Suddenly, a sound like spring thunder came from the northeast.
"The demons are sharpening their knives. This boy is so brave and brave. Jing State is in need of people. Why don't you allow him to keep his position and make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence?"
"Fighting back when threatened is bravery, but Ni Kuo and his ilk are despicable. People who kill weaker compatriots will only collude with the monsters and barbarians. How can they protect the human race?"
The sound did not appear again.
Afterwards, Fang Yun sentenced the remaining three students, giving one of them a heavy sentence and reducing the sentences of the other two. However, none of the three were deprived of their student status.
The three students were grateful and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.
Finally, Fang Yun announced that Ni Kuo and four other students would be escorted to the streets and paraded through the streets for three days the next day, which seemed to be a conclusion to the case.
The Tian family father and son were extremely grateful. They knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude and wanted to set up a longevity tablet for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun said, "There is no need to do so. You just need to know that there must be justice in the world. If justice disappears, then change the world and create justice! We Chinese people have been doing this since we were born!"
There seemed to be a strange power hidden in Fang Yun's voice.
After the bailiffs took the four defendants to jail, Fang Yun continued to try the case.
The new case was supposed to be submitted by the chief secretary of the Criminal Department, but the chief secretary suddenly held his stomach and said, "My Lord County Magistrate, My Lord County Magistrate, My Lord Chief Clerk, I suddenly have stomach cramps. I am afraid that my old illness will come back. It will take ten days or half a month to treat the disease. I am really unable to handle official business. I hereby take leave. I will trouble you all to handle the case of the Criminal Department. Ouch..."
County Magistrate Tao Dingnian said nothing, while Chief Clerk Shen Ming blew his beard and glared at him, "How dare you claim to be sick and take leave when there are so many cases piled up in the Criminal Court! Don't you want your salary? I'll go and ask a Jinshi doctor to treat you right away!"
"No, a doctor once said that my illness can only be completely cured by a senior doctor. Oh... Master Zhubu, please have pity on me. I have children to take care of and elderly people to take care of. If I die, what will happen to my family?"
Some people were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The chief secretary of the criminal department even said the opposite of what he meant.
Some people present had already noticed that the chief secretary of the Criminal Department was frightened by Fang Yun's thundering methods, but he did not dare to offend Chief Clerk Shen, so he had to take sick leave to recuperate.
Fang Yun nodded and smiled, "Everyone has his share of troubles. Secretary Yin is diligent and a role model for officials. All expenses for the treatment of this illness will be paid by the county government. As for the salary deduction, let's not talk about it. If you deduct your salary for working hard for the public and getting sick, where is the benevolence and righteousness? I hope Secretary Yin will recover soon and serve the country!"
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Secretary Yin left quickly.
Shen Ming's face turned extremely bad. He didn't expect that he was careless and was tricked by Fang Suan again.
When the clerk was ill, Shen Ming scolded him loudly, but Fang Yun not only understood the clerk, but also paid for his medical treatment. His words were soothing, and those petty clerks' impression of Fang Yun might have improved.
Fang Yun said: "The Criminal Chamber has always been in charge of the Dianshi, so from now on, the affairs of the Criminal Chamber will be managed by Ba Chi. Do you have any objections?"
Shen Ming hurriedly said, "Yu Bachi was originally only the chief secretary of the etiquette department. He is not well versed in criminal law, so it would be better to replace him with someone else."
Fang Yun said: "Master Shen is loyal to the emperor and the country, and he is also an experienced official in the county government. I think you should take charge of the prison."
Shen Ming was stunned, then smiled and said happily: "If that's the case, I will..."
However, Shen Ming suddenly stopped talking here because he found that the county magistrate Tao Dingnian was winking at him. After a moment of hesitation, he immediately continued: "I am not a member of the legal family. I think we should hand it over to someone else. In fact, Yu Ba Chi is not bad either."
Shen Ming was sweating in his heart, thinking that he almost fell into Fang Yun's trap again. He didn't understand criminal law at all, and if he made a mistake, Fang Yun would take the opportunity to drive him out of the county government, and all his years of hard work would go to waste.
"Since Master Shen strongly recommends Yu Bachi, let him do it." Fang Yun said.
Shen Ming rolled his eyes. Can this be considered a strong recommendation
Fang Yun added: "With General Secretary Yin away, there are many cases piling up and it is difficult to handle them. I will report to Qingwu Prefecture and ask them to recruit four temporary clerks for the Criminal Office. Once the Criminal Office is idle, they will be dismissed."
Shen Ming was even more angry. Fang Yun was obviously trying to place his private soldiers in the prison to make it easier to handle the prison and public security. So he said, "This matter should be arranged by the county magistrate and handed over to the Qingwu Prefecture Tongzhi for handling."
The deputy of the county magistrate is the county magistrate, and the deputy of the prefect is the co-magistrate. A prefecture is much larger than a county, and the actual power of the co-magistrate is very large.
The Tongzhi of Qingwu Prefecture was a staunch supporter of the Left Prime Minister, while the prefect was an official who had just taken office.
The current prefect of Qingwu Prefecture is Cai He, the former magistrate of Ji County and an old friend of Fang Yun.
As a student of the Minister of Literature, Cai He is trapped in Mizhou, which is like an iron barrel built by the Minister of Left. If he is not careful, he may leave the officialdom. In serious cases, he may be disgraced and have to leave Shengyuan Continent.
However, even though the price was so high, Cai He took the position without hesitation.
We must escort Fang Yun for the palace examination!
Fang Yun said: "Lord Shen is right, but the barbarians are about to move south. We are in a war now, so we should keep everything simple. I will send a letter to Governor Cai now."
Shen Ming sighed helplessly. This was the advantage of being the lord of a county or a prefecture. They were nominally in charge of everything. They might not have the time and energy to intervene under normal circumstances, but once they did, other officials would have no choice but to obey.
In less than twenty breaths, Fang Yun took Cai He's warrant and said, "Xia Jingen."
"Yes." Xia Jingen, who was taking notes in court, stood up.
"You choose three people to serve as temporary clerks in the Criminal Court from today onwards, assisting the Dianshi Yu and the Criminal Court Chief Secretary who will return in the future to handle all cases in this county. There must be no mistakes!"
"I obey your command!"
Shen Ming lowered his head silently. The clerks in the criminal department were indeed experienced and could make ordinary new clerks run around in circles. However, Fang Yun's private soldiers were at least scholars, and Xia Jingen was even a juren. His understanding of the case and the internal affairs of the yamen was even better than those ordinary clerks.
The county government has ten rooms. Now the ritual room and the criminal room have been completely controlled by Fang Yun. As for the receiving and sending room responsible for delivering orders, it has been monitored by Fang Yun's private soldiers.
Once the ten departments of the county government are completely controlled by Fang Yun, there will be only one voice inside the county government, and Ji Zhibai's plan to obstruct will fail halfway!
Shen Ming clenched his fists.
Fang Yun was about to try the case when a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman suddenly shouted at the door: "Fang Xusheng, I have a favor to ask of you!"
"You come in." Fang Yun said.
"Thank you, sir."
The spring in Ning'an County is not hot, but the businessman wiped the sweat from his forehead, stepped over the threshold, and walked into the court with another person.
"Just say it." Fang Yun said.
The businessman said, "Brother He and I have a business dispute. I should compensate him with 600 taels of silver, but I was short of money a while ago and couldn't come up with it. I just discussed with Brother He privately that I would repay the principal and interest within ten days, and Brother He agreed. So... we want to drop this case."
Fang Yun didn't expect this to happen. Xia Jingen, who was standing by, immediately said, "Congratulations, sir. It is because of your good judgement of the case, your benevolence and justice, and your education of the people that they have come to their senses and turned hostility into friendship. You have settled disputes and stopped lawsuits. This is a sign of the flourishing of ethics and morality!"
Shen Ming lowered his head and couldn't help but huff, "It was obviously because of fear!"
(To be continued…)