Looking west tower.
The two bartenders were bent over, holding on to the door, breathing slightly, listening to the bustle of people inside.
One of the bartenders looked back, looking at the packed scene, and couldn't help but turn back again, "What day is it today? Why are there so many customers here at once."
"Didn't you hear that just now? They were all talking about the Imperial Court."
"What did the imperial court do?"
"It seems to be about some big case."
While they were chatting, they saw a middle-aged man with a heavy back and simple clothes walking towards the building.
A bartender immediately came forward and said, "Sir, I'm so sorry, we are full today."
Before he finished speaking, someone slapped him hard on the back of the head. The bartender turned around suddenly, but when he saw that it was the shopkeeper, he immediately became scared and stepped aside with his head down.
But the shopkeeper didn't pay attention to the two bartenders. Instead, he raised his hands to the middle-aged man and said, "Zhong Qianji, please come inside. Please come inside. General Zhe and the others are on the second floor."
"Thank you!" The middle-aged man nodded and went straight to the second floor.
After inviting the middle-aged man to the second floor, the shopkeeper returned to the door, pulled the two bartenders to a corner outside the door, and scolded: "You are blind, you don't even recognize Zhong Qianha."
It turns out that the middle-aged man's name is Zhong Ji, and he is the eldest son of the famous general Zhong Shiheng and the eldest brother of Zhong E. He is currently in charge of Jingyuan Road and knows Yuanzhou.
The two bartenders were very aggrieved. They really didn’t know each other!
The shopkeeper said again: "Remember, no matter who you are today, no matter whether there is a seat inside, please go inside first."
"Yes, the villain has remembered it."
As he said that, the bartender asked cautiously: "Shopkeeper, what happened today?"
The shopkeeper said: "Haven't you heard that the case about General Xiao Zhong will be heard in the imperial court of our Hezhong Mansion. These generals are all here for this case."
"That's it. No wonder they are all talking about a lawsuit."
"I have to cheer up these days. All the people here are distinguished guests."
"I know, I know."
When Zhong Ji reached the second floor, he immediately saw a man standing up and shouting: "Brother Zhong, this way."
Zhong Ji immediately walked over, bowed his hands to the two leaders at the wine table and said, "Brother Zhe Shi, brother Yao Xian."
The older one's name is Zhe Jizu, he is the magistrate of Fuzhou and is currently the head of the Zhe family army.
The younger one is named Yao Si, whose father Yao Bao died in Dingchuan during the Renzong period and currently serves as the governor of Huanqing Road.
There were several people standing behind them, all of whom were northwest generals, including Qin Zhongshou.
After some greetings, a few people sat down. Zhong Ji first raised his glass and said, "Thank you all for taking the trouble of your busy schedule to come here to support my third brother."
Zhejizu waved his hands and said: "Don't let anyone know about it. This case is not just a matter for Tanesaburo alone, it is also closely related to each of us. Brother, I heard that this is not a special case. In the future, most of our military generals' cases will also happen. All cases will be handed over to the Public Security Bureau for trial.”
"I've heard about this too."
Zhong Ji nodded and said, "But what exactly is going on with the public prosecutor's office?"
Several people looked at Qin Zhongshou.
Qin Zhongshou hurriedly told Zhong Execution what happened during this period.
Zhong Ji nodded slightly, "From this point of view, the trial in this imperial court can be considered fair."
Zhejizu said: "If it is just about justice, regardless of success or failure, your brother's case will not be good."
In any case, Zhonge just didn't obey the order and sent troops without permission, but he won.
Justice is not necessarily a good thing!
Lu Shen was also very upright as an official.
Zhong Execution was frowning again.
Qin Zhongshou also nodded repeatedly and said: "It is still unclear which side the imperial court is leaning towards. Although he is currently fighting with the civil servants, he has not considered compensating the salt merchants at all. When it came to our military expenditure, it was Master Yuan who finally came up with the salt debt method, which prevented the military expenditure from being cut."
Yao Si said: "I heard that the trial period has not been set yet because the imperial court is dissatisfied with the government for not allocating funds to them."
Qin Zhongshou nodded and said, "That's right."
After listening to the explanation, he hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"
Qin Zhongshou explained the matter again.
Zhong Exegesis was so heart-wrenching when he heard it, "This is simply treating the emperor's life as child's play. These two things are not related at all."
Qin Zhongshou said: "I also specifically inquired about President Zhang's friend, the current Superintendent of Hezhong Prefecture, Cao Dongdong. According to Cao Dongdong, this person has a very small heart and will retaliate. This is his usual style."
Hearing this, Zhong Ji couldn't help but sweat profusely, and his heart felt cold.
Imperial Court.
"President Zhang, are you going too far by doing this?"
Su Che said to Zhang Fei anxiously.
"Going too far?"
Zhang Fei looked surprised and said: "How do you say this?"
Su Zhe said: "This matter is the same thing. The government has not allocated funds to you. That is the government's fault. We can report this matter to the court, but you can't threaten the government with this case! You are here to hear this case under the emperor's order. case."
Xu Zhiqian on the side also looked at Zhang Fei very worriedly.
Zhang Fei immediately said: "The prosecutor has to rely on evidence when he speaks. When did I threaten the government? There is no money and the witnesses are not present. What can I do?"
This is a good excuse.
Su Zhe couldn't help but said sincerely: "But it's not an option if you continue to make trouble like this. At present, all the civil servants and military officers of Hezhong Prefecture are here, and they have expressed their dissatisfaction. Some even came to our procuratorate and expressed that they would sue your imperial court. .”
Zhang Fei said: "If you have evidence, you can sue, but you can't sue me. This is against the rules. You should submit it to the procuratorate in the capital first, and the procuratorate there will file a lawsuit against Dali Temple."
Su Che was immediately dumbfounded and said in confusion: "But if you do this, it will also affect the authority of the imperial court."
"What authority?"
Zhang Fei said: "The president of the court has been here for so long, and the two parties have just arrived belatedly. Now that they are here, I will start the trial immediately. Don't we, the imperial court, have no face?"
Seeing that Zhang Fei was not getting enough food and salt, Su Che also had a severe headache and couldn't help but look at Xu Zhiqian.
Xu Zhiqian whispered: "President Zhang!"
"Shut up!"
Zhang Fei immediately scolded her and then said to Su Zhe: "Mr. Su Xiao, there are no outsiders here. I will tell you clearly. Even if the officials come, if you don't allocate money, I will not try it, and the procuratorate will not try it." You can sue us. This is your duty. If it were me, I might choose to sue. This is indeed suspected of malfeasance."
"I see."
Su Che nodded and stood up, "Su said goodbye."
It's useless even if the officials come, so there's no way to persuade him.
Zhang Fei said: "I will send Mr. Su Xiao off."
"No need!"
Su Che bowed his hands and went out.
Zhang Fei still sent him to the door, but when he turned around, he saw Xu Zhiqian's cold eyes and immediately said: "In this room, you are the chief registrar, and I am the president of the court. Can't I reprimand you?" It is very unprofessional behavior for you to look at your boss like this."
Xu Zhiqian's expression changed slightly, and she said aggrievedly: "But you have to be reasonable. After all, Mr. Su Xiao is thinking about you. If you continue like this, you will offend both civil and military officials. I heard that all the people from the great general families in the northwest are all Here, if we offend them, we won’t be able to move even here!”
Originally, she was not opposed to Zhang Fei doing this, but she had some concerns, but now the situation is completely different. All the civil servants in Hezhong Prefecture and people from all the major general families in the northwest are here. These people have a very important position in the Song Dynasty. It's really scary to see this thing getting bigger and bigger.
Not to mention his father, Wang Anshi wouldn't dare to play like this!
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I am the president of the court, and what I pay attention to is convincing people with the law. Now I will try my best to please them. Once the verdict is unfair, it is meaningless to please them at this time. But if I make a good verdict, I will now Just leave them alone, and everything will become pleasant and respect me."
Xu Zhiqian said: "You can't say it so lightly. Don't forget, you have many enemies. Those officials will definitely impeach you."
Zhang Fei chuckled: "What are you impeaching me for? Do you want to advance money to work overtime? If those officials were like me, I, the Song Dynasty, would not need to reform at all."
Government office!
"What did you say?"
Wei Yingfang looked at Chief Registrar Zhuo Qun in shock, "The procuratorate plans to sue the imperial court in the capital?"
Zhuo Qun nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that Su Ziyou also went to the imperial court to persuade Zhang San, but Zhang San is still unwilling to start a trial, and the procuratorate can only prosecute."
"madman!"
Wei Yingfang immediately cursed: "This is a lunatic!"
What would you do for this little money?
This is simply to destroy both the jade and the stone!
Cai Yanqing glanced at him and said, "You're not bad either!"
"I!"
Wei Yingfang glanced at Cai Yanqing anxiously.
Cai Yanqing is too lazy to speak, so just keep wasting it, and we will die holding each other together.
After Yuan Jiang escaped, he didn't want to continue to make trouble, but Wei Yingfang and the others strongly requested that they must fight back, otherwise the government would be too embarrassed.
Xue Zhi, the magistrate of Hedong County, said: "If this continues, it will not work. People outside are already saying that our government office is withholding funds from the imperial court and intends to interfere with the imperial court's trial."
Because this matter doesn't seem very political. Why would Zhang Fei ignore the emperor's order for this little money? But a normal person would not do this. There may be something fishy in it.
As a result, some people speculated that the government government was withholding funds in order to threaten the imperial court and influence the imperial court's judgment. However, Zhang Fei was unyielding and refused to comply, so he was unwilling to hold a trial.
This conspiracy theory immediately won the support of the people, because in the eyes of the people, the imperial court was very fair.
"Nonsense."
Wei Yingfang said excitedly: "That kid was unkind first, and we are unjust."
Xue Zhi said: "But if the trouble goes to the capital, we will all be blamed."
He Chunlin and Liu Daxing, who hated Zhang Fei the most, couldn't help but nodded. Now they were all frightened.
They all felt that they were already standing on the edge of a cliff, or it was because all the civil servants and generals in Hezhong Mansion seemed to be here, and they all knew about this. If they launched an attack together, the court would definitely take it seriously.
But there is no oil or salt in the imperial court.
If he really wanted to go to the capital, no matter what Zhang Fei's crime was, they would still hold back the funds.
This is what they never expected. No matter how upright an official is, he will not be so ruthless, even risking his life for this little money.
This can only be described as "crazy".
Wei Yingfang was so depressed that he stamped his feet, "Okay, okay, I'll give it to them. Why don't you give it to them?"
After saying that, he stormed away.
I was angry, but more importantly, I was afraid that this matter would never end, and he was the culprit, and it was all his orders.
So he quickly called Cai Jing.
When meeting Cai Jing, Wei Yingfang pretended to be calm, held a cup, blew on it, and asked casually: "How much money will you need to try this case?"
After that, he took a sip of tea.
"Ten thousand guan." Cai Jing wrote lightly.
"puff!"
Wei Yingfang couldn't calm down anymore. He licked his lips and looked at Cai Jing in surprise, "How much?"
Cai Jing also replied casually: "Ten thousand strings."
He has been dealing with this matter all the time. He has a very clear judgment on the current situation. He knows that he is the one with the advantage. If you have the ability, you won't give it to him!
Let's just spend it.
See who dies first.
Wei Yingfang said angrily: "Are you, the Imperial Court, insulting us? It costs 10,000 yuan to try one case. You are extorting money. I will impeach you to the Imperial Court."
Cai Jing replied unhurriedly: "Replying to Judge Wei Tong, these are the rules of our imperial court. Because the case is complicated, several years apart, and involves many witnesses, it requires a lot of funds.
We, the president of the court, did not want to bother the government, so we planned to build some shops to supplement these funds. However, unfortunately, the shop construction plan has not been approved by the government so far. "
Wei Yingfang understood immediately and thought to himself, it turns out that you want to build a shop, but I am not able to do what you want. He said: "I will give you ten thousand guan, but I will report it to the court."
Cai Jing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Wei Tongpan. In addition, we also have our salary and the previous renovation costs, which are 17,000 guan."
Wei Yingfang was dumbfounded again and asked, "Doesn't this ten thousand yuan include salary?"
Cai Jingdao: "Just now, Judge Wei Tong only asked about the cost of hearing the case."
Okay! Okay! I will teach you a lesson after this case is over. How unreasonable. Wei Yingfang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will order someone to allocate it to you when the time comes."
"Thank you Wei Tongpan."
Cai Jing bowed his hands again and said, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave now."
Wei Yingfang nodded, but when he saw that Cai Jing was really going to leave, he was really not sure whether they wanted money or a shop, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, you will come back first."
Cai Jing turned around again and asked, "Does Wei Tongpan have any other instructions?"
"Don't dare!"
Wei Yingfang snorted and said: "In this way, the government will not be able to come up with so much money for a while, and I don't know how much money you will need to trial the case. In order not to delay the trial of the case, the government will allow the construction of shops there. , I will have someone allocate the funds for the first two months to you."
Cai Jing said expressionlessly, "Thank you Wei Tongpan."
(End of chapter)
