For example, it has never happened that an official works part-time as an ear pen. Whoever becomes an official would still work as an ear pen, hoping that people will forget that he is an ear pen.
This phenomenon is completely unreasonable.
The imperial court did not explicitly stipulate whether it was allowed or not, so the imperial court did not stop Zhang Fei from coming here as an Erbi to defend the tax department.
Su Che also knew in his heart that based on this alone, it would be difficult to prevent Zhang Fei from going to court, but it still had to be raised to suppress Zhang Fei's arrogance.
However, the reasons given by Zhang Fei really leave people speechless. His official position is doctorate and he teaches at the Imperial College, and litigation is the basis of his teaching. If he doesn’t litigate, no one will hire him.
Go teach.
It can be said that for Zhang Fei, this lawsuit is preparing lessons.
"This brat is getting more and more arrogant." Zhang Fei couldn't help but cursed as he sat down.
Xu Zhiqian smiled and said: "Who told you to always talk nonsense, you might as well learn a lesson."
Zhang Fei said aggrievedly: "I think the atmosphere is too serious, and I want to liven it up."
Xu Zhiqian secretly glanced back and saw that the dignitaries around her had very solemn expressions. The joy brought by the verdict just now was gone.
Although the previous lawsuit was also very important, it was far less important than this second one because it related to the powers of the Taxation Department.
It is also what the powerful are most afraid of.
The key point is that this has never happened before. Issues of authority are all decided by the higher authorities, but this time it is left to the judiciary to decide.
They don't have a clue either.
After a little preparation, Su Zhe summoned the first witness. This witness was a servant of the Qin family and the first person to see the tax police.
Su Che just told him everything that happened that night, and then sat down.
Lu Jiawen looked at Zhang Fei again. Zhang Fei shook his head and said he had no problem.
Everyone's confessions about everything that happened at that time were the same, and there was nothing to ask.
After that, Su Zhe summoned a second witness. This person was Qin Biao who had just sat in the defendant's seat. This change of identity made this guy feel a little uncomfortable.
Su Che asked: "Qin Biao, can you tell me what you saw that night?"
Qin Biao nodded and said timidly: "I remember it was getting late and I had already fallen asleep, but suddenly I heard a loud bang. I thought it was thunder, but someone shouted that there was a burglar in the house.
, so I quickly got up, picked up the weapon and went to the front yard.
Oops, you don’t know. As soon as I came to the front yard, I saw dozens of people with swords, bows and arrows pointed at me. I thought I had encountered bandits, and I was so scared that I wanted to run away.
Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly fired an arrow, and the arrow almost hit me. I quickly knelt down and begged for mercy...!"
The more he talked, the more he got more and more excited. He was dancing around and telling about everything that happened that night and all kinds of psychological activities. He wanted to describe the tax department as a robber.
The surrounding dignitaries shook their heads in anger.
Are these law enforcement officers? They are simply robbers!
After he finished his story, Su Che asked again: "I heard that your mother fainted from fright and is still bedridden?"
Qin Biao nodded vigorously: "My mother didn't know what was going on at that time, so she went out and saw the other party shooting an arrow at me. She fainted on the spot. In fact, it was not just my mother, but many people in my family were frightened. No, I have been having nightmares these days. I wake up at the slightest movement, and even the whole village is in panic."
"I'm done asking."
Su Zhe sat down.
Peng Siyan, who was sitting in the back, asked Sima Guang softly: "Bachelor Sima, is this your judicial reform?"
Sima Guang immediately said: "The Taxation Department has nothing to do with me."
As he said this, he suddenly glanced at Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "What do you think I am doing? This tax department has nothing to do with me."
This level of force scared him quite a bit, and it was a bit cruel. He didn't intend to lie down in the muddy water.
Zhang Fei stood up, still holding the essay in his hand and reading it. It was always his style to sharpen his gun in battle. After a while, he put down the essay and asked Qin Biao: "Exceptor Qin, if the tax policeman is How would you respond if I knock on the door very politely, explain my purpose to you, and do not bring any weapons?"
"I object."
Su Zhe stood up immediately, "The other party's question has no basis."
Zhang Fei asked Lu Jia: "The president will understand why I asked this later."
Lu Jiawen looked at Qin Biao and said, "Witness, please answer."
Su Zhe sat down.
Qin Biao said: "If they are very polite and unarmed, then of course I will entertain them well. We don't dare to go against the tax police."
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and asked, "Then do you still remember what happened on the eighth day of October three years ago?"
Qin Biao thought about it seriously and said, "I don't remember what happened three years ago."
Zhang Fei said: "Do you still remember what happened on October 12th of the year before last?"
"The year before last..."
Qin Biao frowned, thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "I don't remember either."
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Then do you remember that your wolf dog has bitten people many times?"
Qin Biao's expression changed, and he looked around guiltily, "No...I don't remember."
Zhang Fei said: "The eighth day of October three years ago and the twelfth day of October the year before that were both the times when Baima Township collected autumn taxes, and what happened on these two days was almost exactly the same.
The heads of households in Baima Township went to your house to collect taxes. They notified the Qin family in advance and then showed up at the Qin family on time. They knocked on the door very politely and expressed their intention to come. However, the person who greeted them was not Mr. Qin. They said they were being treated well, but more than a dozen wolf dogs pounced on them and bit them.
Where was Yuan Qin at that time? He was right behind the wolf dog, laughing. Maybe you want to ask why the wolf dog was not mentioned in the confessions of all parties. It was because his wolf dog bit too many people and caused trouble.
The villagers were so disturbed that Kaifeng County issued several orders before he put the wolf dogs at home in the warehouse."
While talking, Xu Zhiqian quietly handed over a copy of the document. Zhang Fei took it and raised it directly, "This is what happened at that time, as well as the confessions of some witnesses."
Lu Jia asked and nodded.
Immediately a judicial officer came over and was about to take the document up.
Zhang Fei suddenly put the article back, looked at Lu Jia curiously and asked, "Why didn't the president ask me, why didn't he call the witnesses directly?"
Lu Jiawen was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a frown, "Are you teaching me how to judge the case?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I dare not, but this issue is crucial."
If it's important, just say it directly. This guy clearly wants to embarrass me. Lu Jiawen frowned and said in an unhappy tone: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush here. If you
If you are playing tricks like this, the president of the court will punish you for contempt of the imperial court."
Wang Anshi chuckled and said: "It seems that to deal with Zhang San, some young and energetic officials will have to do it."
Sima Guang nodded and said: "Because of our status, we always feel that it is not good to compete with him."
This kid is really lost. Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and said: "The reason is that no one dares to come here to testify. They are afraid of revenge from members of the Qin community. Therefore, I hope that the imperial court will keep this document secret and not reveal the witnesses."
's name."
Lu Jiawen nodded: "Since you have requested it, we will keep it secret."
Zhang Fei then handed the document to the judicial officer.
Zhang Fei asked Qin Biao again: "Exceptor Qin, do you remember what happened on February 21 this year?"
Qin Biao seemed to have no idea about time at all. He was so flustered that he shook his head dully.
Zhang Fei said: "In the morning, your mother went out for a walk. On the way, she met a villager carrying water. Because the villager wanted to avoid your mother, he was panicked and accidentally spilled the water in the bucket. A few drops fell.
On your mother’s shoes…!”
"I object!"
Su Che stood up immediately, "This has nothing to do with this."
Zhang Fei seemed to have expected it and didn't care at all. He said quickly: "Your mother directly hit the villager on the head with a cane, smashing the villager's head and bleeding."
"I object." Su Che shouted again.
"I'm done."
Zhang Fei sat down.
Su Che looked at Zhang Fei with slight contempt, and then sat down.
Qi Ji on the side said: "This kid is really cunning. If he says this, who will sympathize with Qin's mother?"
Su Zhe also glanced at the distinguished guests watching, but saw that some of them were shaking their heads with anger on their faces, and some of them were slightly embarrassed.
Indeed, this kind of question can easily mislead the audience.
Xu Zhiqian leaned slightly and said, "You are so precious!"
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes at her: "What's wrong with the sword? I've just been sharpening the gun for a few days."
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "How can I say this? Why don't I know anything about it?"
Zhang Fei giggled twice and said, "We'll talk later. It's time for us to call witnesses."
He immediately asked to call his first witness, who was none other than the Commissioner of the Department of Taxation, Li Ho.
I saw Li He coming to the court and sitting down. With his paralyzed face, it was impossible to tell whether he was nervous or excited.
"Siwu Li, who made the mission to raid the Qin family that night?"
"it's me."
Li He replied.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Why did you choose to do it in the middle of the night and have the tax police fully armed with bows, arrows, shields, and even siege equipment?"
Li He said: "Because according to our investigation, Qin Biao is an extremely dangerous person. In the past, the government servants who went to his house to collect taxes were obstructed, insulted, and even injured at different levels.
Based on all this, in order to protect the tax police from being injured, I chose to raid in the middle of the night. The reason why I used siege equipment was because we knew that the Qin family had rebuilt the gate several times and had to use siege equipment to break down the door.
"
Zhang Fei asked: "If the other party was a kind and good citizen, would you take such measures?"
Li He shook his head and said, "No."
"Thank you!"
Zhang Fei sat down.
Su Che immediately stood up and asked: "Siwu Li, before this mission, did you send someone to the Qin family to issue a notice?"
Li He shook his head and said, "No."
Su Zhe said: "So you assigned this mission only based on your investigation and knowledge, but did not send anyone to test in advance to see if Qin Biao would cooperate?"
Li He said: "Because of the amount of tax evasion by the Qin family...!"
Su Che asked: "Has there been any notification, notification, or even testing beforehand?"
Li He shook his head and said, "No."
Su Che asked again: "Siwu Li, you just said that if the other party was a good citizen, you would not take the same measures as you did to the Qin family."
Li He nodded.
Su Che asked: "What I want to know is, even if the other party is a good citizen, can you adopt similar methods?"
Li He said: "We will investigate...!"
Su Zhe interrupted him directly, "Do you have the right to take similar measures, even if the other party is a good citizen?"
Li He hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
Su Zhe said: "In other words, it doesn't really matter whether the other party is a good citizen or a dishonest citizen. The key lies in what your tax department thinks?"
Li He said: "We will strictly assess risks."
Su Che asked: "Who knows?"
Li He replied: "Our Taxation Department has strict regulations."
Su Che asked again: "But can the regulations determine whether a person is a good citizen or a unruly citizen?"
Li He replied: "We will evaluate according to regulations...!"
Su Zhe said: "But you just answered that you have the right to take similar actions after knowing that the other party is a good citizen. In the final analysis, it is still up to you what you think."
Li He was silent!
The fact is that the Department of Taxation has the final say.
Su Zhe waited for a moment, and then continued to ask: "Speaking of this regulation, as far as I know, our government has very strict regulations on ordnance, and after several investigations by our procuratorate, we did not find any decree approving your use.
Siege equipment, I don’t know, who gave you the power of the Taxation Department?”
Li He said: "Our tax department is just following orders."
Su Che asked: "What does it mean to act under orders?"
Li He said: "The task assigned to us by the Taxation Department above is to collect exemption tax from everyone living in Kaifeng Prefecture. But it does not explain whether each of these people is just a good citizen. Then our Taxation Department understands that as long as you
Living in Kaifeng Prefecture, even if you are a grass bandit, we still have to collect exemption tax from you.
In other words, we will face many very dangerous people. Therefore, if we are just like the Royal Police and can only use wooden sticks most of the time, then we will not be able to collect exemption tax from everyone.
"
Cao Dongdong, who was standing behind to watch the trial, couldn't help but mutter: "We, the Royal Police, will also face many dangerous people."
Wen Yanbo whispered: "Does the tax department really want to tax thieves and bandits?"
Sima Guang just shook his head, "I don't know either."
Lu Gong said: "This sounds outrageous. Will thieves pay taxes to the royal police to arrest themselves?"
Su Che asked: "Does the court have any explicit regulations that allow you to do this? In other words, are there any officials who allow you to do this?"
Li He said: "No."
"I have no problem for now." Su Zhe sat down.
Zhang Fei stood up and asked, "Siwu Li, why are you sitting here today?"
Li He said: "Because the imperial court summoned me to come here to testify."
Zhang Fei asked: "Why are you summoned?"
Li He said: "Because the procuratorate sued our tax department for abusing its power and destroying people's houses."
Zhang Fei said: "Then do you know what you will face if the procuratorate succeeds in prosecuting the case?"
Li He nodded, "Of course I know that I will be punished with a cane and imprisoned. That's why our tax department will formulate strict regulations to restrain the tax police."
Zhang Fei said: "So you chose to use siege equipment to attack the Qin family?"
Li He said: "The mission that night was very successful. We did not hurt anyone. If we just sent people over casually, based on Qin Biao's previous deeds, there might be conflicts and someone would be injured.
At the same time, it will also alert the snake, causing Qin Biao to transfer the evidence. Because our regulations are spot checks, we cannot let people know who we are investigating. And once the evidence is confirmed, we must act quickly and not let the other party react. Otherwise, it may
All the efforts made before the meeting were in vain.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "But you are still sitting here and being interrogated by the imperial court."
Li He said: "Our tax department has always abided by the law."
Zhang Fei said: "But have you ever worried that this interrogation will damage the morale of the tax department, so that the tax police will be timid and dare not collect taxes from the strongman?"
"I object."
Su Che immediately shouted.
Li He still replied: "I'm very worried."
Zhang Fei gave Su Zhe a helpless look, then lowered his head and glanced at Wen Yu, "Does the imperial court have a clear rule prohibiting you from using siege equipment?"
Li He shook his head and said, "No."
Zhang Fei said: "Does the imperial court have any explicit regulations that prohibit you from raiding at night?"
Li He shook his head and said, "No."
Zhang Fei asked: "What does the imperial court require of you?"
Li He said: "What I know is that the responsibility of our Taxation Department is to collect the exemption tax in accordance with the law, and Sinong Temple has also emphasized several times that the exemption tax must be collected. If there are any omissions, our Taxation Department will be held accountable.
.”
The dignitaries immediately looked at Han Jiang.
Han Jiang did say these words, because at that time he believed that the independent declaration by the Taxation Department was completely unreliable, so he said harsh words.
But he didn't expect that behind this angel was a devil's face. He also felt innocent. Am I wrong in saying this?
"I have no problem for now!"
Zhang Fei sat down.
Su Che immediately stood up and asked: "Li Siwu, you just said that this mission was very successful and did not harm anyone. Do you know that Qin Biao's mother was so frightened by you that she was bedridden?
"
Li He nodded and said, "I heard about it."
Su Che asked: "Isn't this caused by you?"
Li He said: "Of course this is not what our tax department wants to see, and we are very sorry for it. But if the Qin family had declared truthfully, none of this would have happened at all."
Su Zhe said: "When you assigned the task, did you consider that doing so would hurt innocent people?"
Li He said: "We have considered how to avoid hurting innocent people, but Mother Qin's matter is not what we could have expected."
Su Che asked again: "Is the tax department just sorry and apologetic about this?"
Li He nodded.
Su Zhe said: "If the other party mistakenly thinks that you are bandits and chooses to take action, how will you respond?"
Li He said: "I will identify myself in advance."
Su Zhe said: "But maybe the other party was frightened and didn't hear, so he chose to take action."
Li He said: "According to the regulations of our Taxation Department, tax policemen must put their own safety first, so when encountering danger, tax policemen can judge what to do on their own."