Of course Han Qi would not answer this question, because this is a fact. The Liao Kingdom relied on some border residents to occupy more land. No one can deny that the Song Dynasty was relatively weak in the face of the Liao Kingdom's problems. Anyway, it could tolerate it.

Then be patient.

The atmosphere was very awkward.

There was dead silence.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei only expressed his confusion and had no intention of delving further into this issue, because it was not the key to the case. He continued to ask: "I wonder when Mr. Han got involved in this matter?"

"The fifth year of Huangyou's reign."

Han Qi recalled the past, his expression changed slightly, and he could only listen to the words slowly: "I remember that I was serving as the magistrate of Bingzhou. Once when I was ordered to inspect the border of Daibei, I found that the wasteland under the barrier was very fertile, but

But no common people of our dynasty are farming. But as we all know, border areas, especially fertile areas, must be strategically important areas. Since ancient times, all dynasties have stationed troops on the border. It happened that Du Sirong, a northern citizen, and others

Once again, they invaded Lengquan Village, Tianchi and other places."

Zhang Fei interrupted him, "But the Tianchi and Cold Spring Village mentioned by the plaintiffs Chen Xu and Li Min?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Han, please continue." Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.

Han Qi continued: "At that time, I firmly resisted these northern people's invasion of farming, so I sent people to drive them away."

"Yeah?"

Zhang Fei said slightly surprised.

Han Qi said angrily: "This thief came to your house to steal things. If you don't drive him away, are you going to invite him to tea?"

These words caused the people outside the hospital to nod frequently.

It has to be said that Han Qi has a very high reputation among the people and is deeply loved by the people, because in terms of governance, his suggestions are often to the point, and the policies he proposes can also alleviate the difficulties faced by the people, so he is deeply loved by the people.

Win the hearts and minds of the people.

"What Prime Minister Han said makes sense." Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and asked, "What was the reaction of the Northern Dynasty at that time?"

Han Qi said: "The Northern Dynasty also immediately sent officials to negotiate, and they also threatened that Tianchi, Lengquan Village, and Hengling all belonged to their Liao land. Later, I found Xiangfu in Dazhong for nine years, and the Northern Dynasty sent it to us.

In this ultimatum, the Liao State itself believed that Tianchi and other places belonged to the southern boundary.

Only in this way did I force all the local Northern people to withdraw from Tianchi, Hengling, Lengquan Village and other places. Later, I ordered people to build entrances and trenches in the local area, and recruited three thousand families of archers to cultivate fields on the border to prevent the Northern people from returning again.

Invading farming.”

Zhang Fei immediately asked: "Does this ultimatum still exist?"

Han Qi nodded and said: "In order to prevent further disputes, after I returned to the Privy Council to serve, I ordered someone to sort out and revise the boundary decree book. One copy was placed in the Privy Council and the other was placed in the palace. Now the Privy Council copy is in Shen Tianjian

In hand."

From these words, it can also be seen that it is not unreasonable for the public security organs to grow in the Northern Song Dynasty. The subjects have this awareness and must protect the evidence and safeguard their own rights and interests.

Zhang Fei nodded, "Since this issue has been explained, why did the controversy arise at this time?"

Han Qi said: "Although we presented ironclad evidence, the Northern Dynasty ignored it, and because there were many Northerners in the area, they still coveted our farmland. Seeing that our country recruited archers to farm, they were very dissatisfied. So.

During the Jiayou period, the Lord of Liao had another negotiation with Emperor Renzong about the boundaries of Hedong. At that time, Emperor Renzong took out the boundary list of Hedong and argued with each other, but the Lord of Liao never responded.

It was not until the second year of Zhiping, not long after the late emperor came to the throne, that the Northern Dynasty once again launched an attack on the boundary of Hedong, believing that Tianchi belonged to them.

The late emperor inevitably hurt the harmony between the two countries, so he wrote to the Lord of Liao, urging him to cherish the alliance and avoid war. But there was still no response from the Northern Dynasty."

Zhang Fei said: "After listening to what Han Xianggong said, it seems that the Liao Kingdom just wants to seize our territory, rather than trying to reason with us."

After Han Qi hesitated for a moment, he nodded and said: "It can be said that due to the previous strategy adopted by our dynasty to clear the wilderness, the North Korea took the opportunity to bring people into the fortress to graze and cultivate the land, which caused

dispute.

But I have negotiated with them several times, and they have never had any evidence to prove that the land belongs to them. But whenever we show evidence, they do not respond. However, the phenomenon of intrusion on the border of Hedong has never decreased.

Pass."

"I have some land deeds here. Could you please Mr. Han to take a look at them and see if they are true?"

After Zhang Fei said this, an adjutant took several land deeds and handed them to Han Qi.

Han Qi squinted and looked at it for a long time, then nodded and said: "Yes, these are the land deeds that I ordered to be distributed to the border residents in Tianchi and other places in the second year of Zhihe."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I am very grateful to Mr. Han for being able to appear in court and testify, and for letting the president of the court know clearly the true nature of the whole matter."

Han Qi waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Most of those plaintiffs were recruited by me, and I should testify for them."

After that, Han Zhongyan and the old servant helped Han Qi get up, walked slowly down, and sat next to Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo.

Fu Bi whispered: "This kid is taking advantage of you again!"

Han Qi sighed: "This is not the first time. I just regret that I am already in my dying years. If I were as young as him, how could I be so passive. Alas...!"

Wen Yanbo saw this, with a smile on his lips.

Fu Bi and Han Qi suddenly looked at each other at the same time. Wen Yanbo subconsciously pursed his lower lip and restrained it a bit.

Han Qi chuckled and said, "Kuanfu, you are the one who will be happy."

Wen Yanbo said without changing his expression: "Why did Mr. Han say this? How can I be happy after hearing the whole process of this matter!"

Han Qi and Fu Bi looked at each other, then silently despised Wen Yanbo.

On this matter, only Wen Yanbo advocated being tough on Liao.

When Han Qi went down, Zhang Fei picked up the mallet and struck it.

Everyone seemed to be awakened from hypnosis and looked at Zhang Fei with wide eyes.

No!

No way!

No!

Only Zhang Fei said: "Today's trial will end here. The president of the court still needs to verify relevant evidence. Moreover, another important witness in this case, Shen Tianjian, has not returned to Beijing. The trial will be held after Shen Tianjian returns to Beijing."

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The people were wailing

You...can't you finish the trial in one go?

Moreover, since it has been made so clear, can’t it still be decided?

If it weren't for Zhang Fei, this person would have started to curse.

What a trap!

But Zhang Fei ignored them and turned around and left.

The gentlemen in the courtyard were already convinced that Zhang Fei's plan was to coerce public opinion and force the court to be tough on the Liao Kingdom.

There is no doubt about this.

Yes, Han Qi is in the past tense, and the envoy for this negotiation is Shen Kuo. He is indeed an important witness, but the problem is that Shen Kuo doesn't know where he is now.

The people in Hedong have arrived in the capital, but he hasn't come back yet. Now that the Liao Kingdom has sent troops to occupy those places, he should return to the capital to resume his duties. There must be something fishy here!

But on this point, they really guessed wrong. When will the chief judge start the trial? Does it have to depend on other people's schedules?

Impossible!

It was really not Zhang Fei who deliberately asked Shen Kuo to return to Beijing late, but Shen Kuo, on Wang Anshi's order, went to Hebei to inspect the Ordnance Supervision.

There is no way to make Shen Kuo versatile.

But no matter what, Zhang Fei's move is still very effective.

Because at the last trial, Zhang Fei left a controversial point at the end, that is, he did not confirm that those lands belonged to the Song Dynasty.

If there is really a dispute, even if it belongs to the Liao Kingdom, then the imperial court cannot easily rule in their favor. You can't use other people's things to claim compensation!

At that time, the people's complaints were not full of confidence. After all, they did not know what happened here. How could they talk about such military and national events in the past on such an occasion.

And this controversial point has disappeared with Han Qi's confession. It can be confirmed that that is the territory of our Song Dynasty.

The public opinion that had almost subsided has once again stirred up a stir, and it is even worse than last time.

The more I hear about it, the more frustrated I become. Just one person can cause the entire border of a country to move back. The cost of expansion is simply too outrageous.

It’s no wonder that the Liao Kingdom was aggressive.

You are so cowardly.

Anyone else would bully you.

In fact, people in the Song Dynasty also had good tempers. This was all caused by the legal system. In terms of rights and interests, they now have a very strong sense of self-protection.

Not only that, the voices of the doves in the DPRK also gradually became smaller, because Han Qi had always advocated maintaining relations with the Liao Kingdom. Coupled with his status in the DPRK, many ministers also looked at him. However, in court,

Han Qi had no choice but to show his toughness. In fact, he was indeed very tough at the time, which had a great impact on North Korea and China.

However, many opportunists also saw this trend, so they complained to the emperor one after another, demanding tough measures against the Liao Kingdom.

Although these people were seeking glory and wealth and were opportunistic, their memorials allowed the hardliners in the DPRK headed by Wen Yanbo to finally gain the upper hand.
To be continued...