It doesn't take much thinking to figure out who is being upset.

It was none other than Su Zizhan.

Three years!

He had been holding it back for three whole years in Yangzhou. When he came back this time, he would feel sorry for himself if he didn't say a few words of sarcasm.

But Su Shi's sour sarcasm won many people's nods.

Everyone has seen Zhang Fei's eloquence, and what he said was ridiculous, but Fan Chunren judged him according to what he said, and the result was like this.

Day! You went to Yangzhou, it was all arranged by Sima Lao'er, I just nodded. What are you doing to me? It's pure jealousy. Zhang Fei muttered to himself and said: "Although I have only been the president of the court for three years. , but in the past three years, I have sentenced cases that those sentencing officers could not achieve in ten years.

Therefore, I think this is not just talk on paper, but talk from experience. After all, I am not like some officials. Although I have quite senior qualifications, I may have spent more time in a brothel than in an official office. If If he has an official position."

"Ha ha...!"

Many people laughed out loud immediately.

The mouth of this Erbi is still as poisonous as ever!

You don't need to think about it to know that it is a satire on Su Shi, because Su Shi did not have an official official office in Yangzhou, but an office was provided for him in a local patrol court.

Su Shi's handsome face suddenly flushed red, and the resentment towards Sima Guang in his heart increased by ten thousand pas.

Zhang Fei didn't want to get entangled with Su Shi at this critical moment, so he quickly returned to the topic, "Let's talk about 'no compensation' first. This 'no compensation' does not mean being a rogue, but the government does owe some military pay and pensions, but But the government is unable to compensate. Many people think that the overall situation should be taken into account, so let’s assume that in this case, the public prosecutor and the law have no right to intervene, and let’s see what happens.”

Having said this, he spread his hands and said, "Actually, if you open the history books, you can quickly find the answer. Mutinies and defeats are common due to arrears of military pay and non-payment of pensions. Everyone here is familiar with the history books. , should know the stakes involved better than I do."

Pei Wen immediately questioned: "You are overgeneralizing and the article is not relevant. Most mutinies are due to corruption, resulting in arrears of military pay and non-payment of pensions. This situation naturally requires severe punishment, and what you are assuming is The government finances cannot afford it."

Even Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "The inability to afford and the deliberate deduction of military pay cannot be generalized."

"All right!"

Zhang Fei nodded, "I'm not talking about the situation of Yongxing Army. It's only arrears and never compensation. After all, you can also say that the finances have never been good and they have never been able to afford it."

Everyone was speechless.

You brat, steal our lines.

Zhang Fei said: "That's it, but will the result change? Regardless of the reason, will the arrears of military pay affect morale, affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, or even lead to mutiny in the army?"

Wang Anshi said: "Having said that, what we want to know is how to solve the problem. Blindly allowing fiscal expenditures may cause greater chaos, just like in Qingzhou, the imperial court forced the transportation department to demolish the east wall. Repairing the Western Wall will only lead to more military arrears and cause greater chaos. This is not the solution!"

Sima Guang immediately glared at him sideways.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "What Academician Wang said makes sense, but we have to take it step by step. Will defaulting on military pay and stopping pensions lead to the results I mentioned?"

Everyone was silent.

Sima Guang nodded and said, "Of course."

"That's fine."

Zhang Fei immediately picked up the charcoal pen, first drew a circle with the word "no compensation" on it, and then drew a vertical line below and wrote down the inevitable consequences. He then said: "Now let's see under the same conditions. If the imperial court intervenes and forces the government to pay compensation, what will be the consequences?

Since the imperial court intervenes, it must act in accordance with the law. If it follows the law, the government must do its best to repay the debt. It is only natural to repay debts. This is like a farmer who owes money to a landlord. In the end, he may have to sell his wife and children to repay.

Based on this, will there definitely be mutiny, defeat, or even more serious phenomena?"

Meng Qiansheng said: "Of course it will."

Zhang Fei said: "Please pay attention to my wording, am I sure?"

Meng Qiansheng said: "Of course I will."

Zhang Fei asked: "Why didn't Hezhong Mansion appear?"

Meng Qiansheng blinked and hummed: "That's because Bachelor Yuan has outstanding abilities."

Zhang Fei said: "Yes! That means it may not appear."

Meng Qiansheng said: "Delay in arrears of military pay will not necessarily lead to mutiny or defeat."

Zhang Fei said: "Meng Zhiyuan might as well give an example, or ask the finance department not to pay the imperial army for three months, and then let them go to war. You can see if it will happen."

“…!”

Meng Qiansheng opened his mouth slightly, but he didn't know how to refute.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If Meng Zhiyuan is owed three months' salary, Meng Zhiyuan will probably not be willing to work, not to mention that the soldiers will have to work hard."

Meng Qiansheng said: "Don't talk nonsense. We all grew up reading the books of sages, not just for fame and fortune."

Zhang Fei said: "However, due to financial difficulties, Meng Zhiyuan did not take the initiative to reduce his salary, or persuaded the ministers to reduce their salary together."

"you...!"

Meng Qiansheng couldn't help but feel anxious and angry. He glared at Zhang Fei but was speechless.

Su Shi suddenly said: "What President Zhang said will definitely happen is because he has been in arrears with military pay and has not solved the problem. But looking at the success of Hezhong Palace, it means that the government will definitely find a way to solve it. This is biased."

Everyone woke up from a dream, yes, your unfair comparison almost brought us all into the ditch.

"Mr. Su...!"

"Please call Prosecutor General Su."

Su Shi immediately corrected him.

Sima Guang had a headache.

"Feel sorry!"

Zhang Fei smiled, nodded and said: "Prosecutor Su is right, the arrears of military pay can also be repaid. However, I don't know if you have discovered one thing, that is, since ancient times, there has never been any compensation like that of Hezhong Mansion .Including the case of salt banknotes, whether it is salt banknotes or Jiaozi, there has been devaluation before. If the salt banknotes and Jiaozi are a contract, depreciation is a violation of the contract, but the government has never compensated."

The whole place was silent.

All default.

Since ancient times, military pay is either not owed, or if it is owed, it will only become more and more owed, making it impossible to pay it back.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If it had happened, then the imperial court's decision would not have caused such a big controversy. This point has to be analyzed from the perspective of Legalist law and legal system."

As he spoke, he wrote on the screen about Legalist law and legalistic law, "As for the concepts of the two, everyone should know that under Legalist law, assuming that the monarch requires (1), the government decrees are layered The final feedback to the monarch must be (1).

Let’s look at the legal system again. Suppose the monarch asks for (1), decrees are issued layer by layer, and what is finally given back to the monarch is...?”

He paused briefly.

Boy, do you want to see us make a fool of ourselves again? We are not that group of fresh candidates. Wang Anshi said: "Still (1)"

Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"

Wang Anshi said: "Because the legal system is primarily about protecting the interests of the monarch."

"good!"

Zhang Fei nodded, "Actually, the one who gives back to the monarch is (1). Looking at it this way, there seems to be no difference between the two. In fact, under the Legalist law, officials only need to be responsible to the monarch and complete the monarch's instructions. But in Under the rule of law, although the monarch’s instructions must be fulfilled, everyone’s legitimate rights and interests must be defended at the same time. The difference lies in this extra step.”

As he spoke, he drew corresponding patterns. On the Legalist side, there was only one feedback line, while on the legal side, there was an extra line that enclosed "everyone's legitimate rights and interests."

"Based on this picture, it is not difficult to understand why there has been no compensation like the one in Hezhong Prefecture since ancient times. However, this phenomenon appeared after the emergence of the Public Security Bureau. It is very simple. In the past, officials only needed to be responsible to the monarch. This is the most important thing. , As for increasing taxes more and paying less military pay, these are secondary, because officials do not need to be responsible for them, but this cannot be done under the rule of law."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "According to the theory of Bachelor Sima, there is only this amount of goods and wealth produced by heaven and earth. If it is not among the people, it is in the public family. There is only so much money. Since we have to be responsible to the monarch, there will inevitably be a little increase in taxes. Pay less military pay."

Sima Guang immediately said: "If the monarch saves money, he will have the best of both worlds."

Wang Anshi said: "But what President Zhang wants is that what the officials ask for is (one), not (zero). If you still ask the officials to save money, it is cheating and is not enough to convince the public."

Sima Guang was speechless for a moment.

In fact, this is the main reason why Sima Guang lost to Wang Anshi. Zhao Xu asked for (1), but Sima Guang wanted to give me one (0.5), so of course Zhao Xu chose Wang Anshi.

Zhang Fei hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Actually, both of you are right."

"how do I say this?"

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang said in unison, even their eyes were exactly the same, glaring at Zhang Fei.

Do you know what it means to be incompatible with each other? Even with him and without me, there is no way it can be right.

Damn it! I...! Zhang Fei was secretly unhappy and said: "May I ask you two, how does Hezhong Mansion solve this problem?"

Sima Guang immediately said: "Disarmament."

Wang Anshi said: "Salt debt, salt banknote."

"good!"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Disarmament is actually about saving money, while salt debt and salt banknotes are about increasing the wealth of Hezhong Prefecture, so you two are both right."

Having said that, he quickly skipped the topic and said: "The most important thing is to give back to the monarch (1)."

Wang and Sima kept silent, but their faces were unconvinced.

Zhao Xu glanced at them secretly and shook his head helplessly.

Zhang Fei returned to the screen again, "The difference between the two is that the interests of the Legalist law are only the monarch, while the laws of the legal system include the monarch and the people. So, which one of the two protects the interests of the monarch more?"

"Of course it's the latter."

A young candidate said suddenly.
To be continued...