Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 499 Shooting yourself in the foot

Chapter 499 Shooting yourself in the foot

Is he teaching us how to do things?

All the officials looked at Zhang Fei dumbfounded.

Don't care about anger!

Don't dare to question it!

Too late to stop!

The verdict was beyond everyone's expectations.

Not to mention whether this judgment is justified.

What is certain is that this judgment will break the existing power structure, because they suddenly understand that the imperial court can even judge the government to be in default and the government to breach the contract.

This is simply unimaginable.

This is definitely a historic verdict.

Even in Kaifeng, it never happened.

Zhang Fei just sued the government, and sued the government, which was not uncommon in the Northern Song Dynasty, but the result was at best to rehabilitate the prosecutor, and then the emperor punished the officials, but he would not say that the judge violated the law.

The reason lies in the integration of politics and law. It is illogical to say that the law is guilty.

But now that politics and law are separated, it is natural to judge like this.

This judgment also seems to be beckoning to those officials, welcome to the era of separation of politics and law.

"This Zhang San is really capable."

He has already retired from the court, but Chen Qiwu sat on the table, looked at the salt law on the copy, and dared not believe it: "In our opinion, this is a decree, which should be enforced, but if it is regarded as A contract, then this judgment is really reasonable.

No wonder he asked He Yanjian and the others to testify in court. It turned out that he wanted to prove that the imperial court had violated the contract. If this method does not count, the salt sold by Huang Tong is naturally not considered illegal salt.sharp!sharp! "

Su Zhe said with a smile: "Actually, the reason why this case is difficult to judge is that the salt government cannot tolerate mistakes. This kind of judgment does not destroy the salt law, but can promote the imperial court to improve the system. This is the most commendable."

Chen Qi suddenly realized.

This is the hardest part.

Zhang Fei's judgment was not to violate the salt law, but to follow the salt law. The salt capital and rice were given to the salt households in full.

Su Zhe said again: "But we have to review it carefully. We have failed in this lawsuit again, and this is something we should consider."

He really didn't expect that this thinking would not change for a while, as far as common sense is concerned, this decree must be implemented, and they felt that no matter what, Huang Tong was definitely selling private salt, and the evidence was solid.

In the past, some upright and benevolent magistrates relied on their power to exempt Yanhu from the death penalty and adopted small punishments and large punishments.

It will not be interpreted legally.

But the imperial court is different from the government, it is a pure law enforcer, and it must give a legal explanation.

However, this salt law involves transaction issues and has contractual attributes.

As long as it can be proved that the government did not fulfill the contract first, then Huang Tong is not illegal.

However, the government did not have any evidence to prove that Huang Tong's salt capital should be deducted and fined. Those were not recorded, because the money was distributed, but it was not in Huang Tong's hands, so there was no way to record it.

Can only talk about it.

That's why Zhang Fei didn't record what Zhang Fei said at the end, deducting money and salt. How can you tell me to believe you?

Chen Qi scratched her head and said, "It takes a lot of courage."

As he spoke, he looked at the officials who hurried past in front of him again, "And not everyone may be convinced."

Su Zhe looked up and saw that Wei Yingfang, He Chunlin and others were directly chasing after him.

In the courtroom, Wei Yingfang and the others dare not speak because their buttocks are not clean, but it does not mean that they will agree with this judgment. If you judge us to be negligent, then how can we work in the future.

This is tantamount to restricting their power.

How can this work.

Immediately ran to find Zhang Fei angrily.

But upon seeing Zhang Fei, Wei Yingfang's expression changed drastically, with a friendly smile all over his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "President Zhang really lives up to his reputation, and this verdict is an eye-opener for us."

He Chunlin on the side was expressionless, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Where! Where! Wei Tong won the award."

As Zhang Fei said, he sighed heavily again, "To tell you the truth, I'm actually very dissatisfied with this verdict.

I believe you a ghost!

Wei Ying didn't believe it just now, but he still pretended to be curious and asked, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei said: "Because according to our imperial court's investigation, there are many people who sell private salt. Just now Lieutenant Liu also explained this point. I believe everyone is also clear."

Wei Yingfang and the others remained silent.

"so what."

Zhang Fei said: "If the imperial court sentenced Huang Tong to death, then it is possible to sentence all the salt households to death. In this way, no one is willing to make salt, which will greatly damage the salt administration."

Wei Yingfang stroked his beard, nodded slightly, and said, "But you ruled that Huang Tong's sale of salt is legal, which will also lead to the flood of private salt, and the salt administration will also suffer great damage."

Zhang Fei smiled wryly and said: "What Wei Tong said is the most difficult part of this case. I know the importance of salt administration to finances. I cannot invalidate the salt law. Therefore, I have not ruled that the sale of private salt is legal. I It is only judged that the government breached the contract first, so the salt sold by Huang Tong is not considered private salt. But if the government did not breach the contract, then what Huang Tong did was selling private salt, and this judgment does not change anything."

Wei Yingfang suddenly felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.

He had thought of this a long time ago, that's why he directed such a play, it would be wrong for the imperial court to judge, and it would be wrong not to judge.

But in the end it hit the back of his foot.

want to cry!

Uncomfortable!

He Chunlin on the side couldn't help it anymore, and said in an airy voice: "Chairman Zhang said it lightly, but Chief Judge Zhang knows the difficulty of managing the salt administration. No matter where the salt exists, it will be worn out. If we can't pay the job, we have to make up for it ourselves." , aren't you deliberately making things difficult for us?"

He is the most annoyed. This is tantamount to judicial interference in salt administration. In the future, you have to be careful in everything you do. The key point is that the salt households may not listen to them in the future. With the support of the imperial court here, it is not for exploitation and oppression.

The difficulty of work has greatly increased.

Zhang Fei quickly explained: "Of course I know the difficulties of He Yanjian, so I asked the government to write clearly and clearly divide the responsibilities. The problem now is that many salts and money cannot be traced."

He Chunlin smiled coldly, "Does Judge Zhang think that this official is corrupt?"

Zhang Fei's expression suddenly changed, and he said calmly: "First of all, the chief judge only looks at the evidence and never speculates. There is currently no evidence to prove that He Yanjian has committed corruption and bribery. Secondly, He Yanjian is threatening the chief judge. ?"

"Don't dare!"

He Chunlin said: "How dare He threaten Chief Judge Zhang? It's just that the salt won't be collected by then, and the court will blame it!"

"He Yanjian University can rest assured about this."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I will never blame it on me."

He Chunlin was stunned and said, "Why do you think so?"

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "I don't manage the salt administration. I can't collect salt. What does it have to do with me? It's like saying that if the imperial court misjudged a case, the imperial court would never blame Supervisor He Yan."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, "Besides! I didn't want to come here to be the president of the judge. It was the officials and those who were in charge of political affairs who insisted on letting me come, because there was no second suitable candidate.

However, I believe that many people will rush to take the position of Yanjian. If Heyanjian can’t collect salt, the court can just change someone. There is nothing to blame. "

The implication is that if you are unhappy, you don't have to do it. If you grab a lot of people like you, what are you?

"you!"

He Chunlin stood up suddenly.

"Don't be impatient, you two!"

Wei Yingfang also hurriedly got up, stood between the two of them, and said, "Don't blame Chief Judge Zhang. In fact, many things are not as simple as Chief Judge Zhang imagined. This verdict will indeed bring some troubles to He Yanjian."

Zhang Fei also said aggrievedly: "Wei Tong judge, in fact, I have already sympathized with the difficulty of the salt officials, and I didn't break the casserole to ask the end. I don't want to care about the previous things. Only with such a judgment can we continue to maintain the salt government. It works well enough not to change everything in the moment.

But understanding needs to be mutual. If my kindness is only exchanged for accusations, then next time I will not spend all my time, racking my brains, and I will judge what I want. "

A look of fear flashed in He Chunlin's eyes.

Wei Yingfang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, thank you Chief Judge Zhang for your hard work. We will find ways to improve the system and try not to cause trouble to Chief Judge Zhang."

"Thank you, Wei Tong, for your understanding."

Zhang Fei cupped his hands, and sighed again: "I really don't know which fucking bastard did it."

The corner of Wei Yingfang's mouth twitched. This judge is really unusual. He speaks dirty words and scolds his parents directly. He really deserves to be from Erbi.But he tentatively asked: "Chairman Zhang thinks this was done deliberately?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It must be, those salt households sell private salt, it's not a day or two, and I didn't see them go to the government to report the news, I encountered this when I came here, there must be someone deliberately trying to alienate our imperial court The relationship with the salt officer."

Wei Yingfang hurriedly asked: "In that case, why didn't Judge Zhang investigate those who tipped off the news?"

Zhang Fei said: "There is no way to investigate this. In theory, he is helping the police station to enforce the law. Even if someone does it deliberately, it is not illegal."

Wei Yingfang nodded slightly, "If you think about it this way, it's really true. It seems that this is just a misunderstanding."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Wei Tongjuan can think so, that's the best."

"Fortunately, the misunderstanding has been clarified now." Wei Yingfang nodded with a smile, then cupped his hands and said, "Then we won't bother Chief Judge Zhang anymore, and we will leave."

"Walk slowly!"

After they left, Xu Zhiqian stepped forward and snorted, "I never thought they would be so confident. If I had known this, I should have broken the casserole and asked the end."

Zhang Fei glanced at her and said with a wry smile: "It's frozen three feet, it's not a day's cold, if it really tears your face, it will only hurt both sides."

At this moment, Li Si suddenly came over and said, "Third brother, the Yuan University scholar is here."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Here comes the fisherman."

back room.

When the couple came to the back hall, they saw a literati in his fifties, plainly dressed, and extraordinary bearing sitting there, "Your Majesty, Zhang San, has seen the Yuan University scholar."

This scribe is Yuan Jiang.

Yuan Jiang hurriedly got up, cupped her hands and returned a salute, and said, "I am here, Chief Judge Zhang gave Yuan such a big gift, Yuan is really grateful! Thank you! Thank you!"

This is so happy that I can't close my mouth.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Perhaps Bachelor Yuan shouldn't thank me, after all, the instigator of this case is someone else."

After hearing this, Yuan Jiang couldn't help stroking her beard and laughing, "But they are shooting themselves in the foot with a stone!"

(End of this chapter)