Panic!

Sima Guang was a little panicked.

In this competition, it was originally a competition to see who had the better system. Who knew that as soon as Zhang Fei came back, his style changed 180 degrees, and he started to compete directly to see who could make a thunderstorm first.

This ups and downs are really hard to accept!

This also goes against his political philosophy!

Nor is it a dispute between gentlemen.

But the situation is stronger than the people. The separation of politics and law prevents the judiciary from intervening in administration. However, the problem itself lies in the deficiencies in the administrative system. Fan Chunren and others can easily make very fair and just judgments, but how to implement them?

judgment?

Although arrears of military pay and usury are not allowed by law, they are precisely what the system acquiesces to.

Assuming that Yuan Jiang does not adjust his policies in Hezhong Prefecture, how will Zhang Fei's judgments be implemented?

Should we just send bailiffs to the warehouse to rob it?

The best way, of course, is for the public prosecutor to make the judgment, and then the government will make adjustments. But the problem now is that the Qingzhou government just lays it down. You fine it, you can fine it whatever you want. I will pay you whatever the fine is. If there is any problem, you are responsible.

.

Their reason is also very simple. I am just an executor and I have no right to change any system.

Sima Guang has now figured out that he and Wang Anshi can be incompatible with each other. This is a relationship between people, but the judiciary and administration must cooperate and perform their respective duties. If the two are incompatible with each other, then this

The country will definitely be destroyed, which is impossible.

"well...."

Sima Guang sighed, "I thought too simplistically. I originally thought that by reforming the judiciary and purging officials, the ills could be eradicated."

Zhang Fei said: "In fact, it is certainly not wrong for Bachelor Sima to think so. However, Bachelor Sima ignored one point, that is, the corruption of officialdom lies in the imperfection of the system, not the loopholes in the judiciary. Those officials have power but no money. This is

Forcing them to engage in corruption and bribery."

Sima Guang nodded and asked: "Does that mean we always have to cooperate with Wang Jiefu?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "The mistake in this step is not that we did not pursue cooperation with the other party. The judiciary emphasizes independence rather than cooperation. Our mistake is that we want to use the judiciary to directly intervene in the administration. But this is not good for the public prosecutors and the law.

It’s like digging your own grave.”

Sima Guang nodded slightly, then suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Fei, and said with a smile: "I have taken so many classes with you, but I still haven't been able to understand the legal system and the legalist method!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Thinking habits are the same as behavioral habits, they are very difficult to change."

To be honest, this competition was actually started by the conservatives because they were so naive that they believed that judicial reform could replace the New Deal. This undoubtedly angered Wang Anshi.

If it is Legalist law, they are right to think so, because Legalist law is a set of political ideas based on law, and Confucian law is a set of political ideas based on virtue, which includes administrative and

As for the judiciary, Wang Anshi's New Deal actually belongs to Legalism.

However, the law of the legal system is only judicial and does not involve administration. It can be understood as the process of extracting justice from Legalist law or Confucian law and then assigning it to the public prosecutor's law.

This concept sounds very simple, that is, the separation of politics and law and the independence of the judiciary. However, it is actually very, very difficult to implement this concept, and it will take a long time to achieve judicial independence.

"By the way, what are your plans when you come back this time?" Sima Guang asked again.

Zhang Fei immediately said: "My arrangement is to wait for the arrangement."

"Waiting for arrangements?" Sima Guang chuckled and said, "You have made great achievements in Hezhong Mansion, so you have never thought about being promoted?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Now that the situation between the DPRK and China is so complicated, who has time to think about being promoted? As long as he can stay alive."

"Ha ha!"

Sima Guang laughed a few times and said, "Well, since you have to wait and see, I will tell you my plan. This time, Mr. Fu suggested that you come back and asked you to go to the Legislative Council to explain. He did not remove you as the president of the Shaanxi Road Court.

Therefore, I will not grant you an appointment for the time being, and then I will arrange for you to join the public security organs."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "That's fine."

He knew very well in his heart that if he was arranged to join the police, procuratorate, and law as soon as he came back, then everyone would be sure that he came back to solve the problem in Qingzhou.

Although this is what happened, the appearance was still done and not too explicit. After all, Sima Guang made the promise in front of the emperor.

At this moment, a servant came over, saluted Sima Guang, and said a few words in his ear.

Sima Guang nodded and said, "Ask the carriage to wait for me at the intersection ahead."

"yes."

"What's up?"

After the servant left, Zhang Fei asked curiously.

Sima Guang smiled and said: "There is someone waiting for you in front, so I won't disturb you."

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and said: "To be honest, I haven't seen Bachelor Sima and Bachelor Wang quarreling for a long time. This is really nostalgic."

Sima Guang immediately glared at him, "You really haven't changed at all, I'm afraid the world will not be in chaos."

Zhang Fei chuckled and thought to himself, you are really right about this.

When he reached the next intersection, Sima Guang took a carriage and left on the side road.

Long Wu also drove up immediately.

"Forget it, I still have to entertain an important guest."

"who?"

Xu Zhiqian opened the car curtain and asked.

"you guess!"

"Scholar Wang."

"clever!"

Sure enough, after walking a hundred steps further, I saw a master and a servant sitting under a tea shed on the roadside.

It was Wang Anshi.

Zhang Fei calmed down, immediately put on an extremely hypocritical expression, and walked over quickly.

"Forget it!"

Wang Anshi waved his hand, stood up and said, "You don't like this, and I don't like it either, so there's no need to be polite."

"...!"

Zhang Fei laughed a few times and turned Wang Anshi's head to look at the carriage behind him. He looked back and said, "Scholar Wang, what are you looking at?"

Wang Anshi asked in a low voice: "Is Sima Jun really hiding in the car?"

Zhang Fei said angrily: "My two wives were the only ones in the car. Bachelor Sima left at the last intersection."

"He has a guilty conscience."

Wang Anshi chuckled, implying that Sima Guang still asked Zhang Fei to come back to help, and asked: "I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Zhang Fei said: "We almost finished talking."

Wang Anshi raised his hand and walked forward, and Zhang Fei quickly followed.

"It seems that the problem in Qingzhou is very serious. Otherwise, Sima Junshi would not have rushed here to wait for you." Wang Anshi said as he walked.

Zhang Fei nodded solemnly and said, "It's true that I'm not too optimistic."

Wang Anshi suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Fei, "I asked you what you are pretending to be here. Didn't you come up with this idea? You know better than anyone whether you are optimistic or not."

Zhang Fei's expression froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "This... isn't this what you asked first, Scholar Wang?"

Wang Anshi snorted: "I just want to praise you. Your move is really vicious and cruel, but I never thought that you are still pretending in front of me."

"...?"

You asked such a serious question, I must be too frivolous, and you called me a villain. Zhang Fei chuckled twice, "I didn't come up with such a vicious idea. Aren't these all given by Academician Wang?"

This time it was Wang Anshi's turn to be embarrassed. He coughed a few times and said, "Actually, you can't blame me completely. I have carefully studied everything you did in Hezhong Mansion. It's your fault. If it were Fan Chunren, Su Zi If they are in charge of the judiciary, can my new law still be enforced? I have to consider these issues.

In addition, they were the ones who started this struggle in the first place. They believed that the New Deal was unnecessary, so what can I do? I can’t just sit there and wait for death.”

Zhang Fei remained silent, thinking to himself, are you explaining to me or yourself.

Wang Anshi glanced at him secretly and softened his tone: "Yes, I should have listened to your advice in the first place. I shouldn't have been so reckless and almost caused a catastrophe!"

Anyway, it wasn't the first time I apologized to Zhang San, so he didn't care.

Zhang Fei then asked: "The situation on Jingdong East Road is also very bad?"

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "What you said in your letter is true. But if it is just improper execution, I can make adjustments and make up for it. But if this is all the other party's conspiracy, it will be very troublesome."

At this point, he praised again: "Fortunately, you have this trick to surround Wei and save Zhao, and set a trap in Qingzhou so that they can't take care of themselves."

It turned out that it was Zhang Fei who gave Wang Anshi the idea to let the judicial reform go to Qingzhou alone. He told Wang Anshi that someone on Jingdong East Road was secretly adding fuel to the fire. It might be too late to save him, but it was impossible to admit defeat. As long as Wang Anshi If you admit defeat, the new law will be finished. The only way is to ensure mutual destruction, which means to drag down the judicial reform.

In this way, both parties will have a basis for negotiation.

Wang Anshi still didn't believe it at first. It couldn't be so serious. Although he transferred Lu Huiqing back, he also arranged for Zhang Dun and others to stay there to take charge of the overall situation.
To be continued...