Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 518 Civil, Military and Law ([-])

But this Lu Shen was gray-haired, thin and sunken, but his eyes were piercing and piercing. He was wearing a gray shirt and his back was straight.

On the other hand, Zhong Er, who was sitting on the other side, was just the opposite. He was tall and sturdy, but his eyes were a little erratic and his expression was uneasy.

Judging from the appearance, the two represent civil and martial arts, so they couldn't be more suitable.

The two of them had actually arrived a long time ago, but they didn't show up in the courtyard, but stayed in a special room, and they just came here.

Zhang Fei tilted his head to look at Lu Shen, and asked with a smile, "What's the opinion of Governor Lu?"

Lu Shen looked directly at Zhang Fei, "Lu has some opinions on President Zhang."

This question made the civil servants present hold their breath.

They also knew what Lu Shen was going to question, but this was hand-picked by the officials, and you can't change anything if you question it, and you will offend him.

"Any opinion on me?" Zhang Fei couldn't help being stunned, and immediately asked: "Prefect Lu, please tell me."

Lu Shen said, "I don't think Judge Zhang is worthy."

"Is virtue unworthy?" Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have never been very good in morality. More than one person has said this. I am just a law-abiding citizen of Song Dynasty, that's all. There is no comparison to a modest gentleman like Lu Zhifu."

"puff!"

Xu Zhiqian who was behind her never expected Zhang Fei to say such a sentence, she couldn't hold back for a while, and quickly lowered her head, but fortunately, the guests were also dumbfounded and didn't notice.

Lu Shen was also dumbfounded.

How can you answer like that, how can I ask this question.

Zhang Fei added: "What I mean by 'opinion' is whether everyone, including me, has an interest in this case, not morality. We are all so young, so we certainly don't sit here on the basis of morality. Yes, but relying on ability."

Both Su Zhe and Shangguan felt a little offended.

We are still very ethical.

Lu Shen questioned: "You use this case to threaten the government's appropriation funds, the imperial court, is this considered a relationship of interest?"

Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Who said that?"

Lu Shen said: "Needless to say, you deliberately postponed the trial just to blackmail the government. Although I don't agree with the behavior of the government, Chief Judge Zhang should report to the court instead of threatening him with official duties. It’s not about bending the law for personal gain, if you want everyone to be like this, why talk about the court system.”

He is also an expert in legal studies, and he is very concerned about moral issues. If he is wrong, you can report him, but you can't use this method.

He has been holding back this breath.

Zhang Fei leaned back and rubbed his forehead dejectedly, "Prefect Lu, let me tell you frankly that you have already left a very bad impression on me, because you just open your mouth when you speak, which is really hard to bear." believe."

Lu Shen was clean, upright, and dignified as the prefect of Chengdu. There was only two acres of vegetable land in his home. He was as virtuous as Sima Guang. No one had ever given him such an evaluation. Why do you say that?"

Zhang Fei asked: "Dare to ask Governor Lu, is there a set date for the court session?"

Lu Shen thought for a while, "That's not true."

"Since there is no such thing, why postpone the trial. Second..."

Zhang Fei said: "What do you mean by blackmailing the government office? It is obvious that our imperial court is waiting for the funds to open the court. If the government government does not allocate funds, all the ministers and generals will have to sit on stones, and those witnesses who want to appear in court will have to live in caves." They hunt for a living. Soldiers wait for their weapons to go to battle. Is this a threat? I thought it was common sense."

Cai Yanqing, who was sitting below, was embarrassed and ashamed.

Wei Yingfang was furious, you are really talking about it with your eyes open, the funds I give you don't include these things!

Lu Shen was a little doubtful, and said again: "You"

"turn down!"

Zhang Fei picked up the mallet impatiently and hit it with a bang. Lu Shen was so frightened that he almost bit his tongue, and was dumbfounded.

Zhang Fei glanced at the audience and said, "Any other opinions? If so, think carefully about whether the interrogators have any interest in this case. If so, show evidence and don't waste everyone's time here." Time, if you have any questions unrelated to this case, you can ask the chief judge after the trial is over, as the weather is so hot, the chief judge does not want to work overtime until noon."

Wow.!

What a great authority!

This...is this the legendary imperial court?

Wang Shao, Guo Kui, Lu Gongru and other leaders were all dumbfounded.

At any rate, he is a magistrate, higher in rank than you, and older than you.

You just... really have bad morals!
Zhong Er also wanted to be tough, but there were doubts over there, so he couldn't shrink back and opened his mouth, but he felt a little guilty for no reason, so let's forget it after thinking about it.

Zhang Fei only waited for a moment, then knocked down the gavel, and said, "The court will begin."

Let's go!The old man wants to see what you are capable of.Lu Shen held back his breath, and he has no evidence for the time being that the imperial court is just waiting for the government's funds to be uncovered.

But soon Zhang Fei gave him a chance to open his mouth.

Without too much introduction, Lu Shen was passed directly to court.

Lu Shen has always been the presiding judge, and has never been tried by anyone, let alone how the imperial court handles cases, so he looks around blankly, am I not in court?
Another court policeman came over and led him to sit in the middle seat.

The surrounding civil servants were a little dissatisfied. This seat is usually reserved for prisoners to stand. Although Lu Shen is sitting, it looks like he is being tried.

In their view, Zhong Er is the defendant.

But Lu Shen didn't feel anything wrong. Sitting on it, he was calm and calm.

It is a perfect explanation of what it means to be upright and not be afraid of the shadow.

Zhang Fei said: "Prefect Lu, the chief judge wants you to put aside the matter just now, because your confession is crucial to the case, please think carefully before answering."

When Lu Shen heard it, he felt even more furious. You are clearly mocking me.Because just now Zhang Fei said that he would come as soon as he opened his mouth, so he ignored Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei didn't care. He read the following text and said, "According to what the chief judge has learned, Prefect Lu participated in the entire process of the First World War in Suizhou. I would like to trouble Prefect Lu to briefly explain the process of this battle. "

After sitting up, Lu Shen naturally wouldn't be in a hurry to fight against Zhang Fei. We will talk about this matter later, so he said: "This happened in the fourth year of Zhiping, when..."

"What month and day?"

Zhang Fei asked.

Lu Shen was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It's about mid-September, I don't remember the exact date, and it's not easy to calculate."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Please continue."

Lu Shen continued: "At that time, Lu was in charge of Zhiyan Prefecture, while Zi Zheng was in charge of Qingjian City."

Zhang Fei asked again: "What is the relationship between these two?"

Lu Shen looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.

You don't even know this, what are you interrogating?
Zhang Fei looked at him in surprise, as if asking, is there any problem with my question?

Forget it, he is just a child with a yellow mouth, why am I angry with him.Lu Shen took a deep breath and said, "Qingjian City belongs to Yanzhou and is located [-] miles northeast of Yanzhou."

Zhang Fei said: "So the general Zhong at that time was a subordinate of the prefect of Lu."

Lu Shen nodded and said, "Exactly."

Zhang Fei waited for a while, and saw that he did not continue, so he looked at the copy again, "According to the investigation by the chief judge, it was the prefect Lu who recommended General Zhong to be in charge of Qingjian City. I wonder if it is true?"

Lu Shen nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "Why did Zhifu Lu recommend General Zhong? Is it because the two families have a relationship?"

"of course not."

Lu Shen said righteously: "I have always recommended others only for their abilities, not their family background. At that time, I believed that the seeds were courageous and resourceful, and they could take on the important task of defending Qingjian City."

Zhong Er, who was sitting below, had a slightly gloomy face on his face.

Although with his family background and ability, he will rise to the position sooner or later, but Lu Shen really gave him a hand and gave him a chance to make meritorious deeds. Otherwise, it might be a few years later.

But many magistrates and magistrates who supported Lu Shen shook their heads.

I can't wait to shout the slogan "the heart of a wolf and the lungs of a wolf".

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Prefect Lu, please continue."

Lu Shen continued: "At that time, Suizhou was entrenched in Xixia's Wei Mingshan and Wei Mingyishan brothers, and their tribes. After our army instigated a rebellion, Weiming Yishan had secretly belonged to our Song Dynasty.

And Zie Zheng used Wei Mingyishan to lobby his brother Wei Mingshan, intending to take back Suizhou in one fell swoop, and also reported this plan to the court.

But before the imperial edict was issued, and he did not report to me, he led the whole army of Qingjian City to attack and occupied Suizhou in one fell swoop.

Since our army is not yet ready to go to war with Xixia, and the current officials have just ascended the throne, I demanded that Zizheng come back immediately in the name of Wuzhao, but Zizheng refused to obey and clashed with the Xixia army. Although he finally won, But it almost caused a catastrophe. Fortunately, Li Liangzuo, the leader of Xixia, died of illness at that time, so the fight did not continue. This is the whole incident. "

Zhang Fei nodded, and asked, "According to what Lu Zhifu said, Seed is planning to report to the imperial court in advance."

"Yes."

Lu Shen nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "Does this comply with the court's law?"

Lu Shen nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Prefect Lu said that he did not wait for the imperial edict, so did the imperial edict issue at that time?"

"Have."

Lu Shen nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "What does the edict say?"

Lu Shen said: "At that time, the imperial court ordered Lu X and Xue Xiang, the transfer envoy at that time, to be responsible for planning this matter, and then Zi Zizheng came forward to lure the enemy commander Wei Mingshan."

At this point, he changed the subject, and said again: "But according to the investigation later, the seed was just out of greed for meritorious service, and lied about the military situation. In fact, his attempt to lure him to surrender was unsuccessful, and it was very risky for him to send troops this time."

Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say that?"

Lu Xu said: "At that time, Zizi was just using Wei Mingyi Shan to bribe Wei Mingshan's confidant called Li Wenxi, so that Li Wenxi falsely passed Wei Mingshan's order, expressing his willingness to surrender to our army, but Wei Mingshan didn't know about it. Wei Mingshan didn’t know that his younger brother had surrendered to our army until after Seed Zheng arrived, so he put down his arms and surrendered with him. But Seed Zheng presented a memorial to the court saying that Wei Mingshan had agreed to surrender.”

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any evidence for what Lu Zhifu said?"

"Of course there is."

Lu Xu said: "At that time, a soldier saw Wei Mingshan mounted his gun and prepared to fight our army. It was his brother Wei Ming Yishan who stopped him. If Wei Mingshan was ready to surrender, why did he mount his gun?

Moreover, the seed attacked at that time, not to accept Wei Mingshan's surrender, because he chose the method of surprise attack, which is enough to prove that he actually knew that Wei Mingshan had not surrendered. "

Zhang Fei nodded and asked: "Let's not care whether the seed is known or not. Afterwards, our army has occupied Suizhou. Even if he left the army without an edict, it shouldn't be a crime. If Lu Zhifu recalls him, it means that he has to give up. Suizhou."

Lu Shen said: "The reason I have just said is that because the officials had just ascended the throne at that time, and our army was not yet ready for a war with Xixia, the war between our country and Xixia is not a short-term victory or defeat, but a long-term plan. If we want to start a war, At least deploy troops and prepare food and grass.

The situation at that time was very dangerous, Xixia had already sent troops to come, and after discussion, the imperial court also decided to abandon Suizhou after burning it, and did not ask our army to stick to Suizhou. "

"Really? But the burning of the abandoned city that the prefect Lu said did not happen." Zhang Fei couldn't help but wonder.

"You can ask Guo Xianggong about this, he knows best."

Lu Shen turned his head to look at Guo Kui who was on the side.

(End of this chapter)