Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 188

At this time, Wang Hong was really like having a nightmare. He couldn't believe that such an outrageous thing even got the support of some officials in the court.

And it took a sharp turn for the worse, and the voice of opposition became smaller and smaller.

Is it bullying honest people?

Or am I being sold?

But in fact, he was not wronged. Although Zhang Fei was the one who came up with the idea, it was Wang Anshi who was the most popular person in the dynasty. It was relatively easy to punish him as a county magistrate, and it was still relatively easy to use such a fair method.

Seeing that the wind direction was wrong, Wang Hong hurriedly sent someone to contact Wei Yushan, this is your fault, you have to take care of it yourself.

"What did Wei Yushan say?"

Seeing Zheng Yun entering the hall, Wang Hong walked over and asked.

Zheng Yun hurriedly said: "Wei Yushan has already sent someone to look for it, but Geng Ming's family is nowhere to be found, and they must have been hidden."

"waste!"

Wang Hong couldn't help cursing, "I was really hurt by him this time."

Zheng Yun said embarrassingly: "The county magistrate, that Wei Yushan thinks so too."

Wang Hong was taken aback, "What do you mean by that?"

Zheng Yun said: "Wei Yushan seems to think that Zhang San wants to take revenge on the magistrate, so he is innocent."

"What?" Wang Hong opened his eyes angrily, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have protected him in the first place."

Zheng Yun hurriedly said: "Magistrate, you can't fall out with Wei Yushan now! He still has a relationship with King Chang!"

Wang Hong's expression changed, "Will he ask King Chang to come forward?"

Zheng Yun said: "It is said that someone has been sent to look for it. Although Wei Yushan thinks he is innocent, he is also very angry because of it. He thinks that Zhang San is too deceitful."

Wei Yushan thinks that there is a grievance and a debt has an owner. If you take revenge, go directly to Wang Hong, why drag me.

Also angry.

So innocent!

The corner of Wang Hong's mouth twitched, "I'll settle the score with him after this matter is over."

Court of Justice.

"It's really hard to guard against!"

Sima Guang sighed, glanced away, and said dejectedly: "Otherwise, I will write to the government to say that judicial reform must be carried out step by step, that the separation of politics and law cannot be moved rashly, and that talents must be trained for two years, otherwise, the gains will not be worth the losses."

"No!"

Liu Shu immediately objected, "If you do this, it will be in Wang Anshi's arms, and his new law will come out soon."

The people sitting there nodded their heads.

Sima Guang waved his hands and said, "If I don't do this, I will fall into Wang Anshi's scheme to drive a wedge. People will definitely distrust my judicial reform, which will also be a bad thing."

Qian Wei immediately said: "Scholar Sima's words are wrong. Judicial reform is for justice, not for cover."

Sima Guang hurriedly said: "Qian Yushi is right. This is my slip of the tongue, but I'm really in a dilemma!"

He and Wang Anshi are not on the same line, he just wants to protect the rights and interests of landlords and wealthy businessmen, and everyone discusses everything. If the court is short of money, you have to take some money out.

He didn't hide it, and he spoke frankly.

He played this show, in fact, to show those big landlords and scholar-bureaucrats that my judicial reform is not aimed at you.

Wen Yanbo had the same political philosophy towards Sima Guang, and saw that Sima Guang's acting was similar, so he said, "Your Majesty! Everyone knows about this matter, and you can't blame it. If you want to blame it, you can blame Wang Jiefu for being too cunning!"

The people sitting there nodded their heads.

This is the stronghold of conservatives, and there is no one who does not oppose Wang Anshi.

Fan Chunren came out suddenly and said, "I have a plan to solve this problem."

Sima Guang hurriedly said, "Fan Sijian, please tell me."

Fan Chunren said: "Isn't it enough to win this lawsuit?"

".!"

Morale was pretty low.

We never beat Zhang Fei.

After losing the last game, they really didn't want to go to court with Zhang Fei anymore, why would they compete with a person from Erbi in his professional field.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Fan Chunren hurriedly said, "I think there is a great possibility of winning this lawsuit."

Qi Hui sighed: "There is no possibility, Wang Hong's judgment is wrong, if it is justified, the left court will not dare to accept this lawsuit."

Fan Chunren said: "There is indeed a problem with Wang Hong's sentence, but it is debatable whether it is the crime of committing the crime or the crime of inflicting the crime. As far as I know, Wang Hong did not accept bribes. The key to committing a crime with a reason lies in whether the officials are corrupt or accept bribes."

Sima Guang frowned when he heard this: "Yes! We only considered that the judgment of the Sili Yuan was reasonable, but we didn't consider whether the pleadings asked by Lu Jia were really reasonable."

"I also think what Fan Sijian said makes sense."

Wen Yanbo nodded, and said again: "But if it is really necessary to fight, it is best not to proceed with the lawsuit in the left hall, and it is more appropriate to place it in Dali Temple or the Criminal Court."

Sima Guang, Liu Shu and others all nodded slightly.

Dali Temple and the Court of Judgment are the highest courts of the Song Dynasty, and it is only natural that they are placed here for trial, which can also appease everyone's emotions.

Because many officials are just worried, a small judicial judge can also sue my fifth and sixth rank officials to court.

If they can only go to Dali Temple to sue, then of course they have no objection. In the past, officials often went to Dali Temple for interrogation. The threshold is very high.

Sima Guang hadn't completed the layout yet, and he didn't dare to take advantage of this case to immediately separate politics from law. That would cause problems, so he was willing to take a small step back.

If the appeal is successful, it is already a judicial victory.

Alum Building.

"Ouch! Third brother, you are here, please come in quickly."

Fan Zheng greeted Zhang Fei at the door, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness has been waiting up there for a long time."

Zhang Fei nodded, and asked in a low voice, "Will no one hear us talking later?"

Fan Zheng immediately said: "Third Brother, please don't worry about this. Even if you shout loudly, no one will hear you. I am not open for business in the west building today."

"Are you so sensible?" Zhang Fei laughed.

Fan Zheng smiled wryly and said, "This is a terrible matter, can you be a little more careful, little brother?"

Zhang Fei hehe said: "It's not that serious, just chatting."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Fan Zheng nodded repeatedly, not daring to say much, and hurriedly welcomed Zhang Fei up to the third floor of the west building, to the largest private room in the middle, and was stopped by two guards standing at the door.

After the notification, Zhang Fei entered the private room.

I saw a handsome young man who was not yet 20 years old sitting inside.

This person is Zhao Hao, king of Chang.

He invited Zhang Fei to come here today, of course it was to talk about Wei Yushan's matter, because he didn't think it was a big deal, and there was no need to invite the Queen Mother.

The key point is that Wei Yushan is just the father of his concubine, not the concubine's father. If he really went to find Empress Dowager Gao, he was not sure how much Empress Dowager Gao was willing to help. After all, Empress Dowager Gao also hated such things.

After much deliberation, it would be best to go directly to Zhang Fei, after all, he is just an Er Bi, and he is a prince.

"Xiaomin sees the prince."

"Free gift!"

Naturally, Zhao Hao would not let Zhang Fei sit with him, tilted his head slightly, and glanced at Zhang Fei, "Your pen is really capable of tossing around, and you can still live to this day. This king admires you a little bit."

Zhang Fei laughed and remained silent.

Zhao Hao didn't bother to chat with him, "I know that your move is to take revenge on that Kaifeng County Wang Hong, but why did you implicate Wei Yushan?"

Zhang Fei glanced left and right.

Zhao Hao said: "Don't worry, I'm the only one here, so you don't have to hide it."

"Yes!" Zhang Fei nodded, and said: "Returning to the lord, Wei Yushan has committed a heinous crime and committed heinous crimes. Using him as a medicine guide can also give justice to the common people. It kills two birds with one stone."

Zhao Hao wondered, "Why is Wei Yushan so wicked?"

Zhang Fei said: "Yaqian is just going to his house to urge the tax payment. He can refuse to pay, but he can't force people to sell their land, divorce their wives and children, and become a monk. This kind of behavior is outraged by both men and gods."

Zhao Hao said without confidence: "This is not a heinous crime."

Zhang Fei said in a low voice: "It's possible if you just hit it!"

Zhao Hao was shocked and said, "What? You really intend to punish Wei Yushan for his ten heinous crimes?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "That's not true, Xiaomin plans to sue Wei Yushan for murder."

What's the difference?Fortunately, the king is here!This kid is really vicious.Zhao Hao broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said, "You must never do this."

Zhang Fei was stunned and asked, "Why?"

Zhao Hao said: "Don't you know that his daughter is the king's concubine?"

Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide, "Is this impossible?"

Zhao Hao said: "If it wasn't so, why did the king ask you?"

Zhang Fei suddenly cried, "My lord, you...why didn't you tell Xiaomin that this pleading paper has already been handed over."

Zhao Hao said, "What does it matter? You are the one to file the lawsuit, so you can change it!"

Zhang Fei struggled and said: "My lord doesn't know something, Wei Yushan's crime is the evidence against Wang Hong, so there is no way to change it!"

Zhao Hao excitedly said: "I don't care about this matter, if you sue him for murder, my concubine will be implicated. You'd better give up this lawsuit."

Zhang Fei said: "My lord also knows that Xiao Min wants to take revenge on Wang Zhi County, if Xiao Min is afraid, he will not do this."

Zhao Hao frowned, yes!He is a small pen, even the magistrate of Chi County dares to sue, will he be afraid of death?On the mouth, he said forcefully: "I don't care so much, if you take revenge on Wang Hong, that's your business, but Wei Yushan must not be implicated."

Zhang Fei struggled for a while, and said: "Since the lord came to find Xiaomin in person, Xiaomin can agree not to charge Wei Yushan with the crime of murder for money, but the crime of tax evasion and robbing people's land cannot be escaped. At that time, Wei Yushan must come up with A sum of money to forgive crimes, including compensation for Geng Ming's losses, and back taxes."

Zhao Hao thought for a while, and suddenly felt that it would be great to be able to spend money to eliminate the disaster, although before he came, he planned that Zhang Fei would completely give up suing Wei Yushan, and stood up, "That's it."

Finished talking and left.

After the door closed, Zhang Fei smiled.

In fact, he didn't intend to sue Wei Yushan for murder, but to scare Zhao Hao, because his purpose was to get revenge on Wang Hong and help Wang Anshi pay taxes.

If it is said to seek wealth and kill, it is definitely not deterrence, but to force rebellion.

Those big landlords will inevitably attack them together, and they will never pay taxes. If they do not pay, it will prove that they have evaded taxes in the past.

It's just that Zhang Fei thought in advance, what should he do if Zhao Hao came to him.

Now that Zhao Hao has come forward, it proves that this lawsuit is a certainty.

Sure enough, when Zhang Fei returned home, Lu Huiqing had been waiting for a long time.

"King Chang?"

Lu Huiqing was taken aback when she learned that Zhang Fei had gone to see King Chang before, and immediately asked, "How did you deal with it?"

Zhang Fei said in a low voice: "I said that I would sue Wei Yushan for murder."

Lu Huiqing was amused, "Smart."

But there was a hint of disappointment in his tone. He originally hoped that King Chang would find the Empress Dowager Gao directly, but it didn't matter. His goal had already been achieved. Although many ministers in the court chose to support Sima Guang, he believed that in the future they would definitely Will be wary of Sima Guang's judicial reform.

"They asked to be tried in the trial court, what do you think?" Lu Huiqing said.

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "It must not be tried in the Criminal Court. After all, this is a lawsuit that concerns the interests of the people. Only the public trial in Kaifeng Prefecture can arouse people's expectations for the new law."

Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "I think so too, but if we ask for a trial in Kaifeng, the judge may have to be decided by them."

Zhang Fei asked in surprise, "Isn't the prefect Lu not good?"

Lu Huiqing clicked her tongue: "Lu Jiawen is the grand-nephew of the prefect of Lu, so he has to avoid suspicion."

"That's true." Zhang Fei nodded, "Who does Xiaokan Lu think they will choose?"

Lu Huiqing said: "Of course they can't let them choose. We plan to let Zhao Xiang come to the trial. In terms of the new law, Zhao Xiang is against the teacher, but in this case, he supports Geng Ming. Let him judge. In our favor."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "As long as the chief judge is fair, I don't care."

Lu Huiqing smiled and said, "Don't be careless. I heard that Fan Sijian would plead for Wang Hong on his own initiative. He has no friendship with Wang Hong. Obviously he came for you."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "You are defeated, what is there to worry about?"

This matter caused a lot of trouble, and Zhao Xu didn't pay much attention to it, but he ignored it, in fact, he was biased towards Zhang Fei.

Of course, if he ignores it, it doesn't mean you can decide.

This matter may seem small, but only the emperor can decide.

Because the emperor is the highest judge of the country, as well as the highest chief executive, when the two powers compete, who can call the shots?
Wang Anshi and Sima Guang would not commit such taboos.

Although they have reached a consensus in private, the trial will be held in Kaifeng Mansion, but the trial will be presided over by Zhao Bian, but whether they can sue or not depends on the emperor's decision.

Zhao Xu didn't even have a special meeting to discuss this matter, so he just agreed.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused great concern from the people.

They didn't pay attention to the grievances between Zhang Fei and Wang Hong, they paid more attention to Geng Ming and Wei Yushan, and it was the season of tax payment.

During this period of time, it is impossible to keep a low profile in such a lawsuit!
Today is the day of the trial.

In front of the gate of Kaifeng mansion, there was already a sea of ​​people, and it was completely blocked.

"Zhang San, why did you come so early this time!"

Cao Dongdong sat on Zhang Fei's carriage, dangling his legs, and asked Zhang Fei.

Xu Zhiqian beside her also looked at Zhang Fei curiously.

In the past, Zhang Fei always appeared last, but this time Zhang Fei came earlier than Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi.

Xu Zhiqian used to wait at Zhang's house, but this time Zhang Fei went to Xu's house to wait.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I want to meet someone."

"Who?" Cao Dongdong asked gossipingly.

Zhang Fei just smiled.

Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said: "Third brother, you promised me last time, bring me next time you go to court."

Zhang Fei asked in surprise, "Aren't you drunk?"

Ma Xiaoyi said innocently: "I remember when I'm drunk!"

Pretend to be pure.This kid must have pretended last time.Zhang Fei suddenly took Xu Zhiqian's little hand, and said: "This time I can only break my promise to you, this is not an assistant, this is my wife, you can't replace me."

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly withdrew her hand, "What wife, don't talk nonsense." Then she said to Ma Xiaoyi: "Little Ma, if you really want to help, next time you can help with the copy."

Ma Xiaoyi nodded excitedly and said: "Thank you Mrs. Xu, thank you Mrs. Xu. I can afford to recite more."

Cao Dongdong enviously said: "Can you also take me with you?"

"Your father is willing, I don't care!" Zhang Fei shrugged.

Cao Dongdong was stunned.

Suddenly, Zhang Fei glanced aside, "I'm sorry."

Just go forward.

Xu Zhiqian turned her head to look and saw Fan Chunren and Wang Hong walking over, she couldn't help shaking her head with a wry smile.

When Wang Hong saw Zhang Fei, the enemy was extremely jealous, and his fists were clenched and rattling.

"Fan Sijian, please stay safe."

Zhang Fei bowed his hands to Fan Chunren.

Fan Chunren said with a serious face: "I will not lose to you again this time."

"A fair way, I am willing to accept any failure." Zhang Fei smiled, and said: "May I have a few words with Wang Zhixian."

Fan Chunren glanced at Wang Hong, and then left.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Wang Zhi County, you can't think of it, we met again so soon, but today Wang Zhi County has lost a bit of prestige, is it because he didn't bring the water and fire stick?"

Wang Hong snorted angrily, "You won't succeed."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Did you also think before that it is impossible to sue this matter in court, but what is the result?"

Wang Hong immediately glared at him angrily, "I really shouldn't have let you off lightly last time."

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Don't say that you are so kind, if you were able to fight back then, you would have fought. In fact, I am the same as you in this point, so this time you must make sure that you can't turn over."

Fear flashed in Wang Hong's eyes, and he sneered and said, "I was born as a Jinshi, but you are just a small pen, even if you lose the lawsuit, you can't kill me, but you, please don't fall into my hands." .”

Zhang Fei suddenly leaned forward, and whispered in Wang Hong's ear: "If I want to be an official, I can do it anytime, just wait for death, you bastard."

After that, he turned and left.

Seeing Zhang Fei came back, Xu Zhiqian walked over immediately, glanced at Wang Hong behind him, saw that his face had turned livid, and knew what happened, so she couldn't help but asked Zhang Fei, "What about it?"

Zhang Fei said lightly: "Respect is mutual."

The scene of the county government office last time really irritated Zhang Fei. Qiu Zhengwen and the others were lying in the open space, they didn't look like human beings.

He must have revenge.

He came here so early, not for anything else, just to scold a few words and vent.

(End of this chapter)