Chapter 1090: East Becomes West (83)
The Great Court of the Han Kingdom is located at the other end of the central street and the palace, which is personally selected by Gao Yuan, meaning law and royal power, generally speaking, in Jicheng, the height of all buildings can not be high in the palace building, and in Jicheng, the height of the Grand Court is equal to the palace. The high staircase makes it possible for anyone to climb the stairs step by step when they get here, which also means that everyone is equal before the law. In front of the magnificent building of the Grand Court, a huge stone sculpture of the balance stands in front of it, which has become a landmark building of Jicheng and the royal palace.
The usual Grand Court Square is the most popular businessmen and tourists from other places, but today, it is crowded with people, not for anything else, just because today is the first case since the establishment of the Grand Court, and the trial is also the son of the famous Zilan Xianggong Zhao Yong.
Over the years, in order to promote the legitimacy of Daijun's return to the Han State, the Han Dynasty's propaganda for the former Daijun Shou Zilan has always been positive, lofty, in the hearts of the people of Jicheng, Zilan is almost a perfect character, it is precisely because of such a character, the disappointment of the rulers of Zhao State, this led the entire Daijun to defect to the Han State, and for this, he also paid a huge sacrifice, and he and his eldest son were murdered by the Zhao people, so for the Han people, Zilan is a figure worthy of admiration and sympathy.
But his son committed such a crime this time, because of his surrender and betrayal, thousands of Han officials in Dai County were arrested and killed, and there were only a dozen survivors, and the Han people sighed when they were angry.
Tiger father and dog son, the biggest sorrow of a character like Zilan is nothing more than this!
The soldiers of the Young Guards Regiment were densely packed on the square of the Grand Courthouse, their purpose was not to intercept the people, but only to maintain law and order and safety here, these soldiers did not carry weapons, but hung a stick with a thick end and a thin end in the waist of each person, and the soldiers separated the square from the crowd one small square after another.
Such a dense crowd will naturally not be without the presence of vendors, one by one the merchants carry their burdens through the crowd.
"Do you want a small bench? This is the latest production of folding benches, easy to carry, comfortable to sit, does not take up space, is a must-have item for home travel to go out, this uncle, you are old, it is not good to stand like this, come to one, it is very cheap, but only twenty Wen!"
"The latest and best parasols, Hsinchu is the shaft, silk cloth is the surface, shade and rain, one thing and two hands, thirty wen and one handle, the number is limited, and it will stop when it is sold out!"
"Refined plum dried fruit, chew one, quench your thirst, cool down from the heat, just use it today, a pack of five cents!"
"Cheese cheese, refined cheese from the prairie, today's trial will take at least half a day, cheese is nutritious, hungry, five cents a piece!"
With the victory of the army of the Han Kingdom on the battlefield, the Han regime has been as stable as a rock, and the strength of the Han Dynasty has also made Jicheng the center of the continent today, and countless people began to pour into Jicheng, bringing rich population resources at the same time, it also brought about the soaring price of land in Jicheng, as well as the crazy rise of daily life items.
Jicheng dwelling, which is not easy, has become the deepest feeling of all Jicheng people. I heard that the government hall is planning to expand the scale of Jicheng, and the entire Jicheng will expand outward, which is a huge project, at first not many people believed this rumor, but with the sudden announcement of the Jicheng City Guard a month ago to freeze the land within ten miles outside Jicheng to prohibit the sale, lease and construction of housing and warehouses, this news was confirmed from the side.
Some people rejoice and some people worry. The joy is those who come to Jicheng to settle or do business, so that the housing prices in Jicheng will naturally fall, the cost of living will be greatly reduced, and the worry is naturally those land owners, if it is expropriated by the government, they do not know how much compensation they will get.
Compared with the bustling and lively scene on the square, the interior of the Grand Court is a solemn scene, this time to hear Liu Yong's case, the Grand Court issued a total of 300 observer votes, of which 100 votes were issued to the ordinary people who applied to observe Jicheng.
Let ordinary people observe the trial of the Grand Court, which is also the Han King Gaoyuan's suggestion, the method is to announce the case to be tried by the Jicheng City Shoufu, the citizens are free to sign up, and then the City Shoufu draws lots to decide, after the list is drawn, the City Shoufu will send people to send the audit ticket to the hands of the winning people, the identities of the first batch of 100 people are varied, there are ordinary small businessmen, there are also big businessmen, there are outsiders living in Jicheng, and there are even two Qin people, three Chu people won the lot.
In addition to the 100 people, almost all the other 200 votes were distributed to the members of the Great Council, and each county has a permanent member of the Great Council in Jicheng, and there are also members of the General Assembly who have rushed to the new General Assembly to be recruited in October, and each Great Council is a war for the members of the Council, and they have to fight hard against other states and counties for the benefit of the people on their own land. All that's left is for the big guys to scratch a piece on top of the total plate.
Of course, there are also those who enter the court without a ticket, these are the core personnel of the Han Kingdom, like on the second floor of the trial hall, there are several boxes, today the number of ministers and the various departments of the book did not pull, all arrived at the scene, and recently received a box on the trial table with a dense curtain, the people who entered the hall at a glance, they knew that it was the King of Han who personally congratulated him, not only the King of Han came, but I am afraid that even the princesses also came, otherwise there is no need to close the curtain to avoid suspicion.
The inside of the hall was silent, the heavy door also isolated the noise outside, the bailiff letter dressed in embroidered balance pattern stood solemnly with his hands behind his back, and Jing Shou, who was sitting on a high place, had a calm face, if it was an ordinary person, maybe he would be a little stunned, but for him, it was nothing, all these years in the military justice department, he didn't know how many arrogant generals he had beaten his ass, even the characters of Yang Dasha Guo Laofu were beaten by him, how could he be afraid of this kind of scene.
Coldly glanced around, a little lower in front of him, two clerks were already waiting, and on both sides of the center of the lobby, on one side were the officers of the Supervision Yuan, who would be responsible for indicting Zhao Yong for the crimes he had committed, and on the opposite side of them were Zhao Yong's defenders.
Finding a defender for the criminals, in Jing Shou's opinion, is simply a superfluous move, this is not to find a way to make a fortune for those lawyers, especially for a scumbag like Zhao Yong, the evidence is conclusive, even if Da Luo Jinxian goes down to earth, it is impossible to turn over the case, but because of the insistence of King Han, Jing Shou can only give in.
With this, Qin Lei searched the entire Jicheng in just a few days, and finally found Tan Jian, the most famous lawyer who had long been closed in Jicheng, with generous profits and threats of force, this long-lost lawyer had to return to his old business, and at this time he was sitting on the stage, but his face was full of bitterness, because most of the people who were listening were glaring at him angrily. Among the Han Dynasty officials who died in Dai County, there were many relatives and friends from their hometowns or villagers.
Tan Jian felt bitter in his heart, these people are all in power in the Han Dynasty today, he has offended them, will he mix in Jicheng in the future? It's too easy for them to find trouble for themselves, but now, Qin Lei, who is sitting next to him as a relative of Zhao Yong, is also a killing god he can't afford to provoke, this is the soldier who has just been promoted by the King of Han, and that is the head of the army!
Since taking over this business, Tan Jian knew that the lawsuit was bound to lose, and what he could do was to try his best to alleviate the other party's guilt, in order to achieve this, Tan Jian, who was out of business at home, didn't close his eyes for a few days and nights, carefully read some of the laws just promulgated by the Han Kingdom, and also vigorously collected the merits of the Zilan clan in Daijun. I'm afraid all he can do is play the emotional card.
And in the center of the hall, facing Jing Shou is today's protagonist, Zhao Yong. After he was escorted to Jicheng, he was not put in prison, but imprisoned alone, and there was no disadvantage in terms of living treatment, but the huge psychological fear still made him thin in a short period of time, and when he stood there, it seemed that a gust of wind could blow him down, and his pale face was filled with a look of despair, and the eyes of the fire around him were enough to drown him, and in this hall, the only person he could ask for help was Qin Lei, who was sitting on the defense bench.
In the sealed box, Gao Yuan was sitting precariously, beside him, Ye Jing'er was holding Gao Zhiyuan, Helan Yan was holding Gao Mingzhi, and Gao Ning was too young to come with Ning Xin.
"Brother Gao, it's just that you let us come to audit, why do you have to let Zhiyuan and Mingzhi come, they are a little older, and they don't have to scare them." Ye Jing'er looked at Gao Yuan with disgust.
"I brought them here so that they could feel the sanctity of the law from an early age, and they would be afraid and fearful in their hearts." Gao Yuan said in a deep voice, stretched out his hand to open a crack in the curtain, and pointed to the eight big characters engraved on the wall opposite, "It is also for them to firmly remember these eight big characters, everyone is equal before the law."
"Zhiyuan and Mingzhi are princes, can they be the same as ordinary people?" Helan Yan said disdainfully.
"Why can't it be the same, and it's because their status is extraordinary, that once they commit a crime, they break the law, they lose even more." Gao Yuan said lightly. As the princes of the Han Kingdom, they have to endure more, and they have to abide by more and must more. Don't let them be above the law because they're princes and my sons, and I'm having the government and the court draft a legal text on how to run the royal family, and we'll have sons, daughters, and grandchildren in the future, and over time, this group will get bigger and bigger, and if it's not controlled, wouldn't it be chaotic?"
Seeing that the three girls didn't understand and disagreed, Gao Yuan smiled, "You don't understand now, but there will naturally be a time when you understand in the future." (To be continued......)