Chapter 835: Impartiality

This case judgment and legal education opened the eyes of the people of Kyoto.

Gu Nanxi did not use this incident to establish his own prestige, but to deeply imprint the awareness of the law into everyone's mind.

All soldiers who have committed crimes can hire a lawyer to help them defend themselves in court.

"Refute in court?!" The young man had already opened the door and was about to go home. After hearing this, his feet seemed to be stuck and he could not move at all.

You should know that in the Da Zhou Dynasty, lawyers could at most accompany the parties into the courtroom, but they were absolutely not allowed to speak or cross-examine in court.

Because in the official view of the Great Zhou Dynasty, lawyers would only increase their workload, play tricks, confuse right and wrong, and interfere with judicial justice.

But now, Duke Yun actually allowed the lawyer to refute in court!

The boy sat back down and stuck his head out of the window. He wanted to take a closer look at what was going on.

On the stage, Yunzhou soldiers were pressed forward one after another.

"Li Si, after investigation, it was found that you raped a woman and accidentally killed someone during the robbery. Do you admit your guilt?"

Li Si burst into tears: "I know my guilt."

At this time, Yu Lang stood up and said loudly: "Li Si is guilty of rape, human trafficking, and manslaughter."

"According to the Yunzhou Women's Protection Law, anyone who rapes a woman by force, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. If the victim is under the age of fourteen, the sentence shall be not less than ten years in prison or death."

"According to the Yunzhou Criminal Law, those who traffic women and children shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and all property shall be confiscated. If the ringleader of the trafficking group or the number of traffickers exceeds three, he shall be sentenced to death and all property shall be confiscated."

"According to the Yunzhou Criminal Law, the crime of manslaughter is punishable by a prison sentence of not less than three years but not more than seven years. Li Si had the aggravating circumstance of escaping, so he should be sentenced to the maximum penalty."

"In summary, Li Si is sentenced to 27 years in prison and all his property is confiscated. Li Si, do you have any objection?"

Li Si shook his head frantically. It was already very good to be able to keep his life. How could he dare to have any objection?

Yu Lang looked at the veiled girl standing beside him and asked, "Do you have any objection?"

The girl shook her head, then kowtowed deeply: "Thank you, Duke Yun, for being fair!"

Who can stay in prison for 27 years?

Yes, but he is already over 30. If he is released after 27 years of imprisonment, he will be nearly 60 years old. How will he live?

Moreover, part of his confiscated property will be used as compensation to the victims.

Next, all cases will follow this process.

He did not choose to sentence more people just to establish his authority.

Nor did he choose a light sentence because of human relations.

"Yang Lan, gang fighting, attempted rape. Do you know your crime?"

Yang Lan raised her head, a little dazed.

He thought he would be killed as an example to warn the others, so he sent his people running around.

The result, that's it?!

Yang Lan said straightforwardly: "I plead guilty!"

The penalties for both crimes are not severe. The maximum penalty for gang fighting is three years in prison, and attempted rape is still treated as rape, but the sentence will be slightly reduced to five years.

Yang Lan was sentenced to eight years in prison for multiple crimes.

The moment she heard the verdict, Yang Lan's eyes widened.

What?!

Eight years?!

Damn it, I just had a fight and I got sentenced to three years?!

I didn't do anything to that bitch, but I got sentenced to five years?!

His eyes were bloodshot, and he kept struggling, shouting, "Are you targeting me? You must be doing this on purpose. This is a blind judgment! I don't accept it! I don't accept it. Why should I be sentenced to 8 years? I want to hire a lawyer!"

Yulang looked at Yang Lan with eyes as cold as a poisonous snake.

Gu Nanxi: "Let him treat."

Yang Lan turned to the crowd and said, "Which lawyer would be willing to do me a favor and help me defend the case in court?"

There was a lot of commotion at the scene, but no one dared to stand up.

Yang Lan looked desperate: "I'm willing to pay a hundred taels!"

This is a very high litigation cost.

There were lawyers below who were ready to take action, but after taking a look at the Jinyiwei and Yunzhou soldiers standing on both sides, they gave up the idea.

Yang Lan gritted her teeth: "Two hundred taels!"

A hint of interest flashed in the boy's eyes. He leaned half of his body out from the second floor and shouted loudly: "I'll do it!"

When he came to the stage, Yu Lang said coldly: "Introduce yourself first."

The young man was eager to try: "My name is Hong Hanwen."

He did not mention his birthplace, which academy he attended, or whether he had any academic achievements.

Yu Lang did not ask further questions, but just reminded: "According to Yunzhou law, only lawyers who have passed the lawyer examination and registered with the government are qualified to defend people. Considering the special situation in Jingdu, you are allowed to participate in the defense."

"Thank you very much."

"If Mr. Hong is interested in becoming a lawyer, you can sign up for the exam."

"When can I report to Kyoto?"

Yu Lang smiled meaningfully: "Soon."

Hong Hanwen first borrowed the testimony. There was no way to clear himself of the charge of gang fighting.

There were too many witnesses, and Duke Yun caught them red-handed.

Then what can be done is attempted rape.

Hong Hanwen asked Yulang to borrow a copy of the Yunzhou Criminal Code and found the article on attempted rape. The definition of the crime was very clear, and there was no way to play word games.

He rolled his eyes and looked at the victim beside him. As long as he admitted that they were in love with each other, there would be no premise of rape.

"This lady..."

"Don't try to get close to me. I won't change my words! Yang Lan was trying to rape me!"

Hong Hanwen smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, don't be angry. Can you tell me what happened that day again?"

The girl recounted the whole process.

Hong Hanwen smiled: "That is to say, Yang Lan grabbed your hand, hugged you in his arms, and then you said no."

"right."

Hong Hanwen burst out laughing: "As far as I know, before you came to Tingyu Tower, you were a girl in a brothel?"

The girl looked embarrassed, but the traces of the past could not be erased.

She said with a straight face and bit her lip, "Yes. But what does this have to do with this?! I..."

"Okay. You don't need to say anything more." Hong Hanwen turned to the crowd and said with a wicked smile, "The words of the girls in the brothel are deceitful. I believe that many young and old men have been to brothels. You should all know how the girls in the brothels flirt and tease each other, right?"

There was a burst of laughter of people knowing what was going on.

Hong Hanwen unfolded his folding fan and said, "Sometimes when a woman says no, that's what she wants. If you take a woman's "no" seriously, your wife might kick you out."

"Hahahaha." The men burst into laughter.

Who doesn't know about those things that happen in bed?

Hong Hanwen smiled and said, "Yang Lan's idea is the same as ours. He doesn't want to say that he is not good enough in front of the woman he loves. Tell me, can she be blamed for this?!"

"cannot."

"Of course not."

The men laughed happily, especially Yang Lan, who looked very proud.

The women looked embarrassed.

Only the person on the stage had a serious expression and remained unmoved.