Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Public Trial of the Old King

Li Tiegen's case caused a great sensation in Anning County.

This case has both adultery and murder, which is really a good subject for gossip.

In the past few days, everyone in the county has known about Li Tiegen's case, and everyone has talked about it.

It's almost to the point where when you meet and say hello, if you don't talk a few words about Li Tiegen's case, it's not the end of the greetings.

Especially after Lao Wangtou was arrested, the murderer was so unexpected, and it added a twist and turn to the case, which brought the discussion of the case to a new peak.

On the morning of the second day, the people of Anning County, who were highly concerned about the case, rushed to the door of the county government very early, but suddenly found that the Anning County Ya, who had not been paying attention to it for a long time, had quietly changed its appearance.

The gate of the county government is still vermilion, but the original cyan brick walls on both sides of the gate have been painted white.

On the left is written three big words - announcement column.

On the right are written two big words - blog.

There are also three brand-new notices posted below.

One is a notice about Li Tiegen's public trial, which states a brief introduction to today's public trial, the place and time of the public trial.

The other is a notice about the resumption of night patrols in the county, which states the time of resumption of night patrols, as well as the scope of daily night patrols and the time when night patrols will start and end.

Finally, there is a report on the establishment of two publicity areas by the county government, detailing that the bulletin board on the left is the place where the county government officially announces the news, and the bulletin board is only allowed to be seen and not allowed to be scribbled by the people;

On the right is the blog, on which the people can speak freely, especially welcome comments and suggestions on the work of the county government, but can not scribble, the words written can only be followed by the previous person, written in order.

Everyone looked closely, and sure enough, there was a line of red letters under the bulletin board: No graffiti.

And there is also a line of red letters on the blog: Welcome to speak freely.

Everyone was buzzing as they watched.

The requirement that the bulletin board should not be scribbled, everyone has long been accustomed to it.

But for blogs that allow people to write, everyone is confused.

However, they were not given much time to discuss, and it didn't take long for the heavy vermilion gate of the county government to slowly open with a "creak", and the public trial began.

The people, you pushed me and squeezed in.

As the saying goes: The gate of the county government is open to money, everyone is an ordinary person, and it is private to encounter a little thing on weekdays.

Therefore, there are only a few people who have entered the county government, and most of them have entered the county government for the first time, or have only entered once or twice.

In the crowd, the first time I entered the county office, I looked around curiously, and I couldn't wait to remember every grass, tree, brick and tile in the county office, so that I could go back and show off to others.

And those who have watched a public trial a few years ago are relatively sophisticated in their actions, and looking at those stunned young people who entered the county government for the first time, they unconsciously brought some pride.

In short, when everyone walked into the county office one after another and gathered outside the fence of the public hall, there was a noisy noise above the public hall, just like entering the firewood market on the west side of Anning Street.

Jiang Xin and other officials walked in first, each dressed in soap clothes, wearing soap hats, carrying the requirements of the grand officials, holding a one-person high killing rod in their hands, and walked into the public hall in high spirits on both sides.

After standing still, the four of them raised their killing sticks and knocked them down on the ground in unison.

"Bang, bang, bang."

The four of them shouted in unison to the people outside: "Don't make noise. ”

As soon as the killing rod was struck, the officials shouted, and the people immediately shut up.

Then Wu Zhishan came out and sat on the small table next to the court.

A round stool was placed on the innermost side of the public hall, and a chubby woman helped a blind old woman out and sat on the round stool, which was the old woman of the Zhang family.

In the end, Bai Luo walked out.

As soon as the people saw the county magistrate come out, they all stretched out their heads to take a closer look.

The whole county knows that the county lord is as beautiful as a flower and is a beautiful man, but not everyone has seen what a beautiful way to look at.

Now that I finally have the opportunity to meet a real person, I naturally have to watch it carefully.

I saw the county commander slowly walking into the public hall from the lattice fan on one side, wearing a red official robe, with a dark blue silver belt tied around his waist, a thin waist grip, and his official boots were imposing, and he was solemn and majestic wearing a winged official hat.

Looking at the facial features carefully, everyone praised them secretly.

What a pretty face under the official hat!

The face is like the moon, the eyebrows are like fine willows, the eyes are like stars, the lips are a little, the complexion is like peach blossoms, and the posture is like a spring breeze blowing willows.

The crowd resounded with a few exclamations of admiration and exclamations.

Bai Luo had long been accustomed to all the things brought by this face, and sat down behind the public case with a calm demeanor.

The official once again slashed the mighty stick three times, and shouted in a deep voice: "Might~Martial~!" ”

"Take the prisoner to court!" Bai Luo slapped the shocked wood and shouted.

The old king, Wang Gao, was escorted up, facing Bai Luo, with his back to the onlookers, and knelt on top of the court.

Bai Luo looked at the old king in the hall, but in a day and a night, the old king was as if he was ten years old, his hair was gray, his face was haggard, and he was even older than the sick face when he was arrested.

It seems that although the old king recognized it happily at the beginning, he only wanted to be relieved from his guilt.

But the fact that the death penalty is inevitable still brings him great pressure after all.

Bai Luo asked one by one according to the beginning and end of the killing, the motive for the killing, and so on, and Wang Gao answered one by one, which was no different from the day he was arrested.

Finally, the murder weapon was confirmed and signed.

As Wang Gao pressed his own handprint on the confession written by Wu Zhishan, it meant that he was convicted and beheaded after the autumn.

After the painting, the old king turned around on his knees, kowtowed three times to the old woman of the Zhang family who was sitting on the round stool, and cried loudly to the old woman of the Zhang family: "Tiegen damn, my old king is sorry for your Li family, and your Li family is dead, our neighbor for many years, I really missed it for a while, but I didn't want to kill Tiegen." I will take my life here and make amends for your Li family. ”