Chapter 42: The Most Just Trial
Today is the third day.
It was the day when the Daxing County Ya tried the case of Du Ruping's father and son, and the entire Daxing people were excited.
It is not common for a family head to be tried publicly, but what is even more exciting is that everyone is curious about what a fair and just trial by His Royal Highness the Acting King looks like.
Driven by strong curiosity, the people of Daxing, who love to watch the excitement, stayed outside the Daxing County Office early, and they all wanted to get the news as soon as possible.
"You don't know what to do! The county magistrate has collected a lot of evidence of the Du family's father and son in the past few days. A well-informed person revealed.
"I'm sure that the Du family's father and son are dead this time, and if they offend His Royal Highness the Acting King, what good fruits can they eat." A strong man said viciously.
"Not necessarily! Didn't His Royal Highness say that he would give them a fair and just verdict? If you do what you say, can it still be considered fair and just? "There are people who are skeptical.
In the midst of different opinions, time is quietly slipping away, and the trial of the Du family's father and son is about to begin.
In addition to these gossipy citizens, there are three other groups of people who are most concerned about this trial.
The most obvious thing is that the rich businessmen who spent 100,000 yuan want to know whether their 100,000 yuan is worth it, and whether His Royal Highness the Acting King really fulfills his original promise.
There is also a group of officials of the Criminal Department headed by Wei Wensheng, who are very scornful of the most just verdict that His Royal Highness the Acting King said, is it that the trial of his whole life is not fair?
There are also families, it was a long time ago that the head of the previous family had a lawsuit, and now in front of His Royal Highness the Acting King, there has been another case, which can't help but make those families frightened, and some families who have done the same thing are a little afraid.
Especially those families who desperately occupied the land on both sides of the road, after the news of the Du family father and son came, they returned all the occupied land to the farmers as soon as possible, and some even sent compensation.
Such a big piece of fat meat was in front of his eyes and he couldn't eat it, so he couldn't help but complain a little about Yang Yu being nosy.
"Shopkeeper Li!"
"Zhang Xiucai!"
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Another of the biggest features of this trial is that people are allowed to watch, and the invitees are ordinary people who have donated money to the Disaster Relief Department.
One by one, under the envious gaze of the onlookers, the invitees entered the county government with their heads held high, which was their reward for their kindness.
Dr. Wang, who was the first person to discover the secret of the Duling Brick Road, was also fortunate to be invited to participate in the trial, which was regretted by other volunteers of the Disaster Relief Division.
Dr. Wang entered the county office!
Only then did I find that the usual public hall had changed greatly, and the two rows of officials in the past had disappeared and been replaced by rows of seats, each marked with the name of the person invited.
Dr. Wang found his seat, sat down, and sat quietly waiting for the trial to begin.
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"Dong Weng! The hour has come. ”
The master stepped forward and reminded Su Sheng that it was time to ascend to the hall.
Su Sheng nodded, straightened out his official uniform and said, "Let's go!" ”
After three days of verification, the incriminating evidence of Du Ruping's father and son has almost been collected, and they are in a catastrophe.
I didn't expect that since this is the case, there are still many families who come to intercede with them, wanting to let them let go of the Du family's father and son.
Could it be that they were kicked in the head by a donkey, and they still thought they were fools, this matter was personally supervised by His Royal Highness the Acting King, and it caused a sensation in the whole city.
If he really has the slightest bit of favoritism, he won't be sprayed to death by those fanatical talents.
Thinking of those talents, Su Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, he has been entangled for a while. However, the work of the talents has indeed made it a lot easier for them.
Under the urging of the talents, every official was conscientious, and the Daxing County government did not find a single corrupt official. The resettlement of displaced people has proceeded exceptionally smoothly, even successfully.
Sometimes, Su Sheng is really grateful to these talents! That's a lot of effort saved for me.
Every time he thought of this, Su Sheng would sincerely admire this clever trick of His Royal Highness the Acting King. Although His Royal Highness the Acting King sometimes seems to be messing around, every time he messes around, he has repeatedly achieved miraculous results.
Thinking of today's trial, Su Sheng couldn't help but look forward to it, what difference would be made in today's trial!
Stepping into the court, Su Sheng took a strange look, the face of the court that had been transformed was completely untouched, except for his seat, everything else was newly set.
"Meet the prefectural commander."
The people in the seats stood up and saluted.
"Everyone, please be seated!"
Su Sheng pressed his hands weakly, looked around, moved his body very uncomfortably, cleared his throat and said: "Today is the public trial of Du Ruping's father and son in this county. According to the will of His Royal Highness the Acting King, the Du family father and son were promised the most fair and just trial. ”
Shocked by the wood, Su Sheng shouted: "Shengtang, bring someone to commit a crime!" ”
was about to start, the people in the hall couldn't help but be shocked, staring at the shackled Du family father and son, and the four officials pressed and escorted Du Ruping and Du Zhao into the court. There are not a few people below who know Du Ruping's father and son, and they can't help but spy in their hearts, at this moment, the Du family's father and son have dull eyes and messy hair, and they have become prisoners from the high-ranking families. No one can accept it.
In fact, the Du family father and son still have a pitiful hope in their hearts, which is pinned on the fairness and justice mentioned by His Royal Highness the Acting King, that is, the token worth 100,000 yuan.
Du Ruping shook the token in his hand vigorously, which is probably his last reliance.
Staggering to his position, Su Sheng did not let him kneel, but stood there. The two officials stepped forward, and Du Ruping handed over the token in his hand.
The official took it and turned around and handed it to a person in the front row, who was not very old from behind, but the service was a little weird, and he didn't look like an ordinary person wearing it.
"Eunuch!" Someone recognized it and exclaimed in a low voice.
Others suddenly said! Since His Royal Highness the Acting King advertises fairness and justice, how can the people of the East Palace ensure the fairness and justice of the judgment if they do not come forward.
The eunuch touched the golden order, nodded, got up and said, "Our family Jia Jing, on the orders of His Royal Highness the Acting King, is here to defend the holder of the golden order.
Jia Jing is the eunuch of the East Palace, and he served on the side when Yang Yu was studying the laws of the Great Sui.
Yang Yu also inadvertently discovered that there was such a legal talent around him. This is the right opportunity for him to show his talents.
"What? Defend Du Ruping! ”
Doesn't that mean that this eunuch in the East Palace is Du Ruping's lawyer?
Everyone here is familiar with lawyers, and Su Sheng is no stranger to them, but he doesn't know how much he has dealt with lawyers.
His Royal Highness the Acting King personally found out the evidence of the crimes of Du Ruping's father and son, and because of the Acting King Jin Ling, he personally sent someone to defend the Du family's father and son.
Everyone couldn't help but get excited, and everything seemed to be interesting.
Jia Jing got up and walked in front of Du Ruping, and everyone realized that Jia Jing was not very old, no more than twenty years old at most.
After carefully looking at the sluggish expressions of Du Ruping's father and son, Jia Jing frowned slightly, turned to Su Sheng, and said, "Lord Su, our family has asked to invite the imperial doctor to check the physical condition of our two parties and confirm that the parties have not been abused or tortured during their detention. ”
Su Sheng was stunned, and this request?
Suddenly, Zhilu said that this was not doubting himself, but to show the people below, and immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Su Sheng agreed, Jia Jing beckoned, and the two gray-headed imperial doctors stepped forward and carefully examined the bodies of the Du family's father and son.
The two imperial doctors examined it several times, and muttered for a while before saying, "There is no trace of abuse or punishment." ”
"Thank you both!" Jia Jing is polite and polite, which makes people involuntarily feel good.
"Don't dare!"
The physician stepped down and the trial continued.
The people from all walks of life who were invited from Daxing nodded secretly in their hearts, there are many examples of bending and making tricks in these years, and it is indeed fair for His Royal Highness to do this.
Before the trial officially began, it had already behaved very fairly, and everyone sitting below looked at each other and couldn't help but look forward to it even more.
"Du Ruping, a son of the Du family in Duling, on August 28, collided with His Royal Highness the Acting King, intending to lead the servants of the Du family to attack His Royal Highness the Acting King and offend the emperor's authority. ……”
"Lord Su!" Jia Jing interrupted Su Sheng's reading.
"I want to correct that His Royal Highness the Acting King has pardoned the Du family's offense, that is to say, the Du family's father and son are not guilty of offending the emperor's authority.
"Well, since His Royal Highness has pardoned your offense, this article will not be pursued." Su Sheng did not pursue this article, after all, it would not be beneficial for him to force the Du family master to his death.
"In June this year, Du Ruping forcibly occupied 200 acres of fertile land in Lizhuang and injured ten people in Lizhuang.
In March this year, he robbed the people's daughter Zhang and accepted her as the fifth concubine.
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"Du Zhao!"
"On August 23, on the brick road from Duling to Daxing, a horse galloped wildly, killing two pedestrians."
"In June in Daxing, he was jealous of others, and instructed his family to cripple one person."
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As Su Sheng read every charge, one by one the witness testimony was presented, with real evidence, ironclad evidence, and no trace of moisture, so that after listening to it, people didn't want to strangle these two scum.
Jia Jing will search all over the Great Sui Law, try his best to defend the Du family's father and son, question the authenticity of the evidence, and strive to reduce the sentence.
After an hour-long argument in court. Finally the dust has settled,
"The county announced the verdict as follows: Du Ruping sentenced to ten years in prison, and Du Zhao sentenced to five years in prison! It is hereby established. ”
Hearing the verdict, the Du family's father and son cried bitterly, but no one cared about them at this time.
"If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the appeal and allow the above to be submitted within 15 days, the second trial will be held in the lobby of the Criminal Department, and if you do not appeal for more than 15 days, it will be deemed to have waived this right."
Su Sheng knocked on the startling wood again, and shouted: "Retreat!" ”
This concludes the trial. People started leaving.
As the news spread, all the details of the trial were magnified in front of the public.
There is no execution, no one shouts injustice, only real evidence and incriminating evidence, everything is done in accordance with the laws of the Great Sui, especially the opportunity to appeal at the last time, which is even more talked-about.
All the results show that His Royal Highness has not renounced his promise, and this is indeed a fair and just judgment, and it is unprecedented justice.
Today's Daxing people are not aware of the impact of this lawsuit, and this judgment, which was hailed by later generations as the beginning of the rule of law in the empire, will be written into the history books and passed down through the ages.
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