Chapter 217 Big News
Seeing that old man Hu suddenly vomited blood and fell to the ground, everyone was stunned.
Among them, Sun Shaozong reacted the fastest and hurriedly ordered, "Zhao Wuwei, help old man Hu up!"
Then he told the rest to go find a doctor.
However, when Zhao Wuwei got close to the old man Hu, he was dumbfounded. He looked up and exclaimed: "Master, he...he is dead!"
He was so angry that he died?!
Before he finished speaking, Hu Jingsheng and his wife rushed over, hugged the old man's body and shook it vigorously, crying loudly:
"Dad! Wake up, Dad!"
"Dad! You can't die, Dad!"
“Dad~!”
“Dad~!”
The sound of their crying was heart-wrenching and grief-stricken. If one only looked at the scene, one would inevitably think that they were a pair of filial sons and grandsons.
But everyone in the hall knew that they were not crying for Old Man Hu, but for their own tragic end.
Because of their disobedience and unfilial behavior, their biological father was killed in court. Even if this stupid couple said anything bad, they would not be able to escape death!
"Someone come!"
Sun Shaozong stood up solemnly and ordered, "Bring all these criminals, including the body of old man Hu, to the hall - I will pronounce the verdict in court!"
After a busy period, the onlookers were shocked to see someone go in alive and come out dead.
Fortunately, Sun Shaozong immediately asked Lin Delu to come forward and publicly state everything that had just happened in the inner hall. Then everyone suddenly realized what had happened and started to curse the couple as worse than beasts, while also praising the judge for his ability to solve the case like a god.
After everyone in the court calmed down, Sun Shaozong had almost finished writing the verdict. He placed the official seal in the middle and pronounced the verdict aloud: "Hu Jingsheng and Hu Lin were disobedient and unfilial, causing their father Hu Dazhu to die of shame and anger. Their crimes are extremely heinous and unforgivable! I, the official, sentence them to immediate execution according to the law. After the officials review, the execution will be carried out immediately!"
Hu Jingsheng immediately collapsed into a pile of mud, and Hu Lin cried and shouted that she was innocent, but no one paid any attention to her.
After a short pause, Sun Shaozong continued, "Shi Yongzeng committed adultery with a married woman. According to the law, he should be sentenced to two years in prison and ninety strokes of the cane—execute immediately!"
To be honest, when this part of the verdict was announced, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, but fortunately no one noticed anything wrong.
He threw down nine black-headed bamboo sticks while Shi Yongzeng had his pants stripped off and was about to be executed in court.
Sun Shaozong then picked up the official seal and stamped the confession, record, and verdict one by one, then handed it to Lin Delu and instructed, "Have someone make three copies, two of which will be submitted to the prefect and the prefect, and the other will be temporarily stored in the Criminal Law Division for future review by the new Criminal Law Judge."
Lin Delu agreed, but couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency is really merciful. In my humble opinion, that evil woman deserves to be cut into pieces, or at least beheaded!"
The appropriate sentence for this case was beheading, but at the moment, Sun Shaozong was not yet accustomed to the various methods of execution, so he chose the simplest beheading in public.
——Dividing line——
But after the court was dismissed, Sun Shaozong returned to the Criminal Law Division with ease. Suddenly, he ran into a face with purple bruises still on its face. It was Qiu Yunfei who had taken false charges.
"Huh?"
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but ask, "Why are you in the government office?"
"Originally, my master... ahem, originally, I didn't want to come."
Qiu Yunfei wanted to call him "Master" out of habit, but when Sun Shaozong glared at him, he quickly changed his words. However, he still had a proud look on his face as he said, "But I suddenly heard a great piece of good news, so I came here to share it with you, my Lord."
Great news?
Looking at the gloating expression on this guy's face, you can tell that this is definitely not really good news.
And for a playboy like him to come here without caring about his "face", it must be no small matter.
Although he was constantly speculating in his mind, Sun Shaozong remained calm and just said "oh" slightly, and did not ask further questions according to Qiu Yunfei's intention.
After waiting for a while, seeing that Qiu Yunfei was still there feeling complacent, he simply walked towards the main hall in an official manner.
Qiu Yunfei wanted to keep the secret, but when he saw Sun Shaozong turned around and left without saying a word, he couldn't hold back any longer. He hurried over and shouted, "Hey, this matter has a lot to do with you. Don't you really want to know?!"
Sun Shaozong paused, turned around and said with a caring expression: "You said it was a big news. Since you can find out, others can find out too. For me, it's just a matter of a moment earlier or later. What's the hurry?"
Qiu Yunfei was choked, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that what he said was true.
So he curled his lips and complained unhappily: "You are such a boring person! Forget it, I... uh, I will do you a good deed and tell you in advance!"
“ Ahem!”
As he spoke, he cleared his throat and put on an expression of watching the fun again, and then said: "The Right Censor Zhao recently arrested more than a dozen corrupt officials in Hebei. After returning to Beijing, he received many commendations. He didn't have any other requests, but just recommended someone to the emperor. Guess who this person is?"
Sun Shaozong blurted out: "But what about Wei Ruolan?!"
When he was drinking the night before, he heard that Wei Ruolan had become the bodyguard of the Right Censor-in-Chief. Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong naturally thought of him.
“Huh?!”
Qiu Yunfei was stunned when he heard this, and stammered: "You...how did you know?!"
It’s Wei Ruolan indeed!
Combined with Qiu Yunfei's previous gloating expression, Sun Shaozong had roughly guessed what official position Wei Ruolan had been recommended for.
His heart sank, but he said calmly, "Not only that, I also know that Lord Zhao wants Wei Ruolan to replace me as the judge of criminal law. Is that right?"
"You know this too?!"
Qiu Yunfei's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Weren't you investigating the case just now? How could you get the news so quickly? Also, since you knew about this, why didn't you react at all?!"
Damn~
It is true !
Of course Sun Shaozong did not have no reaction at all. In fact, his reaction was huge!
Given the current relationship between the Wei family and the Sun family, even a fool wouldn't believe it if someone said that Wei Ruolan wasn't coming for him!
I just don’t know if this is the Wei family’s own intention, or if someone deliberately planned it to cause trouble for themselves?
A young yamen official is troublesome enough, and now there is a prince's brother-in-law...
etc!
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he quickly put on a curious look and looked up and down at Qiu Yunfei.
Qiu Yunfei felt uneasy when he was looking at him. He took a half step back cautiously and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and asked, "Let me ask you, which one is more important, Zhizhong or Tongpan?"
Qiu Yunfei said disdainfully: "Of course it's the governor! You just got promoted, and you don't even understand this?"
Sun Shaozong asked again: "Then let me ask you again, who is more senior, the Tongpan or the Xunjian?"
Qiu Yunfei finally came to his senses and frowned, "Why, do you want to use me as a pawn?"
Sun Shaozong laughed and went into the main room without saying a word, leaving Qiu Yunfei alone there, feeling more and more uncomfortable the more he thought about it.
The fifth-rank Zhizhong and the sixth-rank Tongpan can be compared.
But this sixth-rank judge and this low-ranking inspector...
Damn it!
They are all people with backgrounds and titles, so why is that Wei so much higher than me? !
