Chapter 639: The Ministry of Punishment's Complaint (2)
The sun gradually climbed to the direction of 11 o'clock, and the bright sunlight made it hard to open my eyes. The violent storm last night seemed to have become a distant memory.
"mighty"
Under the sun, two rows of policemen in the courtyard court of the Ministry of Punishments held water and fire sticks and shouted powerfully in a low voice, officially opening the curtain of the Ministry of Punishment's petition.
"Snapped"
A gavel sounded in the lobby.
"Come here, bring Zhu Ping'an and Zhao Daying to the court." The five presiding judges in the lobby gave each other some humility. Finally, Wang Xueyi, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who represented the host's Ministry of Punishment, clapped the gavel and ordered the officers to bring Zhu Ping'an and Zhao Daying.
Da Ying went to the hall.
After the order was given, the two officers walked up to Zhu Pingan and held out their hands one by one as if they were taking a prisoner.
"Don't bother, I'll leave on my own."
Zhu Ping'an stopped the officer's pulling action with his eyes, then straightened his clothes and walked towards the court.
Is this a petition or an interrogation?! Zhu Pingan rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Compared with Zhu Ping'an, Zhao Daying's treatment was much better. He was respectfully invited by the guards, and the presiding officers were also kind and kind.
Tsk tsk, today is Zhao Daying's home field. It has been arranged a long time ago. Haha, it is getting more and more interesting. Zhu Pingan smiled disdainfully with the corners of his lips raised as he walked, stretched and walked up
Went to court.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Ping'an, has met all of you."
Zhu Ping'an walked into the courtroom, bowed his hands to the presiding judge in the courtroom, and then bowed his hands to the auditoriums on both sides.
"no."
After a long time, I heard the presiding judge in the courtroom reply calmly.
"Who are you in the hall?" Although he knew clearly that the people standing in the hall were Zhu Pingan and Zhao Daying, the presiding judge in the court still asked according to the procedure.
"Xiaguan Hanlin Academy student Zhu Ping'an."
"I am under the command of the Military and Horse Department of Xicheng, and Zhao Daying of Thousand Households."
Zhu Pingan and Zhao Daying replied almost at the same time.
"Well, since everyone is here, let's go to court." The presiding officer in the courtroom nodded and patted the gavel again.
"Mighty" The water and fire stick in the officer's hand repeatedly hit the ground, and the low mighty sound sounded again, shouting out the power of the court.
The officers' shouts of "power" and the chief judge's slap in the face are all for the purpose of "prestige". Through these, they convey the authority and sanctity of the law. In short, they are to shock and frighten people, and are used to discipline and govern the people.
Zhu Pingan has known the reason for a long time, so this trick is useless to him, and his heart is as calm as water without any ripples.
Zhu Ping'an stood at the foot of the hall, his whole body was like a giant reef rising from the waves. Wave after wave hit it, but it could not shake it even a bit.
Zhu Pingan's calmness made many officials who were watching secretly marvel. In their opinion, a young man of Zhu Pingan's age would definitely feel fearful and nervous when seeing such a formation. However, they did not expect that.
Zhu Pingan is so calm. They have been in the officialdom for a long time, and their eyes are very poisonous. It can be seen that Zhu Pingan is not pretending to be calm, but a strong psychological quality, calmness that radiates from the inside out, just like
Just like an old bureaucrat who has been in officialdom for more than ten years.
"The case of Zhu Ping'an, the Imperial Academy's minister, for the impeachment of Zhao Daying from a thousand households, was presented to the Ministry of Punishment today. Now, Mr. Tuo Haituo, the Tongzhi of Jinyiwei, Mr. Zhao Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Wang Xueyi, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. Wang Xueyi, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple
Lord Wan Gongwan, Lord Wang Gaowang, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Wang Xueyi, the official of the Criminal Department, jointly presided over the petition. Zhao Daying, Zhu Ping'an, you, etc., do you have any objections to this joint trial?"
Today, there is a joint trial among the five departments. Since the Criminal Department is the home court, Wang Xueyi, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, naturally presided over the joint trial with the humility of the presiding officers.
These are all procedural questions during the trial.
Basically, it is just like when a modern court is in session, the presiding judge announces the members of the collegial panel and asks the parties if they have any objections to the members of the collegial panel. The implicit meaning is that if the members of the collegial panel are considered to be interested in the case or have other relationships with the parties in the case
If it affects the trial, you can apply for the relevant personnel to be recused.
"I have no objection. I believe that your lords will judge fairly and clear my name." Zhao Daying was the first to reply. After finishing speaking, he glanced at Zhu Pingan demonstratively.
Zhao Daying naturally had no objections. Among the presiding judges were his uncle Zhao Qiu, officials he had paid a courtesy visit to, and backbone officials from the Strict Party. Except for a few presiding judges, almost all of them were
is beneficial to him.
Zhu Pingan raised his head and scanned the presiding officials in the hall one by one, squinting his eyes slightly and thinking for a moment.
objection?
Zhao Qiu is the uncle of Zhao Daying, so he will definitely favor Zhao Qiu; Wang Xueyi, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is a close confidant of He Ao, the Minister of Punishment. He Ao is now attached to Yan Song, and Wang Xueyi is also a member of Yan Song's party. No need to think about it, Wang Xueyi will definitely favor Zhao Qiu.
Da Ying; Jinyiwei comrade Tuohai is a close confidant of Jinyiwei commander Lu Bing. Although Lu Bing is not a Yan party, after jointly rectifying the former chief minister Xia Yan with Yan Song, the relationship with Yan Song has heated up sharply. It is expected that Tuohai will also be biased towards Zhao Da.
Ying;
Zhu Pingan, the young minister of Dali Temple, Wan Gong, had some impression that he was an expert in water control and a capable minister, but the rest was not clear.
Wang Gao, the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is not a strict party member. Wang Gao is a party member of Li Mo, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, Li Mo has always been unhappy with him. Recently, he has been even more dissatisfied with himself because of his "Houhei Xue".
He is a scum of the scholarly community. Who knows whether Li Dang will fight with Yan Dang here, or whether he will take this opportunity to cleanse himself of this scum.
Therefore, in total, if you want to apply for recusal, the chief judge in court will have to recuse himself from more than half of it.
But Zhao Qiu is easy to talk about, so he can raise objections based on his relationship with Zhao Daying's uncle and nephew. But what about the other presiding judges? You said they are strict party members, so they raised objections? There are many strict party members today, and there are presiding judges, and there are even more observers.
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This is not a legal reason, and the court will definitely not support him. Moreover, he will completely offend Yan Song and offend the presiding judge, and he will lose more than he gains.
Another point is how do you prove that someone is a strict party member?
Therefore, if you want to object, you can only object to Zhao Qiu, which does not help the situation. The other presiding judges who are biased towards Zhao Qiu are still there. And even if you object to Zhao Qiu, it may not be successful. If someone declares that they want to kill relatives for justice, what other presiding judges will take the opportunity to say
If you don't avoid relatives when doing things internally, don't avoid enemies when doing things externally, etc., there is nothing you can do about it.
This is a feudal society, not a modern society ruled by law. In a modern society ruled by law, kinship relations will definitely be avoided, but in feudal society it is different, and you may be dismissed if you mention it.
One more is not too much, one less is not too much.
In this case, it is better not to mention it at all.
Let them be complacent for a while and relax their vigilance, and it will be more interesting later.
There was a lot to think about above, but it only lasted a moment in Zhu Ping'an's mind. It was less than a second before Zhao Daying finished speaking without any objection.
"I have no objection," Zhu Ping'an thought for a moment and then returned.
After Zhu Pingan finished speaking, Zhao Daying on the side couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. Zhao Qiu in the courtroom glanced at Zhu Pingan with a profound meaning.
Other officials in the court who knew about the relationship between Zhao Daying and Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Pingan and shook their heads slightly. Zhu Pingan was still too young.
"Okay, since there are no objections, let's officially start the petition." Wang Xueyi, the Minister of Punishment, nodded and patted the scaffold.
"Wait a minute, I have an objection."
At this moment, a voice was suddenly heard, and the voice was unusually loud in the courtroom.