Royal daughter-in-law

Chapter 615 Apportionment of Charges (1)
Li Shilang read the confession of the young master of the Xu family again yesterday, and there was no mistake or omission, and looked at the audience: "The witnesses and material evidence are all there, and the case is clear enough. It is a time when the whole country is mourning and mourning the death of the mother of the country. The criminal Xu Muzhen also admitted It is true that I killed the madam on Wan Chunhua's boat, the nature is bad, and it should be severely punished. I think she pleaded guilty quickly and did not dodge. According to the Daxuan law, she was immediately arrested as a criminal, and she should be sent to the east city of the capital for execution !"

Just as Li Shilang finished speaking, a response came from the courtroom: "The grassroots are not satisfied with the verdict."

"The evidence is all there, what do you have to object to?" Li Shilang was not surprised to see many scenes of prisoners dying to defend themselves after the verdict, so let him speak.

"The son of a good family of grass people has never had a criminal record, and his family is several generations of imperial merchants who have served the court. He is not a vicious person, and the one who was killed this time is not an innocent person. There is more than one person to die. Therefore, the crime does not go beyond death." , Xu Muzhen bit his nails.

"Big words!" Li Shilang gave a shocking blow, "If the crime does not even lead to death, it is not up to you as a prisoner to judge, but to the government to judge, absurd!"

Under the hall, a female voice came from behind the yamen servant: "My lord, the verdict is indeed determined by the government, but the criminal's motive for killing is also closely related to the case. It's about human life. Your lord should also listen to the details."

Li Shilang knew that the judgment of this case might not be so smooth, and he had expected to be interrupted, so he frowned and dealt with it at this moment: "The prisoner was caught on the spot, even if there are any details, it will have no effect on the judgment."

Yun Wanqin's voice was not loud, but because the courtroom was quiet, it was exceptionally clear: "Murder is murder when you are forced to kill, and murder is also murder when you rob property, but one is self-defense, and the other is intentional murder. These two are completely different in nature. Prisoners How can an adult say that it doesn’t matter if his motives affect the sentencing?”

Li Shilang saw her as a woman before, relying only on her husband and son-in-law being by his side, at worst, he would cry and scream for a while when the verdict was coming, and he made some unnecessary obstructions, but he didn't take it to heart, but now he is being told by her Seriously, he sat up straight and didn't force the adjutant officer to sign Xu Muzhen: "My concubine speaks lightly, but the word law doesn't just need to be eloquent, it needs to be supported by examples."

Xiahou Shiting sat in the large carved armchair and looked over, her expression was indifferent, as if she had already made sufficient preparations.

It is not in vain to spend a whole night without sleep, sitting in court, and reading through the large files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Yun Wanqin nodded slightly: "When my concubine read the prison case, there were examples in the Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. If grandparents and parents were killed, the descendants would be innocent if they killed their enemies on the spot. Ten, but if the enemy has already been tried by the government, and the descendants go to avenge their personal hatred and vent their hatred, they will be punished with a stick of one hundred, and they will be punished for three thousand miles. Take the Wanli case of the Ming Dynasty as an example. Competing with brothers in the clan, being beaten to death by relatives, murdering relatives to bully Wang's family, spending money to win the lawsuit, and only losing a few acres of land, Wang swallowed his anger until he got married and had children, and when the family had a child, he went to court At the door of a relative's family, he cut off the relative's head with a single knife to avenge his father. The county magistrate at that time lamented Wang's filial piety, and was unwilling to take Wang into custody as a murderer. After reporting to his superiors, he and the Jinhua prefect decided to retrial Wang If the father's body was indeed wounded to death, the Wang family would be released without charge. This incident caused a sensation in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it was also included in the legal code. Favor."

In the hall, the yamen servants and assistant officials were in a slight uproar, and couldn't help looking at the woman in the armchair.

Shi Yao'an bowed his head: "My lady has one eye and ten lines, and her memory is extraordinary."

Merely having a good memory is useless, one needs to prescribe the right medicine, so there are so many cases, but this one can be thought of to deal with.

Xiahou Shiting's eyes narrowed, but a faint smile floated on his face, he caressed his fingers lightly, and his body relaxed a bit.

After a long while, Li Shilang came back to his senses: "My concubine means that someone close to Xu Muzhen was harmed, and she killed the deceased in order to avenge others. Although she is guilty, she is not guilty of death?"

Yun Wanqin nodded and turned to Xu Muzhen.

Xu Muzhen understood what the cousin meant, and turned to the hall: "A few days ago, in the Tangzhou case that the Holy Majesty revisited, Hong Shi, the daughter of the city gate leader Hong Sihan, was unfortunately sold to the fireworks field by officials who perverted the law because of the injustice of her father and brother. She was unwilling to receive guests during the period. After several years of hard work to deal with prostitution, the madam agreed at the beginning, but in the end she turned her face and refused to admit it. Seeing that a client was willing to pay money, she drugged her and ruined Hong Nu's innocence. Submit the law, but don't regret killing the executioner who ruined people's innocence."

Li Shilang's face tightened, but he was obviously hesitant. He glanced at the pledge and judgment on the desk, but he didn't move for a long time.

"The case mentioned by Princess Qin just now is true. In the Tang, Yuan and Ming dynasties, there were indeed filial sons and virtuous grandchildren who commuted their sentences and suspended their sentences for revenge for their elders." Yu Xiang".

Yun Wanqin moved, followed the prestige, Yu Wenping dressed in official robes, stepped in accompanied by his attendants, looked around, and fixed his eyes on Xu Muzhen: "But, I would like to ask, is that Hong Nu belonged to Xu Muzhen?" Parents or grandparents? No relatives, no reason, no blood relationship, even if it is revenge, it will not be Xu Muzhen's turn!" After finishing speaking, he turned his head and looked at the light-colored women behind the yamen servants, with a bit of coldness on the corners of his lips: "Therefore, the case raised by the princess does not apply to Xu Muzhen's murder case at all. Criminal responsibility must not be dismissed!"

Every word is resounding and resounding.

After all, it was the prime minister, and the scene was reversed as soon as he came.The officials talked again.

"Why did Yu Xiang leave the yamen himself?" Li Shilang hurriedly asked someone to hold a chair, quite a bit sweaty. Well, an ordinary murder case seems to be getting more and more complicated, and it has become a struggle between the two sides.

Yu Wenping clasped hands towards the King of Qin, and saluted the subordinates: "I heard that the King of Qin is very interested in the lawsuit of breaking the prison recently, and I also learned that today he is here to personally interrogate the murder case on the Wan Chunhua boat. I happened to come to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs this morning for some official business. , let’s take a look.”

By the way?Just right?What a coincidence.It was obvious that he was here to urge the King of Qin to prevent the case from being influenced by others.Shi Yaoan clenched his palms, but if Yu Xiang came, it would be even more difficult.

Because of his relationship with Xu Muzhen, his third master was not easy to speak at all, but this Yu Wenping was able to use the name of impartial law enforcement, saying everything was justified, and he would not let Xu Muzhen stand up.

After Yu Wenping sat down, Li Shilang glanced at the King of Qin, and said: "What Yu Xiang said just now is exactly what I have considered. The case raised by the princess may not be applicable to Xu Muzhen."

"Then Master Li can announce the verdict." Yu Wenping took the tea handed by the official, saying that he was sure of victory.

(End of this chapter)