Facing this traitor, Wu Tian had only endless hatred in his eyes, even though he knew that he would be dead if Luo Erchun didn't stand up.
Zhang Fei remained calm and asked methodically, "If I say that Wu Tian became a bandit in order to seek an imperial decree of amnesty, do you agree?"
Luo Erchun shook his head and said, "That's impossible, because he only has hatred for the government in his heart. He has humiliated so many officials and done so many evil things. If he is pardoned, he will definitely die."
"Thank you!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then said to Zhao Pin: "I don't have any other questions for now."
After saying that, he sat down.
However, all the officials present had grim faces, including Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.
When Li Lei and others proposed the idea of Zhao'an, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were both worried about Zhang Fei. If the bandits' final destination was Zhao'an, and this argument was valid, it would be too difficult to fight them.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei found a breakthrough, which was Wu Tian’s experience and his parents.
Not only did he refute this view, but he also fought back, saying that you hate the government to such an extent, what else could you be but a traitor?
...
...
Qi Ji joked: "It is Ji who will be infamous for eternity."
Gao Fen looked for the label and opened it. After reading it for a while, he stood up and said, "Young Judge, do you think Zhao Pin has enough strength to struggle anymore?"
"Is it an evil that can be lacking?"
Are you crazy?
What will be the result of this? Will the people of the entire Qizhou have to share the burden with us, thus further increasing the burden on the people.
Even Zhao Pin looked at Zhao Xu in shock.
Du Yi smiled and said, "So now he has finally got the chance. He surrendered to the tax commissioner and assisted him in capturing Zhao Pin. He also wanted to kill Zhao Pin in court because he wanted to avenge his brother and put an end to the trouble forever."
Kong Meng Er was not excited at all, but annoyed. He laughed and said, "The lawsuit has gone to such lengths, but it has not gone beyond the lawsuit itself. It's meaningless. Haha."
Zhang Feidao glanced at Gao Fen with a guilty conscience, and then said, "Because the government will send people to collect taxes on the main roads, many merchants prefer to take the road under Yunling Peak to avoid commercial taxes. You also call this road a commercial road."
Gao Fen said: "Based on what you said below, in your opinion, the country's taxation is not an evil that can be eliminated. But an evil that can be eliminated is still an evil, so it needs to be restricted, not just laws. In fact, the rise and fall of a country depends on whether it can restrain this evil. Because once this evil breaks through the restrictions and spreads to the seven circles, it will inevitably cause endless disasters, and even the destruction of the country and the family."
"Could it be true?" Confucius and Mencius asked very curiously.
Zhao Pin nodded and said, "It's a little different."
Du Yi sat on it, and it was obvious that Zhang Fei was very emotional. He knew that the other party had not expected that I would hit that point.
That......!
"You approve."
Zhao Xu smiled slightly, sat on it, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "You are still professional, talking a little nonsense."
Gao Fen just smiled slightly and said, "He is only half right. He is not saying that the difference between the seven is that the robbery by the imperial court is illegal, but that his robbery is limited, while the robbery by the imperial court is unlimited."
Zhao Xu said: "That is to say, the other way around. When the heaven retreated from a small chaos to a small order, was it from having taxes to having no taxes, or from having no taxes to having taxes? In other words, can having taxes bring about a small order in heaven?"
We are very vague about Zhang Feidao's betrayal and have conducted a very detailed investigation, because Zhang Feidao's confession is very fatal. If we want to find a way, we have to target Gao Fenhao.
When these words were spoken, the officials were shocked.
Gao Fen smiled bitterly and said, "Are you trying to compete with someone? You are just stating a truth, a fact. Have you ever thought about why even Zhang Fei, the Saint, only said that corvée labor should be heavy and taxes should be light, but he also emphasized that there should be taxes in heaven. Is there a tax in heaven more benevolent than heavy corvée labor and light taxes? Or is Zhang Fei, the Saint, just a show-off?"
Zhao Xu raised his head and glanced at the copy. "Does he know how many households lived in Yunling Village seven weeks after he captured it?"
We understand the logic. It's not about fairness. These small landlords must pay taxes legally, so the burden on the people will naturally be heavy.
Zhang Fei glanced at Du Yi without any hesitation, and was determined to end it here without making things more obvious.
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "It is used to punish evil, or to restrict evil deeds. But few people today understand that tax laws are only used to reward tax evasion and tax avoidance."
What a trick! Zhao Pin laughed and said, "Then you deny it. You are more lovely than the government, so you are a good person, but they should not say that they are not bad people."
Zhang Fei was too lazy to scold him.
Therefore, the tax commissioner is willing to do whatever it takes to tie Zhao Pin and those who are willing to pay taxes back into the fold to ensure that this evil does not spread. Can you guarantee that after this case is over, Yunling Peak will become lively again, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, even if we stop paying taxes again? "
Zhao Xu was aware of Zhao Pin's reaction and laughed: "Why is he looking at you in such surprise? It's not some profound truth, but something that everyone knows.
Someone inside responded.
The key reason is that there are not many ordinary people watching. No matter from which angle we refute, the people will definitely give examples to refute us.
Zhao Xu continued, "Your Majesty is well aware of this, so he supports judicial reform, establishes the Taxation Bureau, and advocates voluntary tax declaration. All these policies are actually intended to curb this evil.
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Gao Fen suddenly laughed.
Zhao Xu suddenly changed the subject: "According to the investigation conducted by the tax bureau this year, there are only about a hundred households living in the far reaches of Yunling Village. Nearly 40% of the people chose to leave Yunling Village and live in places where the government collects taxes. Does he know why?"
Zhang Feidao nodded and said, "Of course I hate it."
"hehe!"
In contrast, these landlords and officials remained silent.
Du Yi said: "So the reason why he stayed by Zhao Pin's side was actually to wait for revenge."
Zhang Fei said: "Probably in 14 years."
But Zhao Pin was already stunned. I was just talking nonsense, but I didn't expect Zhao Xu to take it seriously.
The words were so despicable that even our prime ministers were frightened.
Gao Fen looked at Zhao Pin with contempt and said, "He is racking his brains to refute you, and he should be ashamed because what you said is exactly what you said to him. No matter what you said, he will be punished by law, and there is no way he can escape."
That is still within our scope of understanding, and we also know how to help Zhao Xu.
Deng Wan did speak.
Someone in the courtyard whispered, "Compared with the end of the Tang Dynasty, what's the point? If you don't have the ability, compare it with the prosperous Zhenguan period."
Li Lei was so aggrieved that he almost cried. It was actually very difficult for me to know the details. The words that reached my ears were all polished, but they sounded very unpleasant.
The young man said: "The key is whether others will be implicated?"
If Gao Fenhao had considered me as a master, he would have stood up and started to scold me. He said with a rage, "I would like to hear your humble opinion."
Du Yi asked, "How is your friendship with his younger brother Gao Fen?"
Gao Fen smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for reminding me, Director Meng. It's true that you may be more reliable than Director Meng. You are not talking nonsense, but you have no evidence to prove that point."
Zhao Pin's expression changed, and he laughed: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I fell into their hands today. I can only blame yourself for trusting you wrongly. But what you want to say is that the only difference between you and the government is not that robbery is illegal for the government, but you are breaking the law."
The audience all looked at Zhao Xu with disdain. If he had any shame, how could he say it so brazenly?
It seemed like he was reminding Zhao Xu, but actually he was reminding me that the eldest son was talking nonsense, and he had to take me seriously!
Zhang Fei said.
Zhao Xu said: "That is actually a very superficial understanding, which is basically just understanding tax law."
Gao Fen nodded and said, "Yes."
Very beautiful!
Fu Bi stroked his beard and laughed, "Brilliant! Brilliant!"
“It’s wrong.”
"He's a traitor!"
That actually solved a very small problem for us, the emperor and our ministers. After all, taxation is closely related to benevolent government, but now it is directly defined as an evil that can be avoided. This provides a very weak support for our reform.
Li Lei's expression was gradually becoming numb. He was still trying to master both civil and military skills. Damn it.
Since paying taxes is avoidable, it would be better to pay it together as a family.
Gao Fen was stunned and asked, "Why is the prisoner laughing?"
The corners of Li Lei's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything in the end.
I am even more calm now than I was before, because I don't know what's going on yet and I just want to vent my anger.
Kong Meng was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "Bad boy, you actually said the other way around."
"That's bad!"
"Of course it is."
We also agree very much with Zhao Xu's point of view that there are too many evils to be avoided. One day we will have to pay taxes. This is definitely not a minor disturbance in the world.
Gao Fen laughed and said, "It turns out that this is not the first time he has been persuaded to surrender."
There was a sudden burst of booing in the yard!
It turns out...it turns out that Dachou is myself!
Zhao Pin laughed and said, "Listen to the boos inside. We hate him now, maybe even more than your bandit!"
Merchants would rather trust weak robbers than trust the government.
Gao Fendu asked curiously, "What evidence?"
There is no truth in this: what worries us is not the scarcity of wealth, but the equal distribution of wealth; what worries us is not the poverty, but the security of wealth.
"You've finished your questions."
Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Because he is a great saint, he knows the result of the tax in heaven, which is that all people suffer, and that is the only result."
Gao Fenhao hesitated for a moment before saying, "You were originally the seventh leader of Ziyunling Village. Before the village was occupied by Gao Fen and us, you were also persuaded to surrender."
"???"
Gao Fenhao nodded and said, "I know."
Zhang Fei said: "Of course the government knows about this, so your Yunling Village sent people to protect that trade route, allowing the government to set up checkpoints along that road. Merchants passing by only need to pay you a small amount of money."
Zhao Xu stood up.
My close friend and mentor, Kong Meng, was also very excited, but he did not show it, only his eyes were shining.
Gao Fen waved his hand and the two court police officers immediately let go of Gao Fen.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Li Lei slowly stood up.
My brother died at his hands, it's really unfair!
But it takes courage to deny that view.
Because they suddenly realized that after asking for a long time, the officials were the biggest victims. They were completely controlled by a bandit and even their concubines were given away to him. The key point was that it was too embarrassing to say it in front of so many people.
Zhao Xu said, "According to the government's tax survey, after he occupied Yunling Village, there were less than a hundred households living far from Yunling Village. That number should be correct, right?"
Zhao Pin suddenly jumped up, intending to pounce on Zhang Feidao, but was pressed hard under the table by two court police. But I still struggled this time, "He is a shameless traitor. I should have killed him with a knife... He waits, I will let him go even if I become a ghost."
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Gao Fenhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
He is so fierce!
Zhao Xu asked, "What evidence did he collect?"
But Zhao Pin's words actually stumped the two men.
He directly insulted the emperor. Even if the imperial court wanted to hold us accountable, we would not dare to do that.
At that point, I looked around the room and said, "If anyone can give an example of a situation in heaven where there is no seventh outcome other than the destruction of all living things, then you will die for Zhao Pin today."
Gao Fen asked: "Why did Zhao Pin kill him at the beginning?"
Fu Bi stroked his beard and said, "That's just because he is a coward with low skills!"
Zhang Fei said, "Because Gao Fen is worried that Zhen is someone else who lives outside the village, and you have been entrenched in Yunling Village for a long time and know many people. Zhao Pin is a newcomer, so I hope to rely on your relationship to continue to maintain the business of Yunling Village."
......
In fact, in the eyes of the special people in the capital, the positive aspects of the Tax Commissioner are less than the negative aspects. We are still expecting that the capital can be the same as Hezhong Prefecture.
Confucius and Mencius got a headache after hearing this and kept scratching their foreheads.
Zhang Fei hadn't figured out a countermeasure, so he looked at Gao Fen.
Brother!
At this time, Luo Erchun and Kong Menger were also racking their brains to come up with a countermeasure.
The prosecutor immediately handed Document No. 7 to Zhao Xu.
You dare to say that there is no one in the world who is willing to pay taxes, whether they are poor or rich, whether they are from the Song Dynasty or the Liao Dynasty.
Du Yi said: "Maintaining the business ethics? What do you mean by that?"
Sima Guang glanced at Gao Fen, and wanted to tell the young man that the key was whether Zhao Xu would beat these people to death. But of course I didn't say that, I just said: "There is no chance, but the current situation is very favorable to you."
Gao Fenhao said: "Back then, you and your brother Wu Tian had been entrenched in Yunling Peak, maintaining the surrounding trade routes."
"Punish evil!"
The scholar immediately dared to shout.
Li Lei, who was sitting in the corridor, was also excited and said excitedly: "Having Zhang Ba is like the Han Dynasty's first emperor having Xiao He!"
It’s really difficult!
Wang Gong bowed and said, "Prosecutor Zhang is very modest. His words are truly astonishing and will surely go down in history."
After pressing for a long time, Zhao Pin finally got the strength back and lay under the table gasping for breath.
Sima Guang sighed and thought, it seems that I really intended to keep him alive that time. He said to Du Yi, "Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Zhao Xu asked: "Is it true or false?"
Gao Fen was stunned, pointing at himself and asked, "Under you?"
Wen Yanbo said: "I want to kill eight birds with one stone. I want to refute Zhao Pin, uphold justice, and provide evidence for the violent taxation of the tax commissioner. It's a bad trick."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Ever since he occupied Yunling Village, he has taken over the surrounding lakes and mountain roads into his sphere of influence, and used force to force the government to collect taxes locally. Am I right?"
During the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, officials were busy escaping and had no time to collect taxes. But he asked the people who had just booed you, "Are we willing to go back to that time?"
Zhang Feidao nodded and said, "I have never been on guard against you, and you were worried that sooner or later I would kill you, so when the tax commissioner found you, you decided to attack first and collect evidence of my crimes in secret."
Du Yi asked again: "Since Gao Fen killed his brother, does that mean he hates me?"
Many officials were immediately cheered up. There was no such bad thing. It was really a case of searching high and low for something and it was all a waste of effort!
Du Yi nodded, stood up, and asked Gao Fenhao: "Zhang Feidao, when did he get to know Zhao Pin?"
Zhang Feidao then continued, "You heard that a group of weak men came to the road and robbed the merchants passing by. Your brother Wu Tian wanted to have a conflict with us, so he sent people to negotiate with Zhao Pin and agreed on a time and place for the negotiation. Who knew that it was all Gao Fen's trick. When your brother led his men to the appointment, he was ambushed by us halfway and was killed by Zhao Pin on the spot. Zhao Pin then took over Yunling Village."
Be good!
Gao Fen was also slightly startled, and immediately stood up and said, "Judge, your client is in a very stable mood. Please adjourn the court for the time being."
After all, Zhao Xu used the nuclear weapon of the time, Gao Fen Hao Sheng.
Can he, with just a pen, represent the people in heaven?
“It’s wrong.”
Goffin asked, "But I wasn't on guard against him?"
Wen Yanbo also nodded slightly.
I quickly searched in my mind to see if there was no example to prove it, but after thinking about it, it seemed that when there was really a tax in heaven, it was not when there was a little chaos in heaven.
Zhao Xu shook his head and smiled, “That actually has something to do with good or bad, because the facts have long proved that if taxes are paid, there will be peace in heaven, and then the people will be like grass and be slaughtered at will.
For a moment, the courtyard was filled with thunderous applause and shouts of bad things.
When Meng Gansheng saw that Zhao Xu had dug a hole for himself, he could not help but add fuel to the fire and said, "Prosecutor Zhang, that's the imperial court, you have to be responsible for what you say. The worst that can happen to him is Ba Si's words!"
Gao Fen added: "He continued."
Du Yi responded immediately. I haven't used that big trick to perfection yet. He then asked Zhang Fei, "Can he tell me the specific process at that time?"
Gao Fen asked, "Does the government know about this?"
A dying person will naturally have some concerns.
"Present."
Gao Fencai took out the letter and said, "That is the evidence that the Taxation Department gave to your procuratorate. It is not the letter that Gao Fenhao just mentioned."
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Zhang Fei said: "Very bad!"
Zhang Fei said, "You have a letter from Zhao Pin to Hai Balang of Dengzhou, intending to join forces with us to deal with the Taxation Commissioner. You managed to replace my letter. In that letter, Zhao Pin not only mentioned that he wanted to attack the Taxation Commissioner, but also mentioned the current emperor. The address was quite disgusting. From that point, it can be seen that Zhao Pin hated the court very much."
Zhao Xu continued, "You are a judicial official. You can talk about minor principles, but you can only explain them from the perspective of justice. Have you ever thought about what the law has been used for since ancient times?"
Even if there is no restriction on robbery, he can directly say that the court is robbing!
Zhao Xu said: "The real definition of tax law is not to limit taxes. As for limiting tax evasion and tax avoidance, they are just incidental. Imagine that if the law is used to limit taxes, it will become Yunling Village under Zhao Pin's management. If you go to rob directly, you can't rob food, men, and children. In comparison, what is tax evasion and tax avoidance?"
The people in the courtyard nodded frequently. What the hell was Zhang Ba talking about? He asked you to pay taxes and see, but whoever pays will be a grandson.
"It's not like the local people are paying taxes anymore. Isn't that what our family expects? But."
"Ha ha...!"
But if those words were bad and caused chaos, the responsibility would be huge!
Sima Guang sighed and said to the older man beside him: "I'm sorry! You did your best as sons."
If we want to refute Zhao Pin's point of view, we have to refute it in a proper way. Whoever can hit the sky will get the tax. Is there any essential difference between him and a robber? It is not a practical problem. If we want to solve it, we can only deny it. Only after denying it first can we put forward our own point of view. It is actually a means of debate.
Zhao Pin frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "About a few hundred households, but you are vague about the details."
It was reasonable for Zhao Xu to think of that.
On that point, many common people really suffer greatly. We, as people, should help these small landlords share the tax, but these small landlords are so poor that they still let you poor people share the burden.
"You don't have that intention..."
"bad!"
Du Yi asked again: "How did he get to know Zhao Pin?"
And that point can also be reflected from Zhao Pin's body. Why should I deal with the Tax Commissioner? It is not because I once jumped out of the restrictions on this evil and put an end to its barbaric growth.
But neither Sima Guang nor Wang Anshi could be happy, let alone other officials.
Zhao Xu suddenly looked at Zhao Pin, "The evidence is right under Zhao Pin."
The people also pay taxes under coercion, not voluntarily, which is no different from robbery. But the funny thing is that when the people know that they cannot pay taxes, we look forward to paying taxes every day. "
Deng Wan suddenly questioned, "What he said is right, especially before the small chaos in the sky, there would be taxes in the sky, but it was the innate taxes that led to the small chaos in the sky, so the taxes and the small chaos cannot be discussed together."
Zhang Fei looked down on Meng Gansheng a little.
Zhao Xu stood up and said, "Gao Fenhao, does Zhao Pin know about his friendship with Wu Tian?"
The Zhenguan Period of Prosperity, in the view of Confucianism, is a model of the Confucian prosperity. Not to mention Luo Erchun and us, even Li Lei believes that this time is better than that time.
You know, half an incense stick later, we were still booing Zhao Xu.
Gao Fenhao and Gao Fenhao also became somewhat useless.
Zhao Pin sat up straight and looked at Zhao Xu provocatively, as if the iron chain was around Zhao Xu's feet.
He said so little, and it had nothing to do with Zhao Pin. It was all directed at you.
Wen Yanbo nodded and said, "You are truly worthy of being called a master of your generation. You really have unique insights."
Zhao Xu certainly understood what Zhang Fei meant. I sighed secretly, MD, I have to work overtime. I was firm for a moment, turned back to look at the prosecutor, "Document No. 7".
Majesty is still there!
Zhao Pin came back to his senses and became angry again, looking at Zhao Xu with resentment.
No one cares about Zhao Pin's life or death. What we care about are these gentry.
"Take that back."
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