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The entire city of Guangzhou is watching the Guangdong Criminal Constitution Division. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

If it is said that because of the fact that the British consulate was allowed to enter the city earlier, the people of Guangzhou, who had agitated for the government to resist this matter, had a lot of criticism against the government, and some people even called him a "traitor". So now, when dozens of Western sailors are shackled by chains and escorted to the Guangdong Criminal Constitutional Division.

They were surprised at first, and then they were in a variety of moods. This is the first time in the world that the government has arrested so many foreigners at one time. Although these foreigners are all smugglers, they have never been caught by the government like this.

As for the Guangdong Criminal Constitution Division where they were escorted, what kind of place was that?

It was the place in charge of the criminal trials of the whole of Guangdong Province, which was the biggest change after the change of dynasty. The Governor is not in charge of hearing cases. can't be the Qingtian master, and as for the torture envoy, he will also not be the Qingtian master.

All in accordance with the law and according to the evidence.

This is the establishment of the Criminal Constitutional Division, through the official documents, newspapers to the people of Guangdong, moreover, in the official documents and newspapers have explained the process of the Criminal Constitutional Division's acceptance of the case, if the people are not satisfied with the trial of the local criminal officer, they can appeal to the Guangdong Criminal Constitutional Division, if they are not satisfied with the judgment of the Guangdong Criminal Constitutional Division, they can continue to appeal to Dali Temple.

In the past few months, the Guangdong Criminal Constitution Department has built up some reputation, and now dozens of foreign opium smugglers have been transferred to the Criminal Constitution Division, which has brought it to the forefront.

In the back hall of the Yamen of the Criminal Constitution Division, Song Jialin cautiously looked at the Sentencing Envoy in front of him, as the Sentencing Officer, he felt that the case was so hot for the first time, even if he was dealing with the conflict between the Turks and the Turks, he had never hesitated as much as now.

"My lord, how should this case be heard?"

Facing his subordinates' questions, Sun Yibai raised his head and looked at Song Jialin, who was a few years older than himself, he did not answer the other party, but asked directly.

"In April this year, when you were a roving criminal officer, how did you deal with the dispute between the Turks in Zhaoqing Mansion?"

"Go back to your lordship, do it according to the law!"

In fact, four simple words are the fundamental solution to the problem, and the "dispute between the Turks and the Turks" has been an unavoidable problem in Guangzhou, Guangzhou, and other places for hundreds of years. In the past, the main responsibility for dealing with the "dispute between the Turks and Guest" lay with the local officials, but now the army and the criminal officer are responsible, to be precise, in accordance with the law.

Put down the teacup in his hand, Sun Yibai's face is still that cold look, and it is his cold character that made him offend Hubei Xuezheng back then, and even took away his fame, and it is precisely because of this that his personality is a little extreme.

"The dispute between the local and the guest, this clan and the other clan fight, or this township and the other township fight, killing and plundering each other, although the harm is fierce, but once the neighboring gentry mediate or the officials stop it, the matter is settled. But for hundreds of years, the government has mediated for so many years, why can't it be resolved? ”

"Because the local officials either only know how to turn the big things into small ones, or accept bribes, secretly support the strong side, and oppress the weak, so that it seems to be calm, but once something happens, the struggle will surely start again. The two Turks seem to be very brave, and they compete with each other year after year, but in fact, because they are not afraid of the law because of their weapons fighting, the reason why they are not afraid of the law is because the local government will mediate and not pursue them according to the law! ”

Song Jialin replied in a positive voice, as a scholar who fled from Jiangsu to Wuchang, when he was trained in Dali Temple, he had learned the corresponding cases, and also knew the importance of "the law must be responsible for the public", the more afraid of local chaos, the more necessary it is to deal with the "law must be responsible for the public", so that the people are afraid of the law and then abide by the law, so as not to continue to turmoil.

"And how did you deal with it?"

"Those who kill are beheaded, and those who injure are punished."

What was behind this cold remark was known only to those who witnessed it. But at least one thing: since then, the local people have been afraid of the law more than the rules of the sect.

"At the beginning, a battalion of soldiers and hundreds of heads were used there, which made the people afraid of the law. If you can enforce the law like a mountain there, why are you hesitant now? ”

After a seemingly calm question, Sun Yibai slapped the table violently.

"Smack!"

"What do I see in your head? Someone poured what ecstasy soup in. Have you forgotten the oath I made with Dali Temple? ”

Although the provincial criminal envoy and the provincial criminal officer did not have a direct subordinate relationship, they were all directly appointed by the Dali Temple, but Song Jialin, one of the six itinerant criminal officers in Guangdong Province, directly belonged to the Criminal Constitution Department, and the reason for the establishment of the itinerant criminal officer was not only to accept local appeals, but also to supervise the trial of local criminal officers, so as to reduce the occurrence of unjust cases. Of course, there is also a role in handling sensitive cases, so that the local criminal officer can maintain neutrality in the matter.

Just like the dispute between the Turks in Zhaoqing Mansion, Song Jialin, who is one of the six itinerant criminal officers, is in charge, not the Zhaoqing Mansion criminal officer, which can not only reduce the people's idea of being biased towards one side of the other, but also more importantly, the local criminal officer does not need to bear the "notoriety", you must know that Song Jialin in Zhaoqing Mansion has the reputation of "butcher".

Under such questioning by the torture envoy, Song Jialin hurriedly replied.

"I will never forget the oath I made that day, and I will never dare to bend the law in the slightest."

There is a clear decree in Dali Temple that criminal officers at all levels are not allowed to call themselves "subordinate officials", "humble positions", "subordinates" and other self-degrading words on any occasion. Although he was nervous at this time, Song Jialin did not dare to call himself a "lower official" in fear like an ordinary official, and such a self-surrender would even lead to his dismissal.

said so, but Song Jialin's heart was full of bitterness, if this is just an ordinary case, then it is nothing more than doing it in accordance with the law, killing what should be killed, sentencing what should be sentenced, and being severe and severe. But the question is that those sailors have both Americans and British, and what if they provoke some diplomatic trouble?

Moreover, in accordance with the principle of the Constitutional Division, the entire process of the case is completed in the name of the criminal officer himself, not in the name of the Constitutional Division. The offending officer may also drop or vary the charges before the sentence is pronounced. Prosecutors are also responsible for their own independent investigations, independent judgments, and decisions on cases for which they are responsible. As a supervisor, the sentencing envoy can only make recommendations on the case, but has no power to change the decision of the arraignment officer.

Because of this, in fact, all the responsibilities for this case need to be borne by him Song Jialin personally. The criminal officer looks infinite and majestic from the outside, and he can decide on the discretion not to prosecute, the right to submit for approval of arrest and the right to close the case, etc., and has the right to command the gendarmerie detective team to investigate, and he can take the fate of the suspect, but behind this scenery is cautious, knowing the law and breaking the law, and the crime is added to the first, which is prepared for the criminal officer, if there is any incident caused by this case, in the end, he is still responsible for Song Jialin.

"I know! If we don't have this heart, and we don't dare to have this heart, as a criminal judge, we should make the people feel the majesty and inviolability of the law, and we should also make them feel the justice of the law, and how can this justice change because of their identity? ”

After some reprimand, Sun Yibai said with relief.

"Okay, I know what you're worried about? Are you worried that these people are all foreigners and foreigners, and when the time comes, do you care about diplomacy? I'm worried that foreigners will come to us for trouble, and now you put your heart back in your stomach, you must know that since people are sent to us, we must take this case fairly and strictly, and as for the rest, it is not our concern. Otherwise, there would be no independence of the judiciary. ”

As he spoke, he walked over again and patted Song Jialin on the shoulder and said.

"Yuquan, the case of Zhaoqing Tuke, the temple attaches great importance to you, otherwise this case will not be designated for you to handle. Do you understand? ”

"I see!"

It was like a reassuring pill, and the answer of the torture envoy made Song Jialin finally touch the hole card that didn't seem to exist.

When Song Jialin left the office of the envoy with a sigh of relief, he began to go all out to prepare for the trial of the opium smuggling case of the "Mike" merchant ship. The interception of the merchant ship "Mack" by the Chinese naval fleet caused an uproar, and at the same time that some cautious foreign companies began to charter ships to tow the floating warehouses at the mouth of the Pearl River back to Hong Kong, everyone later turned their attention to the American East India Fleet, which consisted of seven American warships played by Victoria, and to the fleet commander Perry.

Just three days ago, the U.S. East India Fleet was heroically entertained in Hong Kong because they knocked on Japan's door, and now what will the commander do when American merchant ships are intercepted like "pirates" by the Chinese fleet at sea?

Most British businessmen in Hong Kong looked at the Americans with a gloating eye, because in their treaties with the Chinese, opium smuggling was specifically regulated. This may be in line with the phrase "cocooning oneself," because according to the Sino-US treaty, American businessmen smuggling opium into China will be tried by the Chinese government and the United States must not intervene.

"Almost everyone is watching us right now, waiting for our decision."

Standing on the deck of the cruiser "Mississippi", the flagship of the fleet, Perry's expression was a little solemn, and now he found himself in a difficult situation, if he did not say anything, then when he returned to the United States, he would not be called a hero for knocking on the door of Japan, and he would not be blamed by the newspapers for not being able to support American businessmen.

However, if he led a fleet to break into Canton during this sensitive period, it would inevitably provoke the hostility of the Chinese towards the United States, or more precisely, the hostility of the rebel government towards the United States.

"General, if we fail to do something, I'm afraid all the newspapers in the United States will accuse us of weakness for this."

Oliver, chief of staff of the fleet, persuaded him that after enjoying a hero's reception in Hong Kong, he did not want to be regarded as a coward by his compatriots after returning to the United States, and that the most important thing for a soldier was reputation, and after receiving the title of hero, no one wanted to be called a "coward" again.

Perry nodded silently, originally he had planned everything, and after returning to the United States, he and everyone in the fleet would be treated as heroes, but the current situation had changed his plans.

"But after all, we have a treaty with the Chinese, and the constraints of the treaty make it impossible for us to do much."

Despite knowing that the media wouldn't think about it, Perry had to think about it.

"General, I remember when we were on our way to Japan, when I asked you if we were going to war with the Japanese, you said that our purpose was to show them our strength, and that's it." (To be continued.) )