Great Lawyer

Chapter 684 Mao Taoist Debate ([-])

Du Jiuyan looked at King Gui, and suddenly felt a little distressed.

When he attacked Zhenyuan Mansion, he was not only provoked, but he was planning to figure out Xiao Zhan's purpose.

Xiao Zhan's provocation is definitely not just his own behavior.

Specifically who it is, Du Jiuyan thinks that it is very likely that the matter with King Anshan and King Huai will be withdrawn. Someone is leading King Gui to rebel, and after he rebels, he will be killed logically.

Although King Gui did it, he didn't do it to the extreme. He even gave up halfway and came to Shaoyang to chase her as the county magistrate.

Thinking about it now, King Gui followed her to the bar, which is worth pondering.He not only suspended the great cause of rebellion, but also did not violate his willful and nonsense personality.

It seems that King Gui still has a lot of secrets that he hasn't told her. Du Jiuyan was very hurt and glared at King Gui.

King Gui was startled, and replied with his eyes, "Why are you staring at me, I didn't do anything to offend you."

Du Jiuyan stared back, "You have reservations about me, you want to sleep, and there is no door."

King Gui immediately looked at her aggrieved.

"Ahem..." An Guogong coughed.

"Go back and settle accounts with you!" Du Jiuyan ignored King Gui, and continued: "However, although Prince Gui's attack on Zhenyuan Mansion was just a momentary impulse, and he did not intend to rebel, but he did attack Zhenyuan, which was seriously out of line. It should be punished!"

Du Jiuyan said: "Please ask the lord to hit the prince with thirty army sticks afterwards to tell the world!"

Gui Wang pointed at Du Jiuyan angrily, this kid is avenging his private revenge, you wait, even if I am beaten with a military stick, I can still have a bridal chamber!

Seven times a night, no problem!

Du Jiuyan touched his nose, pretending not to see it.

"About this, the students asked to verify the handwriting." Mu Yan stepped forward and said, "Secondly, even if Xiao Zhan provokes, it is still a personal enmity, and King Gui's attack on Zhenyuan Mansion is a major national event. The punishment was too light."

"What's more, no one knows whether Xiao Zhan and King Gui sang a double reed on purpose. Fortunately, on an occasion like today, we can take it out and clear the blame." Mu Yan retorted.

It's a shame that even this kind of punishment has been mentioned. The lighter sentence is even lighter than stealing five taels of silver.

Mu Yan's thinking was indeed very clear, Lu Zhangzhi nodded secretly, no wonder he was favored by Ren Yanhui and supported.However, no matter how good the rebuttal was, his train of thought was still following Jiu Yan's train of thought, and he did not escape her guidance.

In terms of Jiuyan's ability to lead the lawsuit and control the audience, even he is ashamed of himself.

"Well said! This round of refutation, Mr. Mu did a good job." Du Jiuyan said: "But whether Xiao Zhan and King Gui secretly played Chen Cang in the double act, if you want to refute, you have to provide evidence, otherwise it is speculation. As for public and private Whether King Gui's thirty army sticks are light or heavy, there is no such item in the law, it is better to wait for the case to be clarified later, and then let the Holy Majesty decide at his discretion."

"However, the charge of rebellion is absolutely not established. King Gui's raising soldiers was not for rebellion, but to take back. The attack on Zhenyuan Mansion was not for rebellion, but to avenge his own personal revenge. The trouble was too much. The punishment should be punished, but how to punish..."

"Please ask your majesty to discern!" Du Jiuyan said.

Zhao Yu handed the letter to Xue Jian, and Xue Jian asked someone to fetch it. Xiao Zhan's memorials written in the early years were also handed over to several adults in the Imperial Academy. They identified the handwriting on the side, and it was indeed Xiao Zhan's.

"Yeah." Zhao Yu nodded, "I will decide as appropriate."

Du Jiuyan cupped his hands and saluted, saying: "My sage, my sage!"

"About Taoist Mao's development of gunpowder!" Du Jiuyan cupped his hands and said, "Please pass on Taoist Mao to the temple."

Zhao Yu nodded.

Taoist Mao was already waiting outside the gate of the outer hall, and the servant led him in. He was wearing a brand new Taoist robe, his hair was neatly combed and pomaded, and he knelt down and saluted, "The poor Taoist pays homage to the Holy Majesty." .”

"Yeah." Zhao Yu has seen Taoist Mao before, so he is no stranger, "I ask you, you have been developing gunpowder, why?"

Taoist Mao's eyes lit up, and he asked, "My lord, can the poor get up and answer?"

Zhao Yu nodded.

Finally it was his turn to stand in the hall and speak, and he must speak eloquently so as not to lose Du Jiuyan.If he hadn't become a Taoist priest, he would also be an excellent litigator, invincible all over the world.

"My lord, when Pindao and the prince went to sea, they went to the big and small Ryukyu, and encountered pirates at sea!"

"At that time, there were 36 of us in a boat, and there were only eleven of those golden-haired and big-nosed ghosts on the other side." Taoist Mao said, "At first we were not afraid at all."

"But!" Taoist Mao looked at the crowd, his nostrils sprayed with anger, "But, before we got close, the other party fired a cannon."

"The cannonball was only three feet away from us at that time. Although it didn't hurt us, the sea water almost filled our boat, and there were seven or eight fish jumping in the boat. Pindao's ears, for three days, Can’t hear anyone else’s voice.”

Covering his face with his sleeves, Taoist Mao said, choked with sobs, "Looking at this posture, half of us are bailing out water, half of us are paddling the oars and sailing. The situation of escaping is simply worse than that of a dog."

"Those pirates chased after us for a whole day, and the cannonballs exploded outside behind us. Survival is not based on ability, but luck." Taoist Mao cried loudly.

"Everyone, you don't know our fear and helplessness at that time." Mao Daoshi said, while holding Qian Yu's hand, he changed his hand to hold Ren Yanhui, and Ren Yanhui snorted and brushed his hand away.

Taoist Mao didn't mind either, instead he said earnestly and earnestly: "The vast sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and we don't even have anything to eat or drink."

"The other party hit us, and we ran away and didn't even fight back! We couldn't get close at all, and that felt so useless." Taoist Mao said: "At that time, Lord Gui swore to the sky that in the future he would definitely bring gunpowder and drive Go back on the boat and kill those pirates to avenge their past."

"So," Taoist Mao said, "Pindao started to research and develop gunpowder after he came back alive from the sea. Pindao suffered a lot for this, and even gave up the pill, in order to strengthen my national strength , show the might of Zhou, return to the sea, and kill those who bully us!"

After Taoist Mao finished speaking, he fell to the ground and cried loudly, "My lord, although the gunpowder has been made, its power is still very small, and the poor man on the sea is still thinking about it. The poor man is very anxious and hates that he is not capable enough to serve the country and the king." Share your worries and solve your problems."

"Alas!"

Du Jiuyan looked at Taoist Mao's pouting buttocks, turned his head away, and tried his best to hold back his smile.

What a pity, there is something wrong!

She doesn't know the truth about pirates and the development of gunpowder to go back for revenge.But it doesn't matter, anyway, what Taoist Mao said is very good.

Today in court, it is not to confess King Gui's loyalty, but to give a high-sounding and convincing reason for his various actions.

It is true enough to make people believe that they can be picked up heavily and put down gently.

"What do you mean, your purpose of developing gunpowder is to go back and seek revenge from the pirates?" Mu Yan asked.

Taoist Mao said, "Of course!"

"Rebellion is your goal, right? With gunpowder, you can not only take revenge at sea, but you can also use these to attack cities and conquer territories, to achieve your real, ulterior purpose." Mu Yan said.

"You fart!" Taoist Mao said, "Is gunpowder useful? Could it be that the gunpowder was developed and buried in front of your house?"

"You said I was developing gunpowder, why didn't you say I was developing gun barrels?" Taoist Mao said, "We are just for fighting at sea."

The corners of Muyan's mouth trembled in anger, and Taoist Mao scolded him, but he could only endure it, "If it can be used at sea, it can also be used in siege. Since you did it so openly, why didn't you report it to the court, and secretly developed it? ?”

"You are clearly distorting the facts and imposing words." Mu Yan and Zhao Yu said: "Your Majesty, you can't believe a word of Taoist Mao's words. What is his purpose is just his one-sided statement. In addition, the development of gunpowder is originally the imperial court's responsibility. It is confidential, and no one is allowed to develop it in private."

"This is clearly stipulated by the law. If he does it, he is breaking the law!"

"You," Taoist Mao couldn't help but point to Mu Yan to ask Du Jiuyan for help.

Du Jiuyan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, Daoist Mao is good, you've said it very well."

"Yeah." Taoist Mao was also very satisfied with his performance, "Pin Dao also thinks it's very good."

Mu Yan sneered, and said, "It's indisputable, because you're talking nonsense, and you're lying!"

"What Taoist Mao said is very logical, and I don't think he is talking nonsense." Du Jiuyan said with a smile: "At sea, King Gui's ship was indeed attacked by pirates. After returning, he vowed to go back for revenge, so Taoist Mao gave up. The original intention and purpose of starting to develop gunpowder is the foundation of alchemy. Mr. Mu said that they intend to rebel, which is a crime of intention. After all, the current situation is that if you don’t believe what he said, it’s not right if you believe it or not. what he's going to do."

"As for the crime of privately developing gunpowder, Lord Gui is indeed wrong about this, but you can also think about it the other way around. Lord Gui and Taoist Mao are also contributing to the national strength of the Great Zhou, secretly working hard."

"Your talk is simply nonsense, wrong is wrong, above the law, does Mr. Du think your argument is valid?"

"Ah!" Du Jiuyan nodded, with a helpless expression on her face, she cupped her hands at Zhao Yu and said, "Your Majesty, according to the "Zhou Law" to develop gunpowder privately, if there is any harm to others, it will be punished as murder. People, according to the law, will confiscate their property and be exiled to the army for three years!"

"Your Majesty, please decide on this matter at your own discretion." Du Jiuyan said heartbrokenly.

Mu Yan curled the corners of her lips proudly, and Du Jiuyan was nothing more than that, this is already the second crime she pleaded guilty to, first she was punished with the cane and now she is exiled to the army for three years...

Is this case still up for debate?

He has already won.

Zhao Yu frowned and nodded slightly.

For four weeks, everyone in the Lu Party was sweating. Du Jiuyan had already pleaded guilty to two charges after the first argument of this case. There are two more charges, and in the end, King Gui will still be able to recover from the crime. And retreat?
However, it is indeed difficult to argue. After all, these things are not fabricated. It is not easy to argue like this in the law.

"Jiuyan," Meng Jiao looked at her anxiously, "This result..."

Du Jiuyan waved his hand, and continued: "I'll summarize it later, and now let's talk about the second accusation."

(End of this chapter)