At the same time, Cai Yanqing, Wei Yingfang and others also received news from the capital, but at present they only learned that the Procuratorate had secretly submitted a memorial to the court, suggesting a reduction in military forces due to insufficient military funds.

I still don’t know the court’s decision.

Cai Yanqing felt as if he suddenly understood something. It turned out that the real purpose of this man was not drinking!

I became even more certain that this was another duet between Zhang Fei and Yuan Jiang.

Its purpose is to disarm.

This move was really mysterious. No one had expected that military pay could be used to induce disarmament.

But others were a little panicked.

"It turns out that they were planning to openly repair the plank road and secretly attack Chencang, but in fact they came here to disarm." Wei Yingfang said with a little panic.

Having said that, he was just worried about this accident, not that he had much interest in disarmament.

"Good! Good! So that's what it is. Once the army is reduced, the difficulties faced by the procuratorate will be solved."

...

...

He Chunlin said this while gritting his teeth.

Cao Yi frowned and said, "This doesn't seem to have been planned in advance. After all, Chen Guang went to the procuratorate to file a complaint, which didn't seem to be arranged by someone, and what happened afterwards was also because of it!"

Although he didn't finish speaking, his meaning was very clear. Everything that happened afterwards was encouraged by us, unless the other party anticipated our prediction.

Seeing that they were possessed, Cai Yanqing waved his hands and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Disarmament is not a bad thing for us."

Wei Yingfang and the others were stunned and looked strange.

If it’s not a bad thing, then could it be a good thing?

We rely on military spending to put pressure on the imperial court, and then defeat the public security, procuratorate and courts. If we cut our military in this way, then the public security, procuratorate and courts will win again!

But from the financial perspective of Hezhong Prefecture, this is indeed not a bad thing. Otherwise, they would be under a lot of pressure!

No matter how hard you try, you still have to complete the mission, otherwise there will be nothing to fish for.

Yuan Jiang suddenly said, "Prefect Cai is wrong. This is a conspiracy."

Cai Yanqing was surprised and asked, "What is the origin of this statement, Master Yuan?"

The others also looked at Yuan Jiang.

Yuan Jiang immediately said: "The government has been arguing about reducing the military for 20 to 30 years, but if it were so easy, it would have been done long ago, and why would it have waited until today.

Everyone knows that the lack of military expenditure is due to the disaster of redundant soldiers. But why is it described as the disaster of redundant soldiers? Isn't it that the people have no land to make a living?

What will we do after the layoffs? The public security, procuratorial and judicial organs only care about whether it is illegal or not, and the resettlement of the retired soldiers will all fall on us. "

Everyone looked as if they had suddenly realized something.

Yes, yes, yes!

It must be so.

Yuan Jiang then asked Cai Yanqing, "Prefect Cai, do you have a solution?"

Cai Yanqing stroked his beard and shook his head.

How to resettle without land?

But I was thinking, isn't this enough? What else do they want?

He Chunlin nodded repeatedly and said, "Master Yuan's words make sense, but I don't know how we should respond?"

Yuan Jiang hesitated for a moment and said, "We still have to continue to sue. Even if the army is cut, can this account be written off? The procuratorate will still be responsible. At the same time, we have to tell the soldiers about this. The purpose of the procuratorate is to make them lose their livelihoods, not to get their military pay back."

Cai Yanqing couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard this. Are you guys playing a double act? This is a cruel scheme. He quickly said, "Master Yuan, you must not do this. If it turns into a mutiny, it will be bad."

Wei Yingfang immediately said: "I think what Yuan Xueshi said is right. This matter must not be kept secret. If we don't tell the soldiers in advance, they may blame us later.

Moreover, disarmament will not be the responsibility of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, but will definitely be done by us. If we do not encourage soldiers to continue to file complaints, we may have to bear the consequences.

This matter was originally caused by the procuratorate, so they should be held responsible. And if we make the decision for the soldiers, it will be less likely to cause a mutiny."

Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "Does Judge Wei have confidence that he can prevent the soldiers from mutinying?"

Wei Yingfang said: "Please rest assured, Master Yuan, I will definitely keep an eye on those soldiers."

Yuan Jiang looked at Cai Yanqing again and asked, "Does Magistrate Cai still have any doubts?"

Cai Yanqing glanced at Yuan Jiang, nodded and said, "Then let's follow what Master Yuan wants."

At this time, Zhuo Qun, the chief clerk, came into the room and said, "Reporting to Prefect Cai, we just received news from the Procuratorate that they have formally filed a lawsuit with the Imperial Court regarding the issue of the military pay of 500 soldiers."

Everyone felt surprised.

Isn’t it that the real purpose is not to drink?

Why file a formal lawsuit?

What exactly is going on?

Zhuo Qun waited for a moment, and seeing that no one was saying anything, he continued, "In addition, there is news from the imperial court that they are going to amend the loan interest law."

"Law on loan interest?"

"???"

Everyone fainted.

This matter seems to be getting more and more complicated.

The public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are really afraid that the world will not be in chaos!

But no matter what, the public security, procuratorate and courts must be held accountable for this. This disaster was caused by them, and we cannot be the only ones to take the blame.

Royal Court.

"Teacher, I really didn't spread this."

"It's not me either."

The four little golden warriors looked at Zhang Fei anxiously.

Regarding the lending matter, Zhang Fei had warned them in advance not to spread the news so as not to anger the landlords and put himself in trouble from all sides.

This is no small matter, but the problem is that only a few of them know about it.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I know, this has nothing to do with you."

Cai Bian was surprised and asked, "How did the teacher know?"

"because."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I was the one who spread it."

".?"

The four looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "We have been discussing this matter these days. What conclusion have you come to?"

Cai Bian sighed, "Students are incompetent. It seems that no matter how we make this law, it's not quite right."

Shangguan Jun also said: "In fact, over the past thirty years, the court has repeatedly enacted laws to ban it, but the results are minimal."

"good!"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "But have you ever thought about why we can't come to a conclusion?"

"I hope the teacher can give me some pointers."

"It's very simple, because we all know that no matter how we make the law, the wealthy and the big landowners will not be satisfied, and they will definitely try every possible way to undermine the law."

The four of them nodded at the same time.

Shangguan Jun said: "In addition, many people are in urgent need of money. If they don't lend money, they will be in dire straits. They are likely to take risks and become bandits, increasing the risk to public security."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Then the problem is much simpler. We only have two choices, either ignore it or strictly control it, because unless we ignore it, no matter what we do, they will be dissatisfied.

Do you think we should intervene?"

Cai Bian said: "Of course we should take care of it. Landlords annex land and the people have nowhere to make a living. This is undoubtedly increasing the burden on the court. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for the country."

Ye Zuqia said: "But if this law is set too strictly, it will be difficult to enforce."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "You are really too honest. Don't you know how to ask for a high price and pay it back on the spot? We don't need to be responsible for the rumors outside.

The laws that are finally issued will definitely not be too strict and will still comply with the laws in the "Song Dynasty Criminal Code". We have only modified the interest conversion issue and the regulations on signing contracts and collecting debts. These regulations will be beneficial to the trial of our royal court.

Otherwise, we will be in a dilemma when facing such cases. However, I will handle the regulations in this regard, and you should focus on handling the military pay case first. "

Cai Jing immediately said, "I heard that the Procuratorate has submitted a petition to the court requesting a reduction in the military."

Zhang Fei asked in return: "But can disarmament wipe out everything?"

Just at this moment, Li Si suddenly ran in in a panic, "Third brother, there are many soldiers outside."

"ah?"

The four of them immediately stood up in fright.

Are we surrounded?

It is very terrifying for such a thing to happen at such a sensitive moment.

In front of the imperial court.

Niu Beiqing spread out his naturally gifted arm span and his iron-like arms, pushing the imperial guards in front of him back.

"Don't push! Don't push! Our president will come out soon."

"Ouch! You big man are so unreasonable. We didn't squeeze us, you were the one who kept pushing us."

"Who told you to stand so close? You might scare our president."

"Just tell me, we'll just stand a little further away."

"Big Bull!"

After hearing the shout, Zhang Fei came out with the four little warriors, and Long Wu silently protected Zhang Fei.

"What's going on?"

"Oh! They said they wanted to see you. I saw they were aggressive, so I pushed them away."

Niu Beiqing said.

"Don't accuse me, you black bastard. When did we become aggressive? We only came to ask Judge Zhang for help."

A soldier yelled.

"Help?"

Zhang Fei asked, "What help?"

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately surrounded Zhang Fei.

Niu Beiqing immediately rushed forward, opened his arms, and pushed them away again, "Don't stand too close."

Zhang Fei glanced at Niu Beiqing but said nothing.

I have to say, this is a very qualified bodyguard.

This time, the soldiers didn't care. They stood far away and complained to Zhang Fei.

It turned out that they had already learned about the court's military reduction. If they filed a complaint, they would not only lose the money but also their jobs. This was really a double whammy. At the same time, they all thought that the procuratorate had deceived them, but they still believed in the imperial court very much, so they came to Zhang Fei to seek justice.

"I also know a thing or two about this matter."

Zhang Fei said: "But this cannot be blamed on the procuratorate, because the procuratorate did this only to recover your military pay. Because the procuratorate found that the current accounts of the Transportation Department are simply not enough to pay your military pay.

Military expenses have always been managed by the imperial court. If the procuratorate wants to recover your military pay, it will report the situation to the imperial court."

One person said excitedly: "But we heard that the procuratorate recommended that the court reduce the army."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "You may have only heard half of it. In the memorial submitted by the Procuratorate to the court, the first thing mentioned was the lack of military funds. It hoped that the court would increase military funds. This is also the simplest and fairest solution.

If the court cannot make up for the shortfall, it should lay off some soldiers, so that each soldier can get the corresponding salary. Everyone should understand this principle. "

"But if we get laid off and lose our livelihood, what will we do?"

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have come to complain."

The soldiers all felt very aggrieved. Although it was a little, it was better than nothing!

It can be seen that in this kind of situation, no matter how you look at it, the bottom class always suffers!

Zhang Fei said in a clear voice: "First of all, this matter is not my responsibility, and I don't know the specific situation. Secondly, regarding whether to reduce the army, I have not received an imperial decree yet, so this may not be true.

Finally, even if it is true, I believe that the court will take corresponding measures so that you will not lose your livelihood, which is impossible.

Therefore, don’t panic for now and wait until the specific results come out.”

"If...if the government doesn't care about us, can the imperial court make decisions for us?"

"If you have a valid reason, we in the Imperial Court will certainly intervene and provide you with protection."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "But for now, we should trust the court's decision. It will never be so hasty."

"If Judge Zhang makes the decision for us, then we won't be afraid."

"That's right! We believe in the Royal Court and Judge Zhang."

These soldiers were also very smart. They quickly complimented Zhang Fei and then put Zhang Fei up first.

After these soldiers dispersed, Cai Bian said worriedly: "Teacher, the biggest trouble with this military reduction is how to place these laid-off soldiers."

Shangguan Jun also said: "The key is that this matter is not within our jurisdiction."

What this means is that this matter is extremely troublesome, and if you take it on yourself, it will be endless trouble.

Cai Jing reminded quietly: "They learned the news so quickly and rushed to the imperial court. This is also suspicious."

"There's nothing suspicious. Someone must be behind this."

Zhang Fei chuckled: "But they are looking for trouble for themselves. As Shangguan said, this matter is not our responsibility, it is their business. Our responsibility is to supervise them to handle it properly. If they don't handle it well, there will definitely be problems with public security, which is definitely not the original intention of the court. So, haha, they are looking for trouble for themselves."

The four of them thought about it and it seemed to be the case!

Our responsibility is to speak without any pain.