"Smack!"

Shocked Tang Mu slapped heavily on the public case, Zhao Yu did not have a trace of expression on his slightly dark face, glanced coldly at the hall, and shouted in a deep voice: "Take the prisoner Liu Cai's family!" ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, and many people craned their necks, whispered, and talked a lot. The auditorium on the left side of the hall is usually reserved for the plaintiff's family, but it is empty at the moment. The auditorium of the defendant's family on the right was overcrowded, and Liu Ze's two such as his wife Gan and Mi, Cai Yan's sister Cai Qin, Guan Hai's wife Ning Er, and the maidservants of Cai Fu and Liu Fu were among them. Cai Qin looked around, as if she was looking for something, but after looking around, she couldn't hide the disappointed look in her eyes, and her expression became cold.

Further down, there are ordinary people's auditoriums, because the number of onlookers is too much, the priest and punishment yamen can only let a few people in, Rao is so, the bottom auditorium is still crowded.

"Take the prisoner Liu Cai's!" The officials sang loudly.

Under the gaze of the people, Cai Yan slowly walked to the front of the hall under the coercion of the two prison women, although the shackles of her hands and feet have been removed, but a plain white prison uniform, especially on the front and back of the prison uniform, there is a big black circle with a black prison word written on it, which seems to remind people that this dignified and beautiful, well-mannered woman is the murderer in this case.

Cai Yan's hair was obviously carefully combed, holding it in a high bun, without a trace of disarray, her face was a little pale but by no means haggard, although she was in prison uniform and in prison. But her noble and elegant bearing has not diminished in the slightest. Many people saw the style of the first lady of Xuzhou for the first time, and Cai Yan appeared at this time. It caused a burst of exclamations from the crowd.

Cai Yan is like a Lingbo fairy, graceful and beautiful. Noble and reserved, her gorgeous appearance was astonishing, and many people were stunned and ashamed of themselves.

"Sister-" Cai Qin cried out like a heartbreak, tears welling up in her eyes, and she rushed forward desperately.

"Madame—ma'am—" Gan Ping and Mi Lan also cried eagerly, and even the maidservants wept and shouted together. Although Gan Ping, Mi Lan and Cai Yan have always been sisters at home, but today on such an occasion, they can no longer shout like this.

The people at the bottom of the crowd were also noisy. The entire court was almost in chaos, and the shouts were deafening one after another. The officials could only take the killing rod horizontally, trying their best to stop those who wanted to rush to the court.

Cai Yan just glanced at them, nodded slightly, and then knelt down facing the public case.

At this time, it was obvious that the shocking wood played a great role, and after the "horn and horn" sounded on the public case several times, the noise in the public hall gradually subsided. Zhao Yu's face sank like water, and he shouted: "Above the court." No noise! Then asked Cai Yan: "The people in the hall are criminals, but Liu Cai's?" ”

"Judge Hui, it's the convict woman." Cai Yan replied calmly.

Zhao Yu raised the confession in his hand and said, "Liu Cai's." This official is here to ask you, this is your personal confession in the court, and you confessed to the sinking and killing of Ren Diao Chan in Baiyu Lake. This officer asks you one more question today, what is said in this confession. Can the sentence be true? ”

Cai Yan said: "Your Excellency, Ren Diao Chan was indeed killed by the criminal woman. has nothing to do with others, and the guilty woman knows that she is guilty of a serious crime, and asks for an adult's verdict. ”

Zhao Yu didn't ask anything more, and the next thing was to summon witnesses to the court for questioning. The witnesses who were summoned included two guards who were ordered by Cai Yan to put Diao Chan into a sack and throw it into the lake, including the boatman on the painting boat, and the maid of Diao Chan in Baiyu Villa. The Inspection Department reported to the judge on the investigation of this case, and due to the depth and breadth of Baiyu Lake, Ren Diao's body has never been recovered.

Because the suspect in this case confessed in court, there was a lot of human and material evidence, the facts of the crime were clear, and the evidence was conclusive, so the trial of the case was also very fast, and it soon entered the procedure for the judge to pronounce the verdict.

Cai Yan's face was calm, kneeling on the ground motionless.

Cai Qin and the other women were nervously pale, their hearts were beating faster, and their eyes were staring straight at the hall.

Therefore, the onlookers also stared intently at the judge, waiting for his final verdict.

At this moment, someone at the entrance of the back hall shouted: "Liu Yuanjun has arrived!" ”

Zhao Yu and other officials got up together, bowed down, and saw the salute of the lower officials, and said in unison: "Welcome to Liu Envoy." ”

Liu Ze walked slowly to the hall and said, "You are exempt from courtesy." Zhao Sixing, this father-in-law is observing this case today, it is not overstepping. ”

Zhao Yu said: "Liu Yuanjun is the pastor of a state, and he has the right to patrol and supervise, and the Criminal Department is also under the rule of the state pastor, so he should be supervised by the envoy. Liu Yuanjun, please take a seat. Zhao Yu immediately gave up his position.

Liu Ze said: "Today's father-in-law came not to look at things, but to observe, Zhao Sixing is the presiding judge today, how can this father-in-law act on his behalf." So Liu Ze sat down on the chair next to him, and Zhao Yu still returned to the back of the public case.

In the lobby, the trial was temporarily suspended due to Liu Ze's unexpected appearance, and the crowd of onlookers in the hall were talking, Cai Qin's face was slightly softened, and Gan Ping and Mi Lan let out a long breath.

It was time to carry out the final sentencing procedure, Liu Ze's sudden appearance made Zhao Yu have some worries, that day Liu Ze had clear instructions for maintaining the strictness of the law, which was also Zhao Yu's confidence in making up his mind to handle the case according to the law, otherwise as long as Liu Ze gave a little hint that day, it would be very easy to exonerate Cai Yan. It is impossible to find the corpse of Diao Chan alone, as long as Cai Yan retracts his confession in court and finds a few more witnesses, it is enough to hide from the world. But Liu Ze's attitude was resolute, and Zhao Yu could only handle it impartially.

Now that the charges have been confirmed, Cai Yan has also confessed, if he wants to overturn the case now, so many pairs of eyes are watching, it can be said that he is trying to reach the sky. Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment, glanced at Liu Ze, and Jia Xu, who was standing beside Liu Ze, nodded lightly at him.

Zhao Yu thought of what Jia Xu had said, and suddenly understood, so he sat up straight, patted the shocked wood, and said in a deep voice: "Silence! Now the court has officially announced the verdict: the guilt of the criminal wife Liu Cai is conclusive, and she has now confessed in court, and she has been sentenced to death by beheading in accordance with the law, and will be executed ten days later! Liu Cai, can you plead guilty? ”

Although this result had long been in her expectation, she still couldn't help but shudder when she really got this moment, and then she regained her composure, bit her lip lightly, and said, "The crime of committing a woman is not forgiven, and she is willing to surrender to the law." ”

Cai Qin's liver and gallbladder were split, and she cried: "Sister-" Before she could slow down, she fainted on the ground, bluffing Gan Ping and Mi Lan Ning'er and pinching people, beating her chest and back, and making a mess.

The onlookers in the hall were also like blowing up a hornet's nest, and they were in an uproar.

At this time, Jia Xu stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, please listen to the next word!" Although Mrs. Cai deserves death for a crime, but this matter is for a reason, Diao Chan makes a bewitching method, confuses the lord, makes the lord indulge in wine, ignores state affairs, and the political situation in Xuzhou is worrying, Mrs. Cai is no longer in the suffering of the sword soldiers for Xuzhou's millions of Li Shu, and she is guilty of a straightforward admonition, but it is unsuccessful, and in desperation, she makes this decision to eradicate obscenity. The subordinates are willing to ask Liu Yuanjun to pardon Mrs. Cai's innocence! ”

Zhao Yu also got up and said: "The Criminal Code clearly stipulates that the state pastor has the right to amnesty, and those who are willing to be punished by the law can be exonerated, and the state pastor can only exercise the right of amnesty twice a year. Mrs. Cai is virtuous and virtuous, and she will not hesitate to die for the sake of righteousness, and the lower officials are also brave enough to ask Liu Yuanjun to pardon Mrs. Cai. ”

The Criminal Code does clearly stipulate that the state pastor, as the supreme ruler of Xuzhou, has the power of amnesty, but in order to limit the state pastor from abusing the power of amnesty, it stipulates that the state pastor can only use the power of amnesty twice a year. Although the Penal Code does not clearly stipulate that the state pastor can use amnesty in that case, after all, in full view of the public, the state pastor cannot be willing to risk being slandered by the world to exonerate those who commit great evils, and the general pardon power is used with caution.

Last year's amnesty power has not been used, at the beginning of this year, a filial son of Donghai County Zhuqi County old father is seriously ill, no money for treatment, go up the mountain to chop a few loads of firewood to sell some money to go to the pharmacy to grab medicine for the old father, but on the way by several scoundrels will rob the money, the old father because of the lack of medicine to cure regret and died, the filial son was angry, took the firewood knife and went to find those scoundrels to take revenge, injured two people, killed one person. This case caused a sensation in the township, the filial son committed a crime and deserved to die, and later it was Zhu Qi's county order to plead with the criminal government for forgiveness, and finally Liu Ze gave an amnesty, and this matter was later passed on as a good story.

This year, Liu Ze's two amnesty places have been used up, and there is exactly one left. According to the provisions of the Criminal Code, law enforcement officers must not bend the law for personal gain, otherwise it will be a crime plus one degree, Cai Yan has already confessed, and the evidence is ironclad. Immediately, Jia Xu stood up and pleaded for Cai Yan, described Cai Yan's good intentions, and begged Liu Ze to pardon Cai Yan.

And Zhao Yu also seconded the proposal and asked Liu Ze to use the amnesty order.

Originally, after the sentence was pronounced in the court, everyone thought that Cai Yan was already certain to die, but they didn't expect that Liu Ze still held such a trump card in his hands, so everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Ze's body.

Cai Yan's life and death were just between Liu Ze's thoughts. (To be continued......)