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Chapter 230 Public Trial Meeting

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    The night is hazy and drunk, making people confused.

    Fa Cao’s prison was very deserted because few people were imprisoned.  Ou Yan carried two jars of heroic spirits and a box of snacks to visit Zhang Huzi.

    Zhang Huzhu had been hungry for two days. When he saw the wine and meat, his eyes lit up and he immediately started to eat hungrily.

    "The governor is still thinking about me. The food here is very unpalatable."

    “If it’s delicious, eat more.”

    ??????????????????????? Ou Yan filled up the wine for him and handed it over.  Zhang Huzi hesitated and did not take it.

    "Why, I don't think the wine is good. This is the best heroic spirit. I snatched it from the general. It's just these two jars. I haven't been willing to drink them. It's all an advantage to you."

    Zhang Huzi smiled and said evasively: "Grand Governor, I'm afraid that drinking will cause trouble, but I don't dare to drink anymore."

    Ou Yan also filled a glass of wine for himself and said, "Drink, we'll talk about quitting drinking later."

    Unable to bear the strong aroma of the wine, Zhang Huzi picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

    "Good wine, so fragrant. I didn't expect that I, Lao Zhang, would be able to drink this heroic spirit that is said to be worth a lot of money. It's really a life worth living."

    Zhang Huzi lowered his head and took two more bites of roast chicken.

    He raised his head and looked at Ou Yan, who had a somewhat gloomy expression. He hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth, and then comforted him: "Grand Governor, there is no need to be sad for me, Lao Zhang. No matter where I am exiled, I, Lao Zhang, will always be your soldier. When the day comes,  Under the amnesty of the world, as long as I don't die, I, Lao Zhang, will return to Datong and continue to work with Dadu."

    Ou Yan’s face turned even uglier.

    Ou Yan filled Zhang Huzhu’s glass with wine again, looking a little lonely and hesitant to speak, but he didn’t know how to speak.  He picked up the bowl on the table and drank it all in one gulp, and said with some discomfort: "Old Zhang, it's my incompetence that failed to protect you. Don't do such stupid things again in your next life."

    Zhang Huzi was stunned, feeling a little ominous in his heart.

    After being stunned for a long time, he murmured and asked: "Is the general going to execute me?"

    Ou Yan said nothing.

    The tears on Zhang Hu’s face couldn’t be stopped.  Zhang Huzi picked up the wine and drank it down in one gulp, while eating the food with big mouthfuls. His hands were trembling, but he could not hide his sadness.

    "That's right, I, Lao Zhang, deserved it. I'm sorry for the cultivation of the general and the governor. It's not a pity for me, Lao Zhang, to die. But But I don't want to die like this.

    Grand Governor, please tell the general that I have made many mistakes with my beard, and I am not a coward. I cannot miss the opportunity to kill Hulu.  In consideration of my many years of fighting with the general, I am willing to go into battle and fight to the death.  Please, General, help me as a soldier start well and end well.  "

    "Alas!" Ou Yan sighed and said, "It's already this time, what's the use of talking about it. Just let me tell you what you are good at."

    Ou Yan said with difficulty: "There are some things that you have to endure. There will be a public trial tomorrow. The general will let this matter 'bake in the sun' to alert the generals."

    "What!"

    Zhang Huzi stood up with excitement.

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    Public trial is not a unique trial method of later generations, nor is it an imported product.  The earliest and most famous public trial spread in Chinese history was the "Chinese riot" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which was the public trial of King Zhou Li.

    In fact, the publicity and educational significance of a public trial is greater than the case itself.

    In order to frighten the soldiers and generals in the army, and also to improve the immigrants' view of Datong.  Huang Mingyuan resisted the greatest pressure and decided to hold a public trial and sentencing meeting.

    On this day, the entire Datong people gathered in the university grounds in the city to watch this unprecedented public trial.  The immigrants stood in front of the stage, while the soldiers stood on both sides of the stage.

    Old man Wang and a young man came to the stage as the victims.  The young man's name was Duan Yanshi, and he was a traveling scholar who stayed at Old Man Wang's neighbor's house. It was he who wrote the petition to Old Man Wang.

    Old man Wang went on stage and saw the sea of ??people around him. He was so frightened that he couldn't straighten his legs and could not speak.  Yu Chong had no choice but to let Duan Yanshi represent him.

    At this time, no one knew what was going on in the prison.

    Before the public trial, several colleagues came to visit Zhang Huzi with food and gave him a bowl of decapitated rice.  Zhang Huzhu saw that he was not happy drinking, so he asked a few people to drink with him.

    After three rounds of drinking, several people were also a little tipsy.  At this time, Zhang Huzi, who was already drunk, suddenly woke up, pulled out the knife from someone's waist, and placed it across his neck.

    The situation on the courtSuddenly, these people were frightened out of their drunkenness and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Zhang Hu.

    Zhang Huzhu put a knife across his neck and said: "What a bullshit public trial, it is better for me to decide on my own. In front of so many people, I have to suffer such humiliation. A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!"

    Several people were frightened and said quickly: "Lao Zhang, please don't do anything stupid and put down the knife." One person approached as he spoke and wanted to take the knife back.

    Zhang Huzi said majestically and ferociously: "Don't come near me, stop!" The horizontal knife had cut his neck, and blood flowed down his neck to his chest.

    At this time, another person said wisely: "Old Zhang, don't do anything stupid. This is just a public trial, not a direct execution. The general said that you will be severely punished by law. If you follow the "Kaihuang Law", you may not die."

    This man struck while the iron was hot: "Let me tell you, the general said that the public trial is a legal protection for you, and our people will also defend you. When the time comes, everyone will ask the general together, and we will definitely be able to save you."

    Zhang Huzi felt a warm current in his heart and slowly put down the knife.

    Finally, Zhang Huzi asked everyone to prepare two things for him, a coffin and a war horse.

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    Finally, it was time for the trial, and Zhang Huzi was brought to the school grounds, dragging his shackles.

    Because he was an official, Yu Chong asked someone to remove his shackles and leave him decent.

    Regarding the public trial and public sentencing model, many people have never done it, and in fact, they don’t understand it.  Many people think that this is just a formality. Could it be possible to reach a different verdict than Huang Mingyuan's attitude in the end?

    In the end, Huang Mingyuan called Yu Chong, discussed with Li Zixiao, and told them many methods of public trials in later generations.  It took a few people to fumble and hold this public trial.

    Duan Yanshi first made a tearful complaint on behalf of Old Man Wang, and the other invited representatives came to the stage to speak one by one.

    The representatives didn’t know what kind of medicine Huang Mingyuan sold in his gourd. They were afraid of saying the wrong thing, so they didn’t dare to say anything casually.

    But as the emotions of everyone on the court fermented, everyone's anger became stronger and stronger, and the accusations became stronger and stronger.  At this time, many people's emotions defeated their reason, no longer fearful, and strongly demanded that Zhang Huzi be severely punished.

    Li Zixiao, who was following Huang Mingyuan, was a little worried about this popular trend.  If these people were allowed to talk nonsense again, wouldn't it undermine the dignity of the government?  He wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Huang Mingyuan.

    The public was furious and the trial was temporarily suspended.

    Yu Chong asked people to beat the big drum to signal everyone to be quiet.

    Finally, it was Zhang Hu’s turn to make the final speech.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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