Outside the imperial city, there is the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
The stone lion in front of the door stands out in the heavy snow with its chest and belly protruding, looking majestic.
The blood splashed on the lion's body and the stone floor not long ago has been washed away, and now it is covered with thick snow, without a trace.
The stone lions look like giants, there is heavy snowfall, and the heaven and earth are ruthless.
However, in the cold and solemn world, there are countless people gathered here from all the streets and alleys in Chang'an City, the crowd is passionate and the voice is loud!
Fang Jun was wearing a purple official robe, standing on a desk brought by the clerks at the yamen gate, looking solemnly at the crowd of people standing in the dark in the heavy snow, and more and more people who were gathering like hundreds of rivers converging.
common people.
Jingzhao Prefecture patrols are on guard at three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to attack Jingzhao Prefecture, or making noise and causing trouble among the crowd...
He had just encouraged the people to attack Daodefang and destroy the Yuan family's mansion. If he turned around and was attacked by those insidious aristocratic family members who "repay him with their own hands", wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the world?
The snow is falling harder and harder, and the crowds are gathering more and more.
Fang Jun stood on the desk, raising his arms high.
The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, thousands of people were silent, and there was only heavy snow falling between the sky and the earth.
Fang Junzhuo stood up and said loudly: "After the trial of the Jingzhao Mansion, the case of the Yuan family's murder of eighty-one female servants has been concluded. The Yuan family violated the laws of nature and disregarded human life, killing eighty-one young girls in an extremely cruel and tyrannical way.
He was murdered, and then the conscience-stricken leader was buried in the tomb of Yuan Huaiming. The evidence in this case is conclusive and indisputable. I am patrolling the sky and guarding the shepherd. The Jingzhao Mansion has the power and responsibility to independently resolve the case!
Because the circumstances of this case are extremely serious, the methods are extremely cruel, and the impact is extremely bad, the Jingzhao Mansion has now sentenced the Yuan family to a fine of 810,000 yuan to compensate for the losses of the plaintiff.
The accomplices were punished with fifty sticks and were sent away two thousand miles away. Yuan Xin, the mastermind of the case, was sentenced to death and executed immediately!"
The voice was clear and full of energy, floating far away in the silent snowy sky.
The crowd of spectators were silent for a while, and then burst into deafening cheers, which shook the whole place. The whole city of Chang'an in the heavy snow seemed to be trembling with the strong cheers!
In the past thousand years, has any nobleman received such a trial for killing civilians?
No matter how just the laws are made, no one can enforce them fairly.
The nobles are a group of beings who look down on all living beings from above. Facing the ants in the mud, they always take life and death!
But now, right in front of his eyes, this black-faced young high-ranking official impassionedly pronounced the Yuan family guilty. He not only had to compensate each victim a huge sum of 10,000 yuan, but also had the head of the Yuan family imprisoned in the army.
The mastermind was beheaded in public display!
Is this the victory of the law?
Or is it a victory for the common people?
The common people don't care, they only know that "the doctor cannot be punished" is just nonsense, and "nobles who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people", that's fine!
Of course, after cheering, the people fell silent again, looking longingly at the young man Jing Zhaoyin on the desk.
The entire prison in Chang'an City was filled with people who were captured in this incident. They stormed Daodefang and made noise in Chang'an City. This was a huge crime. This Jingzhao Yin even dared to send the head of the Yuan family into the army, and even the children of the Yuan family dared to behead.
, so what kind of punishment will these common people who commit serious crimes face?
The common people are not stupid, and they probably know a little about the ways above the officialdom.
This time the Yuan family suffered a disaster, how could the rest of the aristocratic families sit idly by and ignore it?
In the final analysis, this is a conflict between the common people and the nobles!
The Yuan family is guilty first and cannot be exonerated, but the family members cannot let a group of untouchables destroy the Yuan family and then ignore it. Revenge will inevitably follow!
Fang Jun is a good official, but facing the strong pressure from the aristocratic family, he had to give in and use the blood of the people to give an explanation to the angry aristocratic family!
Thinking about Jing Zhaoyin's past methods, I am afraid that Chang'an City will be a river of blood this time, and the streets in front of the West Market will be filled with heads and blood...
Fang Jun naturally knew what everyone was worried about, so he smiled slightly and started to speak.
Cheng Wuting ran out of the yamen quickly. The sweat on his forehead was steaming in the heavy snow, which showed the anxiety in his heart.
Fang Jun was slightly surprised. He took the letter that Cheng Wu Ting handed him, scanned it briefly, and his expression turned ugly.
What a Li Yifu, he actually dares to defy the good and the bad!
Fang Jun was angry in his heart, but now that the matter has come to this, he can only let the situation go and settle the score with Li Yifu later!
Cheng Wuting was trembled by Fang Jun's fierce eyes. He swallowed secretly and quietly took two steps back. He felt regretful in his heart. It seemed that the Marquis was quite angry and regretted that he should have followed Li Yifu's instigation and violated the Marquis's wishes...
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Taking a deep breath, Fang Jun crumpled the letter into a ball and put it in his sleeve. Facing the people, he forced a smile and said in a slightly astringent voice: "All the people arrested have been raided and interrogated, except for a few who took advantage of the situation to rob, kill and kill, and annihilate."
Those who commit adultery will be sentenced to death, and all others will be released!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The cheers of the crowd drowned the entire city of Chang'an, and the heavy snow in the sky was so shocked by this soaring joy that it hovered in the sky and did not dare to fall for a long time...
There was no mass killing as intended. Instead, it was just to kill the chief culprit and free the rest!
The people couldn't believe their ears...
Everyone knows that Fang Jun dared to release the captured people, that is, he shouldered the blame and anger of the family members, and traded his own official career for the lives of the people!
How have you ever encountered such a good official since ancient times?
How lucky am I to have such an official who will go down in history as one of my parents, so that I can be protected and live and work in peace and contentment?
Some people were grateful and knelt on the ground and loudly praised Fang Jun's benevolence. Then one after another, people followed suit.
Soon, the square in front of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen and the streets on both sides were filled with people kneeling in the heavy snow, cheering loudly!
Fang Jun felt bitter in his heart.
According to his original intention, this incident was caused by his deliberate incitement, so he naturally refused to let those innocent people die. He alone should bear all the blame and the anger of the family members. Even if he was dismissed from office, he did not want to be implicated.
to innocent people.
However, Li Yifu made his own decision, which was beyond his expectation.
Beheading dozens of "culprits" can be regarded as giving an explanation to the family members. With the step up, the family members must not dare to press Fang Jun step by step. Descending the donkey along the slope is the proper meaning of the question.
It is said that this method is the most correct and can calm the consequences of the situation at the lowest cost.
But Fang Jun strongly disagrees with this "cost"...
These dozens of "culprits" who were beheaded were actually not innocent. While the Yuan family was under attack, these people took advantage of the chaos to kill women, beat, smash and steal, and their evil deeds were obvious. However, if these crimes were normally punished, they would be punished. Most crimes do not lead to death, but in this event with extremely serious consequences, there is absolutely no possibility of survival.
The reason why Fang Jun couldn't bear it was because without his instigation, these people would not have attacked Daodefang, let alone burned down the Yuan family's century-old foundation. Nine out of ten of the clan's children died in the attack...
I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.
Fang Jun is not afraid of killing people, but he is unwilling to involve so many innocent people.
Compared with the condemnation of conscience, being dismissed from office is insignificant...
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The Tai Chi Hall was still tense and the atmosphere was tense.
Some people want to take the opportunity to suppress Fang Jun, and it is even better to dismiss him from his official position. Naturally, some people want to defend Fang Jun...
It has nothing to do with friendship or justice, it is just pure interests.
Those who want to knock Fang Jun into the dust and never recover may not necessarily have sworn hatred with Fang Jun, and those who defend Fang Jun may not necessarily be the embodiment of morality as messengers of justice...
In politics, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends.
In the final analysis, when the harm outweighs the benefits, the person who stabs Fang Jun is not a brother-in-law; and when the benefits outweigh the harm to oneself, there are still many people who call Fang Jun daddy...
When the news that Fang Jun was pronounced in front of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion reached the Tai Chi Hall, everyone in the hall was shocked.
Even His Majesty Li Er was stunned.
Is this kid going to heaven?
How dare you pronounce the sentence in public like this?
Fang Jun's move of killing first and then showing off disrupted all of His Majesty Li Er's calculations...
His Majesty Li Er suddenly became furious, slapped the table and shouted: "Bring this bastard to me!"