Episode 91 The prince hangs his filial piety

Grand jury.

Of course, he was familiar with the word "jury" and knew what it was for. But adding a "big" word in front of it is a bit confusing. Is it because of his special status that the size of the jury should be larger?

Song Ruhai suggested that he immediately ask for a grand jury to hear his case. In this way, until the grand jury reaches a conclusion, he cannot enter the criminal investigation stage, that is, he can not be arrested.

After Song Ruhai's introduction, Xiang Xiaoqiang gradually understood a lot. The legal system of the Ming Dynasty should belong to the common law system, not the civil law system that Xiang Xiaoqiang is accustomed to.

To put it simply, civil law systems tend to be ex officio, i.e. judges play an active role in litigation. The common law system tends to be parties, i.e., adversarial arguments between the prosecution and the defense, and the role of the judge is passive and neutral. Thus, the role of the jury is great.

"But what's the use of asking for a jury now?" Xiang Xiaoqiang said almost angrily, "There is a jury, and I must be arrested first, and finally in court I will decide whether I am guilty or not." What's the use right now? ”

"It works!"

Song Ruhai said categorically:

"Listen, it's not a jury, it's a grand jury. The jury decided not to prosecute you, and the grand jury decided not to prosecute you. If the grand jury doesn't pass the hearing, then no criminal proceedings will be brought against you at all, your case will not enter the criminal stage at all, and there will be nothing to do with the jury behind it. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang groaned and gradually understood. Although they are all called "juries", which is just a word difference, they are not the same thing at all.

Song Ruhai said again:

"My lord, in the current situation, a grand jury hearing should be held first. They said they had the evidence, so let them show it to the grand jury. The grand jury said it would do. If they can't, they have to keep looking for evidence, and when the evidence is enough for the grand jury to think they can be prosecuted, that's it! Your Excellency, you can ask for that. Then the people downstairs have to go back honestly. ”

Hope began to appear on the faces of the rest of the room. Qiu Yun and Xiuxiu even tried their best to instigate Xiaoqiang to make a request. At least now it can be taken away. Xiang Xiaoqiang was also very surprised, he didn't expect there to be such a good set of things. This is the benefit of the common law system: the protection of the rights of the parties can be said to be at home.

"Okay," Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up and said, "Then let's do it." Since there is such a thing, let's use it and block them back first. ”

……

Two gendarmes and a prosecutor came in. The prosecutor at the head glanced at the smoky office, and was shocked to see so many big people at once, including two famous princesses. But he immediately felt the smell of "Ragnarok" and "the last struggle" in the room. He strode straight to Xiang Xiaoqiang's desk, looked directly at Xiang Xiaoqiang who was sitting behind the desk, took out an arrest warrant, put it on the desk, and pushed it in front of Xiang Xiaoqiang.

"General Xiang Xiaoqiang, Colonel Du Teng," the prosecutor straightened his chest and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "you two are suspected of planning and carrying out the June 5 bombing, and you are now being arrested." This is an arrest warrant issued by a judge of the Nanjing District Court. Please sign both of them. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned back and said unhurriedly:

"I'm sorry, we don't sign. Moreover, none of you can take it with you today. ”

The prosecutor was stunned for a moment, then squinted his eyes and looked at the room full of people, and with a hint of foreboding, he slowly took a step back and moved closer to his two gendarmes.

"Xiang Xiaoqiang," he said in a deep voice, "what do you want to do?" ”

The two gendarmes next to him also became nervous, and their right hands involuntarily approached the holster on their waists.

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and said:

"What do I want to do? I would like to request a grand jury hearing. ”

The faces of the prosecutor and the two gendarmes were suddenly embarrassed, and the prosecutor really didn't expect Xiang Xiaoqiang to suddenly come to this hand. But he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to take anyone away today.

But he still insisted:

"Xiang Xiaoqiang, you can see clearly that this is an arrest warrant issued by the Nanjing District Court, which has taken effect. You must obey. ”

Song Ruhai immediately took it and said coldly:

"This arrest warrant is unconstitutional. Any suspect has the right to request a grand jury hearing to determine whether such charges are warranted before they are charged with a criminal offense. Moreover, Xiang Xiaoqiang and Du Teng are now under residential surveillance, which is too much for two people who have not been charged. Unless you can prove that the two of them are now preparing to abscond, there can be no arrest at all. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and nodded:

"That's what it means."

The prosecutor's face flushed, but he couldn't make a stronger rebuttal. He stepped forward, took back the arrest warrant on the table, looked at everyone in the room again, threw a "count you ruthless" look at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and then gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, excuse me."

The prosecutor and two gendarmes turned and walked out. As soon as I went downstairs, I heard a burst of cheers from the office above. Two of the female voices cheered with great cheer.

……

In the palace of Yanping, it has become a sea of white at this time. Not only are the pavilions and pavilions hung with white curtains, but even all the people are wearing white filial piety clothes, going in and out, taking care of the aftermath, and preparing for the funeral. The National Assembly has discussed and agreed to hold a state funeral for the king of Yanping County. Just after the death of the "thirty-seven", that is, twenty-one days later. Originally, the identity of the king of Yanping was at least "seventy-seven", but because it was early summer, the coffin should not be buried too late.

The mourning hall is located in the main hall of the Yanping Palace. After the body of Zheng Qizhen, the king of Yanping, was sorted out and lay in a crystal ice coffin, which was placed in a larger bronze coffin lined with ice cubes.

The white gas of the ice cubes spilled out of the bronze coffin, making the temperature of the mourning hall a few degrees lower than the outside.

Zhu Yourong was wearing a full set of white palace clothes, with a white ribbon tied on his forehead, and no jewelry on his head, quietly kneeling on the futon on the side of the coffin, choking back tears, looking at the portrait of his grandfather in the hall.

Zheng Yuxuan beside him was also in full white palace clothes, and he was also kneeling with tears in his eyes, holding a list and whispering to her:

“…… His Majesty King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, His Majesty King Rama VII of the Kingdom of Siam, His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm II of the Second German Empire, His Excellency Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the Third German Reich, His Majesty King Leopold III of Belgium, President of the United States of America Franklin Franklin Franklin Edwin of the United States of America? His Excellency Roosevelt, His Majesty Emperor Hirohito of the Empire of Japan, Soviet Society-Society-Democracy-Republic, Soviet Union, Communist Party, Central Committee, General Secretary-Secretary-...... Joseph? Visa...... Leo...... What Norwich ...... The name is so long...... His Excellency Stalin ...... that these were the first messages of condolence......

"Oh, and His Majesty the noble king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who is also the first batch, but the Ryukyu royal family is in Nanjing, and he personally came to mourn. There are also Tsarist and White Russian nobles who are in exile in my Ming Dynasty...... Cousin, this is all a condolence message from someone on the first day you were unconscious. Also, later people knew that you were in a coma, and many countries sent you condolence messages, you see...... Shen Gelao, the Foreign Secretary, my father, and the ...... They've already called people back to thank them, and you see when you're going to give them ......."

"Also, cousin......" Zheng Yuxuan approached Zhu Yourong again and whispered, "His Royal Highness Prince Ananta also came to mourn at that time." He's on his knees, and he's crying......"

Zhu Yourong turned his face in a trance:

"Who? What tower? Which prince? ”

Zheng Yuxuan was stunned for a moment, and said unexpectedly:

"It's Prince Ananta Mahidun! You guys were still playing together when you were kids! Why did you forget? ”

"Oh, that ...... in Siam" Zhu Yourong was still staring at his grandfather's coffin in a trance, and said lightly, "It's not his grandfather, why is he crying?" ”

Zheng Yuxuan was speechless for a while, and he couldn't say why the Siamese prince was crying.

"Hmm...... Maybe ......," Zheng Yuxuan said, "maybe...... People think that since they will be with you soon...... Well...... So your grandfather, his grandfather...... So, he should cry a little bit......"

Zhu Yourong's face was gloomy, and he said:

"Xuanxuan! What nonsense! ”

……

At this moment, Zheng Gongyin's angry voice came from outside:

"What? Grand jury? What do you mean, what do you do! Say, what the hell is going on? ”

Zheng Yuxuan pursed his lips and snorted:

"Cut, he dares to make a lot of noise outside the mourning hall, I think he can't change his virtue...... Cousin, you wait, I'll go out and punch him. ”

As he spoke, he got up and rushed out with his long skirt. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Yuxuan's roar came from outside:

"Dad, what do you want to do! You see, this is Grandpa's mourning hall, you can do this...... Yes? What the? ”

The voices of the three people outside muttered a few words, and immediately Zheng Yuxuan also shouted angrily.

Zhu Yourong listened to the change in the voice outside, a little strange, but he didn't want to go outside at the moment, so he said lightly:

"What's going on?"

As soon as she spoke, there was silence outside.

After a while, Zheng Gongyin whispered outside the door:

"Rong Rong, Barrister Fang Tangjing from my uncle's mansion is here, and he brought the latest news of the case. Rong Rong, look, can you allow him to reply in court......"

Zhu Yourong nodded:

"Let him in."

Zheng Gongyin, Zheng Yuxuan, and a thin man in a full black suit came in. Zheng Gongyin was startled when he saw that Zhu Yourong was still kneeling silently on the ground, and quickly avoided behind her, and asked people to bring a few more futons in.

Several people knelt down opposite Zhu Yourong in a proper manner, and became an equal posture with Zhu Yourong, Zheng Gongyin dared to laugh and said:

"Rong Rong, this is Barrister Fang Tangjing, the chief lawyer in my uncle's mansion......"

Fang Tangjing immediately bowed deeply, and said word by word:

"Minister Tang Jing, knock to see Your Majesty. The minister has admired His Majesty for a long time, and today I am fortunate to see the face of heaven, which is really a three-life ......"

Zhu Yourong didn't look at him either, just said "um" lightly, and then asked Zheng Gongyin:

"What's the matter?"

Zheng Gongyin said indignantly:

"The investigation team sent gendarmes to arrest Xiang Xiaoqiang, but they didn't arrest him again, and he came back empty-handed!"

Zhu Yourong's body trembled, lowered his gaze, and asked silently:

"What, Xiang Xiaoqiang ran away?"

"Your Majesty," Fang Tangjing replied, "Xiang Xiaoqiang did not abscond, but he asked to convene a grand jury for a hearing before criminal charges were made against him......

"Oh," Zhu Yourong understood as soon as he heard it, and said calmly, "And this is the right of every criminal party guaranteed by the Constitution, and the prosecutor has no right to refuse, right?" ”

Fang Tangjing lowered his head and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty knows the law well, and the minister admires it very much. Exactly. ”

Zheng Gongyin was a little anxious, raised his voice and said:

"No right? Is the investigation team planning to shield Xiang Xiaoqiang? He blew up my father and His Majesty's grandfather, and that was the dignified King of Yanping of the Ming Empire! Even if you can't shoot him now, why not arrest him first? For such a heinous crime, how can the rights be on his side? Why do our imperial relatives have no rights? …… It's back to them! ”

Zheng Yuxuan glanced at her cousin, quickly pulled the corner of Zheng Gongyin's clothes, and glared quietly:

"Daddy!"

Fang Tangjing looked at Zheng Gongyin and then at Zhu Yourong, slowly lowered his head, and stopped talking.

Zhu Yourong said quietly:

"Uncle, listen to me, in this situation, Xiang Xiaoqiang does have the right to request a grand jury hearing. At least until the grand jury finds that we have sufficient evidence to initiate criminal proceedings, we can't catch Xiaoqiang......"

"Then you can arrest it after you determine it, right? When can it be recognized? ”

Zhu Yourong continued:

"Even if the grand jury is called tomorrow and the hearing begins, it won't be so fast...... Moreover, the grand jury voted in the end, and the result was not necessarily the ...... we wanted."

Zheng Gongyin was stunned:

"What do you mean?"

"That is to say, it is possible to find that the evidence is insufficient and not to initiate criminal proceedings against Xiaoqiang......"

Fang Tangjing hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty is very right, Master Hou, the situation is basically like this."

"So what do we do?" Zheng Gongyin said angrily, "Just let him get away with it?" ”

"That means that the evidence is insufficient, and we can only continue to look for evidence."

"Inadequate? How can it be insufficient? Zheng Gongyin waved his hand and said loudly, "The evidence is ironclad!" ”

Zhu Yourong glanced at him and said emotionlessly:

"Well, we don't have to be afraid of hearings."

Zheng Gongyin was angry, but he couldn't say anything. He still felt that he had nowhere to get angry, so he turned his face and asked Fang Tangjing:

"Xiao Fang, you said that if we have enough evidence, how will Xiang Xiaoqiang's kid be judged in the end?"

Fang Tangjing secretly glanced at Zhu Yourong, hesitated, and replied very carefully:

"Master Hou, that's the case. If convicted in the end, Xiang Xiaoqiang will basically be sentenced to death by hanging. …… Of course, since he was a soldier, he had the right to choose the method of execution that was suitable for a soldier, that is, to shoot him...... That's pretty much it. ”

When listening to the words "hanging" and "shooting", Zheng Yuxuan, who was originally angry, couldn't help but shiver. Zheng Gongyin looked like Xiaoqiang was about to be shot, and the anger in his heart calmed down a little.

Zhu Yourong was still expressionless, staring at his grandfather's coffin in a trance.

……

At this time, a maid outside lowered her head, walked in in small steps, first saw Zhu Yourong, and then saw Zheng Gongyin and Zheng Yuxuan, and whispered:

"His Royal Highness Prince Ananta Mahidol of Siam asks for a meeting and requests for condolences again."

As soon as they heard this name, Zheng Yuxuan and Zheng Gongyin glanced at each other, and they both showed disgusted looks. Zhu Yourong still didn't hear it.

Although they all know what the Siamese prince came up with at this time, he came to mourn after all, and he couldn't help but let the family come. Moreover, he is the heir to the throne of a country, and he came to visit Daming on behalf of the country, and he was injured by a bomb on the ground in Daming...... I can't say anything about it.

Jung Kyong-in reluctantly agreed.

The Prince of Siam held a piece of gauze on his forehead, dressed in a neat Ming filial piety robe, and walked in slowly with grief on his face.

He came in without squinting or looking at Zhu Yourong, but knelt down in front of the statue and coffin of King Yanping, bowed three heads respectfully, and got up with tears on his face.

Then, he turned to Zhu Yourong, pulled a futon, knelt with her, and looked at Zhu Yourong, who was wearing a vegetarian palace dress, kneeling weakly, and was as poignant as a saint.

Zhu Yourong didn't look at him directly, just bowed slightly, and said softly:

"Your Highness has a heart. Thanks a lot. ”

The prince looked at her, sighed deeply, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty's Day Mourning Changes...... People can't be resurrected from death......"

As he spoke, he himself first smiled miserably, and then smiled bitterly:

"Alas...... I'm so stupid, I still want to persuade you like this...... Actually, I grieve as much as you do...... The prince is your grandfather, but he seems to be my grandfather as well...... I still remember that year, when I first came to Daming, we were both young at that time...... We played in this Yanping palace and watched the prince write in the study...... At that time, I didn't know how to write kanji, and you already wrote beautifully...... The prince took my hand and taught me one stroke at a time...... At that time, we were all sitting on his lap on the left and right...... And now, he's ...... old man."

At this, he choked in his throat. And Zhu Yourong was already in tears, his chest was constantly trembling and undulating, and he couldn't stop crying.

The prince looked at Zhu Yourong, suddenly looked very excited, and said:

"Your Majesty...... Although your grandfather is no longer there, you still have relatives who love you...... You still have an uncle, and a cousin, and ...... And me! …… Your Majesty, you can treat me as a ......"

"Ahem, ahem."

Zheng Gongyin and Zheng Yuxuan both lowered their heads next to them, coughing incessantly in their throats.