Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 654

Chapter 654

The reason why Zhang Fei dared to say it was because he was just saying it. This is the Legislative Council, not the imperial court. He doesn't have the authority of the Hezhong Mansion, and he can decide everything with one hammer, so no matter how bad he said, However good it is, the final decision rests with the Legislative Council.

The pressure is all on the Legislative Council.

But isn't this the original intention of Fu Bi to arrange Zhang Fei to go to the procuratorate?

In the capital, your authority and qualifications are not enough to convince the public, and your judgment will inevitably be questioned. Therefore, the Procuratorate is more suitable for you. The real power should return to the Legislative Council.

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility.

Next comes the time to test the Legislative Council.

At this time, Fu Bi didn't care about the headache, came to Zhao Xu, and asked, "Does the official have anything to say?"

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "I haven't fully understood President Zhang's explanation for a while. If there is a result in the legislation, Mr. Fu will come and explain it to me."

The implication is that I don't want to carry this blame, you can handle it yourself.

Fu Bi could only cup his hands and said, "The old minister takes orders."

Zhao Xu stood up, "I will go back to the palace first."

"The old minister sent the official home respectfully."

Zhao Xu got up and left immediately.

The ministers watched Zhao Xu one after another, hoping to realize a little bit of holy meaning from his back.

After Zhao Xu left, Fu Bi announced the end of today's Legislative Council.

Of course, the Legislative Council cannot be held for only one day. It will last until the Chinese New Year. There are many issues to be discussed, but today is Zhang Fei's special session.

As soon as Zhao Xu left, two big groups immediately formed in the scene.

The reformers surrounded Wang Anshi, while the conservatives surrounded Sima Guang.

All of them had worried faces.

Because Zhang Fei's theory touches the interests of everyone, it's not just a problem of redundant officials, but also usually, if you want to charge a little more money, it may not work, so this official still has What's the meaning.

"Scholar Sima, what Zhang San said is very dangerous, don't try it lightly."

"What he said makes sense, but it will also offend a lot of people."

"That kid just talked, but we are the ones who offend people. It's really cunning."

All in all, all in all, it is unavoidable that people are so sophisticated. This case will make the public security law walk on thin ice, and it will inevitably make more people oppose the public security law.

"What if it's a last resort?"

Facing everyone's persuasion, Sima Guang suddenly asked a question.

as the last resort?

Everyone suddenly realized a very serious problem.

Sima Guang glanced at it and said: "Everyone knows what is going on in Qingzhou. They forced us into this situation. Do we have to bow our heads and admit defeat?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone suddenly realized, ouch!Isn't this the solution to Qingzhou's problem?

Core conservatives such as Liu Shu immediately demanded that the Qingzhou government directly restructure its debts.

Yes, this is what they forced.

Moreover, if you don't do this, the public prosecutor's law must be in a dilemma in Qingzhou.

Nowadays, the situation in Qingzhou is very serious. Under Lu Huiqing's operation, the government demolished the east wall and repaired the west wall. Instead, it became heavily in debt. If the debt is not reorganized, or the court does not save it, the public security, procuratorate, and law will definitely be finished, and it will be difficult to advance or retreat. It's a dead end.

But the imperial court is impossible to save. Even if the emperor is willing, Sima Guang will not be willing, because as long as the imperial court takes action, the Qingzhou Rebellion will all be blamed on the public security bureau, and Fan Chunren and his career will face a big blow. Sima Guang It is impossible for Fan Chunren and others to bear the responsibility.

Only by restructuring the debt and starting over can we control the situation and avoid the destruction of the public security organs and law. It can also reduce the burden on the government, increase future finances, and turn defeat into victory.

More importantly, the government officials were most injured by this debt restructuring, because the main redundant officials are concentrated in the government. After all, the public security law has just been established, and it is impossible for redundant officials to appear.They are the ones who are responsible for this trick, so debt restructuring is just to repay them in the same way and let them reap the consequences.

This is fun to think about. Although it will also affect their interests, if they fail, the consequences they will face will be more serious.

The party struggle has reached such a point that we must not be soft-hearted and let us live first.

Conservatives have supported Zhang Fei's remarks.

Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong have seen all the works, and generally know Zhang Fei's strategy. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Deng Wan, Pei Wen and other reformers over there are also advising Wang Anshi, don't believe Zhang Fei, this kid is full of bad intentions.

If it is layoffs, how much resistance will there be!

Who will support your reforms.

You have to think this through.

Wang Anshi stroked his beard and laughed, "Why don't you listen? Well said! Well said!"

Deng Wan wondered, "Where did Wang Xueshi say this?"

Wang Anshi said: "Just now, Zhang San has been emphasizing that it is only right and proper to repay debts. The government should be like this, and the people should be like this. In Qingzhou, the government owes money to the people, but in other states on Jingdong East Road The government is not the money owed by the government to the people, but the money owed by the people to the government. If we explain it this way, the chaos on Jingdong East Road is not because of the New Deal, so it is better to let them ask for it for us. We all win."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

They only cared about the money owed by the government, but they didn't think that the money owed by the people to the government should be the same.

After understanding this principle, everyone suddenly became enlightened.

Let the public prosecutors and the law ask for it. If you want to get it without riots, that's up to you. But they all think that the situation on Jingdong East Road is very serious, so it's impossible to get it.

If not, it proves that Zhang Fei's theory is untenable and self-defeating.

Deng Wan suddenly asked, "What about the Qingzhou issue?"

Meng Gansheng glanced at Sima Guang, and immediately said: "The other party will definitely request Qingzhou to carry out debt restructuring based on Zhang Fei's precedent."

The rest of the people looked at Wang Anshi again.

Debt restructuring is scary.

Wang Anshi frowned and said: "Yes, they will definitely do this, and then take the opportunity to eradicate our people, but the premise is that they have to solve the debt problem of Jingdong East Road. This case is to treat everyone equally."

Having said that, everyone's expression is still very dignified.

In case they do work it out, don't we all have to go home and raise pigs?

This is the Legislative Council, not the Political Hall, and it is not meant to resolve a political dispute. Once what Zhang Fei said becomes law, it will be really terrible.

Many people looked at Fu Bi in unison, and at this time Fu Bi was talking with Zhang Fei.

"Oh, you really don't worry, kid!" Fu Bi couldn't help but said earnestly.

It has to be said that Zhang Fei's theory exceeded his expectations. It was much more ruthless than laying off officials, because it would touch the unique exploitation system of feudal society. Something went wrong.

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "What about Bachelor Wang?"

Fu Bi was stunned for a while, stroked his beard, thought for a while, nodded and smiled: "But you have to understand, it's not that Wang Jiefu doesn't know the root cause of his troubles. The idea of ​​increasing the endowment and using the country to spare."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I know."

Fu Bi asked curiously again: "Even Wang Jiefu is afraid, aren't you afraid?"

Zhang Fei said: "But I am not advocating layoffs. I also know that there will be great resistance. I still want to consolidate the law of the legal system and the public prosecutor's law, but I want to truly rule the country according to the law."

Fu Bi let out a sigh: "Truly govern the country by law?"

Zhang Fei nodded: "I have faced many problems in the Hezhong Mansion, but I have never pursued the responsibility of the relevant officials. Of course, on the one hand, I do not want the conflict to intensify, but on the other hand, I also consider their difficulties. Because of the Many problems are caused by finances forcing officials to break the law. The reason for this is that there is no final solution mechanism.

As long as there is a problem with the government's finances, it must be transferred to the people, then it will definitely violate the law, and eventually the government will force the people to rebel.Although this kind of thing has happened many times in my dynasty, there has never been a solution mechanism that can avoid this problem for a long time.

More critically, this will eventually lead to the judiciary facing constant impact. In other words, you can’t have both, if you want finances, you must destroy the judiciary. If this problem is not resolved, the public security law will not be able to gain a foothold. "

Fu Bi nodded lightly, but anyone who has read the cases of Hezhong Mansion knows that most officials are using financial problems to provide legal support for their illegal actions, and this is also the biggest problem Zhang Fei faces in Hezhong Mansion.

If it weren't for Yuan Jiang's policies, Zhang Fei might not have ended up in the same place.

This is also the reason why many people question the public prosecutor's law.

They believe that the public security law will destroy the administrative system, because many problems are rooted in the imperial court. If the government is held accountable, it will be difficult for the government to do anything, and the finances will face a greater crisis, and the gains outweigh the losses.

The success of the Hezhong Prefecture is entirely dependent on personal ability, which does not mean that the Bide Prefecture can also succeed.

The only way to replicate the success of the Hezhong Mansion is to introduce the Bankruptcy Act, which will impose very strict requirements on the competence of officials.

But you can't easily get money from the people, so you can only think of other ways.

Zhang Fei continued: "Even the ordinary people know that if the income decreases and there is no way to increase it for a while, the expenditure must be reduced, and the country should do the same. This judgment is not for layoffs, but for the protection of the country. There is really no way not to perish because of this, so doing this is better than forcing the people to rebel."

This bill may not be used, but it cannot be without it. If it is not, it will inevitably be a rebellion by the government.

Fu Bi nodded, and asked again: "You are very reasonable, but do you think the Legislative Council can pass it?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If you are not in his position, you will not seek his own government."

Fu Bi laughed and said, "It's really a good one who is not in his position and does not seek his own government!"

This sentence also applies to him, because the Legislative Council is not up to him, it needs the consent of many people.

If it is normal, it will definitely not pass.

But if the current situation cannot be overcome, the problems facing Jingdong East Road will not be resolved.

However, most people don't want the problem of Jingdong East Road to be resolved. They just want the reformers and conservatives to die together.Moreover, they absolutely do not support the program of debt restructuring.

Although Wang Anshi believes that he can use his strength to make use of this case to help raise Changping Division to collect money.

But people are not stupid. The problem on Jingdong East Road is only temporary after all, but if this bill is passed, it will be tantamount to putting a rope around their necks and killing them at any time.

Therefore, immediately after the end of this Legislative Council, many ministers impeached Zhang Fei for deceiving the public, wanting to destroy the law of the ancestors, and directly asked the emperor to question Zhang Fei.

In fact, they also know that it is very difficult to accuse Zhang Fei at present, because both Wang Anshi and Sima Guang support him.They just want to tell the emperor that they must not do this. If they do this, the consequences will be very serious.

However, at this critical moment, two waves of refugees from Jingdong East Road entered the capital unknowingly, and what was even more frightening was still behind, directly surrounding Wang Anshi's mansion and Sima Guang's mansion. .

Although the forbidden army rushed over soon and captured all these refugees.

But it still caused great panic.

In ancient times, it was very rare to want to leave your hometown. Although the Song Dynasty was relatively easy, the two groups of refugees combined, there were nearly 200 people, they went through many obstacles without a sound, appeared in the capital, and returned the prime minister's order. The mansion was surrounded.

The people were all dumbfounded!

Is this the other way around?

However, the ministers of the DPRK and China have long heard the news that some people will come to the capital to sue the imperial court. Before that, they also secretly supported it, so that the states and counties along the way would not be stopped.

Because these two waves of refugees came from Qingzhou and other counties on Jingdong East Road.

The people who surrounded Wang Anshi were the people of Qizhou and Dengzhou. The Qingmiao method was just what you came up with, but it ended up ruining my family.

And those who surrounded Sima Guang were government servants and cao soldiers in Qingzhou. It was your judicial reform that made our military pay gone.

Although the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were not very good, they could not be allowed to drive straight in. As long as they were not blind, they could be found no matter what, so there was only one reason, and someone must have secretly escorted them in.

The one who can have this power must be the prime minister, and it's not just one person, it must be a group of people.

Originally, many opponents of reform were looking forward to this day, but this happened after the Legislative Assembly. This, um... is a bit subtle.

What they expect is that these people come to complain, but both sides are unable to solve these problems, then the emperor will inevitably be forced by public grievances, at least [-] boards each.

But now there is a solution, it depends on whether the two parties are willing to cooperate.

Instead, this became an opportunity for cooperation between the two parties.

After Zhao Xu learned of this, he immediately issued an order to ask the public prosecutor to investigate the matter thoroughly immediately.

This immediately caused panic.

Zhang family.

"Daddy, what's the situation now?"

Seeing Xu Zun coming back, Xu Zhiqian immediately went up to greet her and asked with concern.

Xu Zun glared at her, "Now you have to raise your baby with peace of mind, and don't ask about these things."

Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and looked at Zhang Fei with aggrieved eyes.

Zhang Fei smiled and asked, "Father-in-law, how is the current investigation going?"

Xu Zun sat down, "The situation is a bit complicated. According to what the people said, if we really want to investigate, many officials may be involved."

Zhang Fei asked curiously: "Is it so serious?"

Xu Zun nodded and said: "This involves forcing others to borrow money, raising interest rates through conversion and loss, and robbing more fields to repay the loan, etc. If we really investigate, it may be released soon. out of hand."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "My son-in-law thinks so. No matter what, the procuratorate must enforce the law impartially."

Xu Zun hesitated, and said, "You are trying to force them to accept debt restructuring."

Zhang Fei chuckled, "My son-in-law is just providing two ladders for Bachelor Wang and Bachelor Sima."

Wangfu.

"Men, Zhang Zihou has sent you a letter."

Lu Huiqing hurriedly handed a letter to Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi received the letter and before he opened it, Lu Huiqing couldn't wait to say: "The officials on Jingdong East Road all know that people have come to the capital to complain. Now they are all panic-stricken and asking Zhang Zihou for help. They all say that they are just We fully support Qingmiaofa, so we hope that our mentor can save them once."

After hearing this, Wang Anshi didn't bother to read it. He threw the letter aside and said, "Are they sincerely supporting the New Deal, or do they want to borrow a knife to kill people?"

Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "But they will definitely support cooperation with the other party now. Although the debt restructuring is difficult for them to accept, if this matter is not handled well, they may face jail time."

In fact, the officials on Jingdong East Road didn't expect such a big disturbance, and they couldn't handle it long ago. Now those people even sued the capital, and now they only want to protect themselves.

No matter what the conditions are, they will agree. It is better to be laid off than to log in Qiongzhou. Moreover, the financial situation of Jingdong East Road is far from reaching the point of debt restructuring.

Officials in Qingzhou, do our shit, dead friends will not die poor.

And this is tantamount to providing support to Wang Anshi, thereby blocking the mouths of officials such as Meng Gansheng.

Many officials involved in this case have filed legal precedents in support of Zhang Fei. Their reason is that we officials are unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. If the people have no money to pay off their debts, if we do not force them, we are negligent in our duties. If we force them, it will lead to Public resentment.

Give us this jurisprudence, and we will be able to judge according to law.

Must support.

Wang Anshi nodded, "Go talk to Xu Zhongtu and see how much evidence the procuratorate currently has."

Lu Huiqing said: "The students know."

The procuratorate has not investigated deeply yet, what we know for the time being is just the one-sided words of those people. Xu Zun also informed the emperor of the origin of these people.

Zhao Xu also held a meeting immediately.

Hanging Palace.

"What exactly is going on?"

Zhao Xu took a memorial, slammed it on the table, and questioned a group of ministers.

Sima Guang took the lead to stand up, "What happened in Qingzhou today is exactly what President Zhang said in the Legislative Council that day. Due to the long-term arrears of military pay, those soldiers and officials came to the capital to appeal. I implore Your Majesty to urge the Legislative Council to pass the debt restructuring as soon as possible. So that the government can have countermeasures.”

Pei Wen immediately stood up and said: "Scholar Sima's words are wrong. Before the public prosecutor's visit, Qingzhou has been doing well. How can this be explained?"

Sima Guang said: "Why didn't Pei Yushi say it? As soon as the public prosecutor went to Qingzhou, thousands of people appealed. It can be seen that Qingzhou's problem is urgent. I also know what Yushitai was doing before?"

Wen Yanbo immediately stood up and said: "I am guilty."

This Wen Yanbo is the boss of Yushitai, he admits his mistake, Pei Wen is inconvenient to say more.

Zhao Xu immediately said: "This is not the time to question the crime, but to solve these problems immediately."

Sima Guang said: "Your Majesty is wise, the public prosecutor's office in Qingzhou is just enforcing the law impartially, this turmoil was not caused by an unjust case, fortunately the public prosecutor's office has gone, otherwise, in a year or two, it may be that the government forced the people to rebel."

What nonsense!

Many ministers know that Sima Guang is scaremongering. If the public security bureau does not go, let alone a year or two, even ten years, it is unlikely that officials will force people to revolt in 20 years.

Because all this turmoil was secretly manipulated by them.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to make such a big fuss.

Meng Gansheng immediately stood up and said: "The problem needs to be solved, but it doesn't mean that we need to use debt restructuring. This is absolutely unfeasible. It will make the imperial court lose all support. I hope Your Majesty should be careful."

Xie Yun echoed: "The finances of many places are already very difficult, and the government offices are even worse than private houses. This is not because the officials are not capable enough, but because they want to meet the needs of the capital. It is really unfair to determine the ability of officials based on finances. ah!"

Immediately, many people stood up and supported Xie Yun.

These people already know what Wang Anshi and the others are thinking, and now they can only rely on themselves to save themselves, and must prevent this case from passing.

Moreover, these words also have a threatening meaning. The capital’s demands are too high, so local officials can only ask for it from the people. If you want to do this, you will kill the donkey.

Sima Guang stood up and retorted: "But if the debt restructuring is not carried out, there are only two ways. Either the government repudiates the debt and declares that it will not compensate. Or the court allocates money to save it. But if the court allocates money to save it, the consequences will be even more disastrous. At that time, many local governments will follow suit, squander their finances, and wait for the imperial court to save them."

Liu Shu and the others immediately stood up to express their support.

This is all your own fault. If you didn't provoke those people to appeal, how could Qingzhou's debt become like this?

Zhao Xu suddenly looked at Fu Bi and asked, "Fu Gong, what does the Legislative Council think about this?"

Fu Bi said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Legislative Council conducted an anonymous vote on this case, and most of them supported this case."

Meng Gansheng asked in surprise, "How is this possible?"

Fu Bi said: "This is the fact. If you don't believe it, you can go investigate."

Soon Meng Gansheng realized that there are many candidates in the Legislative Assembly, and the candidates are seeking for higher positions, and all of them are pretentious. If you don't get down, then how can we get up.

Those who are capable are of course pursued by young people, because if they are ranked in terms of seniority, they can only wait.

In addition, most of the officials in the Legislative Council are middle- and low-level officials, and they do all the dirty work. It is precisely because of this that he has the confidence to rise to the top based on his ability, and it is in their interest.

In addition, most of the officials are conservatives. After all, Fu Bi is in control of the Legislative Council. They must protect Fan Chunren and the others, and they are also very dissatisfied with the actions of the reformers.

The ridiculous thing is that some officials from the reformist side also hope to pass it, especially the judicial officials on Jingdong East Road. They now want to protect themselves. Based on these reasons, this must be passed by a majority.

Zhao Xu asked again: "What does Mr. Fu think about this?"

Fu Bi said bluntly: "The veteran supports it."

Zhao Xu snorted, "Really?"

Fu Bi nodded and said, "Because the judgment made by Judge Zhang is based on a very serious situation. Many rebellions in the history books are due to local financial difficulties and a vicious circle, which eventually led to the government forcing the people to rebel. The court sent troops to suppress it and allocated money to appease it , This actually made the finances worse, and even faced the risk of national subjugation.

But for a long time, there has been no good solution to this kind of situation. The veteran believes that this case can be ignored, and the veteran does not recommend using this case to solve financial problems, but it must be because it can indeed be used in times of crisis. prevent the situation from getting worse. "

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

Sima Guang immediately said: "The financial situation of Qingzhou has reached a very critical moment, water transport has been stopped, and next year's tax revenue may not come up at hand. If this precedent is not used, there is a high possibility of mutiny or civil uprising .”

Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Do you have a solution?"

A silence answered him.

If there is no bad debt and no exploitation, there is no solution to this problem.

Because with their efforts, Qingzhou's problems have become very serious, but now they are all regretful.

They just wanted to kill the public prosecutor and the law in one fell swoop. They did it recklessly in the first place, and they must make Qingzhou's finances irreparable.

After all, it is only a state, and the imperial court really wants to save it, but it can still be saved.

Who knew that Zhang Fei would propose debt restructuring? This hammer directly hit him in the foot.

It really cost my life!

Meng Gansheng resolutely said: "The current problem in Qingzhou can only be allocated by the imperial court."

Zhao Xu said: "Didn't you hear what Bachelor Sima said just now? If the imperial court allocates money, the consequences will be even more disastrous."

".!"

This time there was complete silence.

Zhao Xu waited for a while, then said: "Well, let's implement debt restructuring in Qingzhou for the time being, and if it works, then the Legislative Council will legislate on it."

Sima Guang immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Wang Anshi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, according to President Zhang, debt restructuring applies to the common people first, so it applies to the government. The crisis in Qizhou and Dengzhou is because the people owe money to the government. If you don’t pay back, logically speaking, that’s how it should be!”

Sima Guang immediately retorted: "The crisis in Qizhou and Dengzhou is clearly caused by the government forcing the rich households to share equally."

Although they have already had a tacit exchange, they still have to hate.

Wang Anshi said: "The public security law is based on evidence. How can you conclude that the government has forced others to borrow money? They got it voluntarily. If so, the public security law can enforce the law impartially. The government will recover the arrears.”

Immediately, a large group of people stood up and supported Wang Anshi.

Sima Guang said: "Qizhou and Dengzhou don't have public security laws."

Wang Anshi said: "That's also because of your problem. You are slow to popularize the public security law, but you are eager to legislate in the court. In this way, the country will be messed up by you."

More people stood up to support it, and at the same time said that the current public security law is only so small, and the Legislative Council should not rush to enact legislation.

They also know that they can't stop the current situation, so they will wait until this wave of crisis has passed before they come out to stop it, so it won't be so difficult.

Zhao Xu immediately said: "Scholar Sima, I hope you can immediately popularize the public security law on Jingdong East Road, and assist the government in recovering the young crop money."

"My minister obeys."

Sima Guang bowed his hands helplessly, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, according to the precedent of debt restructuring, the imperial court can only make judgments according to the law. Debt restructuring is the government's authority, and the public prosecutor's law can only enforce the law impartially, and cannot intervene."

Zhao Xu looked at Wang Anshi again.

After Wang Anshi hesitated for a while, he said, "I think the Qingzhou Transshipment Envoy can solve Qingzhou's problems."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I hope you don't disappoint me again this time."

At this time, Liu Zhao from Zhongshushe suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the problem on Jingdong East Road is not only debt, but also taxation."

Zhao Xu asked anxiously: "What good advice do you have?"

Liu Zhaodao: "For the current plan, the only way is to arrange for the tax department to go there."

As soon as many people opened their eyes, they wanted to stand up and object, but Zhao Xu spoke very fast, without thinking, "Quick!"

pat!

Several fluorene boards fell directly to the ground.

This is really losing my wife and losing my army!

(End of this chapter)