Ever since the Public Security Bureau came to Hezhong Mansion, everyone's attention has been focused on the Imperial Court. To them, the Royal Police are just a group of tools.
There is a saying that those who capture the thief capture the king first. They believe that as long as they kill the imperial court, the royal police will defeat themselves. The key is that there is no need to compete with a group of common men.
Unconsciously, the police station at this time has grown into a behemoth with a police force of 5,000, and due to its strong execution ability, it can even compete with the military.
They are all still immersed in the debate between Youth Law and judicial reform, but they never thought that the police station would suddenly mobilize and arrest dozens of people in two days.
The key point is that these people are either local bullies or have connections in the government, and they are all relatives.
This really caught the officials off guard, and they were confused for a while.
Where is this going to be sung?
Don’t your public prosecutors and law enforcement follow the routine?
But what is interesting is that people outside the system are not surprised at all by this. Instead, they think it is normal. Some even claim that they have expected it.
This is because of the superficial phenomenon seen by the people. So in the court, the two sides attacked back and forth and stripped each other's underwear completely. The imperial court saw it and didn't care about it?
Isn’t it normal for the police to be dispatched now to crack down on these illegal activities?
When those people who had been oppressed for many years saw that the police department had indeed taken action, they immediately went to the police station, procuratorate, and imperial court to file a complaint. This was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, making the whole matter ferment in an instant, and rushed directly to the high court.
Before the officials could react, the Royal Police dispatched more than 3,000 people, arrested 367 people, sealed 56 shops, and destroyed six roadblocks.
This directly broke the record of cracking down on gangs and evil, which had been previously maintained by Bianjing, but only more than a thousand people were dispatched in total.
This move was like thunder, suffocating.
The police station also won their highlight moment. There was a lot of traffic in front of the police station headquarters, coming in and out, and it was non-stop for twelve hours. Inside the police station, there were even more people crying and arguing.
The sound keeps coming.
"Sir, we are here."
Qin Yijie hurriedly got off the carriage and looked up, but saw that the police station was already full of people, and they had all crowded into the courtyard.
I saw familiar faces sitting on chairs, being lectured by the Royal Police.
"Police, you are unjustly accused! I am really unjustly accused! I am just a butcher selling meat. What can I do? The other butchers must be jealous of my family's good business, so they came to unjustly accuse me."
"We will investigate whether you were wrongly accused. Also, before we arrested you, there was only one butcher who sued you for occupying his meat case and buying and selling by force. But after arresting you, there were more than ten people
Come to accuse you of forced buying and selling, why are you here to accuse you unjustly when everyone has nothing to do?"
"I!"
"Ouch! Police, we are really forced. Our village is a barren land with no money, but we can only survive by collecting some tolls. I have helped the villagers before."
"Stand up for the villagers? Do you think we are blind? Your farm has almost surrounded the entire village. There are fifty-six households in your village. Last year alone, 21 households went to the streets to beg. You just
Think about the villagers in your heart. You haven’t paid any tolls!”
"Police, we are all our own people. If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face!"
"Who is your friend? Who is your brother? It has nothing to do with this case. How many times do you have to tell me?"
"Sorry, police, I'm Erbi hired by Zhou Yuanwai."
"Come here and take a confession."
"Yes Yes Yes."
"Hey, Mr. Qin."
Finally, a royal policeman found Qin Yijie standing in a daze at the door and immediately came over.
Qin Yijie swallowed, "Are you and Superintendent Cao here?"
"Our superintendent is in the back hall."
The royal policeman whispered: "Master Qin, who are you here to protect?"
Qin Yijie was startled and said, "Who are you protecting? I just happened to come here to talk to Superintendent Cao about something."
"Save it! Save it!"
The royal police officer nodded repeatedly, but his eyes clearly showed disbelief. The people who came to the police station at this time were 10,000 percent because of their relatives who were involved. He said again: "Mr. Qin, please come in, please come in."
"It's time to work."
When we arrived at the back hall, we could smell the smell of hot pot from afar. When we entered the courtyard, we saw Cao Dongdong eating boiled mutton and chatting with Fu Shichun. Thinking about the situation outside, it was like two worlds.
No matter how unreliable it seems!
"Brother Qin, you came just in time to have a drink with me."
When Cao Dongdong saw him coming, he pulled him over.
"Ya Nei, how come you still have time to drink?" Qin Yijie wondered.
"I've just been holding it in for several days. I finally took a short break today and had two drinks quickly. But the pony has to go to the police and Xiaochun has to take care of things, so I can only drink alone."
Cao Dongdong has a dandy style.
Qin Yijie couldn't help but look at Fu Shichun aside, who just shook his head helplessly. He asked Cao Dongdong again: "Yameni, I heard that your police station has arrested a lot of people recently!"
Cao Dongdong said carelessly: "This is an order from the imperial court. If someone goes to the imperial court to complain, and the evidence is solid, the imperial court orders us to arrest the person."
"So that's what happened."
Qin Yijie nodded, his eyes flickered for a few times, and then he whispered again: "Maybe the yamen don't know that you have arrested a lot of people this time, and they are all relatives of the uncles and uncles in the camp. The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. You
Let’s see if we can.”
You must know that after Cao Dongdong came to Hezhong Mansion, he always received support from the military. Many of the people here had connections in the military camp. Those people were very unhappy about this, so they sent Qin Yijie to find out what was going on.
You can't be ungrateful!
Cao Dongdong waved his hand and said: "Brother Qin, don't worry, nothing will happen. Let those uncles and uncles find someone to vouch for you, and I will let him go."
"guarantee?"
The corner of Qin Yijie's mouth twitched involuntarily. Who dares to vouch for it? It's a life-threatening situation. After all, there are still people who have been convicted of consecutive crimes these days. If he came to vouch for it at this time, wouldn't he be throwing himself into a trap? Thinking about it, he'd better find out first before talking.
"Ya Nei, what is going on? These things don't happen in a day or two. Why would the police station suddenly arrest someone?"
Cao Dongdong glanced outside, and then said: "It's no wonder that we are not merciful. In fact, those people have gone too far, and we can't ignore it. But please don't worry, Brother Qin, I, Cao Dongdong, will not betray those uncles."
, let them guaranty the person out, and as long as the person doesn’t run away, it will be fine. The most they can do is pay a fine, and pay back what is due. This is just a show."
Just for show? Qin Yijie thought to himself, are they looking for political achievements? He asked: "Really?"
"real."
Cao Dongdong nodded, "But Brother Qin, please don't talk about this outside."
Qin Yijie nodded hurriedly: "I can save this, I can save this."
Cao Dongdong took Qin Yijie's hand again and said with a loud tongue: "Brother Qin Xian, we are also from Sanya. We all know the money here, such as selling salt, selling wine, and buying horses. There are so many ways to make money.
Do you have the right to occupy other people’s houses and force them to buy your own goods?”
Who can compare with your family? Qin Yijie sighed: "It is inevitable to have some ignorant relatives."
In fact, this is not the case. Many of the people arrested today are relatives of small officials. People rely on this extra money to make a living. It is not their turn to do high-level business.
Cao Dongdong said again: "This time, I, Cao Dongdong, can guarantee that nothing will happen, let alone those uncles and uncles. But I can't guarantee it next time, and there are the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court nearby. Please trouble me, Brother Qin."
Tell those uncles and uncles that you should not do this kind of work in the future. The money is not much, and it is easy for others to take advantage of you."
Qin Yijie quickly raised his hands and said, "Thank you so much for your kindness. I will tell those uncles about this."
Nowadays, many people are afraid of being implicated. If they just spend some money, it is another matter whether they compromise or not. At least they have peace of mind.
A smile flashed in Fu Shichun's eyes.
Cao Dongdong seems unreliable, but being unreliable also has the advantage of being unreliable. Some things are difficult for them to say, but Cao Dongdong can say whatever he wants. Anyway, you can just guess.
Wei Mansion.
"I asked you to enter the police station in the first place just because I wanted you to pry for information. You actually thought you were addicted. Could it be that you got close to Cao Yanei? His wings have become stiff and you can no longer control him."
Wei Yingfang scolded a young man in front of him.
The young man said with an aggrieved look: "Wei Tongpan has learned the lesson clearly. I have never forgotten Wei Tongpan's advice."
Wei Yingfang said: "Then why did you not mention such a big move by the police station in advance?"
The young man said: "You can't blame the villain. The villain received the order suddenly and immediately started taking action. Even before the arrest, the villain didn't know what they were going to do and had no time to notify Wei Tongpan."
"you!"
"Wei Tong, please calm down."
Cao Yi stood up, stopped Wei Yingfang, and said, "Perhaps it's no wonder they are there. Many people haven't received the news. The police department was obviously well prepared for this operation, and naturally the news wouldn't have been leaked in advance."
Wei Yingfang said: "Then what should we do now? My mother-in-law learned that her brother was arrested and she quarreled with me at home every day."
Cao Yi sighed: "My brother-in-law was also arrested. I was worried at first, but now it seems that it is relatively safe."
Wei Yingfang asked: "How do you say this?"
Cao Yidao: "The police station arrested so many people at once, but behind them are all well-known figures. If they are all punished, it will not offend all the officials in Hezhong Prefecture."
Wei Yingfang nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, do they dare to punish so many people?"
Cao Yidao: "So we will wait and see what happens first and see what their intentions are. If they are too impulsive, they will be caught by the imperial court, and naturally someone will make trouble with them."
It is no exaggeration to say that the operation of the police station created a sense of earthquake in the entire Hezhong Prefecture. If it were just about catching some thieves or even picking up a few nests of bandits, it would not be like this.
Effect.
The reason is that all those arrested by the Royal Police this time are related households, and they all have various backgrounds in the government.
The officials were all dumbfounded. They didn't even dare to vouch for it. Even if the police station allowed them to do so, as long as they were willing to vouch for it and paid a small deposit, they could take the person back.
Officials are speculating on the intentions behind this action.
Could it be that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong and his purpose was to capture them?
This even includes the procuratorate. This action was without warning, and the procuratorate had no prior knowledge. However, according to its authority, many of these people have already committed criminal cases, and the procuratorate must intervene.
However, is there really no problem in prosecuting so many related households at once?
Su Che was not Su Shi. He came here purely based on his temperament. He was more cautious and came to the imperial court immediately.
Because he knew the relationship between Cao Dongdong and Zhang Fei, Cao Dongdong would not have been so reckless without Zhang Fei's order.
"good!"
Zhang Fei frankly admitted: "This action was arranged by me."
Su Che asked: "I wonder what your purpose is?"
Zhang Fei said: "Rectify the administration of officials."
Su Che was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This round of rectification of officialdom is really unique!"
Rectifying the administration of officials is a big matter, but you are so hasty and don't even discuss it with us.
Zhang Fei said: "Mr. Su Xiao, did you suddenly think that my method is actually relatively mild?"
Su Che frowned slightly and began to think.
From the perspective of rectifying officialdom, this is nothing. In the past, to rectify officialdom, the knife was directly targeted at officials, but this time Zhang Fei investigated all their relatives, and not a single official was arrested.
Zhang Fei said: "In fact, our imperial court has received a lot of secret lawsuits recently, all of which are against the bullies in Hezhong Mansion, and these bullies basically have connections in the government office.
There are roughly two types of official corruption. One is taking advantage of one's position to directly ask for money from the people. This method is actually very prohibited.
The key is the second type, which is to use their power to occupy some businesses and form a monopoly to exploit the people. They have no ability and rely entirely on their brothers-in-law or uncles.
Just like the Zhoujiazheng store in the southern suburbs, he relied on his connections in the prison to recruit a group of prisoners and forced passing businessmen to live in their store. However, the prices of the food and wine in his store were simply more expensive than those in Baifanlou.
This kind of behavior causes far more harm to the country than directly using one's position to ask for money from the people, because people who work in government offices have to be careful after all, but people like them are unscrupulous."
Su Zhe nodded slightly and added: "But when we first came here, we hinted that we would not settle old accounts. Otherwise, the process would not be so smooth. To tell you the truth, I don't agree with liquidation either.
Old accounts will make them jump over the wall, which is not conducive to the stability of Hezhong Mansion."
Zhang Fei said: "I have no intention of settling old accounts, I just want to tell them that as of now, our imperial court will never allow this situation to continue like this.
If you make money based on your ability, you should earn whatever you want, but if you still want to rely on connections and use brutal means to amass wealth, then what awaits them is bound to be jail time."
Su Zhe nodded slightly, this kind of behavior must be banned, otherwise, there would be no way to enforce the law, and said: "Then what should we do with this group of people now?"
Zhang Fei said: "Your procuratorate will take over and be responsible for the investigation, and then discuss with them and give them a chance to reconcile. However, those who deserve compensation must be compensated, and those who deserve punishment must be punished. If we do not teach a lesson, they will not realize that we are
Determination. At best, they can be exempted from punishment, but the specific decision is left to your procuratorate."
Su Che smiled and said: "It seems that if I don't come to you today, you will come to me."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Our imperial court has been in the limelight recently, so it's time for your procuratorate and police station to show their prestige."
“Thank you so much!”
Su Che chuckled twice and said, "Okay, I know what to do."
Although he also knew that this was not a good job, he was still a little excited because many of the previous cases were civil lawsuits, and their procuratorate was only responsible for supervising the trials of the imperial court, but this time it was different, they were all criminal cases.
It's also their turn for the Procuratorate to show off its skills.
Zhang Fei's advice to Zhao Xu was to shift the focus to business taxation to make up for the financial shortfall and avoid direct war with the landlords. The first step was to revitalize business, and these related households were the key to the entire plan.
All obstacles must be eradicated.
Only when the interests of businessmen can be basically protected can business prosper and business taxes increase.
At the same time, letters about the relationship between Qingmiao Law and Yuan Jiang were quickly spread to the capital.
This immediately caused an uproar in the capital.
Wang Anshi broke out directly. In the court, he angrily complained that the public prosecutor, procuratorate, and the landlords were collaborating with the landlords. The reformists also launched an attack on judicial reform.
You can also deny my administrative order. Who gave you this power?
The key thing is that they felt aggrieved during the entire reform. It was clearly the country squires who were responsible for the trouble. It was clearly stated in the court records that all of them used to make loan sharks at usury. However, when the court asked for two cents of interest, they immediately gave one to one and a half.
, isn’t this blatantly opposing the imperial court?
Some people even directly fanned the flames, saying that imperial court decrees were even higher than official decrees.
After all, new policies are approved by officials.
However, Sima Guang did not give way to Wang Anshi this time. He immediately jumped out and confronted Wang Anshi head-on, resolutely defending the imperial court's decision.
You must know that Sima Guang had resisted leaving before because of the judicial reform. Now that Wang Anshi is directly attacking the judicial reform, he will not tolerate it anymore. Otherwise, there is no point in staying in the court.
Moreover, Zhang Fei's verdict greatly boosted the morale of the conservatives led by Sima Guang. It was so beautifully denied.
At the same time, this involves the power of the squires, and the relationship between conservatives and the squires is very close.
Coupled with the fact that Sima Guang took the lead this time, the conservatives were united as never before and fought tooth and nail to defend this verdict.
Among them, the prime ministers Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Zhao Bian did not hide it. They stood up directly and said that there was no problem with the verdict.
Although they opposed the Green Crops Law before, they said so euphemistically. The reason was that Zhao Xu was determined to support the new law. If they continued to oppose it, they could only force Zhao Xu to break with them.
But this time is different. This time they are protecting judicial reform, not attacking the Youth Law. They will not directly conflict with the emperor, so there is no need to be tactful.
The two sides were very noisy, and there were fierce debates in the judicial and administrative departments. One of the key points was whether the imperial court had the power to deny administrative orders.
Wang Anshi could drive Fan Zhen out of the court, but there was no way to directly kill the prime ministers such as Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang, and Zhao Pian, so they finally came to the emperor.
It still has to be decided by the emperor.
After Zhao Xu read it, he said to Sima Guang: "Senior Sima, judging from this record alone, those squires and landlords are clearly targeting the Qingmiao Law. I can see it at a glance. Can't you, gentlemen, see it?"
The tone was obviously biased towards Wang Anshi.
Sima Guang immediately said: "Your Majesty, regarding this point, President Zhang's judgment stated in very detail that the interest of 1.5 cents has been deposited in the countryside for a long time. It did not appear because of the Qingmiao Law. It's just that your Majesty is in the palace.
If it can reach His Majesty's ears, it must be a loan shark. In fact, there are still many low-interest loans among the people.
In addition, the government has not provided specific evidence to prove that they are targeting the Youth Law. Even if it is, it is just a kind of competition, and reasonable competition is not illegal.
Moreover, the imperial court also gave an explanation for this. Of course, the government has the right to prohibit an act that is not illegal, but this prohibition is not conducive to the interests of the country and the monarch, so it vetoed this prohibition."
"What nonsense!" Wang Anshi angrily shouted: "They are blatantly resisting the imperial court's policy, and the imperial court is even more scheming. If they don't care, everyone will go against the imperial court in the future. Then how can we ministers govern the country? How can this not be done?
Affect the interests of the country and the monarch."
Zhao Xu just nodded.
Wen Yanbo retorted: "This is wrong. The imperial court's policy is the Green Crops Law. They did not oppose the Green Crops Law. They only litigated against the sudden ban issued by Hezhong Prefecture and won the lawsuit with dignity. In my opinion,
This will effectively put an end to some policies that go against the will of the people and prevent local officials from acting recklessly."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly again.
When Wang Anshi heard this, instead of being annoyed, he felt happy.
Wen Yanbo had absolutely opposed the Green Crops Law before, but his words had a hidden meaning, that is, it was wrong to oppose the Green Crops Law. What the imperial court rejected was not the Green Crops Law, but the prohibition.
It is tantamount to acknowledging the Young Crops Law in disguise.
Sima Guang suddenly said: "Wang Jiefu! You used to brag about your financial management skills, but as a result, people only need to cut the interest by half, so your green shoot method is vulnerable, and you can only use power to suppress it. You are just hiding
Legalist techniques disguised as financial management are not as easy as issuing decrees to increase taxes."
Fu Bi secretly glanced at Sima Guang, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
To anger Wang Anshi, Sima Guang is really professional.
"Sima Junshi."
Wang Anshi was furious immediately. It doesn't matter if you insult me, you can't insult my financial management skills. He pointed at Sima Guang and gritted his teeth, "Okay, I will let them pay an interest of 1.5 cents. I want to see those greedy and greedy people.
How long can the gluttonous landlords last? Let me put it here, in less than a year, their true colors will be revealed. Then we will see who truly cares about the people."
Sima Guang chuckled: "Can your green seedling method last for one year?"
"you."
Wang Anshi glared at him, and suddenly said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, just looking at the court records cannot explain the problem. I suggest that another official be sent to monitor the case."
Sima Guang felt a shiver in his heart and immediately said: "The procuratorate is responsible for supervision over there, why do we need to send more people there?"
Wang Anshi said: "I don't trust the Procuratorate. There are many cases coming from Hezhong Prefecture, but the Procuratorate has not rejected any of them. I now suspect that the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court have colluded, and there is a lack of supervision between them."
Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "You have no evidence, why do you say that?"
Wang Anshi said: "That's why I suggested that the imperial court send people to investigate. After all, the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate are in the trial period, and the Procuratorate is also among them. It is reasonable and reasonable for the imperial court to send people to investigate."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, Academician Yuan also mentioned the issue of Hezhong Prefecture's tax this year. The police department just asked them to declare their own taxes. As a result, this year's autumn tax increased by at least 50%. It can be seen that Hezhong Prefecture
The situation of tax evasion and tax evasion is so serious, and there is also the phenomenon of abuse of labor in Hezhong Prefecture. Therefore, Academician Yuan begs the court to set up a tax department in Hezhong Prefecture and implement the exemption law in Hezhong Prefecture. It is better to let Han Si go to supervise the public prosecutor's law in advance, and at the same time
Promote the exemption from service law.”
Zhao Xu pursed his lips and nodded repeatedly, but in fact he was a little panicked now, because he was aware of the entire plan, and he admired Wang Anshi's acting skills from the bottom of his heart!
The officials in the Hezhong Prefecture over there hoped that they would start a fight. Wang Anshi had to give some reaction and provide administrative support, so he must send people there.
But it's just a show.
It's just that Wang Anshi's acting skills were so superb that even Sima Guang was completely kept in the dark.
Sima Guang believed that Wang Anshi did this to retaliate against the squires. The powerful people in the capital were terrified of the tax department's methods. It was really all-pervasive. Behind the key tax department was the emperor. If Han Jiang was sent to supervise the public prosecutors and law, wouldn't it be an all-out encirclement and suppression?
Well, he said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of Hezhong Mansion have been extremely busy recently. In my opinion, we should wait a little longer."
Wang Anshi snorted: "This is all caused by your judicial reform. Why do you want my new law to wait? Why don't you let them calm down a little."
Sima Guang said: "Can you please be reasonable? It's because I have grievances that I went to the imperial court to file a lawsuit. This proves that the public prosecutor and the procuratorate are just right."
Wang Anshi said: "That's why the tax department can't go."
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Sima Guang was immediately speechless.
Seeing that the situation was about the same, Zhao Xu finally said: "What Wang Xueshi said is right. The Public Security and Procuratorate Law is in the trial stage after all and should be subject to supervision. As for the Taxation Department and the Immunity Law, they have achieved good results in the Gyeonggi area. At the same time, Shaanxi Road
Every year, officials talk about the hardships of police officers, and this should also be implemented in Hezhong Prefecture to get rid of bad governance as soon as possible."
Fu Bi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the public prosecutor, the judiciary and the judiciary are a system of their own. There are already layers of supervision. If we send people to supervise again, I'm afraid it will undermine the judiciary."
This envoy in the Song Dynasty was a key reason why government orders were not understood. Because there were too many envoys, the officials below did not know who to listen to.
The reason why the Public Security Bureau is successful is because it is its own faction and no one can control it.
If we send people to supervise the public prosecutor's trial, it will only influence the administration of justice, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Zhao Xu said: "Han Sishi is only investigating the cause of the case and will not interfere with the judicial trial. If the imperial court's trial is correct, I will not be afraid of others investigating."