The tax police had just taken Qin Biao away when a car escorted by more than a dozen people arrived at Qinjiazhuang.
I saw an old man getting off the carriage, it was Wei Yushan.
"Where are the people?"
Wei Yushan was looking around.
A clever servant immediately ran to the villagers who were gathered in front to gossip and ask.
After a while, the servant came to Wei Yushan and told him what he had just learned from the villagers.
Wei Yushan patted his chest when he heard this, "Thank goodness! Thank goodness I didn't make such a mistake this time, otherwise..."
At this point, he laughed and said, "The Qin family deserves it! Why mess with Zhang San when there are so many people to mess with? Haha!"
This old man was very narrow-minded. He had paid the full amount of taxes, but he also knew that many people had not paid. He felt unbalanced and was hoping day and night that something would happen to these people.
At this moment, he felt very happy.
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The actions of the tax police last night are bound to leave a mess this morning.
The first person to suffer was Emperor Zhao Xu.
At this time, the sky in the east had just turned around and turned pale, but Zhao Xu was already sitting upright in the Chuigong Hall, watching a group of censors and imperial censors scolding one person at the same time.
And this person is the Chief Commissioner of Taxation, Li He.
The reason is that they learned that the Commissioner of Taxation had directly used siege equipment to break open the gate of Qinzhuang.
This has never happened before.
Even if the yamen runners were convicted of a capital crime, they would knock on the door before entering a commoner's home.
When the ministers heard the news, they were all terrified, even Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others were frightened.
They had guessed in advance that the Tax Commissioner was no good, but they did not expect that he would be so cruel.
Upon hearing the news, they immediately rushed to the imperial city. As expected, the censors and imperial censors directly started quarreling with Zhao Xu. Among all the ministers, except Wang Anshi who did not express his opinion, the other vice-chancellors also criticized this behavior.
You are so violent.
Li He remained silent and did not argue, allowing them to bombard him.
After a while, when the censors were out of breath, Zhao Xu finally found a chance to interrupt, "Li Siwu, what's your explanation for this?"
Li He then spoke, "Your Majesty, the tax commissioner had made full preparations for what happened last night. We learned that Qinjiazhuang had many servants and weapons, so we decided to use a surprise attack to avoid injuries to the tax police. At that time, Qin Biao also came out with a big knife.
Of course, since we were conducting a surprise attack, Qin Biao's behavior was not excessive. We did not harm anyone in Qinjiazhuang. We even asked Qin Biao to leave Qinjiazhuang without even touching them. "
Censor Fan Yu angrily shouted, "What nonsense! I heard that you shot arrows at Qin Biao last night."
Li He explained: "That was because Qin Biao wanted to escape at that time, so we gave him a warning. Those tax police officers absolutely abide by the rules of the Taxation Commissioner. First, make sure that the tax police officers will not be threatened in any way. Second, try to ensure that there will be no conflict and no one will be hurt. Last night's operation was very successful and no one was hurt."
Seeing that Li He was still confident, Sima Guang could not help but ask, "Can your tax commissioner stipulate that people's property can be easily destroyed?"
Li He said: "Our tax department has stipulated that any damage to the property of the people caused during the operation will be compensated. The gate that was damaged last night has been repaired today."
Sima Guang was stunned. Has it been repaired?
Where did your tax commissioner come from? Don’t you know the efficiency of our Song Dynasty government?
Wen Yanbo asked, "Is this a problem with a door? You broke into people's houses with bows and arrows and swords. If you frightened someone to death, can you afford the compensation?"
Li He replied expressionlessly, "That's why we have been constantly reminding the people to declare truthfully. If there are any problems, they should come to the tax department in time to explain. This is the only way to avoid this kind of situation. Once they are randomly checked, they will bear the consequences themselves."
"Asshole!"
Peng Siyan jumped out and asked, "How dare you speak to Lord Wen like that?"
Li He said: "I just reported the truth."
Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang, Fu Bi and others were slightly surprised. They had all heard about Li He, a minor official in the Sanbu Gouyuan who had no sense of existence. But after meeting him today, they realized that he was no simple man!
Zhao Xu suddenly said, "Everyone, please calm down for now. Since everyone is holding their own opinions, why not let the judicial authorities handle it? If the other party believes that the tax commissioner is at fault, they can sue him."
In this matter, he cannot favor the Commissioner of Taxation in the slightest, because now the Commissioner of Taxation is the enemy of the powerful, and the powerful also know what is going on behind the Commissioner of Taxation. Once Zhao Xu favors the Commissioner of Taxation, the ministers will immediately come after him.
His suggestion is that you sue the Commissioner of Taxation, and I have no objection.
The Imperial Court and the Procuratorate were all set up by Sima Guang, and the officials there are not my confidants.
In this regard, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others could only express their agreement.
The tax commissioner has repeatedly emphasized that one must report truthfully, otherwise one will bear the consequences. And it is true that no one was hurt last night, and even the door was repaired.
The violence is very violent, but it also sounds like it's well-behaved.
There is nothing wrong with leaving it to the judiciary to decide in the end.
But the censors and imperial censors were somewhat unhappy. If everything is left to the judiciary, then... will our impeachment still have any effect?
However, this matter was both expected and unexpected, and they couldn't figure out the relationship between them for a while.
Wen Yanbo couldn't help frowning after leaving Chuigong Hall. "Although I had expected the Tax Commissioner to take action, I didn't expect them to be so cruel. Such behavior cannot be encouraged."
Lu Gong nodded and said, "Duke Wen is right. After all, it is a civilian residence, not a robber's den. How can you be so reckless?"
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Sima Junshi, now it's up to you."
Sima Guang said excitedly: "Don't gloat over this misfortune. This is all your fault."
Wang Anshi immediately said, "Junshi, you have to be reasonable. It was me who made the conscription law, that's true. But I didn't agree with it either. It was you who thought it would lead to corruption and increase the burden on the people, so I handed it over to the police. Now you blame me?"
Han Jiang also said: "The Taxation Department is not under the jurisdiction of the Sino-Agricultural Ministry. You should all be very clear about this."
When Sima Guang saw Han Jiang speak, he remained silent.
really!
They were also overwhelmed by this matter.
Everyone saw this with their own eyes. Not long ago, Han Jiang was so angry that he died.
Fu Bi suddenly said, "I really don't understand why you are all so worried. Isn't it wise to let the judiciary handle it?"
Cao Mansion!
"You rebellious son, kneel down now. Cough cough cough!"
Cao Ping looked like he was seriously ill. After he had just scolded him for a few words, he started coughing violently.
"Brother Cao, you have to take care of your health."
Coach Wang Chao next to him said hurriedly.
But the people around Wang Chao remained indifferent and just looked at Cao Ping coldly.
play!
You keep acting!
You are a traitor among the powerful.
These people are all relatives by marriage, dignitaries, and also include the Fu family.
They had all made false reports, and the tax commissioner's action had frightened them. The head of the police station was the Cao family's father and son, so they rushed to the Cao family to question them as soon as possible.
Everyone's butt is dirty.
"Daddy! What did I do wrong?"
Cao Dongdong said with an innocent look on his face.
"Kneel down! Ahem!"
Cao Ping stamped his feet hard and burst into coughing violently again.
Cao Dongdong knelt down and looked at Wang Chao aggrievedly, "Uncle Wang, you have to make the decision for your nephew!"
Wang Chao was both angry and amused, and said, "Dong'er, don't be so naughty here. It was you who ordered people to go to Qinjiazhuang in Baima Township to capture Qin Biao yesterday."
Cao Dongdong blinked and shook his head: "The child did not give this order."
Someone nearby immediately said, "You are still playing dumb. Without your order, how dare the Royal Police act on their own?"
"I really don't."
Cao Dongdong also became excited, "It really wasn't me who did it."
Wang Chao saw this and said, "Besides you, who else can make the decision in the police station?"
Cao Dongdong thought for a moment and said, "This kind of thing must be approved by my nephew. Uncles and uncles, are you mistaken?"
"This matter has already been reported to His Majesty, how can it be false? Last night, a team of royal tax police used siege equipment to break open the Qin family's gate and arrested Qin Biao and took him to the tax department."
"That's the Royal Tax Police. It has nothing to do with my nephew." Cao Dongdong said immediately.
Wang Chao wondered, "Aren't the Royal Tax Police under your jurisdiction?"
"yes!"
Cao Dongdong said: "The court did not issue an order at the beginning. Our police station is only responsible for training tax police and court police. A few days ago, my nephew sent 300 tax police to the tax commissioner. Those tax police are no longer under my nephew's control. Otherwise, the tax commissioner and the imperial court would have to listen to our police station."
Several people looked at each other.
Cao Ping frowned and said, "Dong'er, tell me the truth, were you involved?"
"The child really didn't participate."
Cao Dongdong was about to cry out of grievance, and said in disbelief: "Their tax police can use siege equipment? This is really unfair. Our Royal Police can't use it."
Cao Ping glared at his son, then looked at Wang Chao and the others, "Everyone, maybe you made a mistake."
"I'm so sorry!"
Wang Chao hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Maybe. Maybe we made a mistake."
There was a lot of noise outside, but the Zhang family was still harmonious and peaceful.
".The sorrow is real, the tears are fake, there is no cause and effect, a hundred years later, there will be no you, and no me!"
Zhang Fei slept until he woke up naturally, hugged his wife, hummed a little tune, and walked slowly towards the front yard.
I am so proud of myself.
"Where on earth did you hear this little tune?"
Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Fei said: "Of course I created it myself. Who else in the world can write such a bad lyric except me?"
Xu Zhiqian chuckled: "That's true, your lyrics are really not as good as the slang in the market."
Zhang Fei said proudly: "Just like my articles, although they are terrible, they are still likable."
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes, "That's not the case."
Arriving at the front yard, Xu Zhiqian discovered that Mu Zhen was the only one eating breakfast, and couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, where are Daddy and Big Brother?"
Mu Zhen said, "Someone came from the government office just now. It seemed like something serious had happened. Dad left in a hurry, and your brother followed him."
After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian immediately looked at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "I don't know." Then he muttered, "Maybe the tax commissioner has taken action."
Just then, Gao Wenyin walked in with breakfast.
Zhang Fei added: "Madam, I'm afraid I can't accompany you to the new house today."
Gao Wenyin said hurriedly: "If you don't have an appointment with anyone, then don't go. You can't help much."
".?"
After breakfast, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian immediately went out and headed for Lushi Lane.
On the way, the couple listened to the gossip of passers-by outside the car and figured out what happened last night.
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in shock.
Zhang Fei explained: "I really don't know when they will take action."
He only knew that he had to take action, but he didn't know when exactly. He didn't understand these things either. These matters had to be left to professionals.
"No, siege equipment?"
Xu Zhiqian was dumbfounded.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If you don't want to hurt people, then you have to let people know that this is a very dangerous thing and try to do it as little as possible."
Xu Zhiqian said worriedly: "But if the tax commissioner has this kind of power, then!"
Zhang Fei nodded. "If there were no imperial court, procuratorate, or police station, the tax commissioner would never be given this kind of power. But now it's different. The tax commissioner must also be held accountable for his actions."
At this point, he sighed, "You also know what the tax situation is like in our dynasty. If this method is not used, then no matter how Scholar Wang reforms, ordinary people will eventually have to bear all of this. But the problem is that they can't afford it."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and asked, "Then what about Daddy?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "My father-in-law should be enjoying this moment very much."
Xu Zhiqian immediately rolled her eyes at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Don't be like that, maybe you will enjoy it too." He added in his mind, "Aren't you and your father the same person?"
Xu Zhiqian asked: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "Maybe my husband and I will make a comeback."
At this time, Lushi Lane was also extremely lively. Li Guozhong, Fei Ming, Fan Li and others were standing in front of the Bian Jing Law Firm and talking. When they saw Zhang Fei coming, they immediately came forward to greet him.
"Sanlang, do you know what happened last night?" Li Guozhong asked anxiously.
Zhang Fei said, "I just heard on the way here that the tax commissioner sealed off the Qin family in Baima Township last night."
"How cruel!" Fan Li said fearfully.
Zhang Fei asked: "Didn't you pay taxes?"
Fan Li jumped up in shock: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't lose a penny."
Zhang Fei looked at Li Guozhong and others again.
Li Guozhong hurriedly said: "We have all handed it in. We are tea eaters. How could we make such a mistake? Are you going to die?"
Fei Ming also nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "What's so scary about that?"
Li Guozhong suddenly glanced at Fei Ming, and Fei Ming immediately said: "According to the decree issued by the court, the tax commissioner has no right to judge the Qin family. Should it be transferred to the procuratorate, and the procuratorate will sue the imperial court?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Fei Ming asked again: "In this case, the Qin family may sue us, so what if the Qin family sues us?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "I just thought of this. We're going to make some money this time."
Li Guozhong hurriedly said, "No, no, the tax commissioner is so cruel, we can't afford to offend him!"
Zhang Fei said angrily, "What do you mean by offending or not offending? Chief Li, what are you thinking? According to what you said, can the imperial court afford to offend? Can Kaifeng Prefecture afford to offend? Then should we still file a lawsuit? Now that we are not breaking the law if we lose the lawsuit, as long as they can pay the money, why not accept it?"
Fei Ming nodded: "Sanlang's words make sense!"
Just at this moment, Li Lei ran over and whispered something in Li Guozhong's ear.
Li Guozhong nodded, and then said to Zhang Fei: "Sanlang, I have something to do in the store, so I'll leave first."
After they left, Fan Li immediately said, "Sanlang, they were trying to trick you again."
Zhang Fei said: "I know, but my answer is actually not important, because they will definitely take the case. Whoever takes the case, the powerful will support them. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Fan Li asked again: "If they come to us, will we accept it?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If there is a business coming to your door, why not take it?"
Xu Zhiqian frowned slightly, and when they entered the back hall, she whispered, "Do you want to help the Qin family with the lawsuit?"
Zhang Fei thought for a moment and said, "They probably won't come looking for me. After all, they now regard me as an enemy. Maybe we have to help the Taxation Department fight this first lawsuit."
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously, "Why are you fighting for the tax commissioner? Aren't they suing through the procuratorate?"
Zhang Fei said: "Legalization of violence."
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