You should know that Zhao Xu's idol has always been Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. Although Wang Anshi once suggested that he change his idol to Yao and Shun, idols are very subjective and it is difficult for others to change.
Zhao Xu's talent naturally could not be compared with Li Shimin's, but since he admired Li Shimin, his ambition was naturally needless to say. He wanted to grasp both civil and military affairs.
Now, there are many talented people in the field of culture and administration, such as Sima Guang and Wang Anshi.
What about martial arts?
The military system of the Song Dynasty was extremely complex in design, with each department checking and balancing each other. Any change would have a ripple effect on the entire system, making it very difficult to change.
For example, the previous lawsuit involving Lin Fei had exposed many problems in the Three Yamen, but the result was nothing.
In addition, if Zhao Xu carried out drastic reforms in the military and politics and expanded the armaments, the neighboring Liao Kingdom and Western Xia would not be stupid. Are you expanding your armaments to eliminate bandits?
It must be coming towards us.
They will definitely not let Zhao Xu get what he wants.
Moreover, Xixia and Liao had a certain tacit understanding on this matter.
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The separation of the military and police actually reminded Zhao Xu.
You have to know that before, there was no distinction between the military and the police. Public security, traffic, and other management were mainly managed by the imperial guards. This was related to the safety of the emperor. The scope of the government's constables was actually very limited, and their abilities were also very relaxed.
Sima Guang's suggestion to separate the military and the police was to change their attributes, but Zhao Xu wanted to divide the entire Three Yamen Forbidden Army into two, avoid the Three Yamen system, and secretly train an elite force with overlapping attributes.
However, he could not say this openly, because there were still many ministers in the court who were content with the status quo, and the resistance would be very great.
It just so happened that the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs were proposed by Zhang Fei, so he wanted to use Zhang Fei to cover up the truth.
This was unexpected for Zhang Fei, because he proposed that the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs should serve domestic affairs completely, and he had not thought of this aspect.
After all, he was not in that position and was an outsider, so he could not personally feel the oppression of the Liao Kingdom and Western Xia on the Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Xu left, Zhang Fei sighed heavily.
This idea places a heavier burden on the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments.
This should not be the responsibility of the public security, procuratorate and courts.
But given the national conditions, there is nothing we can do.
Suddenly, a clear voice was heard, "The emperor came to see you, is it about Wang Yanei?"
Zhang Fei looked up and saw Xu Zhiqian looking at him with concern.
Then Xu Zun beside him said, "This Marshal Ma is the commander of the three yamen after all, you have to be more cautious."
Zhang Fei was stunned, "Ma Shuai?"
Xu Zhiqian asked, "Didn't the emperor come here for Marshal Ma's matter?"
The father and daughter never imagined that Zhao Xu didn't come for this matter at all, and Emperor Shenzong didn't have the time for it.
Therefore, they all thought that he must have come for the matter of Marshal Ma.
This would disturb the emperor and would definitely be a tricky situation.
But before Zhao Xu left, he reminded Zhang Fei that this matter was known to heaven and earth, you and me, and must not be leaked, otherwise it would cause an uproar.
"Yes, of course."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zun asked: "So how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We can only act according to the law. Without the support of the law, how can we be the opponent of Ma Shuai? It all depends on how Ma Shuai will respond."
Xu Zhiqian asked anxiously: "What does the government mean?"
"What the government means is..." Zhang Fei had to make up a story and said, "Don't punish me too severely."
Xu Zun said, "In other words, the government is planning to intervene?"
The punishment would not be too severe. If there was to be a punishment, he estimated that even Cao Ping would not dare to punish him, so only the emperor could step in.
Zhang Fei shook his head and smiled, "There is no need for the government to intervene in this matter. Grand Secretary Sima will help me. I am just a government official. Even if I cannot be punished, I will not lose anything. But Grand Secretary Sima will definitely not let this happen."
Xu Zun's eyes lit up, and he stroked his beard and smiled, "That's right, Sima Junshi got a great bargain!"
Things had come to this point and were directly related to Sima Guang's judicial reform. That was why, when Sima Guang saw Zhang Fei succeeded, he hurried to find the emperor.
Now there must be no mistakes in this matter.
.......
After returning home, Zhang Fei took a bath and then lay down.
"Ouch! Be gentle, be gentle, it hurts a little."
“Is this strength okay?”
"That's it. Oh...oh...those bastards were really ruthless."
Gao Wenyin sat by the bed, gently rubbing Zhang Fei's arm, and said, "You said there was no danger, but it's only been a few days and you're already injured."
Zhang Fei turned his head and said with a smile: "Madam, you are too kind. This is not an injury at all. I was just looking for an excuse to ask you to rub it for me."
Gao Wenyin patted him on the back and said angrily, "You are already in this state, but you still want to show off."
"It's okay!" Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "Actually, it's my fault for being too delicate. You don't know that there was a patrolman who was even worse off than me, but he was fine. I'll be fine if I get hurt a few more times in the future."
He is really open-minded.
Gao Wenyin chuckled, "Why, do you still want to be beaten?"
"Alas... When you are born in the underworld, bumps and bruises are inevitable."
As he spoke, Zhang Fei suddenly turned sideways, holding his head with one hand, "But I promise Madam, there will be no worries about your life. Madam, you can rest assured."
Gao Wenyin's quiet face flushed. She avoided Zhang Fei's gaze and gently patted Zhang Fei's arm. "Hurry up and lie down. I'll rub it for you."
"Thank you, Madam."
Zhang Fei immediately lay down, and heard Gao Wenyin whisper: "You promised me."
"Um."
.......
Zhang Fei, who was beaten, is living a very comfortable life, but Wang Chao, who beat him, is now restless.
"Please rest assured, Ma Shuai. We will fully support him."
"Thank you all for your support. Wang Chao will definitely bring his son to visit you one day to express his gratitude."
"Then I'll take my leave now."
"Everyone, take care."
After seeing off the guests and closing the door, Wang Chao closed his eyes and sighed heavily, his face full of worry.
At this time, his wife came over and said, "My husband, this is already the third group of guests. It shows that the ministers in the court all support you. So what do you have to worry about? Send someone to release Qun'er quickly."
"What do you know, woman?"
Wang Chao's expression changed, and he snorted angrily, "Are they here to support me? They want to use my father and me as a knife. Don't you think that this is just a small matter, but it has alarmed the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Taifu Temple, the Three Departments, and even the Privy Council. If I really listened to them, it would undoubtedly put our whole family on the fire."
Madam Wang said anxiously, "What the husband means is that Qun'er...he is beyond saving."
Wang Chao shook his head. "It's not that serious, but... let me think about it."
The news spread throughout the capital immediately. That night, scores of officials came to Wang's house and kept urging Wang Chao not to be afraid, as it was the guards who had overstepped their boundaries. He should ask the military patrol to release the man directly, as they would support him in the court.
This is actually just a trivial matter, but it becomes of great significance when it happens at this sensitive moment.
If Wang Chao lets the person out, this will directly break the plan. This is enough to show that we don't have to abide by the rules set by the military patrol station.
There will definitely be more people causing trouble in the future.
The difficulty of the legal system lies in the fact that it is very easy to be breached. A small loophole may result in all previous efforts being wasted.
It would have been fine if they hadn't come, Wang Chao would still be considering it. But now that they have come, Wang Chao is even more afraid to act rashly.
What are you trying to do with such a big fuss? How can Wang Chao not be afraid?
However, on the second day, Zhao Xu suddenly ordered that the fire police be transferred from the Inspection Office to set up a special fire station.
This name was suggested by Zhang Fei.
The reason is that the work of the Inspection Department has become more complicated and they are afraid of delaying the fire alarm execution mission. Fire is of top priority and cannot be neglected.
If nothing else, this would be a very reasonable arrangement so far.
Unfortunately, there is a sequel.
At the same time, the Inspection Office will be changed into the General Police Office and will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Three Yamen, but will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Hall.
The patrol police were also officially named police. In fact, this name has always existed in the Song Dynasty. This time it was just a formal regulation.
As a result, the Inspection Office was directly transformed from a military agency into an administrative agency, under the jurisdiction of the highest administrative department.
However, Cao Ping was appointed as the first Chief Superintendent of Police.
Although the attributes have changed, the chief officer still uses the commander of the three yamen. ..
It can be seen that this property is cumulative.
The Prosecution Department was formally established, and Su Shi would serve as deputy prosecutor to temporarily manage the Prosecution Department.
This was a big deal, so why wasn't it discussed? Zhao Xu's reason was that this was all suggested by Sima Guang and was part of the reform of the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems.
This matter had been discussed long ago and was not a sudden decision.
Of course, it has nothing to do with me, and I don’t want to make any statement through this.
Zhao Xu's back is very slippery.
But this came too suddenly and the ministers were unable to react.
what is going on?
So they all ran to Sima Guang. At this time, are you helping us by doing this, or what else...?
Sima Guang had long expected the emperor to say this, and he had already thought of a response plan.
Court of trial.
"Don't get excited, everyone. Listen to me."
Everyone immediately quieted down and looked at Sima Guang.
Sima Guang said, "Why did this license plate number cause such a mess in the capital? In my opinion, it is because the three yamen run their affairs without any rules and regulations, and they are in a mess. As a result, it has become like this. Now that the General Police Office is under the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Hall, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
After hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense. One of the reasons why they couldn't control this matter before was that the three yamen were directly under the emperor, and it was difficult for them to intervene.
If they return to the political affairs hall, they will achieve great things.
Li Zhan asked anxiously: "Then what about the license plate number......"
Sima Guang sighed, "This license plate number must be implemented, and not only must it be implemented, but it must also be made beautiful."
Everyone immediately opened their eyes wide and looked at Sima Guang.
What do you mean?
Sima Guang explained: "The reason why the emperor accepted my suggestion is because I assured the emperor that matters such as reform should be handed over to our Zhengshitang to handle, and our Zhengshitang will do a better job."
Everyone looked at Sima Guang suspiciously.
Aren't you selling out our interests in exchange for your judicial reform?
Liu Shu stood up and said, "Everyone, Sima Xueshi has put in a lot of effort. The key is that we can't stop him in advance. Since we can't stop him, why don't we change it ourselves? This way, everyone will know their limits and won't act like those warriors who just mess around."
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Everyone looked at each other.
If they want to blame someone, they should blame themselves for not stopping it in advance. We can only make sure that such things don't happen again in the future. They can deal with themselves and save face by doing so.
It's much better than being beaten by military patrols.
......
However, Wang Chao became depressed.
When he woke up from his sleep, the military patrol station was no longer under his jurisdiction.
this.......
This is a big problem.
If it falls into Sima Guang's hands, can it still be rescued?
Urgent!
He was really anxious!
So he hurried to Lushi Lane.
"If Marshal Ma had come a day earlier, I would have been helpless. But now, I can guarantee that Yanei will not be subject to any criminal punishment, nor will he be charged with any crime. The most he will have to pay is some compensation and apologize."
Li Guozhong smiled.
Wang Chao was overjoyed. "What do you mean, Chief Li?"
Li Guozhong asked, "Marshal Ma, do you know the decree that the court has just issued?"
Wang Chao nodded and said, "Of course I know this, otherwise I wouldn't come here."
Li Guozhong said: "This decree of the imperial court has created a huge loophole in this lawsuit."
"What loophole?" Wang Chao asked curiously.
Li Guozhong said: "What the patrol inspection office did before was not justified and unreasonable. The court did not clearly stipulate whether the military patrol station could set up warning signs, and whether the area should be under the jurisdiction of the cavalry or the infantry.
In this case, it is understandable that Yanei, as the son of Marshal Ma, behaved in this way. This is the responsibility of the court, so Yanei cannot be blamed. "
Wang Chao only understood half of what he heard, so he asked again, "Is Li Xingshou sure?"
Li Guozhong nodded and said, "I am absolutely sure."
Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll have to trouble Chief Li."
After Wang Chao left, Li Guozhong immediately went to the backyard, only to see a young man sitting inside, sipping tea.
"Thank you for your advice, Sanlang."
Li Guozhong bowed and said.
"Li Xingshou is being polite."
Zhang Fei stood up and said with a smile: "But the master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. After this lawsuit, there will be more playboys coming to sue you in the future. It will be up to you then."
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Legal Aid Department.
"Su Zizhan?"
Fan Chunren looked at Su Shi in official uniform in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Su Shi smiled and said, "I am here to inform Mr. Fan that regarding the case of Wang Qun, our Prosecution Department will file a lawsuit on behalf of the General Police Department later, so I will not bother Mr. Fan."
Fan Chunren stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "I am the prosecutor, you are just the adjutant."
Su Shi smiled and said, "But you are not yet, sir."
Fan Chunren was stunned, then frowned and said, "Su Zizhan, stop messing around. You don't understand this case."
Su Shi handed over the document directly and said, "I'm so sorry. This is the responsibility of our Prosecution Department."
Fan Chunren held the paper document tightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched continuously.
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