The magistrate and the judge both misunderstood each other. In addition, the magistrate was leading his men to cause trouble for the judge. So, the matter basically came to an outcome that Zhu Yunwen had expected.

The magistrate was in a fit of anger, but he hadn't expected that someone would come to report that the magistrate had brought a lot of constables to the travel agency.

The judge's face immediately darkened, and he said:

"That Magistrate Zhao is something else! Openly opposing me is one thing, but he even dares to bring people here directly? What, does he want to start a fight between us?"

After that, the judge, not to be outdone, waved his hand and said:

“Gather the officers and soldiers in charge of criminal justice. I want to see what this Magistrate Zhao is up to. We are all seventh-rank officials, and I want to see what he wants.”

As he spoke, he led dozens of officers and soldiers from the Criminal Justice Bureau, who quickly assembled and rushed to the entrance of the Criminal Justice Bureau.

There, Magistrate Zhao had just arrived with his constables, and the two sides were immediately on the verge of exchanging blows.

When Magistrate Zhao saw that Magistrate Zhang had brought out so many soldiers, his misunderstanding deepened. He assumed that Magistrate Zhang was going to start a major conflict with him to protect the two men, so he roared angrily:

"You scoundrel, Magistrate Zhang, you've gone too far!"

The magistrate, his teeth clenched, said:

"You surnamed Zhao, you're the one who's gone too far."

Both sides felt that the other was deliberately making excuses, so they didn't care what the other was saying and were only concerned with their anger, thinking about finding something to vent.

So Magistrate Zhao, full of pride, spoke up:

“Although you are also a seventh-rank official and a judge in the prefectural government, I am the most powerful person in this county. You have gone too far.”

The judge sneered:

"So what? I'm just doing my job. What, are you unhappy? Do you think that just because I touched your interests, you're going to make such a fuss? I thought you were really afraid."

And so, the two sides became increasingly entangled in misunderstandings.

Not far away, in the crowd, Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu silently watched all of this.

Only now did Zhao Qingzhu vaguely understand something, and she immediately said to Zhu Yunzhu beside her:

"So it was a scheme to sow discord. You're amazing. This opportunistic maneuver has achieved such an effect."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:

"It can't be said that I was going with the flow. It's just that there were already conflicts between the two sides, and this matter involved me in both of them."

With just a little manipulation, I can achieve this effect; that's what you call "dogs fighting."

Besides, neither of these two are good people. One of them commits all sorts of evil deeds in the county government and allows his children to run rampant.

One, however, is a prefectural judge who accepts bribes, neglects his duties, and becomes a corrupt official. If these two sides target each other, they will both suffer losses.

Zhao Qingzhu chuckled and said to Zhu Yuntong:

"This time you didn't use your status as the Crown Prince, it seems you were still able to keep these two local officials in line."

Zhu Yunwen stroked his chin and said:

"This is just the beginning! Don't forget I said there are big fish here. The big fish hasn't taken the bait yet. What are you two little shrimps doing jumping around here?"

Zhao Qingzhu didn't understand Zhu Yunwen's plan, so she continued to wait and watch the show unfold.

At this moment, the magistrate and the judge were on the verge of exchanging blows. In this tense atmosphere, the judge, unable to bear it any longer, spoke first:

"You brought so many people to my prison, you're really not taking me seriously. Since that's the case, I won't be polite."

The magistrate also said, "How can you be so impolite? Trying to scare me? No way."

Both sides waved their hands, and then their men rushed out, drawing their long swords and engaging in combat.

This scene made Zhu Yunwen, who was watching from a distance, laugh. Wasn't this the effect he wanted?

Once the two sides start fighting, some officials in this government office will inevitably become restless.

As expected, this farce between the two sides didn't last long. Soon, several officials arrived in sedan chairs.

The official who stepped down from the sedan chair was dressed in the robes of a fourth-rank official; needless to say, he was the local prefect.

This guy was fat and had a big head and ears. After getting off, he shouted angrily:

"Stop it, all of you! What are you doing?"

His shout immediately stopped both sides from fighting.

The judge and the magistrate stepped forward and each explained their reasons.

Clearly, both sides misunderstood. The judge claimed that the magistrate had sent people to cause trouble while he was handling the case, and even brought people to his court to stir up trouble.

The magistrate claimed that the judge had someone beat his daughter in the street and was even protecting that person, openly ordering his men to take the person away.

Both sides had their own version of events, each with their own logic, and both pointed out the other's mistakes. The key point is that when they both stood up and spoke at the same time, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

First of all, the judge, bewildered, said to the magistrate:

"When did I send anyone to beat your daughter?"

The magistrate asked with even greater confusion:

“I didn’t send anyone to cause you trouble. You were the one who had my daughter beaten and then protected them, so I came here.”

Seeing that both sides had their own reasons, the prefect snorted angrily and said:

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