Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 720: Do the opposite

Chapter 720 Going the opposite direction

Zhang Fei really never expected that the deal between Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi would be so cliche. There was really nothing new at all. It was just the most traditional bundle of interests.

Although Wang Anshi did this, it is really possible that he was preparing to attack Xixia in the future. The court was indeed full of doves, including Fu Bi and Han Qi, who did not agree with starting a war in a short period of time because they had experienced War, knowing how much impact the war would have on the country, and at the same time, they believed that the Song Dynasty did not have the qualifications to launch a war with foreign countries.

It is almost impossible to obtain the unanimous consent of the prime ministers. There is nothing wrong with saving some money privately for emergencies.

But Zhang Fei believes that Wang Anshi must have had some small thoughts and used this kind of interest bundle to make the emperor prefer the New Deal.

But it would be very troublesome if someone knew about this. If this matter were confirmed, it would have a huge impact on both the emperor and the New Deal.

Because this phenomenon is very bad.

Even in a feudal society, one cannot arbitrarily transfer all the country's money to the emperor. This is no different from corruption and bribery.

So, at the beginning of the case, Zhao Xu didn't even tell Zhang Fei about it, including whether to let the procuratorate take over the case. In the system, many things cannot be hidden.

But as the Yushitai requested to investigate the internal storage, Zhao Xu could not calm down. In addition, the struggle between the two factions intensified, and he could not control it, so he quickly found Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but rub his forehead with a headache, "Your Majesty, things may not be that simple."

Zhao Xu quickly asked: "Why did you say that?"

Zhang Fei glanced at Zhao Xu and said: "If your Majesty stands with Academician Wang and punishes those censors, I can guarantee that they will use our procuratorate to continue the prosecution, and may reveal this The problem is, this matter has reached this point, and they have no way out."

If we lose, let alone the conservatives, the Yushitai will not be able to accept it. They will definitely try every means to stop the emperor. You don't have to guess, they will definitely use the public prosecutor's law.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu immediately frowned and felt a chill on his back, "Yes! They can also prosecute from the procuratorate."

If that's the case, then the public security bureau, procuratorate, and law will really suffer.

So Zhang Fei is also very anxious now.

If we continue like this, everything may be lost.

Zhao Xu also became anxious. He didn’t want to really abandon the public security system for the sake of the New Deal, and asked: "Do you have any way to deal with it?"

Zhang Fei frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, what exactly do you think?"

As far as this matter is concerned, he is not clear about Zhao Xu's attitude, because so far, Zhao Xu has not favored Wang Anshi, and there must be a reason for this.

Zhao Xu had a worried look on his face. After a while, he sighed, "To tell you the truth, at first I wanted to stop Yushitai from investigating the case, but I also believe that this was not groundless, so I also I hope the Yushitai can investigate clearly and find out what is going on.

The results of the subsequent Yushitai investigation also made me very worried. Southeast Sixth Road is the financial center of the country and cannot be tolerated. If Xue Xiang really does evil there and makes people miserable, I will not cover it up. he. ”

It can be seen that the Yushitai's method was still effective, and it successfully aroused the emperor's inner worry, and he also wanted to know the truth of the matter.

One of the key reasons is that Zhao Xu did give Xue Xiang great power, including the power to appoint and remove some officials.

Now Yushitai has come up with some evidence to prove that Xue Xiang is nepotistic and rejects dissidents, which of course makes him a little worried.

It's just that he also benefited from it, so he is now in a dilemma.

Zhang Fei had no clue for the time being and said: "Your Majesty, I want to understand the specific circumstances of the Yushitai interrogation before I can think of a solution."

He is a lawyer by training, and he is not very good at making fantasies. Political struggle is not what he is good at. He must see the information before he can think of a solution.

Zhao Xu didn’t waste any time and agreed immediately.

On the same day, he asked someone to copy the interrogation record of the Yushitai, and then ordered Li Bao to secretly send it to Zhang Fei.

These are confidential and cannot be leaked.

Third watch time.

In Zhang Fei's bedroom, there was a rare bright candlelight.

The couple seemed to have returned to the time when they first met, working tirelessly through the interrogation materials at the Yushitai.

After all, there were more than a hundred witnesses, and the table was full.

Xu Zhiqian was really excited and immersed in it, unable to extricate herself. She had long forgotten about her newborn son.

"If what is written above is true, then Wen Gong and the others are right. There are still many problems in this method, especially corruption. This is really the same as what Mr. Su said at the beginning. , this method only sounds reasonable, but when implemented, it is difficult to supervise."

Xu Zhiqian pouted slightly. She had always been very supportive of Wang Anshi and believed in the New Deal. However, these confessions made her have some doubts about the uniform loss method.

"It should not be fake."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "The uniform transmission method has been implemented on Southeast Sixth Road for so many years. It is impossible that there will be no problems. If more than a hundred victims cannot be found, then this policy was thought up by gods. . But how many people do they represent? Only in this way can the success or failure of this policy be judged."

Xu Zhiqian said: "What they experienced was not that they were oppressed by officials because of special things, but because of policies. If what they say is true, then there must be many people who follow them. Have the same experience."

Zhang Fei nodded, did not deny this, and suddenly asked: "By the way! Will the interrogation at Yushitai help the witnesses and polish their confessions?"

Xu Zhiqian pondered for a moment, "There will be some changes, but they will only be limited to transcribing some lengthy spoken words into concise sentences, but it will not change the meaning at all, and it will not cause ambiguity."

After saying that, she looked at Zhang Fei and asked: "What? Do you want to start with the confession? It is impossible for the Yushitai to make such a mistake, especially in the face of this kind of case, let alone Mr. Zeng and the Privy Council were watching."

"Not really."

Zhang Fei handed a piece of information in his hand to Xu Zhiqian, "Look at this person's identity and confession."

Xu Zhiqian took it and looked at it carefully, "What's the problem?"

Zhang Fei said: "Take a closer look."

Xu Zhiqian read it from the beginning again and shook her head, "I still don't understand what you are talking about."

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, "Are you stupid for giving birth?"

Not only was Xu Zhiqian not annoyed, she burst into laughter, and gave Zhang Fei a hard look, "If that's true, it's your fault too!"

Zhang Fei quickly laughed and said seriously: "This person is a fruit farmer, but if you look at his answers, they are very organized. If Yushitai had not polished and sorted them out, it would not be like this at all. A fruit farmer's answer."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But not every farmer is honest and honest and doesn't know how to speak. These are just oral confessions, and we don't ask him to write anything."

"What about these people?"

Zhang Fei placed several more documents in front of Xu Zhiqian.

After Xu Zhiqian read them one by one, "Yes! Their answers were clear and concise, but this is inconsistent with their identities."

At this point, she asked again: "Could it be that they specially selected some smart people to come to the capital to complain."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It's possible, let me give you a lesson by the way."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But if these are all facts, it doesn't matter even if someone teaches you."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "That depends on what our purpose is."

Xu Zhiqian asked: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Fei said: "If we want to appeal for those corrupt officials, these really don't matter, but if we want to maintain the New Deal, we can make a fuss about this."

Xu Zhiqian blinked her beautiful eyes, "You mean to dig out the purpose of those who taught them behind the scenes, so as to question the true purpose of their complaint."

"Exactly."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I believe those people are definitely not out of good intentions."

Xu Zhiqian said: "But first, do you want to think about how to transfer this case to the public prosecutor's office?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I have already thought about this step. The question now is how to fight this lawsuit."

I added in my mind that I also wanted to clean up the emperor’s account. Really, I told him tens of thousands of times, professional, professional, professional, even money laundering is not left to professionals, it is really terrible!

The Ordinance Department of the Second Government was established.

"Jiefu."

Zeng Gongliang sighed softly: "If those people tell the truth, it will be very detrimental to you, and I can't stop Wen Yanguo."

Although he supports Wang Anshi's reform, he is very cautious and will not easily take sides or let himself get involved.

Then Chen Shengzhi was even more cunning and didn't even come, because he knew that Zeng Gongliang was more cautious than him.

Currently, North Korean and Chinese officials are putting a lot of pressure on him.

Wang Anshi said very patiently: "Prime Minister Zeng, even if what those people said is all true, I can guarantee that this is by no means the whole story.

Let alone the New Deal, even if it comes to criminal cases, it would not be difficult to find a hundred corrupt officials on Southeast Sixth Road.

Their purpose is not to enrich the people and strengthen the country, nor to suggest that I reform the New Deal, but to target me, Wang Jiefu, and the New Deal, with the intention of driving me out of the government and opposition parties.

Therefore, they wasted the money and food saved by Gu Yinjun's losing method to the court, and the benefits that Gu Jun's losing method brought to the people of Jiangnan were in vain. Is this really fair? ”

I have to say that Wang Anshi's eloquence is also first-class. He did not deny what the people said, but he questioned the true purpose of Yushitai.

Zeng Gongliang seemed a little hesitant and stroked his beard, "Even so, the current difficulty is how to solve this case. I can't always stop Wen Yanguo."

Wang Anshi said: "But it is impossible for these more than a hundred people to be interrogated for only a few days."

Zeng Gongliang said: "But it can't be delayed for too long."

Wang Anshi nodded, knowing in his heart that Zeng Gongliang would never get himself involved for him.

As soon as Zeng Gongliang left, Deng Wan arrived with his hind legs.

"Ms. Wang, this official has not made a decision yet. Do you believe their words?" Deng Wan asked with deep concern.

Wang Anshi was silent for a while and said: "The official family will be affected to some extent, but the official family will never be easily deceived by them. The food in the granary of the capital is not fake.

Xue Xiang worked hard to replenish the national treasury and improve finances. If the officials punish Xue Xiang just because of what a few people said, then who will dare to share the worries of the officials in the future.

Tonight I will go to persuade the officials to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

The tone was filled with this worry, and the emperor did not fall directly to him, especially at the beginning, when Wen Yanbo was asked to preside over the case, it really made him a little unhappy.

Compared to the past, this support is obviously much lighter.

Deng Wan pondered for a while, "Ms. Wang, I have a plan here, which may be able to dispel the official's doubts and at the same time cause internal strife on the other side."

Wang Anshi asked hurriedly: "What are your plans? Tell me quickly."

Deng Wan said: "The judicial reform was carried out by Sima Xianggong, and he was known for his fairness and justice. In the past, they wanted to hand over every case to the public prosecutor, rather than to the Yushitai, but this case was chosen. They advocated that the trial be conducted by the Yushitai.

We can use this as an excuse to conclude that the reason why they did not dare to let the public prosecutor and the procuratorate try the case was because they wanted to escape from prison in Luozhi and frame the case. ”

Wang Anshi thought for a while, then suddenly frowned and said, "But what if they agree to hand over the case to the public prosecutor's office?"

"Impossible!"

Deng Wan said: "First of all, the Yushitai will not agree. If the trial is halfway through, it will be handed over to the Public Security Bureau. This shows that the Yushitai is not fair and they want to be lower than the Public Security Bureau.

Secondly, the Public Security Bureau only hears specific cases, but they obviously want to use this to attack Xianggong Wang, and most of them think that Zhang San will favor Wang Xianggong.

Finally, there are a small number of them who support the Public Security Bureau, such as Mr. Fu, Mr. Zhao, Chief Prosecutor Xu, etc. As long as we say this, these people will definitely recommend handing over to the Public Security Bureau, which will inevitably divide them.

As long as there is a dispute between them, Wang Xianggong will go to persuade the officials, and the matter will be successful. ”

Wang Anshi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly, "This is a good plan, this is a good plan, just do what you say."

"A lower official will never disappoint Mr. Wang."

Due to Lu Huiqing's absence, Deng Wan came here very frequently. After all, there was going to be a big personnel change soon, and he also hoped to seize this opportunity and get a chance for promotion.

After getting Wang Anshi's nod, Deng Wan immediately organized his troops and began to use the other party's intention to avoid the public prosecutor's office to impeach Yushitai and frame Zhongliang.

This move really caught the conservatives off guard.

Because everyone knows that the vast majority of the reformists hate the public prosecutors and the law, and they joined the reformists because of the public prosecutors and laws, so Wen Yanbo did not expect that the other party would find such a reason to attack them. .

Immediately sternly refuted it.

Anyone who intends to avoid the public prosecutor's office is talking nonsense. For cases like this about government corruption, which were first investigated by the Yushitai, they should be handed over to the Yushitai.

Speaking of which, why should we hand it over to the public prosecutor?

Deng Wan and the others also argue with reason. If you say so, many cases in the past should not be handed over to the public prosecutors, but should be handed over to the Yushitai. Why didn't you say that before?

If you want people to be convinced, you should hand it over to the Public Security Bureau for an open trial. The Yushitai is secretive and shady. Who knows if there is something fishy inside, but we just don't accept it.

Not to mention, this reason really gave Zeng Gongliang and the others a chance to delay. Zeng Gongliang used this to persuade Wen Yanbo to either hand it over to the public prosecutor, or we could try it again in public.

At the same time, it really triggered a controversy within the conservatives. Some people in the conservatives really agree with the public security system.

They felt that the Public Security Bureau was implemented so well and handled many complex cases, which was convincing. At the same time, internal friction was avoided and it was better to leave it to the Public Security Bureau for trial than Yushitai.

The Taiwan admonishment officials were not happy when they heard this. What do you mean, my Yushitai is not as good as the public prosecutor?

Whoever said that, they would think that the other party was on Wang Anshi's side.

This has made the conservatives very unhappy!

The prime ministers had to step forward to solve internal problems.

Political Hall.

"Since the other party is not convinced, it is better to leave it to the public prosecutor and the law to try and make them convinced. It is not a problem to delay it like this!"

Zhao Bian said.

"If we do this, where will the censorship platform be located?"

Wen Yanbo immediately refuted: "Even if I agree, other officials from Taijian will not agree."

Zhao Bian looked directly at Sima Guang, "Jun Shi, don't you have anything to say?"

If you initiate the judicial reform and you don’t support it yourself, then wouldn’t it make the public security system a joke?

Fu Bi also looked at Sima Guang.

Sima Guang glanced at Zhao Bian in embarrassment, remained silent for a while, and then said: "I also feel that this case is not suitable for the Public Prosecution and Procuratorate to try, because the Public Procuratorate and Procuratorate can only determine whether the officials involved have violated the law, but cannot To hold the culprit accountable, they can let those petty officials come forward to take the blame, and if the Yushitai comes to interrogate, they can trace the source and get rid of it once and for all."

He believes that since it was not handed over to the Public Security Bureau initially, and if it is handed over now, it will create more problems and cause more people to be dissatisfied. He can only go to the end, because there is no problem in letting the Yushitai handle the trial.

Zhao Bian said: "It can also be tried by the public prosecutor and the law, and then we can discuss the responsibility of the shipping agent with the officials."

First make judicial convictions, then discuss administrative accountability, and calculate them separately.

Wen Yanbo said: "Why bother?"

Seeing that Wen Yanbo's attitude was so resolute, and seeing that Fu Bi and the others were silent, Zhao Yan couldn't say anything more.

However, Yushitai was not a vegetarian. They knew very well that the key to convicting Xue Xiang was to impress the emperor.

They also have a trump card for this.

The censors filed reports one after another and provided corresponding evidence, begging the emperor for permission to investigate the accounts of the internal treasure trove.

It can be seen that they know about the dealings between some shipping departments and the emperor.

Once this matter is exposed, the Shipping Department will be despised by all officials, and you will be just the emperor's minions.

Seeing that something was wrong, Zhao Xu quickly summoned Zhang Fei into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have thought of a countermeasure."

"Really?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhang Fei said: "A few days ago, remember I mentioned that even if His Majesty supports Bachelor Wang, they may still prosecute through the Procuratorate."

Zhao Xu nodded, "If they do this, our plan may be ruined!"

Zhang Fei said: "Has your Majesty ever thought about it the other way around?"

"Think the other way around?"

Zhao Xu didn’t know why.

Zhang Fei nodded, "Assuming that His Majesty supports Yushitai's verdict, Scholar Wang can also prosecute Yushitai through the Procuratorate."

Zhao Xu blinked, "But I know Mr. Wen. If he wasn't sure of it, he wouldn't be so determined. Is it possible that you can still win this lawsuit?"

"For now, I can only say there is a chance."

Zhang Fei said: "But your Majesty needs to send someone immediately to the south of the Yangtze River to find out who is supporting these hundreds of people to go to Beijing to complain, and what is the purpose behind it. According to the confession at the Yushitai, these There must be someone behind the witness, and as long as I find these people, I can save Bachelor Wang and the Shipping Envoy."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "But that money?"

Zhang Fei said: "I also have a plan to deal with this. Doesn't your Majesty still have more than one million coins on the Xihe side?"

After hearing this, Zhao Xu felt dizzy.

You. What do you want to do?

Zhang Fei said: "If the other party comes up with evidence, then we can settle this account on Xihe's side. There is something wrong with the accounts there, but they can't find it. Now we will settle this account Counting them in will just make up for these problems, and you can even count some more.

When they know that all this money was used to open the Xihe River, and His Majesty also invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in it, this will definitely make them speechless. ”

Zhao Xu’s heart was bleeding. He had to vomit out all the meat he had swallowed in his stomach. He was unwilling to do so!

Zhang Fei persuaded: "Your Majesty, even if you don't do this today, your Majesty will definitely invest this money in the war tomorrow. And if you do this now, it can also reduce the financial burden of Northwest China and lay the foundation for the future elimination of Xixia. Basics."

"That's right what you said, this money has to be used somewhere after all."

Zhao Xu sighed, with a hint of sobs in his tone, and asked again: "But I also want to know the specific situation of Southeast Sixth Road, and I don't want them to mess around there."

Zhang Fei said: "The best way to solve this problem is to hold a hearing."

"Okay!"

Zhao Xu immediately said: "This hearing is great! At the hearing, I can clearly know how the policy is implemented."

Zhang Fei said: "The most critical thing now is the issue of time. We still have some people there, but it will take at least a month to notify them immediately to investigate. Your Majesty has to delay for a while now. It is really not possible. , then explain everything to Scholar Wang, let the Yushitai judge first, and wait for them to attack the shipping envoy and Scholar Wang."

Zhao Xu suddenly remembered something, "How can I convince you, sir?"

Wang Anshi was sentenced to lose, and Wang Anshi was not allowed to explode on the spot.

Zhao Xu also felt a little guilty!

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I can only tell the truth and tell Xueshie Wang about the account. If they sue from the procuratorate and expose the matter, it will be very detrimental to His Majesty."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, "That's all we can do."