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Zheng Hai's murder case is being tried in the lobby of the Prosecutor's Office. In the back hall, Chen Ying, the envoy of the inspectorate, and Guo Zi, the political envoy of Beiping, were drinking tea and listening to the trial.

The room where Chen Ying and Guo Zi were located was only one wall away from the lobby of Ge Xin. They could clearly hear the conversation of the people in the lobby, but they could not hear their chatting in the lobby.

This does have some special features in the construction of the Judges, which shows that there are indeed some capable people in institutions like the Judges.

In addition to the two adults who were drinking tea, there were also a few personal entourage, who went back and forth between the lobby and the back hall to deliver the necessary information to Chen Ying and Guo Zi.

"My lord, the people from the Yan Wangfu are here, there are two groups of people, with different positions. Yibo stood on the side of the servant Zheng Hai, the young father-in-law was named Ma He, and there was an old man who was Zhang Si of the palace court. One of his subordinates prayed to the two adults who were drinking tea.

Seeing that the two of them meant to continue listening, he continued: "The other wave is the guard Lu Xing, and there is a little girl and a maid. I heard that this little girl's name is Xu Miaojin, and she is the younger sister of Princess Xu..."

According to the inspector, Chen Ying drank tea leisurely, quietly listened to the report of his subordinates, and did not give any instructions.

"Lord Chen is really prescient!" Guo Zi, who was listening to the briefing together, was a little uneasy, and he looked at Chen Ying with more admiration in his eyes, so he couldn't help but approve.

Chen Ying put down the teacup and replied quietly: "Lord Guo praises falsely, the lower officials are just more cautious."

"This official really didn't expect that a small palace servant would actually kill two men in black, and he didn't expect that this little servant would involve the Xu family of Ying Tianfu!"

Guo Zi, the political envoy, touched his beard and said: "Fortunately, Lord Chen reminded him in time, so this official did not wade into this troubled water! In Lord Chen's opinion

, how will Ge Yan handle this case?" Chen Ying, the procurator, asked with a smile: "If Lord Guo tries this case, how will the Lord handle it?"

Guo Zi touched the beard on his chin again, his eyes were restrained, and he seemed to be in deep thought.

The attendants in the back hall also stood quietly, as if they were also assuming that they were the chief judge in the hall and how to deal with the case.

The servants of the Yan Wangfu killed two unidentified men in black. There are two groups

of people in the Yan Palace: one group of people is headed by Ma He Gonggong, who wants to keep

this servant, which is obviously the intention of the palace, and the other group of people is headed by Xiao Xu Miaojin and Lu Xing, who advocate punishing this servant, representing the Xu family of Yingtianfu.

No matter how it is tried, the presiding officer in the court will offend one of the parties. Seeing

that Guo Zi, the political envoy of Bubu, had been silent in thought, Chen Ying picked up the lid of the teacup again, gently brushed the tea leaves floating in the teacup, and took a slight sip of tea.

Guo Zi sighed, shook his head, and looked at Chen Ying again. He replied very entangledly: "It's difficult! If the old man presides over the trial, the old man doesn't know what to do!"

Seeing Chen Ying smiling silently, Guo Zi slapped his thigh hard, and suddenly said brightly: "If the old man is tried, the old man will be beaten fifty boards each! The cases of beating, theft, and hijacking are separated from the murder.

He touched his beard again, and explained with great interest: "Beating a beggar is not a big deal, no punishment; theft, let him return the stolen things, make apologies; hijacking, small punishment; murder cases will be handled as manslaughter

!" After speaking, Guo Zi nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chen Ying: "This official is handled like this, I don't know what Lord Chen thinks?"

"My lord is wise! My lord is worthy of being an old man in the officialdom, and the lower official has been taught!" Chen Ying got up and bowed down with his fists in salute.

Guo Zi, the political envoy, was very happy to see Chen Ying behaving like this, and said with a smile: "Hehe, the old man is ugly in front of Lord Chen!"

Just when the two first-in-command and second-in-command of Beiping Mansion were flattering each other, Ma He's voice came from the lobby:

"Your Excellency, there is a misunderstanding about Zheng Hai's theft and hijacking. This matter has been clearly determined by Princess Xu when she was in Qingshou Temple, and both the princess and the palace said that they would not pursue the matter again. The abbot of this Qingshou Temple, Dao Yan, and all the monks can testify, and the other guards in the palace can also testify!"

Ma He glanced at the guard Lu Xing with sharp eyes, only to see Lu Xing's face embarrassed, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Ma He.

"I wonder who is stirring up trouble?" Ma He blamed without naming him, and continued: "As for beggars fighting, it is a common occurrence, how can you conclude that they are not in conflict over land grabbing or otherwise. Moreover, one person beats more than two dozen people, who will believe this when he says it. You don't have to think about it, everyone knows that this beggar is talking nonsense!"

Zheng Hai was very happy after listening to Ma He's almost impeccable debate.

He was hopeless, after all, fights and hijackings were real. The theft was done by other Huaqing Gang beggars, but Xiao Diyun swallowed Xu Miaojin's silver after all.

After Ma He's clever explanation, all these problems were not a problem in an instant

! Zheng Hai looked at Ma He, and his admiration for Ma He spontaneously arose: This is Zheng He, the great eunuch who will go to the West seven times in the future! This is worth it! Zheng He, I will follow you!

"That's my sister agreed not to pursue it, and I didn't say that I won't pursue you!" Xiao Xu Miaojin suddenly spoke.

Her words suddenly rekindled Lu Xing's hope, and Lu Xing's face returned to joy slightly.

Xiao Xu Miaojin didn't care about everyone's reaction, she stared at

the little beggar Di Yun and said, "Little beggar, you must return the silver you stole from me! This matter is not over!" The presiding judge Ge Xin once again held the startling wood high, and before he could take a picture, the little beggar Di Yun hurriedly responded: "Return! Ming'er, I will find you to pay you back! This matter has nothing to do with my brother Hai, I took it from Huaqing to help them..."

The presiding judge, Ge Xinli, knocked on the startled wood and shouted at the little beggar.

The little beggar was frightened, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, crying and confessing the robbery of the purse and the hidden silver.

Ma He stepped forward to help Xiao Diyun up, put his arm around him, looked at Ge Xin and said, "My lord, Xiaoyun is still young, you don't have to scare him! Don't forget, he is only nine years old." Governor

Zhao, who was jurry on the side, hurriedly whispered to Ge Xin: "Master Ge, he is right!

"In that case, the official will no longer pursue the matter, and tomorrow the little beggar will return the money himself." However, in the case of the floating corpse in Taiye Pool, the prisoner Zheng Hai had already admitted that he had committed it, and this matter is irrefutable! The killing of the man in black is conclusive!" Ge Xin once again focused the trial on the case of the floating corpse in Taiye Pool.

was stirred up by Lu Xing and others for a while, and Zheng Hai was also circled for a long time. At this time, he heard Ge Xin mention the case of the floating corpse in Taiye Pool again, and he recovered.

"My lord, I admit that the man in black killed me by Xiang Batian, but I was forced to defend myself! It was the two of them who broke in at night to kill me, and I was not properly defensive, so I killed him by mistake!" Zheng Hai immediately regained his attitude.

Self-defense, improper defense, Only

the officials who had interrogated Zheng Hai before understood what Zheng Hai meant by these two words. Ma He, Xiao Xu Miaojin and Lu Xing and others were at a loss, not knowing what these two words meant.

Self-defense is easy to understand, but the term "misdefense" is a 21st century term, and horses and they are naturally not clear.

Seeing Ma He looking at Zheng Hai in puzzlement, Xiao Diyun pulled Ma He's sleeve and explained: "Ma and brother, my brother Hai has a problem with his brain and often talks nonsense... If you don't understand, don't pay so much attention to it! He had a fever for three days and three nights, and when he woke up, it was like this

! Another startling sound sounded, and Ge Xin said loudly: "Zheng Hai, don't talk nonsense! You said that they broke in and wanted to kill you, so why did they want to kill you? Do you know them?" Zheng Hai replied: "I don't know them

, the first time we met, they still covered their faces..."

"Then why did they kill you?"

"How do I know this? I'm not an immortal!" Zheng Hai retorted directly without thinking about it.

Before

Ge Xin could speak, Ma He spoke: "My lord

, our palace Zhang has something to say!" Ge Xin was a little angry, but he still held back and said, "If you have anything to say, say it!"

Ma He Chaoyan Wangfu Trial Deputy Zhang Si nodded, Zhang Si said: "Your Excellency, our "Da Ming Law, Criminal Law" has the article 'Entering people's homes at night without reason', and anyone who enters other people's homes without reason at night will be given eighty rods..... Whoever kills or injures without authorization shall be sentenced to two degrees for the crime of homicide, and whoever causes death shall be beaten with 100 canes and sentenced to three years' imprisonment..."

The magistrate has already sent someone to investigate the scene of the murder of the deceased, it is an abandoned courtyard, and it is not anyone's home, so this provision does not apply!"

Ma He and Zhang Si finally found a legal provision that could relieve Zheng Hai of his guilt, but was rejected by Ge Xin.

When Zheng Hai heard Ge Xin's words, he basically understood that Ma He and the old man with sheep's beard had failed. He really didn't know how to explain and argue for himself, he didn't know the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

In the modern era of the 21st century, confession can be lenient, and voluntary surrender can be relieved of criminal responsibility, but in the Ming Dynasty, there is no such provision.

In the 21 st century, there are legitimate defenses and improper defenses, and in the face of gangsters, we can defend ourselves and fight back.

Zheng

Hai once again remembered China in the 21 st century, and scolded in his heart: Who said that you can go sideways when you travel back to ancient times? Who misled me with all kinds of evil online novels?

Ma He seemed to remember something, and whispered a few words in Zhang Si's ear.

"My lord, I have something to say. "Da Ming Law: Criminal Law" has the article 'Drama Killing, Manslaughter, and Accidental Killing'..."Zhang

Si, the deputy judge of the palace, saluted again and said: "My lord, the prisoner Zheng Hai accidentally killed the man in black by mistake. We are willing to compensate the funeral and medical expenses of the deceased's family, and compensate their family for a sum of expenses..."

Zheng Hai heard the venerable old man Zhang Si quote the provisions of the "Da Ming Law", and once again saw hope and threw his admiration to Zhang Si.

The more he looked at the sheep-bearded old man, the more pleasing he became, and then looked at Ma He, his heart was full of gratitude, and he secretly said: Zheng He is really not simple, no wonder Zhu Di let him be the official envoy of the West! I hold this thigh!

"Who said that he must have killed someone by mistake? Has the official said that?"

Ge Xin wanted to knock on the alarm again. However, after knocking too many times, his hands were a little numb.

Ge Xin paused, and said loudly to the hall: "Zuo, come forward and reply!"