The Chief Justice's resounding verdict still did not receive applause or flowers.
There was a dead silence in the hall.
Everyone opened their eyes wide and stared blankly at the chief judge.
You heard that right.
Freeze coins?
Is this still possible?
Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were all stunned.
this....
Does the Chief Justice still have this power?
There seems to be nothing wrong with using annual coins to compensate the people, but why were they so surprised and didn't think of it beforehand?
It's just that they don't think the chief judge has this power.
The Sui coin was based on the Chanyuan Alliance and the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the relationship with the Liao State was the most important diplomatic relationship in the Song Dynasty.
Freezing the Sui coins is equivalent to freezing the Chanyuan Alliance!
You must know that there are only more than a hundred households, but not all of them have come. If they all came, although it would not be said that the Liao Kingdom was subjugating, there really would not be many left.
Not to mention the power that the political hall does not possess, even the emperor may not be able to make the decision alone.
It is no exaggeration to say that this verdict is even more fatal than Wen Yanbo’s claim!
Suddenly, there was an explosion of cheers outside the hospital.
"good!"
"Well judged!"
"President of the Court!"
...
The people who came back to their senses suddenly felt very excited.
He has to be the president of the court!
The President did not disappoint us.
The sentence is too harsh.
...
They don't care whether the chief judge has this power or not, this verdict is really satisfying.
yes!
Don’t we have to give them annual coins every year?
Let them pay with Sui coins!
...
After their cheers rang out, Zhang Fei slowly stood up and left, leaving a dashing silhouette behind everyone.
After all, this is the first trial held by the Chief Justice, and it must end with applause and flowers. Otherwise, it will not be in line with Zhang Fei's character.
Zhao Xu saw all this. When Zhang Fei came to the hall, Zhao Xu said scornfully: "You really love to show off."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I am just trying to attract others. When your Majesty solemnly announces to the whole country that the Chanyuan Alliance will be abolished, all people will surely return to their hearts."
Zhao Xu was a little uneasy when he heard this, "Then we have to win first. In fact, you and I both know that now is not the best time to start a war with Liao."
Zhang Fei said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that we have made the most thorough arrangements. As long as we can win the battle, we have obtained enough evidence, and the Liao Lord will definitely fall into our trap, because for the Liao Lord
In other words, compared to the Sui coins, internal stability is the most important."
Zhao Xu suddenly looked outside again, "Those people outside will definitely not give up. They will definitely hinder you."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's a pity that it's too late!"
...
The ministers who came to their senses immediately fell into panic.
Although the hard-liners in North Korea and China currently have the upper hand, and Song and Liao have become unstable, they believe that hard-line is just a diplomatic method, or a diplomatic strategy, and does not mean going to war directly.
If Wen Yanbo's idea was to go to war with Liao, he would definitely not get much support.
You can get it by shouting loudly, but you can't really do it.
What's more, the hard-liners against Liao led by Wen Yanbo actually do not constitute the majority in the DPRK. However, due to the rising public opinion, those doves are less afraid to speak out, making it seem like they have the upper hand.
But this verdict is tantamount to a declaration of war against Liao.
However, there were only a few ministers in the DPRK who believed that the court was already prepared for this.
But they did not dare to openly overturn the verdict. After all, the public sentiment was turbulent, and all the people were on the side of the chief judge, and no one dared to risk the disapproval of the world.
So they chose to question whether the Chief Justice had the power to freeze the annual coins.
There is no problem with the verdict, but the problem is, why does your chief judge freeze the coins?
In the old judicial system, this situation never happened.
While Zhang Fei was talking with Zhao Xu, they ran to Fu Bi, Zhao Pin, and Sima Guang to inquire.
Does the Chief Justice have this power?
Fu Bi, Zhao Pin and the others couldn't say for sure. They really didn't know whether the chief judge had this power, and they couldn't give a specific answer.
At least they did not verbally support the Chief Justice and believed that the Chief Justice had this power.
Those ministers took this as an excuse and reported to the emperor one after another, hoping that the emperor would immediately issue an order to force the president of the court to withdraw the judgment and choose other ways to compensate the people.
In just one day, Zhao Xu received hundreds of memorials about the case.
But what is the impact of this judgment?
Zhao Xu did not dare to neglect, and immediately held a meeting in Chui Gong Hall to discuss this matter.
"Why does the Chief Justice freeze the annual coins of our and Northern Dynasties? Who gave the Chief Justice the power?"
As soon as the meeting started, the censor Yang Ji asked Zhang Fei.
This censorship has never been monolithic. Behind them, there is actually the support of various forces. After all, many powerful people are inconvenient to speak and cannot even participate in such meetings. Many words have to be said through the censor, because the censor It is the privilege of hearing the news and reporting.
This is why many important officials in the imperial court climbed up through the censorship, because the censorship is a good opportunity to make connections.
This Yang Ji represents the interests of the pro-Liao faction in the DPRK.
After all, the two countries have been in good relations for decades. Although there are many conflicts, the interests are actually very close and the relationship is actually very complicated.
There were also many pro-Song factions within the Liao Kingdom.
Zhang Fei felt baffled when he heard this and said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Yang Yushi, I am the great president of the court, can't I even decide a civil lawsuit?"
Immediately, an official stood up and said: "Of course, the chief judge has the right to rule in favor of the people from Hedong, but what we question is that you have the power to freeze the annual coins. This is simply unheard of."
Zhang Fei asked rhetorically: "If you think there is nothing wrong with my judgment, then why don't I have the power to freeze the coins? There is a causal relationship between the two!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Ji said excitedly: "This coin is based on the Chanyuan Alliance. These are all foreign affairs, and they are very important to our country.
If the Chief Justice freezes the annual coins, it will definitely destroy the Chanyuan Alliance. Isn't the Chief Justice interfering in foreign affairs? Is this in line with the system of separation of politics and law? "
Many ministers nodded.
In fact, they have been suffering from Zhang Fei for a long time. In their view, Zhang Fei often uses judicial power to interfere with administration. This is not just once or twice, but every time he can find suitable reasons for himself.
absolve.
But you can't get away with it this time, right? You've already frozen the currency, so what else is it if it's not intervening in foreign affairs?
But when Zhang Fei heard this, he was very angry and said excitedly: "You censors are really good at ignoring right and wrong, confusing right and wrong, and criticizing others."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Ji was dumbfounded.
I've become right and wrong.
Are you serious?
Even Wen Yanbo and the others looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
Where does your confidence come from?
Feng Jing, the censor Zhongcheng, couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said: "I hope the president of the court will say it clearly. Why did our censor just beat him up?"
Zhang Fei said sternly: "At this moment, it is clear that you are using your foreign affairs power to interfere with our judicial affairs, but you accuse me of using the judiciary to interfere with your foreign affairs. What is this if not a slap in the face?"
"???"
Everyone in the palace had question marks on their faces.
Including Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, who are most familiar with Zhang Fei.
Brother, where did you start with these words?
Feng Jing also looked puzzled and said: "You...you said that I...we use foreign affairs to interfere with the judiciary?"
"exactly."
Zhang Fei said: "May I ask Zhongcheng, have the people in Hedong suffered losses?"
Feng Jing nodded.
Zhang Fei asked: "Is the perpetrator the Liao Kingdom?"
Feng Jing nodded and said, "It's the Liao Kingdom."
"Isn't this the end?"
Zhang Fei replied: "I have never thought about destroying the Chanyuan Alliance. I have not even thought about this issue. I only defend the legitimate rights and interests of the people of our country based on the concept of the rule of law.
In the view of the Supreme Court, the people of our country have lost their land and homes, so they deserve compensation, and the perpetrator is the Liao Kingdom. This is undisputed. At the same time, the Liao Kingdom does not come to plead, so I can only use this method.
way to compensate those people.
This is just a very simple civil lawsuit. The relationship between the perpetrator and the victim is not complicated at all. Isn’t it natural to order the perpetrator to compensate the victim?
And you always argue with me here about foreign affairs, instead of arguing with me from a judicial perspective, who is interfering with whom?"
Feng Jing was directly stunned by Zhang Fei.
Is that what happened?
Zhang Fei was even more unreasonable, "If you feel that by doing this, you owe the Liao Kingdom, the Zhengshitang can ask the treasury to make up the money. I will not interfere. I only make judgments according to the law. I cannot judge the court." It makes no sense to lose money! Think about it, is this the case?"
quiet!
The hall suddenly became silent.
If you want to say that, it seems to be true.
really!
When the lawsuit reaches this point, the chief judge can only make this verdict. There is no doubt about the victim or the perpetrator. Otherwise, it would be a wrong verdict.
There is nothing wrong with this!
As for diplomatic matters, it is the responsibility of the Political Affairs Hall. If they think it is not conducive to the relationship between the two countries, they can make up the money!
If the president of the court does not allow the court to make up for it, it is interfering in foreign affairs.
However, Zhang Fei did not say in the judgment that the court was not allowed to pay for it out of its own pocket.
Now they are using diplomacy to question the chief judge. This clearly shows that foreign affairs should interfere with the judiciary!
Fu Bi, Zhao Pin and others were all thoughtful.
I learned another trick here.
I can only say that this separation of politics and law is really profound and profound.
Yang Ji looked a little embarrassed, but said without confidence: "But the president of the court threatened to freeze the annual coins in public, which will affect the relationship between our country and the Liao Kingdom."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If I still want to consider this, then I will summon all the border state officials back and ask them why they destroyed the relationship between our country and the Liao Kingdom.
What on earth did they do that was so outrageous that they made Liao so angry that they directly sent troops? Is freezing the currency more destructive than sending troops?"
Nothing wrong.
There's really nothing wrong with it.
Yang Ji was immediately speechless.
Zhang Fei was very aggrieved and said: "Our Supreme Court only deals with the administration of justice and does not care about anything else. Don't let the Supreme Court handle everything. We are too busy."
"???"
Feng Jing almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. You still don't care. Since you took office, every case you have handled involves administration, military, and diplomacy. You are about to lose power.
This guy is so shameless!
What's even more disgusting is that you can't refute him.
Even Wang Anshi wanted to beat this guy up, he was so stupid.
But having said that, since Zhang Fei has already spoken, the national treasury can make up for the money, so no one is too lazy to argue with it, and the key point is that it can't be argued with.
They have now realized that the Chief Justice is just making a judicial decision, and it is not that he is not allowed to give the Liao Dynasty coins. The national treasury needs to be replenished, and he has no control over it.
As a result, everyone looked at Zhao Xu eagerly.
I've seen enough of this excitement. Just say a few words.
When Zhao Xu saw everyone watching, he slowly said: "Foreign affairs are foreign affairs, justice is justice, and the chief judge makes decisions in accordance with the law. I don't think there is any problem in this."
Wen Yanbo immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since there is no problem, the court should implement it in accordance with the law and should not secretly make up for it. If this is spread, it will make the world laugh at it, and then the monarch's authority will be gone."
Zhao Xu nodded.
Yang Ji said weakly: "But doing this will destroy the Chanyuan Alliance."
Wen Yanbo angrily said: "When the Northern Dynasty chose to send troops, it had already destroyed the Chanyuan Alliance. If only one party maintains the alliance, it is destined to fail."
Yang Ji was so reprimanded that he did not dare to speak.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Many ministers opened their mouths several times, but they all held back.
Although Zhang Fei said so, if the emperor secretly makes up for this money, it will really make people in the world laugh. The president of the court is so fierce, but your emperor is so cowardly.
The main reason was that the Liao State sent troops first, and Zhang Fei was only tried once every one month. Now the whole country knows about it.
This has a considerable impact on the monarch.
Wen Yanbo continued: "In addition, currently there are only more than a hundred families who have come to claim compensation, but in fact, the Liao Kingdom's dispatch of troops has involved more than 2,000 households. When the time comes, they will also come to claim compensation. Minister
It is recommended that all New Year coins this year be temporarily frozen until the review is completed before making a decision."
Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhang Fei and said, "President, is this what happened?"
Zhang Fei said: "Replying to Your Majesty, what Wen Gong said is very reasonable. According to the court system, if the people from Hedong come to sue, as long as they produce the land deeds, the imperial court will have to rule in their favor and give them equal compensation. As for the
It is not my duty to give or not to give you the annual coins, and I dare not say anything unreasonable."
Zhao Xu nodded and looked at everyone again.
At this point, Wang Anshi, Xue Xiang and other reformists understood the situation and immediately stood up to express their support.
Sima Guang and others also expressed their support one after another.
Although the Chief Justice only froze part of the money, you can either give it all, or give it nothing, or give it a little less, and the Liao Kingdom will not give up. Don't lose your wife and lose your troops when the time comes.
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Then let's do this. Before the case is concluded, the annual coins with the Liao Kingdom will be frozen."
It’s over!
This time it was all over.
This is the rhythm of breaking with the Liao Kingdom.
Those dove factions were beaten by this combination of punches and were unable to fight back. Although this was not the first time, in the past, they would definitely stop the emperor and persuade him to put the overall situation first, but now the judiciary is disrupting the situation, and the emperor is
Hiding behind the judiciary, they feel that they are powerless. Although Zhang Fei also left an opening, they actually have no choice.
Unless they can find evidence to overturn the judgment of the chief judge.
They really hate the separation of politics and law now.
...
This seemingly ordinary meeting will definitely go down in history, and will reestablish the relationship between Song and Liao.
The judgment of the Chief Justice is almost irreversible.
It also caused earthquake-level effects among the people.
On that day, all merchants and dignitaries in the capital who were trading with the Liao Kingdom stopped trading with the Liao Kingdom, and immediately sent people to chase the goods that had been shipped.
Everyone knows that as long as the annual coins with the Liao Kingdom are frozen, the probability of war will be greatly increased. If the goods are sent to the market at this time, wouldn't they be sent directly to the Liao Kingdom?
Of course, many merchants had already been planning a way out for this. Their goods were not shipped to Xiongzhou, but to Dengzhou.
Although going to sea has certain risks, it also saves a lot of unnecessary expenses. You must know that the public security laws are not universal in the northern border, and all the officials there are very rich.
Why are many border state officials dovish? It's because they control trade, which brings huge profits.
Therefore, for businessmen, taking the sea route is very cost-effective.
...
However, the merchant's movements were very outrageous in the eyes of many ministers in the court.
Because if this happened in the past, the people would definitely fall into panic, and they could often use this force to force the emperor to change his policy.
But now, both the common people and businessmen are very actively cooperating without any complaints or panic.
Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were all curious about this phenomenon, and after some inquiring, they finally understood it.
The reason is very simple, because this judgment was made by the chief judge to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people, which is crucial.
If you are fighting for my interests, of course I will support you.
It's that simple.
...
However, the news soon spread to Hebei. Since there was a long interval between the lawsuits, there was plenty of time for the lawsuit to ferment in various places.
If there is a war with the Liao Kingdom, Hebei will definitely be the hardest hit area. You must know that before this, the people on both sides were very war-weary.
But now that this news has spread to Hebei, the morale of the police and people in Hebei is high, and there are no complaints. The people of Hebei are actively cooperating with the work of the royal police. If the Liao soldiers go south, they must immediately take refuge in the designated place. It can be said that the police and the people are united.
This made both Fan Chunren and Su Shi stunned.
In fact, their opinions were more in favor of Han Qi, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang, and they believed that this was not the time to start a war with the Liao Kingdom.
Over there, Xixia is still in a stalemate. Although the situation is very favorable to the Song Dynasty, if Xixia is not eliminated, the Song Dynasty can only use half of its troops to deal with the Liao Kingdom.
"Our chief judge is really an extraordinary person!"
Fan Chunren looked at the scene where the people took the initiative to help the Xiang Corps build fortifications, and couldn't help feeling emotional, "This verdict seems to have refreshed everyone's spirit."
Su Shi said with a smile: "His brilliance lies not in the final judgment, but in the publicity beforehand. In the name of defending the legitimate rights and interests of the people, he resisted the Liao invasion, and he will naturally gain the support of the people.
If we can overcome this difficulty, the Public Security Bureau will surely be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Just imagine, even in the face of the Liao Kingdom, the Public Security Bureau defended the legitimate rights and interests of the people. Who will question the Public Security Law in the future?"
Fan Chunren nodded and asked: "But the question is whether it can survive the current difficulty?"
Su Shi said: "I still don't think now is the time to go to war with the Liao Kingdom. This will interrupt my upward momentum, but I also know Zhang San. He also doesn't fight an unprepared battle. Maybe there is something else we can do Unknown.”
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Even the ministers of the Song Dynasty were so surprised by this verdict. It is conceivable that the Liao Kingdom did not expect it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, Liao spies passed this news to Liao beforehand, but Liao didn't take it seriously, thinking that the Song Dynasty just found a step for themselves to appease themselves.
Subjects, this is understandable. They also think very simply. No matter how you judge, you can still let us Liao ministers go to trial.
But they never expected that the Song Dynasty would dare to freeze the coins given to them.
This makes it impossible to understand. Using our interests to appease your people, you are thinking nonsense!
This made the Liao envoys who were negotiating with Han Wei in Youzhou feel extremely angry. They were so angry that they rushed directly to the embassy where the Song envoys lived.
"Yeah!"
Xiao Xi gritted his teeth and said: "We are here to negotiate with you sincerely, but you are secretly planning to tear up the Chanyuan Alliance."
Han Wei said calmly: "To be honest with you, I have just learned about this matter. From what I have learned, our court has no intention of tearing up the Chanyuan Alliance. This is just the judgment of our chief judge. You should hear it."
Let’s pass our government’s judicial reforms.”
Xiao Xi angrily scolded: "You don't have to quibble here. If the annual coin is less than a penny, we will never give up."
Han Wei smiled bitterly and said: "If you think I am quibbling, then I have nothing to say, but if you want to lift the freeze on the coins, the only way is to appeal to the Supreme Court of Bianjing. Anyway, this is
I can't control the matter."
"What did you say?"
Xiao Xi slapped the table, his eyes as wide as bells.
In his opinion, this was simply humiliating.
Han Wei shook his head and said: "I will undoubtedly quarrel with you. I just tell you very sincerely about this solution."
"Okay, okay!"
Xiao Xi pointed at Han Wei and said: "We will definitely go to Bianjing. At that time, our soldiers will wield swords and ride horses into Bianjing City. Then we really want to see whether the chief court officer has three heads and six arms."
Han Wei put a bundle on the table, cupped his hands and said, "Then Han is in Bianjing. Congratulations on your arrival."
The Liao envoys were all stunned.
When did this Song Dynasty person become so arrogant?
"Farewell!"
Han Wei bowed his hand and led his people out of the embassy.
As soon as he arrived outside the museum, he said: "As long as that Zhang San is still the president of the court, I will never go on a mission to another country again. One day, I will be killed by him."
The last time he was on an envoy to Beijing, Zhang Fei went to Dahuangping for negotiations. A misunderstanding almost caused a fight between the two countries and made him almost unable to return. This time it was the same.
He still stayed here to quarrel with the Liao envoy, but in the end Zhang Fei froze the coins directly. This was a trivial matter. If you want to make this decision, please let me know if you can. You simply don't treat our envoy as a human being.
This happens over and over again!
Han Wei was determined not to do such stupid things again.
...
Having said that, in fact, the Liao Kingdom was also very cautious about diplomacy with the Song Dynasty. They had been testing it before, but it was Han Wei's performance that made them believe that the Song Dynasty was just bluffing and did not dare to touch the coins.
But they never imagined that the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty could freeze the coins. This is simply outrageous!
Is your emperor eating shit?
In fact, spies from the Liao Kingdom have been collecting internal information from the Song Dynasty.
From the prime minister to the ministers, all signs indicate that the Song Dynasty had no intention of breaking with the Liao Kingdom.
This news is accurate, because even Wang Anshi and Sima Guang did not guess that Zhang Fei would make such a judgment. Could the Liao spies guess it?
This really caught the Liao Kingdom off guard.
What kind of system is this? Why can’t people understand it?
However, the effect of the Chief Justice's judgment was immediate, and soon the court with the Liao Kingdom became empty.
Now the pressure is all on the Liao Kingdom.
They have to make a choice.
Because the Song Dynasty did not tear up the Chanyuan Alliance, let alone declare war, but the Sui coins were frozen by the judicial department. Should the Liao Kingdom resolve the issue through diplomacy, or declare war directly?