Since it was not very far to the imperial court from there, and Zhang Fei had been feeling a little nauseous from riding in a carriage recently, he decided to walk with Cai Jing and the others, and asked the locals about their opinions on the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs.

The result was that officials ignored them and pretended not to know anything, and the people were also unaware of the matter and simply ignored it, and no one talked about it in the streets.

It can be seen that many people in the capital have written to them, telling them what is going on with the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. It is useless to try to please them, and they may be caught by them instead.

In short, they are the enemy.

In addition, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are completely independent and parallel to any other government agencies. Those officials may not know how to get along with them.

After walking for more than half an hour, they finally arrived at their destination.

“It’s so beautiful here!”

Gao Wenyin got off the carriage. In front of her was an arch bridge. A trickle of water flowed under her feet. She could see a small fish happily swinging in it. Looking up, she saw beautiful mountains and clear waters. The green tiles on the eaves were faintly visible in the dense forest, which was both majestic and restrained.

It is very consistent with the architectural style of the Song Dynasty.

"Sister Gao, this used to be a temporary palace. Only the emperor and the prince could live here. How could it not be beautiful?"

...

...

Xu Zhiqian, who got off the car later, said with a smile.

Gao Wenyin asked in shock: "Can we live here too?"

"Don't be afraid, sister. This place has been transformed into the Imperial Court." Xu Zhiqian took Gao Wenyin's hand and said, "Come on! Let's go in and take a look."

"Don't you want to wait for Saburo?"

Gao Wenyin looked back.

Xu Zhiqian said, "They are still discussing something. Let's go check and decorate our bedroom first."

"Um."

The two girls walked hand in hand with Qingmei and Xiaotao along the bluestone road. The surroundings were lush and green, with rockery and trees, and flowers blooming on both sides of the road, which made the girls dazzled and amazed.

It was the height of summer, but once you got inside, it felt very cool and even more comfortable than an air-conditioned room.

"It's really cool in here!"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but say.

Ye Zuqia said, "I heard that this place is backed by mountains and faces the water, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is the most suitable place to live near Hezhong Prefecture. Both the Han and Tang dynasties had established temporary palaces here. Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian both lived here."

Zhang Fei hurriedly asked, "Could this palace be left behind from that time?"

Ye Zuqia shook his head and said, "That's not the case. The palace left over from the previous dynasty has long been destroyed. This was built during the reign of our Emperor Taizong."

Zhang Fei nodded, and looked around again. It really didn't look like a government office, so he couldn't help but ask, "But is this place suitable for converting into an imperial palace?"

Cai Bian said hurriedly: "There is a gate in the south of the city that leads directly to the west gate here. The road in the middle is also very flat, but the gate was not often opened before. If the gate is opened, it will be more convenient for the people to come here."

Cai Jing said: "This gate used to be for officials to enter and exit. The scenery is very beautiful and it is relatively close to the backyard. Going over here is the garden, and going inside the garden is the residence. But the west gate is very majestic and solemn."

They have nothing to do these days. Without Zhang Fei coming, they don't even have any authority. They spend all day here thinking about how to transform this palace.

Zhang Fei said impatiently: "Take me to the lobby first!"

"Yes. Teacher, this way please."

The four of them took Zhang Fei around the small lake in the middle and came to the west. Sure enough, the buildings here were very grand and solemn, with a lobby inside and a courtyard outside. After all, the emperor lived in a temporary palace and often needed to hold meetings with ministers to discuss state affairs.

Come to the largest courtyard in the middle.

"We looked around here and found this place to be the most suitable for the lobby."

Shangguan Jun introduced: "First, this gate is the closest to the city, and at the same time it is relatively far from the backyard. There is also a small lake in the middle, so it will not affect the teacher's rest."

Zhang Fei just nodded slightly, looked around, and looked at everything around him, as if he was thinking about something.

Cai Jing asked, "Is the teacher dissatisfied?"

Zhang Fei was startled, shook his head and said, "That's not the case, I just want to renovate this place."

Ye Zuqia asked: "How do you want to be transformed, teacher?"

Zhang Fei first pointed to the surrounding corridors and said, "I'm going to arrange some seats in these places."

Then he pointed to the middle and said, "Build two more long pavilions in the middle for Erbi and the procuratorate, and right above this, I will set up a three-tiered judge's platform."

The four of them looked at each other, with images in their minds, but they didn't quite understand Zhang Fei's design.

Cai Bian asked curiously, "Why did the teacher design it this way?"

Zhang Fei's face darkened and he tilted his head to look at them. "Have you forgotten all the knowledge I taught you?"

"Students always remember what their teachers have taught them and will never forget them."

The four of them spoke in unison immediately.

I am trembling!

Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Then let me ask you, under the rule of law, will the number of people coming to the imperial court increase or decrease?"

“Of course there will be more!”

"Why?"

"Because the concept of the rule of law is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people, we have to abolish the penalties in many laws. I remember the teacher used usury as an example in class to illustrate this point. The previous laws were mainly based on penalties, so people were deterred."

"Yes! I still remember it."

Zhang Fei nodded.

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. When Zhang Fei asked that question just now, they felt as if they were back in that hellish classroom, afraid of answering incorrectly. To be honest, it seemed that they had never gotten a correct answer yet.

Zhang Fei added: "Since the people will come here often, our imperial court must always consider the people, make it convenient for the people to come here to sue, and also make it convenient for the people to come here to watch the trial, rather than just blindly maintaining the majesty of the imperial court."

"The teacher always thinks about the people, and the students admire him deeply."

Shangguan Jun bowed.

Zhang Fei said sadly: "It's not that I always think about the people, but you guys haven't integrated the concept of the rule of law into your thinking. Otherwise, why would I need to remind you."

The four of them bowed their heads and said nothing.

fine!

We're all used to it!

It is convenient for the people to watch the trial. It is not that Zhang Fei really likes to be in the limelight. Although he is happy to enjoy it, it is mainly for the purpose of promoting the rule of law and letting the people know that the imperial court generally does not punish people.

Just at this moment, Li Si walked over quickly, "Third brother, Mr. Su is here."

Zhang Fei nodded, and said to Cai Jing and others, "Think about it again, how can we design it to be both solemn and approachable, and give the audience a good experience? This is very important and is the foundation of our imperial court's success."

"Yes, the students remember it."

"Okay, I'll go see Chief Prosecutor Su first."

Zhang Fei followed Li Si out of the courtyard again, but saw Su Che sitting in a small pavilion by the lake.

Li Si had just arrived and didn't know where to ask Su Che to sit. Su Che suggested that he just sit in the pavilion and wait.

Zhang Fei immediately walked quickly to the pavilion and bowed, "I'm so sorry, I just got here and can't even find a room. I hope Mr. Su can forgive me."

"No problem! No problem!" Su Zhe returned the greeting with a bow, and said with a wry smile: "It's enough that you are here."

Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and extended his hand, saying, "Mr. Su, please take a seat!"

"please!"

After sitting down, Zhang Fei said, "I heard that General Zhong and Prefect Lu haven't come yet."

Su Che smiled slightly and said, "But if you don't come, at least that kind of general will not come early, and our procuratorate will have nothing to do."

Zhang Fei pretended to be curious and said, "The relationship between the Procuratorate and our Imperial Court is to initiate litigation."

Su Zhe hesitated for a moment and said, "I am indeed investigating a case recently."

Zhang Fei asked, "Isn't this the case of Guixiang murdering his mother?"

Su Zhe was startled and asked, "You know?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I heard about it on the way here, but I heard that Zhang has already confessed his guilt, so there is no doubt."

Su Che said, "I thought so originally, but I heard that Wu Lei and his wife are both well-known filial sons, and the villagers of Guixiang don't believe that Zhang would do such a thing.

Therefore, I made a special investigation. Some villagers revealed that Wu's mother had thought of committing suicide a long time ago because she didn't want to drag down Wu Lei and his wife. Since Zhang had to take care of Wu's mother and two children, Wu Lei was the only one who earned money in their family. Not long ago, Wu Lei just got a minor illness, and the rice jar of the family was empty. Recently, Wu Lei also planned to borrow usury. If a family like theirs borrowed usury, the whole family might suffer. "

Zhang Fei asked, "So you suspect that it was Wu's mother who asked Zhang to take her to the river to commit suicide?"

Su Che nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "But even so, Zhang is still the murderer. She was the one who took Wu's mother to the river. The key is that there are eyewitnesses who saw Zhang push Wu's mother into the river. Regardless of whether Wu's mother was willing or not, Zhang is killing people."

Su Zhe said: "I suspect that the witness is lying."

Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Su Che said, "The eyewitness saw Zhang push Wu's mother into the river, but it was difficult for Wu's mother to sit up, so how could she push? Moreover, Zhang used a wooden cart to pull Wu's mother to the river. If she really pushed her mother into the river, she could have pushed the cart and the people into the river together. However, the wooden cart was not pushed into the river, and even Wu's mother, covered with a quilt, was still neatly placed in the wooden cart."

"That's true."

Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully. After a while, he asked curiously, "But why did the eyewitness lie?"

Su Zhe shook his head and said, "I have checked it out too. They don't know each other, and they have no grudges against each other. It's not clear why that person lied yet."

Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Didn't you go to tell Magistrate Cai at that time?"

Su Che sighed: "First of all, I don't have any solid evidence yet. If I go to the government as a prosecutor to raise questions, I'm afraid it will cause displeasure among many local officials.

Secondly, even if it was not Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down, it was Zhang who took Wu's mother there after all. It is very likely that she knew that Wu's mother was going to commit suicide, but she still chose to help her. She is also an accomplice. According to the laws of our dynasty, she can be charged with the same crime as murder.

If in the end, it is still determined to be murder, how will others view our public security, procuratorate and courts? "

Fortunately it was him. If it was Su Shi, there was a 100% chance that if the final verdict had not changed, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs would have become a joke.

The key point is that local officials will think that you have just arrived and you want to overturn the decision of our prefect. You are clearly trying to deal with us, which will not be conducive to the public security, procuratorate and courts to gain a foothold here.

Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "If you want to re-file the lawsuit, what charges do you plan to bring?"

Su Che said: "Manslaughter or negligent homicide."

Zhang Fei asked: "It doesn't seem to make much sense?"

Su Che was stunned for a moment and said, "If it was murder, she could be sentenced to the ten heinous crimes. If it was manslaughter or negligent homicide, and it can be proved that Zhang had no intention of killing Wu's mother, and Wu's mother took the initiative to beg her to help her commit suicide, she may not even need to be sentenced to death."

"Yeah?"

"It is written very clearly in the Song Dynasty Criminal Code."

"Well!"

Zhang Fei nodded slightly awkwardly, thinking, I didn't know that Madam brought the basic Song Xingtong with her.

Su Che also knew Zhang Fei's situation. He was used to reading the script and didn't care. He added: "If it wasn't for Wu's mother, I would really have the confidence to overturn the verdict of this case. But the problem is that the deceased is her mother. We have to consider public opinion and filial piety. It is not so easy to overturn the verdict of this case."

Zhang Fei glanced at him and said with a smile, "If your procuratorate can find solid evidence that it was not Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down, I can reopen the case."

Don’t wait for the early morning chapter, I really can’t hold on any longer.

A book fan suggested that I wash my nose with salt water, and I have been doing so. However, that only works under normal circumstances. I cannot withstand sudden changes in the weather. The weather in Hunan this year is really weird. It changes every half a day, and it is unpredictable. And it lasts for a very long time. I am most afraid of this with my rhinitis. If it recurs repeatedly, I will feel dizzy.

I will go to the hospital tomorrow to get some medicine. Actually, I don’t really like taking medicine because it can’t cure the disease and may even have side effects.

(End of this chapter)