Sheng Shi Merciful Light

When Mu Ci heard Mou Yuhe talking about yesterday's actions beside the carriage, he was a little interested, and felt like he had traveled through time and space and returned to the top base troops.He became interested to see if he could cultivate another magic soldier.

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The weather in the north was cold, and because Mu Ci was weak, Le Shu waited on him and dressed him tightly, only wearing gold silk soft armor on top of the thin silk jacket.

Looking at it, Mou Yu still had lingering fears: "I should make two more sleeves for you." Then he asked, "Why didn't you use your chest to block it?"

Mou Yu knew that Mu Ci had the ability to listen to the wind and distinguish his position, so he could dodge the attack.

Mu Ci looked down at the soft armor, and said: "You shouldn't do that. The soft armor is used to protect against cold arrows, not a shield. The body has habits. If you use your chest to block too much, if one day... you don't wear this What about the soft armor?"

The consequences are simply unimaginable!

This is also in Huaguo, where Mu Ci tried his best to make Shi Lan, the god of war, get rid of his faults in his previous life. He absolutely does not allow him to rely on the thinnest and most powerful body armor he invented to be confident.

What if there is no chance to wear body armor someday?

It turned out that Mu Ci was right. In order to win his chance of survival, Shi Lan carried out the most dangerous mission alone, eliminating the enemy's leader who wanted to put Mu Ci to death. He had no chance to wear a bulletproof vest.

In the end, Shi Lan came back alive, but died of sequelae due to serious injuries.

……

Mu Ci glanced at Le Shou who was holding his sword at the side again, and said, "With him, I won't get hurt again. It's only reasonable for you to get one for him."

Mou Yu sneered: "Do you think this is an ordinary thing?"

Mu Ci opened his hands so that Le Shu could put on the robe for him, and said, "It's just alloy wire armor. I have alloy formulas, but the minerals here are difficult to mine, and the level of smelting technology is not high."

Mou Yu just squinted his eyes for the meaning of Mu Ci's words, and after a flash of light flashed in his eyes, he still didn't ask anything else, and just said: "If you want to start mining and smelting, let the fiefdom do it. "

Mu Ci said: "There is no rush, I have my own plans."

Mou Yu took a luxurious white fur fox fur and put it on Mu Ci, led him to the gate, held his sword happily, and followed behind Mu Ci.Everyone didn't find that Le Ying was hiding there, and it seemed that he was indeed a qualified shadow.

Shi Zhi arranged to follow the staff and walked to Mu Ci's right hand.Mou Yu was on Mu Ci's left, looked over Mu Ci's perfect profile, and asked Shi Zhi, "What are these two children from?"

"The fifth generation Lu Wu."

Mou Yu suddenly realized, no wonder they are all very capable.

Mu Ci looked at Shi Zhi: "Where's your shadow?"

Shi Zhi said: "Ying is guarding the master's side, and the master died two years ago."

"Oh!" Mu Ci suddenly realized that he should have died for Emperor Tianshou.

"Master once asked me, if you are gone, who would Lu Wu kill for!" Shi Zhi looked at Mu Ci seriously.

"Ah."

"This question is meaningless. Once Lu Wu recognizes the master, if the protection of the master is unfavorable and the master encounters an accident, they will all be buried. If it is natural...the master arranges Lu Wu, so it will be."

"I will live well." Mu Ci said with a smile.

Shi Zhi nodded solemnly: "Master, it is our blessing to be able to do this."

Mu Ci stepped on the steps and got on the modified star chasing car, with thin steel walls added to the walls, and Le Shou followed behind without any intention of helping.Le Shu helped Mu Ci into the car, then walked away and stood aside, not intending to follow.

Le Shu got into the car behind, still holding his sword, eyes closed.Mu Ci's eyes are vicious, so he can naturally find that Le Shou sitting opposite him is blocking the window, occupying the protection area, and even keeping the "preparation posture" all the time. Instantly burst into battle.

Sure enough, he is a good player.

……

A group of people rushed to Qi Wangfu.

The [-] guards of Prince Qi's Mansion are called Xuanping Guards, and they are not as mediocre as rumored outside, but their fighting strength is very impressive.However, the "assistants" led by the yamen servants of the Sanfa Division did not attack rashly. They only surrounded Qi Wangfu and were in a stalemate.

Li Hai had already issued an order to arrest Qi Wang's son and bring him to court for trial, but the order was returned by Qi Wang and he refused to obey.

King Qi did not allow anyone to enter the mansion, and sat at the door, surrounded by hundreds of Xuanping guards.Fang Shanwu, Lu Bingchen and Dou Yuan were all standing outside the gate of the palace. They were not allowed to kneel because of official duties, but they all bowed their heads and were scolded bloody by King Qi.

Meng Zhi was nowhere to be seen, because Yu Shitai was only required to observe and supervise during the trial, and he didn't need to participate in the arrest operation, so he escaped just as he didn't need to offend anyone.

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Mu Ci was helped out of the car by Mou Yu, his complexion was pale, his eyes were indifferent, his small face as delicate as a work of art, set off by the thick white fox fur, looked more dusty and unreal.

King Qi understood the thunderbolt tricks of King Chu's beautiful appearance the most, and he had no sympathy for his family's survival, so he scolded Sang Huai vigorously, saying that King Chu was domineering and lawless.

Mou Yu stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, forgive me, because your fifth son Mu Heng sent suspected of instigating the Loyalty Society to privately recruit dead men to assassinate the King of Chu outside the Lijing Gate. His Majesty has the will to order the Sanfa Division Arrest the suspect and interrogate him."

"Unnecessary! If you want to commit a crime, why do you have no excuse?" Qi Wang flicked his sleeves and said sternly, "You arrest some street gangsters, torture them to extract confessions, list some unfounded charges to frame Zhongliang, and exclude dissidents, it is too presumptuous! It is so presumptuous! , the world is bright..."

"King Qi!" Mu Ci said calmly.

The king of Qi should not have done it at all, and accused him when he caught the mistake: "According to seniority, you, a child with a yellow mouth, still have to call me uncle, how dare you call me by the title... so domineering, so defiant, it's just not right." Follow the rules of the ancestors, don't take the emperor, don't take the late emperor seriously..."

Mu Ci was unmoved, and only asked, "Where is the suspect?"

King Qi jumped violently: "You don't even want to touch a single hair of this king's son... Don't dream, thinking that if you bring someone to your door, this king will be afraid, and you will send your son out, and you will force him to admit to an unnecessary crime. "

Mu Ci even slightly nodded, nodded and said, "Indeed, he has the right to remain silent, because everything he said will become evidence. He also has the right to entrust someone who understands the criminal law to help him in his defense during the trial... If you cannot find such a person, you can entrust the San Judiciary to appoint one; at any time, he can stop the conversation without answering any questions he is unwilling to answer."

Not to mention that King Qi was stunned, he couldn't understand it at all.Even Fang Shanwu, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, stared wide-eyed. It was the first time he saw such a magnanimous and peaceful victim who could even be said to be considerate of the suspect.

Didn't it say that when the king of Chu was angry, blood flowed out of his stool?The mouths of the various altars of the Loyalty Society, I am afraid that the blood-stained ground has not been washed clean yet.

Even Mou Yu found it strange, but he never showed it on his face, and stood by Mu Ci's side with arms folded.

King Qi immediately seized the opportunity and said: "Don't try to lie to me, if you fool my son out, you will turn your back on it."

Mu Ci's gaze was clear and distant: "Anyone who is accused of a crime has the right to defend himself." He looked at Fang Shanwu, "What did Fang Shangshu say?"

"It should be so." Fang Shanwu nodded.

King Qi's eyes flashed, and his heart was shaken. He knew Mu Ci's consistent reputation, and he was a person who would do what he said.Fang Shanwu is also a upright and trustworthy person.

only……

Do not!

After going to the court, I can't help myself, besides, the Zhongyi Society and his son are indeed inseparable, I'm afraid...

King Qi shook his head vigorously: "Don't try to lie to me. If I win the court, can I still let my son defend? My son is innocent, and I will protect him to the end today. Let's see who dares to make a move today?"

Mu Ci's eyes were slightly cold, and he stopped talking.

Mou Yu knew that Mu Ci didn't like to argue with people, so he sneered and said, "Uncle, I don't understand what you're doing. Could it be that your fifth son is really suspected of something, so he dare not go to court to argue?"

King Qi pointed at Mou Yu: "What are you talking about? What is your identity, leading someone to use a sword to torture me, a super-grade prince who is imperial? Aren't you afraid that people in the world will poke your spine?"

Mou Yu took out the previous edict from his bosom, asked Li Hai to read it out, and then said: "You see, the investigation and arrests are conducted by the San Judicial Department. Because the thieves are powerful, the two masters turned to the Chu Palace for help."

Fang Shanwu smiled helplessly, while Lu Bingchen and Dou Yuan quickly nodded in cooperation, because they would never be able to take down the Zhongyi Society and the mastermind behind the scenes, so it would be difficult to explain to Emperor Deguang.

Mou Yu continued: "As an imperial vassal king, he has the responsibility to defend the land and defend the capital, and the Chu Palace only lent manpower to help... The procedures are complete and there are no violations. How can we be accused of domineering and overreaching? This is unwarranted. !"

King Qi: "..."

Although everyone knew in their hearts that it was the Prince of Chu's mansion who took the lead, the thief of the King of Chu had thoroughly understood the laws and regulations, and there would be a lot of noise because of the attack on loyalty. The Chu Palace did not do anything wrong.

Mu Ci still didn't speak, she was detached and calm, and hooked her fingers at Xuanzhi's servant Li Hai.

Li Hai had been carefully observing King Chu's complexion and spirit, and when he saw King Chu calling him, he immediately approached him.

Mu Ci only took the imperial decree in his hand to examine, and then asked Li Hai: "Have you announced the decree?"

Li Hai didn't dare to look at anyone, and quickly replied: "It's been announced."

"Well, the king of Qi disrespected the order, shielded the suspects, and obstructed official duties, what should we do?" Mu Ci asked Fang Shanwu and Lu Bingchen calmly, but there was a hint of fear hidden in the words.

Qi Wang's tiger eyes widened: "Shu Zi dare you!"

Mu Ci seemed to have never heard of it, and asked the two of them: "Speak!"

Fang Shanwu put his hands in his sleeves, and made a gesture of not helping each other and only discussing the matter: "According to the second article of Chapter 3 of the Taixing Criminal Law: if you live together, if your immediate relatives are grandparents, grandchildren, or grandchildren's wife, Brothers and brothers’ wives of a husband who have a sinful relationship and become hermits are not guilty; trilogy, servants and maidservants are the masters who are hermits, and they are not guilty; leaking their affairs and slanderous news, including hiding and helping to escape, are not guilty.”

Mu Ci was not surprised. When he was in the palace, he had studied the "Law of Great Fortune" with a servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the criminal law did have the stipulation that "it is not a crime to conceal relatives".

King Qi also thought of this and laughed out loud.

However, Fang Shanwu gasped, and continued: "The late emperor perfected the criminal law and made it detailed: concealment below the death penalty is not a crime, and if it is above the death penalty, the responsibility will be pursued, and the third class will be reduced. If you commit treason, don't use this law and hide it. The same crime will be dealt with and punished!"

After Fang Shanwu finished speaking, he looked at Lu Bingchen...well, don't hide.

Lu Bingchen was covered in cold sweat. Although the King of Chu looked calm and didn't speak harshly, he was pressuring him every step of the way... After all, the King of Qi's mansion is over, and the aftermath of offending King Qi is less than that of offending King Chu.He figured it out, so he couldn't bear the pressure, and said tremblingly: "According to the criminal law, this case happened in the imperial city, at the foot of the emperor, and it was a plot to assassinate the vassal king. ...to punish the Nine Clans!"

King Qi: "..." A mouthful of old blood was almost spurted out.

Mu Ci looked at King Qi with calm and disdainful eyes, without any trace of irony, but cast the highest degree of contempt for the clown-like King Qi.

——People have never paid attention to you.

King Qi trembled with anger, raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at Mu Ci.

Le Shou immediately drew out the long sword, half of the black blade did not have any luster, and it was even more unkind...

Mu Ci slowly raised her hand...

The servants of the Sanfa Division have weak legs, but the blue-skinned Hu Qiujun only listens to his master's orders. Feng Luo always has a gentle smile on his face, but his elegant and pleasant voice strikes out an extremely cold order: "Catcher, listen!" Order, everyone who conspires against us will be punished!" Don't forget to let the officials of the Sanfa Division take the blame.

The Qiqiu army was uniform, and they drew out sharp arrows in unison, and took aim with their bows.

Because the Weiqiu army is well-trained and their movements are neat, the flashing arrow is aimed at King Qi, their eyes are indifferent, without a trace of softness and sympathy... This is no ordinary "helper", it must be an elite bloody battle, with a murderous intent, who has already The last straw for King Qi, whose nerves were stretched to the limit.

But Feng Luo only looked at King Chu's hand, and waited until King Chu pressed his hand down before ordering an attack.

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Mou Yu's voice was even colder: "King Qi, you know that our Highness keeps promises and never jokes. I advise you to cooperate and hand over Mu Heng. There is a chance to defend. If you resist to the end, today I have no choice but to be polite, and you must know that a sword has no eyes, and if you have any emergency, you can go to the Lord of the Underworld, and there is no way to explain it."

Isn't it?The Sanju Division performed official duties according to the decree, with the assistance of the King of Chu, complete procedures, and legal support. It was to wash the Qi Palace with blood. At most, it can be said that the King of Chu was tyrannical, but he could not find any fault at all.

The king of Chu is simply too treacherous, and he is impeccable.

And history is always written by the victors.

King Qi felt that if he died today, there would be no way for King Chu to disrespect his elders and damage his virtue.Once he falls, who can resist his own son?Shouldn't it be up to the King of Chu to arrange the crimes casually and convict him?

King Qi was almost suffocated to death, panting for breath, but he really didn't dare to die... King Chu had many more soldiers and horses than him.He suddenly jumped up and said: "This king wants to enter the palace, and this king wants to stand by the court and sue the imperial court." He pointed to Mu Ci, "You go with this king, and we will distinguish in front of the Jun's house..."

"You can do whatever you want," Mu Ci waved his high-handed hand casually, and the Qiqiu army retreated in unison, withdrawing their weapons.Mu Ci looked at Fang Shanwu and the others, "Go into the mansion and search for the suspect Mu Heng."

I really don't intend to let it go.

Fang Shanwu could only pull out his sleeve and ordered his subordinates to search for him.

Mu Ci reminded: "Find Mu Hengqiu, and don't forget to remind him that he has the right to keep silent and ask law-abiding people to assist in his defense."

Fang Shanwu took a deep look at Mu Ci and nodded.

King Qi shouted: "Come on slowly! This king will call my son out of the mansion."

He was afraid that his son would resist, and the beating would be in vain, so he ordered someone to find his fifth son, with a white and fat old face. Today, Prince Qi's mansion was kicked on the ground by someone, and his face was flattened.

Besides, he wasn't sure if he could get away with the crime. He was afraid that the Fifth Prince of Tianjing would be his turn after the downfall of King Shou.

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Fang Shanwu asked Lu Bingchen to lead people into the palace first, and then he followed Mu Ci's star chasing car and walked slowly to the forbidden palace.Mou Yu and Fang Shanwu had dealt with each other many times. After all, the clues to the case that Ye Xingwei uncovered had to be handed over to Fang Shanwu.

After chatting for a while, Mou Yu drove the horse to the side of the carriage, and got into the carriage with one hand.Le Shou moved his position to make it easier for him to come in. Mou Yu sat next to Mu Ci unceremoniously, touched his forehead and hands first, and asked, "Are you tired?"

"A little bit, I'll take a break..." Mu Ci leaned against Mou Yu's chest.

Mou Yu held Mu Ci in his arms, stroked his back along the tendons, to relax and relieve his fatigue.

Mu Ci closed her eyes, and said in a gentle voice, "It's Fang Shangshu who wants to ask me why I allowed Mu Heng to defend?"

"Yeah." Mou Yu thought for a while, and said, "I'm also puzzled. You didn't hesitate to kill the suspect of the Loyalty Society, and didn't give him a chance to speak, but allowed Mu Heng to send a defense. What's the difference?"

Mou Yu has a brain and knows that it is absolutely impossible to be a difference of status. Mu Ci seems to have no idea about the class division of upper, middle and lower classes.

Mu Ci said: "Killing the suspect of the Loyalty Society, because he has already been tried and sentenced to death, for those who violate human nature, he can be deprived of his qualifications as a human being."

"Then Mu Heng sent..."

"It's not human nature, it's just because of...justice!"

"justice?"

Mu Cidao: "The law itself is just. It protects the good and punishes the evil. At the same time, legal justice must also be realized fairly, in a way that people can see. I once guided Li Xiang (formerly Li Kang, who participated in politics) in the palace. Improving the trial of cases② and introducing supervision is to achieve justice in a way that everyone can see for the sake of legal justice.”

"So here's the next step..."

"Yes, use this important and highly anticipated case to make the trial process more fair, that is, to ensure the justice of the legal process." Mu Cidao also said to Fang Shanwu, who was getting closer and closer, and made Le Shou's hair stand on end. .

After all, he will be asked to preside over this trial later.

Fang Shanwu was stunned when he heard it.

Mou Yu looked at Mu Ci for a while, then hugged Mu Ci tightly and said, "You are too bright and upright, you will suffer when you meet enemies hiding in the dark, understand?"

Mu Ci smiled: "I suffer a little bit alone, and the whole country benefits, so it's a good deal. Besides, with you here, I won't let me suffer too much."

Mou Yu shook his head helplessly, smiled and sighed.

Fang Shanwu was also outside, covering his heart when he was hit and his heartbeat was irregular. He got off the horse, stood still, pressed his palms on his chest and faced the direction of the star chasing car, and bowed deeply. I apologize for being aggressive, but actually Mu Ci is never in vain; I also admire the king of Chu and pay him the highest respect!

Heart said: It is indeed a blessing to have this person.I hope this Ziwei star can protect our country and last thousands of years.

Therefore, His Royal Highness, the bright, fair, kind, and wise King of Chu, accepted another piece of brain-dead fan!

The author has something to say:

①: Miranda warns, everyone can take a look.

What does Miranda's warning represent?It represents the spirit of the rule of law and procedural justice.Aristotle’s understanding of [the spirit of the rule of law] is: “(1) the laws that have taken effect should be universally obeyed, (2) the laws that people obey should be good laws Of course, some people say that Miranda’s warning has nothing to do with the spirit of the rule of law It doesn't have much to do with it, it's mainly related to procedural justice.

Procedural justice is regarded as "visible justice", which is actually a legal tradition of the Anglo-Americans.This stems from a well-known legal motto: "Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done" (Justice must not only bed one, but must be seen to bed one.).The so-called "visible justice" essentially refers to the fairness of the adjudication process (relative to the adjudication result) and the justice of the legal procedure (relative to the substantive conclusion).

Source: Zhihu

② Li Kang was guided by Mu Ci to improve interrogation, see Chapter 53, Questions and Answers for Qiu Jue.

Summary: Mu Ci pays attention to Qiu Jue, that is, the execution of the death penalty. Mou Yu explains to him about Qiu Jue.Mu Ci questioned the death penalty - any trial may result in wrongful convictions, especially under torture.In order to please his son, Emperor Tianshou said that if you don't like the death penalty, I will pardon everyone.Amnesty to the world.

Mu Ci refused, saying that you can amnesty the world, but you can't use "I like it" as an excuse, and as an emperor, you can't be influenced by personal affairs.Li Kang was listening to the sermon at the time, and stood on Mu Ci's side, saying that you are wrong as the emperor.

At that time, Li Kang admired Mu Ci very much. When he heard Mu Ci say "supervision", he tried his best to reduce the rate of wrongful judgments and reduce unjust killings during the trial.Li Kang racked his brains to improve the trial and introduced Daxing's most primitive jury mechanism-inviting local famous people to watch the trial and express their opinions.