What if the local magistrate hears this? It was as scary as falling into the eighteenth level of hell.
Although he had never met Tang Jianqiu, he had heard about Tang Jianqiu's temperament.
This incident made Tang Jianqiu know that losing his official position was a small thing, but losing his life would be a big deal.
He knelt down with a plop and quickly cried out to Ah Fei for mercy, almost hugging his legs and crying bitterly.
"My lord, please have mercy, my lord!"
A Fei's face was expressionless, as if he didn't hear anything, he turned his back, and then whistled leisurely.
He couldn't control other things, but things related to the case couldn't be ignored. The most important thing was to see how Tang Jianqiu handled it;
Not long after, Tang Jianqiu rushed to the local government office after receiving the news.
In order to avoid being too ostentatious, Tang Jianqiu only led a small team to defend himself, and then walked into the county government office.
The local county magistrate was very frightened when he saw this, and hurriedly paid homage to Tang Jianqiu to show respect, fearing that he would slack off in the slightest.
"I've met the governor before. It's a great honor for me to have the governor come to my humble residence!"
As he was talking, he was busy trying to apologize, but his face was very stiff because of the fake smile. Even so, he could not hide his guilty conscience.
"Your Excellency, the County Magistrate, I don't like to go around in circles. I have already heard Ah Fei talk about this. I am a little curious about Fang Ziteng's case. Please give me a brief explanation."
Tang Jianqiu didn't pay much attention and sat down. The county magistrate felt vaguely uneasy, so much so that cold sweat dripped from his forehead and he didn't dare to wipe it with his sleeves.
Tang Jianqiu did not threaten him with murderous intent, nor did he scold him for his faults, but it was precisely because of this that he felt even more uneasy.
He could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. A few days ago, Fang Ziteng's mother-in-law came to report the case, saying that his son-in-law killed her daughter. How dare you neglect your humble position? He hurriedly called for questioning.
I learned from the woman that her daughter has been beaten and scolded ever since she got married, and has never had a peaceful life. She is really pitiful. "
"Pick the key points."
Tang Jianqiu didn't have the time to listen to this family's shortcomings. He just wanted to know the cause of the whole thing and then analyze it.
The county magistrate then realized that he was being abrupt and quickly explained: "Although these two couples live in poverty, they are still doing well.
But just a few nights ago, neighbors heard a scream and ran to the house out of curiosity. They saw Fang Ziteng running out of the door in a panic, covered in blood.
This matter soon reached the ears of his mother-in-law, who believed that Fang Ziteng had killed her daughter. In addition, she heard her daughter complaining every day, so she was even more certain that the murderer was her virtuous son-in-law. "
After hearing this, Tang Jianqiu just nodded. In that situation, it was difficult not to make people suspicious. Even if the person was innocent, it would be difficult to tell with his clever tongue.
"Why did the woman make such a conclusion at that time?"
Tang Jianqiu could understand the feelings of the murdered family members. As the person next to him, he was indeed the easiest person to suspect, but he couldn't completely confirm it, which was not beyond criticism.
Upon seeing this, the county magistrate hurriedly bowed and said:
"It is said that the door was closed that night and the door bolt was locked. Logically speaking, there were only two of them, and there could not be a third person. In addition, the trivial things that happened in the past can easily make people feel resentful.
What's more, I had inquired before, and the two of them had no grudges. They were always kind to others, and there was no such thing as resentment. "
The local magistrate didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. He just followed ordinary people's logic.
After hearing this, Tang Jianqiu already had an answer in his heart.
He stood up, with a cold expression and a calm tone, and said:
"In this case, why did Fang Ziteng kill his beloved wife? Is it just for this trivial matter? Let me ask you, what was the motive for the murder?
Have you sent someone to inquire whether the life of Fang Ziteng and his wife is as bad as what his mother-in-law said, and what about Fang Ziteng's daily behavior? "
These words undoubtedly gave the county magistrate a blow. At the time, he did not think of this. He just wanted to settle the case as soon as possible and be clean. He did not know about the twists and turns.
"This... Sir, these humble positions are still unknown, please punish me!"
As he was talking, the county magistrate rolled out his long coat and knelt down on the ground with great force. Only today did he realize how stupid he was. In the heat of the moment, he didn't even investigate the reason. He was really ashamed!
"Absurd! You haven't implemented any of the things that the governor said. It's worthy of your shame!"
Tang Jianqiu was filled with resentment. He had never seen such an irresponsible county magistrate since he took up the post of Jin Yiwei!
As if he thought this was not enough, Tang Jianqiu added another sentence on the original basis. He was extremely resentful about this.
"If everyone is as stupid as you, how wronged will the people in this world be? Who dares to beat the drum to complain about injustice? How many people feel sorry for their injustice and cannot redress it.
How could others have committed such an unjust and wrongful conviction if they had taken the slightest responsibility or done anything? If the world is dark, what will happen to the people of Ming Dynasty? Wouldn’t you be tortured! "
Of course, it is these corrupt officials who secretly collude to make the world a mess!
In order to gain a small profit, the corrupt official with no conscience caused the people to lose their homes, their wives and children were separated, their parents could not die a happy life, and they were infamed for the ages before they died. How could the people have the face to see their ancestors?
It’s a shame that there are too many corrupt officials in this world, who use their wealth to satisfy their own selfish needs in order to take advantage of others, just for the sake of that momentary pleasure, but their consciences are trembling!
"With this unconscionable black money, you trap others without caring about it. I dare to ask my descendants a few years later if they ask me, can I honestly say that you got this money by eating the blood of the people!"
Tang Jianqiu's words were "Zhuji". As he spoke, he walked towards the place where the county magistrate was. His words were full of anger and passion, and he wished to get rid of all the officials in the world who were corrupt and perverted the law.
The county magistrate was completely frightened. He had never thought that Tang Jianqiu would be so scary once he became serious.
Although Tang Jianqiu did not take away his title, the local county magistrate was still a little scared. I wonder if it was because what the other party said entered his heart, causing his conscience to tremble.
His kneeling legs began to weaken. Just now, he had even thought about his last words before his death, fearing that Tang Jianqiu would kill him.
"Sir! Please spare my life, sir! I don't dare to do it anymore!"
As the county magistrate spoke, he kowtowed to Tang Jianqiu, just to ask for forgiveness. Just now he went over all the mistakes he had made in his mind, and he really didn't know what to do.
"You get up first and answer."
Seeing him like this, Tang Jianqiu could only do this, making him look like a man-eating evil ghost.
"Yes...Thank you, thank you sir."
I don't know if it was because he knelt for too long that he couldn't stand up for a while, and his legs became weak. In the end, he got up with the help of others.
"I would like to ask you again, is it possible for others to climb over the wall?"
"this……"
While speaking, the county magistrate looked down again. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He did not do anything Tang Jianqiu said.
Tang Jianqiu was even more angry. He originally planned to scold this guy again, but considering that speaking too directly would lead to the recurrence of the tragedy in his previous life, he had to change his words:
"Lord County Magistrate, how can you privately convict someone because of a momentary mistake? Do you have any evidence in your hand to prove that Fang Ziteng is suspected of killing his wife?"
"That's not true. I saw that the woman was too pitiful at the time, and it didn't look like a fake, so I hastily closed the case." As he spoke, the county magistrate clenched his fists. If he hadn't been soft-hearted at that time, this kind of thing would not have happened.
Hearing this, Tang Jianqiu slammed the table on the spot, and then pointed at the county magistrate. The magistrate shivered in fright. It was precisely because of this that he knelt down again;
"You stupid county magistrate! How can you use lynching without asking for evidence? Doesn't this mean that people are beaten into submission?"
The county magistrate knelt and took a few steps forward. He was about to step forward to hold Tang Jianqiu's legs, but a look from him killed him. Out of fear, the magistrate could only keep his head lowered, so that his hands would also Nowhere to put it.
"Sir, listen to me. Beizhi is not that stupid and incompetent. He also sent people to investigate that day. The neighbors said that they only saw the couple that day and no other outsiders. Therefore, Beizhi made the inference."
"Oh? What if the evil thief did it intentionally?"
Tang Jianqiu lowered his head and looked at the county magistrate who was kneeling on the ground with an indifferent expression, showing no sign of mercy.
"But sir, if there was any movement that night, someone would definitely notice it." Even if he wanted to refute the order at this point, he always believed that he had done nothing wrong.
Faced with the words of the county magistrate, Tang Jianqiu said this: "It was late at night on the day of the incident, and people were already asleep. Unless the movement was too big and alarmed the whole village, even if the movement was small, only a few people would notice the movement.
If I hadn't sent someone to stop him in time, Fang Ziteng would have become a dead soul under your sword. What would happen then? "
"I'm so scared because of my humble position. Please forgive me, Mr. Tang!"
At this point, the county magistrate really had no other choice but to ask Tang Jianqiu for forgiveness.
Tang Jianqiu passed by in a flash. Fortunately, Fang Ziteng was not dead. Let's give this confused county magistrate a way to survive.
"That's all, now that things have happened, I'll give you a chance to make a difference. The top priority is to try the case as soon as possible. I'll make an inference after I ask about Fang Ziteng's case."
"Yes! Thank you, sir!"
The local county magistrate was very happy when he heard that he was pardoned. He quickly agreed and led Tang Jianqiu to see Fang Ziteng, who was on death row.
Fang Ziteng leaned against the wall, looking so miserable that it was indescribable.
When he saw the visitor, he was very excited and quickly stepped forward to hold the rusty iron rod.
"Sir! It's unfair, my lord!"
"Open the door."
After that, Tang Jianqiu looked at the county magistrate. At first he was a little reluctant, but considering that the person in front of him was someone he could not afford to offend, he had no choice but to compromise and quickly asked someone to open the door to the death row.
Fang Ziteng didn't care about that, knelt down on the ground with all his strength, and then complained:
"Please tell me that the common people really didn't kill anyone!"
"Don't panic, get up and answer me."
After entering the death row, Tang Jianqiu remained unmoved and behaved as a governor should, with a serious expression as if the King of Hell was alive.
"Thank you, sir. Fang Ziteng, a common man, is a local. He knows a few words and is not an official. He was misunderstood and misjudged by the county magistrate a few days ago. Please make the decision for the common people!"
"This governor knows, please tell me the whole story in detail."
