All the officials looked at Zhang Fei dumbfounded.
Ignore the anger!
Don’t dare to question it!
Too late to stop!
This verdict really surprised everyone.
Not to mention whether this judgment is reasonable.
What is certain is that this judgment will break the existing power structure, because they suddenly understand that this imperial court can actually judge the government for negligence and breach of contract.
This is simply unimaginable.
This is definitely a historic verdict.
Even in Kaifeng Mansion, this has never happened.
Zhang Fei only sued the government, and suing the government was not uncommon in the Northern Song Dynasty, but the result was at most a vindication of the accuser, and then the emperor punished the official, but he would not accuse the government of violating the law.
The reason is that politics and law are integrated, and it is impossible to judge someone guilty according to law. This is illogical.
But now that politics and law are separated, it can naturally be judged this way.
This judgment also seems to be waving to those officials, welcoming the era of separation of politics and law.
"This Zhang San is really capable."
He had already left the court, but Chen Qiwu sat on the table, looking at the Salt Law on the document, and said in disbelief: "In our opinion, this is a law and it should be implemented, but if we treat it as
If a contract is made, then this judgment is really reasonable and reasonable.
No wonder he asked Salt Supervisor He and others to testify in court before. It turned out that he wanted to prove that the court had breached the contract. If this method is not counted, the salt sold by Huang Tong will naturally not be considered private salt. Awesome! Awesome! "
Su Che smiled and said: "Actually, the reason why this case is difficult to judge is that there is no room for error in the salt administration. Such a judgment does not destroy the salt law, but can encourage the court to improve the system. This is the most valuable thing."
Chen Qi suddenly realized.
This is the hardest part.
Zhang Fei's judgment was not to break the Salt Law, but to abide by the Salt Law. The salt cost and rice were given to the salt households in full. If they were given, then they would sell salt, which would be selling private salt.
Su Zhe added: "But we need to review it carefully. We have failed in this lawsuit again, and this is also an issue we should consider."
He did not expect that he would not be able to change his mind for a while. From a common sense point of view, this law must be implemented. They felt that no matter what, Huang Tong was definitely selling illegal salt, and the evidence was conclusive.
In the past, some upright and benevolent prefects relied on their power to exempt salt households from the death penalty and adopt small punishments and large punishments.
It will not be explained from a legal perspective.
However, unlike the government, the imperial court is a pure law enforcer and must give legal interpretations.
However, this salt law also involves transaction issues and has the nature of a contract.
As long as it can be proven that the government failed to fulfill the contract, then Huang Tong is not illegal.
The government did not have any evidence to prove that Huang Tong's salt capital should be deducted. Those were not recorded in the eucalyptus, because the money was distributed, but it just did not reach Huang Tong's hands, so this could not be recorded.
I can only say it verbally.
This is why what Zhang Fei said at the end was not recorded even if he deducted money or salt. How can I believe you?
Chen Qi scratched his head and said, "This requires a lot of courage."
As he spoke, he looked at the officials hurriedly passing by, "And not everyone may be convinced."
Su Che looked up and saw Wei Yingfang, He Chunlin and others chasing after them.
...
In court, Wei Yingfang and the others did not dare to speak because their butts were dirty, but that did not mean they would agree with the verdict. If you judge us to have failed in our responsibilities, how can we work in the future?
This is tantamount to restricting their power.
How can this be done?
He immediately ran to find Zhang Fei angrily.
But when he saw Zhang Fei, Wei Yingfang's expression suddenly changed. His face was filled with a friendly smile, and he held his hand and said: "President Zhang is truly well-deserved. 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 was judged to have failed."
Zhang Fei said and sighed heavily, "To be honest with you, I am actually very dissatisfied with this verdict. This is a last resort and a last resort."
I believe you as a ghost!
Wei Yingfang didn't believe it, but still pretended to be curious and asked: "How can you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because according to the investigation by our imperial court, there are many people selling smuggled salt. County Lieutenant Liu just explained this. I believe everyone is aware of it."
Wei Yingfang and the others responded in silence.
"so what."
Zhang Fei said: "If the imperial court sentences Huang Tong to death, then it is possible that all salt households will be sentenced to death. In this case, no one will be willing to make salt. This will greatly undermine the salt policy."
Wei Yingfang smoothed his beard, nodded slightly, and then said: "But if you make Huang Tong legal to sell salt, this will also lead to the proliferation of private salt and the salt administration will be greatly damaged."
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "What Wei Tongpan said is the most difficult part of this matter. I know very well the importance of salt policy to finance. I cannot invalidate the salt law. Therefore, I have not judged the sale of illegal salt to be legal. I
It was only determined that the government breached the contract first, so the salt sold by Huang Tong was 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 did not change anything."
Wei Yingfang suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
He had thought of this a long time ago, which is why he directed such a play. It would be wrong for the imperial court to judge it, and it would be wrong not to judge it.
But it ended up hitting him on the back of his foot.
Want to cry!
Uncomfortable!
He Chunlin on the side couldn't help it, and said calmly: "President Zhang said it lightly, but President Zhang knows how difficult it is to manage the salt administration. No matter where the salt exists, it will be lost. If we can't pay, we have to make up for it ourselves."
, aren’t you deliberately making things difficult for us?”
He was the most annoyed. This was tantamount to judicial interference in salt affairs. He had to be careful in everything he did in the future. The key point was that those salt households might not listen to them in the future. With the support of the imperial court, they were not trying to exploit or squeeze.
The difficulty of work has greatly increased.
Zhang Fei hurriedly explained: "Of course I know the difficulties of He Salt Supervision, so I asked the government to write clearly and clearly divide the responsibilities. The problem now is that a lot of salt and money cannot be traced."
He Chunlin smiled coldly, "Does President Zhang think this official is corrupt?"
Zhang Fei's expression suddenly changed and he said calmly: "First of all, the president of this court 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 this court.
Is it long?"
"Don't dare!"
He Chunlin said: "How dare He threaten President Zhang? It's just that the salt cannot be collected by then, and the court will blame it...!"
"Supervisor He Yan can rest assured about this."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "You will never blame me."
He Chunlin asked in astonishment: "Why do you think so?"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "I don't manage the salt administration. If I can't collect salt, what does it have to do with me? It's like saying that if the imperial court misjudges a murderer, the imperial court will never blame He Yanjian.
"
After saying this, he paused for a moment and said, "Besides! I didn't want to come here to be the president of the court. It was the officials and those involved in political affairs who had to let me come because there was no second suitable candidate.
But for a position like the Salt Supervisor, I believe many people will rush to take it. If the Salt Supervisor cannot collect salt, the court will just replace it with someone else. There is nothing to blame. The right person will take the position if he is able."
The implication is that if you are unhappy, you don’t have to do it. If you grab a lot of people like you, you are nothing.
"you...!"
He Chunlin stood up suddenly.
"You two, please be patient!"
Wei Yingfang also stood up quickly, stood between the two of them, and said, "Don't be surprised, Judge Zhang. In fact, many things are not as simple as Judge Zhang imagined. This verdict will indeed bring some trouble to Supervisor He Yan."
Zhang Fei also said aggrievedly: "Wei Tongxuan, in fact, I have been very considerate of the difficulty of the salt officials, and I have not broken the casserole to ask the truth. I don't want to care about the past. Only with this judgment can we continue to maintain the salt policy."
If it works well, it won't change everything at the moment.
But understanding must be mutual. If my kindness is only exchanged for criticism, next time I won't rack my brains and rack my brains to judge the situation as I should."
A flash of fear flashed in He Chunlin's eyes.
Wei Yingfang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, thank you very much, President Zhang, for your good intentions. We will find ways to improve the system and try not to cause any trouble to President Zhang."
"Thank you Wei Tongpan for your understanding."
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and sighed again: "I really don't know which damn bastard did this."
The corner of Wei Yingfang's mouth twitched. This president of the court was really unusual. He spoke dirty words and scolded his parents directly. He was truly worthy of being an earlover. But he asked tentatively: "President Zhang, do you think this was done deliberately?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It must be true. Those salt merchants sell private salt, not for a day or two, and I didn't see them going to the government to report the matter. I encountered this as soon as I came here. Someone must be deliberately trying to alienate our imperial court.
Relationship with Yan Guan."
Wei Yingfang hurriedly asked: "In that case, why doesn't President Zhang investigate those who tipped off the information?"
Zhang Fei said: "This cannot be investigated. Theoretically, he is helping the police station to enforce the law. Even if someone does it deliberately, it is not illegal."
Wei Yingfang nodded slightly, "Thinking about it this way, it's really true. It seems like this is just a misunderstanding."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If Wei Tongpan thinks so, that's the best."
"Fortunately, the misunderstanding has been cleared up now." Wei Yingfang smiled and nodded, then cupped his hands and said: "Then we will not disturb President Zhang anymore and take our leave."
"Walk slowly!"
After they left, Xu Zhiqian stepped forward and hummed: "I didn't expect them to be so confident. If I had known this, I should have broken the casserole and asked the truth."
Zhang Fei glanced at her and said with a wry smile: "Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. If we really break up, it will only hurt both sides."
At this moment, Li Si suddenly came over and said: "Third brother, the bachelor of Yuanda University is here."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits. Here comes the fisherman."
Back hall.
When the couple came to the back hall, they saw a scribe in his fifties, dressed in simple clothes and with extraordinary bearing, sitting inside, "Xiaoguan Zhang San has met the Yuanda scholar."
This scribe is none other than Yuan Jiang.
Yuan Jiang hurriedly stood up, returned the gift with her hand, and said hehe: "As soon as I came here, President Zhang gave such a big gift to Yuan. Yuan is really grateful! Thank you! Thank you so much!"
I was so happy that I couldn't even close my mouth.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Maybe Bachelor Yuan shouldn't thank me. After all, the initiator of this incident is someone else."
After Yuan Jiang heard this, she couldn't help stroking her beard and laughing, "But they are shooting themselves in the foot!"