Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 555
"What happened?"

As soon as she returned to the backyard, Xu Zhiqian quickly greeted her.

"Good thing!"

Zhang Fei smiled.

"Good thing?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in astonishment, "I heard that many soldiers came outside?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "They already know the news about disarmament, but they don't trust the procuratorate, so they hope that our imperial court can make a decision for them."

Xu Zhiqian's eyes flickered for a moment, and she glanced at him with a smile, "In this way, it's in your arms, and the bond with the soldiers' interests is completed."

Zhang Fei nodded, "As we discussed before we came, we must first subdue these soldiers and win their trust, otherwise, we will not be able to fight against those local snakes."

Having said that, he smiled slightly, "It's just that this is much smoother than I imagined."

"You can't talk too much." Xu Zhiqian handed Zhang Fei a secret letter.

Zhang Fei was stunned, "Whose letter?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "Scholar Sima, guess what it says?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Is there any need to guess, it must be for me to target the young crop method."

Xu Zhiqian asked in surprise, "How did you guess that?"

"Because it's part of my plan."

Zhang Fei took the letter, opened it and read it, his eyes lit up, "Perfect! It's exactly as I expected."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But if we do this, will it hinder Xueshi Wang's new law?"

Zhang Fei said: "An illegal new law is difficult to last, and it is not what Wang Xueshi is pursuing. If it is, then there is no way."

Just as he was talking, Li Si ran over, "Third Brother, Mr. Su Xiao is here."

"Mr. Su Xiao is really a gentleman."

"Ok?"

"He must have come to apologize."

As Zhang Fei expected, when Su Zhe saw him, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Sorry! I still caused trouble for your imperial court."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "I hope our confessions are consistent."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "There is only one truth, as long as we are not lying, it should be the same."

Zhang Fei said: "I will give a verdict as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army."

Su Zhe asked: "You don't seem to be worried at all, whether the government can spend so much money and whether the soldiers can be stabilized."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because I will help them stabilize. Mr. Su Xiao should also have heard that our imperial court is discussing the amendment of the law on usury."

Su Zhe frowned and asked, "What's the relationship between these two things?"

Zhang Fei said: "One of them is what to do when the other party fails to pay back. This is similar to this military pay lawsuit.

I will not force the government to take out so much money to make up for the soldiers' salaries immediately, because this will affect the operation of the court, so we will ask the government to conduct financial and debt assessments, and pay back a little every year to ensure that the normal operation of the government will not be affected .

If this case is successful, it will also apply to civil disputes. We cannot allow those wealthy households and landlords to easily take away the farmer’s fields and children, but at the same time, we must ensure the interests of those wealthy households and landlords. "

"I see."

Su Zhe nodded slightly, and said again: "In this way, if soldiers want to get back their own military pay, they must rely on the imperial court."

"wrong!"

Zhang Fei said: "It's the entire public security law."

Su Zhe smiled, and said again: "Before I thought you suddenly wanted to amend the law against usury to help young crops."

Zhang Fei was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't answer directly, but asked with a smile: "I don't know what Mr. Su Xiao thinks about Qingmiao Fa?"

Su Zhe said very resolutely: "I don't agree. Look at those people whose families were ruined by usury, is it because the interest is doubled? Even if it is two cents, most of them can't afford it.

In order to seek stability and official career, the government will definitely not lend to these poor people who are too risky. Only lending to rich households is the safest way. The people who really need it will be lost, and at the same time, those rich families will be ruined. "

As long as the purpose of the government is to make money, it will remain the same.

There is only one reason why Yaqian has become a cancerous tumor, and the imperial court cannot lose money!

We can only find those wealthy households who can afford to pay to escort the goods. Anyway, if there is an accident, no matter what the reason, the court will confiscate it directly.

Since the imperial court planned it this way, the officials must also plan it this way.

That Shi Tingjun is a typical case. The officials swapped the goods of the imperial court, and then caused an accident. The imperial court then confiscated Shi Tingjun's family wealth.

All are happy.

Zhang Fei said: "That's why our imperial court has to quickly amend the law to ensure that even if the people can't pay back, they can't force the people's families to die. At the same time, we have to let the people find a way to pay back the money."

Su Zhe was startled, with a puzzled look on his face.

It turned out that he had also received a letter from Sima Guang just now, and learned that the Qingmiao Law would come to the Hezhong Mansion, and he was thinking of the imperial court's revision of the law on usury.

It is conceivable that once the imperial court promulgates stricter laws to crack down on private usury, the Youth Law will simply win!

Therefore, Su Zhe suspected that this was Zhang Fei's conspiracy.

But Zhang Fei's words also made him realize that this is a double-edged sword. Since it can restrict the lending of big landlords, it also restricts the government's lending.

It's hard to say.

Just watch the sequel.

However, as news continued to come from the capital.

Although the imperial edict has not yet arrived, in all likelihood there will be no mistakes.

This is the young crop law, disarmament, and usury, which makes the entire Hezhong Mansion in turmoil.

Wei Yingfang and the others were already stupefied.

It's getting so complicated!

What's up with this!
At this moment, no one dared to act rashly.

But at this moment, the imperial court suddenly announced that it would issue a verdict on the prosecution of the procuratorate.

This is more like a sap, making everyone dizzy.

They judged before that the military salary was just a cover for the disarmament. Now that the imperial court has decided to disarm, do you still want to judge?
Is this the same thing?

All the officials came to watch the trial today with confusion. They really didn't know how the imperial court would judge.

It was even darker in front of the gate, with tens of thousands of soldiers rushing to the imperial court, directly breaking the imperial court's observation record.

Although most people can't see the specific trial process, after all, the venue is limited!
But they also hope that they are also uneasy now when they know the verdict as soon as possible.

Is the imperial court using disarmament to threaten our compensation for military pay?

If you award the court compensation, will the court pay?Will we be fired again?
When Zhang Fei came to the court, there was no sound in the courtyard, and the inner anxiety made them whisper unintentionally, it depends on how you judge.

At the beginning, it was Su Zhe who explained their prosecution and showed the specific evidence.

Immediately, the imperial court passed Yuan Jiang to the court.

"Bachelor Yuan, do you have any objections to Chief Prosecutor Su?" Zhang Fei asked gently.

Yuan Jiang just shook his head.

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Scholar Yuan shook his head, does it mean that the evidence presented by the procuratorate is all factual, and the government did default in arrears and withhold the salaries of these [-] soldiers?"

Speaking of this, he lowered his head and glanced, and read to him: "The amount reaches 430, 690, [-], and [-] yuan."

Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Bachelor Yuan first came to Hezhong Mansion, do you really understand the situation?"

Yuan Jiang said: "The official has also checked, and the number is not wrong."

These numbers are certainly not wrong, and the evidence is very complete, because this is provided by the military camp and the Transshipment Department, it is impossible to make mistakes.

The government wants the imperial court to judge, do you dare to let the imperial court bleed?
Zhang Fei asked again: "Did Bachelor Yuan check it out, why did the government default on and withhold the soldiers' salaries?"

Yuan Jiang said: "Because the imperial court's finances are poor, it is difficult to pay so much military salary."

Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder if the imperial court has a plan to repay it?"

Yuan Jiang shook her head and said, "No."

Zhang Fei asked: "So the court intends to renege on the debt?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone inside and outside the courtyard was dumbfounded.

Don't you represent the imperial court?
Is this separation of politics and law really that thorough?

Yuan Jiang said: "This official doesn't know, because the amount of military expenditure is determined by the third division."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said, "I know that too. But can someone report the deduction and arrears of military pay to the Third Division?"

Yuan Jiang's expression froze immediately, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead, "As far as I know, no. No."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Is it because everyone thinks that the third division will definitely renege on the debt?"

Yuan Jiang shook her head and said, "Of course not."

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Then why didn't you report it?"

".?"

"Does Bachelor Yuan think this is a dereliction of duty?"

".?"

Ask whatever you want, I won't say anything.

I can't talk today.

Hasn't it been like this since ancient times?
If you want to give them all the money, how can they be reimbursed for eating and drinking with public funds?

Zhang Fei waited for a long time, seeing that Yuan Jiang had entered the samadhi, he didn't force it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Bachelor Yuan, for testifying in court."

Yuan Jiang quickly got up and slipped away.

There was a burst of hissing outside the courtyard at the right time.

Bang bang bang!
Zhang Fei knocked the gavel several times, and when he calmed down, he said loudly: "It's only natural to pay off debts, as stipulated by law, and so is morality.

The sage said, a man cannot stand without faith, a business cannot prosper without faith, and a country will decline without faith.Therefore, don't underestimate it, this is just a few thousand guns, once the country loses its credibility, this must be the beginning of a country's decline.

The president of the court understands the current financial difficulties of the imperial court very well, and is also very clear that the imperial court is indeed unable to spend so much military expenditure for the time being.

In fact, these are very common and common things, and no one has a difficult problem.But what makes the president very dissatisfied is that the government has no response to this.What the chief judge saw was that the government didn't take it seriously, didn't take it seriously, and just wanted to renege on the debt.

This does not seem to be advocated by Confucianism!The president of the court does not know whether Confucianism is so tolerant, but the law absolutely does not allow it.

Therefore, after review by the head of the court, the evidence in this case is convincing. The government must make up for the owed and deducted military pay of these [-] soldiers, and each of them must pay interest on the usual money, and fine them [-] yuan for their negative behavior against the government. through. "

Before the words were finished, there was an uproar inside and outside the courtyard.

The officials couldn't help but widen their eyes, looking at Zhang Fei in shock.

Brother!What a trap!

Why are you stepping on it so hard?

He encouraged the soldiers to sue, because he was sure that the imperial court would not dare to judge, because the imperial court would not pay compensation.

But they did not expect that the imperial court not only dared to judge, but also imposed interest and fines.

This..

Doesn't our government want to lose face?

After being hardened, Zhang Fei changed the subject: "However, in view of the current financial difficulties of the court, there is really no extra money, so the president of the court allows the court not to pay compensation for the time being, but must give a compensation within one month. plan."

"Why do you?"

But seeing an old master standing up, "You are just a pen, why judge the government, who gave you the power. If you have to pay for it yourself, we will not pay you."

After finishing speaking, the old master flicked his sleeves and walked towards the gate.

"Wait!"

Zhang Fei shouted suddenly.

Immediately two court policemen blocked the old master's way.

The old master turned his head and glared at Zhang Fei, "What? You still dare to arrest the old man? Do you know that!"

"I don't need to know."

Zhang Fei said: "I only know that you are contemptuous of the imperial court now. The chief judge will sentence you to prison for seven days, and you can pay fifty pieces of redemption copper as compensation."

"you."

"Take it!"

The two court policemen immediately went up and lightly grabbed the old master.

The old master was stunned.

In the boundary of Hezhong Mansion, would anyone dare to arrest the old man?

"Chairman Zhang."

"What? Do you want to go in for company too?"

Zhang Fei turned his head to look at Wei Yingfang.

Wei Yingfang's pupils suddenly shrank.

I'm a general judge, you dare to catch me?

The other officials were also dumbfounded.

For a long time, although Zhang Fei was hateful, he had never targeted them and was very tolerant. Today, Zhang Fei suddenly became ruthless, which shocked them all.

Zhang Fei seemed to guess what he was thinking, and looked around, "I advise everyone, don't try to challenge the law in the imperial court, because you are not qualified."

After all, he picked up the gavel, but he didn't hit it.

Give you a chance to be provocative.

come!

try it!
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

Cai Bian and Chen Qi were extremely nervous, which was not expected.

After waiting for a long time, no one made a sound, Zhang Fei then dropped the gavel, "Leave the court."

(End of this chapter)