Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 807: Final verdict
Chapter 807 Final Judgment
Of course Han Qi would not answer this question, because this is a fact. The Liao Kingdom relied on some border residents to occupy more land. No one can deny that the Song Dynasty was relatively weak in the face of the Liao Kingdom’s problems. Anyway, the Song Dynasty was relatively weak. If you can endure it, endure it.
This atmosphere is very awkward.
There was dead silence.
Fortunately, Zhang Fei only expressed his confusion and had no intention of delving further into this issue, because it was not the key to the case. He continued to ask: “I wonder when Mr. Han got involved in this matter?”
“Huangyou five years.”
Han Qi recalled the past, his expression changed slightly, and he only heard the words slowly: “I remember that I was serving as the magistrate of Bingzhou. Once when I was ordered to inspect the border of Daibei, I found that the wasteland under the barrier was very… It is fertile, but no common people are cultivating it. As we all know, border areas, especially fertile areas, must be strategically important areas. Since ancient times, all dynasties have stationed troops on the border. It happened to be that the northern citizen Du Sirong Others invaded Lengquan Village, Tianchi and other places again.”
Zhang Fei interrupted him, “But what are the Tianchi and Lengquan Villages mentioned by the plaintiffs Chen Xu and Li Min?”
“Yes.”
“Mr. Han, please continue.” Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.
Han Qi continued: “At that time, I resolutely resisted these northern people’s invasion of farming, so I sent people to drive them away.”
“Really?”
Zhang Fei said slightly surprised.
Han Qi said angrily: “This thief came to your house to steal things. If you don’t drive him away, are you going to invite him to tea?”
These words caused the people outside the hospital to nod frequently.
It must be said that Han Qi has a very high reputation among the people and is deeply loved by the people, because in terms of governance, his suggestions are often to the point, and the policies he proposes can also alleviate the difficulties faced by the people, so He is popular among the people.
“What Prime Minister Han said makes sense.” Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and asked, “What was the reaction of the Northern Dynasty at that time?”
Han Qi said: “The Northern Dynasty also immediately sent officials to negotiate, and they also threatened that Tianchi, Lengquan Village, and Hengling all belonged to their Liao land. Later, I found the Xiangfu in Dazhong for the ninth year, and the Northern Dynasty sent According to the ultimatum issued by our dynasty, in this ultimatum, the Liao Kingdom itself believed that Tianchi and other places belonged to the southern boundary.
In this way, all the local northern residents were forced to withdraw from Tianchi, Hengling, Lengquan Village and other places. Later, I ordered people to build entrances and trenches locally, and recruited three thousand families of archers to cultivate fields on the border to prevent Northern people invaded farming again. ”
Zhang Fei immediately asked: “Does this ultimatum still exist?”
Han Qi nodded and said: “Yes. In order to prevent further disputes, after I returned to the Privy Council to serve, I ordered someone to sort out and revise the boundary document book. One copy was placed in the Privy Council and the other was placed in the palace. Now the Privy Council has The identity is in the hands of Shen Tianjian.”
From these words, we can also see that it is not unreasonable for the public security organs to grow in the Northern Song Dynasty. The subjects have this awareness and must protect the evidence and safeguard their own rights and interests.
Zhang Fei nodded, “Since this issue has been explained, why did the controversy arise at this time?”
Han Qi said: “Although we presented irrefutable evidence, the Northern Dynasty ignored it, and because there were many Northerners in the area, they still coveted our farmland. Seeing that our Dynasty recruited archers to farm, they were very worried about this. Dissatisfied. Therefore, during the Jiayou period, the Lord of Liao had another negotiation with Emperor Renzong about the boundaries of Hedong. At that time, Emperor Renzong took out the boundary list of Hedong and argued with each other, but the Lord of Liao never responded.
It was not until the second year of Zhiping, when the late emperor had just ascended the throne, that the Northern Dynasty once again launched an attack on the boundary of Hedong, believing that Tianchi belonged to them.
The late emperor could not help hurting the harmony between the two countries, so he wrote to the Lord of Liao, advising him to cherish the alliance and avoid war. But there was still no response from Beichao. ”
Zhang Fei said: “After listening to what Han Xianggong said, it seems that the Liao Kingdom just wants to seize our territory, rather than trying to reason with us.”
After Han Qi hesitated for a moment, he nodded and said: “It can be said that due to the previous strategy adopted by our dynasty to clear the wilderness, the North Korea took the opportunity to bring people into the siege to graze and cultivate the land. , thus causing controversy.
But I have negotiated with them several times, and they have never had any evidence to prove that the land belongs to them. But whenever we show evidence, they do not respond. However, the phenomenon of intrusion on the border of Hedong is also Never diminished. ”
“I have some land deeds here. Could you please Mr. Han to take a look at them and see if they are true?”
After Zhang Fei finished speaking, an adjutant took several land deeds and handed them to Han Qi.
Han Qi squinted and looked at it for a long time, then nodded and said: “Yes, these are the land deeds that I ordered to be distributed to the border residents in Tianchi and other places in the second year of Zhihe.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “I am very grateful to Mr. Han for being able to appear in court and testify, and for letting the president of the court know clearly the true nature of the whole matter.”
Han Qi waved his hand and said, “You’re welcome. Most of those plaintiffs were recruited by me, and I should testify for them.”
After saying that, Han Zhongyan and the old servant helped Han Qi get up, walked slowly down, and sat next to Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo.
Fu Bi whispered: “This kid is taking advantage of you again!”
Han Qi sighed: “This is not the first time. I just regret that I am already in my dying years. If I were as young as him, how could I be so passive. Alas!”
Wen Yanbo saw this, with a smile on his lips.
Fu Bi and Han Qi suddenly looked at each other at the same time. Wen Yanbo subconsciously pursed his lower lip and restrained it a bit.
Han Qi chuckled and said: “Kuan Fu, you are just happy.”
Wen Yanbo said without changing his expression: “Why did Mr. Han say this? How can I be happy when I heard about this incident!”
Han Qi and Fu Bi looked at each other, and then silently despised Wen Yanbo.
On this matter, only Wen Yanbo advocated being tough on Liao.
When Han Qi went down, Zhang Fei picked up the mallet and struck it.
Everyone seemed to be awakened from hypnosis, and looked at Zhang Fei with wide eyes.
No!
No way!
No!
Just listen to Zhang Fei say: “Today’s trial is here for now. The president of the court still needs to verify relevant evidence. Moreover, another important witness in this case, Shen Tianjian, has not returned to Beijing. The trial will be held after Shen Tianjian returns to Beijing.”
I know it is.
The people were wailing
Can’t you finish the review in one go?
Furthermore, it has been made so clear, can’t we still judge?
If it weren’t for Zhang Fei, this person would have started to curse.
What a scam!
But Zhang Fei ignored them and turned around and left.
The gentlemen in the courtyard have already determined that Zhang Fei’s strategy is to coerce public opinion and force the court to be tough on the Liao Kingdom.
There is no doubt about this.
Yes, Han Qi is in the past tense, and the envoy for this negotiation is Shen Kuo. He is indeed an important witness, but the problem is that Shen Kuo doesn’t know where he is now.
The people in Hedong have arrived in the capital, but he has not returned yet. Now that the Liao Kingdom has sent troops to occupy those places, he should return to the capital to resume his duties. There must be something fishy in this!
But on this point, they really guessed wrong. When will the chief judge start the trial? Does it have to depend on other people’s schedules?
Impossible!
It was really not Zhang Fei who deliberately asked Shen Kuo to return to Beijing late, but Shen Kuo, on Wang Anshi’s order, went to Hebei to inspect the Ordnance Supervision.
There is no way, who makes Shen Kuo versatile.
No matter what, Zhang Fei’s move is still very effective.
Because of the last court session, Zhang Fei left a controversial point at the end, that is, he did not confirm that those lands belonged to the Song Dynasty.
If there is really a dispute, and it even belongs to the Liao Kingdom, then the imperial court cannot easily rule in their favor. You can’t use other people’s things to claim compensation!
At that time, the people’s complaints were not full of confidence. After all, they did not know what happened here. How could they talk about such military and national events in the past on such an occasion.
As for this controversial point, with Han Qi’s confession, it has disappeared. It can be determined that that is our Song Dynasty territory.
The public opinion that had almost subsided has once again stirred up a stir, and it is even worse than last time.
The more I hear about it, the more I feel frustrated. Just one person can cause the entire border of a country to move back. The cost of expansion is simply too outrageous.
It’s no wonder that the Liao Kingdom was aggressive.
You are so cowardly.
Anyone else would bully you.
In fact, people in the Song Dynasty also had good tempers. This was all caused by the legal system. In terms of rights and interests, they now have a very strong sense of self-protection.
Not only that, the voices of the doves in the DPRK are gradually getting smaller, because Han Qi has always advocated maintaining relations with the Liao Kingdom, and coupled with his status in the DPRK, many ministers are also looking at him, but in In court, Han Qi had no choice but to show his toughness. In fact, he was indeed tough at the time, which had a great impact on North Korea and China.
However, many opportunists also saw this trend, so they complained to the emperor one after another, demanding a tough approach to the Liao Kingdom.
Although these people were seeking glory and wealth and were opportunistic, their memorials also allowed the hardliners in the DPRK and the Central Government headed by Wen Yanbo to finally gain the upper hand.
Wen Yanbo also took advantage of the situation to put forward his own ideas in the DPRK.
How can we not fight if he occupies my land? There will be no fight over occupying Xiongzhou, and there will be no fight over occupying Yingzhou. There are many fortresses in the surrounding suburbs, which is a disgrace to the officials.
The conclusion is, what’s the harm in fighting?
This is not a one-and-done situation. If diplomacy cannot control it, they will have to go to war. Otherwise, they will ask for Xiongzhou again next time. Will they give it or not?
But he did not advocate attacking the Liao Dynasty, or in other words, advocating tearing up the Chanyuan Alliance, but he advocated a tough response to this shameful behavior of the Liao Kingdom.
This does not belong to the extremes, but to the middle.
Most people can still accept it.
This replaces the previous mainstream thinking, which is: How can Hebei engage in war if it is not prepared?
In fact, no matter Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Fu Bi, or Han Qi, they all believed that neither the timing nor the preparations were enough to confront the Liao Kingdom.
But now the voice of this idea is getting smaller and smaller.
Having said that, their opinions are not the key, the key is the emperor’s opinions.
Because civil servants are a very large group, there are hawks and doves, such as Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, Shen Kuo, and even Han Qi and Fu Bi. When they were young, They are also hard-liners.
It’s just that the Song Dynasty was dragged down by the three redundants, and they couldn’t get tough. This kind of thing depends not on reason, but on strength, but they were firmly opposed to ceding territory. There is no doubt about this.
It is often the emperor who becomes dovish and advocates compromise.
Therefore, the emperor’s vote is crucial.
Zhao Xu did not give a clear statement, but he adopted one of Wen Yanbo’s suggestions, which was to replace some dovish officials in Bianzhou and replace them with hardliners.
What a coincidence!
At this time, Shen Kuo returned to Beijing to resume his duties.
Everyone was talking a lot, this was not arranged by anyone, and no one believed it.
Zhang Fei didn’t bother to explain and immediately held a third court hearing.
Compared with the previous two court sessions, this time there was less uneasiness and more expectation in the atmosphere.
During the first trial, the gentlemen in the court were so worried that they lost a lot of their hair. But after two trials, they gradually got used to it. The key is that the wind direction within the court is also changing. They also know that no matter how worried they are, To no avail, we can only wait for a result.
Although the people outside the hospital were once more mournful than heartbroken, the Chief Justice still retained the only hope in their hearts.
However, since they didn’t know much about Shen Kuo, they were still a little worried when they saw Shen Kuo coming to the court hearing.
Don’t call yourself a coward!
“Shen Tianjian, I heard that you have just returned from negotiating with the Liao people from Hedong.” Zhang Fei asked.
Shen Kuo nodded and said, “Yes.”
Zhang Fei said: “Can you tell me what’s going on there now?”
Shen Kuo replied: “Four months ago, the Northern Dynasty suddenly sent troops to invade, expelling our local people and occupying more than 700 miles of our territory.”
Zhang Fei asked: “Are you saying that the Liao Kingdom suddenly sent troops to invade?”
“Yes.”
“Does that mean you didn’t know it beforehand?”
“The Liao people sent someone to notify me, and without waiting for our response, they sent troops directly to garrison.”
“Did you not reach an agreement?”
“No.”
Shen Kuo shook his head and said: “In this negotiation, the Northern Dynasties were simply arrogant and unreasonable. Their only basis was that their border residents may have been grazing and cultivating local land at certain times.
But that was because our border state officials neglected to manage the local area, which allowed their border residents to take advantage of it and invade our territory.
How can I agree to their request? ”
Zhang Fei said: “When they sent troops to settle in, how did the border state officials respond?”
Shen Kuo was silent for a while, and then sighed deeply, “I have to admit that our country’s local military strength is far inferior to that of the Northern Dynasty. Moreover, due to the civil strife in Xixia, our country must send troops to protect our northwestern border. interests, and they came prepared. Therefore, the border state government can only guide the people to leave in time to avoid unnecessary casualties.”
Zhang Fei lowered his head and glanced at the copy, “But I heard that some people still suffered considerable losses.”
Shen Kuo nodded and said, “Yes.”
Zhang Fei asked again: “Can Shen Tianjian briefly explain the reasons for this negotiation.”
Shen Kuo nodded and said: “This negotiation was initiated by the Northern Dynasty. In three or four years, they sent a special envoy to Bianjing. They said that the boundary between Hedong and Hedong has repeatedly caused conflicts between the two countries, and they hope to draw a clear boundary to avoid misunderstandings. , hurting the harmony between the two countries.
Indeed, the border dispute in Hedong has been quarreling for decades, and the current emperor also wants to solve this problem. I remember that at that time, he sent the chief court officer to negotiate with the Liao envoy. ”
“Yes.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said loudly: “I remember that at that time, after I learned about it, I found that the original dividing line was a care method, and this method was only a rough area, and there was no precise boundary. At that time, the Liao envoy believed that the local watershed could be used as the boundary. I did not object to this proposal, because using mountains and rivers as boundaries could reduce conflicts between the people of the two countries, so we decided to work together to draw a clear boundary.”
Shen Kuo said: “Under the arrangement of the chief judge, we sent many officials to conduct on-site inspections. When I went there, I found that the Northern Dynasty wanted to use this demarcation to invade our territory.”
Zhang Fei asked: “How do you say this?”
Shen Kuo said: “Because the original care law was mostly divided based on mountains and rivers. There was a rough dividing line. In fact, it only needed to be divided according to this line. However, the Northern Dynasties completely ignored the previous boundaries. Instead, they demarcate the boundaries based on their own ideas. The purpose is to occupy a terrain that is more favorable to them. But the funny thing is that there are many mountains and rivers that they cannot even name. During the survey, there were also many mistakes. We are In the ultimatum to negotiate with them, they also used the name in the border register of our country.
These include Tianchi, Lengquan Village and other places. In these places, Xianggong Han once presented relevant evidence during the Huangyou period, that is, when the Northern Dynasty negotiated with our country, the Northern Dynasty sent an ultimatum, which is enough to prove that these lands It belongs to our dynasty, and under the auspices of Mr. Han, these evidences have also been compiled into a book.
Our officials raised objections many times, but they were ignored. During this period, they mobilized heavy troops to roam the border in order to put pressure on us. ”
Zhang Fei said: “Did Shen Tianjian bring any relevant evidence?”
“Yes.”
Shen Kuo immediately presented a thick pile of evidence.
Zhang Fei took a general look, nodded and said: “It’s no different from what Mr. Han said before!”
He then looked at Shen Kuo and asked, “So from the beginning to the end, Shen Tianjian never agreed to the Liao Kingdom’s request?”
This is the key evidence in this case. After all, this is a diplomatic matter. Although Han Qi’s confession has confirmed that those lands belong to the Song Dynasty, if Shen Kuo agrees to the other party’s request, that is another matter.
“No.”
Shen Kuo shook his head and said: “But I also wrote to the officials with the request of the Northern Dynasty, and the officials also gave clear instructions on this, that is, the watershed of Huangwei Mountain must not be used as the boundary, because as early as the first year of Qingli, the Northern Min Dynasty During the dispute between Su Zhi and Nie Zaiyou over their invasion of farmland, the two countries had already clearly demarcated the local boundaries. I heard that Prime Minister Han mentioned this before when he made a confession.”
“Not bad.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “According to what Han Xianggong said, the demarcation at that time was from Maima City in the east, to the foot of Huangwei Mountain in the south, to Jiaojiazhai in the west, and to Zhangjiazhuang in the north.”
Shen Kuo nodded and said: “That’s right. But if the Huangwei Mountain watershed is used as the boundary, it is equivalent to moving this boundary nearly a hundred miles south. This is really unreasonable.
Secondly, officials also stated that Tianchi must not be used as the boundary. Regarding Tianchi, we also have conclusive evidence. And in areas where we have no conclusive evidence, we are willing to negotiate. ”
He had already done his homework before coming. At this time, he must show the toughness of our Holy Lord.
This indeed caused many people to nod.
Zhang Fei said: “How did the Liao Kingdom respond?”
Shen Kuo said: “And their response was to directly send troops to station without consulting us, in an attempt to use military force to determine this dividing line.”
Zhang Fei nodded and asked: “Did Shen Tianjian assist the local people in evacuating?”
Shen Kuo nodded and said, “Yes.”
Zhang Fei asked again: “Does Shen Tianjian know a local citizen named Chen Xu?”
Shen Kuo thought for a while and said: “Because I was in a hurry, I didn’t remember the names of the local people, but I brought the household registration books of the local people.”
After that, he handed over the cadastral book.
After some comparisons, it was confirmed that all the plaintiffs were farmers from Hedong.
After asking about these circumstances, Zhang Fei, under the extremely depressed gaze of everyone, announced that the trial would end today.
Because he is only filing a lawsuit against the common people. As for the specific details of diplomacy, this is not the focus of this case, and there is no need to worry too much.
At this point, all the key witnesses have attended, and based on the current evidence, it is enough to win the case against those farmers.
Here comes the problem.
You can win the case for those people, but the problem is how you get the Liao State to return the land to the people, let alone compensation.
Many ministers opposed the trial for this reason. You cannot let the Liao Kingdom return the land. If you do this, it will only make our country very passive in diplomacy. There is only one way to go. Black, there is no room for maneuver.
Even if the court wants to deal with it forcefully, there is no need to do so and Wen Yanbo can be left to deal with it.
So this process was expected by everyone, but how the chief judge will decide is still puzzling to everyone.
Back hall.
Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Xu with questioning eyes.
After a while, Zhao Xu suddenly picked up the wine glass on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and said, “Just do what you want.”
“Yes.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said with a smile: “Your Majesty still needs some wine to strengthen his courage.”
Zhao Xu immediately turned red and hummed: “You can make fun of me now. If there is a problem then, you, hum, will be the culprit.”
Zhang Fei said: “Anyway, I have already purchased a property in Qiongzhou.”
“Qiongzhou?”
Zhao Xu immediately became furious and said, “You have a beautiful idea.”
After another seven days, the imperial court finally announced that the trial would continue on the next rest day.
It’s not easy!
After all, we didn’t have to wait another month.
Satisfied!
This is already very satisfying!
This kind of waiting is really a torture!
Because now even the people have reacted, how can this be judged? After all, the defendant has not come, and may not even know. If he is sentenced, will it be useful?
You can’t make judgments in the air!
If he were any other president, the people would definitely sneer at him, thinking it was just grandstanding, and if they had the ability, they would arrest Liao people here for trial.
But it was Zhang Fei, and the people still had strong expectations.
Finally!
The rest day finally came.
It seems that all the people in the city have come, and now there is no one in the entire Gyeonggi who does not know about this.
As for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the royal family members, and the dignitaries, none of them were absent.
There is no room for seating in the courtyard, and many people are standing and watching.
This judgment will affect everyone’s vital interests.
At midnight, Zhang Fei appeared on the stage on time.
Swish, swish, swish!
Everyone looked at Zhang Fei.
It’s all being said humbly.
Zhang Fei picked up the gavel and suddenly looked around in surprise. He felt that the silence was terrifying. There was so much silence among so many people. He smiled slightly, lowered the hammer slightly, and said loudly: “After many days of trial and verification, as well as the evidence provided by the witnesses, the president of the court decided that the plaintiff won the case.”
No applause, no flowers.
Winning the lawsuit is certain, but the question is how you will compensate the Liao Kingdom. This is the key.
I heard Zhang Fei continue to say: “There is no doubt that those lands are our territory, but this is a foreign matter of the country. Our imperial court has no right to intervene. Our imperial court’s judgment is only for these one hundred and three people. The plaintiff’s lawsuit, after our investigation and calculation, we determined that the defendant Liao State needs to compensate the 103 plaintiffs for their losses in the amount of 12,152 yuan.
Therefore, the president of this court decided to freeze the corresponding amount of coins given to the Liao Kingdom by our court to pay compensation to the plaintiff.
Furthermore, if the Liao Kingdom continues to occupy the farmland of these one hundred and three plaintiffs, then 9,123 guan of money must be deducted from the annual coins every year to compensate these one hundred and three plaintiffs.
Of course, if the Liao Kingdom is dissatisfied, they can also appeal here. ”
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