After discussing the entire plan with Zhao Xu, Zhang Fei immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it to Hezhong Mansion and deliver it to Yuan Jiang.
There is only so much he can do in this matter. After all, he can't change the money. Xihe Tuobian will definitely add a burden to the finance. There is no way to do it. We can only look at Wang Anshi. , Yuan Jiang and the others how to adjust.
The role of the Public Security Bureau is to set up a guardrail to ensure that the government cannot exploit without a bottom line, which will lead to internal and external troubles and further worsen the situation.
This is also the reason why Wang Anshi is willing to compromise.
After finishing this matter, Zhang Fei put his focus back on the capital. The reason why Zhao Xu and Fu Bi kept him in the capital was to take care of Jingdong East Road and at the same time improve the capital's public security law.
In fact, Fu Bi is right. Bianjing is the core of the Song Dynasty. If you can't separate politics and law in the capital, then it will only be a flash in the pan locally.
After all, feudal society was a top-down political system.
Today, Zhang Fei is going to take office at the Procuratorate.
Early morning hours.
"Today is your first day at the procuratorate, but you have to be calm and get along well with your colleagues. You can ask daddy first for advice on everything. Don't be impulsive."
Xu Zhiqian warned Zhang Fei in a soft voice while carefully helping Zhang Fei adjust his collar.
Zhang Fei saw the resentment on her face, rolled his eyes, and pretended to sigh: "It would be great if you could come with me. I don't need to worry about this at all."
Xu Zhiqian pouted and said, "I want to go too, but unfortunately dad doesn't allow it, so I can't help you much."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Come on! You just can't stay at home. You envy us that you can go to the procuratorate."
Xu Zhiqian blushed and spat, "Who is envious of you? I just don't trust you. You are usually so restless."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If I calm down, I'm afraid you will be even more unhappy."
Xu Zhiqian hummed and said, "It depends on what happened."
Zhang Fei chuckled, hugged her gently, and comforted her: "After all, this Procuratorate is not Hezhong Mansion. We as husband and wife have the final say. Even if you are not pregnant, I don't dare to take you there easily.
In this way, you can wait at home with peace of mind, and wait for your husband to make a name for himself in the procuratorate and convince them. I guess you will have finished your confinement, and your husband will definitely take you with him. "
Xu Zhiqian said happily: "Really?"
Zhang Fei said: "Of course it's true. Our husband and wife are so compatible. Where can I find such a good partner?"
Xu Zhiqian suddenly smiled brightly and said slightly contentedly, "It's good if you know."
Started to help Zhang Fei organize it again.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Okay! Okay! Your sister Gao just helped me tidy up, and you wrinkled it again."
Xu Zhiqian took a closer look and saw that it was really the case, so she quickly smoothed it over.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's almost time, I'm going out first."
Xu Zhiqian was startled and glanced at the sky, "Ouch! What time of the day it is, you are just procrastinating!"
"Hey, you're not holding me back!"
"He also said, go out quickly."
"Hello!"
Zhang Fei slapped his forehead and went out.
Although there is no clan system in the Northern Song Dynasty, those who can serve as officials in the capital are basically from official families, such as Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Fu Bi, and Wen Yanbo. Their ancestors were officials, so there is a lot of tension between officials. They are all family friends or feuds, and there is still an invisible network of relationships. With Zhang Fei's life experience, he can only hang around at the bottom at most, and he can't get into these circles at all. However, when he married Xu Zhiqian, his identity changed. .
This identity is actually very helpful to him.
On the road to success, you must have the help of noble people. It depends on whether you can seize this opportunity.
When Zhang Fei came to the procuratorate, the officials inside were also very polite to him. There was nothing they could do about it. His father-in-law was his immediate boss, and his background was a bit tough.
Xu Zun did not shy away from suspicion and deliberately kept a distance from Zhang Fei, because Zhang Fei's abilities had already been demonstrated. If he could come to the procuratorate, it would be a blessing for the procuratorate. He did not need to rely on his connections to get Zhang Fei in. Xu Zun directly called Zhang Fei to the lobby and introduced other officials of the Procuratorate to Zhang Fei one by one.
The current establishment of the Procuratorate is more standardized than at the beginning, but it is still relatively rough. There are three departments below, and one is the Public Prosecution Office, which is responsible for public prosecutions. The official name is prosecutor. Su Zhe has always been in charge of these affairs before. Now Su Zhe After he left, a person named Chen Yan was in charge, but because he was not qualified enough, he was the deputy prosecutor.
This is really not waiting for Zhang Fei, but this Public Prosecution Court did not exist before. There are no corresponding official offices, and few know how to prosecute. Chen Yan was also brought out by Su Che.
The Inspectorate is specifically responsible for investigations, supervising the filing and interrogation of police cases, and cooperating with the Public Prosecution Office in prosecutions. The chief inspector is an official named Qi Ji.
The last department, the Postal Supervisory Academy, was responsible for file management and writing lawsuits. An official named Wang Gong was in charge.
Except for Xu Zun, all the officials in the Procuratorate are in their twenties and thirties. There is no way. No one was willing to come here before. At that time, everyone was not optimistic about the Procuratorate. Apart from offending people, what else can be done here, and it may not last long.
"The joining of Saburo is really a powerful addition to our procuratorate."
Inspector Qi Ji raised his hands and smiled.
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said: "Where! Where! Inspector Qi has given you too much praise. If he causes trouble to you in the future, I hope you will bear with me."
".!"
Eerily quiet.
Everyone suddenly looked a little nervous.
If it had been anyone else, everyone would have thought that this was just a polite remark, but coming from Zhang Fei's mouth, it was not necessarily a polite remark, and it might have been a precautionary measure!
The madman Zhang San is definitely not in vain!
No one can bear the trouble you caused!
It was Wang Gong who reacted first and said with a smile: "It's not troublesome. Our Procuratorate is just like Yushitai. It specializes in causing trouble and is the most disliked by others."
Zhang Fei said: "That's different. Yushitai's complaints are all based on words, but our procuratorate talks about evidence. We are obviously more professional."
Qi Ji chuckled and said, "Your words may mean trouble!"
Zhang Fei was stunned.
But Wang Gong and others all laughed.
After some pleasantries, Xu Zun said casually: "Zhang San, the decree here is for you to serve as a prosecutor, specifically responsible for litigation."
Zhang Fei came to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will obey."
Qi Ji and Wang Gong looked at each other and secretly broke into a cold sweat. In the days to come, they would either soar to the sky or be thrown into hell.
In the past year or two, Xu Zun had to take care of Zhang Fei and was afraid that he would become the reason for them to attack Zhang Fei. He kept a very low profile, which resulted in the current state of the procuratorate being relatively loose.
Zhang Fei's arrival will definitely make them feel a little nervous.
At this time, a civil servant suddenly entered the hall and said, "General Inspector Xu, there is a person outside. He said he has something to ask for. He wants to see President Zhang."
"Find me?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "What's that person's name?"
The literary official said: "The man didn't say anything."
Xu Zun asked: "Did anyone come to congratulate you?"
"Probably not."
Zhang Fei said: "Even if I want to say congratulations, I won't come here to say congratulations."
Xu Zun nodded slightly and said, "Then you go and take a look first."
"yes."
Zhang Fei turned to the clerk again and said, "Don't call me President Zhang from now on. Just call me Prosecutor Zhang."
"Ah? Oh, yes, Prosecutor Zhang, please come this way."
"Good work."
The clerk took Zhang Fei to a small room in the front yard, and saw a young man standing inside, dressed as a scholar, wearing a shabby gray gown, all still patched.
The man seemed to be sizing up Zhang Fei as well.
"Who are you.?"
Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask.
The young man cupped his hands and said, "I am Liu Qing, may I ask if you are Zhang Darer's pen?"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Yes, but I am not Erbi now. I am the prosecutor of this procuratorate. You can just call me Prosecutor Zhang."
After a pause, he asked again: "I wonder what you want from me?"
Liu Qing immediately said: "I hope Prosecutor Zhang can redress my wife's injustice."
"Justice?" Zhang Fei blinked, feeling something was not right, and raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute, this is the first day I came to the procuratorate, and you came to me to redress your grievances. You have been targeting me for a long time, right? .”
He didn't believe it was a coincidence.
Liu Qing did not deny it and said: "Don't be surprised if I ask Zhang to prosecute. The main reason is that I have appealed to the imperial court of Xiangfu County several times but failed. In this big world, no one can help me. Later I heard that Zhang When Prosecutor Zhang returned to Beijing, I also heard that Prosecutor Zhang was willing to help others and often helped people clear their grievances. So at the end of last year, I also went to your house to see Prosecutor Zhang. However, Prosecutor Zhang closed the door to thank the guests and never saw him. Recently, I went to see Prosecutor Zhang again. I heard that Prosecutor Zhang would come to the Procuratorate, so I came here specifically to seek help from Prosecutor Zhang.”
"I see."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Please sit down first, and we'll sit down and talk."
"Thank you!"
Liu Qing bowed her hands and waited until Zhang Fei sat down before he sat down.
Zhang Fei said: "Tell me about your situation first. I dare not say whether I can help you specifically. Since your appeal to the imperial court failed, it will definitely not be good."
He is not Erbi now, but a prosecutor, and there are many restrictions on him. He can no longer say that there is no lawsuit that cannot be fought in the world.
Liu Qing said angrily: "The reason why my appeal in Xiangfu County failed is because the chief judge in Xiangfu County doesn't understand the law at all, or he ignores the law."
"Yeah?"
Zhang Fei was slightly curious and said: "Let's talk about your situation first."
He knew the chief judge of Xiangfu County. He was originally Qian Yi. Later, after Qian Yi was transferred away, Sima Guang arranged for Qi Hui to serve as the chief judge of Xiangfu County. It was impossible for him to not understand the law or to ignore the law.
Liu Qing said: "I am from Xiangfu County. In April last year, someone accused my wife of committing adultery with a monk, so my wife and the monk were sued to the imperial court. As a result, my wife and the monk were found guilty of adultery. , my wife was sentenced to two years in prison, and the monk was sentenced to three years in prison."
Zhang Fei asked: "In other words, your wife did not commit adultery with that monk. Someone deliberately falsely accused her?"
Liu Qing was stunned for a moment, "Didn't Prosecutor Zhang realize the problem?"
Zhang Fei recalled it carefully, shook his head and said, "Did I overlook anything?"
Liu Qing couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei, and then said: "The key to this case is not adultery."
"ah?"
Zhang Fei asked in surprise: "What's that about?"
Liu Qing said excitedly: "According to our adultery laws, if you are not an official, you must abide by the principle of being caught by your husband. If the husband does not report it, the officials will ignore it. I am the husband. If I do not take the initiative to sue the officials, they cannot sue." My wife committed adultery and this is clearly a wrongful conviction."
There seems to be such a principle. When Zhang Fei helped Cao Dongdong with the lawsuit, he checked the relevant laws and regulations. For example, the neighbors knew that Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian were having an affair, but no one went to complain. The reason was that only Wu Dalang had the right to appeal. He said: "I don't see that you understand the law quite well, but... did your wife commit adultery with that monk?"
Liu Qing shook her head and said, "That's not the key."
Zhang Fei saw that he deliberately concealed it, so he said: "In an adultery case, no matter what the legal principles are, whether there is adultery or not, this is definitely the key, and principles are principles, but how do I know if there are other secrets in it? You have to Be honest with me and I will decide whether to help you, otherwise, you can only hire someone else."
Liu Qing struggled for a while before saying, "Maybe there is."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "There can't be 'maybe' in a lawsuit. If it is, it is, and if it is not, it is not. You have to tell me truthfully, whether it is yes or no, or you don't know at all."
Liu Qing hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes."
Wow. You really have a broad mind. Zhang Fei said slightly curiously: "So you don't hate your wife at all, and you are still trying to find ways to save her and her adulterer."
I muttered to myself, could this be his hobby?
Liu Qing immediately said: "Of course I don't want to save the monk, but if I want to save my wife, I must rescue the monk together."
Zhang Fei asked again: "So you don't mind your wife at all!"
Liu Qing asked cautiously: "What does this have to do with this case?"
Zhang Fei said: "Of course it does matter. If you don't explain all this clearly, I may be silenced by questions in court."
"Of course I mind."
Liu Qing's voice became deeper and deeper, and tears gradually filled the corners of her eyes, "But my wife also committed adultery with that monk because of me."
Zhang Fei became more and more confused as he listened, and said, "What on earth is going on?"
Liu Qing glanced at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei said affirmatively: "If you have a grievance, I will definitely help you redress it."
Liu Qing received Zhang Fei's affirmative reply, and then told Zhang Fei the whole story.
It turned out that Liu Qing was originally from a wealthy family. He had loved reading since he was a child and was obsessed with gaining fame. His parents were also very supportive of him. Unfortunately, his father was forced to death because of government service, and his family's property Jin was taken away by the government, and not long after, his mother also died of illness.
Only his wife never left him and encouraged him to study hard.
But someone had to take care of the food, rice, oil and salt, so Liu Qing studied and taught people to study here and there to earn some meager living expenses. But this was Bianliang, Tokyo, and students who failed were everywhere. He was not even qualified to take the scientific examination. Scholars are hard to hire.
Just when he was at a loss what to do, his wife suddenly told him that a large family in Ruixiang Township was looking for tutors for young children and asked Liu Qing to give it a try. As soon as Liu Qing arrived, he was hired immediately, and the family also provided accommodation and food for him and his wife. .
This made Liu Qing extremely happy.
During that period, there was a monk who was also a frequent visitor to the wealthy family. It was said that he was benevolent to that member of the family. Liu Qing had met him a few times and was considered acquainted with him.
It wasn't until one day that he overheard a conversation between his wife and the monk, and he learned that the two of them had an affair, and that he was able to come to teach at this foreigner's family only because of the monk's introduction.
The price may have been paid by his wife's sacrifice of her body.
Later, several scholars who knew him went to the temple to worship Buddha and discovered that his wife was having a tryst with the monk. They rushed directly to the room, caught the monk and his wife on the spot, and sent them to the imperial court.
Zhang Fei asked: "Didn't you expose them from the time when you knew about this to the time when the adultery was discovered?"
Liu Qing shook her head.
Zhang Fei said: "Your wife doesn't know either, but you actually know about their adultery."
Liu Qing nodded.
Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"
Liu Qing choked up and said: "Because...because at that time, I...I didn't know what to do? Several times, I really wanted to kill the adulterer and the adulterous couple, and then commit suicide, but every time I thought of my wife, she was doing it for me." , I made such a sacrifice, and I felt very guilty. If I hadn't wanted to get fame and found a job, how could I have ended up in this situation? I didn't even dare to mention it to my wife. Regarding this matter, I am afraid that it will hurt her, I...I can only pretend that I don't know."
After speaking, he covered his face with his hands and began to sob.
Why do all the cases that come to my hands are this kind of cases, and there are no such cases of pleasure and enmity? Zhang Fei sighed secretly in his heart, but did not disturb him. Instead, he sat aside and waited quietly. After seeing that his mood calmed down a little, he continued to ask: "Actually, what you said before made sense. If a husband does not sue, the official will not Reason, then I wonder what reason the imperial court gave for rejecting your appeal?"
Liu Qingdao: "The imperial court believes that the husband should not complain and the officials should ignore it. This principle is to protect the wife and daughter from being framed by others and causing unjust imprisonment. However, this case happened in a temple, and it was an adultery with a monk. This is an obstacle to the rule. , it violates ethics and corrupts morals. There is nothing wrong with others arresting her. Moreover, she is caught in bed, so it no longer conforms to this principle."
Zhang Fei frowned and asked: "Suppose. Suppose I help you rescue your wife. How will you face her?"
Liu Qing immediately raised her head, "I have figured it out these days. Compared to my wife, fame is nothing. I will take her to a place where no one knows us and live again."
Zhang Fei just nodded slightly, "Well, let me ask first to find out why the Xiangfu County Imperial Court decided to sentence your wife to adultery. If there is any news, I will send someone to inform you."
"Thank you, Prosecutor Zhang."
Zhang Fei asked him to leave his personal information and went back first.
Returning to the lobby, I saw Xu Zun, Qi Ji, and Wang Gong still sitting inside.
"What's the matter?" Xu Zun asked.
Zhang Fei said: "That man came to beg me to help him redress his injustice."
Wang Gong was surprised and said: "On the first day Prosecutor Zhang took office, someone came to appeal. Then we really need to reflect on it!"
Qi Ji smiled and nodded.
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "You two are really complimenting me. In fact, this person should have appealed before, but it was rejected."
"Have you come to appeal?" Xu Zun asked curiously: "What kind of case is it?"
Zhang Fei said: "Have you ever heard of the adultery case at Liuyun Temple in Ruixiang Township, Xiangfu County?"
Xu Zun frowned slightly and stroked his beard, "I've never heard of it."
Qi Ji suddenly said: "I know about this case. It was actually a big fuss at the time. The Attorney General happened to be on sick leave at home during that time, so I may not have heard about it."
Having said this, he looked at Zhang Fei again, "Is it the husband of the raped wife who is here to appeal?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Has he also approached Inspector Qi?"
Qi Ji shook his head and said: "That's not true. He appealed in Xiangfu County, but the case became more famous because of his appeal. It is said that he was also ridiculed, but he still spared no effort to help him The wife seeks justice.”
Zhang Fei said: "I think what he said makes sense. The imperial court should abide by the principle that adultery should be followed by the husband. Since he did not complain, his wife should not be convicted of adultery."
Qi Ji said: "That's true, but this principle is to protect his wife, but his wife was directly caught and raped in bed, and it was still in a temple. This caused great public opinion throughout Tokyo. It is said that even Queen Mother Cao was shocked."
Zhang Fei was surprised: "Really or not?"
Qi Ji said: "It should be true, because at that time many scholar-bureaucrats and scholars were criticizing his wife and the monk. If the imperial court did not find them guilty, it might cause dissatisfaction among scholars all over the world, because it would lead to the decline of etiquette, law and morality, and would have a negative impact on our public prosecutors. It also has a bad reputation. What’s even more unfortunate is that the imperial court recently also intends to eliminate illegal activities in the temple.”
This is really hitting the muzzle of the gun. Zhang Fei said: "Is there no other secret in this? Didn't the two suspects file a complaint?"
Qi Ji shook his head and said: "The convict woman also said that she voluntarily committed adultery with the monk. She was not forced. Instead, the monk said that the convict woman seduced her. However, President Qi ignored his confession. As a person with pure six senses, , who commits adultery in a temple, regardless of whether he is tempted or not, should be severely punished."
Zhang Fei nodded slightly.
Miracle said to Zhang Fei again: "Prosecutor Zhang, I advise you to leave the case alone. Although the monk made some quibbles, the adultery between the two is confirmed without a doubt, and there is no misunderstanding in it. If you want to overturn the case for them, , this is very difficult to succeed, and I don’t think any judge president would be willing to acquit them, because this is a serious violation of etiquette and law and will cause dissatisfaction among scholars all over the world.”
"I will take this into consideration."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "However, we, the public prosecutor, must act in accordance with the law. Since the other party has sued us and put forward a strong argument against us, if we do not investigate, it will be a crime of dereliction of duty. So...!"
He looked at Wang Gong and said, "Would you please Wang Duyou to transfer the relevant documents about this case?"
Wang Gong nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to go there later."
"Good work!"
Zhang Fei bowed his hand.
Qi Ji was secretly worried and couldn't help but look at Xu Zun.
Xu Zunque said: "This case will never be completed, and we don't need to rush it. Prosecutor Zhang, I'll first let someone take you to familiarize yourself with the procuratorate."
"yes."
Afterwards, Xu Zun asked his supervisor to take Zhang Fei around.
But Zhang Fei's mind was full of this case. He followed the chief register and looked at it absently. Then he went to his office room and got a copy of "Song Xingtong" and looked it up carefully. Judicial matters should not be too complicated. Relying on memory, a single word difference may be a huge difference. The best way is to read a book. There are no regulations in the imperial court and no reading is allowed.
At noon, Xu Zun and Zhang Fei did not go back, but went to the restaurant with Qi Ji and the others to eat. After all, it was Zhang Fei's first day here, so he had to celebrate.
After leaving office in the afternoon, Zhang Fei and Xu Zun took a carriage home.
Inside the carriage.
"My father-in-law should know about this case, right?" Zhang Fei suddenly asked.
Xu Zun nodded, "I was indeed on sick leave at home at the time, but Fengyue Newspaper and Newspaper both published the case. How could I not know about it? It's just that Qiji and the others obviously didn't want you to appeal for that person, and I didn't know about it either." Whether the case can be appealed or not, the decision of the Xiangfu County Imperial Court is his decision, so I will simply pretend that I don’t know and you can handle this case yourself."
Zhang Fei nodded, "I understand."
When they got home, Xu Zhiqian, Gao Wenyin and Mu Zhen were all standing at the door waiting.
Xu Zhiqian first bowed to Xu Zunxing, then pulled Zhang Fei and asked, "Did you encounter anything new on your first day in office?"
Zhang Fei said: "It's very new. On the first day I took office, someone came to appeal."
"Yeah?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Tell me quickly."
"Tell me about it, I'll definitely talk to you, but can you let me sit down and talk."
The family came to sit down in the lobby, and Xu Lingxiao also came back. Zhang Fei informed them of the case.
After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian said: "If it is true as the scholar said, his wife is also a pitiful person."
Xu Lingxiao immediately reprimanded: "What do you know? I have heard about this case. She is a married woman. No matter what, she cannot go to the temple to commit adultery with a monk. If she can be innocent of this, how can there be any etiquette in the world? Speakable."
Xu Zhiqian knew that Xu Lingxiao was more serious about this matter and did not dare to argue with him. She then asked Xu Zun, "Dad, what do you think?"
Xu Zunfeng said lightly: "As the prosecutor general, dad only looks at the evidence. As long as your husband can provide strong evidence, then I will approve it."
Xu Lingxiao turned to Zhang Fei again and said, "Sister-in-law, as a brother, I advise you not to get involved in this case, otherwise, you will get into trouble."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zun frowned and said, "Xiao'er, when did your Imperial College have the power to interfere with the Procuratorate?"
Xu Lingxiao said hurriedly: "Dad, please forgive me. My child is just kind-hearted."
Xu Zundao: "Your kindness ends here. This is a matter for our procuratorate. We should not tell you at all. Also, please do not talk about this matter outside."
Xu Lingxiao nodded: "I know, kid."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Father-in-law, actually my brother also has good intentions. If I were an Erbi, I would definitely follow my brother's advice. But I am a prosecutor now. Whether to appeal or not is not entirely up to my personal opinion." , we have to look at the specific evidence before we can make a judgment.”
Xu Lingxiao said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, I am just talking as a brother and have no other intentions. Just act according to the rules."
