Why Xu Zun accepted Zhang Fei's suggestion and handed the case to Sima Guang for trial was not only to convince the other party, but also because Xu Zun also understood Sima Guang's personality.
A gentleman!
We will not compromise the means to achieve our goals.
In fact, everyone is still arguing about beliefs and arguing within the rules.
From a legal perspective, this is certainly a good thing.
After Sima Guang took over the case, he also followed the procedure and invited Xu Zun to ask for the reasons for overturning the case.
Xu Zun also truthfully handed over the entire case to Sima Guang.
After Sima Guang learned about it, he said: "This is not enough to overturn the case. I will not comment on the verdict in Fang Datian's case, but this case is not enough to overturn Ayun's case, because this case just proves that Fang Datian not only did not instruct the convict to commit the crime, but also I still object to convict women doing this.”
Xu Zundao: "I don't think so. This case can at least prove that Ayun is not a vicious person. She was forced to go to this point. Based on this, the other party raised questions about the motive of Ayun's murder. I think it is very reasonable.
In addition, the other party also invited a new witness, Weada, who was originally the victim of the case. This alone is enough to constitute a reason to overturn the case. "
When Sima Guang heard this, he frowned and said, "As a victim, Wei Ada has to testify for the murderer. Don't you think it's strange?"
Xu Zundao: "That's why I allow the case to be retried."
Sima Guang quickly looked at the confession again and asked: "It does not state that Wei Adaxin got a confession."
Xu Zundao: "The other party refused to provide this."
Sima Guang said: "Why?"
Xu Zundao: "The other party believes that they are a weak party. If they provide evidence too early, they are afraid that it will cause harm to their witnesses."
"That's unreasonable."
Sima Guang said: "Why does he think so?"
Ever since he became an official, Xu Zun has not been afraid of power and said directly: "Just because he thinks our previous judgment is unfair."
Sima Guang glanced at Xu Zun, stroked his beard and said with a smile, "That's it! That's all! You will know after a trial whether justice is fair or not."
After Xu Zun left, Wang Shiyuan, Qi Hui, Lu Gongzhu and other judicial officials in the court came in.
Some of them support Sima Guang, but some are neutral. For example, Lu Gongzhu, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, is neutral. In fact, he was more inclined to Wang Anshi's arguments before, thinking that A Yun was not a heinous crime and should not be sentenced. She was sentenced to death, but he was very opposed to Xu Zun's excessive defense.
This is outrageous.
After reading it, these big guys had very unanimous opinions, saying that these so-called "evidences" were simply not enough to constitute a reason for a retrial.
The only one that can constitute a reason for a retrial is the new witness Wei Ada. He is the victim and a party involved. His confession is very critical. However, the problem is that Xu Zun did not provide a specific confession, which is against the rules.
Sima Guang chuckled and said, "If this were not the case, how could they be willing to let me interrogate them?"
Everyone suddenly realized.
If Wang Anshi were to be tried, once they knew that was the case, they would definitely not agree to a retrial.
This is actually a deal.
Lu Gong wrote: "If Xu Zhongtu was not sure, he would never ask for a retrial."
Sima Guang nodded and said: "From the current point of view, there are two tricks hidden in it. One is the confession of Wei Ada we mentioned before. If Wei Ada recants his confession, Ayun may be acquitted. .”
They have all thought of this, but they believe that if Xu Zun does this, it will undoubtedly be self-destruction. Compared with hard power, Xu Zun cannot compare with them.
Wang Shiyuan asked: "What is the second one?"
Sima Guang said: "The second is that they did not provide specific evidence. I guess their evidence is not ironclad evidence. If we were informed in advance, we would probably defeat them one by one. Otherwise, they would not have to hide it at all. Therefore, They didn't tell us in advance, but the purpose was to catch us off guard.
But no matter what tricks they use, as long as they can't produce irrefutable evidence, it's impossible to overturn the case for the convict. "
Having said this, he picked up the file on Fang Datian's case, "But this Zhang San makes me a little surprised. Xu Zhongtu would actually hand over such an important case to a person from Erbi. This shows that this person has extraordinary abilities." place."
Sima Guang suddenly frowned, looked at the file, and whispered: "Zhang San?"
...
Since the evidence provided by Xu Zun was very little and almost non-existent, this was just a transaction, so Sima Guang and the others had nothing to prepare.
Moreover, Xu Zun's statement aroused great anger among conservatives.
Surrendering yourself to reduce your crime is, after all, taking advantage of legal loopholes.
If you are not satisfied with this, you still want to label it as excessive defense.
This is very outrageous.
North Korean and Chinese officials feel that Xu Zun is becoming more and more lawless, and many judicial bosses are eager to end the case as soon as possible.
I find this embarrassing.
If this could all succeed, the century-old legal system of the Song Dynasty would be destroyed!
Some officials who had previously favored Wang Anshi gradually came to Sima Guang's side, and Lu Gongzhu was one of them.
These people believed that Ayun's crime did not deserve death, but it was by no means an excessive defense.
Sima Guang didn't want to drag it out. He knew in his heart that the other party had just set up an arena. You can only know what is right and what is wrong after fighting.
He immediately retried the case in the name of the Criminal Court, which was specially set up to supervise Dali Temple. Only the Criminal Court could review the judgment of Dali Temple, and Sima Guang also invited all officials related to the case. Those who came to hear the case included Wang Anshi.
Its purpose is also very obvious, which is to have the final say.
Don’t get entangled again when the time comes.
Having said that, the most depressing person among them was Wang Anshi. He did not expect that things would reach this point. He would rather choose a power game, because by doing so, the direction of things would be completely out of his control.
But the case is about his lifelong dream.
He guessed at the beginning. Although Xu Zun was not his person, he understood Xu Zun's character and Xu Zun would definitely continue to fight because this was indeed a loophole in the law. If he was transferred to Dali Temple, he would definitely Continue to advocate for your own opinions.
But he didn't expect that Xu Zun would use this method to defend.
Turn your ass!
Just stick to the doubtful points and leave the rest to me.
You are taking the spotlight!
Find out who the protagonist is.
If I had known this...!
This even led Wang Anshi, who always believed that man can conquer heaven, to pray at home and silently recite three times, "Xu Zun will win, Xu Zun will win, Xu Zun will win."
...
Today is the day of the public trial.
The case swept almost the entire court, and almost all the big shots in the court came to hear the trial. On the left were the supporters headed by Wang Anshi, and on the right were the opposition headed by Sima Guang.
In fact, it is still just a dispute over ideas and has not reached the point of incompatibility. However, judging from the seating arrangement, there are already signs of a split in the court.
Xu Zun originally wanted to stay out of the matter, but at first glance, he could only sit at the door if he wanted to stay out of the matter. He had no choice but to sit next to Wang Anshi. At least their legal thoughts were very similar.
But it can also be seen that this public trial is the last sign of the legal system's stubbornness.
If there is no winner, all that remains is a struggle for power.
Sima Guang came to the seat of the presiding judge. After sitting down, he picked up the gavel as a habit. Just as he was about to pat it and absorb it, he saw that there were all big guys below. Who could this be able to control?
He simply put it down again and said more gently: "Pass to Zhang San."
"Pass Zhang San."
I saw a young man in his twenties coming to the court. He wore a blue robe and a green hat. The colors were bright, which looked particularly bright in this solemn court. There was also a short pen stuck on the brim of the hat, as if to tell people, I am Erbi and I am proud.
One look at this outfit and one look at his age.
The conservatives on the right shook their heads. This is the Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of the Song Dynasty. How can you behave like this and be so cunning and unruly? At the same time, you are relatively happy in your heart. That's it? What kind of climate can it be?
The reformists sitting opposite them had ashen faces.
Where did you get this weird invitation?
Wang Anshi was pounding in his heart and asked Xu Zun in a low voice: "Why did you let him dress so brightly for such an occasion?"
The implication is, how could you believe such a person.
Xu Zun glanced at him, "You have the nerve to criticize others for your virtues. I really don't know how Mrs. Wang could bear it." He smiled bitterly and said, "I have told him before, but he said that he loves this profession very much." He is proud of his profession, and this appearance shows his respect for this profession."
What the hell is this reason for?
Wang Anshi glanced at Xu Zun speechlessly.
At this moment, a young man about twenty years old and a middle-aged man came to the side door. When the guard at the door saw the young man, he was startled. When he was about to salute, the young man raised his hand to stop them.
This young man is none other than Song Shenzong, and the middle-aged man next to him is Liu Zhao, who lives in the house.
Shenzong secretly peeked inside and noticed the man in green at first glance. He was so eye-catching. He felt that the man was dressed strangely and was incompatible with the whole environment, so he asked Liu Zhao next to him: "Who is that man?"
Liu Zhao replied: "This man's name is Zhang San. It is said that after Ayun committed the murder, he saved a drowning man. It was this man. He wanted to overturn the case for Ayun, and his purpose was to repay Ayun for saving his life." .”
"I see."
Song Shenzong nodded slightly and looked inside again. He saw Zhang San coming to the middle of the lobby and bowing to Sima Guang. "Zhang San, a small citizen, has met the chief judge."
Sima Guang asked: "Zhang San, is your real name?"
Zhang Fei was immediately stunned, and his heart was tightened. Could it be that you are a fortune teller and know that this is not my real name?
Seeing that he was silent, Sima Guang asked again: "Why don't you answer my question to you? Is Zhang San your real name?"
"No...no." Zhang Fei shook his head, his voice trembling.
Xu Zun was stunned.
what's the situation?
But Xu Zun reacted quickly and secretly blamed himself for ignoring this.
Zhang Fei is obviously a scholar and would probably not choose such a name. Even if his parents gave him a name, he would change it later.
This name is really too "dog-like and pillar-like".
But it's not his fault, because it was very difficult to communicate with Zhang Fei at the beginning. It took a long time to ask for the name. He subconsciously thought that after asking for so long, it would be impossible to ask for a fake name!
And Zhang Fei couldn't change his words, so he never said anything.
Sima Guang was immediately shocked and shouted: "You don't even dare to tell anyone about your real name, so why are you here to avenge others?"
Zhang Fei was panicking, his identity was his biggest weakness, and he quickly explained: "It's not that Xiaomin didn't dare to tell anyone, Xiaomin actually said it, but because Xiaomin first arrived in Dengzhou, his language was different, so he reported his name , and no one can understand it, they only understand this nickname, because Xiaomin is the third eldest child in the family, and the villagers used to call Xiaomin Zhang San. Xiaomin felt that this was very kind, so he did not tell his real name."
Sima Guang glanced at Xu Zun.
Xu Zun's mind was also spinning quickly, and he hurriedly said: "It is indeed true. This has been explained in his previous confession. If he had not been unable to speak clearly at the time and could not provide a detailed confession, he would not have been sitting in jail for three days in vain. Months in prison. But I was also negligent and never asked for his real name."
Sima Guang asked Zhang Fei again: "Then what is your real name?"
Zhang Fei said: "Xiao Min's real name is Zhang Fei, Fei Ran's Fei."
Sima Guang asked again: "Do you have any words?"
You must be a man of God. He always grabs my weak spots and beats me hard. Can you please show me some martial ethics? This is a court, not a blind date meeting. Zhang Fei was a little dizzy when he was asked, he really didn't know whether it should have a word or not, whether it had to have a word. At this moment, he suddenly thought of his idol and said: "Xiaomin's character is Yi'an. "
"Zhang Yian?"
Sima Guang read it again and asked: "Where do you live and why do you go to Dengzhou?"
I am a citizen of Erbi, not a prisoner. Are you done yet? Zhang Fei said: "The little man lives in Hanyang. He came to Dengzhou with his father and brother to do business a year ago. He never thought that he would be hit by a shipwreck along the way. Both his father and brother were missing. The little man could only go to Dengzhou to look for his father and brother. However, after several months of searching, he still couldn't find it. Not knowing the whereabouts of my father and brother, I couldn't think about it for a moment, so I threw myself into the river. Fortunately, I was rescued by Miss Ayun."
This is the explanation he gave after understanding the local language. Because he is from Wuhan, he still knows something about the history of Wuhan, so he only dares to say that he is from Hanyang.
Sima Guang said: "About your origins, these are just your words. I will investigate in detail."
Zhang Fei had a headache. Although he didn't believe that Sima Guang would go to all the trouble to investigate his origins, but Sima Guang really had this ability, he was still a little panicked. He thought to himself, this old man is really difficult to deal with, so let's forget about the case. , he just attacked me, and he also struck with precise precision. If this continues, sooner or later he will ask me for a flaw!
Little did he know that there was one person who was more panicked than him, that was Wang Anshi, who was sitting next to him. He was sweating when he saw Zhang Fei. Just as he expected, this young man's psychological quality was so poor that he was already thinking about how to save everything. .
Sima Guang also noticed this situation, so he asked: "Are you very hot?"
Zhang Fei said: "As a commoner, I feel very nervous standing here."
"Yeah?"
Sima Guang said: "But I heard that after you were released from prison, you went to the government office again and again to complain. You shouldn't be nervous!"
Xu Zun glanced at Sima Guang solemnly and thought to himself, it was indeed Sima Junshi who thought so quickly that Zhang San was the key to the case.
He did not provide this information. It must have been Sima Guang who carefully investigated Zhang Fei.
A person who is nervous can explain some problems.
When Sima Guang asked this question, he obviously dug a hole and waited for Zhang Fei to jump into it.
Zhang Fei gradually couldn't resist it. One lie requires countless lies to make up for it, but he is not a coward. He said truthfully: "The common people have indeed come to complain several times, but they have always handed in the petition papers, and they have not been able to make up for it." I didn’t break into the government office, and I was a little nervous at the time, but under justice, I will not back down.”
"A good one never backs down."
Sima Guang snorted, pointed at Zhang Fei and said: "I have seen a lot of Erbi people like you. You people are the best at stirring up trouble, deceiving people, and then profiting from it. Driven by the desire for profit, you often take risks. Rather than pursuing justice.”
Hearing this, Zhang Fei suddenly had an idea and immediately said: "What the chief prosecutor said is absolutely true. It is exactly the case. However, instead of being ashamed of it, Xiaomin is proud of it. Xiaomin will come to complain more in the future." ,Earn more money."
