Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 431: Tax war (5)

For example, it has never happened before that an official works part-time as an ear pen. Whoever becomes an official will still be an ear pen. He wants to make people forget that he is an ear pen.

This phenomenon does not make sense at all.

The imperial court did not expressly stipulate whether it is allowed or not, so the imperial court did not stop Zhang Fei from coming here as an ear pen to defend the tax department.

Su Zhe also knew in his heart that it would be difficult to stop Zhang Fei from going to court based on this alone, but he still had to mention it, to suppress Zhang Fei's arrogance.

However, the reason given by Zhang Fei really makes people speechless. His official position is a doctorate, and he teaches in the Imperial College, and litigation is the basis of his teaching. If he does not litigate, no one will Will ask him to teach.

It can be said that for Zhang Fei, this lawsuit is preparing for lessons.

"This brat is really getting more and more arrogant." Zhang Fei who sat down couldn't help cursing.

Xu Zhiqian said with a smile: "Who made you talk all the time, you should learn a lesson."

Zhang Fei said aggrievedly: "Didn't I see that the atmosphere is too serious and want to liven up the atmosphere?"

Xu Zhiqian sneaked a glance back, but saw the dignified expressions of the dignitaries around her, and the joy brought by the verdict just now was gone.

Although the previous lawsuit was very important, it was far less important than this second one, because it was related to the authority of the tax department.

It is also what the rich and powerful fear the most.

The key point is that this has never happened before. The issue of authority is decided by the higher authorities, but this will be left to the judiciary to decide.

None of them have a clue either.

After making some preparations, Su Zhe summoned the first witness. This witness was the servant of the Qin family and the first person to see the tax policeman.

Su Zhe just told him what happened that night, and then sat down.

Lv Jiawen looked at Zhang Fei again, Zhang Fei shook his head, indicating that he had no problem.

What happened at that time, everyone's confession is the same, and there is nothing to ask.

Afterwards, Su Zhe summoned a second witness, who was Qin Biao who had just been sitting in the dock. This change of identity made this guy feel a little uncomfortable.

Su Zhe asked: "Qin Biao, can you tell me what you saw that night?"

Qin Biao nodded, and timidly said: "I remember that it was late at that time, and I had already fallen asleep, but suddenly I heard a loud bang, I thought it was thunder, but someone shouted There was a thief in the house, so I quickly got up, picked up a weapon and went to the front yard.

Oh, you don't know, as soon as I came to the front yard, I saw dozens of people pointing at me with big knives, bows and arrows. I wanted to run away, but the other party suddenly shot an arrow, and the arrow almost hit me, so I hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy...! "

The more he talked, the more he became more and more excited. He danced and narrated everything that happened that night, all kinds of psychological activities, and he wanted to describe the tax department as a robber.

The dignitaries around shook their heads angrily.

Is this a law enforcement officer? This is simply a robber!

After he finished speaking, Su Zhe asked again: "I heard that your mother fainted from fright and is still bedridden?"

Qin Biao nodded vigorously: "At that time, my mother didn't know what was going on, so she came out of the house and saw the other party shoot an arrow at me, and she fainted from fright on the spot. In fact, it was not only my mother, but many people in my family. People are quite frightened, these days they have nightmares again and again, and they wake up with a start at the slightest movement, and even the whole village is panicked."

"I'm done asking."

Su Zhe sat down.

Sitting in the back, Peng Siyan asked Sima Guang softly: "Scholar Sima, is this your judicial reform?"

Sima Guang immediately said: "The tax department has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, he suddenly glanced at Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "Look at me, this tax department has nothing to do with me."

This level of force also scared him enough, it was a bit ruthless, he didn't intend to lie in the muddy water at all.

Zhang Fei stood up, still looking at Wen Yu in his hand. It has always been his style to sharpen his gun before the battle. The tax police knocked on the door very politely, and explained to you why they came, and at the same time they didn’t carry weapons, how would you treat them?”

"I object."

Su Zhe stood up immediately, "The other party's question is groundless."

Zhang Fei asked Lu Jia: "The chief judge will understand why I asked that question later."

Lu Jiawen looked at Qin Biao and said, "Witness, please answer."

Su Zhe sat down.

Qin Biao said: "If they are polite and unarmed, then of course I will treat them well. We dare not go against the tax police."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and asked again: "Then do you still remember what happened on the eighth day of October three years ago?"

Qin Biao thought about it seriously, and said, "I don't remember what happened three years ago."

Zhang Fei said: "Do you still remember what happened on October 12 of the previous year?"

"The year before last...."

Qin Biao frowned, thought carefully, then shook his head and said, "I don't remember either."

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Then do you remember that your wolf dog has bitten people many times?"

Qin Biao's expression changed, and he looked around guiltily, "No... I don't remember."

Zhang Fei said: "The eighth day of October three years ago and the twelfth day of October the year before last were the time when Baima Township collected autumn taxes, and what happened in these two days was almost exactly the same.

The head of the household in Baima Township went to your house to urge you to pay taxes. They notified the Qin family in advance, and then appeared at the Qin family on time. They knocked on the door very politely and showed their intention of coming. What Qin Yuanwai just said was good hospitality, but more than a dozen wolf dogs pounced on them and bit them.

Where was Qin Yuanwai at that time? Just behind the wolfhound, laughing. Maybe you want to ask why the wolfdogs were not mentioned in the confessions of all parties. It is because the wolfdogs in his family have bitten too many people and disturbed the villagers so much that Kaifeng County has made several Only after ordering did he put the wolfhounds at home in the warehouse. "

While speaking, Xu Zhiqian quietly handed over a document, Zhang Fei took it and raised it up, "This is what was published at that time, and some witnesses' statements."

Lu Jiawen nodded.

A judicial official came over immediately, ready to take the document up.

Zhang Fei suddenly put Wen An back, then looked at Lu Jia curiously and asked, "Why didn't the judge ask me, why didn't he call witnesses directly?"

Lv Jiawen was stunned for a moment, then asked with deep eyebrows, "Are you teaching the chief judge to try the case?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I dare not, but this question is very important."

If it's important, just say it directly, this guy is clearly trying to embarrass me. Lu Jiawen frowned, and said in an unhappy tone: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't beat around the bush with the chief judge, if you play tricks like this, the chief judge will punish you for contempt of the imperial court. "

Wang Anshi hehe said: "It seems that to deal with Zhang San, some young and energetic officials have to be involved."

Sima Guang nodded and said: "Because of our status, we always feel that it is not good to compete with him."

This kid is really gone. Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly, and said: "The reason is that no one dares to come here to testify. They are afraid of reprisals from Qin Yuanwai, so I hope that the imperial court will keep this document secret and not reveal the names of witnesses."

Lu Jiawen nodded: "Since you have asked, we will keep it a secret."

Zhang Fei then handed over the text to the judicial official.

Zhang Fei asked Qin Biao again: "Member Qin, do you remember what happened on February 21 this year?"

Qin Biao seemed to have no concept of time at all, he was terribly flustered and shook his head dully.

Zhang Fei said: "That morning, when your mother went out for a walk, she met a villager carrying water. Because the villager wanted to avoid your mother, he accidentally spilled the water in the bucket in a panic. A few drops on your mother's shoe...!"

"I object!"

Su Zhe stood up immediately, "This has nothing to do with this case."

Zhang Fei seemed to have expected it a long time ago, so he didn't care at all. He said quickly: "Your mother hit the villager on the head with a cane, and the villager was beaten to death."

"I object." Su Zhe shouted again.

"I'm done."

Zhang Fei sat down.

Su Zhe gave Zhang Fei a slight look of contempt, and then sat down.

Qi Ji on the side said: "This kid is really cunning. Who would sympathize with Qin Mu after he said that."

Su Zhe also glanced at the distinguished guests who were watching the trial, but saw that some of them shook their heads with anger on their faces, and some of them were slightly embarrassed.

Indeed, this kind of question is indeed very easy to mislead the audience.

Xu Zhiqian leaned over slightly, "You are so young!"

Zhang Fei gave her a white look: "The sword is not old, I just sharpened the gun for a few days."

Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "How do you say that? I don't know anything about it."

Zhang Fei giggled twice, and said, "We'll talk later, it's time for us to summon witnesses."

He immediately demanded that his first witness be summoned, and this witness was none other than Li He, the chief tax officer.

I saw Li He came to the court and sat down, his paralyzed face could not tell whether he was nervous or excited.

"Siwu Li, who made the mission to raid the Qin family that night?"

"It's me."

Li He replied.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Why did you choose to have the tax police fully armed in the middle of the night, with bows and arrows, shields, and even siege equipment?"

Li He said: "According to our investigation, Qin Biao is an extremely dangerous person. In the past, the government servants who went to his house to collect taxes were obstructed, insulted, and even injured at different levels.

Based on all this, in order to protect the tax police from being injured, I chose to raid in the middle of the night, and the reason why I used siege equipment was because we knew that the Qin family had built additional gates several times, so I had to use siege equipment to break through. "

Zhang Fei asked: "If the other party is a kind and good citizen, would you take such measures?"

Li He shook his head and said, "No."

"Thank you!"

Zhang Fei sat down.

Su Zhe immediately stood up and asked, "Siwu Li, before this mission, did you send someone to Qin's house to issue a notice?"

Li He shook his head and said, "No."

Su Zhe said: "So you assigned this mission only based on your investigation and knowledge, but you didn't send anyone to test it in advance to see if Qin Biao would cooperate?"

Li He said: "The amount of tax evasion due to the Qin family...!"

Su Zhe asked: "Have you made any notifications, notifications, or even temptations beforehand?"

Li He shook his head and said, "No."

Su Zhe asked again: "Siwu Li, you said just now that if the other party was a good citizen, you would not take the same measures as you did to the Qin family."

Li He nodded.

Su Zhe asked: "What I want to know is, even if the other party is a good citizen, can you take similar measures."

Li He said: "We will investigate...!"

Su Zhe interrupted him directly, "Do you have the right to take similar measures, even if the other party is a good citizen?"

Li He hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."

Su Zhe said: "That is to say, it doesn't really matter whether the other party is a good citizen or a villain, but what matters is what your tax department thinks?"

Li Hedao: "We will strictly evaluate the risks."

Su Zhe asked: "Who knows?"

Li He replied: "Our tax department has strict regulations."

Su Zhe asked again: "But can the regulations determine whether a person is a good citizen or a bad citizen?"

Li He replied: "We will evaluate according to the regulations...!"

Su Zhe said: "But you just answered that you have the right to take similar actions after knowing that the other party is a good citizen. In the final analysis, it is up to you what you think."

Li He is silent!

The fact is that the tax department has the final say.

Su Zhe waited for a while, and then continued to ask: "Speaking of the regulations, as far as I know, our court has very strict regulations on ordnance, and after several investigations by our procuratorate, we did not find any decrees. I don’t know who gave you the power of the tax department to approve your use of siege equipment.”

Li He said: "Our tax department is only following orders."

Su Zhe asked: "What do you mean by following orders?"

Li Hedao: "The task assigned to our tax department by the above is to collect tax exemption for everyone living in Kaifeng. But it didn't say whether each of them is just a good citizen, then our tax department understands it as , as long as you live in Kaifeng Mansion, even if you are a grassroots bandit, we have to collect exemption tax from you.

In other words, we will face many, many very dangerous people, so if we only have to use sticks most of the time like the Royal Police, then we will not be able to collect taxes from everyone duty-free. "

Cao Dongdong, who was standing behind to watch the trial, couldn't help muttering: "Our royal police will also face many dangerous people."

Wen Yanbo whispered: "Could it be that the tax department really wants to collect taxes from thieves and thieves?"

Sima Guang shook his head, "I don't know either."

Lu Gong said: "This sounds outrageous. Will the bandits pay taxes to the royal police to arrest themselves?"

Su Zhe asked: "Is there an express regulation in the imperial court that allows you to do this? Or, is there any official that allows you to do this?"

Li He said: "No."

"I have no problem for now." Su Zhe sat down.

Zhang Fei stood up and asked, "Siwu Li, why are you sitting here today?"

Li He said: "Because the imperial court summoned me to testify."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why did you summon you?"

Li He said: "Because the procuratorate sued our tax department for abusing its power and destroying houses."

Zhang Fei said: "Then do you know what you will face if the prosecution succeeds?"

Li He nodded, "Of course I know, I will be punished with a cane and a prison sentence, so our tax department will formulate strict regulations to restrain the tax police."

Zhang Fei said: "So you chose to use siege equipment to raid the Qin family?"

Li He said: "The mission that night was very successful. We didn't hurt anyone. If we just sent people there randomly, based on Qin Biao's previous deeds, there may be conflicts and some people were injured.

At the same time, it will also scare the enemy, causing Qin Biao to transfer evidence, because our regulations are spot checks, we cannot let people know who we are investigating, and once the evidence is convincing, we must act quickly and not let the other party react, otherwise If so, all previous efforts may be wasted. "

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "But you are still sitting here, accepting interrogation by the imperial court."

Li He said: "Our tax department has always obeyed the law."

Zhang Fei said: "But have you ever worried that this interrogation will damage the morale of the tax department, so that the tax police are timid and afraid to collect taxes from the strong?"

"I object."

Su Zhe shouted immediately.

Li He still replied: "Very worried."

Zhang Fei gave Su Zhe two helpless looks, and then lowered his head to look at Wen Yu, "Is there an express rule in the imperial court that you are not allowed to use siege equipment?"

Li He shook his head and said, "No."

Zhang Fei said: "Is there an express rule in the imperial court that you are not allowed to choose night raids?"

Li He shook his head and said, "No."

Zhang Fei asked: "Then what does the imperial court ask of you?"

Li Hedao: "What I know is that the responsibility of our tax department is to collect exemption tax according to the law, and Si Nongsi has also emphasized several times that the exemption tax must be collected. If there is any omission, it will come to us for taxation The company is accountable.”

The dignitaries immediately looked at Han Jiang.

Han Jiang did say these words, because at the time he believed that the tax department's self-declaration was completely unreliable, so he said harsh words.

But he didn't expect that there was a devil's face on the back of this angel, and he also felt innocent. Am I wrong when I say that?

"I'm fine for now!"

Zhang Fei sat down.

Su Zhe immediately stood up and asked, "Siwu Li, you said just now that the mission was very successful and no one was hurt, but do you know that Qin Biao's mother was so scared that you fell ill?" In bed?"

Li He nodded and said, "I heard."

Su Zhe asked: "Isn't this caused by you?"

Li He said: "Of course this is not what our tax department wants to see, and we are very sorry about it. But if the Qin family reported the truth, all this would not have happened at all."

Su Zhe said: "When you assigned the task, did you consider that if you do this, you will hurt innocent people."

Li He said: "We have considered how to avoid harming the innocent, but Qin's mother's matter is not what we could have expected."

Su Zhe asked again: "Is the tax department just a word of regret and apology?"

Li He nodded.

Su Zhe said: "If the other party mistakenly thinks you are bandits and chooses to attack, how will you respond?"

Li He said: "I will reveal my identity in advance."

Su Zhe said: "But maybe the other party was frightened and didn't hear it, so he chose to do it."

Li He said: "According to the regulations of our tax department, the tax police should put their own safety first, so when they encounter danger, the tax police can judge what to do."

Su Zhe asked: "Can you kill the opponent?"

Li He nodded and said, "Yes."