Chapter 139: Public Trial of Lei Zhenchun
Did Mr. Sun give up?
Of course not, if he gives up, he will not be Sun Wen, Sun Wen is a person who will never give up. In doing so, he also re-formed a new party, and this time his actions became much more mature.
The reorganization was very low-key, and although many of the original Beiyang people and some speculative people wanted to join the new party, Mr. Sun rejected them. There are a total of 141 members of the New Party, and all of these people have not defected since they were captured by Yuan Shikai.
There are only one hundred and forty-one people in the country, which is far worse than the scale of the 50,000 or 60,000 members of the New Party a month ago, but you must know that the more than 100 people in Lu Dao are all people who have been purged by Lao Yuan and have not defected, and they are all the most determined and brave fighters! No one can find any chance from within the New Party to defeat them.
Sun Wen also ordered that the rebuilt New Party would no longer admit any members for a year, during which time they would improve their constitution and find a democratic path suitable for China's development. Mr. Sun finally stopped dealing with problems with his ideals, and his first order was for all members of the New Party to put aside their disputes and fully cooperate with the government to do a good job of stability in the present and to do a good job in the future development.
Sun Wen no longer thinks about fighting with Yang Xiaolin, Lao Yuan has already made him understand that no matter how noble his reasons are, no matter how correct his morality is, if he can't become a power, don't fight against power.
It is difficult for some democracy fighters to accept Sun Wen's concept, but Sun Wen is very happy, you think I can leave if I don't treat you, and if you want to continue the struggle in the future, I will not stop you, but I will not participate.
There were really a lot of people who left, and some even scolded Sun Wen when they left, saying that he had abandoned the principles of democratic struggle and that he had bowed to power. Sun Wen didn't explain anything, and he didn't try to convince these people. The Tao is different, so there is no need to say much.
These people do not understand that Sun Wen has given up only struggle, not democracy. The reason he gave up the fight was because he knew he couldn't fight.
After Sun Wen made this decision, the entire democratic movement in China seemed to have entered its lowest ebb, and the League was dissolved, and some veterans of the League who were still dissatisfied with Sun Wen and the current political system set up their own doors one after another, and democratic parties of various names sprung up all over the country, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand, and even the Democratic League established in Guangdong actually had tens of thousands of people participating in a few days, compared with their size. Mr. Sun Wen's new party, which has more than 100 people, seems to be too weak.
This is the end of the democrats, their story is not over, but it is destined to come to an end. And those people in Beiyang were more panicked than the democrats during this period of time, because Yang Dagui's knife was directly cut at them.
Even if Yang Du didn't treat Yuan Shikai now, and asked Tang Shaoyi to come forward to maintain the situation, many of them knew that Yang Huizi had said in the presidential palace that those who were on Yang Du's list during this period of time in the Beiyang government would be dealt with.
On the first day of Lao Yuan's hospitalization, Mr. Li and many Beiyang dignitaries stood at the door of the hospital waiting for Yuan Shikai to wake up and give them an instruction. Let them know what to do, but they can't contact Yuan Shikai.
That night, Wu Zhaolin's patrol caught many important officials of the Beiyang government who wanted to escape from Beijing at the city gate, and Zhao Bingjun was among them. For them, Wu Zhaolin was very polite, and they persuaded them to go back.
Yang Du's threshold was about to be broken by the lobbyists of this gang, and Yang Huizi originally wanted to keep this matter and wait for Yang Xiaolin to come back and deal with it. But now it seems that it can't be done, what these people are afraid of is that Yang will come back. As Yang Xiaolin's footsteps got closer, the more unstable their emotions became, if nothing was done. There is no guarantee that they will not go to extremes.
He had to convey a clear message to them, so that they knew that even if Commander Yang attacked them, it would not be too much.
Yang Du did two things, first. Promote Zhang Huaizhi!
Zhang Huaizhi is a native of Beiyang, and he is a rare person in the Beiyang Army. Maybe his ability is a little problematic, but Yang Du needs to promote him now, and the purpose of promoting Zhang Huaizhi is to tell those people in Beiyang that you who have not made mistakes should not be afraid.
There is another thing that is more important than the promotion of Zhang Huaizhi, that is, the immediate public trial of Lei Zhenchun.
Lei Zhenchun really felt hopeless about his fate for a period of time, and when the explosion and arson case happened, he knew that he was in trouble, but at that time he still thought that Lao Yuan could save himself.
Including when he went to prison later, he felt that things were not very bad, because Yuan Shikai was a nostalgic person, as long as the old Yuan was still in power, as long as those brothers talked to Yuan Shikai about themselves from time to time, maybe when the president softened his heart, he would go out.
But in the past two days, he got the news that Beiyang is over, Yuan Shikai is over, and at this time, Lei Zhenchun really feels that his sky seems to be dark. His whole body seemed to be hollowed out, and he squatted in the corner of the cell for the past few days, including when he let the wind out.
Xiong Bingkun had seen Lei Zhenchun before, and Lei Zhenchun was really high-spirited at that time, but when Xiong Bingkun saw him again, he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Lei Zhenchun."
Opening the cell door, Xiong Bingkun walked in with a team of soldiers. Lei Zhenchun slowly raised his head, his eyes swept them blankly, he seemed to realize something. Ordinary people will feel despair and fear at this time, but Lei Zhenchun is different.
The muscles on Lei Zhenchun's face shook uncontrollably a few times, but the eyes slowly released brilliance. Lao Yuan fell, as soon as Lao Yuan fell, these people looked for themselves, what they were going to do Lei Zhenchun could know with his ass as much as he wanted.
He was born in the military, and he has escaped death many times. After confirming that the matter was irreparable, his fear suddenly disappeared, and his complexion quickly returned to normal.
"Master Xiong, we've met twice, you won't learn to forget things when you become a nobleman, right?"
Xiong Bingkun nodded, walked up to Lei Zhenchun and handed over a document and a pen: "Lei Zhenchun, we have investigated your crime of embezzlement, bribery and robbery of people's daughters, and the Supreme Court has decided to hold a public trial and pronounce the verdict on you, sign and follow me." ”
Lei Zhenchun stretched out his hand to take the pen without looking at the paperwork, and directly signed his name: "Wait for me to change my clothes, okay?" ”
Xiong Bingkun nodded.
Lei Zhenchun didn't waste time, now people are swords, I am fish and meat, and the president can't count on it. There is no point in delaying. After the fear was removed, Lei Zhenchun showed the spirit of an outlaw on the rivers and lakes, changed into a clean coat, shaved his beard, combed his hair, and deliberately put his cigarette holder in his mouth: "Master Xiong, do you have any tobacco?" ”
Xiong Bingkun turned back to the guard and said, "Go get some good tobacco." ”
The trial of Lei Zhenchun was a public trial, presided over by Zou Rong, the newly appointed Minister of Justice, and it was not only a huge lineup for trial, but also a large lineup for observers. Basically, all the Beiyang dignitaries in Beijing came, and Yang Du also informed many media reporters.
It's hot. The entire trial hall was packed, and no one wanted to leave. Before Lei Zhenchun came, these people were secretly discussing what the outcome of this trial would be, and Lei Zhenchun would deny it or beg for mercy? Will he be sentenced to death? The most important thing is that will he end up like him?
The hearts of those Beiyang dignitaries were like drums.
A bailiff ran in from outside: "Report, the criminal Lei Zhenchun has been brought!" ”
Zou Rong knocked the table with a hammer, and the whispering in the entire hall immediately stopped, everyone's eyes looked out of the door, and Zou Rong said, "Bring it in." ”
When Lei Zhenchun came in, the eyes of those people in Beiyang lit up! Lei Zhenchun did not look like a prisoner as they imagined, on the contrary, the coat on his body was a high-end French product. Although the hair is a bit long, it is quite neatly combed. With a pair of shiny leather shoes on his feet, he was still smiling when he walked in, and he was obviously a little surprised that so many people came to watch Lei Zhenchun. After entering the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then saw many people from Beiyang who raised their hands and hugged their fists around: "Everyone, I can come to accompany Zhenchun today at this moment, Zhenchun is very moved." Thank you here! ”
At this moment, those Beiyang guys suddenly had a feeling of pride, and they applauded Lei Zhenchun in their hearts. Our people in Beiyang are gentlemen, and there is no loss when they fall to this point!
Many people stood up and returned the salute to Lei Zhenchun. Maybe they didn't have a good time with each other before. Zou Rong's brows furrowed, and he knocked on the table again: "Sit down!" Pay attention to the order of the courtroom! ”
"Zhenchun!"
There was a woman's cry next to her, and everyone's eyes immediately looked over, only to see that the woman was nearly forty years old, with white hair and looking very old.
Lei Zhenchun wanted to walk towards the woman, but was stopped by the soldiers. Lei Zhenchun didn't go any further, and after standing still, he smiled at the woman: "Sister, I originally wanted to take care of you for the rest of your life, but now it seems that Zhenchun may not be able to do it, if I take a step first, you should take care!" ”
Although he was smiling on his face, the trembling tone of his voice made everyone feel the pain in their hearts, and the woman suddenly burst into tears. Zou Rong had to bang the hammer again to keep the courtroom silent, while the bailiff took the weeping woman out of the room.
The trial went quite smoothly, and when the prosecutor read out the indictment, Lei Zhenchun did not deny the sophistry at all, let alone beg for mercy.
When Zou Rong asked him: "Lei Zhenchun, what is your defense for the criminal acts mentioned in the indictment?" ”
Lei Zhenchun just smiled: "Justification? Is justification useful? Let's hurry up, I did all these things, corruption and bribery are facts, and I don't deny robbing people's daughters, as for the explosion and arson case, well, I also did it, how do you come here, I only have one request. ”
Zou Rong really didn't expect Lei Zhenchun to be so happy, he originally thought that Lei Zhenchun would defend at least the arson case and the explosion case, but he didn't expect him to carry it all at once. Zou Rong was a little surprised, but immediately softened his voice: "What do you want?" ”
Lei Zhenchun shook his head and said: "Don't worry about the money that belongs to my salary, give my mother a pension." ”
Zou Rong shook his head when he heard this, and from Lei Zhenchun's words, he could tell how panicked the people in Beiyang were now, which was almost the same as confessing his last words. Zou Rong didn't answer him, and after glancing at him, he said, "The court is adjourned now, and the court will be reconvened in half an hour to announce the verdict." (To be continued......)