There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 27 I decide my judgment

"Have you ever seen Liu Shangjin do anything evil?" Lin Feng asked.

"Master Hui Qingtian, Xiaomin saw it with his own eyes, and there are records of the previous trials." Li Asan replied.

"I did not see the situation inside the Li family courtyard, but I saw with my own eyes the defendant and others entering the Li family. After a while, crying and screaming came from the Li family. Later, I saw that all three members of the Li family were brutally murdered. Li The mother and daughter were also stripped of their clothes, and there were obvious signs of being violated." Neighbor Zhang Gengfu replied.

"Get the files from the last investigation!" Lin Feng ordered.

Prisoner Jiang Yin quickly retrieved the case file he had secretly kept. Lin Feng pretended to browse it quickly and shouted loudly: "Liu Shangjin, all the witnesses and on-site investigation records are there, are you still trying to resist and refuse to plead guilty? "

"I, I..." Liu Shangjin was a little panicked when he saw the previous files. He thought they had been destroyed and there was no evidence, so he felt confident at the beginning.

"If you are stubborn, torture me!" Lin Feng shouted angrily.

"Wait a minute, it's not okay for Mr. Lin to surrender to you. The Liu family is also a member of the county. Yulin Guard Liu Qianhu has sent a message to ask about this matter. News will come from the state government later. Don't make any mistakes. "At this time, Ding Dianshi had just received Liu Qianhu's letter and ran over, trying to stop the trial.

"Liu Qianhu and big dog owners, I will only look at the evidence when trying the case. Is it their turn to make the decision?" Lin Feng responded rudely. Since he decided to stick to the bottom line, he still had no scruples.

"You, you don't know how to advance or retreat. How can Yulin Wei and Zhou Yamen be offended by a small county magistrate like you?" Ding Yingqi said angrily.

"Don't talk about anything else. Ding Dianshi, the last time Li Changji came to the county government to complain about injustice, you were responsible for it. He beat the victim without any investigation. Are you planning to bend the law for personal gain this time?" Lin Feng naturally won't spoil him. , asked sharply.

The people who were watching immediately started talking about it, and everyone had a name in their hearts. They could basically tell who was right and who was wrong.

"Lin Feng, you are such a mouthful!" Ding Dianshi retorted with veins popping out on his forehead when asked about the pain point.

"This file is clearly recorded. Why didn't you take someone? Are you blind?" Lin Feng threw the file to Ding Yingqi.

Ding Yingqi picked it up and panicked when he saw it. This file was obviously destroyed by Feng Jingui, the prison chief, so why was it still there.

"This, this witness alone is not enough to convict. I am also being cautious." Ding Yingqi explained forcefully.

"Yes, how can Li Asan testify if he is from the Li family? He might have done the case. Zhang Gengfu didn't see it either. I didn't do anything, so I just went to visit." Liu Shangjin saw that he had a chance and immediately defended himself. road.

"Visiting? What's your relationship with the Li family? If you want to visit, who's going to visit will make people scream and die?" Lin Feng said angrily.

"These are all one-sided statements. Anyway, the case cannot be concluded without physical evidence." Liu Shangjin argued unyieldingly.

"Physical evidence? Submit to me the physical evidence seized at Liu's house." Lin Feng ordered.

Two pieces of blood-stained female obscene clothing were presented, with the names of the Li family's mother and daughter written on them.

"Liu Shangjin, these are the Li family's mother and daughter's obscene clothes that were seized at your home. I didn't expect you to have such a hobby of collecting. Do you have anything to say?" Lin Feng asked forcefully.

"This, this..." Liu Shangjin was speechless for a moment.

"The witnesses and material evidence are all there, how can I allow you to deny it again and again. Come here, give me a severe punishment!" I can still get used to it at this time.

The officials on both sides immediately stepped forward, took out sticks and other torture instruments, and dragged Lin Shangjin to begin the torture.

As soon as he put on the clamp stick, but before exerting much force, Lin Shangjin collapsed.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts... don't use torture, I'll do it, I'll do it all." Liu Shangjin, the young man, could not withstand the severe torture, so he immediately gave in.

After watching Liu Shangjin sign the confession, Lin Feng stood up and pronounced the verdict: "The evidence of Lin Shangjin's crime of adultery and murder is conclusive. I sentence him in accordance with the Ming Dynasty Law..." "Hold on, the state government has sent an urgent order, ordering Fugu County to hand over Liu Shangjin. Jiazhou recommends officials for trial." Ding Dianshi suddenly stood up and shouted.

It turned out that the notice from the state government came at this time, and the clerk who delivered the message directly gave the notice to Ding Yingqi. When he saw it, he immediately became energetic and shouted to stop it.

"Bring the notice over here." Lin Feng said.

The clerk immediately handed over the notice from the state government. It simply stated that Liu Shangjin's case involved serious matters and could be submitted to the state government official for review as appropriate. The official seal of the state government was not stamped below, but was written by Feng Mian, another colleague in Jiazhou. personal chapter.

It seems that the state government also knew that it was against the rules to force Fugu County to transfer the county's criminal cases to higher authorities for trial, so it only issued a notice in the form of a personal note from the state government official.

"Secretary Jiang, is it against the rules for the state government to hand over cases like this?" Lin Feng asked.

"Sir, according to the law, the county should make a judgment and report it to the state government for review. If the state government feels that the judgment is inappropriate, it can send it back for retrial, or directly submit it for trial." Jiang Yin was very proficient in the law of criminal names and immediately gave the answer.

"What procedures are required for transfer?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Because it was officially written by the state government and handed over by someone from the execution room." Jiang Yin continued to answer.

"Then this notification of transferring the case is illegal."

"Yes, my lord."

"Since it is against the rules, I forgive you for not complying," Lin Feng said.

"Lin Feng, you don't obey the orders of the state government officials. Have you considered the consequences clearly? Are you not afraid of offending the state government?" Ding Yingqi said angrily.

"As a small county magistrate, of course I am afraid of offending the superior officials, but I am even more afraid of offending the people!"

"Can I let the main culprit go in such a major case with such cruel methods and egregious nature just because he is related to him?"

"Can I just let go of a case that has caused such great public outrage and extremely negative impact just because a few state government officials said hello?"

"Tell you, I can't do it! The Emperor of Ming Dynasty won't allow it, and neither will the people of Fugu! Folks, do you think so?" Lin Feng said loudly, pausing one sentence after another.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! The county magistrate is mighty!" The people watching cheered like a mountain and a tsunami.

"Ding Dianshi, listen, this is public opinion! Do you want to go against public opinion?" Lin Feng further stimulated Ding Yingqi.

"You, just wait and see!" Ding Yingqi said angrily and left.

"Okay, let me continue to pronounce the verdict. The evidence in Liu Shangjin's case is conclusive and the crime is unforgivable. He is sentenced to beheading in accordance with the law. It will be reported to the court for approval and then executed." Lin Feng finally completed the sentence.

However, in ancient places, there was no right to decide the death penalty. In the end, people had to report to the emperor to tick the box before they could be executed. So some people took advantage of the loopholes and bribed the eunuchs around the emperor. When the emperor was tired or in a good mood, they reported the list of candidates and put the related households at the back. If the emperor checked the first part, he would not check it, so that more people could Live for one year.

"Prime Minister Lin is such a good official!" "It would be great if all court officials were like Mr. Lin"...

The people watching all commented that Lin Feng's public trial had won the hearts of the people of Fugu. People's hearts are something that may seem invisible, but its influence is everywhere. Therefore, ancient officials still paid great attention to things like Wanmin Umbrella and Wanmin Boots.

　Let’s look at the toughness of Xiaoxian Cheng.

　　
  　
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