Chapter 1053: First Court Session in Life (1)
Seeing that the time had come, Sun Shan slammed the chopping board. Then a series of "威---武---威----武——" sounds were rang out, and the whole hall immediately became quiet.
Sitting in the hall this time were the county magistrate, the chief clerk, and the clerk responsible for recording cases.
As for Master Zhang, he sat in a corner, quietly observing his surroundings and offering advice when Sun Shan encountered difficulties.
Because the trial of bandits was considered a big event in the small Yuanlu County, many so-called famous figures in the county also came.
Sun Shan took a general look and saw that many people came to watch the play during the welcoming ceremony that day.
As for the Sun family guards, they were in an advantageous position to see how Sun Shan would ascend to the throne.
Sun Caogen and Sun Heitan also helped maintain order so that the onlookers would not cross the line and impact Sun Shan.
Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan kept their eyes and ears open in all directions, and saw everyone as suspicious. If someone rushed in to take advantage of the situation and planned something bad against Magistrate Sun, the two of them would immediately protect him.
Although the two did not know who would assassinate Sun Shan, mental illnesses are common and some people's behavior cannot be explained by common sense.
Gui Ge'er hid at the back of the courtroom to prepare tea. What if Sun Shan got thirsty while trying a case and needed water?
His brother Shan can't leave him for a moment.
Sun Shan looked at the crowd of onlookers. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous, but he had to go ahead despite being nervous.
Thinking back to the palace examination, I wasn’t that nervous when I walked into the palace.
Facing the crowds of people inside and outside, Sun Shan's hands couldn't help but tremble.
Emma, it’s the first time in my life, so it’s inevitable that I won’t be very good at it. I hope I can perform normally later.
There must be a plaintiff and a defendant in a trial, but the bandits being tried this time were rather special, and the defendant was easy to find.
The plaintiffs were Sun Shan, Wang Jijun, and the Wei escorts who fled when they saw the bandits.
Sun Shan shouted, "Bring the bandits up here."
As soon as these words were spoken, the bailiffs first caught three dying bandits, and put heavy shackles on the three bandits.
Just by looking at his attire, you can tell he is a serious criminal.
The corners of Sun Shan's mouth twitched. The bandit couldn't even stand up, let alone kneel. He sat limply on the ground, looking at Sun Shan with white eyes.
That vicious look was comparable to Sun Shan's eyes that were as sharp as a mountain peak.
Sun Shan was not afraid at all. When it came to competing with each other in viciousness, who would be afraid of whom?
After the three living bandits were captured, the bailiffs carried up the dead bandits and arranged them in neat rows, which looked eerie.
When the bodies of the bandits were lined up like this, the onlookers screamed "Wow-wow-wow" and immediately jumped back several meters.
The crowd at the front line stepped back, and the crowd behind them couldn't react in time, so chaos broke out at the scene.
Many frog calls and screams were heard.
"Who, who stepped on me——"
"Who, who touched my butt——"
"Which bastard messed up my hair——"
The noises came one after another, and the entire court was like a vegetable market, with noises of noise, shouting, and beatings being heard all the time.
It’s a good thing that Sun Shan banned children and teenagers from entering, otherwise I would have had nightmares tonight after seeing so many corpses.
The waves of quarreling and scolding gave Sun Shan a headache. If he had a choice, Sun Shan would definitely kick out these spectators.
But in order to establish his authority and let the people know about his heroic efforts in suppressing bandits, he had no choice but to endure it!
Sun Shan picked up the gavel and banged it down, but the crowd was still making noise.
Some wanted to run away, but because they were so eager to eat the melon, they had to cover their eyes and leave a gap to continue eating the melon.
Some people exclaimed in amazement at the bandits' bodies, and concluded that they had died so tragically that their brains were deformed.
Some people sighed that the county magistrate was worthy of his title. He killed all ten bandits. He had a small body but great strength. I wonder if the county magistrate had taken any powerful pills.
Some discussed that it was fortunately still early spring and the weather was still cold, so the corpse only emitted a faint stench. If it were summer, corpse maggots would have crawled out long ago.
There were many women among the onlookers. When they saw the corpses on the ground, they screamed in shock. When they looked at Sun Shan, they patted their chests repeatedly.
They kept saying: I can't believe it, I can't believe it, I can't believe that the young County Magistrate Sun can be so "cruel and ruthless".
We can also deal with such brutal bandits.
Emma, this is horrible.
Sun Shan slammed the gavel several times in succession, and with the scolding of the yamen runners and Sun Heitan and others, the crowd finally quieted down.
Sun Shan thought that he would forgive the noisy people during the first court session.
If you make such a noise again during the next court session, I will have the bailiffs kick you out directly.
After the defendant is summoned, the plaintiff will be summoned.
Then Sun Shan shouted again: "Send in Wang Jijun, Wei Dazhong, Wei Xiaomin, and Wang Gui."
Soon, the four people Sun Shan called were called in.
Among them, Wang Jijun and Steward Wang were carried in, while the two Wei escorts walked in by themselves.
After the four so-called "plaintiffs" were announced, the crowd of onlookers burst into screams again.
However, the people of Yuanlu only knew Wang Jijun, so they were attracted by Young Master Wang.
Citizen A said excitedly: "Look, I said Wang Xiaosi's leg was broken by the bandits. See? I didn't lie."
Citizen B's eyes showed a gloating look, and he said with a smile: "This Wang Xiaosi is so unlucky that he actually ran into bandits. Haha, bandits don't care whether your surname is Wang or Zhang, they will kill you when they see a fat sheep."
Civilian C pointed at Wang Jijun's legs and said with a slightly regretful tone: "Why is it that only the calves are injured? The hands and feet, and the head are not injured? This shouldn't be the case. The bandits are so cruel, why didn't they chop a few more times?"
When the Wang family heard this, they were so angry that they vomited blood and wished they could kill the bystander C.
What did he mean by that? Did he think the young master's injury wasn't serious enough?
Their young master was almost becoming a cripple.
If Citizen C knew what the Wang family was thinking.
He would definitely respond: Yes, I just don't like Wang Xiaosi's injury. I don't have any hatred towards Wang Xiaosi, I just hate the rich.
Haha, when rich people are unlucky, he is happy.
Commoner Ding pointed at Sun Shan who was sitting in the hall and whispered, "This Wang Xiaosi is so lucky that he met our county magistrate. Oh my god, it was thanks to the county magistrate that he was able to save his life. Two days ago, I saw Madam Wang praying at Yuanlu Temple. I think she was praying for Wang Xiaosi."
The crowd was talking about Wang Jijun, and at this moment Wang Jijun wanted to die.
Who would have thought that the most distinguished young master of Yuanlu County would appear in the court in such an embarrassing manner, and his fame would be ruined just like that.
Wang Jijun was reluctant to go to court, but had to go after Sun Shan gave him a message.
I don't know why, but when I hear the three words "County Magistrate Sun", I can't help but tremble, and when I hear County Magistrate Sun's orders, I can't help but carry them out.
His entire mind was filled with the tragic consequences of disobeying Magistrate Sun's orders.
As soon as Sun Shan asked him to come up as the plaintiff, he came anyway, no matter how reluctant he was.
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