One hundred and eight people?
Yes, this number sounds auspicious.
But in criminal cases, there is basically only one.
That is - rebellion!
Li Kai also immediately asked: "Is there a rebellion?"
Lu Gongzhe also looked nervous.
"no!"
Zhang Fei quickly explained: "If someone rebelled, it would not be my turn to file a complaint."
Lu Gong thought about it and it made sense. If there was a rebellion, would they send people to sue?
Even if this Erbi is very good at making up stories, it is impossible for it to win!
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...
"What is that?" Li Kai asked.
Zhang Fei replied: "It's tax evasion."
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Li Kai and Lu Gong looked at each other tacitly, and then looked at Zhang Fei at the same time.
"You said you want to sue 108 people for tax evasion?" Li Kai asked uncertainly.
Zhang Fei said: "I was entrusted by someone to sue these 108 people for tax evasion."
Lu Gong suddenly asked, "Who commissioned it?"
Zhang Fei said, "Master Wang."
"Wang Jiefu?" Lu Gongzhe seemed a little unsure.
"Yes."
Zhang Fei nodded and said again: "I hope you two will believe me. I was really hired this time. In fact, this case has nothing to do with me."
"It has nothing to do with you?"
Li Kai said madly, "Don't think we are ignorant. You must have heard that many ministers in the court are trying to redress Wang Hong's injustice. You are worried that Wang Hong will come back to retaliate against you, so you instigated Wang Daxueshi to collect the taxes from those people through litigation."
Neither he nor Zhang Fei were too lazy to play guessing games; he was too familiar with this routine.
Lu Gong also nodded.
Wow, you are so lacking in imagination. If Wang Anshi hadn't intervened, I would have let you all taste the torrent of public opinion and the power of marketing accounts. Do you think you can still control public opinion? Humph, when I become a media tycoon, I will teach you how to manipulate public opinion.
Zhang Fei explained with an innocent look on his face: "President Li, this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't want to do this. You two know that our Bian Jing Law Firm has always been fighting for the people!"
Li Kai snorted, "You are just trying to gain fame so that you can make money from it."
Ouch! Damn! This guy really knows me inside out. I have to be careful from now on. Zhang Fei was startled, but he said calmly, "Even so, this lawsuit is not in the interests of our store."
Lu Gong stretched out his hand, stopped Li Kai who was about to continue arguing with him, and said, "Present the petition."
After talking for such a long time, they let him submit the complaint. It can be seen that they are still very resistant to Zhang Fei's complaint and would rather not accept it.
But the client was Wang Anshi, the Vice-Chancellor, and they could not turn him away.
There's no point in arguing with Zhang Fei.
Ultimately, the complaint has to be accepted, but whether the case will be heard in court is another matter.
When Zhang Fei presented the complaint, Lu Gongzhe and Li Kai were dumbfounded.
I have never seen such a thick petition, with more than 300 pages.
Very exaggerated.
If they open the book now, they can still see Xu Zun's handwriting. At that time, Xu Zun helped write some of the books after he got off work and saw that they were too busy.
Even Gao Wenyin helped copy some of it.
There is no technical content, it is pure hard labor.
There were handwritings of five people on one petition.
It's really outrageous.
"Is this a complaint?" Li Kai held the thick stack of papers with both hands and stared at Zhang Fei blankly.
Just this amount!
really!
Only the provincial government has the capability to conduct an investigation, and it is estimated that personnel will have to be transferred from the left and right departments to assist.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Please don't blame me, Judge Li. We have to sue 108 people, so this is actually not that much."
"roll!"
Amid Li Kaidi's roar, Zhang Fei was driven out of Kaifeng Prefecture in a panic.
but.
He has gotten used to it.
And he had expected this, so he had been distancing himself from the matter. This was indeed a bit cruel and inhumane.
It’s not easy for gentlemen either!
"Prefect Lu, he's not complaining, he's clearly torturing us!"
After driving Zhang Fei away, Li Kai complained to Lu Gong indignantly.
Looking at this petition gives me a headache.
Lü Gong asked, "Are you referring to Wang Jiefu or Zhang San?"
"They are all the same!"
Li Kai, who almost revealed his true feelings, quickly stopped talking and said, "Wang Jiefu is the vice chancellor. Does he need to sue others for tax evasion? If he has evidence, he can just issue an order. Isn't this unnecessary?"
Lu Gong frowned and thought for a while, then said, "You arrange for someone to examine these petitions first, and I'll go ask Wang Jiefu what he wants to do."
Bian Jing Law Firm.
"How about it?"
Seeing Zhang Fei coming back, Xu Zhiqian immediately stepped forward and asked.
Zhang Fei sighed: "What else can I do? They just beat me out with sticks."
Fan Li said weakly: "Sanlang, why do we have to do this? We make money, but we live in fear every day. This..."
He didn't even know how to describe it.
There is no peaceful day.
Zhang Fei was also furious and said: "Can I be blamed for this? Who made those stupid landlords come to me to help them avoid taxes, cough cough, and calculate taxes for them? They were reluctant to spend the little litigation fees and only used that stupid method, thinking that they could still cover up the sky with one hand.
Times have changed!
Look at how stable Brother Hao, Brother Qian, and Brother Fan are. If Academician Wang sues them for tax evasion, I will definitely not accept the case. Not only that, I will have to defend them on their behalf."
"?"
Fan Li suddenly felt that what Zhang Fei said made a lot of sense.
yes!
Zhang Sanlang is so famous, why don’t they come to us for legal assistance when they encounter difficulties?
I just can't bear to spend that little bit of litigation fee.
You deserve it!
We can’t just blame us if there’s a problem, we need to make money too!
That's it!
Establish regulations offices in the two prefectures.
"Uncle Hui, please have some tea."
Faced with Wang Anshi's flattery, Lu Gong snorted angrily and turned his face away arrogantly.
Wang Anshi was not angry at all. He gently placed the tea on the tea table beside Lu Gongzhe and said, "Is that kid going to the provincial government to cause trouble for Uncle Hui again?"
Lu Gong snorted, "Don't pretend to be innocent here. Even if he runs to the left and right wing officials, the case will eventually be handed over to me. Don't you, Wang Jiefu, know about this?"
Wang Anshi apologized and said with a smile: "I really don't know. This is just a small case. It's just that there are a few more people."
Lü Gong was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he asked, "Wang Jiefu, what do you want to do?"
Wang Anshi said with a wronged look on his face: "I was forced into a corner by them, so I resorted to this desperate measure. Can you show me a clear way out?"
Lu Gong said: "As the Vice Minister, even if you want to collect taxes, do you need to use such means? Isn't this just an attempt to cover up the truth and unnecessary?"
You give the order and we in Kaifeng Prefecture have to do it.
You are filing a complaint, what is this?
Wang Anshi said, "If I order you in Kaifeng to collect the tax, your uncle Lu Hui will be even angrier than he is now."
Lu Gong frowned, then his expression eased a little. It was indeed the case. He sighed again, "The ice is three feet thick, and it didn't freeze overnight. We should have considered this matter carefully and shouldn't have acted rashly. Why didn't you listen to my advice?"
Wang Anshi said: "I did this because I listened to your advice."
Lu Gong was dumbfounded, "When did I ask you to do this?"
Wang Anshi said: "Now the case has been brought to you, you can also sentence them not to pay taxes!"
Lu Gong jumped up and said, "Wang Jiefu, you are so ungrateful. You can't solve this problem yourself, but you just throw it to me. "
Wang Anshi hurriedly said, "Uncle Hui, please calm down. I don't think so at all. This matter is not as terrible as you think, and it will not cause you any trouble. As the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, you have to judge if someone files a complaint. You have to make fair judgments. What are you afraid of?"
Lu Gong said earnestly: "I am worried that you will cause trouble. Don't you know why the court didn't directly hold the white deed responsible? This law does not hold everyone responsible!"
He also knows in his heart how many people are evading taxes. Can you suppress them all by yourself?
If you can't suppress it, it will be embarrassing.
The court will be in a difficult situation.
Wang Anshi said: "What's the law that does not punish the masses? I only know that these 108 people evaded taxes. Uncle Hui, do you know that there are many more people who evaded taxes?"
Lu Gong blinked and said, "Are you trying to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys?"
Wang Anshi's expression changed, and he said seriously: "I just want them to know that tax evasion is illegal and should not be done."
Lu Gong frowned, "But you have to know that they are not resisting the imperial decree. They are just transferring the taxes to the tenants. This is not illegal. If you sue them now, they will still transfer the punishment to the tenants, which will cause public resentment."
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An Shi asked, "Do you think those tenant farmers can afford it?"
Lu Gong said: "Of course I can't afford it."
Wang Anshi said: "Then who should bear the responsibility?"
Lu Gong sat down and said, "You have given me a big problem!"
Wang Anshi comforted him again: "This is just a lawsuit. If they have a way to get away with it, just use it. You just need to make a fair judgment. If you think too much and worry too much, it will make things more complicated."
Lu Gong sighed and said, "Besides this, what else can I do?"
The matter had already reached Kaifeng Prefecture, and spread throughout the court and the country that same day.
Wenwu was shocked.
This was even more outrageous than Lu Jiawen's lawsuit against Kaifeng County. After all, Lu Jiawen was Wang Hong's subordinate. According to the court system, if he felt injustice, he could appeal.
However, Lu Jiawen's choice of litigation is a questionable approach.
But you, Wang Anshi, are the Vice-Chancellor, and you went to sue a few landlords.
This really brings honor to the imperial court!
The censors and advisers immediately impeached Wang Anshi for violating the court's laws and undermining the court's prestige.
Shenzong, who was well prepared, immediately held a meeting to discuss the matter that day.
As the prime minister, Zhao Yan was the first to speak out, "The court had already stated that as long as the stamp duty is paid within this year, the past will be forgiven. This decree was approved by Your Majesty and issued by the Secretariat.
Now everyone is actively paying the deed tax, but Wang Xueshi violated the government order and went to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint. I have been an official for decades and have never seen such a thing. At that time, the people did not know whether they should obey the government order of the court or wait for the judgment of Kaifeng Prefecture. "
Many ministers nodded in agreement and criticized Wang Anshi.
You, Wang Anshi, are also a member of the Political Affairs Hall. You issued the decree yourself, and now you go and file a complaint.
This is just ridiculous.
They could no longer find adjectives to describe Wang Anshi.
Facing their criticism, Wang Anshi remained calm.
Zhao Xu looked at Wang Anshi and asked, "Master Wang, do you have anything to say?"
Wang Anshi said, "Your Majesty, I am used to seeing some censors making up stories and slandering others, but I have never seen a prime minister lying and slandering his colleagues with his eyes open."
Zhao Yan was furious and stood up and said, "Wang Jiefu, please explain clearly. When did I slander you?"
Wang Anshi asked, "May I ask Prime Minister Zhao, have you read the petition?"
Zhao Yan said, "Although I haven't seen it, isn't your complaint about tax evasion?"
Wang Anshi nodded and said, "It is true that they evaded taxes, but it has nothing to do with the white deeds. I only found out after checking the land that they used all kinds of methods to evade taxes. The decree issued by the court at the beginning only allowed for those who paid the white deeds, but it did not say that any tax evasion would be forgiven. If that were the case, no one would pay taxes this year."
Zhao Yan was stunned, and his face turned red instantly.
The other ministers also looked at each other, with a mysterious embarrassment on their faces.
The petition was so thick that the Kaifeng Prefecture had not yet examined it thoroughly. Li Kai just flipped through it casually without asking anyone to examine it. He felt that this was too outrageous and waited for the court to give a final conclusion.
But when they heard about this, they subconsciously thought without any further thought that Wang Anshi must be suing those landlords over the white deed issue.
It's nothing more than a repetition of the same old tricks. If they can't win the political battle, they will take the fight to court.
But I didn't expect that Wang Anshi never mentioned this matter at all.
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