Chapter 354: Judgment of the Case

The establishment of Tongxuan was originally to divide the power of the magistrates and supervise the magistrates' local actions. If there is anything wrong, they can impeach them.

However, Cai Que finally said that he was a flaw, and he only wanted to serve and would not cause trouble to Su You.

Of course, Su You listened to what he said, but he didn't believe it in his heart.

It's easy to deal with this trick of his. Su You shook his head: "It doesn't seem like this is the case."

Cai Que's preparations before coming suddenly seemed to be in vain. He smiled bitterly and said: "Then I really don't know what is going on."

Su You said: "No, I must have heard about you somewhere."

Cai Que suddenly reacted: "That should be a matter of my youth, right?"

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Cai Que said in surprise: "When I was a young man, I once had a dream. In the dream, someone told me that when my father wins the first prize in the exam, I can become a ruler."

"Isn't this a joke? My father resigned because of old age and went into seclusion. This dream is really ridiculous."

"But not long after, it snowed heavily one day. My neighbor and friend Huang Haoqian and I went to a Goulan house to play. When we entered, we saw a table with a very rich meal. There was a beautiful young man wearing a green scarf and white fur sitting at the table."

"When the young man saw us coming in, he sent his servant girl to invite me to the table. We all chatted and drank happily. Finally, the young man said to me: 'You are just like Li Deyu.' Then he said to Huang Haoqian: 'When Cai Gong becomes rich, you will too.

He became prominent because of his fellow countrymen.' After saying this, he left."

"We asked the maid who this young man was. But the maid said: 'He was drinking here early in the morning, and we don't know who he is.' In the end, we had to pay the bill. He is just a drink cheat!"

"But Huang Haoqian went in with sincerity. I heard that there is a Yangshan man there who is good at fortune telling, and he wants to drag me to have a fortune teller."

"The prime minister said that I would be prime minister, like Ding Jin Gong. But Ding said that I would return to the court, but I could not. He also said that Huang Haoqian would be a governor. When Huang Haoqian's family has forty people, that is when I will be

The time of demotion.”

Later, Su You had more literary knowledge than historical knowledge. He seemed to have seen this record in the notes of Song Dynasty people. He was sure that the person in front of him would be the prime minister in the future. He couldn't help but smile and said: "You can't believe it completely or not believe it.

But without a foundation of merit, even if you are given that position, you won’t be able to sit firmly.”

"Since Ambassador Xue Duyun favors you and has canceled the previous affairs for you, then I will have no problem here."

"You should also know that the circumstances of my coming to Weizhou are somewhat special. I have to take care of the troops coming from the southwestern barbarians. Therefore, I have to share more of the government affairs."

Cai Que was surprised and happy. He was most afraid that Su You would leave him idle and continue to sit on the bench. It turned out that Su You wanted to make him brave enough to shoulder heavy responsibilities, so he couldn't help but bow and salute: "I will do my best as a lower official, but the prefect

From."

Su You smiled and helped Cai Que up: "You are the senior, I should learn more from you. When the time comes, go to the throne and introduce me to the officials of Weizhou."

Weizhou is different from Kuizhou. It is the threshold of Guanzhong, so it is well-equipped with officials. In addition to Su You and Cai Que, there are also a number of assistants.

The Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty system, so they also used the Tang Dynasty titles to address each other, which seemed elegant.

For example, the official position is actually a casual official, mostly filled by officials with faults or new scholars, equivalent to the director of the government secretariat, called a long history;

For example, the governor of a state is responsible for the bravery of a state's township. In the Song Dynasty, the custom was 600 people, and the title was Sima;

There are also similar to the Six Cao Cao in the Tang Dynasty. The Hu Cao who was in charge of household registration, examination and taxation joined the army, and the Hu Cao who was in charge of document records joined the army.

What is more interesting is that the manager joins the army and the judicial officer joins the army. The functions of the manager are similar to those of the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate, and are responsible for solving cases, collecting litigation evidence, etc.

Those who join the judicial army are responsible for arguing and deciding cases, and their functions are similar to those of judges.

It should be said that the administrative system in the Song Dynasty was quite complete down to the state level.

You can only imagine how much awe the following gang members have when they say they are a child governor and don't drive away when they commit crimes.

Everyone reported their resumes to Su You, and the governor of Wawa used the tricks he learned from Zhao Pian: "How many prisoners are there in the state prison now?"

Liu Xin, a member of the judicial army, stepped forward and reported: "There are more than 600 people in total."

Su You frowned: "So many, are they all prisoners?"

Liu Xin said: "There are still many undecided people who need to be treated."

Su You asked: "How many people are pending?"

Liu Xindao: "There are two hundred and thirty-six people."

Su You asked: "How come there are so many?"

Liu Xin became angry: "Most of the people who commit crimes in Weizhou City are fighting, smuggling, and grudges. What, Xiao Su Tanhua wants to clean up?"

Su You looked at Liu Xin: "Can't we clean it up?"

Liu Xin sneered and said: "It is said that there are three things that a new official should do when he takes office. Is Xiaosu Tanhua's first thing going to be the head of the Sa family?!"

Su You looked at him without saying anything. After a long time, he saw Liu Xin frowning and suddenly laughed: "Since you have entered the officialdom, it is better to be called by your title when you join the army."

After saying that, he looked at him and stopped talking.

Liu Xin finally couldn't hold it back and had to hand it over: "I will see the prefect."

Su You nodded, turned around and said, "If you have enough time to join the army, get all the files on the suspects, bring all the prisoners, and list them in the hall."

Liu Xin gave Zhou Sima a wink, and Zhou Sima quickly handed over his hand: "Well, Prefect, this person comes up a lot, and he will inevitably bump into you. How about giving Liu Canjun some time and let him take care of himself?"

Su You said: "No need! Open the middle door for everyone to see. I will personally review and make a decision!"

The state Sima had no choice but to call in the Yamen and ask him to take care of the people.

Not long after, more than two hundred people arrived and the files were also obtained.

Su You flipped through the case files at will, putting the murder case on one side and the smuggling case on the other side. Then he took out his notebook and copied things with a quill brush.

After copying a line, he raised his head and asked: "Xiaoguancun, Wang Er, Zhang Wu, Li Dong, are you there?"

Three people from the crowd came out and knelt down: "Officials, the humble people are here."

Su You said: "In October last year, Gengzi, the three of you sneaked through the checkpoint at night and were caught by the patrol, taking one hundred and fifty kilograms of green salt with you, right?"

The three said: "Yes."

Su You said: "This place has been locked up for several months, and the salt has been confiscated. Does your family know any news?"

Wang Er burst into tears: "I still have an old mother at home. Last year, Xixia came to loot the village, so we escaped from the village and were not beaten. After returning home, we missed the farming season and lost our livelihood, so we took risks...

…I really can’t survive and there’s nothing I can do about it, Officer, please spare my life, Officer...”

Su You asked the manager, Ma Wei, who joined the army: "Why is your signature missing from the file?"

Ma Wei cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the prefect, Liu Canjun will handle this matter by himself."

Su You said: "Now that you know it, go ahead and sign. All necessary procedures must be completed."

The manager joined the army and took the pen to sign.

Su You wrote down his verdict: "I wasted my life and despised my life. I traveled hundreds of miles to collect loads of salt. I lost five of my family in one fell swoop. I returned home so that I could work on my own business."

Throwing the file to the secretary: "Keep it in the record office and let the people go. Let's go to the next batch."

Liu Canjun was furious: "Prefect, you are condoning smuggling and violating the law!"

Su You said "Oh": "Spring plowing is just around the corner. Every human being is extremely precious. If you stay here, you can't do anything."

"A pound of Western Xia salt costs fifteen cents, but in the Song Dynasty it could be sold for thirty-five cents. Fifty catties of salt is always profitable. Excluding food and drink on the road, you can keep five hundred cents on your hands."

"Liu Canjun, in this pile of files, if there is one person who makes more profit from smuggling than usual, I will believe that you are enforcing the law impartially. It turns out that the three of you have the highest amount in this pile."

"You told me that you were catching smugglers? Then do you want me to post a list for the soldiers and civilians in the city to report them to see who is the biggest smuggler? Then I can join the army to enforce the law impartially and bring them to court before me?"

Liu Canjun's face turned red: "You...you..."

Su You sneered: "For the affairs of the state, the governor only needs to have a countersigner from Tongpan. Cai Tongpan, do you agree with me handling it this way?"
Chapter completed!