315 Public trials

Because of Jian Gong's matter, the people of Bengang have hardly left him these days, and when the trial time posted by the Bengang notice came, countless people ran to watch.

Early on, Li Tianyang and Zhang Yuyan set up a temporary interrogation platform in the central square of Bengang, as well as a grandstand that was convenient for the people to watch.

"Take the suspects Jian Gong, Pu Zhi, Gao Xianglin ......"

On the interrogation platform, Zhang Yuyan, as the chief judge, was also dressed formally today, with a lifelike mandarin duck embroidered on top of the cyan regular clothes, and an official hat with flippers hanging on both sides of his head.

"Miscellaneous and irrelevant personnel are quiet, no noise!!"

Although the central square is very empty, and Zhang Yuyan's words may not be conveyed far, Zhang Yuyan's attitude and expression alone are enough to shock people's hearts and quiet the people who are disturbed.

"Prisoners are brought!!"

The officials at the bottom brought up prisoners who did not bring any shackles and chains, which is also Hongmen's consistent attitude, unless it is a heinous malicious murderer, the general criminal Hongmen will never abuse these prisoners in a small place.

Jian Gong was escorted up in disgraced and disheveled clothes, the first time he had appeared in front of everyone since he had been secretly taken from his home in mid-October.

For him, a celebrity, the people who have lived in Bengang for a long time can more or less recognize him, not only because he is Li Tianyang's brother-in-law, but also because Jian Gong walked around the major gold caves in Bengang after his career, so that the people rarely saw him at night.

"Who's in the hall? Avoid irrelevant people!! ”

"The grass people see the good and meet the adults, and the grass people are entrusted by the suffering lord Jane's Li Pujia to defend my husband Jian Gong as a lawyer!"

In addition to the yacha, only a man in his fifties with a long beard was standing in the hall, bowed down to Zhang Yuyan, and answered Zhang Yuyan's interrogation in an orderly manner.

"Hand in the letter of attorney for defense!"

Zhang Yuyan nodded, indicating that he recognized Hai Jianshan's identity, and after verifying Hai Jianshan's identity, he asked him to stand aside first: "Let's stand to the side first!" ”

"The theme of today's trial is to sue the director of finance for Hongmen, embezzlement and bribery, and causing the loss of money to its main forces."

"Smack!!"

"Prisoner Jian Gong, are you guilty?"

Zhang Yuyan was shocked and began to interrogate Jian Gonglai.

"The grass people are guilty!!"

In today's scene, it is obvious that Jian Gong is already in despair, and the last life-saving straw Li Tianyang does not seem to plan to save himself, so he has created a crime that has been clearly explained, and now it is useless even if he wants to confess.

"Very well, Sea Lawyer, do you have anything to add next?"

"Back to my parents, the grass people have something to say......"

After hearing Zhang Yuyan allow him to speak, the sea lawyer began his performance, in front of all the people present who were watching the play, as well as Zhang Yuyan, the county magistrate in front of the hall, he was not stunned at all, and he was leisurely.

Li Tianyang, as a relative of Jian Gong, sat in the surrounding stands like ordinary people in order to avoid suspicion, but because of his important status, his position was higher, his vision was better, and it was also easier for the guards to defend against various dangers.

Although Li Tianyang rarely appears in front of the people now, for the people on Dayuan Island, it is still like thunder.

The people are grateful, there may be a few people who don't know the righteousness and don't know the reason, but more people understand in their eyes and hearts, and now they can live happily and happily on Dayuan, enjoying the days that have never been before, all of which are brought to everyone by Li Tianyang and his Hongmen.

Once upon a time, the days of exile that everyone lived, and the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty now, are in stark contrast to the present, and Li Tianyang, who has brought all these changes, has a status among the people on Dayuan Island, I am afraid that even Li Tianyang does not know how high.

When they knew that Li Tianyang was now in the central square of Bengang, watching the trial in front of them like everyone else, everyone could be said to be excited, wanting to see Li Tianyang, the leader who was regarded as a benefactor in everyone's hearts.

Of course, there are almost no people who can really see Li Tianyang's upright face, and everyone can see nothing other than the very tightly surrounded stand on the high platform, with only a few curtains, and dozens of guards standing like loose in full armor outside the stand.

The people's views on this farce are still very puzzled, this kind of problem that should have been regarded as a private matter in Li Tianyang's family in everyone's opinion, no matter how Li Tianyang deals with it, it should be in everyone's opinion.

But now, Li Tianyang not only did not use his power to suppress others, used his privileges to exonerate his brother-in-law, but also sat back and watched his brother-in-law be arrested and convicted by the government.

"My lord, Jian Gong, the bitter lord of the grass people, it is certainly wrong to go astray and do the wrong thing before, but the bitter master of the grass people is willing to take the initiative to correct the mistakes and bear all the losses caused to Hongmen and everyone, so I also ask my parents to open the net and punish them lightly."

"This is a bill of exchange of one million taels of silver accepted by Nanyang Qian Zhuang as a guarantee by Admiral Li Tianyang, and it will be handed over to the parents and officials to show the determination of the grass people to reform their ways."

The lawyer who was valued by Li Tianyang and personally named his sister to find was not only familiar with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but also deeply studied the laws and regulations formulated by Hongmen on Dayuan Island.

At this time, Hai Jianshan stood on the judgment platform in the square and talked eloquently, taking advantage of the flaw that Jian Gong's financial office itself was not an organization under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty government yamen, and won a glimmer of life for Jian Gong.

Although everyone knows that Bengang County is actually under the jurisdiction of the Hongmen government, and even Zhang Yuyan, who nominally serves as the magistrate of Bengang County, also serves as the mayor of Bengang Town Government, and more of Bengang's own powers and laws and regulations are from the hands of the government, but everyone can't break this matter, otherwise wouldn't it mean that Hongmen wants to be independent from the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's government punishment law for corruption cannot be applied to Jian Gong here, but for corruption and bribery in non-governmental organizations, the loopholes in the law are huge, which just gives Jian Gong a chance to survive.

"Hmm!!"

Zhang Yuyan took this bill of exchange, which seemed to be slender, but actually had countless symbols of wealth, and fell into Chen Si.

(End of chapter)