According to the judge's large conference room on the third floor, Zhu Wenkui sat in the first place, his face was uneasy.

A group of officials from the Beijing government carefully sat down with them.

At this moment, Chen Zhao was really aggrieved to death, and he thought about it again, didn't he read the yellow calendar?

was originally a reception day for Zhu Wenkui, but there were so many things in one day, there were problems with eating, and there were even bigger problems when watching dramas.

What is this called?

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and several middle-aged men walked in.

According to the Judge Si Zheng Jiang He, the Metropolitan Inspector Si Zheng Wei Likun, the general judgment Si Zheng Fang knew it.

The chief officials of the three divisions and yamen in charge of the law have arrived.

"I've seen Your Highness."

All three of them bowed down to Zhu Wenkui, and then sat down at the latter's signal.

A small case of fighting and brawling, because of Zhu Wenkui's personal order, made a big fuss.

"Let's talk about the situation first."

Chen Zhao coughed lightly and looked at Jiang He: "Old Jiang, you report first." ”

"Yes." Jiang He responded, and his sitting figure showed the traces of grandeur when he joined the army, and made a brief report to Zhu Wenkui: "There are more than 50 people involved in the fight, of which 23 are guards who were instructed by their respective employers to participate, and there are six wealthy businessmen who instructed these guards to participate in the brawl, and now all of them have been arrested. ”

Zhu Wenkui didn't make a sound, closed his eyes and listened, but Jiang He's voice was over, and he opened his eyes immediately.

"Finished?"

"It's over."

Jiang He didn't understand what Zhu Wenkui meant, but he quickly answered: "All of them have been investigated, and none of them have been missed, now we will only convict and punish after the injuries are confirmed." ”

"What about the shopkeeper of the beast taming hall and those entertainers."

Zhu Wenkui didn't care about the fight, what he was really angry about was that he single-handedly lined up this play, which directly led to the intensification of the contradictions, and insinuated the beast taming hall of the academician of the Academy of Sciences who invented the bicycle.

Jiang He didn't understand what Zhu Wenkui meant, and said truthfully: "According to the information we have ascertained, the shopkeeper of the Beast Taming Pavilion and the guards in the Beast Taming Pavilion did not participate in this fight, so they will not be punished." ”

No penalties?

Zhu Wenkui's face was suddenly a little unhappy, and he slapped the table a few times: "It's not because of the monkey scene they discharged at the end, how could it cause such a big contradiction to intensify, not to mention, borrowing a few monkeys to insinuate and mock my academician of the Ming Academy of Sciences, it's just bold!"

A drama, such a slander of academicians, you told me that there will be no punishment? ”

These words made Jiang He understand why Zhu Wenkui was so angry, and his forehead was sweating at the moment, and he hurriedly spoke: "Yes, the lower officials will deal with it." ”

He raised his leg and wanted to leave, but he heard Fang Zhiqi's voice.

"Wait."

A slow sentence made the whole room quiet.

Including Zhu Wenkui, everyone looked at Fang Zhiqi, and many people were stunned.

In a room, Zhu Wenkui was both the prefect and the prince of the dynasty, and he opened his mouth and gave instructions, only to know that his brain was kicked by a donkey, and he shouted slowly?

"Does Fang Si have a different opinion?"

Zhu Wenkui's face became even more ugly, and he asked: "Or is there something inappropriate about what Bengong said?" ”

A sentence of the palace's self-proclaimed sentence is obviously angry.

Fang Zhiqi looked at Zhu Wenkui with a frank gaze, and said, "Dare to ask Your Highness, what is the law for you to let Jiang Sizheng go down to punish the shopkeeper and artist of the Beast Taming Pavilion just now?" ”

"Isn't it enough to rely on their play to provoke trouble and satirize academicians of the Academy of Sciences."

Fang Zhiqi shook his head lightly: "The play itself is just a play, whether it is an insinuation and irony is interpreted differently in the eyes of different people, or even if it is insinuation, but at the moment, there is no clear punishment clause in this area."

Xia Guan, who was transferred to Beijing from Dali Temple last year, deeply remembered that 'nothing is prohibited by the law' can be done,' and this is one of the basic principles of the spirit of the rule of law.

There is no basis for punishment to be punished, please forgive the lower official for not agreeing. ”

The words immediately caused an uproar.

No one thought that Fang Zhiqi, such a small general judge, would dare to openly turn back Zhu Wenkui's order.

According to the prosecution department, the prosecutor followed up the case, and the general prosecutor convicted and sentenced the judge.

This is the judicial process that has been settled by Da Ming now, and now the Si Zheng, who knows that he is the general judgment division, directly refuses to accept Zhu Wenkui's instructions, and it can be said that this process has been ended.

Jiang He didn't even need to go to the beginning of the investigation.

Because Fang Zhiqi said it very clearly, the source is wrong.

Wei Likun, who was caught in the middle, was a little embarrassed, and when Zhu Wenkui looked at him, he could only stand up hard.

"On the side of the Metropolitan Prosecutor, I really don't know which article of the Great Ming Law should be used to file a lawsuit against him."

Zhu Wenkui exploded his lungs in anger and slammed his fist on the table: "Then if they are the satirical palace and the satirical majesty today, will they just let it go, huh?" ”

"If there is no clear law to convict people at will, what is the difference between that and literal prison?"

Fang Zhiqi did not give an inch: "The lower officials are very angry at the behavior of the beast taming hall for satirizing and provoking contradictions among the people, but they must be released today, this is because we have a blank space at the legal level, one yard to one yard."

The lower officials will write to Dali Temple about today's case and propose to supplement the corresponding provisions, but before there is no clause, we cannot hold it responsible, and if there is a clause in the future, we should not allow today's case to be held accountable today. ”

"What if this palace insists on condemning him today?"

Zhu Wenkui was really angry: "A folk circus, satirizing the central government, the route of the imperial court's heavy industry and heavy science, and provoking the contradiction between the two classes of the people riding bicycles and the rich businessmen riding in carriages, this has long been arrogant to the limit, and you are here to talk nonsense to me." ”

Seeing that Zhu Wenkui was getting more and more angry, Chen Zhao hurriedly stood up to play a round and scolded Fang Zhiqi.

"Old Fang, you are still studying the Fa, and you don't know what priority is, and you are too narrow-minded.

Is this just a small and otherwise brawl, this is a very serious political issue. If the little circus satirizes the national policy and misleads public opinion, it should be sentenced severely, how can it be tolerated and nurtured. ”

Fang Zhiqi shook his head slowly but firmly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to obey your orders, the Great Ming Law has never granted you the power to convict and punish a common person who has not violated the law at will, nor has it ever granted you such a power.

I dare not and do not want to disobey your orders, but I must disobey you.

Because the monarch said that maintaining the sanctity of legal principles is far more important than maintaining the stability of legal power.

And now, I have to fight against your legal power in order to uphold the law. ”

The whole conference room was silent.