After the Imperial Court announced that the case would be heard publicly, the entire Hezhong Mansion focused its attention on the Imperial Court.
On the surface, it seems that the police, prosecutors and law are aggressive, but in fact they are not.
So far, the Public Security Bureau is completely passive.
Because according to common sense, this case should not have been brought to the imperial court. If there was no public prosecutor, Cai Yanqing could solve it with just one sentence.
It can be seen that it is not the public prosecutor and the law who are making things difficult for the government, but the government is making things difficult for the public prosecutor and the law.
But this was all within Zhang Fei's expectations.
The rise of a new force will inevitably lead to a group attack from the old forces.
This is inevitable.
Because there is only so much power, the rise of new forces must be at the expense of the old forces.
The old forces will try their best to cause trouble for you. Their interests are complicated and their troops are strong. Even if you kill a group of my officials, the ones who replace them will still be our people.
Almost all of these officials belong to the old forces.
But you, the police, the procuratorate, and the law cannot afford to lose. As long as you lose once, you will be severely weakened.
These officials are all talented people. They believe that this lawsuit will benefit them without any harm. It is best if they can win.
But even if they lose, it will only make the finances that are already unable to make ends meet even worse.
The best weapon against justice is finance.
For the imperial court, finance is definitely better than justice.
So they are confident.
God is good.
A heavy rain last night washed away the hot breath on the surface of the earth, providing a better experience for the next day's viewing.
Early in the morning, officials rushed to the imperial court one after another.
Although there are all kinds of dissatisfaction on the lips, you still get what you come for. Sixty-seven out of ten of the country's finances are concentrated on military expenditures. You must know that the national finances of the Song Dynasty are a very huge amount.
How many people's interests are involved here? It can be said that they are closely related to every official in Hezhong Mansion. In addition, the imperial court supports the imperial court. If they don't come in person, can they feel at ease?
In an instant, the entire imperial court was filled with complaints.
Officials complained to various "envoys" such as Wang Shao, Guo Kui, and Yuan Jiang, who all represented the imperial court.
You see, when the public security law comes, the entire Hezhong Prefecture will not be able to live in peace, making us officials tied up and afraid to work hard.
The implication is, what do we gain by doing this?
It is not for the national finance.
Who dares to make money for the country if the public security bureau and the law do this?
Everyone knows this kind of thing, and Wang Hong is a typical example. The country is in urgent need of money, so whoever can make money will be a good official.
Here, we are asked to try our best to make money, but over there, the public security organs and law are set up to hinder us.
Aren't you kidding us?
Wang Shao and Guo Kui knew it very well, and they both said they would explain their difficulties to the court.
Without money, everyone has to finish playing.
Still have to coax a little bit.
In fact, these old foxes have already figured out that the public prosecutor, prosecutor and law have not completely broken up with each other. It is the transfer department, not the transfer envoy, who is suing. The difference between this word is huge.
Since you are filing a complaint against an official agency, no matter what, it will not involve officials.
There must be considerations in this regard.
It was approaching midnight, and the crowd was already packed in front of the gate. The difference from the past was that this time, all the people standing in front were tall and burly young people, instead of aunties selling tea on the street. The citizens were completely I can't squeeze in.
This lawsuit is closely related to the interests of the soldiers.
They hope that Chen Guang can win this lawsuit, because they have all received similar treatment to some extent, and this resentment has been held in for a long time.
The officials don't feel the pressure. If all these bad things are exposed and trigger a mutiny, the public security system will be completely ruined.
As before, Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Shangguan Jun, and Ye Zuqia, as well as Su Che, Chen Qi, and Wang Shen from the Procuratorate, came to the court one after another and began to sort out the required documents.
But this time, the imperial court had an additional seat behind the procuratorate, and two young men came directly to that seat to sort out their papers.
One of them is very familiar to everyone, that is Erbi Li Min, who helped the salt merchants litigate last time, and the other one is Qiu Zhengwen.
However, this time everyone did not wait anxiously for Zhang Fei, their eyes were fixed on Su Che.
It has been proved that this case was forced to prosecute by the Procuratorate. The Imperial Court was still hesitant before, which shows that the Procuratorate is really not under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Court.
"This time we have offended everyone."
Chen Qi murmured in a low voice with a glow on her back.
Su Che felt helpless and said: "But we have given them a chance. They want to use this case to deal with us. We have no choice."
As he spoke, he glanced back at Qiu Zhengwen and Li Min, then turned to look at the empty seats on the other side and said, "They still haven't invited Erbi."
Chen Qi said: "The people who appeared in court today are all officials, how could they believe that little Erbi?"
"That's true."
Su Zhe nodded slightly.
When it comes to matters of fact, eloquence, talent, and understanding of legal studies, how can those Erbi compare with officials? The smartest people in the world are all officials. Those who cannot be officials must not be smart enough. Officials cannot be Let Erbi help you litigate.
When they were almost ready, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian arrived late.
Whether they like it or not, the simple and rough etiquette of the Imperial Court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This time, no one is looking for trouble. Now the prestige of the Imperial Court has greatly increased. He stood up slightly and then sat down.
boom!
Zhang Fei knocked the gavel, "Quiet!"
It suddenly became quiet in front of the imperial court.
Zhang Fei looked around and said loudly: "Before the trial begins, this court would like to explain that the court hearing today is a joint lawsuit."
As he spoke, he extended his hand to guide Su Che, "The procuratorate is suing the Transportation Department for arrears of military pay. This is a criminal case. In addition, the litigant Chen Guang also entrusted the Legal Aid Department to file a compensation lawsuit against the Transportation Department."
Everyone looked confused.
What's the meaning?
Isn't this the same thing?
Even the officials couldn't understand it.
Zhang Fei further explained: "In the future, our imperial court will establish a civil court and a criminal court. The specific explanation will be issued by the imperial court. The president of the court will give a brief explanation here.
The best thing to understand is that criminal cases will inevitably trigger penalties, such as theft, murder, corruption, and deduction of military pay. In such cases, once the evidence is conclusive, the court will inevitably impose penalties, and the procuratorate will inevitably intervene.
Civil cases usually refer to disputes over interests between people, such as disputes over debt, inheritance, marriage, etc. Such cases will not involve the issue of penalties.
The president of the court would like to make a special statement here. According to the previous rules, if someone borrows money and fails to repay it, the government will use moss punishment, which can reach a maximum of sixty moss. However, this will not happen in the imperial court because this is a civil case. , no punishment will be used. At the same time, the procuratorate is usually only responsible for supervising such cases and will not intervene to represent any party.
Theft and arrears of military pay are within the purview of the Procuratorate. However, the compensation lawsuit filed by the plaintiff Chen Guang is a debt dispute. This is a civil case and the Procuratorate is inconvenient to intervene. Therefore, the plaintiff Chen Guang can only entrust the Legal Aid Department to handle the case. litigation. "
After hearing these words, the people were stunned. Is it so complicated?
But many officials think that the public prosecutor's law is really strict, and it sounds reasonable to them.
However, they all believed that this was Sima Guang's contribution.
Of course, some people think that this is a pretense and a waste of manpower and material resources.
"Here I will introduce the Legal Aid Department again."
Zhang Fei said: "As the name suggests, the Legal Aid Agency provides legal assistance to the people. This is because many people are illiterate and do not understand the law, so they often suffer losses in litigation. In order to seek fairness, the court decided to find a way to assist the Agency, but this time It is not a government agency. There is no official in the Legal Aid Agency. The Erbi of the Legal Aid Agency all join voluntarily and are doing good deeds. They will help people write petitions for free and do not charge any fees.
Of course, this court will consider it at its discretion and assign Erbi from the Legal Aid Department to litigate for the people based on the specific circumstances. This will also be free of charge. This time, considering the complexity of Chen Guang's lawsuit, the president of the court assigned Qiu Zhengwen, director of the Legal Aid Department, and his assistant Li Min to argue for him. "
Qiu Zhengwen and Li Min immediately stood up and saluted around them, making them look familiar.
Zhang Feidu had given instructions. It happened to be a joint lawsuit involving the Legal Aid Department, so it had to be publicized.
After hearing this, the people in front of the gate couldn't help but be overjoyed, and their previous worries disappeared.
It's complicated, but if professionals help, it's easy.
Thoughtful!
How considerate!
It is indeed our beloved imperial court.
It's great to know that nowadays you can get dozens of pennies from someone to write a petition, let alone help them fight the case for free.
Many officials sitting here treated him with cold eyes.
They all see at a glance the purpose of the Legal Aid Department, which is to encourage everyone to litigate.
In the past, the government tried to reduce lawsuits among the people as much as possible, because the gentlemen had to deal with many things during the day and at night. They also had to travel, write lyrics and compose music. If they had to deal with lawsuits every day, they would be exhausted.
But that’s what the Imperial Court does. If no one comes to litigate, then what’s the point of the Imperial Court’s existence? Of course they encourage it.
It must be necessary for the people to provide convenience for litigation.
After explaining all this, Zhang Fei banged the gavel and announced the official opening of the trial.
Su Che immediately requested that the plaintiff Chen Guang be summoned to court.
I saw a man with a broken arm coming to the court uneasily, which immediately caused a burst of sighs in front of the door. He fought hard for the country and became disabled. However, the first thing he did when he returned home was to go to court with the government to get his own back. pension.
Simply, alas...!
Officials such as Guo Kui, Wang Shao, and Yuan Jiang who were eager to make contributions could not help but look sad.
How can we win a war with such a military regime?
Under Su Zhe's instructions, Chen Guangcai sat on the plaintiff's table, but he still felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Su Che stood up and asked, "Chen Guang, where are you from?"
"Oh, I, I'm from Hedong County."
"Then what did you do for a living before?"
"I used to be a farmer. About four years ago, my hometown was hit by floods. I almost lost all my harvest, and my family had no food left. I could only sell some land to make ends meet, but I couldn't pay taxes. It was just the time to get rid of the four floods. In 2000, the government was recruiting soldiers, and they said that those who enlisted would be exempted from tax, so I thought this was better than borrowing a loan shark, so I went to be a soldier."
Another four years of peace.
Zhong'e and the others knew in their hearts that this must be related to the Suizhou War.
That was when a war was imminent, and Hezhong Mansion was bound to recruit new soldiers, just in case.
Su Che asked again: "Where will you serve as a soldier next?"
Chen Guang replied: "After that, I went to Yanzhou with several fellow villagers to garrison."
Su Che asked: "Did it go well?"
Chen Guang shook his head and said: "At the beginning of the second year of Xining, an enemy army came to invade. During the battle, my arm was cut off by the enemy and I almost died."
After talking about it, he looked extremely lonely.
Su Che asked again: "What happens next?"
Chen Guangdao: "After that, I recuperated in Yanzhou for more than half a year, and finally saved my life. At the end of last year, I returned to Hezhong Mansion."
Su Che asked: "Did the military camp in Yanzhou tell you how to live after you come back?"
Chen Guang nodded and said: "Marquis Yu of our military camp gave me an official document and asked me to use this official document to go to Hezhong Mansion to collect the pension."
Su Che asked: "Can Yuhou explain how much pension he will receive and which official office he will receive it from?"
Chen Guangdao: "The Yanzhou Military Camp will transfer me back to Hezhong Prefecture first, and then I will hand over the official documents to the military camp, and the military camp will issue a pension to me. He also said that according to the regulations, I can roughly receive thirty guan of money. In addition, he also said that we have made great achievements in repelling the enemy, and we should be able to get some rewards. It is all mentioned in these official documents."
Su Che asked: "Then did you do what I said above?"
Chen Guang nodded.
"Have you received any pension?"
"No."
Chen Guang shook his head and said: "It has been more than half a year since I submitted it, but there is no news at all."
Su Che asked: "What did the military camp say?"
Chen Guangdao: "The person in charge of this matter, Marquis Yu, said that the current financial situation is difficult and the military treasury cannot allocate much money for the time being. He asked me to go home and wait. He also said that this is normal."
Su Zhe said: "Since it's normal, why did you come to complain?"
Chen Guang suddenly became excited, "I have no choice. When I joined the army, the military camp was very good. Our remuneration will be divided into two. My wife will be given thirty liters of rice and pickles every month." Fifteen kilograms, two hundred and fifty coins, and one set of clothes for each season.
But after I came back, I found out that they gave my wife a bolt of rags and ten kilograms of pickles that were about to go moldy every month. They also gave her thirty cents during the holidays. As for clothes, she only gave her one piece of clothing every year.
But those rags could not be repaid, and it was not enough for my wife and children to survive, so my wife had no choice but to sell the remaining acres of farmland in the family in exchange for money to survive, and she also borrowed a lot of money. Now my creditors are forcing me to sell my wife and children. I came to complain because I had no other choice. "
As he talked about the latter part, tears welled up in his eyes, but perhaps because there were too many people around him, he still held back the tears.
Su Che asked: "Before you file a complaint, can you go to the military camp to ask?"
"went."
Chen Guang choked up and said: "But... But they still thought I was nagging. They said that when the money was allocated, they would come and ask me to collect the money. Then they kicked me out and told me not to come to the military camp if I had nothing to do. I No longer a soldier."
Almost all of the soldiers watching the interrogation in front of the door were moving their lips, and all kinds of curse words were flowing between their lips and teeth, but no one made a sound.
Asking the government for money is really life-threatening. Everyone feels the same, but they are still in the military and can only dare to be angry and dare not speak out.
(End of chapter)
