"Oh my! I can judge a case, too!"
Mrs. Lu stood up, still feeling unsatisfied. She had already thought about how she would brag at the stall tomorrow.
It really feels like participation!
The butcher said, "Are you and the old woman still addicted?"
Mrs. Lu snorted, "So what? What's it to you? I'll come to watch the next trial. Maybe the young judge will let me in to help. Besides, didn't you come in too?"
"I just think it's too crowded outside. It's so comfortable to sit here and watch."
......
"I finally understand why this trial is held."
Qin Zhongshou stood up and hummed softly.
Cao Dongdong asked hurriedly: "What do you mean, Uncle Qin?"
...
...
Qin Zhongshou said: "He conducts the trial this way just to show off."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Cao Dongdong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Zhang San really loves to be in the limelight. In this whole world, only I can steal this limelight from him."
Qin Zhongshou asked, "What good ideas do you have?"
"It's very simple. Just hire him."
“......!”
......
This case has been tried before, and it was also held in court with people observing the trial, but the public reaction was not as strong as it is now, and it was controversial rather than one-sided.
The change is that the imperial court's trial is very considerate of the feelings of the spectators, allowing them to understand the whole story of the case very clearly so that they can be immersed in it, hence the prolonged applause and cheers.
They are no longer spectators, but participants.
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"It's really abominable... When he was the spy, he stole all the limelight. No one paid attention to the chief judge. Now that he is the presiding judge, he still wants to steal the limelight. It's really unreasonable."
Prosecutor Chen Qi was packing up the documents. When he heard the cheers from the back, he became angrier and angrier, and said indignantly.
Another prosecutor, Wang Shen, snorted, "That's right. If they felt that the charge of manslaughter was a stretch, they should have said it when we filed the lawsuit. Saying so in court is clearly embarrassing for our procuratorate."
These prosecutors were very unhappy and felt that they had been tricked by Zhang Fei.
Su Che glanced at them and said, "You all have a point. Go check the regulations of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. If the imperial court violates the rules, we can sue the imperial court."
"......?"
"That...that's not necessary."
"This case has been settled, so let's not make it any more complicated."
......
Su Che said: "For our procuratorate, it is not about success or failure, but about justice."
......
"This judge may look young, but he is so thoughtful. It's rare, rare!"
"Yes! What he said just now is exactly what I am worried about. Even if Wu Zhang's circumstances are excusable, if she is found not guilty, I am afraid there will be endless troubles in the future. As the chief judge, you should also consider the impact of this verdict."
"Well... this verdict is really convincing."
......
Zhuo Qun looked at the group of white-haired old men in front of him and praised the verdict highly. He couldn't help but say to Cai Yanqing beside him: "Prefect, it seems that what is said in the letter is true. That kid is really very capable."
Cai Yanqing smiled and nodded: "Yes! His ultimate goal is to reduce Wu Zhang's sentence, but if he directly sentenced him, it would probably attract criticism. But now, people remember him for his selflessness, fairness and strictness."
Zhuo Qun suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, the prosecutor's office charged him with manslaughter, while Lu Chapo and the others thought he was not guilty. But in the end, he sentenced him to intentional homicide, which is the heaviest crime, but the punishment is lighter than manslaughter. This is why the people outside and the old masters inside are all convinced. He really won the hearts of the people."
I couldn't help but give Zhang Fei a thumbs up.
Initially, the difficulty of this case was how to judge it, and it seemed that no matter how it was judged, it was wrong.
But after these twists and turns, Zhang Fei's verdict can be said to be just right and not many people questioned it.
The reason is that Zhang Fei eventually increased Wu Zhang's sentence instead of reducing it.
Cai Yanqing then asked: "What do you think of the way the public security, procuratorate and courts try cases?"
Zhuo Qun hesitated for a moment and said, "I am an official. This method is in line with the laws of our ancestors. The procuratorate and the police station each perform their duties. It can indeed better prevent false charges, but it also cannot avoid its drawbacks. Such a trial requires sufficient evidence and a very fair trial. Otherwise, it is difficult to convict. If you encounter a complicated case, it will take a long time to get it."
In the past, when the prefect tried a case, he could use various tricks to find the real culprit. However, with this method, the presiding judge does not have many tricks to use and must produce sufficient evidence, which is bound to be more troublesome.
The ancestral laws of the Song Dynasty could indeed avoid many problems, but at the same time they also gave rise to the three redundancies and their efficiency was also terrible.
If you inherit its advantages, you will inevitably inherit its disadvantages as well.
Cai Yanqing frowned slightly and said: "But this requires financial support!"
Zhuo Qun said: "It seems that the expenses of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs belong to the local finances, so shouldn't we be responsible for it?"
Cai Yanqing thought for a moment and said, "We will have to discuss this matter with them when the time comes. We in Hezhong Prefecture still have to bear the financial burden of the Northwest Army."
God is fair. When you want a more perfect result, you have to spend more time and money.
......
By the lake.
"lady!"
"Husband...husband!"
Wu Zhang, who had just been released, looked up at Wu Lei who was running towards her, and she took back the step that she had just taken.
"lady!"
Wu Lei ran over and took Wu Zhang's hand, choking with sobs, "I am sorry for you."
"No, no, it's...I'm sorry for you. I...I shouldn't have kept it from you."
The couple looked at each other with guilt. They had a lot to say but didn't know how to start. In the end, they hugged each other and cried.
In fact, both the couple felt very sad. Wu Lei knew his wife's difficulties, but he had his mother on the other side. He could only cry and he could not stand up and say a fair word for his wife.
Mrs. Wu Zhang also knew Wu Lei's character and felt guilty towards him.
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In the corridor not far away, Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqian, Gao Wenyin, Xiaotao and others looked at the couple who were crying and hugging each other from afar, and couldn't help but sigh again.
Gao Wenyin sighed: "Although they have been reunited, their already poor family has encountered such a change, which is probably making things worse."
Then, she turned to Zhang Fei, "Sanlang, how about we quietly send them some money to help them get through the current difficulties."
Zhang Fei frowned slightly, looking a little conflicted.
If the couple cannot overcome this difficulty, the publicity effect of this judgment will certainly be greatly reduced. But if they are given help, will they continue to give it in the future?
In today's society, there are many people who are more miserable than them!
"no need!"
Xu Zhiqian suddenly said.
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zhiqian in surprise, "Zhiqian, what did you say?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "I said it's not necessary!"
Zhang Fei was surprised and asked, "Why?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Because someone will give them money then."
Gao Wenyin asked hurriedly: "Who?"
"Those country gentlemen and gentry."
Xu Zhiqian said: "This case is known to everyone, and most people are very sympathetic to the couple. Some people will definitely lend a hand to them in order to gain fame."
Suddenly, someone behind me laughed and said, "Great! Great! Madam Zhang is really smart, a woman is as good as a man."
Everyone looked back and saw Su Che, Cai Jing, Fu Shichun and others walking over.
Xu Zhiqian was not embarrassed, "Mr. Su, thank you for your praise, but I have seen many such things before."
How do those gentry and scholars maintain their reputation in the local area? Isn't it because of this kind of thing? Who knows that Xu Zhiqian is secretly helping others like this?
But at this moment, if we give the Wu family a little help, the news will spread all over the city the next day. Unless the gentry in Guixiang are stupid, they will never miss this opportunity.
Xu Zhiqian has been kind and charitable since she was young. She has seen a lot of things like this. It is not wisdom, but purely experience.
When Gao Wenyin saw Su Zhe and the others coming, she was very tactful and took Xiaotao and the others away.
Zhang Fei invited them to go to the side hall.
"Prosecutor Su won't blame me, right?"
Zhang Fei asked with a smile.
"Where did you get this from?"
Su Zhe chuckled and said, "Litigation is the responsibility of our procuratorate, and judgment is the responsibility of your imperial court. But there is no rule that the imperial court must obey the judgment of our procuratorate."
Strictly speaking, Zhang Fei did not trick them. The fact that the Royal Court accepted the prosecution from the Procuratorate only meant that it recognized the crime at the time. The specific verdict would have to wait until after the trial.
Although there was a tacit understanding between the two parties in this case, it was also completely compliant.
But everyone knows that Zhang Fei had already thought about how to judge, otherwise, with his memory, he would not have been able to remember those regulations.
Zhang Fei chuckled, "But other people in the procuratorate may not think so."
Su Che smiled and said nothing.
But he really didn't care. Instead, he was very happy because they were in a relationship of mutual supervision and there was no need to feel embarrassed. Everyone made fair decisions.
Ye Zuqia was quite dissatisfied and said: "Teacher, why didn't you ask for our opinions before you made the judgment just now?"
There are five people sitting there, but you are the only one who gets all the limelight, while they feel no sense of participation at all.
Zhang Fei immediately asked: "What do you think?"
Ye Zuqia was stunned for a moment, with a basic awkward smile on his face, "Students mean that searching for regulations and other rough work can be handed over to students. Teachers don't like to do such things anyway."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Then what regulations will you search for to make a judgment?"
“.......!”
"Why are you keeping quiet?"
Zhang Fei asked seriously.
“The students don’t know.”
The four of them lowered their heads at the same time, regretting what they had done. Why did they say such extra words?
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't say you don't know. In fact, I don't have a correct answer. Even if the truth is found out, the judgment of Magistrate Cai can be upheld. This is not a wrong judgment. Because it is difficult to verify what a person thinks in his heart. At present, we judge Wu Zhang's inner thoughts based on the confessions of neighbors, but there is no direct evidence to prove whether Wu Zhang hopes that Wu's mother will die or not.
Since no matter how we judge, it is not wrong, or we can say it is not right, and this is not a special case but a widespread problem, we should seriously consider the impact our judgment will have on the whole society. "
Ye Zuqia and others nodded slightly.
Zhang Fei asked suddenly: "Then the question is, can we consider it carefully?"
Cai Jing said: "That's why the teacher selected those people to help the teacher make a judgment."
Zhang Fei nodded, and then said: "I also plan to establish such a system to specifically try some cases that are difficult to judge."
Su Che was surprised and asked, "How can this be possible?"
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