In fact, in comparison, the Liuyun Temple adultery case has attracted more attention from the people. After all, everyone is very interested in that kind of thing, but the impact of this rebellion case is obviously more far-reaching.
Although Zhao Xu did not force him to perform the continuous sitting method, he still got angry, especially for the imperial guards on Jingdong East Road, and for the reception of officials, and for dragging the imperial guards to sing and dance. You are really good at it.
He first asked the Political Affairs Hall to immediately formulate new regulations to strictly stipulate the expenditure of the Minister's Court and the reception of officials. At the same time, he sent the commander of the Front Department to Qizhou to rectify the military affairs.
In fact, he didn't care about the sitting method, he was just showing off. What he cared about most was the imperial army.
Because he wants to strengthen the army and expand his territory. He really doesn't even want to lose face for military expenses. But the army is not up to par and makes such a joke. This is a big blow to him.
Almost desperate.
What year and month will it take to fight out!
No minister dared to object to this matter. Although it was true, it was really embarrassing to say it in public and let the emperor hear it with his own ears. If the court did not take action, it would be unjustifiable and would give people A feeling of self-defeat.
Of course, this is only one aspect, and the impact is far more than that.
Nowadays, everyone in the three yamen and the court is walking on thin ice.
Zhang Fei was just the opposite. After the verdict was handed down, he immediately gave himself a holiday, and then there were some trivial matters. And he was really not good at this daily official work, and it could even be said that he couldn't do it, because this ancient official document, but You can't write randomly because there are relevant rules, but Zhang Fei doesn't understand them at all.
However, not going to the procuratorate does not mean that they can play mahjong with two pregnant women at home. Wang Anshi still has a task for him, which is to let the tax department take over the taxation of Gyeonggi.
This is undoubtedly another tough battle.
Although Zhang Fei had no intention of using this case to let the Taxation Department take over Tokyo Taxation, it would happen sooner or later.
It’s also good to warm it up in advance.
Today, he found another reason to call Li Bao to his home.
Let him arrange some people to create public opinion.
"ah?"
Li Bao looked at Zhang Fei in surprise, "Aren't those public opinions outside arranged by San Lang?"
Zhang Fei said with a look of astonishment: "What public opinion?"
Li Bao said: "It's the public opinion about the tax law. Everyone has been talking about it these past two days."
Zhang Fei suddenly looked confused and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Bao said: "Those citizens all agree with Sanlang's definition of tax law in court, and at the same time believe that the public prosecutor's office in the capital lacks supervision of the two taxes. Some people say that now that Sanlang is back, the tax collectors will not dare to mess around."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I didn't let anyone arrange it, so I came to you now to create some public opinion."
Li Bao said: "Is it an accident?"
Could it be Wang Anshi? No, if he can do this, why bother looking for me? Zhang Fei thought for a while and asked, "Didn't anyone discuss this matter before?"
Li Bao said: "There were some before, but relatively few. The people are still discussing the outcome of this case, mainly about the Lian Si Fa. Many people are speculating again and think there is something fishy in it. But today I heard many people talking about it. Talking about this matter, it is also possible that the sitting method is quite sensitive, and scholars are afraid to talk about it, so they use this to change the topic."
Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "You just said that many people agree with my definition of tax law in court?"
Li Bao nodded.
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "The common people may not really understand the meaning. Please arrange for someone to conduct a careful investigation to see if anyone is promoting this public opinion."
Li Bao nodded, "I'll order someone to investigate right away."
After Li Bao left, Zhang Fei thought to himself. It sounded like someone was secretly creating public opinion. If so, was it an enemy force or a friendly force?
At this moment, Qingmei's voice was heard outside the house, "Uncle, the master is back. Let him go to the front hall now."
Zhang Fei was startled, "Okay, I'll come right away."
As soon as I went out, I met Xu Zhiqian.
"Daddy is looking for you?"
Xu Zhiqian asked.
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zhiqian asked with a gossipy face: "What's the matter?"
"How can I know if I haven't gone yet?" Zhang Fei said, "Let's go and listen together."
The couple came to the front hall.
"Zhang San, the aftershocks of this lawsuit are quite big!" Xu Zun put down his teacup and said to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei asked: "Why did my father-in-law say this?"
Xu Zundao: "Today, some people came to our procuratorate to inquire about tax laws."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "Are you asking about tax laws?"
Xu Zundao: "They want to know if they pay more taxes, can our procuratorate make the decision for them."
Xu Zhiqian on the side said: "It is illegal to collect excessive taxes, and the procuratorate should make the decision for them."
"What do you know."
Xu Zun glared at her, "The two taxes in the capital are still in charge of the government. The tax department is only in charge of the exemption tax. How can those tax collectors follow the tax laws in collecting taxes? There will be some problems with this. If this is not changed, the procuratorate will If you respect the Dharma, you will definitely be in a dilemma!"
Xu Zhiqian said: "In fact, the imperial court should have handed over the two taxes to the Taxation Department long ago. Now that the two tax systems are running in parallel, there will be problems sooner or later."
Xu Zun sighed, "Everyone knows this, it's just."
Compared with Hezhong Mansion, there are too many powerful people in the capital, and the resistance is huge. It is conceivable that they cannot easily agree to unify all taxes.
No one dares to do this easily, because you may not be able to do it.
Sima Guang and the others never mentioned it. Even Wang Anshi didn't dare to speak out himself and asked Zhang Fei to create public opinion.
As he was talking, Xu Zun suddenly noticed that Zhang Fei had been silent, and looked at his solemn expression, and couldn't help asking: "Zhang San, why don't you speak? The summer tax will start soon, and there may be problems then. , we have to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible."
Zhang Fei was startled and said: "I don't think this is a problem, and we have no choice, because what we, the public prosecutors and the judiciary, defend is the law, and we will do whatever the law determines."
Xu Zun hesitated and said: "But...but this may affect fiscal revenue."
Zhang Fei said: "That is what the Political Affairs Hall should worry about."
Xu Zun nodded slightly.
Even so, Zhang Fei felt uneasy in his heart. What was supposed to come was coming after all!
The Ordinance Department of the Second Government was established.
"Is this what the teacher ordered?"
Lu Huiqing said in surprise.
Wang Anshi nodded: "Because I think this is a very good opportunity. In addition, the capital city currently implements two tax systems. This cannot last long. Since they don't have Jingdong East Road to stop the tax department, then the capital city must also be handed over to the tax department. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to create public opinion first and see how they react.
More importantly, if the capital can collect more grain, it can alleviate the pressure on water transportation and the pressure on local governments caused by the New Deal. "
"I see."
Lu Huiqing nodded, "I thought...?"
Wang Anshi asked: "What do you think?"
Lu Huiqing said: "I thought someone was manipulating it secretly. The purpose was to instigate more people to deal with the Public Security Bureau, or to create difficulties for the Public Security Bureau."
Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, pondered a little, and shook his head: "This is unlikely. If they provoke, the court will let the tax department take over the tax. They will lose more than they gain!"
After hearing this, Lu Huiqing frowned and remained silent.
Wang Anshi glanced at Lu Huiqing and asked, "Am I right?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Teacher, this capital is no better than Hezhong Mansion. There are clans, relatives, and meritorious deeds everywhere. Is this really not a problem?"
Wang Anshi asked: "What can go wrong?"
Lu Huiqing said: "I always feel that it is a bit too hasty, and the capital may not be suitable for the public prosecutor. At the local level, the public prosecutor can represent the imperial power, but under the emperor's feet, the imperial power is naturally supreme."
Wang Anshi said: "When the tax exemption was first implemented, I was worried about this, but in the end there was no problem."
Lu Huiqing said: "The exemption tax is just a new tax, and the amount is not large. It is not the same as the two taxes!"
Wang Anshi frowned slightly, thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Sooner or later, the Taxation Department will take over the taxation. Let's not look forward and backward. I am not that old thief Sima."
At this moment, the servants announced that Zeng Gong, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, had arrived.
Wang Anshi hurriedly went out to meet him.
When he came to the house and sat down, Wang Anshi smiled and asked, "How come Zi Gu has time to come to me today?"
Zeng Gong said: "I have something to discuss with you."
Wang Anshi asked: "What's the matter?"
Zeng Gong said: "It's about the summer tax. Tax collectors in all counties in Gyeonggi Province have expressed that they dare not collect taxes anymore."
Wang Anshi frowned and said, "Why don't you dare?"
Zeng Gong said: "It was Prosecutor Zhang's remarks about tax law in court a few days ago that caused people to talk a lot about today's taxation. But as you know, tax collectors almost never collect taxes based entirely on tax laws. If they want to receive the same amount of tax as in previous years, there will definitely be some violations, and they may face prosecution by the Public Security Bureau. If they collect it in full compliance with the tax law, they may not receive much tax at all. No matter what they do, they will face trouble. , they hope the court will give an answer first."
Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing looked at each other.
It is almost certain at this moment that this may not have been arranged by Zhang Fei.
Because it is impossible for Zhang Fei to manipulate those tax collectors.
Wang Anshi said: "I will report this matter to the officials immediately."
However, Zhang Fei was already one step ahead of him and came to the palace to report the matter to Zhao Xu, because Li Bao had already investigated the results.
"You are anxious to see me, but is it because of the capital tax issue?"
Zhao Xu asked Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "The officials already know?"
Zhao Xu nodded, "Li Bao has informed me of the investigation results. There are signs that there are indeed people behind this to promote these public opinions."
After a pause, he added: "But, aren't you planning to do the same?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "It was Academician Wang who suggested that I use this case to create some public opinion and pave the way for the Taxation Department to take over all taxation departments in Gyeonggi."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "I know, I just want to say, since this coincides with what you thought, isn't it a good thing?"
"Maybe not."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "If we weren't doing this, the nature of this would be completely different."
Zhao Xu was puzzled and asked, "What's the difference?"
Zhang Fei said: "If it was us, then we would have to deal with them, but if it was them, then they would have to deal with the officials."
"Deal with me?"
Zhao Xu couldn't help but said in shock.
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It seems that they will wake up earlier than we expected."
Zhao Xu said: "You mean, they want to use the public security, procuratorate and law to restrict my power?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "To be precise, they want to use the hands of the officials to break through the constraints of the Public Security Bureau. Regarding this, I have explained to the officials before that they will definitely take this step.
Because as long as we strictly enforce the law and adhere to the trial system of the Public Security Bureau, it is almost impossible for them to win. Whether it is morally or legally, we have an absolute advantage.
The only chance they have to win is with the official family. "
"I remember, the cage of power." Zhao Xu nodded and said with a smile: "Tang Taizong once said that the law is not my own law, but the law of the world. If they want to break through from me, then they are really wishful thinking. !”
Regarding this point, Zhang Fei had told him a long time ago that the emperor must sacrifice part of his imperial power to safeguard the legal authority of the court, otherwise, it would be easily breached.
Zhao Xu finally agreed, because he was very ambitious. He wanted to restore the finances, then go to war, and recreate the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties. His goal was very clear, and for this he was of course willing to sacrifice part of his imperial power.
Moreover, he was once a little fan of Tang Taizong, and Tang Taizong actually used this trick, sacrificing a small part of the imperial power in exchange for the court's laws.
Zhang Fei was still very cautious and said: "They may not choose to face the official family directly, and they do not have the courage, but they may start with the people around the official family to put the official family into trouble."
Zhao Xu frowned slightly and asked, "How should I respond?"
Zhang Fei said: "The only way is for the officials to restrain them and strengthen the sources of information. As long as we can know the other party's plan in advance, we will have a better chance of winning."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "I understand, don't worry, I am determined enough this time and will never be easily shaken."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, realizing that Zhao Xu's attitude this time was even more determined than the last time.
Zhao Xu seemed to see through what he was thinking, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Even robbers can humiliate me, so what else do I have to worry about."
Zhang Fei suddenly realized that it seemed that Wu Tian had given him a great stimulus last time. He pretended to be ambitious in his ambition to dominate, but the reality was that even a young Tai Sui could humiliate his imperial army.
The gap was too big, and he thought clearly. Without finances and rules, what could the imperial power do?
Although Zhao Xu showed great determination, Zhang Fei was still a little uneasy. This is the most difficult hurdle, and it is a protracted battle. Once it starts, it will continue forever, because imperial power and legal power are almost inextricable, and the only way to achieve legal power is to rely on the emperor's active sacrifice.
Why the public security law can be implemented in various places is not Sima Guang's credit. He is just a banner. The real promoter is actually the emperor.
This would not have been possible without the emperor's support.
But to what extent Zhao Xu can sacrifice, Zhang Fei doesn't know, and it's easy to talk about this kind of thing, but it really shouldn't be too difficult to do it.
For example, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty almost failed several times. Moreover, in his later years, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was actually somewhat complacent and took back the power in the cage.
However, Zhang Fei must act cautiously as he is with a king like a tiger.
After all, it was earlier than he expected.
Because he felt that the current situation had not harmed the fundamental interests of those people, and they would not choose such behavior that would harm themselves by a thousand and the enemy by eight hundred.
But it is obvious that the other party has a greater sense of crisis than he imagined, and this period is also a very sensitive period. Those powerful people are not stupid. They know where the country's problems lie, and they are also afraid that Zhao Xu will adopt a purge strategy. .
At the same time, they can't think of any other way to deal with the public prosecution, especially after Zhang Fei's strong return.
The only way is to repay the other person with his own way.
Moreover, this matter is fermenting very quickly, and many officials are adding fuel to the flames, especially Yushitai and Jianyuan.
Because after this lawsuit, Yushitai and Jianyuan felt that they had lost some power.
First of all, the Procuratorate, the Yushitai and the Admonition Yuan have the same powers.
Secondly, the Yushitai's appeal after hearing the news is diametrically opposed to the Procuratorate's appeal of evidence. This may lead to a situation where when the censor hears the news and the target appeals to the procuratorate, how will this be handled?
Who should come first?
The two brothers came on stage and immediately attracted the attention of the court.
Chui Gong Hall.
"That's unreasonable!"
Zhao Xu angrily said: "This kind of thing can also be blamed on the public security organs. Have those tax collectors never collected taxes legally before?"
Pei Wen stood up and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, Prosecutor Zhang said something very well in court. He believed that taxation is an indispensable evil. So tax collectors are doing evil. How can they strictly abide by the law when doing evil?"
Fu Bi, who was no longer very talkative, couldn't bear to listen, and retorted: "You are taking it purely out of context. What Prosecutor Zhang said is that precisely because tax is an indispensable evil, tax laws must be strictly enforced and restrained. This is evil."
Pei Wen argued: "What the rich man said is wrong. Strict enforcement of tax laws is the duty of the public prosecutor, and the duty of tax collectors is to collect taxes. To collect taxes is to do evil. If you do evil, you will inevitably do some extraordinary things. This may lead to severe punishment by the public prosecutor and the law, so it is reasonable for the tax collectors to be afraid.”
Fu Bi was stunned, but he felt that Pei Wen's words really made sense.
If taxes are evil, then of course tax collectors are doing evil!
Deng Wan suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, those tax collectors are hardworking and it is really not easy. They are not collecting money for themselves, but for the country. It is really inappropriate for Zhang Prosecutor to define tax as an evil!"
Many ministers nodded slightly, feeling that what Deng Wan said made sense. This angle was something they had never thought of.
But Fu Bi wondered, could it be that Zhang San's words were intended to provide a basis for the tax department to impose violent taxes?
It can be seen that this definition will really affect many aspects.
Many ministers immediately stood up to support Deng Wan, implying that the Public Security Bureau Law would affect taxation, and taxation was the country's top priority. They believed that the Public Security Bureau Law should make way for taxation policy.
Not everyone is willing to suffer a thousand losses to themselves and eight hundred to the enemy.
Sima Guang felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. If the law could make way for money, then returning the law would be nothing more than a piece of paper. He immediately stood up and said, "This is all about the same thing. I was talking about collecting taxes for the country. How did it fall into your mouth?" It becomes illegal to serve the country, which is really rare. How come the tax department does not encounter these problems when collecting taxes, but those tax collectors do. Isn't this their own fault?"
Deng Wan stopped talking and stopped talking.
Zhao Pian suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Taxation Department has succeeded in Hezhong Prefecture and has fully taken over the taxation in Jingdong East Road. However, the Taxation Department in Gyeonggi Province is only responsible for exempted taxes. This should not be done. I suggest, All taxation will be taken over directly by the Department of Revenue.”
Xu Zun immediately stood up and said: "I agree."
Sima Guang glanced at Zhao Pian and Xu Zun and immediately understood what they were thinking.
There are indeed many contradictions between the Public Security Bureau and the current taxation, and Zhang Fei has set the tone for the Procuratorate. It is no longer like in previous years, when Xu Zun often took vacations, and the Procuratorate has almost no sense of existence. This is very likely to cause many disputes, but then it will This puts the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate in a dilemma, and the Taxation Department is completely designed based on the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate Law.
If we don't change it, it will be extremely detrimental to the public security organs. It would be better to cut the knot quickly, so they expressed their support one after another.
Many ministers also stood up and expressed their support for the Department of Taxation to take over all taxation.
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, then looked at Wang Anshi, who had been silent all this time, and said, "What do you think, Bachelor Wang?"
Wang Anshi said: "Reporting to your Majesty, in fact, it stands to reason that the Taxation Department should be in charge of all taxation, but time may be tight."
Sima Guang said reflexively: "There is still plenty of time, because according to the Taxation Department's approach in Hezhong Prefecture, it is to unify all taxes. If the Taxation Department takes over now, then this year's summer tax should be cancelled. The autumn tax will be collected at the end of the year.”
Wang Anshi nodded and said with a smile: "What Bachelor Sima said makes sense, this is feasible."
Sima Guang was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, and cursed in his heart, this man is trying to drag me into the water!
He knew very well that Wang Anshi cared more about the tax revenue than he did. The unification of all taxes was actually a disguised way to increase taxes on the rich.
Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said: "Third Secretary, if the summer tax is cancelled, will it affect the finances?"
Lu Gongzhu immediately said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the warehouses of Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple are currently full, so there should be no impact. However, we have to check the details to know."
Wang Anshi suddenly asked: "Why are the warehouses of Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple full?"
Mr. Lu rolled his eyes at him and said immediately, "It's because of Scholar Wang's equal loss method."
Wang Anshi nodded slightly.
The corner of Zhao Xu's mouth twitched slightly, "This matter will be handed over to the Ordinance Department of the Second Government for the time being. If there are no problems, the Taxation Department will take over the entire tax administration of the Gyeonggi region."
"I obey!"
Wang Anshi immediately cupped his hands and said.
Lu Gongzhu glanced at Wang Anshi unhappily. The reason why the tax administration was handed over to the Ordinance Department of the Second Prefecture was because both Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple were under the control of the Ordinance Department of the Second Prefecture.
You must know that the predecessor of the Ordinance Department of the Second Government was called the Ordinance Department of the Third Government.
