After his eloquence, Fang Yun looked around at everyone in the hall and said, "No need to wait this time."
As soon as he finished speaking, a document flew out from the official seal. Under the document, there were actually two seals of the Palace of Rites and the Palace of Punishments!
With the order of one palace, there was still a chance for a retrial, but once the seals of two palaces fell, Ni Kuo completely lost the right to continue to appeal. Neither the prefectural government, the state government, the Ministry of Justice nor the Criminal Palace would re-examine the case unless the Holy Court took the initiative to investigate the case.
The whole audience was in an uproar. This kind of double seal of the ceremonial hall and the criminal hall had not been seen for many years.
Some scholars with a keen sense of smell were thinking, it is true that Fang Yun is a virtual saint with hidden power, but the Hall of Rites and the Hall of Punishments would never issue the seals of the two halls so rashly. It seems that in addition to the fact that Ni Kuo and his son went too far, the more important reason is that the Hall of Rites and the Hall of Punishments support Fang Yun's judgment!
The Criminal Court was completely controlled by the Legalists, and since Li Kui, Shang Yang, Han Fei and other Legalist predecessors, the Legalists have advocated severe punishments. However, since the Qin Dynasty was destroyed due to excessively severe punishments, which proved that the Legalists could only assist the country but not rule it, the Legalists were slightly restrained, but most of them still focused on using severe punishments to deter criminals, thereby achieving the goal of reducing crime.
The penalty imposed by Fang Yun this time was far heavier than that imposed by the Legalists of all previous dynasties, and it was indeed reasonable and legal, so the Legalists naturally went along with it.
The Li Hall has always been against severe punishment and capital punishment, because they believe that the prosperity of rituals and music will bring peace to the people. However, Fang Yun's letter to the Li Hall went straight to the point, using events that have occurred in recent years to explain in detail the serious consequences of bullying in the academy, and concluded that these people have completely abandoned rituals and ethics, and only severe punishment can arouse young people's respect for rituals and ethics.
Although the Li Hall opposes severe punishment, if anyone disobeys the great etiquette, the punishment in the Li Hall will be more extreme than that in the Punishment Hall!
What's more, one is a false saint and the other is a child student.
Ni Kua's blood was boiling, his face turned red, his body was shaking slightly, and he could fall down at any time.
"Dad!" Ni Xian quickly stood up and supported Ni Kuo.
Ni Kuo then stood still, staring at Fang Yun with hatred, and shouted, "Fang Yun, what hatred do I have with you that you treat me like this! Why do you want to deprive me of my position as a scholar! Cruel official! You are the most cruel official in Jing State!"
"So what if he's a cruel official?" Fang Yun smiled indifferently, not taking Ni Kuo's accusations to heart at all.
Ni Kuo gnashed his teeth and looked at Fang Yun, saying, "County Magistrate Fang, since you have sentenced me so severely, can you please forgive my son? I promise that my son will never bully anyone again!"
Fang Yun, however, did not even look at Ni Kuo, and once again spoke eloquently, his voice spreading throughout the county.
"Ni Xian, a student, was taught by many saints, but he killed his classmates with cruel methods, like an animal. He refused to change despite repeated warnings and is so crazy that he cannot be tolerated by etiquette and cannot be pardoned by law! This county has sentenced Ni Xian to be stripped of his status as a student and will never be allowed to take the imperial examination! In view of the fact that Ni Xian is not yet a 20-year-old, the corporal punishment will be reduced to three lashes as a warning. After that, he will be sent to prison until he is 20 years old. After he reaches adulthood, he will be exiled to the frontier for 20 years! Tomorrow, he and his father Ni Kuo will be paraded through the streets for three days to serve as a warning to others!"
The other three defendants were surprised. They mentioned too many evidences about Ni Xian's crimes. If they were adults, they would definitely be sentenced to death. But they clearly mentioned that Ni Xian raped and murdered Lu Ping'er, but Fang Yun did not mention a word about it. I wonder what his intention was.
"Fang Yun! I, Ni Kuo, am guilty, so just punish me. Why do you treat my virtuous son like this? He had the chance to pass the exam to become a scholar, and even become the first juren in my Ni family! I, the guilty Ni Kuo, beg you to forgive my son! As long as my son can keep his position as a scholar, from now on, I am willing to be your slave for the rest of my life!" Ni Kuo said as he knelt down and kowtowed violently.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
The force was so strong that people nearby could even feel the ground shaking.
After a few hits, Ni Kuo began to feel dizzy and bloodstains appeared on the ground.
“Dad… Dad…” Ni Xian cried and tried to stop his father from kowtowing, but was pushed away by Ni Kuo.
The father was mourning and the son was grieving, but Fang Yun turned a blind eye and said coldly: "Deprive him of his position as a scholar!"
boom…
There was a sound of thunder in the clear sky. Everyone within a hundred miles looked up at the sky in panic. Suddenly, a blood-red word "punishment" appeared above the holy temple in the center of the county academy of literature and disappeared in a flash.
Afterwards, a huge aura descended upon the county government office, and everyone felt as if an invisible hand was strangling their throats, making it difficult to breathe.
“No…” Ni Kuo and his son Ni Xian shouted in unison.
Suddenly, orange energy emerged from the two people's bodies, first like a flame, then surging upward like a fountain, and finally formed two balls of energy, which completely separated from the two people's bodies and disappeared into the holy temple.
Ni Kuo and Ni Xian's bodies went limp and they collapsed to the ground, sweating all over, with tiny traces of blood coming out of their eyes, nostrils, corners of their mouths and ears.
Ni Xian's mother closed her eyes and fainted.
The other three young students were terrified and kowtowed to Fang Yun like pounding garlic. The fathers of the three students were also frightened and knelt on the ground, kowtowed continuously. More than a dozen relatives and friends of the three students outside the main hall also knelt down and begged for mercy for the three students.
Many people present were frightened. It was not like there had never been cruel officials in Jing State, but there were very few officials who were so strict. Was it right to use such a severe punishment for bullying classmates
Some people who had previously agreed with Fang Yun began to doubt Fang Yun's intentions. Could it be that he had a grudge against the Ni family
The main hall was silent. Ni Xian was still rolling his eyes and twitching slightly because his power had been stripped away, but Ni Kuo was in his prime and in good health, so he had already regained consciousness.
Ni Kuo was lying on the ground, his whole body sore. He looked at Fang Yun in the hall, tears streaming down his face, and shouted with all his strength: "Why! Why on earth! Why do you treat us like this! Why!"
Shen Ming pinched his goatee and suddenly coughed. He said, "County Magistrate Fang, although you have good relations with the Holy Court and have obtained the seals of the two palaces as a virtual saint, this sentence is really too heavy. It reminds me of the tyranny at the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the whole world was attacked. For your sake, I think it is better to reduce the sentence."
“Yes, yes…” those who were pleading for the other three students echoed.
Fang Yun spoke eloquently for the third time.
"Some people think that the punishment imposed by this county is too harsh. Then, let me tell you what I wrote in the letter to the Palace of Rites!"
"The essence of bullying in the academy is not the pain of being burned or cut by a knife, or even the pain of being humiliated, but denial! For a student whose mind, concepts and thoughts are not sound, being bullied once or twice may be an accident, but if he is bullied continuously and the bully is not punished, it is equivalent to denying the goodness of this world in his heart! Denying the justice that the human race deserves! Denying all etiquette and education!"
"When the hand of justice does not help him when he needs it most, he will be dragged into the abyss of sin by the hand of evil! Bullying in the academy is not only destroying scholars, but also denying the wisdom and progress of the human race! Not saving the innocent from harm and not punishing the tyrants for their evil deeds is destroying the order established by the human race!"
"It is people like Ni Xian who have destroyed the beliefs of countless people and forced countless people to abandon etiquette and law. He has committed crimes against Tian Lu time and time again. He relied on his underage status to do whatever he wants and relied on his family background to do whatever he wants. Apart from severe punishment, there is no power that can deter him! Apart from severe punishment, there is no power that can reduce the occurrence of such incidents!"
"Since he has abandoned ethics and is using violence and evil to talk, I will use punishment to teach him the language of being a human being again!"
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