thump—
thump—
thump—
The rhythm is very steady.
The two of them subconsciously cast their gazes away.
Zhao Nong was lying on a stretcher, being carried by two servants.
He cried and blocked the Seventh Prince's way.
"Your Highness... Your Highness! I want to impeach the prefect of Bozhou, Jian Zengren. This man is corrupt and unjust. He has committed many unjust acts in Bozhou. His crimes are obvious. I think this thief should be killed on the spot to enforce discipline!"
The Seventh Prince suddenly became alert.
He quickly stepped forward and took the "blood letter" written by Zhao Nong with chicken blood. He found that it listed more than 30 crimes, big and small. He couldn't help but feel dizzy.
"Master Zhao Qian, please stand up."
puff!
Zhao Nong vomited blood.
It’s fine if Li Qingcha said something like “former sir”, but the Seventh Prince also said so, doesn’t that mean he was appointed by the royal family?
He held his waist helplessly.
"Your Highness, I am still injured and it is really inconvenient for me."
The Seventh Prince pondered.
"In that case, you can let the servants carry you and follow me into the government office."
Everyone walked into the government gate and headed towards the lobby.
Unexpectedly, an unexpected scene appeared.
Jian Zengren was sitting upright on the armchair, his body straight, his clothes neatly dressed, and his serious expression as if he was waiting for everyone to arrive.
He stood up happily and bowed to the Seventh Prince.
"Jian Zengren, the prefect of Bozhou, greets Your Highness."
The Seventh Prince was stunned, and said two words coldly: "Capture him!"
He thought:
Li Qingcha pretends to be cool in front of me,
A mere prefect is worthy of this! ?
Chapter 234 The Seventh Prince Tried the Case
Jian Zengren, it's over!
As the saying goes, "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down."
In the next few days, under the exemplary role played by Zhao Nong, the officials and gentry in Bozhou seemed to suddenly find their conscience, and letters of denunciation flew to the desk of the Seventh Prince like snowflakes.
Moreover, in order to put Jian Zengren to death completely, they not only reported him to the Seventh Prince, but also copied the report to the Emperor in the capital.
In this situation, even gods can't help.
Killing Jian Zengren was in line with public opinion, and those impeachment memorials were just to fabricate reasonable charges for all parties to accept.
As the temporary leader of Bozhou, the Seventh Prince could not ignore such a big case.
He ordered a public trial.
Bozhou is not the capital, and it does not have the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate, nor does it have the Six Gates. The trial can only be handed over to Rui Yuankai and Sun Wei.
The two were stunned when they heard the Seventh Prince's order.
Who is Jian Zengren?
Their immediate superiors!
There are risks in reviewing superiors.
After much deliberation, the two men came up with a trick and spread the news of the public trial among the people.
Confessing the case before the people can be considered as "making the punishment clear to the public."
On the day of the trial, the streets were deserted and the gate of the government office was crowded with people.
It is a rare sight to see the head of a prefecture being interrogated in court.
Rui Yuankai slammed the gavel hard.
"To the court! Bring in the suspect!"
The yamen runners standing on both sides beat the ground with their whistle sticks in rhythm.
"Wei~~~"
"Wu~~~"
Amid the noise, Jian Zengren walked into the lobby calmly.
He looked around, his eyes resting on the judges, a scornful smile on his face.
"Tsk... just a few of you grass-headed kings?"
Rui Yuankai: “…”
Sun Wei: “…”
Neither of them dared to say a word.
Jian Zengren said: "You are not qualified to judge me."
This is actually true.
Although the officials can decide the life and death of the common people, from a business perspective, they still need to be careful in criminal review, mainly responsible for the rectification and redress of unjust and wrong cases.
In a place like Bozhou, without a prefect, the judges and associate magistrates alone were not "qualified" to conduct trials.
not to mention……
"Which of you didn't take my benefits?"
Jian Zengren sneered.
Rui Yuankai and Sun Wei blushed immediately.
In fact, they have already returned the gold, silver, treasures and women they had received, but their hands were not clean and they were still short of breath.
Neither of them rebuked Jian Zengren.
The people outside were whispering.
"I knew long ago that they were in collusion, and the officials were protecting each other."
"Ugh……"
"The man surnamed Jian is so arrogant, is there no one who can control him?"
……
The discussion became louder and louder.
at this time,
"I will interrogate you!"
The Seventh Prince entered from the back hall and went directly to Rui Yuankai's side.
"Get off!"
Rui Yuankai was feeling very uncomfortable just now and wanted to escape.
He got up quickly.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave."
"Wait a minute!" The Seventh Prince called out to Rui Yuankai, "According to the previous procedures, what is the first thing to do when a suspect is brought to court?"
"..."
"Stop dithering and speak!"
"Your Highness, in the past, when the suspect was in court, if he did not hire a lawyer, he would be given a trial first."
The Seventh Prince was in the palace and didn't know how the grassroots were doing their work.
He looked confused.
"Zaji? Why does it sound like a dish..."
Rui Yuankai almost burst out laughing.
"Puff! Ahem... Your Highness, the punishment is to use torture first, usually by beating with a stick."
"I see."
The Seventh Prince understood.
Looking at Jian Zengren standing there, he found that Jian Zengren was staring at Rui Yuankai viciously, like a tiger choosing its prey.
He snorted coldly,
"You are about to die, and you still think you can run rampant in Bozhou?"
Snapped--
A hanging stake was thrown to the ground.
The Seventh Prince ordered: "First, beat him with 200 sticks to calm his arrogance."
"..."
"..."
"..."
An eerie silence enveloped the government office.
Even the people outside were shocked.
Two hundred boards...
Even a butt made of iron can't withstand such a beating!
The common people had only seen people being tortured into confessing, but they had never seen anyone being beaten to death in public.
I can only say that he is worthy of being a prince from the capital.
The Seventh Prince looked around.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and do it!"
Rui Yuankai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Ah this..."
He didn't know what to say for a moment. His mind suddenly got hot and he turned to Jian Zengren in the middle of the lobby.
"Master Jian, why don't you just confess?"
When he spoke, his tone was completely negotiating.
It is obvious that he feels that the Seventh Prince is unreliable. It is better to hope that Jian Zengren will turn over a new leaf than to expect him to try the case.
Jian Zengren was full of black lines on his head: ￣□￣｜｜
He also felt that he should confess, otherwise, he might be tortured to death by the Seventh Prince who knew nothing.
No matter how you look at it, beheading is more satisfying than being spanked to death.
A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated.
Including the suspect Jian Zengren, all the adults in the hall exchanged silent glances.
Only the Seventh Prince was kept in the dark.
