Chapter 136
Zhang Gun smiled strangely and said, "Bao Zheng, if you have the ability, call the plaintiff up and take out the evidence. Don't do these evil ways!"
The tone is extremely arrogant!
Zhang Gun knew that the only plaintiff who existed was Xu Zhong's wife and daughter.
But these two people are hard to find, and they don’t know where they are hiding now. It is basically impossible to ask them to come to court to sue them!
Zhan Zhao, the dynasty Ma Han and a group of yamen runners, heard Zhang Gun's words, and looked at the other party's clamor and angry!
Can't Zhang Gun be punished for this crime?!
Ye Huai said in a deep voice: "Take Xu Zhong County Magistrate's wife and daughter, Xu Xiaoxiao, Mei!"
Zhang Gun frowned slightly.
"So County Magistrate Xu's widow is still there!"
"This is so good!"
"Mr. Xu is a good official! He has done a lot for the people of Shanyang!"
"Yes! Unfortunately, County Magistrate Xu died in the end!"
“…”
When the people and the yamen runners heard this, they talked and said.
At this time, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu walked out from behind the court, and two women followed them.
He looks in his forties and still has charm. It can be seen that he was also a beauty when he was young, but his face was particularly haggard.
The other is a girl who looks like she is eighteen or nineteen years old. Her skin is as snowy as she is, with an oval face, delicate facial features, she looks very fairy-like, tall and quite large in size.
Ye Huai looked at the girl and couldn't help but lit up, as if the dark court had become brighter.
These two women are Xu Zhong’s wife Mei and daughter Xu Xiaoxiao.
The two girls came to the court. Xu Zhonghun looked at the mother and daughter, with infinite attachment and pity in their eyes, but unfortunately they could only be separated by yin and yang!
When Zhang Gun saw these two women, he frowned and thought to himself that something was wrong!
"Minister woman Mei (Minister woman Xu Xiaoxiao), pay homage to the Lord!" Mei and Xu Xiaoxiao knelt down.
Ye Huai said: "Okay, get up! You two will introduce yourself, who is your surname, where is your origin, and why did you come to the Shanyang County Government Hall!"
"We are the wife (daughter) of the former Shanyang County Magistrate. We are from... The purpose of our coming here tonight is to sue Zhang Gun for killing my husband (father).
While serving as the magistrate of Shanyang County, my husband collected a large amount of evidence of Zhang Gun's crime and prepared to arrest Zhang Gun and return the world to Shanyang County.
When Zhang Gun saw the incident in the east window, he ruthlessly killed my husband, and wanted to kill us mother and daughter. Fortunately, my husband expected that the matter would be done first and sent us mother and daughter away..."
Mei, Xu Xiaoxiao and his daughter cried.
Bang!
Ye Huai slapped the gavel and pointed at Zhang Gun and said, "What else do you have to say?"
"Bao Zheng, this is just one-sided statement of these two women. If you want to sue me, go to dream!" Zhang Gun said coldly.
Ye Huai said: "Mei, Xu Xiaoxiao, do you two have evidence?"
"Sir, we have evidence! When my husband sent us away, he kept some of the evidence for me and my daughter just to prevent accidents. He will use it to sue Zhang Gun in the future. Now the evidence is on us!"
After Mei finished speaking, she took out a cloth bag.
Ye Huai said: "Come on!"
Wang Chao immediately went down to take the cloth bag and sent it to Ye Huai.
He opened it and saw that there was indeed a book of accounts, buying letters from murderers, and other evidence of Zhang Gun's crime.
Ye Huai asked Gongsun Ce to read the evidence to the people in public.
Naturally, it attracted a lot of heated discussion among the people.
They were all denounced the evil gentry Zhang Gun.
Ye Huai slapped the gavel and said majesticly: "Zhang Gun, what else do you have to say!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Gun said arrogantly: "Even if I commit a crime, what can you do to me, Bao Zheng?"
Zhang Gun is indeed not afraid. The Marquis of Chuzhou is his backer. He has given money to his uncle a lot, so the Marquis of Chuzhou will naturally protect him.
The Chuzhou Marquis has a dense network of relationships. The capital is full of hands and eyes.
Even if the magistrate of Xiaoxiaoshanyang County seized the evidence and tried Zhang Gun's case, he had to send the file to the magistrate of Chuzhou for review.
The magistrate of Chuzhou is the son of Chuzhou Marquis.
As long as the Chuzhou magistrate detains these files and obtains and destroys the evidence of Zhang Gun's crime in Shanyang County, Zhang Gun will naturally be at ease.
This is the benefit of power, and many times you can trample on national laws and regulations at will.
This is also the reason why Zhang Gun has been doing evil in Shanyang for many years but still remains unsuccessful.
Even if someone goes to Beijing to file a lawsuit, it will be useless.
There were also people from the Marquis of Chuzhou in the capital, and he was from the Taishi Pang.
The person who sued the emperor would be taken down as soon as he arrived in the capital.
All of this is the reason why Zhang Gun and his clan members are unscrupulous!
Bang!
Ye Huai beat the gavel and said majestic:
"Since the evidence is conclusive, Zhang Gun can be convicted! According to the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Gun's crime should be beheaded and all his property should be confiscated! The person who came asked him to sign and seal it. At three o'clock this day, he would be beheaded and displayed in public, and all his property should be confiscated!"
"Yes!" The dynasty walked down, took the written confession from Gongsun Ce, walked to Zhang Gun, and said coldly: "Old thing, please write it!"
After hearing Ye Huai's punishment, Zhang Gun shouted:
"Bao Zheng, you have no right to spare the sentence of "recording prisoners" to sentence me to death today. I will go to Chuzhou Prefecture to file a lawsuit!
According to the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, for death row prisoners, before execution after the sentence, a superior special official must conduct a "review" (also known as a prisoner) on the death row prisoners. Only after the "record" is correct can the death row be executed!
You have no right to sentence me to death today. You must report it to Chuzhou Prefecture for verification and imprisonment!"
Ye Huai ignored the other party and said, "Let this old guy draw a good plan and get killed in prison. The death penalty will be executed at three o'clock this day!"
The Dynasty forced Zhang Gun to paint and take her down.
In the following time, Ye Huai successively tried Zhang Gun's wife, son, relative, confidant thug, etc.
Among them, Zhang Gun's wife, son and six others were all sentenced to beheading, and they were both executed at 3 o'clock this day.
Other guilty people are also sentenced to three to ten years in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty.
After Ye Huai's sentence, it was already light.
The people applauded, and there were endless applause.
Then, the people knelt down to Ye Huai, the magistrate of Shanyang County in the county yamen, and shouted: "Master Qingtian!"
The wife and daughter of the former county magistrate Xu Zhong also knelt down to Ye Huai and burst into tears of gratitude.
Ye Huai hurriedly asked everyone to stand up.
Close the government office and come to the back hall.
Ye Huai circulated the crescent moon between his eyebrows, and four rays of light burst out into the eyes of Mei and Xu Xiaoxiao.
Temporarily help them open their eyes of the sky.
The two girls saw Xu Zhong and cried.
...
It is noon that day, and it is about to reach three o'clock.
The sun is scorching and the sun is very strong.
Ye Huai sat in the position of the prison officer, and Mei and Xu Xiaoxiao were standing next to each other. As soon as the hour arrived, Zhang Gun and others would be beheaded.
Zhang Gun, his wife, children, relatives, and confidants, knelt on Xingtai, with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, and he couldn't shout it out even if he wanted to, and his face was full of despair and reluctance.
The execution ground was surrounded by people, and many people picked up small stones, rotten eggs, cow dung, etc., and smashed them at Zhang Gun and other death row prisoners like raindrops.
"Sir, it's already three o'clock!" Gongsun Ce reminded.
"Stay someone under the knife!!!" At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came.
In addition, there is a crisp sound of horse hooves.
Looking at Xunsheng, he saw a man in brocade clothes and official uniforms, leading several cavalry runners, riding horses towards the entrance of the execution ground.
Ye Huai glanced at it, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said majestic:
Chapter completed!