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Lu Gong's eyebrows twitched a few times.
If possible, he really wanted to give Zhang Fei a beating.
I believe this is also the voice of many people in the hospital.
But it doesn’t mean that everyone supports Lin Fei and opposes Zhang Fei. In fact, there are still some people who support Zhang Fei.
These people are the royal relatives.
Although they all kept silent, they firmly supported Zhang Fei in their hearts, because some civil cases involving the people caused headaches for these royal relatives. Not only did they face pressure from the empress dowager, but they also had to deal with the censors in the court.
If civil cases can be resolved civilly, it will certainly be beneficial to them, as it provides them with a new means.
It's just money.
If a problem can be solved with money, can it really be considered a problem
Many royal relatives quietly came to the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture to watch.
Of course, Cao Ping was among them, but he was hiding alone at the side door of the lobby, which was the door that Lu Gong used to enter and exit.
After all, he is the suspect's relative and has a special status. It is reasonable to give him a special position. What if someone throws rotten eggs at him
Cao Ping certainly hopes that Zhang Fei can win the lawsuit. To him, this is the most perfect solution. Winning in public, no one will dare to talk nonsense in the future.
Otherwise, even if Cao Dongdong is found not guilty, he will be severely criticized.
After a while, Lin Fei and Cao Dongdong were brought to the classroom.
Zhang Fei glanced at Cao Dongdong and almost laughed out loud. Cao Dongdong had a bruised face and nose. He thought to himself, his father was really fierce.
It goes without saying that it was definitely his father who beat him. The Kaifeng government did not dare to torture him, even though torture was legal.
At this moment, Cao Dongdong was no longer as arrogant as before. When he came to the court, he looked at Zhang Fei with full of grievance.
Zhang Fei nodded slightly, as if to say, calm down. I'm here, don't be afraid. But in his heart, he thought, it's what I deserve, you kid covered me with a sack, you beat me well, you beat me happily.
Lin Fei, on the other hand, had a face full of anger, as if he wanted to kill someone.
Huang Gui first bowed to Lu Gongzhe and Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei also made a gesture of invitation.
Everyone outside the courtyard was looking forward to it.
This was the first time that the trial was held in public, and both sides had their own defense lawyers. In previous commercial disputes, both sides would invite people to have tea, but it was limited to exchanging pleadings, and the officials would question each other one by one, and then finally give a verdict, so they would not be allowed to debate at the same time.
Sima Guang, Xu Zun, and Wang Anshi also looked expectant, but their perspective was different from that of most people. They were observing whether this public trial system was worth recommending to the court and then promoting nationwide.
Huang Gui first asked Lin Fei to tell him what happened.
Lin Fei excitedly recounted what happened that day, which caused several angry shouts from the audience at the door, which really increased Lu Gongzhe's workload.
It is very uncomfortable to bang the gavel in the cold winter. If you are not careful, it may hit your thumb and it will hurt terribly!
In fact, he seldom tried cases in winter.
Tang Jie and others in the courtyard saw that the scholars at the door were all facing Lin Fei, and they all nodded with satisfaction.
Huang Gui is a veteran, and although this is his first time playing, he has mastered some tricks. He specifically asks about details that are unfavorable to Cao Dongdong, as if he intends to arouse public anger.
After asking Lin Fei, Huang Gui started asking Cao Dongdong.
The first half of their testimonies were similar. They returned to the Lin family after hunting and drank. However, they had differences when talking about the meal.
"You said that when Madam Lin was pouring wine for you during the banquet, she used her seductive eyes to seduce you?"
"Yes."
Cao Dongdong nodded.
Huang Gui asked, "Could it be that Mrs. Lin is shy and you misunderstood?"
When hearing this question, Zhang Fei couldn't help but nodded approvingly, thinking to himself, it seems that he has made sufficient preparations!
Lu Gong saw it all, but thought to himself, what's wrong with this question
Cao Dongdong said angrily, "What are you talking about? Can't I tell the difference between flirting and shyness? I am not you."
Huang Gui said, "What do you mean?"
Cao Dongdong argued: "Although I am not as old as you, I know more about women than you do. I have more concubines than your maids. Do you believe it?"
After these words were spoken, many people in the courtyard shook their heads!
But many more remained silent.
Because keeping prostitutes was a custom in the Northern Song Dynasty.
But it’s not good to say it out loud.
Although Cao Ping was hiding by the door alone, he could not stand his son's unrestrainedness, so he covered his face, too embarrassed to see anyone.
"I believe it! I believe it!"
Huang Gui nodded repeatedly and said, "So I don't know what a seductive eye is. Can you show it to everyone?"
"sure!"
Cao Dongdong seemed to be very eager to perform and started making faces at Huang Gui.
"Ouch!"
He seemed to have forgotten the injury at the corner of his eye and began to groan in pain again.
This caused the mighty and unyielding yamen runners on both sides to try hard to hold back their laughter.
Huang Gui and Zhang Fei laughed out loud.
It’s okay for Huang Gui to laugh, but Zhang Fei, you are laughing too
Cao Dongdong immediately glared at Zhang Fei, "Zhang San, aren't you mine? Why are you still laughing at me?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "But I am also a human being!"
Lu Gong tapped the gavel and said, "Zhang San, you have to abide by the rules you set yourself."
"Feel sorry!"
Zhang Fei quickly bowed and said seriously: "This is my fault. I will never make the same mistake again."
He cannot object, this is definitely in his favor and he must defend this rule.
Huang Gui said very generously: "It's okay, it's okay!"
His smile is a plus.
However, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, who were outsiders, saw that Zhang Fei was trying to laugh, and they were also wondering in their hearts what kind of killer move he had hidden.
Huang Gui continued to ask Cao Dongdong: "According to the testimony of the maid in the Lin Mansion, after you got drunk, Madam Lin originally asked the maid to help you to rest, but you insisted on asking Madam Lin to help you. Is this true?"
Cao Dongdong nodded and said, "She hinted at me like that, and I am not someone who doesn't understand romance, so I took the initiative, but she didn't resist much."
Huang Gui immediately asked, "That means Madam Lin still resisted."
Cao Dongdong said: "I just hesitated a little."
As he said this, he twisted his butt.
This caused another burst of laughter from outside the door.
Of course, they were all ridiculed, without exception!
Tang Jie snorted, "This is really embarrassing!"
Wang Anshi said: "I think telling the truth is not shameful. At least it is much better than those hypocritical words."
Tang Jie said angrily, "I just don't understand what the Cao family is thinking. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't confess the truth."
Sima Guang said: "Don't make any hasty judgments before you make any decisions."
Tang Jie looked at Sima Guang in surprise.
Lu Gong just kept shaking his head and was too lazy to bang the gavel. This was going on and on.
Cao Ping looked worried and thought, could this Zhang San be a traitor sent by the other party
He had already learned from Taozi that Cao Dongdong and Zhang Fei had been in contact. Logically, Zhang Fei should have told Cao Dongdong how to respond, but from what he could see so far, that was not the case at all.
Only Sima Guang could see it clearly, because he had experienced this trick before. Zhang Fei's clients and witnesses were all telling the truth, there was no breakthrough, it was really infuriating.
Huang Gui was getting more and more confident the more he asked, "Could it be that Madam Lin was very resistant, but in front of Yanei, her strong resistance turned into a little shyness. After all, Madam Lin's strength is far inferior to Yanei's."
Zhang Fei nodded approvingly again, thinking that he would have to recruit this person to our bookstore in the future.
Cao Dongdong said disdainfully: "Impossible, don't I know this clearly?"
Huang Gui didn't insist and continued to ask, "What happened next?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Then she helped me into the room, and we fell on the bed..."
Huang Gui interrupted Cao Dongdong and said, "She fell on the bed, but according to Mrs. Lin's testimony, it was you who threw her on the bed."
Cao Dongdong thought about it and said, "I guess so."
Huang Gui said: "And she resisted fiercely."
"No!"
Cao Dongdong said: "She did not resist violently."
Huang Gui asked, "Did Madam Lin say 'no'?"
"puff!"
Zhang Fei couldn't help laughing again, then quickly lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders.
Cao Dongdong didn't notice it this time. He nodded and said seriously, "That's what I said."
Suddenly there was a burst of shouting and cursing at the door.
It's so shameless!
People say no, but you still want it.
If it’s not rape, then what is it
"quiet!"
Lu Gong quickly slammed the gavel several times, and his thumb was hurt by the shaking.
"And after that?"
"Then Coach Lin came in and wanted to take me to the authorities."
"Why didn't you tell?"
"Didn't I just say that I was stopped by Wu Yuhou? But then they threatened me and asked me to give them a promotion. Otherwise, they would sue me."
"Lin Fei agreed just like that?"
"He didn't agree at first, but then Wu Yuhou said that my family was prominent and if I went to complain to the authorities, I would probably get into trouble and it would also implicate him. That's when Coach Lin agreed."
"Yeah?"
Huang Guixiao asked, "Why is this not mentioned in the confession?"
Cao Dongdong said angrily: "How would I know that? Go ask them! I was very scared at the time, and I wrote everything according to what they said."
Huang Gui asked again, "Then the yamenier asked Xu Zun, the daughter of Xu Zhiqian, the temple official, to threaten Master Lin, forcing Master Lin to go to the government and file a complaint."
Cao Dongdong said with a wronged look on his face: "I didn't do that. How could I order that Madam Xu around? I'm usually very afraid of her. This was all Zhang San's fault."
Zhang Fei immediately looked at Lu Gong.
Lu Gong nodded and said, "Go ahead."
I was also wondering why this kid was so obedient to the rules today.
Zhang Fei immediately said, "I asked Madam Xu to go, but it was not a threat. I will explain it later."
Next, Huang Gui summoned Yu Hou, whose surname was Wu, to the hall.
Let him tell the story of Cao Dongdong signing the confession.
What Wu Yuhou said was similar to what Cao Dongdong said, but his answer was more reasonable.
In fact, there is a suspicious point in this confession.
At that time, the criminal had been caught red-handed. You could either report the case to the authorities or keep quiet.
Forcing Cao Dongdong to sign a confession was indeed a motive of blackmail.
However, the existence of Wu Yuhou makes this confession very reasonable.
Lin Fei wanted to sue the authorities, but Wu Yuhou did not dare to do so. Lin Fei let Cao Dongdong go only because of his brotherhood with Wu Yuhou. This confession was to ensure that Cao Dongdong would not retaliate against them, not for blackmail.
This is exactly the mentality of the common people.
Ever since Wu Yuhou came to the classroom, Zhang Fei's expression became solemn. He thought, this guy's answer was flawless, maybe he was the one who came up with this plan. I have to avoid this guy later to avoid any trouble.