In fact, only Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian knew about the evidence provided by the Tax Commissioner. Xu Zun was indeed completely unaware of it, but that was only because Xu Zun did not ask. If he had asked, Zhang Fei would definitely have told them the truth.

But he didn't say a word about the others.

Because this battle was of vital importance to the Commissioner of Taxation and the public security, procuratorate and courts, and no mistakes could be made. You have to know that this was the first time that the Commissioner of Taxation had adopted violent taxation on a large scale, killing many people, and was directly facing local gentry.

In fact, the tax commissioner dealt with these bandits just to scare them, and his target was still the gentry, who were the ones who held power.

The wealthy gentry knew this very well, so they supported these bandits in dealing with the Tax Commissioner.

At the same time, the tax commissioner also knew that if he did so, it would certainly arouse opposition from many ministers in the court. In this feudal society, officials and gentry are one, and dealing with the gentry is actually dealing with the officials in the court.

But without taking this step, there is no way to collect tax revenue.

The tax commissioner actually relies on the public security, procuratorate and courts to collect taxes. Without the public security, procuratorate and courts, the tax commissioner would definitely not be established because the ministers would definitely oppose it.

It's very simple. Without public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, the tax commissioner would be the emperor's minion for making money and would not be under the control of the state.

If this were feasible, there would be no need for Wang Anshi to carry out reforms. He could just set up a tax commissioner to go and grab the money.

...

...

A group of people immediately went to meet them.

That's fine, we came to Pei Wen to entertain this Beijing official at the post station, but you were asked to line up inside and wait for orders at any time. That station was not eight hours, and we didn't even give you a bite of cold rice during that time. Until the eighth watch, we didn't stop drinking and having fun. It was icy and snowy at that time, and your brother Xu Shao's legs had not been frozen to numbness.

Sima Guang said: "We will ask you to wait and see. Maybe we can take the opportunity to put pressure on the court."

Does that mean you're giving up on yourself?

That matter can be overcome like that.

As the emperor's secret agency, the Imperial City Bureau only has the power of investigation, but no prison. Even if the Imperial City Bureau finds that a minister has violated the law, it has to be handed over to the Censorate or the Xiaoli Temple. But even so, the minor officials are still dissatisfied with the Imperial City Bureau. We believe that the Imperial City Bureau should be responsible not to the country, but to the emperor.

Few censors are impeaching Lai Quanshan against us.

Compared to that side, Xu Zhiqian and we were relatively quiet. It was because we wanted to persuade them, but we saw that Fu Bi, Lu Gongzhe and others all looked very unhappy, and we didn't dare to go down and ask for trouble. We could only bear it and watch Xu Zhiqian and we leave.

"Be careful, pregnant woman."

But outside of the heart, there is only anxiety and peace, people are gathered in groups, whispering to each other.

Zhao Pin said: "You joined the army not for a living, but to fight the enemy and serve the monarch. But before you entered the army, you not only did not get the opportunity to fight, but also became the servants of these civil officials. At that time, Lai Quan, the Tongpan of Qizhou, often enslaved you soldiers to serve these officials who came to Qizhou.

"Master Wang, this case can be tried further. Even if it is to be tried, it should be held behind closed doors."

"That's right. And now the procuratorate has the upper hand. You must be in and out of fear. That will only make the procuratorate's failure not so convincing."

Before the older man left, Fei Ming said loudly, "We definitely knew about that, we just didn't tell you."

The public security, procuratorial and judicial organs also need tax commissioners. If the tax laws are strictly enforced, very few illegal activities will arise, and the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs will also be capable.

Nowadays, that kind of thing is even more supported. For example, Xu Zhiqian, Meng Gansheng, and Lai Quanshan are all more honest than each other. The richest prime minister in the world is not Zeng Gongliang, but I am just a stingy person and I value my money more. It is like Xu Zhiqian and Lai Quanshan who regard money as dirt.

When Zhao Xu returned home, Xie Liuwu walked over slowly and asked, "Why did the trial take so long?"

After the court opened, Zhang Feixian announced that after Sima Guang and we verified whether there were any problems with the evidence provided by the procuratorate.

Zhao Xu, who was sitting opposite, was smiling and talking.

Zhao Xu stood up first, "Lai Quan, can he make a deal with Song Ming and the commander Wang Anshi to retreat?"

So almost no one would say that kind of thing.

I remember that when Wang Hong, Wang Wenshan and Gu Ji were making trouble at the beginning, the court always sided with us. Except for Wang Hong, Wang Wenshan and Gu Ji were only transferred, because this only involved privileges and taxation, and did not involve very minor corruption issues.

Sima Guang said: "But it was the same that time. In that kind of case, you guys..."

Now that the lawsuit has reached that stage, the interests of even fewer people are involved, especially the involvement of the Eight Yamen.

One of the key reasons why Lai Quanshan asked Liu Lian to request a recess was that I hoped to use this to express that you were all aware of the case within the case.

The number of people who came back that time was even smaller than the next time, because public opinion about the case had not yet fermented, and the number of people involved was getting smaller and smaller.

Liu Zhao said: "It is true that many local officials often dispatched soldiers or civilians to serve as officials. In some places, the number of people can reach as few as a thousand."

Zhang Fei waved his hand and said, "Since the Imperial Court allowed us to participate in this case, we will settle accounts with them, unless they are also involved in this case."

So we stopped expressing various "concerns" to the court.

When Zhao Xu exposed the Jundao corruption case in court, whether it was Meng Gansheng, Chen Shengzhi, Xu Zhiqian, or Wen Yanbo, we all became very resolute in supporting the imperial court and the procuratorate, and said that before the case was decided, we would continue to investigate the Qingping Army corruption case.

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"That's all Zhang Ba's fault. He just said it was a case of treason. I'm going to drag the imperial guards back, which will make the imperial guards outside panic."

Wu Tian shook his head and said, "Looking at the situation, it's probably going to be difficult, because it's not just a matter of the tax commissioner, it's also about military corruption, and it's so outrageous, no prime minister will support us, and now many of the powerful relatives in the capital have become wary of us."

Xie Yun said: "It's the same thing. If a case within a case happens, everyone will be willing to try it!"

Meng Gansheng smiled warmly: "That case is really becoming more and more boring."

These officials were immediately confused.

Until a soldier fell, you really saw that you were going to go up, so you rushed into the post station without permission and argued with us. As a result, you were convicted of gathering a crowd to cause trouble and inciting mutiny, and were exiled to Qingzhou. "

......

The emperor just supported it silently.

.....

It is true that the bad things are unusual, and the evidence is irrefutable. How can I refute it?

Lai Quan looked at you with a slightly blaming look, and then supported you heavily with one hand, saying, "Is the trial not over yet? Because we didn't expect you to uncover the collusion between Zhao Pin and Wang Anshi. You think Sima Guang and I are very scared about this, so we applied for a recess."

In fact, Sima Guang and his employers may have placed all their hopes on Lai Quanshan. After all, it was a feudal society, we were the holders of power, and Sima Guang and his colleagues were just their tools.

Xiaoju is the most important thing.

Sima Guang nodded: "You know, we can probably tell you about that kind of thing."

"Because Zhang Ba attaches great importance to the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems, he is sure that Erbi will be unsafe if he helps people to fight lawsuits, which is not conducive to the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "You know, but they are also afraid. If they have no other means, just use them. As long as it is in accordance with the rules, you guarantee that they will get into trouble."

Next, Sima Guang represented Lai Quan and others to verify the evidence. In fact, I was just pretending to do it. It was just an excuse. If the evidence was false, it would not be my turn to check it, and others would have found it out long ago.

......

But I have not made a clear statement. The evidence is irrefutable. After all, the lawsuit is not over yet.

......

......

"Originally, it wasn't a case of treason, but now it's involved in a case of collusion between bandits and government officials. If we get involved, the head of that family might be in trouble!"

Xie Liuwu asked: "Will we continue to fight?"

Is that man crazy?

Fei Ming said: "But can we get away now?"

Zhao Pin said: "Because you still wanted to fight on the battlefield, serve the country, and repay the emperor, you returned to Qizhou and became a bandit before completing a year of hard labor in Qingzhou."

Zhao Xu bowed again and said, "If you have anything else, you can leave first."

But we can also say that the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are not wrong, and we can only say Xiaojuguan.

Sima Guang nodded repeatedly, but he was thinking in his heart, according to what I said, there is still no chance, but what exactly is that chance?

"That time it was completely a drama."

Lai Quan added: "So he went to rescue Song Ming later because you had very little key evidence of his crimes."

"How long will the court be adjourned?"

Qi Ji said loudly: "It seems that we are trying to use Zhao Pin's experience to win the sympathy of the Xiao family."

When I said this, I shouted angrily.

Liu Lian asked: "Foster father, what are you going to do now?"

Upon hearing this, Li Lei immediately stood up and left angrily.

Sima Guang said aggrievedly: "But you are afraid."

What's going on.

I remember that winter, no official from the capital came to Qizhou, and Pei Wen arranged for you to beat drums and gongs, and also forced you to dance at the back of the team, just like Da Chou Te.

Li Guozhong asked, "What's going on?"

"Oh, Prosecutor Zhang, hurry up."

If we say that we don't spend that little money, that's fine, but now 81% of the fiscal budget is spent on that every year.

Lai Quan said: "We do want to fight, but whether to continue the fight may be up to us!"

Lai Quan didn't seem happy at all, he just said calmly: "You've finished asking."

.....

"Why?"

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "You really helped them that time, because you are a prosecutor, a pen. If you help them, wouldn't that be handing the handle to them?"

That's not the way of the world. If he gives you less pomp and circumstance, you will give him less pomp and circumstance. After all, he is paying with his own money, and this is giving it to death. When you go to him, you will also get harm.

Could that be the emperor's slight anger?

Zhao Pin said: "That point is also contradictory, because there are very few captains in the imperial army, and even some commanders, all of them are bandits. As long as he can defeat the officers and soldiers, as long as these officials have no way to deal with him, we will find a way to call him to peace, give him an official position, and let him enjoy a low-ranking official with a high salary. So you try your best to recruit soldiers and expand your power, strive to attract the attention of the court, and then accept the court's call for peace."

It was also the first time for us to fight that kind of lawsuit. We were already nervous, and then we caused such a trouble. Of course we were scared to death!

Those are two different types of problems. For the small officials, if the emperor wants to touch your privileges, you have to resist. It's just a game of chess. The emperor will leave no room for you and will dare to do it to the extreme.

......

Fortunately, we didn't prepare rotten eggs, otherwise, we would have to hit him directly in the face. That kind of person is even cuter than Zhao Pin.

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In fact, there is also a dispute between civil and military officials. If the military generals are corrupt, the civil officials will naturally let them go.

Don't even think about dragging it on endlessly.

Sima Guang hurriedly bowed.

"yes."

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Lai Quanshan knew that he would be in trouble if he escaped. If I dared to go in and out, I would definitely be in trouble in the capital, but I also had to make plans for myself.

I really want to fight, God knows what else will be dug up.

.......

Lai Quan said: "If they help these evil people to fight lawsuits in the future, and they fight too many lawsuits, the imperial court will never come to settle accounts with you."

In the past, those reasons would indeed make Meng Gansheng hesitate, and he would always put the interests of the public first. But today, I just didn't like what he said. I laughed and said, "They are really capable. These officials haven't done anything so unscrupulous, but they still want to cover it up for us. Are they afraid of being infamous forever?"

Lai Quan asked, "Are they here today to verify the evidence?"

Liu Lian asked, "Do you know why he gathered a crowd to cause trouble?"

Xie Liuwu added: "From a judicial point of view, do we still have no chance to turn defeat into victory?"

Lai Quanshan had no choice but to agree.

After that, we fought with Zhao Xu several times, but we had no private contact. Lai Quan also helped us secretly.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Present."

Sima Guang said loudly: "Don't blame me, Prosecutor Zhang. You were forced to do this. You really wanted to take the case..."

Therefore, Zhao Xu was very cautious in this case and did not dare to be negligent.

When all the prime ministers have expressed their views, and their attitudes are so firm, they will naturally dare to make trouble again. However, each matter is one matter, and we may allow the public security, procuratorate and courts to label these gentry and nobles as traitors.

If the tax police are caught breaking the law, they will definitely be punished.

Although we went to court, we were also making plans in advance. Now, before we know the result of the court, everyone is panicking.

Zhao Xu said: "That is a case of treason, what use is there?"

Those who lost their heads, very few of them were related to this case.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "I'm sure if Li Xingtou says that again, your procuratorate will have no chance of suing us, because our remarks may mislead the people and make them think that you forced us to go in and out, which will damage the reputation of your procuratorate."

That made few people feel relieved, as we were all terrified just listening to it!

Liu Lian asked, "He thinks that's very contradictory."

That is also the interest of a small section of the ruling class.

Li Lei, who was sitting secretly outside the corridor, pinched his forehead and asked, "Is everything I said true?"

But that kind of corruption is a different matter.

Zhao Pin nodded and said, "That's right."

......

Served the country, but then became a bandit?

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "You have discussed this issue with him many times. There is no lawsuit in this world that is sure to win, and you are not omniscient and omnipotent. What you hold in your hands must be the whole truth. If we find a very key piece of evidence, there will be no chance of overturning the situation."

I am holding back on getting angry now, but I will be ready to lose my temper once this case is over.

Liu Zhaoyou said nothing.

Lai Quan said: "He is using this to test me."

The key is that the money was spent.

"nonsense!"

At this time, a group of tea drinkers and ear pens were sitting, standing, pacing back and forth in the small hall, and bumping into Zuo Huan.

Wu Tian nodded and said, "I heard that the emperor was also present that day and was very angry about this."

This case should be handed over to the Censorate and the Xiaoli Temple for secret trial, but it can be tried publicly again.

......

Lai Quanshan was too lazy to talk to us. He just shook his sleeves and left angrily.

Sima Guang sighed, "If we prosecute this case, it will only involve you."

There is a person behind us, a force that Qizhou Baibai and others do not have. The activities of Wang Anshi and Zhao Pin did not happen in recent years, but can be traced back to the bad boy, so it is possible that no one knows about it.

"That lawsuit is really painful."

The trial continued before this announcement was made.

This case really refreshed my understanding of the Imperial Guards. You know, I was still thinking about destroying Western Xia, so the blow to my confidence was very small.

After a while, Sima Guang and Liu Lian finally came back.

Whether it is me or I am deliberately procrastinating, time is very precious to us now.

Wu Tian said: "Whether it is the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, the Eight Departments, or the Seven Government Regulations Department, they all expressed their support for the public security, procuratorate and courts to investigate this case strictly."

"If something like that is said in front of so few people, it may arouse public outrage, which is beneficial to national stability."

From that point of view, the Taxation Bureau is actually also a state agency. The taxes we collect must be refunded to the accounts of the Eight Bureaus, and the one who distributes the money is also the Transportation Bureau, but the old and young people are appointed by the emperor.

It’s just that we think they are two different things. The key is that we dare to tell Sima Guang those things. Can we talk about such things casually?

Lai Quan nodded, took out another piece of evidence and said to Zhang Fei: "That is the verdict of the case back then, as well as the confessions of the soldiers involved in the incident, the servants in the post station, and the singing girls. It can prove that Zhao Pin did not lie. The soldier who fainted at that time also had frostbitten legs and could no longer walk. He died a year ago."

Zhao Pin said: "That's not all. Song Ming is still your right-hand man. He can earn you a lot of money and provide you with some supplies and government news."

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Those tea drinkers and writers expressed their concerns about this case.

Zhang Fei also saw through my thoughts and said that he was sure that I had provided strong evidence and that the Royal Court would continue the trial before the 8th.

Sima Guang's eyes flickered a few times, "Prosecutor Zhang, can you teach you a few tricks? This is the first time you have encountered such a lawsuit."

Sima Guang said: "You are worried that if you lose the lawsuit, you will also be considered as our accomplices by the imperial court."

"How about it?"

Liu Zhao next to him said, "I am a little confused, but it will take at most one or two days to verify the evidence. If it is true, we will conduct a retrial today."

Li Guozhong frowned and asked, "Do we also support Lü Xiaokan and Censor Deng?"

Lai Quan held his breath and asked with a frown.

Li Guozhong sighed, "If we had known this would happen, we should have gone to trial. Even if we were to receive the most fair verdict, it would still be worse than it is now!"

After reading it, we can only rely on those pens, and our sight returns to the lawsuit.

Lai Quanshan frowned, "Can this be tried behind closed doors?"

I remember that when Lai Quan was still Erbi, four out of ten cases he was involved in had nothing to do with taxation, which often made the court very embarrassed. The judgments at that time often had nothing to do with the law and were purely political.

How can we fight against Western Xia, not to mention the even weaker Liao Kingdom?

Lai Quan frowned and asked, "What is he afraid of?"

"Captain Li, what should we say?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was slightly shocked.

Lee's Bookstore.

Liu Lian asked, "He said he wanted to continue serving the country, so he became a bandit?"

"Nothing is the same."

Zhao Pin nodded and said, "You deny it."

Zhao Pin said: "You were once a soldier of the Qingping Army. You were tattooed for gathering a crowd to cause trouble and offending officials in the capital."

"How to get the protection of the royal court?"

But the people had fewer complaints. At that critical juncture, he did something that made both the lower and the upper feel better. How satisfying it was!

"It's very cooperative. Let's apply to the Imperial Court for permission to intervene in this case. With your understanding of Zhang Ba, we will definitely find a way to protect you."

The Song Dynasty was sometimes more open to corruption, and there were many cases of direct corruption among the officials in the court. Our salaries were low, and we had few privileges and rewards from the emperor, so there was no need to embezzle. The Song Dynasty also prevented annexation, so we lent money and annexed land. The current corruption is concentrated at the bottom, not these high-ranking officials. It was not until the reign of Emperor Huizong that petty corruption was put to an end.

To put it simply, whether the tax law can be thoroughly enforced is not the touchstone for the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. Even if it is enforced, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are just a mere show and are of no use.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the audience looked at Zhao Pin in shock.

.....

Sima Guang sighed, "You are not afraid, so you still have to find a way to get the protection of the imperial court first, otherwise you will be exiled again."

Get out of the house.

Since Sima Guang did not present any strong evidence, the imperial court will continue to hear the case before the 8th.

What is he talking about?

Sima Guang frowned and spoke.

Liu Lian stood up and asked, "Lai Quan, how did he get the tattoo under his face?"

Everyone knows that the Commissioner of Taxation has the emperor behind him, but the reason why we do not directly praise him is not because we are afraid of the imperial power, but because the Commissioner of Taxation collects taxes under the banner of the law, not the imperial power.

Li Lei asked: "Since he knows about that, why is no one doing anything about it?"

Speaking of that, I turned my head to look at Zhao Xu again, "Prosecutor Zhang, did he say so?"

Wu Tian came to the hall and said very frustratedly.

Today, Sima Guang and Lai Quan came to the Imperial Court to check the evidence, but when they saw Zhang Fei, Sima Guang said, "Young Judge, you really have no knowledge of the corruption case of the military knife mentioned by the Procuratorate."

Then Liu Lian asked, "Why did he come here and become a bandit in Qizhou?"

Even Li Lei was confused.

Meng Mansion.

Although the court is adjourned, with so little evidence, it is possible that all of it can be verified in a short period of time. Besides, the lawsuit may start in a day or two, so it needs to be postponed. Today's trial will end here.

Sima Guang hurriedly said, "You definitely don't mean that."

As soon as Meng Gansheng stood up, a group of officials surrounded him and chattered.

That hurts the most.