Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 184: The temptation of power

Summer afternoons are always drowsy.

"Ah!"

Fan Li, who was sitting at the counter, held his head, squinted his eyes, and yawned.

Once upon a time, he was also a struggling middle-aged man.

But since Zhang Fei came, he has completely lost his fighting spirit. He only wants to be safe, not to be the leader of the line, or to be rich.

In just one spring, he understood a profound truth.

Alive!

Alive is the most important thing.

He lives a very relaxed and comfortable life these days.

He didn't want to wake up.

However.

Dongdongdong!

A crisp knock on the table woke him up from his drowsiness.

Fan Li looked up and turned pale with shock.

"San Saburo!"

Zhang Fei touched his face, "I haven't seen you for a few days, have I become so scary?"

"Nothing."

Fan Li shook his head embarrassingly, and said, "Why are you here?"

Glanced back from the corner of the eye, Zhang Fei replied shyly, "Is someone looking for me to sue?"

"What? Someone is looking for you to sue?" Fan Li was surprised.

Lv Jiawen, who was following Zhang Fei, couldn't help laughing.

Fan Li glanced at the young man behind Zhang Fei. Since Lu Jiawen took office not long ago, he didn't know him. He just realized that he had said something wrong, and his face was full of embarrassment.

Zhang Fei said unhappily, "Should we still do business or not?"

"Of course you do."

Fan Li asked again in a low voice: "What lawsuit."

"Small lawsuit, business dispute." Zhang Fei said honestly.

Fan Li didn't believe it, but seeing that Lu Jiawen was very young, he thought to himself, this young man looks quite elegant, so it shouldn't be a fatal lawsuit. He whispered again: "Don't make too much trouble."

"No!"

Zhang Fei patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, we'll keep it small this time."

"Then I will trust you again." Fan Li nodded.

An hour later.

"I can't accept it! Saburo, just listen to me! This lawsuit is really unacceptable, it's over if you accept it!"

Fan Li lay down on the table, crying and shaking his head towards Zhang Fei.

Looking at Lu Jia who was at the side, Zhang Fei asked, "Lu Jufa, you also saw that my partner won't let me pick it up, me!"

Lv Jia asked that he was not as kind as before, and looked at Fan Li with a frown, "Mr. Fan, why don't you accept this lawsuit from me."

"Me!"

Fan Li was at a loss for words for a moment, he suddenly remembered that this Lu Jiawen was a judicial officer from Kaifeng County who joined the army, not an ordinary citizen, "Lu Judiciary, aren't you an official from Jujube?"

You are a judge, you want me to sue the tea eater?

It's outrageous.

Lv Jia asked with a straight back, shaking his official authority, and asked with deep eyebrows: "What is my identity, and what does it have to do with this lawsuit?"

Fan Li turned his head slowly and looked at Zhang Fei with grievance.

Zhang Fei shrugged, "You decide."

Crack!

"Zhang Sanlang!"

Fan Li slapped the table and jumped up, "Do you think I'm stupid? You think you don't know. You just want to take revenge on that Wangzhi County. Unfortunately, I thought you were reflecting at home. It turns out that you are going to intensify."

Zhang Fei asked, "Do you want to sign?"

…Fan Li hummed: "Sign it! Sign it if you have the ability! If you want to die, I can't stop you."

"Okay, I signed it!"

"Sanlang!"

Fan Li squatted down again, teary-eyed and said: "You don't want to think about it anymore, this is really not a joke, there is no reason for the Siliyuan to sue the county government!"

Zhang Fei said: "We don't need to worry about this, we are only responsible for the appeal, whether to accept it or not is a matter for the government."

Fan Li was taken aback, thinking, yes! Kaifeng government should not have such outrageous lawsuits. If he didn't answer, he wouldn't sue. He said again: "The government office won't pick it up, so what are you going to sue for?"

"Isn't this forced?" Zhang Fei glanced at Lu Jia who had a fierce look on his face and asked.

Fan Li snorted, and whispered: "Don't lie to me, I know what's going on, how can it be such a coincidence, what just happened, you will sue Kaifeng County in a blink of an eye."

Zhang Fei stopped pretending and asked, "Do you still want to be punished?"

Fan Li shook his head.

Zhang Fei said: "Then you have to report back, otherwise, why don't they beat you? Even if you close the door, you can't escape."

Fan Li was silent for a while, and sighed: "How can I be so stupid, thinking that you will really reflect at home."

After finishing speaking, he also stood up.

Zhang Fei signed the contract with Lu Jiawen, after which Lu Jiawen affixed the official seal of the Sisi Yuan, while Zhang Fei affixed the firm's seal.

There are two left and right halls under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Mansion, each with a judge. Generally, major criminal cases are tried here.

Actually, for many cases, even if you report them to the provincial government, most of Lu Gong's works will be handed over to the left and right departments, except for Zhang Fei.

This time, Zhang Fei took the conventional route and went directly to the left hall to appeal without engaging in privileges.

After the pleading paper was handed over, it took almost half an hour before the gatekeepers brought them in.

When I came to the hall, I saw two people sitting in the hall, dressed in the same official clothes, about the same age, about forty years old.

Lu Jiawen bowed his hands to the man on the left, "Your officer, Lu Jiawen, met Judge Cen and Judge Yu."

Zhang Fei also saluted.

The person on the left is the judge of the left hall, Cen Yuanli, and the person on the right is the judge of the right hall, Yu Zaishen.

The judges of this second hall often meet to discuss, because if some criminal cases are considered inappropriate by Mr. Lu, they will be sent to another court for trial. This mutual trial mechanism actually allows them to supervise each other, but the relationship between the two is good , In order to avoid embarrassment, the two often discuss secretly.

In terms of sentencing, they will prepare two plans, if one fails, they will give another.

Cen Yuanli looked at Lu Jia and asked, "Lu Jufa, do you have nothing to do? Or do you think we have nothing to do?"

Lu Jia asked, clasping his hands, "I dare not."

Cen Yuanli picked up the pleading paper on the table and raised it in front of Lu Jiawen, "Then what do you mean by this pleading?"

It happened that Yu Zaishen was also there, the two judges looked at it for a long time, but they didn't understand what the pleadings meant.

The Siliyuan under the jurisdiction of the county government even sued the county government.

Zhang Fei clasped his hands and said, "Don't blame Judge Cen, please listen to me!"

Cen Yuanli glared at Zhang Fei, "I haven't talked about you yet, why did you come to my place today? You don't like it."

... He wanted to say, you go to the provincial government to sue, that is your home.

Suddenly realized that these words should not be said indiscriminately, Li Kai would beat them up, and before Zhang Fei could answer, he waved his hand: "Don't talk, I will ask you, and you can talk."

Warned Zhang Fei and asked Lu Jia, "What's going on?"

He knows Zhang Fei too well, he looks young, but he is definitely old and cunning, let him talk, talk and talk, and he is caught in it.

Lu Jia asked: "I wonder if Judge Cen thinks the judgment of Wangzhi County is appropriate?"

Cen Yuanli said: "If you think his judgment is inappropriate, you can appeal to the Kaifeng government, or you can file a letter to the court. You appeal to the county government in the name of the Siliyuan. Who taught you the rules?"

The uncle Lu Jia asked is their immediate boss, don't you understand this rule?

Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "That!"

"Do you want to try my board"

"!"

Zhang Fei looked gloomy, and said in his heart, I knew that if I didn't fight hard this time, I would be hit by the board first everywhere in the future. You want to break it for me, what a bully!

Fortunately, Lu Jiawen is not an idiot, and said to Cen Yuanli: "If you go back to Judge Cen, the reason why I did this is because I think that this case is not that the judgment of Wangzhi County was wrong, but that the judgment of Kaifeng County Government was wrong. wrong."

Cen Yuanli wondered: "Isn't this the same thing? What you said above is the sentence of the magistrate Wang."

Lu Jia asked: "Wang Zhi County is a county magistrate, he is in charge of administration, and the judiciary is only second. Therefore, when Wang Zhi County tried this case, he first considered administration, not justice.

Wei Yushan has a good reputation in Kaifeng County, and he has also donated money to build water conservancy and roads for the village. This is related to the political achievements of Wangzhi County, and this case happened three years ago. It is more complicated to investigate , I am afraid that it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. The lower officials think that Wangzhi County should be out of political performance considerations, so they choose to calm down.

Such a phenomenon like this can be found everywhere in all states and counties, and the lower officials also understand the difficulties of Wangzhi County.

However, the lower official is a member of the judiciary and joins the army, and his duty is to resolve the case. Such injustices must not be tolerated. Therefore, the lower official appealed to the county government in the name of the Si Liyuan. The lower official only wanted to seek justice for Geng Ming, but No intention to offend Wang Zhixian. "

His tone is sincere and sincere, but in Cen Yuanli's view, this is pure nonsense and hypocrisy. If you sue the county government, then Wang Zhixian can stay out of the matter because he thinks we are stupid.

Just as he was about to reprimand Lu Jia for asking, Yu Zaishen next to him suddenly asked Zhang Fei: "Is this your instigation?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Judge Yu knows that it was Lu Judici who came to look for me on his own initiative."

"Really?"

Yu Zaishan smiled slightly.

Cen Yuanli also reacted, yes! This guy had a feud with Wang Hong, and just over half a month ago, this was obviously revenge!

"Xiaomin dare not lie to you two."

Zhang Fei cupped his hands, and said again: "However, ordinary people admire Lu Jufa's integrity and courage very much. If Lu Jufa files a letter to the court, this may become a political issue, and even lead to mutual impeachment among officials, destroying the The imperial court is harmonious, but this case is only a judicial issue, not an administrative issue, so it should be resolved by judicial means. This is why Xiaomin chose to come here to sue."

…Yu Zaishen asked again: "But the imperial court does not have this rule, allowing the government to sue the government."

Zhang Fei said: "So this is acquiescence."

"You boy!"

"Brother Cen, please be safe."

Yu Zaishen first stopped Cen Yuanli with one hand, then asked Lu Jia and Zhang Fei, "Go back first, we have to discuss this matter."

"The next official resigns."

"Xiaomin resigns."

As soon as they left, Cen Yuanli said: "Is there still a need to discuss this? This is simply nonsense. If we really accept it, maybe we will be punished by the court."

Yu said, "Brother Cen, you still remember that the Bachelor of Judiciary has proposed judicial reforms and obtained the approval of the officials."

Cen Yuanli said: "How could I not know this, but what does it have to do with this matter?"

Yu Zaishan smiled wryly and said, "Aren't Lu Jiawen and Zhang San implying that this is a judicial issue, not an administrative issue, and this is the reason why they sued the Kaifeng county government."

Cen Yuanli frowned: "You mean, the Sili Yuan wants to take advantage of this lawsuit to control the judicial power."

Yu Zaishan nodded.

Cen Yuanli said in a low voice, "Could you be a little anxious?"

Yu Zaishen said: "This is not a matter of urgency or not, but a decree by the court, can politics and law really be separated? Think about it, how many officials are Wang Hong, and how many officials are Lu Jiawen? Wang Hong really wants to interfere in the judiciary, Lu Jia asked if he would not listen? But if he can win this lawsuit, then that’s another story."

Cen Yuanli seemed a little hesitant.

There are only Lu Gongzhu and Li Kai on top of them, and this level is not the same.

If Lu Jiawen can succeed, then we.

The lure of power.

Cen Yuanli's eyes flashed, but he said anxiously: "I'm afraid I will cause trouble to my upper body!"

Yu Zaishen said: "Lu Jia asked about this matter, let's release the news first to see what happens, but I think Bachelor Sima will definitely support us. And we can also use this to unite judicial officials. It makes sense, maybe this thing can really happen, but even if it doesn't work, it has nothing to do with us."

Cen Yuanli thought about it, and then said: "But have you considered Zhang San? He obviously wants to use us to take revenge on Wang Hong."

Yu Zaishen said: "So he also knows that in order to benefit us, the reason for this is that Wang Hong's punishment is unfair, plus Zhang San's ability, as long as he goes to court, the chances of winning are not small!"

Cen Yuanli was very moved, "Okay! Let's release the news first, and then make a decision after seeing the news."

Northern Song Dynasty justice

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