Chapter 50: The Great Controversy
Originally, Lin Feng thought that with Zheng Fei's testimony, ironclad evidence such as account books, and the huge amount of property seized from Yu's mansion, the case should be resolved smoothly. But what Lin Feng didn't expect was that Don't drive to make the SLM be the first to stand up and raise a question: "Lord Lin, I don't think these things are enough to prove the crime of overturning corruption!" ”
Lin Feng wanted to laugh a little, if such ironclad evidence doesn't count, then what kind of proof do you want? Lin Feng didn't speak, just quietly looked at the second-in-command of the original Thorn Mansion.
"Now that Yu has passed away in the army, what Zheng Fei said is completely one-sided, and it is very likely that he is trying to exonerate himself by framing his boss; And Yu joins the army and has two shops in his home, and the money can be earned by his business. Xie Yun's face was serious, and he said in a loud voice.
Lin Feng had a surge of anger in his chest, he had previously ordered Zheng Fei to be shown to the public, in fact, there was a layer of meaning that could not be said, now it was the life and death of Shouzhou City, he mainly wanted to warn those former officials of Shouzhou, telling them that he actually did not want to sweep away the original system, but hoped that they would be a little more restrained and honest, I really didn't expect them to regard this kind of behavior of their own as weakness!
Lin Feng immediately turned around and called Feng Jingyun, and gave a low command, and Feng Jingyun quickly left.
After a while, Zheng Fei and Yu Zhang were brought in, and Feng Jingyun and Zhao Zanting walked in with a few account books each.
Hearing Lin Feng's signal, Zheng Fei, who had been silently bowing his head, softly confessed his crime: "I have followed Yu Xuan's orders since the sixth year of Baoda, and pretended to be ordered to increase taxes in the jurisdiction in charge. ”
Zhao Zanting picked up an account book and showed Zheng Fei's notes page by page to the SLM and other officials.
Subsequently, Lin Feng personally picked up the two account books, pointed to the numbers on the front page and said loudly: "The general account books of the two stores under the name of Yu Fan's family show that their cumulative profits in the past five years of operation do not exceed 40,000 yuan, even if you add Yu Fan's salary over the years, how can the family property exceed 300,000 yuan, and there are countless jewels of all kinds?" Can anyone explain the origin of these properties. Yu Zhang, you talk about it first! ”
Yu Zhang, who was fat into a big ball of meat, opened his mouth and was speechless.
Xie Yun had nothing to say for a while, and Wei Zongcheng, the chief historian, stood up and said loudly: "Although the source of the property in the mansion is a mystery, it is only Zheng Fei's words after all, and it is really inappropriate to judge an official with a good reputation in the past based on him alone. ”
Lin Feng laughed angrily, and sneered disdainfully: "I understand what Lord Wei means, so let's make a big exposé in the whole city now, okay?" ”
Wei Zongcheng's old face stiffened, and he sat down unfreely, bowing his head and saying nothing. After the lawless Liu Yanzhen era, how many of these old people in the Assassin Mansion have clean butts? If the whole city is exposed, none of them will want to escape!
Lin Feng snorted coldly, looked around at these officials and said: "It's currently during the Great War, I didn't want to make extraneous branches, today the officials of the three governments are basically all here, there is a truth I can stack here first, unless the past things are hurtful and heinous, I don't want to investigate the rest." But persuade some people to brighten their eyes, the times are different, don't miss Qingqing's life because of small favors and small profits! ”
This is tantamount to the forgiveness of the "original sin" of all officials! As soon as he said this, Lin Feng immediately felt that many officials in the audience secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere also relaxed a lot.
At this time, a large crowd of civilians poured in from outside the palace gate, ready to observe the trial of the case, and the soldiers who maintained order stopped them outside the lobby. This was also one of the things that Lin Feng had just commanded.
Lin Feng waited for the scene to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Yu turned over the case, because the main culprit has committed suicide in fear of crime, and the case is now closed. Zheng Fei took bribes and acted recklessly, but he testified meritoriously, and the crime was reduced by one degree, and he was sentenced to two years in prison. All the property was confiscated, and the family members were allowed to leave the mansion before tonight, except for personal non-valuable jewelry and clothes! All the illegal gains of the above two people were returned to the original damaged merchants! ”
When the people at the scene cheered, Yu Zhang screamed and fell to the ground, and many officials were stunned on the spot.
Wei Zongcheng's face turned red, he stood up, and shouted loudly: "Lord Lin, this sentence is inconsistent with the law, my "Tang Criminal Law" stipulates that 'bribe-takers confiscate dirty', and adults should only confiscate the 47,500 yuan that Zheng Fei confessed, and should not confiscate all the property of Yu Mansion!" Immediately after, the liberation movement also stood up, shouting loudly, and several other soldiers also stood up, but they were a little hesitant to speak.
The crowd at the scene all fell silent, and they all stared at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng glared at Wei Zongcheng and roared back, "Why? Yu overturned him and took the imperial court, and one of them dared to corrupt 300,000 yuan when he joined the army, so hurting the people and harming the people, shouldn't he be punished? Why does he have so much property from unknown sources? Should those merchants suffer in vain if they work hard to make money? Is there any reason in this world? ”
In his previous life, Lin Feng hated those corrupt officials, big and small, after confessing their crimes, they could still hide and keep a lot of property in private, and after living in prison for a few years, they could come out and live their rich life freely, and the abnormal state of "sacrificing one of them and making the whole family happy" would never be allowed to appear on his territory!
Hearing Lin Feng's angry roar, the crowd who were listening shouted wildly and applauded warmly.
The extremely angry liberation movement could no longer be calm, and slapped the table and shouted: "Lord Lin, since you arrived in Shouzhou, you have always said that everything must be in accordance with the law, why is this case judged to be completely unlawful?" ”
"I'm following the right law! Follow the law of reasoning! If this law does not conform to the principles of heaven at all and does not meet the requirements of the people of the world, then change this law! Lin Feng was even more angry, and roared back in a louder voice.
"The law of changing the country is by no means a state that can be changed without authorization, it should be reported to the imperial court for changes!" SLA exerted all his strength and roared. Anyway, today is an official face-to-face with Lin Feng, so let's fight to the end.
"What time is it? State of war! If the trial of the Yu case is not fair, the people of Shouzhou will slack off on defense, and the country will also be threatened! So, it's okay to change some unreasonable methods! Lin Feng didn't show weakness at all, and roared back.
"Okay, it's okay to change it! I now propose that the officials present at the meeting vote by a show of hands, and those who disagree with such a verdict should raise their hands! Xie Yun's face flushed, and he took the lead in raising his right hand high. Immediately after, Wei Zongcheng, as well as the officials of the original Assassin Mansion, also raised their hands, there was no way, if Lin Feng was allowed to continue like this in Shouzhou, once they committed a crime in the future, they would have no way to survive at all.
Lin Feng laughed angrily, you guys are playing ** voting with me now, then let's play! He immediately sneered: "If you all agree, then we will be really**!" Don't forget, we also have a new rule in Shouzhou: the principle of stakeholder avoidance! All of you are court officials, and you all need to be recused! ”
SLM also laughed, and asked sarcastically, "We all avoid it?" Then who will vote is all up to you, Lord Lin, to decide at will? ”
Lin Feng took a step back, turned around and shouted to the people who were listening: "I, Lin Feng, am also an official, and I will avoid it too!" Of course, the laws that affect the people must be voted on by the people of the whole city. Tell me, do you agree to let Yu go too? Do you agree to let his family take your hard-earned money and become rich again? ”
"Disagree!"
"Never agree!"
……
A mountain roared at the same time, and all the people who were watching frantically raised their arms and roared, and rushed forward with all their might.
Xie Yun's face changed several times, he muttered a few words, suddenly pushed down the table in front of him, threw his sleeves away, Wei Zongcheng took two steps, stopped again, and sat down quietly.
Lin Feng turned around and motioned for the people to be quiet, and then announced loudly: "Yu overturned the case, and the case is closed." In addition, from today onwards, no matter who they are, anyone who leaves their posts without a reason and does not work will be suspended from any salary! ”
Lin Feng's very relieved decision suddenly made those ordinary people even more excited, and they shouted wildly again.
Lin Feng looked coldly at the big and small officials in front of him, and said no more. After he arrived in Shouzhou, he took control of the military power for the first time, and successfully won the support of the people of the whole city, and then took the opportunity to prepare for war to establish the command system of the Central Governor's Office and the management system of the city's street representatives.
Those officials of the former Assassin's Mansion buried their heads one by one, and no one dared to say a word.
What Lin Feng didn't know was that at the same time that he and the PLM and others were slapping each other and yelling at each other, on Luliang Mountain, a big dispute was also set off between the special brothers who had infiltrated the three prefectures of Cixijiang, and the intensity was even more intense.