Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 443: Tax war (17)

Procuratorate.

"These evidences are all flawless, and they are solid evidence. How can Zhang San go back and forth?"

Su Zhe sat in front of the bed with a sad face, muttering to himself.

The papers on the table were piled up like a mountain. These days, he really forgot to sleep and eat, tirelessly reviewing all the evidence.

But it seems that there is no problem.

At this time, Qi Ji entered the house, "Su prosecuting, the Kaifeng Mansion just sent a letter. They have asked the imperial court to transfer the indictment to Kaifeng Mansion, and hope that the case can be heard as soon as possible."

Su Zhe was startled, and seemed hesitant again. After a while, he said: "Now we have to face Zhang San, should we make more preparations? I want to go to the place written on these evidences in person." Take a look, just to be sure."

"But we have sent people to investigate these evidences, and there is absolutely no problem."

Qi Ji said again: "Su's prosecution, we have been preparing for this for a long time, and the evidence is sufficient, but Zhang San has only recently accepted this lawsuit, if it drags on, will it be more beneficial to Zhang San?

At least the ministers of the DPRK and China think so, and maybe the Kaifeng government also thinks so. If we postpone it for a while, if there is a problem in court, we may be impeached. "

It will take at least half a month to walk around.

Su Zhe was still a little hesitant.

Qi Ji said again: "The main reason is that we have no reasonable reason to postpone it. This will definitely attract criticism."

Su Zhe wants to see it for himself, not because he has any thoughts, but mainly because he is uneasy and wants to try his luck, but the prosecutors have already investigated before, if this reason is used to postpone the prosecution , if there is no harvest, and the case is lost by then, the entire procuratorate will be on the cusp.

"Okay!"

Su Zhe nodded and said, "But add Wang Hongjin's crime of tax evasion before, just in case."

Qi Ji's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, I can catch the opponent by surprise again."

When they sued Xu Yu and Qin Biao before, they did not investigate whether they had previously committed tax evasion, because there was still a tacit agreement between the procuratorate and the taxation department, and the taxation department only provided evidence of income. Avoid previous tax situations.

After all, this is a trial implementation of the new law. If you use the new law to calculate the old tax, it will be boring. Not to mention whether Sima Guang and the others will agree, and Wang Anshi will not agree. If this is the case, who will support the new law? .

The new laws and regulations promulgated by the Legislative Council also set the tone for this.

However, after all, the tax department provided a very comprehensive income evidence. If the procuratorate investigates carefully, it will still be able to find evidence of tax evasion.

Now the procuratorate actually has evidence of Wang Hongjin's tax evasion, but the previous indictment did not involve this crime.

But now Zhang Fei suddenly stepped in, and the public opinion in the DPRK and China began to reverse, from opposing the procuratorate to supporting the procuratorate, so if you go to prosecute this crime now, everyone will support it.

......

Since you want to play fast, you should hurry up and don't give Zhang Fei too much time to prepare.

The procuratorate immediately wrote another indictment and formally filed a lawsuit with the Kaifeng government.

As for the Kaifeng Mansion, they have already been pressured by all parties, and they are urging them to hold a court and trial quickly.

The reason why this matter has come to this point is not because the imperial court has been delaying, causing them to worry that Kaifeng Mansion will not be pressured by the emperor to use such indiscriminate tactics.

However, they were clearly overthinking.

Zeng Gong couldn't wait for a long time. The evidence alone was enough to convict Zhao Wenzheng. He didn't delay for a moment. After receiving the indictment from the procuratorate, he immediately announced that the trial would start in a day.

......

After a whole year, Kaifeng Mansion ushered in its own highlight moment. This early in the morning, it was already full of guests and friends.

Fortunately, everyone in the Kaifeng mansion has rich experience in dealing with this. Under the arrangements of Li Kai and Huang Gui, they have already made preparations, and it is proper.

The weather is also beautiful, the sun is shining outside, and the distinguished guests are standing in the courtyard to communicate.

"I can't think of it either."

Fu Bi shook his head, "In my opinion, this case is solid evidence, and there is absolutely no possibility of overturning it."

Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and nodded: "I think so too."

Sima Guang said: "But I talked to Zhang San, and he said that although he is not sure of winning, this lawsuit can definitely be won."

"Really?"

Fu Bi asked in disbelief.

Sima Guang nodded.

Fu Bi was puzzled, "How can I win?"

Sima Guang shook his head: "Then he didn't tell me."

......

"Everyone, let's keep an eye on it."

Meng Gansheng said: "If Zhang San wants to win this lawsuit, he must use tricks."

Xie Yun frowned and said, "This is a public trial, how can he play tricks?"

Meng Gansheng said: "Have you forgotten how the imperial court shielded Governor Zhao before?"

"But Zeng Zhifu..."

"Prefect Zeng has never tried the case of the imperial family, can you guarantee that Prefect Zeng can still be impartial?"

"That's true."

......

At this time, Zeng Gong was sitting in the hall with his friend Wang Anshi.

"Alas...!"

Zeng Gong sighed: "Now I gradually understand why Li Tongpan is so afraid of Zhang San. I can feel a lot of pressure before the trial begins."

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "If the sentence can be passed, it will not cause any controversy. I am afraid that that brat can really turn the case. In that case, brother Zigu will inevitably be criticized."

Zeng Gong said: "But as long as the evidence submitted by the procuratorate is correct, there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case."

Wang Anshi said: "Brother Zigu still has to be careful. Although there are rumors that Zhang San's move is just to cheat money, but based on my understanding of that kid, if there is really no hope at all, he is unlikely to accept it." This is the lawsuit."

At this moment, Huang Gui suddenly walked in, "Report to Zhifu Zeng, the official is here."

Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi looked at each other, got up and walked out immediately.

Zhao Xu's sudden arrival is both reasonable and unexpected!

But one thing is certain, that is, the ministers are very unhappy with the arrival of the emperor.

After the salute, Pei Wen, the censor, asked, "Why are the officials here?"

Zhao Xu said: "I have nothing to do today, come and have a look, can't I?"

Pei Wen said in a respectful tone: "Officer, this matter involves the clan. If the official sits here, I'm afraid it will put pressure on Kaifeng Mansion."

Fu Bi and the others remained silent, obviously supporting Pei Wen's statement.

Want to drive me away? Zhao Xu got angry immediately, and said angrily: "If you can come, I can't?"

The implication is that if you sit here, won't you put pressure on Zhang San?

Pei Wen cupped his hands and saluted: "The official forgives the crime, and the minister...the minister is just afraid that it will affect judicial justice."

This is obviously an insinuation.

Zhao Xu was too lazy to be serious with these censors, so he turned his eyes to Zeng Gong, "Prefect Zeng, my presence here will affect your trial?"

Zeng Gong cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured that the officials, I will definitely deal with it fairly, even if the other party is a clan, as long as it breaks the law, I will never tolerate it."

Zhao Xu nodded with embarrassment.

Aren't there any allies here?

When the ministers heard Zeng Gong's words, they felt relieved.

They hate the emperor so much, they are actually cheering up Zeng Gong, don't panic, we are here to support you, the emperor can't do anything recklessly.

The atmosphere is very awkward.

Wang Anshi hurried out to smooth things over and asked, "When will the court start?"

Zeng Gong glanced at the sky, "It should be soon."

Huang Gui next to him said: "Zhang San hasn't arrived yet?"

Zeng Gong frowned and said, "Not yet?"

Li Kai sighed: "Prefect Zeng doesn't know something, Zhang San will always be the last one to arrive."

Don't say he is used to it, even Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo said that they are used to it.

But Zeng Gong is not used to it, you little ear pen, let me wait for you, what are you thinking, waved his hand and said: "Don't wait for him, ready to start the class."

Zhao Xu wanted to say something at first, but when he saw the officials staring at him, he still felt a little guilty, so he didn't make a sound.

Zeng Gong sat up, and the distinguished guests also took their seats, while the emperor sat alone beside Lan Yuanzhen.

"The time has come, why hasn't Zhang San come yet?"

Sima Guang was suddenly worried, "Is there any accident?"

"Probably not!" Wang Anshi also showed worry.

Although Zhang Fei is usually the last to arrive, he will not be late.

But today is already open.

"Mighty...powerful...."

While the yamen servant was singing, he saw a pair of handsome men and women staggering in.

"Sorry! Sorry! I'm late."

Zhang Fei was panting.

Bang!

Zeng Gong patted the gavel and angrily said: "It's not the first day you went to court, how could you make such a mistake, as an ear pen, you should have come here to wait for trial an hour in advance, but now the court has already opened , according to the rules, you can no longer defend in court."

The ministers next to him kept nodding.

Yes yes yes!

Don't allow him to defend in court.

Zhang Fei looked aggrieved, and panting, said: "Prefect Mingjian, I really didn't expect the court to start so soon. After all, I just took over this lawsuit and I'm still collecting evidence, so I could only stay up all night last night." The preparation of the document is not ready until just now.”

It's such a sharp tooth. Zeng Gong muttered to himself, and his expression softened a bit: "This case was handed over from the imperial court, and the imperial court has already completed the trial, so the prefect decided to hold the court today."

"Yes yes yes!"

Zhang Fei nodded straightly and said: "I know, but I just took over this lawsuit, and this has temporarily added a new charge. I... Governor Zhao and I only found out about it yesterday. The preparation work is really..."

Oops! Zeng Gong frowned secretly, and secretly glanced at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was expressionless, but he must have heard the implication.

This is really crooked.

Wang Anshi whispered to Sima Guang: "He made the same mistake as you."

Sima Guang said coldly: "Didn't you remind him?"

Wang Anshi said: "I was supposed to remind you, but the officials suddenly came, so I forgot about it."

Zeng Gong could only say: "Because you didn't raise any objections, the prefect thinks that you are ready. If you still need to prepare, the prefect can choose another day for another trial."

Speaking of this, if he doesn't say that, the emperor will have a reason to find fault.

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "I have already made preparations, and there is no need to set another date for another trial. I just hope that the magistrate can forgive me for being late."

Zeng Gong said: "Since there is a reason for the incident, then the magistrate will not pursue the matter, please sit down."

"Thank you magistrate for your forgiveness."

After a salute, the husband and wife came to the table and sat down.

Xu Zhiqian said in a low voice: "If you keep using this trick, something will happen sooner or later."

Zhang Fei said: "It's because they despised us first, and didn't even ask our opinions when the court was held. If I hadn't prepared in advance, and he held the court so soon, I would really be stumped this time. I have to point out that it will be done like this in the future, if there is no time to prepare ear pens, then it will be fine.”