As the prefect of Hezhong Prefecture, Cai Yanqing actually had quite a lot of power. He was in charge of the military and political affairs of Hezhong Prefecture. However, there were inspectors, censors, imperial guards and other officials who checked and checked him, so he could not have the final say alone.

But his words are certainly of great importance.

The reason why Wei Yingfang and others avoided making the conflict with the imperial court public was because Cai Yanqing did not make a clear statement.

Of course, Cai Yanqing knew very well that if he wanted to manage this state well, he had to use both kindness and force.

After all, he can't replace all the people.

According to the system of the Song Dynasty, even the chief clerk was assigned by the central government, which greatly weakened the power of local officials.

There is still a certain tacit understanding between the two parties, so try not to overdo it.

However, this situation was gradually getting out of control because people were becoming more and more wary of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, and there were also many officials outside the Hezhong Prefecture who were fanning the flames, including some officials from the capital and officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Cai Yanqing was actually a little worried. On the one hand, he hoped to use the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems to help him rectify the administration of officials. However, he was unable to rectify the administration of officials, and top talents such as Fan Xiang and Xue Xiang did not dare to cross this line.

Because once you touch this line, you won't be able to handle your government affairs well, and you will have to rely on them. However, the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments are very special. They don't handle government affairs, they only handle judicial affairs.

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But on the other hand, he doesn't dare put all his eggs in this one basket. It is really uncertain whether the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments will ultimately succeed. This requires wisdom, not brute force.

"Prefect Cai, I heard that Chief Prosecutor Su came to see you before?"

Wei Yingfang asked tentatively.

Cai Yanqing nodded and said, "This is also the reason why I asked you to come here today."

Wei Yingfang immediately asked, "What did he say?"

There was no movement from the Procuratorate, and they were a little uneasy, fearing that the public security, procuratorate and courts were planning something new.

"I came here because of Chen Guang's matter."

Cai Yanqing said: "Chief Prosecutor Su said that he did not want to make a big fuss about this matter, so he hoped that their procuratorate would mediate and let the government give Chen Guang a pension. At the same time, they would give Chen Guang a bonus on the grounds of his meritorious service and let him repay his debts. As for the matter of the cloth, they would not pursue it."

So he came to beg for mercy. Wei Yingfang breathed a sigh of relief, as this was just as they had expected. He glanced at Cai Yanqing and asked, "What does Governor Cai think?"

Cai Yanqing said: "I think it's better to have less trouble than more. After all, Chief Prosecutor Su is a Jinshi, so he knows the priorities. But if the incident reaches the imperial court, it may not be resolved."

He believed that at this moment, the dominance of the imperial court was irreversible, and no matter how low-key Zhang Fei was, people would still be afraid of him. He hoped to shape the procuratorate into a centrist to ease the contradictions between the imperial court and the government.

Because he knew that Su Zhe and Zheng Xie had a good relationship with each other and had the temperament of traditional officials, which was different from Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei belonged to another type of official.

Wei Yingfang asked, "Doesn't Governor Cai think that the procuratorate and the imperial court are of the same mind?"

Cai Yanqing said, "According to the system, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are equal. Moreover, I have also inquired about Su Che. He is definitely not on the same page as Judge Zhang. When he was in Bian Jing before, he had repeatedly argued with Judge Zhang in court. According to what Zheng Xueshi said, the reason why the court sent Su Che here was mainly to check and balance Judge Zhang."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and continued, "Let's talk about the matter at hand. If this matter gets out of hand, it will be embarrassing for everyone. Besides, this is just a small matter, so there's no need to make a fuss."

Wei Yingfang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Prefect Cai, I really have nothing to do with this matter. Since Prefect Cai hopes to keep things peaceful, I will talk to them."

Cai Yanqing nodded with a smile.

Logically speaking, since the governor of a prefecture has spoken up for this small matter, how could it not be resolved?

But it is precisely because this is a small matter that it becomes very complicated.

It is exactly the same, which means that the procuratorate also realized that if the matter is brought to the court, it will become very difficult to handle.

In the end, it was about making the court spit out money, rather than making money for it.

If the amount of money is very large, then the nature of the matter will change.

In fact, they don't care about giving Chen Guang more pensions and rewards, but they hope to use this to fight against the public security, procuratorate and courts.

You made the judgment, but you cannot enforce it.

This is the best weapon to attack the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs.

The low-level officials of various government offices all opposed it, arguing that the procuratorate was interfering in government affairs. They agreed that they would not interfere with each other, but now you come to teach me how to do things.

We have not violated any law. We give out cloth and silk every month. The pension needs to be approved by various authorities and depends on the financial situation. I cannot give it to you just because you ask for it.

But Cai Yanqing did make the suggestion after all. He was the head of a prefecture. If he couldn't make the decision on such a small matter, that would be disastrous.

However, there are financial implications to this matter.

The government is only responsible for collecting taxes and payments. Once the money enters the warehouse, it will be under the management of the Transport Commissioner. Military expenses are also allocated through the Transport Commissioner.

This definitely involves the Transport Division.

On the surface, Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei were at odds over the salt and money case.

Therefore, the government officials headed by Wei Yingfang obeyed Cai Yanqing's orders on the surface, but privately they instigated the officials of the warehouse department to complain to Yuan Jiang, in order to check and balance Cai Yanqing through Yuan Jiang.

However, he didn't know that Yuan Jiang had already colluded with Zhang Fei and knew the whole plan. In addition, he now wanted to win over the hearts of the people, so he came to talk to Cai Yanqing in person.

"This... this is just a small matter. If it is brought to the attention of the imperial court, it may cause complications and get out of control."

Cai Yanqing said as he looked at Yuan Jiang.

"I understand what Magistrate Cai is worried about." Yuan Jiang nodded, and then said, "I am also willing to give Chen Guang a pension and bonus, but I will not agree to the procuratorate to mediate.

Because the procuratorate only deals with illegal matters. If the procuratorate is involved in this matter, it will prove that our transportation company has violated the law. If this gets out, it will affect the reputation of our transportation company.

Moreover, this is also considered as the procuratorate interfering in the affairs of our transportation department, and it may bring more serious consequences to our transportation department. Therefore, as long as the procuratorate is involved, we will ignore this matter, unless the procuratorate gives up this lawsuit first. After the storm of this matter is completely over, we will give Chen Guang some help. "

He is an experienced person and his words are always flawless. This situation is very common in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty was inefficient was because there were checks and balances, mutual disobedience, and countless disputes over power.

You have no power to control me, why should I listen to you?

In fact, the Tongpan could disobey the prefect, but Wei Yingfang did not participate in this matter. He was not willing to quarrel with Cai Yanqing over such a matter. If the Tongpan fought with the prefect, it would be detrimental to everyone's career.

But Cai Yanqing was not listening to Yuan Jiang's reasons. Last time about the salt and money, he was certain that Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei must have had private contact. Now that I have already spoken about this matter, you are objecting.

There must be a conspiracy behind this.

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Royal Court.

On the sparkling lake, a gentleman fish is swimming freely, and it could be none other than Zhang Fei.

After the last cramp incident, Xu Zhiqian laughed at him for most of the day. He had to regain his face, so Zhang Fei swam for half an hour every day.

Let those women admire his beautiful body.

A big man with a full beard and dark skin stood by the lake. His eyes slowly moved following Zhang Fei's position, with a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

With a loud crash.

Zhang Fei rushed out of the water, put his hands on the big rock by the lake, and said to the big man: "Daniu, go do what you need to do, don't stay here. My nickname is Langli Baipiao, this small lake can't hold me."

"Sanlang, this is the lady's order, it's not difficult for me to disobey."

As he spoke, Niu Beiqing's big eyes flickered and said, "How about this, I also go into the water and swim with Sanlang, this way, I won't insult Sanlang's nickname."

It was such a hot day and he also wanted to go into the water to cool down.

Zhang Fei was thinking about following a dark-skinned man to play in this small lake. He shuddered and said quickly, "Stay up there and watch. If you really want to swim, go find a river outside and swim."

"oh!"

Niu Beiqing scratched his head in frustration.

"Zhang San! Zhang San!"

Suddenly, Xu Zhiqian came towards this side quickly, "Come out quickly."

Zhang Fei asked, "What's the matter?"

Xu Zhiqian stamped her feet anxiously, "Mr. Su is here."

Zhang Fei wondered, "So what? It's not Su Xiaomei who's here."

Xu Zhiqian asked anxiously: "How can you meet guests in this state?"

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said, "I am the court president, not a concubine. Do I have to dress up to meet guests?"

Xu Zhiqian wanted to kick this face off. "Who asked you to dress up? But you should at least be neat and tidy. This is the way to entertain guests. Look at your hair and your clothes... Come on, come up quickly."

Zhang Fei said carelessly: "It's okay. Mr. Su has grown up with Mr. Su since he was a child, so he won't care about these things. Just invite him here."

Xu Zhiqian wondered, "Don't you usually care about your appearance?"

Zhang Fei said: "That's just work, I never dress like that in private.

**, no, handsome. "

Xu Zhiqian immediately said, "The first time I went to Baifan Tower."

Women, you remember these things better than anyone else.

Zhang Fei slipped away in a flash.

"Hey! Hey! Zhang San......!"

Xu Zhiqian was so angry that she stamped her feet.

Niu Beiqing said: "Madam Xu, Sanlang has always been so free and easy... I... I'm going to watch the door."

There was no other way, Xu Zhiqian could only invite Su Zhe here.

It was not until Su Che appeared by the lake that Zhang Fei came out of the lake, wrapped himself in an outer coat, and casually pushed his hair back.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't know Mr. Su would come back today, I was just swimming, but I didn't want to keep Mr. Su waiting for too long, I hope Mr. Su will forgive me if I offended you."

While speaking, Zhang Fei deliberately avoided Xu Zhiqian's murderous gaze.

"Swimming?"

Su Che was surprised.

Swimming was not an exercise for the entire population in ancient times.

"Yes, exercise."

"oh."

Su Zhe nodded, and then bowed and said, "I am sorry for interrupting you. I hope Judge Zhang will forgive me."

"Where! Where! Mr. Su, please take a seat."

After Su Zhe sat down and left, Zhang Fei first looked at Su Zhe and said, "It doesn't look like good news."

Su Zhe sighed, "I have already convinced Prefect Cai, but unfortunately the Transportation Department did not agree. They asked us to give up the case first. After the storm is over, they will compensate Chen Guang according to the specific circumstances."

Zhang Fei frowned slightly and asked Su Zhe, "What is Mr. Su's plan?"

Su Che said decisively: "Our procuratorate cannot do this. The fact is that they are wrong. Our procuratorate is just enforcing the law impartially. Now it seems that we are interfering in their government affairs. This is simply the bad guys filing a complaint first. Our procuratorate intends to sue."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei seemed a little hesitant.

Xu Zhiqian, who was standing by, quietly rolled her eyes, acting as if it were real.

But Su Zhe didn't know the truth, but he was well prepared and had thought about how to persuade Zhang Fei, so he said: "Chen Guang was originally planning to come to your imperial court to file a complaint, and we intercepted him. If we give up the lawsuit, Chen Guang will most likely come to the imperial court again.

Judge Zhang is worried that the Royal Court has been too popular recently. If Chen Guang goes directly to the Royal Court, it may put your Royal Court in a dilemma. If our procuratorate files a lawsuit, it will actually reduce a lot of burden on your Royal Court. "

It has to be said that Su Che is very eloquent and a master negotiator. This reason really made it difficult for Zhang Fei to refuse.

Zhang Fei glanced at him, and after weighing the pros and cons, he asked, "Mr. Su, are you sure?"

Su Che nodded and said, "We plan to work with the Legal Aid Department to sue the Transportation Department. No specific officials will be involved. We are just seeking justice for Chen Guang. Judge Zhang doesn't have to worry. We won't settle their old scores."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Okay."

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