Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 808: Towards a breakup

The President's resounding verdict still did not receive applause or flowers.

The hall was completely silent.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and stared blankly at the Chief Justice.

You heard that right.

Freeze coins?

Is this still possible?

Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang were also stunned.

This.

Does the Chief Justice still have this power?

Using annual coins to compensate the people sounds like there is nothing wrong with it, but why are they so surprised and did not think of this in advance.

It's just that they don't think the chief judge has this power.

The Sui Coin is based on the Chanyuan Alliance and the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the relationship with the Liao Kingdom is the most important diplomatic relationship in the Song Dynasty.

Freezing Sui coins is equivalent to freezing the Chanyuan Alliance!

You must know that there are only more than a hundred households, but not all of them have come. If they all came, although it would not be said that the Liao Kingdom was subjugating, there really would not be many left.

Not to mention the power that the Political Affairs Hall does not possess, even the emperor may not be able to make the decision alone.

It is no exaggeration to say that this verdict is more deadly than Wen Yanbo’s claim!

Suddenly, there was an explosion of cheers outside the hospital.

"Okay!"

"Good judgment!"

"President of the Court!"

The people who came back to their senses felt excited.

You have to be the president of the court!

The President did not disappoint us.

The judgment is too extreme.

They don't care whether the chief judge has this power or not, this is a really satisfying verdict.

Yes!

Don’t we have to give them annual coins every year?

Let them pay with Sui coins!

After their cheers rang out, Zhang Fei slowly stood up and left, leaving everyone with a chic back.

After all, this is the first trial held by the Chief Justice, and it must end with applause and flowers. Otherwise, it will not be in line with Zhang Fei's character.

Zhao Xu saw all this. When Zhang Fei came to the hall, Zhao Xu said scornfully: "You are really pushy."

Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I am just trying to attract others. When Your Majesty solemnly announces to the whole country that the Chanyuan Alliance will be abolished, all people will surely return to their hearts."

Zhao Xu was a little uneasy when he heard this, "Then we have to win first. In fact, you and I both know that now is not the best time to start a war with Liao."

Zhang Fei said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that we have made the most thorough arrangements. As long as we can win the battle, we have obtained enough evidence, and the Liao Lord will definitely fall into our trap, because for For the Lord of Liao, internal stability is the most important thing compared to Sui coins."

Zhao Xu suddenly looked outside again, "Those people outside will never give up, they will definitely hinder you."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's a pity that it's too late!"

The ministers who came to their senses immediately fell into panic.

Although the hard-liners in North Korea and China currently have the upper hand, and Song and Liao have become unstable, they believe that hard-line is just a diplomatic method, or a diplomatic strategy, and does not mean going to war directly.

If Wen Yanbo's idea was to start a war with Liao, he would definitely not get much support.

You can get it by shouting fiercely, but you can't really do it.

What's more, the hard-liners against Liao led by Wen Yanbo actually do not constitute the majority in the DPRK. However, due to the high public opinion, those doves are less afraid to speak out, making it seem like they have the upper hand.

But this verdict is tantamount to declaring war on Liao.

There were few ministers in the DPRK and they believed that the court was already prepared for this.

But they did not dare to openly overturn the verdict. After all, public sentiment was turbulent, and all the people were on the side of the chief judge, and no one dared to risk the disapproval of the world.

So they chose to question whether the Chief Justice had the power to freeze the Sui coins.

There is no problem in the verdict, but the problem is, why does the chief judge freeze the coins?

In the old judicial system, this situation never happened.

While Zhang Fei was talking with Zhao Xu, they ran to Fu Bi, Zhao Pian, and Sima Guang to inquire.

Does the Chief Justice have this power?

Fu Bi and Zhao Peng are not sure. They really don't know whether the chief judge has this power, and they can't give a specific answer.

At least they did not support the Chief Justice in words, believing that the Chief Justice had this power.

Those ministers took this as an excuse and reported to the emperor one after another, hoping that the emperor would immediately issue an order to force the chief justice to withdraw the judgment and choose other ways to compensate the people.

In just one day, Zhao Xu received hundreds of memorials about the case.

But the impact of this judgment is huge.

Zhao Xu did not dare to neglect, and immediately held a meeting in Chui Gong Hall to discuss this matter.

"Why did the Chief Justice freeze the annual coins of our and Northern Dynasties? Who gave the Chief Justice the power?"

As soon as the meeting started, the censor Yang Ji asked Zhang Fei.

The Yushitai has never been monolithic. Behind them, there is actually support from various forces. After all, many powerful people are inconvenient to speak, and they cannot even participate in such meetings. Many words have to be said through the Yusheng. Because the censor has the privilege of hearing the news and reporting it.

This is why many important officials in the imperial court climbed up through the censorship, because the censorship is a good opportunity to make connections.

This Yang Ji represents the interests of the pro-Liao faction in the DPRK.

After all, the two countries have been friends for decades. Although there are many conflicts, the interests are actually very close and the relationship is actually very complicated.

There were also many pro-Song factions within the Liao Kingdom.

Zhang Fei was confused when he heard this and said, "Yang Yushi, I am the great president of the court, can't I even decide a civil lawsuit?"

Immediately, an official stood up and said: "Of course the chief judge has the right to rule in favor of the people from Hedong, but what we question is your power to freeze the annual coins. This is simply unheard of."

Zhang Fei asked: "If you think there is no problem with my judgment, then why don't I have the power to freeze the coins? There is a causal relationship between the two!"

Yang Ji said excitedly: "This Sui Coin is based on the Chanyuan Alliance. It is a foreign matter, and it is very important to our court. If the Chief Justice freezes the Sui Coin, it will definitely destroy Chanyuan. Alliance, isn’t the Chief Justice interfering in foreign affairs? Is this in line with the system of separation of politics and law?"

Many ministers nodded.

In fact, they have been bitter about Zhang Fei for a long time. In their view, Zhang Fei often uses judicial power to interfere with administration. This is not just once or twice, but every time he can find the right person. Excuse yourself.

But you can't get away with it this time, right? You've already frozen the currency, so it's nothing if not interfering in foreign affairs.

But when Zhang Fei heard this, he was very angry and said excitedly: "You censors are really good at ignoring right and wrong, confusing right and wrong, and criticizing others."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Ji was dumbfounded.

I have turned black and white upside down.

Are you serious?

Even Wen Yanbo and the others looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.

Where does your confidence come from?

Feng Jing, the censor Zhongcheng, couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said: "I hope the president of the court will say it clearly. Why did our censor just beat him up?"

Zhang Fei said sternly: "At this moment, it is clear that you are using the power of foreign affairs to interfere with our judicial affairs, but you accuse me of using the judiciary to interfere with your foreign affairs. What is this if not a slap in the face?"

"???"

Everyone in the palace had question marks on their faces.

Including Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, who are most familiar with Zhang Fei.

Brother, where do you start with these words?

Feng Jing also looked puzzled and said: "You are saying that we use foreign affairs to interfere with the judiciary?"

"Exactly."

Zhang Fei said: "May I ask Zhongcheng, have the people in Hedong suffered losses?"

Feng Jing nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "Is the perpetrator the Liao Kingdom?"

Feng Jing nodded and said: "It's the Liao Kingdom."

"Isn't this the end?"

Zhang Fei replied: "I have never thought about destroying the Chanyuan Alliance. I have not even thought about this issue. I just defend the legitimate rights and interests of the people of our dynasty based on the concept of the rule of law.

In the view of the Supreme Court, the people of our country have lost their land and homes, so they deserve compensation, and the perpetrator is the Liao Kingdom. This is undisputed. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom does not come to plead, so I can only In this way, compensation will be provided to those people.

This is just a very simple civil lawsuit. The relationship between the perpetrator and the victim is not complicated at all. Isn’t it natural to order the perpetrator to compensate the victim?

And you always argue with me here about foreign affairs, instead of arguing with me from a judicial perspective. Who is interfering with whom? ”

Feng Jing was stunned by Zhang Fei.

Is that what happened?

Zhang Fei was even more unreasonable, "If you feel that by doing this, you owe the Liao Kingdom, the Zhengshitang can ask the treasury to make up the money. I will not interfere. I only make judgments according to the law. I The court cannot be sentenced to pay compensation. This is unreasonable! Think about it, is this the case?"

Quiet!

The hall suddenly became silent.

If you want to say that, it seems to be true.

Indeed!

When the lawsuit reached this point, the chief judge could only make this verdict. There was no doubt about the victim or the perpetrator. Otherwise, it would be a wrong verdict.

There is nothing wrong with this!

As for diplomatic matters, it is the responsibility of the Political Affairs Hall. If they think it is not conducive to the relationship between the two countries, they can make up the money!

If the president of the court does not allow the court to make up for it, it is interfering in foreign affairs.

But Zhang Fei did not say in the judgment that the court was not allowed to pay for it out of its own pocket, and one code would be returned to the other.

Now they are using diplomacy to question the chief judge. This clearly shows that foreign affairs should interfere with the judiciary!

Fu Bi and Zhao Pian were both thoughtful.

This is another trick I learned.

It can only be said that this separation of politics and law is really profound and profound.

Yang Ji looked a little embarrassed, but said without confidence: "But the president of the court threatened to freeze the annual coins in public, which will affect the relationship between our country and the Liao Kingdom."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If I still want to consider this, then I will summon all the border state officials back and ask them why they destroyed the relationship between our country and the Liao Kingdom.

What on earth did they do that was so outrageous that the Liao Kingdom was so angry that it sent troops directly? Could it be that freezing the currency was more destructive than sending troops? ”

Nothing wrong.

There's really nothing wrong with me.

Yang Ji was immediately speechless.

Zhang Fei was very aggrieved and said: "Our Supreme Court only deals with the administration of justice and does not care about the rest. Don't let the Supreme Court handle everything. We are too busy."

"???"

Feng Jing almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. You still don't care. Since you took office, every case you have handled involves administration, military, and diplomacy. You are about to have power.

This guy is so shameless!

What's even more disgusting is that you can't refute him.

Even Wang Anshi wants to beat this guy up. He is so stupid.

But having said that, since Zhang Fei has already spoken, the national treasury can make up for the money, so no one is too lazy to argue with it, and the key is not to worry about it.

They have now realized that the president of the court is just making a judicial decision, and it is not that he is not allowed to give the Liao State annual coins. The national treasury needs to be replenished, and he has no control over it.

As a result, everyone looked at Zhao Xu eagerly.

I've seen enough of this excitement. Just say a few words.

When Zhao Xu saw everyone watching, he slowly said: "Foreign affairs are foreign affairs, justice is justice, and the chief judge makes decisions in accordance with the law. I don't think there is any problem with this."

Wen Yanbo immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since there is no problem, the court should implement it in accordance with the law and should not secretly make up for it. If this is spread, it will make people in the world laugh at it, and then the monarch's authority will be gone."

Zhao Xu nodded.

Yang Ji said weakly: "But doing this will destroy the Chanyuan Alliance."

Wen Yanbo angrily rebuked: "When the Northern Dynasty chose to send troops, it had already destroyed the Chanyuan Alliance. If only one party maintains the alliance, it is destined to fail."

Yang Ji was so reprimanded that he did not dare to speak.

Many ministers opened their mouths several times, but they all held back.

Although Zhang Fei said so, if the emperor secretly makes up for this money, it will really make everyone in the world laugh. The president of the court is so fierce, but your emperor is so cowardly.

The main reason is that the Liao Kingdom sent troops first, and Zhang Fei was only tried once every other month. Now the whole country knows about it.

This has a considerable impact on the monarch.

Wen Yanbo continued: "In addition, currently there are only more than 100 households who have come to claim compensation, but in fact, the Liao Kingdom's dispatch of troops has involved more than 2,000 households, and they will also come to claim compensation. Yes, I suggest that all New Year coins this year be temporarily frozen until the review is completed before making a decision."

Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhang Fei and said, "President, is this what happened?"

Zhang Fei said: "Replying to Your Majesty, what Duke Wen said is very reasonable. According to the court system, if the people from Hedong come to sue, as long as they produce the land deeds, the imperial court will have to rule in favor of them and give them equal compensation. Compensation. As for whether to give annual coins or not, this is not my responsibility, and I dare not say anything unreasonable."

Zhao Xu nodded and looked at everyone again.

Now that the matter has come to this, Wang Anshi, Xue Xiang and other reformists understood the situation and immediately stood up to express their support.

Sima Guang and others also expressed their support one after another.

Although the Chief Justice only froze part of the money, you can either give it all, or give it nothing, or give it less, and the Liao Kingdom will not give up. Don't lose your wife and lose your troops when the time comes.

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Then let's do this. Before the case is concluded, the annual coins with the Liao Kingdom will be frozen."

It’s over!

This time it's all over.

This is the rhythm of breaking with the Liao Kingdom.

Those dove factions were beaten by this combination of punches and were unable to fight back. Although this was not the first time, in the past, they would definitely have stopped the emperor and persuaded him to put the overall situation first, but now the judiciary is interfering with the situation. , the emperor was hiding behind the judiciary, and they felt powerless. Although Zhang Fei also left an opening, they actually had no choice.

Unless they can find evidence to overturn the judgment of the chief judge.

They really hate the separation of politics and law now.

This seemingly ordinary meeting will definitely go down in history, and will reestablish the relationship between Song and Liao.

The judgment of the Chief Justice is almost irreversible.

It also triggers earthquake-level effects among civilians.

On that day, all merchants and dignitaries in the capital who were trading with the Liao Kingdom stopped trading with the Liao Kingdom, and immediately sent people to chase the goods that had been sent out.

Everyone knows that as long as the annual coins with the Liao Kingdom are frozen, the probability of war will be greatly increased. If the goods are sent to the market at this time, wouldn't they be sent directly to the Liao Kingdom?

Of course, many merchants have been planning a way out for this. Their goods were not shipped to Xiongzhou, but to Dengzhou.

Although going to sea has certain risks, it also saves a lot of unnecessary expenses. You must know that the public security laws are not universal in the north, and all the officials there are very rich.

Why are many border state officials dovish? Because they control trade, which has huge profits.

So for merchants, taking the sea route is very cost-effective.

However, the merchant's movements seemed very outrageous to many ministers in the court.

Because if this happened in the past, the people would definitely fall into panic, and they could often use this force to force the emperor to change his policy.

But now, both the common people and businessmen are very actively cooperating without any complaints or panic.

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were both curious about this phenomenon, and they finally understood it after some inquiring.

The reason is very simple, because this judgment was made by the chief judge to defend the legitimate rights and interests of the people, which is crucial.

If you are fighting for my interests, of course I will support you.

It's that simple.

However, the news soon spread to Hebei. Since there was a long interval between the lawsuits, there was plenty of time for the lawsuit to ferment in various places.

If there is a war with the Liao Kingdom, Hebei will definitely be the hardest hit area. You must know that before this, the people on both sides were very war-weary.

But now that the news has spread to Hebei, the morale of the police and people in Hebei is high, and there are no complaints. The people of Hebei are actively cooperating with the work of the royal police. If the Liao soldiers go south, they must immediately take refuge in the designated place. It can be said that the police The people are united.

This made both Fan Chunren and Su Shi stunned.

In fact, their opinions were more in favor of Han Qi, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang, and they believed that this was not the time to start a war with the Liao Kingdom.

Over there, Xixia is still in a stalemate. Although the situation is very favorable to the Song Dynasty, if Xixia is not solved, the Song Dynasty can only use half of its troops to deal with the Liao Kingdom.

"Our chief judge is really extraordinary!"

Fan Chunren looked at the scene where the people took the initiative to help the Xiang Corps build fortifications, and couldn't help but sigh, "This verdict seems to have refreshed everyone's spirit."

Su Shi said with a smile: "His brilliance lies not in the final judgment, but in the publicity beforehand. In the name of defending the legitimate rights and interests of the people, he resisted the Liao invasion, and naturally he will gain the support of the people.

If we can overcome this difficulty, the Public Security Bureau will surely be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Just imagine, even in the face of the Liao Kingdom, the Public Security Bureau defended the legitimate rights and interests of the people. Who will question the Public Security Law in the future? ”

Fan Chunren nodded and asked: "But the question is whether it can survive the current difficulty?"

Su Shi said: "I still don't think now is the time to go to war with the Liao Kingdom. This will interrupt my upward momentum, but I also know Zhang San. He also doesn't fight an unprepared battle. Maybe there will be a war." What we don’t know.”

Even the ministers of the Song Dynasty were so surprised by this verdict. It is conceivable that the Liao Kingdom did not expect it.

In fact, Liao spies passed the news to Liao beforehand, but Liao didn't take it seriously, thinking that the Song Dynasty just found a place for themselves to step down and appease their subjects. This is understandable, and they also thought very simply. , no matter how you judge, you can still let us Liao ministers go to trial.

But they never expected that the Song Dynasty would dare to freeze the coins given to them.

This is impossible to understand. Using our interests to appease your people, you are thinking nonsense!

This made the Liao envoys who were negotiating with Han Wei in Youzhou feel extremely angry. They were so angry that they rushed directly to the embassy where the Song envoys lived.

"Okay! Okay!"

Xiao Xi gritted his teeth and said: "We are here to negotiate with you sincerely, but you are secretly planning to tear up the Chanyuan Alliance."

Han Wei said calmly: "To be honest with you, I have just learned about this matter. From what I have learned, our court has no intention of tearing up the Chanyuan Alliance. This is just the judgment of our chief judge. Everyone You should have heard about our judicial reform."

Xiao Xi angrily scolded: "You don't have to quibble here. If the annual coin is less than a penny, we will never give up."

Han Wei smiled bitterly and said: "If you think I am quibbling, then I have nothing to say, but if you want to lift the freeze on the coins, the only way is to appeal to the Supreme Court of Bianjing. , I can’t control this matter anyway.”

"What did you say?"

Xiao Xi slapped the table, his eyes as wide as bells.

In his opinion, this was simply humiliating.

Han Wei shook his head and said: "I will undoubtedly quarrel with you. I just want to tell you very sincerely about this solution."

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Xi pointed at Han Wei and said: "We will definitely go to Bianjing. At that time, our soldiers will wield swords and ride horses into Bianjing City. Then we really want to see whether the chief court president has three heads and six arms. ."

Han Wei placed a baggage on the table, cupped his hands and said, "Then Han is in Bianjing. Congratulations on your arrival."

The Liao envoys were all stunned.

When did this Song Dynasty person become so arrogant?

"Farewell!"

Han Wei bowed his hand and led the people out of the embassy.

As soon as he arrived outside the museum, he said: "As long as that Zhang San is still the president of the court, I will never go to another country again. One day, I will be killed by him."

Last time he went to Beijing as an envoy, Zhang Fei went to Dahuangping for negotiations. A misunderstanding almost caused a fight between the two countries, which made him almost unable to return. It was the same this time.

He still stayed here to quarrel with the Liao envoy, but Zhang Fei froze the coins directly. If you want to judge like this, can you tell me if it's okay? You simply don't treat our envoys as human beings.

This happens over and over again!

Han Wei was determined not to do such stupid things again.

Having said that, in fact, the Liao Kingdom was also very cautious about diplomacy with the Song Dynasty. They had been testing it before, but it was Han Wei's performance that made them believe that the Song Dynasty was just bluffing and did not dare to touch the coins.

But they never expected that the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty could freeze the coins. This is simply outrageous!

Is your emperor eating shit?

In fact, spies from the Liao Kingdom have been collecting internal information from the Song Dynasty.

From the prime minister to the ministers, all signs indicate that the Song Dynasty had no intention of breaking with the Liao Kingdom.

This news is accurate, because even Wang Anshi and Sima Guang did not guess that Zhang Fei would make such a judgment. Could the Liao spies guess it?

This really caught the Liao Kingdom off guard.

What kind of system is this? Why can’t people understand it?

However, the effect of the Chief Justice's judgment was immediate, and soon the court with the Liao Kingdom became empty.

Now the pressure is all on the Liao Kingdom.

They have a choice to make.

Because the Song Dynasty did not tear up the Chanyuan Alliance, let alone declare war, but the currency was frozen by the judicial department. Should the Liao Kingdom resolve it through diplomacy, or declare war directly?