Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 123 Public Security Law

Chapter 123 Public Security Law

Sima Guang was making arrangements in secret, and Wang Anshi was also making the final personnel arrangements.

One of them, he had long wanted to recruit under his command.

It's just that the timing was wrong.

This person is Zhang Fei.

"Scholar Wang, come here, er, the humble house is full of splendor."

Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said.

Seeing him stammering out such a sentence, Wang Anshi couldn't help being happy, and waved his hand: "It's okay! It's okay! It's better not to say your polite words."

"Xiao Min is really not very good at socializing, which makes Master Wang laugh at him." Zhang Fei said embarrassingly.

He is still a little unfamiliar with the etiquette of the Song Dynasty. In fact, many times, he still learns the lines in TV dramas, but people don't pay attention to them.

Wang Anshi laughed and said: "It seems that your eloquence is all used in the court. But you don't know those red tapes, it's not a bad thing."

"Thank you, Master Wang, for your understanding."

Zhang Fei smiled, then stretched out his hand and said, "Scholar Wang, please."

After coming to the hall and sitting down, Wang Anshi got straight to the point and said, "I won't play charades with you kid. I came here this time to hope that you can enter the court and help me reform. Would you like it?"

Zhang Fei didn't expect that Wang Anshi really didn't understand politeness better than him, and he couldn't help being stunned when he said it so directly.

If you are more tactful about the invitation, then I can also be more tactful about rejecting it.

Don't hurt feelings!

How can I refuse such a direct invitation from you!

Seeing that he was silent, Wang Anshi asked again, "Why didn't you answer?"

"I!"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Thanks to Grand Master Wang's respect, Xiao Min is really flattered."

"I've said it all, don't talk too much, just give me an answer." Wang Anshi waved his hand.

Zhang Fei said: "What's the virtue and the ability of the little people!"

"You still say?" Wang Anshi interrupted him.

Zhang Fei said, "No."

".!"

But facing such a straightforward answer, Wang Anshi couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and asked, "Why?"

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "Because I also want to invite Master Wang to come to the bookstore to be a writer."

Wang Anshi asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder if Grand Master Wang is willing?"

"Bastard!"

Wang Anshi slapped the table and stood up. Just as he was about to reprimand Zhang Fei angrily, he sat down again suddenly, "You mean, everyone has his own aspirations."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "That's right. At the beginning, my benefactor recommended me to join the court, but I also declined."

Wang Anshi asked curiously, "Don't you think that an official of the court is not as good as a person with a pen?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "That's not true, it's just that the current success makes me enjoy everything at the moment and enjoy seeking justice for those who have been wronged. I don't want to make any changes for the time being."

Wang Anshi said: "Although each person has his own ambitions, the man's ambition is still greater."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Therefore, I still need to gain some experience, so let's start by helping a common people."

Wang Anshi smiled when he heard it, "Okay! I won't force you. If you change your mind someday, you can come to me."

"Thank you, Master Wang, for your appreciation." Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "Although Xiaomin doesn't intend to become an official, he can still assist Master Wang to reform."

Wang Anshi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true, you've helped me a lot before."

He thought, with Zhang Fei's talent, maybe he could help him more among the people.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Scholar Wang has also helped Xiaomin a lot. This is mutual benefit, and this kind of cooperation can continue."

Wang Anshi laughed, "What a mutual benefit."

Zhang Fei is not an indispensable part to him, but he appreciates Zhang Fei's talent and hopes to promote him.

Since Zhang Fei is unwilling, he will not force himself.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Maybe Xiaomin will be able to reciprocate with Master Wang again soon."

Wang Anshi snorted, "How do you say that?"

He is still very interested in the cooperation with Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei made a fool of himself, "We'll talk about it later."

After chatting for another half an hour, Wang Anshi got up and left. He is really busy now, and being able to come to recruit Zhang Fei in person is really a treat for Zhang Fei!

Zhang Fei personally sent them to the door, but when he returned to the hall, he found Xu Zhiqian already sitting inside.

"I must ask a doorman to keep an eye on the back door."

Zhang Fei said viciously.

Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, "Why don't you borrow one from my house for a while?"

"What's the use of that."

Zhang Fei glared at her and sat down.

Xu Zhiqian said: "It's useless, at least I can see that you don't go through the back door of my house."

".!"

Zhang Fei suddenly realized, yes!I seem to go to his house through the back door.

Xu Zhiqian saw that Zhang Fei's face was flushed, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "But you really don't know how to be blessed, there are many people in the world who want to be an official in the court, but they can't, and you, the official invites you, If you don't agree, now that Uncle Wang is here to invite you again, you still refuse to come in, if this gets out, I'm afraid many people will envy you to death."

Zhang Fei snorted: "This swan knows the ambition of a sparrow."

"How do you know the sparrow?" Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, and asked with great interest: "But to be honest, this sparrow's ambition seems to be more difficult to guess than the grandswan's ambition, what is it?"

Zhang Fei giggled, "Of course it is rich, with many wives and concubines, and full of children and grandchildren."

"Well, it's incisive." Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but smile, but then said: "But this is not your ambition."

Zhang Fei was stunned, "How do you say that?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "If you think so, then you have entered the court as an official early in the morning."

".!"

Zhang Fei didn't know how to refute.

Xu Zhiqian examined it for a while, then snorted softly: "Sooner or later, I will guess what you are planning?"

If you can guess, I promise you with my body.Zhang Fei said: "Okay! Guess! Hehe."

"What are you talking about so happily?"

Suddenly heard a laugh, and saw Xu Zun walking over slowly.

"Daddy!"

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly got up.

Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zun coming to the side, and thought to himself, both father and daughter like to go through the back door.But after thinking about it, well, this also proves that they don't treat me as an outsider. Anyway, I go to his house through the back door, so it doesn't matter, as long as it is fair.

Zhang Fei also got up and greeted him, "Grandfather."

Xu Zun nodded with a smile.

He knew that Zhang Fei had already known the identity of the official family, but if Zhang Fei didn't mention it, he wouldn't ask about it. He was really ashamed to talk about it!

"Daddy, why did you come back so early today?" Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.

Xu Zun said hehe: "This morning, I was invited by the trial court to attend a meeting there, but the Yamen was fine, so I came back directly."

Xu Zhiqian asked: "Why did the Criminal Court let Daddy you attend the meeting?"

Xu Zun laughed and said, "This new official has three fires to take office!"

Xu Zhiqian frowned and said, "Uncle Sima?"

Xu Zun nodded.

Although the Court of Justice is greater than Dali Temple in terms of power, the two have no affiliation.

The key is that Sima Guang is now a political adviser, which is quite different. A political adviser can exercise the power of prime minister, and of course he has the power to call a meeting of the judicial department.

Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "Could it be that Grand Master Sima wants to deal with Engong?"

Xu Zun waved his hand: "No, no, although I disagree with Bachelor Sima's ideas, he will not be so stingy. He invited me today because he hopes to reform the current judiciary."

"reform?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Xu Zun in surprise.

At present, everyone is talking about Wang Anshi's reform, and never thought that Sima Guang would also reform.

This is so unexpected.

Xu Zun laughed and said: "Sima Junshi and Wang Jiefu were not convinced by each other. Now that Wang Jiefu wants to reform, how can Sima Junshi fall behind him. In fact, this is also good, lest they quarrel again."

As expected of Sima Guang, this trick is really slippery!I can't wait to give you a thumbs up.Zhang Fei couldn't help but secretly happy.

Xu Zun glanced at Zhang Fei suddenly, and asked, "Zhang San, what do you think about this?"

Guessing that Sima Guang also guessed that Xu Zun would come to ask me, if this is the case, then why don't I just go with the flow.Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "After these few lawsuits, as far as I personally feel, I feel quite embarrassed."

"Excuse me?"

Xu Zun's father and daughter said in unison.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Engong also knows how much Kaifeng mansion hates me."

Before Xu Zun could open his mouth, Xu Zhiqian said, "They have their salaries but don't want to work, and they have the nerve to blame others, which is really unreasonable."

Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "Prefect Lu is definitely not such a person."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What En Gong said is very true, the main business of Kaifeng Mansion is the people's livelihood and finance of the prefecture, and the trial of cases is only secondary.

And my frequent complaints forced the Kaifeng government to devote too much energy to the lawsuit, which may put the cart before the horse.After all, a lawsuit can only avenge one person's grievances, and a policy mistake will bring disaster to the people of the entire state capital. "

Xu Zhiqian asked: "You mean to separate the two?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "It's not two, it's four."

"Four?"

Xu Zhiqian asked curiously, "These four?"

Zhang Fei said: "Administration, judiciary, trial, and prosecution. Take Kaifeng Mansion as an example. Kaifeng Mansion is only in charge of administration, dealing with finance, people's livelihood, and water conservancy construction.

Among them, Tongpan county lieutenants are the main ones, and a judicial department is set up, which is responsible for maintaining public order and investigating interrogations, but the final trial is all handed over to the trial office like the Siliyuan, but there must be a department in the middle, which is responsible for supervision. , Prosecution.

The key point is that these four yamen are not affiliated with each other. In this way, these four departments can supervise each other. At the very least, if the magistrate breaks the law, he will be prosecuted. "

Xu Zun nodded repeatedly when he heard that, his heart was full of joy.

In terms of legal system construction alone, the Northern Song Dynasty should be regarded as the pinnacle of feudalism. No matter the Han, Tang, or Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was not as perfect as the Northern Song Dynasty.

This is because Zhao Kuangyin himself attached great importance to prisons, and coupled with the Northern Song Dynasty's idea of ​​dividing powers, the various judicial departments originally checked and balanced each other, which was a good thing for judicial construction.

Xu Zun quickly grasped the beauty of this set of public prosecution law, "You are very reasonable, but if you do this, will the entire trial process be more complicated and require more funds?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "It will only be simpler, not more complicated."

Xu Zun said, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei said: "Not every magistrate is familiar with the law like benefactor, once you meet some officials who don't understand the law, the lawsuit will become complicated instead.

Once you get used to having specialized officials handle specialized matters, many cases can be heard quickly, which is actually more trouble-free.

As for the funding issue, I can't help it, but I believe that Bachelor Sima has his own way to solve it. "

Xu Zun nodded slightly.

Xu Zhiqian, who has been facing Zhang Fei day and night, saw that this guy came with open mouth again, so she said: "Since you have an idea, why didn't you tell my father?"

This judicial structure, even if it is a genius, can't be a brainstorm, it must have been thought of long ago.

Zhang Fei smiled wryly: "Even if I said it at the beginning, benefactor can't do anything about it."

Xu Zun laughed and said, "Your greatest skill is not in arguing in court, but knowing when to say what to say is the most useful."

"Isn't this the method of the Erbi people?"

Zhang Fei chuckled, and said again: "However, if benefactor wants to bring this set of reform plans to the Sima University for discussion, please don't say that's what I said."

Xu Zun asked, "Why?"

Zhang Fei said embarrassingly: "Because many ministers in the court are dissatisfied with me, if I know that I made it, I'm afraid it will add a lot of trouble, and it will be self-defeating."

Xu Zunfu nodded.

(End of this chapter)