Chapter 66: Above the Court
As the highest legal institution in the country, Shangfangsi handles serious cases, such as second-rank or even first-rank important officials, and even people of different surnames or even royal family are tried by Shangfangsi.
But like today, the door was crowded since the court opened, which was indeed the first time.
The fifth prince committed a crime, and it was such a serious case of such a bad nature, which has never been heard of since the founding of the country.
"That sir, you..."
Liu Zhi looked at Xu Tian who was obviously here to support Mr. Zeng, and was a little troubled. After all, this official position in the theory is one level higher than that of Fang Sizun, the third-rank top.
"It's okay, don't worry about me. I'm standing at the door and just like the common people come to watch."
Xu Tian said this and the common people nearby were moved, and the eyes were glowing when they looked at him.
Look, this is called an official, standing with the common people.
"Xu Qingtian is indeed a beautiful young man as the rumor says."
“So handsome, unparalleled in the world.”
"I am really fair. Master Qingtian, who is so kind and righteous, is still so handsome."
"Give me a little closer to Xu Qingtian."
"I don't know if there is a marriage..."
Xu Tian was also amused and laughed when he heard these comments behind him.
Why do others always like to ask if he has a partner?
"Oh well."
Liu Zhi immediately took Old Man Zeng in.
Old Man Zeng looked back at Xu Tian and got his encouragement and smile.
"Ascending to the hall!"
As the agglomeration in Qiu Pingzhang's hand was heavily patted by the above, the yamen runners on both sides quickly stomped the staff in their hands: "Wei-Wu."
This is very similar to ancient China.
"Who is the one who came down from the hall and what is it?"
Qiu Pingzhang was arrogant without anger and asked in a deep voice.
"Sir, Caomin Zeng Er..."
Old Man Zeng knelt down below, tearfully and snot over the incident again.
"You bold Zeng Er, you are talking nonsense. Do you know that slandering the royal relatives is a serious crime!"
After hearing this, Qiu Pingzhang slapped the agglomeration and said, "As far as I know, when you were in the Hangchuan County Government, you admitted that your son died suddenly. You relied on your son as a classmate and friend of the fifth prince, so you wanted to use this to blackmail the fifth prince. Afterwards, the fifth prince was kind-hearted and thought about his friendship with your son. Not only did he not blame you, but he also paid you a pension out of his own pocket. Why did you use the same trick again today?"
The words echoed in the court for a long time, choking Old Man Zeng and causing a stir outside the court.
"What is Fang Si Zun talking about here?"
"It would be too arbitrary to say that Mr. Zeng used his old tricks again?"
"Officials protect each other, and indeed officials protect each other."
"I came up and rejected the common people's confession. Haha, I see that none of these officials are good." The person who said this was not far from Xu Tian. Seeing the latter's words subconsciously turned his head and looked at him. The others also immediately cast strange eyes. He quickly added: "Uh, except Xu Qingtian."
"Sir. Why did he do this? He vetoed it directly before he even carefully."
"Sir Qingtian, please say something, we really can't stand it."
Several people around him asked Xu Tian for help instead of Mr. Zeng.
Xu Tian also frowned slightly. He knew that Qiu Pingzhang was just putting pressure on Mr. Zeng, and wanted to persuade him to retreat.
He also warned Mr. Zeng before that no matter how Si Zun above puts pressure on him, he cannot retreat. He must firmly believe in it and seek justice for Zeng Yihuai.
But Mr. Zeng was just an ordinary fisherman who had never seen the world before. After being slightly pressured by Qiu Pingzhang, he became timid.
Xu Tian immediately spoke and reminded: "Uncle Zeng, you are not afraid of slanting shadows. Lord Qiu is just asking for a normal inquiry. You can just answer truthfully."
Qiu Pingzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Tian, and his head was two big.
Xu Tian, Xu Tian, your father gave you this name to make you mess around, right?
I asked him to think twice before acting, and don’t challenge the imperial power without overestimating himself. Do you support him in defending his rights to the end?
I don’t know who is surnamed in the world?
Regardless of whether the other party was higher than his official position, Qiu Pingzhang took a heavy photo of the auspicious tree: "Silent! In the court, no one can wait for noisy!"
Xu Tian: "???"
The common people: "????"
"What, how dare you not even take Xu Qingtian seriously?"
"Sir Shangshu is here, how dare you say that there is no one to do with it?"
"Too much!"
"Mr. Xu is his Shangguan!"
"It seems that Lord Xu is indeed standing opposite to this group of treacherous ministers who are protecting each other."
The crowd was infuriated.
Qiu Pingzhang was impatient with the noise, so he re-slapped the gavel: "Silent!"
He touched the goatee and glanced at Xu Tian outside the court with disdain, but when he saw the handsome boy under seventeen years old expressionless, he could not tell at all that he had any thoughts.
But to be honest, he wouldn't care what Xu Tian thought, after all...
He knew that Xu Tian was dead.
Even though he is still a higher-ranking minister of War than him, he will definitely be punished by the emperor tomorrow.
The former Minister of War was Xu Qingtian's fate. What's more, this is his territory, and he, the Si Zun above the court, was the largest.
So he was not afraid of Xu Tian at all.
Because he was standing on the same boat with the emperor, and Xu Tian was challenging the royal family this time, so he was naturally standing opposite him.
Xu Tian touched his chin by imitating his goatee.
OK, Qiu Pingzhang is right.
In public, how dare you not give me face?
Is it a joke to really become an official and crush someone to death?
Qiu Pingzhang continued to express some confidence and confidence in the old man Zeng, who had just developed some confidence and confidence in the audience, said: "Zeng Er, I will give you another chance. You have been talking nonsense in the court. Do you know how serious accusation is, especially if you are the target of your false accusation, your prince, who will kill the nine clans..."
"this……"
When I heard this, Old Man Zeng became weak again, and the people outside the hall also felt uncomfortable.
Everyone has a feeling... Qiu Pingzhang seems to be leading the rhythm and guiding Mr. Zeng to withdraw the lawsuit...
But this time everyone was about to yell, but before the sound came out, Qiu Pingzhang had already photographed the agglomeration: "Silent!"
The people's discussion came to an abrupt end and they looked at Xu Tian.
This time, Xu Tian did not give face anymore. He treated him with his own way and said loudly: "Mr. Qiu, what a great official power!"
Qiu Pingzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Mr. Xu came from afar. He was missing. He was just a official business here and was handling the case. He was very negligent. Please let him go and treat him well. Please rest in the back hall for a while. How about it?"
Xu Tianfeng's face showed a sneer on his face, saying, "Don't have any subjective emotions when deciding a case. Everything must be spoken by evidence. This is the most basic requirement for law enforcement. If you don't even understand this, how can you talk about official duties and how can you handle the case?"
Chapter completed!