Procuratorate.
"The evidence is flawless and is irrefutable. How can Zhang San overturn the case?"
Su Che sat in front of the case with a sullen expression, muttering to himself.
There was a mountain of copywriting on the table. He had spent so much time sleeping and eating these days, tirelessly reviewing all the evidence.
But it seems that there is indeed no problem.
At this time, Qi Ji came into the house and said, "Prosecutor Su, a letter has just been sent from Kaifeng Mansion. They have requested the imperial court to transfer the indictment to Kaifeng Mansion, hoping that the case can be heard as soon as possible."
Su Che was startled and seemed hesitant. After a moment, he said: "Now that we have to face Zhang San, should we make more preparations? I want to go to the places written on these evidences to see in person. To make sure nothing goes wrong.”
"But we have sent people to investigate this evidence, and there is absolutely no problem."
Qi Ji added: "Prosecutor Su, we have been preparing for this for a long time and the evidence is sufficient. However, Zhang San only took on this lawsuit recently. If it is delayed any longer, will it be more beneficial to Zhang San?"
At least those ministers in the DPRK and China will think so, and maybe the Kaifeng Mansion will think so too. If we postpone it for a while, if there is a problem in court, we may be impeached. "
It will take at least half a month to complete this round of shopping.
Su Che was still a little hesitant.
Qi Ji added: "The main reason is that we have no reasonable reason to postpone it. This will definitely attract criticism."
Su Zhe wanted to go and see for himself, not because he had any thoughts, but mainly because he felt uneasy and wanted to try his luck. However, the prosecutors had already investigated before. If the prosecution was postponed for this reason, then what if If there is no harvest, and the case is lost by then, the entire procuratorate will be at the forefront.
"All right!"
Su Che nodded and said, "But add Wang Hongjin's previous tax evasion charges, just in case."
Qi Ji's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, it can catch the opponent off guard again."
When they prosecuted Xu Yu and Qin Biao before, they did not investigate whether they had engaged in tax evasion before. Because there was a tacit understanding between the Procuratorate and the Taxation Department at that time, the Taxation Department only provided evidence on income and deliberately avoided the previous tax situation.
After all, this is a trial of a new law. If you use the new law to calculate old taxes, it will be meaningless. Not to mention whether Sima Guang and others will agree, Wang Anshi will not agree. If this is done, who will support the new law.
The Legislative Council promulgated those new laws to set the tone for this purpose.
But after all, the Taxation Department has provided a very comprehensive income evidence. If the Procuratorate investigates carefully, it can still find evidence of tax evasion.
Now the procuratorate actually has evidence of Wang Hongjin's tax evasion, but the previous indictment did not involve this crime.
But now that Zhang Fei suddenly intervened, public opinion in the DPRK and China began to reverse, from opposing the Procuratorate to supporting the Procuratorate. If this crime is prosecuted now, everyone will support it.
Since we want to fight quickly, we should just hurry up and don't give Zhang Fei too much time to prepare.
The procuratorate immediately wrote another indictment and formally filed a lawsuit with Kaifeng Prefecture.
As for the Kaifeng Mansion, they have been under pressure from all parties, urging them to open a court as soon as possible and try the case quickly.
The case has reached this stage, not because the imperial court has been delaying, causing them to worry that Kaifeng Mansion will be pressured by the emperor to use such dirty tricks.
However, they were obviously overly worried.
Zeng Gong could not wait any longer. This evidence alone was enough to convict Zhao Wenzheng. He did not waste a moment. After receiving the indictment from the procuratorate, he immediately announced that the trial would begin in a day.
After a whole year, Kaifeng Mansion once again ushered in its own highlight moment. This early in the morning, it was already full of guests and friends.
Fortunately, everyone in Kaifeng Mansion has rich experience in dealing with this. Under the arrangements of Li Kai and Huang Gui, they have been well prepared.
It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining brightly outside, and the distinguished guests stood in the courtyard and communicated.
"I can't think of that either."
Fu Bi shook his head, "In my opinion, this case has irrefutable evidence and there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case."
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and nodded: "I think so too."
Sima Guang said: "But I talked to Zhang San and he said that although he is not sure of winning, he can definitely win this lawsuit."
"Yeah?"
Fu Bi asked incredulously.
Sima Guang nodded.
Fu Bi was puzzled, "How can we win?"
Sima Guang shook his head: "Then he didn't tell me."
"Everyone, we have to keep a closer eye."
Meng Qiansheng said: "If Zhang San wants to win this lawsuit, he will definitely play tricks."
Xie Yun frowned and said: "How can he play tricks in this public trial?"
Meng Qiansheng said: "Have you forgotten how the imperial court protected Governor Zhao before?"
"But Magistrate Zeng."
"Governor Zeng has never heard a case involving the clan. Can you guarantee that Magistrate Zeng can still be impartial and impartial?"
"That's true."
At this time, Zeng Gong was sitting in the hall with his friend Wang Anshi.
"well!"
Zeng Gong sighed: "Now I gradually understand why Judge Li Tong is so afraid of Zhang San. Even before the trial has started, I can feel a lot of pressure."
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "If we can get the verdict, it won't cause any controversy. I'm afraid that brat can really overturn the verdict. In that case, Brother Zigu will inevitably be criticized."
Zeng Gong said: "But as long as the evidence submitted by the procuratorate is correct, it is absolutely impossible to overturn the case."
Wang Anshi said: "Brother Zigu still has to be careful. Although there are rumors that Zhang San did this just to defraud money, but based on my understanding of that kid, if there is really no hope at all, he is unlikely to take this lawsuit. of."
At this moment, Huang Gui suddenly walked in and said, "Report to the magistrate Zeng, the officials are here."
Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi looked at each other, immediately stood up and walked out.
Zhao Xu's sudden arrival was both reasonable and unexpected!
But one thing is for sure, that is, the ministers are very unhappy with the emperor's arrival. This is a trial for the clan. If you, the emperor, sit here, it is clear that you want to put pressure on the Kaifeng government!
After this salute, the imperial censor Pei Wen asked: "Why are the officials here?"
Zhao Xu exclaimed, "I have nothing to do today. Can't I come over and take a look?"
Pei Wen said in a respectful tone: "Guan family, this case involves the clan. If the officials sit here, I'm afraid it will put pressure on Kaifeng Mansion."
Fu Bi and the others remained silent, obviously supporting Pei Wen's statement.
Want to drive me away? Zhao Xu immediately became angry and said in anger: "You can come, but I can't?"
The implication is that if you sit here, won't you put pressure on Zhang San?
Pei Wen bowed his hands and said, "The official forgives me, but I am just afraid that it will affect judicial justice."
This is obviously an insinuation.
Zhao Xu was too lazy to argue with these censors, and turned to look at Zeng Gong, "Prefect Zeng, if I am here, will it affect your trial?"
Zeng Gong cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured, officials, I will deal with it impartially. Even if the other party is a clan member, I will never tolerate it as long as it breaks the law."
Zhao Xu nodded awkwardly.
Are there no friendly forces here?
The ministers felt relieved when they heard Zeng Gong's words.
By criticizing the emperor like this, they are actually encouraging Zeng Gong. Don't panic, we are here to support you, and the emperor cannot act arbitrarily.
The atmosphere was very awkward.
Wang Anshi quickly came out to smooth things over and asked, "When will the court begin?"
Zeng Gong glanced at the sky and said, "It should be soon."
Huang Gui next to him said: "Zhang San hasn't arrived yet?"
Zeng Gong frowned and said, "Not here yet?"
Li Kai sighed: "Zeng Zhifu didn't know something. Zhang San is always the last one to arrive."
Not to mention he was used to it, even Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo said they were used to it.
But Zeng Gong was not used to it. You little Erbi asked me to wait for you. What were you thinking? He waved his hand and said, "I won't wait for him anymore. Get ready to start the class."
Zhao Xu wanted to say something, but when he saw the officials staring at him eagerly, he still felt a little guilty, so he remained silent.
Zeng Gong sat up, and the distinguished guests also took their seats. The emperor sat alone, with Lan Yuanzhen standing next to him.
"The hour has arrived, why hasn't Zhang San come yet?"
Sima Guang suddenly felt worried, "Is there any accident?"
"Probably not!" Wang Anshi also looked worried.
Although Zhang Fei is habitually the last to arrive, he will not be late.
But today the class is now open.
"mighty.."
While the yamen servant was singing, he saw a pair of handsome men and beautiful women staggering in.
"Sorry! Sorry! I'm late."
Zhang Fei gasped.
boom!
Zeng Gong was shocked and angrily said: "It's not your first day in court. How could you make such a mistake? As Erbi, you should have come here an hour in advance to await trial, but now the court has already started. According to the rules , you can no longer go to court to defend yourself.”
The ministers next to him nodded vigorously.
Yeah!
Don't let him go to court to defend himself.
Zhang Fei looked aggrieved and gasped: "Prefect Mingjian, I really didn't expect that the court would be held so soon. After all, I have just taken over this lawsuit and am still collecting evidence, so I could only stay up all night preparing the documents last night. , it was not ready until just now.”
What a sharp tongue. Zeng Gong murmured to himself, and his expression softened a bit: "This case was transferred from the Imperial Court, and the Imperial Court has completed the trial, so this prefect decided to open the trial today."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I know, but I have just taken over this lawsuit, and a new charge has been temporarily added. Governor Zhao and I only found out about it yesterday. This really takes a lot of time for us to prepare." "
Oops! Zeng Gong frowned secretly and glanced at Zhao Xu secretly.
Zhao Xu was expressionless, but he must have heard the implication.
This show of force is really crooked.
Wang Anshi whispered to Sima Guang: "He made the same mistake as you."
Sima Guang said coldly: "Didn't you remind him?"
Wang Anshi said: "Originally I wanted to remind you, but the officials suddenly came and I forgot about it."
Zeng Gong could only say: "Since you have not raised any objections, this prefect thinks that you are fully prepared. If you still need to prepare, this prefect can choose another day for another trial."
Speaking of which, if he didn't say this, the emperor would have a reason to find trouble.
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "I have made preparations. There is no need to set a date for the trial again. I just hope that the prefect can forgive me for being late."
Zeng Gong said: "Since there is a reason for this, I will not pursue this matter. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, prefect, for your forgiveness."
After bowing, the couple came to the table and sat down.
Xu Zhiqian whispered: "If you keep using this trick, something will happen sooner or later."
Zhang Fei said: "It's because they despised us Erbi first. They didn't even ask for our opinions when the trial would be held. If I hadn't been prepared in advance and they started the trial so quickly, I would have really fallen into trouble this time. I have to do this." Point it out and do it this way in the future. If you don’t give Erbi time to prepare, then it’s okay.”
(End of chapter)
