Ming Zuo

Chapter 434 Judgment (2)

"At the beginning, you accepted Zhang Dacai's gift of ten taels, and married Tian Xiao'e to Zhang Dacai. Is there any such thing?"

Tian Gouzi nodded quickly.

"Yes. The grassroots also want to find a good home for this bitch. Who would have thought..."

"Ask you what to say, don't talk nonsense."

Tian Gouzi shrank his neck again, and found that the people above seemed terrifying.

Zuo Menggeng asked again: "Did Tian Xiao'e ever agree to this marriage?"

Tian Gouzi's eyes were confused, and he was obviously puzzled.Huang Zonghui leaned over to explain it, and only then did he know what "agreed" meant.

"She is the flesh that fell from my body. I can do whatever I want her to do. How can I let her talk?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't listen at all, and asked directly: "That is to say, you didn't get Tian Xiao'e's consent?"

Tian Gouzi paused and had no choice but to nod.

"Ah."

The questioning ended here, Zuo Menggeng said: "You go down."

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng just asked a few inexplicable questions, all the people watching the case were puzzled.

"What is the meaning of Zhongheng's question?"

Li Banghua shook his head.

"I don't know what it means for the time being, maybe the mystery will be revealed in the end."

Zuo Menggeng continued the process regardless of the discussions around him.

"Bring Tian's family and Murata Yuzhuang to court."

Not long after, the guard brought an old man who was nearly seventy years old to the court.

The old man was rather hale and hearty, it was the first time he saw such a big scene, his hands and feet were trembling.

Zuo Menggeng's attitude was the same as before, he came up and asked, "Tian Youzhuang, you are the patriarch of the Tian clan, right?"

"Yes, little old man."

"That day, Tian Xiao'e and Ma Tianjiu wanted to escape, and you brought people back to capture them, right?"

Tian Youzhuang got a little bit more energetic, and said with a stiff neck, "That's right. These shameless bastards are an insult to my Tian family style. The little old man should deal with it fairly, so that it is good for the clansman and neighbors." explained."

Zuo Menggeng just asked.

"Ma Tianjiu was beaten at that time, was it your order?"

Tian Youzhuang hummed and said: "Little old man is soft-hearted, he should have killed this bastard at that time, so there would be no such scandal."

Zuo Menggeng read a list, basically all of them were surnamed Tian, ​​and asked: "These people all followed your orders that day, right?"

Tian Youzhuang was confused by the question, but after thinking about it, he nodded.

Tian Youzhuang was taken down, and the next person who came up caused great confusion.

It was Ma Tianjiu who was scolded as an adulterer and adulterer.

He looked like he was in his early twenties, but at this moment he could only slump on the wooden plank and was lifted up.Wearing a coat of colorless, unkempt, his little face was covered with dust.

No one would be surprised to say that he is a beggar.

"what……"

In the dock, Tian Xiaoe exclaimed, covering her mouth in disbelief.

This was the first time she saw Ma Tianjiu after she got married, and she didn't expect such a disfigured appearance.

Facing the continuous discussion, Ma Tianjiu originally lowered his head firmly.But at this moment, he has been looking at Tian Xiao'e, who is so close to him, with tears in his eyes.

Zuo Menggeng remained calm as always, and immediately began to interrogate Ma Tianjiu when he entered the seat.

"Ma Tianjiu, when did you meet Tian Xiao'e?"

Ma Tianjiu tried his best to turn his head back, and his voice was as low as a mosquito.

"Hit... hit the little..."

"Have you ever made a private decision with Tian Xiao'e for life?"

Ma Tianjiu was stunned and didn't know how to answer this question.But in the end, he nodded.

Zuo Menggeng suddenly asked Tian Xiaoe.

"Is that right?"

Today, in front of the public, fed up with pointing and pointing, and after killing Zhang Dacai and her parents-in-law, Tian Xiaoe already had the will to die, but she let it go.

"Although he never said it, I know that he will marry me."

Zuo Menggeng motioned for the clerk to record it.

"After learning that Tian Xiao'e was going to be betrothed to Zhang Dacai, you proposed to take Tian Xiao'e to escape. Is this true?"

Ma Tianjiu was silent and just nodded.

"Later, when I learned what happened to Tian Xiao'e, you once approached Zhang Dacai and gave Zhang Dacai money. Is there such a thing?"

Ma Tianjiu still nodded.

They are all facts, there is no point in denying them.

The questioning about Ma Tianjiu was over, but the onlookers still couldn't see any clues.

Zuo Menggeng didn't care and continued.

"Bring Zhang Wanhe from Zhangjiacun to court."

Zhang Wanhe is the patriarch of the Zhang clan, and he was the one who led the people to decide the matter of Ma Tianjiu and Tian Xiaoe. Ma Tianjiu's leg was also broken by him.

"According to the rules in our country, this kind of adulterer and adulterer should be killed. That is to say, the old man was kind and spared his life."

Zuo Menggeng still read a list of members of the Zhang clan, confirmed by Zhang Wanhe, they were all those who participated that day.

"Bring Deng Biao, the owner of Evergreen Casino, to court."

Deng Biao was also brought in today, and when he came up, he called Qu.

"My lord, the matter of Zhang Dacai and Tian Xiao'e has nothing to do with Caomin. Caomin is just a gambling shop, and has never been involved with Tian Xiaoe."

Zuo Menggeng's face showed no joy or sorrow, he looked at the file and started to ask questions.

"Five years ago in winter, Zhang Dacai gambled for the first time in Evergreen Gambling House, and won three taels of silver. Is there anything wrong?"

This is what Huang Zonghui asked before, Deng Biao still remembered, and couldn't help nodding, wondering what Zuo Menggeng meant by asking again?
"On the second day, Zhang Dacai lost five taels of silver in a gamble, and was very upset. You came forward and lent him ten taels of silver to make money, right?"

Deng Biao speaks easily.

"Our casino has always served our customers well, just to make them happy to play."

Zuo Menggeng asked directly: "Since then, in the five years before and after, you have lent Zhang Dacai a total of twenty taels of silver. And after Zhang Dacai failed to repay the loan, you went to his home to press for the debt and beat Zhang Dacai severely." A meal, is there anything wrong?"

Deng Biao hurriedly cried out.

"My lord, it's only natural to pay back the debt."

But the meaning in the words is to admit that there is something real.

So far, all Zuo Menggeng's questioning is over.

"Bring everyone involved to court."

After Tian Gouzi, Ma Tianjiu, Zhang Wanhe, Deng Biao, and Tian Xiaoe were all present in court, Zuo Menggeng raised the file in his hand and asked: "This records the interview just now, do you have any objections?" ?”

No answer, means default.

Zuo Menggeng looked solemn, and said loudly: "From now on, this court will make the final judgment on Tian Xiaoe's case."

To be sentenced?

All the onlookers were shocked, their eyes widened and they waited to see the excitement.

For some reason, Tian Gouzi and the others in the court always felt a sense of dread.

Wasn't Tian Xiao'e adulterous and immoral, killing her husband and family?

Why are they also in court?
Zuo Menggeng stood up without any manuscript at all, his voice was as clear as Hong Zhong.

"The relevant person Tian Gouzi, as Tian Xiaoe's father, is greedy for money and profit. Without Tian Xiaoe's consent, he used kidnapping and intimidation to force Tian Xiaoe to marry, committing the crime of violating personal freedom, arranged marriage, and kidnapping. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison."

"Wow..."

The pot will be opened immediately.

No one would have thought that Tian Gouzi, Tian Xiaoe's father, was the first to be convicted.

Moreover, the crime Zuo Menggeng read out was an eye-opener for everyone.

Isn't it the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker?
As Tian Xiaoe's father, how did Tian Gouzi arrange her marriage, and it became a crime?
Smart people immediately extracted useful information from it.

Forcing Tian Xiaoe to marry without her consent...

Since ancient times, aren't children's marriages arranged by their parents?
When can a child have autonomy over this?
Hou Xun, Li Banghua and others looked at each other in blank dismay, their hearts shaking.Reminiscent of Zuo Menggeng's speech not long ago, I finally understood his intention to try the case himself.

This is root digging!

The dross of feudal ethics will be uprooted in the near future!

Tian Gouzi immediately went limp, and then screamed in despair.

"I've been wronged, I've been wronged. Tian Xiao'e is my daughter, and it's only right for me to betroth her. Why should I be convicted?"

The people around were even more arguing, with mixed opinions on this rebellion.

Obviously, the impact of this judgment must be far-reaching.

Taking advantage of this occasion, Zuo Menggeng naturally would not let go of the opportunity to publicize.

After he asked the guards to stop Tian Gouzi from making noise, he said loudly: "Tian Xiao'e is your daughter, but she is a person, a living person, who has dignity, freedom and equality here. Anyone who violates her Willingness, depriving her of happiness, ruining her life, and trampling on her dignity are all illegal and criminal. No matter what kind of relationship the person who does such behavior has with her. All things are born and everyone is equal. This is you sins that cannot be forgiven.”

The surrounding area was completely exploded.

Many people were dumbfounded, and many people were excited.

The impact of thoughts has already been caused, and it will inevitably cause various feedbacks in the next many days.

In the corner of the crowd, a beautiful woman led an even more beautiful little girl, listening to all these words in her heart.

In an instant, my eyes were red and my heart was warm, as if the world in front of me was different.

"All things are born, everyone is equal! General Zuo, today... the slave family is really convinced..."

　Thanks for the simple Nan's reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)