Chapter 164 Upper Beam Lower Beam

Yuan Jian and I stood outside the public hall with the crowd of onlookers, and Lan Yu and Shen Mo were scattered a few steps away. At this time, it was summer, the weather was hot, and there were no major cases that could arouse the interest of the people recently, so there were very few people who came to the government to watch the trial.

"Who's in the hall?" Zhang Song patted the startled wood and shouted.

"My lord, Lin Zhixiong of the Lin family firm in Fuzhou, Caomin, wants to sue the shipping department today, this is a complaint, please take a look."

A government official took the complaint and forwarded it to Zhang Song.

Zhang Song pretended to be careful, and after reading it, he handed the complaint to Ye Mengding and said, "My lord, please take a look." ”

"Well, Lord Zhang, in the past few days, this official has heard many soldiers mention you, Lord Zhang, in the sailor camp, saying that you can still judge the case impartially, you just need to conduct the trial in a normal way." Ye Mengding said lightly after reading it.

"The normal way?" Zhang Song scolded secretly, "What is the normal way of bullshit, these high-ranking adults have always been between the two. ”

Zhang Song is also a veteran of officialdom, and his mind turned sharply: "Lin Zhixiong, you sued the shipping department for not being able to treat him fairly, and forbade your MSG to be shipped overseas, yes or no?" ”

"Exactly, my lord."

"MSG is a new item, according to the law of our dynasty, before the imperial court has a conclusion, the local shipping department has the right to define whether it belongs to the ranks of contraband, so this government believes that the shipping department judges it as a prohibited product, and it is not illegal."

"Your Excellency." Kong Jian bowed and argued, "For such items, before the imperial court did not have a clear instruction, according to the past practice, the shipping departments of various places can be released after taxation of the same kind of goods, since the time of Taizu, all the shipping divisions are handled in this way, without exception, thirty years ago, the Pujia family in Quanzhou exported spices to Java for the first time, and it was also the first time that spices were shipped abroad, and the situation was similar to today's monosodium glutamate, and the Quanzhou Shipping Division was released after taxation, which brought Quanzhou and even the entire Fujian Road overseas trading, As a result, Quanzhou's tax revenue once reached about 10% of the country, which was very happy with the imperial court, for which the Quanzhou Ship Division and the Pu family were heavily rewarded. Today, MSG is so similar to the original spices, but the Fuzhou Shipping Division has listed such a new product as a prohibited cargo for the first time, which is unheard of in our dynasty. ”

"Hehe, where did Lin Zhixiong find a lawyer, he really has two brushes, no wonder the government has always disliked lawyers." I chuckled to myself.

"The government will ask the Department of Shipping about what their purpose is. Is there any evidence for what you say is strange? ”

"Back to my lord, we don't have evidence yet."

"So it's just one side of your story?"

Lin Zhixiong hurriedly said: "My lord, if there is no strange thing, how can the Ship Division make such a judgment?" ”

Zhang Song's face was stiff, and he held up the shocked wood, but in the end, he patted it lightly and said, "If this government asks you, you only need to answer yes or no." ”

"Yes, sir." Kong Jian said busily.

"The reason for the judgment of the Shipping Department will naturally be verified by the government, but now there is no personnel from the Shipping Department present, and this matter needs to be verified with them in court. Someone came, and the person who passed the ship division said that he had arrived at the hall. ”

After Zhang Song finished speaking, he looked at Ye Mengding and said, "My lord, do you think it's good?" ”

Ye Mengding nodded and said: "Well, Lord Zhang's move is very appropriate, you can only make a conclusion after collecting evidence, and this official agrees." ”

"Withdraw from the court, and say retrial tomorrow."

"Childe, this chapter Song obviously wants to delay."

"Well, let's go. Let Ye Mengding investigate this matter, if the officials on Fujian Road are willing to delay, just drag it, the longer the time, the more things may be found. ”

"Childe is going to take Fujian Road to the knife?"

I shook my head: "This time I only knock but not fight, if I want to fight, it is estimated that there will not be a few officials left on Fujian Road." ”

"Only knock but not beat, only trial constantly?" Yuan Jian said thoughtfully.

"Well, yes, our focus is still on the DPRK and China, and after the matter of the DPRK and China is completely resolved, it will naturally be easy to do now. This is like the relationship between the upper beam and the lower beam, the upper beam is correct, and the lower beam will become positive or it will be eliminated. If the lower beam is straightened first, it will still be unorthodox if it is pressed by the improper upper beam. Therefore, to cure the root cause, it must be from the top to the bottom. ”

"Childe sees it."

In the afternoon, Zhang Song hurried to Chen Xinshu's mansion.

"My lord, I am ...... in the hall today"

Chen Xinshu interrupted: "What are you panicking about, the old man already knows about the things in the hall today, what did Lord Ye tell you later?" ”

"My lord, Lord Ye said that he came to Fujian Road this time to be appointed by the emperor to investigate the matter of land measurement, a few days ago the Ministry of Commerce checked the land meridian boundary, and thought that my Fujian Road was very untrue, and the emperor was furious, so he sent Lord Ye to come again."

"Well, the last time the following did go a little too far, the Ministry of Commerce was newly established, so I naturally want to make a contribution in front of the new emperor. This time, the Ministry of Commerce will definitely think that Fujian Road will not give him face and play right and wrong in front of the emperor, so the emperor will send Lord Ye here. ”

Zhang Song didn't dare to come out, when the land was measured, the Fuzhou Mansion under his jurisdiction was also a mess, but it was only approved by Chen Xinshu in advance, otherwise no one would blatantly make false accounts to fool the people of the lawsuit. However, with Zhang Song's understanding of Chen Xinshu, the imperial court really wants to investigate it strictly, and Chen Xinshu will definitely give up his guards to wash himself clean.

After a while, Zhang Song stubbornly said, "My lord, how should I deal with Lin Zhixiong's matter?" ”

"It's just a normal trial, just a good rhythm. In the evening, the old man and Master Shi will have a banquet for Qincha, and you can go with you. ”

"Yes, sir." Zhang Song scolded again in his heart, it is still a normal trial, what is normal.

"Okay, you go down first, remember to meet at the door early in the evening."

"Yes, Zhang Song retired."

After Zhang Song left, Chen Huainan, the supervisor of the Fuzhou Shipping Department, and Jiang Baoshan, a staff member of the Chen Mansion, walked out of the back room.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think of Ye Mengding's trip to Fujian Road?"

"Too suddenly." Jiang Baoshan said, "Qin sent to inspect, the local people didn't even know about it, there has always been only one possibility for this matter. ”

Chen Huainan asked, "What is possible?" ”

"That's the official that the imperial court wants to do here."

Chen Huainan's face changed slightly: "No." ”

"Mr. is right, it's just that this trip to Lord Ye is a little strange, after coming out of the sailor camp, he went straight to Fuzhou Mansion, this matter is not easy to explain. Is it just for Lin Zhixiong's MSG? ”

Chen Huainan said: "Third uncle, how is that good, you have to give your nephew an idea about this." ”

"What are you panicking about, MSG is between the two, as long as you are not found to have taken bribes, even if the emperor comes in person, he can't do anything to you."

"Third uncle, you have taken a big head." Of course, Chen Huainan didn't dare to say this.

Jiang Baoshan nodded and said: "What the lord said is reasonable, and the imperial court will not send a messenger for a small Lin family firm, not to mention that this monosodium glutamate is not made by the imperial court." ”

Chen Huainan said: "I heard that it was built by a trading house called Shifeng in the capital. ”

"Huainan, you go back first, remember to tell the people of the Pu family that no matter what method you take, you have to rot this matter in your stomach."

"Got it, Third Uncle."

"Mr. Jiang, now the situation in the imperial court is complicated, since the new emperor ascended the throne, the original monopoly of the prime minister seems to be suppressed by the imperial power, and the latter power often shows it with silence, rarely shows his attitude, I always feel that this situation of three powers will not be too long, maybe I should choose to take sides."

"My lord, according to what we originally knew, the crown prince and the current emperor's surname are not the same person at all, if the emperor has been forbearant before, then I think this person is too terrible, so if you want to choose, I am in favor of standing on the emperor's side."

"Sir, do you think the imperial power will win?"

"Yes, sir."

"Let's take a long-term view of this matter." Chen Xinshu thought for a while.

"My lord, I think this matter should be decided as soon as possible."

Chen Xinshu also knows that the benefits of standing in line earlier will be greater, but at the same time, the risks will also increase. This is more cruel than in the business field, once you stand in the wrong team, it is not a matter of making less money, at least the official position is not guaranteed, and the surname is at stake. As the patriarch of the Chen family on Fujian Road, Chen Xinshu has to think about the Chen family behind him, even if he is not for himself.