The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun said: "Bring me the trial transcript."

Xia Jingen handed over a stack of papers. Fang Yun quickly flipped through them, corrected a few typos, and then took out another piece of paper and wrote "Lawsuit", "Debt Dispute", "Zhang Youde sued Liu Quan to repay 50 taels of silver", etc., then noted the time, wrote his own name, and put the paper on top.

"Yu Dianshi." Fang Yun raised his head and looked at Yu Ba Chi who was sitting below.

"I'm here!" Yu Ba Chi stood up hurriedly.

"The top page is the cover. Bind this document into a book and place it in the county government warehouse with the petition and other documents. And send a copy of the trial transcript to the state law department for filing." Fang Yun said.

"Yes!" Yu Ba Chi hurriedly agreed, and everyone found that his tone was a little excited and his breathing became rapid.

Most people didn't understand, but the county magistrate Tao Dingnian, the chief clerk Shen Ming, and the criminal lawyer Xia Jingen and others quickly understood that for Yu Ba Chi, this was probably the biggest opportunity he had ever encountered in his life!

For every change, not only the leader will be remembered in history, but those outstanding followers can also be famous for thousands of years!

Whether it is Fang Yun's judgment on this case or the unprecedented court trial record, it seems insignificant, but the former shows that Fang Yun is at ease between Confucianism and Legalism. Although the latter can't see anything, after Fang Yun used it, it makes people feel that the entire trial suddenly became orderly, as if the court trial was on the right track!

Xia Jingen's eyes became extremely firm!

The county magistrate and the chief clerk looked at each other again, their eyes full of worry.

The chief secretary of the criminal department secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. As an old clerk who had worked in the county government for many years, he knew the difficulty of judging the case. He thought that this case would be delayed for at least a morning, and then various investigations and arguments would be made. Unexpectedly, Fang Yun solved the case in just a quarter of an hour.

Not only did they solve the problem, but they also observed etiquette and law. They not only did not offend either party, but even reached a level that both etiquette and law would praise.

The chief secretary of the criminal department secretly observed the officers and soldiers around him and found the admiration in their eyes.

Those officials and high-ranking clerks had factions, but those officers and soldiers were actually no different from ordinary people. They did not even have the qualifications to join the Left Prime Minister Party.

Zhang Youde and Liu Quan left with their fans and thanked them profusely. Everyone outside the door envied them. There were even a few merchants who offered 1,000 taels of silver to buy fans, but they were all rejected by the two.

Many people looked at Fang Yun with hope, but others were worried.

"Next case."

The chief secretary of the criminal department trembled and looked at the chief clerk Shen Ming, but Shen Ming did not say anything, so he took out a few pages of documents step by step, handed them to Fang Yun, and said respectfully: "Sir, this is the second case of fighting in Wenfu Academy."

Fang Yun took a closer look and his face sank. After reading it, he put the document aside and called the registrar Yu Ba Chi. After whispering a few words, Yu Ba Chi hurried away.

As Ba Chi left the court, Fang Yun slammed the gavel and called the plaintiff and the defendant.

The plaintiffs were a father and son. The middle-aged father's clothes were old but neat and clean. His face was dark, as if he was suppressing his anger, while the young child was wearing a student's uniform, with obvious scars on his face, and he limped when he walked.

The defendants were four pairs of fathers and sons, and some of the defendants' female relatives were outside the door.

Fang Yun looked at the audience with dignified eyes and said loudly: "Who is here? Tell me your name."

The middle-aged man among the plaintiffs was about to speak, and a middle-aged man among the defendants wearing a student's uniform stepped forward, bowed, and said: "Student Ni Kuo, hello..."

Snap!

Fang Yun slammed the gavel and scolded: "Are you the plaintiff or the defendant?"

Ni Kuo was stunned and answered honestly: "Student is the father of the defendant."

"Do you know that I am only asking for the names of the plaintiff and the defendant?"

"Student knows, but..."

"How dare you! Knowing the rules of the trial, you still speak rudely in the court and contradict me. Come, take him down and slap him twenty times!" Fang Yun said, taking out a green-tipped warrant from the right side of the stick tube and throwing it to the ground.

Everyone present was stunned. What was going on? Fang Yun was as warm as spring breeze before, and he did not despise the debtor at all. Why did he immediately punish this student with a higher status?

"Sir... Sir, I am wronged! I did not contradict you, and I am a student taught by the Holy Academy, a disciple of the Holy Academy, and a real scholar. Without the order of the Holy Academy, no torture shall be used!" Ni Kuo tried to make himself look justified, but he could not hide the panic in his eyes.

"Oh, wait a minute." Fang Yun held the official seal.

The county government fell into a brief calm.

In just sixty breaths, Fang Yun pointed at the official seal with his index finger, and saw countless black strokes released from the official seal, and those strokes quickly condensed into a vertical document in the air.

Everyone was shocked when they saw it. It turned out to be a document from the Holy Academy that allowed Fang Yun to torture Ni Kuo, and the seal of the Criminal Hall was stamped below.

Everyone present was terrified, and even Fang Yun's private soldiers felt a chill in their backs.

This is called a master of the hand!

Even if a minister of the Ministry of Justice of a country wants to ask the Holy Court for a torture order against a student, it takes at least an hour, and at most a day. Fang Yun only took sixty breaths, less than half a meal, which is a great honor.

Shen Ming couldn't help but frown. In the eyes of others, Fang Yun might just be for the case, but he knew very well that Fang Yun was showing his strength. Not only did he not suffer the intimidation of the officials of Ning'an County yesterday, but he wanted to use this case to make an example of others today!

There are hundreds of thousands of people in Ning'an County. Who can get the Holy Court documents within sixty breaths?

Except Fang Yun, no one can do it! Even the officials of the Criminal Hall who secretly protect Fang Yun can't do it!

Ni Kuo was so scared that his heart froze. It would be easy for such a person to deal with him, but the key is that he didn't know why Fang Yun did that.

Fang Yun said coldly: "The Holy Court document has been issued. Come on, open your mouth 20 times in public. If you don't want to use force, I will help you!"

The officer in charge of slapping the mouth shuddered with fear. In their opinion, the dispute between Fang Yun and Zuo Xiang was a fight between saints, which had nothing to do with them. Now they have seen the legendary Holy Court document, so how dare they play any tricks.

Several officers looked at each other, and didn't dare to look at Shen Ming and Tao Dingnian, the two local snakes in Ning'an County. They quickly rushed to Ni Kuo, two of them grabbed his arms, and the other one swung his arm and slapped Ni Kuo's face with all his strength.

Snap!

Snap!

Snap...

He slapped Ni Kuo twenty times, causing his left face to become red and swollen, his mouth to bleed, and his left eye to swell into a slit.

After the beating, the officer left, covering his painful right hand.

Ni Kuo stood there, covering his face, motionless.

A fierce woman suddenly entered the hall outside the door, looked at Ni Kuo distressedly, and shouted: "The county magistrate beat people! The county magistrate beat the scholar! The people of Ning'an County, come and see, this county magistrate Fang..."

Then Ni Kuo suddenly slapped the fierce woman in the face, and scolded: "Stupid, kneel down and apologize to the county magistrate! Otherwise, I will divorce you, you idiot!"

The fierce woman was stunned, looking at her strange husband, realizing that she had made a big mistake, and immediately knelt down facing Fang Yun, saying: "I have made a big mistake, please forgive me, county magistrate."