The men who had been waiting for several days finally received the final verdict.
But the taste has changed.
Is it rancid?
This is how delicious this dish is.
It's not that they haven't thought about it, the final verdict is not what they expected. As far as the process is concerned, no one can predict how the verdict will be.
But they all believe that the main theme of this lawsuit is still civil and military.
But after the final verdict, they gradually discovered that the civil and military officials were not the protagonists, especially the imperial court.
It is said that at this moment, they have no time to worry about Zhong E or Lu Shen, who are completely regarded as passers-by. Everyone's eyes are focused on Zhang Fei, and everyone is thinking about the guiding principles of the verdict.
yes.
It is true that he did not change any laws.
But he had one sentence that made everyone wary, that is, all laws and regulations involving military law must be based on his guiding principles.
These principles will become the general outline of the entire military law.
This is more exciting and worrying than any civil-military battle.
Does he really have this power?
Will these principles be broken and the pattern of using civility to control military force will be broken?
As long as this person is not stupid, he will know that these principles are mostly beneficial to generals and give them more power.
Although Zhang Fei also emphasized that any war is also a continuation of politics, this only gives civilian officials one more high-sounding reason and can only be said to be the icing on the cake. After all, this ancestral law of the Song Dynasty has various systems to restrict military commanders.
"President Zhang, could you please allow me to say a few words?"
Zheng Xie suddenly stood up and spoke.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Scholar Zheng, please tell me."
Zheng Xidao said: "Just now, President Zhang said that "Shan Xing Lu" and "Wu Yao Zong Jing" are both based on, well, those guiding principles that President Zhang just mentioned."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Zheng Xie immediately said: "First of all, I don't know whether President Zhang really has this power. Secondly, President Zhang's guiding principles may sound reasonable, but in my opinion, they are too general and difficult to implement well. I'm afraid
In the future, military generals will use this as a reason to be good at military affairs and monopolize power, and repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty, which is also against the laws of our ancestors."
Many civil servants also nodded frequently, including Su Zhe.
Although it is generally believed in history that the military generals of the Song Dynasty were indeed relatively useless, they could not overturn a whole boat of people with one stroke.
For many civil servants, supporting the use of literature to control military affairs is not so narrow-minded that they only want to elevate their own status, elevate the status of scholars, and go to death to belittle military commanders. In fact, many military commanders are also scholars.
Another important reason for this is that they are really afraid of military commanders.
The sword must be in the hands of the generals. If they are not strictly controlled and they disobey orders, it will definitely be a disaster for the world.
This is a lesson from history, not something made up by literati.
For example, those Jiedu envoys in the late Tang Dynasty, seven out of ten were really like animals. Living under their rule would be worse than death.
Strict control over generals is actually correct.
But how to control it is really a very profound knowledge.
Just like now, when Zhong E and others heard Zheng Xie's words, they immediately glared at each other. If we are biased, it will be difficult to implement it, but if you are biased, it will be easy to implement it.
We can also talk about this kind of bullshit!
They thought the verdict was very fair.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I was ordered to come here to build the imperial court, which includes the construction of the military imperial court. Of course, this 'construction' does not refer to the renovation of this house, but to the construction of this system. Therefore, I am
You have the right to do this. Scholar Zheng can ask about this after he returns to Beijing."
Zheng Xie nodded and said, "I will definitely find out."
Even so, he probably knew that Zhang Fei had something to gain. The emperor, the political affairs hall, and the people from the trial court were all sitting there. It was estimated that the verdict had already been transmitted to the capital before he returned to the capital.
He left a message here just to go back and argue, because he felt that Zhang Fei had too much power.
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and added: "As for the difficulty of implementing those guiding principles just now, of course I will state clearly what situations they apply to, not just a general sentence."
Zheng Xie shook his head and said: "Even if it is written clearly, I think it is difficult to judge. For example, for example, how wide is the tolerance for the frontline combat soldiers, and how much can be tolerated? It is difficult for President Zhang to write this point, so
In the future, someone will definitely use this to get away with their crimes."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It seems that Master Zheng is very dissatisfied with my judgment!"
Zheng Xie frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "To be honest with President Zhang, I do disagree with him, but President Zhang finally gave his own explanation. It is undeniable that it makes sense, but it is in line with what I am worried about.
, it doesn’t matter. President Zhang can make it clear, but others may not.”
He attended Zhang Fei's class and knew that this man's attainments in law were unique and he felt ashamed of himself.
But what he is worried about is not this verdict, but its impact on the future.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Therefore, there is only one president of the military court at present, and that is me, Zhang Fei. No one else can judge me."
Having said this, he looked around and said with a smile: "I believe that during the trial process, many people were impatient and thought why so many people were invited to testify for the same thing. In fact, just pick anyone who participated at the time.
This general will be able to tell you that I am just making things up and deliberately creating suspense."
Suddenly, many people coughed and slightly avoided Zhang Fei's gaze.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't be embarrassed, this is normal. Maybe everyone present has had this thought."
"Who is embarrassed?"
Guo Xiaofa snorted: "Isn't it?"
Zhang Fei glanced at him and couldn't help but smile, "Anyone who has this kind of idea often doesn't have very high attainments in legal studies."
Your tone is too loud!
The officials of Hezhong Mansion looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
You must know that legal studies were a compulsory course for officials in the Song Dynasty. Those who passed the Jinshi level had very good attainments in the legal field.
Cai Bian, Ye Zuqia and the others looked like they were watching the fun. The expressions on the faces of these officials were very much like their original selves.
Zheng Xie didn't care. He still recognized what Zhang San said. He just said that Zhang Fei was not a humble person.
But when Guo Xiaofa heard this, his beard suddenly became angry. He was Guo Tixing and said: "Why did President Zhang say that?"
Zhang Fei explained: "Because you have been waiting for the result, you only have the result in your mind, but in judicial trials, the result is not important. If I give a verdict casually, it is also a result.
When it comes to judicial supervision, you tend to work backwards from the results to the process. Once you think the results are unreasonable, you will look for the reasons from the process.
But this is simply putting the cart before the horse, and it is a taboo in the judiciary. If you agree with this result, for example, if I randomly interrogate the trial and then find the deputy deputy guilty, maybe you will not think there is anything wrong with the trial.
You are determined that this should be the case.”
As soon as these words came out, Zhonge, Zhejizu and other generals nodded their heads frequently.
well said!
That's it, their fairness only belongs to the results they want.
Officials such as Lu Gongru, Yuan Jiang, Cai Yanqing, etc. could not help but frown secretly.
If Zhang Fei hadn't said it, they wouldn't have thought it, but when Zhang Fei said it, it seemed like it was really the case.
Only when the result is something they don't agree with, they will look at the process. If the result is something they agree with, they really don't care what means you used.
No matter white cat or black cat, the one that can catch mice is a good cat.
But when combined with the royal court's trial methods, it seems that this is not quite right.
Zhang Fei glanced at them and said with a smile: "But what you agree with is not necessarily right. In this way, people can change the judiciary. You are not worried about this, but you are worried about my guiding principles. In fact,
It’s a bit of a waste of time!
In fact, from a judicial perspective, the process is far better than the result. The result of a fair process is not necessarily just, but it must be fair and just. Justice pursues justice, but it is not fair.
Fair justice is itself wrong."
Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqian, and Cai Bian have all spoken about this concept.
But it was the first time I said it in public.
It immediately caused many people to think deeply.
really!
Throughout the entire trial process, they have been looking forward to the outcome without caring about whether the process is fair or not, which makes them impatient with the entire trial.
"Let's go back to the question that Master Zheng just asked."
Zhang Fei continued: "Master Zheng believes that although those guiding principles have some truth, they are too general, which will give people an opportunity to take advantage of them, and this opportunity refers to the process of the trial, not the results."
Zheng Xie nodded frequently when he heard this, and then fell into self-contradiction.
He does value the results, but what he worries about is really the process.
this.
He is a top scholar, and since he is like this, there is no need to say anything else about him.
He then heard Zhang Fei say: "The previous trial process will indeed give people opportunities to take advantage of. Master Zheng's concerns are definitely out of foresight. However, this has nothing to do with my guiding principles, but has to do with the previous trial system.
If not, the imperial court would not have sent me to build this military court, nor would it have re-examined this case."
This sentence directly hit Zheng Xie's Achilles' heel and made most people present mute.
Because whether it was Lu Shen, Zhong E, or their supporters, they all felt that the previous judgment was unfair and that there was something wrong with the trial system, which led to this lawsuit.
What I am worried about is the process, but this process is not the process of the imperial court, but the previous trial process.
What the Imperial Court brings is a new process!
Cai Bian and the others looked at them doubting their lives and couldn't help but laugh to themselves, you are not much better than us!
"so!"
Zhang Fei said: "In order to completely eliminate the previous bad government, the imperial court decided to order me to build a military court here. This is not against the ancestral law, but in compliance with the ancestral law of doing things to prevent them and making mistakes to control them.
And those guiding principles are based on the trial system of the Military Imperial Court, so I have repeatedly emphasized that those principles only apply to the Military Imperial Court."
Zhong'e didn't think too much about it. They only understood that there was only one store and no other branches.
Zhang Fei looked around again and said, "This ends here. If anyone thinks it is unfair, they can go to the procuratorate with evidence, or directly come to the imperial court to file an appeal.
This is all possible. As I just said, our imperial court only pursues a fair, just and open process. As for the result, it will be whatever it is, and evidence and witnesses are the most important part of the process.
If you have enough evidence to overturn my judgment, you can appeal at any time. I am very happy to overturn my judgment. This is also the system of our imperial court, and it is not limited to the military imperial court. We will not find it embarrassing.
I don’t think this is the fault of the imperial court. As long as the process is fair, just and open, I will leave the court.”
This time no one stopped Zhang Fei.
Although some of them are dissatisfied with Zhang Fei's verdict, Zhang Fei's every verdict is based on someone's confession, which makes it impossible to reason. If he can't produce enough evidence, it won't stand.
.
But one thing is certain.
It is between civil and military forces that there is a third party.
All of a sudden, the existing rules were broken.
Whether they were civil servants or military generals, they were all a little confused for a while.
But compared to three days ago, there were no whispers this time, and everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and quickly left the imperial court.
"Where are they in a hurry?"
Chen Qi felt a little panicked when she saw them all keeping calm and leaving quickly.
Su Che smiled and said: "They are going to study countermeasures. This cannot be said in public."
Chen Qi suddenly realized.
Wang Shen suddenly said: "Prosecutor Su is right, we couldn't have imagined this result."
The results are based on those judgment principles, and those principles were all imagined by Zhang Fei. Without knowing these principles, the results cannot be calculated.
Su Zhe said: "Actually, I didn't guess it right either. I thought he would change the regulations before, but I never thought that he didn't change the regulations, but added these guiding principles for sentencing. This move is indeed very clever, and it makes it difficult for us all.
Go against it.”
If Zhang Fei changes the regulations without authorization, he will oppose it, because Song Xingtong applies to everyone. Unless Zhang Fei can come up with impeccable regulations, who would have thought that Zhang Fei would come up with guiding principles, and it will be difficult for him to
Objected.
"Oh." Wang Shen was startled, "Isn't he trying to defend us with this move?"
"I think he must also have this consideration."
Su Che narrowed his eyes and said: "Justice President Zhang was right. The process is the most important and the system is the key. Therefore, he is the person our procuratorate should guard against most because of his views on legal studies.
He is far better than others. If he wants to cause trouble, we may not be able to catch him even if we keep watching. As long as we can prevent President Zhang, then our procuratorate will be successful."
As he spoke, Cai Jing handed the verdict to Su Zhe.
Chen Qi immediately smiled and said: "What the prosecutor general said makes sense."
Cai Jing was stunned, "What are you talking about?"
The three of them just laughed and said nothing.
Cai Jing noticed a hint of unfriendliness in their smiles.
Inside the carriage.
Wang Shao swayed slightly with the carriage and said hehe: "Brother Zhongyuan must be more serious recently. The finances of Hezhong Mansion will become very important."
Cai Yanqing stroked his beard and smiled: "So you have already seen it."
Wang Shao said: "The official suddenly sent Zhang San to build the imperial court and gave him such great power. It must not only be to mediate the civil and military struggle. Coupled with today's verdict, it is enough to show that the official has made up his mind.
If we start a war with Xixia, we should be waiting for our finances to recover."
These ambitious people saw not only the system of public security, procuratorate, and law, but also the idea of capturing the emperor.
Regarding those principles, no matter how reasonable you say them, one thing is unquestionable: they encourage generals to fight and win battles.
You must be preparing for war.
Then the finances of Hezhong Prefecture will also become crucial.
Cai Yanqing smiled and said: "I am also counting on President Zhang now."
Wang Shao looked at Cai Yanqing in surprise.
Cai Yanqing laughed and said: "If you govern the country, you must govern the officials first. If the imperial court can bring fair justice to Hezhong Prefecture, I will do nothing and the finances will increase day by day."
Little did the two of them know that Zhang Fei was on the hill beside the road, watching their carriage pass by, and there were three of his injured friends standing beside him.
Cao Dongdong, Fu Shichun, Ma Xiaoyi.
"Ya Nei! This time you have to spend some money to invite me back to the brothel and thank me very much."
Zhang Fei said with a smile.
"Why?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Although your judgment is in favor of our general family, I, the Cao family, do not care about it. Our Cao family has been loyal for generations and will not make such a mistake as a deputy envoy."
Fu Shichun immediately said: "Didn't your great-grandfather also be demoted due to impeachment?"
"What's being demoted? It's a normal transfer. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Cao Dongdong snorted.
Zhang Fei said angrily: "Who told you this?"
Cao Dongdong asked: "Then what are you referring to?"
Zhang Fei said: "What I'm saying is that after this verdict, your police department is the biggest winner."
Ma Xiaoyi said excitedly: "Why does third brother say that?"
Cao Dongdong also opened his eyes wide and looked at him expectantly, "Who is the biggest winner? Please tell me quickly."
Even Fu Shichun couldn't help but frown slightly. He had never thought about what this had to do with the police station, let alone the biggest winner.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "From today on, those military generals will definitely attach great importance to the Public Security Bureau, and the most direct way is to find ways to penetrate them. Otherwise, sooner or later, the Public Security Bureau will be controlled by civilian officials. So who do you think is the most important person among the Public Security Bureau?
department to facilitate their penetration.”
The three of them said in unison: "Police station."
"That's right." Zhang Fei nodded and said, "So your police station must be prepared for a large-scale expansion soon."
Fu Shichun suddenly realized and looked at Zhang Fei, "No wonder you complained before that the deputy chiefs could not arrive earlier than you. It turns out that you wanted to use this to expand the police station. Without the police station, it will be difficult for your imperial court and the procuratorate to gain a foothold."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is also the Taxation Department."
Fu Shichun immediately took a breath of air conditioning.
Is the tax department coming too?
Then the business of his Fu family.
I have a headache!
When the Taxation Department comes, the officials of Hezhong Prefecture will know that the Public Security Bureau is actually a good person, and the real beast is the Taxation Department.
Cao Dongdong rolled his eyes and asked, "Can I be transferred to the Taxation Department this time?"
Ma Xiaoyi said hurriedly: "I'll go too, I'll go too."
During the first battle in the capital, the tax department was so awesome that the high-ranking officials were frightened by the news. These two guys were envious to death.
Zhang Fei said: "If you are transferred to the Taxation Department, I can guarantee that your father will break your legs."
Cao Dongdong rolled his eyes and said: "You are my big ear pen. I spent so much money to hire you, can't you help me get rid of my father?"
Zhang Fei said: "Why do you think I said this to you instead of waiting for your father to break your legs? Isn't it because I am your big ear pen?"