kingnovel Chapter 509: The first case, the criminal is arrested
Chapter 509: The first case, the criminal is arrested
Chapter 509: The First Case: The Criminal Arrested
The Anguogong family walked to the gate of Shuntian Mansion.
Butler Fu Sheng stepped forward and struck the drum to appeal for justice.
Soon, the gate of Shuntian Prefecture Yamen opened.
The head of the police, Cheng Xuan, stepped forward to lead the way. The chief clerk inside came out to greet them and led everyone from the Anguo Mansion into the Shuntian government office.
A group of people came to the lobby.
There is a saying: A handsome man never leaves his post!
Not just in the military;
The same is true for the officials in the government.
No matter how noble the person who comes to complain is, once he comes to the court, the chief official hearing the case does not have to come down to greet him.
Out of respect for everyone in the Anguo Mansion, Zheng Tong hurriedly stood up and bowed to Anguo Fu Peng, Fu Yinglan, and Fu Yingze, "Your humble servant greets the Duke!
Meet the old lady!
Greetings, my Lords and Madams!"
Everyone in the Anguo Mansion was busy returning the greetings.
There is a new screen on one side of the lobby, which is very conspicuous.
In particular, standing outside the screen were Yu Feng and Feng Guang, who had also changed into casual clothes.
Duke Anguo Fu Peng, Fu Yinglan and Fu Yingze recognized him at a glance and immediately thought that the emperor must have come here in disguise.
Therefore, they did not reveal their identities.
Duke Anguo and his sons simply bowed toward the screen.
Zheng Tong had already placed a row of chairs on the other side of the court.
The family of Anguogong Fu Peng is of noble status and is also the plaintiff;
The grievances mentioned have also been confirmed.
Therefore, Zheng Tong specially ordered people to prepare seats in the lobby so that they could sit down and listen to the trial, instead of having to stand from the beginning to the end of the trial.
Luo Yun and his grandson came together with the people from the Anguo Mansion, so they were naturally among those who were seated.
Luo Yun never dared to think that he would have the chance to take revenge one day!
Now I can’t believe that a weak commoner like me can be allowed to sit down and file a complaint after coming to Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to appeal!
Since it is an open trial, many people will be able to stand in the lobby of Shuntian Prefecture and observe the trial up close.
Cheng Xuan brought his men and arranged for the people watching the trial to enter the gate of Shuntian Prefecture in an orderly manner.
As a chief constable of the Shuntian government office who had been in the capital for many years, Cheng Xuan actually recognized quite a few court officials among the crowd entering the Shuntian government office.
It’s really strange!
It would be fine if people just had nothing better to do and wanted to join in the fun.
Why are the officials from the imperial court here to join in the fun?
They squeezed in with the common people and were not afraid of losing their official status!
But when I looked again, I saw that these officials were all wearing ordinary casual clothes!
They are really something!
Cheng Xuan raised his eyebrows, shook his head, and secretly complained about those officials who had secretly come to watch the fun. Then he collected his thoughts and tried his best to maintain order at the scene with his men.
The people who entered the gate were probably intimidated by the majestic appearance of the Shuntian Mansion's hall, and they were quiet and obedient for a while.
The time had come and everyone was present. Zheng Tong grabbed the gavel on the case and slammed it down, "The court is now open!
I will first examine the Luo family murder case.
Come on, bring the criminal to court!"
"Yes!"
The bailiff on standby in the hall responded loudly, turned around and walked quickly forward to deliver the order.
Not long after, the sound of shackles was heard coming from the direction of the prison.
"I'm coming!"
"Look, look!"
"..."
As there was a sudden commotion among the crowd in the hall, several yamen runners were seen escorting several prisoners in shackles towards the hall.
"what?
Who are these people?
Are they from the Marquis Qinxing’s Mansion?
still……"
A middle-aged man whispered with a puzzled look on his face.
"oops!
What is the Marquis Qinxing’s Mansion?
The prefect is not only investigating the case of Marquis Qinxing's Mansion today.
There is also an old case that is going to trial today.”
A man in his forties nearby turned around and interrupted.
"is it?
I really don’t know about this!
I thought today we were only hearing the case of Marquis Qinxing's Mansion!"
The middle-aged man said.
“No wonder you didn’t know.
Brother, you are not from the south of the city, right? "
Another person also joined in the conversation.
"No, I live in the east of the city."
The man answered.
"Look, look, let me tell you..."
The man looked like a know-it-all and continued, "This happened in the south of the city, about eight or nine years ago...
That was a tragic case involving two lives!
However, because the evildoers seem to have some official or business background...
Oh, I heard...
One of these beasts seems to have some relationship with the Marquis Qinxing’s Mansion!
Anyway, the matter was quickly suppressed!
Later... I didn't hear that the victim's family cried out for justice. Instead, the remaining old and young people in the victim's family disappeared!
The matter was left unresolved;
Gradually, everything was forgotten!
Therefore, apart from the area in the south of the city, people in other places may not know about this matter!"
The man who was speaking lowered his voice and enthusiastically explained to the people around him what he knew about the situation that year.
“So that’s it!
These damn bastards!"
The middle-aged man was very angry after hearing this.
"Hey, brother, don't be angry!"
Someone nearby advised: “It is said that good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil;
It's not that I won't take vengeance, it's just that the time has not come yet.
When the time comes, everything will be reported!
You see, isn’t the time here today?
The time has come, it's time to report!
Let's wait and see how the prefect will sentence them!"
"well said!
In my opinion, this kind of beast should be cut into pieces!"
"You're right, he deserves to be cut into pieces!"
"Even if I were cut into pieces, I wouldn't be able to quench my hatred!"
"..."