Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 78
In this matter, Zhang Fei's appearance is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Originally, this matter was already full of uproar. After all, it involved the royal relatives and relatives, so it was just right. Zhang Feiben had many conflicts with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and this BUFF piled up.

The degree of hatred can be imagined.

It even disturbed the two queen mothers in the harem.

They don't want this to get worse.

"My son has seen the empress."

"Officials are free!"

Mrs. Gao later apologized and said: "I heard that Dong'er's incident has brought a lot of trouble to the officials recently."

Song Shenzong hurriedly said: "Those censors have always been like this, so don't worry about it."

"How can the officials say that? If there is no censor, how can the officials know the affairs of the people!"

"Yes, what the empress taught me is that my son made a slip of the tongue."

Even so, the young and energetic Song Shenzong was still unconvinced.

"Ugh."

Empress Dowager Gao sighed, "This building is so stubborn, it didn't know how to reflect on what happened, and even asked the people of Erbi to complain about it, as if it wasn't shameful enough."

After a pause, she continued: "What my aunt and I mean is that this matter should not continue to quarrel, so as not to interfere with the government's governance of the country, and let the Kaifeng Mansion judge it impartially."

The implication is to hurry up and make a quick decision.

They also believed in Lin Fei, not Cao Dongdong, and believed that this was the truth.

In addition, according to the law, the general sentence for rape is two years, but Cao Dongdong is considered an attempted rape, one to one and a half years, and he can go for a walk outside, and he can come back after the matter subsides.

If it goes on, it will only embarrass the royal family even more.

But Song Shenzong was unwilling to compromise on this. He wanted to find Zhang San before, but was blocked by Xu Zun. Now that he knew that Cao Dongdong had invited Zhang San, he was very happy, so he said: "I personally think that Cao Dongdong Doing so is in compliance with the law, and the Kaifeng government also allows him to ask Erbi's people to plead, if the minister intervenes, someone will take the opportunity to make trouble, why not leave everything to the Kaifeng government."

Empress Dowager Gao thought for a while, and felt that what the emperor said made sense.

The Kaifeng government has already allowed it, and if they intervene again, it will be a mouthful.

After struggling for a while, Empress Dowager Gao said, "I'll ask my aunt again!"

Fanjia Bookstore!
"Are you crazy?"

Li Guozhong glared at Fan Li angrily with his eyes puffed up, his hair stood on end with anger.

Fan Li said: "Thank you for your concern, Chief Xing, I am very clear."

"wide awake?"

Li Guozhong said: "If you are sober, you will sell the bookstore to Zhang San?"

Fan Li suddenly slanted his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Dare to ask Xingshou, what can I do if I don't give up to Zhang San? Sit and wait to die? I remember when Xingshou snatched away my guests, it wasn't like this manner."

"I know it! I know it!"

Li Guozhong paced back and forth anxiously, "This is clearly Zhang San's conspiracy, we have all been played by him, can't you see it?"

"This is not a conspiracy, this is a conspiracy."

Fan Li sneered and said: "Zhang San confessed to me from the very beginning, but we had the opportunity to make his plan fail. It was only for profit, and he didn't care about my life. No wonder I found another way out."

"Hello, okay, wait and regret it! This lawsuit has solid evidence, you think Zhang San is a god, if you lose this lawsuit, huh, you guys just wait to close the door!"

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves behind him and left angrily.

Xu Mansion!

"I see!"

Xu Zun nodded.

Zhang Fei also explained: "The reason why I didn't inform Engong in advance is because as far as I am concerned, this is just a business, and I have the right to fight for anyone now."

Xu Zun asked Zhang Fei: "Then are you sure you can win?"

As he spoke, he added: "Nowadays, many censors in the court, as well as the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Criminal Court are all watching this case, and the only solid evidence in this case is the confession, which is not so easy to fight! "

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If I can't win, I won't take it."

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Xu Zun felt relieved, and said with emotion: "Actually, the matter shouldn't have come to this point. If Lin Fei followed Qian'er's advice and was able to turn back when he lost his way, it would be good for him and everyone else. Everyone is nice."

Zhang Fei said: "It's better to be crazy than to die aggrieved. In fact, I can understand Lin Fei very well."

Xu Zhiqian asked suddenly: "Would you have chosen the same as him?"

Zhang Fei said: "If you ask me, I might say no, but if I were him, maybe I would too. It is said that the times make heroes, but in fact they also make a lot of pitiful, hateful and pathetic people, but people just Remember the hero."

Hanlin Academy.

"How can there be such a reason! How can there be such a reason!"

I saw a 60-year-old man sitting in the Hanlin Academy, patted the table, and stamped his head, "Xiao Xiaoer, I really don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, does he really think he can turn the world around with one mouth?"

As he said that, he looked around Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Liu Shu, Lu Gongzhu, Xu Zun and other officials, pointing at them and said: "You are the pillars of the court, and you are played by a man of Erbi in the middle of applause. Indifference has been unheard of since ancient times."

This old man is none other than Tang Jie, Prime Minister of Ji, who is also a member of government affairs, a prime minister with a combination of name and power. He is an upright and upright official. , the dignitaries in the DPRK and China are really afraid of them, and their reputation is comparable to that of Baolongtu.

If not, he wouldn't dare to spit at Wang Anshi and Sima Guang!

Wang Anshi said: "Master Ji's words are wrong. What Zhang San did was done according to the law. You can't blame him because he is Erbi."

Tang Jie looked at Wang Anshi's thorny head and was not pleasing to the eye, "He has fought so many lawsuits in Kaifeng Mansion, which time did he produce ironclad evidence, all relying on his mouth to turn black and white. Now that the evidence in this case is convincing, he wants to repeat the old trick again. , if this case allows him to succeed again, hehe, you will all laugh for future generations."

In Ayun's case, he had firmly supported Sima Guang, and for this reason he had argued with Wang Anshi till the sky was dark. It was not until Zhang Fei came up with the political correctness of filial piety that he was forced to silence.

But he was not convinced either, Zhang Fei won the lawsuit without hard evidence.

Before, he also supported the restriction of the right to dispute. He advocated that the investigation should be based on evidence, and this person who is in the pen is only making loopholes in the law, which is crooked.

And this time it involved the royal relatives, he really couldn't help it, he must stand up and preside over the overall situation.

Of course Xu Zun supported Zhang Fei, saying: "In court, the law comes first, and in the arena, success or failure is judged. As long as we enforce the law impartially, why should we be afraid of the laughter of future generations?"

Tang Jie glanced at Xu Zun, and said with a sneer, "I almost forgot that Erbi's person is your disciple Xu Zhongtu, no wonder!"

This Xu Zun is a well-known weirdo in the legal world. He often opens up his mind and makes his colleagues very speechless. In the case of A Yun, he is the culprit, and Zhang Fei is at best an accomplice.

Xu Zundao: "If I have acted in favor of selfishness and perverted the law, the Prime Minister can impeach me."

Although Tang Jie didn't like Xu Zun, he also knew Xu Zun's character, and said: "This old man is just discussing the matter as it stands, and never targeted Xu Si's affairs. This old man thinks it's unfair."

Wang Anshi asked, "What injustice does Prime Minister Ji think?"

Tang Jie said: "Didn't you realize that there has been only one Er Bi in the court all this time?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Although there is only one person from Erbi, the government has always been on the opposite side of Zhang Fei.

But having said that, after all, the presiding officer wants to be fair, and can only raise doubts, but not argue with the people in Erbi, which is still different from the people in Erbi.

Lu Gong said: "Lin Fei can also invite Erbi's people."

Tang Jie said: "You should have heard that now, how much it costs to hire Zhang San, only a yamen like Cao Dongdong can afford it, Lin Fei certainly can't afford it, even if it's the teacher, let alone ordinary people. "

Sima Guang nodded slightly, and asked, "I don't know what Ji Xiang thinks about this?"

Tang Jiedao: "In the past, there were very few people from Erbi who came to the court to defend. Now Zhang San's appearance obviously broke this rule. I think the government should set up another yamen to help the people and deal with people from Erbi. This is only fair."

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded in praise.

In this way, not only is it fair, but also the government has one more card in its hand, which is beneficial to the rule of the court.

Look, compared to Wang Wenshan and his ilk, that's really a judgment call.

Xu Zun was also interested in this, and asked, "But I don't know if this yamen is the accusing party or the defending party?"

Tang Jie said: "The opposite of Erbi."

Since the government is in the middle, it doesn't matter which side it is, this move is to check and balance the people of Erbi, and not let them sing a one-man show.

Xu Zundao: "If you want to do this, I don't recommend letting the government do it. If one party is from the government, then the government is very likely to favor its own people, which is unfair."

Tang Jie said: "If the presiding officer wants to show favoritism, then he will. What does it have to do with who?"

Xu Zun insisted: "Can Ji Xiang guarantee that the government will not deliberately favor people on your side for the sake of face?"

Tang Jie was silent for a while, and asked: "According to your opinion, what should we do?"

Xu Zun frowned and thought about it.

Sima Guang suddenly said: "Why not, the government has established a cooperative relationship with the tea eaters, and the imperial court has given them a monopoly position. In addition, the government can also exempt them from taxes in exchange for them working for the government."

Tang Jie nodded slightly. The tea eater is a supplement to the government, but it does not belong to the government in name, so it is very suitable. He asked the others: "What do you think?"

The rest also nodded.

Duke Lu asked: "Then the case will be tried after the matter is settled?"

Tang Jie said: "That's not necessary, you just need to send the chief bookkeeper Huang Gui to help Lin Fei."

Mr. Lu immediately said, "Isn't this against the rules?"

Tang Jie said: "This is a matter of urgency. At present, only Huang Gui is familiar with this case. As long as you, Prefect Lu, enforce the law impartially, it will be fine."

Mr. Lu looked at Sima Guang and Wang Anshi again.

Wang Anshi said: "For the sake of fairness, we still have to inform the other party first. If the other party raises doubts, we should also discuss with them."

Sima Guang also nodded in agreement.

Tang Jie thought for a moment and nodded.

This case must be resolved quickly and must not be delayed.

Lu Gong nodded and said: "Okay!"

In fact, it was him who felt wronged the most.

What evil did you do to meet such a weirdo as Zhang San.

He has only been in Kaifeng Mansion for a few months, if he is not in Kaifeng Mansion, he must be on his way to Kaifeng Mansion.

(End of this chapter)