After getting everyone's approval, Wang Xueyi couldn't wait to sit down at his desk and write the closing speech for the court trial.
Written by Wang Xueyi, you can imagine what the closing statement would be.
The final conclusion was that the three judicial officials and other officials participating in the trial unanimously agreed that Yang Jisheng was guilty of misrepresenting the prince's order, framing his superiors, and deceiving the emperor. The evidence was conclusive and he should be sentenced to death by hanging according to the law.
After finishing writing, Wang Xueyi couldn't wait to blow dry the ink and asked the officials attending the court trial to come forward and sign.
Everyone came forward one by one to sign.
The Minister of Justice He Ao was the second to last to sign. Before signing, he read through the closing statement written by Wang Xueyi word by word, with a slightly hesitant look on his face.
"Haha, if the Minister likes my handwriting, after this mission is completed, I will carefully copy a collection of your poems and send it to you. Now, you'd better sign your name quickly and don't keep your superiors waiting for too long." Wang Xueyi looked at He Ao with a smile, and in a joking tone, he urged He Ao to sign his name quickly.
He Ao knew very well whether Wang Xueyi was referring to Emperor Jiajing or Yan Song.
"Haha, it's a deal then." He Ao smiled, picked up the pen and signed his name on the closing statement.
In this way, only Shi Chaobin was left unsigned.
"Sir Shi, you are the only one missing. Please go in." Wang Xueyi put the closing statement in front of Shi Chaobin, stuffed the brush in his hand into Shi Chaobin's hand, and ordered him to sign the closing statement in a firm tone.
After reading the closing statement, Shi Chaobin looked at Wang Xueyi with a mocking expression, threw the brush in his hand onto the table, and shook his head firmly, "I'm sorry, I cannot agree with such a closing statement!"
"Shi Chaobin!" Wang Xueyi was furious. "The court trial ends with the officials participating in the trial discussing and deciding. If there is a disagreement, the chief judge will make the final decision. This is the rule of the court trial in our Ming Dynasty. Today, we all agree on the court trial. Minister He, as the chief judge, also agrees with us, so you, Shi Chaobin, must sign this name!"
"Master Wang, why do you have to be so arrogant? Master Shi didn't say he wouldn't sign his name, right, Master Shi?"
"Master Shi, the minority obeys the majority. Please sign this name."
"One person's plan is short, but many people's plan is long. Why should Mr. Shi part ways with the others?"
"Sir Shi, the emperor is still waiting. If you refuse to sign, the emperor will blame you, and then we will be implicated and suffer the consequences as well. Why bother?"
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The officials around him were trying to persuade Shi Chaobin, but in fact they were standing with Wang Xueyi and forcing Shi Chaobin to sign. Under such public opinion, if Shi Chaobin did not sign, it would seem that he would have incurred public anger.
"Master Shi, why bother making things difficult for everyone just for a death row prisoner? Please..."
Seeing that people's hearts are useful, Wang Xueyi smiled with satisfaction and put the pen into Shi Chaobin's hand again.
Shi Chaobin took the brush.
A smile appeared on Wang Xueyi's face, but it withered the next second.
Because after Shi Chaobin took the brush, he threw it on the table again.
"I, Shi Chaobin, am not doing this for others, but just for the justice in my heart..." After saying this, Shi Chaobin turned around and walked out of the government office.
"The surname is Shi!"
Wang Xueyi was so furious that his hair stood on end. The court was trying to close the case, but if one person’s signature was missing, the case would not be closed!
Shi Chaobin turned a deaf ear and walked straight out.
"Go inside and report to the elder quickly."
Wang Xueyi grabbed a minor official nearby and asked him to hurry to the inner hall of the government office to report the sudden situation to Yan Song and his son.
then
Wang Xueyi shouted loudly to the officials who were listening in the hall, "Stop him and don't let him leave the government office."
Zhu Ping'an had been paying attention to the situation in the hall, and he also heard Wang Xueyi's closing speech.
I was very anxious.
Wang Xueyi is too evil! He even tampered with the closing statement, forcing the court officials to say that Yang Jisheng was guilty of misrepresenting the prince's order, framing his superiors, and deceiving the emperor. He also said that the evidence was irrefutable and that he should be hanged according to the law! !
The closing statement presented to Emperor Jiajing was too misleading. After reading such a closing statement, it was hard to say what would happen in anger! You know, in history, Emperor Jiajing was merciless when it came to killing ministers and censors.
Just when Zhu Ping'an was getting extremely anxious, what happened with Shi Chaobin happened. Seeing Shi Chaobin refusing to sign his name and leave at the cost of offending the Yan Party, Zhu Ping'an suddenly thought of a solution.
So, when several officials who were listening to the meeting stepped forward to intercept Shi Chaobin, Zhu Ping'an also stepped forward to "intercept" Shi Chaobin and shouted loudly: "Master Shi, please stay, please stay, sign your name before leaving."
Such words and actions are exactly the same as those who intercepted Shi Chaobin.
However, taking advantage of the chaos, Zhu Ping'an approached Shi Chaobin and whispered, "Master Shi, I am Yang Jisheng's fellow apprentice. Please listen to me, Master Shi. I know that Master Shi refused to sign for justice, fearing that righteous people would suffer injustice. However, if Master Shi does not sign, I am afraid that someone else will sign for Master Shi. In my opinion, why don't you add your own opinions at the end of your signature for the reference of His Majesty? In this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Zhu Ping'an's suggestion is based on the modern court collegial panel system and arbitration system. When a modern court collegial panel deliberates, if there is a disagreement, it should make a decision according to the majority opinion, but the minority opinion should be recorded in the minutes; the same is true for arbitration, and the dissenting opinions of the minority arbitrators should be recorded in the minutes.
Zhu Pingan felt a little guilty, knowing that his suggestion would cause Shi Chaobin to offend the Yan Party and suffer retaliation from the Yan Party. However, Shi Chaobin's refusal to sign, leaving the scene, and his previous remarks had already completely offended the Yan Party. Since both sides would offend the Yan Party, why not choose a more valuable way to offend them
Zhu Ping'an's suggestion gave Shi Chaobin an epiphany and his eyes lit up. He looked up at Zhu Ping'an, nodded slightly, then quickly turned his head away and no longer paid attention to Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Ping'an stepped back at the right time.
Wang Xueyi and other court officials also came over and criticized Shi Chaobin verbally and in writing, using rules, official positions, Yan Song, and the emperor to suppress Shi Chaobin.
Among the officials who were attending the meeting, members of the Yan Party also tried to persuade Shi Chaobin.
In the end, Shi Chaobin was "persuaded" to go back.
"It's getting late, Lord Shi, you'd better sign your name early. If we miss the time to submit it to the emperor for review, we will be in big trouble." Wang Xueyi suppressed his anger and once again handed the brush to Shi Chaobin.
Other court officials also kept persuading him.
"Okay, I'll sign." This time Shi Chaobin took the brush, looked up at Wang Xueyi, and nodded.
Wang Xueyi saw this and smiled with satisfaction, "Oh, Lord Shi, wouldn't it be better if you did this earlier? Please, please."
Shi Chaobin said no more. He dipped the brush in ink, then began to write the closing statement.
At first Wang Xueyi still had a smile on his face, but he was laughing at Shi Chaobin in his heart, saying that she was just like the girls in the Music Bureau, who were so chaste and loyal at the beginning, but in the end she obediently took off her clothes and exposed her legs.
Then, the smile on Wang Xueyi's face froze.
The signature is just three characters, but Shi Chaobin seems to have written more than three characters? ! Why is he still writing!!!
Oh shit!
Is there something fishy going on? !
Wang Xueyi felt bad, but it was too late, Shi Chaobin had already finished writing.
Wang Xueyi rushed over and saw only the words Shi Chaobin left on the closing statement: "Although Yang Jisheng's words were false, his heart was not wrong, and he was not guilty of misrepresenting the imperial edict. However, I felt sorry for his stupidity and exiled him to a distant place to preserve his virtue of loving life. - Shi Chaobin"