Back home, Zhang Fei had no choice but to send Cao Dongdong and the others away. They just want to talk some words and then go to Baifanlou to show off.
You don't need to think about it to know that everyone in the capital must be talking about this topic today. So whoever has the first-hand information, Shui is the most handsome guy.
As participants, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian had already passed the excitement and felt a little tired. Xu Zhiqian went straight back to rest.
At this time, it was already night. Under the candlelight, a long shadow swayed in the hall.
"Um, ma'am... ma'am?"
"Ah?" Gao Wenyin stopped immediately, turned to look at Zhang Fei, and asked nervously: "Husband, what did you say?"
"Uh..." Zhang Fei blinked: "I just want to ask, madam, why are you walking around so dazzlingly." He was mumbling in his heart. If you don't look in the mirror, you don't know what's wrong with you. Your figure is so alluring. If you really want to make me angry, I will send Shi Tingxiu in first, force you to submit, and then get him out.
Hmm...this is really a good strategy. Sigh...Why can't I do such a despicable thing?
"I..." Gao Wenyin's face turned red and she said, "Husband, how long do you think the verdict will be?" As a woman in the county, her understanding of litigation is that the verdict should be on the same day.
Now that the verdict cannot be reached, she feels even more uneasy and restless. At this moment, Xu Zun and Xu Zhiqian entered the house.
Xu Zhiqian, who changed into her daughter's clothes, looked particularly bright and charming.
"Benefactor!" Gao Wenyin quickly bowed and opened his mouth again, but he didn't dare to say anything. Xu Zun said with a smile: "I know what Mrs. Zhang wants to say, but the result may have to wait for several days, so you don't need to be too anxious."
"How many days?" Gao Wenyin asked anxiously. Xu Zhiqian smiled and said: "Mrs. Zhang, please don't worry, your husband is very capable and nothing will happen to him."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Zhang Fei just came over, gave Xu Zhiqian a complimenting look, and said: "My dear, Madam Xu, please sit down." Gao Wenyin also knew the general situation and said hurriedly: "I'll tell Xiao Tao to prepare Some refreshments." Zhang Fei nodded.
After Gao Wenyin left, Zhang Fei asked Xu Zun again: "My benefactor, what is the situation in the DPRK now?"
"What else can you do!" Xu Zun smiled bitterly again and again: "The quarrel has been earth-shaking! But Wang Jiefu helped you share a lot of the criticism. They fought from lawsuits to reforms, and from reforms to ancestral laws. Personally My voice was hoarse due to the noise. You see, I only came back after dark. I think it will be difficult to get results in this hour and a half." Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder what Grand Scholar Sima has to say about this?" Xu Zun paused for a moment. He was stunned: "Sima Junshi still seems to hope that everyone will pay more attention to this lawsuit. He doesn't seem to have said much about Wang Anshi's new law." At this point, he paused.
"Although you performed very well in the hall, you must not get carried away. This matter is really not certain. Even the ministers who support Wang Jiefu's reform are still very opposed to the ancestral method you mentioned." Zhang Fei was confident. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, my dear friend, maybe I won't win, but I definitely won't lose." Xu Zhiqian asked: "Why is this?" Xu Zun also said: "Although I can also see that Sima Jun I am actually supporting you secretly, at least I have not stumbling upon you, but this matter between the court and the government is not as simple as you think, and the real game never takes place in court." In the final analysis, it is still a power game.
Zhang Fei said: "I don't really understand the complicated things in the court, but I can guess what one person is thinking."
"Who?" Xu Zun asked. Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "Could it be an official?" Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Clever!" Xu Zun suddenly woke up and
"Yes! The official family will definitely support your statement. Yes! Yes! In fact, your statement seems to be helpful to both Wang Jiefu and Sima Junshi, but it is the official family who will really benefit." The ancestral method is very important to Wang Jiefu and Sima Junshi. Who has the greatest constraints.
Of course he is the emperor! Who else could it be. He has a close relationship with Zhang Fei. Today's ancestral law is a pocket law, which firmly binds the emperor.
If the ancestral laws and regulations are made concrete, then the emperor's freedom will definitely be greater.
Because the emperor can formulate specific policies based on specific ancestral laws to prevent others from using the ancestral laws as an excuse.
Mo Hu was unclear, and the emperor didn't know whether this violated the laws of his ancestors. It's all up to the ministers.
And Shenzong was an ambitious emperor, and he hoped to break free. The ancestral method defined by Zhang Fei is very consistent with his philosophy. Needless to say, the emperor will also support Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If we use the ancestral method to litigate a lawsuit, if it is detrimental to the official family, how can I succeed?" Xu Zun nodded with a smile,
"You are so far-sighted!" He had always admired Zhang Fei for this, and he had a strategy that was not in line with his age.
Xu Zhiqian asked: "But what I arranged before was to force the court to find out the real culprit. If the government supports you, will you win this case directly?" Xu Zun waved his hand and said: "This determination No, if Zhang San wins directly, it will make the court lose face, and the ministers are unlikely to agree. The officials may support Zhang San's statement after this incident." Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Then let them fight for a while longer. After they all get what they want, then throw Feng Qi, Daniu, and Long Wu into Kaifeng Mansion and let them decide what to do." He knew that this lawsuit was still going on. It needs to ferment because someone needs to get something out of it.
... Not long after Xu Zungang returned home, Wang Anshi also took a carriage to go home. Anyway, the old man always had to finish the last shift before leaving.
"Teacher, this is going more smoothly than we imagined!" Lu Huiqing said excitedly. Wang Anshi smiled and said: "How do you say this?" Lu Huiqing said: "If the ancestral method is to prevent abuses, then the current abuses should be corrected immediately. Doesn't this just provide the teacher with a reason to reform? The key is this It is also very beneficial to your Majesty, so your Majesty will definitely agree." You must know that in the history of Wang Anshi's reform, first of all, he denied the law of his ancestors, which also caused him to be criticized verbally and written by Confucian scholars, and even affected his Historical status, now that Zhang Fei is doing this, the laws of his ancestors absolutely support his reform.
This was something he hadn't thought of before. In court, he is very excited. No matter what others think, he considers himself the winner anyway.
The key point is that this really benefits the emperor, and his reform also needs the emperor's support. It's so wonderful right now.
Wang Anshi stroked his beard and chuckled: "Yes! Zhang San, you really did not disappoint me." Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "To be honest with you, my teacher, I was a little worried about that guy before, but now it seems that he is indeed standing." On the side of the mentor." Wang Anshi nodded and said: "Such a talent cannot be let go!" After that, he said to Lu Huiqing: "By the way! You must quickly formulate the recruitment method and the equalization method. , I believe the time will come soon." Lu Huiqing nodded and said: "Teacher, please don't worry, the students will never disappoint the teacher." .... How happy Wang Anshi is, how happy is the conservative side? How frustrating.
This result is unacceptable to them. How could it be like this? Looking back, it's like a nightmare.
Tang Mansion.
"That boy is obviously on the side of Wang Jiefu. Look at Wang Jiefu's excited look. He is obviously well prepared." Lu Jie was so angry that he paced back and forth in the hall and said angrily: "Wang Jiefu really doesn't know his own abilities." , If the taxes of the rich are really so easy to collect, why would it be his turn to collect them, Wang Jiefu? If they cannot be collected, the officials will not be able to pay the taxes, and they will have to force the people to pay. This is simply his wishful thinking and whims." Tang Jie glanced at Sima Guang and said, "Jun Shi! I also think what Xian Ke said is very reasonable. Since ancient times, it has been easy for the court to increase taxes, but it is difficult to reduce them. Wang Jiefu said he was thinking about the poor, but in the end he also changed Try to increase taxes. Once the tax rises, it will be even more difficult to reduce it. Xian Ke said it right before, why the current police service law has become like this? Isn't it also forcing the upper-class households to serve? Fighting fire with poison will only make the consequences more serious." Sima Guang frowned and said, "What do you think of the ancestral method mentioned by Zhang Fei?" The expressions of the two changed.
Tang Jie whispered: "I don't deny that what Zhang San said makes sense. This is also the original intention of Taizu Taizong. But if the ancestral law is summarized into this one, what reason can we use to persuade the officials?" Lu He taught: "Why did Zhang San say that? Can't Jun Shi still see it? He hopes to use the methods of his ancestors to provide Wang Jiefu with reasons for reform." Sima Guang asked again: "What do you think Wang Anshi mentioned before? Is the policy we have received a good policy or a bad policy?”
"It must be a bad government!" Lu Hui said firmly. Wang Anshi didn't say much before, but when he said it now, he was even more determined to oppose Wang Anshi's reform.
Sima Guang nodded and said: "Does the ancestral law support his reform or oppose his reform?" Lu Jie was stunned and said: "What do you mean?" Sima Guang sighed: "At present, it seems that the official family is I have made up my mind, and I think it is impossible to stop Wang Jiefu. Public opinion also hopes that the court can make changes. In this case, why not let Wang Jiefu give it a try. If it is a good policy, then we will admit our mistakes to him, but if it is a bad policy , then we must not let him do whatever he wants." Lu Jie cheered: "The Qingli New Deal still lingers. You are also aware of the split in the imperial court at that time. I'm afraid that if you are not careful, it will be... There is no recovery. If the country is messed up by Wang Jiefu, are you sure it can be restored?" Sima Guang glanced at him: "I am thinking about this issue now." ... Palace!
It's late at night. Zhao Xu stood in front of the desk, swiping ink.
"Your Majesty, it's already the third watch, it's time to rest." The eunuch who held the lamp reminded in a low voice. Zhao Xu remained silent and wrote for a while before putting down the pen.
But what he wrote was a book. On the first page of the book, there was a sentence that the ink was not dry. It was Taizong's edict.
Zhao Xu held it and looked at it for a long time, shook his head and said, "It seems not solemn enough to put it on top." Then he said to the little eunuch holding the lamp, "Give me another copy of "Song Xingtong"."
