Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 443 Tax War (7)

Chapter 443 Tax War (Seventeen)

Procuratorate.

"These evidences are all flawless, and they are solid evidence. How can Zhang San reverse the case?"

Su Zhe sat in front of the desk with a sad face, muttering to himself.

The paperwork on that table was piled up like a mountain. These days, he really forgot to eat and sleep, reviewing all the evidence tirelessly.

But it seems that there is really no problem.

At this time, Qi Ji entered the house, "Su prosecuting, the Kaifeng mansion just sent a letter, they have asked the imperial court to transfer the indictment to the Kaifeng mansion, and hope that the case can be heard as soon as possible."

Su Zhe was startled, and seemed hesitant again. After a while, he said: "Now we have to face Zhang San, should we make more preparations? I want to go to the places written on these evidences to see for myself. to make sure nothing goes wrong."

"But we have sent people to investigate these evidences, and there is absolutely no problem."

Qi Ji said again: "Su's prosecution, we have been preparing for this for a long time, and the evidence is sufficient, but Zhang San only accepted this lawsuit recently, if it drags on, will it be more beneficial to Zhang San?

At least those ministers in the DPRK and China think so, and maybe the Kaifeng government also thinks so. If we postpone it for a while, if there is a problem in court, we may be impeached. "

It will take at least half a month to walk around in this circle.

Su Zhe was still a little hesitant.

Qi Ji said again: "The main reason is that we have no reasonable reason to postpone it. This will definitely attract criticism."

Su Zhe wanted to go and see for himself, not because he had any thoughts, but mainly because he was uneasy and wanted to try his luck, but the prosecutors had already investigated before, if this reason was used to postpone the prosecution, then if If there is no harvest, and the case is lost by then, the entire procuratorate will be on the cusp.

"All right!"

Su Zhe nodded, and said, "But add Wang Hongjin's previous charges of tax evasion, just in case."

Qi Ji's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, it can catch the opponent by surprise again."

When they sued Xu Yu and Qin Biao before, they did not investigate whether they had previously committed tax evasion, because there was still a tacit agreement between the procuratorate and the tax department at that time, and the tax department only provided evidence of income, deliberately avoiding the previous tax evasion. tax situation.

After all, this is a trial implementation of the new law. If you use the new law to calculate the old tax, it would be meaningless. Not to mention whether Sima Guang and the others would agree, Wang Anshi would not agree either.

The new laws promulgated by the Legislative Council also set the tone for this.

But after all, the tax department provided a very comprehensive income evidence. If the procuratorate investigates carefully, it will still be able to find evidence of tax evasion.

Now the procuratorate actually has the evidence of Wang Hongjin's tax evasion, but the previous indictment did not involve this crime.

But now Zhang Fei suddenly stepped in, and the public opinion in the DPRK and China also began to reverse, from opposing the procuratorate to supporting the procuratorate, so if you go to prosecute this crime now, everyone will support it.

Since you want to play fast, then just hurry up, don't give Zhang Fei too much time to prepare.

The procuratorate immediately wrote another indictment and formally filed a lawsuit with the Kaifeng government.

As for the Kaifeng Mansion, they have already been pressured by all parties, and they are urging them to hold a court session and have a trial as soon as possible.

The case has come to this point, is it because the imperial court has been delaying, causing them to worry that Kaifeng Mansion will not be pressured by the emperor to use such indiscriminate tactics.

However, they were clearly overthinking.

Zeng Gong couldn't wait for a long time. The evidence alone was enough to convict Zhao Wenzheng. He didn't delay for a moment. After receiving the indictment from the procuratorate, he immediately announced that the court would start in a day.

After a whole year, Kaifeng Mansion ushered in its own highlight moment. This early in the morning, it was already full of guests and friends.

Fortunately, everyone in the Kaifeng mansion has rich experience in dealing with this. Under the arrangement of Li Kai and Huang Gui, they have already made preparations and it is proper.

It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining outside, and the distinguished guests were standing in the courtyard and chatting.

"I can't think of it either."

Fu Bi shook his head, "In my opinion, the evidence in this case is solid, and there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case."

Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and nodded: "I think so too."

Sima Guang said: "But I talked to Zhang San, and he said that although he is not sure of winning, this lawsuit will definitely be won."

"is it?"

Fu Bi asked incredulously.

Sima Guang nodded.

Fu Bi was puzzled, "How can I win?"

Sima Guang shook his head: "Then he didn't tell me."

"Everyone, let's keep an eye on it."

Meng Gansheng said: "If Zhang San wants to win this lawsuit, he must use tricks."

Xie Yun frowned and said, "This is a public trial, how can he play tricks?"

Meng Gansheng said: "Have you forgotten how the imperial court shielded Governor Zhao before?"

"But Zeng Zhifu."

"Prefect Zeng has never tried the case of the clan. Can you guarantee that Prefect Zeng can still be stern and impartial?"

"That's true."

At this time, Zeng Gong was sitting in the hall with his friend Wang Anshi.

"Ugh!"

Zeng Gong sighed: "Now I gradually understand why Li Tongpan is so afraid of Zhang San. I can feel the great pressure even before the trial begins."

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "If the sentence can be passed, it will not cause any controversy. I am afraid that that brat can really reverse the case. In that case, brother Zigu will inevitably be criticized."

Zeng Gong said: "But as long as the evidence submitted by the procuratorate is correct, there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case."

Wang Anshi said: "Brother Zigu still has to be careful. Although there are rumors that Zhang San's move is just to cheat money, but based on my understanding of that kid, if there is really no hope at all, he is unlikely to take this lawsuit of."

At this moment, Huang Gui suddenly walked in, "Report to Zhifu Zeng, the official is here."

Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi looked at each other, got up and walked out immediately.

Zhao Xu's sudden arrival was both reasonable and unexpected!

But one thing is for sure, that is, the ministers are very unhappy about the emperor's arrival. This trial must belong to the clan, and the emperor sitting here clearly wants to put pressure on the Kaifeng government!

After the salute, Pei Wen, the censor, asked, "Why are the officials here?"

Zhao Xu said, "I have nothing to do today, so come and have a look, isn't it okay?"

Pei Wen said in a respectful tone: "Officer, this case involves the clan. If the official sits here, I'm afraid it will put pressure on Kaifeng Mansion."

Fu Bi and the others remained silent, obviously supporting Pei Wen's statement.

Want to drive me away?Zhao Xu got angry immediately, and said angrily, "If you can come, I can't?"

The implication is that if you sit here, won't you put pressure on Zhang San?

Pei Wen cupped his hands and bowed: "The official forgives the crime, and the minister is just afraid that it will affect judicial justice."

This is clearly insinuating.

Zhao Xu was too lazy to be serious with these censors, and turned his eyes to Zeng Gong, "Prefect Zeng, my presence here will affect your trial?"

Zeng Gong cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured the officials, I will definitely deal with it fairly, even if the other party is a clan, as long as it breaks the law, I will never tolerate it."

Zhao Xu nodded with embarrassment.

Are there no allies here?

When the ministers heard Zeng Gong's words, they were immediately relieved.

They hate the emperor so much, they are actually cheering up Zeng Gong, don't panic, we are here to support you, and the emperor can't do anything recklessly.

The atmosphere was very awkward.

Wang Anshi hurried out to smooth things over and asked, "When will the court start?"

Zeng Gong glanced at the sky, "It should be soon."

Huang Gui next to him said, "Zhang San hasn't arrived yet?"

Zeng Gong frowned and said, "Not here yet?"

Li Kai sighed: "Prefect Zeng doesn't know something, Zhang San will always be the last one to arrive."

Not to mention that he was used to it, even Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo said they were used to it.

But Zeng Gong was not used to it, you little Er Bi, let me wait for you, what are you thinking, waved his hand and said: "Don't wait for him, prepare to start the class."

Zhao Xu wanted to say something, but when he saw the officials staring at him, he still felt guilty, so he didn't say anything.

Zeng Gong sat up, and the distinguished guests also took their seats, while the emperor sat alone beside Lan Yuanzhen.

"The time has come, why hasn't Zhang San come yet?"

Sima Guang was suddenly worried, "Is there any accident?"

"Probably not!" Wang Anshi also showed worry.

Although Zhang Fei is habitually the last to arrive, he will not be late.

But today is now open.

"mighty.."

While the yamen servant was singing, he saw a pair of handsome men and women staggering in.

"Sorry! Sorry! I'm late."

Zhang Fei was panting.

boom!

Zeng Gong patted the gavel and angrily said: "It's not the first day for you to go to court, how could you make such a mistake? As Er Bi, you should have come here to wait for trial an hour in advance, but now the court has already opened, according to the rules , you can no longer defend in court."

The ministers next to him nodded vigorously.

exactly!

He was not allowed to defend in court.

Zhang Fei looked aggrieved, and panted, "Prefect Mingjian, I really didn't expect the court to start so soon. After all, I just took over the lawsuit and I'm still collecting evidence, so I could only stay up all night to prepare the paperwork last night." , and it was not ready until just now.”

What a sharp tooth.Zeng Gong muttered to himself, and his expression softened a little: "This case was handed over from the imperial court, and the imperial court has already completed the trial, so the prefect decided to open the court today."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Zhang Fei nodded straightly and said: "I know, but I have just accepted this lawsuit, and this has temporarily added a new charge, Governor Zhao and I only found out about it yesterday, it really took a lot of preparation for us. "

Oops!Zeng Gong frowned secretly, and secretly glanced at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was expressionless, but he must have heard the implication.

This dismount is really crooked.

Wang Anshi whispered to Sima Guang, "He made the same mistake as you."

Sima Guang said coldly: "Didn't you remind him?"

Wang Anshi said: "I was going to remind you, but the official came suddenly, so I forgot."

Zeng Gong could only say: "Because you didn't raise any objections, the prefect thinks that you are ready. If you still need to prepare, the prefect can choose another day for another trial."

Speaking of this, if he didn't say so, the emperor would have a reason to find fault.

Zhang Fei said hastily: "I have already made the preparations, there is no need to set another date for another trial, I just hope that the magistrate can forgive me for being late."

Zeng Gong said: "Since there is a reason for the incident, then the magistrate will not pursue this matter, please sit down."

"Thank you magistrate for your forgiveness."

After a salute, the husband and wife came to the table and sat down.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: "If you keep using this trick, something will happen sooner or later."

Zhang Fei said: "It's because they despised us first, and didn't even ask for our opinions when the court was held. If I hadn't prepared in advance, he would open the court so soon. This time I would really fall. I have to do it. Point it out, it will be done like this in the future, if you don’t give Erbi time to prepare, then it’s fine.”

(End of this chapter)