Although he had already known the outcome of Jia Yucun's trial of Xue Pan's case, seeing that the news recorded in his hand at this moment was still the same as the original historical treatment, Lin Jin rolled his eyes and asked Wu Jiugong with a smile: "Mr. Wu, do you think Jia Yucun is a smart person?" ”

"Why do you ask?" Wu Jiugong was strange and surprised, "Although I don't like that guy, I have to admit that he is a very smart person." Although Jia Yucun is said to be from a big family in Huzhou, he was born in the last days, the foundation of his parents and ancestors has been exhausted, and the population is declining, leaving him with only one mouthful. In this case, he was able to insist on studying, and passed the imperial examination smoothly all the way, and was admitted to the Jinshi, which shows his cleverness.

If he wasn't smart, when he temporarily lived in Gusu, he wouldn't have befriended Master Zhen, so he would have been funded by him and had the money to go to Beijing to take the exam. Even if that Master Zhen cherishes his talents, but there are so many poor students in Gusu City, not only outsiders, but also locals, but how many can intersect with Master Zhen and receive his sponsorship?

If he wasn't smart, he wouldn't have been able to get a position in the Jinling Zhen family and your Lin family after being dismissed. When the threshold of the two of you is so low, as long as he is willing to come to the door to make a museum, the two of you will agree? Your family is a little better, like the Zhen family in Jinling, some incumbent officials come to visit, but the Zhen family may not be willing to take care of it, not to mention that he has lost his official position and resigned.

Yes, he is a Jinshi and has excellent knowledge, but whether it is the Zhen family or your family, the students who need to be taught are not only not very old, but also only know a few words, so in fact, as long as the person who shows off his talent and fame can teach you. Therefore, even if you can't find a Jinshi to be a gentleman, with the background of your two families, there is no problem at all in inviting a well-educated person to teach you.

What's more, if he is not smart, how can he please your father and make your father willing to recommend him when he knows about the restoration of the old members of the imperial court? Don't say that your father didn't make a big contribution to his recovery, it was the Wang family and the Jia family who really contributed to it, but without your father's recommendation, the Jia family and the Wang family knew who he was?

If he is not smart, even if there is a letter of recommendation from your father, the Jia family and the Wang family may not be willing to help him recover? After all, it's not that after receiving the news of the restoration of the old members of the imperial court, those guys who lost their official positions and dismissed them can successfully recover. ”

Lin Jin nodded approvingly: "I've been with him for more than three years, and I also think he's a smart person, but," showed Wu Jiugong the information in his hand that recorded Jia Yucun's handling of Xue Pan's case, "It's just that how his case was judged is so indescribable." ”

She sighed and said: "Although the sage Yun 'Zi is silent and strange and confused', but what kind of sin in the previous life, the unjust soul asking for life can only fool those ignorant and ignorant village men who don't know a single word, but he took it as a reason to settle the lawsuit, saying that Xue Pan and Feng Yuan, who was killed by him, met in a dream, and now they met on the narrow road, and it should have been ended, so Xue Pan got an unknown illness after killing Feng Yuan, and was pursued by Feng Yuan's soul and died.

The lawsuit was settled in such a superficial and sloppy manner, but Xue Pan, who was mentioned in his case, not only did not die, but also ran to the capital alive. Leaving such a big loophole, he is not afraid that this case will be turned over in the future and become a point for his enemies in officialdom to attack him? ”

The one who gave Jia Yucun the idea was a disciple who returned from the novice, so this disciple was influenced by Buddhism, and it was understandable that he believed in any wrongs and the like, but in the more than three years he got along with Jia Yucun, Lin Jin felt that Jia Yucun didn't believe in these things at all, and not only did he not believe it, but he also scoffed at these statements, but in the end he used a method that he didn't like to deal with this murder case, which really made her very puzzled.

Lin Jin was puzzled and asked: "Since he is a smart person, how could he make such a big mistake, is this the so-called 'a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts'?" Besides, after Jia Yucun handles this case, he will definitely write a letter to inform the Jia and Wang families, even if it is not an invitation, they must be notified. Forget about my cheap second uncle, but Wang Ziteng should also be a smart person, don't you see that Jia Yucun's case was handled inappropriately? ”

Wu Jiugong didn't answer her directly, but asked: "If you were asked to judge this case and bend the law for personal gain, how would you choose Xue Pan out." ”

"Of course, I chose one of the few servants and servants who followed him out that day as a scapegoat." Lin Jin replied without hesitation. "A reputation for a poor rule is better than a murderer, right? Besides, Xue Pan is not an official, so whether he is strict or not will not have much impact on his future, but the name of killing is not the same thing. Actually, I'm also surprised, this case has dragged on for so long, isn't there anyone in the Xue family who has come up with such a solution? ”

The latter thing is easy to understand, Xue Pan's father is the head of the Xue family, and it stands to reason that when he dies, Xue Pan's son should take over as the patriarch. But Xue Pan is young, and he is a fool, and he doesn't learn anything, I'm afraid that the clan will change the idea of changing the patriarch, but it's not so easy to change the patriarch. Moreover, Xue Pan's mother was married to the Xue family, and there was a high-powered brother like Wang Ziteng behind him, after the clan moved the idea of changing the patriarch, he did not necessarily rely on the power of the Wang family, how to fight with the clan, therefore, I am afraid that the relationship with the clan is not good, so if Xue Pan has an accident, it is too late for the clan to see jokes, how can he make an idea with them? Moreover, judging from Wang Ziteng's arrangement for Jia Yucun to take over as the prefect of Jinling, she had already written to her brother, probably thinking of asking Wang Ziteng to help her settle things, compared to the clan, she trusted her brother more, so even if someone in the clan gave her ideas, she might not believe it. ”

"As for the way you said about the handling of Xue Pan's case," Wu Jiugong praised with a smile, "Your idea is good." When I saw the verdict of Jia Yucun, I was also very puzzled, because it didn't seem like the work of a smart person like him, but I thought about his quick success, and I thought it was understandable. ”

Seeing that Lin Jin was puzzled, he slowly explained: "The principle of killing people to pay for their lives is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so after Feng Yuan's death, whether it is Xue Pan's murder or the hands of his subordinates, as long as this matter is judged according to the law, he will have to die for Feng Yuan." Because human life is at stake, unless it is a special circumstance, cases of beheading in various places must be submitted to the Criminal Department for review, and even to the emperor.

After the criminal department's review was correct, the case was officially closed. Under normal circumstances, the criminal department will generally review it after the middle of the year, and the official documents after the review will be sent before the autumn harvest, and the execution will be carried out in various places, so the prisoners are generally beheaded after the autumn.

If Jia Yucun took one of the people who followed Xue Pan out that day to pay for Feng Yuan's life, if the case was to be closed, it would have to be submitted to the Criminal Department, and it would be done after the Criminal Department had completed its review. From now to the autumn queen, there is half a year, long nights and dreams, who knows if the people of the Feng family will do something during this period to overturn his verdict? Also, whether Wang Ziteng's political enemies will attack him with this matter is uncertain, so this case has been closed early.

Jia Yucun knew very well that the reason why the Jia and Wang families spent so much effort to arrange him to Yingtianfu, so he had to handle Xue Pan's murder, so there must be no mistakes in the middle. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, and also to show his ability and show his merits in the Jia and Wang families, he was in a hurry to close the case, so he adopted this untenable trial method.

As for what you said, you will be attacked by political enemies in the court, after he helped King Jia and his family to end the matter of Xue Pan, he has been classified into the faction of King Jia's family. As long as this faction does not lose ground, this case will never be overturned.

With the current power of the prince, it will take at least several years for him to fall. After a few years of hard work, this matter has faded, and Jia Yucun should no longer serve in Ying Tianfu.

Relying on the two families of King Jia, with Jia Yucun's ability to drill camps, his official career will inevitably be smooth. After being promoted, he already has enough strength to protect himself from being attacked by political enemies because of this matter.

Moreover, in our eyes, the result of this trial is absurd, but as long as it is submitted to the Criminal Department, it is not sent back, and it can be archived, which means that it has been approved by the Criminal Department. At that time, even if someone wants to overturn the case in the future, they can only act from other angles, and under normal circumstances, they will not make a fuss about his method of closing the case, because if they do that, it will not only offend the forces of the Jia and Wang families, but also the people from the Criminal Department. ”

Thinking that Wang Xifeng turned out the matter of Second Sister You's repentance and marriage, and commanded the Metropolitan Procuratorate related to the Criminal Department, and unashamedly released "Even if you sue my family for rebellion, Lin Jin suddenly understood.

Thinking of the people in the Criminal Department, seeing such a ridiculous trial result from top to bottom, they had no objections, and they still got their approval, she couldn't help but sigh: "The world is as black as a crow, but it is only a gap between fifty steps and a hundred steps, in fact, half a catty and eight taels, everyone is about the same, a raccoon dog!" ”