Chapter 538 of the Main Text of the Chief Justice of the Northern Song Dynasty: Using Old Tricks Again Su Che said that he would take on everything, not to mention whether he could do it. Even if he could, it would only be a small hurdle for his political career. With his ability and talent, as well as his connections in the court, he would be able to make a comeback in the future.
Very easy!
There is no need to doubt this.
But for Zhang Fei, the entire public security, procuratorial and judicial system is his hard work, and the procuratorate is also his. He does not regard the procuratorate as someone else's.
You are gambling with my family property, so of course you say it is your duty.
But then again, these are things that the public security, procuratorate and courts must face. Now that Su Che has taken the initiative to bring it up, this is a good opportunity.
The higher the risk, the greater the profit. Zhang Fei has to seriously consider the feasibility of this matter.
So he asked Cai Bian and others to carefully review the relevant laws and systems, while he discussed system reform matters with Xu Zhiqian.
At present, he cannot only consider the pleasure of making a judgment, he also has to consider the political consequences. You must know that the strength of the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems today is not a consensus, not a system, but the support of the emperor and a group of bigwigs.
He must convince these big guys to continue to support him before he dares to play bigger.
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However, while he was building up his strength for this case, the case concerning Suizhou and impeachment memorials of various officials in Hezhong Prefecture came to the capital like snowflakes.
They are all expedited and fast.
You should know that this case caused dissatisfaction among many civil officials, but they also knew that there was no point in competing with Zhang Fei, and the final decision would still be made by the court.
When it comes to writing impeachment memorials, that is their strong point.
They no longer discuss whether this kind of opinion is right or wrong, because in comparison, this kind of opinion is no longer important. They mainly focus on those guiding principles.
This is obviously biased towards military generals.
They knew that if they wrote this, they would definitely gain a lot of support in the court.
As expected.
As soon as the news reached the court, it immediately caused an uproar.
There is no doubt that the court is dominated by civil servants, who would curse at you even to the point of the roof being covered.
Who gave him this power?
Fu Bi suddenly felt overwhelmed. I just mentioned it, but I never thought that the boy would make such a big deal out of it.
At the same time, detailed court records were also sent to Bian Jing.
Zhang Fei was not stupid. After the trial, he immediately organized the court records in triplicate and sent them to the emperor, the Council of State Affairs, and the Court of Criminal Justice.
The reformists, led by Wang Anshi, strongly supported the verdict.
Chuigong Hall.
"Your Majesty, those who question this trial are either foolish or slanderous. According to the court records, Judge Zhang is biased, but he is not biased towards military generals. He is biased towards those who have made contributions to the country, whether they are civil officials or military generals.
At the end of the court record, Chief Judge Zhang also made it very clear that if Zhong Yan had failed in his attack, the verdict would definitely not be this one. The reason was the interests of the country and the monarch, which is the highest principle of the legal system. Is this wrong? "
Wang Anshi was very excited and his mouth was spitting.
The reason why Zhao Xu valued Wang Anshi so much was because their ultimate goal was exactly the same, which was to recover old territories, expand new territory, and achieve hegemony.
Wang Anshi was a Confucianist in his character, but his political views were more Legalist.
The Legalists focus on hegemony.
He strongly supported every word in the court transcript.
After hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
When Chen Shengzhi and Han Jiang saw that Zhao Xu's attitude was very clear, they quickly stood up to express their support.
In contrast, Fu Bi and Sima Guang were hesitant.
This person was arranged by Sima Guang, and his power was supported by Fu Bi. If we stand up and oppose him, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?
Wen Yanbo was clear-minded, so he stood up and said, "This country has its own laws, and every family has its own rules. This method cannot make our army always victorious, and it will undermine military law. When the soldiers on the front line disobey orders and blindly seek military merit, the consequences will be immeasurable."
Wang Anshi immediately said: "Gong Wen's words are a bit biased. Judge Zhang did not violate the national law, but gave judgment guidance. In other words, violations of the law should still be tried, but different judgments can be given based on the victory or defeat of the battle, as well as the gains and losses to the interests of the country and the monarch.
Isn't that what war is all about? President Zhang once said that the original sin of war is failure.
This is also very reasonable and has existed since ancient times. Those who obey orders and are defeated in battle will still be punished, while those who do not obey orders and make great contributions will often be rewarded.
Moreover, President Zhang takes all aspects into consideration and is more inclined to comply with national laws rather than undermine them, so he first emphasizes that war is the continuation of politics. This fully demonstrates that, no matter what, violating the national decision-makers must be illegal and only applies to combatants on the front line.
In addition, I think these guiding principles are not only harmless to national laws, but also make up for some institutional deficiencies. China has always been a country that controls the military with civil officials. Civil officials can give advice on strategy, but often in front-line battles, many civil officials find it difficult to make accurate judgments, and this still requires experienced military officials to make the decision.
In the past, many of our wars with the Western Xia and Liao were lost because of this. These guiding principles will improve this situation.
At the same time, it is common for military officers to disobey orders and thus do bad things in our dynasty. Now they must be put on trial, which can actually make the military officers obey orders in some decision-making aspects. "
After hearing these words, Wen Yanbo was speechless. He just stood up to help Sima Guang and Fu Bi.
Because he actually also agrees to give military generals more decision-making power on the battlefield. Tactics and strategy must be calculated separately. These guiding principles can be calculated separately after the war, which will inevitably make civil servants and military generals fearful.
Like Wang Anshi, Zhao Xu supported this verdict 100 percent and immediately said, "I also think that the verdict of the Hezhong Prefecture Imperial Court is very fair, and Chief Judge Zhang's several guiding judgments not only improve the system, but are also in line with the interests of me and the country."
At this point, he asked Fu Bi, "What do you think of this, Mr. Fu?"
You said so, what else can Fu Bi say? He will definitely take the blame. He nodded and said, "I don't think there are too many problems. It's just that Judge Zhang has too much power, indeed!"
Before he could finish, Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "The final judgment power still belongs to the court. Whether it can become the final law still needs to be discussed between me and the ministers. It is impossible for Chief Judge Zhang to consult the court for every case. What is the point of sending him then?
However, I think these guiding principles are very good, and they have been improved without changing the laws. However, this matter is still referred to the Legislative Council. "
He glanced at Fu Bi meaningfully.
Fu Bi could only bow his hands and obey.
He knew that if there was no absolute reason, these guiding principles would have to be written into military law.
Zhao Xu added: "I was also negligent in this case. I shouldn't have blamed Prefect Lu before I had investigated the case thoroughly. I regret this very much. This is also the reason why the Military Imperial Court was established to prevent such things from happening again. I have also decided to appoint Lu Shen as the judge of the Dali Temple."
What a great saying!
He is definitely a holy monarch!
You should know that the court records also recorded that Zhang Fei was not angry at all about Zhao Xu's accusations, but instead reflected on himself.
It can be seen from this that this judgment is impossible to change.
"Your Majesty is wise."
The group of ministers could only stop while they were ahead and immediately bowed and said.
Zhao Xu immediately added: "In addition, Zhong Yan is promoted to the position of governor of Suizhou."
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"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Anshi said quickly.
Sima Guang and others also echoed this.
After the meeting, Zhao Xu immediately said to Lan Yuanzhen: "Hurry up and send these two imperial edicts to Hezhong Prefecture to Lu Shen and Zhong Yan."
On the surface, these two imperial edicts were addressed to Lu Shen and Zhong Yan and had nothing to do with the imperial court, but in fact they were the greatest support to the imperial court.
I will do what you decide.
Is there any better support than this?
On the other side, Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi returned to the Council of State.
"Wrong! Wrong! Wrong from the beginning."
Sima Guang sat on the chair, muttering to himself.
Wen Yanbo asked, "What's wrong?"
Sima Guang covered his forehead and sighed, "That kid is just a pen, but he dared to sue the court. He is not a person who will stay at peace. No matter how we tell him, he will not follow the rules. Therefore, before he leaves, we should find ways to impose various restrictions on him so that he will not go too far.
But we not only did not impose any restrictions, but gave him great support. If he didn't go to heaven, it would be a miracle."
Before Zhang Fei went there, they felt all kinds of guilt, as that place was a dangerous place. As expected, he was assassinated halfway through the journey, and the murderer has not been found yet. Therefore, they gave Zhang Fei a lot of power to do whatever he wanted.
It turns out that boy was really rude!
Fu Bi smiled bitterly and said, "It's too late for you to say this now."
"Blame me! Blame me! Blame me!"
Sima Guang slapped his forehead and said in great annoyance.
Fu Bi said, "Having said that, Zhang San's three judgments are all remarkable. If it is based on the system of public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, his guiding principles are completely feasible. But without public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, this cannot be done."
"But other people wouldn't think so!"
Wen Yanbo looked at Sima Guang and said, "Now it seems that no matter what, the Qingmiao Law must be tried out in Hezhong Prefecture now."
Sima Guang nodded helplessly.
This verdict has dissatisfied many conservatives. If the public security, procuratorate and courts are in agreement with Wang Anshi in everything, then why should everyone support them?
This has to work!
However, what they didn't know was that a bigger plan was brewing in Hezhong Prefecture.
Today, Zhang Fei invited Yuan Jiang to the imperial court again, saying that he was asking about the execution results, but in fact, it was not the case.
"You...you want to do it again?"
Yuan Jiang was shocked when he learned of Zhang Fei's plan.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "This is all the inspiration that Master Yuan gave me."
"Why!"
Yuan Jiang hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with me."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Why did Master Yuan say that he would use the same old trick again?"
"Well!"
Yuan Jiang coughed, "But this is a matter concerning military affairs, and I can't make the decision!"
Zhang Fei said: "It is related to military expenses. I have checked and this is the power of the transport envoy. Moreover, the issuance of salt debts also requires interest. If the salt debts are also included, then everyone will have more confidence in the salt debts and will not be afraid of not being able to pay the interest.
At the same time, a huge financial executive office was established, which not only made it convenient for the transfer envoy to allocate funds, but also was completely in line with Mr. Wang's financial management philosophy.
With so much wealth in hand, not only can he make money easily, but he can also strengthen his control over the local area and even control trade with Western Xia.
The most important thing is that once the disarmament is successful, it will greatly reduce the burden on the Yuan scholars and give them more room for maneuver, which is a hundred benefits with no harm. "
Yuan Jiang was very tempted by what he heard, but this plan was too big. He pondered for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and asked again: "Then what specifically do I need to do?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "It's just the same old trick. As long as the procuratorate files a lawsuit, the case will inevitably become more and more serious. Then I will make the judgment, which will cause a big problem for the court. Then Yuan Xueshi will come up with a countermeasure."
He must communicate this matter with Yuan Jiang first. Due to the separation of politics and law, he cannot report this matter to the court. He has to speak through Yuan Jiang.
Yuan Jiang frowned and said, "That also requires the court's approval!"
Zhang Fei said: "If I am not sure, I would not dare to do this."
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