Chapter 635: Judgment Impartially (II)
It was past noon, but the people in front of the Jinling Tuiguan Yamen were gathering more and more, and everyone, regardless of gender, was very excited to look at the inside of the yamen with the gate open, and someone couldn't help but shout: "Is there a result? How did Lord Wu judge?"
Not long after, several more couples were brought into the yamen by official missions. As they walked past the crowd with their heads bowed, many of them recognized someone, which made the atmosphere of the scene even more eerie and enthusiastic.
This kind of thing between men and women is already the most likely to attract attention, and now the person concerned is still so close to him, which makes the fire of gossip in everyone's hearts burn more violently, and they just want to know the final result and answer quickly.
But no one came out of it all the time, only a faint cry came out, which made everyone's hearts itch even more......
At this time, there were already several women in the hall crying and admitting the fact that they had been forced by Xuan Zhou by various means, and then had to be at his mercy.
Among them, there are those who can only repay their debts because their families owe money to the seals placed by Jiming Temple; There are also family shops in the name of Jiming Temple, and the management is not good, and the temple needs to collect less rent, so they have to be in good shape; There is also a simple way to go to the temple to make incense, and was forcibly polluted by Xuan Zhou by despicable means.......
It would have been impossible for these women to tell anyone such a scandalous thing, but today, under the strong pressure of the government, they finally put aside the shyness and scruples in their hearts and told the truth about what happened to them.
They talked about how trembling and ashamed they had been in the past two years, and how relieved and overjoyed they were when they learned that the monk Xuanzhou had really been killed.
In the end, some people kowtowed to Wang Yichuan again and again, thanking him for eliminating harm for the people, and some people called Xuan Zhou that this was self-inflicted and died well, but he died too late......
This crying testified not only made the people outside the hall feel empathy, many people began to scold Xuan Zhoulai, and even other officials and others looked at the monks of Jiming Temple, their expressions were full of contempt and disdain.
The fact that such a scumbag can still stay in the Jiming Temple and hold considerable power shows how big a problem there is inside this temple.
And those monks were also gloomy at this time, but they no longer put pressure on Wu Tieyi like before, but stared coldly at this Tuiguan with a sinking face.
After asking everyone, Wu Tieyi patted the stunned wood again and asked, "This official asks you one last time, is what you said today all true?" You must know that if you slander others for some reason, once the official finds out, you will be severely punished!"
"We will not dare to tell a lie......," the women said in unison again, and almost swore in public.
Wu Tieyi let out a long breath and slapped again: "Okay! Master Xuanxing, as well as the masters of Jiming Temple, now that the testimony of the witnesses is conclusive, do you have anything else to say?"
"Hmph, there's no excuse for the sin you want to add!" Xuan Xuan replied disapprehantly, "This is clearly someone trying their best to damage my Jiming Temple and the reputation of my Buddhism, do you really not see anything when we can't see anything?"
"Master Xuanxu, what you said is too indistinguishable from right and wrong, this official is not specifically targeting you, just finding out the truth little by little based on the facts.
"The current truth is that these women, including the Wang family, have been coerced by Xuan Zhou by various means***, and the various sins he has committed are really indignant to people and gods, and it is difficult to write. A female practitioner like this is not only unworthy of being a monk, but she is also unworthy of being a human being!"
Wu Tieyi did not argue with these monks much, let them accept the meaning of his judgment, and quickly made a verdict: "In view of this, this official verdict: Monk Xuanzhou has committed multiple crimes, and his crimes are unforgivable.
"But since he died at the scene of the arrest of the female cadre, it can be regarded as atonement for the crime with his life, so I will not pursue it excessively, and only let his body be displayed in the city for three days, and then handed over to Jiming Temple for burial, in order to set an example!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the monks of Jiming Temple changed again, but they didn't expect this person to have such a trick.
This is the corpse of Xuan Zhou, who is clearly beating the face of Jiming Temple.
They can all imagine that when the corpse of the monk Xuanzhou is really put on the lively street to be watched by all the people, the century-old reputation of Jiming Temple will be completely over. Even the fame of Buddhism in Jinling and Jiangnan will be devastating.
If the imperial court finds a breakthrough against the temples in the future, the people will not hesitate to believe that the Buddhist monks are the one who makes the mistake.
Thinking of this, the bodies of these monks all froze, and there was a fierce light in their eyes—sure enough, today's scene was impossible to be good.
Wu Tieyi didn't notice the subtle changes in the movements of these monks at all, and continued according to the process: "As for the Wang family and his wife, although they are both victims, they have no right to kill people on the street after all.
"Therefore the judge shall punish you. Wang Yichuan should have been sentenced to behead for killing people in public, but he thought that you had a reason, so he only punished you for three years of hard labor in the mines of western Zhejiang. There is also the Wang family, who should have kept himself clean, but he was coerced by others, refused to report to the official for a long time, and was also suspected of conniving at the prisoners, and was punished as a maid in the official for three years!"
In a sense, such a verdict can be regarded as a fifty board each, but neither the parties nor the thousands of people who heard the trial outside felt that there was anything wrong with Wu Tieyi's decision.
After all, compared to the capital punishment that may have been imposed on Wang Yichuan and his wife before, it is now the lightest punishment.
As a result, Wang Yichuan and his wife, who were the parties concerned, were satisfied, and almost at the same time bowed and thanked them: "Thank you, Lord for judging right from wrong, Lord Lord's great kindness to my husband and wife, we can't repay it in this life, we can only wait for the next life......
The people outside also shouted with satisfaction: "Your Excellency is wise and impartial, and we will be convinced......
Listening to these compliments, Wu Tieyi just smiled lightly, and then patted the case: "In this case, retreat!"
In the past, when he was in Suzhou, it was not easy to be the master of the people, but he didn't expect that now when he was transferred to Jinling, he would really be able to seek justice for ordinary people in accordance with the justice and law in his heart.
This proves that he was right to promise His Majesty the Emperor to be an official in Jinling, and today's court is indeed very different from the past. The government no longer has to make judgments that violate the law because of concerns about the influence of Buddhism or wealthy families......