At this time, many scholars and common people gathered outside the yamen. In addition to the locals of Lanzhou, there were also many people from other countries. But today, there are more scholars in Liao than before.
Among them were many scholars from the Qin family of the Liao Kingdom. They looked at the court and Du Ning with deep contempt and disdain, and some of them showed a bit of joy.
"Since Mr. Qin has been entrusted by the Situ family to serve as Situ Yan's defender, please come to court!" Du Ning's voice sounded.
"I would like to obey the order of Zhou Mu."
Qin Wengong's face lit up and he walked into the courtroom.
And with the arrival of Qin Wengong, Situ Yan became even more proud and confident.
Qin Wengong held his head high, looked at Du Ning with a mocking look in his eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he was confident of winning.
This kind of pride, this kind of self-confidence seems to be invisibly pronouncing Duning's failure.
Du Ning knew very well that Qin Wengong came here today for him.
"A dignified scholar from the Qin family of the Liao Kingdom actually wants to defend a murderer. Is this subverting the order and etiquette of the human race?" Someone said angrily.
"Presumptuous! Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of insulting a great scholar of our Qin family? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!" A Qin family member was furious.
"Hmph! Who do you think you are? How dare you pretend to be powerful here in Lanzhou? Qin Wengong even dares to do such shameless things, why aren't we allowed to talk about it?" The man immediately retorted.
"It's ridiculous! What does shamelessness mean? You just heard that it was Yang Mao who made the move first. Situ Yan was acting in self-defense. What mistake did I, a great scholar of the Qin family, make in defending an innocent man?"
"You..."
Many people in Lanzhou were even more angry, but they were speechless.
Many Qin family members are becoming more and more proud. This kind of pride and momentum simply does not take anyone present seriously.
Many scholars suddenly realized something and suddenly realized that on the surface this was a murder case, but in fact someone was using this murder case to attack Duning's new legalist ideas!
Above the court, Du Ning looked at the great scholar Qin Wengong who was standing in the hall, and said: "Mr. Qin, Lanzhou City is a pilot project for the "New Laws of China". In this court, anyone's words and deeds will be judged by on-site officials.
Record, even if I am a state shepherd, I am no exception, so I want to say something for you. Do you want to defend the prisoner Situ Yan?"
Qin Wengong couldn't help being ecstatic and sarcastic in his heart: "Haha... This Du Ning is just a stupid pig. He thinks he uses so-called records to clearly record the case. In fact, he digs his own grave waiting for me to break through Du Ning's "New Laws of China"
His thoughts, as evidenced by the on-site transcripts, will inevitably shatter his literary courage and ruin his reputation."
In my mind, I was already imagining the scene after Du Ning's failure, but on the surface I still maintained a somewhat respectful attitude, trying to maintain the image of a great scholar in front of everyone.
Qin Wengong raised his hand to Du Ning and said with a smile: "As a Legalist scholar, Qin is entrusted by his friends and has to defend him. If he has offended me, I would like to ask Yun Qijun to forgive him."
"Okay, in that case, let's get down to business."
Du Ning looked at Qin Wengong and said: "Mr. Qin must have known the ins and outs of this case, so please tell me your opinion in front of all the scholars!"
Qin Wengong raised his head slightly and said: "Qin happened to be in Lanzhou City today, and everyone knew the cause and course of the case. It seems that Situ Yan also had something wrong. He had a quarrel with Yang Mao, although he said some ugly words.
, but it was indeed Yang Mao who made the first move. I believe all the villagers present have witnessed this and can testify on the spot."
As soon as the words fell, someone in the crowd immediately echoed: "Mr. Qin is right, it was indeed Yang Mao who attacked Situ Yan first, and I can prove it!"
"And me! I will prove it too!"
"Yang Mao hits someone first and reaps the consequences. He deserves it!"
There were bursts of voices in the crowd.
After Yang Guisheng heard this, his face became extremely ugly.
Du Ning then asked Yang Guisheng: "As Yang Mao's father, do you know what the grudge is between Yang Mao and Situ Yan?"
Yang Guisheng thought for a while and said: "My son Yang Mao is in love with Zhou Shuwan, a young lady from the Zhou family. They have been in a relationship for many years. He never wanted Situ Yan to step in. My son Yang Mao wants to win over Situ Yan because of his love.
, so we had a grudge with him."
"Nonsense!"
Situ Yan suddenly became emotional and said loudly: "Zhou Shuwan and I are the real ones. Who does Yang Mao mean to him? Can he steal my Situ Yan's woman? He is the third party!" p>
"Fart!"
Yang Guisheng said angrily: "Our Yang family and Zhou family have already decided on this marriage last year. Who doesn't know about it in the neighborhood? I thought that when the children were two years old and earned more money, I would give them to this marriage."
It’s over, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Lao Zhou to come and testify.”
"So what if your Yang family and Zhou family have a marriage? It's a pity that Yang Mao is dead!" Situ Yan said rudely.
"You..."
Yang Gui was so angry that he almost vomited blood, "Traitor! You and I are at odds with each other!"
"Bang!"
Du Ning patted the tree gently and said to Situ Yan: "If my guess is correct, you had a quarrel today because of Zhou Shuwan's emotional dispute, and then because your words angered Yang Mao, that's why Yang Mao treated you
Take action, right?"
"That's right! Your Excellency is wise. It was indeed Yang Mao who made the first move. He is responsible for all this. It has nothing to do with me at all. I was just acting in self-defense."
After Situ Yan finished speaking, he showed a victorious smile.
Qin Wengong said loudly: "Master Du Jun, the case is very clear. It was Yang Mao who hit the person first. What Situ Yan did was completely self-defense. He is not guilty!"
"Well said! Situ Yan is not guilty!"
"Mr. Qin is wise!"
There were echoes of agreement from the crowd.
"Sir! It's unjust!" Yang Guisheng said with a cry.
Du Ning said without changing his expression: "According to the testimony of the witnesses at the scene and the clues from the government officials' investigation of the scene, the origin of the case is as follows. First, it was because of Zhou Shuwan's emotional problems, which led to a quarrel between Yang Mao and Situ Yan. Yang Mao was in an angry mood.
In excitement, he first hit Situ Yan, and then Situ Yan picked up a stool and knocked Yang Mao down. However, Situ Yan did not stop, but continued to beat Yang Mao to death."
"Mr. Qin, Situ Yan, do you agree with what I said above?"
Qin Wengong thought for a while and said, "Of course Qin agrees."
Situ Yan also said proudly: "Yes, that's what happened. It was Yang Mao who made the move first."