Judging from the current situation, it seems that Zhang Fei has the upper hand. After all, he has come up with a logical relationship to explain the charges of slandering the government of Hu Changbai and Qiu He.
This is actually a difficulty in this case.
Because there is no specific logical relationship in discussing government affairs, in the past it was the emperor and officials who took matters into their own hands.
In this case, Zhang Fei was facing the imperial power, so he had to explain clearly before he could help Hu Changbai and Qiu He get away with the crime. The emperor does not need to explain. As long as Zhang Fei cannot explain clearly, then Hu Changbai and Qiu He are guilty.
But this is not enough, because the prosecutor's office's prosecution is not to help Hu Changbai and Qiu He escape guilt, but to convict Huangcheng Division.
However, if Hu and Qiu are not exonerated, it will be impossible to convict the Huangcheng Division, because what the Huangcheng Division prosecutes is abuse of punishment and subjugation.
But having said that, even if Hu and Qiu are cleared of their grievances, they may not be able to convict the Imperial City Division. That sentence is definitely controversial, and there is no problem for the Imperial City Division to do so.
Just as noon was approaching and the sun was shining brightly, Zhao Pian announced that the court would be temporarily adjourned and the trial would resume in the afternoon.
These officials and ministers did not choose to go home. Instead, they went to a nearby tavern or wine shop to have a heated discussion about the crime of slandering the government.
After a break, the trial continued.
"Hu Changbai."
Zhang Fei said: "When were you captured into the Imperial City Department?"
Hu Changbai said: "That night."
Zhang Fei asked again: "What happened after that?"
Hu Changbai pursed his lips and said with great grievance: "Then the officials of the Imperial City Department said that we slandered the government and disturbed the morale of the army, and asked us if we wanted to rebel? Of course we don't admit it, how dare we! But! To be beheaded.
But no matter how much we complained, they just didn't believe us, and then tortured us to force us to confess. "
Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder how they tortured you? Can you tell me in detail?"
Hu Changbai suddenly trembled violently and said: "They first used big wooden shackles to tie our necks, and then they gave us a full stomach of water, and then beat our stomachs and backs with cloth bags filled with stones. .”
Recalling the despair that made the sky and the earth not work in the Imperial City Division, the fear came to my heart again, and I cried anxiously. When Qiu He saw it, he also started crying silently.
When the people outside the hospital heard all this, they felt horrified and frightened. They must not talk nonsense in the future. This is really terrible.
Zhang Fei felt the same way. He had also felt this way when he was in Dengzhoufuya prison, and asked: "So your shoulder bone and rib fractures were all caused by these two punishments?"
Hu Changbai nodded.
Zhang Fei asked: "Did you admit it in the end?"
Hu Changbai cried and cried: "We were beaten so much that we couldn't bear it. We thought, since we couldn't get out anyway, we might as well admit it early, at least we wouldn't have to be tortured by them, so... so we admitted it."
"I have no problem for now." Zhang Fei sat down.
Li Lei stood up immediately, showing that he was confident, "Hu Changbai, I want to know how you explained the charges against you when the Imperial City Division accused you?"
Hu Changbai said excitedly: "We don't want to rebel!"
Li Lei said: "So that's how you explained it."
Hu Changbai nodded and said: "I really just drank too much, so I didn't control my mouth and said a few more words. I really didn't have any other ideas."
Li Lei asked again: "Is there any other explanation?"
Hu Changbai thought for a while and then shook his head.
"I don't have a problem anymore."
Li Lei sat down.
Zhang Fei stood up and asked: "Hu Changbai, Qiu He, have you read the book?"
Hu Changbai and Qiu He shook their heads.
Zhang Fei said: "Do you know what it means to slander the government?"
They both shook their heads at the same time.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Then do you know that what you say will disturb the morale of the army?"
The two of them shook their heads.
How could these two illiterate people understand this?
"I'm fine."
Zhang Fei sat down.
The two of them had a quick battle, which made people unable to react.
After some research at noon, Cheng Yi was able to understand a little bit and thought about it silently.
Li Erbi's question was to emphasize that their explanation was not clear, so they did not blame the Imperial City Division for using punishment.
Prosecutor Zhang hinted that the two of them had no idea what these charges meant, and how could they give an explanation.
"In this confrontation, Na'erbi still has the upper hand! In the end, prosecutor Zhang can only make everyone think that they don't know how to explain, but from the perspective of the Imperial City Division, how do they know that you don't know how to explain? Use torture to extract confessions , which is naturally understandable.”
Cheng Yi whispered.
He actually also likes to study these issues.
"I would like to ask Bachelor Sima to attend and testify."
Zhang Fei said suddenly.
Others didn't think anything, but Sima Guang was immediately stunned. You didn't say you wanted me to testify!
What is the situation?
Zhao Pian thought they had made an appointment, but when he saw Sima Guang dumbfounded, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and looked at Zhang Fei again.
Zhang Fei explained: "It's like this. Since the Imperial City Division's testimony against Hu Changbai and Qiu He lacked judicial explanation and was rather general, I hope to ask Bachelor Sima to explain it to us. I wonder if Bachelor Sima is willing. ?”
Wang Anshi on the side was a little unhappy and thought to himself, when it comes to legal attainments, I am not inferior to him. If you don't invite me, why don't you invite him? You look down on people, right?
Judicial interpretation, such a noble name. Of course Sima Guang would not refuse, so he nodded and agreed.
Zhao Pian immediately invited Sima Guang to court.
After Sima Guang sat down, Zhang Fei asked: "Sister Sima, I heard that you are familiar with history books and have rich political experience. In your opinion, will this conversation between Hu Changbai and Qiu He disturb the general public?" Military morale, maybe even hidden intentions of rebellion?"
This first question directly stopped Sima Guang.
Li Lei couldn't help but sit up straight and looked at Zhang Fei with confusion.
Fu Bi, Han Qi and others all looked surprised.
If you ask this, you must answer "yes". It is impossible to answer "no", because these words alone are definitely inflammatory. Many rebellion cases come from this. This is a very sensitive matter. problem, no one can bear this responsibility.
This is why Li Guozhong and others believe that this lawsuit is very beneficial to them.
Wang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not me he invited.
Sima Guang struggled for a while, then suddenly looked at Zhang Fei with an unhappy face, "What kind of question are you asking?"
You should ask Wang Jiefu this kind of question. He is facing the Imperial City Division. I am specifically against the Imperial City Division. I impeach them every day. How should I answer this question?
Zhang Fei, however, pretended not to know and asked, "Doesn't Academician Sima don't know too?"
Sima Guang could only say truthfully: "I think this is possible."
Zhang Fei said: "Sister Sima, can you explain it in detail?"
Sima Guang thought for a while before saying: "As Liang Yuhou said before, many Xiang soldiers think that the labor is heavy, but at the same time they are not clear about the court's policies and difficulties. Hu Changbai's words may cause misunderstandings and lead to confusion. If someone has evil intentions and takes advantage of the situation, it may cause even more trouble."
"So it's so serious."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "Do you think, Academician Sima, the Imperial City Division should investigate this matter?"
Sima Guang's eyes were full of murderous intent, what on earth do you want to do?
He is opposed to the Imperial City Division being separated from the judicial system. He is fundamentally opposed to the Imperial City Division investigating these matters. This is within the jurisdiction of the judiciary, but he cannot say so. But if he does not say so, it is not a disguised proof. He supports it. Imperial City Division.
This is really a dilemma.
Li Guozhong and Li Lei also looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.
Ask yourself, none of them thought of this move!
really!
Sima Guang should be allowed to come forward and say that this is really not very beneficial to them.
After a while, Sima Guang said: "Of course the Imperial City Division should investigate this matter, but it should be investigated clearly and not blindly using torture to extract confessions."
"I see."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Bachelor Sima, for being able to attend and testify."
That's it?
Everyone present was dumbfounded, including Sima Guang, who had just finished answering.
They thought Zhang Fei was feinting again, but in fact, there was a murderous intention hidden in it. How could they know that Zhang Fei had pointed it out and which way was the procuratorate heading?
Stop asking questions here, then the above answer will be of great benefit to the Imperial City Division!
Li Zhien just scratched his head looking at it. Could it be a friendly army?
He was not the only one who thought so, including Wang Anshi and others, they were also speculating.
Because Zhang Fei often flattered the emperor during the court trial and secretly helped the emperor.
This is really possible.
So the purpose of this lawsuit is not to attack the Imperial City Division, but to safeguard the power of the Imperial City Division.
Cheng Yi, who originally thought he already understood something, couldn't help but fall into confusion again at this moment.
What is his purpose in asking these questions?
Zhao Peng was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and looked at Li Lei again, as if to say, Sima Guang is here even if he doesn't come, why don't you ask a few questions.
Li Lei really wanted to stand up and ask a few questions, but Li Guozhong stopped him, "The current situation is very favorable to us. If you ask questions, it may cause trouble."
He knew that Sima Guang was not asking the Imperial City Secretary, but that he was confused by Zhang Fei's questions. However, Sima Guang was knowledgeable and experienced, and Li Lei was by no means his opponent. Now that Zhang Fei had already asked the question quite well, you want to ask again If so, Sima Guang might be tricked into it, and then the gains would outweigh the losses.
Li Lei also realized that Sima Guang was not meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by others, and immediately said: "I have no questions to ask."
Zhao Bian said: "I am very grateful to Bachelor Sima for coming to court to answer our questions."
"where!"
Sima Guang slightly cupped his hands and said, "I hope I can help the Chief Justice."
Then he walked down the stage and glared at Zhang Fei from the corner of his eye. What are your intentions?
After these few questions, he didn't know how to impeach the Imperial City Division in the future.
Han Qi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's no luck that this kid is able to get to where he is today!"
Fu Bi smiled and nodded, "Now that he has protected his imperial power from being eroded, the next step should be to use his killer move."
The two of them still saw it very clearly. The biggest beneficiary of Zhang Fei's words was the imperial power. The Imperial City Division must investigate this matter, which gave the Imperial City Division rationality and legitimacy.
From another perspective, Zhang Fei no longer has any worries. This is actually to sound the clarion call for attack.
If the emperor and imperial power could not be protected, Zhang Fei would not dare to attack the Imperial City Division. If the emperor was hurt, he would lose the lawsuit!
After all, the emperor is above the law.
Sure enough, next, Zhang Fei immediately informed Liu Renzan to attend.
Zhang Fei stood up and asked: "Mr. Liu, according to our information, this case was tried by you."
Liu Renzan nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei said: "How did you learn about the conversation between Hu Changbai and Qiu He in the tavern?"
"Someone reports it!"
"I wonder who reported it?"
"Sorry, we can't say that. Our Imperial City Division has our Imperial City Division's rules. Regarding these people, we will not tell anyone unless the officials speak."
Liu Renzan said very forcefully.
These words all imply that our Imperial City Division will not be under the control of your public prosecutors, so don’t ask.
Zhang Fei didn't care and said with a smile: "It seems that the Imperial City Department is a well-disciplined government agency."
"certainly."
Liu Renzan said proudly.
He is now paralyzed because he thinks Zhang Fei may be a friendly force.
Zhang Fei said: "What Bachelor Sima said just now, that is, what Hu Changbai said, is inflammatory and will disturb the morale of the army. It is very harmful. I wonder if Liu Gongshi agrees?"
Liu Ren praised: "Of course I agree very much, otherwise, I would not use punishment to force them to confess."
Zhang Fei said: "Since the harm is so great, the Imperial City Division will definitely conduct a thorough investigation on this case."
Liu Renzan nodded, "Of course."
Zhang Fei said: "Suppose Hu Changbai and Qiu He have evil intentions and intend to use that hearing to incite mutiny among the soldiers. Based on Liu Gongshi's experience, will there be any accomplices in such cases, or are they just pawns? Enough to incite mutiny.”
Liu Ren praised: "It is very likely that there are accomplices."
Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder if the Imperial City Department has sent someone to investigate Qiaoying?"
Liu Renzan blinked and suddenly fell silent.
Li Lei noticed something strange and asked anxiously: "What's going on?"
Li Guozhong shook his head.
The two couldn't help but look at Liu Inzan nervously.
"Of course."
Liu Renzan suddenly answered again.
Zhang Fei asked: "Can you show us your investigation report?"
Liu Renzan frowned slightly and said: "This is the secret of my Imperial City driver and cannot be shown to outsiders at will."
"That doesn't matter either."
Zhang Fei picked up a copy and said, "This is an investigation report made by our procuratorate on the relationship between Hu Changbai and Qiu He in the camp. It mainly covers the period from the arrest of Hu Changbai and Qiu He to our The procuratorate intervened during this period to investigate the daily activities of people close to them.
Mr. Liu only needs to extract a few items from your investigation report and compare them with our report to prove that you have indeed sent people to investigate. "
Liu Renzan said forcefully: "This is a secret and cannot be revealed at will. Besides, can we not send people to investigate this kind of case? I really don't know why you ask that."
Zhang Fei smiled and explained: "Because the trial is about evidence, although this is an irrelevant issue, it is also a necessary process. It is best for Mr. Liu to present some evidence to prove this."
Liu Renzan said to himself: "This is the secret of our Imperial City Department."
Zhao Pian suddenly said: "Mr. Liu, the president of this court thinks that the Procuratorate has already been very considerate of your Imperial City Division. You only need to come up with a few tracking results in your investigation report. You can even find some innocuous ones." As long as it proves that your Imperial City Division has conducted an investigation, that should be okay, right? If it doesn’t work, the president of this court will ask the officials to produce your investigation report on the case."
Inadvertently, dense beads of sweat oozed out on Liu Inzan's forehead.
Sima Guang suddenly realized it and murmured to himself: "So that's it."
After a while, Liu Renzan said: "Of course we sent people to investigate, but we didn't find any abnormal behavior, so there is no investigation report. We will only record some useful evidence. What are we recording the useless evidence for?"
Zhang Fei immediately said: "President, I hope Wu Qin, the commander of the Shenlong Guards' Xiaoqi Battalion, will appear in court to testify."
Zhao Pian nodded and said, "Wu Qin is said to appear in court to testify."
I saw a tall man with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes coming up to the court. The Dragon Guards were from the Fourth Army, and they were all 1.8 meters tall.
Zhang Fei asked: "I am very grateful to Commander Wu for being able to appear in court to testify. As far as I know, before taking the post of Commander, Commander Wu once held a position related to investigation in the Front Division."
Wu Qin nodded and said, "Yes, I was mainly responsible for training spies at that time."
Zhang Fei said: "Does Commander Wu know about this case?"
Wu Qin nodded and said, "I heard about it."
Zhang Fei said: "If this matter is handed over to Commander Wu first, I wonder what arrangements Commander Wu will make?"
Wu Qin thought for a moment and then said: "Remarks like this are worthy of attention, so we should first make sure not to alert others, and then send people to secretly monitor them to see if they have any accomplices.
If there is a problem, we can catch them all. If there is no problem, it is just a misunderstanding and it will not cause panic in the military camp.
In fact, if remarks like this don't get everyone's attention and the person who said it has no evil intentions, you shouldn't take the initiative to mention it, because it may be self-defeating. "
After saying this, many people sitting there nodded frequently.
He is worthy of being the commander of the Dragon Guard Army, he is professional.
In comparison, Liu Inzan is simply...!
Zhang Fei asked again: "What does Commander Wu think of the Imperial City Division's arrest of people that night?"
Wu Qin shook his head and said, "I don't know. I don't know how the Imperial City Division operates."
Zhang Fei asked again: "But Commander Wu just now thought that this kind of behavior might alarm the enemy and be self-defeating."
Wu Qin nodded again and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei said: "Based on Commander Wu's experience, under what circumstances we should arrest people immediately."
Wu Qin thought for a while and said: "One situation is that the other party has discovered it. The other situation is that the surrounding situation no longer allows us to continue to monitor secretly."
Zhang Fei asked: "Do you think these two situations exist in this case?"
Wu Qin said: "I don't know whether they have been discovered by the other party. However, the surrounding situation still allows continued surveillance."
Zhang Fei asked: "If the first situation does not exist, how can Commander Wu evaluate this approach of the Imperial City Division?"
Wu Qin struggled for a while and replied with embarrassment: "In my personal opinion, this should be a mistake."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked: "In a case like this, should someone be sent to investigate the people related to the suspect?"
Wu Qin said: "This must be investigated."
Zhang Fei said: "How do you usually investigate?"
Wu Qin said: "If it is not known to anyone, people should be sent to closely monitor all the people related to the suspect. If it is already known, then people should be sent to inquire, and at the same time, they should be secretly monitored."
Zhang Fei asked: "Who should be monitored mainly, or does the entire battalion have to be monitored?"
Wu Qin said: "Mainly targeting people who are close to the suspects, as well as their superiors, such as the commander and Yuhou. If there is no shortage of manpower, we will also take care of the entire battalion."
Zhang Fei asked: "Will you make a detailed report on the results of the surveillance?"
Wu Qin nodded and said, "Definitely."
Zhang Fei said: "Even if no special circumstances are found."
"Sure."
Wu Qin said: "Because the superiors usually take this kind of thing very seriously, even if nothing is found, a very detailed report must be written to prove that these people have nothing to do with the case, because the superiors will definitely ask these questions."
Zhang Fei asked: "Commander Wu, based on your rich experience, under what circumstances would you choose to arrest people directly, and only use punishment to ask for confessions, without investigating any relevant persons?"
"this."
Wu Qin hesitated for a moment, "It should be against the rules to do this."
Zhang Fei said: "But it just happened."
"Well."
Wu Qin looked very embarrassed.
Your question is too specific. I don’t dare to offend the Imperial City Division!
Zhang Fei asked again: "Has Commander Wu never encountered this kind of situation? Or, did he not mention related matters when teaching students?"
Wu Qin was startled, glanced at Zhang Fei, and thought to himself, it seems that you have investigated me thoroughly. He could only admit: "Yes, when I was training soldiers, I mentioned that if this is the case, there is almost only one possibility."
Zhang Fei asked: "What's possible?"
Wu Qin said: "If you actually know that the suspect has no intention of rebellion, you will naturally not think of investigating other people, so as not to aggravate the matter and let others find out the flaws. But at the same time, if you want to take credit, then you will Use punishment to extract confessions and make quick decisions."
Liu Renzan suddenly trembled, feeling guilty.
"I am very grateful to Commander Wu for being able to attend and testify."
Zhang Fei held up another copy, "This is about the achievements of Commander Wu. They are a very, very outstanding general, especially in investigation. He has improved the methods of investigation and gained the support of the front commander." His approval shows that he is very professional in this regard.”
Zhao Pian waved his hand to signal the court police to submit the copy, and then asked Li Lei, "Does the defense have any questions to ask?"
Li Lei was stunned. He never expected that Zhang Fei would invite such a professional to explain these seemingly vague issues. He couldn't help but shake his head, "No."
He doesn't understand this at all and has no clue.
Zhao Pian thanked Wu Qin again and indicated that he could go down and rest.
Wu Qin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his sweat regardless of his appearance. He glanced at Zhang Fei out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself, this Zhang Darer pen really deserves its reputation!
After Wu Qin went down, Zhang Fei asked Liu Renzan: "What does Mr. Liu think of Commander Wu's remarks?"
Liu Renzan gradually looked a little anxious and said: "He is not in the Imperial City Department, so how can he know the system of our Imperial City Department?"
Zhang Fei said: "I wonder what aspects of the operation of the Imperial City Division are different from what Commander Wu said?"
".?"
Liu Renzan thought for a while, "This is confidential."
Zhang Fei said: "But I believe that the Imperial City Department must have an investigation report about other people. Not to mention Commander Wu, even Erbi you hired knows about this. The defense just asked Liang Yuhou , think whether they will be monitored and investigated."
Liu Renzan said to himself: "This is the secret of our Imperial City Department, and it is inconvenient to tell outsiders."
Zhao Pian couldn't stand it any longer. You, the Imperial City Division, look down on this president too much, and said: "If Mr. Liu is in trouble, the president of this court will report to His Majesty and get this report from the Imperial City Division."
Liu Renzan's heart trembled. If the emperor came to ask, then he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor. He wiped his sweat and said: "I admit that our Imperial City Department was negligent on this point."
"Oops!"
Li Lei frowned upon hearing this.
"This is impossible."
Zhang Fei suddenly said passionately: "The duty of the Imperial City Department is to protect His Majesty, the Imperial City, and the stability of the country. The Imperial Guards inside are all elites selected from the Fourth Army. How could there be such negligence?
In addition, did Liu Gongshi realize the consequences of such negligence? If Hu Changbai and Qiu He are rebellious and they have accomplices, then your negligence will pose a direct threat to His Majesty.
More importantly, reports and official documents should have been established in a system, unless someone used their power to deliberately undermine the system of the Imperial City Department, not allowing others to conduct in-depth investigations, and trying to use punishment to silence people.
But what is the purpose of doing this? "
Li Zhien, who was sitting nearby, felt his hair stand on end and was sweating profusely. He was dumbfounded.
Good guy, when it comes to wrongly accusing people, you are the professional!
Our family is really ashamed of ourselves!
How about recruiting this kid to the Imperial City Division?
"Don't spit on anyone."
Liu Renzan was so frightened that he jumped up, pointed at Zhang Fei and cursed.
Hearing what you say, I have become a traitor.
Still alive or not.
"I object!"
Li Lei, who had just woken up from a dream, immediately stood up and said, "What the other party just said was malicious speculation."
"I can take that back."
Zhang Fei looked at Liu Renzan again and said with a smile: "But I think Gongshi Liu should be given a chance to explain, otherwise, he may face trouble."
Liu Renzan glanced at Zhang Fei, thank you so damn much.
But having said that, this matter must be explained clearly, otherwise, you will die!
After weighing the situation, Liu Renzan suddenly found that he had been forced into a corner and could only nod his head and said: "I admit, I am eager to make meritorious deeds."
Zhang Fei said: "Does Mr. Liu think that Hu Changbai and Qiu He have slandered the government, disturbed the morale of the army, and intended to rebel?"
Liu Renzan's hands were shaking violently, and he said with trembling lips: "I admit that I know that they have no intention of disrupting the morale of the military or intending to rebel, but they do slander the government, I..."
"I'm fine."
Zhang Fei sat down.
