Chapter 54 Initial Review (1)

The sky was covered with lead-colored clouds, which made the whole sky seem to collapse. The north wind whistled over, causing Tang Feng, who was standing in the corridor to chill suddenly. Although he was already wearing a thick winter coat, neither Tang Kexiao nor Tang Feng had ever really been to the north for winter. This was the first time he felt the taste of the cold winter in the north. Although the place he was standing was not on the empty square, the omnipresent north wind still made Tang Feng tighten his outer robe.

In order to resist the cold feeling, Tang Feng kept dispersing his thoughts. He looked at the snow piles on the ground outside the corridor, and then looked at the two huge statues standing opposite not far away from him. It was already the fifth day of the 12th month. After waiting in the inn for several days, Tang Feng finally came to Dali Temple under the leadership of Lu An and some Jinyiwei to testify on the Wang family case. Now he is waiting outside the lobby, waiting for the presiding judge inside to call him in.

Dali Temple was one of the three judicial departments of the Ming Dynasty, and the other two were the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate, and the Jinyiwei was not among them. Although the people involved in the Wang family case were all senior officials of the current dynasty, due to the identity of the perpetrator, they could not be treated as the highest-level three judicial departments, so in the end, Dali Temple had to interrogate the case separately. Today is the first time to be held, so Tang Feng is still unfamiliar with the environment here.

The two statues in front of Tang Feng, one with a head and neck that is no different from ordinary people, but the face is green. The other statue is a single-horned monster, which looks very powerful. Of course, Tang Feng did not recognize that this was the ancient prison god Gao Yao and the evil-touching beast Xu Ying. He only felt that it seemed very strange to have these two statues in Dali Temple. After looking at the things around him several times, Tang Feng became a little bored again. From time to time, the sound of the yamen runners shouting "magnificent" in the hall was constantly coming out. It was obvious that the presiding official was asking the Wang family members in public. This made Tang Feng even more anxious to go in, because someone told him that today's presiding was also a member of the Donglin Party, and he was afraid that he would be favored. At this moment, a shout came from the hall: "Tang Feng bring witness Tang Feng!"

Two yamen runners standing behind Tang Feng went forward to take Tang Feng into the hall, but Tang Feng walked in faster than theirs. On the one hand, Tang Feng did this because he didn't want someone to be a prisoner, and on the other hand, he couldn't stand such a cold climate and wanted to go in and hide from the wind.

Tang Feng entered the lobby and looked up and saw an official in his fifties sitting under the plaque "The mirror is hanging high" above. His face was full of murderous aura. You could tell at a glance that he was a good at making judgments often, and he was already powerful if he was not angry.

This person is Hui Shiyang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and is also a member of the Donglin Party. When he knew that he would try the case a few days ago, he met with Ye Xianggao and others. They mentioned to him that it would be better to drag the case down until the beginning of next spring. He also reported to the superiors that the trial of the case in the twelfth lunar month was very unlucky, but he didn't know what the eunuch party had done, or let him start the trial of the case today. Therefore, Hui Shiyang was not in a good mood, and after knowing Tang Feng's identity, he looked down on him. Seeing this young but ignorant county magistrate walked into the lobby, he wanted to give him a warning, picked up the gavel at his hand, knocked it down with a "snake", and shouted: "The person who came forward reported his identity and knelt down and replied!"

Tang Feng felt a little funny when he thought that he had sat high in the hall to ask questions, but now it was his turn to ask others for words. Besides the yamen runners on both sides and the presiding officials above, Tang Feng did not see the Wang family, which made him a little puzzled. Why did he bring himself to the hall and disappear? Just as he was thinking about these things, he heard the majestic voice, and his heart was thrilled. But then he

Knowing the other party's intention, he just bowed and bowed and said, "Tang Feng, the magistrate of She County under the jurisdiction of Huizhou Prefecture, has seen an adult. He has both an official position and a Jinshi. According to the Ming Dynasty law, there is no need to kneel down and reply. Please ask the adult to observe clearly. According to the Ming Dynasty law, as long as the official has not committed a crime, he will have a seat in the hall, and ask this adult to set up a seat for the lower official!" Before coming here, he read the Ming Dynasty law again, so he spoke so loudly.

His words made Hui Shiyang's face tighten, and he also remembered that there was such a thing. However, in the past, both the testified and the criminals were so scared that they knelt on the ground after seeing him, but no one dared to ask for a seat so arrogantly, which made him feel a little uneasy. But he also knew that what Tang Feng was saying was the truth, so after he hesitated slightly, he ordered someone to bring a stool into the hall and ask Tang Feng to sit down.

Seeing that this young county magistrate was so bold, the yamen runners standing on both sides were also surprised. Their eyes became different when they looked at Tang Feng. Hui Shiyang also felt the change in the atmosphere in the hall, but there was no way. He had to cough twice and said, "Mr. Tang, I asked you, do you know what happened when you come to Beijing this time?"

Tang Feng sat upright on the bench and said calmly: "When I say to you, the old official will know. A few months ago, a wealthy family under the old official, Wang, who robbed his relatives and killed people, was arrested by the old official. Later, Wang's brothers led hundreds of kids to force the county government to break the county government gate. For the sake of the court, the old official detained them and reported them to the prefecture to punish them. Unexpectedly, the old official was known to all the adults in the capital, so the old official became a witness from the official who asked about the case. The old official came to the capital to prove that this case was not an unjust case, but a fact."

Seeing Tang Feng talking without fear, Hui Shiyang knew that he had encountered someone difficult to deal with today. After thinking about it, he continued to ask: "But some people say that this case has other feelings. They said that it was the ordinary people you magistrate Tang, and I wonder what you have to argue about?"

Knowing that the other party was obviously disturbing his own thoughts, Tang Feng said, "I don't know where the lord said this from? In addition to the officials who can be witnessed by others, there are also confessions written by Wang Li and others of the Wang family, as well as the captions of the victims, which can be used as physical evidence. The evidence of the person is both present. Why do you think there is something else in this case?"

"This..." Hui Shiyang was speechless when asked. After a long time, he said: "This case is of great importance. I naturally have to be cautious, so I naturally have to ask more questions. This is the conclusion that I came to after asking the people of the Wang family. They all said that this was the result of your Tang County Magistrate's conspiracy. I would only be careful to prove it for the sake of being safe. I can't believe your words and convict these hundreds of people, right?"

Tang Feng was secretly angry, but he still had to answer the other party's question: "The Lord thought that the lower officials had beaten those people, and believed that the lower officials' testimony was a one-sided statement. Then the lower officials could also say that the Wang family's words that the adults heard were also a one-sided statement, and they were slandering the lower officials. Do you think that the witnesses of the people of She County are also fake? Are the people of She County talking for the lower officials?"

Hui Shiyang certainly knew that every sentence Tang Feng said was reasonable, but his position could not make him agree with this view, so he could only say: "I just said this just to make the case more fair. Tang County Magistrate, you don't have to be so panicked. As for the people of She County whom you said can testify, they are not in the hall now. How can you let me believe your words?"

Tang Feng sneered in his heart, what is the difference between this and death without evidence? Suddenly he remembered something and said to Hui Shiyang: "Sir. Is the witness of Xiaguan or a criminal from the Wang family today when the case is tried? Why is there only Xiaguan in the hall and there is no one else? If the adult really doubts in his heart, why don't he bring all the criminals to the hall and let him confront Xiaguan in the hall?"

"A moment ago, the criminals reported the truth to me. I also wanted you to confront them in court, but those people were afraid of you and dared not meet you, so they were rejected first." Hui Shiyang said.

Tang Feng heard the flaw in his words and looked up and said, "Sir, you are not saying this! I just heard the crime and said that what they said was the truth, so why do you come and ask? I'm so subjective that the case is determined, I'm afraid it's very unrelated to the identity of the adult?"

Hui Shiyang was stunned. Then he realized that he had just been forced to say something. He was very angry, but he couldn't do anything. He had to slap the auspicious wood and said, "Since you are talking like this, I must give you an explanation. Come and bring out the Wang family and others!"

At this time, there were two people sitting in a room behind the lobby. It was Wang Wenyan and **xing. Tang Feng and Hui Shiyang's Q&A and they both heard clearly here. When they heard Tang Feng's aggressive tone, they were both shocked and angry, because they could not have expected such a young county magistrate to be so bold. After a while, **xing said softly: "Fortunately, I am here today, otherwise Hui Shiyang could not deal with this county magistrate. I have always felt curious about the fact that this county magistrate dared not to sell the prefect, and even the face of my wait, what kind of person is, but I didn't expect that he was actually a young man in his twenties."

Wang Wenyan's expression was even more ugly than ** Xing. Now he was a little worried about his two nephews. If he was really convicted, he would not be able to explain to his brother underground after his death. Moreover, this matter also had a personal interest in Ah, so he really couldn't lose. He picked up the tea and took a sip to calm his mood, and he said, "I have met my two nephews and taught them the reluctance. Now it depends on whether they can defend the magistrate Tang." Although he said that, after seeing Tang Feng's momentum that even the presiding judge was suppressed, he felt a little hopeful about his two nephews.
Chapter completed!