The gate of Kaifeng Mansion is to sit in the north and open to the south, there is a bluestone lion on both sides of the house gate, there is a heavy eaves mountain type city tower built above, the door forehead is written "Kaifeng Mansion" three gilded characters, three bronzing characters are written by Cai Jing's cousin Cai Xiang.

And facing the door of the house is a bluestone wall, engraved on the "pig map", the pigg, the ancient beast also, its body size is like a cow, the small one is like a sheep, similar to a unicorn, the whole body has thick black hair, the eyes are bright and spiritual, and there is usually only one horn on the forehead.

The pig is highly intelligent, understands human language, has angry eyes, can distinguish between right and wrong, can recognize good and evil in the world, once he finds a treacherous person, he will use his tentacles to turn it over, and then swallow it in one bite...

The pig is a symbol of the prison's "righteousness and brightness", "peace and justice" and "bright world".

Enter the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, there is a stele pavilion on the left and west sides, which is "Kaifeng Mansion Inscription Monument" and "Kaifeng Mansion Yin Inscription Monument", which is engraved with the name, official position and resignation of more than 100 governors or prefects since the founding of Taizu Emperor Zhao Kuangyin.

The stele pavilion in the east is the treasure of the town of Kaifeng Mansion, among which there is the name of "Bao Zheng" of Kaifeng Mansion.

The front is the hall of the Kaifeng Mansion, which is the main place for the officials of the Kaifeng Mansion such as the Yin or the prefect of the past dynasties to open the court to hear the case, there is a huge ring stone in front of the lobby, named "Ring Stone Inscription", which was erected by Emperor Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong.

The south side of the ring stone is engraved with three big characters of "Gongshengming", which means that only justice can be discerning, and can be honest and honest, which is intended to remind and admonish officials.

The north of the ring stone is engraved with "Erfeng Erlu, the people's fat and the people's ointment; The people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive" 16 big characters, which means that the officials' money is the people's fat and the people's ointment, and it is the money paid by the people.

Kaifeng Mansion is towering, solemn and elegant, and there is a solemn atmosphere in the lobby, which makes people feel awe-inspiring when they see it.

"It's time, open the ya!" At all times, a government official Xu shouted loudly.

The two heavy doors of the main hall then slowly opened, and dozens of officials in red or black uniforms rang out with gongs on either side.

"Lu Fuzun, please!" Li Sanjian bowed slightly and said to Lu Changheng, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

"Li Tuiguan, please!" Lu Changheng said to Li Sanjian with a smile.

As a result, officials at all levels of the Kaifeng Prefecture and the government gathered around the prefect Lu Changheng, the right hall magistrate Li Sanjian, the left hall judge Lin Min and other officials into the lobby.

Lu Changheng, who was wearing a purple official robe and a goldfish bag with a broken waist, strode to the public desk, Li Sanjian and Lin Min sat on both sides, Lin Min sat on the left side, Li Sanjian sat on the right side, and there was also a public desk in front of the two.

In the lobby, the plaque of "honest and honest" hangs high above the middle hall, and the tiger head signs such as "quiet" and "avoid" stand on both sides of the public desk.

Today's trial seems to be the same as in the past, with Lu Changheng sitting in the court to hear the case in person, but many people have already understood in their hearts that today's protagonist is Li Sanjian, and it is Li Sanjian who arranged the retrial of Bi Lin's adulterous sister-in-law.

"Li Tuiguan!" Before the arraignment of the prisoner began, Lin Min, the judge of the left hall, spoke: "There is no evidence, why did you arrest an old official who has been on an errand for 20 years in this mansion and put him in prison?" There are also several officials in this hall, you are simply arrogant and lawless, relying on yourself to be the champion and the first? ”

"Judge Lin, don't be impatient." Li Sanjian grinned, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and replied, "How do you know that this official has no evidence?" Whether there is evidence or not, it won't be long before you know. This official is the official of the right hall, and it is the responsibility of the official to arrest the suspect, and what does it have to do with the champion and the first? ”

"This case is a case signed by this department, the government, and the criminal department, and there is no change or reason, what is the reason why Li Tuiguan reopened this case without authorization?" Lin Min then glared at Li Sanjian and said.

According to the Song law, after a case is tried and sentenced, and then reviewed by the Criminal Department, if no prisoner retracts his confession or his family appeals from one level to another, it is not allowed to retry the case, and even if a prisoner retracts his confession or his family members appeal from one level to another, the case can only be reopened with the approval of the Criminal Department or other courts.

The reversal of the confession of a prisoner is called a reversal, and the corresponding system is the system of reversal and different investigation, which refers to the retrial of the criminal litigation officer, also known as a different push.

The offender or his family members appeal from level to level, which is called Lixue, but if the sentence exceeds three years, it is not included.

"Hehe" Li Sanjian shook his head slightly when he heard this: "Don't be anxious, why is Judge Lin so uncontrollable?" The official said that all the evidence will be publicized under the blue sky and white sun today. If there is no such matter, this official will not dare to mention this case without permission. ”

"Is there an approval from the Criminal Department?" Lin Min snorted coldly, turned his head to Lu Changheng and said, "Lu Fuzun, without the approval of the Criminal Department, wouldn't it be arrogant to reopen this case?" ”

Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi, placed the trial court in a ban for the purpose of prudent punishment, and his main duty was to review cases that had been adjudicated by the Dali Temple or other criminal prison yamen. After the prefect and the detailed councillor put forward their opinions, they reported the letter to the emperor and asked the emperor to make a decision

The chief judge of the trial and punishment is the prefect, and all kinds of cases that need to be reported to the emperor are first tried by the Dali Temple, and then reported to the trial and punishment court for review, and the prefect and other subordinate officials discuss and formulate opinions on the handling and then submit them to the emperor for decision

Song Yuanfeng was restructured in three years, the trial court was abolished, and it was merged into the Criminal Department, and the responsibilities of the trial and criminal court were assumed by the Criminal Department.

Lu Changheng picked up the tea bowl, blew a breath and said slowly: "This is the intention... ”

Lu Changheng choked back all the words that Lin Min was full of to say in four simple words...

No matter how great the power of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department is, can it be greater than the emperor? Is there anything bigger than the world?

Especially the Song Emperor Zhao Ji, who often used the imperial pen to judge the crime, and was not allowed to avenge his grievances. . .

At this time, Bi Lin's adulterous sister-in-law case not only has Zhao Ji's will, but also the decree of Zeng Bu, the right minister of the imperial court, what can Lu Changheng do? Even if Lu Changheng didn't want to retry the case, Lu Changheng had nothing to do at this time, and Lu Changheng alone couldn't stop it at all, let alone Lin Min, the judge of the left hall.

"Take someone to commit it!" Li Sanjian saw that Lin Min was choked and his face was blue, panting heavily, and he couldn't speak for a while, so he smiled slightly.

"Mighty... After receiving the order, the officials on both sides of the hall struck the ground with the water and fire sticks in their hands and shouted in a low voice.

Then Shan Kui, Xu Biao, Wu Miaoshan and others escorted Zhou Fanggeng, Xu Shiqing, Zou, Tong and other cadres up.

Bi Lin's brother's widow, Tong, was escorted into the lobby first, and the rest of the people were waiting under the hall stairs wearing wooden shackles.

"The women of the people meet the lords!" Tong did not serve the torture equipment, and when he saw a group of officials and officials after entering the hall, he was a little scared in his heart, and knelt down timidly and saluted.

"Who is kneeling in the hall?" Li Sanjian looked at Tong Shi and asked Wen Yan.

Although everyone in the hall already knew about the Tong family's situation, this was a procedure that had to be followed, so Li Sanjian had this question.

"Bi Tong's family." Tong Shi bowed his head and replied smoothly.

"Bi Tong's" Li Sanjian nodded and then asked: "Is there a grievance in Bi Lin's case?" ”

Tong Shi looked at Li Sanjian, then looked at the officials in the hall and replied, "There are grievances." ”

"What's the grievance?" Li Sanjian asked again.

"Uncle he... He did not ... What will be done to the slave family? Hearing this, Tong replied hesitantly.

"Bold woman!" Lin Min couldn't hold back for a long time, and slapped the shocked wood in his hand heavily and shouted: "The human and physical evidence in this case is there, and it has been reported to the Criminal Department, do you want to turn it over at this time?" Do you know the consequences of not being able to turn it over? And this case was sued by you, a woman, at the beginning, and you actually want to turn it over at this time? ”

After the investigation is carried out, and the case is found to be correct, then it is a failure to make a difference, and if it is not successful, it will be punished severely, and after the lawsuit is filed, it will be repented, and the same is true for the false accusation.

"This..." Tong glanced at Lin Min timidly, and didn't dare to speak again for a while.

"Judge Lin!" Li Sanjian looked at Lin Min and said, "This official is ordered to try the case, it should be questioned by this official, right?" ”

Li Sanjian then ignored Lin Min and said to the Tong family: "Bi Tong, if you have something to say today, just say it, this official will make the decision for you today, and others can't help you." ”

"Big Master" Tong Shi kowtowed when he heard Ah Yun and said: "Uncle Bi Lin, he... Not only did he not treat the women of the people, but he also took good care of the slave family on weekdays, and the women really couldn't bear to let his uncle suffer such a grievance, and the uncle was not sued by the women, but someone forced the women to falsely accuse their uncles, and the complaint was not written by the women, but by someone else. ”

In this world, if there is a woman from a good family, what woman is willing to be accused of being raped? thus ruining his own reputation.

Tong's family is also inexorable, and at the same time, her husband died unexpectedly, and the family property was confiscated from the official, who is willing? Never resentful?

The most important thing is that Li Sanjian has already reminded the Tong family that this case has involved human life and a lawsuit for human life, and if he tells a lie and gives perjury at this time, he will be severely punished, maybe it is a capital crime, and the death penalty may still be very cruel.

Therefore, Tong must tell the truth at this time.

"Who persecuted you? Who wrote the pleadings on his behalf? Li Sanjian asked when he heard this.

"Yes ... It's the Zhou official of the government. . . persecuted the slave family and caused someone to write a complaint on behalf of the slave family. Tong replied when he heard this.

"Which Zhou official? Say name. Li Sanjian nodded.

"Kaifeng Prefecture Yakong official Zhou Fanggeng." Tong replied.

"Take Zhou Fanggeng!" Li Sanjian said when he heard this.

Zhou Fanggeng was then escorted into the lobby wearing a wooden flail.

Zhou Fanggeng is a slender middle-aged man in his forties, although he is wearing a wooden flail and looks a little haggard, but his expression is a little arrogant, after coming in, he looked at Li Sanjian, snorted coldly, and refused to kneel.

"Get on your knees!" Xu Biao kicked Zhou Fanggeng's leg and kicked him to the ground.