When Wang Xueyi saw what Shi Chaobin had noted in the closing statement, his face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, twisted into a hideous expression, his teeth chattered, his fists were clenched so tightly that veins were exposed, and his eyes were filled with uncontrollable rage.
"Shi Chaobin, you deserve to die!"
Wang Xueyi glared at Shi Chaobin ferociously for three full seconds, gritted his teeth, stretched out his trembling hand, and pointed at Shi Chaobin three times. Then he picked up the closing statement angrily and turned to walk towards the hall of the government office.
In an instant, Zhu Ping'an vaguely heard a burst of angry scolding coming from the inner hall, as well as Wang Xueyi's frightened explanation, and then he could no longer hear any sound from inside.
After about a cup of tea, Wang Xueyi walked out of the inner hall backwards.
After returning to the government office, Wang Xueyi went straight to Shi Chaobin, took out a freshly prepared official document from his arms, and threw it to Shi Chaobin like feeding a dog. He sneered and said with a very relieved expression, "Sir Shi, don't you talk about law with your left hand and law with your right hand? Congratulations, you have a stage to show your skills! Taizhou Tongpan!"
Taizhou Tongpan!
This is a demotion of three levels in one breath!
Immediately demoted! ! He was demoted immediately after offending the Yan Party! How fast!
We really can’t afford to offend the Yan Party!
Everyone was in an uproar.
The evil of the Yan Party is lawless! Mr. Shi, I'm sorry... ... Zhu Ping'an hated the Yan Party and felt guilty towards Shi Chaobin. Although Zhu Ping'an knew that even without his advice, Shi Chaobin would not be able to escape this disaster... ...
"Hahaha, well, with you guys here, I, Shi Chaobin, can't stay in such a place where people are so corrupt, colluding with each other, and destroying the law and order! Taizhou, with its flourishing Confucianism and the best in Huainan, is a place I yearn for. I don't want to delay for a moment. Goodbye..."
Shi Chaobin laughed heartily, put his hands behind his back, and strode out of the government office in a casual and unrestrained manner.
hehe
He was only demoted to the position of Tongpan of Taizhou.
Shi Chaobin swung his sleeves, laughed and strode away.
The crowd watching the trial spontaneously made way for the official who was upholding justice and gave him respectful looks.
Seeing Shi Chaobin leaving with a big laugh, Zhu Pingan's guilt was slightly relieved.
"You are still stubborn! You must be regretting it now!"
Wang Xueyi looked at Shi Chaobin's back, spat at him viciously, and cursed him angrily.
The closing statement could not be changed. Firstly, there was no time left, and secondly, the closing statement could not be redrafted in front of everyone.
Wang Xueyi had no choice but to submit the closing statement with Shi Chaobin's notes to Xiyuan. However, before submitting it, Wang Xueyi asked the presiding judge, Minister of Justice He Ao, to make some notes on the closing statement in his capacity as the presiding judge.
The content is naturally nothing more than Yang Jisheng's crime of spreading false imperial edicts, and the evidence is conclusive.
If it had been before, He Ao would have hesitated, but with the precedent of Shi Chaobin being demoted three levels, He Ao did not refuse Wang Xueyi's request at all.
After He Ao made his notes on the closing statement, it was sent to the Western Garden at full speed for Emperor Jiajing to preview.
While waiting for Emperor Jiajing's approval, the content of the closing statement had already spread to every corner of the trial scene.
When the onlookers heard that the court had convicted Yang Jisheng of falsely transmitting imperial edicts, deceiving the emperor, and framing his superiors, they became indignant.
"What is the basis for judging that Lord Yang misrepresented the imperial edict? How did Lord Yang misrepresent the imperial edict? What imperial edict did he misrepresent?"
"A wrongful judgement! A wrongful accusation against a good person!"
"Why don't you check the content of Lord Yang's impeachment?"
"Why is it that only Lord Yang is on trial? Why not try Yan Song, who was impeached? He is the one who should be tried!"
"It's not fair! They let the extremely evil Yan Song go unpunished, but wrongly accused a good man! What kind of world is this?"
"The Yan Party is full of evil, covering the sky with one hand, deceiving the emperor, and doing all kinds of evil things. Why doesn't God send down thunder to kill these evil people..."
The onlookers were numerous and powerful, and were not afraid of being held accountable. Their comments were combined into waves of indignation that swept across the entire trial scene.
Wang Xueyi could no longer sit still, and from time to time he strictly ordered officials from the Ministry of Justice to maintain order and stop the crowd from watching.
However, there were so many people outside watching that the officers could not even stir up a wave, let alone stop it. Moreover, the more the officers tried to stop it, the more indignant the crowd became, and the tsunami became more violent.
What people say is what they want. What people say is what you can fear.
The tsunami of righteous indignation reached the inner hall of the government office, and Yan Song and others inside heard it clearly.
"These ignorant people, what do they know? They don't even care what Wang Xueyi does for a living!"
Yan Maoqing frowned, stood up and tried to go out.
"Jing Qing, sit down. It is more difficult to stop the people from speaking than to stop a river. If a river is blocked and bursts, many people will be injured. The same is true for the people. It is better to drain than to block. When the emperor issues the decree, these ignorant people will naturally know the true face of Yang Jisheng."
Yan Song shook his head and spoke slowly.
"It's difficult. Even if the imperial edict is issued, I'm afraid these ignorant people will only say that the minister deceived the emperor."
A white-haired official spoke up.
This is Wang Cai, the director of the Imperial College. Actually, he should not be here. He is just an auditor and should sit outside. However, Mr. Wang is old, and it is windy and noisy outside. He is weak and asked to come into the inner hall. He is the director of the Imperial College, which means he is the vice president. He has a lot of experience, so the people at the door dare not stop him.
"What do you think, Mr. Wang?!" Yan Song looked up and asked when he saw that Wang Cai seemed to have something else to say.
"Lord, listen to this... Rumors can melt gold. In my humble opinion, why don't you show some leniency and let Yang Jisheng go? Otherwise, it would be a shame for you to be infamous forever because of a trivial person like Yang Jisheng."
Wang Cai stood up tremblingly, cupped his hands and suggested to Yan Song.
After listening to Wang Cai's advice and the indignant words of the crowd outside, Yan Song closed his eyes slightly, thought about it, and then sighed, "Mr. Wang's words make sense. Although Yang Jisheng was impeached to death by me, I also pity his loyalty to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. I also want to plead for him in front of the emperor. Please forgive him for his loyalty..."
"Father, every family has its own rules, and every country has its own laws. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. Father, as the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can you interfere with the laws of the country for your own selfish reasons? Father, you must not have such selfish thoughts. Otherwise, father will really become the traitor who abused his power in Yang Jisheng's memorial..." Seeing that Yan Song was about to waver, Yan Shifan shook his head and spoke passionately to stop him. After speaking so passionately, he leaned close to Yan Song's ear and whispered inaudibly, "As long as Yang Jisheng is alive, father will have no peace."
After hearing Yan Shifan's objection, Yan Song suddenly came to his senses, looked at Wang Cai dimly, and never mentioned the matter of letting Yang Jisheng go again.