Listening to the dissatisfied cries of all the dandies in the hall, some of the officials on the jury had pale and ugly faces, and they looked like they wanted to slap these people.
If the person in charge of the review was not Su Qian, but the local county guard, perhaps some bad debts that had been uncovered in the past would have been compensated, and major issues would be reduced to minor issues.
But this time they happened to bump into Su Qi'an, and what these dudes committed was not only bullying men and dominating women, but also participating in ambushing Su Qi'an.
For this reason, it is not an exaggeration for Su Qi'an to capture them and even execute them.
Some officials raised their foreheads, feeling embarrassed, because many of these clamoring dudes were descendants of their families.
Among the jurors this time, Wu Xian and Jiang Kun, the two heads of the powerful family, did not come, but it does not mean that they did not send other members of the family.
If these younger generations can obey the law obediently, maybe they can find time to have a brief chat with Su Qi'an afterwards to see if they can get through a relationship and get a lighter punishment.
But these younger members of the family are really a bunch of idiots. They can't hold up the wall with mud, and they openly screamed their dissatisfaction. Some people even looked at their appearance with excited expressions on their faces.
It felt like I was grasping at straws, and I couldn't help but retort to Su Qi'an in the hall.
Several officials who watched this scene couldn't bear it anymore and got up angrily. They went up and kicked the juniors who kept shouting.
Kicked to the ground, he yelled, "You're a bunch of useless trash, ugh, you really embarrass your family, shut your mouth!"
Immediately, several officials raised their hands to Su Qi'an and said hurriedly, "I'm sorry, Lord Supervisor. Unfortunately, our family has encountered these evil obstacles, which made the Lord Supervisor laugh at us."
"Your Majesty, the Inspector, will judge you, and no matter what punishment you impose, we will have no complaints and will absolutely support it."
"Ah! Uncle, I know I was wrong. You have to save me, uncle..."
All the dandies in the hall who were filled with indignation immediately panicked and quickly begged for mercy.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted directly, "Shut up! We don't have trash like you in this family!"
The official who spoke out glared at the dandy several times, which frightened the dandy into silence immediately.
Su Qi'an in the court had a calm face. He looked at the scene happening in the hall. He waved his hand to signal several officials from the aristocratic family to step back, and then tried all the dandies in accordance with the law.
Of the more than thirty dandies, three were executed, ten were exiled, and the rest were sentenced to three to ten years in prison.
Su Qi'an's trial was reasonable according to the law, but the dude who was sentenced to death didn't think so.
Su Qi'an kept kowtowing and begging for mercy. He turned a blind eye to these people's begging for mercy. After the sentence was pronounced, he was taken away by Dongshan Army soldiers.
The noble family official sitting next to him nodded slightly, looking quite calm and accepting the result calmly, but the palms in his robe were clenched tightly unconsciously.
Obviously, he is not as calm as he looks on his face. As the saying goes, even if these descendants of the family are useless, trash, and do anything harmful to nature, they are still the descendants of their family after all.
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Looking at the few people sentenced to death, these officials from aristocratic families still felt quite uncomfortable.
But when things got to this point, there was no room for maneuver, and this time I came to Zigui County not only to participate in the jury.
What's more important is to see what Su Qian's plan is. He dares to openly take control of a county, try a group of officials, and even involve evidence of the crimes of past rich men. This is not enough.
Su Qi'an can manipulate Zigui County officials, and they also have some means to manipulate Su Qi'an. It depends on what Su Qi'an will do after the trial.
After the trial of the Zigui County officials, Su Qi'an, who was sitting in the courtroom, had no intention of withdrawing from the court as he thought. He turned his eyes, fell on them, and said softly.
"Today's jury, your Lordships have also witnessed with your own eyes the collusion between Zigui County officials and local aristocratic families. Not only did they bully and dominate the market, but more importantly, they illegally annexed people's land and used it as their own private property."
"After review by this envoy, the size of the illegally annexed land in Zigui County is at least thousands of acres. These are just cleared randomly. If there is a large-scale inventory, I am afraid we will get a very scary data."
"The water in Zigui County is so deep. I think the other counties are not that simple. Now that the war is tense in the front, the rear must also set some examples. I wonder if you all agree with what I said."
Su Qian's words sounded like he was discussing a very common matter, but in fact, he had already pointed the finger at them.
By dealing with the Zigui County matter, he was actually challenging them. His words were very clear, showing them that there was also deep government-business collusion in the counties under their respective jurisdictions.
As one of the most powerful members of each county, it is not obvious that they are actually the same type of people as Zigui County Magistrate.
They were caught on the spot without even giving an order.
All the officials were silent, and the atmosphere was obviously depressing. After the silence, Feng Nan finally spoke.
"I can understand your concern about the supervision, but my lord, your unreasonable hint is somewhat disrespectful to us, let alone Dongzhou officials."
"I know that the supervisor has a heavy responsibility. What is the officialdom of Dongzhou? I know very well that there are indeed some corruption problems, but sir, you can't beat people to death with a stick."
"Dongzhou has Dongzhou's problems, but at the same time, Dongzhou has also paid a heavy price for holding on to the southeastern defense line of Daliang. You cannot just rely on your baseless accusations to erase what Dongzhou officials have done for Daliang. Contribution, it’s unfair.”
"If nothing else, my lord, you illegally put eight local county governors under house arrest in Danyang County. This is against the rules, my lord. I would like to ask on their behalf what crime the county governors committed, my lord. Which law are you following?"
Feng Nan is worthy of being Zhou Cheng. With this reaction, this talk, and a round of continuous output, he was originally in a disadvantageous position, but he instantly reversed and struck back at Su Qian.
Eight county guards were illegally placed under house arrest by Su Qi'an. This was their biggest means to counter Su Qi'an.
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In the land of Dongzhou, no matter how much Su Qi'an concealed the matter of the house arrest of eight county guards, Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan could find out clearly with a simple inquiry.
Regarding these, Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan did not send anyone to question them, but pretended that they had no knowledge, in order to find an opportunity to counterattack Su Qi'an at the right time.
They did not let them wait for this opportunity in vain. When Su Qian was about to attack Dongzhou officials, he played this card perfectly.
Even though Su Qian's tongue was as bright as a lotus, he couldn't deny it.
And this time, in addition to him, there were two or three guards from each county present. Su Qi'an illegally put their superior under house arrest. Without an explanation, today's matter would not be so easy to solve.
They can immediately change from the so-called jury status to launch a counterattack against Su Qian. This is also the real purpose of the jury of officials.
Feeling the aura of the jury officials present, Su Qi'an remained expressionless. After a short silence, he suddenly smiled and said.
"Haha, it turns out that this is what the adults are asking about. It's easy to talk about. I would also like to find some time to have a good chat with you."
"It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Since you have mentioned it, let me let you take a look at this matter."
"Come here, bring this person up to me."
Su Qi'an turned his eyes, looked at the front of the court, and said loudly.
After a while, outside the court, eight county guards were brought up by Dongshan Army soldiers.
All the officials looked at him, their expressions almost dull, and their eyes full of surprise.
What appeared in front of them was indeed Zeng Mo, Han Cheng and other eight county guards, but the eight of them were wearing prison uniforms and had iron cuffs on their hands and feet.
Although he was not tortured, his hair was disheveled and his appearance was less majestic than before. He looked quite embarrassed.
The eight county guards appeared like this. The officials who came back to their senses had pale faces. Before they could speak, the eight county guards who were escorted up were the first to shout angrily.
"Su Qian, I'll wait
I'm going to Beijing to sue you! They treat us as prisoners, what crime have we committed! What qualifications do you have to judge us! "
"Yes, even if we are guilty, you, as an inspector, are not qualified to judge us alone. Besides, we are not guilty of any crime. What you do is setting up a private court and committing a crime of dereliction of duty. I will go to Kyoto City no matter what. Accuse you of abusing your power!"
It's no wonder that the eight people were so angry. They were originally under house arrest, but they still provided delicious food and drinks on weekdays. It was guessed that Su Qian put them under house arrest and wanted to take action against the local counties.
At that time, I thought that if Su Qi'an really took action, there would be Zhou Zibin, Feng Nan and other state officials behind him. Even if they were put under house arrest, there wouldn't be much trouble.
The development of the matter was indeed within their expectations, but as time passed, it was the day after Su Qi'an took control of Zigui County.
The eight county guards who were under house arrest were directly controlled by Dongshan Army soldiers, forcibly changed into prison uniforms, put on iron handcuffs, and were closely monitored for twelve hours.
It felt like treating them like prisoners, the change before and after was like an earth-shaking change, no matter how good-tempered the county guard was, he couldn't stand this kind of humiliation.
After finally meeting Su Qi'an, they couldn't help but curse him. They were not afraid of Su Qi'an's status as a supervisor. After all, he was the one who made the mistake first. Just because Su Qi'an set up a private court and abused his power, he treated the eight county governors like this. humiliation.
We must accuse Su Qi'an to the court and let him be dismissed from his post!
The eight county guards were treated like this, and the officials present looked angry. This was indeed going too far.
Feng Nan, with an indifferent expression, looked up at Su Qi'an and said coldly, "Master Inspector, what you did is too much!"
Although Feng Nan's tone was calm, everyone who knew him knew that the calmer Feng Nan's tone was, the more it offended his bottom line.
Everyone could see that Feng Nan was really angry, as if he was going to quarrel with Su Qi'an.
The atmosphere on the field became tense instantly, and a war seemed about to break out.
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