No matter in this dream world or in the real world, Wang Xu seems to be arrested all the time, and every time he is either wronged or in so-called "justifiable self-defense", but he has been arrested so many times, and he never He has never really been punished, so he has gradually become accustomed to it.
Zhang Zhifu did not come out in the back hall for a long time, everyone in the courtroom was talking about it, it was getting late, and I don't know if he was going to sleep first, and the trial will be held tomorrow morning.
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"Please refer to your lord for humble positions." After Master Mao took out the gold medal of the secret agent, Zhang Zhifu welcomed him into the back hall for a secret talk very respectfully.
"Hey~ What are adults and not adults, people like us are just a group of high-level lackeys." Master Cat helped Zhang Zhifu who had not fully knelt down.
From these words, Zhang Zhifu roughly knew the temperament of the person in front of him, and he would use such unpleasant words to describe himself, and he was still among the "gold medal" secret agents at such a young age. Those who have the right and left are bound to be very different. Obviously, this person is definitely not one in the pool.
"I don't know what your lord's order is for the next official?"
Master Cat is also straight to the point: "Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun, these two are lawless and committed crimes. The physical evidence is the smashed Wangxing Pavilion, human witness... I think I am enough.
Evil people like them must be bullying and dominating the market on weekdays, harming countless people. In my opinion, it should be asked to cut... "
Beads of sweat rolled down Master Zhang's forehead against his cheeks, "Master Gu...these two are..."
Master Cat knew what he was going to say, so he interrupted directly: "The sons of officials should lead by example and abide by the law. The son of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials took the lead and led a large number of servants to fight with others. Is his father always like this when he is in court? What? Is that what he was taught
And Du Fengchun, the son of Minister of the Ministry of War, dared to privately mobilize the city defense soldiers. If bandits enter the city to rob tonight, wouldn't the people of Suzhou Mansion become fish on an anvil
These two little bastards who regard the lives of my Ming people as worthless are now standing outside that hall with extreme arrogance! You Mr. Zhang are not looked down upon by them at all! Do you think it is necessary for such a person to keep his life alive? "
Of course, Zhifu Zhang understands these reasons, but he is also in the officialdom and cannot help himself. If he punishes these two young men with capital crimes today, they may come out of prison again when Qiuhou asks to be executed. And he himself will be pushed to the guillotine.
"My lord... If you don't speak dark words in front of Ming people, you can speak directly. I, Zhang Dongtian, have also read the books of sages, and I know the etiquette, righteousness, and shame. What Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun did deserves to be killed! But if today After their crimes are punished, their fathers in the court will definitely mediate between them, so... these two people may not necessarily die in the end! Moreover, I am an official... "
Master Cat continued his words: "You will fall into a... life without a foothold, death without a place to die."
Zhang Dongtian stopped talking, the man in front of him seemed to have understood everything, there was no need for him to speak again, he just had to wait for his instructions.
"Master Zhang, I have been in Suzhou Mansion for quite some time, and I know you quite well...
You accept bribes, curry favor with your superiors, and occasionally visit brothels, but I still think you are a good official. Because even though you have done the above things, you are still a good magistrate who cares about the people. You always do your best to make those unfair trials easier to accept, so that those who are oppressed by the powerful, It will not come to a dead end, a dead end.
But this is the limit of what you can do, because you are just a magistrate, if you want to keep the principles and bottom line in your heart, you will always have to pay some price...
But tonight, you have a chance, or I will give you a chance, as long as you let go of all the burdens and become a parent official with blood, backbone, scruples, and pleading for the people, you can change your life in the future …”
Zhang Dongtian's heart beat faster, this is excitement! Master Cat’s words have actually been very clear, “Because you are just a magistrate”, “I’ll give you a chance”, if he still doesn’t understand such hints, then stop messing around in the officialdom.
"I understand, my lord! Please rest assured!" Zhang Dongtian's voice became louder at this moment, and his eyes revealed a firm look.
Is it difficult to be a good official
Twenty years ago, Zhang Dongtian, who had just become the magistrate, once asked himself this way, and the answer he got was "too difficult". If you don’t put on the same hypocritical cloak as your colleagues around you, you will be excluded by them as a different kind. If you don’t accept bribes, what do you use to honor your boss in those three festivals and two birthdays every year? If you can't even keep your official position, what are you talking about pleading for the people
And today, twenty years later, Zhang Dongtian realized that it is not difficult to be a good official, but he has to pay too much, which may be the death of his head or the destruction of his family...
But after letting go of all fear and consideration, even that black Li Kui can still go to court, let alone Zhang Dongtian!
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Finally, when Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun got impatient and wanted to fight again in court, Zhang Zhifu came out and was promoted.
Tonight's Zhang Zhifu is very different. He has justice in his heart, has a sense of righteousness behind him, and has an image of not being angry and majestic. He sits under the plaque hanging high in the mirror and says that he is an imperial envoy sent by the emperor. letter.
When the gavel sounded, the loud voice came again: "Who is in the hall! Why don't you kneel when you see me!"
Both Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun sneered, thinking that you, the mayor of a prefecture-level city, dare to touch the children of high-ranking cadres in our central government
"I'm Zhao Bian, it's Zhao Bian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials..." Before he finished speaking, Master Zhang slapped the gavel again: "Zhao Bian! Do you have a reputation?"
Zhao Bianzhen didn't expect that the other party wouldn't let him finish his sentence: "This..."
"Without fame and fame, why didn't you kneel when you saw this official! Do you know that this is contempt for the court!"
Zhao Bian's face turned blue and white, he didn't expect that this surnamed Zhang didn't give him face so much, he will definitely ask his father to clean him up and let him go home to farm.
Du Fengchun on the side smiled gloatingly, but his little happiness built on the pain of others soon turned into a situation where extreme joy begets sorrow.
"Du Fengchun! What are you laughing at! The court is the place where you laugh. You are the same as Zhao Bian, kneel down quickly! Otherwise, you will be punished for contempt of the court!"
These two men glared at Zhang Zhifu viciously, and then the boss knelt down reluctantly. Originally, they thought that this mere prefect should give them a seat, but who knew that Zhang Zhifu dared to do this? This official doesn't want to be an official
Wang Xu was kneeling on the ground with handcuffs on his hands. He was quite surprised at the scene in front of him. On the way here, he had already learned about the family backgrounds of the two young masters from other people. According to what he told Mr. Zhang The impression is that indiscriminately convicting oneself is the kingly way, and the current situation is really beyond the expectations of everyone present.
"Wang Xu! State your case!"
"Ah? Oh, okay, the thing is like this, the surnamed Zhao and the surnamed Du are jealous, so they let their subordinates fight. As a waiter, it is also my duty to maintain the law and order of the Zuixing Building, so I stepped forward to dissuade them, who knows They wanted to kill me, so I acted in a little self-defense..."
"Hmm... Zhao Bian! Du Fengchun! Is everything Wang Xu said true?"
These two are basically stupid. Wang Xu's shamelessness is astonishing. When he appeared, he said: "You guys like fighting so much, don't you? Come! Come and fight with me!" Called "dissuade"? The theory of self-defense is even more outrageous. Even if someone uses nunchucks to yell in self-defense, they won't be able to shout the phrase "who else"
"Master Zhang, how can you trust what he says as a waiter in a brothel?"
"That's right, he is a master at all, even dozens of people can't beat him."
They both agree now...
"Hmph...then 'beat me to death! If you beat me to death, I will reward you a lot!', and 'Kill this dead waiter! I will reward you with twenty taels of silver!' Who said these words? "Prefect Zhang asked back.
The hall fell silent, the two statements of testimony provided by Master Mao were verbatim, they were the original words of Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun, and they also understood that it was useless to deny it.
"Secretly mobilize the city's defenses, and let the servant commit the murder, can the two of you be convicted?"
"Hmph! The surname is Zhang, you'd better let it be clear, my father is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials..."
"You Sesame Mung Bean official still dare to control me Du Fengchun?!"
The two simply stood up and yelled loudly, obviously they couldn't bear it anymore, and the subordinates they brought were also clamoring outside the hall.
"You, Mr. Zhang, are not taken seriously by them at all." Master Mao's words came to Zhang Dongtian's mind again.
A gavel interrupted their commotion: "Presumptuous! How dare you talk to me like this in the courtroom! Come on! Give me a slap!"
Two yamen servants stepped forward, and they were about to be tortured. Du Fengchun's eyes almost popped out: "You dare to touch me! My father will definitely settle accounts with you in the future!"
Zhao Bian also said similar things, but Mr. Zhang was still calm and righteous: "Threat the imperial court officials in court... Give me a slap in the face!"
Crackling slaps sounded, and Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun yelled really badly. The yamen servants put in a lot of effort, Mr. Zhang treats them well on weekdays, but now these two dudes are so rampant, even they can't stand it anymore.
After a round of slaps, the two of them were like pigs. Du Fengchun covered his face and yelled, "What are you still doing in a daze? This bird officer dares to hit me! Kill him!"
Those thugs and servants are ready to move, as if they really want to rush in, but this matter of breaking into the court and beating the court officials, it is somewhat of a psychological barrier to do it. After all, they are just working, and they don't want to pay for their lives. superior.
"Bold and lunatic, you still want to murder this mansion! This mansion is sitting here! Let me see who dares to make a mistake!" Master Zhang yelled, and the audience immediately fell silent, indeed no one dared to move an inch.
This person in the hall has no peerless martial arts, let alone a high position, but he can still be awe-inspiring, because he now represents two words: justice!
Zhao Bian turned his head, wanting to see what that young man Qi was doing and why he didn't help him, but Qi Bing shouted with a serious face, "Okay!"
"You..." Zhao Bian wanted to vomit blood, what kind of bodyguard is this person? Seeing me being beaten, he still applauded
Wang Xu sat there without saying a word, meditating: "On a dark and windy night, could it be that this old Zhang is Bao Qingtian's upper body? It's unlikely... His ability to handle the case like this can only show one problem: he is not afraid of the two second-generation ancestors. Father Shangshu.
The occurrence of such a situation is probably related to the guy who disappeared and has not shown up until now... "