The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 977 The current trial’s predecessor

Ji Zhibai thought for a moment and winked at the Juren official beside him. The Juren nodded and left quickly.

When Fang Yingwu from the side office saw Fang Yun come out, he immediately contacted the officials to cooperate with Fang Yun in the trial.

Because it is related to Ji Zhibai, the county prime minister Tao Dingnian and others will come.

Not long after, the relevant government officials came to the court, and irrelevant officials also appeared outside the lobby door. The current county magistrate was elected as the county magistrate. This was a once-in-a-lifetime good show. Even Fang Yun's staff and Yang Yuhuan were confused. Listen in outside.

The Legalist scholar responsible for the pilot project of the Penal Hall has already been present.

Soon, Fang Yun took Ao Huang back and took a seat in the middle of the court.

Ji Zhibai sat on the chair to Fang Yun's left.

Fang Yun was stunned and shouted: "Bring the suspect Gou Xi to court!"

"mighty……"

The government officials on both sides hit the ground with water and fire sticks, making a messy but majestic sound.

Ji Zhibai, who was sitting on the chair, had a strange look in his eyes. At that time, someone said that Fang Yun had implemented this change in the Yamen. He didn't take it seriously, but when he went there in person, he felt invisible pressure surrounding him.

This kind of behavior can actually mobilize a power close to official power!

Soon, two government officials escorted a young man in shackles.

Ji Zhibai saw the decadent look on the face of the eldest son of the once famous Gou family. His expression moved slightly and he said in a deep voice: "County Magistrate Fang, Gou Xi is a child. Wearing a torture device will not harm his reputation as a scholar."

Fang Yun said: "Gou Ai hired ruffians to kill, and the person he killed was his half-brother. Later, he was suspected of colluding with military officials to kill the innocent worker Zhu Yueming. He was extremely vicious and committed a heinous crime. To prevent escape, he wore shackles."

"But the law clearly stipulates that scholars are not allowed to be tortured." Ji Zhibai said.

"Although the shackles are instruments of torture, their purpose is to prevent dangerous people from committing crimes. They are not punishment and do not count as torture. What's more, Ning'an is the pilot palace of punishment." Fang Yun said.

Ji Zhibai wanted to argue with Fang Yun in the court, but when he heard the words "Xingdian pilot", he shut up and fell silent.

Fang Yun looked away from Ji Zhibai and looked at Gou Xi, but he thought in his heart that fate was playing tricks on people. He was just visiting incognito and met a few bullies. In order to atone for their sins, those bullies confessed to other murderers. In the end, not only was a future head of a prominent family implicated, but Ji Zhibai, the chief prosecutor of the murder case, was also implicated.

After Gou Xi was imprisoned, the head of the Gou family came to plead for mercy. Fang Yun invited the head of the Gou family to an unoccupied room and told him the truth about the fact that his wife had an affair with the Cowherd in the Flower House and gave birth to Gou Xi.

Patriarch Gou almost fainted from anger, and after being angry, he thanked Fang Yun. Family leader Gou was very conflicted about Gou Xi's treatment and said nothing.

When I first met Gou Ai, he was in high spirits and had the temperament of a scholar. However, after not seeing him for a few days, Gou Ai became very decadent, and there was no longer any sparkle in his eyes, as if he had been worn away by prison.

Fang Yun was shocked and said: "Gou Xi, you once confessed that you first paid a murderer to kill your half-brother Ai Weijiang, and then created the illusion that Zhu Yueming killed Ai Weijiang to deceive the plan at the time. Sir, you don’t know why Zhu Yueming died in exile. Is this what I am saying right?”

"I have no objection." Gou Xi said.

Fang Yun turned his head and looked at Ji Zhibai, who was very calm, and said, "Sir Ji, this county has read the files on this case in detail. There are some matters in this county that are unclear, and I hope that Mr. Ji can answer them one by one."

"But it doesn't matter." Ji Zhibai straightened his body, leaned back on the chair, and stared at Fang Yun.

"This is a murder case. The file shows that when you were interrogating the case on the fifth day of July, a witness said that he saw Zhu Yueming passing the murder scene in the second half of the night on the third day of July. So, in the second half of the night on the sixth day, you went there in person At the scene of the murder, confirm that what the witness said is true. Ordinary people can see the side of a person's face clearly through the moonlight. Is this true? "

Ji Zhibai nodded and said, "It's clearly written above and it's true."

Fang Yun looked directly into Ji Zhibai's eyes and said word by word: "On the sixth day of July, the moon has set in the first half of the night. Even a semi-saint can't use the 'moonlight' to see a person's profile clearly! The county wants to Ask, the moonlight Master Ji encountered was the light of the demon moon in the demon world?"

Ji Zhibai was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be calm and said, "Let me think about it for now."

Everyone present was puzzled for a moment, recalling the moon phases of those days, and quickly realized that Fang Yun was right.

Ordinary officials were fine and thought Fang Yun was very discerning, but the legal practitioners and old officials who often participated in cases looked at Fang Yun with disbelief.

The whole file is so complicated, and Fang Yun was able to find the problem from the insignificant word "Moonlight". It is really unbelievable that those famous officials in history who were famous for solving cases like gods were just like this.

Many people looked at Ji Zhibai, who recorded it in black and white. There was no way Ji Zhibai could use misremembering as an excuse.

After a while, Ji Zhibai sighed softly and said: "I wanted to verify it myself in the latter half of the night, but I overslept and felt that the witness was credible, so I made up such a thing. After returning to Beijing, I I will plead guilty and accept punishment.”

"Reliable? Come here, bring the witnesses from that day! I would like to ask Mr. Ji, a notorious habitual criminal, a bully who bullies the neighborhood, and one of the four murderers who admitted to participating in the murder of Ai Weijiang. This Sir, Master Ji actually thinks his words are credible? Could it be that Master Ji didn’t see the witness’s identity document?”

The bully came up, lowered his head, and said nothing.

Ji Zhibai gritted his teeth and said: "I was busy with official duties that day, and I had been in charge of a county for the first time for several months. I neglected many processes. When I questioned the witnesses that day, I did not read the identity documents. This was an oversight on my part. ”

Some people looked at Ji Zhibai with disdain. It was impossible for a dignified scholar to make such an omission. The matter couldn't be simpler. It was obvious that Ji Zhibai was colluding with Gou Xi.

Then, Fang Yun bluntly pointed out twelve unreasonable aspects in the case. Ji Zhibai didn't have a reasonable excuse for any of them. He could only keep saying that it was his own negligence and refused to let go. He teamed up to frame Zhu Yueming.

If this were the case, Ji Zhibai could only be found guilty of dereliction of duty and fined for several years. Even the heaviest punishment would be to be demoted one level, but he could still be in charge.

Fang Yun said mercilessly: "Omissions? Mistakes? Just one case is full of loopholes. Did you come to Ning'an County to be an official, or to harm others? An innocent Zhu Yueming, you, who don't know how to judge cases, have been killed all over again. Official killed!"

Ji Zhibai raised his head and glared at Fang Yun, and said, "County Magistrate Fang, please don't rant! I admit that I misjudged the case. Zhu Yueming was indeed not the murderer, but Zhu Yueming died on the way to the army, which had nothing to do with me!"

"Well, please invite Ying Yangjun to come to the court." Fang Yun was stunned after saying this.

Ji Zhibai's eyelids twitched. He was the official who examined the injuries of the people involved in the case.