Ji Zhibai thought for a moment and gave a look to the High Scholar official beside him. The High Scholar nodded and quickly left.
Fang Yingwu, who was in the side hall, saw Fang Yun come out and immediately contacted the officials to cooperate with Fang Yun in the trial.
Because it was related to Ji Zhibai, Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian and the others would come.
Not long after, the relevant bailiffs and officials arrived at the court, while the unrelated officials also appeared outside the main hall. The current county magistrate was interrogating the previous county magistrate. This was a once-in-a-lifetime show. Even Fang Yun's aides and Yang Yuhuan were outside listening.
The Legalist scholar in charge of the trial of the punishment hall had already arrived.
Soon, Fang Yun returned with Ao Huang and sat in the middle of the court.
Ji Zhibai sat on the chair to the left of Fang Yun.
Fang Yun slammed the gavel and shouted, "Bring the suspect, Gou Gu, to the court!"
"Wei … wu …"
The bailiffs on both sides hit the ground with water and fire sticks, making a messy but majestic sound.
Ji Zhibai, who was sitting on the chair, had a strange look in his eyes. When people said that Fang Yun had implemented this change in the yamen, he didn't think much of it. However, when he personally came here, he felt an invisible pressure surrounding him.
This kind of action could actually mobilize the power of an official!
Soon, two bailiffs were escorting a young man with shackles on his legs.
Ji Zhibai saw the dispirited appearance of the former eldest son of the noble Gou family. His expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "County Magistrate Fang, Gou Gu is a scholar. If he wears torture tools, it will damage his reputation as a scholar."
Fang Yundao said, "Gou Gu hired ruffians to kill people. Moreover, the person he killed was his half-brother. Afterwards, he was suspected of colluding with military officials to kill an innocent worker, Zhu Yueming. He is extremely vicious and has committed a heinous crime. In order to prevent him from escaping, he wore shackles. "
"However, the law clearly states that scholars cannot be tortured," Ji Zhibai said.
"Although shackles are torture tools, their purpose is to prevent dangerous people from committing crimes, not to punish them. It wasn't considered torture. What's more, Ning An is a test subject for the Punishment Hall, "Fang Yundao said.
Ji Zhibai still wanted to argue with Fang Yun in court. But when he heard the words' the Punishment Hall ', he shut his mouth and fell silent.
Fang Yun's line of sight left Ji Zhibai and looked at Gou Yu, but in his heart, he thought, 'Fate makes fools of people.' He had only been traveling incognito, but he had encountered a few bullies. In order to atone for their crimes, those bullies had confessed to another murderer. In the end, not only had they implicated the future head of a prominent family, but they had also implicated the chief investigator of that murder case, Ji Zhibai.
After Gou Yu was locked up in prison, the head of the Gou Family came to beg for mercy. Fang Yun invited the head of the Gou Family to an empty room and told him the truth about his wife having an affair with a cowherd in a brothel and giving birth to Gou Yu.
Family Head Gou almost fainted from anger. After his anger subsided, he thanked Fang Yun. Clan Master Gou was very conflicted about how Gou Yu should be dealt with, so he didn't say anything.
When he first met Gou Yu. He was in good spirits and had the temperament of a scholar. But in just a few days, Gou Yu had become very dispirited. There was no longer any light in his eyes, as if they had been worn away by the prison.
Fang Yun slammed the gavel on the table. He said, "Gou Yu, you have confessed. First, you hired someone to kill your half-brother, Ai Weijiang. Then, you created the illusion that Zhu Yueming killed Ai Weijiang, deceiving Lord Ji at that time. As for why Zhu Yueming died in the end, you didn't know. Am I right? "
"This one has no objections," Gou Yu said.
Fang Yun turned to look at Ji Zhibai, who was very calm, and said, "Lord Ji, this county has already read the case file in detail. This county has some things that this county doesn't understand, and I hope Lord Ji can answer them one by one. "
"There is no harm in speaking," Ji Zhibai straightened his body and leaned back on the chair, staring at Fang Yun.
"This is a murder case. According to the file, on the fifth day of the seventh month, when you were trying the case, there was a witness who said that he saw Zhu Yueming pass by the crime scene in the middle of the third day of the seventh month. So, in the middle of the sixth day of the seventh month, you personally went to the crime scene to confirm that the witness was telling the truth. Ordinary people can see the side of a person's face with the help of the moonlight. Is this content true? "
Ji Zhibai nodded, and said, "It is written clearly, it is true."
Fang Yun looked directly into Ji Zhibai's eyes, and said word by word, "On the sixth day of the seventh month, the moon has already set in the middle of the night. Even Half-saint can't see the side of a person's face with the help of the 'moonlight'! This county wants to ask, is the moonlight that Lord Ji saw the light of the demon world's moon? "
Ji Zhibai was stunned for a moment, and then he pretended to be calm, and said, "Let this official think about it for a moment."
Everyone present was also puzzled for a moment. Recalling the moonlight of those days, they quickly realized that Fang Yun was right.
The ordinary officials didn't think much of it, and only felt that Fang Yun's eyes were sharp. However, the people of Legalism and the old officials who often participated in cases all looked at Fang Yun in disbelief.
The entire file was so complicated, but Fang Yun was actually able to find the problem from the two words "moonlight". It was hard to believe. Even the famous officials in history who were famous for their ability to solve cases were only at this level.
Many people looked at Ji Zhibai. It was written in black and white. Ji Zhibai definitely wouldn't use the excuse of remembering incorrectly.
After a moment, Ji Zhibai sighed, and said, "That day, I originally wanted to personally verify it in the middle of the night, but I overslept. I also felt that the witness was trustworthy, so I fabricated this matter. When I return to the capital, I will admit my mistake and accept my punishment."
"Trustworthy? Someone, bring the witness from that day forward! I would like to ask Ji daren, a notorious habitual offender, a bully who bullies his neighbors, and one of the four murderers who admitted to participating in Ai Weijiang's murder, this person, Ji daren actually believes that his words are trustworthy? Could it be that Official Ji didn't look at the witness's identity document? "
The bully walked forward, his head lowered, and he didn't say a word.
Ji Zhibai gritted his teeth, and said, "I was busy with official business that day, and I had just taken charge of a district for a few months. I neglected many things. When I questioned the witness that day, I didn't look at the identity document. This is my oversight. "
Some people looked at Ji Zhibai with disdain. A dignified scholar couldn't have made such an oversight. The matter couldn't be simpler. It was obvious that Ji Zhibai had colluded with Gou Yu.
Following that, Fang Yun unceremoniously pointed out a total of twelve illogical points in the case. Ji Zhibai couldn't come up with a reasonable excuse for any of them. He could only keep saying that it was his oversight, and stubbornly refused to admit that he had colluded with Gou Yu to frame Zhu Yueming.
If that was the case, in the end, Ji Zhibai could only be convicted of dereliction of duty, and his salary would be suspended for a few years. Even the heaviest punishment would only be a demotion of one rank, and he could still be in charge.
Fang Yun didn't hold back, and said, "Oversight? Oversight? It's just a case, but there are loopholes everywhere. Did you come to Ning An County to be an official, or to harm people? An innocent Zhu Yueming was killed by a fatuous official like you who doesn't know how to judge a case! "
Ji Zhibai raised his head and glared at Fang Yun, and said, "County Magistrate Fang, don't make slanderous accusations! I admit that I misjudged this case, and Zhu Yueming was indeed not the murderer. However, Zhu Yueming died during his exile, and it has nothing to do with me! "
"Very well, then let's invite the Soaring Eagle Army to the court." Fang Yun said as he slammed the gavel.
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