Chapter 642: Quick Closure
When Yang Xiong was sentenced by County Magistrate Tang, he immediately shouted, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, save me~~"
Yang Xiong never expected to be sentenced to death, and by his dear brother-in-law. He didn't care about etiquette and just started shouting.
County Magistrate Tang immediately shouted, "Put the prisoner down."
Yang Xiong shouted, and his four lackeys also shouted.
Regardless of the consequences, they shouted: "It's unfair, we are innocent, we all obeyed the young master's orders, we didn't want to beat Yang Qingbei. It's unfair, it's unfair~~"
However, the noise soon turned into whining sounds. The bailiffs not only held Yang Xiong and his four lackeys down, they also stuffed a piece of cloth into their mouths to prevent them from making any sound.
Sun Shan was about to speak when someone in the crowd suddenly rushed out and said, "Sir, I want to sue Yang Xiong, too. This bully took my fiancée and forced her to break off the engagement with me. I refused, and he even sent people to beat me. Sir, you have to seek justice for me."
A citizen rushed out, and then several people rushed out one after another. Some wanted to sue Yang Xiong for beating people without reason, some sued Yang Xiong for not paying for meals, and some sued Yang Xiong for usury and murder.
Many people begged Magistrate Tang to uphold justice and give them fairness.
County Magistrate Tang felt a headache when he saw this scene.
He immediately slammed the chopping board and shouted, "If you want to sue Yang Xiong, you must submit a complaint. If you don't have one, please have someone write one. Come one by one, don't rush in all at once. If you keep shouting and disrespecting the court and the law, be careful or I will punish you."
The people were frightened by Magistrate Tang and immediately dared not make a sound.
Instead, they surrounded Sun Shan and asked him to write a petition for them.
A young man pleaded, "Mr. Sun, you are a good man. You must help me write the petition. I am so pitiful. My fiancée was captured by Yang Xiong. I am afraid I will be a widower for the rest of my life."
A middle-aged man said angrily: "Mr. Sun, you are the only scholar in Huangyang County. You must be able to help me. Yang Xiong ate without paying, and I lost a lot of money."
They gathered around Sun Shan in a motley crowd, all hoping that he could help them write a petition and sue Yang Xiong.
Sun Shan really wanted to break away from the crowd.
He was now vaguely a little uneasy. Why did Magistrate Tang make the judgment so quickly? This shouldn't be the case.
At least the coffin should be opened for an autopsy and the coroner should be asked to examine the cause of Yang Qingbei's death.
At least four lackeys should appeal and we should hear what they say?
And wasn't Yang Xiong someone he wanted to protect? Why was he so cruel as to sentence him to death immediately?
Even if the evidence is conclusive, we still have to investigate.
Sun Shan was confused and had no idea what County Magistrate Tang was going to do.
Sun Shan looked at the anxious victim and said in a calm voice, "Everyone, if you want to write a petition, please come to my house and wait. I will write it for you one by one."
Sun Shan actually didn't want to help them write because he hadn't finished his work yet.
But in the current situation, the people have clearly put him in a difficult position, and he has no choice but to help.
Alas, I didn't expect to be hit back so quickly.
In one second he used the power of the people to suppress Magistrate Tang, and in the next second he was suppressed by the power of the people.
Fortunately, these are just small things. I need to pay more attention to them in the future.
When the victim heard Sun Shan say this, he let him go. After all, Sun Shan was a local and they knew where his house was by asking him, so they were not afraid that he would run away.
Moreover, he promised in front of so many people. If he doesn't do it, it would be called breaking his promise. He will lose his faith in Huangyang County and his life will be difficult in the future.
While Sun Shan was pacifying the people, County Magistrate Tang had already thrown Yang Xiong and his four lackeys into the inner prison.
He slammed the table and said, "Yang Xiong and others have been sentenced. Justice has been done to Yang Qingbei and Jin. The case ends here. Anyone who wants to sue must write a petition and come back. Court is adjourned!"
When Magistrate Tang called for the court to be dismissed, the yamen runners immediately raised their signs and shouted, "Dismiss~~the court~~"
In less than a few seconds, County Magistrate Tang disappeared from the courtroom and the jury officers also left.
In the whole audience, only fellow villager Zhang Zhubo looked back at Sun Shan.
Sun Shan immediately gave him a look, hoping that Zhang Zhubo could find out some information.
I don’t know if Chief Clerk Zhang understood it, but he just nodded and left.
The yamen runners who stayed in the court said to Sun Shan and others, "Mr. Sun, the case has been tried. You can go back."
The meaning was to tell Sun Shan and the onlookers to get out of here quickly and not to stay in the court.
Of course, the yamen runners were in awe of Sun Shan's status and were quite polite to him and spoke gently.
Sun Shan bowed and led Hu Ming out of the court.
A group of victims also followed Sun Shan, apparently following him home.
Mr. Hong, Manager Xia and others wanted to ask what was going on, but when they saw so many people, they had to shut up.
Sun Shan quickly said to him in a soothing tone: "Master, I will tell you about this later."
What I mean is that it’s not convenient now, so don’t ask, teachers. I will tell you after the matter is over.
Hong Xiucai had no choice but to nod and then said, "I know a lawyer. I'll ask him to come over and help you."
Mr. Hong believed that Sun Shan should not write petitions to the common people, let alone seek redress for them.
It’s not that he has no sense of justice, but his current main task is to go to Beijing to take the exam and prepare for the joint examination.
Being a lawyer is beneath my dignity, and I cannot let Sun Shan be bothered by these matters.
Sun Shan nodded gratefully: "Thank you, teacher."
Sun Shan led Hu Ming out of the yamen. The crowd gathered around him, and some of the brave ones even came up to him to talk.
Sun Shan always remained silent, smiled, nodded, and said nothing.
When they returned to Sun's residence, Sun Shan bowed and said, "Thank you all for speaking out for Yang's son today. I, Sun, would like to express my gratitude on Yang's behalf."
Sun Shan asked Hu Ming to bow and thank the people, and then led Hu Ming into the courtyard.
Gui Ge'er's face was red and swollen, and he said with pain: "Who wants to write a petition? Come with me. I have arranged for a lawyer to help write it. You wait a moment."
The man whose fiancée was taken away asked anxiously, "Young man, why didn't Mr. Sun write it? Didn't Mr. Sun just agree to it?"
Gui Ge'er said soothingly, "Young man, don't worry. You must ask a lawyer to write the petition. They are professionals in this field and they write the best. It's like forging iron. You must ask a blacksmith to do it, right? How can we ask our Sun family scholar to do it? After the lawyer finishes writing the petition, our scholar will personally check it and then listen to your narration. Then it will be clear at a glance, don't you think?"
The man felt a little relieved and asked again and again to confirm: "Will Mr. Sun see me? Will he help me go to the court?"
Gui Ge'er said confidently, "Yes, you guys, don't worry. For all cases related to Yang Xiong, our master will help. For other cases, please ask others. Our master still needs to study and take the city entrance examination. You also hope that Huangyang County will produce a Jinshi and a great official, right?"
Someone took advantage of the situation to sue someone and hoped that Sun Shan would seek justice for him.
When Gui Ge'er heard this, he immediately became unhappy.
Sun Dali immediately shouted: "If anyone makes trouble here, don't blame me for being rude."
After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms, so that others would give up.