Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 516 Civil, Military and Law ([-])

In fact, Wei Yingfang and the others didn't want to starve the imperial court to death, how could this be possible, it was just that they couldn't swallow that breath, and they had to make Zhang Fei sick to get back some face, and at the same time, they did it for others to see.

Our government is still the boss, not an imperial court.

It's just that simple.

It's not that he wants to play his life with Zhang Fei, he hasn't reached that point yet, but he didn't know that when he encountered such a big matter, he would be so impulsive and act out of common sense at all.

It can only be said that you are more ruthless.

Persuaded!

There's really no need to risk your official career, or even your life, for this little thing.

Over there, Cai Jing had just returned to the imperial court, and Cai Bian and Shangguan Jun immediately greeted him.

"Brother, what does the government office say?"

"I believe that soon, the government will approve us to build shops here."

Cai Jing smiled and nodded.

But Cai Bian and the others had no joy on their faces, they just breathed a sigh of relief.

"But is it really worth it?" Shangguan couldn't help questioning.

Cai Bian said: "Although in the end we forced the government to bow its head, this matter has already caused great damage to the reputation of our imperial court. Whether it is a civil servant or a general, they all have great distrust of our imperial court, especially the teacher. yes."

Although they are all fledglings, they are familiar with history books after all. The imperial court actually paid a political cost for this matter. There is indeed something wrong with the government office, but you are the imperial court. You are fighting against others for such a trivial matter. Using us as a threat, how can this be convincing.

Cai Jing didn't make a sound, just asked, "By the way, is teacher there?"

Shangguan Jun said: "In the backyard."

Cai Jing nodded and said, "Then I'll go talk to the teacher first."

Just now Cai Jing asked for [-] guan, Wei Yingfang thought it was extortion, but in fact it was not, although it was not as much as [-] guan, but the witness fees alone cost thousands of guan, but it was not paid by the imperial court , but Zhao Xu paid for it, and the Secretary of the Imperial City secretly sent someone to look for it.

Yes, few people know.

For Zhao Xu, this lawsuit is actually very important, because he also knows the problem of using literature to control martial arts, and he just wants to expand abroad. He wants to continue to maintain control over the army, and at the same time hopes to The army is capable of fighting.

But before this, there is no solution.

There are gains and losses.

Jiedushi may appear if you let go, and many opportunities will be missed if you don't let go.

This time, Zhao Xu is going to try to use the public prosecutor's law to balance the two.

So regarding this case, it was Zhao Xu who supported Zhang Fei behind his back.

Regarding this matter, only Big Dog knew about this matter in the entire Hezhong Mansion except Zhang Fei.

Today the big dog came to the imperial court and reported the matter to Zhang Fei.

"Director Zhang, those witnesses have all been sent to the hunting ground behind this mountain, and they can testify in court at any time."

"very good!"

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said, "I believe that the government office will admit defeat soon."

The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei, hesitated to speak.

Zhang Fei asked, "What do you want to ask?"

The big dog hehe said: "Actually, there is a question, I have always been curious about it."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Let's talk!"

The big dog said: "Actually, those witnesses are also very ordinary. Why don't they just pass it on? Why are they so mysterious?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Surprise!"

"surprise?"

"Yes, surprise."

Zhang Fei nodded. "If I let them know what kind of witnesses I have found, then they will be able to guess something. They won't be like now, who don't know how I will interrogate at all. This will make the whole trial full of surprises."

The big dog nodded half-understanding.

is a surprise!
So what is this for?

Zhang Fei didn't elaborate, and asked again: "What's the situation outside now?"

The big dog said: "Whether civil servants or military commanders, they have a lot of complaints about Chief Judge Zhang."

Zhang Fei said depressedly: "Is it just a bit of criticism?"

The big dog gave him a strange look, and said embarrassingly: "Maybe it's not just criticism, most people are very dissatisfied with President Zhang's actions."

"very good!"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.

Is it good that the big dog is clueless?

At this moment, Li Si came over, "Third brother, Cai Dalang has returned from the government office."

"Tell him to wait for me in the pavilion by the lake."

"Yes."

After Li Si left, Zhang Fei looked at the big dog again and said, "Go to the side door."

"Yes."

The big dog cupped his hands and said, "Then I will take my leave first."

After leaving the big dog behind, Zhang Fei came to the pavilion by the lake.

Cai Jing, who was waiting here, immediately saluted, "The student has met the teacher."

"How about it?"

"The government office has agreed to our request."

"very good!"

Zhang Fei stretched out his hand again and said, "Sit down."

"Yes."

The teacher and the student sat down.

Zhang Fei asked, "Does your second brother know about it?"

Cai Jing nodded and said, "I just told them about it."

Zhang Fei said: "What do they think?"

Cai Jing hesitated for a moment, "They still think that the teacher is a little emotional."

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

Cai Jing pondered for a while, and said, "The students think that the teacher did the right thing."

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "Why?"

Cai Jingdao: "First of all, the entire Hezhong Mansion is now talking about our imperial court, and this is exactly what our imperial court needs."

Zhang Fei said: "This good thing doesn't go out, but the bad thing spreads thousands of miles."

"Students thought it was a good thing."

"Oh?"

"From the students' point of view, this case is like the case of Wu Zhang's murder of his mother. No matter how it is judged, it seems that it is wrong. It is difficult to convince everyone, and it is even more difficult to judge than the case of Wu Zhang's.

After all, Mrs. Wu and Zhang are just a village woman. The teacher can give her a crime without punishment. She won't care too much about it. But for General Zhong, this crime cannot be given casually.

But now after this incident, civil and military officials are very distrustful of the teacher, and even feel afraid, for fear that the teacher will make a wrong judgment and wrong the side they support. When the teacher gives a fair punishment, they will be satisfied. There will be no complaints. "

"Smart, worthy of being big!"

"???"

Cai Jing looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously.

No, he is my student now, even if he is a traitor, he is still a loyal one.Zhang Fei coughed, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether the government government gives us funds or not, most people can still be starved to death by them.

This lawsuit is the most important thing. Whether our imperial court can gain a foothold here depends on this lawsuit. Therefore, we must do enough publicity to attract everyone's attention, but there are also pros and cons. , it can become a blockbuster, if the trial is not good, it will become a classic joke.

However, this lawsuit is not so easy to judge, otherwise, it would not be noisy until today.If they all have high expectations for me, no matter how I judge, they may be a little disappointed, because they all feel that they are very wronged and want to get justice.

But if I don't expect much from me before, then I will be able to surprise them and convince them more at the same time. "

Cai Jing nodded: "Students understand."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "But there is one thing you don't understand."

Cai Jing looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously.

Zhang Fei said: "The importance of those shops is definitely worth it. Judging from the government's response and the attitude of those salt merchants, they care more about who has the most power than the judiciary. If this phenomenon cannot be reversed, then There's no point in everything I do, and when we're gone, things will go back to the way they were.

We need to establish a law center. I will not only put the bookstore here, but also build a law school here, publish law books, and set up a law newspaper. Only in this way can all this become more meaningful. These things are still your responsibility. "

He didn't come to enforce the law impartially. If he just said to enforce the law impartially, there were too many unselfish officials in the Song Dynasty. Why let him come here? He came to establish the law of the rule of law. system.

Cai Jing nodded and said, "Students will not disappoint the teacher."

Zhang Fei added: "Also, this trial involves state secrets and will not be heard in public. If you want to come to watch the trial, you must submit an application to the imperial court. I will leave this matter to you."

When Cai Jing heard this, he couldn't help being overjoyed. This is a good job. Those generals and envoys must come to find him. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Student obeys."

After the government over there approved the application of the imperial court, Zhang Fei immediately sent someone to notify Zhong Er and Lu Shen that the case would be heard in court seven days later.

Yes!

It's so realistic.

He did not hide his purpose at all.

But whether it was Su Zhe, Yuan Jiang, Cai Yanqing and the others, they all breathed a sigh of relief, which can be regarded as a solution.

But why after seven days, after waiting for so long, is there anything else to prepare?

It's very simple, it is to give everyone time to apply for viewing seats.

The imperial court officially announced to the outside world that since the case involved some state secrets, there would be no public trial, and it would be transferred to the military imperial court, where the chief judge would personally try it.

This is also the first time the military imperial court has appeared in official documents.

A layman just looks at the name and thinks the name is very special, but an insider sees it as a way, and they have set up a military imperial court. In other words, in the future, such cases will be tried in the military imperial court.

When seeing this news, whether it is a general or a civil servant, they all have mixed feelings and feel uneasy.

The general thought to himself, good guy, here is another official office to supervise our generals, it is really difficult for our generals.

They must have regarded the imperial court as the side of the civil servants.

How could a military general become the judge.

The key point is that the judge is unreliable.

But the civil servants thought that the imperial court was here to check and balance them, and it would not be so easy to make small reports about military generals in the future.

Civil officials have never regarded the imperial court as their side.

What is Zhang Fei’s background, Er Bi’s background, it’s fine if the article is written like that, and the key word is like a dog’s pick. To say that he is a literati, isn’t that an insult to the literati in the world?

So how the military imperial court will hear the case is very important to both parties.

This involves the power of all parties.

Definitely a must see.

The next day, the imperial court received hundreds of applications, all of which were from the governors of various prefectures, chiefs of all walks of life, and commanders-in-chief of various armies.

Cai Jing is really cool this time!

It is very important to get acquainted in the officialdom.

Besides, this is because the other party wants something from him.

"Wei Tongpan, have you applied yet?"

He Chunlin looked at Wei Yingfang eagerly.

Wei Yingfang said depressedly: "What is the reason for applying for a seat? The imperial court is playing tricks and exalting itself. Originally, I didn't intend to apply. In the boundary of Hezhong Mansion, why should the imperial court not let me go? I went to apply, and I can only send someone to apply."

Speaking of the back, I am a little embarrassed.

He Chunlin immediately asked, "Has the application been approved?"

Wei Yingfang shook his head and said, "I don't know yet."

He Chunlin said depressedly, "I haven't."

Wei Yingfang was shocked: "Really?"

The implication is that the imperial court really refused. He thought it was a formality, and he thought it would be embarrassing for him to apply.

He Chunlin nodded and said: "I sent people to apply in the morning, but they were rejected on the spot, saying that there were not enough seats, and this case has nothing to do with our Yansi. Oh, it's really embarrassing."

He actually has a lot of power, after all, he is in charge of salt, and generals have to say a few polite words when they meet him.

Wei Yingfang slapped his thigh, "Revenge! The imperial court definitely wants to use this to retaliate against us. Oh, if I had known this, I would not have applied. If the dignified Hezhong Mansion passed the sentence and was rejected by the imperial court, then I will!"

Although Zhang Fei didn't tell Cai Jing clearly, Cai Jing knew that this was to use the imperial court's force. If there is not enough force in the trial of this kind of case, it will not be able to support the scene.

Cai Jing really directly rejected a large number of officials, but without any intention of retaliation, it all depends on the position.

Then those who can enter the military imperial court are naturally not ordinary people, which is also a kind of recognition of identity.

(End of this chapter)