Chapter 637 Yang Xiong's Crimes
Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Sun Shan took a step forward, clasped his hands and said, "Sir, I am Sun Shan, a scholar from Huangyang County, and the lawyer of the Yang family boy. The father of the Yang family boy and I were classmates, and he died unjustly. Today I am beating the drum to appeal for justice for their family."
After a pause, Sun Shan shouted against his conscience: "Master, you must stand up for the young man from the Yang family, give him justice, and severely punish the murderer."
Before County Magistrate Tang could say anything, the crowd began to talk.
The local official Zhang's eyes widened, it turned out that Mr. Sun was seeking justice for his classmate.
Also, what injustice has this child suffered? Mr. Sun, please tell me quickly.
What could County Magistrate Tang do? There was no reason to ask Sun Shan to give way.
As a juren, he worked as a lawyer and sought justice for his classmates, which was both reasonable and legal.
County Magistrate Tang slammed the table again, and the court immediately became quiet.
Magistrate Tang, who had a resonant voice and looked like a decent man, said loudly, "Mr. Sun, please tell me the details of the case. Keep it short and don't talk nonsense or exaggerate."
Sun Shan rolled his eyes secretly. So what if he was talking nonsense and exaggerating?
Is it illegal?
When ordinary people file a complaint, they do not have to be beaten first before they can file the complaint.
Before people can file a complaint, they will be beaten with a stick first. This will only happen under one circumstance, that is, "appealing to a higher level".
The "Daqian Law Code: Litigation" stipulates that "all military and civilian lawsuits must be reported from the bottom up. If anyone bypasses the jurisdiction of the local official and goes to the superior to file a lawsuit, he will be flogged fifty times."
So when Hu Ming went to file a complaint, he didn't need to be beaten with a stick, he just needed to ask the lawyer to write a piece of paper.
Sun Shan clasped his hands and said to Magistrate Tang, who was actually speaking to the people, "Sir, the person filing a complaint today is the only son of Yang Qingbei from Yangjia Village, Mingyang Town, Huangyang County. His nickname is Hu Ming and he is three years old this year. In the early summer of the year before last, the mother and father of the Yang family boy came to the Fugui Buyi Workshop in Huangyang County..."
Sun Shan directly told the story of how Yang Qingbei was beaten to death by Brother Yang.
Jin was defiled, and Sun Shan directly changed it to Yang Xiong who was attracted by Jin's appearance and wanted to take her for himself, and Jin fought back desperately.
This paragraph is deliberately made ambiguous. After all, a woman's reputation is more important than anything else. Jin is dead, but Hu Ming is still alive, and she is afraid that people will speak ill of Hu Ming.
Yang Qingbei rushed over and had an argument with Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong personally took the Shaolin stick and beat Yang Qingbei to death, and then dumped his body in the wilderness.
Jin was also beaten half to death by Yang Xiong and thrown into the wilderness outside the city.
Jin endured the humiliation and returned to Yangjia Village to inform the news. When Yang's father found Yang Qingbei, he had already died.
Yang's father was so angry that he fell ill and never recovered.
After Yang Qingbei died, his daughter-in-law Jin hanged herself the next day. Yang's mother died less than half a year after hearing the bad news.
Sun Shan said angrily, "Sir, Yang Xiong has been doing whatever he wants and committing many evil deeds. He has committed heinous crimes and has caused the people of Huangyang County to lose their homes and families. I beg you to arrest Yang Xiong and punish him severely, and give justice to the people of Huangyang County."
After Sun Shan finished speaking, the onlookers were shocked, even the county magistrate and Zhang Zhubo were stunned.
They both knew that Yang Xiong was a playboy, but they never thought that he would cause death.
No wonder Sun Shan came to file a complaint today. If it were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't even be able to submit the complaint, let alone file it.
Chief Clerk Zhang secretly looked at Sun Shan. The plaintiff was the son of Sun Shan's classmate. Sun Shan took the risk of confronting County Magistrate Tang for the sake of his classmate. Oh, this is a true friendship between classmates.
Zhang Zhubo thought that if he were Sun Shan, he would definitely not get involved in such matters.
Sun Shan was a juren, and although he sounded like a man of high status and position, he was actually nothing in front of the officials.
Suing Yang Xiong today is extremely risky.
Zhang Zhubo couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Sun Shan.
Even Zhang Zhubo, a fellow villager with whom Sun Shan had some experience, was worried about Sun Shan, not to mention the onlookers such as Hong Xiucai and Huang Xiucai.
Mr. Hong wanted to go to court and arrest Sun Shan.
Sun Shan should not be involved in this matter. Even if he wants to, he should wait until he has achieved success and fame.
The main goal now is to study, study, study, and pass the imperial examinations.
Hong Xiucai also knew who Yang Xiong was. There were many rumors about this county magistrate's brother-in-law in the market. He was a complete playboy.
Mr. Hong lamented the departure of Mr. Wei, and a vicious tiger, County Magistrate Tang, arrived.
Yang Xiong is the evil tiger's accomplice.
Mr. Hong hopes that his students can go to Beijing to take the exam smoothly, rather than seeking justice here.
Mr. Hong really regretted not stopping Sun Shan from going home. He should have asked Sun Boming to write a letter asking Sun Shan not to come back, and he should have asked Sun Shan to prepare well for the exam in Nanjing.
Alas, it's too late now.
Mr. Hong thought that no matter whether Sun Shan succeeded or failed in this matter, he would leave Huangyang County immediately and hide in He's house to prepare for the exam.
The onlookers began to talk again and criticized Yang Xiong.
Many merchants who had been taken advantage of by Yang Xiong were secretly delighted and hoped that Mr. Sun would beat Yang Xiong to death.
Magistrate Tang had a blank expression on his face. He slammed the table again and asked coldly, "Mr. Sun, this is just your one-sided statement. What evidence do you have?"
Sun Shan straightened his back and agreed coldly: "Sir, I have witnesses and evidence. Bring Yang Xiong up and we will confront him together."
When County Magistrate Tang heard that Sun Shan was taking the initiative to find Yang Xiong, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
But Sun Shan was right. If the plaintiff had it, the defendant must have it as well.
So he said, "Come here, bring Yang Xiong here."
Sun Shan made a silent gesture, and Brother Gui understood it immediately and left quietly.
Some of the yamen runners also left and went to Yang Xiong's house to find Yang Xiong.
Although Yang Xiong is County Magistrate Tang's brother-in-law, he does not live with County Magistrate Tang.
The yamen runners also knew the address, so they naturally knew where to find the person.
During this idle time, Sun Shan continued, "Sir, I have some evidence of Yang Xiong's crimes here."
Magistrate Tang's forehead was almost covered with sweat. This Sun Shan kept releasing shocking information, and he was determined to beat Yang Xiong to death.
Without waiting for Magistrate Tang's approval, Sun Shan pulled out the complaint from his pocket and read out all of Yang Xiong's crimes one by one.
What about opening a gambling house, nine out of ten return, and lending money at high interest rates.
What about stealing someone's fiancée and beating up her fiancé?
Why don't you pay for the things you like from the vendor?
He actually claimed outside that he was the county magistrate's brother-in-law, and used the county magistrate's name to do bad things, and Lord Tang was kept in the dark.
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There are quite a lot of miscellaneous things.
After hearing this, some of the bravest onlookers shouted: "Mr. Sun is right. Yang Xiong never paid for meals at my place. When I asked him, he said he was the county magistrate's brother-in-law. If I want to keep my shop open, I can't ask for money..."
When one victim speaks up, another victim will speak up, and of course a lot of hooligans will also speak up.
It was nothing for a gambler who was too lazy to gamble and had no money to pay back, so having his hands broken by Yang Xiong was nothing.
The gambler insisted on blaming all this on Yang Xiong in order to fish in troubled waters.
The corner of Sun Shan's mouth twitched, but the lazy gambler could just deny it. A scoundrel like him was no different from Yang Xiong.