly lower area in front of them was divided into two areas: left and right.
It says plaintiff on one side, defendant on the other, and the words jury judge next to it.
All are new tricks, which opened the eyes of the people of Linqing once again.
After everyone was in place, Zuo Mengeng didn't waste any time and said directly: "Take Tian Xiao'e into the court."
After a while, Tian Xiao'e was taken out of the prison, escorted by two guards, sent to the court, and placed in the dock.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes, Tian Xiao'e was extremely flustered and tried hard to cover her face, but how could she?
The voices pointing and talking were mixed with countless vicious accusations such as "people are useless", "shameless", "watery" and "vixen".
Zuo Mengeng raised a cold eyebrow, picked up the gavel tree beside him, slapped it hard, and shouted: "It is an important place in the court, no noise is allowed. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be severely punished."
In an instant, the scene fell silent, and no one dared to speak anymore.
After controlling the situation, Zuo Mengeng looked at Huang Zonghui at the jury seat and ordered: "Juror, please state the case."
Huang Zonghui stood up, and with the help of his assistant Cheng Xiaomei, he took the thick case file and began to read the case aloud.
The whole case is not complicated, and most of the details have already been known to the people. After listening to it again, many people were confused.
In a case like this, is it necessary to spend so much time and effort?
Huang Zonghui eloquently explained the entire case, and then said: "Your Excellency, the facts of this case have been stated."
Zuo Mengeng nodded and signaled him to return to his seat. Then he looked at Tian Xiao'e, who was still at a loss, and asked loudly: "Tian Xiao'e, have you heard the case statement just now? I want to ask you, is there anything in it?
Is it true? Please pay attention, this is your opportunity to defend yourself, I hope you cherish it."
Tian Xiao'e raised her head in astonishment, ignoring the gazes around her, and tried hard to recall what Huang Zonghui had just said.
But after a long time, she fell down and found that there was not a single bit of falsehood in the case statement.
Seeing her silence, Zuo Mengeng asked: "Tian Xiao'e, is it true that you killed your husband Zhang Dacai, your father-in-law, and your mother-in-law?"
Tian Xiao'e really didn't know why she had to drag herself into this public place and suffer humiliation again.
But now that things have come to this, what can she do?
Ruoyouruowu was sobbing, and she had no choice but to nod her head and acknowledge Zuo Mengeng's inquiry.
Seeing her confession, the bystanders around her were in an uproar. Just as they were about to discuss it again, they suddenly remembered Zuo Mengeng's previous warning and had to endure it.
But regarding Tian Xiao'e's guilty plea, Zuo Mengeng didn't say anything, but said: "Bring Tian Xiao'e's father, Tian Gouzi, to court."
Not long after, in the astonished eyes of the people, Tian Xiaoe's father, Tian Gouzi, was escorted to the court.
Tian Gouzi is an old green-skinned man. When has he ever seen such a big battle? His legs were shaking in panic, and his crotch was almost wet.
When he saw Tian Xiao'e on the side, he immediately turned into anger and cursed loudly.
"You're a bitch, you're a loser. You don't take good care of your parents-in-law and husband, but you dare to do such evil things. I will be embarrassed as well. I'll see if I don't beat you to death."
He didn't care about scolding, but he actually wanted to dig out his seat and hit someone.
The guard next to him hit him with two rifle butts, hitting him so hard that his bones almost broke, and he was trembling with fear as he howled.
It was okay to endure the censure of the world in public, but now she had to be insulted by her father again, Tian Xiao'e's sobs finally turned into tears.
Zuo Mengeng was cold-hearted and hard-faced. Quan Dang didn't see it and just looked at Tian Gouzi.
"Tian Gouzi, I called you here today because there are relevant details about Tian Xiao'e's case and I need to ask you. You must answer truthfully. You will bear the consequences for any false statements."
Tian Gouzi seemed to understand what he heard, but the fierceness of the guards just now and the looks from around him made him just nod his head randomly, not daring to make any mistakes.
