Ascended to the hall~! "
"mighty…!"
A piece of gavel and a "mighty" sound have frightened countless monsters and monsters throughout the ages!
In the early morning of the next day, at 3:00 a.m., the county government office in Lantian County had been surrounded several times by people on three levels inside and outside. With Dai Zhou taking a photo of the jailhouse, the much-anticipated public trial finally began!
It is said that the young minister of Dali Temple personally presided over the trial today, which made the people feel the importance the court attached to the case, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Bring the criminals Fan Tong and Fan Jianqiang to court!"
In the courtroom, Dai Zhou, as the chief judge, naturally sat at the head of the court, followed by County Magistrate He. Li Zexuan, as an "auditor", sat in the first obituary seat on the side, acting as an audience. Dai Zhou slapped the scarecrow again and shouted loudly.
"Bring the criminals Fan Tong and Fan Jianqiang to court!"
Naturally, someone spread his words far and wide. After a while, four government officials escorted Fan Tong and Fan Jianqiang and his son into the court.
Compared with the high-spirited and high-spirited days of the past, the Fan family father and son have long lost their arrogance, especially after seeing Dai Zhou sitting at the head of the court, wearing a dark crimson official uniform (representing a fourth-grade official). , Fan Tong was even more heartbroken!
Because since the presiding judge is a fourth-grade official, it means that the court has begun to intervene in his case! How could the things he had done in the past stand up to investigation?
"The people in the hall are Fan Tong and Fan Jianqiang?"
Dai Zhou's eyes flashed and he shouted in a deep voice.
Dai Zhou, who was in charge of the Dali Temple Prison, had an aura that was unmatched by ordinary local magistrates. This loud shout made the Fan family father and son panic.
"Report to the superior, this old man is Fan Tong!"
"...Yes! I...I am Fan Qiangqiang!"
Fan Tong was relatively calm, but Fan Jianqiang was almost frightened to death by Dai Zhou's aura at the beginning, and even stammered a bit when he spoke.
"Okay! Fan Tong, I want to ask you, in the fourth year of Wude, have you ever joined eight grain merchants to hoard grain and drive up grain prices?"
Dai Zhou didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
Fan Tong's eyes flashed and he stepped forward and replied: "Shangguan, Fan has always been honest in business and has never done such evil things as hoarding!"
"Hmph! If you don't eat the toast, you'll have to drink wine as a penalty. Come here and pass on the witness - Hu Jinhua comes to the court!"
Dai Zhou sneered and ordered.
"Here!"
A yamen servant went to bring witnesses, but Fan Tong in the hall suddenly changed his face when he heard the three words "Hu Jinhua".
After a while, a yamen servant brought an old man in plain clothes, and Dai Zhou asked: "Is this person in the hall Hu Jinhua?"
The old man in plain clothes cupped his hands and said: "Back to Shangguan, this is Hu Jinhua!"
"Hu Jinhua, I want to ask you, six years ago, did you collaborate with Fan Tong and other grain merchants to drive up grain prices around the capital?"
Hu Jinhua said with pain on his face: "Go back to Shangguan, it's true! At that time, Mr. Fan found Hu and others and said that they were taking advantage of the drought and the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks to hoard food and make huge profits. At that time, around the capital The price of grain soared from three cents a dou to ten cents a dou! It didn't take long for the court to notice. The emperor ordered the government to stabilize the price of grain, and at the same time issued an order for the Lantian County magistrate to thoroughly investigate the merchants who were driving up the price of grain!
At that time, Hu and several others were arrested, their property was confiscated, and they were beaten with sticks. Only Fan Tong survived. Due to the power of Sha County Magistrate, after we were released, we immediately concealed our names and never dared to do so again. Engage in merchant business! "
"Fart! You...you are talking nonsense! I have never known you!"
Fan Tong immediately became anxious. His eyes were red and he wanted to eat Hu Jinhua alive!
"Hmph! Hum here still has the account books that Master Fan and we jointly purchased grain. At that time, Master Fan didn't have enough money, so he still borrowed a sum of money from Hu. The account books and IOUs are all here. Is Hu talking nonsense? Shangguan You’ll know just by looking at it!”
Hu Jinhua sneered, took out two items from his sleeves, and said.
"Send it over quickly!"
Dai Zhou said quickly.
The Yamen servant took the evidence from Hu Jinhua and handed it to Dai Zhou.
Dai Zhou opened it and looked at it, and then said angrily: "Humph! How dare you, Fan Tong, to deceive me in court! Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are here, what else can you say? Come on, take him down first. Twenty rods!"
"yes!"
The two government officials suddenly rushed towards Fan Tong like hungry wolves.
Fan Tong's soul is at risk. He has been pampered for so long, how can he bear the punishment of twenty sticks? If the fight continues, half of his life will probably be lost, so he hurriedly said:
"Sir, Fan pleads guilty! Fan knows his mistake! Please have mercy, sir!"
Dai Zhou said coldly: "Drag him down and beat him!"
For some people, this cane punishment is tantamount to a killing stick. If they don't get a beating, they won't tell the truth!
"Bang!"
"Ouch! Sir, have mercy on me!"
Suddenly, the county government office was filled with the sound of sticks being inserted into flesh and Fan Tong's pleas. The people watching outside the hall were in awe!
A quarter of an hour later, Fan Tong was brought back to the court like a dead dog. Dai Zhou did not give him any chance to breathe, and said again:
"Fan Tong, the charges I am asking you about today are all based on witnesses and physical evidence. If you still dare to conceal and make excuses, don't blame me for being rude!"
Fan Tong's face turned pale. Facing such a ruthless court official, his body and mind were under tremendous pressure. At this moment, hearing what Dai Zhou said, he said in a trembling voice:
"Fan doesn't dare anymore! Fan doesn't dare anymore!"
Dai Zhou nodded and asked: "Then I will ask you again, is it true that in the fifth year of Wude, you colluded with Liansha County Magistrate to embezzle other people's properties and shops?"
"It's true... Fan pleads guilty!"
"Then I'll ask you again..."
"Fan pleads guilty..."
The ensuing trial went particularly smoothly. Fan Tong confessed to four counts one after another. Dai Zhou was so thirsty as he talked about it. At this time, he pursed his lips, condensed his eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"In the sixth year of Wude, Baixing Village was attacked by horse bandits and suffered several massacres. Is it related to you? Are you afraid of Bai Xiaodie's case and asked nearby bandits to help you silence him?"
Fan Tong, who had confessed his crime happily before, suddenly changed his expression. He hurriedly shook his head and denied: "Sir... Sir! This case has absolutely nothing to do with Fan! Fan is just a businessman, how can he recognize a bandit? Your Majesty, you must be aware of this! Fan is unjustly accused!"
He could plead guilty to other crimes, and at most he would lose his property and receive some punishment, but he absolutely could not plead guilty to this crime, because if he did, all his property and life would be lost!
Seeing that Fan Tong refused to plead guilty, the people outside the hall began to curse in a low voice.
Dai Zhou's face was as dark as water. With a dark face, he said coldly: "I will give you another chance. Are you serious about not pleading guilty?"
Fan Tong was sweating profusely and said: "Sir, Fan is unjustly accused..."
"Hmph! It's true that I can't shed tears until I see the coffin! Come here, witnesses Bai Yue and Fan Shicheng!"
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