259 Confrontation court
In front of the government of the capital, the sound of drums shook the sky, attracting many passers-by to stop and watch.
"Who is the drummer?" The official who heard the voice asked, "What are you complaining about?" β
Mrs. Zhang stopped beating the drum in her hand and replied in a loud voice: "Zhang Yunshi, a folk woman, sued the eldest son in the family, Zhang Yan, the founder of the Hanlin Academy, for disobedience and unfilial piety, and the crime is extremely evil!" And the patriarch of the Zhang family is mercenary, colluding with him, in a vain attempt to exterminate us from the clan, and even take the opportunity to encroach on the house and property! β
These words caused a thousand waves in the crowd.
This old woman, who is not ordinary in dress and temperament, actually wants to sue her son for unfilial piety!
And the other party is still a Hanlin!
How can there be such an unfilial son in the place where people in the Hanlin Academy are outstanding and specialize in going abroad?
You must know that since ancient times, unfilial piety has been a serious crime, let alone being sued by the biological mother to the yamen!
Some people vaguely remember that the last time the biological mother came here to sue for unfilial piety, the grave grass had grown three feet tall at this time.
There was a lot of discussion.
"Thank you." Outside the crowd, in front of a stall that metabolized letters, Zhang Luan took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, picked up the handwritten paper and squeezed into the crowd with Zhang Jing.
The official has already reported this matter to Yin Chengran, the capital government.
Cheng Ran was also slightly surprised when he heard the identity of the other party.
It stands to reason that such a family attaches great importance to reputation and reputation, and it is most reluctant to be discussed and joked in public.
"Ascension!"
Cheng Ran got up and went to change his official uniform.
When Zhang Yan and the others arrived, they couldn't stop it.
I don't know which damn bastard unloaded their wagon wheels, so they only arrived now!
Fan Jiu, who was following Wang Shouren around, sneezed twice in a row, and whispered in his heart: rebound.
Above the court, Zhang Yan just appeared, and as soon as the sentence "wronged" landed, the old lady Zhang over there spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Mother!"
Zhang Luan and Zhang Jing stepped forward, and the Song family and others in the crowd were also shocked.
My mother has been seriously ill for many days, but it is the first time that she vomits blood, and it seems that she is really angry!
There was also an uproar in the crowd, and many people looked at Zhang Yan with hatred in their eyes.
Zhang Yan, who was kneeling there, was so angry that he wanted to pound the ground.
He didn't say anything!
When it comes to vomiting blood, he vomits no more than anyone else these days!
"Is the old lady all right?" Cheng Ran asked when he saw this.
"Thank you, my lord, the woman can still hold ......" Mrs. Zhang's tone was weak, and she was helplessly supported by Zhang Luan and Zhang Jing.
Seeing that she insisted, Cheng Ran had no choice but to order the messenger to move a chair over and let him sit down to hear the trial.
"Such compassion for the old and weak, Master Cheng is really a good official who deserves his reputation......"
This move was praised by the people.
Mrs. Zhang thanked her and sat down.
She has been holding this mouthful of blood in her throat for a long time, just waiting for this moment - Doctor Fu said in advance that she was depressed in her heart and poisoned, and even if she took a few doses of medicine, she would definitely vomit blood.
After spitting out the blood, she felt that the whole person was much smoother from the inside out, as for weakness?
Hehe, who doesn't have some ideas of their own when it comes to acting?
"Zhang Yan, your mother and brother sued you for being unfilial to your elders and colluding with the clansmen in a vain attempt to encroach on your parents' and brothers' houses, shops, and fields, can you plead guilty?" Cheng Ran asked solemnly.
"My lord, there is no such thing!" Zhang Yan angrily pointed at Zhang Luan and Zhang Jing: "It was they who were arrogant and rebellious first, and because they were unwilling to be expelled from the clan, they instigated their mother to deceive their mother and slander me!" β
Several members of the clan chimed in.
On the way they have already unified the caliber.
In fact, they didn't want to get involved in this lawsuit at all, but the clan removal document was held in Zhang Luan's hands, and they couldn't get out of it horizontally and vertically, so they could only fight hard.
"Then let's talk about the fact that you did not hesitate to kill your nephew and slander the second room in order to encroach on the property of the second room, and you wanted to poison your motherββ"
Zhang Jing's words were amazing.
Zhang Yan's face changed drastically, and he threatened: "If you talk nonsense about things without evidence, it is a felony to slander court officials!" β
Why did this damn third child come up with this matter again!
Cheng Ran's face became solemn, and he raised his hand to signal Zhang Jing to go down.
Zhang Jing's words were clear, logical and coherent, and he recounted the events in a logical and coherent manner, hiding the parts that should not be said.
After Dafang Liu's confession, he committed suicide in fear of crime, and Zhang Yan wanted to push all the blame to Liu's. But Liu's was previously grounded for violating the family law, but Zhang Yan insisted on releasing him despite his mother's opposition, which gave him the opportunity to commit the crime. And when Zhang Yan and Liu went to the second room together that day, their positions were clear, which proved that they were complicit. β
Zhang Jing finally said goodbye and gave a deep salute: "Please enlighten your lordship." β
Cheng Ran looked at Zhang Yan with scrutiny in his eyes.
He has been an official for more than ten years, has solved countless cases, and has almost never had unjust cases under his subordinates - whether there is a suspicion of slander in Zhang Jing's words, he almost already knows in his heart.
Although this person's words are clever, there is indeed no loophole.
"My lord, there is no basis for your words!" Zhang Yan only bit this sentence to death.
Those witnesses, whether they are the big housekeeper or that Lang Zhong, are all from the Liu family, and they can't be involved in him!
There was already a faint scolding in the crowd.
At this time, Zhang Meixian, who was standing beside Zhang Meishou, suddenly stood up.
"My lord, I can testify!"
Her voice was loud, but faintly trembling.
Zhang Meishou looked at her with some surprise.
Then, I couldn't help but feel some emotion in my heart.
If the eldest sister had such courage in the previous life, she might not end up hanging herself after being wronged by her in-laws.
"Who's in the hall?"
"The eldest daughter of the defendant Zhang Yan!"
Amazing voices rang out all around.
Zhang Meixian said calmly: "What the third uncle said is true, Zhang Yan and the Liu family conspired to do evil, it is a fact!" β
Zhang Yan looked at her, and he couldn't wait to cut it with a thousand knives with his eyes.
I'm afraid this evil obstacle is not a debt collector!
Zhang Meixian still said: "That day, he released the Liu family privately and put his grandmother in a coma, but he never went to visit him, this is not a deliberate plan to win!" β
The crowd whispered.
"This is the most disobedient ......"
"I think this is true nine times out of ten, otherwise, how could I even stand up and identify my own daughter?"
"It can be seen that he is also unkind to his father on weekdays......"
Zhang Yan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he secretly clenched his fists: "Speaking of which, it's just slander without evidence!" β
Cheng Ran looked at Zhang Luan and Zhang Yan.
Although he also has a judgment in his heart, he can make a big case like a person's life, and it is necessary to have all the human and material evidence, otherwise he will not be able to forcibly convict him.
He didn't want to see such a heinous person escape responsibility, and he very much hoped that Zhang Luan and others would come up with truly powerful evidence.
But I heard Zhang Jing ask rhetorically: "My lord, aren't these enough to prove that this person is extremely unfilial?" β
β¦β¦ What the?
This is not only Cheng Ran, but also the party Zhang Yan, and even the rest of the people, all of whom were stunned for a moment.
Cheng Ran was the first to react, and actually laughed in his heart.
After saying such a circle, co-authoring is actually a routine!