It is true that the strongest has its own strong hand, and every mountain is as high as the other.
In fact, those officials knew that even if they did not appear in court, the imperial court could still hear the case, because Zhang Fei had informed them before. But they think, this money is in my hands, you can decide whatever you want, we just don’t implement it, if you can, let the royal police go to the government to steal the money!
To put things into perspective, in the current judicial reform, it only shows that the administration and the judiciary are separated, not subordinate to each other, and each performs its own duties. This is the core content.
However, Sima Guang did not give a specific explanation as to how they were not subordinate to each other and each performed its own duties.
According to the rules of judicial reform, people who disobey the imperial court's decision can appeal, and this is the only way to solve the problem.
But Sima Guang did not force this.
There is still room for competition between the two sides.
If it is corruption, bribery, homicide, or rebellion, of course the Royal Police can arrest people. In the past, criminal officials could also arrest officials on this basis.
But this case obviously does not involve these. On the contrary, it is the imperial court's desire to break the existing system.
This purchase tax was stipulated by the imperial court, and the government only acted in accordance with the rules. No matter how many problems there were, it had always been done this way. The advantages outweighed the disadvantages. The imperial court also acquiesced and even encouraged it.
You can't say that once the imperial court comes, we will only be guilty. After collecting so much money, didn't you spend it?
It's a waste of time, right?
The government is now insisting that this is an administrative issue and we are acting in accordance with the rules. Even if we really want to improve it, we will take the initiative to change it. Your imperial court has no right to intervene, so we refuse to appear in court.
Your judgment is invalid.
In the final analysis, this is still a dispute between laws and decrees.
This time the officials shared the same hatred.
The imperial court's aggressiveness really made them very unhappy.
But they never expected that the imperial court would take the decision without authorization and use tax exemption as the government's compensation to the people.
This really pissed off the officials.
If the imperial court still has this power, then it's okay. The power of taxation is the power of finance, and it is the power that the government values most.
"I have told you a long time ago that you are deceiving yourself and others. If you take one step back, the imperial court will take two steps forward. The purpose is to force you to death."
Dutou Fan Meng felt sorry for him for not fighting for his way.
Wei Yingfang hummed, "Everyone is talking to each other. If it weren't for the close relationship between your Yongxing Army and the Royal Police, why would we be so passive?"
Fan Meng said: "That's just an illusion. In fact, many generals are very dissatisfied with the Public Security Bureau. Their relatives and businesses have been hit by the Public Security Law. It's just that you are all compromising. What can they do?"
Cao Yi asked: "I wonder if Fan Dutou has any suggestions?"
Fan Meng said: "As far as I'm concerned! It's almost impossible to decide the outcome of this matter with words, and some means must be used. The government should be stronger and directly order to deny the imperial court's judgment, and Continue to pay taxes."
Wei Yingfang said: "But will anyone dare to take over?"
Fan Meng said: "Don't worry, as long as the government takes the lead, someone will definitely take over. Those rich people don't support the public prosecutors. As for the royal police. Humph, they only have a few thousand people now, and they have to manage the huge Hezhong Mansion. It's simply... Idiots and dreams, in those remote areas, they are far inferior to the powerful people. Now it depends on whether your government can support them. As long as the government can provide support, they will definitely be able to defeat them!"
Cao Yi hurriedly said: "It's the auxiliary police."
"right!"
Fan Meng reacted suddenly and quickly changed his words: "It's just a piece of cake to drive out those auxiliary police officers."
Those wealthy people are local snakes, with influence everywhere. They are not afraid of the Royal Police alone. Your Royal Police are most arrogant in the city. How many people can you send to the mountainous areas? If you send a lot of people there, then I will piss you off. Dun, if you have fewer people, I will come out again.
But they did not dare to confront the court, and they also needed the support of the ruling class.
This time Wei Yingfang didn't think much about it and just said directly: "Let's just do it, we have no choice."
The other officials also nodded.
I have been holding this resentment for too long. If I hold it in any longer, my lungs will explode.
The key point is that they can't retreat anymore. The imperial court has already intervened in the tax power, which is the core power.
So they planned to give the public prosecutor some trouble, as this local snake was not that easy to mess with.
They first found Cai Yanqing and expressed their position.
Since the government did not participate in the trial of this lawsuit, it naturally would not agree with the imperial court's judgment. Moreover, the government only abided by the system. The purchase tax was legal, and the imperial court had no right to interfere.
They asked Cai Yanqing to directly deny the imperial court's judgment.
Let's sing and dance and see what you can do to me.
Cai Yanqing certainly doesn't want to see this happen. If this happens, the entire Hezhong government will be polarized. If you obey the government order, you don't have to abide by the law. If you obey the law, you don't have to abide by the government order. Then the whole government will be in chaos.
But almost all officials supported Wei Yingfang's suggestion.
On the one hand, Cai Yanqing could only coax them. I am not opposed to continuing to buy taxes, but whether to issue a notice to deny the imperial court's judgment must be carefully considered, because once done, there will be no turning back.
Either you die or I die.
But the officials believe that it was the imperial court that provoked the issue first, and more than once, they did not take into account our thoughts, so why should we take them into consideration.
This is a game of power. Put aside the principles and laws for now.
Let’s just talk about who has the final say in Hezhong Mansion.
But Cai Yanqing still said that I wanted to think about it, and at the same time he hurried to find Yuan Jiang.
"What should we do now?"
Cai Yanqing spread his hands and looked at Yuan Jiang with a hint of annoyance.
This Clay Bodhisattva also has a bad temper. You are too radical and will not give the government any face at all. The officials cannot tolerate it any longer.
Yuan Jiang reassured: "Zhongyuan Wuyou, as long as you hold them back first, this matter will be resolved soon."
Cai Yanqing asked curiously: "How to solve it?"
Yuan Jiang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Because this matter will soon be out of our control. Since it is out of our control, we naturally have no right to fight back."
"It's not under our control?"
Cai Yanqing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed: "Taxation Department?"
Yuan Jiang nodded and said: "The Taxation Department should arrive at Hezhong Mansion soon. At that time, they will take over all tax collection matters. Whether to accept the imperial court's judgment or not, it is the Taxation Department who has the final say."
"I see." Cai Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Will taxation have nothing to do with us in the future?"
Yuan Jiang said: "That's not true. The Taxation Department only collects taxes in accordance with the law. It is hard work. How much tax is collected and how much tax is exempted is still under the government's control. However, the Taxation Department decides on the methods and means of tax collection. . And the purchase tax is a tax collection method, which must be dominated by the tax department. Anyway, as long as the tax revenue does not decrease."
Cai Yanqing asked curiously: "Is the tax department so powerful? Can it even collect taxes from remote areas?"
Yuan Jiang smiled and said: "The advice I can give to Magistrate Cai is that after the tax department comes, it is best to find out whether you have any taxes that need to be paid. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious."
Cai Yanqing looked at Yuan Jiang in shock.
Yuan Jiang said: "Although the Taxation Department is under the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is actually directly under the government. They will collect taxes according to the tax law. Anyway, they are in the capital, but no high-ranking official has siege equipment. The gates of the dignitaries can stop them.”
"???"
Isn’t this a bit outrageous?
Cai Yanqing could only believe Yuan Jiang, so after he returned, he held a meeting with Wei Yingfang and others to discuss a compromise. For the time being, he should not use decrees to deny the imperial court's judgment, but he should give a response, and he should not be too timid. , we posted a notice to take out Jin Dabao and Gao Qiang's market to buy again.
We all have our own opinions, and it’s up to you to decide how you want, but we still have to continue to buy.
In the end, Cai Yanqing persuaded them all to accept this plan.
The government immediately posted a notice to hold a grand buying event, and the scale was larger than in previous years.
As soon as this notice was posted, the people were immediately confused.
Didn’t the imperial court say that the purchase tax will be suspended?
Why does the government still hold a grand shopping spree?
Who should be listened to?
The news soon spread to the imperial court, which immediately caused everyone in the imperial court to be worried.
"Now it seems that the government is determined to go against our imperial court. What should we do now?"
Shangguan Jun asked Zhang Fei worriedly.
The people on the other side are not the people, but the government. The power in Hezhong is even greater than that of the Imperial Court. If they don't implement it, what can we do?
When this method is used, Fang hates it less.
Ye Zuqia said: "We should immediately write to the court and ask the court to make the decision for us."
Cai Jing frowned and said, "What if the imperial court supports the government?"
Ye Zuqia was stunned for a moment, "How could the imperial court support the government?"
Cai Jingdao: "There has always been a debate between the DPRK and China regarding the Pumai tax, but now more and more state governments are choosing the Pumai tax. This shows that more ministers in the court support the Pumai tax."
Zhang Fei suddenly said: "Okay! You don't need to worry about this matter. The Royal Police will solve it all by then. We should take care of the law school first. Now that it is winter, there will be fewer people coming to sue. This winter, we have to start teaching those students. How are the exam arrangements currently going?"
The four little kings looked at each other. At this time, the teacher is still in the mood to worry about court studies?
"Um?"
Zhang Fei looked at them, "Are you not ready yet?"
Cai Bian said hurriedly: "Everything has been prepared."
Zhang Fei said: "Then do it as soon as possible. You are entirely responsible for this matter. I won't care about it. But if anything goes wrong, I will settle the score with you."
The current exams all test "Song Xingtong", which is traditional law. Zhang Fei doesn't know the traditional questions, and he doesn't come up with some novel topics. In that case, many people will not pass the exam. After all, he is just recruiting Some students with better foundation.
"yes."
The imperial court can ignore it for the time being, but the procuratorate cannot turn a blind eye. After all, the imperial court has issued an injunction, so how can the government still do this?
Therefore, the procuratorate immediately intervened, but the government was determined and refused to comply. Therefore, Su Che did not even enter the gate, and all officials refused to see Su Zhe.
If you don’t accept it, send the royal police to the door!
This made Su Che angry. Your government can continue to appeal, or even ignore the imperial court's decision, but you cannot refuse us to exercise our prosecutorial power. This is a violation of the court system!
Although Su Che was not as unrestrained as Su Shi, he was not a good person either. On some issues, he was even stronger than Su Shi. When setting up the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, he often made Wang Anshi want to kill him.
Naturally, Su Che would not give up, because he did not support the purchase tax, so he went to the imperial court again.
"The government obviously does not intend to comply with the imperial court's injunction. Now we are not even allowed to enter through the gate. There is no room for maneuver in this matter. Our procuratorate has also decided to prosecute the entire government, because if there is no response, then our prosecutor will The power will be in vain.”
"This is the decision of your procuratorate. Our imperial court still only looks at the evidence." Zhang Fei still said the same thing.
After all, the imperial court and the procuratorate are in a relationship of mutual supervision, rather than speaking out from the same nostril.
Su Che was a little worried and said, "But after the imperial court's judgment, can it be implemented?"
Now that the government is ignoring them, it will be even more embarrassing if the sentence cannot be implemented.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I won't delay it until then."
Su Che asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Because this matter will no longer be under their control soon."
"Taxation Department?"
Su Che also reacted immediately.
Only Zhang Fei knew clearly when the tax department arrived at Hezhong Mansion.
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said: "So whether to accept the judgment of our imperial court in the end is decided by the tax department, not them."
Su Che was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was a false alarm. He immediately relaxed and said with a smile, "I really thought you were planning to confront them head-on."
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, for now, if they really don't comply, we really don't have much to do. After all, this strong dragon cannot suppress the local snakes. Although the Royal Police has expanded very quickly, but in the river The government, their power should not be underestimated!"
Su Zhe said: "So you are planning to take advantage of the tax department's arrival to take advantage of them."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "At least in the eyes of the people, the government will ultimately obey the imperial court's prohibitions, which will enhance the prestige of our imperial court."
Su Che smiled and said: "In this case, our procuratorate should appeal."
If you don't take advantage of this kind of thing, you're just a bastard. There won't really be a fight anyway, so there's no harm in being stronger.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Whatever you want, there won't be a trial anyway."
As soon as Su Che left, Cao Dongdong and Fu Shichun came to the imperial court.
"We just received news that someone is recruiting some rogues to target our Royal Police."
When Fu Shichun saw Zhang Fei, he said straight to the point.
The imperial court only gave a verdict, and the royal police enforced the verdict. Zhang Fei directly explained this in court, and the royal police executed the imperial court's verdict locally.
Since the government wants to refuse execution and continue to buy money, it must first go through the Royal Police.
They must recruit troops over there to deal with the Royal Police.
Cao Dongdong bit his nails and secretly glanced at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei also noticed the strange look in his eyes and asked, "What do you think of Yanei?"
Fu Shichun immediately said: "Don't listen to him, he will become competitive."
Cao Dongdong immediately put down his hands and said excitedly: "This is because they are taking the initiative to deal with us, and we are not trying to provoke them. This is bullying to the core. Of course we can't bear it. We want them to see the methods of our Royal Police. .”
He and Ma Xiaoyi were very excited when they heard that the other party was recruiting troops. They had learned a skill that would be useful!
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Ya Nei is right, there is no need to endure."
Cao Dongdong said happily: "Seriously?"
"Um."
Zhang Fei nodded, "But it can be delayed."
"drag?"
Cao Dongdong looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.
Zhang Fei said: "If they just hire some rogues, it's actually easy to handle. As far as I know, those rogues are generally bullies who bully the weak and fear the strong. I think the police station should give a tough response in this matter.
The police department only needs to make the matter public first, and instruct the Royal Police to strengthen their vigilance and equip them with weapons. I think it can deter those rogues. "
Fu Shichun said: "But they can also find some desperadoes to deal with us."
Cao Dongdong said excitedly: "Then just go with them, I'm afraid they won't succeed."
Zhang Fei said: "But if they want to adjust their plan, it will take some time. Desperadoes are harder to find than scoundrels. During this period, I will solve the matter."
Fu Shichun said: "It would be best if you can solve it."
After hearing this, Cao Dongdong sighed: "We don't have to fight anymore, how boring this is!"
Fu Shichun said angrily: "I wonder if you think your life is too comfortable."
Cao Dongdong nodded vigorously, "Otherwise, why would I come to a place like Hezhong Mansion?"
".?"
Fu Shichun was extremely speechless.
Everyone’s pursuits are different!
Zhang Fei said to Cao Dongdong: "In the Yamen, the police department must still emphasize restraint, not act impulsively, and strictly abide by the Royal Police Code of Conduct. If the Royal Police are used to drawing swords to solve problems, then the entire Public Security Bureau will be finished."
Cao Dongdong said feebly: "I know! Alas."
After Cao Dongdong and others returned, they first ordered the Royal Police to cheer up and wear weapons on the streets at all times. At the same time, they published some contents of the Royal Police Law Enforcement Manual on the alarm.
One of the most important ones is that when the Royal Police are threatened with their lives, they can directly kill each other. Therefore, they ask the people not to use weapons to face the Royal Police.
This is obviously a warning to the other party that we can kill people legally, and we have said hello in advance, please pay attention to me.
The government has many traitors in the police station. They have known the news for a long time and have been prepared for it. They will not take the initiative to provoke the Royal Police. They just let people execute the government's orders. But if the Royal Police take the initiative If they intervene, then their people are also allowed to use force.
Things have reached this point, and the use of force seems inevitable.
One is to execute government orders, and the other is to execute decrees.
I really don’t know who has priority.
But the direct contradiction between the two is that neither side recognizes the legitimacy of the other and is unwilling to make any compromises, so the problem can only be solved through force.
Because they have to be implemented, conflicts will definitely break out.
But this is something that many people don't want to see, including officials such as Cai Yanqing, Guo Kui, Wang Shao, etc., but they can only feel anxious. Regarding this matter, they can't decide who to listen to.
To be honest, their relationship with the government must be even closer.
But just when the two sides were at war, as if the war was about to break out, Chen Ming, the tax envoy of Hezhong Prefecture, suddenly arrived at Hezhong Prefecture.
After coming to the government office to report, Chen Ming directly stated that the Taxation Department had decided to cancel all purchase taxes in Hezhong Prefecture.
This turn of events stunned the officials.
This is simply pulling money from the bottom of the pot. Their reason for resisting the imperial court is that the imperial court interferes with the government's tax collection power. Now, this power no longer belongs to them.
This is so embarrassing!
Brother, come early or come later. I've already put on a show. If you tell me this, you're here to cause trouble.
"Does your tax department have the right to decide this matter?" Wei Yingfang questioned.
Chen Ming said with a stern face: "The government only decides how much tax to collect, how much to exempt, and how much to use. But as for how to collect taxes, our tax department has full discretion. This is the imperial edict." .”
With that said, he took out an official document and handed it to Wei Yingfang and the others.
When they received the order and were reading it, Chen Ming added: "The purchase tax is just a tax collection method, not a tax law policy. Therefore, our tax department has the right to decide whether to cancel it or continue to implement it."
He Chunlin's tone suddenly changed. He dared to disobey the imperial court's judgment, but he did not dare to disobey the imperial edict. He hurriedly said: "Chen Tax Envoy, you have just arrived at Hezhong Mansion, so you may not know something. The imperial court is really bullying! "
"I know."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Ming said: "But the duty of our Taxation Department is to collect every legal tax. As for the fight between you, it has nothing to do with our Taxation Department, and I don't want to get involved."
The implication is that if you want to fight, go fight elsewhere. Taxation is now a restricted area.
After Wei Yingfang looked at it, he asked again: "Since Tax Commissioner Chen cares so much about collecting taxes, why did the Taxation Department cancel the tax? The tax can save the government a lot of manpower and material resources, which is beneficial to the finances."
Chen Mingdao: "If it was really beneficial to the finances, we would never cancel the purchase tax, but this is not the case."
As he said that, he took out another stack of papers and said, "This is what we know from the investigation of the Hezhong Fu purchase tax. These more than ten tax purchases are not conducive to the finance. Among them, the money earned from the purchase is far away." These households are making profits that are several times lower than the taxes they should pay in these areas every year, and our tax department will never allow this to continue to happen."
Cai Yanqing took it over and took a look, secretly surprised, this tax department is really as powerful as the rumors!
After taking a quick look at it, he handed it over to Wei Yingfang.
After Wei Yingfang and the others saw it, they all remained silent.
There are a lot of tricks in these more than ten items of purchase tax. Those wealthy people all have connections in the government, so they couldn't help but look at Chen Ming with a guilty conscience.
Chen Ming seemed not to argue with them about the intrigue, and changed the subject: "However, our tax department also believes that the imperial court's decision is unfair. We will appeal to the imperial court and require those households to bear most of the compensation. The government is not making any money from these transactions, so how can it have so much money to pay for compensation?"
He Chunlin said angrily: "The imperial court may not pay attention to you."
Chen Ming said calmly: "We are very clear about the imperial court's approach. In court, evidence must speak for itself. Our tax department may not have evidence to ask them to compensate more, but those households who have paid the money will definitely be willing to pay more compensation. Reduce the burden on the government, unless they don’t know how much they have paid less tax this year.”
Having said this, he suddenly looked at Wei Yingfang and others with deep meaning.
All the officials couldn't help but feel a little bit in their hearts.
Is this a hint to us?
At this moment, they suddenly realized that the Tax Department might be their number one enemy!
