Li Si, who hurried back to Zhang's house, staggered through the door.
"How about it?"
Xu Zhiqian immediately walked out of the hall.
Li Si gasped and said: "Ms. Xu, Third Brother and Na Shi Erlang were arrested by Kaifeng Mansion."
Gao Wenyin, who came out later, happened to hear this and couldn't help but feel dizzy and almost fell down. Fortunately, Xu Zhiqian had quick eyesight and quick hands to support Gao Wenyin. She calmly smiled at Gao Wenyin and said: "Madam, don't panic, this matter is also ours."
As expected, don’t worry, Zhang San will be fine, I’ll go find my dad now.”
Xu Zun had predicted before that he would most likely be imprisoned by the Kaifeng Mansion.
This kind of thing can't be said to be a serious crime.
Gao Wenyin held Xu Zhiqian's sleeves tightly with both hands and choked with tears: "I'll leave everything to Mrs. Xu..."
"There is no need to say thank you, madam." Xu Zhiqian quickly interrupted her, "I will go find my father now."
"Oh, okay, Madam Xu, please be careful on the road." Gao Wenyin quickly let go of her hand.
...
At this moment, Lu Gongzhu was in the Ministry of Justice, cleaning up the mess left behind last year with a group of justices, including Xu Zun.
The main debate is whether to liberalize litigation, tighten litigation, or regulate litigation.
The emergence of Zhang Fei last year attracted great attention from the court, especially the Supreme Court and the highest judicial departments such as the Criminal Court and the Ministry of Punishment.
We need to quickly discuss and come up with a result.
Because every time Zhang Fei went to complain, they were caught off guard.
But speaking of the matter, Zhang Fei actually did not violate the rules, it was just that it was particularly dazzling, but he subtly broke through the class.
Although people could sue officials in the past, the key to success or failure depended on the internal game of the court, and the judiciary was only secondary. If you encountered Bao Zheng, you might win the lawsuit, but if you encountered corrupt officials, you might get involved yourself.
But Zhang Fei forced them to punish Wang Wenshan.
This makes them very afraid.
Therefore, most officials in the DPRK believe that control in this area must be strengthened. There are too many loopholes, and God knows what Zhang Fei will do.
In fact, no one knows, because they have heard that Zhang Fei is about to launch a tax calculation business. The three departments are very nervous about this, and each department is also putting pressure on the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
This business endangers the interests of too many people.
There are currently three main arguments.
First, it is still the traditional view, which is to further restrict litigation. For example, the Ministry of Punishment reviews bookstore documents once a year.
The meaning is obvious, if you don't obey, I won't give you the official document.
This is what most people support.
This is also a traditional method.
The second is the point of view put forward by Tang Jie, the Prime Minister, to standardize, and the government and bookstores to cooperate, ear-pen to ear-pen, and officials use the art of balance to control judicial power.
This tests the ability to be an official and the efficiency of the government.
The third is to completely liberalize litigation, but the government will charge a certain fee. The economic acumen of officials in the Northern Song Dynasty is really very strong. Last year, the Kaifeng government officials complained every day. If they were given a generous bonus, it would not matter.
, which can also build judicial finance.
Each of the three arguments has its pros and cons.
Everyone is still arguing about this.
After arguing for a long time, there was no result.
The key is that Xu Zun, a weirdo, is causing trouble inside. He is firmly opposed to continuing to restrict the litigation. He also controls Dali Temple, and his suggestions are also very crucial.
Suddenly, Huang Gui, the head of the Kaifeng Mansion, quickly walked into the lobby, bowed to the people sitting there, then came behind Mr. Lu, bent down and whispered a few words into his ear.
"What?"
Mr. Lu was so shocked that he stood up directly.
It also scared many people.
Censor Zhongcheng Lu Jie couldn't help but asked: "Prefect Lu, what happened?"
Lu Gongzhu slowly turned his head to look at Lu Hui, but he didn't know what to say.
At this time, Xu Yuan, the chief registrar of Dali Temple, also ran in and whispered a few words in Xu Zun's ear.
Lu Gongzhu immediately looked at Xu Zun angrily.
Xu Zun's reaction was not that great. He just asked Lu Gongzhu: "Prefect Lu, there are grievances among the people. How can Kaifeng Prefecture arrest those who complain at will?"
Seeing that Mr. Lu still had the nerve to speak out, he couldn't help but became angry and said: "Why are you arresting people? I think Xu Temple knows better than me."
Xu Zundao: "I only know that what Kaifeng Mansion did is against the rules."
"Wait a minute!"
Lu Hui saw the two of them suddenly quarreling and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Liu Shu, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, asked: "Yes! What happened?"
Lu Gongzhu snorted angrily: "That Zhang San just went to Kaifeng Mansion to complain again."
"What?"
Almost everyone present was going crazy about this.
They held this meeting on their first day at work, and the purpose was to prevent the Zhang San phenomenon from happening again, but the boy acted faster and didn't leave any time for them.
Everyone is full of dirty words.
Liu Shu asked: "Who is he suing?"
Lu Gong wrote: "The imperial court."
"The imperial court?" Liu Shu didn't know why, "What do you mean?"
Lu Gong wrote: "The person Zhang Fei is suing this time is the imperial court."
"What?"
Everyone sitting there, except Xu Zun, was shocked.
Xu Zundan said: "There is no law in our dynasty that does not allow people to sue the court. Why should the Kaifeng government arrest people?"
"The Point Guard Is Here"
"It doesn't make sense."
Liu Shu couldn't bear it anymore and immediately stood up and angrily rebuked Xu Zundao: "Now that things have happened, Xu Temple Minister still wants to protect that kid. The law does not stipulate that it is not allowed to sue the officials. Does that mean that ordinary people can also sue the officials?"
Xu Zun immediately argued with reason: "If an official makes a mistake, why can't he sue? It's not like Yushitai has never impeached an official, so there's nothing surprising about this."
Lu Hui, who was about to speak, immediately closed his mouth again.
The Yushitai led by him often contradicted Shenzong. Last time, Ayun Yiyu, the Yushitai directly rejected the emperor's imperial decree.
He also taught Shenzong a good lesson.
Liu Shudao: "That is the authority of Yushitai."
Xu Zundao: "Then how did Yushitai learn about the grievances? Didn't he know it from the common people? Zhang Fei went to Kaifeng Mansion to file a complaint. Kaifeng Mansion arrested the person who had aggrieved without trial. If this spread,
What will the people of the world think? Who will dare to go to Kaifeng Mansion to file a complaint then? I will definitely impeach your Kaifeng Mansion to the officials for abusing power and bending the law for personal gain."
Qi Hui snorted: "Who is bending the law for personal gain? Maybe the person in charge behind this matter is you, Xu Zhongtu."
Xu Zun responded directly: "So what? It's not our duty to defend the people's grievances?"
Qi Hui sneered and said: "Whether it is a grievance or not has not yet been found out."
"So we can arrest people directly?" Xu Zundao said.
Qi Hui said: "That boy is suing the imperial court."
Xu Zundao: "But we cannot sue the court unless there are regulations in place."
Lu Jie stood up and said: "Don't argue for now. In my opinion, this is the first time Kaifeng Mansion has encountered this kind of situation. It's not about bending the law for personal gain. Let's find out first before talking!"
Xu Zun glanced at Mr. Lu, "If the Kaifeng government dares to abuse lynching, I will never let it go."
Not to mention, Dali Temple really has this authority.
Mr. Lu was too lazy to pay attention to Xu Zun. He said, "I'm sorry! I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
He hurried back to Kaifeng Mansion.
.......
"Is...that's all?"
After reading the petition, Mr. Lu couldn't come to his senses for a long time.
Li Kai nodded.
Mr. Lu was so angry that he said, "Is this kid crazy?"
He thought it was some big deal, suing the imperial court, and following the ancestral method, but the result...is this the result?
Really are......!
Li Kai said: "I thought so too at first, but when I calmed down, I found that what he did seemed to make sense."
Lu Gongzhu was furious and said very unhappy: "What's the point?"
Li Kaidao: "Such things are common in our dynasty. The court's laws stipulate that if a government official loses or damages public property, he should compensate the court. If he wants to sue, he can only sue the court."
Mr. Lu couldn't help but frown.
Li Kai added: "I have just found out clearly that the concubine Zhang San bought back years ago is the wife of Shi Dalang in this case."
"I see."
Lu Gongzhu nodded and said: "But...but this is not the reason for him to sue the court. By the way, where is he now?"
Li Kaidao: "I have already put him in prison. No matter what his purpose is, I think he should be taught a lesson."
Lu Gong said: "You didn't torture him, did you?"
Li Kaidao: "To be honest with the magistrate, I really want to torture him, but look at the reason for his lawsuit. He is suing the current imperial court for violating the laws of our ancestors. I don't understand this clearly, so how can I dare to torture him."
Lu Gong wrote: "Let him be released from prison first, and then choose another place to keep him, so as not to cause trouble."
"What about Shijiro?"
"Same."
Lu Gongzhu sighed, "We still have to see how the imperial court reacts to this matter."
...
Kaifeng Prefecture Prison.
I saw Zhang Fei tied to a wooden cross, with various braziers and torture instruments in front of him.
"Our brothers are in a good mood today. It's still up to you to choose. Which one do you want to try?"
The prison head held a leather whip and grinned at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "I choose iron nails."
"Iron nails?"
"There's none?"
Zhang Fei said: "First they stripped me down to just a pair of white shorts, then nailed my two palms to a wooden frame with iron nails, tied my arms with hemp rope, and put them in public under the scorching sun until they bled and died.
Death."
The prison head blinked, "Why did you choose to die like this?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because he is handsome."
Snapped!
The prison head whipped Zhang Fei, "You are teasing me."
A jailer said: "Now that you are in our hands, you still dare to act arrogantly."
Zhang Fei sighed: "Who gave me the last name Zhang?"
"you...!"
The cell leader had never seen such an arrogant prisoner before. He immediately whipped his whip and was about to whip him, but was stopped by the two guards on the side.
"Let me go! I have to teach this ignorant person a lesson today."
"Don't be fooled by him. It is said that this guy was beaten last time and he was asked to pay hundreds of dollars in compensation."
"...?"
The scene seemed to have stopped.
At this moment, the cell door opened, and Huang Gui walked in, expressionlessly saying: "Put him down."