allendalepharm Chapter 134 Sky-high Claims
Chapter 134 Sky-high Claims
Chapter 134 Sky-high Claims
If it weren't for the uproar at the door, Mr. Lu would have thought he had heard it wrong.
One thousand strings?
What a good guy!
Not to mention the astonishment of the literati onlookers in front of the courtyard, even Han Qi and Fu Bi looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
As far as Su Shi's poor poetry collection is concerned, if he can make a hundred bucks, it must be a high incense.
Your mouth is a thousand guan.
I'm afraid that the grass bandits will have to call you daddy when they see you!
Litigation stick!
What a litigator!
This is even worse than the original case of Fang Datian. After all, the victim in that case, Wei Ada, was indeed physically injured, which would even affect his future work.
However, Su Shi himself did not suffer any harm and was purely a chicken thief, but Zhang Fei wanted to claim a thousand guan.
As the person involved, Su Shi was also dumbstruck.
He felt embarrassed about the claim amount.
Too much!
Su Zhe couldn't stand it any longer, and said in a low voice, "Brother, how can you claim so much money?"
"I."
Su Shi stomped his feet severely, and said with an aggrieved face: "This has nothing to do with being a brother."
Su Zhe asked curiously: "How could he have nothing to do with brother when he helped his brother to file a lawsuit?"
Su Shi was very ashamed and said: "At that time, he asked for a reward of [-] guan, and I didn't have that much money, so I said that the compensation in this lawsuit should be regarded as my remuneration to him, but he would ask for [-] yuan if I didn't expect it. through."
He really did not expect that Zhang Fei would be so ruthless.
Because even if the entire Jijuxian was sold, there would not be so much money.
How much is a small bookstore worth?
He was thinking at the time, at most it would be doubled, around [-] guan, it was impossible to have more.
Are you defending my reputation, or are you ruining my reputation?
The thousand guan has nothing to do with him, but Zhang Fei is indeed claiming compensation on his behalf.
He really couldn't argue.
Injustice!
Su Zhe sighed, "I told you a long time ago, brother, this is asking for trouble. It's too late to regret it now."
Su Shi was about to cry, he had already felt the angry eyes of Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others.
His younger brother guessed that he asked for it, let alone outsiders.
He wanted to directly stand up and stop this lawsuit, but he also thought that with such a high compensation amount, it is impossible for Mr. Lu to agree to him.
It doesn't make sense!
Wait and see.
"Silence! Silence!"
Lu Gong took three shots of the gavel in a row. After all, it is spring and the weather is warmer, so the side effects of shooting the gavel are relatively small.
After the silence, Lu Gongzhu asked Zhang Fei with a look of disbelief: "Why do you claim a thousand guan? Regarding the benefits that Ji Juxian gained from Su Shi's poetry collection, I have already found out, but it is only [-] guan."
As soon as this gap came out, Zhang Fei almost didn't arouse the anger of both people and gods.
Sincerely stealing money is not as shameless as you.
Su Shi is a little bit lonely, so I only buy a little of my poetry collection.
However, Zhang Fei replied sternly and righteously: "The magistrate's words are wrong. The amount of compensation should not be calculated according to the profits gained by the gathered sages, but should be calculated according to the losses of the victims. Min’s claim this time has nothing to do with it.”
Although what he said was very reasonable, Mr. Lu was very curious when he heard it, and couldn't help asking: "But what did Su Shi lose in this case?"
Zhang Fei said: "The risk you take."
"risk?"
Mr. Lu was a little confused.
How is this risk assessed?
There are not so many regulations at present.
In contemporary law, in most cases, compensation is calculated based on specific losses.
Zhang Fei asked: "Dare to ask the magistrate, can the government produce concrete evidence to prove that every poem in this collection is written by Mr. Su, or that every capital is not written by Mr. Su."
Lu Gong pondered for a while, and said: "It's not easy to prove! The government can prove that only two of them are written by Su Shi in the Zhishi Museum. This is recorded in the record."
"The magistrate is right."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I think so too, it's really hard to prove it, if I were to appraise it, the only thing I could recognize would be the song "Jade Girl Shaking Fairy Pei·Beauty" by Liu Yong. "
Su Shi was a little upset when he heard that, what do you mean, kid?I'm not as good as Liu Laoqi?
I also heard Zhang Fei explain: "Because this poem was sold to a singing girl at a high price, the two parties have a contract to prove it. However, it is difficult to find specific evidence to prove who wrote it. .Fortunately, all the literati in my dynasty have a strong character and will not mistake other people's poems."
Comfortable!
This kid doesn't look so hideous!
The literati sitting here couldn't help giving Zhang Fei appreciative glances.
Zhang Fei smiled with respect and admiration, quietly stretched his hand aside, and said in a low voice, "Text number!"
Xu Zhiqian immediately found a copy and handed it to him.
Zhang Fei raised the copy, "This copy is about some officials who were demoted and killed for their poems and articles in the past dynasties."
After finishing speaking, he opened it and read: "One of the very famous cases is about Wang Bo, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was convicted and dismissed from office because of his article "Cockfighting."
As he spoke, he looked up at Mr. Lu and asked, "Does the magistrate know about this?"
Mr. Lu nodded his head, "Of course the official knows about this case, and this can explain it."
Zhang Fei replied: "Suppose everyone doesn't know about this, and the bookseller slightly changes the name in the article "Cockfighting Call", and then puts it in Mr. Su's collection of poems, which arouses the anger of the court. If Mr. Su is punished, if no evidence can be found to prove that Mr. Su did not write this, what should we do?"
After this discussion, Han Qi and Fu Bi, who were still angry just now, couldn't help but ponder.
Those sitting here are all literary giants and literati, and they are very sensitive and afraid of such things.
Although there is no such thing as literary prison at present, the situation of being punished for poetry and articles has actually existed in all dynasties, but it is not so serious. It was completely expanded in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Writing a poem casually may become a problem. Thousands of people are gone.
Lu Gong frowned and said: "If it involves human life or official position, the imperial court will find out clearly, and will not judge the crime casually."
"But just now the magistrate also said that it's hard to prove such a thing. And."
Zhang Fei swept his eyes and said: "The people sitting here are all literati. I believe they should also understand what is terrible. Some lies, when they are passed on, become true. First of all, it is not easy to prove now. , who is the real author of a poem. Then in this case, this phenomenon of piracy may cause big problems.
Usually pirates do not know much about poetry and articles themselves, and they are very likely to pirate other people's pirated copies. This is very easy to spread false rumors, which is very scary.
Because when a hundred booksellers put a poem that is not yours in your portfolio, it might become yours.If something really happened, the victim would be completely speechless! "
Hearing the words, the people present all thought carefully and felt terrified.
That sounds horrific.
One hundred different booksellers have published collections of poems, all of which contain the same poem. You say it’s not yours?
Can the government believe it?
Zhang Fei continued: "Mr. Su was a Jinshi when he was weak, and his talent was appreciated by many ministers in the court. His official career can be said to be bright. If his official career is frustrated because of a bad work, his career will be ruined. The loss is more than a thousand strings.
We can't wait for a few years or more than ten years after this incident to make a claim. It doesn't make much sense, because as far as Mr. Su is concerned, he has already lost his most precious years.
As far as my Song Dynasty is concerned, I may have lost a pillar of the country.At that time, what's the point of paying a thousand guan or [-] guan?
Xiaomin knew that the magistrate would definitely feel that this claim was too harsh and excessive, which was no different from extortion.But Xiaomin believes that Xiaomin's claim is completely respecting the principles and spirit of legislation, because the law is more for prevention, restraint, and intimidation than for punishment.
It is also in line with our ancestral law and the idea of preventing fraud.
What's the point if Xiaomin just claims twenty or thirty pennies?Of course, I also know that Jixianju has no intention of harming Mr. Su, he just wants to make a profit, but if your carelessness, or your selfishness, may hurt other people's life, then the law is necessary Please be careful. "
Su Shi, who was still regretful just now, said to Su Zhe in an embarrassing manner: "Third brother, did you invite the wrong person for your brother?"
Su Zhe woke up suddenly, only to realize that his back was already drenched. He glanced at his elder brother, nodded embarrassingly, and said, "This man really lives up to his reputation!"
This scared all the people sitting here. You must know that the people sitting here listening to the trial are all prime ministers, great writers, and great poets.
They suddenly felt that this claim was not excessive at all.
Should!
After all, this is already related to their vital interests.
And it's really scary, and it's a real possibility.
It is by no means alarmist.
Lu Gong, who is also a civil servant, of course also has a deep understanding, nodded slightly, and said: "Although what you said is reasonable, Jijuxian can't afford so much money to compensate!"
Zhang Fei immediately said: "This can be discussed at that time, but we must pursue the highest compensation, because this matter is actually very, very terrible for Mr. Su."
Listening to his tone, Mr. Lu seemed to have room for relaxation, so he discussed it in the hall, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "I think this case is enough, but I don't know the jacket on your pleading paper. Where does the book jacket talk come from?"
At this point in the lawsuit, it is almost over. In this case, it is nothing more than a claim. The crime of making a jacket, a book, and a jacket is really not an ordinary crime.
Zhang Fei said solemnly: "The piracy of gathering sages will damage the foundation of our dynasty and the foundation of the country. Naturally, it will also hurt Mr. Su. If it is not controlled in time, the consequences will be unimaginable."
(End of this chapter)