I saw a man in short brown clothes coming into the hall, his worn shoes covered with mud marks.
You can tell at first glance that he is a farmer.
Wen Yanbo whispered, "It seems that this kid wants more than just revenge."
Sima Guang sighed: "If it weren't for this, why would Wang Jiefu support him?"
He is an insider, and he had kept silent before because he knew that it was just foreplay, and the key to the case began from here.
He knew Zhang Fei too well. This kid was very narrow-minded. He would definitely try to overturn the case for himself, take revenge, and give back to Wang Anshi.
"I...I am Liu Dong, a humble man, here to see you, Your Excellency."
It was obvious at first glance that Liu Dong had never been to class. His legs were shaking as he spoke.
Zhao Pin smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't be nervous, just tell the truth."
"yes."
...
...
Liu Dong nodded timidly.
Since Wang Hong was still sitting on the chair, Zhao Pin did not arrange a chair for Liu Dong. In fact, even if he was given one, he would not be able to sit comfortably and would feel more comfortable standing.
Wang Hong also looked at Liu Dong in confusion. He didn’t know this person!
"Liu Dong!"
Zhang Fei suddenly stood up.
"ah?"
Liu Dong turned around and looked at Zhang Fei anxiously.
Zhang Fei tried to use a very calm tone and asked: "Can you tell us where you are from?"
Liu Dong said: "I...I live in Liujia Village in the south of Kaifeng County."
Zhang Fei glanced at the document and asked, "Do you remember what happened on the seventh day of this month?"
"I remember."
Liu Dong said: "I'll go find that firm......!"
"Bianjing Law Firm?"
"Yes...yes."
Liu Dongzhi nodded and said, "I'll go find the tax consultant at the Bian Jing Law Firm."
Fan Chunren, who was standing by, saw Liu Dong trembling with fear, and suddenly came up with an idea. He stood up suddenly and said, "I object."
Liu Dong was immediately frightened.
Zhao Pin also reacted immediately. Without waiting for Zhang Fei to explain, he glared at Fan Chunren and said, "If you have any doubts, let Liu Dong answer first."
There was a hint of warning in his tone.
You are obviously trying to scare Liu Dong and bully an honest man.
But Zhang Fei gave Fan Chunren two admiring glances.
I really appreciate this move, it's an improvement.
Isn't that what a lawsuit is all about?
He would do the same if he were in his place.
Such a big loophole must be poked!
But unfortunately, this is Zhao Pin's court. He is very tolerant towards these people. Don't play this trick on me.
Zhang Fei asked Liu Dong again: "Why do you want to ask the Bian Jing Law Firm to calculate your taxes?"
Liu Dong replied: "I... I heard from Brother Luo from the next village that the firm can guarantee that we don't pay too much tax."
Zhang Fei asked: "Do you usually pay more taxes?"
"I...my family only has ten acres of land, but I have to pay tax for twenty-five acres of land every year. I...I really have no choice this time. If I pay the tax, my mother and I will starve to death. Wuuwuwu!"
When he finished speaking, Liu Dong suddenly burst into tears, pouring out the grievances in his heart.
….“Dog officer!”
I don't know who shouted at the door.
All the officials sitting inside turned around to look.
The crowd at the door looked up at the sky and down at the ground.
The interrogation seemed to be getting more and more explicit, and many officials were on pins and needles!
No one expected that Zhang Fei would connect these two cases.
When Zhao Pin saw the door, he just shouted and didn't say anything else.
But when the officials turned around, the people looked at Wang Hong with eyes wide open.
The people really understand this standard beginning.
No need to check, this is definitely not made up or acted out.
Zhang Fei waited for a while and asked, "Can you still answer the question now?"
Liu Dong sobbed and nodded.
Zhang Fei asked, "Why do you have to pay the tax for 25 acres of land when your family only has 10 acres of land?"
While wiping away tears, Liu Dong explained, "My family originally had 25 mu of land, but more than a year ago, my mother got seriously ill, so I sold 15 mu of land to Mr. Wei..."
Zhang Fei asked, "Is Mr. Wei the Wei Yushan from Luomapo?"
Liu Dong nodded, "It's him."
Zhang Fei said: "Go on."
Liu Dong said, "I sold the land to Mr. Wei and used the money to pay for my mother's medical treatment. But the next year, the government officials came to my house and asked me to pay another 25 mu of land tax."
Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "Didn't you sign a contract with the other party at that time?"
Liu Dong said, "I...I signed it, but...but at that time, Mr. Wei's people and the broker who signed the contract told me that if I went to the government to sign the contract, I would have to pay a lot of taxes. So they asked me to sign a contract with him privately. He gave me money and I gave him land. The tax for the 15 acres of land was also paid by him, not me. I...I didn't dare to go to the government, so I agreed."
Zhang Fei said: "Is this clearly stated in the contract?"
Liu Dong just nodded, "It's written, so I agreed."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Didn't you explain this to the yamen runner at the time, or go find Mr. Wei?"
Liu Dong nodded and said, "I told him. I showed the contract to the yamen runner, but he refused to acknowledge it. I went to find Mr. Wei, but his people told me that if I reported it to the officials, I would be punished and fined a lot of money. So I...I didn't dare to report it to the officials."
The officials all had blank expressions on their faces.
The people, however, gnashed their teeth.
It can be seen that they all know that this is not a case.
Zhang Fei picked up a contract from the table and said, "Judge, this is the contract Liu Dong signed with Wei Yuanwai."
"Present."
......
After hearing this, Qian Yi heaved a sigh of relief and whispered to Fan Chunren, "It seems that he still left some room for maneuver and did not do it to the extreme."
Fan Chunren said: "If he really leaves no room for maneuver, then he won't be able to win."
The Song Dynasty stipulated that any land and house transaction must pay a 4% deed tax, which may actually be more than that. After paying the deed tax, one can get the official seal, and with the official deed, one can go through the land and tax transfer procedures.
However, in order to evade the deed tax, many people signed contracts privately. This kind of contract is called a white deed, and the one with an official seal is called a red deed.
….Obviously the red deed is more legally protected.
Many landlords took advantage of this and deceived the people who were in urgent need of money and made private transactions, resulting in "land separation and tax retention".
But the government is ultimately impartial. Do you think you are right if you evade taxes?
In fact, there are still many people who have to pay more taxes for no reason. Some of them are because some farmers sold their land privately to landlords and ran away.
The landlords did not recognize the taxes from the land, and the officials, in order to achieve political achievements, usually came up with various excuses to distribute the taxes to the nearby people.
Zhang Fei did not look for such a person, obviously he still left some room for the court.
After reading it, Zhao Pin didn't say much.
This is a white contract after all.
The key to this case does not lie in the white deed or the red deed.
Zhang Fei then asked Liu Dong: "So you went to the Bian Jing Law Firm to calculate the tax?"
Liu Dong nodded.
Zhang Fei asked, "What did the informant from the Bian Jing Law Firm tell you?"
Liu Dong said: "They said they only recognized the land deed. I gave them the land deed and they calculated the tax for me. I just had to pay the tax according to their calculation. I showed them the contract with Wei Yuanwai at that time. They said they could settle the overpaid tax through a lawsuit."
When Fan Chunren heard this, he wanted to shout "objection". He said he would not whitewash himself, but he ended up whitewashing himself so much. But seeing that Zhao Pin was listening attentively, he could only give up for the time being.
Zhang Fei asked again: "What happens next?"
Liu Dong said: "After that, I told the tax collector that I had overpaid taxes and that I wanted to sue. The collector didn't say anything at the time. But a few days later, the collector came to me again and told me that the spies had been arrested by the county magistrate and all my food had been taken away. He said that I didn't pay taxes before and wanted to punish me. Now my family doesn't have a single grain of rice, and my mother is still sick. I can only sell the ten acres of land at home. Woo woo woo woo----!"
When the topic of food and land was mentioned, he started crying again.
Fortunately, those yamen runners were ruthless. In order to take revenge on him, they took away all the food in his family. Otherwise, he would not dare to come here to testify.
Forced into a desperate situation with no way out, I had no choice but to give it my all.
"This is such a dog official."
"Yes! Zhang San made the decision for us, the people. He didn't say he wouldn't pay taxes, he just said he wouldn't pay more. They wouldn't allow that. It's really too much."
"I've thought of this a long time ago. If Zhang San helps us calculate taxes, how can the officials charge us more money?"
.....
The people watching at the door were talking about this, and they kept calling the officials corrupt.
The official sitting inside had a face that turned red and white.
Wang Hong gritted his teeth and said, you unruly people...ah...
......
"quiet!"
Zhao Pin slammed the gavel and shouted.
The people watching at the door gradually stopped talking.
Zhang Fei said to Zhao Pin, "I have finished asking questions."
Zhao Pin nodded and said, "Take Liu Dong away."
After Liu Dong went down, Zhao Pin looked at Fan Chunren again, as if he knew he had something to say.
As expected, Fan Chunren immediately stood up and said, "Judge, Zhang San is clearly trying to clear himself of the charges. This is unfair to Magistrate Wang and violates his own promise."
….The facts were before him, and he couldn’t say that Liu Dong was wrong. He could only say that Zhang San was untrustworthy and had no martial ethics. You said you wouldn’t whitewash yourself, but in the end, not only did you whitewash yourself, you also publicized it.
It's absolutely shameless.
"I don't."
Zhang Fei said seriously, "Until now, I admit that I made a mistake. I did not report to the government in advance and rashly sent people to calculate the tax. The land tax is different from the commercial tax. Many commercial taxes are not fixed and can be calculated by oneself, while the land tax is generally fixed. The government calculates it based on the land register and the household register. There will definitely be contradictions between the two, which will also bring trouble to the government. I am convinced by the court's judgment, and I paid the fine immediately."
As expected of a spy, he convicted himself so clearly and logically, which is more convincing than the court's statement.
That's true.
Most land taxes are fixed. The government has made statistics and then collects them. If you interfere, it will certainly cause conflicts.
Commercial taxes are different. Commercial taxes are variable. Merchants calculate the taxes themselves or hire someone to do the calculation. Isn’t that normal?
Zhao Pin nodded and asked, "But what is the connection between these two things?"
Zhang Fei replied, "May I ask the presiding judge, County Magistrate Wang rejected Geng Ming's petition and sent someone to severely punish the spies of the Bian Jing Law Firm. Who is the biggest beneficiary of this?"
Zhao Pin hesitated for a moment and said, "Wei Yushan."
"I object!"
Fan Chunren jumped up and said, "This is just Zhang San's speculation. It's not worth discussing."
He already knew what Zhang Fei was going to do.
Wang Hong also reacted and shouted excitedly: "He wronged me. When I was trying the case of Erbi, I didn't consider Wei Yushan at all."
He was really wronged. He didn't even know who Liu Dong was, so how could he think of Wei Yushan? He just wanted to punish Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei said seriously: "This is not speculation. Facts have proven that Wei Yushan is the biggest beneficiary of these two cases. The key is that Magistrate Wang's ideas on handling these two cases are extremely contradictory.
When handling the Bian Jing Law Firm case, County Magistrate Wang emphasized taxation, but in the Geng Ming case, he ignored the taxation, and the taxation of thousands of acres of land.
Fan Sijian's argument is that County Magistrate Wang ignored Geng Ming's case because he was urging the payment of taxes, and the key to Geng Ming's case is tax evasion. According to Fan Sijian's theory, County Magistrate Wang ignored the collection of taxes because he was urging the payment of taxes. This is like Fan Sijian using his speculation to oppose my factual arguments. "
Zhao Pin looked at Fan Chunren.
Fan Chunren was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He had never expected that Zhang Fei would combine the two cases together because this was not true. The two cases themselves had no connection at all and he was not prepared for this at all.
But the problem is, after Zhang Fei's debate, Wei Yushan is still the biggest beneficiary, and Wang Hong's treatment is completely different. How can it not arouse suspicion?
He was hit so hard that he was dizzy.
All I can say is that he doesn't know Zhang Fei well enough.
This is a tit for tat, the injustice must be paid back.
….Otherwise how can I relieve the hatred in my heart?
Because if you sue him normally, he might be convinced and the resentment in his heart won't be so great.
For the person who is doing the ear-writing, as long as the method is legal, it is fine.
Zhang Fei took the opportunity to ask Zhao Pin, "I heard that the chief judge was once a county magistrate and a prefect."
Zhao Pin nodded.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Does the presiding judge think that the actions of those spies at that time were really urgent and urgent? Otherwise, would it cause chaos if it was not resolved immediately?"
Zhao Pin pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
Zhang Fei said: "But Magistrate Wang suppressed this matter with great force, without even investigating. This is obviously a sign of guilt, fearing that the truth would be revealed. But Magistrate Wang is very smart. He deliberately exaggerated the facts and reported them to the court, repeatedly emphasizing that taxation is a major national issue. This is obviously using taxation to threaten the court."
This is a serious crime.
"I object! I object!"
Fan Chunren was really anxious, "This is all your speculation."
"I have a basis for this."
Zhang Fei said: "Although Magistrate Wang had very different ideas on how to handle these two cases, his methods of escaping punishment were exactly the same, using the excuse of urging tax payment, which shows that he is a habitual offender.
Because Magistrate Wang knew that the current financial difficulties, the court was most worried about not being able to collect taxes, so as long as he used this trick, the court would have to turn a blind eye. After all, the court ministers were also worried about not being able to pay their salaries, and the facts have proved this point. "
“Nonsense.”
"That's just complete nonsense."
"You are such a lawless person, you dare to insult the officials of the imperial court in court. This is a rebellion! This is really a rebellion!"
......
Urgent!
All anxious!
How could the officials on both sides sit still? They felt that they had become accomplices for no reason, and they stood up and angrily denounced Zhang Fei.
But the people at the door shouted at the same time: "What a dog official!"
"You only know how to bully us people."
"You're a dog officer."
......
This tacit understanding led to an extremely ironic situation.
When the official heard the people cursing, he immediately reacted, sat down quickly, and settled the score with Zhang San in private.
The people also realized that all the people sitting here were officials, and they thought they would not get into trouble, so they gradually quieted down.
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "This is going to be quite lively."
Lu Huiqing just smiled and nodded.
The more violent the commotion, the more reasonable his reforms seemed, and of course he felt very happy about it, as this was exactly the effect he wanted.
"You villain wronged me, I will kill you."
Wang Hong suddenly pounced on Zhang Fei like a madman.
He had risen rapidly in the officialdom and had never suffered such an injustice. His chest was about to explode.
A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!
But unfortunately, he was stopped by the yamen runners beside him.
"careful!"
When Zhang Fei saw that he was stopped, he immediately stood in front of Xu Zhiqian bravely and said with a calm smile: "Don't be afraid, this biting dog won't bark."
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes at him.
Wang Hong was so angry that he was raging.
Zhang Fei looked at Wang Hong with the same eyes that Wang Hong had looked at him in Kaifeng County Court, as if to say, "Does it feel good to be wronged?" Haha...
Zhao Pin saw that the situation was out of control and extremely ugly, so he slammed the gavel several times and said, "Let's stop here for now. Adjourn the court."
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