Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 719: If you go against it, you will perish


Chapter 719 If you go against it, you will perish

The success of the public security system today is due to the struggle between the reformists and the conservatives. This is also the basis of the entire "Don't use hidden dragons" plan.

To put it simply, Zhang Fei created a demand based on their struggle, and then used the public prosecutors and law to satisfy this demand.

Without this environment, the public security organs and the procuratorate have no place to stand.

If there were no benefits, Zhao Xu would not agree to sacrifice part of his power and put him in a cage.

It is precisely because of this that the Public Security Bureau did not mediate the contradiction between the two factions, nor did it fundamentally resolve the contradiction between the two factions. It was more of a check and balance. Zhang Fei would not resolve this contradiction. If it was resolved, the Public Security Bureau would Will become the target of public criticism.

Everything has two sides, and this approach also caused this crisis, because the conservatives hope that the public prosecutor and the law will defeat the reformists. However, the Marine Corps case and the Imperial City Division case made many people within the conservatives deeply feel that disappointment.

Such a good opportunity, it is clear that the other party was at fault in the first place, but it did not hurt the other party at all. Don't use the emperor as an excuse. In the past, many censors also punished ministers whom the emperor trusted. The key is Zhang Fei question, it was obvious that he had been protecting the emperor and taking care of Wang Anshi by the way.

Core conservatives are dissatisfied.

However, Xue Xiang was more annoying than Cheng Fang in their eyes, and they already knew that Wang Anshi ordered Xue Xiang to return to the capital with the purpose of making Xue Xiang the third envoy.

So, they are resolutely resisting the Procuratorate this time and demanding that the Yushitai be tried. The Yushitai also feels threatened by the Public Security Bureau. If this continues, the Yushitai will be replaced by the Procuratorate. The two sides hit it off.

Needless to say, the reformists hate the Public Prosecution and Law very much. In their view, the results of the Public Prosecution and Law trial are always in favor of conservatives.

You must know that the benefits obtained from the New Deal are all behind-the-scenes operations by Zhang Fei and Wang Anshi. On the surface, it cannot be seen that it has anything to do with the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Law. It is more like the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Law exposing the shortcomings of the New Deal, and Wang Anshi then makes countermeasures. This is because This is especially obvious in Hezhong Mansion. Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei are seemingly incompatible.

The trial court.

"The Yushitai has sent people to take over those who complained. It seems that the case must be handed over to the Yushitai for trial. There will be no change." Pei Wenyan said.

"Why is this?"

Meng Qiansheng asked curiously: "Why didn't they hand the case over to the procuratorate this time?"

The sudden return to the Yushitai made them a little uncomfortable. Aren't conservatives strongly promoting the public prosecutor's office?

Pei Wendao: "It seems that it was because of the Imperial City Division case that Liu Shu and others became suspicious of the Procuratorate. Many of them believed that once the case was handed over to the Procuratorate, the result might be to settle the matter and not bring down Xue Xiang. , the relationship between Zhang San and Wang Jiefu has always been very good, so they now distrust Zhang San even more, and this time they will not let Xue Xiang go no matter what, so they will never hand it over to the procuratorate."

Meng Qiansheng nodded slightly: "This is not a bad thing for us!"

Xie Yun said: "Perhaps what we did before was wrong. We always hope to provoke a fight between them and the public security organs. But as long as we go to the imperial court, Zhang San almost always has the final say. In fact, in the end The best way is to make everyone distrust the public prosecutors and the law, and the public prosecutors and law will naturally disappear."

"It makes sense."

Meng Qiansheng nodded and said: "After all, the Public Security Bureau is the place to solve problems, but we always create problems for the Public Security Bureau to solve. This makes the authority of the Public Security Bureau gradually increase."

At this point, he suddenly thought of something, "If the case is handed over to the Yushitai, can Wang Jiefu still be able to keep Xue Xiang?"

Pei Wendao: "Based on the current situation, there must be evidence in Yushitai's hands. It is impossible for Xue Xiang to control the six routes without any problems at all, but the success of the uniform defeat method is also an indisputable fact. Capital City The granary is the best proof. The officials are also very satisfied with this, and Wang Jiefu will certainly be able to keep Xue Xiang."

Zhang Fei, who had been on vacation for many days, finally felt a little embarrassed and began to return to work in the procuratorate, but he was only dealing with some daily affairs.

"No surprises, no danger, just another day."

Zhang Fei stood up and stretched, "I'm off from office now. Let's go home for dinner."

Wang Gong smiled and said: "Prosecutor Zhang, you are really a completely different person in court and out of court!"

Zhang Fei asked curiously: "How do you say this?"

Wang Gong said: "You are aggressive in court, but you seem to have no desires and desires in court."

Qi Ji on the side also said: "Yes! Originally, everyone thought that the case about the Shipping Department would be handed over to our Procuratorate, but they never thought that now, our Procuratorate has not even been mentioned."

They originally thought that Zhang Fei came back just for the Shipping Department case, and they had been waiting for Zhang Fei to mention the matter, but it turned out that Zhang Fei was just fishing at work.

Zhang Fei said curiously: "When you encountered this kind of case before, you were afraid of avoiding it. Now that it has not been handed over to our procuratorate, and you are saying this, what on earth do you want to do?"

Qi Ji smiled and said: "To be fair to Prosecutor Zhang, we really don't want to try this kind of case, but the superiors didn't even mention it. Is there something we did that dissatisfied the superiors?"

I can refuse, but you can't ignore us!

This is embarrassing.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "You are really overthinking, so what if you are not satisfied? Our procuratorate is not seeking favor from the superiors. It's just that this case has been investigated by the Yushitai, and it is also the Yushitai. The first thing to be revealed is that it is more appropriate to hand over the key case to Yushitai. This is nothing.

Now we must save enough energy to prepare for the autumn tax. This is the key. This is also what the court values ​​most. How much money can the shipping envoy make? Can it be compared with the tax department? ”

"That's true."

Qi Ji and Wang Gong nodded at the same time.

Nowadays, the Taxation Department is really popular in the eyes of the emperor. As long as the Procuratorate and the Taxation Department cooperate well, they will never fall out of favor.

"If there is nothing else, I will leave first. I have to go back and take care of the children now."

"Haha, I almost forgot that Prosecutor Zhang is a father."

"Farewell."

"Walk slowly."

In front of them, Zhang Fei still had to show that he didn't take it seriously. At the same time, he had to stabilize the morale of the military and maintain everyone's confidence in the public prosecutor and the law.

At this time, the weather had turned cold, and Xu Zun did not invite his friends to drink, so Weng and his son-in-law took a carriage back together.

Inside the carriage.

Zhang Fei asked: "Father-in-law, what is the situation in the DPRK now?"

Today, Xu Zun went to the court to inquire about the news.

Xu Zundao: "Those people have not yet entered the Gyeonggi area, and Yushitai has already sent people to take over. Even the royal police have not been called. It can be seen that they will never hand over the case to the procuratorate. Moreover!"

He frowned, "Xue Xiang may be really in danger this time. The people who complained have not yet arrived. Jiangnan officials' memorial to impeach Xue Xiang has been sent to the capital. It can be seen that they have a plan. This time it is We must use this case to bring down Xue Xiang."

Zhang Fei couldn't help but wonder: "What did Xue Xiang do to make them hold such a grudge? According to what I know, Xue Xiang's political achievements have always been very impressive. Is it because of jealousy?"

"Of course not."

Xu Zun shook his head and said: "The main reason is that Xue Xiang is good at calculation, opportunistic, profit-oriented, and morally tainted."

Zhang Fei hurriedly asked: "What stain?"

Xu Zundao: "Once, when Xue Xiang was out on official business, he fought with the people for a house in a hotel. As a result, the people were frightened and died that night. Because of this, he was considered by many ministers in the court. He is a greedy, cunning and mean person who is eager to achieve success.

After that, whether he was transferred to the northwest to manage the horse administration or he was appointed as the shipping envoy, he was impeached by many people. Since the officials and Wang Jiefu trusted Xue Xiang very much, many of the censors impeached him. And when he was demoted from the capital by the officials, the grudge became more and more serious.

In addition, his grandfather Xue Yan was promoted by the prime minister Ding Wei, who happened to have a bad reputation in the court.

Therefore, in the eyes of many ministers, if an official like Xue Xiang is promoted, the court will be filled with a large number of villains, and the impeachment of Xue Xiang has never stopped. ”

“It turns out it’s so complicated.”

Zhang Fei nodded slightly and asked, "I wonder what the officials' attitude is?"

Xu Zunfu said: "You also said that it is more reasonable and reasonable to hand this case over to the Yushitai. Since no one suggested letting the public prosecutor and the procuratorate try the case, the officials can only hand over the case to the Yushitai. ”

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Father-in-law, do you think Wen Gong and the others can succeed?"

"I don't know very well."

Xu Zun shook his head and sighed again: "But judging from past cases, Xue Xiang will be overthrown by them sooner or later, because they will never stop attacking Xue Xiang.

This is actually a reminder to you that many issues in the DPRK cannot be judged solely on the basis of success or failure. If the means are shameful, even if they succeed, they will bring you endless troubles.

Fortunately, the Public Security Bureau adopts open trials, and when you advocate the legal system, you only suppress Legalism and do not belittle Confucianism. This also allows you to avoid encountering Xue Xiang's dilemma. ”

Zhang Fei nodded: "My son-in-law will definitely bear in mind the teachings of my father-in-law."

In fact, what Xu Zun is talking about is an issue of mainstream values, because at present, Confucian values ​​are still the mainstay in the DPRK and China, and they are very strong and unquestionable, especially among conservatives.

Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang, and Zhao Peng all firmly support Confucian values.

Xue Xiang's behavior does not follow Confucian values. He seems to be more like Sang Hongyang. He puts more emphasis on interests first and does not care about the big principles. He does not care about black cats, white cats, or catching mice. Just a good cat. Although Zhang Fei often pursues interests, some of his business principles, the core of which is integrity, are still in line with Confucian values, and Fu Bi and others agree.

But Xue Xiang is different, he will definitely be ostracized, and it will be impossible to stop.

Just imagine, if officials who do not adhere to Confucian values ​​are promoted, it will definitely destroy Confucian values, which will harm the interests of many officials.

This is why, in fact, in politics, hypocrites are often more popular than real villains. When there are only two choices, you must choose the hypocrite, unless you want to overthrow this mainstream value.

What is a hypocrite? If he still supports mainstream values ​​on the surface, then he will not be very destructive to mainstream values. But a true villain is the same on the outside and will not pretend to believe it, so it will be very destructive.

The reason is very simple. If you promote a hypocrite, you can say that you have been deceived. After all, he is still holding the banner of Confucianism.

But if you promote a real villain, you are destroying the mainstream values ​​of Confucianism. Then everyone will put interests first, and whoever makes more money will become prime minister, and then Confucianism will be finished.

This is why Xue Xiang is not popular in the court.

In fact, Zhang Fei is much more independent than him, but after Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty's thought of virtue as the master and law as the supplement, law and morality are actually of the same origin. No matter how principles and explanations are added, they are still based on Confucianism.

If Zhang Fei eliminates unfilial piety from the ten evils, then he is completely finished.

The original A-Yun lawsuit involved the mainstream values ​​of Confucianism, but Zhang Fei won with filial piety and defeated magic with magic. Although many people were unhappy, they would not say anything about it.

Night time.

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Zhiqian quietly came to the bench and turned her head to look.

Zhang Fei looked back, "Why did you get out of bed?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "I'm not a patient, so why can't I get out of bed."

As she spoke, she asked in surprise: "Are you reading The Analects of Confucius?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Yes! Can't you?"

Xu Zhiqian was shocked for a moment, then said: "It's not impossible, it's just that you rarely read these Confucian classics."

Zhang Fei sighed: "It's not that I rarely read it, it's because I don't understand many Confucian classics, so I can understand the Analects a little more clearly."

"???"

Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes slightly and sat down again, "I think you just have time to spare. Is it because the case was not handed over to the public prosecutor's office?"

Zhang Fei put down the book and said with a smile: "Of course there are reasons for this."

Xu Zhiqian frowned and said: "This is true, Bachelor Sima. You have helped them so much, but they want to abandon the Public Security Bureau, which is really ungrateful."

Zhang Fei chuckled: "You can complain like this, but you must not think like this."

"Why?"

Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.

Zhang Fei said: "Because we have never been helping them, but practicing our own political ideas. In this case, they have their own interests. In fact, it is normal. They are actually doing what they want. We have the same thing."

"I don't agree with this. Things are divided into good and bad."

Xu Zhiqian shook her head disapprovingly and said, "Then how do you plan to deal with it? By the way, have you gone to see the official?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I haven't figured out what to do yet. The key point is that I don't know what the officials are planning, but my father-in-law thinks that in this case, it is inconvenient for the officials to force this The case was handed over to the Public Security Bureau.

Moreover, if I rashly go to the officials now and demand that the case be handed over to the Public Security Bureau, it may create an illusion that the Public Security Bureau will override the administration and everything must be decided by the Public Security Bureau. , this power is a bit too much. Unless the officials come to me, otherwise, we will wait and see what happens. ”

Xu Zhiqian said: "Will this affect the public security organs?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I am also evaluating it now. There will definitely be an impact, but as long as we are still bound to the Taxation Department, it is unlikely that we will disappear immediately, but we must pay attention to this. The subsequent impact of the case.”

The more times like this, the more you have to stay calm, because the legal system is too great for checking and balancing power. If he is a little stronger, it may arouse everyone's vigilance.

He is ready to give up on the case and keeping a low profile for a while is not a bad thing.

Because he believes that this case will definitely intensify the contradiction between the reformists and conservatives. As long as either party does not fall, his plan cannot be considered a failure.

The silence of the Public Security Bureau also made the ministers of the DPRK and China very satisfied. This proves that the Public Security Bureau still has B numbers and will not overstep its authority and will discuss the matter on its own merits. There is nothing wrong with the case being handed over to Yushitai for trial, and it is even more reasonable. , but this caused the two sides to start fighting in the traditional way.

At this time, those who complained had been sent to the Yushitai, a total of 130 people, and Zhao Xu requested that Wen Yanbo be appointed to oversee the case, and at the same time, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were asked to Get involved and maintain a balance of power.

It is impossible for him to let the conservatives take full responsibility for hearing the case, and Wang Anshi will not agree to it.

Under the leadership of Wen Yanbo, Yushitai did not rush to make a verdict, but slowly tried the case. However, some evidence against Xue Xiang was revealed almost every day.

For example, to exploit the people and compete with them for profit, the officials below took the opportunity to embezzle and accept bribes. Another example is that Xue Xiang used this power to eliminate dissidents and promote his cronies to high positions.

The conservatives used this as an excuse to impeach Xue Xiang every day, and even brought Wang Anshi into it.

This is a strategy, because the final decision-making power is still in the hands of the emperor. Their purpose is to make the emperor believe these facts and think that Xue Xiang has done many evil things in the southeast region, is lawless, and makes people's lives miserable. They will regard every piece of evidence as evidence. I have repeatedly emphasized that the emperor has to believe it even if he doesn’t believe it.

Wang Anshi did not hesitate to make concessions. He talked to the emperor alone every day, emphasizing the growth of finances and the success of the equalization method. The warehouses in Bianjing have never been as wealthy as they are today. If you don’t believe it when the facts are in front of you, go ahead. Believe their nonsense.

At the same time, Deng Wan and others impeached the other party, framed Zhongliang, and excluded dissidents. They believed that those people were accused and were not credible. The Jiangnan region was now singing and dancing.

But from the perspective of the scene, it is not very beneficial to Wang Anshi, because Wang Anshi is trying to make Xue Xiang serve as the Third Secretary, not just to keep Xue Xiang. But if this quarrel continues, how can Xue Xiang serve as the Third Secretary? make.

If Xue Xiang cannot serve as the third envoy, Wang Anshi will lose.

However, the final decision is always in the hands of the emperor. Although the other party has provided a lot of evidence, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi will not let Wen Yanbo decide easily unless the emperor speaks.

However, conservatives also began to put pressure on Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi. They knew in their hearts that Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were not completely bound to the New Deal like Lu Huiqing and Deng Wan. They all had their own political considerations. , including their descendants.

They also have to worry about their family and their reputation.

This is actually Zhang Fei’s evil consequences. In history, Wang Anshi almost eliminated all the key members of the conservatives, but he still lost in the end. This shows how powerful the conservative forces are. What’s more, because of Zhang Fei’s arrival, Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi both stayed in the court, and their attack was very powerful.

Wang Anshi was also a little anxious. He hoped that the emperor would make a decision quickly and expel the officials who impeached Xue Xiang from the capital.

Your emperor needs to be strong!

Royal Palace.

This is the first time Zhao Xu summoned Zhang Fei since the case broke out.

"I heard that you have been very relaxed recently?"

Zhao Xu asked.

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and said: "We are not very idle, we are also preparing to file a lawsuit for the tax department."

Zhao Xu said: "So you didn't pay attention to the case of the Shipping Department."

Zhang Fei said: "There is also concern."

Zhao Xu asked: "Why don't you try to let the public prosecutor and law hear the case?"

Zhang Fei replied: "Because this is a case that the Yushitai has been investigating, and it is more suitable for the Yushitai to try. Unless they take the initiative to hand over the case to the Public Security Bureau, we, the Public Security Bureau, have no reason to participate. I believe It is also because of this reason that the officials did not assign the public prosecutor to take over the case."

"You're right. I originally thought they were going to hand it over to the public prosecutor, but I didn't know they would let the Yushitai come for trial, and I have no reason to object."

Zhao Xu sighed and added: "But now things have become very difficult, which may affect our plan."

Zhang Fei said curiously: "That shouldn't be the case. The news I know so far is quite worrying."

Zhao Xu seemed a little hesitant. After a while, he said: "But recently the Yushitai requested to investigate the accounts of the internal storage library."

Zhang Fei didn't understand and looked at Zhao Xu in confusion.

Zhao Xu said: "At the beginning, many ministers opposed the Junshu method. I overcame all objections and spent 5 million guan and 3 million shi meters from the internal treasury to make the purchase for the Shipping Department."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I know that."

Zhao Xu said: "So, should part of the benefit gained from losing the method belong to me?"

Zhang Fei blinked, "So. So your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "In the past three years, the Shipping Department has successively given me one million yuan."

This surplus is the property that local officials paid tribute to the emperor in the name of tax surplus. This is a legal act. What is the problem with the emperor accepting tribute. So Zhao Xu is worried about this, which proves that this million yuan should not belong to him.

The internal treasury of the Northern Song Dynasty was not the emperor's own small treasury, it was for both the monarchy and the state. Moreover, the tributes from various places are divided between the king and the country.

Zhang Fei asked in a low voice: "Does Master Wang know about this?"

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Sir, I also hope that this money will not enter the national treasury. It will be more convenient to use it for war. Nowadays, many ministers in the DPRK still do not want to use troops abroad."

No wonder Wang Anshi was confident. It turned out that he was bound to the emperor. Zhang Fei asked again: "Do Wen Gong and the others know?"

Zhao Xu sighed: "It's not clear yet, but they want to investigate the internal treasury, and I'm afraid they also know something. However, if things have reached this point, if I support Mr. Xue Xiang, I must severely punish those who impeached Xue Xiang officials, this will inevitably break the balance between the DPRK and China and also affect our plans."

Zhang Fei made a muffled sound in his throat.

He never imagined that there was such a relationship.

It really rained all night when the house was leaking!

Sorry, it’s late. The rhinitis has not subsided in the past few days. Today it is particularly serious. It feels like a needle pricking my head. I don't know what the weather is like over there. Anyway, the weather here changes frequently between hot and cold.


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