Zhao Pian was also stunned. He was also fascinated by what he heard. Zhang Fei's words "I've finished asking" also made him a little at a loss.
Wei Yushan's crime was confirmed.
But the problem is that this lawsuit is not against Wei Yushan. Wei Yushan attended as a witness, not a prisoner. It is Wang Hong who is accusing him!
Do you just want to use Wang Hong to convict Wei Yushan?
Um.
It's possible.
After all, Wei Yushan's confession was very beneficial to Wang Hong.
Really honest and honest.
But what you did just now was so similar, it almost drove Wang Hong crazy.
If Wang Hong is not guilty, he will have to take revenge on you.
Only Xu Zhiqian knew about it. This was not using Wang Hong to convict Wei Yushan. Even a blind person could see this. So after Zhang Fei sat down, Xu Zhiqian asked very unhappily: "What are you doing?" It’s so unfair. You are so kind to Wei Yushan, why can’t you ask more questions?”
She really hated people like Wei Yushan, and she wanted to kick Zhang Fei just now. Because she knows Zhang Fei very well, and with Zhang Fei's speaking skills, she can ask questions about capital crimes.
Even if you want to release the water, you have gone too far.
There was no pressure at all, it was all Wei Yushan's own performance.
Zhang Fei explained helplessly: "I also want to ask a few more questions, but our goal is not to let Wei Yushan die. Judging from the current situation, we have been able to achieve our goal. If I ask more, I am afraid of asking questions. Look at Fan Sijian, he was sitting here just now, not even saying a word, completely giving up on Wei Yushan, he really won't be able to hold it back."
Xu Zhiqian snorted but remained silent.
As Xu Zun's daughter, she also knows that some things are so helpless, but she is unhappy and she can't hide it. Zhang Fei is the only one around her, so she can only talk about Zhang Fei to relieve her anger.
Fan Chunren was already ready to admit defeat, but when he saw the twists and turns, the opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come back, he immediately stood up: "President, the facts have proven that Wang Zhixian did not accept any bribes from Wei Yushan, and he is an upright official. , organized the villagers to enrich the gentry, built water conservancy projects, and built roads. Although in Geng Ming's case, Wang Zhixian did have negligence, it was not to protect Wei Yushan. I think that at most he can only be sentenced to the crime of losing a person. "
Zhang Fei stood up quickly and said: "Fan Sijian, after such serious corruption and bribery, you still say that he is an honest official, or that your standards for judging officials are different from common sense."
Different from common sense? You said I would forget it and mocked our admonishment officials.
Fan Chunren frowned and said, "I hope you can be more respectful."
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Sorry! I'm just discussing the matter, I have no other intention."
Fan Chunren did not care about this with him and asked: "Wei Yushan has just stated that he has never bribed Wang Zhixian, and you can't provide evidence. How can this serious corruption and bribery start?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is no provision in the law. It is called corruption and bribery only when money has to be stuffed."
Zhao Pian was anxious, so he asked: "Zhang San, please stop being mysterious and show it if you have evidence."
Zhang Fei said: "Actually, Wei Yushan has made it very clear just now. He did not use money to bribe Wang Hong. At least I can't find any evidence, but every time Wang Zhi County needs money for water conservancy projects and roads, he will take the initiative to donate money. , and all in all, it’s quite a lot.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was confused.
This is a good thing!
Building water conservancy projects and building roads are all things that benefit the people of the country.
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, not understanding what was wrong with this.
Hiding wealth among the people refers to this point. Although this "people" is almost meaningless, there is nothing wrong with the officials' approach.
Zhao Peng even said directly: "This is conducive to national construction and a good thing. How can there be corruption and bribery."
Zhang Fei asked: "Has the presiding judge ever thought about why Wei Yushan was willing to donate money to Wangzhi County?"
Zhao Bian said: "Didn't Wei Yushan just say that he admires Wang Zhixian's work style?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Maybe there is this reason, but if Wangzhi County is like Geng Ming, I think it is impossible for Wei Yushan to donate money to him."
Wang Anshi was the first to react, stroking his beard and saying with a smile: "This boy has really not missed a single thing he promised me."
Lu Huiqing nodded and said, "It even exceeded the quota."
Wang Anshi smiled and nodded.
Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others frowned, and they gradually realized the problem.
As the presiding judge, Zhao Pian must ask clearly and cannot just guess: "What exactly do you want to explain?"
Zhang Fei said: "If Wangzhi County simply asks big landowners like Wei Yushan to donate money, whether it is to scare or deceive them, this is a manifestation of ability. Even if they do not demand their taxes, it is still a good performance.
Everyone knows some facts, and many big landowners evade taxes. It would be really good if they could be made to donate money at a critical moment.
However, if you take a closer look at Kaifeng County's agricultural tax revenue, you will find that Wangzhi County also performed very well in terms of tax revenue. This is the main reason why he was quickly promoted to Kaifeng County Magistrate. "
Zhao Pian wondered: "Isn't this better?"
Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "Did the presiding judge read Geng Ming's pleadings carefully?"
Zhao Peng nodded.
Zhang Fei said: "It shouldn't be difficult to find that Wei Yushan's tax evasion fields are increasing every year."
Zhao Pian looked at it again, nodded and said: "It is indeed increasing every year."
Zhang Fei said: "I believe that the situation of many large landowners is also the same. In other words, if the cultivated land remains unchanged, although the tax-free land is increasing every year, the total tax revenue remains the same or is still increasing. Where do these taxes come from? ?”
Fan Chunren immediately said: "You can't use Wei Yushan as a household to speculate on other big landowners."
"I have evidence."
Zhang Fei put his hand to the side and put a document in his hand, "This is the tax situation of Wang Hong in the two years since he became the magistrate of Kaifeng County, as well as the tax accounts that I secretly visited."
Fan Chunren asked: "Where did you get this tax account?"
Zhang Fei said: "It was provided by the Siliyuan."
Fan Chunren suddenly remembered that he represented the Si Li Yuan.
There are bad people among officials.
Although the Executive Yuan does not care about finances, it is working within a system after all. There must be a way to get these ledgers.
But it was actually provided by Lu Huiqing.
Lu Jiawen didn't have this ability yet.
Zhao Bian said: "Submit it."
Zhang Fei said: "We secretly sent people to randomly check the second, third and fourth class households, a total of 150 households. It can be clearly found that the taxes they pay are increasing every year, and the number of acres of land does not increase, but decreases. in the case of.
The accounting information provided by the Executive Yuan is completely consistent with what I have checked.
Why is this happening? It is because Wangzhi County allocates almost all of the land tax paid by large landowners to ordinary farmers. Among them, second-class households like Geng Ming have the highest increase.
Because the second-class households have money but no power or status, and everyone shares the benefits equally, they can tolerate it without causing trouble.
As for the methods used, Liu Dong and Geng Ming have just made it very clear. I don't understand why no one has questioned until now, what is the extra money they paid? "
Fan Chunren said: "This is all Wei Yushan's doing. What does it have to do with Wangzhi County?"
"Fan Sijian, don't worry yet."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I also have a document here, oh, it was also provided by the Court of Justice, and it is about the land tax litigation handled by Kaifeng County in the past two years."
Xu Zhiqian handed it to him immediately.
Zhang Fei took the article and said, "The number of land tax disputes handled by Magistrate Wang is three times that of the previous magistrate, and the punishments are far more severe than those of the previous magistrate. He often uses a board to greet the so-called 'unruly people', and the iron-faced two word, that is well deserved.
But what about selflessness? But not necessarily. They all punished second-, third-, and fourth-class households, and there were very few cases involving first-class households. Even if there were, the judgments were all in favor of first-class households, without exception. "
At this point, he handed the article to the civil servant who came over, and continued: "The secret of Wang Zhixian's promotion is very simple, that is, he gives great tolerance to big landowners and big squires, allowing them to annex land, while at the same time Very strict judicial supervision will be given to the second, third and fourth class households.
He used the so-called strict law enforcement, that is, he forced the second, third and fourth class households to share the tax evasion of the big landowners, and then used soft tactics to win the favor of those big landowners. When he needed money to build water conservancy projects, the big landowners were willing to donate money. Everyone It's tacit.
Therefore, Wang Zhixian's political achievements can only be described in two words, "outstanding". He did things without spending the court's money, and the court did not promote him. But he is really one general who can achieve great success.
I also believe that Wang Hong may have never accepted money from others.
But I want to ask you, how much does it cost to buy the position of magistrate of Kaifeng County? "
There was total silence in the courtyard.
I see! Fan Chunren suddenly realized it, but he immediately questioned: "At most, this can only be regarded as evidence that Wang Zhixian is an official, but cannot be regarded as evidence of Wangzhi County's corruption and bribery."
Everyone understands the truth, but in court, the law still matters. Based on this alone, you cannot be accused of corruption and bribery. At most, it can only be regarded as supporting evidence.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "So what I am suing is not the crime of corruption and bribery, but the crime of causing harm to others."
Fan Chunren was speechless for a moment.
Generally speaking, crimes against others are accompanied by corruption and bribery, and private giving and receiving.
However, judging from the interpretation of "Song Xingtong", this is not a necessary condition.
Common sense cannot replace legal texts.
Zhang Fei looked around and said loudly: "There is no doubt that Magistrate Wang Hong is an official with outstanding abilities and rich trial experience.
Moreover, he had also adjudicated many tax lawsuits during the period of tax collection. It was impossible for him to ignore Geng Ming's grievances because of tax collection.
Then there is only one reason, that is, Wang Zhixian is trying to protect Wei Yushan. From the incident at the Bianjing Law Firm and Liu Dong's experience, it is not difficult to see that he is actually a habitual criminal, and the people are indeed forced by the big landowners. However, Wang Hong dismissed the apparent evidence. People's lawsuits show that rejection is just a habit of Wang Hong, which is even more terrifying than special care.
He was benevolent and loved the people. He loved the big landowners, the rich gentry, and the country gentry. He enforced the law strictly and was strict with the peasants, small craftsmen, and small citizens.
His love and hate are so contradictory that during the interrogation just now, there were contradictions everywhere, making it difficult to tell whether he was a good official or a corrupt official. But as long as this 'people' are distinguished, everything can be explained clearly and clearly.
Wei Yushan definitely admired him from the bottom of his heart, but his appreciation was precisely evidence of Wang Hong's evil deeds.
Unless the imperial court wrote "benevolent government and loving the people" and "hiding wealth among the people" in the "Song Xingtong", and stated that the "people" only refers to wealthy gentry, big landowners, and country gentry, otherwise Wang Hong would definitely have committed the crime. Human sin. "
"Kill this gou official!"
"Officer Gou!"
"If we don't convict this gouging official of causing harm to others, where is the justice of heaven!"
...
The citizens at the door suddenly went crazy, raising their arms and shouting, hysterical and gnashing their teeth.
The resentment is overwhelming.
As the saying goes, the people do not worry about scarcity but about inequality.
If you really want political achievements, you can be more ruthless. You treat everyone equally and tax everyone arbitrarily. Even if you are more ruthless, the people will not be so angry.
As a result, you also ask lower-class households to share the taxes of higher-class households.
This is simply worse than corrupt officials.
There was dead silence in the courtyard.
Only Wang Anshi stared at Sima Guang across from him, and kept saying "Hide wealth from the people, hide wealth from the people, hide wealth from the people."
Sima Guang was so angry that he turned his face to one side.
It's a pity that Wang Anshi could only hold back his laughter. The mood outside was so high that he was embarrassed to laugh.
But after reviewing this, he was very happy. The deal was worth it and he simply overfulfilled the task.
Zhao Bian looked at Fan Chunren.
After all, Fan Chunren is not a professional ear pen. He is also an official. He shouted so loudly outside. If he wanted to defend himself, he might ruin his father's reputation. The key point is that he is unable to refute the accusation and can only defend it cleverly. This is not the point. Very big.
He just shook his head and sat back.
Zhao Bian was shocked and immediately pronounced Wang Hong guilty of murder.
