Fang Jiaoxi was speechless by Zhang Chun. The vice-president of Baichuan Academy finally stopped sitting and watching, and said: "I believe that students of my academy will not do such things. I beg your majesty to order a thorough investigation and return it."
My academy is clean."
After a brief period of calm, the Queen's voice came from behind the curtain: "Since Vice President Chen said so, the case will be investigated by the Shendu Yamen before proceeding."
Vice President Chen raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Shendu Yamen is suspected of scheming to frame the academy. Shendu Yamen should no longer be involved in this case."
The Queen thought for a while and said: "Then hand it over to the Criminal Department for investigation."
The Minister of Punishment stood up, bowed and said: "I obey the order."
This was all Li Mu and Zhang Chun could do. Although they dug a hole for Fang Jiaoxi, they could find out with a little investigation whether he had caused trouble in the government office and arrogantly robbed people.
Allowing the Ministry of Criminal Justice to retrial is already the best outcome.
Li Mu has never thought about overthrowing the Academy, and it is impossible to overthrow it. Overall, the existence of the Academy has more advantages than disadvantages. Firstly, he wants to seek justice for Xiao Qi, and here he wants to help the Queen.
Take it out.
Although academies are places for teaching and educating people and cultivating talents for the country, they should not be placed above the law.
They are in the human world, so they should not sit on high altars.
Jiang Zhe's case was originally a small case with little impact and would not affect the academy.
However, Fang Jiaoxi took Jiang Zhe away from the government office in public, which aroused public resistance among the people and added a stain to the academy's holy and glorious image.
The young female official stood up and said: "Retreat from the court."
There is an etiquette for retiring from the court. All officials will respectfully see the queen off first. The official with the lowest rank who is closest to the entrance of the palace needs to take two steps back and wait for the officials in front to leave first. Li Mu and Zhang Chun stood at the door. Countless
Tao's eyes swept over them.
After everyone left, the two slowly walked out of the hall.
Li Mu was a little regretful. After finally entering the palace once, he still didn't see the queen's face. There would be no chance next time.
Behind the Ziwei Palace, in the Imperial Garden.
The young female official said: "This Shendu Ling is quite courageous. I can't stand the way those people in the academy act so arrogantly in the court..."
Master Mei also said: "The gods have made Zhang Chun neither humble nor arrogant. He is a useful person. He should be given more rewards as an incentive."
The young female officer frowned and said, "But the speed at which he was promoted was already very fast. It has never been the same in recent years. It is impossible for him to be promoted again."
The queen thought for a while and said, "Send him a box of tribute pears."
Master Mei nodded and said, "That's good, there just happens to be one box of Gongli left."
The Queen was silent for a moment and asked: "Is there only one box of Gongli left?"
Master Mei said: "There are only a few tribute pears in Jiangyin County from the mother tree. They are carefully cultivated by the local government. The tribute pears produced every year are only more than ten boxes. After they are sent to the palace, some are given to the West Palace. There are already some left.
Running out……"
The Queen thought for a while and said: "Then give half a box, no, give three..."
Shendu Yamen.
Zhang Chun looked at the three tribute pears sent from the palace, bowed excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lord Mei said: "I hope Lord Zhang will continue to fulfill his duties, be honest and honest, and not let His Majesty down."
Zhang Chun said solemnly: "I will keep this in mind."
After seeing Master Mei off, Zhang Chun picked up a tribute pear, took a bite, and said proudly: "This pear is so sweet!"
After Li Mu left the palace, he went directly to Miaoyinfang. The Criminal Department would re-investigate the case and would definitely ask Xiaoqi and the others to investigate the situation. He needed to tell them in advance to prevent them from panicking.
When Xiao Qi heard this, she was obviously a little worried. She was just a humble musician and had never experienced such a scene.
Li Mu looked at her and comforted: "Don't worry, I will go to the Criminal Department with you when the time comes. You are the victim, it is them who should worry."
Xiao Qi felt relieved after hearing this.
At the same time, the Ministry of Punishment.
Vice President Chen said to the Minister of Punishment: "This matter is related to the reputation of the academy, so I leave it to the Minister."
The Minister of Punishment hesitated for a moment, looked up at him, and said: "The behavior of the academy students actually has little to do with the academy. If it is dealt with impartially, it will not involve the academy anyway. If the Punishment Department is biased, it will be detrimental to the academy.
Vice President Chen needs to think clearly."
Vice President Chen frowned. He had just declared Jiang Zhe innocent in the court. If he was overturned by the Ministry of Punishment, wouldn't he become a joke?
At this time, Zhou Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "How to decide this case? The power lies with the Ministry of Punishment. The woman has not been harmed. As long as Jiang Zhe insists that he was rude after drinking and repented on his own, he will be exempted from punishment..."
Vice President Chen thought for a moment and said, "I still don't believe that academy students would do such evil things."
The Minister of Punishment understood what he meant, and the implication was that regardless of whether Jiang Zhe was guilty or not, the Punishment Ministry would help the Academy to expose it.
He already knew the inside story of this case. With the ability of the Ministry of Punishments, it would not be difficult to exonerate Jiang Zhe within the scope allowed by the law. He was from Baichuan Academy, so it was not easy for him to refuse.
He nodded and said: "Since Vice President Chen has decided, then so be it."
After speaking, he looked at the Minister of Justice and said, "I'll leave this case to Minister Zhou."
Zhou Zhong nodded and said, "Don't worry."
…
Jiang Zhe's case has aroused a certain degree of discussion in a small area in the past three days.
During the morning court today, the God's Capital ordered Zhang Chun to accuse the academy teachers, and the news that the Queen ordered the Ministry of Punishment to re-investigate the case gradually came out after the morning court ended.
People just saw that Jiang Zhe was taken to the Punishment Department by people from the Punishment Department, and a large number of people began to gather at the entrance of the Punishment Department to watch.
Zhu Cong and Wei Peng, who were drinking in Piaoxianglou, were able to enter the Criminal Department because of Yang Xiu's relationship and looked at the direction of the court from a distance.
Yang Xiu looked solemn and said, "Your Excellency, the Vice Minister, rarely hears cases in person..."
Zhu Cong asked: "How will Jiang Zhe be sentenced? Rape is a serious crime. I'm afraid he will be finished for the rest of his life..."
Wei Peng said: "Not necessarily."
Zhu Cong knew that Wei Peng had been studying the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty these days, so he turned to look at him and asked, "How do you say that?"
Wei Pengdao: "In Dazhou law, raping a woman is a felony, and is usually sentenced to three to ten years in prison. If the circumstances are serious, execution may be carried out. Even if the crime is not successful, it will be treated as attempted rape, and attempted rape will be punished by at least three years."
Getting started…”
Zhu Cong asked: "That means Jiang Zhe will stay in prison for at least three years?"
Wei Peng shook his head and said: "This is a case of attempted rape. If he gives up the rape during the rape, actively stops the crime, and does not cause any harm to the woman, he can be exempted from punishment."
He looked in the direction of the court and said leisurely: "The key point of this case is whether Jiang Zhe took the initiative to stop the violence or was stopped by others. This affects whether he was acquitted or whether he started three years ago..."
Zhu Cong wondered: "Anyway, it's all rape, so what's the difference?"
"I know this..." Yang Xiu finally had a chance to intervene and said: "If you take the initiative to stop the crime, you will be sentenced to a heavy sentence, and the perpetrator will have no way out. This seems to give the perpetrator an opportunity, but in fact
It is the protection of victims..."
Wei Peng nodded and said: "Although this is the original intention of the law, it will also give many people the opportunity to take advantage of loopholes..."
Above the court of the Ministry of Justice.
Jiang Zhe knelt on the ground and said: "My lord, it is clear that the student was rude to this girl just because he was drunk and impulsive. Later, when the student remembered the teacher's teachings, he suddenly came to his senses and did not continue to violate this girl..."
Yinyin said angrily: "You obviously stopped when we rushed to the room..."
Jiang Zhe said: "I wanted to apologize to this girl at that time, but you misunderstood..."
"You are obviously quibbling!"
"This is true……"
Jiang Zhe looked at the Minister of Justice above, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I have learned from this."
Both sides insisted on their own opinions. Jiang Zhe said that he stopped the violence on his own initiative, but the musicians of Miaoyinfang said that he was stopped by everyone. Although the results of the two things were the same, their meanings were completely different.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice's sentence in this case was based on the process of this case.
The Minister of Punishment said calmly: "I will use the soul-capturing technique on Jiang Zhe. The truth will be known later."
He looked at Jiang Zhe and said, "Raise your head."
Jiang Zhe raised his head and looked into the eyes of the Minister of Justice.
The eyes of the Minister of Punishment turned into deep pools and he asked: "Jiang Zhe, I want to ask you, when you wanted to commit violence against this woman, did you repent on your own, or did you do it because someone stopped you..."
Jiang Zhe's eyes were dull and he murmured: "The student repented on his own and consciously made a mistake. He wanted to explain to this girl, but maybe he was too eager and was misunderstood by her..."
Li Mu looked ugly. It was impossible for Xiao Qi and others to lie. Either Jiang Zhe had a way to avoid the soul-obsessing technique, or the Minister of Punishment deliberately let him go.
No matter which possibility it is, it is not something ordinary people can see through.
Jiang Zhe was too eager to explain his actions before he was stopped. Even if a transcendent and powerful person reappeared the scene, he could not be convicted.
Obviously, he was fully prepared before going to court.
There would be no problem with the punishment imposed by the Ministry of Punishment even if it were presented to the Queen.
The Minister of Punishment looked at everyone and said: "The truth has been revealed. Although Jiang Zhe has done something wrong, his mistakes are not worthy of punishment. I hope you can wake up in time. I have found you not guilty, but you disturbed this girl. You need to be punished."
Do you have any objection to apologizing to her and compensating her loss of ten taels of silver?"
Jiang Zhe immediately said: "Thank you, sir, for restoring the student's innocence!"
He stood up, bowed to Xiao Qi, and said: "I was rude after drinking. I offended you so much. I apologize to the girl here..."
The Minister of Criminal Affairs was shocked and said: "The case has been found out, withdraw from the court!"
Jiang Zhe left ten taels of silver, glanced at Li Mu and others, and strode out of the Criminal Department with a smile on his face.
Li Mu sent Xiao Qi and the others out of the Criminal Department, looked back, and then walked back.
He looked at a figure standing in the courtyard and said slowly: "Master Zhou should know better than anyone whether Jiang Zhe is guilty or not, right?"
Zhou Zhong looked at him and asked, "Is this important?"
Li Mu said in a deep voice: "If right and wrong, justice and justice are not important, what else is important in this world?"
Zhou Zhong looked at him for a long time and then said: "You really look like a friend I haven't seen for many years..."
Li Mu said coldly: "You don't deserve such a friend."
Zhou Zhong was not angry, but instead had a smile on his face and said: "Young man, when I first came to the capital of the gods, I thought you were the embodiment of justice. I didn't pay attention to anyone. They fought against powerful people, corrupt officials, and academies...
…, there used to be many people like you, but now you are the only one, do you know why?”
He replied calmly: "Some people are dead, some are still alive, and those who are alive want to live a better life. If you become the person they hated the most, you will also have that day..."
Li Mudao: "You can watch."
Zhou Zhongdao: "I will wait and see."
Li Mu turned around and strode away. Zhou Zhong looked at his back with an unpredictable smile on his face.
