Judge of the Song Dynasty

It was 1068, Year 1 of the Xining era. Emperor Zhao Xu had recently ascended the throne of the Song dynasty. The widely respected old-guard of civil officials, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, and Fu Bi, were i...

Chapter 208: Knowing is easy, doing is hard

Zhang Fei's shouting immediately attracted discussions from the crowd watching at the door.

Killing mother for money?

This crime is extremely fatal nowadays!

Even if it is cut into pieces, it is not too much.

Li Lei, the Erbi, was not a pushover either. He also knew that the opinions of the people were extremely important in this lawsuit. He was very angry. You two are really shameless. You actually used this trick. He hurriedly said to Liang Dong: "Liang Silu, they...!"

Liang Dong raised his hand, signaling him to calm down, and then instructed the hall recorder: "Don't remember what the madman said just now, it doesn't count."

Tang Lu nodded.

Liang Dong frowned and glared at Xu Zhiqian again, but Xu Zhiqian kept frowning and clenched her fists, and did not notice his angry look at all.

Liang Dong slammed the gavel and shouted loudly, "Silence!"

The doorway finally quieted down.

...

...

Xu Zhiqian also woke up with a start. She opened her red lips slightly and breathed slightly. Suddenly, she felt that her back was wet.

Qingmei, who was standing beside her, quietly handed over a silk handkerchief, "Sister Qian'er."

Xu Zhiqian took it and wiped it off her face casually, thinking, "That was a close call! That was a close call! Fortunately, Zhang San was here, otherwise...!"

Just at this time, Aunt Liu came up to the hall.

Liang Dong asked as usual, "Ms. Liu Wu, have you been taking care of Granny Huang next door for the past two or three years?"

"To reply to your question, sir, yes, it is." Aunt Liu nodded tremblingly.

Liang Dong asked, "You have no relationship with her, why do you want to take care of her?"

Xu Zhiqian immediately frowned and glanced at Liang Dong. This question was obviously biased. But on second thought, Zhang Fei had just played a trick, so Liang Dong's bias was reasonable.

Aunt Liu said, "I just feel sorry for Auntie, who lives alone and has no one to take care of her. We, as neighbors, can help her as much as we can."

Liang Dong nodded and asked Aunt Liu, "Have you ever thought that she would give you the house?"

Aunt Liu shook her head repeatedly: "I have never thought about it this way."

"You're lying!"

Li Lei suddenly shouted, pointing at Aunt Liu, "You are clearly plotting to take over Granny Huang's house, and you are deliberately trying to alienate the relationship between them."

Aunt Liu yelled in panic, "I didn't, don't accuse me."

Li Lei asked, "Didn't you say that Grandma Huang told you in person that it was her son Huang Yongli who forced her to tell others that she herself didn't want to live in her son's house?"

Aunt Liu said, "That's exactly what you told me. I didn't lie."

Li Lei snorted, "Can anyone prove it?"

Aunt Liu said, "I was the only one there at the time, and I was the only one who knew about it, besides you."

Li Lei asked again, "When Granny Huang transferred the house to you, was she already ill and unable to get out of bed?"

Aunt Liu nodded.

Li Lei asked again, "Besides you and the notary Uncle Niu, were there any relatives of Granny Huang present at the time?"

Aunt Liu shook her head.

Li Lei immediately said to Liang Dong, "Liang Silu, the facts are very clear. It is clearly Liu Wu who coveted Granny Huang's house and deliberately sowed discord between them. Then, she took advantage of Granny Huang's illness and unconsciousness to instigate her to transfer the house to herself."

Aunt Liu had never been to court before. Seeing this man lying with his eyes open, she was so anxious that she shouted, "I never tried to sow discord between them. It was Granny Huang who asked Uncle Niu to call me over that day, and I didn't instigate it. If you don't believe me, go ask Uncle Niu."

Xu Zhiqian suddenly said, "Auntie, don't worry. I want to ask you, how long has this Granny Huang been ill?"

Aunt Liu felt a little relieved when she saw Xu Zhiqian, and replied, "But he has been ill for a year or two."

Xu Zhiqian asked again, "Does his son know?"

Aunt Liu glanced at Huang Yongli and said, "Yes, I know. Huang Dalang also came here a few times during this period."

Xu Zhiqian

He asked, "Has his son ever hired a doctor to treat his mother?"

"But never!" Aunt Liu shook her head and said aggrievedly, "Later, when I saw that your illness was getting worse, I went to him and wanted him to ask a doctor to treat you, but he ignored me."

Huang Yongli retorted: "You are lying. You have never come to me."

Aunt Liu argued, "I clearly went to look for you."

Xu Zhiqian knew that this was difficult to prove, so she hurriedly said, "Auntie, don't argue with him. Let me ask you again, has Granny Huang's illness never been cured?"

Aunt Liu felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and she choked up with tears: "Later, I used my family savings to hire a doctor, who prescribed some medicine, but it only worked for a while."

Xu Zhiqian asked, "Has Huang Yongli never given money to his mother?"

Aunt Liu shook her head and said, "He never sent me even a grain of rice."

Li Lei immediately said, "This is just your one-sided statement. Do you have any evidence?"

Aunt Liu said, "I live next door, how could I not know?"

"But you have no evidence to prove this." Li Lei said.

Aunt Liu asked, "What evidence?"

Xu Zhiqian used to follow Zhang Fei in lawsuits, and the other party was always polite. Now she encountered Li Lei's constant interruption, and she couldn't adapt for a while, so she quickly asked, "Auntie, when did Huang Yongli know that his mother had passed away?"

Aunt Liu looked at Xu Zhiqian again and said, "I saw that you were dying, so I asked my son to tell Huang Dalang. His family rushed over immediately, but unfortunately they didn't get to see you for the last time."

Xu Zhiqian asked, "When did Huang Yongli mention this house?"

Aunt Liu said, "He asked me that day. I said that she gave me the house. He said that I stole his house and asked me to return it to him. He also said that if I didn't return it, he would sue me."

Xu Zhiqian suddenly asked Li Lei, "Li Erbi, do you know when Huang Yongli came to your store for help?"

Li Lei frowned and glanced at Xu Zhiqian. After a moment, he said, "The tenth day of this month."

Xu Zhiqian said, "Then you know that two days ago, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Huang Yongli went to the Bian Jing Law Firm. It was only after the Bian Jing Law Firm rejected him that he went to your store."

Li Lei shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Xu Zhiqian then told Liang Dong, "Grandma Huang passed away on the seventh day of the first lunar month. That is, on the second day after Grandma Huang passed away, Huang Yongli immediately started a lawsuit."

Liang Dong nodded slightly, then glanced at the two prison warden, only to see that they were taking notes while shaking their heads.

Xu Zhiqian took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the diagnosis and prescription written by the doctor at that time. It is enough to prove that Granny Huang did not suffer from an incurable disease, but died because of a long-term illness without treatment. If Granny Huang had received good medical treatment at the beginning, she would not have died so soon."

"Present."

A yamen runner brought up the diagnosis and prescription, but gave them not to Liang Dong, but to the medical officer next to him.

After examining it, the medical officer nodded towards Liang Dong.

After seeing this, Li Lei also began to sweat.

Xu Zhiqian said: "Huang Yongli said just now that he and his mother had a slight dispute, but the facts proved that the matter was not that simple. How could he not see his mother sick and ask a doctor for treatment after just a few words? In the end, it was the neighbors who helped to ask for a doctor.

After his mother passed away, he not only did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, but immediately filed a lawsuit to try to get the house back. It can be seen that Huang Yongli only cared about the house. For this reason, he not only quarreled with his mother, but even hoped that his mother would die soon. He really did not deserve to be a son. "

"That's right! My mother just passed away. Even if the sky fell, I should have stayed by her coffin instead of rushing to sue her. This Huang Dalang is clearly lying."

"Tsk tsk. I never thought there would be such a vicious person in the world."

"Not only is he unworthy of being a son, he is even worse than an animal."

The people at the door started talking again.

Huang Yongli saw this and was very anxious. "Don't slander me.

The child will be mine sooner or later, why should I be in a hurry?

Xu Zhiqian sneered, "Didn't you just say that if you sell the house, your business will be able to reach a higher level? It shows that you are very eager to get the house."

"I!"

Huang Yongli really has no way to express his pain.

That was made up. He was not in urgent need of money. He just disliked his mother because she was old and sick and didn't want to support her. He thought that since he was the only son, the house would be his sooner or later.

Li Lei was complaining in his heart. This was really shooting himself in the foot. He quickly said to Liang Dong, "Mother Huang knew that her son had to make money to support the family and was very busy. She didn't want her son to worry, so it was human nature to hide her illness. As for Huang Yongli's rush to find someone to sue, it was because he was very angry. He firmly believed that his mother would never transfer the house to Liu Wu. Even if his mother was angry with him, her mother still had two grandchildren. How could a grandmother not miss her grandchildren when she was dying? It was obvious that Liu Wu was lying."

At present, Erbi is still accustomed to various sophistry and does not pay much attention to empirical evidence. After all, the money earned is not much, so how can he have so much time to investigate evidence.

But their approach is clearly outdated.

"It's not that Aunt Liu is lying, but that Granny Huang has completely lost hope in her son."

Xu Zhiqian said to Liang Dong, "Liang Silu, Granny Huang didn't fall ill suddenly, but had been ill for a year or two. All the neighbors knew about it. During this period, although Huang Yongli didn't visit her many times, if he really wanted to, he would have discovered it. It can be seen that Huang Yongli hated her because of his own interests and did not save her.

As for Grandma Huang's two grandsons, that is, Huang Yongli's two sons, although according to the laws of our dynasty, they both have the right of inheritance, they are also innocent, after all, they are still young and do not know the world.

However, the purpose of our dynasty’s legislation is not only to punish evil, but also to promote good. If the government awards the house to his two grandsons, it is equivalent to awarding it to Huang Yongli. In the future, no one will care about filial piety, but will only use their sons to compete for their parents’ property. This is definitely not what the court wants to see.

Therefore, I hereby implore the registrar to follow the wishes of Granny Huang and award the house to the kind-hearted Liu Wu. At the same time, I would like to use this incident to warn Granny Huang's two grandsons not to learn from their father and to respect their parents well. "

“That’s very well said!”

A woman in the corridor couldn't help but applaud.

Liang Dong frowned and was about to bang the gavel when bursts of shouting and cursing suddenly came from the other side of the door.

"For an old house, he even disregarded his mother's life. Such a person deserves to die!"

"Zhang Sanlang is right. This man is worse than a beast."

"He actually has the nerve to use his two sons as an excuse. Maybe when he gets old, his sons will treat him the same way."

Fan Chunren, who was waiting outside the door, heard the people at the door shouting and cursing, and couldn't help but said to Zhang Fei: "It seems that your plan was successful."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "They brought this upon themselves. In fact, we don't have any evidence to prove that Huang Yongli ignored his mother just for the house. He admitted it himself."

Fan Chunren asked, "If you were asked to help Huang Yongli in the lawsuit, what would you do?"

Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "Fan Sijian has no chance of winning."

Fan Chunren said, "Really?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I will ask Huang Yongli's wife to come out and fight the case, and make Huang Yongli admit his mistakes. After all, they are after money, not face."

Fan Chunren could not help but frown. He had never expected Zhang Fei to resort to such a trick. He cursed, "Despicable."

Zhang Fei spread his hands and said, "It's despicable but not illegal."

Fan Chunren said, "How can it not be illegal? You instigated his wife to lie in court."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "His wife doesn't need to lie. She can also push the responsibility to Huang Yongli in court. Who knows what happened between them? It's hard for an honest judge to judge family affairs. As long as the court can't prove that Huang Yongli is unfilial, it will be good for him. At this time, his two sons can play a huge role, which may be to compensate Aunt Liu with a hundred strings of money."

Fan Chunren nodded: "Really

It is hard for an honest judge to judge family disputes. "

If Huang Yongli's wife is dragged into the case, it will be difficult to explain clearly, and the judge will have difficulty determining whether it was the wife who did not allow her husband to bring his mother to live with them, or the husband himself who was unwilling to go.

Only the two of them knew about this.

As long as the responsibility becomes blurred, it will be beneficial to Huang Yongli.

In fact, Li Lei also had this idea, because Huang Yongli's style was indeed excessive, but he hoped to use the house to blur Huang Yongli's responsibility and emphasize the ownership of the house. However, he was bitten by the other party on this point.

Just at this moment, Li Si suddenly ran over, "Third brother, Madam Xu and the others are out."

Zhang Fei looked up and saw Xu Zhiqian and Qingmei coming out.

Fan Chunren said to Zhang Fei, "I'm leaving first."

"Fan Sijian, walk slowly."

A moment after Fan Chunren left, Xu Zhiqian walked over quickly.

Zhang Fei asked, "How was the verdict made?"

Xu Zhiqian shook her head: "I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the afternoon."

As she spoke, she blushed and looked at Zhang Fei, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "It was really thanks to you just now."

Zhang Fei said seriously, "Except for the thanks of the promise of my body, I refused to accept anything else. I almost got beaten."

Xu Zhiqian raised her hand and patted him gently, "I'm talking to you seriously."

Zhang Fei held her tender hand and smiled, "Seriously, if I wasn't afraid that you would be hit too hard, I really wouldn't want to help you."

Xu Zhiqian asked, "Why?"

Zhang Fei said, "Because you have turned litigation, a very professional job, into a way of helping the weak and punishing the strong."

Xu Zhiqian asked in confusion: "Isn't this right?"

"Of course not."

Zhang Fei said: "There is only one principle in litigation, which is to protect the interests of the parties involved. You can only help the weak, and you can also not charge money, but this principle cannot be changed."

Xu Zhiqian shook her head and said, "I don't quite understand."

Zhang Fei said: "For example, in this lawsuit, you never thought of negotiating with Huang Yongli, because you think that people like Huang Yongli should be punished and there is no room for negotiation. But the fact is that if this case goes to court, Aunt Liu will take risks. She may get less or even be falsely accused.

You are not sure to win. If you do this, it will violate the principle of protecting the interests of the parties involved. You just want to help the weak and suppress the strong, but objectively speaking, this is just your selfish desire, not what Aunt Liu wants. Maybe losing the lawsuit may be more helpful to you. It's a pity that I didn't have the heart to do it. "

Xu Zhiqian choked up and said, "It's the same if you tell me now."

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes: "What do you mean the same? I've said it so many times, have you ever heard it?"

Xu Zhiqian's eyes suddenly turned red. "I listened to you this time. Really."

Zhang Fei was shocked to see that she was about to cry, "What's wrong?"

Xu Zhiqian choked up and said, "I was really scared just now. I was afraid that I would make Aunt Liu gain nothing. If the government did not award the house to Aunt Liu in the end, Aunt Liu might be sued for fraud. If that happened..."

Liang Dong and Na'erbi Li Lei had just attacked her with a combination of punches, leaving her at a loss. She was at a disadvantage and was completely filled with fear.

She always thought that if she lost the lawsuit, Aunt Liu might be convicted.

She was terribly frightened.

In the past, she always went to court with Zhang Fei. With Zhang Fei at the forefront, she was always calm and in the mood to chat with her. She didn't feel this kind of pressure.

Only when she stood in the court alone did she feel the pressure, which made her feel breathless for a while.

Zhang Fei gently pulled her into his arms, but said in annoyance, "I am so stupid. I should have let you go to class and try it earlier. Why bother talking so much?"

Xu Zhiqian buried her head in his arms and sobbed, "Just laugh as much as you want. I'll let you laugh as much as you want today."