civilwarnovels Chapter 543 Taking Interest in the Law (1)
Chapter 543 Taking Interest in the Law (1)
Chapter 543 Taking Interest in the Law ([-])
After the imperial court announced that the case would be heard publicly, the eyes of the entire Hezhong Mansion were all focused on the imperial court.
On the surface, it seems that the public security law is aggressive, but it is really not.
So far, the Public Security Bureau is completely passive.
Because as far as common sense is concerned, this case should not have been raised in the imperial court. If there is no public prosecution law, then Cai Yanqing can solve it with a word.
It can be seen that it is not the public security law that is making things difficult for the government, but the government is making things difficult for the public security law.
But this is also within Zhang Fei's expectations.
The rise of a new force will inevitably attract a group attack from the old forces.
This is inevitable.
Because there is only so much power, the rise of new forces must come at the expense of old forces.
The old forces will try their best to add chaos to you. Their interests are complicated and their troops are strong. Even if you kill a wave of my officials, they will be replaced by our people.
Almost all these officials belong to the old forces.
But you public prosecutors can't afford to lose, as long as you lose once, you will be seriously injured.
These officials are all human beings. They think that this lawsuit is of great benefit to themselves, and it is of course best to win.
But even if they lose, it will only make their finances even worse.
The best weapon against justice is finance.
For the imperial court, finance is definitely better than justice.
So they are also confident.
God for good.
A heavy rain last night washed away the hot breath on the surface of the earth, providing a better experience for the next day's review.
Early in the morning, officials rushed to the imperial court one after another.
Although there are all kinds of dissatisfaction in the mouth, it is still worth it. Sixty-seven out of ten of the country's finances are concentrated on military expenditures. You must know that the national finances of the Song Dynasty were a very large amount.
How many people's interests are involved here, it can be said that it is closely related to every official of the Hezhong Mansion, plus the court's support for the imperial court, if they don't come in person, can they feel at ease?
In an instant, the entire imperial court was filled with complaints.
Officials all complained to various "envoys" such as Wang Shao, Guo Kui, and Yuan Jiang, all of whom represented the imperial court.
You see, once the public security law comes, the entire Hezhong Mansion will not be able to live in peace, making us officials tied up and afraid to work hard.
The implication is, what are we doing this for?
Not for national finances.
Who would dare to collect money for the country if the public security system does this.
Everyone knows this kind of thing in their hearts. Wang Hong is a typical example. The country is in urgent need of money, so whoever can get money will be a good official.
Let us try our best to make money here, and what kind of public prosecution law is used to trip us over there.
Are you kidding us?
Wang Shao and Guo Kui were very clear in their hearts, and they both said that they would definitely explain everyone's difficulties to the court.
No money, everyone has to finish playing.
Still have to coax a little.
In fact, these old foxes have already seen that the Public Security Bureau has not completely torn their skins, suing the transshipment department, not the transshipment envoy, the difference is worlds apart.
Since you are suing the government office, no matter what, no officials will be involved.
There must be considerations in this regard.
The hour was approaching, and the front gate was already packed to the brim. The difference was that this time, all the people standing in front were tall and burly young men, instead of aunts selling tea on the street. Just can't squeeze in.
This lawsuit is closely related to the interests of the soldiers.
They hope that Chen Guang can win this lawsuit, because they have all received similar treatment more or less, and this resentment has been held back for a long time.
The officials didn't feel the pressure, and if all these bad things were exposed and caused a mutiny, then the public prosecutor's law would be completely over.
As in the past, Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Shangguan Jun, and Ye Zuqia, as well as Su Zhe, Chen Qi, and Wang Shen from the procuratorate entered the court one after another and began to sort out the required documents.
But this time the imperial court added a seat behind the procuratorate, and two young people came to that seat to sort out their documents.
One of them is very familiar to everyone, that is Erbi Li Min who helped the salt merchants in the lawsuit last time, and the other is Qiu Zhengwen.
However, this time, everyone did not wait anxiously for Zhang Fei, and all eyes were fixed on Su Zhe.
It has been proved that the procuratorate is forcibly prosecuting this case, and the imperial court was still hesitant before, which shows that the procuratorate really does not belong to the imperial court.
"This time we offended everyone."
Chen Qi muttered softly, with a light on her back.
Su Zhe felt helpless and said, "But we have already given them a chance. They are the ones who want to use this case to deal with us. We have no choice."
As he said that, he glanced back at Qiu Zhengwen and Li Min, then turned his head to look at the empty seat on the other side, and said, "They still haven't invited Er Bi."
Chen Qi said: "The people who are in court today are all officials, how could they believe that little Er pen?"
"That's true."
Su Zhe nodded slightly.
In terms of facts, eloquence, talent, and understanding of law, how can those pens compare with officials? The smartest people in the world are all officials. If they can't be officials, they must be not smart enough. Officials can't Let Er Bi to help him with the lawsuit.
When they were almost ready, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian came late.
Whether you like it or not, the simple and rough etiquette of the imperial court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This time, no one is asking for trouble. Now that the imperial court's prestige has greatly increased, they stood up for a while, and then sat down.
boom!
Zhang Fei knocked on the gavel, "Silence!"
There was a sudden silence in front of the imperial court.
Zhang Fei looked around and said loudly: "Before the court begins, this court needs to explain that what the imperial court is hearing today is a joint lawsuit."
As he said that, he stretched out his hand to lead Su Zhe, "The procuratorate is suing the Transshipment Division for arrears of military pay, which is a criminal case. In addition, the litigant, Chen Guang, also entrusted the Legal Aid Department to file a compensation lawsuit against the Transshipment Division."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
What do you mean?
Isn't that the same thing?
Even the officials couldn't understand it.
Zhang Fei also explained: "In the future, our imperial court will set up a civil imperial court and a criminal imperial court. The imperial court will issue a notice for specific explanations. The chief judge will briefly explain here.
The best thing to understand is that criminal cases will inevitably involve penalties, such as theft, murder, corruption, and deduction of military pay. In such cases, once the evidence is convincing, the court will inevitably impose penalties, and the procuratorate will definitely intervene.
Civil cases usually refer to disputes over interests between people, such as disputes over debts, inheritance, marriage, etc. Such cases will not involve criminal penalties.
Here, the head of the court would like to make a special explanation. According to the previous rules, the government will use mosses to punish those who borrow money and not repay it. The maximum can reach [-] mosses. However, this will not happen in the imperial court, because this is a civil case. , no punishment will be used.At the same time, in such cases, the procuratorate is usually only responsible for supervision, and will not intervene in it to represent any party.
Withholding and arrears of military pay are within the purview of the procuratorate, but the compensation lawsuit filed by the plaintiff, Chen Guang, is a debt dispute. This is a civil case, and it is inconvenient for the procuratorate to intervene. Therefore, the plaintiff, Chen Guang, can only entrust the Legal Aid Department to carry out litigation. "
After these words, the people were all dumbfounded. Is it so complicated?
But many officials think that this public security law is really rigorous, and it sounds reasonable.
However, they all believed that it was Sima Guang's contribution.
Of course, there are also some people who think that this is an act of mystery and a waste of manpower and material resources.
"Here I will introduce the Legal Aid Department again."
Zhang Fei said: "As the name suggests, the Legal Aid Department provides legal assistance to the people. This is because many people are illiterate and do not understand the law, so they often suffer losses in litigation. It is a non-official agency, and there is no official in the Legal Aid Agency. The Erbi of the Legal Aid Agency are all voluntary members, and they are doing good deeds. They will help the people write pleadings for free without charging any fees.
Of course, this court will consider it as appropriate, and according to the specific circumstances, assign Er Bi of the Legal Aid Administration to carry out the lawsuit for the people, which is also free of charge.This time, considering the complexity of Chen Guang's lawsuit, the president of the court appointed Qiu Zhengwen, director of the Legal Aid Department, and his assistant Li Min to argue for him. "
Qiu Zhengwen and Li Min immediately stood up and bowed around, looking familiar.
This piece of paper has been ordered, and it happens that this is a joint lawsuit, and it involves the Legal Aid Department, so it must be publicized.
After hearing this, the people in front of the gate couldn't help but be ecstatic, their previous worries were gone.
Complexity is complex, but if professionals help, of course there is nothing to say.
Considerate!
How considerate!
No loss is our beloved imperial court.
It is really great to know that finding someone to write a pleading paper can cost dozens of pennies, let alone helping people to litigate for free.
Many officials sitting here treated each other coldly.
They can see at a glance the purpose of the Legal Aid Department, which is to encourage everyone to file a lawsuit.
In the past, the government tried to minimize the litigation of the people, because the gentlemen had to deal with all kinds of affairs during the day and at night. They also had to travel around the mountains and rivers, write lyrics and compose music.
But that's what the imperial court does. If no one comes to sue, what is the meaning of the existence of the imperial court? Of course they encourage it.
It must be necessary for the people to provide convenience for litigation.
After explaining all this, Zhang Fei knocked on the gavel and announced the formal opening of the trial.
Su Zhe immediately asked for the plaintiff, Chen Guang, to appear in court.
I saw a man with a broken arm coming to the court anxiously, which immediately attracted a burst of sighs in front of the door. He fought for the country and became disabled. However, the first thing he did when he returned home was to go to court with the government to get his money back. pension.
It is simply, alas.!
Officials such as Guo Kui, Wang Shao, Yuan Jiang, etc. who are eager to make contributions can't help but look sad.
How can such a military administration win a battle?
Under Su Zhe's instruction, Chen Guangcai sat on the plaintiff's seat, but he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
Su Zhe stood up and asked, "Chen Guang, where are you from?"
"Oh, I, I'm from Hedong County."
"Then what did you do for a living before?"
"I used to be a farmer. About four years ago, my hometown was hit by floods. There was almost no harvest, and there was no food left at home. I could only sell some land to make ends meet. But I couldn't pay taxes. In [-], the government was recruiting soldiers, saying that those who were recruited would be exempt from taxes, so I thought, this is better than borrowing usury, so I went to serve as a soldier."
Another four years of Zhiping.
They knew in their hearts that this must be related to the Suizhou World War I.
It was a war that was about to break out, and the Hezhong Mansion must recruit new soldiers, just in case.
Su Zhe asked again, "Where did you serve as a soldier after that?"
Chen Guang replied: "Afterwards, I went with a few fellow villagers to guard in Fuzhou."
Su Zhe asked, "Is it going well?"
Chen Guang shook his head and said: "At the beginning of the second year of Xining, an enemy army came to invade. During the battle, my arm was cut off by the enemy, and I almost died."
Speaking of the latter, he looked extremely lonely.
Su Zhe asked again: "What about after that?"
Chen Guangdao: "Afterwards, I recuperated in Qizhou for half a year, and finally saved my life. At the end of last year, I returned to Hezhong Mansion."
Su Zhe asked, "Did the Yanzhou military camp tell you how to live after you come back?"
Chen Guang nodded and said, "Marquis Yu of our military camp gave me an official document, asking me to go to Hezhong Mansion to receive a pension with this official document."
Su Zhe asked: "The Marquis Yu can explain how much pension you receive and which official office you go to collect it."
Chen Guangdao: "The Qizhou military camp will transfer me back to Hezhong Mansion first, and then I will hand over the official documents to the military camp, and the military camp will give me a pension. He also said that according to the regulations, he can get roughly [-] pennies. In addition, he also said that we have meritorious service in repelling the enemy, and we should be able to ask for some rewards, which are all mentioned in these official documents."
Su Zhe asked, "Then did you follow the above instructions?"
Chen Guang nodded.
"Have you received a pension?"
"No."
Chen Guang shook his head and said, "It's been more than half a year since I handed it in, but there's no news at all."
Su Zhe asked, "What did the barracks say?"
Chen Guangdao: "Yu Hou, who is in charge of this matter, said that the current financial difficulties, the military treasury can't allocate too much money for the time being, let me go home and wait, and said that this is normal."
Su Zhe said, "Since it's normal, why did you come to sue?"
Chen Guang suddenly became excited, "I can't help it. When I joined the army, the barracks were very good. Our salary was divided into two. I would give my wife thirty liters of rice and pickles every month. Fifteen catties, 250 Wen, a set of clothes for each season.
But after I came back, I found out that they only gave my wife a bolt of rags and ten catties of pickles that were about to go moldy every month, and they gave me [-] Wen for the holidays, and as for the clothes, they gave me one piece every year.
But those rags couldn’t pay back the money, which was not enough for my wife and children to live on, so my wife had to sell the few acres of land left in the family in exchange for money to survive, and also borrowed a lot of money.Now the creditors forced me to sell my wife and children, and I came to sue because I had nowhere to go. "
After speaking, there were tears in his eyes, but maybe because there were too many people around, he still managed not to fall down.
Su Zhe asked, "Then before you file a complaint, can you go to the barracks to inquire again?"
"went."
Chen Guang choked up and said: "But. But they still think I'm nagging. They said that when the money is allocated, they will come and let me go to collect the money. Then they kicked me out and told me not to come to the barracks if I have nothing to do. No longer a soldier."
Almost all the soldiers watching the trial in front of the door were wriggling their lips, and all kinds of dirty words flowed between their lips and teeth, but no one made a sound.
Asking the government for money is really terrible, everyone feels the same, but they are still in the army, so they can only dare to be angry and dare not speak out.
(End of this chapter)