Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 806: There is no greater sadness than heartbreak

The incident was a spike in blood pressure.

That sounds really cowardly. You gentlemen are really too weak. Even if you use 1% of the domineering power you usually use to deal with us, the Liao people will be crippled even if they don't die!

It is really hard to attack internally, but submissive externally.

But the people inside the venue were also extremely aggrieved.

What do you know? This is what we call enduring humiliation and bearing the burden. If we really fight, you will have to complain incessantly.

It’s purely for your sake, but you still scold us?

Speak of conscience or not.

There are two mentalities inside and outside the game.

But if you really talk about this kind of thing, it is really consequentialism.

Winning or losing is the key.

Although this is what Zhang Fei is looking forward to seeing, it is not what this trial is about. In the final analysis, this is just a civil lawsuit.

Zhang Fei knocked the gavel three times in a row and continued to ask: "You just mentioned one point, that the Khitan people committed murder because of the fields?"

"Yes."

"Then after they committed the crime, did they stay there to cultivate the fields?"

"Yes! Yes! The local Khitans have been encroaching on our land. Now there are many more Khitans there than we Han people."

"Does the local government take any measures against this?"

"Replying to the chief judge, sometimes they go too far, and the government will send people to dig some trenches to prevent them from committing crimes."

An older middle-aged man said.

But Chen Xu said: "But when we dig trenches, we always dig them after they plow the land. After the trench is dug, we don't dare to cross it, and the trench becomes the boundary between the two sides. .

But after a while, if some more people come from the opposite side, they will sneak through the trenches to reclaim new land, and the government will dig trenches again. By repeating this process, they have occupied a lot of our land. ”

The other four people also nodded.

It exploded!

It exploded!

The people outside the venue were so overwhelmed that they almost went crazy. This was so cowardly.

You might as well not build this trench.

Is this trench to defend against the Liao Dynasty or against ourselves?

Zhang Fei nodded and asked: "Then do you know where the real boundary between our Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty should be on the border of Hedong?"

As soon as these words came out, the five people looked at each other, and then shook their heads at the same time.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Has anyone produced proof to prove to you that those lands belong to our Song Dynasty?"

Chen Xu said in astonishment: "It was the government that asked us to farm the land here. How could it be fake?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I know it was the government that asked you to farm. I just want to ask if the government has shown you the credentials."

Wang Hui suddenly stood up and said: "President, no matter where the government organizes people to open up wasteland, they will never show the people evidence in this regard."

Zhang Fei asked: "Has your Legal Aid Department found any relevant evidence?"

Wang Hui was stunned for a moment and said: "That is our territory, why should we investigate it?"

Zhang Fei said: "Because the Public Security Bureau emphasizes credentials more than what you think."

Wang Hui blinked and was speechless in embarrassment.

The people outside the venue were also confused. Is there any mystery behind this?

It shouldn’t be!

Zhang Fei did not embarrass Wang Hui, "You guys go down and have a rest first."

"Yes."

Chen Xu and the others nodded, but the last two questions from the Chief Justice made them a little worried.

Zhang Fei then summoned other plaintiffs.

Although the other plaintiffs are not all from Tianchi, the situation they described is similar to that of Chen Xu and others, but some of them were robbed by the Khitan people.

The people outside the venue were almost in despair.

The government's weakness and incompetence in the local area makes it almost impossible to see any hope.

However, no one can tell where the boundary should be in that area. How can they know such a thing.

After the last group of plaintiffs appeared in court, Zhang Fei suddenly banged his gavel and said loudly: "Although the land deeds provided by the plaintiffs were indeed given by the government, the evidence provided by the plaintiffs is not complete. , we still need to continue to investigate, so we will stop here for now and wait for new evidence to be found before we start the trial."

"???"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

What?

Is this the end?

Are you kidding us?

It is a pity that their chief judge completely ignored their feelings, stood up, shook his head arrogantly, and then left directly, leaving them to doubt their lives under the sun.

This is like the poster advertising a 3D blockbuster, but when you walk in, you see it’s Peppa Pig.

This is simply a naked fraud!

After Zhang Fei left, the ministers immediately surrounded Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo.

"Fu Gong, Wen Gong, that little Chief Justice is just trying to please the public. When he was still Erbi, he liked to dress in a coquettish and eye-catching way, and now he is getting even worse."

"That's right. If he just wants to seek justice for these people, then the court can also discuss with them and compensate them for some land. Is it worth setting up such a big battle?"

"Yes, yes, in previous civil lawsuits, didn't the Imperial Court often recommend reconciliation between the two parties? Why did the Imperial Court not mention reconciliation this time?"

"The only result of this is to arouse public anger, arouse people's hatred for the Northern Dynasties, and destroy the harmony between the people of the two countries. The key is that this will make it difficult for the court to dismount. If this diplomatic matter is swayed by public resentment, it will It’s something serious.”

"Is he using the people to interfere in the administration?"

Everyone said something to you and me in a very anxious tone.

If this review continues, no one will dare to compromise with the Liao Kingdom. This will also make it difficult for the Song Dynasty's diplomacy to turn around.

Fu Bi saw Wen Yanbo put his hands into his sleeves and remained silent. He could only nod helplessly and said: "I understand your concerns, but he is the president of the court. When there is sufficient evidence, only the officials can stop him. There is nothing I can do about the trial.

As for reconciliation, according to the rules, the government can also take the initiative to reconcile with those Baixin, and the imperial court cannot interfere in this. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but shake their heads and sigh!

They wanted to talk to the emperor, but the problem was that the Liao Kingdom over there was aggressive. They were embarrassed to go and tell the emperor at this time!

As for taking the initiative to reconcile, isn’t that just asking for it?

Everyone is so arrogant now, they will be scolded to death.

The only thing the Imperial Court can do is suggest reconciliation, and they will cooperate with the Imperial Court.

Wang Anshi and Xue Xiang opposite just glanced here and then left silently.

"Xiangong Wang, what is the purpose of the president of the court hearing this case?" Xue Xiang asked curiously.

Wang Anshi just responded calmly: "Be ready for war with Liao."

Back hall.

"This sounds really cowardly."

Zhao Xu punched the table hard.

Zhang Fei on the side said: "Your Majesty, Qi Guiqi, you can't be too bossy."

After hearing this, Zhao Xu became even more excited and said: "You provoked my anger, but now you say this, what do you want?"

Zhang Fei said: "I just hope that Your Majesty can know and remember this humiliation, but Your Majesty is the king of a country, and you still need to be strategically determined."

Zhao Xu said: "Don't you think this is very contradictory?"

"This is not a contradiction."

Zhang Fei said: "Actually, the real harm caused by the Chanyuan Alliance to our dynasty is not the loss of a little bit of money, nor the little bit of territory. Both money and territory can be recovered, such as the losses of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Territory and money are all insignificant. What is really fatal is numbness. Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger.

Now we, the Song Dynasty, no longer have the courage to fight against the Liao Kingdom. This is the most fatal thing. ”

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Yes! Since the Chanyuan Alliance, our country has almost lost the courage to fight against the Liao Kingdom. I have never heard any suggestions in this regard since I became sensible."

He felt deeply about this, because he himself felt the same, and this was indeed the problem. He asked Zhang Fei again: "What should we do about this?"

Zhang Fei said: "To untie the bell, one must tie the bell. Only a victory can eliminate everyone's inner fear. Perhaps strategically, we do have many choices. Those ministers in the DPRK and China believe that we should compromise and avoid two fronts. Fighting is not unreasonable, and I can think of ten thousand reasons for the same.

But from our hearts, we are actually fighting a last-ditch battle. If we don’t advance, we will perish. If we choose to compromise this time, we can only continue to compromise in the future, and we will not win the war against Xixia, because the Liao Kingdom It will never be allowed, and it will still be the same as before, losing his wife and losing his troops.

This is also one of the purposes of the trial, which is to arouse everyone's fighting spirit. ”

Zhao Xu pondered for a long time, "You are right. It seems that we can take it easy, but in fact there is no way out."

A court trial that ended in an anticlimax made everyone disappointed. The overbearing president they expected did not appear, but public opinion continued to ferment among the people.

More and more people are very dissatisfied with the weakness of the imperial court.

Especially scholars published articles criticizing officials in border states.

Due to the appearance of newspapers and periodicals, the news quickly spread throughout Hebei, Jingdong East Road, Northwest and other places, and people's dissatisfaction with Liao became increasingly high.

The ministers who advocated compromise did not dare to say anything.

This is actually related to the reform. Due to the success of the internal affairs reform, the whole society has taken on a completely new look. Especially the concept of the rule of law is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People think that our rights and interests should be defended. I don’t care. They are Khitans or Dangxiang people, so this just won’t work!

At the same time, another great victory suddenly came from the northwest.

Naganzhou was captured by the combined forces of Song and Tibet.

Not to mention the common people, even Zhao Xu was confused.

Aren’t our battle lines in Lanzhou and Yanzhou? Aren't we on defense?

How did you capture Ganzhou?

What is going on?

It turns out that since Ganzhou and Suzhou sent troops to harass the Hehuang Passage, Wang Shao reached an agreement with the Tubo tribes to protect the trade routes and began to fight against the Xixia army in Ganzhou, Suzhou and other places.

Originally, it was just harassment and counter-invasion, because many Tubo tribes did not want to invade the Xixia territory, but the problem was that the attributes of merchants were given to this game.

Ganzhou is also a big trading state, and there are many merchants in it. These merchants are very dissatisfied with the decrees of Empress Dowager Liang. Now, in order to counterattack on the front line, Empress Dowager Liang has taken advantage of Ganzhou and Suzhou in the rear. He bought a lot of grain, grass, war horses, and dispatched many elites to the northern front.

This made the local businessmen and big landowners even more dissatisfied. In comparison, the landowners in the Xihe area did not even have to pay taxes, and food was even more expensive. This is really infuriating!

Coupled with the infiltration of Ma Tianhao and others, the two parties secretly reached an agreement to ensure that they would surrender to the Song Dynasty, their interests would be protected, and their land deeds would still be valid.

The reason why Ganzhou was suddenly conquered was because they directly rebelled internally. The two sides cooperated internally and externally to capture Ganzhou in one fell swoop.

Suzhou on the edge has also become in danger.

This gave Empress Dowager Liang a great headache. She had no choice but to send troops to put down the rebellion.

However, this situation keeps happening on the border, especially in the south, that is, the area near the Xihe area. Because the Empress Dowager Liang mobilized an army of 400,000 to 500,000 people, the Liao Kingdom did not know where the food and grass came from. Maybe with so much support, they could only forcefully levy taxes. The more the court imposed taxes, the more people ran to Xihe, and the more businessmen returned to Xihe with their property.

This is a vicious cycle.

Because Xihe is originally a mixed area, and the Han people do not make up the majority. There are Tubo people and party members, so they join Xihe without any psychological burden and just get rich.

The good news in the northwest made the people of the Central Plains more confident, and more and more people asked the court to be tougher on the Liao Kingdom.

This sentiment made many businessmen feel uneasy. After all, the Liao Kingdom was the first trading country in the Song Dynasty, and they all had to do business!

Alum Tower.

"Sanlang, we have a lot of trade relations with the Liao Kingdom, can we still do this business?"

Fan Yong asked Zhang Fei with deep concern.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Of course the business will continue as usual. This is our advantage, how can we give up."

Chen Maoqian said: "But in the current situation, who would dare to do this business? If there is a fight, the losses will be heavy."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Didn't I already leave a way out for you?"

Fan Yong said: "Sea transportation?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Do you still need to be afraid of the Liao Kingdom when you are at sea? Moreover, when you go to sea to trade, you don't have to look at the faces of border officials, which is more convenient for trade."

Chen Maoqian nodded and said: "If this can be done, of course it would be best. Most of the interests of the port belong to our charity foundation. I am afraid that the court will not allow it. If we do this, it will destroy the border trade. Robbed."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "You are just worried. Are the officials afraid that their port taxes will increase?"

Chen Maoqian's eyes lit up, "That's true. Now all port taxes belong to the government."

As he spoke, he became even more interested, "Sanlang, my son recently wrote to me, saying that there is a place called Peach Blossom Island on the coast of Liao Kingdom. The location of the island is very good. Not only can it be built as a warehouse, , to facilitate maritime trade with Liao and Goryeo, and once we control this island, we can completely contain the ports of Liao. With our strength at sea, it will not be difficult to capture this island."

We have no horses, but we have ships. We are not afraid of the Liao people in naval battles.

Zhang Fei frowned slightly and said, "Ask Erlang to send you specific information about this island."

Chen Maoqian nodded.

Fan Yong said: "By the way, Sanlang, do you still want to fight the lawsuit?"

Zhang Fei said: "Let's fight! It's just that the land involved in this lawsuit is more complicated, but the court should be held soon."

The lawsuit was just the beginning, and then nothing happened. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Just when everyone had almost forgotten about the lawsuit and the public opinion was gradually calming down, the Supreme Court suddenly announced that the court would continue hearing the case on the next rest day.

Drunk!

Are you done yet? Can't you finish the review at once?

But many ministers also saw Zhang Fei's intention. The public opinion has just subsided a little, and you are here again just to keep the popularity alive.

When the court opened, more people came than on the first day. After all, public opinion had been fermenting for many days and everyone knew about the case.

When the court opened this time, Zhang Fei summoned a very important person.

That is Han Qi and Mr. Han.

As for the issue of the Hedong boundary, Han Qi was the first prime minister to deal with it. He was a very key witness. However, Zhang Fei also heard that Han Qi was not in good health, so he also allowed the adjutant beside him at the time. He came to testify for him, but Han Qi still agreed to testify for him.

Can this kind of thing be replaced?

If you don't do it right, you will become a sinner through the ages.

Han Qi, supported by Han Zhongyan and the old servant, slowly came to the court and sat on a wicker chair specially prepared for him so that he could recline.

Zhang Fei asked with great concern: "Mr. Han, if you feel any physical discomfort, you can tell us directly. This lawsuit cannot be completed in a day or two."

Anyway, I've been putting it off for a month, and I still care about waiting a few more days.

Han Qi nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "After the last court hearing, our imperial court went to check and found that there was nothing wrong with the people's land deeds. They were indeed issued by the government, and there were official documents from the court to prove it.

But none of them provided a complete piece of evidence to prove whether those lands belong to our Song Dynasty. This is also the key to the current case. If those areas do not belong to our Song Dynasty territory, their land deeds will naturally not be It has no legal effect, and as far as I know, it was Han Xianggong who advocated migrating people into that area to farm. ”

Han Qi immediately said: "Of course the territory east of Hedong belongs to our territory of the Song Dynasty. There is no doubt about this."

The tone is very firm.

Although he has always advocated maintaining relations with the Liao Kingdom, Zhang Fei asked this. He must be firm on this point. If he is not firm on this point, then he will be a sinner. If you give the territory of the Liao Kingdom to us Song people, What do you want to do?

Zhang Fei said: "Do you have evidence, Mr. Han?"

Han Qi nodded and said: "When I visited Hedong, I checked the relevant evidence and learned that the imperial court wanted to summon me to testify. I also specifically applied to the officials to borrow some evidence from the court. Among them. One piece of evidence is that in the fifth year of the Taiping Xingguo period, Zhang Qixian, the embassy of Zuo Shiyi at that time, wrote to Taizong. It was clearly mentioned that during the first period of peace in Hedong, no military was established in Lan, Xin, Xian, Dai and other places. As a result, enemy invaders often attacked and harassed the village. This article also specifically mentioned the Yanmen and Yangwu villages.

After that, our dynasty also established some military strongholds in the local area to defend against the southward invasion of the Khitans. I also borrowed the defense records of the Hedong area at that time from the court. ”

After that, Han Zhongyan presented all the relevant evidence.

After Zhang Fei looked at them one by one, he asked: "Since this belongs to our territory of the Song Dynasty, why is there a dispute? There are more local Liao people than us Song people?"

Han Qi was a little dazed as he recalled the past.

Zhang Fei said: "Xianggong Han?"

Han Qi was startled and slowly said: "After Emperor Taizong destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, he ordered the people to move to Hedong. However, not long after, Yongxi's Northern Expedition ended in failure, and our strategy was forced to shift from offensive to defensive. , and at that time, the Liao people often went south to plunder, so the plan to move to Hedong could only be temporarily shelved.

Later, in order to prevent the Liao people from marching south to invade, General Pan Mei at that time adopted the strategy of clearing the country, issued a ban, prohibited people from farming in the area, and built forts locally in order to control the north-south transportation hub, while the Liao The country also saw through our intentions and built a fort in the dangerous position of Beishan to confront our army.

During this period, the boundaries between the two sides were actually determined.

The problem came after the Chanyuan Alliance, because according to the Chanyuan Alliance, the two sides stopped fighting and stopped fighting. In the next twenty or thirty years, the military equipment in Hedong was depleted, and the local soldiers stationed there, The population was decreasing day by day, and the forts built at that time were gradually abandoned, but the ban on migration was not lifted, and this paved the way for future disasters. ”

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

Han Qi explained: "It was the reduction of the local garrison and the disappearance of the forts that led to our country's neglect of management of that area. As a result, many Liao people crossed the Beishan Mountains and went into our territory to farm, but the people of our country were in trouble because of the ban. No entry allowed.

During this period, there were about thirty years, almost a generation had changed, which led the local Liao people to believe that those lands should belong to their Liao Kingdom.

It was not until the first year of Qingli that Bianzhou came to appeal to the court, and the northern people Su Zhi and Nie Zaiyou invaded Gengyang Wuzhai land, which attracted the attention of the court. ”

Zhang Fei asked: "How did the court respond at that time?"

Han Qi sighed: "At that time, the officials of Yangwuzhai and the envoys of the Liao State discussed the boundaries of Yangwuzhai in the northwest of Chun County."

Zhang Fei asked: "How are they divided?"

Han Qi said: "To the east is Maima City, to the south is the foot of Huangwei Mountain, to the west is Jiaojiazhai, and to the north is Zhangjiazhuang."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is this the initial limit?"

Han Qi said: "In fact, the boundary has moved more than 20 miles south."

Zhang Fei said: "In other words, after this negotiation, the Liao Kingdom pushed their border line east of Hedong more than 20 miles south."

Han Qi nodded.

Zhang Fei lowered his head and glanced at the copy and said, "But even according to this limit, Tianchi and other places are not included."

Han Qi added: "In the third year of Qingli, controversy arose again because a northerner named Shi Ting once again crossed the border and invaded our territory."

Zhang Fei said: "What's the result?"

Han Qi said: "Both parties have once again adjusted the boundaries north of Chun County, but the boundary adjustment is not much different from what was previously demarcated.

Then Emperor Renzong decided to dig trenches at the border and use this as the boundary. However, in the fifth year of Qingli, Du Sirong, a northerner, crossed the trenches and invaded the land north of Tianchi. However, this person did not enter Tianchi at that time. scope. ”

Zhang Fei asked: "What was the court's response at that time?"

Han Qi remained silent.

Zhang Fei waited for a while, then looked down at the copy and said: "According to what the plaintiff said before, the court can only dig more trenches. If the other party invades again, the court will dig again. Is this true?"

Han Qi nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "But I am a little confused by what Han Xianggong said. The invasion of farming by a northerner can force our country to move the entire border line south?"

Han Qi remained silent.

It was also dead silent outside.

As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than death.

I am very grateful to Chiyan Yongming for rewarding an alliance leader when this book is finished. . . Little surprise. . . .