"Gentlemen, you may leave now."

"My dear gentlemen?"

"Hmm? What's up?"

"You can leave now."

"oh."

".?"

The officials who came to report were speechless when they saw the prime ministers still fighting at the card table.

Boss, are you going to leave or not?

He could only stand aside obediently.

"Haha. I'm just waiting for you little bastard."

...

...

Wang Anshi excitedly took the eight cards Sima Guang had just played and brought them in front of him, then turned his cards over and said, "Pair."

Sima Guang slapped his forehead in annoyance, "It's really hard to guard against!"

He pointed at Wang Anshi and said, "You old fellow, you play mahjong and you always choose such weird cards."

Fu Bi, who was standing by and watching the battle, shook his head and said, "Look, he hasn't even deployed a single general yet. We should have been on guard."

Sima Guang said: "Who would have thought that he could win with such a hand?"

"Warfare is the art of deception."

Wang Anshi laughed, stood up hastily, and walked to a wooden board nearby. He wrote the number of times he had played at the end of the line with his name, counted it, and turned back to Sima Guang and said, "Junshi, you are 32 times behind me now. I am afraid you can't catch up."

Sima Guang snorted, "The fight is still going on, why are you so anxious?"

Lu Gong said, "I'm afraid the fight won't last long."

Sima Guang was unwilling to lose to Wang Anshi, so he turned to the official who came to report, "Do we have to leave now?"

The official said awkwardly, "I am not in a hurry."

Sima Guang said, "Let's play one last round. How about that?"

Wang Anshi laughed and said, "I have no objection."

Fu Bi nodded and said, "Okay, this is the last round, there has to be an ending."

Xu Zun, who was standing by, quietly approached the official and asked, "Are we the only ones who can leave?"

The official said, "Release them all."

Xu Zun breathed a sigh of relief and didn't ask any more questions.

No one asked him.

The reason why they can play mahjong with peace of mind is because they have already calculated the outcome.

An hour later.

The group of prime ministers came out of the courtyard with a look of unsatisfied satisfaction.

It has to be said that these past few days have been a good experience for them. Whether they like it or not, no one can avoid each other and they have to face each other every day. At the same time, there is also a card table for them to settle grudges.

I'm in a good mood.

Especially Wang Anshi, he had the last laugh in this long mahjong marathon competition. Sima Guang made a final desperate effort but failed. Instead, he was overtaken by Fu Bi and finished third.

"Why did you come out at this time?"

Wen Yanbo, who was waiting at the door, had pale hair that was almost turning black with anxiety.

Fu Bi and Sima Guang looked at each other awkwardly.

"Something happened and delayed me." Fu Bi smiled awkwardly.

Wen Yanbo thought it was a procedural issue. He never expected that this group of people were playing mahjong in the house. Otherwise, he would have been furious.

I'm outside reporting things every day, running around, and you guys are sitting inside chatting, playing mahjong, drinking and discussing paintings. If I had known this would happen, I would have gone in too.

Lu Huiqing also came over and said, "Teacher."

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Wang Anshi bowed to Fu Bi and others again, then got on the carriage with Lu Huiqing and left.

Xu Zun and Zhao Yan also left one after another.

Only four people were left: Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhe.

Fu Bi asked Wen Yanbo, "What does the emperor say?"

Wen Yanbo said: "In the end, it was Zeng Mingzhong who stepped forward and defined this case as an academic dispute, which calmed the storm."

Lu Gongzhu asked: "In other words, they never recognize the law of the rule of law?"

Wen Yanbo shook his head. “They just emphasize that speech should not be used as a crime, but they still believe that the law of the rule of law is a perverted doctrine.”

Sima Guang could not help but frown and said, "Then this matter has not yet been resolved."

Wen Yanbo nodded and said, "Zhang San must explain this clearly."

Sima Guang sighed heavily, "If we had known this would happen, we would not have come out."

Fu Bi said, "Zhang San really still owes a lesson!"

Sima Guang looked at Fu Bi, "What do you mean, Mr. Fu?"

Fu Bi said: "Do you still remember which subject Zhang San put in opposition to the law of the legal system?"

"Legalist method." Wen Yanbo said.

Fu Bi nodded and said, "But in fact, he explained in his first class that the current law is Confucianism, not Legalism. However, he used Legalism as an example on many issues. Although Confucianism was mentioned a lot, it was far inferior to Legalism."

Sima Guang smiled bitterly and said, "How can we ever reach a clear conclusion about the dispute over knowledge?"

Fu Bi said: "But Zhang San must explain clearly, otherwise, what happened today will definitely happen again."

Cao family.

“Daddy!”

Cao Dongdong, with a bruised face and nose, stood trembling in front of Cao Ping, his panda eyes revealing fear.

It must be said that Zhang Fei's tricks were quite effective. When Cao Ping saw his son being beaten like this, he couldn't help but get angry and asked, "They are still torturing you?"

Cao Dongdong rolled his eyes and said, "It was the child who resisted first, because the child was wronged."

Cao Ping knew that his son was wronged, otherwise he would not be so angry. He asked again: "Then do you know who has blamed you?"

Now he knew clearly that Cao Dongdong was most likely dragged in to accompany Zhang Fei. In fact, he had vaguely guessed that there might be some secret going on between the emperor and Zhang Fei.

Because of the previous incident at the police station, Zhao Xu had been cooperating with Zhang Fei.

Cao Dongdong immediately said, "I know, it's Zhang San! All this is caused by Zhang San, and I am implicated by him."

Cao Ping asked again: "What are you going to do?"

Cao Dongdong raised his lips and said, "It doesn't matter to me."

Cao Ping was startled and angrily asked, "It doesn't matter?"

Cao Dongdong said with disdain: "Zhang San's means of causing trouble are much worse than mine. Sooner or later, I will be implicated. We won't lose anything. Daddy can just let it go!"

Bang!

“Ouch!”

Alas. No matter how clever the method is, it can't stop you from seeking your own death!

Look at Zhang Fei, he is different. When he gets home he just acts pitiful. Gao Wenyin, Xiaotao and Li Si are all busy helping him take a bath and change his clothes.

It's really like a god's treatment.

"Be gentle! Ouch! It hurts so much!"

"How could they beat you like this?"

Gao Wenyin gently helped Zhang Fei wipe the medicinal wine, and her watery eyes shed tears as big as pearls from time to time.

Xu Zhiqian, who had been standing behind him in silence, finally couldn't help herself and snorted softly, "Sister Gao, please don't pity this guy. I'm afraid he got this injury by asking someone to beat him up."

At this point, she had of course guessed the secret dealings between Zhao Xu and Zhang Fei, and used words to counter words.

You say that speech is a crime, so let's expand it.

Gao Wenyin gently wiped away the tears from her eyes and asked curiously, "Why did Sanlang find someone to beat him up?"

"Him." Xu Zhiqian snorted, "Ask him himself."

Zhang Fei said awkwardly, "Madam, don't take it seriously. Zhiqian was just joking. If I hadn't had a mouth injury, I would have laughed out loud."

Gao Wenyin was not stupid either. She glanced at Zhang Fei, then at Xu Zhiqian, and stood up: "I'll go and warm the towel first, and then I'll apply it to you later."

Having said that, she went out with the basin of water.

After Gao Wenyin left, Zhang Fei gently patted the bedside, "Zhiqian, come and sit."

"snort!"

Xu Zhiqian simply turned her face away.

Zhang Fei sat up and pulled her to the bed.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Zhiqian raised her hand and broke free, but did not stand up.

"I know I've made you worried these days, but it's not my intention to hide it from you."

"Humph! Did you mean to hide it?"

"Uh, it's still intentional."

Zhang Fei hurriedly added: "But if I were given another chance, I wouldn't tell you either."

Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "Why?"

Zhang Fei said: "Because I don't want my father-in-law's reputation to be ruined by me."

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei said: "It's not that I don't trust you, nor do I want to make you worry. It's just that things like this are not fair and aboveboard. If you don't know, you are wronged and implicated, but if you know, you become accomplices.

I know your father and daughter's personalities very well. If you knew some things, you might feel guilty for the rest of your life."

He never told Xu Zun about the secret dealings between him and Zhao Xu, nor about the things he did in private, because Xu Zun's reputation was built up through decades of integrity, which was not easy for an official, so how could he bear to put a stain on it?

After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian's expression suddenly eased a lot, "Since you know, why do you still do these things?"

Zhang Fei smiled bitterly: "What else can I do?"

Xu Zhiqian was extremely angry and said, "Actually, this is not your fault. It's because those people couldn't argue with you that they used this method to deal with you."

Zhang Fei never gets angry about things like this. He will take revenge sooner or later anyway. He smiled and said, "You don't blame me?"

Xu Zhiqian pouted and asked, "What happened to your injury?"

Zhang Fei said: "I told Yanei and the others to beat them up."

Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "Did you really find someone to beat him up?"

Zhang Fei nodded.

Xu Zhiqian asked: "Why did you do this?"

Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm helping you vent your anger."

Xu Zhiqian was moved and angry at the same time. She said excitedly, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. I want to vent my anger, but I won't look for you. Am I such a person who can't tell right from wrong? Don't be so stupid next time. Bah, there can't be a next time."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then he embraced Xu Zhiqian in his arms, staring at her beautiful red lips, and couldn't help but lower his head.!

Suddenly, Qingmei's joyful voice was heard outside, "The master is back."

Xu Zhiqian jumped out of bed like lightning, tidied her clothes guiltily, and glared at Zhang Fei who was full of frustration.

With a squeak.

The door opened and Xu Zun walked in.

"Father-in-law."

"Just lie down."

Xu Zun quickly stopped Zhang Fei from getting out of bed, walked over, and asked incredulously: "Did they torture you?"

Zhang Fei glanced at Xu Zhiqian and said, "No, no."

Xu Zun asked curiously, "What about your injury?"

Zhang Fei hesitated to speak, "Because."

Xu Zhiqian kept winking at him, as if to say, don't say it was because of me.

Zhang Fei said truthfully: "I found someone to beat him up myself."

"ah?"

Xu Zun was immediately dumbfounded.

Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "This play has to be done in full!"

When he came out, many people were watching him. If they saw them talking and laughing, anyone could guess that the emperor was intentionally protecting him.

Xu Zun just smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Fei said again: "I'm sorry, father-in-law, this matter is mine!"

Xu Zun raised his hand and said, "I know you don't want to ruin my reputation."

Zhang Fei was surprised and said, "My father-in-law knows!"

"How can you hide your little thoughts from me?" Xu Zun sighed and said, "So, I never ask about these things."

He is also very principled, and knowing some things would really make it very difficult for him to do something.

He never blamed Zhang Fei. On the contrary, sometimes he even thought that his principles prevented him from providing much help to Zhang Fei.

Xu Zun added: "But this matter may not be over yet!"

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "But it is difficult for them to offend me with their words at the moment. This is very important to me."

Xu Zun nodded slightly: "So what are you going to do?"

Zhang Fei said: "Make up for the lesson of Confucianism."

(End of this chapter)