Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 531 Sorry!I am the creator!
Although before this, the imperial court had held two court sessions, but in fact it was still in the preparatory stage, so let's deal with it temporarily. This system has not been established at all, basically what Zhang Fei says.

But how can this work, the rules of the imperial court must be clear.

And the reason is waiting for this lawsuit.

Only after the trial of this lawsuit is over, can the imperial court truly gain a foothold here.

Because this lawsuit can assert the power of the imperial court and make everyone realize the power of the imperial court again.

It can be finalized.

No one is out of it.

Therefore, after this lawsuit, Zhang Fei and the others did not get a moment of rest, but ushered in the busiest period.

After breakfast, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian came to the conference room to preside over the meeting.

"Teacher, we have sorted out all the confessions, court records, and work logs of our imperial court in the Suizhou case. Please have a look at the teacher."

Cai Bian handed Zhang Fei a stack of thick paperwork.

Everything he did here had to be recorded, and then sent to the capital for study by the Court of Justice and the Legislative Council, because Zhang Fei didn't have superpowers after all, and the establishment of the system had to be promoted by the administration.

It is just an example, and other places should follow this example.

"very good!"

Zhang Fei took it, threw it to Xu Zhiqian who was beside him, and said: "After Master Xu has read it, if there is no problem, I will hand it over to Cai Jing, who will organize it into an official document and send it to the court."

Cai Jing nodded and said, "The students understand."

Zhang Fei added: "From today onwards, Cai Jing will be the vice president of the court."

As soon as these words came out, except for Cai Jing who was surprised, Cai Bian, Shangguan Jun, and Ye Zuqia all looked shocked.

This..

Where are we inferior to Cai Jing?

It's not fair!
The four of them are friendly on the surface, but they are competing in private, and they refuse to accept each other.

And their expressions were also expected by Zhang Fei, explaining: "The reason why Cai Jing was assigned this position is because I need someone beside me who can assist me with full authority, coordinate with various government offices, and take charge of our imperial court's finances." .

This position has nothing to do with the court trial. I am still in charge of judiciary and court trial matters, and Cai Jing is responsible for other aspects. But if he is not given the position of vice president, it will be difficult for him to make overall arrangements. "

After the three of them heard this, their complexions eased a lot.

It turns out that it is okay to let Cai Jing go and argue with the various government offices.

In fact, when Zhang Fei came to Hezhong Mansion, Cai Jing had been arranged to handle these matters. I have to admit that Cai Jing handled it very well, but if he was not given a high position, he would not be able to manage it.

Cai Jing was overjoyed in his heart, this was what he had been longing for for a long time. His ambition was not in the imperial court, but in the political affairs hall. Power is what he pursued. He immediately stood up and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, the students will definitely do their best go."

Zhang Fei nodded slightly and smiled, "You deserve it."

Cai Bian looked at his brother's excited expression, on the one hand he was also happy for him, but on the other hand he was a little worried.

He knew that this was his brother's ambition, and it was understandable. People go to high places, but water flows to low places, but he was still worried about his brother's character.

Little did he know that Zhang Fei knew Cai Jing no less than him, but what he needed was not a mediocre person, what he wanted was a talent, and a talent would have ambition, you can't have both, it depends on how you weigh it .

Zhang Fei obviously valued Cai Jing's ability to handle affairs more, and said: "In addition, it is the construction of our imperial court. From today, our imperial court will officially set up three permanent imperial courts, namely the civil imperial court, the criminal imperial court and the imperial court. The Great Imperial Court. I believe I don’t need to say more about this, if you still remember the concept of the rule of law.”

Several people nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Then tell me, which of the three imperial courts is the most important?"

Shangguan Jun said: "The students thought it was a civil court."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"

Shangguan Jun said: "Because this is the biggest difference between the law of the legal system and the law of the Legalists, which has never been seen before."

Ye Zuqia hastily added: "And civil cases must be the most numerous and the most complicated."

"correct!"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "So the civil court will be the top priority of our court. It will be opened throughout the year, and there will be a chief judge at all times. In addition, let me warn you again, if you If you want to be promoted, you need to spend more energy on handling civil cases, because there are a lot of talents in the DPRK and China. In terms of seniority, it is difficult for you to rise to the top, but you are probably the only ones who know how to handle civil cases. Take advantage of this opportunity.”

Ye Zuqia excitedly said: "Can we also try the case?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I will temporarily promote you to be judges so that you are qualified to try, but at present you are not hot enough and don't have much experience, I will take you to try for a while, and then slowly hand over to you .”

The three nodded excitedly.

Zhang Fei added: "In addition, we will build three major institutions under the imperial court, namely the Legal Aid Department, the Law School and the Law Journal."

Everyone was taken aback, does our imperial court still operate so many businesses?
Zhang Fei continued: "You should know that the Legal Aid Office in Bianjing was originally served by officials sent by the imperial court, and it was not included in the public security law. But here, the situation is different. The government is not very keen on it, and the procuratorate may be It is inconvenient to manage the Legal Aid Department as it is the opponent of the Legal Aid Department, so it can only be under the jurisdiction of our imperial court for the time being, and Master Xu will be personally responsible for this aspect."

The four of them glanced at Xu Zhiqian and had no objection.

Because the initial court assistance was arranged by Xu Zhiqian, they knew very little about it, after all, they were not from Erbi.

Zhang Fei continued: "As for the law school, first of all, the name is to distinguish it from the Guozijiande Law School, which is supported by our imperial court's finances. As for why?"

He swept his eyes away, "Look at our empty conference room, I believe I don't need to say more, we need more legal talents now. Like the procuratorate, we will recruit some talents with a foundation in law or litigation. I decide, but the class is up to you to go to."

Shangguan asked anxiously, "Can we teach others?"

Zhang Fei asked back: "I can teach you, why can't you teach others."

".?"

Zhang Fei laughed again and said, "Don't burden yourself, those who can come to the law school must have a foundation in law, and you can take it as an exchange."

"Students know."

"As for the Journal of Law?"

Zhang Fei said: "This is mainly to promote our imperial court and the legal system, we will announce the trial process of most cases to the public, so that the people can understand more clearly, our imperial court's trial methods, and jurisprudence.

Regarding the Journal of Law, I will be in charge of it myself.And you can also write your opinions. If it is brilliant, I don't mind publishing your articles. "

At this moment, Li Si walked in, "Third Brother, Zheng Xueshi and Prosecutor Su are here."

Xu Zhiqian couldn't help being surprised and said, "Why did they come together?"

Zhang Fei shrugged slightly, indicating that I didn't know, and stood up again: "Master Xu will preside over the meeting on my behalf, and you will follow her instructions. Cai Jing, come with me."

"Yes."

Zhang Fei and Cai Jing came to the front hall, after a simple exchange of pleasantries.

Zheng Xie explained his reason for coming, "After the old man went back, he carefully studied Judge Zhang's judgment. Although Judge Zhang explained it very clearly and it was reasonable, I still have some ideas about the guiding principles of Judge Zhang. doubt."

Having said that, he paused for a while, and then said: "Actually, in the same type of cases, the presiding judge will give lenient or harsh sentences according to the specific differences of the cases. This often happens, but no one has ever The reason for your own judgment is above the law."

Zhang Fei said: "About this...!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Xie nodded and said, "I know Chief Judge Zhang may have this power, but for such a big matter, Chief Judge Zhang's one-sided words are still unconvincing."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "After Bachelor Zheng returns to Beijing, you can ask Bachelor Sima, or Mr. Fu."

Zheng Xie nodded and said: "This old man is here today for this matter. I hope that Judge Zhang can give me a complete set of guiding principles, which I will take back to Beijing to discuss with Bachelor Sima and the others."

Zhang Fei asked in astonishment: "Complete guiding principles?"

Zheng Xie asked back: "Could it be that when it comes to military law, there are only these few guiding principles?"

Cai Jing immediately understood Zheng Xie's purpose here, opened his mouth, but still didn't speak, just looked at Zhang Fei slightly worried.

Of course Zhang Fei also understood, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, there are only a few for the time being, and I can't guarantee whether there will be more in the future."

Su Zhe immediately said: "Our procuratorate also has doubts about this guiding principle. Although this guiding principle is reasonable, it can play a key role in many cases, making the final judgment biased to one side.

If there is no written regulation in advance, then Chief Judge Zhang can fabricate guiding principles at any time to influence the judgment of a case, then it is not the judiciary, but the personal authority of Judge Zhang, which is obviously not acceptable. "

After all, Zheng Xie has no right to supervise, he is only present as a witness, and he is acquainted with Su Zhe, and the procuratorate has the power to check and balance the imperial court, so he asked Su Zhe to come with him to explain the matter clearly .

Coincidentally, Su Zhe also had this concern.

Take this case as an example, as long as Zhang Fei slightly changes this guiding principle, it can also be very reasonable, but it may be another judgment.

This is simply a BUG.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I understand your concerns very well, and this is indeed a huge hidden danger. I can indeed use the guiding principles to influence the judgment, but I have no choice. I was also forced."

Zheng Xie and Su Zhe looked at each other, and looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously at the same time.

This is still forced?
Then you come and force me.

Zhang Fei explained: "As I said in court, I was ordered to build a military court. The reason is that the laws in previous cases of this kind are not perfect, and the judiciary often does not play a decisive role. This is a never-ending case. To a certain process, and I am a creator, if I don't give guiding principles, that is my dereliction of duty, and if I give it, I will be self-willed.

This is why I pay great attention to the trial process and try my best to convince everyone, but it is impossible for me not to give guiding principles. I am here to do this, and I am here not just for this case. "

Su Zhe said: "But Chief Judge Zhang can write down everything first. In future trials, everyone will follow this guiding principle, and there will be no doubts."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I can't do this, because I have never been involved in relevant cases before, and I can't come up with some guiding principles out of thin air, and I have to think from specific cases, so I can't come up with a complete copy. The guiding principle is for the two of you."

Zheng Xie questioned: "Chairman Zhang keeps pursuing fairness, impartiality, and openness, so does President Zhang think this is fair?"

Zhang Fei said: "It's not fair, it depends on how Scholar Zheng looks at this matter."

Zheng Xie asked, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei asked: "When Li Kui compiled the "Fa Jing", the punishments in it more or less involved his personal views and thoughts. Does Xueshi Zheng think this is fair?"

Zheng Xie didn't know why.

Zhang Fei said helplessly: "I am a founder of the rule of law, not a law enforcer. It is really unfair if Xueshi Zheng regards me as a law enforcer, but it is very unfair if he regards me as a creator. It's fair, because these principles are not one-time, when I give the guiding principles, the imperial court in the capital must also follow them, then everyone will start under the same principles."

Zheng Xie was shocked and said, "Do you have such great power?"

"Without this power, I would not dare to do it."

Zhang Fei nodded, and explained: "Of course, this is also subject to restrictions. At that time, this case will be sent to the capital for final evaluation by the Judicial Court, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment, and Legislative Council.

And when they suggested that I come here to build a military imperial court, they hoped that I could perfect military law in specific cases. If I could figure it out out of thin air, then I wouldn't need to come here. "

(End of this chapter)