As soon as Xu Tian heard the sound, he hurriedly turned around and saw that it was Zhao Mengqi. He was shocked and said, "You! Why are you here again!? This is the court, not a place where you can mess around!"
"Oh, you still know that this is a court!? I thought you regarded this as our back garden. Don't worry, I am a civilized person, how can I mess around? I am just here to seek justice."
Zhao Mengqi stepped forward slowly, so frightened that Xu Tian retreated continuously, like a mouse seeing a cat.
At this time, Liu Xiuren, who had been sitting there silently, saw no response from Kochi County, so he said seriously, "Ahem! Zhao Yameni, a case is being heard here. You are an unrelated person. You can observe the trial, but please don't disturb the court."
"Why am I an irrelevant person? I am the lawyer of the victim Gu Xixi!"
"Lawyer!?" Liu Xiuren was stunned.
This word existed in the Tang Dynasty, but by this time it was a religious term, a name for monks who abide by the precepts. However, Liu Xiuren thought about it and realized that what Zhao Mengqi meant at this time should be "litigator".
The profession of litigators has always been disliked by the government and despised by public opinion in China, which promotes the "no litigation" idea. It is often attacked, but it was relatively relaxed in the Song Dynasty.
Because there were many scholars in the Song Dynasty, and the imperial examination required familiarity with laws and regulations and various official document formats, many people who failed the examination could not become officials and would make a living by helping ordinary people deal with the government.
The imperial court also acquiesced in the existence of bookstores for writing pleadings. Litigants could rely on their own experience in cases, or use secretly circulated litigators' notebooks and daily-use books to help write pleadings and provide legal skills and opinions for the public. However, litigants were not allowed to formally write pleadings. Appear in court to participate in litigation.
However, as time progressed, some people with special status, such as clan members, clan sons-in-law, and officials' children, could occasionally argue with the county magistrate on legal precedents in court.
So considering that Zhao Mengqi has two identities, real and fake, and he wants to help people litigate in court, Liu Xiuren can't say much. After all, his purpose is to cause trouble for Zhao Mengqi within a reasonable range, not to really anger or offend him. he.
"Okay, as long as you follow the rules, you are allowed to file a lawsuit."
Zhizhou recognized it, and no one else could object, so "Barrister" Zhao began to show off his power.
He pointed at Xu Tianyi, "Master Gao County, this person has clearly despised the imperial officials just now. It is tantamount to having no respect for the king's law and disrespecting the imperial power. I don't know what crime he should be punished for?"
When this big hat was pulled off, everyone was stunned, and Kochi County was even more stunned. It's not that he had never heard of this crime. If ordinary people dared to be like Xu Tianyi, he would have taken care of him without anyone else saying it. It's just that Xu Tianyi can be regarded as an "inner person", so naturally it's not easy to do this.
The confused Kochi looked at Liu Xiuren subconsciously, but Liu Xiuren tilted his head and refused to catch the ball.
In desperation, he had no choice but to say dryly, "For the first offense, ten canons will be punished... five big boards will be punished with the cane."
Hehe, this dog official still doesn’t want to offend anyone too much!
Zhao Mengqi took a deep look at Kochi County and didn't bother to bother anymore. Anyway, the show was just beginning.
Seeing that Zhao Mengqi had no objection, Kozhi County took out a lotus stick from the lotus tube and threw it into the hall, "Xu Tianyi is guilty of despising the court. I will punish the five big boards with a stick!"
After receiving the order, the government officials carried out a wide bench and placed it in the hall, then they forced Xu Tianyi to lie on it.
Xu Tianyi kept struggling and roaring, "I have an official status and am Chengxinlang. You are not allowed to torture me easily..."
The officials couldn't help but stop their hands, but Zhao Mengqi asked, "There is no evidence for what you say. Let's take a look at the official complaint."
Xu Tianyi was just a shadow official and had no actual job. Why would he bring this thing when he went out to play? It was not an ID card for later generations. At this time, officials' petitions were written on silk paper, and a lot of institutions used seals and signatures for several days. Pages, lost and damaged are a major annoyance.
"Can't you take it out? That means you don't have it. If you continue to cheat with cunning words, your crime will be increased! Give me a beating."
Zhao Mengqi doesn't look like a lawyer at all. He completely accepts the prosecution and the verdict. Kochi County and Liu Zhizhou just pretend to be invisible and inaudible.
After receiving a substantial threat and the situation in front of him, Xu Tianyi did not dare to protest anymore and could only close his eyes and mourn for himself.
The government officials who continued working turned up the hem of Xu Tianyi's robe and took off his trousers, revealing his white trousers. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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He raised his butt with a water and fire stick and was about to hit it.
"Wait a minute, I still have to do this job. I worked as an errand in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and am better at it."
Geng Zhi came out and grabbed the water and fire stick. The yamen servant was afraid of him and walked away silently.
Many people feel speechless. The Ministry of Personnel is not the Ministry of Punishment. Does it have anything to do with playing boards?
He was upright and didn't care what others thought. As long as Zhao Mengqi didn't stop him, he picked up the water and fire stick and struck it down hard.
"Snapped!"
"Crack!"
"ah……"
The sounds of flesh hitting, stick breaking, and screams sounded almost at the same time.
Mom, this cane is so hard. It’s a good thing it’s a spanking. If it had been a cane, the person would have been dead!
"Bah! What a broken thing, it's so hard to use. Let's get another one."
Geng Zhi threw away the broken stick in disgust and took another one from the yamen servant. By this time, Xu Tianyi had already fainted.
"Take it easy, the show is still going on." Zhao Mengqi had to say something.
"Oh." Gengzhi scratched the back of his head, smiled naively, gathered his strength, and slapped the stick down again.
"Pa." "Ah!"
This time it woke Xu Tianyi up, the pain was so painful that he almost broke his teeth.
Then three more unhurried blows with the cane hit him so hard that he was soaked in sweat and seemed to have only one breath left.
The government officials grabbed Xu Tian's hands and feet, pulled him into a big shape, lifted him off the bench, and threw him to the ground, right next to Gu Xixi's body.
Geng Zhi threw the water and fire stick back to the yamen servant, clapped his hands, and retreated to the end of the hall. He smiled at Zhao Han with an acknowledgment of credit, and Zhao Han raised his thumbs up to him with satisfaction.
Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but hold his forehead, feeling a little headache. How could such a kind and lovely girl like him become violent?
Not paying attention to this matter for the time being, "Barrister" Zhao pointed at the other five people, "Mr. Gao County, these few people just roared in the court and spoke obscenely. They simply polluted the simple folk customs of the Song Dynasty. I don't know what crime they should be punished for." ?”
Polluting folk customs? What kind of weird crime is this?
Well, you are a noble person, you can do whatever you want.
Kochi Prefecture broke the jar and smashed it, then grabbed a handful of lottery tickets and threw them out, "Each of them hit five big boards to serve as a warning to others."
The five of them were terrified and trembling all over, but under Zhao Mengqisen's cold gaze, none of them dared to protest. If they were beaten honestly, they would lose half their lives. If they dared to beep, they would lose their lives.
Immediately, Zhao Mengqi's guards, except Wu Qiong, all came out enthusiastically, took away the yamen servant's job, and stepped forward to execute him one by one.
Even Qian Xiaopang became a glorious "executor", spanking a big white butt with great pleasure.
For a time, there was a constant sound of banging in the courtroom. The five dandies were beaten to death, and there were seven lying on the ground.
"Barrister" Zhao looked at the six buttocks with flowers and felt a little satisfied. "After the beating with the killing stick, it's time to officially start the case."
He walked around the six people and said, "I ask you, do you admit to beating up five women and causing Gu Xixi's death? I would like to remind you that you will be lenient if you confess, and strict if you resist. This is your only right. Don’t be ignorant of opportunities.”
Damn, is there such a lawyer? Is there such a case?
Liu Xiuren rolled his eyes, unwilling to confront Zhao Mengqi directly. Liu Weizhen, who was standing behind him, looked at Zhao Mengqi with more and more fear. This King Yan is not a rule-abiding person, it is really scary.
Xu Tianyi and the other six were beaten to a pulp and were so confused that they couldn't hear what Zhao Mengqi was saying.
"Very good, don't say you didn't give me a chance, it's because you didn't cherish it!"
Afterwards, Zhao Mengqi squatted down next to Gu Xixi's body and slowly lifted up the white cloth.
What you can see is the smashed head, the hair is stained with coagulated black blood, and the brown brain is a mess.
The half of the face that is still slightly intact must have been washed away by makeup before death. It seems that the face is as beautiful as snow, but the lips are strangely black and purple, which may be caused by taking poison.
There was no hair on her body and it was covered with mud. It looked like she had jumped off the building naked.
Perhaps, at that time, she was thinking of coming naked and leaving naked, without taking anything in the world with her...
Hey..., the wind blows away the egg shells, the world is not worth it.
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On the originally innocent body, covered by mud and dust, there were bruises and bruises, criss-crossing each other, which was shocking.
Zhao Mengqi couldn't bear to watch anymore, so he put down the white cloth, his heart was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and his face was filled with uncontrollable murderous intent. He just squatted like this and turned to look at the four kneeling female actors.
They are all young, no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. They have good looks, but their faces are pale and sad. Their red and swollen eyes are dim, hiding numbness and resignation. Perhaps they feel the terrifying murderous intention, and they are all trembling like the wind. Medium thin willow.
Zhao Mengqi tried his best to restrain himself and softened his voice, "Don't be afraid, it's not you who are guilty, and you didn't do anything wrong. There are many injustices in this world, which have caused you harm, but you still have to kneel down. This is actually very shameless. It makes sense, everyone, please get up."
The gentle voice comforted the female actors and gradually made them less afraid, but their eyes were still blank, as if they did not understand the meaning of the words.
Zhao Mengqi sighed softly, stood up, came to them, bent down, and helped them up one by one, "Maybe someone said something to you secretly, most likely a threat, so you don't dare to tell the truth anymore, but you Don’t be afraid, even if that person is high and powerful, he won’t have the guts to do anything to you.”
Having said this, he specifically turned to look at Liu Xiuren, "Prefect Liu, am I right?"
"That's right, Zhao Yanei is right. Especially under the rule of this official, coercion to induce confessions and bending the law for personal gain will never be allowed. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆*First update~~" Liu Xiuren covered it up skillfully The embarrassment on his face, the promise.
Zhao Mengqi nodded with satisfaction, "Prefect Liu means that if any accidents or bad things happen to them in the future, they will be fully responsible, right?"
"Yes, I guarantee it!"
Liu Xiuren knew in his heart that King Yan must be doubting him, so he set himself up and had no choice but to admit defeat first.
"Okay, you can rest assured. As long as something happens to you in the future, Liu Zhizhou will also be okay. This is my guarantee for you." Zhao Mengqi said solemnly, and then looked at the four of them calmly, "Now, please Tell the truth about what happened yesterday, and I will seek justice for you!"
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