Chapter 18: Who Will Testify?
"My lord, the seven of us are all guys from the Hundred Grass Hall, and we are all on duty in the Hundred Grass Hall today, and we have witnessed the whole process of what happened. I am willing to prove that what Liu Hong said is completely true. ”
When the six guys from the Baicao Hall and one Liu Qiaoyun appeared in the public hall hand in arm, there was thunderous applause. They are all warriors, warriors who dare to face the powerful. Especially the lady who still had a birdcage on her head.
Xia Yuxian couldn't help but applaud herself for having such an employee, and when she looked at everyone again, she found that Zhao Pu's feet did not land, and he was completely driven to the court by others.
"My lord, I don't think these witnesses of Liu Hong are valid. Because they work for Baicaotang like Liu Hong, as colleagues, there are certain entanglements of interests, and they will be biased in language and judgment in favor of the defendant. He Zhengkun made various budgets on the way here, so he was able to refute it in time.
Everyone emotionally hopes that the weak will defeat the strong, and seeing that victory is in sight, people's hearts are greatly encouraged. But He Zhengkun wanted to pour a basin of cold water on the firewood that was about to be lit.
"The plaintiff's rebuttal is valid, and there is indeed a suspicion that there is a conflict of interests between the defendant's witnesses and the defendant itself. If the defendant is unable to present new witnesses, the trial will be announced. Xie Facao has violated his conscience by making such a judgment, and he hopes to quickly end the trial of this case and relieve the pressure on him.
"I have new witnesses! It will never have any interests with the accused. ”
Everyone followed the crisp female voice and found that the girl who was standing there to testify for Liu Hong just now took down the birdcage above her head, and the birdcage was covered with a cover. While uncovering the cover, she introduced to everyone:
"I'm an eight-treasure parrot who can remember, imitate, and speak. At the time of the incident, it was hung by me in the sales hall of Baicaotang. It accurately recounts everyone's conversation. ”
"Ridiculous! When can a flat-haired animal become a witness in the yamen? This is simply a cheap trampling on the laws of our Jinpeng Dynasty!" He Zhengkun's expression was exaggerated, almost roaring.
Xie Facao was about to speak, but was preempted by Lin Junmen: "He Xian's nephew has fallen into a misunderstanding. Do you know why this bird is called the Eight Treasure Parrot, and what are its characteristics?"
"We all say that children are the most credible because they don't make up lies yet. This bird will only repeat what he has seen and heard. Even if its language is not a valid testimony, I think it is necessary for everyone to know what the truth of the matter is?"
Could it be that this bird can surprise everyone? Lord Cheng Yin, who had heard about the Eight Treasure Parrot Brother for the first time, was moved by curiosity and nodded to Xie Facao for the first time.
Brother Starling, who was allowed to speak, performed the dialogue between Liu Hong and He Siyuan on the spot. It's word-for-word, and the sound can be switched, making you feel like you're there.
"It's amazing! Why haven't I heard of this bird? Not only can I remember everyone's conversations, but I can also know who said it, and I can imitate it, even the concubines can't do it!"
"Do you know how expensive it is?"
"Now that we finally know the truth of the matter, but there is a fart, and its dialogue cannot be used as testimony, don't we want to watch Xie Facao in the court, reversing black and white?"
Brother Babao finished narrating, igniting the atmosphere of the audience. Some people marveled at the miracle of this bird, some sympathized with Liu Hong's situation, and some questioned the notarization of the law..... The beads of sweat on Xie Facao's face were dripping quietly, obviously Lord Cheng Yin had dug a big hole for himself, and if he didn't make a decision, he would fall into a dilemma.
"In view of the fact that the defendant has no witnesses, this officer made ..."
I am willing to come out to testify for Liu Hong and prove that what he said is all true. Lin Ming was about to get up but was pulled by Shang Wanhe, and the white long-bearded old man who was crowded in the crowd stood up at this critical moment.
"I'm a real person, and I don't have anything to do with Liu Hong. Xie Facao, I don't know if my testimony is valid!"
The old man ignored the adults, touched his face lightly, and in an instant, his long beard fell off, and his face changed drastically. It was difficult for the wrinkled old man to guess his actual age, however, his face-changing gesture just now alarmed all the officials present.
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"I didn't expect a small case to alarm the people's envoy. It's me, the city lord, who neglected your lordship and made you squeeze in the crowd and suffer!"
"Sit down, gentlemen, for I am only a witness now. Being able to witness the handling of cases by the grassroots case-handling personnel in Yanhai City is also part of my understanding of the people's feelings. At present, it is not easy for Lord Facao, who is sitting in the middle, to be reasonable. If you can do the four big characters behind you, it will be even more perfect!"
The envoy of the people did not look at anyone, staring at Xie Facao deadly, waiting for him to pronounce the sentence. Because, as long as he just said his judgment, it would be a cheap step on the laws of the Jinpeng Dynasty. The facts are right in front of you, and you still have to reverse black and white, don't you just tell everyone that the law is equivalent to waste paper in the face of power?
The civil envoy could not interfere in local affairs, but he had the power to write directly to the emperor. The appearance of such a big man made Xie Facao sweat profusely when he made the verdict: "According to the credibility of the testimony of both parties, this official now pronounces the verdict that Liu Hong, the nurse of Baicaotang, has overprotected the party, causing serious injuries to the party, and fined him 10,000 taels of gold to compensate the plaintiff." From now on, the verdict is valid!"
"Wow! It's really enjoyable! I didn't expect a small conflict to lead to such a large number of high-ranking officials. The fact that the people have personally testified for Liu Hong will become a good story for the ages. ”
"Only the testimony of such a powerful person as the People's Procuratorate can overthrow the He family. It's a pity that the envoy will be leaving at the end of October, and who will be in charge of us then?"
Once again, several of the guys from Baicaotang united and pulled together tightly to pose for this rare victory. You can notice that this time Zhao Pu's legs are very calm on the ground.
"Wanhe, why did you hold me up just now? Did you already find out in advance that someone was willing to come out to testify for Liu Hong?" Lin Ming believed that Shang Wanhe, like himself, was upright and not pedantic, and it was impossible for him to watch Lord Facao talk nonsense with his eyes open.
Just now, when Lord Facao announced that he was going to release the verdict, Liu Hong touched his cuffs. I think he still has a way to prove himself, but he doesn't need it right now. ”
Seeing Liu Hong's action, there was also the envoy of the people, after Xie Facao announced the verdict, he looked sideways at Liu Hong and said, "If I don't stand up, do you still have new evidence to defend yourself?"
"There's no evidence either. I have here a brochure for the Blazing Star Hall of the Iwakai Martial Mansion, the content on it is very good, the writing is first-class, and I want to join this club. However, seeing that among the members of the latter club, there are the hall master He Jiayuan and the few who have just come out to testify for him, I feel a little inferior!"
Liu Hong's ridicule made everyone laugh, if Liu Hong took out this booklet, He Zhengkun's witnesses would also be invalid.
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"It's true, it's the first time I've heard of such a community that only does good deeds and doesn't do bad things. In order to let more people know about it, I will ask the printing company to print tens of thousands of copies of it and distribute it to everyone for free. ”
Liu Hong took out two booklets dropped by the leader of the Blazing Star Hall, and said to the crowd: "There is also a crime manual of the Juyi Hall here, if anyone is familiar with Fan Siliang, let him take the money to redeem it as soon as possible." Once I print it in large quantities, he'll be famous!"
The few disciples of the Yanhai Martial Mansion who had just come out to testify had already gone into the cracks in the ground and disappeared. Lin Ming, who knew about the two societies, was as sweet as eating honey. This Liu Hong will really hurt people and hurt people's bones.