Chapter 18 Section 6 Final Judgment

The case files were called "Yuanshu" in the Qin State at that time, and all the princes who attended the Zazhi had a copy, piled high on the desk.Among the dozens of high-ranking officials in Qin State's political arena, most of them have heard about Zheng Guo's case, but they don't know much about it.Some of the books in front of him would be flipped through casually, while others would not bother to read at all.Most of them think that today's Zazhi is just going through the motions.Whether Zheng Guo is cracked or owl-headed is like whether fish is braised or steamed. In their view, there is no substantial difference.They even secretly blamed Li Si's meddling in their hearts for spending so much time on the death of a mere water worker, so what?With this time, drinking some wine, listening to ditties, enjoying singing and dancing, and playing with beauties is nothing better than anything.However, even though they believed that today's chaos was meaningless, but because Ying Zheng was present, Ying Zheng didn't feel bored, so they had to sit upright and put on a solemn look.

Li Si knew that although the jury was large today, most of them just brought their ears. What he really had to deal with were only a few important officials of the clan, especially the two prime ministers - Lord Changping and Lord Changwen.Li Si concentrated for a moment, and then said with his characteristic generous tone: "Guo Zheng came to Qin to offer a plan to repair the water canal in Guanzhong for South Korea. After speaking, he turned to Zheng Guo and asked sharply, "Zheng Guo, can you plead guilty?" Zheng Guo replied: "At the beginning, I was in charge, but the success of the process is also the benefit of Qin."

Li Sidao: "You only need to answer whether you have pleaded guilty." Zheng Guo stubbornly repeated and replied: "At the beginning, I was in charge, but it will be the benefit of Qin." At this time, Lord Changping interjected impatiently: "Zheng Guo is the ruler of South Korea, and the internal history has been examined in detail. The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable. If the Ting Wei gets entangled in this, it will waste the time of the king and the princes here. I think it is impossible. Why did Ting Wei overthrow the original judgment and change it to split Zheng Guo and punish its three clans? What is the basis? What is the legal principle? This is what the king wants to hear, and it is also what everyone here wants to hear. Please hurry up, Ting Wei Cut to the chase."

Li Si said solemnly: "Thank you Xiangguo for reminding me. The reason why I ask for miscellaneous governance is that although Zheng Guo is a humble and insignificant person, his case is of great importance. We must make a thorough investigation, and then deal with it according to the law. Chen Guanyuan In the book, it is only recorded that Zheng Guo was the beginning. As for how Zheng Guo benefited Han and harmed Qin and the people during the ten years of building the Guanzhong Canal, there are few records in the book. You may wish to ask, What should be the behavior of a man in the middle? Undoubtedly, he must take advantage of the opportunity of building the canal to deliberately sacrifice the easy to the difficult, avoid the near and take the far, delay the construction period, and consume people's energy; he will harass the place, where the canal passes wantonly destroying houses, destroying fertile land, and increasing the resentment of the people. If such acts are neglected and not prosecuted, the crime is not sufficiently clear, and the evil is not sufficiently manifested; If the evil is not punished, the power of the law will not be exhausted, and the power of the law will not be fully manifested."

Yingzheng said: "Although Tingwei's remarks are good, it is only a long way from Guanzhong. Traveling to and collecting evidence will take time and days. You have your own affairs, so you can't wait for long. Since the widow has summoned Zazhi, the case must be closed today." Li Si said calmly, "I would like to summon witnesses." Now that Li Si has taken over Zheng Guo's case as Ting Wei, he must not fail.As early as when he and Meng Tian were reviewing the legal code together, they had sent people to the Guanzhong Canal at the same time and brought back important personal and physical evidence for today's use.

Most of the witnesses from Li Si are Zheng Guo's old subordinates.For ten years, they ate and lived with Zheng Guo, got along with each other day and night, and their friendship was so deep that it cannot be compared with others. Seeing Zheng Guo's tragic situation, they all burst into tears.According to these witnesses, Zheng Guo not only does not look like a spy, but is regarded as a model official. Do it yourself, get up earlier than chickens and sleep later than dogs.In short, they did not miss a single word that could be used to praise officials. Every time Li Si listened to the testimony of one person, he shook his head and sneered, ordered to be dragged out, and sneered, "Where in the world are there such unprofessional spies, it's obviously perjury."

After hearing the witness's testimony, all the jurors became interested, feeling that there will be a good show to watch today, and it's not in vain.Li Siming obviously wanted to increase Zheng Guo's punishment, but the testimony of the witnesses who came was very beneficial to Zheng Guo.Did Li Si foolishly throw a rock at his own foot, or did he have some far-reaching secret? Mr. Changping and Mr. Changwen saw that something was wrong, and Li Si was obviously trying to induce confusion, defrauding the jury of favor and sympathy for Zheng Guo, and rushing to commute Zheng Guo's sentence.The two exchanged glances, and Chang Wenjun stood up and questioned: "The big treachery is as good as the good, and the big hypocrisy is as true. This is exactly the cunning of Zheng Guo. If he hadn't been so diligent to cover up everyone's eyes and ears, why would his crime be discovered today? Gentlemen, you must observe."

Li Sidao: "Xiangguo sees it clearly, and Li Si admires it." Then he asked Zheng Guodao: "Good Zheng Guo, I don't think you are so scheming. Fortunately, Xiangguo clearly observed it. Can you plead guilty?" Zheng Guo still said the same thing: "At the beginning, I was in charge, but it will be the benefit of Qin." The reason why Zheng Guo only chanted this sentence from beginning to end was because of Li Si's instruction.Li Si told him, no matter what other people asked him, just answer with this sentence.Even if you ask him how old he is, what is his annual income, the size of the wedding room, downtown or the outer suburbs? martini shake or stir?Or if you ask him whether Manyu is still Ziyi, Su or Mi, Nash or Kobe, Nine Songs or Nocturne, he has to answer all of them, "It's between me at the beginning, but it will be the same as Qin's benefit." The rest of the matter, Li Si did it for him.

Lord Chang Ping sneered and said, "Zheng Guo is the leader of South Korea, and there has been a conclusion for a long time. Why does Ting Wei need to ask again and again? I heard that Ting Wei and Zheng Guo had old friends. Could it be that he wants to protect him?" Li Si replied: "Xiangguo's words are serious. Li Si and Zheng Guo have an old relationship. However, King Li Simeng believed it wrongly. He became a court captain and was in charge of punishment. He knew the law, regardless of human feelings. Back then, Zheng Guolin went to Guanzhong , once told Li Si that he must be corrupt. At that time, Li Si was very puzzled. Now that I think about it, I can't help but realize that he was working for South Korea. It can be seen that he had premeditated, and in the past ten years, the corruption must be very serious. Huge. Now Zheng Guo has been brought under trial, and the family property has been borrowed. I ask Dr. Yushi to announce the seized property of Zheng State."

As the commander in chief of Guanzhong Water Canal, Zheng Guo commanded more than 100,000 civilians and commanded tens of thousands of funds. As long as he did a little bit of manipulation, such as falsely reporting losses and cutting corners, he could easily become green, fat, red, thin, and rich.How many people can resist such a temptation?Not to mention a spy who takes destruction as his own responsibility!Everyone strained their ears, ready to hear an astronomical figure.However, the report of Yushi doctor Kui Zhuang disappointed them greatly.Zheng Guo's family property is actually pitifully small, except for the statutory salary, there is no other income.

Taking advantage of everyone's surprise, Li Si said again: "Looking at what Zheng Guo has done in the past ten years, Li Si couldn't help but think that if he hadn't been in charge beforehand, he could really be called a loyal and upright minister. People as outstanding as Zheng Guo are rare." Chang Wenjun's expression became more and more unhappy.The clan had already lost to Li Si once in the order of expelling guests. If even the iron case like Zheng Guo was turned over by Li Si again, the clan's prestige would have plummeted.From the beginning of the trial to the present, Li Si has been leading the trial to commute Zheng Guo's sentence, and judging from the reactions of everyone, Li Si's strategy has achieved considerable results.It's better to end today's chaos as soon as possible, and we can't let Li Si continue to perform.The lesser of two evils, I would rather Li Si win this lawsuit than let him overturn the case.So Chang Wenjun got up and said to Ying Zheng: "The rites are forbidden before the past, and the legal ones are forbidden after the past. Today, the state of Zheng is in Korea, and it has become a fait accompli. There are no assumptions or what ifs. I thought there was no need to discuss it again, so I followed it. At the request of the Ting Wei, it is enough to split the Zheng country and punish its three clans." After Chang Wenjun finished speaking, a few people echoed and responded.Li Si took Chang Wenjun's words and said, "I report to your majesty, I think there are still many unclear points in this case..." Ying Zheng interrupted Li Si and said, "Isn't Ting Wei's original intention to split Zheng Guo and punish his three clans? Since Xiangguo followed Ting Wei's wishes and Ting Wei's wishes have come true, what else can I say?" Li Sidao: "I have nothing to say, but Zheng Guo may have something to say." Ying Zheng looked at Zheng Guo and said, "I have something to say." Zheng Guo looked at Li Si helplessly, what do you want me to say?What can I say?Is it still not enough to repeat that sentence?Li Si gave Zheng Guo a positive look.Zheng Guo bit his head and said: "The first minister is in the middle, but it will be the benefit of Qin." Repeatedly and repeatedly finally produced the effect.Yingzheng said: "You just repeat this sentence over and over again, but I would like to hear it. What is the benefit of your so-called success in Qin Dynasty?" Hearing Ying Zheng's question, Li Si secretly let out a long sigh of relief. Under the cover of his wide sleeves, he clenched his fists and said to himself, Zheng Guo's life can probably be saved.