After driving away the demons and monsters, Governor Ji also fell silent. Wang Xian turned the muzzle back to the hall, stared at Zhuang Jing with sharp eyes and said, "Why don't you kneel down?"
"Because I, like your Excellency, am also a member of the Juren family," Zhuang Jing smiled sarcastically, as if the farce just now had no impact on him: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you do not kneel when you see an official."
"So you are familiar with the "Da Ming Law"?" Wang Xian sneered.
"I dare not say it if I am familiar with it, but at least I can write it down silently." Zhuang Jing said without humility.
"Then you should know what crime should be committed by anyone who instigates lawsuits, writes pleadings for others, increases or decreases punishment, or falsely accuses others?" Wang Xian asked quietly.
"Same guilt as the criminal." Zhuang Jing was secretly alert, but he had been pushed down by Wang Xian, so he had no choice but to reply first and then angrily counterattacked: "But the "Da Ming Law" also stipulates that if he sees a person who is stupid and cannot redress the injustice, he will give the order.
Those who have obtained the truth and written epigraphs for others without any increase or decrease in guilt shall not be treated."
"That's right." Wang Xian nodded, looked at Zhuang Jing expressionlessly and said: "If your defense is completely true, of course there is no responsibility." After a pause, his eyes became cold and he said: "But if it is ultimately proven that Zhang Gouzi is guilty
, if you defend him, you knowingly commit the crime, and you should be guilty of the same crime as him. If he is sentenced to beheading, you will go to the execution ground with him."
"This..." Zhuang Jing didn't expect that Wang Xian's questions were so closely connected that he was already pushing himself to the point of no retreat.
Master Zhuang's forehead was soaked with white hair sweat, and he already felt faintly regretful. There is a way of doing things like mountains. He thought that no matter how powerful Wang Xian was, he was still an amateur in the art of litigation and cross-examination. He could easily defeat him and win back a victory for his side.
.Now I realized that I was wrong. This Wang Xian is not only a master in this way, but also surprisingly sophisticated and sharp.
If he had known this, Master Zhuang would definitely not have waded into this muddy water to avoid being misled by him. But now that the matter has come to this, he can only bite the bullet and drink this cup of bitter wine. He calmed down and knew the meaning of Wang Xian's words.
There are traps. If you give a slight leeway in your answer, he will catch you and hit you... For example, if you say, 'I firmly believe that he is innocent,' Wang Xian will ask, so, do you think what he said is true?
The truth? You must say yes. Wang Xian can say, if not, are you willing to take responsibility? If you say it, then Zhang Gouzi's lies will make you very passive.
Although he did not believe that Wang Xianzhen would throw him into prison, he would fall into a huge passive position just by being squeezed by this person's iron mouth and teeth, so Zhuang Jing had to deal with it carefully, "Of course you know that the verdict may not be consistent with the truth, and
This kind of case is called an unjust case. What I have to do is to prevent an unjust case from happening." He could not let Wang Xian bombard him. He had to bring the war back to Wang Xian in order to take the initiative.
"Don't change the subject. If there are any untruths in Zhang Gouzi's testimony, are you willing to sit down?" But Wang Xian kept in mind his father's teachings, and he was stunned and said: "Answer
My problem”
Zhuang Jing saw that his Star Shift was ineffective, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The premise is that you can prove that, first, what he told is a lie, and second, I know the truth."
"If you are not sure, he is telling the truth and lies." Wang Xian glanced contemptuously and said: "What qualifications do you have to stand here and defend him plausibly?"
"I'm sure." Zhuang Jing had no choice but to reply.
"Okay, once he tells a lie, you will sit down." Wang Xian agreed.
"You..." Zhuang Jingxin said that this was too overbearing: "Sir, let's not get entangled in the details. Let's start asking the case."
"So, do you agree with what I said?" Wang Xian finally laughed.
"Agree." Zhuang Jing was helpless. It was obvious that as long as he didn't agree, Wang Xian would continue to struggle with this issue. But he was worthy of being a veteran litigator. He found that he had lost all the energy to be suppressed before he even started, and he was frustrated. Impatient, he took a deep breath, adjusted his mood and said: "Let's get started."
"If you had agreed earlier, you wouldn't have had to wait so long." Wang Xian put all the responsibility on Zhuang Jing, then waved his hand and said, "You go to the platform first and wait for the summons."
"My lord hasn't asked yet..." Zhuang Jing was immediately dumbfounded. He was always playing monkey tricks in his relationship.
"Do I still need you to teach me how to ask a case?" Wang Xian glanced at him and said, "Why are you so impatient to go to court before I've even summoned you?"
"The defendant Zhang Gouzi can no longer speak." Zhuang Jing said: "According to law, he can be accompanied by a lawyer."
"Then you have to wait for my confirmation before you can go to court." Wang Xian slapped the crowd in shock and said, "Are you going to get out or be bombarded?"
"..." Zhuang Jing was speechless and had to retreat to the platform first. When he went down, he saw that Governor Ji's expression was already ugly, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly. He still underestimated this boy named Wang. He was really worse than Jin. It's still difficult to deal with a veteran who has been sentenced to prostitution for decades.
After Zhuang Jing left, Wang Xian was shocked and said: "The defendant Li Chun is sent to court."
"Sir, why is the defendant Li Chun again?" Zhuang Jing found out that Wang Xian's previous call to Zhang Gouzi was a false shot. He couldn't help but be worried and protested outside the lobby.
"I think you are a lawyer, so let's stop this time," Wang Xian said coldly: "If you dare to make any noise again, I will kick you out of the Yamen with slaps."
"..." Zhuang Jing knew that he meant what he said, so he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
At this time, Li Chun was brought in. This was the first time since he was placed under house arrest that day that he walked out of the solitary room. He was still wearing official uniform, but his official hat had gone somewhere. He had lost a lot of weight, and his beard and hair were disheveled. He looked haggard, and when he saw Ji Gang, he felt like he was seeing a savior. He knelt down and burst into tears and said, "The governor makes the decision for the child."
Ji Gang was very angry when he saw his miserable state, but when he looked at Wang Xian sitting in the hall, he still held back and said: "I am here to listen, you have to talk to Wang Zhenfu..." Seeing Li Chun's face turned green before he added: "Don't worry, no one can wrong you as long as I am here."
"Yes." Li Chun then got up, reluctantly gave Wang Xian a fist, and waited for him to ask questions with deep resentment.
Wang Xian glanced at him and said, "Who is there in the hall?"
"Don't you know me?" Li Chun said angrily.
Wang Xian slapped the wooden door and said: "You dare to despise the court, slap you in the face"
Zhu Jiuye suddenly stepped forward. Before Li Chun could react, he was slapped twice. His cheeks were bruised and his ears were buzzing. Li Chun was stunned for a moment, but saw that Ji Gang didn't react at all. Only then did he realize that even if his ancestors were present, he had no part in playing tricks. Then he answered honestly: "I am Li Chun, deputy governor of Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town."
Wang Xian snorted and then opened the file and said: "Now there is a case of Lancao, a civilian girl, suing Zhang Gouzi from a household in Jinyiwei for killing his mother and blaming his brother Qi Dazhu, which resulted in Qi Dazhu being unjustly killed by the court and his mother also dying of hatred. Here is the case. After the imperial edict was re-examined, we collected the old files you created and found a lot of doubts. First, the wound on Zhang's mother was pierced by a dagger, while the original trial alleged that the murder weapon left by Qi Dazhu at the scene was a sickle. May I ask Deputy Town Manager Li? Fu, how do you use a sickle to stab a dagger wound?"
"Well, naturally a sickle can't pierce the wound of a dagger." Li Chun has experienced the whole process of the case, so naturally he covered up this loophole later: "The theory that the sickle is a murder weapon is the conclusion of Jiangning County, and this department does not agree with it.
." After a pause, he said: "Since Qi Dazhu is a vicious person, it is entirely possible that he was armed with a sharp knife and fled with the knife after killing, but did not abandon it at the scene."
"Then why did Qi Dazhu not mention the murder weapon in his confession?" Wang Xian asked.
"A traitorous and evil person is always stubborn." Li Chun curled his lips and said, "He just refuses to tell us what we can do."
"So, the murder weapon has not been found?" Wang Xian said solemnly.
"I found it later," Li Chun said.
"Then what was Qi Dazhu's motive for killing?" Wang Xian asked again.
"Of course it's a robbery." Li Chun said.
"Then why only more than 200 copper coins were found from his home, and the banknotes were less than ten guan?" Wang Xian said coldly. Ten guan banknotes are only worth ten guan. "Other than that, there is nothing else?
"
"He hid the murder weapon and the stolen goods." Li Chun felt depressed. Qi Dazhu was really just a wooden stake. He had been tortured by the Zhenfu Division, but he still refused to let go. At that time, the case had become a big deal, and Li Chun didn't.
He was sure which way the wind would blow in the end, so he didn't dare to fabricate a confession, lest Qi Dazhu would retract his confession in court and drag himself into trouble. "Our department didn't detect it either. Dali Temple had a better chance and found the murder weapon and stolen goods.
, the prisoner has no way to deny and confess truthfully."
"That is to say," Wang Xian said solemnly: "In the previous four rounds of interrogations by Jiangning County, the Zhenfu Division, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the murder weapon and stolen goods were not found in the interrogation at Dali Temple.
Qi Dazhu is convicted."
"Not bad." Li Chun nodded.
"That's strange," Wang Xian clapped the file in his hand and said, "Why does the Dali Temple case file say that all the evidence was provided by Beizhen Fusi?"
"We found that later with great efforts and digging three feet into the ground." Li Chuntao said.
"In other words, you found it without Qi Dazhu confessing." Wang Xian asked, "And then provided it to Dali Temple, and then Dali Temple obtained Qi Dazhu's confession?"
"That's right." Li Chun nodded and said, "When the stolen goods and murder weapon were found, the case had been handed over to Dali Temple, so they had to confront them."
"Very good." Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "Then let's have a confrontation today." He slapped the case and said, "Inform the officials of Dali Temple."
Soon, a civil servant in blue robe came to the hall, bowed to Wang Xianzuo and said: "Zhang Yan, the Zuocheng of Dali Temple, has met Lord Zhenfu."
"Zhang Sicheng doesn't need to be polite." Wang Xian waved his hand and said: "I was ordered to review Qi Dazhu's case and moved to Wengui Temple to assist in the investigation. I must have known the case in detail, right?"
"The official was involved in the whole process at that time, so the Lord Temple Minister sent the official to explain the situation." Zhang Yan said.