Fang Yun did not seem to know anything. After the court was held again, Dean Yu entered the court to report.
"This official, Yu Ba Chi, greets Lord."
"Dean Yu, you have returned. This official has already pronounced the verdict for Ni Xian's case," Fang Yun said.
"But after this official's investigation, I found that Ni Xian's actions were far worse than imagined. Not only did the students and teachers of the Wen Fu academy come to expose him, a person who claimed to be Lu Ping's uncle also found this official, saying that he wanted to sue Ni Xian for raping and killing Lu Ping!"
After hearing Yu Ba Chi mention this matter, Deputy District Magistrate Tao Dingnian and Registrar Shen Ren were enlightened!
No wonder Fang Yun did not mention Lu Ping's case when Ni Xian was pronounced guilty!
Previously, Ni Xian was not only underage, he was also a scholar and had double protection. Even if he was charged with raping and killing, he would be given a lighter sentence. Twenty years of exile was the upper limit.
But now, Ni Xian was not a scholar!
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Ni Xian and his son were brought to the court again. For the second time, Lu Ping's uncle was the plaintiff, suing Ni Xian for raping and killing Lu Ping.
This time, Ni Kuo did not receive an additional sentence, but his son, Ni Xian, received an additional thirty years!
When Ni Xian became an adult, he would be exiled to the borders and do fifty years of hard labour!
Hard labour was not a normal citizen. Normal citizens had many rights. They had food to eat and clothes to wear. If they were sick, they would receive treatment.
Criminals and hard labour did not have food to eat and clothes to wear. Even if they were sick, no one would care. And they had to do the most difficult and tiring things. The things that the citizens could not do were classified as hard labour. Once they were attacked by demons and barbarians, the army could abandon the hard labour and retreat. If they abandoned the citizens, they would have to bear the punishment.
No one could survive twenty years of hard labour. Fang Yun increased the hard labour to fifty years because he wanted to kill Ni Xian!
Ni Xian's mother fainted from crying again.
After Ni Xian's mother fainted, everyone became silent. They were clear that Fang Yun's punishment this time was indeed too heavy, but if they were to consider it from the perspective of Lu Ping, Tian Lu and the dozens of victims, Ni Xian's death was not regrettable!
Many people understood that this was the first time in Jingguo, and human history that such a heavy punishment was given for bullying an academy. It would definitely enter the history books. It might even be written into elementary school and become a must-read event for everyone, intimidating everyone who wanted to bully their classmates.
At the same time, it was also the first time that someone's civil position had been stripped before being tried for another crime. The significance of this action was equally significant. It was a warning to those scholars with literary positions.
Wen Wei could protect them once, but not forever!
If this was several hundred years ago, when the thousand-year truce was still far away, this decision would definitely be opposed by many scholars and even Legalists.
But now, the human race was facing the threat of a full-scale attack from the demons and barbarians. This was a truly chaotic world.
Severe punishment is needed in troubled times!
It was because of this that the Etiquette Hall and the Disciplinary Hall agreed to let Fang Yun strip the Ni family's father and son of their literary positions.
Ao Huang watched everything that happened in the county yamen in silence. He kept thinking and learning.
The Legalist scholar, Xia JingEn, looked at Fang Yun and suddenly felt a lump in his throat. This was because he recalled that in the past year of Fang Yun's rise, he had almost always been obstructed and framed.
"Fang Xusheng can't solve the problem of the Lei family and the Zong Family, nor can he resolve the feud between the Ten Nations, but he's trying his best to reduce the internal friction of the human race! Even if they were attacked by the Lega family in the future because of this case. He doesn't care at all. He probably doesn't want others to experience the same pain as he did. "
Xia JingEn thought silently and slowly clenched his fists. He suddenly felt that the most successful choice he had made in his life was to become Fang Yun's private soldier.
Xia JingEn held the official seal in his hand and entered the rankings. He found that the majority of people thought that Fang Yun's punishment was too severe. Many people chose to remain silent.
However, Xia JingEn soon posted his own opinion.
Not long after, Xia JingEn's article received the support of many scholars. Even those who originally thought that Fang Yun's punishment was too severe also came to apologize.
In the afternoon, Fang Yun continued the trial of the remaining civil cases. There were four cases that needed to be carefully investigated, so the trial was postponed until the next day. By the time the sun set, there were still three cases that had not been dealt with. Fang Yun announced that he would return after dinner and continue the trial through the night.
The aroma of food wafted through the back of the yamen. Fang Yun left the main hall and walked towards the back of the yamen with Xia JingEn and the others.
Xia JingEn followed closely behind Fang Yun. Looking at this person who was shorter than him in height and age, yet far surpassed him in all aspects, a faint feeling of admiration arose in his heart. Poetry depended on talent, while the classics depended on hard work. However, the trial of this case from beginning to end was not something that could be done with talent and hard work. If one's heart did not care about the world, one would definitely not have made such a judgment.
After taking a few steps, Xia JingEn said, "Milord, this student more or less understands your intentions. You want to use Ni Xian and his son to intimidate future generations and establish an image of justice for the human race, thus reducing the internal friction of the human race. However, even if something similar were to happen, the future punishment would not be so severe. Isn't this a little unfair to Ni Xian and his son? You also did not explain in detail and would rather bear the crime of being a cruel official. Isn't this too unfair? "
Fang Yun said as they walked, "On Two World Mountain, the souls of millions of soldiers, when have they ever complained of injustice? Ten thousand miles of grasslands, millions of martyrs who have died in battle, who has ever complained of injustice? "
"This student understands." Xia JingEn looked at Fang Yun and felt that the figure in front of him was bigger and bigger.
"We are not the beginning, and we are not the last." Fang Yun's tone was a little sad, but there was also a hint of determination.
Xia JingEn said in a low voice, "If there really are eighteen levels of hell, if there really is reincarnation, then in the next life, Ni Xian and his son will probably be grateful to you, because you have condemned them and cleansed them of their evil."
"The law is the etiquette," Fang Yun said.
Xia JingEn was stunned and tried to figure it out.
Ao Huang was a little confused. After thinking for a long time, a vulgar word came out of his mouth.
"Awesome."
After dinner, Fang Yun chatted with Yang Yuhuan and the others for a while as usual, then went to the hall of the county yamen to continue the trial.
When the trial was over, Fang Yingwu walked over with a smile and said, "Milord, you miscalculated."
"It's good that I miscalculated," Fang Yun said with a smile.
This morning, when Fang Yun found out that the head of the torture chamber was going to play some tricks, he guessed that some people would cause trouble. Thus, he ordered Fang Yingwu to send people to observe in secret and arrest whoever caused trouble.
In the end, Fang Yun's first trial was very clever, and they could not find an opportunity to act. In the second trial, the atmosphere changed. Fang Yun first arrested Principal Hong of the Wen House, then used the code of laws to intimidate everyone. Finally, the trial concluded with an unprecedented heavy sentence, completely destroying the arrogance of those people.
As a result, Fang Yingwu sent people to observe for an entire day without finding anything.
Xia JingEn said, "Milord, the torture chamber has accumulated more than three hundred cases. Many of them were set up by the officials of Ning An County. There are also some cases that Ji Zhibai and even the previous county magistrate found difficult to handle. They have been delayed until now. If I'm not wrong, they will force us to solve these difficult cases in a short period of time and cause you to make mistakes, thus affecting your evaluation. "
Fang Yun asked, "JingEn, do you understand my judgment style and methods?"
Xia JingEn replied, "I know a little. After you have judged more cases, I will understand the pattern."
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