Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 567 Law and Reality
Han Dongniang's decisiveness caused an uproar outside the courtyard.

Lu Bangxing's convincing words before made them all think that it must be Cao Dongdong who snatched the women and beat the people.

Unexpectedly, a shocking reversal came?

Everyone was dumbfounded for a while!
Wei Yingfang looked at Cao Yi in surprise.

Cao Yi shook his head in confusion.

Wei Yingfang looked at Cao Yi again with a frown.

Cao Yi nodded, as if to reassure Wei Yingfang.

"Ugh!"

Li Min sighed, "This old Lu's personality hasn't changed at all, he just likes to engage in some crooked ways, but he doesn't think about it, this Ya Nei and Xiao Ma have experienced many battles, especially those related to brothels. I haven't seen it before, this time he was planted!"

Qiu Zhengwen turned his head to look at him, "Why aren't you happy that there is one less competitor?"

Li Min snorted and said, "Why am I happy? I'm not afraid of him in a lawsuit. On the contrary, it's Erbi's face that he lost. Then who will invite Erbi in the future."

Qiu Zhengwen couldn't help frowning slightly.

"You were not like this before..."

Lu Bangxing opened his eyes wide and looked at Han Dongniang in shock.

Ma Xiaoyi leaned against the guardrail, and said innocently: "Ms. Han's statement at the police station before, that's what she said!"

Han Dongniang nodded firmly.

Lu Bangxing, who was calm and composed just now, was sweating profusely in less than a moment, muttering, and his expression seemed to be struggling.

When Zhang Fei saw it, he couldn't help looking at Cao Dongdong again, only to see that guy's eyes were up, and he was very embarrassed.Looking back at Xu Zhiqian again, she whispered: "These three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang!"

Xu Zhiqian also saw some tricks, and said in a low voice: "But it's only because he is a yamen. If it were someone else, it would not be the same result. Our imperial court will be very passive."

Zhang Fei said: "But Ya Nei is also the Royal Police, and they hold the power of investigation in their hands."

Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly.

On the other side, after struggling for a while, Lu Bangxing suddenly said, "Mr Zhang, I have no problem."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile, then looked at Han Dongniang, "Miss Han, do you have anything else to say?"

Lu Bangxing looked at Han Dongniang anxiously.

Han Dongniang was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "No."

Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said: "Judge Zhang, our police station also found three eyewitnesses who can prove what Miss Han said is true."

What a flower you are playing!All frightened me.Zhang Fei glanced at Ma Xiaoyi coldly, then said: "Tell me!"

The three witnesses were all scholars.

The words of scholars must be more credible than the words of ordinary people.

And they witnessed it from different angles, but their confessions are almost the same as those of Cao Dongdong and Han Dongniang.

At the same time, the three scholars all emphasized one point, that is, if Cao Dongdong didn't help, they would help.

After the three scholars finished their confession, the public opinion outside the hospital also turned around, and they all began to praise the Royal Police.

The dignified yamen, the dignified superintendent, even disregarded their own danger, saw the injustice on the road, and drew their swords to help. He is really a hero to save the beauty.

All kinds of compliments poured into Cao Dongdong's ears like a tidal wave, causing the guy to laugh so hard that he lost his eyes.

But this is not the same group of people who accused Cao Dongdong just now.

This is also human nature. Many people support the Royal Police, but Cao Dongdong’s arrogance before caused dissatisfaction among many people, who criticized him, and made it difficult for those who supported the Royal Police to speak out.

There is a saying that as strong as the oppression is, it will be as powerful as the rebound.

In the current scene, it is obvious that the Royal Police has the absolute upper hand. At the same time, after Lu Bangxing's rendering, everyone still has a little sympathy for Cao Dongdong.

This good man is always wronged!

"quiet!"

Zhang Fei let Cao Dongdong feel refreshed for a while before knocking on the gavel. After stopping the public opinion outside, he asked Lu Bangxing, "Does the defendant have any witnesses?"

Lu Bangxing opened his mouth, then shook his head.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Do you have any questions?"

Lu Bangxing shook his head, "No."

Zhang Fei said: "Then make the closing statement!"

"Yes."

Lu Bangxing stood up again, took two deep breaths, and suddenly said in a loud voice: "The judge, the four assistant judges, and the prosecutors, I hope you can understand that in this case, Kong Tai and Sun Sheng are in the middle of drinking. Drunk, and Han Dongniang is a singing girl in Wanhualou. Although she said that she is not selling herself, but it has nothing to do with drinking and having fun.

Many singing girls who are more famous than Han Dongniang, who are also performers but not their bodies, often drink with customers. I am sure that Han Dongniang must also drink with customers.

Kong Tai and Sun Sheng are customers of Wanhualou, and they all know Han Dongniang. The owner of Wanhualou can prove this.Although Han Dongniang said that she didn't know the two of them before, she didn't have any evidence to prove that she didn't know these two Wanhualou customers. "

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, and then said: "The best thing a geisha is good at is to please men. Every frown and smile is enough to make people fascinated. Then when a geisha walks in the place of fireworks, one look, one behavior, It is possible to misunderstand passers-by. What's more, Kong Tai and Sun Sheng were drunk at the time.

We have no way of knowing whether Han Dongniang hinted at Kong and Sun at the time, or whether her actions misunderstood them.But what I want to say is that if the imperial court convicts Kong Tai and Sun Sheng, then other courtesans will probably do the same to blackmail customers or passers-by on the side of the road. "

Xu Zhiqian scolded fiercely: "Shameless!"

There were also some boos outside the courtyard, but they were much smaller than the boos Cao Dongdong just now.

Many people were silent, and some even nodded in support.

Although the status of singing girls in the Northern Song Dynasty was not very humble, it was mainly because these literati admired singing girls very much. At this time, the boos were all from scholars.

But there are also many ordinary people who think similarly to what Lu Bangxing said, and they all think that singing girls are good at seducing and pleasing men.

You are a woman walking in the field of fireworks, can this not attract bees and butterflies?

Especially when facing two drunks.

"also!"

Lu Bangxing looked at Cao Dongdong again, "I think Superintendent Cao's handling method seriously violated the behavior manual of the Royal Police. Although he was in the prison at the time, he finally escorted Kong Tai and Sun Sheng back to the police station. The identity of the superintendent of Yazhong has not changed. If he had revealed his identity at that time, perhaps so many things would not have happened. Therefore, in this case, Han Dongniang and Superintendent Cao should also bear a lot of responsibility. I'm done .”

Zhang Fei nodded, looked at Ma Xiaoyi again, and asked, "Sergeant Ma, do you have anything to say?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "I thought Superintendent Cao didn't violate the behavior manual, because Superintendent Cao was still far away from them at that time. If they had revealed their identities early, what would they do if they ran away, or jumped over the wall in a hurry to hold Han Dongniang hostage, What should we do? In the process of enforcing the law, our royal police often reveal their identities after they are sure to control the criminals, in order to protect the innocent.”

Zhang Fei nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you Chief Ma for your help."

"No thanks! No thanks!"

Ma Xiaoyi laughed and said.

Zhang Fei looked at Cai Bian and the others again, "Do you have any results?"

The four of them looked at each other, and the Shangguan said: "We can only quote Article 432 of the Miscellaneous Laws, which are in the city and among the crowd, so as to disturb and disturb those who are disturbed, the stick is eighty. That is to say, the teacher said that you can judge by picking quarrels and provoking troubles." , and since he did not disturb the public and did not meet the standard of eighty rods, he can only be punished with hard labor."

In fact, there is no charge of picking quarrels and provoking troubles in "Song Xing Tong". There is only this sentence, which Zhang Fei himself summarized as picking quarrels and provoking troubles.

The hard labor punishment was of course determined by Zhang Fei himself.

This is also to follow the principle of the rule of law.

Zhang Fei frowned slightly, and asked, "What about molesting women?"

The four looked at each other again.

Then Cai Bian said embarrassingly: "Returning to the teacher, there is no regulation for verbal molestation at present. The minimum requirement for incrimination must be physical harm to a woman. But I know that there was a case where a woman He chose to commit suicide because of his frivolous words, and the government then prosecuted the man for attempted rape, but it obviously doesn’t apply to this situation.”

This case actually follows Joan of Arc in the law of etiquette. The woman could not bear the humiliation and chose to commit suicide. This is a manifestation of Joan of Arc, and the government has the right to hold the suspect responsible.

To put it simply, it is not a crime to speak lightly, but if you cause the other party to commit suicide, you may be convicted of a felony, because the law stipulates that attempted rape, to the wounded, to the dead, is to be sentenced to murder or negligence Killed.

Whether frivolous words are a kind of harm depends on the final result.

If a woman commits suicide because of your words, it may be a kind of injury.

Xu Zhiqian said: "But the chief judge can give a precedent."

Cai Jing immediately said: "Currently prostitutes are common among the court, the people and the people, and there are women who accompany wine in taverns. If this case is given, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar. What Lu Bangxing said is not a threat."

Because this kind of thing is too easy to happen in the current environment, if it is given a precedent, neither side can grasp it.

It's not easy to decide whether this is considered frivolous or not.

Zhang Fei nodded: "If criminalization is indeed too strict, and it is not suitable for the current environment, then it can only be criminalized in civil terms."

Cai Bian said: "Teacher, you want them to compensate Han Dongniang?"

Zhang Fei nodded: "That's the only way to go."

Xu Zhiqian added: "They must make an apology."

Zhang Fei glanced at her, pondered for a while, nodded, took the gavel and knocked, and said loudly: "After the discussion between the chief judge and the extremely assistant judge, first of all, what Superintendent Cao did is completely legal and compliant. , and uphold the spirit of the Royal Police, which is to defend the rights and interests of the people for His Majesty.

The defendants, Kong Tai and Sun Sheng, were found guilty of provoking quarrels on the street and disturbing the market, but since their actions did not cause panic among the majority of people, the circumstances were relatively minor, so they were sentenced to seven days of hard labor as a punishment .

In addition, although Han Dongniang is a singing girl, even if she needs to accompany her to drink during her work, she still has the right to defend her dignity, especially when the crime took place in public, and Kong Tai, Sun Sheng The actions of the two have seriously threatened Han Dongniang, and may bring troubles to Han Dongniang's future life. Therefore, the two must publicly apologize to Han Dongniang, clarify the matter, and compensate Han Dongniang for all losses caused by the case. "

He still emphasized the location, it was on the side of the street, not in the Wanhua Building, in the brothel, dragging and tearing, this is simply impossible to convict, Song Xingtong's protection of singing girls is also about harm and sleeping with them on the ground.

Kong Tai immediately yelled: "Scholars can be killed and cannot be humiliated. I will never apologize to a singing girl."

Zhang Fei glanced at him, frowned slightly, and thought, obviously you insulted others first, how can you still be justified?

But it was precisely this doubt that made him suddenly think that this is an ancient society. His words may also win the support of many people. In the end, it may be really difficult to carry out. You are the defendant, but your wishes will be fully considered by the imperial court, and if you are really unwilling to apologize publicly, you can also use seven days of hard labor instead."

Kong Tai said: "I would rather work for another seven days."

Sun Sheng immediately said, "Me too."

"Well!"

Zhang Fei said: "Based on the strong will of the two defendants, the president of the court changed the sentence for them to dump feces on South Street for half a month, and compensate Han Dongniang for the losses caused by it."

"What? Go. Go to South Street to dump the dung?"

"President, I...!"

"Retire!"

(End of this chapter)