Magistrate Yang finally couldn't bear it and slapped him: "I think if you had a tail, you could fly up to the sky!"

Who did Zhang Yang’s character follow?

Yang Yuanding is honest.

Magistrate Yang straightened his tone: "Okay, let's open the meeting!"

The process of this matter was not that fast originally, but everyone has been arrested, and it is a matter related to people within the yamen, so it is not considered queue jumping if it is handled smoothly.

And in Magistrate Yang's opinion, this matter is not that complicated and can be completed in half an hour at most.

For the first time in his life, Zhang Sijiu watched the process of ascending to the imperial court in the Song Dynasty.

I have to say, it’s quite shocking.

Two rows of government officials stood on either side, neatly dressed, with solemn and serious expressions, which were immediately different from their usual cheerful mood.

Even Zhang Sijiu couldn't help but stand up straight - well, due to the atmosphere, he just couldn't help it.

Magistrate Yang sat on a chair in the middle of the hall, and on the left and right were the county magistrate and the chief registrar and the jury.

The pleading was written temporarily. Zhang Xiaoshan asked someone from the county government to help write it, and he was given a lot of writing fees. From this point on, Zhang Sijiu became more determined to let Xiaosong and Xiaobai study.

I have to say that being able to read and write can really change your life in this era.

After the pleadings are handed over, there are oral confessions, five hearings, and torture sessions. In fact, according to Zhang Sijiu's understanding, it is the process of both parties stating the case and defending their case.

Only after this step is it time for the county magistrate and the jury to discuss and finally determine the outcome of the trial.

As the plaintiff, Zhang Xiaoshan knelt directly on the plaintiff's seat on the left, while the three were forced to kneel on the defendant's seat on the right.

Magistrate Yang first asked what happened to Zhang Xiaoshan.

Zhang Xiaoshan told Xu's experience exactly.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Yang turned around and asked the three people: "Have you been to the alley Zhang Xiaoshan mentioned in the morning?"

The injured man was still dazed and didn't say anything. The short man among them quickly denied it: "I didn't go, I didn't go. The three of us were drinking together."

Magistrate Yang stared at the tall man.

The tall man also said reluctantly: "We are indeed drinking."

"Drinking? Where to drink? I asked the magistrate to ask, and he will know as soon as he asks." Magistrate Yang's words were concise and concise, and his tone was majestic and questioning.

It was the short man who answered first: "I drank it at my house. I didn't drink it outside."

The tall man also replied: "My opponent, I drank at his house."

"Did the three of them drink together?" Magistrate Yang asked again.

The two of them nodded vigorously.

So Magistrate Yang took a look at the county magistrate.

The county magistrate understood and waved the short man to another room for interrogation.

This does not allow for collusion.

Zhang Sijiu breathed a sigh of relief: If this continues, what else will these two people get from the trial? They have to be separated.

Then, Magistrate Yang began to ask the tall man: "Are you from Hecun?"

The tall man nodded: "Yes, he is from Hecun."

"Your name is He Cheng? What is your relationship with the two of them? Why was he injured?" County Magistrate Yang turned over the paper and asked again.

The tall man continued to nod: "My name is He Cheng, and the three of us are friends. The injured one's name is Zhou Shi. He drank too much and fell when he went out. He hit a rock and was bruised like this."

It sounds like it's normal.

Moreover, the tall man turned his head and shouted that he was wronged: "We had a good drink and were treated for a disease, so they were arrested by us. We were wronged! Moreover, who was responsible for delaying the condition? They have to pay us!"

"

Zhang Xiaoshan was so angry that his face turned red. If he hadn't remembered that this was a courtroom, he would have pounced on the tall man and punched the tall man twice.

Magistrate Yang fell into deep thought.

Zhang Sijiu reminded Zhang Xiaoshan softly: "Second uncle, there are oil stains on their clothes. And the one who hurt his head must not have drank too much. There is still something he vomited in the hospital, and it doesn't smell of alcohol at all."

Braised pork is oily.

They smashed Xu's stall and soiled the meat. The legs of their trousers and the hems of their clothes were stained with oil.

Zhang Sijiu saw this in the injured person, so he chose to drug him without hesitation.

Zhang Xiaoshan immediately said what he said, "Whether they have been drinking or not, we will find out if they spit it out."

This is easy, just pull it down, pick your throat, and keep it until you can spit out whatever you ate in the morning.

Magistrate Yang nodded and asked the Yamen servant to drag the tall man out to induce vomiting.

At the same time, I took a closer look at his clothes and found that there were indeed oil stains on them.

Magistrate Yang glanced at Zhang Sijiu approvingly - although Zhang Xiaoshan said the words loudly, it was obviously Zhang Sijiu who reminded him.

At this time, the county magistrate, who had taken the person to the back for interrogation, also brought the person back, along with a signed interrogation document.

Magistrate Yang looked at it carefully and asked the injured person: "Zhou Shi? Are you drinking together? What's the appetizer?"

When Zhang Sijiu heard this question, he immediately gave a thumbs up: If this is not correct, the problem will be explained immediately!

Zhou Shi was already suffering from a headache and dizziness, so he didn't have the time to think carefully at this moment, so he just said two words casually: "Cook the soybeans, cook the peas."

Magistrate Yang raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure?"

When Zhou Shi heard this, his face turned even paler: "I think about it again, I have a headache, maybe I remembered it wrong——"

He made up two more: "Cold bean sprouts and chopped mutton."

The short man was so anxious that he wanted to speak - but he was stared at so hard that he didn't dare to say a word.

Soon, the tall man came back, and his face looked ugly after vomiting like this.

Magistrate Yang asked the same question again.

The tall man was smarter and just said he forgot, as if he hadn't eaten the food and wine.

The catcher interrupted and replied: "Mr. Yang, he didn't drink at all. Indeed, he doesn't smell of alcohol at all."

County Magistrate Yang smiled, then suddenly changed his expression and darkened: "What the three said is totally wrong. They are all full of nonsense! If I give you another chance, if you still don't tell the truth, then you will have no choice but to tell the truth."

Sentence!"

He asked the three of them with a cold face: "Did the three of you go to that alley and rob the woman Zhang Xu?"

The three of them still didn't speak.

Magistrate Yang slapped the prison wall suddenly: "Drag it down——"

The short man immediately exclaimed: "I said, I said, I said! I really didn't go today! I just have a good relationship with the two of them and introduced them to a job. When they came to see me, I also

I don’t know what happened.”

At this time, Zhou Shi and He Cheng both glared at the short man.

Magistrate Yang was obviously not that easy to fool. He stared at the short man closely: "Then why do you want to protect them? And you want to hide it for them?"
Chapter completed!