The person kneeling in front of Xiao Feng was not one person, but a group of people.
Among the group of people was a tied-up woman. Although her hair was disheveled, she had a pink face, graceful appearance, and a pair of big tearful eyes. A casual look to the left and right made many men feel pity for her.
Even being tied up with a rope can highlight his good figure. It seems that the person responsible for the binding also has certain skills, and may have learned from the Japanese pirates along the coast.
Xiao Feng squinted at Yingtian Fuyin: "Master Fuyin, it seems that there is really no sun and moon in Nanjing City. Otherwise, how could the people be forced to stop me in the street and complain?"
Ying Tianfu Yin secretly glanced at Zhao Wenhua and saw that he had no intention of speaking, so he had to step forward to explain.
"Mr. Governor, this matter is indeed due to the incompetence of the subordinate officials. In fact, these people have been beating drums in Yingtian Mansion two days ago to express their grievances.
It's just that this case is extremely complicated, involving three departments: Yingtian Mansion, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites. Each department has its own opinions, so it is really impossible to make a decision.
They also learned that the governor was coming, so they were asked to wait for two days to hear the case again after receiving the governor.
Unexpectedly, they were so impatient. They must have heard that the Governor was an expert in solving cases in the capital, so they took the liberty to block the road and complain. "
The first part of this sentence is an explanation, but the last sentence is the key point: You are like a god in solving cases in the capital, so we have left you an extremely difficult case to judge. Let’s see what you do?
Xiao Feng looked at the officials and saw that they all looked like they were watching a show. He knew that if he didn't show his skills today, not only the Nanjing officialdom but also the people watching would be very disappointed with him.
And this should be what Zhao Wenhua designed for himself
of a trap. When a new official takes office, if he is defeated first and loses his prestige, it will be difficult for him to do anything in the future.
Xiao Feng looked at the beautiful woman, then at the group of men around her, and smiled lightly: "If you have any grievances, tell me."
The first person to stand up was an old man with a gray beard. He looked solemn and looked like he had a certain authority.
"Sir, this villain is Fan Jian, the leader of the Fanjiazhuang clan outside the city. Fan Yang, the wife of Fan Nan, a member of the clan, is not abiding by women's ethics and has become a promiscuous member of the clan. She wants to be buried in a pig cage.
However, Fan Nan's family refused to submit and threatened to die. They also came up with a new decree from the court to stop him, claiming that the clan could not kill people rashly and asked for a lawsuit.
For this reason, the villain led the clan members to send the Fan Yang family to Yingtian Mansion, asking the government to allow us to deal with the Fan Yang family according to the clan rules!
However, Yingtian Mansion kept delaying us, saying that the Governor was coming to Yingtian Mansion and asked us to complain then. "
Xiao Feng didn't even bother to look at the group of low-headed people in Nanjing. He just looked at that group of people: "Is Fan Yang's family here?"
There were two white-haired old men and one middle-aged man, who looked like a sick man at first glance. The old lady supported the old man with her left hand and the middle-aged man with her right hand, and knelt down to Xiao Feng with difficulty.
"Sir, Cao Min is Fan Yang's mother-in-law. This is my wife, and this is my son Fan Nan. In the early years, the family of three was infected with the epidemic. My wife and son were infected with the disease and it was difficult to walk. It is really rude."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Fan Yang looks much younger than your son, but is she a child bride?"
The old lady hesitated: "Sir, my daughter-in-law came here to escape famine a few years ago. It snowed very rarely in Nanjing in those days, and my daughter-in-law and mother froze at the entrance of the village.
I
At that time, when I returned home from doing odd jobs in the town, I found that my daughter-in-law still had a heartbeat, so I carried her back home and revived her with hot soup.
I didn’t expect much at first, but my daughter-in-law repays her kindness and must marry me in to take care of my family. Sir, this should not be considered a child bride. "
Xiao Feng was silent for a moment: "Does she take care of her family well?"
The old lady kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, I am old and frail, so I rely on my daughter-in-law to work day and night to support the family. The cloth she weaves is praised by everyone in the town.
My daughter-in-law treats my wife and me like biological parents, and she takes very good care of my son. When there was a famine, she had a mouthful of good food and shared it with the three of us, while she ate bran-thick vegetables. She is the savior of my family! "
Xiao Feng has understood more than half of it now, and he can also feel the eyes of everyone focused on him, especially Zhao Wenhua's, which is not too obscene.
"Is what the patriarch Fan Jian said the truth? You have to think carefully before you say anything."
There was a hint of meaning in Xiao Feng's words. The old lady was also a weather-beaten person. Although she was from the countryside, she had her own life experience.
"No, no, sir, my daughter-in-law is very good. She is young and lively, which may make people look a little frivolous. But my daughter-in-law is a good person and has not been a prostitute in the countryside."
Patriarch Fan Jian was not happy: "Nonsense! How dare you lie to my face? Your daughter-in-law, Fan Yang, is known to be a promiscuous person and has had affairs with many people in the clan. How can you deny her?"
Fan Jian rushed to Xiao Fenggong and cupped his hands: "Sir, everything the villain said is true, and everyone in the clan can testify. When Fan Yang was captured this time, a man escaped from the scene!"
Xiao Feng glanced at the standing clan member
The men behind her, ranging in age from their twenties to their thirties, most of their eyes fell on Fan Yang, some feeling pity, some pitiful, some guilty, and some disdainful.
Xiao Feng asked calmly: "Apart from Fan Yang's family, is there anyone in the clan who can testify for Fan Yang?"
No one spoke. The old lady shook her head silently. Fan Yang raised his head and looked at Xiao Feng with his big watery eyes, his face full of grievances and his lips pouting.
Although there was fear in his eyes, his eyes still lit up when he saw Xiao Feng's appearance, and he couldn't help but wink and twist his body.
Xiao Feng was secretly amused. It was a pity that this woman did not enter the brothel. He has seen this kind of woman before, and she doesn't even do it for money, she just likes it.
"Fan Yang, can you admit what the clan leader said?"
Although Fan Yang likes to liberate her nature, she is not a fool. Naturally, she knows that if she admits it at this time, she may be imprisoned in a pig cage.
"Sir, I am a little girl who has to fulfill her duties. It was the patriarch who came to me with money several times. I thought he was old, so he took revenge on me.
Those men were the same, they all wanted to take advantage of me, but when something happened, no one spoke for me! "
Fan Jian's face turned red and he was furious. He wanted to kick Fan Yang to death, but he was the clan leader after all and he quickly calmed down.
"Sir, this woman is extremely lewd. Almost all the young men in the village have had affairs with her. She has also received money from men. Otherwise, how can the family have enough food and clothing if they rely on her to weave cloth?"
Xiao Feng exclaimed: "It turns out she only has affairs with young men. No wonder, no wonder."
These two strange things made Fan Jian extremely sad and angry. He wanted to defend himself, but Xiao Feng did not say that he
He was wondering something, but he didn't dare to scold Xiao Feng, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it.
Xiao Feng turned back to look at Ying Tianfu Yin, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Ministry of Etiquette: "No wonder this case involves three departments, I have indeed understood it at this time.
Assuming what the patriarch said is true, the three adults are rich in experience. I wonder what their views are on this case. "
Zhao Wenhua secretly laughed in his heart and said, "It's useless even if you ask, there is no solution to this matter in the first place!" Even if you judge, you can only be conciliatory, which does not reflect your level at all.
Ying Tianfu Yin cupped his hands and said: "Sir, if this matter is according to the law, it is actually Fan Yang's husband who has the right to sue his wife for adultery.
However, the clan leader did not accuse Fan Yang of committing adultery, but of committing adultery in the village. As the clan leader, he had the responsibility to maintain the customs of the village, but it made sense.
However, as a clan rule, the pig cage dipping conflicted with the new court law, so the official didn't know how to judge it for a while. "
The Minister of Punishment nodded and said: "The criminal law set up by the imperial court was originally set up by evildoers. Adultery is often accompanied by murder, so it has always been regarded as a serious crime.
In the countryside, fornication is a matter of custom and is governed by etiquette and law. The punishment is light, but according to the clan rules, the punishment is extremely severe.
In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, criminal law is the mainstay and ritual law is supplemented. This case involves rural customs and family filial piety, which are all governed by ritual law. It is really difficult for the Ministry of Punishment to make a decision. "
The Minister of Rites twirled his beard and said: "Prostitution is the first of all evils. According to etiquette and law, this woman who is promiscuous in the village will be beaten with at least eighty boards and paraded in the streets with shackles."
Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. This woman is grateful and filial to heaven and earth. According to etiquette and law, it should be demonstrated. Therefore, when the Ministry of Punishment referred the case to the Ministry of Rites, I was in a dilemma. "
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Such a case is indeed extremely difficult to judge, and it is difficult for Xiao Feng to deny that the whole village can testify.
But although this woman was lascivious by nature, she was extremely filial. Moreover, let alone killing this woman, she would actually be paraded around the streets with a thirty-year-old board, and half of her life would be gone. How could this family survive?
So the people watching were also looking at Xiao Feng at this time, feeling that it was time for him to start making peace with him. In fact, the answer has already been given to Xiao Feng by the Minister of Rites, that is, the merits and demerits are equal to each other, and neither party will be held accountable.
But in this way, not only does Xiao Feng appear to have no opinion, but he is extremely mediocre, and he also ignores the laws and etiquette of the court, which is inevitably disappointing.
Moreover, the clan forces were already dissatisfied with Xiao Feng's new rules, so they would definitely take the opportunity to attack him, causing him to lose popular support.
Zhao Wenhua sneered in his heart: This is just the first mountain. It’s enough to make you fall into disgrace first, but the rest will kill you.
Xiao Feng looked at Fan Jian with a smile: "Chief, you said that Fan Yang is promiscuous in the village. Do you have any evidence?"
Fan Jian was stunned. Didn't this topic come up just now? But when facing an official like Xiao Feng, he naturally didn't dare to say such nonsense.
"Sir, everyone in the village knows that Fan Yang is promiscuous. All the clan members who came here today can testify."
Xiao Feng smiled and nodded: "This can be regarded as a witness. Let me ask you, apart from the witness, is there any other evidence?"
Fan Jian was really stunned this time. What kind of evidence do you need for this? Do I still have to preserve the scene of the crime and tie them up together?
"Sir, it's difficult to have other evidence for this... this fact. Witnesses should be enough."
Xiao Feng nodded in approval, and then looked back at the officials: "My lords also have the same opinion.
? "
Everyone nodded repeatedly. Although it would be better to see the crime scene with one's own eyes, it is true that this cannot be said, so it should be enough to have a witness for this kind of thing.
Xiao Feng repeated: "It seems that everyone has reached a consensus. This case only needs witness, and no other evidence is needed, and we should not look at other evidence, right?"
People say you have said this nonsense so many times. Is it interesting? Obviously, the Guizhou donkey is at his wits end and is stalling for time! Of course, the one who least wanted him to delay was Zhao Wenhua.
So Zhao Wenhua stepped forward and nodded crazily: "Yes, everyone agrees with this. Please ask Mr. Xiao to quickly resolve the case!"
Xiao Feng smiled, looked at the people following the clan leader, and suddenly stopped smiling, his eyes became extremely sharp, and the evil aura accumulated from the murders along the way enveloped the entire place in an instant.
Princess Chang An in the large car trembled and fell down the sedan curtain. She covered her beating heart, but in the end she couldn't bear to look. She secretly opened a crack and looked at Xiao Feng's side face.
The men who were looked directly at by Xiao Feng couldn't help but lower their heads, their palms were sweaty, their throats were dry, and they secretly swallowed their saliva.
"Since we only need witnesses, then three members of Fan Yang's family can prove that Fan Yang has not had an affair with anyone else. Which of you is willing to prove that Fan Yang has had an affair with others?"
The clan leader was stunned. He originally said that everyone could testify, but now Xiao Feng had to testify alone. The pressure suddenly became huge.
But the patriarch is not just a free man in the village. He has also been a deterrent in recent years. He coughed and said: "Fan Da, please tell me."
A middle-aged man walks
When he came out, he was not ugly, but there was an unspeakable vulgarity in his eyebrows, and he glanced at Fan Yang furtively.
"Sir, I have seen Mrs. Fan Yang having sex with men in the village, right in her family's granary!"
Fan Yang shouted: "Sir, he lied, and he also came to me. I thought he was vulgar and refused to get along with me. He deliberately framed me!"
Fan Da blushed, but still insisted: "Sir, everything I said is true!"
Xiao Feng nodded: "Since I saw it with my own eyes, then tell me, who is the person who is having an affair with Fan Yang?"
Fan Da was stunned: "This..."
This is something that would offend someone to the point of death. They are all brothers of the same race who live in the same village. It is really difficult to say anything.
Xiao Feng sneered: "If you can't name the person, how dare you say that you saw it with your own eyes? It's obviously perjury!"
Fan was very anxious. The charge of perjury was too terrible, and he couldn't care less. He quickly said: "Fan Wen, it's Fan Wen. I saw him coming out of the granary with his trousers held up!"
A handsome young man in the crowd suddenly became anxious. He grabbed Fan Da by the collar, punched him in the nose, and then yelled.
"You fart, you spit on others, I don't do that! What evidence do you have to prove that you saw this with your own eyes?"
Um? Fan Da was stunned by this punch, and he really realized that although he had indeed seen it with his own eyes, he really had no evidence to prove that he had seen it with his own eyes. This was so fucking frustrating!
Xiao Feng nodded: "Fan Da served as a witness to prove that Fan Yang and Fan Wen were in an affair, but Fan Wen denied it. Both parties had no evidence, so I will not accept it! And Fan Da is suspected of perjury.
Detained pending trial! "
Patriarch Fan Jian was confused, and Zhao Wenhua was also confused. Is this still allowed? But from a program perspective, I really can’t find any faults!
Since you said you only recognize witnesses, you can't just believe the witnesses who prove Fan Yang's guilt and not the witnesses who prove Fan Yang's innocence.
Fan Jian glared at Fan Wen fiercely. This bastard only cares about preserving his reputation and family and is unwilling to sacrifice his life to maintain the customs of the village. It is really... too normal.
Fan Jian knew that he was already riding a tiger. According to Xiao Feng's standards, specifically according to the standards that everyone helped Xiao Feng set, if he wanted to convict Fan Yang, he would have to resort to ruthless measures.
Fan Jian's eyes fell on the face of a handsome young man in the crowd, with threats and encouragement in his eyes: It's time for you to devote yourself, be obedient, and I will promote you in the future!
The handsome young man's expression changed again and again, and finally he gritted his teeth, stepped out of the crowd, and knelt on the ground.
"Sir, the villain Fan Wu is willing to prove that Fan Yang is promiscuous in the countryside. The evidence is that she once had an affair with the villain...!"
