Daming talker

Chapter 218 Legal Weapons
The reason why Hai Rui took the initiative to find Lin Tailai and have a private conversation was because he knew that Lin Tailai could not be summoned and interrogated publicly.

But after talking with Lin Tailai, Hai Rui was really worried, and even stayed up all night.

After being an official for so many years, Hai Rui has encountered countless bad things and bad people. Compared with those people, Lin Tailai is far from being bad.

From Hai Qingtian's own point of view, in fact, those bad characters and things are not disturbing, because he only needs to stick to the principles, and he can face them with a clear conscience.

Only Lin Tailai let Hai Qingtian know what it means to block one's heart.

Hai Qingtian could see that there was a problem with Lin Tailai, but he couldn't touch Lin Tailai. He wanted to stick to the principle, but he couldn't, so he was blocked.

Moreover, Hai Qingtian was not the only one who saw that Lin Tailai had a problem, such as Li Zongcheng, the son of Marquis of Linhuai, the legendary party involved.

Now the whole city of Nanjing is saying that after Li Zongcheng smashed Lin Tailai's boat and beat Lin Tailai's people, he sent officers to Suzhou to arrest Lin Tailai.

But Li Zongcheng knew in his heart that he was definitely not responsible for arresting Lin Tailai!

However, Li Zongcheng panicked when all the mouths melted and the gold accumulated and the bones were destroyed!Who would have imagined that the conflict with Lin Tailai would have such serious consequences!
Li Shizi grew up in a noble family and knows a thing or two about politics. Sometimes the truth is not important, only someone needs to sacrifice for the overall situation!

Li Zongcheng didn't want to sacrifice, and he knew that if the public opinion couldn't be changed now, it would be over.

So he called all the smart people he knew, and then asked for advice on how to change public opinion.

Everyone chattered and discussed for half an hour, but there was no clue, and the collective fell into silence.

At this time, a doorman suddenly said: "Young Master, why don't you take up the weapon of law and defend your reputation!"

Li Zongcheng: "."

When did the majestic son of the Marquis and Minister of Defense of Nanjing need to rely on the law to protect his own rights?Isn't that a stupid thing that ordinary people would do?
The doorman continued: "You can go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue Lin Tailai for provoking quarrels and fabricating facts!"

Li Zongcheng asked subconsciously: "Is this useful? Can I sue and win?"

Seeing that everyone present couldn't understand his train of thought, the doorman explained:
"First, whether you can win the lawsuit is not that important, the key is to show an attitude!

Let others see that Young Master dares to sue Lin Tailai and speak with the law!
This can show that the young master's body is not afraid of the slanting shadow, which is conducive to turning public opinion!

Second, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is not friendly to Lin Tailai, so going to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue Lin Tailai should benefit the young lord.

Third, forcing or inducing Lin Tailai to deny self-direction and self-acting in the torture hall, which is lying in court.

In this way, if the evidence is reversed in the future, Lin Tailai can be directly convicted! "

Li Zongcheng couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Although it felt shameful to take up legal weapons, what the doorman said was not unreasonable.

The doorman persuaded: "Young Lord, please think about it again. If you want to change the public opinion, what other means can you use?"

Li Zongcheng finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that there is no other way. It's better to be ashamed than to lose your life. Although it's cheap, it's done!"

Another day later, Lin Tailai was in the West Garden of Zhongshan Prince's Mansion to meet Zhao Zhigao, the attendant and Yude, and the head of the Imperial College.

Senior official Lin asked, "What's wrong with being a governor?"

In the eyes of officials Lin, old man Zhao is of course the most suitable candidate for the next Jiangnan governor.

The main reason is that this person's personality is not strong, he is willing to listen to persuasion, and has enough qualifications.

And the ability should be enough, after all, this is the first assistant who has fought the three major Wanli campaigns in history, so how can the ability be worse?
The old scholar Zhao was a little entangled in his heart, and he still retained the nobility of a veteran Hanyuan Cichen.

Although the governor is an official directly under the imperial court and not a local official, he works in the local area after all.

Ci Lin officials moved to work in other places, didn't they fall from heaven to mundane world?

Senior official Lin said earnestly: "The lowest rank of a governor starts from the fourth rank, and the old bachelor becomes the governor, which can directly solve the fourth rank treatment!
After passing through this qualification, I will help you calm down the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will not be difficult to become a third-rank servant in the next step!

For a person like you who was born as a minister, what does it mean if you can become a third-rank minister? I don't need to say more, right? "

For officials of Hanyuan Cichen background, as long as they can be promoted to the third-rank minister, it means that they can covet entering the cabinet.

It is not difficult to draw a big pie, but the difficulty is that the route is so clear.

It is very difficult for an old bureaucrat to be fooled by the big pie, but if the roadmap is so clear, it is not a human if it is not tempted.

"If you can really become a governor, although it is very cheap, you can do it!" Zhao Zhigao gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, the old man is over sixty years old, so I can't go home to retire!"

I didn't doubt whether Mr. Lin had this ability. This may be another advantage of Mr. Zhao, as the saying goes, "know people and do well."

Just as Zhao Zhigao was persuaded, Lin Tailai was about to take a rest when suddenly several unexpected guests came.

A clerk of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Nanjing shivered and said: "The son of the Marquis of Linhuai went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue Lin Tailai, a military examiner. The trial will start tomorrow. I am ordered to summon you."

Lin Tailai asked back in surprise: "Isn't it embarrassing for him to actually go to court?"

The clerk of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Affairs took the initiative to say: "Lin Jieyuan may not go."

Lin Tailai replied: "Who says I won't go? I, Lin Tailai, always respect the law, of course I will respond to the lawsuit!"

The clerk from the Ministry of Punishment was very surprised. Lin Tailai may have many advantages, but it never included obeying the law.

The members of the Xi family have been suing the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice for so long, and they have never seen Lin Tailai voluntarily go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to respond to the prosecution.

But no matter what Lin Tailai thought, it had nothing to do with him as a scribe, and he went back to the Ministry of Punishment after the communication.

On the next day, Lin Tailai went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and was led to the court in the West Road Courtyard.

Standing in front of the hall, Mr. Lin laughed, and it was indeed Wang Shizhen who came to judge the case.

According to the general layout, in the middle is the court of the official minister of the main hall, the east road is the court of the left servant, and the west road is the court of the right servant.

This time, Mr. Lin was led to the West Road, which means that Wang Shizhen, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, will be the judge of the case.

This was not because Wang Shizhen wanted to try the case subjectively, but because no one else in the Ministry of Criminal Justice was willing to take over, and defaulted to handing over all cases related to Lin Tailai to Wang Shizhen.

Who asked Wang Shizhen to accept the Xi family's appeal on behalf of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, causing Lin Tailai trouble for the Ministry of Criminal Justice?

After being promoted, Lin Tai took a look at the person sitting behind the koan, and it turned out to be the old leader Wang who had been away for nearly a month!
After going to court, Lin Tailai ignored Li Zongcheng, the plaintiff, and happily talked to Wang Shizhen, saying:

"I had intended to visit Lord Yanzhou in the next day, but I was afraid that I would miss the opportunity to meet, so I just took advantage of this opportunity to come."

Li Zongcheng was a little angry. Could it be that Lin Tailai responded to the lawsuit not because he was sued, but because he wanted to see Wang Shizhen?
How arrogant is this?How much do you look down on yourself?

But no matter what, as long as you Lin Tailai stands here today, Li Zongcheng will win!

Just like Menke said, the result of the lawsuit is not important, what is important is to express a not guilty attitude!

Wang Shizhen didn't want to see Lin Tailai at all, and while scolding his mother in his heart, he took a picture of the gavel and said: "The court is trying the case, chatting is strictly prohibited!"

Then he said in a business-like manner: "Now Li, the eldest son of Linhuai Marquis, is suing Lin Tailai, a martial artist from Suzhou, for picking quarrels and provoking troubles, fabricating facts, spreading rumors and causing troubles, and misleading the public!"

Li Zongcheng quickly said, "Before the interrogation, I have a question, and I want the defendant to confirm it!"

Then he said to Lin Tai, "May I ask if you were arrested outside Fengqiao that day, did you direct and act yourself?"

This is a pre-designed question, first to lure Lin Tailai to give false testimony.

After thinking for a while, Lin Tailai nodded and said, "Yes!"

Li Zongcheng said to Wang Shizhen without thinking: "Record it first, Lin Tailai denied it."

But only halfway through, Li Zongcheng suddenly realized that something was wrong!
He turned his head to look at Lin Tailai in astonishment, deeply puzzled.

How dare you, Lin Tailai, admit it?This is not the same as the pre-designed scenario!
The presiding judge Wang Shizhen was also shocked, and asked subconsciously: "Are you sure you want to say this? Everything you said in court will be recorded in the record!"

Lin Tailai said indifferently: "Of course I'm sure, what does it matter?
Anyway, Shao Sikou, you probably wouldn't dare to just write my words into the verdict. "

Wang Shizhen's face darkened, at least for now, he really didn't dare to directly write "self-directed and self-acted" into the verdict.

If this is spread, others will not believe it, they will only think it is a trick of torture!
After being stunned for a while, Li Zongcheng finally came to his senses, and then became a little excited again. You, Lin Tailai, actually admitted to cheating!

He hurriedly shouted at Wang Shizhen: "Lin Tailai admitted that he directed and acted himself, the crime is conclusive!
Please Shao Si Kou to avenge my grievances, I believe that the law will give me justice! "

But Wang Shizhen took Lin Tailai seriously because he was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of the well rope for ten years.

Although he felt that Lin Tailai was behaving strangely, he would not do it lightly, and just looked at Lin Tailai quietly.

Lin Tailai said disdainfully: "It's a bunch of nonsense! I'm just a law-abiding citizen, what crime can I confess to?"

Then he said to Wang Shizhen: "First of all, in this case, I did not commit any crime.

Even if I really find a few people to pretend to arrest me, it is not a crime from a legal point of view! "

Wang Shizhen had a lot of romantic affairs, and she was relatively unfamiliar with her criminal name, so she couldn't sort out Lin Tailai's logic for a while.

Lin Tailai had to explain in a simple way: For example, it's like acting. Is it illegal to act on stage?

Acting is not illegal as long as it does not directly harm the interests of others.

Another example, if one day Li Zongcheng recruited a few people to pretend to arrest him, it would not be against the law. "

Li Zongcheng retorted angrily: "But your acting has already caused serious consequences and caused a storm among the people!"

How could it be someone else's when I took up a legal weapon myself!
Lin Tailai didn't even look at Li Zongcheng, but only said to Wang Shizhen:
"As for why the public reacted so strongly, that's not something I can decide!

I can control myself, but can I control what the people think? "

Wang Shizhen couldn't say anything, but felt that what Lin Tai said seemed to make sense!

Li Zongcheng said angrily: "Sophistry, it's all sophistry! If you didn't deliberately mislead, how could others think I did it?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I, Lin Tailai, have never called names publicly, or sued anyone, not even a false accusation!
As for what other people think, it has nothing to do with me!

Li Shizi might as well reflect on himself more and find reasons from himself. Why do others think you are behind the scenes? "

Li Zongcheng was speechless, he was already ashamed enough to take up legal weapons, why he still couldn't kill Lin Tailai!
Sitting behind the case, Wang Shizhen was silent for a moment, feeling that after Lin Tailai's malicious confession, the case could no longer be tried.

And there is no way to judge like this, even if what Lin Tai said is true, there is no way to judge like this!
The foolish people outside would only think that Lin Jieyuan was beaten into a trick, so he would admit that he was falsifying and acting!

This is why Hai Rui is unwilling to interrogate Lin Tailai.

Lin Tailai is a very considerate person, especially the presiding judge.

Seeing that Wang Shizhen was in a precarious situation, Lin Tailai took the initiative to say: "Young Sikou, you don't want your reputation to be ruined because of the wrong judgment, do you?"

Wang Shizhen said vigilantly, "What do you mean?"

Mr. Lin played riddles and said, "As a Suzhou man, you don't want to be stabbed in the back after you go back to your hometown, do you?"

Taicang Prefecture, Wang Shizhen's hometown, also belongs to Suzhou Prefecture. Now that Lin Tailai is so famous, the people of Taicang Prefecture are also actively supporting Lin Tailai with tax resistance.

If he accepts the Xi family's appeal, and after today's trial of Lin Tailai is spread maliciously, the old family will not scold him to death?What face do I have to go back home?

After thinking of this, Wang Shizhen felt threatened, and furiously said, "Lin Tailai, you are so bold!"

Lin Tailai sighed: "I hinted so desperately, Shao Sikou didn't understand the deep meaning.

I think you are really not suitable to be an official, Shao Sikou, you should become the leader of the literary world. "

Then Lin Tailai yelled at Li Zongcheng: "There are rumors that you sent people to arrest me, Lin Tailai! Isn't it?"

Li Zongcheng said without thinking: "There is absolutely no such thing!"

Lin Tailai continued to ask aggressively: "Then how do you prove that you didn't do this?"

Li Zongcheng said angrily: "What are you, worthy of questioning in court?"

Before the words fell, Wang Shizhen suddenly heard the case again and said:

"Listen up, plaintiff, do you have evidence? How do you prove that you didn't send someone to arrest Lin Tailai?"

Wang Shizhen must be a smart person, but he didn't focus on his job.

Hearing Lin Tailai's questioning of Li Zongcheng just now, he suddenly realized the essence of the trial.

It's just that Wang Shizhen was a little lazy and almost copied Lin Tailai's question and repeated it.

Li Zongcheng: "."

Why do you have to prove that you haven't done something you haven't done?Is there any justice in this court?
What kind of legal weapon is bullshit in front of politics!
Lin Tailai clearly admitted that he directed and acted himself, but you all turned a blind eye!
You will only let yourself prove that you have not sent someone to do it, something that does not exist at all, what proof do you have?
Wang Shizhen began to write the verdict: the plaintiff Li could not prove that he did not send someone to arrest the defendant Lin.
(End of this chapter)