Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 17 Must Be Right
The prisoner rushed to plead guilty, but Sima Guang couldn't be happier!

Not only unhappy, but annoyed by it.

He has realized that what he is facing is not a brat with a yellow mouth, but a cunning little fox.

And this "little fox" looked calm and calm at this time, and when faced with his question, he even calmly asked back: "I don't know if the presiding judge agrees that filial piety is the main reason for Ah Yun's murder."

Sima Guang pondered for a while, and said: "This matter still needs to be investigated, but even if she is seeking filial piety, it is not enough to be a reason for her to get rid of the crime."

His language has gradually become more cautious, which shows that the situation is already very unfavorable for him.

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "On this point, the common people dare not agree. Since ancient times, there have been many heroes who sacrificed their lives for benevolence, sacrificed their lives for righteousness, sacrificed their lives for filial piety, and sacrificed their lives for loyalty.

In my Chinese civilization, loyalty and filial piety are more important than life. Based on this, defending filial piety is naturally more important than defending life.According to the law of our dynasty, when your life is threatened, your counterattack is regarded as self-defense, so defending filial piety can of course also be regarded as self-defense.

Could it be that someone threatened us to give up our loyalty to the emperor and our filial piety to our parents, and we couldn't fight back?If this is the case, then there is no need for the imperial court to advocate benevolence, filial piety, and loyalty. "

Where did this kid come from?Is he really just a commoner?Isn't he afraid of the emperor who keeps his mouth shut about the court?

Countless questions arose in Sima Guang's mind, and he said, "But defending filial piety doesn't mean hurting an innocent person, and do you think that hurting others during filial piety is filial piety to parents?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "So what Xiaomin is fighting for A Yun is excessive defense, not plea of ​​innocence."

Sima Guang frowned, at this moment he had to admit in his heart, this "excessive" use is really fucking wonderful!

Zhang Fei continued to elaborate: "Of course Ayun is guilty, the evidence is solid, but her purpose is to protect herself, to defend the most important thing in her heart, but she chose the wrong method, but this is It was justifiable, and her original intention of doing so could not be ignored because of this.

All kinds of evidence have proved that she is not a vicious person, but her age and experience are not enough to make her think of a more clever way, and let's not forget that his parents are both dead, and only a group of people in his family want to use her No one can provide her with the slightest help for the elders who are looking for benefits.

The chief interrogator cannot expect her to deal with every problem rationally, intelligently and calmly like you.In fact, there are many women like Ah Yun, and few of them have chosen the correct solution. It's not that they don't know what filial piety is, but that they feel desperate and helpless.

From a legal point of view, Ah Yun hurt an innocent person in the process of protecting himself, which is of course an excessive defense. "

At this point, Zhang Fei suddenly restrained his momentum, and said humbly: "Of course, Xiaomin is just a commoner, and he came here to argue because of His Majesty's benevolence. Xiaomin has no power to judge, and Xiaomin can only provide a meager amount. Evidence, to assist the presiding officer.

It is undeniable that Ayun did make a major mistake. If the court insists on adjudicating Ayun for murder, Xiaomin also implores the court to commend Ayun for his filial piety, so that she will have the face to see her mother after she dies. I believe this is also the case. What Ayun desires the most at the moment is, after all, in her heart, her mother wants to win over her own life. "

After these words, Wang Shiyuan, Qi Hui, Liu Shu and other conservatives all showed very frustrated expressions.

On the contrary, Wang Anshi and other reformers showed complacent smiles.

Sima Guang looked directly at Zhang Fei, his eyes full of anger.

He is angry!

He is very angry!

When the other party did not provide strong evidence, he was powerless to refute the other party.

But knowing that the other party is deceiving, but he is powerless to recover.

The key reason is that filial piety is very, very important in contemporary times.

Even the emperor could not do any unfilial acts.

And Zhang Fei cleverly used filial piety as the motive of Ayun's murder. Of course, Zhang Fei did provide some evidence, which is enough to prove that Ayun is a filial daughter, but whether there is a causal relationship between the two, only Ayun himself knows, outsiders We can only provide some supporting evidence to prove it from the side.

Sima Guang didn't expect this at all.

Because before that, everyone believed that appearance was the motive of the murder.

Although Zhang Fei could not provide direct evidence to prove that Ayun did not commit the murder because of his appearance, Sima Guang could not provide direct evidence that Ayun committed the murder because of the other party's ugly appearance. The original ironclad evidence was Ayun's own confession. , had been destroyed by Zhang Fei just now.

Absolute objective evidence does not exist.

But Zhang Fei put forward an indirect evidence, if Ayun just wanted to marry someone who was not ugly, then why did she refuse before, and Ayun had used filial piety to refuse the marriage several times.

If there is no more direct evidence, then indirect evidence can deny that appearance is the motive of the murder.

By now, Sima Guang had also come to his senses.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Loyalty and filial piety are ancient political correctness.

Going against political correctness for a little girl is not something a mature politician would do.

Then if he wants to uphold the original sentence, he must find evidence to prove that Ayun's motive is not filial piety.

And he must prove this, otherwise, it is politically incorrect, which makes him very passive.

Sima Guang knew very well that the other party was playing tricks and confusing the public, and he would not give up easily, saying: "At present, the statements you have provided are just your one-sided statements, and I still need to investigate the authenticity of them. When the facts come to light, I will decide at my own discretion, and I will stop here today. Retire."

After saying that, he got up and left.

After he left, the hall was still silent.

Many officials looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.

They thought the same as Sima Guang, where did this kid come from?

I, Da Song, still have such a character?
After a while, Wang Shiyuan, Qi Hui, Liu Shu and others suddenly stood up and left in a hurry.

The rest of the people just woke up like a dream, stood up, and walked out of the hall while discussing.

"How could the trial be like this?"

"To tell you the truth, I've been adjudicating cases for many years, and I've seen a lot of people from Erbi, but I've never seen a case like this?"

"If it were me, I would have severely punished the people of Erbi long ago. Others didn't know it, and thought he was the chief judge."

"Do you think this Sima University scholar is on their side?"

"Don't talk nonsense about that."

Gentlemen who just woke up from a dream always feel that this trial is very wrong. This does not seem to be a trial, but more like a debate contest in the Imperial Academy.

Is Da Song even tolerant to this extent?

Do people dare to yell at the academicians of the Hanlin Academy?
Outrageous!

It's outrageous!

After everyone left, Zhang Fei, who had been standing in the hall, suddenly bent down, put his hands on his knees, panted heavily, and beads of sweat dripped down from his forehead.

Snapped!
Suddenly feeling someone tapped his shoulder, he tilted his head and saw Xu Zunzheng looking at him with a smile.

"It turns out that you also know how to be afraid, kid!"

"Scared!"

Zhang Fei straightened up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "I have always known in my heart that when I step into this courtroom, it is like standing on the edge of a cliff. head in a different place."

Xu Zun asked: "Since you understand it in your heart, why do you still do this?"

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and asked back: "Benefactor can agree that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil."

Xu Zun shook his head and said, "If it's true that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil, then we don't need officials."

"That's true."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile, and said, "But this case is indeed a case of good returns!"

Xu Zun asked, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei said: "If Ayun is a person with a vicious heart, Wei Ada will be seriously injured even if he does not die. It can be seen that no matter whether Ayun has murderous intentions or not, she is resistant to killing a person in her heart.

Besides, Ayun saved my life.This is all due to kindness. If there is no such kindness, this lawsuit will not exist at all, so there is no winning or losing. "

Xu Zun asked: "If Ah Yun is a vicious person, but also your savior, would you still help her?"

Zhang Fei said: "If I were a citizen of Erbi, then I would definitely do this."

Xu Zun asked, "Why?"

Zhang Fei said: "Under the premise of fairness, if I can save one heinous person, it is equivalent to killing countless heinous people."

Xu Zun's eyes lit up, his eyes were filled with admiration, and he asked, "Then if you are an official?"

Zhang Fei said: "If I were an official, I would try my best to mitigate the criminal's charges within the scope of the law, just like a benefactor."

Xu Zun said hehe: "You kid can comfort people."

Zhang Fei said: "I don't know if this consolation can relieve my debt?"

"Of course not. Hehe..."

(End of this chapter)