Chapter 125 Court trial

Fang Jinyuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly returned to his nonchalant appearance and brought the four people in.

　　The court hall was quiet and solemn. Except for the seat of the chief registrar, the county magistrate and magistrates were all present, and the government officials were lined up on both sides with water and fire sticks in their hands.

　　Fang Jinyuan added chairs for the four of them in the hall and sent someone to serve them tea. His attitude was warm and attentive.

　　"The four of you will take a short rest first. I will go to the second hall to make some preparations before opening the court for trial."

　　After Fang Jinyuan finished speaking, he told his servants to serve them well, and then went to the second hall at the back.

　　The four of them took their seats, and before they had a few sips of tea, Fang Jinyuan walked out in official uniform.

　　He lifted up his clothes and sat down in the hall. He picked up the gavel and clapped it: "Ascend to the hall! Take Ye Ansong with you!"

　　As the government officials shouted "mighty", Ye Ansong was helped in by two guards, one on the left and one on the right.

　　He was already wearing prison clothes, but his clothes were very clean, his hair was combed meticulously, and even his knee injuries were well bandaged.

　　"I've met Mr. Fang."

　　Ye Ansong bowed slightly to salute Fang Jinyuan, and returned to his modest and decent appearance.

　　Fang Jinyuan glanced at him with a stern look on his face: "You colluded with Master Fan and pretended to be Yuan Zihua's scholar. Is this possible?"

　　"Lord Fang, you have a clear warning!" Ye An let go, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Fang Jinyuan, "The common people have grievances to complain!"

"speak."

　　"It's true that Cao Ming has a good quota of scholars compared to Yuan Zihua, but Cao Min was forced by Master Fan!"

　　"Oh? How do you say this? Why does Master Fan force him to do this to you?"

　　"Because he had a feud with Yuan Zihua, and in order to take revenge on the Yuan family, Fan Chengju did this."

　　At this point, Ye Ansong kowtowed to Fang Jinyuan again with a very humble attitude: "Master Fang, Fan Chengju said that if the common people don't listen to him, he will make them never be able to become a scholar!"

　　"The common people are also temporarily confused!"

　　Ye Anyian almost laughed when he heard this. It was the first time he heard of forcing people to become scholars.

　　"Fan Chengju was afraid that the common people would report him, so he... even asked the common people to write it down and take their fingerprints."

　　Ye Ansong said, taking out a neatly folded piece of letter paper from his arms and handing it to Fang Jinyuan.

　　Fang Jinyuan looked at it in silence for a long time.

　　The veins on his forehead popped up: "Come here, bring Master Fan with you!"

　　As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with disheveled hair and also wearing a prison uniform was brought up by the government officials.

　　Chief Fan looked to be in his twenties. He was struggling fiercely when he was dragged up, and he was still cursing.

　　"Fang Jinyuan, you are a bitch!"

　　"It's obvious that you took bribes and took human life seriously, why do you arrest me!"

　　"Shut up!" Fang Jinyuan said sternly, "Fan Chengju! You colluded with Ye Ansong to tamper with the list of successful scholars, so much so that the scholar Yuan Zihua jumped into the river without pleading guilty!"

　　"Dog officer! It was obviously you who forced Yuan Zihua to death!" Fan Chengju's eyes widened in anger.

　　Fang Jinyuan, however, did not panic, and his small eyes shone brightly: "You said it was me who did it, but where is the evidence?"

　　"You!" Fan Chengju was so angry that his chest heaved violently.

　　Ever since he was transferred to Anxing County, this dog officer has been wary of him because he refused to accept Fang Jinyuan's banquet. Where could he find evidence?

　　Seeing that he was at a loss for words, Fang Jinyuan became proud: "Since there is no evidence, it's better for Master Fan not to bite randomly."

　　Ye Annian frowned slightly, but Fang Jinyuan slapped the alarm on his face and said directly: "In that case, the chief registrar Fan Chengju secretly tampered with the list of talents, killed people for his own selfish desires, and slapped fifty big boards. , dismissed from his post and sent to prison. As for the impostor, Ye Ansong, he was fined fifty taels and was not allowed to take the college examination for three years!"

　　Fang Jinyuan stopped talking, and immediately a Yamen servant came forward to drag Fan Chengju.

　　Fan Chengju struggled like crazy: "Young official! You are so disrespectful of human life and create unjust, false and wrong cases, aren't you afraid of retribution?!"

　　Ye Anyian's face darkened, and his guess was indeed good.

　　In this play performed by Fang Jinyuan and Ye Ansong, Fan Chengju was directly dragged out as a scapegoat. By the time the 50 big games are played, it is not certain whether Fan Chengju will live longer. When this matter is over, if something happens to Yuan Tai and his wife, the case will be sealed.

　　Seeing that Fan Chengju was about to be pulled down, he was about to get up, but Jiang Zhu held him down: "There's no rush."

　　At this time, Fan Chengju, who had been dragged to the door by the yamen servants, finally broke free, knelt down in the hall, and shouted at a screen next to Fang Jinyuan's desk: "Prefect Yao is here, and the lower officials are unjust. ! Ask Magistrate Yao to investigate!"

　　When he shouted, Ye Anyian noticed that someone seemed to be moving behind the screen.

　　Then, a deep and steady voice came: "Since you asked me to investigate clearly, do you have any evidence to prove that you did not tamper with the list of scholars without permission?"

　　Fan Chengju's hands clenched into fists were shaking, but he soon calmed down: "Call Yuan Tai! Yuan Zihua's father can prove it!"

　　"Fang Jinyuan bribed Yuan Tai a long time ago. Otherwise, his son would have died in humiliation. Why is he not in court?!"

　　As soon as these words came out, the people watching outside started talking one after another. The figure behind the screen pondered for a moment and said: "Then someone will bring Yuan Tai up!"

　　When Jiang Zhu examined Yuan Tai's wife in the morning, the two parties had already agreed that Yuan Tai would come to the court to testify.

　　Originally, he was Yuan Zihua's father. He did not dare to speak because of Fang Jinyuan's pressure. In the morning, Jiang Zhu told him to stay at home and only follow when someone from the government came to see him.

　　In broad daylight, the government officials did not dare to do anything to him as a witness. There was Zimo watching in the dark.

　　Moreover, the assassination attempt failed last night, and Fang Jinyuan did not dare to do it again.

　　After Yao Jun finished speaking, some of the guards below ran out. Fang Jinyuan's heart tightened and he said loudly: "Wait a minute!"

　　Then he stood up and bowed behind the screen: "Master Yao, don't bother. The official Yuan Tai has already sent someone to protect you."

　　"Oh?" Yao Jun said in surprise behind the screen, "Why is this?"

　　Fang Jinyuan slapped the crowd and said solemnly: "Come here! Bring the gangster who tried to assassinate Yuan Tai!"

　　Soon, a man with a limp leg and a scary appearance was brought up by the government servants.

　　Ye Anian was wondering who this person was when Fan Chengju was so surprised that he shouted: "Ding Datou! How...why is it you?!"

　　Upon hearing this, Yao Jun behind the screen spoke: "So, Chief Fan knows this person?"

　　Fan Chengju's face turned pale. He really couldn't understand why Ding Datou appeared here.

　　Yesterday, he was detained by Fang Jinyuan as soon as he got out of the office and put in jail. Before he even understood what was going on, he was charged with colluding with the scholar named Ye to tamper with the list of successful scholars.

　　"Fan Chengju." Yao Jun's voice became louder, "Do you know this person?!"

　　"Yes, Ding Datou is a servant of my family." Fan Chengju replied, "But it was definitely not my instigation!"

　　"I haven't asked you yet, why are you anxious?" Yao Jun said calmly, "Fangzhi County, please tell me, what is going on?"

"After Xiaguan put Fan Chengju in jail yesterday, he was afraid of any changes, so he sent people to stay near Yuan Tai's house. As a result, this man broke in in the middle of the night with the intention of assassinating Yuan Tai, and was captured alive by the people sent by Xiaguan." Jin Yuandao.

Jiang Zhu's fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair. Fang Jinyuan really dared to talk nonsense. This man was obviously injured by Zi Mo, so why did he send someone to injure him instead.

　　"Ding Datou, do you have something to say?" After a moment of silence behind the screen, Yao Jun asked.

　　In the hall, Na Ding Datou knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Please tell me from Governor Yao! Chief Fan asked me to do this!"

　　"He said that after the matter is completed, he will give me a sum of money and give me a contract to go home, marry a wife and have children!"

　　"You're talking nonsense!" Fan Chengju was trembling with anger, "When did I ever tell you such a thing!"

　　Ding Datou confronted him in court: "You will never admit such a thing! But none of us know that you have always been at odds with Fang Zhixian. You are trying to take this opportunity to frame him!"

　　"What did you say?!" Fan Cheng stood up angrily, stepped forward and gave Na Ding a big kick, "You ungrateful thing!"

　　However, before he could kick him again, the officer next to him pinned him to the ground.

　　"Bold!" Fang Jinyuan shouted, "Fan Chengju, what else do you have to say now?"

　　"Dog officer! Ding Datou was the servant you assigned me when I first came to Anxing County to take office! It was you who framed me!"

　　Fan Chengju gritted his teeth and glared at Ye Ansong next to him: "And this scholar named Ye has obviously known you for a long time. You are colluding to kill me!"

　　"Quiet!" Yao Jun shouted loudly from behind the screen, "There are all the witnesses and material evidence in this case. The prisoner Fan Chengju will be put in prison and he will be punished. Retreat!"

　　The yamen servant in the hall stepped forward and dragged Fan Chengju. Ye Ansong turned his head and looked at Ye Annian, moved his lips, and gave a victorious smile.

　　Ye Annian read his lips: You lost again! Accept your fate, you will never be able to defeat me!

　　The hands clenched into fists were trembling slightly, and Ye Anyian's anger almost burst out from the bottom of his heart.

　　He stood up suddenly, but Jiang Zhu held his shoulders down.

　　Jiang Zhu raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder, then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I'll go."

　　After saying that, without waiting for Ye Anyian's reaction, he walked straight away.

　　"Wait a minute! Why is Fangzhi County so anxious?"

　　"After all, the real victim of this case has not yet shown up, so you are in a hurry to close the case?"

　　Fang Jinyuan's heart dropped to his stomach the moment Yao Jun opened his mouth.

　　At this time, Jiang Zhu stood up, and his heart sank, and the hand holding the gavel trembled.

　　But soon, he calmed down. Jiang Zhu was an ordinary citizen. What was he afraid of?

　　--Snapped!

　　Fang Jinyuan slapped the gavel hard: "You are a commoner, why don't you kneel down when you see me?!"

　　Jiang Zhu was unmoved and said directly: "I won't kneel to a dog official like you."

　　Ye Anyian: ...!

He looked at the angry face of his superior, Jin Yuan, and felt that his back was soaked with cold sweat.

　　Fang Jinyuan and the Yao magistrate were protecting each other. Jiang Zhu was not an impulsive person, so why did he become stubborn at this time.

　　"Bold! Do you know what you are talking about?!"

　　Fang Jinyuan slapped his hand so hard that it hurt: "You are insulting the imperial official! Come here, push him down and hit him twenty times!"

　　Upon hearing this, the government officials in the hall stepped forward to restrain Jiang Zhu.

　　Ye Annian stood up from the chair with a leap, and was about to rush down to help, but his arm was suddenly pulled by someone.

　　"Brother Nian, you'd better not go at this time." Liu Zhuo looked at him with bright eyes, "Master Fang is angry now, be careful he beats you too."