Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 520 Civil and military and law (5)

Chapter 520 Civil, military and law (five)

Lu Shen, who was sitting below, was deeply anxious when he heard the kind words. He opened his mouth a few times, but immediately glanced at the court police next to him, and gave up.

Because he had been told some rules in advance, unless the judge allowed, otherwise, he could not speak easily, and Zhong Er had not interrupted his words before, and he himself could not interrupt Zhong Er's words.

It's just that they are all used to arguing in court, that is, you have one sentence, and I have one sentence.

Whether the two sides were in war or peace at that time was also a very critical argument in this case.

If it is a state of war, the general can play by ear, and the impact of sending troops is not that great.

In the end whether to send troops to Suizhou, the worry is the outbreak of war.

Zhang Fei read the following text, and then said: "According to what the chief judge knows, during the Qingli period, our court negotiated peace with Xixia and signed a contract. Judging from this contract, it should not be in a state of war."

Many officials nodded frequently.

Zhong Er immediately said: "The Qingli peace talks did bring peace to the Northwest for 20 years, but only 20 years. Time war, time peace."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Then, is the covenant of celebrating the calendar invalidated?"

Zhong Er frowned and said, "The imperial court didn't say anything about it, and I don't know much about it."

Zhang Fei nodded, stopped asking, and asked instead: "The reason why the deputy envoy can take charge of Qingjian City is because of the recommendation of the prefect Lu? I wonder if this is true?"

Zhong Er was taken aback for a moment, the topic jumped up a bit quickly, nodded and said: "Yes."

Zhang Fei asked again: "During this period, what is the relationship between Deputy Envoy Zhong and Prefect Lu?"

Zhong Er said: "I respect Prefect Lu very much and regard him as an elder."

Zhang Fei said: "Then prefect Lu treats you?"

Zhong Er was a little ashamed and said: "It can be said that he has the kindness of knowing you, and he is more trustworthy."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and said: "No wonder the prefect Lu had some doubts about the surrender of the chiefs of the Xixia tribe before, and it was the deputy envoy Zhong's persuasion that made the prefect Lu accept them."

Zhong Er was a little puzzled, and nodded dully.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Before the first battle in Suizhou, did you have any conflicts with the prefect Lu?"

Zhong Er shook his head, "No."

His eyes were full of confusion.

It couldn't help but him, and even the onlookers were very puzzled, such a question that many people know, you still need to confirm it again?

It is impossible for Lu Shen to lie about this kind of thing.

It's really too watery.

Are there no other questions to ask?

But Su Zhe frowned slightly, "Yes! Why didn't I think of this."

Chen Qi asked softly, "What?"

Su Zhe was startled, and just as he was about to answer, he heard Zhang Fei ask again: "Wei Mingyi Shan had secretly surrendered to our court beforehand, did the prefect Lu know about it?"

Zhong Er nodded and said, "I know."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Can the prefect Lu stop it?"

Zhong Er hesitated a little, and said: "Prefect Lu is still more cautious and has not stopped him."

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Did Deputy Zhong inform the prefect Lu when he dispatched troops from Qingjian City?"

"No."

As soon as he said a word, Zhong Er suddenly woke up and looked at Zhang Fei nervously.

Guo Kui frowned and said, "This kid really has some tricks!"

Zhong Gu hurriedly asked, "Why did Guo Xianggong say that?"

Guo Kui sighed: "You will know later."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any?"

There was a little sweat on Zhong Er's forehead, and he shook his head hesitantly.

Zhang Fei was very curious and said: "Since you have successfully persuaded the prefect of Lu to accept Ling and others to surrender, and you have not had any conflicts with him during this period, in common sense, you should not take the risk of violating the military order. , to conceal a superior who trusts you very much, but in fact you did not inform the prefect Lu of your plan to send troops."

After hearing this, Lu Shen couldn't help but looked at Zhong Er suspiciously, thinking, yes!Why did he hide from me at that time, I trust him so much.

Even Lu Shen didn't understand, let alone other people.

All eyes were on Zhong Er.

Generals such as Zhong Gu and Zhe Jizu are worried.

It's over! It's over!

This kid is opposite.

That is to say, how could the judge support our generals.

On the other side, the civil servants let go of their prejudice against Zhang Fei. Although this kid acted strangely, he was still fair and did not take sides.

Zhong Er didn't seem to have expected that the other party would ask such a question. He frowned, thought for a while, and said, "That's because I know that the prefect Lu will never agree."

Lu Shen suddenly blew his beard and stared.

Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say that?"

Zhong Er said: "The other party took the initiative to come to my city gate for that surrender. We only need to decide whether to accept it or not. This time, the induced surrender has more risks, so we need to send troops to deal with it, but the prefect Lu has always Opposed to take the initiative to send troops.

In addition, the imperial edict had not yet arrived at that time, and with the character of the magistrate Lu, he would have to wait for the permission of the court before making a decision. I also don't want to involve Lu Zhifu. "

When Lu Shen heard this, he was so anxious that his mouth was trembling, he was spitting, I was hurt so badly by you, are you still afraid of hurting me?

Suddenly someone said directly: "He is clearly lying."

"quiet!"

Zhang Fei knocked on the gavel, and said in a loud voice: "All those sitting here are famous people from Shaanxi Road, and I don't want to expel anyone, but you must abide by the rules of the imperial court, and you must not interfere with any witnesses to give answers."

Quiet immediately.

Because they believed that the judge could really do such a thing.

For that little money, this kid was beaten to death so that he wouldn't hold a court session.

Don't compete with him.

This is a fool.

Zhang Fei said to Zhong Er again: "Deputy Minister Zhong, you must not be influenced by the words just now."

Zhong Er nodded weakly, thinking to himself, I am not influenced by them, I am only influenced by you, I am full of bad habits at a young age, if you ask a question, you have to make a few detours first, it is really hard to guard against.

Zhang Fei continued to ask: "According to Lu Zhifu's confession, after you successfully occupied Suizhou, he asked you to return to Qingjian City as soon as possible in the name of your being a teacher without an edict. Is there such a thing?"

Zhong Er thought about it cautiously, then nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei asked: "How did Deputy Envoy Zhong deal with it?"

Zhong Er said, "I didn't reply."

"Why?"

Zhang Fei asked.

Zhong Er said: "Because Suizhou is too important to our dynasty, why Xixia can repeatedly invade Yanzhou is because they occupy Suizhou, which makes the Hengshan barrier disappear. In addition, the Hengshan extension For thousands of miles, many horses are suitable for crops, and there are also the benefits of salt and iron. If Suizhou is won, Yanzhou will have no more worries. Only in this way can the people of Yanzhou be at peace.

When my father was stationed in Yanzhou, he tried his best to recover Suizhou, but unfortunately, his wish was not fulfilled this day, and he has not been able to do so. When he was dying, he still thought about it, and now he can recover Suizhou without a single soldier. State, so as to reverse the passive situation of our army in Yanzhou, I... I really don't want to give up. "

What he said these words was also sincere, and his eyes were all moist when he said it later.

The reason why Lu Shen recommended him to be in charge of Qingjian City is because his father Zhong Shiheng was stationed in Qingjian City all the year round and fought against Xixia. The position of Zhong family in Qingjian City was unmatched.

Of course, it can be seen from this that Lu Shen also has a way of employing people.

And Zhong Shiheng is also a famous general of the generation. He has a complete strategy to destroy Xixia, and capturing Suizhou is the first step.

But at that time, there was a war madman Li Yuanhao in Xixia, and Song Renzong was the unparalleled benevolence and righteousness here in the Song Dynasty.

The result can be imagined.

Chong Er was eager to win Suizhou, and also wanted to inherit his father's last wish.

Zhang Fei turned to Xu Zhiqian and said, "Map."

Xu Zhiqian was fascinated by what she heard, and she didn't know unless she tried it. After the first trial, she found out that there were many unexpected things. After searching for a while, she handed the map to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei took the map and smiled at Xu Zhiqian: "Is it because our tacit understanding has regressed?"

Xu Zhiqian gave him a slight look, and said, "Don't be poor at this time, and concentrate on trying the case."

After all, he glanced at everyone with a guilty conscience. Indeed, many people looked at the two of them with strange expressions, and couldn't help but blame Zhang Fei to death.

Zhang Fei didn't care. The judge was also a human being. He laughed and took a look at the map, "Wow! This map is so exquisite! I can't see how important Suizhou is at all. Forget it."

He threw the map on the table, rubbed his eyes, and whispered to Cai Bian and the others, "Hey! Do you four have anything to remind me?"

The four of them were taken aback for a moment.

Cai Bian said: "The students thought that they could continue to ask the question about the deputy envoy Zhong's failure to inform the prefect of Lu in advance."

Zhang Fei asked, "How?"

"Uh, the student didn't know, but the student thought he wasn't telling the truth."

"Adjudication is not based on feelings, but on evidence."

Zhang Fei sighed, and said: "The logic of his answer is not a big problem. The key to his reasons is that he thinks that it is difficult for us to get the real answer from him. Of course, it is precisely because of this that in the absence of other evidence Now, these words are not enough to serve as a reason for him to send troops without edict, so there is no need to entangle this issue with him.

But you can keep your doubts, and when other witnesses come up, you can ask them again. "

"Yes, the student remembered."

After chatting with them for a while, Zhang Fei said to Zhong Er again: "Deputy Minister Zhong, I have no other questions for now, you can go down and rest first."

Zhong Er couldn't help but let out a long breath, nodded, stood up, and walked down with a wet mark on his buttocks.

Su Zhe and the others saw it, and couldn't help being thoughtful.

Zhang Fei looked around, and said: "Just now the magistrate Lu mentioned Guo Kui and Guo Xianggong, I don't know if Guo Xianggong is here?"

He really didn't know Guo Kui.

"The old man is here!"

Guo Kui stood up.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Please Trouble Guo Xianggong to testify in court."

Guo Kui came to the court and saw that there were sweat marks on the chair, he couldn't help laughing, but he didn't care, and sat down directly.

Zhang Fei asked: "Just now, Mr. Guo also heard the words of the magistrate Lu."

Guo Kui nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Why did the magistrate Lu say that he should ask Mr. Guo about the fact that the imperial court will burn the city and retreat?"

Guo Kui said: "After the deputy envoy Zhong occupied Suizhou, Xixia did send troops to take back Suizhou and kill our general Yang Ding. Therefore, the court did have disputes and finally decided to burn the city and retreat, but I did not Take out the government's imperial edict in time, and after Xixia made some tests and was defeated by the deputy envoy, he didn't send troops, so he didn't burn the city and retreat."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help saying: "This hidden edict can be punished with death."

Guo Kui immediately said: "Chairman Zhang's remark is wrong. I just didn't come up with the edict in time, but I still took it out later, because the Xixia side suddenly proposed to exchange Suizhou with two places, so the old man will naturally have to give it to him first." Discuss, can this be considered a hidden edict?"

(End of this chapter)