"Mr. Su?"
When Zhang Fei saw Su Shi coming to his home angrily, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Zhang San, you..."
"Mr. Su!"
Su Shi pointed at Zhang Fei, and just as he said two words, he suddenly heard an excited shout, and it was a woman's voice. He quickly turned his head and looked, but saw a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, just like this Her beauty is also rare in Bianjing. Her expression suddenly changed, she smiled and said politely: "Do you know Su?"
Xu Zhiqian bowed and said, "Replying to Mr. Su, this little girl's surname is Xu Zhiqian. She once asked your husband for advice on his book "The Theory of Loyalty in Punishments and Rewards." Did Mr. Su forget it?"
Zhang Fei looked at the shy Xu Zhiqian with a look of contempt. He is obviously a tomboy, why are you pretending to be a lady? How shameless are you?
"Xu Zhiqian?"
Su Shi thought for a while, then suddenly pointed at her and said excitedly: "Xu Zhongtu's daughter?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
In fact, Xu Zhiqian first met Su Shi, not because of his poetry, but because Su Shi once wrote an article "On the Perfection of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" while taking the exam. Xu Zhiqian especially liked it and regarded it as a treasure.
About seven or eight years ago, she had a chance encounter with Su Shi, and she even asked Su Shi for advice on this article. At that time, Su Shi was really suave and handsome as hell.
Xu Zhiqian was so fascinated that she didn't want to get it.
Su Shi looked at her carefully again and said with a smile: "I remember you were just a little girl at that time. I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, you have become a tall girl."
Do you want a hug? You bad bastard! Zhang Fei coughed.
Su Shi then turned his attention to Zhang Fei, and immediately remembered the purpose of his trip, and pointed at Zhang Fei angrily, "Zhang San, I asked you to file a lawsuit, why do you want to harm me?"
Zhang Fei was stunned and said: "I didn't harm sir!"
"Still saying no?"
Su Shi said angrily: "We agreed before that we would sue Ji Juxian for stealing my poems and articles, but you prosecuted me for the crime of 'writing and writing'. In this case, I am the only one who may commit this crime. Are you not harming me?" What am I?"
Zhang Fei said with an innocent look on his face: "I am accusing Ji Juxian of this crime, not Mr. Su."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "Yes! Mr. Su, are you mistaken? I was the one who wrote the paper."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Isn't it the Kaifeng Mansion that is causing discord?"
Su Shi waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with Kaifeng Mansion. Magistrate Lu just came to me to ask for the reason, but I must ask clearly, what does this matter have to do with Yao Shuyao's crime?"
In fact, it was really the Kaifeng government that was causing trouble. The culprit was Li Kai, the general judge. He told Su Shi that Zhang San was unpredictable and he was prosecuting him for this crime. If he was beaten up in court, you would be finished.
Su Shi was also stupid. How could he be prosecuted for this crime?
So he rushed to Zhang's house and asked Zhang Fei for details.
Zhang Fei said: "If we don't accuse him of such a serious crime, how can we prevent such incidents from happening again?"
When Su Shi heard this, his expression softened slightly, and he pondered for a moment, and said: "Although that is the case, how can we arbitrarily arrange charges in matters of law?"
Can't you arrange it at will? Haha, in a few years, you will know that you are wrong. This is just a warm-up. Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Mr. Su, please believe in my professionalism. Sometimes I can see higher and further. It does not mean that I arrange it randomly."
"Higher and farther."
Su Shi couldn't help but glance at Zhang Fei suspiciously.
When you say this in front of me, Mr. Su, are you trying to trick me into not reciting the time-honored line "I am talking about being a teenager"?
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If Mr. Su doesn't believe me, you can also withdraw the lawsuit."
Su Shi raised his hand, "That's not necessary, I want to see how far and high you can see?"
He is so talented that he has never conquered anyone.
...
Originally, this lawsuit had caused great shock in the literary world.
Because today's public opinion is controlled by literati, and this lawsuit is closely related to literati, and the parties involved are romantic talents such as Su Shi.
Full of gimmicks.
As a result, the entire literary world is discussing this matter.
And when the accusation of "making a coat of literature and writing a coat of words" was revealed, it directly detonated the entire public opinion.
In an instant, rumors were flying everywhere.
Even his brother Su Che persuaded Su Shi to give up the lawsuit.
This crime is too terrible.
The enemy of the literati.
No one without culture can commit this crime!
...
Xiangguo Temple!
"The water has escaped! The water has escaped!"
I saw one person shouting in horror.
"Where did the water leak?"
"Can't you see, there's smoke coming out there and there?"
"Look clearly where those are."
"Where?"
"Bookstore! They are all burning books about Su Zizhan."
"...?"
It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, booksellers all over the city are burning books about Su Zizhan.
Thick smoke could be seen everywhere.
The proprietor of Juxian was even more so. When he heard about this, he just took his wife and children and ran away without saying a word. He didn't want anything else.
This crime is not terrible. What is terrible is Zhang San.
Zhang San said it was this crime, but it wasn’t the same!
If this crime were punished with the highest penalty, it would be hanging!
If you don’t run away now, wait until later.
Fortunately, people from Kaifeng Mansion arrived in time and stopped them. After taking them back for interrogation, they comforted him.
The Kaifeng Prefecture believes that it is impossible for Ji Juxian to commit this crime.
...
Wang Anshi was glad that he followed Lu Huiqing's advice, otherwise, Zhang Fei might have stolen the limelight.
This accusation definitely adds fuel to the fire.
One is the thing that literati hate the most, and the other is the crime that literati are most afraid of.
Both become one.
Just a freak.
He himself was very curious and quickly went to reserve a seat.
.....
Lu Gongzhu, who originally wanted to take the case to the Judicial Court, had no idea at this time, because all the hearing seats had been reserved, and even the corridor was included in the hearing seats.
All of them are literary elders.
There is no room for it in the small courtyard of the Sili Courtyard!
The key point is, with so many senior officials, it would be embarrassing if the trial was not done well!
Lu Gongzhu suddenly noticed Alexander, but this matter had caused a lot of phenomena among the people and had to be tried quickly, so he directly arranged for the trial to start tomorrow.
...
Dali Temple.
"This kid is really worried about the world being in chaos!"
Sima Guang just shook his head and said: "Anything, as long as it falls into his hands, it will become a big deal. If everyone with a good ear is like him, then it will be okay!"
Having said this, he glanced at Xu Zun across from him, "It's true that a famous teacher makes a good disciple, and the master is better than the master."
Xu Zhongtu is the first weirdo, compared with Zhang Fei, he is too normal.
Xu Zun was very ashamed and said: "You may not believe it even if you say that Grand Bachelor Sima is here. I just gave him some help and really didn't teach him anything. If I did, I would be proud of him."
With that said, he quickly changed the subject and said: "By the way! I heard that Magistrate Lu planned to try this case in the court again. Why don't Grand Scholar Sima use this case to test the new method?"
Sima Guang waved his hand and said: "Everything must be done by teachers. Now that I have rashly interfered with the Kaifeng government trial before I have even asked the officials, it will only bring disgrace to the public. What if this judicial reform starts with violating the rules? can succeed.”
Xu Zun nodded slightly and said, "That's true."
In terms of behavior, Xu Zun is actually more like Wang Anshi. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.
Mr. Lu was forced to try the case in the government court. Why not if you intervene a little and use this lawsuit as an experiment? This does not affect fairness and justice, but just changes the process.
Sima Guang was different. He took steps step by step and paid attention to planning before taking action.
In this judicial reform, Zhang Fei provided them with ready-made provisions, but Sima Guang thought about cultivating talents first.
This has to go away in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
...
The next day!
This early in the morning, the Kaifeng Mansion courtyard was already overcrowded.
At a glance, they were all old men.
It is truly a gathering of literary giants, a rare event.
Although this matter is not big, it is closely related to them.
Lu Gongzhuo, who is also an old man, has almost become a junior. When he goes out to say hello, he can hardly stand up straight.
I dragged old friends Wang Anshi and Sima Guang to complain, who did I offend whom?
Why are you torturing me like this?
Although they are all here to hear the case, given their reputation and status, this puts a lot of pressure on the presiding judge.
The last time we went to the Criminal Court, it was the Twin Stars of the Northern Song Dynasty who were in charge, but this time he was the only one in charge.
Sima Guang stroked his beard and sighed: "I also think there is something wrong with this!"
Wang Anshi immediately asked: "What's wrong?"
Of course he was looking towards Zhang Fei, but he didn't expect that Sima Guang was also looking towards Zhang Fei.
Sima Guang said: "The main responsibility of the prefect is to manage the state capital. This is related to the livelihood of the people in the prefecture. But now there are more and more lawsuits, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. Isn't it putting the cart before the horse?"
Mr. Lu nodded frequently.
Long live understanding!
Wang Anshi said: "Isn't there still a Judicial Court below? The magistrate can't judge a few cases."
Sima Guang said: "But in the end, the government will make the decision."
Wang Anshi heard something in his words and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Sima Guang said: "Would it be better if we separated the two? The prefect does not need to review the case anymore and is solely responsible for managing the state government. As for the judicial aspect, it is handled by the Yamen separately. The two are not subordinate to each other."
Mr. Lu nodded, "This arrangement is indeed more reasonable!"
Although this arrangement was obviously intended to weaken the power of the prefect, most of the positions in the Northern Song Dynasty were changed every three years. When Lu Gong's book expired, he would definitely not continue to be the prefect, either the Yushitai or the Third Division.
Changes in authority are not that big related to the interests of officials.
Wang Anshi chuckled: "It seems that the rumors outside are true. You really want to carry out judicial reform."
Sima Guang snorted: "Is it possible that you, Wang Jiefu, are allowed to carry out reforms, but I, Sima Guang, are not allowed to carry out reforms?"
Wang Anshi thought about it, how about finding a place to arrange this old man, so that he would not have nothing to do and always confront him, hehe said: "I am not so overbearing, but I don't have any say in this matter, you have to convince the official Home."
His reforms were mainly aimed at finance, but also involved military affairs and administration. There were almost no judicial reforms, because there were no maladministrations in the judiciary and there was no urgent need for reform.
Sima Guang wants to carry out judicial reform, which is equivalent to shying away from him. If you don't do it, I will do it again.
If you don't give in, that would be a bit too much.
...
"The rich man is here too!"
When Han Qi saw Fu Bi, he walked over and said hello.
Fu Bi just slightly cupped his hands and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Han to be so elegant."
Han Qi chuckled and said, "I can't even call it elegant. I'm just out of curiosity! Although it's indeed shameful to pirate other people's poems and sell them for money, the crime is a bit excessive."
Fu Bi nodded and said, "I think the same thing as Xianggong Han. This matter is a bit of a fuss, and we are suing for such a serious crime."
Han Qi smiled and said: "This arouses curiosity. How will Zhang San fight this lawsuit in order to be convincing. I wonder what the rich man has to say?"
Fu Bi shook his head and said, "I haven't figured it out either."
If he had figured it out, he wouldn't be here. He is still ill and cannot move around.
Han Qi suddenly glanced to the side and shouted: "Su Erlang."
Su Shi had an older brother who died young, so everyone still called him Erlang, but in fact he was the eldest brother.
Su Shi, who was in the courtyard, saw Han Qi calling him and Fu Bi beside him. He hurried to the corridor and said, "Junior Su Shi has met Mr. Han and Mr. Fu."
Han Qi asked: "You were quite generous before. Why do you become so fussy when you come back now? If someone pirates a few of your poems, you will kill the whole family."
Fu Bi also frowned in dissatisfaction.
Su Shi was really distressed and hurriedly explained: "Xiangong Han misunderstood, and I never meant this. At first, I just heard that Zhang San was very successful in the lawsuit and wanted to see it. It happened that I didn't like Ju Xian who pirated my poems, so I I just want to use this incident to see what Zhang San’s methods are. I just want to stop others from stealing my poems. I never thought that it would cause such a big fuss."
Fu Bi asked: "How to prevent this kind of thing?"
Su Shi replied: "I don't know, but Zhang San said it's okay. I also want to know how he will prevent it."
Han Qi and Fu Bi looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Words are something that everyone can use, so how can we put an end to them.
Han Qi warned: "If Zhang San really wins the lawsuit, you can only claim some money at most, and you must not convict him of too serious a crime."
Although he was extremely luxurious in life, he was still very kind and generous in his treatment of the people.
Su Shi said hurriedly: "Even if Mr. Han doesn't say anything, this junior will not do this."
Suddenly I heard someone shouting outside the hospital, "Here we come! Here we come!"
I saw a carriage passing through the crowded road and slowly arriving in front of the house.
Different from the last time, there was no cheering or cheering, because the people standing outside the door today were almost all literati, with only Cao Dongdong, Ma Xiaoyi and other yamen and princes among them, and there were no ordinary people at all.
The people also wanted to watch the excitement, but how could they dare to get close to this scene.
When Zhang Fei got out of the carriage, only one person shouted: "I said Erbi Zhang San, can't you change your clothes? You're always wearing this outfit."
"Pfft!"
Xu Zhiqian, who came out later, couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
Zhang Fei was not embarrassed, and argued with reason: "You don't understand, don't talk nonsense, I always wear new clothes."
"What's new? You do this every time. Do you think we are blind?"
"Can't I make every outfit exactly the same?"
"...?"
Is there such a weird thing in the world?
Fortunately, there is Xu Zhiqian, this handsome man and beauty is more pleasing to the eye when he stands forward.
As soon as Zhang Fei arrived, Lu Gongzhu immediately went to the court. He didn't want to wait for a moment longer. It hadn't even started yet, and his lips were split when he said hello.
After the mighty scene, the inside and outside of the courtyard gradually became quiet.
After saluting, Mr. Lu couldn't help but glance at Xu Zhiqian and said rather dissatisfied: "You also need an assistant for this lawsuit?"
Although there is no explicit rule on whether one can bring an assistant, a person with no ear pen can bring an assistant to the hall, let alone a woman. Last time, it was because the Geminis supported Zhang Fei and the lawsuit was of crucial importance, so they made an exception for him.
But you can’t do this all the time!
Zhang Feicheng said in fear: "Reporting to the magistrate, this is not a small crime. Xiaomin also prepared a lot of documents. In addition, Xiaomin did not expect to open the court so soon, so the preparations are slightly insufficient, and I need Mrs. Xu's assistance."
Having said that, the information prepared this time is far less than that of the last time, because there are not many examples, but there is also a small baggage.
Mr. Lu thought to himself that this crime was indeed not a small crime. Anyway, the trial court had already dealt with it, so I couldn't laugh at it. So he nodded and said: "Okay! I have authorized my wife to come to the court to assist you."
After a pause, he asked again: "Regarding this matter, I have also investigated clearly. Jijuxian did pirated Su Shi's poems, but what does this have to do with the crime of creating a coat of arms?"
"Please ask the magistrate to wait a moment."
"...?"
Lu Gongzhu was stunned for a moment and saw Xu Zhiqian struggling to hold the bundle, while Zhang Fei was bending over, searching for something inside the bundle.
"Hey, young! You should be more careful! How can I find this loose thing!"
"Are you stupid? Why don't you carry it and I'll come find it."
What are you doing?
Flirting?
Listening to the interrogation of Han Qi, Fu Bi and others, they all felt that it was a bit too much. You are already being extra merciful by letting a woman come to the court, and you are doing it in such an unseemly manner.
Many people shook their heads.
Sima Guang exclaimed: "He is repeating his old tricks! But without your secret help, he would not have succeeded. There is no way that Magistrate Lu would let him sit and litigate."
Mr. Lu complained so much just now, how could he be allowed to sit down?
Wang Anshi said: "He will prove later that I did not help him secretly."
"Yeah?"
Sima Guang said: "Then let's wait and see."
Come again?
I'm afraid you are really addicted to sitting.
As soon as Lu Gongzhu saw this posture, he knew that this kid was asking for a seat again.
It’s impossible to give it!
Originally, you came here every three to five, and I asked you to sit down. You can't come every day!
I can't get through this day.
You act!
You keep acting!
I'll give you a seat and I'll lose.
Xu Zhiqian secretly glanced at Lu Gongzuo and saw that he was indifferent, so she whispered: "Forget it, it's impossible for Kaifeng Mansion to give us seats."
Zhang Fei glanced at her, threw the essay in his hand into the bag, and hummed: "The treatment for litigating for a scholar is not as good as the salary for litigating for a government official. I will never accept this letter from this scholar next time." There’s a lawsuit.”
"Ahem! Someone's here! Give him a table and chairs and let him put out his essays."
Mr. Lu waved his hand and said.
