Xu Yougong leisurely said, "You don't understand, right? As the saying goes, first look at the situation, then examine the reasoning. After repeated examination, if there is no conclusion, then the case will be filed, and the judge will be brought to the superior for interrogation. What is the meaning of this? "
Xu Yougong sat back in his chair and stroked his beard. He leisurely said, "This means that if you want to interrogate him, you can. However, the evidence is very detailed, and the criminal refuses to confess. Under these circumstances, you will have to write down an official request for an official reply before you can use the punishment. What is the purpose of this? "
Xu Yougong was like a very patient teacher, explaining sentence by sentence. Hou Sizhi stood there and suddenly realized that this scene was the same as when he was teased by Wei Yuanzhong a few days ago. He quickly sat down and refused to stand there to be scolded.
Xu Yougong said, "The purpose of this punishment is not to obtain clues to solve the case, but to force the criminal to confess when faced with evidence."
"F * ck your mother!"
Hou Sizhi finally couldn't take it anymore and cursed. Ever since he entered the Imperial Censorate, he had never heard of anyone handling a case like this. That's right, Xu Wuzhang handled cases like this, but he didn't say anything when others used torture to force a confession. But today, he was interrogating in the same court and caused so much trouble. Wasn't he purposely making things difficult for him?
Xu Yougong's face darkened and he angrily said, "Hou Sizhi, you dare to speak rudely?"
Hou Sizhi said, "So what if I speak rudely? I still want to beat you up! "
Before he finished speaking, Hou Sizhi's left hook was aimed at Xu Yougong's chin.
What was Xu Yougong's background? Although he was in his early fifties, he had worked in the judicial department from the beginning. He had risen from a patrolman, squad leader, patrol inspector, all the way to a county lieutenant, and then a judge. He had also carried chains and a ruler to catch criminals, so he was very agile.
Hou Sizhi's fist came flying over. Xu Yougong's body crouched and he struck Hou Sizhi's chin with a "Soaring Cannon", sending this flatbread seller flying. All the bailiffs in the court were dumbfounded. They saw the two imperial censors no longer care about their dignity, wearing their official robes and fighting in the court.
Yang Fan stood there, watching this scene, only feeling amused in his heart.
He could feel that Xu Yougong was protecting him. When he heard Hou Sizhi call Xu Yougong Xu Wuzhang, he knew who this person was. Xu Wuzhang had a bit of fame in the capital, but Yang Fan didn't know if Xu Yougong protected him because he had always been fair in law enforcement or because he was entrusted by someone else.
However, he was a criminal and could not step forward to help. Moreover, Xu Yougong was not at a disadvantage at this time, even though he was older than Hou Sizhi by more than ten years. When the two of them fought, it was Hou Sizhi who was at a disadvantage and was constantly being beaten. In this situation, she did not need his help.
While the two judges were fighting in the court, someone had already rushed over to inform Lai Junchen. When Lai Junchen heard this, he was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils. He hurried over and saw that Yang Fan was standing to the side as if nothing had happened. The two judges were fighting so fiercely in the court that their clothes were in a mess and their heads were crooked. The sticks in the "Zhi", "Fa", "Yan", and "Ming" were all over the place. He couldn't help but roar, "Stop!"
Xu Yougong was just about to throw the gavel when Hou Sizhi, who was holding a booklet to cover his face, saw Lai Junchen rushing over. Hou Sizhi hurriedly threw the booklet down and ran forward to complain, "Lieutenant Minister, look, Xu Yougong is beating me up. He even knocked out two of my teeth!" Xu Yougong was shocked.
Xu Yougong put down the gavel and tidied up his clothes. He stood there and confidently said, "Wronged ghosts are born under heavy punishment! Since this lowly official is also a judge, this lowly official can't ignore Hou Sizhi's abuse of punishment. Hou Sizhi was stopped by this lowly official and flew into a rage out of humiliation. He actually punched this lowly official. Everyone in the court saw it clearly and can be used as a witness. Deputy Premier, please help this lowly official! "
When Lai Junchen saw this Xu Wuzhang, he couldn't help but have a headache. Right now, Lai Junchen was practically covering the sky with one hand in the court. Why couldn't he do anything to Xu Yougong? This was because Xu Yougong, this troublemaker, was too famous in the court.
When Xu Yougong was transferred to the capital from the local area by Wu Zetian to be an official, he first worked as a deputy justice in the Supreme Court. At that time, he had already fought with Lai Junchen.
At that time, Lai Junchen had convicted a county's military officer as an accomplice in the case of the Prince of Langya, Li Chong. In the past, the Supreme Court would only record the files transferred by the Imperial Censorate and didn't question them. However, Xu Yougong had just been appointed and discovered some clues in the files. Although he couldn't completely exonerate the military officer, he was able to reduce his punishment. He was only sentenced to three thousand li of exile instead of the death penalty.
Lai Junchen refused to accept this and complained to the emperor. Xu Yougong actually began to argue with Wu Zetian in the court. The ruler and the minister argued for a long time. Because Xu Yougong's words were reasonable and the evidence was sufficient, Wu Zetian unexpectedly gave in and approved his sentence. In the past, Wu Zetian had only heard of Xu Yougong's virtuous reputation and had ordered him to be transferred to the capital. This was the first time she had seen him and he left a deep impression on her.
Xu Yougong served in the Supreme Court for three years, correcting hundreds of wrongful cases from the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Censorate. After three years, he was transferred to the Qiu Guan (Ministry of Justice) as the Qiu Guan Yuanwailang. After the Qiu Guan Yuanwailang Yang Mingsheng was killed by Yang Fan, he was promoted to the Qiu Guan Yuanwailang. In the end, this Qiu Guan Yuanwailang started to quarrel with his immediate superior, Zhou Xing.
At that time, Zhou Xing had just gotten rid of his immediate superior, the Minister of Justice, Zhang Chujin, and was at the height of his success. One time, he handed over the case of the two brothers, Li Renbao, who were suspected of treason to Xu Yougong. Actually, Xu Yougong only needed to follow the procedure. Xu Yougong handled the case seriously. When he discovered that the case was false, he refused to close it. Thus, he started to quarrel with Zhou Xing, the newly appointed Minister.
Zhou Xing was furious and submitted a petition to impeach Xu Yougong. He said that Xu Yougong was biased towards Li Renbao and his brother and had the intention to rebel, so he should be executed. Wu Zetian already knew that this person always handled cases according to the facts and not the people, so she didn't want to kill him. However, Zhou Xing's eradication of Li Tang's royal family was to cater to her wishes. It was a political necessity, so she demoted Xu Yougong to be a commoner and chased him home.
After Qiu Shenji and Zhou Xing fell from power due to 'treason', Xu Yougong was reinstated. This time, he was transferred to the Imperial Censorate and became Lai Junchen's subordinate. Think about it. What could Lai Junchen do to such a troublemaker who was even in the presence of the Emperor?
Lai Junchen had many shameful deeds. Although Xu Yougong had always been excluded from his small circle, it was impossible for him not to know anything about them. Lai Junchen also had his reservations.
Xu Yougong didn't want to get involved in cases that weren't handled by Lai Junchen. After all, if he continued to quarrel with his chief official, there really wouldn't be any yamen chief officials who would dare to use him. However, if he pushed him too hard, he might harden his heart and run to the Emperor to reveal everything he knew. Wouldn't that ruin his own plans?
Lai Junchen looked at the two of them in a bad mood and ordered, "Take the criminal back! The two of you, follow me! "
Lai Junchen finished speaking and left with a flick of his sleeve. Xu Yougong and Hou Sizhi looked at each other, and with a cold snort, they followed Lai Junchen.
… …
The Chief Supervisor of the Supreme Court, Long Chuan, was riding towards the Censorate. On the saddle was a bulging leather bag. Inside the bag were some incomplete documents that needed to be returned to the Imperial Censorate to make up for the missing documents.
Long Chuan was twenty-eight this year and had just been promoted to the ninth-rank Deputy Supervisor of the Supreme Court. He could be said to be young and promising. Men started growing beards at the age of twenty-eight, and Long Chuan started growing beards at the beginning of the year. Now that a portion of his beard had grown, he looked much more mature and impressive.
"Aiyo!"
It was a rare sunny day today, and there were more people on the streets. Although Long Chuan slowed down his horse, he still brushed against a pedestrian. That person let out a soft cry and staggered, almost falling. Upon closer inspection, it was a young nun dressed in black with a vegetable basket on her arm.
Long Chuan quickly jumped off his horse and apologized to her, "Ah! Little Nun, forgive me, I left in a hurry, I'm really sorry. "
"It's alright!"
The young nun adjusted the monk's hat on her head, and her pretty white face revealed a shy blush, as beautiful as a peach.
Long Chuan looked at this beautiful face, and his eyes couldn't help but widen. Women all liked to dress up, but after dressing up, it was hard to judge how much of a woman's beauty was due to her makeup. To be able to wear simple clothes without losing any of their beauty, that was a true first-class beauty.
The little nun in front of him was obviously such a beauty. Although she was wearing a moon-white robe with a Buddhist nun hat on her head, nothing could be more simple, but her cheeks were dyed red, as if she was bashful and timid, like a blooming peach blossom, indescribably tender and beautiful.
Long Chuan secretly lamented, "Such a beautiful young lady, how could she become a nun? What a waste of God's gift."
The young nun shyly glanced at him, as if she was very interested in his handsome and mighty appearance. She slightly frowned and softly said, "It's not military master's fault, it's just that I'm weak and can't walk anymore."
She gently bit her lips, and her white and neat teeth bit her tender and rosy lips. She then glanced at Long Chuan with her soft and clear eyes, and said with slight shyness, "Is military master willing to help me send this basket back?"
She threw an enchanting look at Long Chuan with her beautiful eyes. Long Chuan's soul almost flew away. She was originally a beautiful and lovely little nun, but at this time, her expression faintly revealed a kind of strange charm and enchanting, and her eyes carried a kind of mysterious charm and temptation.
Long Chuan hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I wonder which temple little nun is cultivating in."
The little nun pouted at the entrance of the alley next to her and whispered, "I live in this alley."
Long Chuan looked into the alley. How could there be a nunnery in this place? Sure enough, as he expected, Long Chuan immediately beamed with joy and said, "Good, good, good. Little Abbess, please lead the way. I'll send the vegetables back for you!"
"Thank you very much, military master!"
The little nun led the way. Although her robe was wide with big sleeves, when her waist swayed, there was a hint of flirtatiousness.
Long Chuan picked up the basket, with one hand holding the horse, and followed behind the little nun. He stared at her slender waist and thought to himself, "I've only heard that some famous prostitutes in brothels have changed their brothels into Taoist temples, not only to avoid taxes from the government, but also to attract some customers who like the unusual taste. But I didn't expect that there would be someone who changed the half-closed door of the brothel into a nunnery, it's a pity for her beautiful hair. But such a beauty, and also a bald head … must have a special taste, hehe … "
The little nun led the way and disappeared into the alley with Long Chuan …
After the time it took for an incense to burn, a horse came out of the alley, and a person sat on the horse. He was dressed in the clothes of the Supreme Court's supervisor, with a saber at his waist and a leather bag on the saddle. This person was thin, and his beard looked very majestic. 'He' came out of the alley and carried the horse towards the Censorate Courtyard.
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