Chapter 667: Public Trial (4)

Luo Yong, as the chief official of the Shenlongwei Jiangnan Zhenfu Division, got up and bowed to Kong Sheng and said, "Metropolitan Governor, Shenlongwei has been ordered to try the case publicly, I don't know if it can be carried out?" ”

Because it was the scene of the Shenlongwei trial, Luo Yong called Kong Sheng not the king of the county, but Kong Sheng's position as the governor of Shenlongwei. Kong Sheng nodded slightly: "You can start!" ”

Luo Yong's face was solemn, he sat down slowly, and suddenly slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Summons eight defendants!" ”

Xue Gan and other representatives sent by the eight major families to respond to the lawsuit - most of them are descendants whose family status is second only to the head of the family, such as Xue Gan's younger brother Xue Wu. Xue Wu and the eight people followed the Shenlong Guard soldiers expressionlessly and walked out of the City God Temple and stood aside.

Xue Wu sneered and showed no fear. The lawsuit led by Kong Sheng has been going on for some time, and it has caused a storm in the city, attracting many people to sue for injustice, which seems to be very unfavorable to the eight of them. But the enclosure movement is a group behavior of the current elites, and there is no exception for the family, so why did Kong Sheng attack them? Even if they get a lawsuit because of this, they are not afraid of anything, anyway, the land has already been in their hands, and it is definitely a fool's dream to want them to spit it out.

As for the so-called evidence, it's a joke. If you really want to do it, which of these powerful people present, including Yang Qi, has not encroached on the land?

Yang Qi's face was gloomy, although the Xue family could only be the middle and lower class families in Jiangnan, their strength and influence should not be underestimated, especially in this Jiangning City, these eight families were huge, if one of them was not done well, it would definitely intensify the contradictions and cause bloodshed.

This little guy is really full...... Yang Qi secretly glanced at Kong Sheng, who was sitting there with a little depression, and cast a gloomy gaze on the crowd of onlookers around him. These eight families don't know how many people came to mix in the crowd, if Kong Sheng is too much, I'm afraid ......

Yang Qi's heart sank.

Of course, what he was worried about was not the eight Xue families, but the interests of the big families in Jiangnan, including the Yang family. If Kong Sheng's operation this time was just to vent his anger and take out the anger of the Xue family and others, it would be fine, but if he had further plans, how could the Jiangnan giants give up in the future?

Bang!

The shocking wood in Rayong's hand sounded again, "Spread the bitter master!" ”

As soon as the words fell, two officials in the Chenghuang Temple took their heads, holding a thick stack of dossiers in their hands, followed by dozens of peasants of different ages with vegetable faces, but they all hung their heads slightly, looking nervous and uneasy.

The peasants came to the field, knelt on the ground, and remained silent.

Some of them were brought into the city by the Shenlongwei, and most of them were drummers who spontaneously came to the yamen to complain about their grievances. But Shenlongwei actually tried the case openly and made such a big show, which still made these low-level people who had the courage to try to defend their rights feel extremely frightened. If it weren't for the Shenlong Guard secretly cheering them up behind their backs, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the courage to appear on the stage.

Luo Yong's voice said softly: "You are all the bitter masters who have recently come to Shenlongwei to beat the drum and voice grievances, don't be afraid, Shenlongwei was ordered by His Majesty and the commander-in-chief Jiangnan and Shannan to proclaim the order of King Kong Junwang to investigate Jiangnan, and he has the responsibility of supervising local officials, and will not tolerate treachery...... Please rest assured, as long as the case is verified and the land you have been occupied, Shenlongwei will be responsible for supervising it to the end and returning it as soon as possible! ”

"Commencement of the trial." Rayong nodded to the clerk standing next to his desk. The young commissioner took the first dossier and read it aloud: "In May of the 11th year of Tianbao, the Xue family of Xue Ning, a great merchant in Jiangning, used the peasants of Danyang County Lin Er's family to cross the border to cultivate the land, and colluded with the county's six Cao Song Shan and Lizheng Lin Xiong to forcibly claim 30 yuan, forge IOUs, and force Lin Er's family to mortgage 60 mu of Yongye field and 80 mu of Koufen field...... After Shenlongwei accepted this case, after a clear investigation and covert visit, the evidence is now conclusive, and there is a bitter master and an accomplice as evidence. ”

The official waved his hand, and the two Shenlong Guard guards brought the detained Danyang County Six Cao Zhi Sihu Song Shan and Li Zheng Lin Xiong to the field. Lin Xiong is just a small grassroots village, where has he seen this kind of battle, he was already frightened when he was caught by Shenlongwei, and now he is even more sifting chaff and his face is extremely sallow.

However, Song Shan was sneering and fearless, standing there with no fear.

The corners of Liu Pingshan's mouth twitched, he knew that although this person had a humble position, he was a member of the Song family, a distant cousin of Song Ning, who had only run a middle-level official in a county with his back to the Song family, but he was also the number one person in Danyang County.

Luo Yong said coldly: "Then Song Shan and Lin Xiong, Er and the others colluded with the Xue family at that time, accepted money from the Xue family, helped the Xue family to oppress the villagers, and encroached on more than 100 acres of land of Lin Er's family, the evidence is there, what else do you have to say?!" ”

Lin Xiong didn't dare to let go of a fart, but he was so frightened that he trembled all over, and he couldn't say a word, so he knelt down and didn't dare to get up.

He had long forgotten about that bit of bad things back then, and he just took the benefit of the Xue family's unconsistent money, and helped the Xue family occupy the Lin family's land, but he didn't expect to be found out by Shenlongwei after a few years.

Song Shan said loudly: "This matter is purely false, this Diao Min Lin Er falsely accused the six Cao of this county, and the following crimes should be punished severely!" ”

Song Shan flatly denied it, but it was actually expected by Luo Yong for a long time.

Luo Yong looked cold and angrily reprimanded: "A little official in Danyang County who is not in the rank dares to roar in the court, come here, take him down for me!" ”

Two fierce Shenlong guards rushed up, one left and one right backhand twisted Song Shan, who was holding his neck, to the ground, Song Shan shouted angrily: "Song is an official subordinate of Danyang County, you abuse the death penalty against Song in public, Song is not convinced!" ”

"In this case, you are one of the important accomplices identified by Shenlongwei as being investigated. Shenlongwei will write a place and exempt you from official status. Song Shan, if you dare to disrupt the public trial again, Shenlongwei's punishment will be ruthless! ”

The two rows of Shenlong Guard soldiers let out a low roar in unison, and the Mo Sword in their hands was raised, reflecting the cold light of Sen Ran in the brilliant afternoon sun.

Song Shan craned his neck and tilted his head, his face turned red, and his ashamed eyes began to wander back and forth in the crowd, but he didn't find the people of the Song family who were expecting, and he couldn't help but be greatly discouraged.

Yang Qi's face was not good-looking. This Shenlongwei actually intervened in the locality, and even the officials in the county of Jiangnan Province were arrested and questioned without the approval of the local officials. But Yang Qi also understood in his heart that it must have been Kong Sheng who gave Shenlongwei the right to investigate the criminal case, as the Xuanfu envoy of the two provinces, with Kong Sheng's order, Shenlongwei could take charge of the local administration.

There is nothing wrong with this in itself. But this made Yang Qi suddenly realize that in this way, Kong Sheng seemed to have the power to bypass his Jiangnan domain and go straight to the grassroots level to control the entire Jiangnan, which made him feel very depressed and heavy.

"Where is the bitter master?" Rayong shouted.

Among the people who complained, a burly man in his thirties walked out, although he was wearing a short brocade robe of the common people, but the aura between his eyebrows and eyes was a little different from that of ordinary people.

This person took two steps forward and bowed down: "The villain is here!" ”

Luo Yong looked at the strong man, "You are Lin Er from Danyang County, the bitter master?" ”

The strong man smiled and said: "The villain is not Lin Er, Lin Er is the villain's cousin, in Xia Yuan Chao, because his cousin is ill, it is difficult to testify in the case, so the villain is here instead, please forgive me!" ”

Luo Yong sighed, and was just about to continue the trial, when suddenly Kong Sheng, who was sitting silently on one side, suddenly opened his eyes, his sharp gaze was projected on this person, and his voice was slightly complicated: "Yuan Chao? Are you Yuan Chao, the whip officer in Taizhou? ”

This person was stunned, and turned his head to look at Kong Sheng, he didn't know how the illustrious Jiangning County King Kong Sheng knew his origin, but he didn't dare to deny it, and immediately bowed down: "The villain is Taizhou Yuan Chao, but because of ...... Because of the unfavorable taxation, he has been removed from his official position, and now he is just an ordinary person. ”

Kong Sheng got up slowly, his eyes deep and silent.

Yuan Chao is an inconspicuous little figure in the history of the Tang Dynasty, but for Jiangnan, it is also far-reaching. Because this person was the leader of Yuan Chao's uprising, he once created the Baoying regime, but was quickly defeated by Li Guangbi's men.

Kong Sheng did not expect that this trial would provoke a leader of a peasant uprising.

Calculating the time, the historical Yuan Chao uprising seems to have broken out at this point in time. Kong Sheng stared at Yuan Chao in front of him, and the relevant records of this period of history in the history books came to his mind, and his heart moved slightly-

After Yuan Chao's uprising, he immediately broke through Linhai City and drove away Taizhou Thorn Shishu. Subsequently, he successively conquered Taiwan, Qu, Wen, Wu, Ming, Yue, Xin, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chang and other ten prefectures in Jiangdong, all the way, the corrupt officials were invincible, and the people were tired of the people to return to them, and the righteous army soon grew to more than 200,000 people. Then, he used Linhai as a base to establish a peasant regime, and the era was called Baosheng. Subsequently, the Tang Dynasty sent Li Guangbi to lead the elite troops of the official army to suppress it, and the rebel army failed in more than ten battles before and after. Yuan Chao was defeated and captured in Tangxing Shilei Village, and was killed after being sent to Chang'an......"

The root cause of this person's rebellion was that he was dissatisfied with the current land system of the imperial court, and the local tyrants and foreign powers occupied the land, enslaved and deprived the peasants, and the so-called officials forced the people to rebel. This person was able to assemble a team of 200,000 people in the shortest possible time, which shows his personal ability. If you can take this person for your own use, you can not only add a talent to your command, but also eliminate a huge disaster for Jiangnan, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

Kong Sheng was looking at Yuan Chao, and Yuan Chao was secretly observing the long-famous King of Jiangning County. He came out for his cousin Lin Er this time, but he actually had some motives to check the truth and the truth. Why Kong Sheng, the prince of the imperial court, suddenly paid attention to the annexation of land by wealthy families in Jiangnan for many years and intended to stand up for the people, which naturally attracted Yuan Chao's attention, but Yuan Chao did not believe that Kong Sheng really wanted to make decisions for the people at the moment, and this move was more of a power dispute between Kong Sheng and the Song family.

Kong Sheng sat down slowly and said indifferently: "You are Yuan Chao, the official of Taizhou, this king has heard of you, Luo Yong, continue to try the case." ”

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