Since Zhang Fei came to Hezhong Prefecture, there have been many judgments, although only the first one, which was about the case of Guixiang's matricide, received applause from the whole room.
At that time, many scholars and officials strongly agreed with Zhang Fei's trial process and verdict.
Although the subsequent public trials no longer received the support of the distinguished guests in the courtyard, they were all cheered by the people in front of the door without exception.
However, this insignificant case caused a hint of booing amid the cheers from outside.
This surprised Xu Zhiqian so much that she couldn't help but glance sideways at the people outside the wooden wall.
As far as the case itself is concerned, it is obviously Xu Jingtian and others who are in the wrong. Why do some people not support it? Was it someone who deliberately arranged it?
But this is not the case. In the past, yamen runners had a bad reputation, including Xu Jingtian and others. According to the Northern Song Dynasty system, the imperial guards were also responsible for public security issues, but now they have been replaced by the royal police.
The situation has changed, and now Xu Jingtian and others represent the people.
Therefore, Xu Jingtian's final cries of injustice also resonated with some people. Although they deserved it, in the eyes of some people, the royal police who beat them were also hateful. They believed that the royal court should also give the royal police some punishment, and this judgment was obviously somewhat biased.
"Everyone told you to make some preparations, but you didn't listen. Look, many people don't agree with you."
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Xu Zhiqian whispered.
She had always been working with Zhang Fei. For every previous case, they had always done their homework, but this time was a real exception. Zhang Fei barely even looked at it and was in a hurry to start the trial.
Therefore, Xu Zhiqian believed that it was because of the excessive haste that some people were dissatisfied.
Of course, she still hoped that every judgment made by Zhang Fei would win applause from the good people and at the same time make the bad people grit their teeth.
Zhang Fei said: "I am the president of the court, not a singing girl. I have no obligation to satisfy everyone."
At this point, he paused for a moment, "Have you forgotten what I told you? Among the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, the police station is the most difficult and will definitely cause many disputes. Because relatively speaking, our royal court and the procuratorate pursue fairness and justice, and the royal police are also responsible for control, but no one wants to be controlled. The stricter you are, the more they hate you. Whether you are good or bad, this is human nature, and there will inevitably be people who are dissatisfied with the royal police.
What we are doing now is to ensure the authority of the Royal Police while ensuring that the people have a fair opportunity to appeal. The boos come from human nature, not the right or wrong of this judgment, so don’t pay too much attention to it.”
Xu Zhiqian hesitated for a moment, "So you had expected this result?"
Zhang Fei nodded, "It will continue to happen next."
The next few lawsuits were very similar to those involving Xu Jingtian and his gang. These soldiers had lost their iron rice bowls, were depressed, and started drinking and causing trouble everywhere. The key point was that they were all skilled in martial arts, and the Royal Police did not completely suppress their weapons.
Basically, there were physical fights.
The decisions of the Royal Court, without exception, all supported the Royal Police, but they also punished those people with hard labor.
There were constant cheers, but also frequent boos.
However, Zhang Fei was not affected at all.
Even Chen Qi couldn't stand it and whispered, "Attorney General, this Zhang San is still a little immature and doesn't understand the way of being an official. Although there are not many problems with his judgment, he doesn't have to punish those royal police, but he should at least reprimand them a few times, so as to calm the dissatisfaction of those people."
It's like your own child is innocent, but others have come to your house and you have to scold him. If both sides give the other a way out, the matter can be resolved.
You are too protective of your child. Even if you are right, others will be unhappy.
This is true for being a human being and for being an official.
In ancient times, disturbing the public was also taken very seriously. Officials before would more or less teach the yamen runners a lesson in person, even if the runners were not wrong, but this was a tacit understanding.
Su Zhe smiled and said, "I thought so before, but didn't you realize that Judge Zhang was actually teaching the people?"
"Attend class?"
Chen Qi was surprised.
Su Che nodded and said, "After this trial, the people will know what to do and what not to do when facing the Royal Police, and how to defend their own interests, which can also reduce the conflict between the people and the Royal Police."
Chen Qi recalled it briefly, and the Royal Police's Manual of Conduct suddenly became very clear in his mind. It turned out that Zhang Fei had been emphasizing the Royal Police's Manual of Conduct when he was trying the case just now. Inadvertently, he remembered it very clearly.
In addition, the decisions of the Royal Court all support the Royal Police, so the people will naturally not make the same mistakes when faced with similar situations.
"Oh? Is this next lawsuit related to Superintendent Cao?"
Zhang Fei looked up and said in surprise.
Ma Xiaoyi immediately said, "Judge Zhang, I am also very familiar with this case. I can testify on behalf of my brother, no, Superintendent Cao."
He was addicted to standing here and testifying, so he wanted to take care of it all.
Zhang Fei looked around, "If it's Inspector Cao."
Before he could say anything, he heard a very arrogant voice, "Xiao Ma, get down here."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes slightly. "Captain Ma, you don't have to go down. Just continue to stand here and provide the police station's investigation and assist the presiding judge in testifying. This will also be the case in the future."
"yes."
Ma Xiaoyi said excitedly.
He is worthy of being my third brother, he is loyal.
Zhang Fei looked at Cai Jing again.
Cai Jing immediately stood up and said, "Call witness Cao Dongdong, suspect Kong Tai, and Sun Sheng."
Cao Dongdong was seen coming to court with two young men, but it looked as if he was carrying two prisoners to court, acting as if he did not recognize any of his relatives.
After arriving in the court, Cao Dongdong sat down next to Ma Xiaoyi, while Kong Tai and Sun Sheng stood on the other side.
A court guard stepped forward and whispered, "Judge, Kong Tai and Sun Sheng have hired an Erbi to defend them."
Zhang Fei frowned slightly, feeling that something was not right, and asked, "What is the name of this Erbi pen? Is there any official document from the court?"
The court police said, "The name of this person is Lu Bangxing, a native of Tokyo Bianliang, and he has an official document."
Xu Zhiqian whispered, "This Lu Bangxing is the author of Fei's bookstore."
Regarding the issue of official documents of Erbi, the court had already made a decision in advance. Li Min and other Erbi who obtained official documents in Bianliang were able to dispute it in Hezhong Prefecture.
Li Min just wanted to wait until the bookstore was built before opening for business. He is still helping out at the Legal Aid Department, and also wants to build up some reputation for himself so that he can make a breakthrough.
Cai Jing turned around and reminded quietly: "Teacher, Lu Bangxing should have just arrived in Hezhong Prefecture, and Kong Tai and Sun Sheng were just soldiers in the camp. It has only been a day, how could they contact Lu Bangxing?"
Zhang Fei asked: "Do you think there is someone helping you from behind?"
Cai Jing nodded and said, "And the target is Inspector Cao. As far as I know, the soldier named Qiu Jiang who just went down has a more powerful background than these two, but he has not been able to ask Erbi to fight for the lawsuit."
"Even if it is, there is nothing we can do. This is in compliance with regulations."
Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly and said to Cao Dongdong, "Superintendent Cao, now the other party has hired Erbi to fight the lawsuit, do you need the help of the Legal Aid Department?"
At present, the Legal Aid Department mostly provides petitions, unless one party has requested a legal aid and the other party has not. In that case, the presiding judge will ask the party that has not requested legal aid whether it needs legal aid. If so, the Legal Aid Department will be assigned.
Of course, in some complex cases, we can also seek the support of the Legal Aid Department, such as the case of Chen Guang.
Cao Dongdong said casually: "My big Er pen is not available today, and I don't trust other Er pens. No need, I can do it myself."
You idiot, this could be a conspiracy! Zhang Fei's mouth twitched a few times, and he nodded: "Okay then." He said loudly: "Call Lu Bangxing to appear in court."
Take this opportunity to carefully read the police statement.
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes. Would this last-minute cramming really work?
She thought Zhang Fei was being too confident.
But a frail scholar in his twenties with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks came into the court.
Of course Lu Bangxing had met Zhang Fei before, but he didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Zhang Fei and bowed respectfully.
Zhang Fei pointed to the pavilion next to him and said, "Lu Bangxing, you are the first Erbi to sit in this pavilion. I hope you can perform well."
"Thank you, President!"
Lu Bangxing came to the pavilion and sat down.
Zhang Fei then said to Cao Dongdong, "Superintendent Cao, please tell me what happened on the day of the incident."
Cao Dongdong immediately said, "The day before yesterday evening, I went to South Street with my servants to eat at a restaurant, and suddenly heard a woman scolding someone. When I looked over, I saw these two people stopping a woman, smiling frivolously, and even touching her."
As he spoke, he pointed at Kong Tai and Sun Sheng.
Then, Cao Dongdong continued, "So I immediately shouted to stop them and rushed over. When they saw me approaching, they not only refused to admit their mistakes, but also spoke rudely to me and even tried to push me away. As a result, I knocked them to the ground, and then I took them back to the police station. This is the whole process of the incident."
Zhang Fei nodded, then looked at Lu Bangxing and asked, "Do you plead guilty?"
Lu Bangxing stood up and said, "On behalf of Kong Tai and Sun Sheng, I refuse to plead guilty, and we will sue Superintendent Cao for abusing his power and beating innocent people in order to win the favor of that woman."
After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian immediately became worried.
Cai Bian and others also looked worried.
No matter how you look at it, Cao Dongdong is unreliable. They really don’t know why Zhang Fei likes to cooperate with such a person. He is the biggest weak point of our public security, procuratorial and judicial organs!
Cao Dongdong immediately pointed at Lu Bangxing and cursed: "How dare you slander this police superintendent."
Zhang Fei angrily shouted, "Superintendent Cao, please watch your attitude. If you continue to interfere with the other party's testimony, I will sentence you to contempt of the imperial court."
Cao Dongdong glared at Lu Bangxing and snorted.
Zhang Fei frowned secretly. Damn, as long as this guy gets involved with women, there will be trouble. My little pony is still good. He likes to hang out with men.
(End of this chapter)
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