I am Da Song

Chapter 586 The Judicial Spirit of Song Dynasty

The public sentiment was turbulent, and the public opinion was in an uproar.

As an official, neutralize public opinion to secure the four townships.

In the current situation, if the officials at the top still think that they can commit suicide and get over it, they are simply deluding themselves.

Zhao Huan looked at it solemnly. It is not scary to have unjust, false or wrongly decided cases. As long as the mistakes can be corrected, the whole society is still operating in an orderly manner.

The biggest fear is "We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they know we know they are lying, but they are still lying."

This is Russia's most conscientious writer, Solzhenitsyn's most incisive summary of the decaying dark empire.

It fully interprets the abuse of the subordinates.

The officials on the stage were exchanging opinions on the case in low voices.

Zhao Huan turned to Wei Sheng and asked, "What do you think of this case?"

Wei Sheng said decisively: "The county magistrate of Suning who judged the case is finished. The country has a legal system, and no one can cover the sky with one hand. Even if the officials on the stage are relatives and friends of him, they dare not take the liberty of publicly saving him. "

He Qinhu asked: "Why? The people on the stage are all honest and upright officials, who can make decisions for the people?"

Zhao Huan glanced at him, and said, "You are a warrior who fights against evil, but you still believe in making decisions for the people?"

He Qinhu didn't realize it for a while. According to Zhuxia's thousands of years of tradition, the people at the bottom put all their trust in the honest officials who make decisions for the people.

But he quickly realized that today's officials hate this kind of thing the most.

He doesn't even want the world to praise him as a wise king.I don't expect the people to pin their expectations on the hero, and naturally I hate the idea that parents and officials are in charge of the people.

Wei Sheng is in charge of the Imperial City Department, and he understands people's hearts and public opinion better than He Qinhu. He said: "The country pursues a moral and legal system. That is, good laws are not against human feelings. Therefore, you don't have to trust any officials, but you can trust Tyrannical and evil gentry may be able to run rampant on one side, but they absolutely cannot discredit the justice and fairness of the entire country."

"That is to say, if everyone in the world thinks that this matter is wrong and that this official broke the law, then this official will definitely be held accountable."

Zhao Huan nodded in approval, no ghosts and ghosts could be exposed to the sun.

Compared with relying on the so-called "honest officials" to make decisions for the people, Zhao Huan is more inclined to rely on the system and let the people make decisions.

Law is the bottom line of morality, and morality is the highest standard of law.

Most of the officials in the Song Dynasty were born in common people's families, and few were princes and nobles. Zhao Huan believed that their moral and legal concepts would not be too different from the general public.

How can the so-called making decisions for the people compare to being made by the people?

The Song Dynasty is not an ideal country on earth. As long as it is a country ruled by people, there will inevitably be darkness and corruption.But corruption must be carried out secretly, without being discovered by others.

Once exposed to the public, no one dares to violate public order and good customs, risk the world's disgrace, and call a deer a horse.

Da Song may have hidden darkness, but it will never fall to the appearance described by Solzhenitsyn. The darkness and decay make people despair.

On this point, Zhao Huan really wants to praise Confucianism.

In terms of social governance, Confucianism has always advocated a morally oriented society.

Even if it is a statutory legal system, the Zhongxia legal system is far different from the civil law and maritime law systems of later generations.

Justice, ethics and morality have an unparalleled and important influence in the judiciary.

Under this influence, the officials on stage quickly reached the same opinion as the common people outside: "This case violates the basic human relations, right and wrong, and goes against the judicial justice of the country.

"Su Shi, a great writer in my dynasty, once said that although officials are limited, they cannot be praised by courts outside the court, but they can express their feelings and sing praises if they agree with the public opinion. The only driving force for stability and harmony)”

"Thus, after our discussion, we agree with Song's statement of punishment, and the judgment of the county magistrate of Suning is unjust and illegal!"

No matter what the officials on the stage thought in their hearts, what they showed at this moment was righteousness, impartiality and selflessness, which immediately aroused the praise of a large number of people in the audience.

However, the young criminal officer in the audience was really heroic, and continued with enthusiasm and justice: "After checking by the lower officials, there is a yamen in Suning County named Wu Liang, who is a descendant of an official, relying on his family Yu Yin, the minister's father, was greedy for wine, lustful, and misbehaving."

"And the governor of Suning County is his father's protégé, and he is not an upright official, often allowing criminals to go unpunished, and the people have long complained."

"Coincidentally, the day after Zhuang Han Li Shu committed suicide, his bride Li Wang lived in Wu Liang's residence."

At this time, an official sitting on the presiding judge said: "I have objections. According to the justice of our dynasty, there is no doubt about the crime. Even if the Li Wang family moved into Wu Liang's mansion that day, Wu Liang cannot be judged." guilty."

He Qinhu clenched his fists angrily, and said, "Is this official blind? Li Shu was killed with a knife, and then he pretended to commit suicide. The next day, his bride, Li Wang, moved into Wu Liang's residence. Who will win?" Yi, who is the most suspected, if not Wu Liang, who could it be?"

The people on the sidelines were already surprised, and said: "It's all for the officials to protect each other. After the incident happened, Wu Liang spent a lot of money to get joints up and down the yamen, so a murder case was hastily closed. Not only did he get away with it, he Enjoy the best of sex. This is already the third trial. If he fails the trial this time, Wu Liang will be acquitted."

"Is that really the case? Are they allowed to be lawless?" He Qinhu exploded at one point.

An old man next to him scolded: "Don't just talk about it, this is the justice of the law. Anyone has three chances to retract his confession, and he will not be sentenced directly at the first instance."

Wei Sheng nodded, and introduced to Zhao Huan: "It can't be said that the officials and officials are mutual. According to the trial process of our dynasty, after the criminal officer has interrogated the prisoner, according to the testimony, evidence, inspection results, confession and other evidence Reasonable doubts should be ruled out and the facts of the crime should be confirmed. After the defendant’s signature is adjourned, the review stage can begin.”

"At this stage, there is no need to avoid suspicion. It can even be relatives and friends of the prisoner. They can review the case and ask whether the confession is true, whether there is torture or torture. If so, go back to the previous step and replace the presiding officer. reiterate;"

"This official advocates beyond suspicion, which is part of the justice system of the law."

Zhao Huan folded his arms and looked into the hall, admiring the perfection of the Song Dynasty's legal system.Although this measure favors criminals at this moment, it is bound to protect an innocent civilian from being wronged in the future.

The law does not wrong a good person, nor will it spare a bad person.

Therefore, most people can still treat the impartiality of officials fairly.

(End of this chapter)