On this day, the sound of drumming could be heard outside the Yamen of Lanzhou City.
Since Du Ning took charge of Lanzhou City, few people have beaten the drum to voice grievances.
Once someone beats the drum, a major case must have occurred.
"Ascending to the Hall!"
Following Du Ning's order, the court door opened.
Du Ning sat in the main seat, and other officials sat on the side, taking notes on everyone's words and deeds in the court at any time.
Two students, Han Youren and Li Qingyuan, stood behind the screen and watched Du Ning's trial.
Under the leadership of the government officials, a corpse was carried to the court.
Another murder occurred!
The onlookers pointed and pointed out that there were very few murders in Lanzhou. The last time a murder occurred was the case of Liu Chen's knife killing Wang Shuo. It has been almost half a year.
"Your Majesty Wenjun, you are wronged! You are wronged!"
"My son died unjustly. You must make the decision for the common people!"
The man in the hall had runny noses and tears as he told the story of the case.
The man who cried out for injustice was named "Yang Guisheng", and the deceased was his son "Yang Mao".
Today, Yang Mao had an argument with a Confucian and Taoist scholar on the street. Yang Mao just punched the other person, and the other person used a stool as a weapon and knocked the unarmed Yang Mao to the ground.
After the murderer knocked Yang Mao down, he not only did not stop, but continued to be violent, and his attacks were extremely ruthless.
Yang Mao was just a Confucian and Taoist boy, how could he endure such a severe beating from a Confucian and Taoist scholar?
By the time Yang Guisheng heard the news and rushed to the scene, it was already too late, and the victim Yang Mao died on the spot.
After the murder, the murderer also knew that he had committed a murder and did not escape immediately. Instead, he waited at the scene of the crime for the arrival of the street patrol officer and was taken back to the government office.
Du Ning frowned after hearing this. It was a bit exaggerated to be beaten to death just because he punched someone in an argument.
"Come here and bring the prisoner up." Du Ning gave the order.
After a while, a scholar who was about the same age as Yang Mao was taken to court by the government officials.
"You thug! You murderer! I will kill you to avenge my child!"
After seeing the murderer, Yang Guisheng's eyes were splitting and he was about to rush forward to fight the murderer.
The government officials at the scene immediately stopped the other party's impulsive behavior and spoke out to persuade him.
"Don't be impulsive, this is in court, don't make mistakes."
"As long as Lord Wenjun is here, he will definitely give you justice."
"The case hasn't been clarified yet. How can you let Wenjun make the decision for you?"
After hearing what the government officials said, Yang Guisheng suppressed the anger in his heart.
However, the murderer turned a blind eye to this and looked at Yang Guisheng with an expression full of contempt and ridicule.
"Bang!"
Du Ning patted the gavel tree gently, showing his official authority, and said: "Prisoner, who is your name? Why did you kill the victim Yang Mao?"
"Reporting to your lord, my student Situ Yan is a scholar from a famous family in Lanzhou City."
Prisoner Situ Yan spoke unhurriedly. There was no fear on his face, but he was very calm and calm.
"Oh, it turns out he is a scholar from the Situ family."
Relevant information about the Situ family flashed through Du Ning's mind. He remembered that the Great Confucian Hall of the Holy Academy thoroughly investigated many aristocratic families in Lanzhou and captured many heads of aristocratic families who colluded with the Academy and Yamen. Du Ning killed several of them with the "New Law of China"
There are heads of evil families, and the Situ family is one of them.
"Situ Yan, you committed a murder on the street, can you plead guilty?" Du Ning asked.
Situ Yan said proudly: "Reporting to Mr. Du, the students are acting in self-defense, how can they be guilty? Please be careful, sir."
"Is this self-defense?"
"Exactly."
Situ Yan pointed at Yang Mao's body and said proudly: "He was the one who moved first!"
"So you killed him?"
"No, I was just protecting myself. Who knew an accident would happen..."
Situ Yan seemed to have prepared his words a long time ago. He did not mention killing anyone, but emphasized that his actions were "legitimate defense."
"Nonsense!"
Yang Guisheng almost collapsed. He pointed at Situ Yan's nose and shouted: "Even if my son strikes first, you can't kill him! And it's clear that you are provoking trouble and deliberately provoking my son Yang Mao..." "Haha... Did you hear that? He admitted that Yang Mao struck first, and Yang Mao struck me first. Am I still not able to fight back?"
Situ Yan burst out laughing, feeling proud, and looked at Yang Guisheng with an expression full of contempt and disdain.
"You..."
Yang Guisheng was speechless for a moment and hurriedly said to Du Ning: "Du Jun, you have to make the decision for us!"
Situ Yan said with great confidence: "Master Du Jun, this case is very clear. The students acted in very reasonable self-defense. Please understand clearly."
Du Ning saw that Situ Yan did not speak, but kept looking at this person, feeling more and more strange.
"Strange, why is this man so calm, as if he has something to rely on..."
Du Ning glanced at the scene and saw a group of people appearing in the crowd, walking directly towards the court.
One of them is surprisingly Qin Wengong, a great scholar of the Qin family.
"Qin Wengong? What is he doing here? Could it be..."
Du Ning was thoughtful and quickly connected some ideas together.
"Mr. Qin, please, you must exonerate my son!"
A middle-aged man spoke to Qin Wengong and cast a look in the direction of Du Ning, with a bit of resentment.
Du Ning also looked at the man, named Situ Feng, who was the younger brother of the head of the Situ family who was once beheaded.
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me, Situ Yan is not guilty!"
Qin Wengong patted his chest and assured Situ Feng, and then said loudly: "I am Qin Wengong, a great scholar of the Qin family of Liao Dynasty. I was entrusted by the Situ family to serve as the defender of the Situ family in this case!"
"What a Qin Wengong, you came at the right time!"
Du Ning was even more disgusted with Qin Wengong and made the clearest judgment in an instant. Qin Wengong's appearance here must not be a coincidence, nor is it a coincidence that Situ Yan beat Yang Mao to death in the street. It must be a murder plotted by Qin Wengong behind the scenes. If
Without Qin Wengong supporting Situ Yan behind his back, how could Situ Yan be so confident? As the defender of the Situ family, Qin Wengong must exonerate Situ Yan in court.
This is no longer an ordinary court battle, but a battle between the Holy Way of Legalist thought. Qin Wengong wants to win this defense of Situ Yan, and use it as a sharp sword to attack Du Ning's "New Laws of China" thought, tearing apart
Du Ning's newly formed Legalist ideology blocks Du Ning's path to becoming a saint!
Du Ning knew very well that if he lost this battle for the holy way, his literary courage would be shattered at best, or his life would be ruined and his reputation would be ruined on the spot!