At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 106 Confrontation
Although the young man admired Zhou Qi for being able to pronounce the sentence like this, he was also a little worried.

He knew it.

Since Zhu and Huang have tried their best to do this, besides disgusting Zhou Qi, the new county magistrate, they also want to damage Zhou Qi's reputation.

Such a sentence does not conform to the interests and original intentions of Zhu and Huang.

They will never sit idly by.

Sure enough, just after Zhou Qi's sentencing was over, Zhu Bao immediately shouted: "The county magistrate's judgment of the case is too hasty."

County Lieutenant Huang An also said: "With all the witnesses and physical evidence, the plaintiff is obviously the victim, but the county magistrate sentenced him to death. Is this unfair?"

The stooges invited by the Zhu and Huang families also made a fuss, angrily scolding Zhou Qi for being a disloyal official, confusing right and wrong, and harming good people.

On the other hand, those people who spontaneously came to watch, but they deliberately distanced themselves from those who insulted Zhou Qi, all of them showed resentment in their eyes, but no one dared to say anything.

Among the people.

A thin, underage child, after seeing Zhou Qi's sentence, showed regret.

He bit his lip tightly, clenched his fists, and looked at the booing stooges with fierce eyes.

Facing the insults from everyone, Zhou Qi's expression darkened.

He shouted to the officers on both sides: "Roaring in court, insulting the county magistrate, why are you still standing there? Catch all those people in and give them twenty canes!"

In such a bizarre case, it is obvious that someone deliberately made things difficult for Zhou Qi.

Those who insulted Zhou Qi because of this were definitely not good people, and if they were to be arrested and punished for twenty, Zhou Qi would not have any psychological burden.

Unexpectedly, all the servants in the county government did not seem to have heard Zhou Qi's order at all, and they all lowered their heads crookedly and carefully observed their toes.

Zhu Bao and Huang An also looked at Zhou Qi with sneers.

Seeing this, the nurses outside the door became more and more arrogant. One of the strong men even rushed to the gate of the county government office, pointing at Zhou Qi and yelling at him.

"You dog official, who had an affair with Jia Shi, dared to shield criminals and harm good people. I wish I could peel off your skin, eat your flesh, and drink your blood!"

While the man was cursing arrogantly, he suddenly felt severe pain and was knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.

Zhou Qi looked up, just in time to see Xiang Hong rushing in, still maintaining the movement of punching.

A little smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Qi's mouth, pointing to the stunned man who fell to the ground, he said to Xiang Hong: "Raring at the court, insulting the county magistrate, according to the law, you will be punished twenty times."

"Bird, it's up to you to execute the sentence yourself."

Seeing this, County Captain Huang An hurried forward and said: "This person is not a county government official, how can he execute criminals at will, let the county government send someone to do it."

The rod is responsible for twenty, but it is very learned.

If the person responsible for the execution wanted the prisoner to die, twenty sticks would be enough to kill him. If he wanted to save the prisoner, twenty sticks would only cause some flesh wounds.

This stunned and strong man was from the Huang family, so Huang An naturally didn't want Xiang Hong to do it.

Zhou Qi took out an official document with a smile, and said, "Xiang Bode has already been expropriated by this official, and he is a genuine county servant."

"I see that all the officers are feeling a little unwell today, and they have not carried out my previous orders."

"In that case, I won't bother you all, I will let Xiang Bode do it himself."

Xiang Hong heard the words, but did not speak.

He directly dragged the unconscious Jingzhuang to the hall, and then grabbed a stick from a guard.

There was a lot of movement in the county government. Xiang Hongben was looking for news nearby, worried that Zhou Qi might be wrong, so he hurried back. Sure enough, he saw that Zhou Qi was in trouble.

Xiang Hong's loyalty is unquestionable, and without much consideration, he directly knocked down the man who insulted Zhou Qi.

"boom!"

Xiang Hong got the order, without any hesitation, he swung his stick and beat the unconscious man hard.

"Crack!"

Xiang Hong was so strong that he heard a sound of bone cracking, and the man's spine was broken with just one stick.

"what!"

The man in a coma was awakened by the pain, couldn't bear it anymore, and screamed in pain.

But Xiang Hong remained unmoved, and continued to hit the man hard with his stick.

Intense fear welled up in the man's heart, and he shouted to Huang An, who had a gloomy face next to him, "County captain, save me, county captain, save me!"

County lieutenant Huang An's face twitched a few times, but he finally couldn't hold back, came to Zhou Qi, and said in a low voice: "Can the county magistrate save this person for the time being?"

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Qi's mouth, and he said, "Why didn't Captain Huang stop you when he insulted me?"

Huang An was speechless, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart, and looked at Xiang Hong fiercely.

Although their methods were despicable and cruel, at least they were acting in accordance with the court's laws on the surface. Now Zhou Qi was retaliating with teeth, seizing the opponent's flaws and fighting back sharply. Even though Huang An was angry, there was nothing he could do.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Xiang Hong struck out in anger, each stick being heavier than the last.

The strong man was still screaming at first, but after more than a dozen blows, he made no sound. He was obviously beaten to death.

Even so, Xiang Hong still didn't give up. After beating him for twenty rolls, he walked to Zhou Qi with a stick and stared at the man who was shouting outside the door with a murderous look on his face.

Seeing that Xiang Hong was so ferocious that he directly killed the members of the Wei tribe in Huang County, all the nurses who had just shouted were so shocked that their faces turned pale and they all shut up.

Others are timid and sneak away.

Those common people who came to watch spontaneously were delighted to see this situation, but frightened by Huang Xianwei's power, no one dared to applaud.

Zhu Bao watched the development of the matter with cold eyes. Seeing that the Huang'an people were beaten to death, he walked up to Zhou Qi again and said loudly: "Since the person who insulted the county magistrate has been punished, it's time to discuss the murder and rape. Case closed."

"Since Zhu is the county magistrate, he should naturally be responsible for the fairness of the law. The county magistrate had no basis for the previous judgment. Please forgive me for not agreeing to such a judgment."

When Zhou Qi heard this, he sneered secretly.

He is Zhou Qi, but he has a long history of family education. The old miser used to be in charge of litigation in the countryside, and he knows the Han law like the back of his hand.

Zhou Qi is also very eager to learn, and even Yang Qiu cannot beat him in this regard.

Zhu Bao and others didn't know Zhou Qi's details, and wanted to use this method to force Zhou Qi to submit, just like someone in later generations wanted to use the criminal law to convict Zhang San.

Just ask me if Teacher Luo agrees.

Zhou Qi said calmly: "The imperial court governs the country with benevolence and righteousness, enlightenment, and advocates never suspecting crimes. Is there such a thing?"

Zhu Bao searched his brains, and finally turned his eyes on his staff. Seeing the other party nodded slightly, he said with a little dissatisfaction: "However, there are all witnesses and physical evidence, and the evidence is conclusive. How can it be called a suspected crime?" ?”

Zhou Qi pointed at the tattered clothes on Niu Er's body and said categorically: "These clothes were torn by the Prime Minister of Zhu County. What does it have to do with the deceased Jia?"

Zhu Bao was a little dazed at first, then became angry from embarrassment, pointed at Zhou Qi and shouted: "How dare you slander me?"

Zhou Qi said calmly, "Of course I didn't slander Zhu Xiancheng."

Zhu Bao became more and more angry and shouted: "If you don't produce evidence today, even if you are the county magistrate, I will never stop!"

Seeing Zhu Bao's distraught look, Zhou Qi smiled even wider.

Even though Zhu Bao had been the county magistrate for a long time, his understanding of Han laws was far inferior to that of Zhou Qi. He could easily manipulate the opponent.

Zhou Qi spread his hands and said, "Why should I show evidence?"

Zhu Bao shouted: "Whoever claims it is the one who provides evidence. If there is no evidence, the county magistrate can report the crime of false accusation to the prince and join in your trouble!"

"Oh……"

Zhou Qi's voice dragged on for a long time. Seeing that Zhu Bao was on the verge of breaking out, he pointed to Niu Er and said, "Since the county magistrate knows who advocates and who proves this law, then Niu Er said that the clothes on his body were taken by Jia. Should the evidence be presented first?"

Zhu Bao said impatiently, "Isn't there Hu Niu as a witness?"

Zhou Qi spread his hands and said, "But Huniu is dead, and the testimony has not been verified, so there are doubts."

"If there are doubts, naturally it cannot be used as key evidence, but only as corroboration."

"Then Niu Er said that his clothes were torn by Jia Shi and that he was raped. There is no way to prove it."

Zhou Qi's sophistry made everyone dumbfounded, and the surrounding people were whispering, and their emotions seemed very high.

The sickly young man was also very impressive at this time, and he looked up to Zhou Qi, the new county magistrate, with admiration.

Zhou Qi didn't wait for the county magistrate to speak, and shouted directly at Niu Er: "You are strong, and Jia is just a weak woman. I think you took advantage of her lust, raped Jia first, and then feared that she would report to the official. Kill them."

"In order to get rid of the crime, you even bought Hu Niu to give false testimony, but you didn't expect that the other party's psychological quality was too poor, and he couldn't stand the cross-examination and the self-blame in his heart, so he directly hit the post and died, didn't you?"

Zhou Qi's voice exploded in the county office like a huge thunder, which made Niu Er tremble with fright, and hurriedly lay down on the ground to cry for grievances.

But Zhu Bao hastily shouted: "Why did the county magistrate threaten the defendant?"

Zhou Qi turned around and looked at Zhu Bao, and said, "I'm just discussing the facts, but I can't afford to threaten you."

Zhu Bao was not stupid, and immediately prepared to punish him in his own way, saying: "The words of the county magistrate are all speculations without any substantive evidence. None of Niu Er's allegations are established."

Zhou Qi laughed and said, "Niu Er has already admitted that he killed Jia Shi, so could there be any mistakes?"

Zhu Bao said: "Niu Er killed someone out of self-defense and was not guilty."

Zhou Qi said: "There is no evidence to prove that Niu Er killed people in self-defense."

Zhu Bao sneered and said, "There is no evidence to prove that Niu Er didn't kill people out of self-defense."

Zhou Qi laughed and said: "According to Niu Er's confession, when Niu Er killed Jia Shi, the other party had already stopped the aggression, and Niu Er violently murdered at this time, how can we talk about self-defense?"

Zhu Bao asked: "Does this prove that the county magistrate agrees with the statement that Jia violated Niu Er?"

It has to be said that Zhu Bao, the county magistrate, was indeed quick-witted, and quickly caught the loopholes in Zhou Qi's words and counterattacked.

(End of this chapter)