The Censorate was specifically responsible for interrogating officials, and generally would not impose punishment, after all, there was an unwritten rule.

Punishment does not apply to scholars and officials.

But Zhang Fei was not a scholar-official, and under normal circumstances, he could be tortured.

However, Jiang Zhiqi and others did not want Zhang Fei to bear the responsibility alone, so they had to at least involve Xu Zun. If Zhang Fei was loyal and wanted to bear the responsibility alone, they would probably give Zhang Fei a set meal.

Because if this is the case, there are many doubts, and Zhang Fei’s age is the biggest one.

You are so young and have not read any books, how can you understand these things?

This thing cannot be proven.

That is sufficient reason for punishment.

However, the interrogation process was somewhat different from what they had imagined. Zhang Fei was a man of no integrity at all. He kept blaming others and even mentioned his own father-in-law.

He is worthy of being the founder of the law of the rule of law.

...

...

To say that this kid understands the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues is really ridiculous.

With Zhang Fei's confession, Jiang Zhiqi and his team have basically achieved all their goals.

It depends on whether the net is spread out too wide or too small.

After taking Zhang Fei away, Jiang Zhiqi said to Lan Yuanzhen: "Based on Zhang San's confession, I'm afraid we have to ask Sima Junshi and Xu Zhongtu for questioning."

Even if I have no selfish motives, I must find these two people.

There are too many suspicious points about these two people.

Why did Sima Guang force Zhang Fei to go to class?

As for Xu Zun, who can believe that Zhang Fei, at such a young age, can create an original idea? It would be more convincing if he said that it was Xu Zun who guided him.

Lan Yuanzhen said, "We are only here to inspect as ordered. You can decide how to investigate. I just want to advise you that since there is such a big commotion outside and everyone is watching, don't let anyone catch you and don't miss any clues!"

Jiang Zhiqi was shocked when he heard this. Yes! This must be handled impartially, otherwise, he might get himself involved. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Please go back and tell the emperor, we will definitely handle it impartially."

"OK."

......

Court of trial.

"How is it going?"

When Sima Guang saw Wen Yanbo coming, he immediately walked over and asked.

Wen Yanbo shook his head and said, "They are interrogating in secret. I have asked around but have not heard anything. Even the Taiwan Prison cannot explain the situation clearly."

Sima Guang frowned and said, "Just as I expected, there are many people in the court who hate Zhang San. They will definitely not let go of this opportunity. It seems that Zhang San is in great danger this time."

Although he was angry, the old man still hoped to rescue Zhang Fei. After all, it was he who recommended Zhang Fei to the Imperial College.

Moreover, he had been listening to the whole thing and felt that Zhang Fei's proposal of the law of the system had no intention of disrupting social order, so he asked Wen Yanbo to find out.

However, according to the rules of the Censorate, the censor conducts interrogations alone and does not need to inform his superiors, and can even conceal the facts from his superiors.

This time they wanted to kill Zhang Fei, so naturally they didn't want Wen Yanbo to interfere. After Wen Yanbo inquired around, he got no news. In fact, the Taiwan Prison couldn't hide it. The key point was that Zhang Fei was not imprisoned in the Taiwan Prison, so the Taiwan Prison really didn't know about it.

Wen Yanbo said, "Don't worry about Zhang San for now. Don't forget that it was you who recommended Zhang San to the Imperial College. Now that they are very tight-lipped, I'm worried that they will escalate this case."

Sima Guang sighed, "I have been prepared for this. It was indeed me who recommended Zhang San to go. If they..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Reporting to Scholar Sima, someone from the Censorate has come and asked you to come over and help with the case."

“It’s coming so fast!”

Sima Guang couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Wen Yanbo was also worried and said, "Junshi, this matter could be a big deal or a small one. You must be extremely careful when you go there and don't say the wrong thing."

Sima Guang snorted, "I have a clear conscience, so why should I be afraid?"

......

I remember when Xu Zun first came to work at the procuratorate, it was so glorious. Everyone wanted to have a good relationship with him. After all, no one wanted to be sued. It was a pity that Xu Zun was not very sociable and he still had only a few friends around him.

But in the blink of an eye, everyone now avoids him and he still has only a few close friends around him.

"These people are really mean."

Liu Zhao saw that when those officials met him and Xu Zun, almost all of them covered their faces and ran away, fearing that Xu Zun would greet them, and he could not help but look down on them.

Xu Zun laughed and said, "It's not wrong for them to do this. If Zhang San is really convicted, it will be a capital crime, and I will not be able to escape it either."

For example, fabricating a crime to prevent freedom of speech such as making false statements will definitely implicate family members.

Liu Zhao said: "You should have advised your son-in-law at that time."

Xu Zun said: "Not to mention that I think he has some truth in his words and it is not nonsense. At that time, the emperor, Duke Fu, Duke Wen, Wang Xueshi, Sima Xueshi were all there, and they did not refute it. Why should I persuade him?"

"That's true."

Liu Zhao sighed and asked, "What do you plan to do, Brother Zhongtu?"

Xu Zun did not dare to reveal the relationship between the emperor and Zhang Fei, and only said: "Zhang San is well versed in litigation, so he must have a plan to deal with it. Besides, it is difficult to argue about thoughts. If they want to force a confession, I will not let them do whatever they want."

If they go for the death penalty, the procuratorate can prosecute. Nowadays, the Censorate is no longer the only powerful authority in the officialdom.

Suddenly, two officials came towards us.

"I greet Mr. Liu and Chief Inspector Xu."

The two men saluted at first, and one of them said, "We are ordered by the Censorate to ask Chief Prosecutor Xu to go to the station to assist in the investigation of Zhang San's case."

Liu Zhao couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what this case has to do with Chief Prosecutor Xu?"

"Sorry, this case is still under investigation and we cannot disclose any details to the public."

"No problem!"

Xu Zun stretched out his hand to stop Liu Zhao and said, "I should also go and assist in the investigation. I would like to trouble Mou Yuan to tell my daughter not to worry."

Liu Zhao nodded: "Brother Zhongtu, please rest assured. I will definitely pass this message to Qian'er."

......

Censorate.

"Mr. Sima is here. Please take a seat."

When Jiang Zhiqi saw Sima Guang, he was very polite. He bowed and asked Sima Guang to sit down.

There was no mention of opening the court to give Sima Guang a warning.

“You’re polite!”

Sima Guang returned the greeting and sat down.

Jiang Zhiqi asked, "The main reason why I invited Scholar Sima here today is to inquire about the case of Zhang San. According to our investigation, it was Scholar Sima who recommended Zhang San to the Imperial College as an assistant teacher."

Sima Guang nodded: "That's right."

Jiang Zhiqi asked, "But as far as I know, Zhang San is just an otaku, and his knowledge and talent are just so-so. Why did Scholar Sima recommend him to enter the Imperial College?"

Sima Guang said, "Because I plan to open a litigation course in the Law School, and Zhang San's ability in litigation is obvious to all."

Jiang Zhiqi asked curiously, "But Zhang San is not talking about litigation."

Sima Guang hesitated for a moment and said, "This is indeed something I did not expect. He himself also explained this in class. The reason why he did not teach litigation was that he knew that he had no achievements and was still young, so he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the public. Therefore, he came up with this legal system to intimidate those students."

Jiang Zhiqi stroked his beard and smiled: "This sounds... um... quite weird."

Create a new idea to convince the public?

This sounds outrageous!

Is this a waste of talent?

Sima Guang said: "I thought so at first, but Zhang San said so."

Jiang Zhiqi said, "But Zhang San said that he didn't want to teach at the Imperial College, but it was Scholar Sima who insisted that he go."

Sima Guang nodded, "I guess so."

Jiang Zhiqi asked again: "Also, Zhang San didn't want to go after the first class. Sima Xueshi, you must let him continue to talk about the law of the legal system."

Sima Guang nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

Jiang Zhiqi asked: "Why?"

Sima Guang explained: "I have just explained why I asked him to teach at the Imperial College. As for the first class, it was because he left many questions unanswered. I was worried that it would cause misunderstandings, so I asked him to finish the class."

Jiang Zhiqi continued to ask: "Does Scholar Sima think that he has explained it clearly now?"

Sima Guang sighed: "I originally thought he had explained it clearly, but now it seems that he still hasn't!"

Jiang Zhiqi asked again, "I wonder if Scholar Sima agrees with this legal system?"

Sima Guang was stunned and thought for a while, "I don't understand it clearly yet, so I can't say I agree with it."

Jiang Zhiqi asked, "But I heard that Lord Fu agrees very much with this legal system and wants to revise the Song Dynasty Criminal Code based on the legal system. Is this true?"

Sima Guang was startled and said immediately, "The situation is not what you imagined."

Jiang Zhiqi immediately asked, "What was the situation at that time? Did Mr. Fu give any suggestions?"

Sima Guang frowned.

......

At the same time, Peng Siyan was also interrogating Xu Zun.

"Peng has always been deeply impressed by Chief Prosecutor Xu's legal attainments. It is said that Chief Prosecutor Xu was the first to propose the public security, procuratorial and judicial system."

Peng Siyan asked with a smile.

Xu Zun nodded awkwardly. Actually, it was Zhang Fei who proposed the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, but it was not convenient for him to change his mind now.

Peng Siyan added: "Your son-in-law is recognized as the best spy in the Song Dynasty. He has only lost once in this lawsuit from the Dengzhou government office to the Political Affairs Hall. He must have learned a lot from Chief Prosecutor Xu."

I have inherited his true teachings. Although I thought so, no one would believe me if I said it out loud, so Xu Zun said, "In fact, Zhang San's talent in this area is far better than mine. It can't be said that he has inherited his true teachings, but he often discusses the law with me when he is free."

Peng Siyan said: "Then Chief Prosecutor Xu must have known about this legal system a long time ago. In fact, this legal system was taught to your son-in-law by Chief Prosecutor Xu."

Xu Zun said matter-of-factly, "I definitely did not teach him the law of the rule of law, and I don't have the ability to do it."

"Yeah?"

Peng Siyan immediately said, "It is said that the procuratorate in the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs is tailor-made for the law of the rule of law and can implement the law of the rule of law very well. Since the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs were proposed by Chief Prosecutor Xu, it is impossible that Chief Prosecutor Xu does not know about the law of the rule of law, right?"

This question really stumped Xu Zun.

The Procuratorate does have a strong connection with the legal system, but the problem is that the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems were not thought up by Xu Zun!

......

"Where are you taking me?"

After Sima Guang came out of the Censorate, he felt suspicious as he saw that the road did not look like the way out of the palace.

An official behind him immediately said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Sima. Since the case is still under trial, in order to prevent the news from leaking, we can only ask Mr. Sima to stay here for a few days."

Sima Guang was surprised and asked, "What? Are you going to arrest me?"

I am the Vice-Chancellor, the Hanlin Academician, the head of the Court of Justice, and the Director of the Institute of Law. How dare you, the Censorate, touch me?

The official immediately said, "I dare not! I dare not! I am just following orders."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw three people coming towards him, and the leader was Xu Zun.

The two old men looked at each other.

"Jun Shi, I'm so sorry. We are the ones who got you into trouble."

Xu Zun said with great self-blame.

Although he was also implicated, he considered Zhang Fei to be his son-in-law, and he and Zhang Fei were together, while Sima Guang was an outsider.

Sima Guang glanced around coldly and said, "Don't blame your father-in-law and son-in-law. There is a villain behind this."

As soon as he saw the situation, he knew something was wrong.

Xu Zun couldn't help but frown.

Sima Guang didn't know the relationship between the emperor and Zhang Fei, but he knew that he was a little confused now.

Suddenly, I smelled a fragrance.

"This scent is so familiar!"

Xu Zun couldn't help but speak.

Sima Guang sniffed it and said, "This fragrance is quite peculiar?"

Xu Zun took a deep sniff and said, "It seems to be the hot pot made by Zhang San?"

Sima Guang was surprised and asked, "You said Zhang San is making hot pot here?"

Xu Zun said hurriedly: "No! No! Maybe I smelled it wrong."

In fact, he did not hear it wrong, but that scene should not be seen by him, otherwise he would have to cancel the marriage.

In a small courtyard not far away, thick steam was coming out of the windows.

Zhang Fei, Ma Xiaoyi and Cao Dongdong were sitting at the card table and fighting hard. They drank a lot of wine yesterday and had not tasted the flavor of mahjong. Today they finally felt the charm of mahjong.

There was a small hot pot next to each person, and three maids were sitting beside them, watching them play cards and helping them heat up the wine. They were very considerate. The service here was one string of money per hour, and the sacrifice was charged separately. Where could you find such a job!

Zhang Fei put down his wine glass, glanced at Cao Dongdong, and deliberately asked: "Yanei, why hasn't the Chief Superintendent come to rescue us yet?"

"How would I know?" Cao Dongdong looked at the cards in his hand intently and said casually, "Maybe my father wants me to learn a lesson here. He will come to pick us up in two days."

As he said this, he played a card.

Ma Xiaoyi picked up a card and wondered, "Brother, are we learning a lesson?"

This day is simply like a fairy tale!

Cao Dongdong snorted, "My brother's teachings are not comparable to those of ordinary people. Zhang San, it's your turn, hit him quickly."

"Hey young! So anxious, big shot!"

"No! No!"

Cao Dongdong just shook his head.

"Little sister, what do you want to fight about?"

Zhang Fei suddenly asked the maid beside him.

The maid pointed at Nanfeng and said, "This doesn't seem to be useful."

"As you say."

Zhang Fei raised the corner of his mouth and blew the south wind.

Gurgle!

Suddenly, an ominous voice was heard.

Zhang Fei tilted his head and saw Cao Dongdong staring at Nan Feng with his mouth drooling, "Yanei, what are you doing?"

"I...I messed up."

"If it's a hu, then it's a hu."

With a snap, the cards fell down.

Ma Xiaoyi exclaimed: "This...Is this the legendary Big Four?"

"Ah? Big Four?"

"Hahahaha... Four of a kind, I got four of a kind, hahahahaha!"

Cao Dongdong excitedly jumped directly onto the chair and danced with excitement.

"It's over! It's over! I lost everything I won yesterday in this hand of cards." Zhang Fei couldn't help but look at the maid beside him.

The maid buried her head between the tender peaks.

"Let me calculate how much I won this time!"

Cao Dongdong sat down again and started calculating according to the instruction manual. This was the happiest moment for him.

Just at this moment, the door suddenly opened and a guard from the Imperial City Bureau walked in.

But no one was afraid.

Just a servant!

"Zhang San, please come out for a moment. I have something for you to explain."

"OK."

Zhang Fei stood up and said to the maid, "Help me fight. If you can't win, you have to sleep with me tonight."

"ah?"

The maid's face immediately turned red with shame.

Zhang Fei ignored him and walked straight outside.

Ma Xiaoyi waved his hand and said casually: "Lian'er, don't be afraid. My third brother is just trying to scare you. My third brother has all kinds of courage, but not this one. Madam Xu is a famous tigress in our capital."

Before he finished his words, he heard a voice of "Hey you" coming from the door.

"Sanlang, are you okay?"

When they got out of the house, the guard quickly supported Zhang Fei.

"I'm fine!"

Zhang Fei turned around and glared inside. You little brat, you always expose my shortcomings. Then he asked the guard, "What's the matter?"

The guard said, "Just now, Scholar Sima and Chief Inspector Xu have moved in."

"Wow! Then we have to keep our voices down. If someone hears us, they will kill me." Zhang Fei asked again, "Just the two of them? That would be so boring. It's not easy to play mahjong with just two people!"

The guard said, "The Censorate has sent someone to look for Lord Fu, and he will probably move in today."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Then I feel relieved."

Back in the house, Cao Dongdong asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Fei said: "It's okay, just tell me that we owe this place 360 ​​strings of cash for service."

Ma Xiaoyi said: "Not to mention, the consumption here is really expensive."

Zhang Fei snorted, "Needless to say, who else can live here except us?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "Why don't we invite one more person in so that we can share some of the service fees."

Cao Dongdong said: "Xiaochun."

Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said, "Okay! Okay! We will say later that Chun Ge is in the same group with us."

Zhang Fei was horrified when he heard this and said, "Xiao Ma, aren't you quite loyal?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "We share the happiness and the difficulties together!"

As he said this, he scratched his head again and said, "I don't know whether this is a blessing or a hardship for us?"

Zhang Fei was speechless.

......

Rich mansion!

"Asshole!"

A young man was seen scolding several officials at the door, "Why don't you open your dog eyes and see clearly where we are? This is the prime minister's residence. We can't tolerate you guys being so presumptuous. I called you, Censor Jiang, but I don't believe he dares to arrest my grandfather."

This man, Fu Bi's grandson, is straightforward, but he does not have Fu Bi's gentle and polite gentlemanly temperament.

The officials in front of the door really didn't dare to act presumptuously, but they had no choice.

"What is it?"

An old voice was heard, and Fu Bi came out with a cane.

The leading official hurriedly bowed and said, "I am honored to meet you, Mr. Fu. I am here on the orders of the Censorate to ask you to go to the Censorate to assist in the investigation of Zhang San's case."

Fu Bi was not surprised, he just sighed, "Okay! Wait a moment."