Kneeling in front of Xiao Feng was not one person, but a group of people.

In the middle of a group of people, there is a woman who has been tied up with five flowers, although her sideburns are unkempt, her face is pink, her demeanor is graceful, and she has a pair of big eyes with tears.

Even being tied with a rope can highlight the goodness of his figure, and it seems that the person in charge of binding also has a certain skill, and may have learned from the coastal pirates.

Xiao Feng squinted his eyes and looked at Ying Tianfu Yin: "Lord Mansion Yin, it seems that there is really no sun and moon in this Nanjing City, otherwise how could the people be forced to intercept the official complaint on the street?" ”

Ying Tianfu Yin secretly glanced at Zhao Wenhua, and saw that he had no intention of speaking, so he had to step forward to explain.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this matter is indeed incompetent. In fact, this group of people had already beaten drums in Yingtianfu two days ago.

It's just that this case is extremely complicated, involving three departments: Ying Tianfu, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Rites, and each department has its own opinion, so it is really impossible to decide.

They also learned that the Governor was coming, so they were told to wait two days until the Governor had received him before hearing the case.

Unexpectedly, they were so anxious, thinking that they had heard that the governor was like a god in the capital, so they took the liberty to block the road and cry out for injustice. ”

The front of this sentence is an explanation, and the last sentence is the point: You are like a god in the capital, so we left you an extremely difficult case for you to judge, see what you do?

Xiao Feng looked at the hundred officials, and saw that they were all watching a play, and knew that if he didn't show his hand today, not only the Nanjing officialdom, but also the onlookers would be very disappointed in themselves.

And this should be Zhao Wenhua's design for himself

a trap. When a new official takes office, he will be defeated first, and his prestige will be lost, and it will be difficult to do anything in the future.

Xiao Feng looked at the beautiful woman, then at the large group of men around her, and smiled faintly: "If you have any grievances, say it." ”

The first to stand up was an old man with a white beard, with a solemn demeanor, and at first glance he was a person with a certain authority.

"My lord, the villain is Fan Jian, the patriarch of Fanjiazhuang outside the city, because Fan Yang, the wife of Fan Nan, a child of the clan, does not abide by women's morals, and fornicates in the clan, and wants to sink into the pig cage.

However, Fan Nan's family refused to give in, forced each other to die, and came up with a new decree of the imperial court to stop it, claiming that the clan should not rashly execute people's lives, and asked to sue the official.

For this reason, the villain took the clansmen together to send the Fan Yang clan to Ying Tianfu, and asked the government to allow us to deal with the Fan Yang clan according to the clan rules!

However, Ying Tianfu delayed us again and again, saying that the Governor was coming to Ying Tianfu, and let us come back to complain at that time. ”

Xiao Feng didn't bother to look at the group of low-headed people in Nanjing, but just looked at the group of people: "Is the Fan Yang family here?" ”

Two white-haired old men, a middle-aged man, looked like a sick basket, the old lady supported the old man with her left hand, and the middle-aged man with her right hand, kneeling down to Xiao Feng with difficulty.

"My lord, Caomin is Fan Yang's mother-in-law, this is my wife, and this is my son Fan Nan. In the early years, a family of three was infected with the epidemic, and the wife and son fell ill, and it was rude to walk. ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "Fan Yang looks a lot younger than your son, but is he a child daughter-in-law?" ”

The old lady hesitated: "My lord, my daughter-in-law fled from the famine a few years ago, and it snowed in Nanjing in the past few days, and my daughter-in-law and mother froze at the entrance of the village.

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At that time, when I came home from odd jobs in the town, I found that my daughter-in-law still had a heartbeat, so I carried her home and saved her with hot soup.

Ben didn't expect anything, but my daughter-in-law knew that she would marry in and take care of my family. Adult, this shouldn't be considered a child bride. ”

Xiao Feng was silent for a moment: "She takes care of her family, does she take care of it well?" ”

The old lady kowtowed again and again: "My lord, my wife is weak and frail, and she relies on her daughter-in-law to work day and night to support the family." The cloth she weaves, the town says it's good.

My daughter-in-law treats me and my wife as my own parents, and takes care of my son even more. She's my family's savior! ”

Xiao Feng has understood most of it by now, and he has also felt the gaze of everyone focused on him, especially Zhao Wenhua's, which is simply not too obscene.

"What Patriarch Fan Jian said, is it true? You've got to think about it. ”

Xiao Feng's words have a hint of meaning, the old lady is also a weathered person, although she is a countryman, she has her own life experience.

"No, no, my lord, my daughter-in-law is very good, she is young and lively, it is inevitable that people will look a little frivolous, but my daughter-in-law is a good person and has not fornicated in the township."

Patriarch Fan Jian was unhappy: "Nonsense! How dare you lie to your face? Your daughter-in-law Fan Yang, a water-based Yanghua, is well known to everyone, and she has an affair with many people in the clan, how can she deny it? ”

Fan Jianchong Xiao Feng arched his hand: "My lord, what the villain said is true, and everyone in the clan can testify." It was this time when Fan Yang was arrested, a man escaped from the scene! ”

Xiao Feng's gaze swept towards the standing clan

The men behind him ranged from their twenties to thirties, but most of their eyes fell on Fan Yang's body, some were pity, some were pitiful, some were weak-hearted, and some were disdainful.

Xiao Feng asked lightly: "Except for the Fan Yang family, is there anyone in the clan who testifies for the Fan Yang family?" ”

No one spoke, the old lady shook her head silently, Fan Yang raised her head, looked at Xiao Feng with big watery eyes, her face was full of grievances, and her lips were pursed.

Of course, there was fear in his eyes, but when he saw Xiao Feng's appearance, his eyes still lit up, and he couldn't help but throw a wink, and twisted his body.

Xiao Feng was secretly amused in his heart, it was a pity that this woman didn't enter the Qinglou. He has seen this kind of woman, and it is not even necessarily for money, but it is just a good mouthful.

"Fan Yang clan, what the patriarch said, can you admit it?"

Although Fan Yang likes to liberate her nature, she is not a fool, and she naturally knows that if she admits it at this time, she will be immersed in the pig cage.

"My lord, the little woman has her duty, it was the patriarch who took money to me several times, and I thought he was old, so he took revenge on me.

Those men too, they all wanted to take advantage of me, but something happened, and none of them spoke for me! ”

Fan Jian's face was flushed, he was angry, and he wanted to kick Fan Yang to death, but he was the patriarch after all, and he quickly calmed down.

"My lord, this woman is extremely lewd, almost all the young men in the village have an affair with her, and she has also received money from men, otherwise she will rely on her to weave, how can the family have enough food and clothing?"

Xiao Feng sighed: "It turns out that she only had an affair with a young man, no wonder, no wonder." ”

These two are no wonder that Fan Jian was extremely sad and angry, and he had the intention to defend himself, but Xiao Feng didn't say anything

He didn't dare to scold Xiao Feng, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it.

Xiao Feng looked back at Ying Tianfu Yin, the Secretary of the Criminal Department and the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites: "No wonder this case involves three departments, I have indeed understood at this time."

Assuming that what the patriarch said is true, the three adults are experienced, I wonder what views they all hold on this case? ”

Zhao Wenhua smiled secretly in his heart, and said in his heart that it is useless for you to ask, this matter is inherently unsolvable! You are a judge, and you can only be a thin mud, which does not reflect any level of you.

Ying Tianfu Yin arched his hand and said: "My lord, if this matter is according to the law, in fact, the husband of Fan Yang has the right to sue his wife for adultery.

But the patriarch did not accuse Fan Yang of adultery, but accused him of adultery in the township, as the patriarch, he has the responsibility to maintain the atmosphere of the township, but it also makes sense.

It's just that dipping the pig cage as a family rule conflicts with the new law of the imperial court, so the lower officials don't know how to judge it for a while. ”

The criminal department Shangshu nodded and said: "The criminal law set up by the imperial court was originally set up by traitors. Adultery has traditionally been considered a felony because it is often accompanied by homicide.

Fornication in the township is a case of morality, which is governed by the law of etiquette, and the punishment is relatively light, but the punishment is extremely heavy according to the family rules.

In the law of the Ming Dynasty, the criminal law is the mainstay, supplemented by the ritual law, and this case involves the morality of the township and the filial piety of the family, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the ritual law, and it is indeed difficult for the criminal department to decide. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu twisted his beard and said: "All evil and fornication are the head, if according to the etiquette law, this woman will be beaten at least eighty boards in the township, and she will be paraded in the streets."

Filial piety is the first, this woman is grateful for the picture, filial piety to heaven and earth, according to the etiquette law, but it should be listed, so when the criminal department pushed the case to the Ministry of Rites, the official was also very embarrassed. ”

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This kind of case is indeed extremely difficult to judge, and it is difficult for Xiao Feng to deny that the whole village can testify.

But although this woman is lewd by nature, she is very filial, and not to mention killing this woman, she really played 30 boards and traveled the streets, and half of her life was gone, how could this family live?

Therefore, the onlookers were also looking at Xiao Feng at this time, thinking that it was time for him to start making peace with the mud. In fact, the answer has been given to Xiao Feng by the Ministry of Rites, that is, the merits and demerits are offset, and the two will not be investigated.

But in this way, not only does Xiao Feng seem to be unassertive, and extremely mediocre, but also ignores the laws and etiquette of the imperial court, which is inevitably disappointing.

Moreover, the clan forces were already dissatisfied with Xiao Feng's new rules, and they would inevitably take the opportunity to attack him on a large scale, causing him to lose the support of the people.

Zhao Wenhua sneered in his heart: This is just the first mountain, it's just a matter of letting you fall into disgrace first, and the one behind is what will kill you.

Xiao Feng looked at Fan Jian with a smile: "Patriarch, you said that the Fan Yang clan is in the fornicating township, may I ask, is there any evidence?" ”

Fan Jian was stunned, didn't you ask this topic just now? But in the face of such a big official as Xiao Feng, he naturally didn't dare to say such nonsense.

"My lord, in the adulterous township of the Fan Yang clan, everyone knows it, and the clansmen who came with me today can testify."

Xiao Feng smiled and nodded: "This can be regarded as a human witness, let me ask you, in addition to human witnesses, is there any other evidence?" ”

Fan Jian was really stunned this time, what evidence do you need for this? Do I have to keep the scene of the crime and tie them up in a row?

"My lord, this ...... It is difficult to have other evidence for this kind of fact, and human evidence should be sufficient. ”

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement, and then looked back at the hundred officials: "Your lords also have this opinion

Is it? ”

Everyone nodded again and again, although it would be better to be able to see the crime scene with their own eyes, but it is true that they can't say it, so it should be enough for someone to witness this kind of thing.

Xiao Feng repeated: "It seems that you have reached a consensus, there is only one witness in this case, no other evidence is needed, and other evidence should not be seen, right?" ”

Is it interesting that everyone says that you have said this nonsense so many times? Obviously, the donkey is poor in skills and is delaying time! And the one who is most reluctant to let him delay time is, of course, Zhao Wenhua.

So Zhao Wenhua stepped forward and nodded frantically: "Yes, everyone agrees with this, so please ask Lord Xiao to quickly conclude the case!" ”

Xiao Feng smiled, looked at the people who were following the patriarch, and suddenly smiled, his eyes became extremely fierce, and the evil aura accumulated by killing people along the way enveloped the audience in an instant.

Princess Chang'an in the big RV trembled, fell off the sedan curtain, and covered her pounding little heart, but after all, she was reluctant to look, and secretly lifted a crack to look at Xiao Feng's side face.

The men who were staring directly at Xiao Feng couldn't help but hang their heads, their palms were sweaty, their throats were dry, and they were secretly swallowing saliva.

"Since only human evidence is needed, well, Fan Yang's family of three proves that Fan Yang is not having an affair with others. Who among you would like to prove that Fan Yang was having an affair with someone else? ”

The patriarch was stunned for a moment, he originally said that everyone could testify, but he didn't expect that now Xiao Feng had to come out alone to testify, and the pressure suddenly became huge.

But the patriarch doesn't eat dry rice in the village, and it has been a deterrent over the years, so he coughed: "Fan Da, tell me about it." ”

A middle-aged man walks

came out, it was not ugly, but with an unspeakable obscenity between his eyebrows, he glanced at Fan Yang secretly.

"My lord, the villain has seen Fan Yang's fornication with the man in the village, in her family's granary!"

Fan Yang shouted: "My lord, he lied, he also looked for me, I thought he was obscene, he refused to get along, he deliberately framed me!" ”

Fan Da's face flushed, but he still insisted: "My lord, what I said is true!" ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "Since you saw it with your own eyes, then you say, who is the person who has fornicated with Fan Yang's family?" ”

Fan Da was stunned: "This ......"

This is a matter of offending people in death, they are all brothers of the same clan who live in the village, and it is really difficult to speak.

Xiao Feng sneered: "If you can't name someone, do you dare to say that you saw it with your own eyes?" It's clearly perjury! ”

Fan was in a hurry, the charge of perjury was too terrible, and he couldn't care much about it, so he hurriedly said: "Fan Wen, it's Fan Wen, I saw him come out of the granary with his pants!" ”

A handsome young man in the crowd suddenly became anxious, grabbed Fan Da's neck by the collar, smashed his fist on the nose first, and then yelled.

"You fart, you spew blood, I don't have it! What evidence do you have that you saw this with your own eyes? ”

Well? Fan Da was blinded by this punch, and he did realize that although he had indeed seen it with his own eyes, he really had no evidence to prove that he had seen it with his own eyes, this was so fucking aggrieved!

Xiao Feng nodded: "Fan Da is a witness to prove that Fan Yang and Fan Wen are compatible, but Fan Wen flatly denies it, and there is no evidence on both sides, so this official will not accept it!" And Fan is suspected of perjury,

Escorted awaiting trial! ”

Patriarch Fan Jian was blinded, and Zhao Wenhua was also blinded, can it still be like this? But from the program, I really can't find any fault!

Since you said that you only recognize the witness, then you can't only believe the witness that proves Fan Yang's guilt, and don't believe the person who proves Fan Yang's innocence.

Fan Jian glared at Fan Wen fiercely, this bastard, who only cares about protecting his reputation and family, and refuses to sacrifice his life to maintain the atmosphere in the township, is really ...... It's normal.

Fan Jian knew that it was difficult to ride a tiger at this time, according to Xiao Feng's standard, specifically according to the standard set by everyone who helped Xiao Feng, if he wanted to convict Fan Yang, he had to make a ruthless move.

Fan Jian's gaze fell on the face of a handsome young man in the crowd, with threats and encouragement in his eyes: It's time for you to dedicate yourself, be obedient, and I will promote you well in the future!

The handsome young man's face changed again and again, and finally he gritted his teeth, stepped out of the crowd, and knelt on the ground.

"Adult, villain Fan Wu, is willing to prove that Fan Yang's fornication is in the township, and the evidence is that she has been with the villain...... Fornication! ”