"What happened?"

As soon as I returned to the backyard, Xu Zhiqian came quickly to greet me.

“Good!”

Zhang Fei smiled.

"Good thing?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in astonishment, "I heard that there are many soldiers outside?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "They already know about the disarmament, but they don't trust the Procuratorate, so they hope that our Imperial Court can make the decision for them."

Xu Zhiqian's eyes flickered for a moment, and she glanced at him with a smile, "This is exactly what you want, and you can complete the binding of interests with the soldiers."

Zhang Fei nodded. "As we discussed before we came here, we must first subdue these soldiers and win their trust. Otherwise, we will not be able to fight against those local tyrants."

At this point, he smiled slightly, "It's just that this went much more smoothly than I thought."

...

...

"Don't be so sure." Xu Zhiqian handed a secret letter to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Whose letter is it?"

Xu Zhiqian said, "Master Sima's, guess what it says?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Do I need to guess? It must be to let me target the Qingmiao method."

Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "How did you guess that?"

"Because this is part of my plan."

Zhang Fei took the letter, opened it and read it, his eyes lit up, "Perfect! It's exactly what I expected."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But if we do this, will it hinder Master Wang's new law?"

Zhang Fei said: "An illegal new law will not last long, and it is not what Master Wang is pursuing. If it is, there is nothing we can do."

As he was talking, Li Si ran over and said, "Third brother, Mr. Su is here."

"Mr. Su is truly a gentleman."

"Um?"

"He must have come to apologize."

......

As Zhang Fei expected, when Su Zhe saw him, he immediately bowed and said, "Sorry! I am sorry for causing trouble to your imperial court."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I hope our confessions are consistent."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "There is only one truth, as long as we are not lying, then it should be the same."

Zhang Fei said: "I will give a verdict as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the troops."

Su Che asked: "You don't seem to be worried at all whether the government can come up with so much money and whether those soldiers can be stabilized."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Because I will help them stabilize. Mr. Su Xiao should have heard that our imperial court is discussing the amendment of the law on usury."

Su Zhe frowned and asked, "What is the connection between these two things?"

Zhang Fei said: "One of the points is what to do when the other party can't pay back. This is similar to the military pay lawsuit.

I will not force the government to immediately come up with so much money to supplement the soldiers' salaries, because it will affect the operation of the court. Therefore, we will let the government conduct financial and debt assessments and pay a little every year to ensure that it will not affect the normal operation of the government.

If this precedent is successful, it will also apply to civil disputes. We cannot allow the rich and the landlords to easily take away the farmers’ land and children, but at the same time we must ensure the interests of the rich and the landlords.”

"I see."

Su Che nodded slightly and said, "In this case, if the soldiers want to get their own military pay back, they must rely on the imperial court."

"wrong!"

Zhang Fei said: "It's the entire public security, procuratorial and judicial system."

Su Che smiled and said, "Before, I thought you suddenly wanted to amend the law against usury in order to help the Qingmiao Law."

Zhang Fei was slightly stunned, and did not give a direct answer. Instead, he asked with a smile, "What do you think of the Qingmiao Method, Mr. Su?"

Su Che said firmly: "I don't agree. Look at those people who were driven to ruin by usury. Is it because the interest rate is as high as double? Even if it is 2%, most of them can't pay it back.

In order to maintain stability and officials to pursue careers, they will certainly not lend to the poor who are too risky. The only way to be safe is to lend to the rich. This will only become another Yaqian Yi system, which will not help the people who are really in need, and will also cause the rich to lose their homes and lives. "

As long as the government's goal is to make money, it will remain essentially the same.

Why did the Yaqianyi become a cancer? There is only one reason: the imperial court cannot afford to suffer losses!

They could only find wealthy families who could afford the compensation to escort the goods. If an accident occurred, no matter what the reason, the court would confiscate it directly.

Since the court has this plan, the officials will definitely do the same.

Shi Tingjun is a typical case. An official swapped the court's goods and created an accident. The court then confiscated Shi Tingjun's property. The court did not lose anything, but the official made a profit.

Everyone is happy.

Zhang Fei said: "That's why our imperial court has to quickly amend the law to ensure that even if the people can't pay back, they won't be forced to lose their families. At the same time, we have to let the people find a way to pay back the money."

Su Che was stunned, with a look of doubt on his face.

It turned out that he had just received a letter from Sima Guang, in which he learned that the Qingmiao Law would be implemented in Hezhong Prefecture, and he thought of the imperial court's amendment to the law on usury.

It is conceivable that once the royal court introduces more stringent laws to crack down on private usury, the Qingmiao Law will be a sure win!

Therefore, Su Che suspected that this was Zhang Fei's conspiracy.

However, Zhang Fei's words also made him realize that this was a double-edged sword. Since it could restrict the lending of large landlords, it would also restrict the lending of government departments.

It’s hard to say.

Just watch the sequel.

......

However, as news continued to come from the capital.

Although the imperial edict has not arrived yet, it is most likely correct.

There was the Qingmiao Law, the disarmament, and the usury, which made the entire Hezhong Prefecture in turmoil.

Wei Yingfang and the others were all stunned.

It’s getting so complicated!

How to do this!

At this moment, no one dared to act rashly.

At this moment, the Royal Court suddenly announced that it would make a judgment on the prosecution of the Procuratorate.

This was like a blow to the head, making everyone dizzy.

They previously judged that the military pay was just a cover to reduce the military. Now that the court has decided to reduce the military, do you still want to make a judgment?

Is this the same thing?

All the officials today came to watch the trial with confusion. They really didn't know how the royal court would judge.

There was a dark crowd in front of the gate, with tens of thousands of soldiers rushing to the imperial court, directly breaking the imperial court's record of watching trials.

Although most people cannot see the specific trial process, after all, the space is limited!

But they all hope to know the verdict as soon as possible, and they are now feeling uneasy.

Is the imperial court using disarmament as a threat to demand compensation for our military pay?

If you order the court to pay compensation, will it pay? Will we be laid off?

When Zhang Fei arrived at the court, the courtyard was completely silent. Their inner anxiety made them unwilling to whisper to each other. They just waited to see how you would judge.

At the beginning, Su Che explained their prosecution and presented specific evidence.

Immediately, the imperial court summoned Yuan Jiang to the court.

"Mr. Yuan, do you have any objection to Prosecutor General Su?" Zhang Fei asked in a gentle tone.

Yuan Jiang just shook his head.

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Mr. Yuan shook his head. Does this mean that the evidence presented by the procuratorate is true and the government did owe and withhold the military pay of these 500 soldiers?"

At this point, he looked down and read out: "The amount is 9,437 strings of cash and 691 coins."

Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Master Yuan has just arrived in Hezhong Prefecture. Does he really understand the situation?"

Yuan Jiang said: "I have also checked, and this number is correct."

These numbers are certainly not wrong, and the evidence is very complete, because they are provided by the military camp and the Transportation Department, which cannot be wrong.

The government wants the imperial court to make the judgment. Do you dare to make the imperial court bleed?

Zhang Fei asked again: "Has Scholar Yuan ever checked why the government withheld and deducted the soldiers' salaries?"

Yuan Jiang said: "Because the court is in financial difficulties, it is difficult to pay so much military pay."

Zhang Fei asked, "Does the court have a plan to repay the debt?"

Yuan Jiang shook his head and said, "No."

Zhang Fei asked: "So the court intends to default on its debt?"

When these words were spoken, everyone inside and outside the courtyard was stunned.

Don’t you represent the court?

Is this separation of politics and law really so thorough?

Yuan Jiang said: "I don't know, because the amount of military funds is decided by the three departments."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "I know that, too. But has anyone reported the matter of withholding or delaying military pay to the Third Division?"

Yuan Jiang's expression froze immediately, and then he wiped the sweat from his forehead, "As far as I know, no...no."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Is it because everyone thinks that the three officials will definitely default on their debts?"

Yuan Jiang shook his head and said, "Of course not."

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Then why didn't you report it?"

"......?"

"Does Master Yuan think this is a dereliction of duty?"

“…

? "

You can ask whatever you want, I won’t say anything.

There is no way to chat today.

Hasn't it been like this since ancient times?

If we give all the money to them, how can we get reimbursement for the public funds for food and drink?

Zhang Fei waited for a while, and seeing that Yuan Jiang had already entered into a state of meditation, he did not force him, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Scholar Yuan, for coming to court to testify."

Yuan Jiang quickly got up and slipped away.

A burst of booing was heard outside the courtyard at the right time.

Bang bang bang!

Zhang Fei knocked the gavel several times, and when everyone was quiet, he said in a loud voice: "It is only natural to pay back debts. This is stipulated by the law and morality.

The sage said, "A man cannot stand without credibility, a business cannot flourish without credibility, and a country will decline without credibility." Therefore, don't underestimate this. It's just a few thousand guan. Once a country loses its credibility, it will inevitably be the beginning of its decline.

This president fully understands the current financial difficulties of the court, and is also very clear that the court is indeed unable to spend so much military expenditure for the time being.

In fact, this is a very common thing, and everyone has problems. But what makes this judge very dissatisfied is that the government has no response to this. What this judge sees is that the government does not care, does not take it seriously, and just wants to shirk its responsibility.

This doesn't seem to be what Confucianism advocates! I don't know if Confucianism is tolerant enough to do this, but the law absolutely does not allow it.

Therefore, after reviewing this case, the evidence is conclusive, and the government must make up for the military pay that was owed and withheld by these 500 soldiers, and each of them must pay interest of one guan of money, and for their passive behavior against the government, they will be fined 500 guan. "

Before he finished speaking, an uproar broke out inside and outside the courtyard.

The officials couldn't help but open their eyes wide and look at Zhang Fei in shock.

Brother! This is a trap!

Do you really have to step on it so hard?

He encouraged the soldiers to file a complaint because he was sure that the imperial court would not dare to make a judgment, as the court would not compensate them.

But they did not expect that the royal court not only dared to make the judgment, but also imposed interest and fines.

this.......

Don’t we as the government have any respect?

After speaking tough, Zhang Fei changed the subject: "However, in view of the current financial difficulties of the court, it is really unable to come up with extra money. Therefore, this court president allows the court not to pay compensation for the time being, but must come up with a compensation plan within one month."

"Why do you do that?"

But an old man stood up and said, "You are just an earpiece. How can you judge the government? Who gave you this power? If you want to pay compensation, go and pay it yourself. We will not pay any attention to you."

After saying that, the old man flicked his sleeves and walked towards the gate.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Fei suddenly shouted.

Immediately two court guards blocked the old man's way.

The old man turned around and glared at Zhang Fei, "What? Do you dare to arrest me? Do you know...!"

"I don't need to know."

Zhang Fei said, "I only know that you are now defying the imperial court. I, the chief judge, sentence you to seven days in prison, but you can pay fifty strings of copper as a ransom."

"you...."

"Get it!"

The two court guards immediately stepped forward and gently captured the old man.

The old man was stunned.

Is there anyone who dares to arrest me in Hezhong Prefecture?

"Judge Zhang..."

"Why? You want to go in and keep me company?"

Zhang Fei tilted his head and looked at Wei Yingfang.

Wei Yingfang's pupils suddenly shrank.

I'm a fucking magistrate, and you...you dare to arrest me?

The other officials were also stunned.

Although Zhang Fei was hateful, he had never targeted them and was very tolerant. Today, Zhang Fei suddenly became cruel, which scared them.

Zhang Fei seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and looked around, "I advise everyone not to try to challenge the law in the imperial court, because you are not qualified."

Then he picked up the gavel, but didn't knock it.

Give you a chance to provoke.

Come on!

Try it!

The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

Cai Bian, Chen Qi and others were extremely nervous. This was not what they had expected.

After waiting for a long time, no one spoke, so Zhang Fei brought down the gavel and said, "Court is adjourned."

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