Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 494: Thunder is loud and rain is little

As a lawyer, Zhang Fei still has his own set of principles.

For the same thing, if he thinks that your intention is not malicious, but that you did it unintentionally, or even for his own good, even if you suffer a big loss, he may be angry, but he doesn't care too much about it .

But if it is said that he thinks that you did this with malice, no matter how small it is, he will definitely keep it in mind, and then he will retaliate with an eye for an eye.

Zhang Fei's plan before he came to Hezhong Mansion was to take the initiative to attack first. The new official took office with three fires, and even if he lacked one, he just said that this plan could not keep up with the changes, but it cannot be said that he would be suppressed by the other party as soon as he came up. live.

It's not his style.

The key point is that he came here this time with the task of rectifying the salt administration. Since the other party came to test him on this matter, he might as well use it to figure out the bottom line.

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Procuratorate.

"What does this mean?"

Chen Qi pointed to the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, her mouth almost crooked, "Could it be that our complaint is written too simply."

The literati playing this kind of satirical game is definitely a professional among professionals, and they have already reacted before Cai Jing opened his mouth.

Cai Jing is more tactful, and hurriedly said: "Prosecutor Chen, don't misunderstand, we have absolutely no intention of that, but we just happen to have some left over, so I will send it to your procuratorate."

Chen Qi asked again: "Then what about this complaint?"

Cai Jing said: "Our imperial court has reviewed and found that the evidence is not enough to meet the standards of the trial."

Su Zhe asked suddenly: "Is this not enough?"

Cai Jing nodded and said: "Because there is a lack of a key piece of evidence, which is whether the salt is private salt or not."

Su Zhe and Chen Qi looked at each other, both confused.

Chen Qi even picked up the indictment to see if Su Zhe had taken it by mistake. After a while, he shook the indictment and asked Cai Jing, "This...doesn't prove that Huang Tong sells private salt."

"Can't... fully prove."

Cai Jingdu lacks confidence.

Su Zhe asked, "How do you say that?"

Cai Jingdao: "Because the origin of this salt is not clearly stated on it, is it Huang Tong's prolific income, or someone else entrusted Huang Tong to sell it; and whether it has the government's permission? According to the salt government, as long as the government allows it If it is sold, it is legal."

Chen Qi was so angry that his seven orifices were already smoking, "If not, why would Huang Tong admit it?"

Cai Jingdao: "Huang Tong's admission doesn't mean it's his. There should be some investigation."

Su Zhe asked: "Your imperial court plans to expand this case?"

Chen Qi was startled, and also looked at Cai Jing suspiciously.

Cai Jing hurriedly said: "We have absolutely no intention of doing so. We just think that this evidence is really not enough. There are only twelve catties of salt on it, and Huang Tong's confession. At least there should be relevant salt officials, subordinates, and other salt officials Only the confession of the household can make this evidence more complete."

After examining Cai Jing, Su Zhe nodded and said, "We understand, this is our negligence, and we will investigate clearly."

"Sorry! Sorry!"

Cai Jing got up and cupped his hands again and again, saying: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Yeah."

After Cai Jing left, Chen Qi immediately said: "Procurator, they clearly want to expand this case, but we don't have the strength yet."

Su Zhe pondered for a while, then picked up the complaint and looked at it for a while, and said: "Actually, the imperial court's request is not to be picky. At present, the salt administration of Hezhong Prefecture is not government property, but private property. The government accepts commercial sales, and the salt sellers are all merchants, not necessarily private salt, so we have to make sure."

Chen Qi said depressedly: "I want the imperial court just to make sure, isn't this tossing people around?"

Su Zhe said: "The more rigorous the lawsuit, the better. You go to the police station yourself, and then Superintendent Cao will send someone to ask."

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Police station.

"What?"

Cao Dongdong opened his eyes wide and asked, "Not enough evidence?"

Ma Xiaoyi and Fu Shichun also looked at Chen Qi in shock.

There is not enough evidence for God Nima!

Is it funny?

Chen Qipi smiled and said: "It can't be our fault, it's requested by the imperial court."

Speaking, he handed over a document, "The imperial court needs evidence in these areas."

Cao Dongdong shook his head.

Fu Shichun glared at him first, then got up, took it with both hands, and looked carefully.

After a while, Fu Shichun nodded to Cao Dongdong.

Cao Dongdong said: "Okay, we will send people to investigate."

"Then there is work."

Chen Qi bowed her hands and left.

As soon as he left, Cao Dongdong immediately asked, "What do you mean?"

Fu Shichun said: "It's some irrelevant questions, but the targets are all those salt officials, so that's good, let them get to know our royal police."

Cao Dongdong asked: "Don't they know our Royal Police?"

Fu Shichun clicked his tongue: "Don't you understand that? In the past, the magistrate ordered, so it is natural to control these officials, but now that politics and law are separated, and you, the police superintendent, will they cooperate with the order? You have to try it." I just know!"

Cao Dongdong blinked, and immediately said: "Go and ask some officials."

If you want to find more, there are really many.

The most bloated bureaucracy in the Northern Song Dynasty was finance, especially salt, tea, wine, iron, and horses. Otherwise, how could the tax be collected.

The police station immediately dispatched thirty-two royal police officers who could read and write to interrogate.

This Huangtong belongs to the salt household in Yanchi, southeast of Hedong County, and the first-line officials who hold real power are the supervisors, who belong to dispatch officials and hold real power. Those who manage salt are called Yanjian.

Although the official position of the salt supervisor in the Hezhong Mansion is small, his power should not be underestimated.

"Royal Policeman Ou Jun met He Yanjian."

"What is it?"

He Chunlin looked at Ou Jun with a little anxiety.

Ou Jun hurriedly said: "I was ordered to come here to investigate Huang Tong's sale of private salt."

After hearing this, He Chunlin got up suddenly and said, "It's unreasonable, what has this business to do with me, don't try to slander me."

"No no no!"

Ou Jun hurriedly explained: "He Yanjian misunderstood, we just came to ask as usual, whether Huang Tong belongs to the salt household of Hezhong Prefecture? Can he sell salt to outsiders? Why didn't the government buy the salt in his hands? He Where does the salt come from?"

He Chunlin excitedly said: "Of course he can't sell salt to outsiders. Salt from salt households can only be sold to the government. This is the rule. Why don't the government buy their salt? Of course they hide it and don't sell it. Where does the salt come from, how does this official know, you ask him, do you think this official is too idle?"

"Yes yes yes yes!"

Ou Jun was listening while holding a short notebook.

He Chunlin asked: "What are you writing?"

Ou Jun hurriedly said: "What He Yanjian said just now is the supporting evidence of this case, we must record it."

When he spoke, he had already written it, and then he handed it to He Chunlin, "He Yanjian, please look over it to see if there are any omissions. If there are no omissions, please ask He Yanjian to sign it."

It was the first time for He Chunlin to deal with the Royal Police. It was not in this mode before. This official is too leisurely" was written in, and immediately scolded: "You idiot, why did you also write the last sentence."

After thinking about it, these questions are not a big deal, don't make them think that they are guilty, "All right, all right, I will answer you well, write again, write again."

"Yes."

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Shikura Division.

"What? You want to check the accounts?"

Arbitrator Li Yongji stared in astonishment at the royal policeman Zhou Jia in front of him.

Who are you?

This account of salt is not for people to see casually.

Only you little royal policeman.

Zhou Jia hurriedly explained: "Don't blame Li Yasi, the reason why I want to check the relevant accounts is to confirm that the government regularly buys salt from the salt households that they produce."

Does this still need to be confirmed? Li Yongji felt incredible, afraid that there was a trap inside, and asked cautiously: "Why? Hasn't Huang Tong already pleaded guilty?"

Zhou Jia said: "But we need to find out whether his confession is true. If the government rejects their prolific salt first, this will also affect the imperial court's judgment."

Li Yongji immediately said: "How is this possible? We will accept it if they offer salt. How could we refuse?"

Zhou Jia said apologetically, "Let's ask Li Yasi to let us check the relevant accounts of the salt that the government has collected from salt households this year."

Li Yongji asked: "Do you have this right?"

Zhou Jia said: "I'm just following orders, this is an order from the imperial court."

To be honest, he doesn't even know if he has this power.

Li Yongji pondered for a while, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll look for it."

"Yes."

......

The royal police were dispatched suddenly and searched all the local salt officials in Hezhong Prefecture.

What is this for?

Why is it coming towards us? Could it be a conspiracy?

I can't sleep here.

Salt officials, big and small, immediately ran to the government office to look for Wei Yingfang.

"Wei Tongpan, what are they going to do? Huang Tong has already confessed, why come to us to ask?"

"I've lived for so long, and I've never seen such an investigation. It's really unreasonable for me to prove that the private salt is private salt."

......

"Don't talk about it."

Wei Yingfang heard the same as the first two, "What questions did they ask you?"

He Chunlin said: "There is nothing wrong with the problem. Hey boy, look at me, I have been smeared by the royal police. Those problems are not bad, and they have something to do with this matter, but they are not the same. Click the edge."

Talk about those issues again.

"It's the same with me. I said to check the accounts before, but it scared me, but it turned out to be to see if our warehouse has purchased salt from Yanhu, that's all."

"I'm even more outrageous here. They want to check whether Huang Tong has the ability to produce more salt, so I don't know how to answer."

......

It's you again, and I'm talking, Wei Yingfang is even more muddy in the lake. These problems are really irrelevant.

Cao Yi asked: "Didn't they ask you?"

"No!"

Everyone understood, and quickly shook their heads, expressing unnecessary words, but he didn't say a word.

Cao Yidao: "Could it be that they want to shake the mountain?"

Wei Yingfang laughed, "Do you want to scare us? That would be too contemptuous of us."

......

Because the question was so simple, in less than a few days, the police station finished all the questions, and then submitted the evidence to the procuratorate, who immediately wrote a complaint.

Imperial Court.

"This is like an indictment!"

Zhang Fei took the thick stack of indictments and weighed them. The weight is solid and reassuring.

"Just as long as Judge Zhang is satisfied."

Su Zhe chuckled and asked again: "I don't know why Chief Judge Zhang did this?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "They want to make a big difference with a small one, so I will give them a lion fighting a rabbit."

"The lion fights the rabbit?"

Su Zhe frowned and said, "Our foothold is still stable...!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei said: "Don't worry, Mr. Su Xiao, it is limited to this case and will never be expanded."

It was not the first time for Su Zhe to deal with Zhang Fei. Knowing that this person was always meticulous in his work and would not be too aggressive, he stopped asking more questions and stood up to leave.

For the procuratorate, there is nothing to say about this case, and it depends on how the imperial court judges.

"What are you going to do?"

After Su Zhe left, Xu Zhiqian came up and asked.

Zhang Fei handed her the indictment and said with a smile: "You list the above witnesses, and then order people to issue subpoenas one by one, and let them testify in court in three days."