In the suite of the Lambert Hotel, a young man in a new black suit paced back and forth in the living room of the suite, his knuckles rattling and muttering to himself. Finally, he slammed down on the couch again.

"Why?"

Frowning tightly, he once again muttered to himself.

"Now that an arrest warrant has been issued, why did Your Majesty send this secret message?"

If this important person in the political and business circles of Paris saw this scene, it would be difficult to imagine that Zhang Feng, the Minister of Justice of the Chinese Empire and the head of the delegation of foreign countries, came to France for a month and a half, conquered the French social circles with his demeanor, and at the same time made the French realize that the officials of the Chinese Empire were completely different from those of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

When he left Italy two months ago, Giovanni, who had just left office? Prime Minister Joliti told French journalists.

"If there is any blessing for Prime Minister Morris, it is that I hope he can perform well in front of Minister Zhang."

The most fundamental reason why he said this was that when he met with Zhang Feng, he was born in a family and educated in the United States, and his demeanor and demeanor made Giovanni's demeanor seem unelegant, and even a little cheap, so that the Italian press ridiculed him.

After Zhang Feng arrived in France, after having the experience of the Italian prime minister, from the moment he met Zhang Feng, Morris behaved cautiously, and even deliberately pursued, in order not to let the French press ridicule him, Morris, who had just taken office, showed the demeanor of a "gentleman of the West" everywhere, and even ignored the young man in front of him who behaved with a "gentleman's demeanor", an Oriental.

What was the first to reach out and wait to shake hands with Zhang Feng, the enthusiasm he showed, or the courtesy shown by Morris who took the initiative to take his coat when the two met, were all decent. But inadvertently, he still showed timidity, in contrast, Zhang Feng, who behaved appropriately and naturally, accepted his unintentional "respect" with grace.

While the French press expressed disappointment with Morris's performance, the newspaper commented that the Chinese justice minister was "steel and ice" for the judicial officials hidden under the courtesy. What does steel and ice mean? It's just hard and cold. But with his polite demeanor, you can't say anything.

When a diplomat does this, he has to be considered to have perfected himself.

But at this time, this "Oriental gentleman" who was sought after by the French press and admired by enthusiastic French girls lost all his usual demeanor. At this time, his whole person was completely caught in an unprecedented contradiction.

"What a problem!"

With a long sigh, he stood up, staggered to the door, wanted some fresh air, slammed a window open, looked towards the Seine, and slammed the window shut again, almost shattering the glass.

"The law is inviolable, isn't it?"

When he said this, he shook his head helplessly.

"Hey, why are you so naïve like a child who hasn't grown up, the law is fair, but there is also a plea bargain in the judiciary, isn't it?"

As he spoke, another voice came out of his heart.

This is different, if he is not arrested, then it is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty! But Your Majesty's secret telegram!

He looked at the telegrams that had arrived one after the other from the Ministry of Justice.

“…… Let him go into exile! ”

He directly ignored the other contents of the telegram, but he could not forget this sentence, and the reason why he could not forget it was because His Majesty's secret telegram was ostensibly for the sake of "political stability", but in fact it was a wanton interference in the judicial system.

If you follow Your Majesty's instructions, then if you have the first time, you will have a second time!

Judicial Reading!

This is what he has been pursuing as Minister of Justice, and he has been working hard for this, in the period of the ruling axe, what he fought for was the separation of the court from the local political axe, and there was no longer any relationship between the two, the budget of the court came from the state, and the only threat to the budget was the ruling axe, and all expenditures of the judiciary had to be approved by the ruling axe.

Before he led the delegation on a foreign trip, as a deal with the ruling government, the ruling government approved him to propose judicial reading, and the most important thing is the reading power of the budget, and he skillfully used the contradiction between the ruling and other political forces, so that after the ruling party ascended the throne, signed a decree, and the budget proposed by the Ministry of Justice could not be deleted by the Advisory Council, but could only be noted and seen.

Only with the reading power of resources can there be the reading power of the judiciary, the reading power of the judiciary, the reading power of the court, and the reading power of the two, which ultimately brings no external interference, and only then does the law have relative fairness. However, whether the law is just or not is the last bottom line of whether the society is just or not, and if there is injustice in the judiciary, then there can be no possibility of justice in the whole society.

"Perhaps...... Will someone laugh at you for being an idealist? ”

"Sometimes, idealists are not bad, at least dare to think, if they don't even dare to think about it, I'm afraid no one will dare to do it!"

"Sometimes ideals compromise reality!"

"Compromise? Everything can be compromised, but the justice of the law is non-negotiable! ”

The scenes of his conversation with His Majesty before setting off for an expedition to other countries came back to his mind.

"The law is non-negotiable!"

While saying this sentence vigorously in his heart, he glanced at the telegram, and finally sighed, maybe this is the ideal and reality.

In reality, there are always various factors that try to interfere with the law, power and public opinion!

If there is a price to be paid for China's judicial literacy...... Let's start with me!

In the end, Zhang Feng still made a decision, no matter what, he must maintain the bottom line that the law cannot interfere with, and only by defending this bottom line can it be possible to defend the bottom line of social justice.

"Officer Fang!"

Shouting out the door, the door of the living room was pushed open, and in came a police officer in a Chinese police uniform, who was one of the inspectors sent by the police headquarters to accompany the delegation, and also one of the security leaders of the delegation.

"This is an arrest warrant signed in the country!"

"Arrest warrant?"

"Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the legation, and then I will arrest Sun Wen in the legation!"

When he said this, Zhang Feng knew that he only had one thing left now, that is, to coordinate with the French political axe to deal with the matter, and it was necessary to escort Sun Wen back to China, and the arrest in the legation was in line with international conventions, and the only question came from whether the French judiciary would intervene in the matter after leaving the legation.

An idealist always has courage beyond the imagination of others, and this is true for him, and it is the same for another person.

"Sir, you must leave!"

Wang Zhaoming looked at the gentleman in front of him and pleaded, an hour ago, when he left the venue of the Grand Paris City Council to go to the toilet, an agent of the Investigation Bureau revealed a message to him. On suspicion of the Shanghai Republican faction's rebellion, Sun Wenhe himself was arrested by the Ministry of Justice, and the head of the delegation held a banquet at the legation, where they would be arrested and then returned to China, handed over to justice, and tried...... Arrest, repatriation, trial...... Wang Zhaoming can imagine that once he goes to court, the people of the Investigation Bureau will definitely let him testify in court, even if it is perjury, as long as Mr. does not escape, he will definitely be sent to prison, but what about himself? but was convicted of betraying Mr.

For the young Wang Zhaoming, he knows what he will become by then, once he testifies in court, his life will be over, but if he doesn't testify...... Some images came to his mind, and he would also be ruined in his life! By then, how many people will listen to their own explanations?

Testifying is also discredited, and not testifying is also discredited!

But now that the Investigation Bureau has given Mr. a chance to escape, no matter what their purpose is, as long as Mr. escapes, his reputation will be preserved, and as long as Mr. does not go to court, he can ...... "Escape?" ”

Sun Yat-sen smiled wryly, and he glanced towards the bustling streets of Paris, looking at the well-dressed foreigners.

It's not that he hasn't fled, since he launched the Guangdong Uprising ten years ago, he has been living in exile overseas, and he has long been accustomed to the life of exile overseas, if the Manchu Qing wanted to arrest him, he would not hesitate to choose to go into exile in various countries, but what about this time? He hesitated.

If it hadn't been for Jiro Akaishihara's previous conversation, maybe he would have chosen to flee, but now? Mei Enping, in his mind, remembered that he had met that comrade in Yueben, he not only accepted financial and weapon assistance from Yueben, but even borrowed himself to start an uprising, and overnight, the republicans became the representatives of the collaborators and traitors, and I think that the reason why they wanted to arrest him was probably because they wanted Mei Enping to find out about his letters.

Is there any evidence of treason in the letter? It doesn't seem to be, but it's just some of the content of the two people discussing the republican system, except for ...... A telegram from Meenpin came to his mind.

“…… In the near future, there will be upheavals in the country, and when the world is settled, once the republic is settled, it should be the president of the ......"

Thinking of this sentence, Sun Yat-sen connected the two, only to realize that this was not Mei Enping's ideal words, which could be regarded as the connection between him and Mei Enping, and even in court, the prosecution could use this as evidence to accuse himself of collaborating with Mei Enping and betraying the country.

If they do not appear in court, they may not be absent from the trial, and then present a series of evidence in court to prove that they directed and even planned this collaborator riot, and then no one in the court will defend themselves, and all the evidence will point to them.

Even if he fled abroad, he will always bear the charge of "collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country in wartime"! When Meenping launched this uprising, did he think about how hard the uprising would deal a blow to the republicans? Perhaps at this time, one by one comrades has been arrested by the police, and they will all face the charge of "collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."

This crime is by no means different from the rebellion of the Manchus, and after the liquidation after the liberation, the people of this country hated the Han Dynasty the most. In wartime, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, armed riots, and luring foreigners to participate in riots are all things that the people hate to the extreme...... After figuring out the key points, Sun Yat-sen glanced at Wang Zhaoming, and then shook his head.

"No, not only can we not escape, but we must also take the initiative to return to China to be investigated, only in this way can we prove your innocence! If you escape, you will be self-incriminated! ”

"But sir......

As soon as he heard this, Wang Zhaoming almost turned his back on the frightened, what was he most afraid of? It was Mr. who was sent to court, and now Mr. himself took the initiative to surrender and go to court!

Perhaps, he is not clear yet, right to tell him.

"Sir, this is a self-defeating tiger, this may be the opportunity that Emperor Chen has been waiting for for a long time, if Mr. does not leave, once he returns to China, it will be a self-defeating net, in case he is ......"

Sun Yat-sen waved his hand to stop Wang Zhaoming from continuing, and he stopped to look at the trees on both sides of the streets of Paris.

"What if...... If he kills me before going to court, then the people will be able to see the true side of Emperor Chen! At that time, all those who have the slightest insight will also know that this is a judgment, but it is actually persecution! If you go to court......"

Sun Yat-sen bowed his head slightly, and stopped in the shade of a French plane tree.

"Those who are clear will clear themselves!"

After that, he quickened his pace and walked in the direction of the Chinese Legation in France, he did not take the carriage, but walked slowly, watching the figure of Mr. gradually elongate in the sunset, Wang Zhaoming, who was completely shrouded in fear, only felt bursts of cold sweat continue to flow down his back.

True...... Do you really want to go back to China?

"I'm home!"

Faced with this report, Chen Moran almost couldn't believe his eyes, when he sent the telegram to Zhang Feng, he was worried that he would not enforce the law impartially, that kid only has the law and justice in his eyes, and many times he is not a qualified politician, is it possible for an idealist to become a politician?

Out of concern for him, he asked Zha Zhiqing to come over, let him inform his people, and pass the news to the people around Sun Yat-sen, now that he is abroad, as long as he leaves the location of the delegation, even Zhang Feng can't do anything about him, but the problem now is not the telegram that Zhang Feng replied to, "Please Your Majesty fulfill the promise you should make!" More than two hours later, the telegram sent by the legation said, "Sun Yat-sen voluntarily surrendered!" ”。

"Why do you have to come back? Didn't it let you go? ”

Looking at the report in the telegram that he would send someone to escort Sun Yat-sen and others back to China, Chen Moran shook his head helplessly and sighed lightly, what did this person think? Isn't he already accustomed to going into exile? I gave him the best choice, but when the matter came, he took the initiative to choose to return to China for trial.

On the one hand, they wanted him to go into exile because they didn't really want to throw him in prison, but on the other hand, they didn't want the trial to turn into a Dimitrov-style trial, so that he could make a generous speech at the Leipzig trial court like Dimitrov, and turn the court into a forum for exposing the truth and expounding the republican program.

This is what worries me the most, no one knows better than Chen Moran, those revolutionaries and idealists always have the ability to change from passive to active, if the trial becomes a joke, at that time, the whole country may question the original ironclad evidence, and the final shame will be the political axe!

We must not let this happen!

Otherwise...... That thought was just a flash, Chen Moran didn't bother to do that, not to mention that the whole country supports him, even if half of the people in this country don't support him, he can't do that, people's conscience always has a little bottom line, the least bottom line.

"You want a fair trial, well, I'll give you a fair trial!"

When he said this, Chen Moran's face was extremely pale, maybe he hoped that the law could be fair and just, so that the people could use the law to protect their power, but when the law conflicts with him, God knows, anyone hopes that the law can be tilted to their side.

"Can you win this lawsuit?"

"It's a question prosecutor!"

In the face of His Majesty's question, Zha Zhiqing straightforwardly kicked the problem to others, the Investigation Bureau is only responsible for investigating and searching for evidence, as for whether or not he can win the official, it is the prosecutor's business.

Zha Zhiqing's answer made Chen Moran stunned for a moment, and then asked another question.

"Has the evidence been confirmed?"

"As far as it seems, our evidence is not ironclad, only a few correspondence and telegrams can prove the connection between the two, but most of them are discussions between the two on the republican system and the current system, and only a few evidence can prove that he may be involved in this matter!"

His answer Chen Moran was very dissatisfied, and it could even be said that he was extremely dissatisfied, what kind of answer is this, the evidence is not conclusive, what will be a fair trial? It will turn into a joke! Raised his eyes slightly and looked at Zha Zhiqing.

"Continue to investigate, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must also find evidence! Do you understand? ”

Evidence? What evidence was found, whether it proved that he was not involved in the case, or that he was involved in some cases? A pun on the words, listening to Cha Zhiqing's ears, made him vaguely understand what His Majesty meant, if it is needed, then make the evidence solid! Can't find ...... You can do it!

"Wouldn't it be shameless?"

After Zha Zhiqing left, such a thought suddenly popped up in Chen Moran's heart.

At this moment, the door of the office was pushed open, and it was Ji Li who was wearing a light blue full-breasted Confucian dress, with a hint of a smile on her face, seeing her husband sitting there with a frown, as if thinking about something, she originally wanted to say another thing She walked up to his side and massaged his temples with both hands.

"Are you still thinking about that?"

Ji Li vaguely guessed that it should be the incident mentioned in the newspaper, Sun Yat-sen voluntarily surrendered, and will return to China in the near future to cooperate with the investigation of the judiciary.

"Hmm!"

"Actually, as an emperor, why should you bother about this kind of thing? Facing the trial of the case, the only thing you need to do as an emperor is to remain neutral! ”

Naive...... How naïve! I only think about it in my heart, but I will never say it on my lips.

"Wife, how has Duansha been with him recently?"

Chen Moran hurriedly changed the topic, he didn't want his wife to get involved in these things.

"Mikhail may return to Russia in the near future, if ...... If he proposed to Duansha, would you object? ”

(To be continued)