A layman looks at the fun, an expert looks at the door.

Fu Bi, who had been studying Zhang Fei's case in the Legislative Council, knew very well that Zhang Fei's success in Hezhong Mansion was not as simple as everyone imagined.

It’s not about how exquisite the trial is or how exquisite the judgment is, but it’s about the final execution.

Who doesn’t know that those cases are all the fault of the government, and the government should bear the main responsibility. The most reasonable way is for the government to compensate, but there are few people in the world who dare to ask the government to compensate, including him, Fu Bi.

Because he understands that even if the verdict is awarded, it is impossible for the government to compensate, so asking the court to cough up money is really overthinking.

If you can't pay compensation and you decide like this, then the public prosecutor's office will be ruined.

But Zhang Fei did it.

The trick is to eat and eat grains and issue salt debts and salt banknotes.

Fan Chunren knew very well that he also wanted to eat a lot of grain, but Qingzhou's small sea salt scale was too small to be self-sufficient, so it was impossible to issue salt debts.

Therefore, he proposed to lay off officials. As long as he could reduce next year's expenditure, he would be able to make more money, and for the Song Dynasty, the significance would be far-reaching.

But the problem is, who dares to touch this piece of cake?

Zhang Fei only reduced the army in Hezhong Mansion. He did not even dare to touch the privileges of officials. He threatened not to settle old accounts, but in fact he did not hold officials accountable. Those responsibilities were all placed on the government.

Of course, this is also to provide support for Yuanjiang's reform. If it is a human problem, then just get rid of the person. Only if it is proved to be a system problem can there be a reason for reform. Those officials also know in their hearts that if it is not a system problem, it must be me.

The problem forced them to support Yuan Jiang.

Wen Yanbo, Lu Gongzhu, and Sima Guang all believed that there was currently no basis for cutting officials.

Anyone who wants to lay off officials is an enemy of all officials. The reformists over there are trying to win over people's hearts. If you do this at this time, it is really a great gift to the other party.

But if he doesn't do this, Fan Chunren will not be able to follow Zhang Fei's precedents, and those cases will not be tried. This is exactly what Wang Anshi said, the public prosecutors and the law will not be able to function without the support of the New Deal.

The only solution is to call Zhang Fei back quickly.

You erected the archway a little too high, and even the president of the court has to follow your precedents, so that can only be solved by you.

So Sima Guang and Fu Bi acted separately.

Sima Guang stepped up his efforts to dispatch people to Qingzhou, and Fu Bi went to Zhao Xu for discussion. In the past two or three years, the Hezhong Palace Court has created hundreds of cases based on the legal system. Many of the cases are controversial. We

This can't be solved, and Zhang Fei needs to come back in person to explain. It just so happens that Zhang Fei's three-year term is about to expire.

Zhao Xu readily agreed.

But the matter spread quickly, and more than twenty memorials were issued that day to prevent Zhang Fei from returning to Beijing.

He said that Zhang Fei had done a good job in Hezhong Mansion, and that the Public Security Bureau had not completely completed the construction of Shaanxi Road, so his task had not been completed, and he would be called back later.

The powerful people in the capital think very simply. Zhang Fei has already caused trouble on Shaanxi Road anyway, so don't come back to cause trouble to us again. Just use that piece of land to surround Zhang Fei and slowly wear him out.

In the past, that boy was an Erbi and could make them miserable. Now he is the president of the court. If he comes back, it will be difficult for everyone.

The key point is that the current situation is very beneficial to them.

Fu Bi is also very shrewd. He said that there is no need to remove Zhang Fei from his position as chief judge of Shaanxi Road. His return is just a demand of the Legislative Council, because once these precedents are passed by the Legislative Council, they need to be popularized nationwide. This is not a trivial matter and cannot be ignored.

A small loss leads to a big loss.

In the end, Zhao Xu accepted Fu Bi's suggestion and ordered Zhang Fei to come back first to cooperate with the work of the Legislative Council.

...

The Ordinance Department of the Second Government was established.

"Teacher, their request to transfer Zhang San back this time must be for the sake of Qingzhou."

Lu Huiqing said: "I heard that Fan Chunren and the others encountered a lot of trouble in Qingzhou. They agreed at the beginning that they could not use Zhang San in this matter. Although this time they only transferred Zhang San back to Beijing, once Zhang San becomes

The Chief Justice of Bianjing has the authority to govern Qingzhou, and they are simply cheating."

Wang Anshi nodded: "How could I not know, but we have tried our best. Besides, this matter is coming from Fu Gonggong, and it is the Legislative Council in name only. It is difficult for me to refuse, but I believe that Zhang San is still loyal to me."

Lu Huiqing said: "Although Zhang San has always been loyal to his mentor, his achievements today are all dependent on the Public Security Bureau. If the Public Security Law is abolished, it will not be beneficial to him. His mentor has to guard against this."

Wang Anshi asked: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Lu Huiqing said: "Teacher, please write a letter and ask him to reply slowly. I don't think Fan Chunren can hold on for long. The longer it is delayed, the better for us. Moreover, if he returns slowly, he will not be trapped again."

I am in a dilemma between my mentor and Bachelor Sima."

Wang Anshi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay! You will write this letter yourself."

"yes."

"but...."

Wang Anshi suddenly became thoughtful.

Lu Huiqing said: "But what?"

Wang Anshi thought thoughtfully and said: "But this matter can be used to make Sima Junshi angry."

"???"

...

The next day.

As soon as Sima Guang arrived in the imperial city, he saw someone he least wanted to see.

Wang Anshi.

"hehe...!"

Seeing Sima Guang, Wang Anshi laughed.

As soon as Sima Guang took one look at Wang Anshi's despicable appearance, he knew what he wanted to fart, so he ignored him, pretending he didn't see him, and walked straight inside.

Wang Anshi was not willing to give up, so he chased after him and said with a smile: "I have long said that your judicial reform is inseparable from Zhang San. Without Zhang San, your public security, procuratorate, and law would be a mess."

Sima Guang said: "The official transfer of Zhang San back is just a normal transfer. You don't have to use this to make insinuations."

Wang Anshi laughed and said: "Really? Qingzhou over there just encountered trouble, and the rich man here suggested that Zhang San be transferred back to the capital. How could such a coincidence happen? Let's just ask someone to see if they believe it.

.”

Sima Guang was also driven into panic by this guy, "That's better than you. At least I didn't violate the original agreement. I just transferred Zhang San back to the capital, but didn't transfer him to Qingzhou. It's not like you, a villain.

Black and white, robbing others of their achievements, and still being shameless."

Wang Anshi immediately said: "This time in Qingzhou, it can be proved that who takes the credit from whom. In the same case, in Hezhong Prefecture, because of the cooperation of the New Deal, the issuance of salt banknotes and salt debts changed the trial of the public prosecutor.

It must be effective, but now there is no cooperation from the New Deal in Qingzhou, so I want to see how you can try these cases."

Sima Guang was so shocked by these words that he really didn't know how to refute, so he just said: "Then let's wait and see."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Do we still have to wait and see? This is obvious. In the final analysis, these problems are all because the national finance cannot make ends meet. If we don't solve this problem, no problem can be solved. Why can't you figure it out?"

Sima Guang said: "You are right. It is precisely because the finances cannot make ends meet that the government is desperately exploiting the people, which leads to these problems. As ministers, we must solve these problems. And your approach is to continue to increase the intensity of exploitation.

, collecting more wealth from the people to solve financial problems, is this the way to solve the problem?"

Wang Anshi said: "You are really thinking superficially. I am not increasing my efforts to exploit the people, but I am trying to reduce their burden. I am talking about the Green Crop Law. If we really talk about exploitation, I am also taking food from the mouths of the landlords, and their income is reduced.

, wouldn’t it be wonderful if the people’s burden becomes lighter and the government’s finances increase? If you have the ability, you can let the officials, gentry and landlords use more money to solve financial problems. If you can do it, I am willing to do everything for you.

.”

"Deceiving yourself."

Sima Guang waved his hand and said, "I'm too lazy to tell you."

Wang Anshi hummed: "I am too stubborn to explain to you."

Without Zhang Fei's lubricant, it would be almost impossible for the two of them to meet each other without quarreling.

...

Over there, Wang Anshi's letter and Zhao Xu's imperial edict came to Hezhong Mansion one after another.

"It seems that Qingzhou is really in trouble."

Xu Zhiqian said very worriedly.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Finance is the root of all evil. It is not so easy to live in a brothel and build a memorial arch."

Xu Zhiqian immediately glared at him.

Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Sorry! Sorry! I learned bad things from Yanei and the others."

"I don't know who taught whom."

Xu Zhiqian murmured in a low voice and asked: "What should we do now? Bachelor Sima and the others are looking forward to your return early, but Bachelor Wang is looking forward to your return later."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Of course I will go back later. Didn't I say that we have to force them into a desperate situation before both sides can compromise. If we go back now, we can only suffer the splint. It is a thankless task. I

I won’t do it.”

Xu Zhiqian said: "Then how will we explain it to Bachelor Sima?"

Zhang Fei said: "The official imperial edict made it very clear that I should handle the affairs of Hezhong Mansion before returning. In fact, we do have many matters that have not yet been dealt with, such as the "Lantian Township Treaty" and the future of the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate.

Matters concerning the popularization of Shaanxi Road."
To be continued...