Yuan Jiang saw that Zhang Fei was confident, so he naturally would not refuse.
Although this was not a trivial matter, it was the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs that created the problem after all. He was only helping to propose solutions. Even if the court rejected his proposal, he would not be affected in any way.
He was actually worried that the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments would fall into this trap.
After communicating with Yuan Jiang, Zhang Fei sent a big dog and a fast horse to deliver the letter to the emperor. He only wrote two letters, one to Zhao Xu and the other to Wang Anshi.
However, both letters were sent to the emperor, who then forwarded them to Wang Anshi.
Because he knew that Zhao Xu was very eager to destroy Western Xia, and disarmament at this time would be a negative behavior. If he did not accept it, there was no need to write to Wang Anshi.
Of course, this was also to show his loyalty and let Zhao Xu know his overall plan.
But Zhang Fei did not write to Sima Guang because he knew that Sima Guang was too cautious and would never agree unless he was pushed to that extent. There was no need to guess, but the reason he did not agree was not whether it was feasible or not, but because of the risks.
Therefore, there is only one way to deal with Sima Guang, that is to execute first and report later. When the result comes out, if it is a good result, Sima Guang will just complain.
But Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi were both courageous and willing to take risks.
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If you send a message to them, you will get a clear reply. If they agree, they agree; if they don't agree, they don't agree. And whether they agree or not, it will not be because of indecision.
If Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi did not agree, he would not take the risk.
On the surface he seems like a young and foolish man, but in his heart he is very cautious, because he knows very well that although politics and law are separated, the judiciary is ultimately meant to serve politics and must compromise.
When teaching the law of the rule of law, he often mentioned the interests of the country and the monarch, which was to leave a way out for himself so that when the time came to compromise, he could use this principle to justify his decision.
Based on this, politics must come first.
Therefore, he still has to wait until he gains political support before he can decide how to try the case.
Since he did not give a reply, the procuratorate could only remain silent.
But the matter had already been spread, and everyone was paying attention to it. When they saw that there was no movement for a long time, they began to feel suspicious.
Hezhong Prefecture, Shuiyun Pavilion.
Inside a private room, Li Yongji, the salt warehouse bailiff, glanced outside through the crack in the door, then closed the door and sat down at the table.
Also sitting at the table were Wei Yingfang, He Chunlin, Cao Yi, and the captain Fan Meng.
"It's been half a month, why is there no movement from the procuratorate?"
He Chunlin asked in confusion.
Li Yongji also looked puzzled and said, "When Chen Guang went to the procuratorate to file a complaint, the people were talking about it, but now the people are no longer talking about it."
Fan Meng laughed and said, "It's normal that there is no movement. If Su Ziyu is to fight against so many government offices for a small soldier, I think he is no better than this."
Cao Yi waved his hand and said, "That being said, we still have to be careful. After all, Chen Guang is still in the procuratorate, which is enough to show that the procuratorate has not given up on this case."
Wei Yingfang was puzzled, "This case is just a minor one after all. If you want to sue, just sue. If you don't want to sue, then don't sue. Why are you dragging your feet?"
Cao Yi frowned and pondered for a while, then said, "In my opinion, they may not be considering this case, but the consequences it will cause. If they fail, their procuratorate will lose face.
But if it succeeds, it may cause more people to come forward to complain. There are 200,000 or 300,000 imperial guards in the entire Shaanxi Road. Even if only 2,000 or 3,000 people come, it will cause quite a stir."
He Chunlin suddenly had an idea: "If that's the case, why don't we force them to go to trial? The most pressing issue for the court right now is finances. If they have to pay too much, will the court still be able to support the public security, procuratorate and courts?"
After these words were spoken, several people looked at each other, all seeming a little hesitant.
Wei Yingfang suddenly coughed, "Forget it. I promised Governor Cai before that this matter has nothing to do with us. If Governor Cai and his men knew that someone was behind this, they would probably blame us. Besides, Wang Jinglie and General Zhong haven't left yet, so we should not act rashly."
Fan Meng nodded and said, "President Wei is right. This matter is still somewhat dangerous. What if there is an accident and we are all implicated? Commander Qin will not let me go."
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door and everyone fell silent immediately.
Wei Yingfang asked: "Who?"
"President Wei, it's me."
"Come in."
With a creak, the door opened, and a clerk walked quickly into the room. He went straight to Wei Yingfang and whispered something in his ear.
“So soon?”
Wei Yingfang was slightly surprised.
Cao Yi asked: "What's the matter?"
Wei Yingfang waved his hand first, and waited until the clerk left before he said to the others, "The imperial edict has arrived."
"say what?"
Several people immediately looked at Wei Yingfang nervously.
"The emperor personally issued an order to promote Lu Shen to be the judge of the Dali Temple, and also promoted Zhong Yan to be the governor of Suizhou."
After he finished speaking, the expressions of those present became quite solemn.
Although there was no mention of the Imperial Court in it, they all knew that the court was very sure of the Imperial Court's decision. What's more, it came so quickly, which made them feel overwhelmed!
Wei Yingfang glanced at them and sighed, "It seems we still underestimated this imperial court!"
He Chunlin said: "Why not take advantage of this case and give it another try? In the end, it will be the court that will suffer. We will see how the court will support the police, procuratorate and courts."
Wei Yingfang was still hesitant.
Cao Yi suddenly said, "Why not do this? Let's see if the procuratorate will take action. If they don't, we can wait for some time and use this to create public opinion to criticize the public security, procuratorate and courts. If the procuratorate takes action, it means they are deliberately making things difficult for us, and we will add fuel to the fire. In this way, Governor Cai and his men will have no way to say anything."
Wei Yingfang nodded slightly, "That's feasible."
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Zhao Xu was young and energetic. Since this verdict was so in line with his wishes, he would not hesitate too much and sent the two imperial edicts to Hezhong Prefecture at full speed.
Now, many civil servants and military officers are still staying in Hezhong Prefecture, waiting to see whether the procuratorate will file a lawsuit in advance. They were shocked to learn about this.
Is this the efficiency of our Song Dynasty?
You have to know that so many officials submitted impeachment memorials, but the imperial edict was issued two or three months earlier than he expected, because this was not an emergency and there was room for argument.
Who would have thought that the imperial edict would come within less than a month.
This made many people look at the imperial court with new eyes.
Zhong Yan and his companions were very glad that they chose to trust the imperial court at that time.
However, scholars such as Zheng Xie were stunned.
I don’t know what to say.
In the end, Lu Shen was promoted and directly entered the central government.
But who brought this?
Royal Court.
If another official had made the same judgment, even if the court accepted it, it would be hard to say whether he would be promoted so quickly, unless he was a great prime minister like Fan Zhongyan or Han Qi, rather than a simple judgment.
The authority of the imperial court was directly raised to a higher level.
But this also caused great panic in the officialdom of Hezhong Prefecture.
If it was Han Qi or Fu Bi who came here to rectify the administration of officials, even if they were more ruthless, they would not feel so panicked, because this is quite common. After all, they would just close the door and discuss things together.
But the imperial court is another type of government agency and is not a family. This is why everyone feels uneasy.
Rather than saying that the royal court wants to investigate corruption.
This panic further made them need to stick together for warmth. In their eyes, the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments were all one. The Chen Guang case, which had been gradually fading away, was once again being taken seriously.
The imperial court has such great authority that if they really investigate, something bad will happen.
But so far, the Royal Court seems to have no connection with this case, and Chen Guang's family is still staying in the procuratorate.
The Procuratorate is directly at the center of the storm.
This made Chen Qi, Wang Shen and others deeply dissatisfied.
The royal court stole all the limelight, and they took all the blame.
It’s not fair!
"Chief Prosecutor Su, you have always said that our procuratorate and the imperial court are not subordinate to each other, so why do we need to wait for the imperial court's reply? Based on the current evidence, we can sue or not. Waiting like this is really disadvantageous to our procuratorate."
Chen Qi complained.
Wang Shen also said: "Attorney General, if we don't make a decision, we will suffer the consequences. Now this case is getting worse and worse. If we don't make a decision, we may be in a dilemma. It's not right to sue, and it's not right not to sue."
Facing their complaints, Su Che said calmly: "It is precisely because of this that we should be more cautious. If we act hastily, we will only give others a handle and the gains will not outweigh the losses."
At this point, he paused for a moment, "Although our procuratorate and the imperial court are not subordinate to each other, this involves military and national affairs, and we cannot act rashly. This is not because we are subject to the imperial court, but because we must be responsible to the country and the monarch.
I believe the Royal Court is also seriously considering this matter, and there is a decree that requires us to make a decision at this time, so you should not be influenced by others."
He understood Zhang Fei's delay in responding. His plan was no small matter.
After careful consideration, including by himself, he didn't mind waiting a little longer.
Little did they know that Zhang Fei was also waiting, and while waiting, he also asked Cai Jing and others to study the case carefully.
"What are you arguing about?"
Zhang Fei came to the meeting room and found Cai Bian and four others arguing with each other.
Shangguan Jun immediately said: "Teacher, you came at the right time. Please help us judge who is right."
Zhang Fei looked confused and asked, "What's the matter?"
Cai Jing said, "It's like this. The Chen Guang case involves usury. My second brother and my superiors think that the court should issue a decree to prohibit usury. But students and Dunli think that it cannot be prohibited. Since the previous dynasty, there have been decrees strictly prohibiting usury. Our dynasty has also inherited the laws of the previous dynasty, but this cannot be prohibited at all."
Cai Bian argued, "That was in the past. The teacher mentioned this in class. The reason why we couldn't do anything about it before was because the government had laws and the people followed private contracts. For things like this, the people were unwilling to take it to the government. But now that we have the public security, procuratorate and courts, we can naturally ban it."
Ye Zuqia laughed and said, "Cai Er, you are thinking too simply. When ordinary people borrow money, don't they know that it is usury? It's not like those big landlords and wealthy people tricked them into borrowing money. Isn't there any other way? Are they just going to starve to death? If the court explicitly prohibits it, no one will borrow money, and that will harm those who need to borrow money to survive."
Cai Bian said: "Borrowing high-interest loans will ruin your family. What difference does it make if you die early or late?"
Shangguan Jun asked Zhang Fei again: "Teacher, what do you think?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We think what you said makes sense. We must ban it, but it is impossible to ban it. This kind of thing has existed since ancient times. The emperors are aware of the harm of usury. If it can be solved, it would have been solved long ago. If we want to reduce this situation, we can only provide more livelihoods for the people. There are not many ways.
What we need to do is to crack down on those activities that are deceptive in nature, for example, taking advantage of the illiteracy of the people and using contracts to defraud them.
In addition, what Cai Jing said just now is also right. In order to survive, the people have to borrow money no matter how high the interest rate is. On the issue of borrowing money, it is actually very difficult for us to do anything.
Therefore, we need to work hard on the issue of repayment. Under legal circumstances, it is only natural for debtors to repay their debts. I will formulate strict laws to force them to repay their debts, but we must also ensure that the borrowers’ families will not be ruined.”
These words were like a revelation to them, and they suddenly understood the truth.
They have been thinking about how to ban usury in lending money, because usury occurs when borrowing money, and repaying the money is just the result of fulfillment.
If we don't get stuck in the first procedure, it would be tantamount to allowing usury.
But this is also the problem. Most people who borrow money are borrowing just to survive. It is purely a mutual consent and you cannot stop them.
However, the reason they hate usury is that usury has caused people to lose their families and their lives, and this destruction of families and their lives actually happens in the result. If they are pursuing this goal, they can do something about the result process.
The law cannot prohibit people from borrowing usury, but the law provides people with the minimum life protection.
Of course, the reason for protection is that you must pay back the money.
“The students have learned a lesson!”
The four of them bowed at the same time.
They are always happy to accept what their teacher says.
Just at this moment, Li Si suddenly walked in and whispered in Zhang Fei's ear: "Third brother, there's a letter from Da Gou."
As he spoke, he handed a secret letter to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei took it, opened it and saw four words written on it - just do it.
Shangguan Jun asked curiously, "Teacher, what's the matter?"
Zhang Fei was startled and glared at him: "Stop interfering in other people's business."
Then he turned to the four people and said, "As I just said, you four should discuss it carefully. I have something to deal with."
He hurried out the door and immediately told Li Si, "Please ask Mr. Su to come over."
"yes."
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