"If a person commits a stone, whatever he commits, come one by one, don't wait for the old man to torture!"

Hearing this, Tian Fuzhen was stunned, Zhang Fangyan messed up the procedure, according to the pre-drawn rules and regulations, this court is for the prosecution and defense to present evidence and debate on this basis, let him do this, how can the case be tried according to the existing procedures? I just wanted to get up and say a reminder, but I heard a sound like a broken gong echoing loudly in the wooden shed.

According to the regulations of this court, the presiding judge is not responsible for interrogating the facts of the case, but only acts as an intermediate referee, and my employer Zhang Shishi has not been convicted of the case after the trial has been concluded. Please ask the presiding judge to retract what he said before, otherwise I will complain to the Yamen of the Sentencing Envoy and cancel the presiding judge's qualification! ”

These words are not only neither humble nor arrogant, but even extremely offensive to Zhang Fangyan of Zhishi. As the voice landed, he saw a little old man in cloth walking into the "court" proudly, Tian Fuzhen almost laughed out loud when he saw this person's face, this person was actually Master Guo. He never expected that Li Xin would find this guy to be Zhang Shi's lawyer, and really let Master Guo show up as a lawyer.

At that time in the Ming Dynasty, the identity of the lawyer was not recognized by the government, and all they could do was to write a pleading, come up with ideas behind their backs, make small moves, and beat the officials. At one time, the imperial court also cracked down on the "lawyers", and many civil lawyers were exiled because of this, and many "habitual lawyers" could not be pardoned even if they were amnesty. The reason for this is that in the mainstream of orthodox thought, the "lawyer" is a "lawyer" who "picks words and argues" for the sake of money, which is naturally not tolerated by the government and the court.

Therefore, when Lu Sizhen heard that Li Xin asked him to represent the official lawsuit, he tried his best to resign, which is also reasonable. And Master Guo, who has always been good at judging the situation, was able to ignore the world's eyes and resolutely take over this job to show up, which made Tian Fuzhen impressed.

Zhang Fangyan has been trying cases for decades, and he has always made his opening remarks with this, and he didn't want to be robbed on the spot by an unknown "lawyer" today, and he trembled with anger, and his white beard trembled. Shoot again and again.

"Where did you come from, arrogant, come on, left and right, drag this guy out and fight twenty kills!" Tian Fuzhen nodded secretly, although Zhang Fangyan was angry, he was still very kind, and only let people beat Master Guo for twenty kills, if it was an ordinary official, it was common to beat eighty or one hundred.

The people who maintained order in the "court" were all Lu Jiu's old brothers carefully selected by the gendarmerie battalion, and they all had made a surprise study of the regulations in the court in advance, and they all knew that Zhang Fangyan's methods were contrary to the regulations, so they were silent.

Looking at Master Guo again, he was not afraid, and further protested: "May I ask the presiding judge, the 'court' article I committed, I should receive these twenty killing sticks, please point them out one by one, if there is a violation, I am willing to take the baton to beat, if there is no violation, please also ask the presiding judge to give me justice!" ”

Zhang Fangyan was anxious for a while, "What kind of system, what kind of system!" ”

Lu Sizhen, who was behind Zhang Fangyan, whispered to remind him again and again.

"Pavilion Elder Pavilion, Pavilion Elder Pavilion? Can you hear the lower officials talking? On the left side of the desk there are court ordinances, which can be viewed one by one! ”

Zhang Fangyan, who was furious, regained his senses, picked up the "court" regulations on the desk, and glared at Master Guo fiercely, which means that once you are found to have violated any of them, they will never be tolerated.

As a result, the "court" trial that had just begun was interrupted by the episode of Master Guo's entry. Time passed little by little, and the not very thick regulations were turned page by page, and Zhang Fangyan's face became more and more ugly. Finally, he closed the book and suddenly shouted, "All of you, the court trial begins!" Then he darkened his face and said no more.

Tian Fuzhen knew that Zhang Fangyan had lost, and Master Guo didn't really tear his face, so Zhang Fangyan took back his previous words and came to Zhang Shi to stand proudly.

Although Zhang Fangyan was dissatisfied with the fact that this set of regulations allowed litigants to openly enter such a solemn "courtroom", he still accepted the "court regulations" that he did not even object to the prosecution of the sentence

This episode made Mi Yan, who was sitting on the right side of the jury, sigh, he didn't know the origin of Master Guo, but he admired the courage of this lawyer to dare not be afraid of authority and denounce omissions.

This unique way of trying the case really opened his eyes, and as Zhang Fangyan announced the start of the trial, his eyes quickly turned to Tian Fuzhen, the prefect of Taiyuan, who was sitting opposite. I saw Tian Fuzhen slowly pick up the booklet beside him and look through them one by one. Then he asked abruptly: "The defendant's name, place of origin, and what official position do you have?" ”

Zhang Shi stood on the spot, and in Li Xin's plan, this was an interrogation without kneeling, so the gendarmes did not force him to kneel, and Zhang Fangyan did not find a clause in the regulations for Zhang Shi to kneel and bow. Following the principle of what is right and what is not, even if he is dissatisfied, he has made up his mind that after making a fool of himself at first, he will abide by his "duty" given to him by the ordinance in the courtroom, and will not say a word otherwise.

After a while, under the prompting of Master Guo, Zhang Shishi, who was a little wooden, reacted, this was questioning him, and the so-called defendant was also referring to him.

"Zhang Shi, a native of Gaoyang, Beizhili, is a five-rank battalion officer of the Three Guards Army!"

After that, there was an uproar outside the venue, I didn't expect that the prisoner was still a big official of the fifth grade, and the focus of people's discussions before was on his killing of his wife and the abolition of the adulterer, until now the people knew that this person was actually a battalion officer in the Three Guards Army. And the Three Guards hold great power in Taiyuan City, it is said that there are only seven battalions in total, this person is a battalion officer, can his status be low?

From this point of view, General Zhengxi is going to kill his relatives in righteousness......

Tian Fuzhen ignored the noise outside the venue and continued to ask questions in accordance with the speech that had been drawn up long ago.

"On a certain day, did you kill your wife Han Qiaoniang with an axe chopping wood at home?"

Mi Yan's gaze also shifted to Zhang Shi's face with the jury, and he saw a complicated look flash in his eyes, and then nodded. And Tian Fuzhen seemed to be unrelenting, and aggravated his tone.

"Defendant Zhang Shi, you answer, did you kill his wife Han Qiaoniang with an axe?"

"Yes!"

Immediately, Tian Fuzhen ordered someone to bring up an axe that was still stained with blood and put it in the "courtroom" on the spot, and then asked: "Defendant Zhang Shi, you come to answer, but you used this axe to kill his wife Han Qiaoniang?" ”

Zhang Shi couldn't bear to see it, so he didn't look over his head and nodded. And Tian Fuzhen once again spoke at home.

"The defendant Zhang Shi looked at the evidence and replied whether the government used this axe to kill Han Qiaoniang?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Shi had no choice but to answer truthfully.

Tian Fuzhen took a long time, and suddenly asked again: "Defendant Zhang Shi, what was she doing when you killed Han Qiaoniang?" ”

Zhang Shi subconsciously replied: "I'm cooking on a fire!" ”

Tian Fuzhen confirmed: "You killed Han Qiaoniang when she was cooking on the fire, right?" ”

Zhang Shi was very dissatisfied with Tian Fuzhen's behavior of repeating the problem again, he didn't understand why the auxiliary commander, who seemed a little down-and-out before, became so bitter and mean after becoming the prefect of Taiyuan. Leng snorted, ignoring his question.

And Tian Fuzhen repeated the question just now, and Master Guo saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly whispered a few words to Zhang Shi, telling him that if he didn't answer the question, it would be considered a violation of the rules of the "court" and would be beaten.

Zhang Shi said to Master Guo in a muffled voice: "Fight, fight, what are you afraid of?" ”

Master Guo stomped his feet, and he hated that iron could not become steel.

"The 'court' regulations were made by the general, and you also violated them?"

Zhang Shi was at a loss, how could such an impersonal regulation be made by a general? looked at Tian Fuzhen, who was fierce, and had to admit that he killed his wife Han Qiaoniang when he was cooking on a fire.

But this is not the whole truth, Zhang Shi still wanted to argue a few words, but Zhang Fangyan was shocked and stopped.

"Human Criminal...... Defendant Zhang Shi, Tian Fuzun didn't ask questions, don't make a speech! ”

At this time, Tian Fuzhen began to summarize the previous questioning, "In other words, the defendant Zhang Shi killed his wife Han Qiaoniang when she was cooking on a fire, instead of catching a rape and being killed on the spot!" ”

At the same time, Tian Fuzhen glanced at the jurors on the jury bench, and said in a deep voice: "I hope you jurors pay attention, don't be confused by the previous rumors, you have been given the power to hold the power of life and death and uphold justice in your hands." Therefore, the practical and effective evidence and testimony presented in this case in this court must be used as the only basis for judging this case! ”

This kind of half-built, half-warning words, so that Mi Yan's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly wrote this down in the notebook he carried with him, and when he entered the scene, there were military police who issued carbon bars that were easy to remember, although the handwriting was ugly, but it was extremely convenient and fast to use. Since entering this gendarmerie barracks, there are too many new things that he has heard, seen, and used, which he has never been exposed to before, which makes him feel that this trip is worthwhile.

In the atmosphere created by Tian Fuzhen, Zhang Shishi's angry killing of his wife was completely mad, and because of the court regulations, Zhang Shi had no right to speak on his own, so he could only puff up patience. The above completely made all the jurors unanimously agree that Zhang Shi's conviction should be beyond doubt.

According to the regulations, both sides are not allowed to argue in person to prevent them from speaking, and when the prosecution and defense each speak, there will be a simple timer to time it, and any speech and questioning must be carried out within the specified time. Therefore, when Tian Fuzhen's questioning succeeded in almost everyone's people, the right to speak was transferred to Master Guo's hands.

Master Guo first asked the witnesses to go to court, Hu Ergou had already been held "outside the court" by the military police, and when he heard his name called, he strode in, and then immediately knelt on the ground, and without waiting for anyone to ask, he admitted that he had committed adultery with Han Qiaoniang, and was caught red-handed by Zhang Shi......

The dramatic reversal left everyone stunned.