Chapter 643: The Criminal Department's Statement (2)
The sun gradually climbed to 11 o'clock, and the bright sunlight made it hard to open your eyes. The violent storm last night seemed to have become a distant memory.
"Mighty."
Under the sunshine, two rows of officers in the courtyard court of the Ministry of Punishment were holding water and fire sticks, shouting "Mighty" in a low and powerful voice, officially opening the curtain of the Ministry of Punishment's petition.
"Pa"
A scream sounded in the lobby.
"Come here, bring Zhu Ping'an and Zhao Daying to the court." The five presiding judges in the lobby showed humility to each other. Finally, Wang Xueyi, the Minister of the Criminal Department representing the host's Criminal Ministry, clapped the gavel and issued the order. The officer brought Zhu Ping'an and Zhao Daying to the court.
After the order was given, the two officers walked up to Zhu Pingan, holding out their hands one by one as if they were taking a prisoner.
"Don't bother, I will leave by myself."
Zhu Pingan stopped the officer's pulling action with his eyes, then straightened his clothes and walked towards the court.
Is this a petition or an interrogation? ! Zhu Pingan rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Compared to Zhu Ping'an, Zhao Daying's treatment was much better. He was respectfully invited by the guards, and the presiding officers were also kind and kind.
Tsk, today is Zhao Daying's home court. It has been arranged a long time ago. Haha, it is getting more and more interesting. Zhu Pingan smiled disdainfully as he walked, and stretched out his hand. I was lazy and went to court.
"My lower official, Zhu Pingan, has met all of you sirs."
Zhu Pingan walked into the courtroom, bowed his hands to the presiding judge in the courtroom, and then bowed his hands to the auditoriums on both sides.
"Excuse me."
After a long time, I heard the presiding judge in the courtroom reply calmly.
"Who are you in the hall?" Although he knew clearly that the people standing in the hall were Zhu Pingan and Zhao Daying, the presiding judge in the court still asked according to the procedure.
"Xiaguan Hanlin Academy serves Zhu Ping'an."
"Xiaguan Xicheng Military and Horse Division Commander, Qianhu Zhao Daying."
Zhu Pingan and Zhao Daying replied almost at the same time.
"Well, since everyone is here, let's go to court." The presiding officer in the courtroom nodded and patted the gavel again.
"Mighty." The fire and water stick in the officer's hand repeatedly knocked on the ground, and the low mighty voice sounded again, shouting out the power of the court.
The officers shouting "power" and the presiding judge shooting "frightening" are all for the purpose of "prestige". Through these, they convey the authority and sanctity of the law. In short, they are used to shock and frighten people. Train the people and govern them.
Zhu Pingan has known the reason for a long time, so this trick is useless to him, and his heart is as calm as water without any ripples.
Zhu Ping'an stood in the hall, his whole body was like a huge reef standing in the waves. Wave after wave hit it, but it could not shake it in the slightest.
Zhu Pingan's calmness made many officials who were watching secretly marvel. In their opinion, a young man of Zhu Pingan's age would definitely feel fearful and nervous when he first saw such a formation. Yes, but I didn't expect Zhu Pingan to be so calm. They have all been in the officialdom for a long time, and their eyes are very poisonous. It can be seen that Zhu Pingan is not pretending to be calm, but a strong psychological quality that exudes calmness from the inside out, just like after more than ten years of experience in the officialdom. Like old bureaucrats.
"The case of Zhu Ping'an, the Imperial Academy's Minister, for the impeachment of Zhao Daying from a thousand households, was presented to the Ministry of Punishment today. Now, Mr. Takuhaituo, the Tongzhi of the Imperial Guard, Mr. Zhao Qiu, the Minister of War, and Mr. Wang Xueyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Your Excellency, Mr. Wan Gongwan, the Young Minister of Dali Temple, Mr. Wang Gaowang, the Right Deputy of the Ducha Yuan, the Censor of the Du Dynasty Your Excellency, and Wang Xueyi from the Criminal Department, jointly presided over the petition. Zhao Daying, Zhu Ping'an, do you have any objections to this joint trial? "
Today's joint trial is held by the five departments, because the Criminal Department is the main venue, and the Minister of Criminal Affairs is the main court. With the humility of the presiding judges, Wang Xueyi naturally presided over the joint trial.
These are all procedural questions at the joint trial.
Basically, it is just like when a modern court is in session, the presiding judge announces the members of the collegial panel and asks the parties if they have any objections to the members of the collegial panel. The implicit meaning is that if it is believed that the members of the collegial panel have an interest in the case or have other relationships with the parties to the case that will affect the trial, they can apply for the recusal of the relevant personnel.
"No objection, I believe that your lords will judge impartially and restore my innocence." Zhao Daying was the first to reply. After finishing speaking, he glanced at Zhu Pingan demonstratively.
Zhao Daying naturally had no objections. Sitting among the presiding officers were his uncle Zhao Qiu, officials he had paid a courtesy visit to, and backbone officials who were also members of the strict party. In addition to Individual presiding judges are almost always in his favour.
Zhu Pingan raised his head and scanned the presiding officials in the hall one by one, squinting his eyes slightly and thinking for a moment.
Objection?
Zhao Qiu is the uncle of Zhao Daying, so he will definitely favor Zhao Qiu; Wang Xueyi, the Minister of Punishment, is a close confidant of He Ao, the Minister of Punishment, and He Ao is now attached to Yan Song. Wang Xueyi is also a member of Yan Song's party. No need to think about it, Wang Xueyi will definitely favor Zhao. Da Ying; Jinyiwei's fellow acquaintance Tuohai is a confidant of Jinyiwei commander Lu Bing. Although Lu Bing is not a member of the Yan Party, his relationship with Yan Song has heated up sharply after he joined forces with Yan Song to rectify the former chief minister Xia Yan. I think Tuohai will also be biased towards Zhao Daying;
Dali Temple Shaoqing Wan Gong, Zhu Ping An has some impression that he is an expert in water control and a capable minister, but the rest is not clear.
Wang Gao, the right deputy of the Imperial Censor, is not a member of the Yan Party. Wang Gao is a member of Li Mo, the Minister of Civil Affairs. However, Li Mo has often found himself unhappy. Recently, he has been criticized for his work "Thick Black". "Xue" even regarded himself as a scholarly scum. Who knows, whether Li Dang will fight with Yan Dang here, or whether he will take this opportunity to cleanse himself of this scum.
So, in total, if you want to apply for recusal, the chief judge in court will have to recuse himself from more than half of it
But Zhao Qiu is easy to talk, and he can raise objections based on his relationship with Zhao Daying's uncle and nephew. ; But what about the other presiding judges? You said they were strict members, so they raised objections? There are many strict people today, including presiding judges and even more observers.
This is not a legal reason, and the court will definitely not support him. Moreover, he will completely hate Yan Song and offend the presiding judge, and he will lose more than he gains.
One more thing, how can you prove that someone is a strict party member?
Therefore, if there is any objection, we can only object to one person, Zhao Qiu, which does not help the situation. The other chief judges who are biased towards Zhao Qiu are still there. And even if he objects to Zhao Qiu, he may not succeed. If someone declares that they want to kill relatives for the sake of justice, and the other chief judges take the opportunity to say that they should not avoid relatives in internal affairs or avoid enemies in external affairs, there is nothing they can do.
This is a feudal society, not a modern society ruled by law. In a modern society governed by the rule of law, kinship relations will definitely be avoided, but this is different in feudal society, where mentioning it may also be dismissed.
One more is not more, one less is not more.
In this case, it is better not to mention it at all.
Let them be complacent for a while and relax their vigilance. It will be more interesting later.
There was a lot to think about above, but it only lasted a moment in Zhu Ping'an's mind. It was less than a second before Zhao Daying finished speaking without any objection.
"I have no objections to the post." Zhu Pingan thought for a moment and then returned.
After Zhu Pingan finished speaking, Zhao Daying on the side couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Zhao Qiu in the courtroom glanced at Zhu Pingan with a profound meaning.
Other officials in the court who knew about the relationship between Zhao Daying and Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Pingan and shook their heads slightly. Zhu Pingan was still too young
"Okay, since there are no objections, let's officially start the petition. ." Wang Xueyi, the Minister of Punishment, nodded and patted the scaffolding.
"Wait a minute, I have an objection."
At this moment, a voice was heard, and the voice was unusually eye-catching in the courtroom. (End of this chapter)