Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 680: Rebellion case (8)

Their goal has been very clear from beginning to end. Anyway, except for the crime of rebellion, all other crimes can be plead guilty.

The charge of tax evasion was already confirmed because Luo Hai had not paid taxes when he was arrested.

As well as funding Wu Tian, ​​the Tax Department also has conclusive evidence. They don't hide any of this. If they do, it would be a guilty conscience.

Anyway, everything is to avoid the crime of rebellion.

Luo Hai also nodded, his face no longer as arrogant as before, only aggrieved, because he really had no intention of rebellion, he just wanted to maintain his power, or privileges.

It’s not just about the little tax money. They are not ordinary wealthy businessmen like Fan Yong. They have status. In their view, if I pay taxes honestly today, I will only pay more. The more there are, the more likely they are to fight the imperial court to the end.

The struggle for power is a zero-sum game.

Zhang Fei glanced at Li Lei, then smiled and said: "I never said that all Luo Hai's behavior was just that he didn't want to pay taxes. What I said was that the tax collectors in the past did not dare to go to Luo Hai's house to collect taxes, and the tax Si will definitely go to Luo Hai's family to collect taxes, which is the main reason why Luo Hai supports Wu Tian.

You must know that the money Luo Hai funded Wu Tian was far more than the taxes he needed to pay. It can be seen that he was not doing it for money, but to maintain his exclusive power in Qizhou.

And I have enough evidence to prove it. ”

After hearing this, Li Lei couldn't help but glance at Zhang Fei doubtfully, and thought to himself, this is all nonsense, where do you get the evidence?

He knew very well that Luo Hai did not intend to rebel, otherwise, they would not have resisted here.

Zhao Pian couldn't help but ask: "What evidence do you have?"

"I'll prove it in a minute."

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he continued to ask Luo Hai: "Luo Hai, you just mentioned that you have known Wu Tian for three or four years, and you have also sought his protection in business, so you must treat him Do you understand it very well?"

Luo Hai replied very cautiously: "I can't say that we know each other very well. I mainly prevent my goods from being robbed by Wu Tian, ​​so I associate with him. My relationship with him is like a cooperative relationship in business. ."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Since you are worried that the goods will be robbed by Wu Tian, ​​it shows that you have some understanding of his strength."

Luo Hai thought for a while, then nodded, "He is very famous locally and everyone knows it."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "You said before that you wanted to use Wu Tian's hand to deal with the Tax Department. There are two reasons. First, there are rumors outside that the Tax Department Luo Zhi was unjustly imprisoned and his house was ransacked. Second, Wu Tian threatened to deal with the Tax Department. Yes or no?"

Luo Hai thought for a long time before nodding and saying: "Yes, yes."

Zhang Fei asked: "Then you knew that Wu Tian wanted to deal with the Tax Department, so you gave him funding, or did you plan with him to deal with the Tax Department and agreed to give him funding?"

Luo Hai hurriedly explained: "I already knew that he was going to deal with the Tax Department, so I gave him the support. I didn't plan anything with him."

Zhang Fei asked: "Are you sure?"

Luo Hai nodded uneasily, "I'm sure."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Since Wu Tiandu has already planned to deal with the Taxation Department, and you know the strength, you can just sit back and enjoy the results, why do you still provide him with funding?"

Luo Hai blinked, "I just wanted to express my support, and I didn't mean anything else."

Zhang Fei said: "Do you know about Wu Tian and Xie Liuwu reselling sabers?"

Luo Hai quickly shook his head, "I was not involved in this matter, I know nothing about it."

Zhang Fei said: "Based on how Wu Tian and Xie Liuwu resold sabers, one thousand guans can buy at least two hundred sabers. This is still illegal and the price is too high.

And according to the Department of Taxation’s investigation of your land, your family only needs to pay more than 300 yuan in annual autumn tax plus exemption tax.

Don’t you think your support is too generous? ”

Luo Haidao: "But compared to confiscating homes and exterminating families, these thousand strings are nothing."

"That's true."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and asked Zhao Bian again to summon Luo Erchun to appear in court to testify.

After a while, Luo Erchun returned to the court again.

Zhang Fei asked Luo Erchun: "Luo Erchun, do you know when Wu Tian planned to deal with the tax department?"

Luo Erchun replied: "I don't know the details. I only know that when there were rumors that the Taxation Department was coming to Jingdong East Road, Wu Tian was already preparing to deal with the Taxation Department."

Zhang Fei asked: "Does he have confidence in this?"

Luo Erchun said: "Yes. Because he doesn't even look down on the imperial army, let alone the tax police. In his opinion, the tax police are just like the government officials."

Zhang Fei said: "If I say that he thought that your strength at that time was enough to deal with the tax department, do you agree?"

Luo Erchun nodded and said: "I agree."

Zhang Fei said: "But as far as I know, in the second half of last year, your Yunling Village was actively recruiting troops and expanding its power, and even took over the entire Lianzi Lake area to protect its rear. ”

Luo Erchun said: "That's because after attacking the Taxation Department, Wu Tian was worried that it would attract revenge from the imperial court and sent officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them. Therefore, he was actively recruiting troops to expand his power."

Zhang Fei asked: "But where did you get the money?"

Luo Erchun said: "Because many gentry and landowners were actively supporting Wu Tian at that time, especially after Wu Tian ambushed the tax police, they gave a lot of funding. Wu Tian used the money to recruit troops. Expand your own power."

After hearing this, Li Lei couldn't help but feel a headache and muttered: "This is really difficult to handle."

When Fu Bi heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Although the Public Security Bureau has always emphasized fairness and impartiality, the Public Security Bureau mainly looks at the evidence and can no longer rely on the judgment of the presiding officer. If you are not careful and leave some evidence, even if If you don’t mean it, you may be convicted of a felony.”

In fact, they all know that Luo Hai definitely has no intention of treason. If they come to judge, they may not convict him of treason.

But the public prosecutor and the law are different. What the public prosecutor and the law see is evidence, and everything is guided by evidence, but evidence may also lead to unjust cases.

This is also a big difference from the old judicial system.

Wen Yanbo nodded, "How do you think Mr. Fu can make up for this?"

Fu Bi thought for a long time and said: "If you rely on people to make up for it, it will destroy the system of public security, prosecution and law, and you can only find new evidence to prove yourself."

While the interrogation was still continuing over there, Zhang Fei suddenly pointed at Luo Hai and asked Luo Erchun, "Do you know Luo Hai?"

Luo Erchun glanced at Luo Hai, then nodded: "I know you."

Zhang Fei said: "He once donated a thousand dollars to your Yunling Village, do you know?"

Luo Erchun nodded, "I know."

Zhang Fei said: "Then should your Yunling Village use these thousand strings to deal with the Tax Department, or should you recruit troops and expand your power?"

Luo Erchun said: "Recruit troops and expand our power. Because before Luo Hai donated a thousand guan, we had already defeated the Taxation Department, and Wu Tian thought that it was a serious blow to the Taxation Department, and the imperial court might send heavy troops to encircle and suppress it. , Wu Tian was preparing for this step at that time.

This was also one of the reasons why Wu Tian fell into the trap. He did not expect that the Taxation Department would arrest Liu Lian. However, in Wu Tian's view, the Taxation Department was no longer able to compete with him head-on, so he chose to arrest his woman. To threaten him, that's why he took 300 troops to attack the military camp. ”

"Thank you."

Zhang Fei picked up a map and said to Zhao Bian: "President, this is the account book received from Wu Tian and the map of the entire Yunling Peak area. The account book clearly records when Wu Tian They began to recruit troops, and the map was clearly marked on how they planned to expand and how to prepare for the possible war that would come next.

As for this battle, their idea was that the imperial court would send the imperial army to encircle and suppress them, not the tax department's revenge.

And all of this happened after Wu Tian ambushed the tax police, and the money used to recruit soldiers and horses was funded by Luo Hai.

If Luo Hai just listened to the rumors and was worried that his house would be confiscated and his family would be confiscated, so he planned to use Wu Tian's help to deal with the tax department to avoid being confiscated and wiped out, then he should have given Wu Tian full support before the ambush.

Rather than wait until Wu Tian succeeds in ambushing the tax police before providing funding, Luo Hai also knows Wu Tian’s strength and is capable enough to deal with the tax department. Obviously, Luo Hai gave Wu Tian funding not to deal with him The Taxation Department has to deal with the upcoming war with the imperial court. ”

"You're talking nonsense."

Luo Hai said excitedly: "Of course I will wait until he takes action before I will provide him with funding. If I provide him with funding in advance, what if he is a liar? ”

This is really a truth. If you just talk, no one will give you funding. This is not a small amount of money. You have to take action and do something before everyone will give you some support.

Zhang Fei asked back: "According to what you said, since he has ambushed the tax police and severely damaged the tax department, and your goal has been achieved, why do you still give him funding? Is this what you planned in advance? Was it agreed? But you just said that you and Wu Tian were not planning anything beforehand."

"Me."

Luo Hai forcefully argued: "I just gave him a little reward."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "In other words, he is doing something for you."

"No no no!"

Luo Haidao: "He didn't do anything for me. I didn't know about him ambushing the tax police in advance."

If you don’t say that you are still an accessory, if you say this, you will almost become the principal offender, so that’s okay!

Zhang Fei said aggressively: "Actually, you are thinking the same thing as Wu Tian. The imperial court will not give up easily, and may send troops to encircle Wu Tian. If you give him funding at this time, it will be the next step, that is, how to deal with it. The court, not just to beg not to pay the little tax."

"Me me.!"

Luo Hai opened his mouth, but didn't know how to defend himself.

Because the fact is that they were preparing for the next step. At that time, the imperial court really sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress, and they must have supported the Taxation Department. They wanted to completely suppress the Taxation Department and the Public Security Bureau. This was a game process.

But Zhang Fei cleverly split the whole thing into two parts and counted the money Luo Hai funded Wu Tian as Wu Tian's recruitment of troops and expansion of power.

Looking at it this way, this is the starting point of rebellion, not a simple act of banditry.

Li Guozhong frowned and thought, no wonder he didn't mention the recruitment of troops and territory expansion when he sued Wu Tianshi before. It was because he wanted to deal with Luo Hai and the others. It seemed that he really didn't intend to leave any way for the other party to survive this time.

"I have no problem for now."

Zhang Fei finished speaking and sat down.

Qi Ji smiled and said: "They are dead this time."

Zhang Fei said: "Not yet. I still have one more kick to kick."

"Heavy foot?"

Qi Ji was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Fei nodded.

Wang Gong asked curiously: "Then when do you plan to kick me?"

Zhang Fei glanced at Li Lei and said, "Wait until he brings him to me."

Qi and Wang turned their heads to look at Li Lei.

Li Lei stood up and said, "Luo Hai, how is your family situation?"

Luo Haidao: "It's a good fortune."

Li Lei asked: "How many acres of land does your family have?"

Luo Haidao: "A hundred hectares."

Li Lei asked: "That's a lot. Why does your family have so many fields?"

Luo Haidao: "Because my family was originally a squire in Qizhou, and later with the favor of the late emperor, my grandfather also served as an official in the court, so he accumulated a lot of family property."

After his aunt’s meritorious service in being able to marry Xu Zhizhong, she must not be from an ordinary family, it’s just that it’s not as prominent as the Xu family.

Li Lei asked: "So everything your family has now is all given by the Holy One."

Luo Hai nodded and said with tears in his eyes: "Without the blessing of the Holy Spirit, my family would not be what it is today."

Zhao Xu, who was sitting on the corridor, became very angry when he heard these words. He thought to himself, since our ancestors have been so good to your family, you are still ungrateful and want to be my enemy everywhere. What a bunch of people. Greedy villains, not one of you can escape this time.

But for Zhao Pian, what he saw was from another angle. There must be a reason for rebellion, and Wu Tian had a legitimate reason for rebellion. He had been wronged and humiliated in the Forbidden Army, and his parents died because of it. He was very loyal to the court. It's hatred that is unforgettable, so why did Luo Hai rebel against him?

The gain outweighs the loss!

As expected, Li Lei asked again: "What can Wu Tian give you?"

Luo Hai said very depressedly: "My contact with Wu Tian is really helpless. I just want to prevent my goods from being robbed by him. Besides, what else can he give me?"

Li Lei asked again: "Were you the only one who opposed the tax department at that time?"

Luo Haidao: "Almost all the squires are very opposed to it."

Li Lei said: "Really? Why are they opposed?"

Luo Haizhi nodded and said: "This is because the Qingmiao Law made the entire Jingdong East Road full of complaints. We have never seen a tax department. How can we not be afraid of this, so everyone is opposed. Don't say Those squires and even the common people are terrified."

Li Lei asked again: "If the imperial court built a local tax department before the Qingmiao Law, would you still object?"

"No!"

Luo Hai shook his head.

Li Lei said: "Why do you think so?"

Luo Hai immediately said: "To be honest, the Young Crops Law is more terrifying than the Taxation Department. Taxes are at least based on our income, but the Young Crops Law requires us to share the youth money, and we have to pay two cents back. Li, I am not opposed to the Young Crops Law, I still support it."

Wang Anshi was very angry after hearing this. Come on, you guys always use me as a shield. Do you think I am easy to bully?

Lu Huiqing is also a little unhappy. This matter has already passed. Why do you bring it up again and say that we will go find some interrogators from Qingzhou later.

Li Lei continued to ask: "But you still made some money from the Qingmiao Law."

Luo Haidao: "Then I can also use the same method to make some money from the tax department. It was just because the local area was relatively chaotic at the time, and there were rumors outside, that I was temporarily afraid and ran to help. Wu Tian, ​​I regret this very much."

Li Lei nodded and said: "I have no problem for the time being."

Zhang Fei stood up and said: "Luo Hai, you repeatedly said that Jingdong East Road was very chaotic at that time. How chaotic was it?"

Luo Hai immediately said: "It was really chaotic at that time, and everyone was in danger. Because many people still couldn't pay, and many landlords owed money to the government, the government would press the landlords, and the landlords could only go and press the people. As a result, fights broke out almost every day, and many government officials were injured.

What is even more frightening is that at that time, the people blatantly refused to pay taxes, and the government was helpless. Aren't there many people who came to the capital to complain? ”

"Thank you for your answer."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then sat down.

Luo Hai blinked and had not yet reacted.

Wang Anshi chuckled: "There is really no hope of salvation this time."

Li Lei also looked frustrated and shook his head at Li Guozhong.

The young man sitting next to Li Guozhong did not understand it. It was obvious that Li Lei was silent, so he asked Li Guozhong in a low voice: "Li Xingshou, what does he mean by this?"

Li Guozhong said with a hint of despair: "If the world is peaceful, who can believe that Luo Hai will collude with a grassroots bandit to plot rebellion? This is simply impossible, because it is impossible to succeed. But Jingdong East Road was so chaotic at that time, If someone wants to take advantage of the chaos to rebel, it will be hard to tell!"

Li Lei wanted Zhao Bian to know that Luo Hai had no reason to rebel at all, he was a vested interest.

But Zhang Fei's question was to remind Zhao Bian that the situation on Jingdong East Road was serious at that time. Under the temptation of the supreme power, can you guarantee that Luo Hai would not take risks?

Under the circumstances at that time, he had a reason to rebel. In addition, he also took action. The good news is that the Taxation Department won. What if he lost?

The young man asked: "Li Xingshou means, we...we lost?"

Li Guozhong said: "The possibility of us winning is very small."

"What should I do?"

"Me."

Li Guozhong turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei, "I can only find a way to ask the procuratorate to let him go."

The young man also turned his head to look at Zhang Fei.

Zhao Peng asked Li Lei: "Does the defense have any more questions?"

Li Lei shook his head.

Zhang Fei also said he had nothing to ask.

When Luo Hai saw it, his face turned pale, and the little bit of luck in his heart was wiped out.

He never expected that the pit would be so big and that he would fall so deeply into it. His heart was full of grievances and he couldn't help crying in court: "I really didn't want to rebel, I was wronged..."

But no one paid attention to him. Zhao Pian just glanced at him and directly announced that the afternoon trial would be here for now.

Although the verdict has not yet been announced, everyone can see that the defense is showing its weakness and has basically lost the case. It is just that there are too many people and it is considered a case and they have to be completed before they are all tried. be able to give the final verdict.

But the remaining people are in a similar situation to Luo Hai, except that their background is not as tough as Luo Hai's.

If Luo Hai is convicted of rebellion, no one else will be able to escape.

Perhaps as Li Guozhong said, they have only one way left, which is to discuss with the procuratorate and beg the procuratorate to let them live.

But judging from Zhang Fei's attitude, it seems difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, they will give it a try.

You must know that this is allowed by the Public Security Bureau.

The defense can negotiate with the procuratorate to see if they can get a lighter sentence.

After the trial, Li Guozhong took the initiative to find Zhang Fei and said: "Prosecutor Zhang is really the number one person in the judicial field. We are so convinced that we lost!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "The lawsuit is not over yet, and it is too early to talk about the outcome."

Li Guozhong said: "But in fact, we have already lost. If Prosecutor Zhang is willing to reduce my client's charges, we can end this lawsuit early."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Our procuratorate has taken a long break. It doesn't matter if we try it for a few more days."

Although the Procuratorate has a negotiation mechanism, this mechanism is not a charity. I have already won. It doesn’t matter if I wait a few more days. It can also increase the exposure of the Procuratorate.

Li Guozhong said: "I know that Prosecutor Zhang wholeheartedly cares for the Public Security Bureau and the Taxation Department, but if he is really convicted of rebellion, it may force many people to jump over the wall, which is not conducive to the promotion of the Public Security Law and the Taxation Department."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Li Xingshou is familiar with me. As long as others don't target me personally, I will usually be merciful. After all, the Public Security Bureau has just been established. But Li Xingshou knows one thing, we did not initiate this case. It was the Taxation Department who made the accusation. They killed so many tax policemen from the Taxation Department. The Taxation Department repeatedly emphasized to us that we should not leave any way for them to survive.

Otherwise, the Department of Taxation will continue to file appeals, and may even sue our procuratorate and myself. It is their own unlucky fault that they have offended the Department of Taxation, and they must pay the price for their defiance. ”

Li Guozhong nodded and said: "I know, I know all this. They are indeed worthy of death, but the crime of rebellion has a wide range of implications, which will implicate many innocent people. Then what will others think of you? How will the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate look at the Taxation Department?"

Zhang Fei said: "Our procuratorate prosecutes based on evidence. I have not prosecuted any innocent person."

"But according to the rebellion regulations!"

Li Guozhong blinked and asked: "Yes! Does the imperial court have the power to judge people other than those prosecuted by the procuratorate?"

Zhang Fei said: "Did you say that?"

Li Guozhong said: "According to the system of Public Prosecution and Law, the imperial court is passive and can only make judgments based on the prosecution list of the Procuratorate. This is different from the previous judicial system. According to the system of Public Prosecution and Law, it has no power to make judgments. Everyone else is guilty.

However, according to laws and regulations, if the crime of rebellion is involved, almost everyone's relatives will be implicated. ”

Zhang Fei smiled and shook his head and said: "I am not the president of the court now. My responsibilities are very clear. I can't answer your question. I can only tell you that there is no room for maneuver in this case, because the Tax Department Everyone must pay with blood."

Li Guozhong seemed to be thinking about other things.

Zhang Fei said again: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Li Guozhong nodded and said: "Go slowly! Prosecutor Zhang, walk slowly."

"Farewell."

After Zhang Fei left, Li Guozhong stood on the spot and said: "So, what I guessed before was not wrong. He still focused on building the Public Security Bureau and the Taxation Department."

Actually, I really want to write more and finish this case as soon as possible. It is true that the weather has been a bit strange recently, with it being hot and cold at times, which made me suffer from rhinitis again. I felt a little dizzy after coding.

I'm ten minutes late again today. . . . .