Part 4: The Liberation
The new county lord was promoted to the court for the first time and dealt with the backlog of public cases, not only Lu Dongming, who was on the side, but also the people of the county came to see the excitement.
However, the facts disappointed Lu Dongjue again.
There are no earth-shattering big cases, no earth-shaking grievances, no terrible bullies, no ruthless villains, and no fights, arguments, tortures, and debates in the court.
After several trials in a row, there was nothing to say about the danger.
Basically, it is a small case of the poor, or a fight in the neighborhood, or a poor family stealing, or a rent arrears that are difficult to pay.
Everyone came up and confessed, and at most knelt on the ground and shouted a few times, begging for mercy from the eldest master.
Lu Dongli or punishment or sentence, or release or blame, or flail or beating, one by one, the speed is also very fast, as the case files piled on the table quickly decreased, the people detained in the yamen crossed out their names one by one, and Lu Dongjue, who was standing behind the eldest master, was so bored that he was about to doze off.
Fortunately, at this time, Lu Dongli casually opened a case file pressed at the bottom, and read aloud: "The wind is strong and the rent is killed......
Lu Dongjue's spirits were lifted, and he immediately opened his eyes wide and concentrated, ahhhh
Although Feng Jinjie's case has been pleaded guilty and detained, the crime of killing the head has to be reviewed by the government and the criminal department to be decided before it can be finalized. Because the officials above have been pressing and not handling it, this case is still an unfinished case, and Lu Dongli, as a county magistrate, can still be interrogated again, and it can't even be regarded as a reversal of the old case of his predecessor.
His first order in court was to summon the plaintiff to the court. His original plan was to re-examine the plaintiff's confession, bring Feng Jinjie out of prison to see what his arguments were, and then call all the relevant people for interrogation based on the testimony of both parties. But unexpectedly, as soon as the plaintiff Li came to court, what he said made his plan completely frustrated.
It turned out that Feng Jinjie had always been kind to tenants, and the rent collected from his fields was originally small, and if there was any accident in the tenant's house, he made people often help him, and his tenants secretly called him a bodhisattva, a great benevolent man. The Li family died of her husband, and she didn't want to sue Feng Jinjie, but an ignorant woman, where could she afford the urging of the county order, and then thought that there was no strong labor at home, leaving orphans and widows, unable to make a living, the county lord promised to let Feng Jinjie compensate them a large sum of silver, so that the family could live, and she agreed to sue Feng Jinjie. But who knows, Liu Ming failed to extort the silver of the Feng Jin Festival as he wished, where was he willing to care about the life or death of her, a farming woman, not only did not give the silver, but blamed her for her incoherent speech in the hall, and fell into the Feng Jin Festival, ruined the plan of the eldest master, and secretly asked her subordinates to beat and scold her and rush back to the field.
When she returned to the field, all the tenants and peasants no longer had any contact with her family, and seeing that she was lonely and helpless, and no one helped her, everyone would take a sip and scold her for being ungrateful.
Seeing that there was no way to live, she just wanted to jump into the river with her son, but she never expected that the housekeeper of the Feng Jinjie came to the door in person, saying that Feng Gongzi personally ordered that the man in her family died, and the land rent would be reduced for three years, and a sum of silver would be left for her funeral. In addition, the Feng family and others did not say a word about her, scolded her, but the cold gaze had already overshadowed her.
She harmed the Wind Festival, but it was the Wind Festival that allowed their mother and son to survive. Although they don't worry about food and clothing for the time being, for a day when Feng Jinjie is in prison, their mother and son can't raise their heads for a day. I thought about dying several times, but I couldn't avenge my husband, and I was sorry for my benefactor, even if I died, I was afraid that I wouldn't have the face to see my in-laws and husband. Every time I think of this, I can only hold my son and cry bitterly.
This new county order summoned her to the court, asked about the old things, and was kind and pleasant, telling her that everything could be done.
Li plucked up his courage, kowtowed his head, and said loudly: "Master Qingtian, the master of the Feng family is really a good person, he did not kill my husband, my husband was beaten to death by someone for gambling debts, it is not good for me, I slandered the great good man, begged the great master to call the shots, and returned the Feng official a justice." ”
Lu Dongli never expected that the plaintiff would turn over his confession as soon as he went to court, but he saved trouble, so he asked Yan for details.
As the most humble country woman, no matter how much resentment Li has, he doesn't dare to say that the high-ranking county lord is not, but only that he wants to cheat the money of Fengjinjie, so he sues him. He also told all the details of her husband's death.
Lu Dongli also heard that there were all the untruths in her words, but he also understood her unspeakable secrets. If he really wants to ask the truth, he has a way to make the Li family spit out the truth, but if it really involves the former county magistrate who slandered and sued the legitimate businessman, this matter is not something that he can try as a small county official, and he must hand it over, so not only will Feng Jinjie suffer a lot in prison, but this Li family will not be able to escape the big crime of slander. In addition, Liu Ming's background is quite tough, and it is really a big trouble, maybe it is innocent people who are unlucky and suffer.
He has been an official for several years, and he knows that the officialdom is covered with layers of nets, which is difficult to shake, even if he wants to ask for the people's life, it is not just by virtue of the word uprightness can be done, to be a loyal minister, sometimes he must be more treacherous than a traitor, to be a good official, sometimes he must be more insidious than a corrupt official, so as to have the opportunity to really do something for the people.
Although he had many sighs and helplessness in his heart, his face did not show any of it, and he only ordered the real murderer accused by the Li family to be arrested.
The casino's moneylender only said that the big case had a strong shoulder, as if it was nothing, I didn't think about escaping at all, I was caught and one was accurate, and when I arrived in the hall, I saw Li's report, the old man was frightened, and a small grass farmer was so frightened that he was frightened and recruited everything.
Lu Dongli was not hasty, and asked for some details, and confessed that there was nothing wrong with what the plaintiff said, and he still did not give a light sentence, and sent people to detain all the people who went in and out of the gambling house that day and witnessed the incident, as well as relatives and friends who were familiar with the slain. After repeated questioning, there was no longer a trace of doubt
?? In fact, it is even possible to avoid bringing Feng Jinjie for interrogation.
After he asked the prisoner to be detained, he ordered him to be taken into prison, and after a few words of reprimanding Li, he let the relevant people go one by one, and then ordered to bring Feng Jinjie to the court.
Feng Jinjie was drunk yesterday, and he didn't wake up until nearly dusk the next day, and as soon as he woke up, Wang Dabao nagged a lot in his ear, blaming him for not getting drunk early or late, and getting drunk at this time, obviously had the opportunity to find the new grandfather to shout grievances.
People who have just woken up from a hangover have a terrible pain in their heads, and their tempers are not very good, and Feng Jinjie is no exception, listening lazily, holding his head with both hands and wailing in pain, and answering disappreciably: "What are you afraid of, I am so rich, sooner or later he will have to come to me by himself." I saw that he was on patrol yesterday, and he was looking for me. Even so, if it wasn't negotiated yesterday, he will create an opportunity. Maybe he's going to look for me today. ”
Before the words fell, there was an errand outside to lift the wind and the festival to pass the hall.
Feng Jinjie stood up slowly, staggered out, Wang Dabao hurriedly came over to help him: "My lord, you don't pick up and go out, really let the master see your drunken appearance, you are not afraid of death, we are terrible." ”
"Rest assured, I'll take care of it. I'll give him whatever he wants, and it won't bother you. Feng Jinjie didn't pay much attention to comfort a few words, and when he got out of prison, he went with the messengers.
Wang Dabao shouted behind him: "Feng Gongzi, when you see the eldest master, you should be respectful." Don't be as willful as you were last time in Liu County's Lingtang. ”
The Wind Festival was far from responding. I don't know whether to say yes or no.
Wang Dabao stood in front of the prison door in a daze, and a jailer beside him asked in a low voice: "Wang Tou, did I say that this Feng Gongzi will listen to us?" ”
"Yes." Wang Dabao sighed, "It's weird." ”
He looked into the distance with hatred: "Saying that people must bend their waists in reality, saying that it is impossible for one person to fight against the biggest rules, it is all fooling us, you see who he bends his waist in front of from beginning to end." This Feng Gongzi is clearly the most arrogant and willful character. ”
The jailer beside him also sighed deeply: "I kind of figured it out." What is it to protect everyone who wronged himself, he didn't treat imprisonment as a grievance at all, maybe he still thinks it's fresh and fun. Why don't you want to resist the rules of the world with the power of one person and anger the imperial court, so you don't kill Liu Zhixian, I think. He didn't take Lord Liu in his eyes at all, in his opinion, our former county master, I'm afraid that he is just like a clown, he is unwilling to kill this kind of person, alas, I really don't know what he can do in court this time. ”
Wang Dabao also sighed and shook his head.
However, this time in court, Feng Jinjie didn't do anything at all. Because he didn't have a chance.
He was taken to the courtroom and stood far from the corner below. It just happened to be a terrible headache again. He himself has been in a bad mood because of the conversation he had a few days ago. I didn't even have the interest to look up, anyway, I was just an official. Anyway, it was just money, so I gave it to him, and this farce was over.
He was just looking down, slumping listlessly and suffering from a hangover headache.
And Lu Dongliang, who was above, saw him standing with his head down, and he only said that this was a common thing that he had been on death row for a long time and was depressed, and he didn't care.
Even the Wind Festival did not kneel like everyone else. He didn't care, he just said lightly: "After investigation." There are real grievances in the case of Feng Jinjie's killing of people, and now the real murderer has been caught, Feng Jinjie is purely innocent, and he is released and retired in front of the law hall. ”
When he had finished his sentence, he got up and left his seat. This pile of cases has been tried since the morning, and he hasn't eaten a bite of food, he is really hungry and tired, and he hurries back to the back hall to rest.
Feng Jinjie was standing with his head bowed and waiting for this headache to pass, he didn't listen carefully to what was said, he vaguely heard something and was relieved, he was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he carefully recalled what he heard just now, and then he understood it, and he was extremely shocked for a while.
Even if this person is a Qing official who is the only one in the world, he should at least be tried first and then submitted to the government for approval.
Although his capital crime has not yet been decided, and Yiluzhi County does have the right to be released, the case files related to him have already been sent to the government office, and according to the old practice of officialdom, even if the case is to be overturned, all the relevant case files are generally sent to the government office for approval. If it is so straightforward, it will release people immediately, and it will make the people happy cleanly, but it will leave the impression of being arbitrary to the officials of the government office, cause the dissatisfaction of the boss, and there will be many troubles that cannot be explained for a while.
The life lawsuit and the murder case were simply and easily released.
Who is Feng Jinjie, and who is Lu Dongli?
He never knew him, why was he willing to take on such a responsibility?
Feng Jinjie raised his eyes in astonishment, but only saw a corner of the official robe, which quickly disappeared around the corner of the lobby.
And the other boy standing behind the official chair, also stunned, was jumping up quickly and chasing after him.
The first time I saw Lu Dongli on the Wind Festival, in the solemn court.
Lu Dongli only regarded Feng Jinjie as an ordinary wronged prisoner, and when he worked hard, he didn't have the energy to look at him carefully, and when Feng Jinjie wanted to look at Lu Dongli carefully, he only saw a small corner of his clothes.
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When I updated it yesterday, I happened to have something urgent to go out, and I hurriedly posted a new chapter and left, and I didn't have the opportunity to go online until now, and I was surprised to find that I actually wrote such a big typo in the title, which is really embarrassing.
And the thing that makes me even more depressed, I can't find Xiubi v?? The method of chapter names, oh my God, am I going to let this typo out there forever.
May I ask all readers to ignore the title.
Duck to the side and draw in circles.