Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 34 The dead friend is not dead

"Don't look at me like that."

Facing Xu Zhiqian's suspicious gaze, Zhang Fei explained: "Li Si is dead, and now he can take Chen Yuteng, a rich man, as a prison inmate, and Li Si has surrendered himself, so he can reduce the punishment. I will try to help Li Si Si was exempted from the cane punishment, let him watch Chen Yuteng being hit by the board, and then all the anger will come out."

Xu Zhiqian smiled lightly at first, then subsided the smile, and said coldly: "I don't believe it."

Zhang Fei didn't change his face and said: "Why don't you believe it?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "Perhaps this is enough for Li Si, and it can indeed make him vent his anger, but if Li Si can't be safe and sound, who would dare to sue you in the future. Besides, where can you find a hundred guan for you?" Li Si? It’s not stated in the contract that if he goes to jail, you don’t have to pay him.”

Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly.

"You want to use this to blackmail Chen Yuteng?" Xu Zhiqian expressed her doubts.

"Tsk, do you know how to speak? Thanks to your familiarity with the law, you are a professional. How could you say such irresponsible words?"

"Then what should I say?" Xu Zhiqian asked.

Zhang Fei corrected him word by word: "If it is said that Chen Yuteng is willing to offer a sum of settlement money to compensate for his wrongdoing, and at the same time ask for forgiveness from Li Si, I think the government may accept it. After all, this case is not serious. Good sentence."

Sure enough.Xu Zhiqian said with contempt: "You are clearly blackmailing."

Hey. Why do you like to be serious, woman?But you are looking for the wrong person, I am getting serious, even I am afraid of myself.Zhang Fei retorted: "According to what you said, the Chanyuan alliance was also the Liao Kingdom blackmailing our country?"

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With this big hat on, Xu Zhiqian's face turned pale with fright, who couldn't speak, who dared to continue to slander, and didn't even dare to mention blackmail anymore, and asked: "How much do you plan to ask for this settlement? "

She also deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "settlement money".

Zhang Fei slowly raised his hand, pointed at her chest, and spread his fingers shyly.

Xu Zhiqian stood up suddenly, "Five hundred guan?"

It must not be [-] guan, because Zhang Fei promised to give Li Si [-] guan, so he still posted it himself!
Zhang Fei said very conservatively: "This is the ideal amount. Not necessarily, not necessarily."

Xu Zhiqian said unhappily: "You want five hundred guan, but only agree to give Li four hundred guan, you are too greedy."

Zhang Fei snorted and said, "First of all, I can't guarantee how much I can ask for? I'm sure of a hundred guan, so I promise [-] guan. Secondly, you have the nerve to say that it's not all because you forced it ?"

Xu Zhiqian just felt baffled: "When will I force you?"

"You woman is really...!" Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't it because you were so anxious to get me out of here that I was forced to accept this lawsuit? Otherwise, I would have to sleep on the street, if You allow me to continue living.!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zhiqian flicked her sleeves and said, "Don't even think about it, I've already asked Qingmei to help you find another place to live."

Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard that, and clapped his hands again and again, "Thank you! Thank you!"

Xu Zhiqian glared at him, thinking, he may not be able to ask for so much money, let's wait for the results to come out.

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The noise here is in a mess, and Lu Gong's work over there is not too much of an excuse!
After retiring from the hall, Lu Gongzhu only felt that the head was big, so he went back immediately and reviewed the household marriage law. He felt that what Zhang Fei said was reasonable, but he also felt that something was wrong. For a while, he really didn't know how to judge.

So he asked Qi Hui, a good friend of the court of justice, and Liu Shu, a doctor of the Ministry of punishment, to discuss.

"It's just bullshit."

As soon as Qi Hui heard the result, he couldn't help but said: "It's impossible for me to co-exist with acting like this."

As he said that, he looked at Mr. Lu in surprise. You don't understand such a simple question?

Lu Gong said with a wry smile: "I thought so before, but this case cannot be viewed that way. Because the law does not specify that these two crimes cannot coexist, you have to see whether Zeng's actions correspond to the crime of leaving without authorization. Does Li Si's actions correspond to the crime of selling the play?"

After Qi Hui heard it, he compared it again and was stunned. After a while, he said with an incredulous expression: "If you look at it this way, these two crimes can really coexist."

Liu Shu suddenly said: "The key is still in the second contract. If Chen Yuteng didn't pursue the interest at the beginning, nothing would happen. If he pursued it, this problem will arise. He has to blame himself."

As an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he is very proficient in the law. It is because Chen Yuteng set a trap in the first contract. He was too obsessed with emphasizing the principal and ignoring the interest, which led to loopholes in the contract itself. This allowed Zhang Fei to find an opportunity.

"Now that's where the problem lies."

Lu Gong wrote a little depressed: "Even if Chen Yuteng took the blame and Li Si turned himself in and pleaded guilty, what about Mrs. Zeng? You and I both know that she is innocent! She sold herself for Li Si, but she still ended up in the end." The crime of unauthorized removal is not fair, and if it is sentenced in this way, it will also attract a lot of criticism."

In the previous Ayun case, he was on Wang Anshi's side at the beginning, which shows that he also cared more about the reasons behind it, and was more willing to decide whether to adopt a stricter or more lenient punishment based on the prisoner's original intention.

He thought in his heart that Li Si and Zeng were both victims, and the government should not punish them. This was the reason why he didn't pronounce a sentence on the spot, not because he wanted to protect Chen Yuteng.

Qi Hui frowned and said, "There is no reason to exonerate Zeng's crime of leaving without permission. If she is not convicted, then the other two cannot be convicted either, but this cannot be the case."

The more he talked, the more he felt something was wrong, and said: "Zhang San is clearly playing with words, we don't have to be serious with him."

This kind of word game, the government can disapprove, and now the leader is still an official, not a litigator. To be honest, it is not that rigorous.

Lu Gong said: "It is true to say so, but what kind of trick do you think Chen Yuteng is playing?"

Qi Hui was speechless for a moment.

Chen Yuteng is also playing word games, this cannot be treated differently, even if there is a difference, it cannot be done in the same case, it would be too ugly and hard to convince the public!
Liu Shudao: "I think the problem lies in the interest. If it is judged that the interest is not counted, then there are not so many problems."

Lu Gong wrote and sighed: "That kid Zhang San had expected this a long time ago, so he didn't ask Li Si to surrender himself at first, but just found a reason to question the judgment of Xiangfu County, and induced me to judge Xiangfu in public. The county's judgment is correct. If it is determined that the interest is wrong, then Xiangfu County's judgment must be overturned. The key point is that Li Si was whipped in Xiangfu County. Sue."

The three looked at each other.

Sue the government?
This.!

I guess he didn't have the guts.

but.

Is there any need to slap myself in the face for Chen Yuteng?

It is said that dead friends are not poor, but the key point is that Chen Yuteng is only half a friend.

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Because the case was very strange, it was immediately spread in the court, especially the instigator was that Zhang San, so everyone was talking about the case.

Among them is the Hanlin Academy, the highest think tank of the Song Dynasty.

It was night, but Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, two workaholics, were still working in the Imperial Academy.

Starting with Bao Zheng, the two of them were almost the last to get off work. After get off work, the two of them would often find a tea shop to continue their debate.

Today is no exception.

"I've seen this kind of thing a lot. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the instigator of this case is that Chen Yuteng. This man is really greedy. Not to mention stealing his wife, he even took over the ancestral land of Li Si's family. Such a person should be severely punished. Killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, as for Li Si and Zeng, I think they can be exonerated."

Wang Anshi said with righteous indignation.

He himself hated these rich and unkind landlords, and when he saw this case, he was so angry that his seven orifices were smoking.

Sima Guang felt a headache when Wang Anshi saw the explosion in place, and quickly comforted him: "Jiefu, don't get excited. Yes, you are right, Chen Yuteng is indeed greedy, but have you ever thought that Zhang San was originally helping Li Si Why did he personally send Li Si to prison?

It is because he knows that this law is merciless, and he cannot judge according to his own likes and dislikes, but must be condemned according to the law in everything.Even if a person from Erbi is like this, as a member of the imperial court, how can you treat the law like a child's play. "

He is a first-class genius, and once he heard the result, he knew what Zhang Fei was planning. This matter must never end, so he advised Wang Anshi to be calm and not to be impatient.

"A joke?" Wang Anshi sneered coldly: "Don't tell me, in your opinion, this human life is a joke? Those greedy big landlords have already forced the people to burn their jade and stones before they have a chance to get justice. Doesn't this make people angry? ?”

Sima Guang was also annoyed when he was bullied, I am not Chen Yuteng, what are you doing to me, do you think I am easy to bully, and immediately replied: "You are really unreasonable, I didn't say that I would not help Li Si get justice , but I think we have to start from the law, and we can't be impulsive."

Wang Anshi waved his hand and said, "I think there is a problem with this method. This case is just the tip of the iceberg, and thanks to the help of noble people, more people don't even have the chance to die together. If things go on like this, people's resentment will boil over, and the country will be in danger." , the imperial court must seek reform in order to cure the root cause.”

How could he not be ignorant of Zhang Fei's scheming, he knew it clearly in his heart, but to him, this was a great gift to his door, and he had to make use of it!
"you."

Sima Guang just felt that this old boy was too unkind. We were clearly discussing the case, but you are bringing up reforms.

Can we still have a pleasant chat in the future?

Don't look at the two people who often fight back and forth, but the relationship between the two is actually very good. It is because they admire each other's morality, character and intelligence that they often argue, hoping to convince each other. If the other party is a shameless villain, How could Wang Anshi and Sima Guang respond?

It wasn't until Wang Anshi started the political reform that the two broke up completely.

Suddenly someone said at the door: "What are the two great scholars arguing about?"

The two looked back, only to see a young man in a jade-white robe entering the room, and they quickly bowed their hands together, "Your Majesty."

It was Song Shenzong who came.

Now he is also high-spirited and wants to show his talents. He often comes over at night to discuss political affairs with the academicians of the Imperial Academy.

"No need to be polite."

Song Shenzong sat down and asked again: "What are the two scholars arguing about?"

Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the ministers and others were just discussing a lawsuit in the Kaifeng Mansion."

Song Shenzong asked curiously: "I don't know what kind of lawsuit it is, which made the two of you blush."

Sima Guang smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Wang Anshi was very calm, and said truthfully: "It is a lawsuit about private debt."

After hearing this, Shenzong's face changed slightly.

Sima Guang gave Wang Anshi a look of contempt.

Wang Anshiquan pretended not to see it, and told Song Shenzong the reason.

"Is this Zhang San again?"

Song Shenzong was taken aback for a moment, as if he cared more about this Erbi man.

Sima and Wang nodded at the same time.

"Hehe. This Erbi man is really amazing. He can startle the entire government and the public when he goes to Kaifeng Mansion."

Song Shenzong smiled amusedly. It can be seen that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang looked at him with depressed faces, couldn't help coughing, and asked solemnly: "But this case sounds contradictory. Zhang San helped Li Si to file a lawsuit. , but in the end Li Si was sent to prison, and it is even more contradictory to sell the show without permission."

Wang Anshi patiently explained to Song Shenzong.

Song Shenzong suddenly realized, and couldn't help saying: "This three is really amazing."

Sima Guang said: "Although Zhang San sent Li Si to prison, his purpose is to help Li Si and hope that Chen Yuteng will be punished."

"Eight hundred damage to oneself, one thousand damage to the enemy."

Song Shenzong nodded, and asked again: "How do you two think this case should be judged?"

Wang Anshi immediately said: "I think Chen Yuteng should be punished severely, and Zeng and Li Si should be exonerated."

Sima Guang said: "I don't agree, the law is not child's play, although we all know that Chen Yuteng is the real culprit, I also agree to pardon Li Si and Zeng's crimes, but it must be judged according to the law, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. "

Song Shenzong nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

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The incident was quite a commotion, and Wang Wenshan was the first to know the news, so she immediately sent someone to inform her nephew Chen Yuteng, who also came to the capital immediately.

In fact, the Kaifeng Mansion has already sent people to arrest the couple.

Wangfu.

"Uncle, the baby is innocent, it was Li Si that villain designed to frame the baby."

30-year-old Chen Yuteng knelt in front of his uncle Wang Wenshan, crying like a child.

For someone like him who was born with a golden key in his mouth, two years in prison is no different from killing him, and he can't stand the pain.

Wang Wenshan also said angrily: "You are really greedy. It's not enough to want someone's wife, you also want someone's ancestral land. You have to blame for all this."

Chen Yuteng cried out, "I'm wronged! You're wronged! You and Mrs. Zeng are in love with each other. In fact, Mrs. Zeng came up with the idea of ​​the contract. It was to prevent Li Si from not giving up, so I left a trick. .

The result was exactly as Zeng expected. Li Siming had already sold Zeng to Hai'er, but he was still going around saying that Hai'er had taken over his wife and bad reputation, so Hai'er decided to use this to drive him out of Xiangyang. Fu County. "

Wang Wenshan asked: "Is this true?"

Chen Yuteng said: "I dare not lie to my uncle when I lie to anyone. Before Li Si got a serious illness, Mrs. Zeng came to Hai'er's pharmacy to buy medicine. This time and again, we are on good terms with Haier."

Wang Wenshan pondered for a while, then said, "Get up first."

Chen Yuteng didn't dare to get up for a while, and asked, "Uncle, is he willing to help me?"

Wang Wenshan pondered a little, and said: "You go to Kaifeng Mansion to stay first, don't worry, uncle will never let you go to jail, our family can't afford to lose this man!"

(End of this chapter)