Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 587: The dispute between the three laws (1)
In fact, ever since the country gentry decided to unite to resist the young crop law, Su Zhe had anticipated this day.
As Cai Jing said, if there were no public prosecution law, those country gentry would not dare to be so reckless, because even if you talk about it, benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled, but everyone knows that what you do is aimed at young crops Law.
And the young crop method is to collect money and cut off people's wealth, just like killing their parents!
The key point is that the Green Crop Law was promulgated because the reformers gained power!
Doesn't Wang Anshi want to lose face?
Doesn't Zhao Xu lose face?
In the past, this would definitely not work.
But now that there is a public security law, if you look at this matter from a judicial point of view, it is very beneficial to the squire.
After all, they still stand on the moral high ground.
In addition, conservatives have always boasted that judicial reform can limit the New Deal.
This is a mule or a horse, so you have to pull it out and slip.
See if this is true.
In any case, as long as they go to the imperial court, the conservatives will definitely support them with all their strength.
However, Su Zhe was firmly opposed to the Green Crop Law. It was because of this law that he and Lu Huiqing had a complete quarrel and were forced to apply for transfer to the Procuratorate. It is conceivable that he came to Zhang Fei for a reason. What.
It is time to file a lawsuit against the government's ban.
So seeing Zhang Fei, Su Zhe immediately asked him about knowing the ban.
"I heard about it not long ago."
Zhang Fei nodded.
While looking at Zhang Fei's expression, Su Zhe asked, "Then what does Judge Zhang think?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I don't have much opinion, this is their administrative affairs, we can only watch the excitement."
Watch the fun? Su Zhe asked incredulously: "Chairman Zhang thinks the government has this power?"
Zhang Fei pondered for a while, "I'm dissatisfied with Mr. Su Xiao, I really don't know much about it, but from a judicial point of view, the patriarchal clan is just a folk contract, and the imperial court didn't expressly grant too much power to the patriarchal clan, so the government Of course, it has the power to restrict this kind of private contract."
Su Zhe seems to disagree, "The patriarchal clan involves the ritual system, which is like a government order that cannot deprive any father-son relationship without authorization. There are laws to follow."
Zhang Fei shrugged and said casually: "Maybe."
"Maybe?"
Su Zhe asked in surprise: "Could it be that President Zhang allowed this to happen?"
Seeing Su Zhe's entanglement, Zhang Fei couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "Although what Mr. Su Xiao said is reasonable, it's not an obvious violation of the law. Within the jurisdiction, the imperial court directly ordered that the government broke the law."
Su Zhe said: "But our procuratorate can file a lawsuit. I think it is absolutely unreasonable for the government to do so."
Zhang Fei hesitated a little, "According to the system, if your procuratorate has sufficient evidence, our imperial court will definitely accept it, no matter what you want to prosecute. But in terms of personal relationship, I don't actually recommend that Su Mr. Xiao does this."
Su Zhe asked suspiciously, "Why?"
He knows the relationship between Zhang Fei and Wang Anshi, and he also wants to test whether Zhang Fei's views on this matter are biased towards the New Deal.
The imperial court's opinion on this matter is very important!
Zhang Fei coughed lightly, and said: "Let's put it this way, if the government hires me to fight a lawsuit, I may only have a 50% chance of winning if I meet anyone, but if I meet Mr. Su Xiao, I basically have a 90% chance of winning." It's the odds."
Su Zhe was dumbfounded when he heard that, you are too insulting, "Does Chief Judge Zhang look down on Su so much?"
"Mr. Su Xiao misunderstood." Zhang Fei shook his head, and then said: "I heard that Mr. Su Xiao was transferred to the procuratorate because of the Green Crop Law, and on many occasions, he made remarks against the Green Crop Law. Even published an article."
Su Zhe nodded and said, "That's true, but what does it have to do with this case?"
Zhang Fei did not answer and asked instead: "I personally think that the gentry's move is aimed at the young crop law. Does Mr. Su agree?"
Su Zhe nodded.
"That's it."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If the procuratorate unilaterally initiates a lawsuit, what Mr. Su Xiao did before must be a point of attack for me. I will link the two things together and accuse Mr. Su Xiao of using public affairs for personal gain. The power of the procuratorate to target your political opponents.”
Su Zhe said excitedly: "I don't think so."
Zhang Fei said: "But who knows? There is a way to know people's faces but not their hearts."
Su Zhe was stunned for a moment and remained silent.
"So I must accuse like this."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "In addition, whether the government has the right to do this may be controversial, but it is also a dispute in various theories. Suppression, then I can connect the motives of the squires with Mr. Su Xiao’s previous attitude towards the Green Crop Law, so as to impress the chief interrogator, and make the chief interrogator believe that your procuratorate is suspected of using the public for personal gain, and the procuratorate It is the official office, which represents the imperial court, not the ear pen, and must treat both parties fairly, which is enough for the presiding officer to dismiss the lawsuit of the procuratorate.”
Su Zhe frowned and pondered for a while, "Perhaps on the basis of the Young Crop Law, my claims will make people doubt whether I am fair, but if I do nothing, it is not a dereliction of duty. The government has absolutely no right to do so."
Zhang Fei said: "I can't prevent Mr. Su Xiao from prosecuting, but I suggest that the procuratorate should be neutral in this matter, because there is no obvious illegal act in this matter.
Those squires, as the parties, can of course sue, and they have to defend their own rights, which is understandable, but the procuratorate still has to follow the system, rather than being subject to their own subjective interference.
If Mr. Su Xiao must sue, he should at least investigate. At the beginning, your brother was transferred from the capital because of lack of evidence collection and investigation. Because the main duty of the Procuratorate is to prosecute, not to litigate. "
When Su Shi was mentioned, Su Zhe's expression changed slightly, and he thought, yes! At the beginning, my brother was careless and failed to perform his duties, so he filed a lawsuit, so that the success failed. I can't make the same mistake.
Thinking of this, he knew that Zhang Fei was not trying to scare him. If he litigated with Zhang Fei on this matter, he would really be defeated, because he never thought that Zhang Fei would use his previous claims to attack him.
Thinking for a while, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, President Zhang, for letting me know. Su is very grateful."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I know that Mr. Su Xiao must also be thinking about it in his heart. No matter what my attitude towards the Young Crop Law is, it has nothing to do with what I said to Mr. Su Xiao." It's related, because I know that the squires will definitely file a lawsuit, I just don't want the procuratorate to be hit by it."
Su Zhe asked: "What is the attitude of the chief judge towards the Green Crop Law?"
Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "I have forced myself to forget my own opinion, because I am now the chief judge, and my power requires me to be in a neutral position."
Su Zhe was startled, thought for a while, then suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Su is ashamed."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Mr. Su Xiao is just unskilled."
Su Zhe smiled mischievously.
In the end, Su Zhe adopted Zhang Fei's suggestion, and instead of filing a lawsuit hastily, he went to the government to investigate the matter in person.
However, what Yuan Jiang did also completely angered those gentry and landlords.
They started a public opinion offensive.
At present, public opinion is completely in the hands of scholar-bureaucrats. They can use articles and debates, and then use those young scholars and students to promote them.
For a while, the unfavorable rumors against the Young Crop Law were overwhelming.
Most of these literati and bureaucrats are conservatives. They thought that the purpose of the New Deal was to collect money for the country, not for the sake of the people. point of view.
Soon, the people sided with the squire.
The common people don't know patriarchal law, laws, and administrative laws. They only know one thing, that is, the government does not allow low-interest loans to the people.
No matter how much explanation there is, that's all.
Combined with the official consultation system of the Song Dynasty, the common people naturally thought that the government would monopolize interest again.
Good guy!
Is it shameless for your government to collect money?
Public opinion among the people is one-sided, especially the villagers, who are very angry about this. Originally, the patriarchal clan stipulated that they thought good times were coming, but the government came to make such a statement.
Is the dream about to be broken?
The government is also desperately explaining that the government did not prohibit low-interest lending, but only prohibits the patriarchal clan from stipulating interest, which are two different things.
But the government only has a few mouths.
According to the old system, the government still had to rely on the squires to publicize policies. As a result, the squires have turned against each other, and the government has been completely crushed in terms of public opinion.
Government office!
"Bachelor Yuan, what should I do now, the common people are now questioning the young crop law?"
Wei Yingfang pretended to be panicked.
Happiness is blooming in my heart, let's fight! Fight! It would be best for you all to die.
Yuan Jiang sneered: "This is all within my expectations, and I have a way to disgust them."
"How?"
He Chunlin asked curiously.
Just at this moment, Zhuo Qun entered the house and said, "Report to the magistrate, Superintendent Cao and Master Fu to see you."
"What are they doing here?" Wei Yingfang asked in surprise.
Yuan Jiang said: "I invited them here."
After a while, Cao Dongdong and Fu Shichun entered the hall.
"So many people?"
Cao Dongdong was shocked when he saw Cai Yanqing, Wei Yingfang, Cao Yi, He Chunlin, Liu Daxing and others were there.
Fu Shichun bowed his hands in a salute.
Cao Dongdong came to his senses at this moment, and he clasped his fists in a salute.
Yuan Jiang asked them to sit down first, and then asked: "Superintendent Cao, Master Fu, do you know about the government's order to prohibit the patriarchal clan from stipulating interest?"
Cao Dongdong and Fu Shichun nodded at the same time.
Yuan Jiang said: "I hope the police station can assist the government to carry out this order."
Cao Dongdong asked in astonishment: "How do you execute it?"
Yuan Jiang said: "Add more people to the branch offices near the villages, and tell them that anyone, even in their own village, as long as they lend at an interest rate of less than five cents, no patriarchal clan will dispose of them. Arrest them on charges of abuse of lynching."
Wei Yingfang and the others looked shocked.
They never expected that Yuan Jiang would join forces with the police station.
Cao Dongdong said embarrassingly: "Of course our police station is obliged to assist the transshipment department, but if we send more people, alas...the wooden shed can't accommodate a few people, and the weather is so cold now."
Yuan Jiang said: "We will allocate funds to you."
"I obey."
Cao Dongdong clasped his fists immediately.
Cai Yanqing glanced at Yuan Jiang and then at Cao Dongdong, thinking, you still know how to play!
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