Chapter 32 Murder Cases
"Lord, you are back." After Qian Mo's family had late meals, Ye Zhao left with satisfaction and returned to the county government. As soon as he came back, he saw Qiu Chi waiting outside the gate. When he saw Ye Zhao, he came forward a few steps.
"What's wrong?" Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows.
"A death happened." Qiu Chi said anxiously.
It's just human life, what's the point of making a fuss?
Ye Zhao looked at Qiu Chi in confusion. When he was on the border, Qiu Chi killed many enemies with his own hands. How could a murder really make Qiu Chi so uneasy?
"It was Zhang Xiang's son who committed the murder case. Liang Guo was particularly concerned about this matter." Qiu Chi said with a wry smile.
"The son of Zhang Xiang?" Ye Zhao looked at Qiu Chi in surprise. He had just drunk Zhang Xiang during the day, but he didn't expect that such a thing would happen to the night.
"Yes, it's Zhang Yuan, the son of Zhang Xiang." Qiu Chi said: "I have been sent directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Mr. Zhang is waiting in the lobby, thinking that he is asking for the lord."
"Since it was a murder case in Suiyang, it should be tried in the county government first, right? Why was it sent directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Ye Zhao asked while walking towards the court.
"Zhou Xiang and Zhang Gong were a bit dirty in the past." Qiu Chi explained in a low voice: "This time, Mr. Zhang's son had such a thing, so Zhou Xiang naturally would not miss the opportunity to punish Mr. Zhang."
The circle of this scholar and wealthy family is not big, and they will have some intersections with each other. There will be a world of martial arts and grudges in places where there are people. Naturally, it is impossible to be harmonious. Zhang Xiang and Zhou Jing are obviously not the kind of harmonious ones.
"Empress, please save the dog!" As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw Zhang Xiang rushing to Ye Zhao and kneeling on the ground.
"Mr. Zhang, don't do this, get up and talk." Ye Zhao quickly reached out and helped Zhang Xiang up and said, "This is a murder case after all. If Brother Zhang really hurts someone's life by mistake, Zhao will be powerless under the law."
Killing someone to pay for his life, no matter what his identity is, since this has been exposed to the court, even if Ye Zhao tried it himself, it would not be possible to have a chance to open the door just because of Zhang Feng's plea.
"If it was really made by a dog son, I would admit it, but the dog son really didn't look like the one who hurt others for no reason. I once had some grudges with the current Prime Minister of Liang, and I was really worried!" Zhang Xiang said with a wry smile.
Ye Zhao nodded, hesitating in his heart. Zhou Jingchu came and released his kindness to him. No matter how he was, Ye Zhao could not help him, but Zhang Xiang's request could not be ignored.
"In this way, according to the law, if there is a lawsuit among the people, the county magistrate should be tried first. If the county magistrate cannot make a clear decision, it will be reported or the suffering master will be reported to the prefect and handed over to the prefect. Zhou Prime Minister directly crossed the official, which is inconsistent with the law, but it is difficult for the official to come forward directly. Zhang Gong can contact the gentry of Suiyang to ask the prefect to ask the prefect to decide the case, but it must be explained in advance that if the murderer is really a young master, the official will still be judged according to the law and will never be favored." Ye Zhao looked at Zhang Xiang and said.
"I will feel at ease when I leave it to the envoy. If my incompetent son really kills someone, I will do my job according to the law. I will admit it. I just hope that the envoy can give him a chance to appeal." Zhang Xiang said with a wry smile.
"Sure." Ye Zhao nodded and sent Zhang Xiang out of the mansion before returning.
"Lord, do you really want to interfere in this case? In this way, I'm afraid you may offend Zhou Xiang." Qiu Chi looked at Ye Zhao worriedly.
"Do I have a choice?" Ye Zhao asked helplessly.
On one hand, there is the immediate boss and on the other hand, the representative of the gentry of Suiyang. Without touching the bottom line, no one is easy to offend. No matter whether it is done in public or not, it will definitely offend one side in the end. This is an unsolvable proposition.
"What should I do now? Or should I be sick?" Qiu Chi looked at Ye Zhao and came up with a bad idea.
"It's great. I just agreed to Zhang Xiang and then called him sick?" Ye Zhao seemed quite satisfied with the answer: "Why do I want to make myself more self-injury?"
"Uh...then..." Qiu Chi was suffocated and looked at Ye Zhao, feeling a little at a loss.
"When you sleep, the sky falls, it's also tomorrow's business!" Ye Zhao patted Qiu Chi's shoulder and walked straight to the backyard. If you can't hide, then don't hide. Do your business. As for whom you will offend in the end, you have a clear conscience. How can there be so many good things in this world that are the best of both worlds?
Ye Zhao slept quite soundly with Xin'er on her arms, but the city of Suiyang was not calm. Zhang Xiang visited the gentry in the city overnight. Overnight, the entire gentry in Suiyang united and petitioned in front of Zhou Jing's prime minister's mansion early the next morning, hoping to follow the court's rule and hand over the case to Suiyang Order Ye Zhao for trial.
"Ba~"
In the prime minister's mansion, Zhou Jing smashed the porcelain in his hand fiercely, and almost all the things that could be dropped in the room were thrown.
"Mr., what's wrong with sending the case to Sui Yang Order for retrial? The evidence in this case is conclusive. Although Sui Yang Order is a god to determine the case, it is impossible to overturn such an ironclad case." The chief clerk of the Prime Minister bowed and said.
"Can't you hear it?" Zhou Jing turned his head and looked at the chief clerk and said: "These people clearly do not believe in their true nature, and they even prefer to believe in a mere county magistrate, nor do they think that their true nature can be justified!"
Liu Mu said that Zhou Jing was not in a good mood and was not wrong. As these gentry united to ask the case to be sent to the county government for trial, Zhou Jing's dissatisfaction with Zhang Qian had gradually been transferred to Ye Zhao. Even though he knew that this had nothing to do with Ye Zhao, this hatred was not because of what Ye Zhao did, it was purely jealousy.
The chief clerk was swallowed and couldn't answer for a while. Didn't Zhou Jing attach great importance to this Sui Yang Order? Why did this blink of an eye be like an enemy?
"Then this case..." The chief clerk looked at Zhou Jing carefully. He was a little confused about the thoughts of the new Prime Minister Liang.
"I want to see if I send it on. Even if Ye Zhao is asked to examine it, what will be different from me? I will personally supervise the trial this time!" Zhou Jing gritted his teeth and said sternly.
Chapter completed!