Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 685: If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy

In fact, it is not surprising that the Department of Taxation took over the taxation of Gyeonggi Province, because the system itself is designed in this way. I can only blame them for not blocking the tax exemption in the first place.

However, the Beijing Taxation Department has never fully taken over. The reason is that everyone is very aware of the stakes and is hesitant to take this step. At the same time, there is also considerable resistance from the DPRK and China.

However, the current timing is even more sensitive. In the eyes of others, as soon as you Zhang Fei came back, you made three fires in a row, turning the entire system upside down.

You are just going to deal with us.

But this is really an injustice. Zhang Fei had no intention of doing this. Wang Anshi just asked him to create some public opinion and publicize it first. This is fine, just to give those powerful people a psychological preparation, because it will happen sooner or later.

What is frustrating is that these two groups of people want to go together.

As a result, the matter quickly escalated, especially the behavior of the tax collectors, which forced the court to pay attention and immediately passed a resolution in Chui Gong Hall.

As soon as the meeting ended, the news spread, and there was a lot of scolding.

The Department of Taxation will not only take over the overall tax administration, but will also imitate the tax laws of Hezhong Prefecture. This is really cutting their flesh!

These powerful people have been developing for nearly a hundred years. Many of their relatives do not pay taxes, but many of their relatives do not have privileges. This is simply to catch them all!

Zhang family.

"Lv Xiaokan?"

"Are you surprised to see me?"

Lu Huiqing asked.

"Oh."

Zhang Fei reacted, stretched out his hand and said: "Colonel Lu, please sit down."

Lu Huiqing sat down and said, "The officials have just decided that the Taxation Department will take over all taxation this year."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "This is not what I did, and I am also very helpless."

Lu Huiqing said: "Of course I know this, but it is meaningless to say this now. The key is whether you are prepared to deal with it. I estimate that it won't be long before they will stir up disputes and use the public prosecutors and law Attack everyone and make the public prosecutor and the law enemies on all sides. By then, even if you are fair, you will be wrong."

If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy.

Don’t you, the public prosecutor and the law, have to enforce the law impartially?

Okay!

If you have the ability, treat everyone equally, and that counts as your ability.

Throughout the ages, no one has ever done this.

Shang Yang, who has not yet truly achieved this, cannot avoid the end of his car cracking.

You are just seeking death!

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I have thought of this too, but what I can do is continue to adhere to the principles. If I shrink back and break the principles, I will only die faster."

Lu Huiqing said: "But adhering to principles may be a dead end. You cannot be enemies of everyone."

Zhang Fei frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask: "What suggestions does Lv Xiaokan have for this?"

Lu Huiqing smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, I'm not here to give you advice. I'm here to protect myself. They will definitely use the public prosecutor's law to deal with the New Deal even more unscrupulously in the future. In the past, I was still We can work around it, but now we definitely can’t.”

It turns out he came here for this matter. I thought he was really worried about me? Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xiaokan Lu. The Procuratorate is not a censor's office and cannot be manipulated by others. As long as it doesn't break the law, everything will be fine."

Lu Huiqing smiled bitterly and said: "You have been the president of the court in Hezhong Mansion, so you should know that many things are not as simple as you think."

Zhang Fei said: "But it's really not complicated. For example, if you fully comply with the new law and regulations, even if there are problems, you will be innocent in the eyes of the public prosecutor and the law. But if you just use the name of the new law to commit adultery and robbery , then you are breaking the law."

Lu Huiqing said: "But any group will have black sheep, and one person's fault will affect the entire New Deal."

Zhang Fei immediately said: "If such a situation really happens, I will explain it clearly to the New Deal in court so that the reputation of the New Deal will not be damaged."

Lu Huiqing asked: "You can really do this, will this be embarrassing?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Don't worry, Collector Lu, I still have this ability. No matter what, I will uphold the New Deal. I will only target those black sheep."

Lu Huiqing remained silent.

Zhang Fei asked: "What other concerns does Xiaokan Lu have? I can't be allowed to cover those who committed crimes. After all, when they commit crimes, they are actually harming the New Deal in disguise. This is not what Wang Xueshi and Lu Xiaokan want?"

Lu Huiqing hurriedly said: "You misunderstood. Do you remember how you cooperated with Yuan Houzhi in Hezhong Mansion."

"Remember."

Zhang Fei nodded and suddenly realized, "Does Xiaokan Lu want to imitate this method?"

Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "Suppose some of them break the law, then we have to speak for them, otherwise, no one will be willing to gather around the teacher. Moreover, it will also be good for you if we do this, because it will force Bachelor Sima and the others are more supportive."

Although the public security organs and the judiciary emphasize the separation of politics and law, after all, justice is also a part of politics and will be included in political struggles. It is not just about right and wrong.

Lu Huiqing has always been very keen on struggle, because in his view, struggle must be relied on to unite forces, so that cohesion can be generated.

What he meant was very simple, that is, they still wanted to expand their power by dealing with the public security bureaucracy, and at the same time asked Zhang Fei to be as lenient as possible to them.

He doesn't think about the public security and the law.

Zhang Fei thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is feasible. Anyway, please rest assured, Xiaokan, I will never do anything to harm the New Deal."

Lu Huiqing nodded. Although he had always had reservations about Zhang Fei, for now, Zhang Fei had really not done anything to harm the New Deal. He had reason to believe Zhang Fei and said: "Now the official family The tax issue has been handed over to the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, what do you think?"

Zhang Fei said: "Everything is as usual."

"Huh?"

Lu Huiqing seemed a little confused.

Zhang Fei said: "The more actively we challenge the challenge, the more we will fall into the other party's trap. I think what we have to do is to follow the plan step by step, keep everything as usual, and remain unchanged in the face of changes."

Lu Huiqing nodded slightly.

As soon as Lu Huiqing left, Sima Guang arrived with his hind legs.

Seeing Zhang Fei, Sima Guang first asked: "Do you know the result of today's meeting?"

Zhang Fei nodded: "I just found out."

Sima Guang couldn't help but sigh, "Well, what I was most worried about finally happened!"

He did not dare to step forward and take on the important task of reform because he was worried that he would not be able to handle the situation.

In fact, the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate are more in line with Sima Guang's philosophy, which is to purge officials, save expenses, and reduce corvee and taxes. However, he believed that this would be difficult to achieve, otherwise Wang Anshi would not think of another way.

He originally thought that he could avoid this by emphasizing the judiciary and slowly purging officials. However, he never thought that the emergence of the Taxation Department disrupted his plan, and he ended up reaching this point.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Instead of complaining here, Bachelor Sima, it is better to do a little favor."

Sima Guang asked: "How can we help? Let's just discuss the matter. There is nothing wrong with the public prosecutor's office, but it's almost impossible to do everything in accordance with the law."

Zhang Fei said: "It is also possible."

Sima Guang quickly asked: "How do you say this?"

Zhang Fei said: "The Qizhou rebellion case has actually given us some inspiration. The reason why everyone is afraid is that the current laws and regulations are still too strict, which will increase the difficulty of law enforcement. The punishment is too harsh. Law enforcement must be relatively tolerant. On the contrary, if penalties can be more tolerant, law enforcement can be more stringent."

Like the Qin State, the punishments are harsh and the law enforcement is also very strict, so it will definitely not be possible to play.

Within a certain range, punishment and law enforcement are relative. If the law is too strict, the law enforcement must be very tolerant, otherwise, problems will definitely occur.

Nowadays, many punishments in the Song Dynasty are also very harsh, which has led to many cases in which they are dealt with leniently, because people have compassion, and it is really difficult for the people.

Public prosecutors must respect the law, which will definitely increase the difficulty of public prosecutors and prosecutors.

Sima Guang stroked his beard, "Do you mean to urge the Legislative Council to amend the penalty regulations?"

Zhang Fei nodded, "Now the other party is obviously going to deal with law enforcement, so reducing the penalty is very beneficial to law enforcement. Also, the Legislative Council should speed up the adoption of the contract principle."

"Contract principle?"

Sima Guang asked again: "Why is this?"

Zhang Fei said: "Because the essence of everything is money. As long as the people are prosperous and the treasury is full, all their conspiracies and tricks will seem insignificant. On the contrary, if there is a slight disturbance, the public security system may completely collapse. The success of Hezhong Prefecture lies in the fact that the burden on the people is getting lighter and lighter. The Legislative Council must pass some laws and regulations that are beneficial to people's livelihood, so that law enforcement will be relatively easy."

Sima Guang thought for a while, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, okay, I will go to Mr. Fu and others to discuss it then. But you have to be careful. Now everyone is staring at the public prosecutor. Mistakes can lead to catastrophe."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. No matter how careful you are, you will make mistakes. The only way to shirk responsibility is to follow the rules in everything. No matter what is right or wrong, there will be no consequences." The population is real."

Sima Guang exclaimed: "What you are saying is nonsense!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But to do this is far more difficult than not making mistakes!"

Sima Guang nodded slightly.

Zhang Fei originally did not want to urge the Legislative Council to pass his precedent in Hezhong Prefecture, but now that the other party is speeding up, the Legislative Council has to keep up.

But he just didn't expect it to come so quickly, so he wouldn't be in a hurry.

Because before he became an official, he had already considered how to deal with the issue of imperial power. If he did not think about this and rashly promoted the rule of law, it would be no different from chronic suicide.

The way to deal with it is actually simple. There is nothing else but finance. As long as the finances are improving, Zhao Xu can make certain sacrifices. On the contrary, whatever you do is destroying the imperial power.

It’s so realistic!

This is why Zhang Fei promised Lu Huiqing that he would never conflict with the New Deal. Because he does not have administrative power, and he emphasizes the separation of politics and law, he has to use Wang Anshi to improve finances. Doesn't he use Wang Anshi to improve the business law? Whether it is promulgated or not, he will definitely not undermine the New Deal.

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, enemies in the previous life, were indispensable to him.

After Sima Guang left, Xu Zhiqian came to the hall and asked with worry: "Zhang San, is the current situation serious?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "It's a little bit, but it's all expected. Because this is an unfair fight. After all, they only need to pour a basin of carbon ash into the pond, and the water will immediately change. The water is turbid, but if you want to make this pool of water clear, it is very difficult."

Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly, "Then how do you plan to deal with it?"

Zhang Fei said: "I can only try to show off my tactics and be prepared for a protracted war. I will never stop attacking the public security organs, because human nature is greedy."

Originally, Zhang Fei planned to take a few more days off, but after this happened, he had to return to the procuratorate immediately to stabilize the morale of the army, which is what Xu Zun suggested.

Procuratorate

"I heard that the courtyard is very lively these days!"

Zhang Fei, who returned from vacation, chatted with Qi Ji and Wang Gong with a relaxed expression.

"It's more than just fun."

Qi Ji seemed to be forcing a smile and said: "Our procuratorate is really walking on thin ice now!"

"Really?" Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "How do you say this?"

Qi Ji said depressedly: "After the lawsuit ended, many people came to ask questions. It seemed that no matter what happened, our procuratorate could make the decision for them. And then after the news about the Taxation Department taking over the taxation came out, The common people put all the credit for this achievement on our procuratorate, and they all praised it."

Zhang Fei said: "This is a good thing!"

Qi Ji waved his hand and said: "This is not a good thing. Nowadays, people have so much expectations for us, but it is hard to say whether we can really clear up the injustices in the world. If we cannot do it, it may lead to trouble. Come and be scolded by the people."

Wang Gong smiled and said: "Not only that, the dignitaries in the capital already hate us to the core, and they must be deliberately thinking of ways to deal with us."

Qi Ji asked: "Prosecutor Zhang, the Taxation Department has encountered so many problems in Qizhou, not to mention that in our capital, there is almost no powerful person who does not evade taxes, as well as those eunuchs, if the Taxation Department investigates If they say so, shall we also arrest them?"

Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Eunuchs also evade taxes?"

Qi Ji glanced outside the door, and then whispered: "I heard that the nobleman Lan Yuanzhen must have at least hundreds of hectares of land in Gyeonggi, but I have never heard that he has any Tax."

They don’t have penis, so why do they need money? Zhang Fei muttered to himself, and then said: "This is the problem of the Taxation Department. If they provide evidence, we will sue. If they want to blame, they can blame the Taxation Department. Why should they blame us?"

Wang Gong said: "But if the tax department is more open-minded, someone may come to sue the tax department for bending the law for personal gain. How will we deal with it?"

Qi Ji nodded repeatedly.

I can't sleep just thinking about it. It shouldn't be too difficult.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If there is evidence, then file an appeal. We don't want to be affected by external public opinion, and we don't want to scare ourselves. We are not afraid of shadows. They are breaking the law and they have no reason to be afraid. What is this? Reason."

"Prosecutor Zhang is right."

I saw Xu Zun walking in.

The three of them immediately stood up and bowed.

After Xu Zun sat down, he added: "As long as you set an example and be strict with yourself, there is no need to be afraid. The rest of the problems are not your fault, and I will take full responsibility for them."

Qi Ji and Wang Gong were immediately ashamed, but they were also encouraged.

Xu Zun added: "The top priority is that our Procuratorate still needs to expand its staff. The current manpower of the Procuratorate may not be able to cope with what happens next. What suggestions do you have for this?"

Qi Ji and Wang Gong couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "I'm really not good at this."

Wang Gong said thoughtfully: "In the past, the judicial power of our dynasty was relatively chaotic. For example, the Transportation Department also had special judicial trials, not to mention the Criminal and Prison Department. But now the judicial power belongs to the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Judiciary. , these official offices are not very useful, so it is better to recruit talents from these official offices first, and you can even recommend that the court dismiss these official offices, so that judicial power can be consolidated."

Xu Zun nodded and said: "It makes sense. The reason why our government's government is delayed is because of redundant officials and too scattered powers. In the current situation, if we do not integrate judicial powers, it will be very detrimental to us. Okay, I understand. I’ll talk to Bachelor Sima about this.”

Due to the special military and administrative system of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo Bianliang became particularly special, just like two transitions from the local state capital.

The entanglement of interests here is really intricate, and its complexity is far beyond what Hezhong Mansion can match.

Now that the other party has put taxation on the table, the Public Security Bureau may face very complex tax cases. Among the Public Security Bureau and Law Bureau in Beijing, only the police department has completed the expansion of its staff.

This is because Zhao Xu wants to build the Royal Police into an armed force. He is very supportive of the expansion of the police station. Now the Royal Police has replaced the duties of many patrolmen and slowly bound the Imperial Guard to the barracks.

However, the Imperial Court and the Procuratorate have not undergone large-scale expansion of their staff, and they have always operated in parallel. The old judicial system has also been running, and many officials have judicial power.

However, the Taxation Department can only interface with the Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate must also seek to integrate judicial power. Otherwise, it will be a mess again.

This is indeed a top priority.

Because the other party will not give the Public Security Bureau too much time. In fact, dealing with the Public Security Bureau does not require too much thinking. After all, the entire court is systematically corrupt and there is too much material.

Second update time.

Meng Mansion.

"Why did Meng Zhiyuan come to us this late at night?"

Xie Yun asked anxiously.

Pei Wen also looked at Meng Qiansheng doubtfully.

Now that the battle has begun, they are all fighting.

Meng Qiansheng smiled and said: "I heard a very interesting thing today and I want to share it with you."

Xie Yun and Pei Wen looked at each other and expressed confusion.

Let us come over in the middle of the night and share interesting things?

Are you that energetic?

Xie Jun asked: "What's interesting?"

Meng Qiansheng said: "This afternoon, Xu Sheng, the transfer judge of Daming Prefecture, returned to Beijing to await transfer. In the evening, he invited guests to dinner. At the dinner, he told me a very interesting thing. Hebei Water Conservancy Supervisor Cheng Fang, It is necessary to impeach Cheng Yi, the deputy envoy of the regiment training of Daming Prefecture, for inciting the Yellow River sailors to disobey the emperor's orders and commit rebellion."

Pei Wen was shocked when he heard this, "Really? I've never heard of it."

Their Yushitai is very well-informed.

"Listen to me first."

Meng Qiansheng said: "At the end of last year, Cheng Fang wanted to mobilize the Yellow River sailors to build the river channel. However, according to our dynasty's system, the Yellow River sailors could not be mobilized to build the river channel. Therefore, Cheng Yi refused to carry out Cheng Fang's order. , as a result, Cheng Fang wrote to the court. As you all know, Cheng Fang was a **** whom the officials trusted very much, so the officials personally ordered that 800 Yellow River sailors be mobilized to help him build the river channel.

But it was freezing cold at that time, and the sailors could not bear Cheng Fang's tyranny, so they discussed and fled to the city together. Many officials in Daming Mansion were afraid of offending Cheng Fang and did not dare to open the city gate. It was Cheng Yi who He ordered the city gates to be opened and put the sailors into the city.

Because of this, he was resented by Cheng Fang, hence the previous sentence. ”

"This is impossible."

Xie Jun said: "The Daming Mansion is just around the corner. If Cheng Fang really wanted to impeach Cheng Yi, the memorial should have been sent to the capital long ago. We can't know anything about it."

Meng Qiansheng said: "Have you forgotten that not long ago, there was a censor who impeached Cheng Fang for his misbehavior in Hebei, disturbing people's livelihood and causing misery to the people in the river. Moreover, Zhang San had just returned to the procuratorate at that time. How dare Cheng Fang The accusation is just to scare people."

After hearing this, Xie Jun said: "So Meng Zhiyuan came to us to tell us this?"

Meng Qiansheng asked: "Don't you think this is interesting?"

Xie Jun shook his head. There was no surprise in this story. It was just a fight between eunuchs and foreign ministers. This kind of thing happened every day.

Meng Qiansheng clicked his tongue, "Why did Cheng Fang serve as the Minister of River Defense in Hebei?"

Xie Jun said: "It seems to have been recommended by Wang Jiefu, because Cheng Fang had made great contributions in managing rivers in Daming in the past few years, and Wang Jiefu's new policy also required the construction of water conservancy projects."

Meng Qiansheng asked: "Whose person is Cheng Fang?"

Xie Yun said: "He is a eunuch, so he naturally belongs to the official family."

Meng Qiansheng asked again: "Do you know who the censor who impeached Cheng Fang was?"

Pei Wendao: "It seems to be Sheng Tao."

"There is one more thing you may not know."

Meng Qiansheng said: "Currently, Xianggong Han is in charge of Daming Mansion, and Cheng Fang is doing mischief on Hebei Road. Could it be that Xianggong Han doesn't know about it? According to Xu Sheng, in fact, Xianggong Han hates Cheng Fang very much, but it's just because of the officials and Wang Jiefu. It’s about face, so I hold back.”

Pei Wen suddenly said: "Meng Zhiyuan means to take this matter to the procuratorate?"

Meng Qiansheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The relationship here is very complicated. If we let the procuratorate handle it, it will be very exciting."

Xie Jun frowned and said: "But if you want to sue the procuratorate, you have to bring evidence. The procuratorate is different from the Yushitai. Cheng Yi just let the escaped sailors into the city. This cannot be regarded as an illegal act. I don't think the procuratorate is. I'll take care of it."

Meng Qiansheng waved his hands and said: "You can't say that. The court has clearly stated that sailors cannot be deployed to repair rivers, but the officials personally mobilized sailors for Cheng Fang's use. How will the Public Security Bureau handle this matter? If the emperor orders it, First of all, those sailors were absent without permission from their posts, and Cheng Yi was guilty of harboring the suspect."

Pei Wen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said: "If we can pass this case to the procuratorate, there will be a good show. Cheng Fang is a member of the official family and Wang Jiefu, and Cheng Yi is Sima Junshi and they just recommended it. Yes, and Sima Junshi has long disliked Cheng Fang. As long as this matter is exposed, there will definitely be a dispute at the top, and the procuratorate must enforce the law impartially. No matter what the sentence is, it will offend people."

"That's right." Meng Qiansheng nodded and said: "Now we just need to find a way to let the procuratorate investigate this matter. As long as the procuratorate intervenes, all the deeds Cheng Fang has done will be exposed, and what he ends up pointing to is. ”

Xie Jun's expression changed, "You can't let others know about this."