Zhuang Li finally tried the case publicly, it was half a month after the last trial, and during this half a month, every morning was a routine whipping meal, but today was not, as a result, when the meal should be served, four officials came, saying that it was too shou to try the case publicly, so Cao Ju was escorted to the court. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The public trial of the case, Cao Ju sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that Zhuang Li's patience had finally run out, and once the public trial was completed, it would not be far from the conclusion of the case, and his murder charge would soon be established.

As soon as Cao Ju was escorted, he saw that near the entrance of the public hall, there were almost all people standing watching the excitement, men and women, old and young.

Cao Yuan, Cao Ju quickly found Cao Yuan from the crowd, his face changed slightly, and he immediately shook his head at him, signaling that he must not act rashly.

Squeezed in from the crowd, today's public hall is much more majestic than that night's public court, not only Zhuang Li's face is extremely cold, but the officials on both sides are more than doubled, all of them are murderous, and there is also Widow Xing's mother-in-law Cao Liu's side.

"Smack." As soon as Cao Ju came to the center of the hall, Zhuang Li immediately slapped the startled wood and shouted, "Prisoner Cao Ju, why don't you kneel when you see this mansion?" ”

Dismounted?

Cao Juxin sneered and said lightly: "My lord, the case has not yet been decided, Xia Guan is only a little suspicious, it seems inappropriate to use the word prisoner, at best, he is just a suspect." ”

Suspect, Zhuang Zhen silently recited this word, and felt that it was indeed very appropriate, but where would he back down, and shouted angrily: "Cao Ju, the human and material evidence are all there, what else do you have to say." ”

Cao Ju sneered and said, "My lord, isn't it just an axe, wouldn't someone steal the axe of the lower official and take the opportunity to blame the lower official?" Hey, as for the witnesses, isn't it Liu, the lower officials estimate that she can't stand two hundred lashes a day. ”

"Bold." Zhuang Li's face changed slightly, and he sent a surprise again, and shouted: "Prisoner Cao Ju, there are all human and material evidence, and you dare to quibble, it seems that you don't need to be punished, you won't confess." ”

"Hahahaha......" Cao Ju immediately laughed and said coldly, "Zhuang Li, the treasure hiding place of the Yellow Turban in Beishan, the lower official has already told you, a few days have passed, it is estimated that you have transferred all the treasures, I didn't expect you to go back on your word, not only did you not let me go, but you also took the opportunity to take my life, you are so ruthless." ”

"You ......" Zhuang Li was shocked and angry, stood up with a "hoof", grabbed the shocking wood, and smashed it towards Cao Ju, but was dodged by the latter, Zhuang Li shouted angrily, "Beat me, find a death beating, this bastard is full of nonsense, even the government dares to frame the blame." ”

Immediately, four officials rushed up, pushed Cao Ju to the ground, picked up the wooden staff, and hit him on the back and buttocks.

Cao Yuan's eyes were split, and he shouted angrily: "Lord Taishou, if you don't ask the reason, you will be punished heavily, and I won't accept the case if you try it like this." ”

"Yes." Immediately, there were people from Caojiabao who chimed in, "We don't accept it, we don't accept it." ”

"Smack, smack, smack......"

After more than a dozen canes, Zhuang Li gradually sobered up, and immediately waved his hand and shouted: "Stop for the time being, since some people are not convinced, this government will give Cao Ju a chance to plead." ”

The four officials stopped, and Cao Ju immediately raised his head, looked at Zhuang Li with a sneer, slowly stood up, and smiled casually: "Lord Taishou is wise." ”

The more Cao Ju was casual, the more annoyed Zhuang Li became, and said with a sneer: "Cao Ju, don't be complacent too early, this government already has enough human and physical evidence to convict you of murder, if you want to clear your name, you have to come up with some evidence that you didn't kill someone, otherwise, this government can only sentence you as a murderer." ”

"Proof." Cao Ju smiled slightly, and said, "My lord, Xiaguan has already said that day, after Xiaguan rushed back to Caojiabao, at noon, he went to Xing's house, but found that Xing's was not at home, Xiaguan felt strange, so he entered the room and found that there was a headless female corpse on the bed in the bedroom, and then, Xing's mother-in-law suddenly rushed over, believing that Xiaguan had killed Xing, and Xiaguan didn't have time to defend at that time, so he was taken back to the yamen by several officials......"

Zhuang Li was worried that Cao Ju would say that he was flogged every day, so he hurriedly patted the shocked wood and shouted: "Cao Liu, what Cao Ju said just now, is it right or not?" ”

Widow Xing's mother-in-law, Cao Liu, stood on the side, and immediately said, "Yes, my lord, it was Cao Ju who killed my hard-working daughter-in-law, and I beg my lord to make the decision for her." ”

Cao Ju turned his head to look at Cao Liu and sneered, "What about the corpse? ”

A touch of cunning flashed in Cao Liu's eyes, and he immediately replied: "It's been a long time, I'm afraid that the corpse will rot, and it has been buried." ”

"Oh, I see." Cao Ju looked suddenly enlightened, nodded and said, "You are a human witness, and my axe is physical evidence, it seems that the situation is not good." ”

Zhuang Li sneered: "Cao Ju, this government has said that you will be given a chance to defend yourself, you must grasp it, otherwise, so many county fathers and elders will look at it, and this government will judge you as a murderer." ”

Cao Ju sighed and said: "My lord, Xiaguan's axe was stolen, and Xiaguan couldn't find the person who stole the axe in a short time, so it seems that it is impossible to overturn this physical evidence." ”

Zhuang Li sneered and said: "Yes, everything must be evidenced, since you can't overturn this physical evidence, there are still human witnesses over there, if you can't overturn it either, you can only admit to the murder." ”

Today's public trial is a bit sudden, and Cao Ju didn't expect to be able to turn the tables today, so he smiled faintly and said: "My lord, she may not be the only one." ”

Zhuang Li sneered: "Cao Ju, now that the matter is over, do you still want to quibble?" Hmph, this government will give you another chance, as long as someone can prove that you were not present at the time, and the evidence is sufficient, this government will judge Cao Liu's evidence is weak, how about it? ”

To put it nicely, of course Cao Ju will believe Zhuang Li's nonsense, even if Cao Liu's evidence is not strong, there is still physical evidence, with Zhuang Li's rights, it is absolutely easy to put him to death.

Zhuang Li was so shameless, Cao Ju was a little too lazy to plead anymore, just waiting for Zhuang Li's verdict, either escape from prison, or wait for Dian Wei and others to rob the law field.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the crowd: "My lord, the folk girl can prove that Cao Ju was not present at that time and did not kill anyone." ”

Who will it be?

Almost everyone looked outside, but there was a woman standing outside the crowd with a blushing face, but most people didn't know who this woman was, and those who knew her were shocked.