Although there was no verdict in court, everyone present knew very well that the procuratorate already had victory in its pocket.

In the final analysis, the public prosecutor's office still prefers evidence, but judging from the closing arguments of both parties, the procuratorate has repeatedly emphasized evidence and conclusive evidence.

Li Lei, on the other hand, emphasized environment and cause and effect, but during the process of asking for confessions, he was unable to connect the two as a whole to form a necessary cause and effect relationship.

The Young Crops Law has made people uneasy, so you're going to deal with the Department of Taxation?

Maybe there is a certain relationship between the two, but this cannot be used as a basis in court.

I saw many dignitaries leaving the imperial court with gloomy faces.

Sima Guang and the others saw it in their eyes and worried in their hearts.

After the imperial court makes a decision, it may be necessary to enter the traditional part of officialdom, that is, the game between king and minister.

At this time, there must be many powerful people speculating that the emperor is going to conduct a major purge.

The key point is that the current internal situation in the Song Dynasty shows signs of this, mainly the conflicts caused by land annexation. To release the land, we must take action against these powerful people.

Because everyone knows very well that Luo Hai and others have no intention of rebellion. Their counterattack, to a certain extent, represents the protection of their own power by the powerful class.

If you want to kill Wu Tian and Luo Hai, it is actually acceptable to them, but if you want to commit a rebellion, it means that you will take action against more people.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the Procuratorate is independent, they believe that the Procuratorate would not dare to do this without the emperor's connivance, and the Tax Department is above the Emperor.

At the beginning, Sima Guang did not dare to reform the emperor's laws because he was worried that things would evolve to this point.

Because in this kind of game, nine times out of ten, it will end with the emperor's defeat. One of the important reasons is that the powerful people in the dynasty have already taken shape. They have enough people to be able to afford to lose, and you, the emperor, are the losers. Not worth it.

Originally, Sima Guang thought that he could slowly bring everything back to normal through judicial reform, but he never thought that he would still have to face it after all!

But Sima Guang always adhered to his principles. Although he was anxious, he did not go to Zhang Fei for discussion.

In fact, you should not go to Zhang Fei, but to Zhao Pin, but no one went there because everyone knew that Zhao Pin was more selfless than Bao Zheng, and if you wanted to discuss with him, you were just looking for scolding.

Three days later, the imperial court convened to pronounce the verdict.

The VIP table was empty, with only a few people from Sima Guang sitting there to listen.

The verdict was almost as expected. Wu Tian and Liu Lian were convicted of rebellion, and thirty-three people including Luo Hai were found to have assisted in the rebellion.

Only five of them were not sentenced to death and were sentenced to two thousand miles of exile, while the rest were all sentenced to death.

Only a wailing sound was heard from the prisoner's box.

Except for Wu Tian and Liu Lian, everyone else was desperately crying out for injustice. They really didn't expect that the matter would reach this point.

They clearly underestimated the Tax Division.

This is not the first time that the Taxation Department has been underestimated, but everyone thinks that a strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake, and Zhang Fei always left room for them before and brought some fantasies to them. He always wanted to give it a try, but he died after trying it. .

But some people outside the courtyard who were watching the excitement cheered. Of course they were happy to see these powerful people punished.

Li Guozhong and Li Lei looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Li Lei whispered: "Father, should we go say hello to each other?"

Li Guozhong said: "Forget it this time."

Over there, Zhang Fei was humming a little tune and sorting out the copywriting. When he suddenly saw Wang Gong, Qi Ji felt worried and asked, "Why aren't you two happy after such a great victory?"

Qi Ji glanced at the empty VIP seats and couldn't help but said: "We have offended everyone this time."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If you don't offend me, you've already offended me. Why not accept it happily?"

Wang Gong chuckled and said, "We are not as open-minded as Prosecutor Zhang."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "This is not open-minded, but we have no choice. This is what the evidence shows. Are we supposed to bend the law for personal gain?"

Qi Ji said: "But it seems that no one can understand it, including Bachelor Sima and others."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced to the side.

Zhang Fei looked up and saw Sima Guang walking by. His resentful and confused eyes really looked like a resentful woman.

In response, Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.

This made Sima Guang even more confused.

Is this kid really floating?

If it’s so easy to get a trial, where will the public prosecutor’s turn come from?

Or does he have a plan to deal with it?

.....

Li's Bookstore.

"This is your reward. You have worked hard."

An imposing young man waved his hand with a very frustrated expression, and a servant behind him immediately brought a plate of silver to him.

Li Guozhong glanced at the silver and said, "The lawsuit has not yet ended, Mr. Xu, don't be busy paying."

Mr. Xu was stunned for a moment, "The lawsuit is over."

Li Guozhong said: "It will not be over until the imperial court's verdict is issued."

Mr. Xu frowned, "Is there still an opportunity?"

Li Guozhong said: "We will wait until the verdict is handed down."

.....

Imperial Court.

"President, there is something wrong with this judgment."

The disloyal officer Liu Hao came to Zhao Pin to report.

Zhao Pin was stunned for a moment, "Is there something wrong with the verdict?"

Liu Hao nodded and said: "According to the law, relatives of people such as Luo Hai and others must be sentenced, but the judgment of the chief judge is based on the prosecution's complaint. Can we include all their relatives?"

Zhao Pin blinked, his mind a little confused, and suddenly asked: "How were rebellion cases done in the past?"

Liu Hao said: "In the past, the main culprit was also convicted, but the government agencies below will arrest all the people related to it according to the law, and then punish them according to the law.

But there was no prosecution or defense before, so I don’t know if I can do this.”

"Yes!" Zhao Pin frowned and said, "If the imperial court can add prisoners at will, what does the procuratorate have to do and why should they try?"

Liu Hao said: "In my opinion, we can only ask the procuratorate to add another indictment, because this is the law."

Zhao Pin nodded slightly, "Go and invite Prosecutor Zhang here."

"yes."

An hour later, Zhang Fei came to the imperial court.

"The lower official has met the Chief Justice."

"Prosecutor Zhang is free of charge."

Zhao Ping raised his hand and asked Zhang Fei to sit down again, and then said: "I asked Prosecutor Zhang to come over today. I have urgent matters to discuss with Prosecutor Zhang."

Zhang Fei asked curiously: "I wonder what it is?"

Zhao Pindao: "According to the treason regulations, the principal offender and the family members of the accomplices must be punished in accordance with the law. However, these people are not involved in your indictment, which makes it difficult for our imperial court to issue a verdict. Do you think it will be better? Add an indictment to include their relatives."

"ah?"

Zhang Fei looked shocked and said: "This... I'm afraid this won't work. Our procuratorate prosecutes based on specific evidence, and we don't have any evidence of the crimes of those people. This... this should be the responsibility of the imperial court."

Zhao Pin immediately said: "But if the imperial court can add prisoners to the verdict at will, wouldn't it be chaos?"

Zhang Fei said: "If our procuratorate can prosecute at will, it will be chaos!"

Zhao Pincuo said in astonishment: "Then what should we do now?"

Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder how it was done before."

Zhao Pindao: "In the past, for cases like this, no one was arrested. If they were arrested, the whole family would probably be arrested together. Then the main culprit would be tried. If found guilty, everyone could be sentenced according to the law, and even Depending on the size of the case, we may arrest more people, but according to the system of public prosecutions and law, it seems inappropriate to do so."

The imperial court did not control the judicial power. There was also the procuratorate and the police station below. Luo Hai's wife and children were not arrested, but were confined at home and their property was temporarily sealed.

Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "President, searching for legal provisions and making judgments in accordance with the law are all the functions of the imperial court. Our procuratorate is really beyond our capabilities!"

Zhao Pindao: "But the evidence that the imperial court has obtained so far all comes from your procuratorate. The imperial court doesn't know yet how many sons, daughters and concubines Na Luo Hai has. At present, the imperial court does not know. Without the ability to investigate, how do I know who to include and who not to include? Shouldn't this be investigated by your procuratorate?"

Zhang Fei said: "Our procuratorate can investigate, but the question is, will the imperial court recognize what we find?"

Zhao Pindao: "Why doesn't the imperial court recognize it?"

Zhang Fei immediately said: "But our procuratorate does not have any evidence. It only determines their relationship with Luo Hai. However, according to relevant laws, wives, concubines, children, brothers, sisters, servants, and neighbors can all be counted."

Zhao Pin stroked his beard and said, "This is inappropriate! Isn't it all your procuratorate's final decision?"

The imperial court also has to look at the evidence.

But for this kind of thing, evidence is often not needed, only the relationship needs to be ascertained.

Zhang Fei said: "Maybe the police station has the final say, because it is most likely the police station to investigate this matter."
To be continued...