In fact, if we really talk about it, the Procuratorate should be more in line with Zhang Fei's expertise, but the job of the Procuratorate is to take the initiative to investigate and then file lawsuits. The Procuratorate should intervene in any illegal behavior. If the power of the Procuratorate is fully used, this will The power of the Yushitai is no less than that of the Yushitai. The difference between the two is that the Yushitai does not require evidence and can be heard, while the Procuratorate still needs evidence, but the Procuratorate can target everyone, while the Yushitai only targets ministers.
This is how Zhang Fei encouraged Su Che in Hezhong Mansion.
However, now that it is his turn, he still feels a little bit guilty. After all, this is the capital, and there are dignitaries everywhere. The relationships here are complicated, and they will more or less involve the emperor. It will be difficult to deal with it. kind of hard.
It is impossible to be as at ease as the president of the court.
However, Fu Bi's suggestion is also very correct. Being the president of the court may be more troublesome, because the procuratorate is proactive after all and can move forward and retreat freely before prosecution, while the imperial court is completely passive and has very little room for maneuver. If someone comes to sue you, you can't possibly refuse to judge.
This requires sufficient authority to hold the line. In the capital, Zhang Fei obviously does not have this authority.
It can be seen that everything has pros and cons, it depends on how to choose.
Zhang Fei also had to think carefully about this issue.
In the evening, when Xu Zun returned home, Zhang Fei informed him of Fu Bi's suggestion.
After hearing this, Xu Zun felt that Fu Bi's suggestion was more appropriate. Although Zhang Fei's palace was far better than his peers, he did not have much experience in officialdom. The officialdom of Hezhong Palace was nothing compared to the capital. It would be nice to take him with you for a while.
The next day.
Gao Wenyin's biological clock, which was more punctual than a mechanical clock, woke her up on time at dawn.
She gently removed Ailang's arm from her body as always, but the next second the big hand hugged her tightly.
Then I heard a murmur in my ear, "Sleep a little longer."
Gao Wenyin curled her lips depressedly and asked in a low voice: "Are you busy today? Do you want me to wake you up later?"
Zhang Fei was half asleep and murmured: "Everything has been fine recently. I have also told Daniel to close the door and thank guests. You can sleep as long as you want. We will do morning exercises later."
"Not serious!"
Gao Wenyin gently patted the big hand that was trying to cause trouble. As his eyes moved, there was a hint of shyness between his brows, "Sanlang."
"Um?"
"I may be a little inconvenienced."
"Is it menstruation?"
Zhang Fei said: "But it seems that the time has not come yet."
Don't forget that he didn't remember it, but he remembered it very clearly.
Gao Wenyin said: "No."
"Then why is it inconvenient?" Zhang Fei asked.
Gao Wenyin blushed and said in a voice like a mosquito: "I, I may be pregnant."
Zhang Fei was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly opened his eyes, feeling as if he was in a dream, and asked, "What did you say?"
Gao Wenyin said shyly: "I may be pregnant with a child."
Zhang Fei said: "Why didn't you tell me what happened when?"
Gao Wenyin said: "Just yesterday, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Xiao Tao happened to be there too. She suspected that I was pregnant. Later, she checked my pulse and said I was pregnant."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Then why didn't you tell me last night?"
Gao Wenyin said: "You fell asleep when you came back last night, and I don't know if Xiao Tao can really diagnose the pulse. I don't want your joy to be in vain."
Xiaotao still has this skill? Zhang Fei blinked and suddenly said to Gao Wenyin: "Madam, you have to promise me that if you live forever, don't forget about your husband if you have children."
Gao Wenyin said angrily and funny: "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Fei said: "I know your temper very well. This is possible."
"I won't tell you anymore."
Gao Wenyin pursed her lips and turned around, but her eyes were full of joy.
With this incident, of course Zhang Fei couldn't sleep. He got up quickly and pretended to help Gao Wenyin get up. His rough hands and feet made Gao Wenyin roll his eyes and told him to take care of himself.
After washing, Zhang Fei quickly called Xiao Tao over.
At this time, Xu Zhiqian also came to the hall. Seeing Zhang Fei being so serious, she asked, "What's the matter?"
"I'll talk to you later." Zhang Fei asked Xiao Tao again: "Xiao Tao, can you diagnose your pulse?"
Xiao Tao was very unhappy and said: "Third brother, when you hired me, didn't you listen carefully? I know a little bit of everything, not to mention, I also know what a stable woman knows, so third brother couldn't do anything at that time. The price is too low."
She is also very strong. When she was in Baifanlou, the maids in the same period were priced at sky-high prices, but Zhang Fei got her at a low price. She has always been unhappy about this.
Zhang Fei glared at her: "Didn't I get a raise for you later?"
Xiao Tao quickly apologized, those maids back then were not as good as her.
Xu Zhiqian, who had just reacted, said with a hint of surprise: "Sister Gao, you are pregnant."
Gao Wenyin was not sure, she lowered her eyelids and said softly: "Xiao Tao is right."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "But Xiaotao is not a professional after all. I will find someone to check your pulse later."
Xiao Tao said excitedly: "Third brother, how can you question my ability? I came from Baifan Tower. I was also the one who diagnosed Mrs. Xu's happy pulse. It has been confirmed now."
"Xiao Tao!"
Xu Zhiqian stomped her feet lightly.
Xiao Tao suddenly realized that she had slipped her words and quickly covered her mouth.
Zhang Fei couldn't help but tilted his head and looked at Xu Zhiqian, "What's going on?"
Gao Wenyin also looked at Xu Zhiqian in shock.
Xu Zhiqian's beautiful eyes wandered wildly: "I just want to wait until you finish handling the matter at hand before I tell you."
"you."
Zhang Fei pointed at Xu Zhiqian, "Don't fool around here. I don't know you yet. You must want to get a position in the capital first and then tell me. If you are pregnant, I can't let you be the chief clerk."
Xu Zhiqian quickly denied it and said: "No, who cares to be the chief clerk?"
But the confidence is slightly lacking.
"It doesn't matter whether you have it or not. You are definitely doomed anyway." Zhang Fei shook his head.
Xu Zhiqian panicked and said, "What do you want?"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "I'll tell my father-in-law to go later."
"Saburo."
Xu Zhiqian was immediately frightened, took Zhang Fei's arm and said coquettishly.
It’s useless!
Zhang Fei will never be lenient when it comes to suing Xu Zhiqian.
After Xu Zun came back at noon, Zhang Fei complained in various ways, how cruel Erbi's mouth must be.
When Xu Zun heard this, his anger boiled over. He pointed at Xu Zhiqian for a long time, and finally said, "We will wait until the child is born."
I want to scold, but I don’t dare.
Xu Zhiqian was already prepared to be punished. Seeing that there was such a good thing, she couldn't help but wink at Zhang Fei provocatively.
The corners of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched a few times, but Quan pretended not to notice.
In fact, Zhang Fei was not naive at all. He just wanted to put some pressure on Xu Zhiqian so that he would not work without caring about his health.
This morning, it was an inexplicable double happiness, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense, because in the last six months of his stay in Hezhong Mansion, Zhang Fei was basically on a semi-vacation, and his focus also shifted from the office to the bedroom, and his attacks became slightly more intense. a little.
However, Zhang Fei had mixed feelings. The two ladies were pregnant at the same time. Who should he sleep with this night?
You can't go to Li Si.
well.!
Of course, there was no time to think about this at this time, so Zhang Fei immediately found Fan Yong. This stable woman was worthy of her, but he also told Fan Yong not to reveal this in advance. He was preparing for homework recently and didn't want to be congratulated again.
Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed to receive this gift.
Fan Yong readily agreed. Of course, he would not help Zhang Fei save money. He would directly assign a Wen Po Heavenly Group to the Zhang family. This maid plus Wen Po, a total of fourteen people.
Xu Zhiqian almost fainted when she saw this lineup. Can she still have freedom?
Fortunately, Zhang Fei has closed the door to thank guests recently, so he can stay with them at home. The best comfort for Xu Zhiqian is to discuss with him the issue of going to the Legislative Council to explain.
Zhang Fei chose to thank guests behind closed doors at this time because he didn't want everyone to think that he came back just to deal with the Qingzhou matter.
Therefore, the reason why he closed the door and thanked guests was to prepare his homework and go to the Legislative Council to give a report soon.
Stylish!
But who believes it?
Everyone was still staring at Zhang Fei, but for several days, Zhang Fei really couldn't leave the door, didn't take a step forward, and didn't see any guests.
This confused everyone.
Could it be that this guy really came back to give a report?
Impossible!
Why they feel so surprised is because the current situation is getting worse. The reformists and conservatives are blaming each other, impeaching each other, throwing dirt at each other every day, and they are quarreling with each other.
If we don't take action to solve it, it may be too late.
The fierce struggle between the DPRK and China actually reflects that the situation on Jingdong East Road and Qingzhou is very bad. Otherwise, the two factions would not be so crazy.
This is also true. At this time, the tax collection stage has begun. This is the most terrifying time of the year for the people. Coupled with the current debt problem, it is really not a good idea!
Qingzhou!
After receiving Sima Guang's instructions, the Qingzhou Public Security Bureau began to conduct public trials for all people's lawsuits. However, the result was more and more sentences, and the sentences became more complicated, as if there was no end in sight.
Imperial Court.
"Why are there so many lawsuits again?"
Qian Yi saw Sun Gu coming into the room again holding a stack of lawsuits. He was really numb. This would never end!
He really hasn't had a day off since he came to Qingzhou and took office!
Sun Gu said helplessly: "These are all appeals filed by the landowners because they were dissatisfied with the previous judgment of our imperial court."
Qian Yi frowned and said, "Why are they dissatisfied?"
Sun Gu said: "Because they think that if the people have money to pay taxes, why can't they pay them back first?"
In the loan shark case, they still followed Zhang San's precedent, first reducing the interest to within the legal range, and then repaying some money every month while protecting the debtor's life.
Try to ensure the interests of both parties.
According to this legal precedent, after deducting living expenses, the rest must be repaid. However, many people now have tax money in their hands. Should they repay the money first or pay the tax first?
This point is controversial.
Those big landowners believed that according to this judgment, the money should be returned to me first, because the precedent did not state that paying taxes should be given priority. It only said that the priority was to protect life. Paying taxes was not life.
Qian Yi couldn't help but frown. There was no explanation in this regard in the case law!
Sun Gu said: "Now the big landowners are preventing the people from paying taxes and asking them to pay back the money first, and the government is also asking us, what should we do about this matter?"
Qian Yi frowned, "Are they asking, or are they deliberately making things difficult for us?"
No matter how powerful the landlords are, they cannot be as powerful as the government. If the government hadn't been behind the scenes, those landlords would have had the courage to stop the people from paying taxes!
Procuratorate.
"Wang Zhuanshi, many soldiers have recently come to sue the Transportation Department, saying that the Transportation Department has not paid their military pay. I don't know whether this is true or not."
Fan Chunren asked a tall, thin official in his forties in front of him.
This person's name is Wang Juqing. He has just been appointed as the transfer envoy on Jingdong East Road and was recommended by Wang Anshi's people.
Interestingly, Jingdong East Road is located in Qingzhou, and the headquarters of the Transportation Department is also in Qingzhou. In Qingzhou, the two factions can be said to be in close combat.
Wang Juqing sighed and said: "Now that the autumn tax has not been collected, the money and grain in this warehouse have been compensated to the soldiers, government officials, and sword and pen officials. How can there be money to pay military salaries to the cavalry soldiers?"
Fan Chunren asked: "Why didn't the transfer envoy explain this situation at that time?"
Wang Juqing immediately said: "Prosecutor Fan, please don't accuse people unjustly. We explained to Inspector Fan early in the morning that the reason why we owe those people military pay and wages is because of financial difficulties.
However, Prosecutor General Fan still wanted to appeal in accordance with the law, saying that he wanted to defend everyone's legitimate rights and interests, regardless of the situation of our government. "
Fan Chunren said: "This is my responsibility. The fact is that you are indeed in arrears. Our procuratorate cannot ignore the facts, but you can also explain your difficulties in court, and the imperial court will consider it as appropriate."
"Consideration?"
Wang Juqing laughed and said: "I really didn't see this. Don't you know what the local financial situation is in various parts of the country, let alone Qingzhou? If you can really consider it appropriately, you shouldn't file this lawsuit, but should keep it private Agree with us.
Under the guise of caring for the people, you, the Public Security Bureau, have portrayed our government officials as evildoers. If we don’t pay for compensation, then we will not be convinced of the crime of this evildoer, and then the people will turn to you. You guys The abacus is really loud. "
"Wang Shouming, stop spitting blood here."
Fan Chunren had a bad temper. He immediately stood up and shouted angrily: "You think I don't know what tricks you are playing. If you really cooperated with our public prosecutors, this matter would not have reached this level. You never thought When communicating with us, we said that if the government has difficulties, it can compensate in installments, but you stated in court that you will immediately fulfill your obligation to compensate.
Then you deliberately misappropriated military pay to compensate those soldiers, so that more soldiers would come to complain, intending to mess up Qingzhou, and ultimately frame our public prosecutors? "
Wang Juqing sneered: "Can your procuratorate decide the case just based on imagination?"
"Thank you for reminding."
Fan Chunren said: "Our procuratorate will immediately investigate your transshipment department. I also tell you that even if Qingzhou is in chaos, we will bring you to justice. You will never succeed."
Wang Juqing cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then I look forward to welcoming you, Prosecutor General Fan."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Liu Zhi, who was sitting aside, then said: "It seems that they are determined to use finance to force the court to abolish the public security law."
Fan Chunren frowned and said, "The matter has come to this, and we have no choice but to retreat."
Liu Zhi asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
Fan Chunren said: "Originally we didn't plan to settle the old accounts, but they are doing this now. It's no wonder we are. I want to check their accounts to see how the money was used. He is right in what he said. Everyone knows what the financial situation is, and I don’t believe there’s anything fishy about it.”
As the saying goes, this three feet of ice will not last in a day.
What the Northern Song Dynasty suffered from was not a disease, but a chronic disease. Now his body is very weak, and the Public Security Bureau is undoubtedly a powerful medicine. It is good if it is used well. If it is not used well, it may aggravate the condition. This is so weak. The body will not be able to bear it.
What's even more terrible is that these officials all knew what kind of disease the Northern Song Dynasty had, what symptoms it had, and what problems it had. Therefore, their counterattacks were very precise, hitting the weak spots of the reformists everywhere.
It can be seen that in fact, Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi both judged very accurately. The success of Hezhong Mansion was only Zhang Fei's personal ability, and did not represent the success of the public prosecutor.
Of course, this does not represent the success of the Green Seeding Law.
The palace.
"The student is incompetent and has let down his teacher."
Lu Huiqing bowed and said with shame.
"Let's not talk about this for now." Wang Anshi asked anxiously: "Is the current situation on Jingdong East Road very bad?"
Lu Huiqing straightened up, but lowered his head again, "It is indeed very... very bad. According to the information that has been gathered so far, people have refused to return the money of young people in many places, including farmers, wealthy households, and even those wealthy people. Landlord."
Wang Anshi asked: "Why is this happening?"
Lu Huiqing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Initially, it was because many ordinary farmers could not pay back the money, and they all borrowed it from big landowners and wealthy households. Now that their debts have expired, those The big landowners and wealthy households tried to force them to pay back the money, but they encountered resistance, so the big landowners and wealthy households turned to the government for help.
However, due to the large number of people involved, in order to avoid arousing public resentment, the local government did not provide support to those large landowners and wealthy households. Instead, they required those large landowners and wealthy households to pay back the money first. This in turn made those landowners and wealthy households extremely angry. , so they also refused to repay Qingmiao's money. "
Wang Anshi angrily shouted: "How dare they do this? Do they refuse to repay, so the government will let them do it?"
There are only a few big landowners and wealthy households. Beating them has nothing to do with the people. It will not cause public resentment.
Lu Huiqing suddenly raised his head and said: "This would probably not happen normally, but students suspect that many wealthy households and landowners are backed by ministers of the court and central government, so they have no fear. It is said that they will do whatever the government persecutes them." Common people. What’s worse is that tax collection is currently being carried out locally, and many people are so distraught that they even refuse to pay taxes. And...!"
Wang Anshi frowned and said, "What else?"
Lu Huiqing said: "It is said that many local people have chosen to flee, but some people have heard that a team of people is coming to the capital, probably wanting to file a complaint."
"What?"
Wang Anshi slammed the table angrily, "They want to kill the new law!"
"But don't worry, mentor." Lu Huiqing said: "The situation over there in Qingzhou is even less optimistic. The student has also arranged for some people to come to Beijing to complain. In the worst case, he will die with them."
"Death together?"
Wang Anshi furrowed his brows and sat down slowly, "Isn't this perfect match for them? They just hope to use the public prosecutor's office to block my new deal."
Lu Huiqing said: "It's not that the new law and the public prosecutor and the procuratorate are destroyed together, it's us and them."
Wang Anshi was startled and looked up at Lu Huiqing.
Brother, that’s not the case!
Lu Huiqing said firmly: "If they really make trouble in the capital, then someone has to take responsibility. We can only make it possible to negotiate with them if we fight against all odds."
It can be seen that the problem with Jingdong East Road is that unless we fight to the death with the other party, we will not survive.
"negotiation?"
Wang Anshi seemed very hesitant. I have to say that this old Wang's acting skills are really not weaker than those of Zhang Fei and Zhao Xu.
Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "If the crisis on Jingdong East Road is controlled by them, then we can only resolve the crisis by negotiating with them."
Although he was looking at it, one thing he did not expect was that the debts of the young farmers were intertwined at the bottom. The farmers owed money to the rich households and the government, the rich households owed money to the big landowners and the government, and the big landowners owed money to the government. , as long as there is a problem in one of the links, it will explode, involving many, many people, and forces from all walks of life will be involved, and finally there will be such a large-scale debt default crisis.
The key point is that it is also the time to collect taxes, so everyone is under great pressure.
Wang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, for the present, this is the only way to do it, but now that we are at odds with each other, we can't just humiliate ourselves and go talk to them."
Lu Huiqing said: "There is someone who can help us."
"who?"
"Zhang San."
Meng Mansion.
"It's chaos! It's chaos! It's all chaos!"
Pei Wen rushed into the hall dancing and shouting excitedly.
Meng Qiansheng, who was discussing the situation between North Korea and China with Xie Jun, asked: "What's the mess?"
Pei Wendao: "The entire Jingdong East Road is in chaos, including Qingzhou."
Xie Yun stood up suddenly, "What's going on?"
Pei Wen said: "It turns out that what Sima Junshi and the others said is all true. The state governments on Jingdong East Road are using the Qingmiao Law to make money. If these four rounds continue, let alone the common people, even many wealthy households will not be able to bear it. It just so happens that all state governments are collecting taxes now, and according to regulations, the money from young crops must be paid together with the autumn tax. Many people know that if they pay the tax, they will definitely not be able to pay the tax, and if they pay the money, they will definitely not be able to pay the tax, and they will die anyway. Just don't pay it at all.
When the landlords and wealthy households saw that the people were not paying back their money, they stopped paying it back. Since there were too many defaulters, the government did not dare to force them for fear of causing trouble. "
Meng Qiansheng was not happy to hear this and asked hurriedly: "What about Qingzhou?"
Pei Wendao: "The situation in Qingzhou is not much better. All the general salaries of the Transportation Department are used to compensate for previous debts. As a result, more people cannot receive military salaries. The local water transportation has been stopped. Now it is also a mess."
Meng Qiansheng slapped the table and said excitedly: "It's really hard to find anywhere, it takes no effort to get here! It's best for them to finish playing together. Haha...!"
In fact, most people neither like the New Deal nor the Public Security Bureau, and they only choose to support the New Deal or the Public Security Bureau because of helplessness.
For most people, it would be best if both factions died together.
But this can only be thought about, because before that, they all believed that there would still be a winner or lose, so they turned to the New Deal and used Wang Anshi to kill the Public Security Bureau first.
I never thought that problems would arise on both sides at the same time, and it would cause such a big fuss.
unbelievable!
This is simply a dream!
Pei Wendao: "Now we have to add fuel to the fire quickly and try to make this matter even bigger. Let's see how they end it. If they can't stop it, we will work together to force the officials to abolish the New Deal and the Public Security Law."
Meng Qiansheng nodded, "Hurry up and contact someone, and let's discuss it carefully."
"yes."
"etc!"
Xie Yun suddenly said: "Did we ignore someone?"
Meng Qiansheng asked: "Who?"
Xie Yun said: "Zhang San. This kid hasn't shown up yet."
Meng Qiansheng stroked his beard, "Logically speaking, the rich man suggested that the officials transfer Zhang San back, and he should have come for this matter. But after this guy came back, he thanked the guests behind closed doors and said that he wanted to prepare some copywriting and explain it to the Legislative Council. .”
Xie Yun said: "This kid is very cunning, we have to guard against him!"
Meng Qiansheng nodded and said: "We need to be on guard, but he stays at home and doesn't go out, so how can we guard against him?"
".!"
Xie Yun didn't know what to say for a moment.
Pei Wen said excitedly: "This matter has nothing to do with us. Let's just mess things up. Why worry so much."
