"Master Sima, that boy is so abominable, why don't you punish him so severely that his entire family will be wiped out?"
After coming out of the hall, Shen Huaixiao quietly suggested to Sima Guang.
The emperor only told Sima Guang to handle it, but did not specify how much the fine would be.
Sima Guang's attitude towards the Zhang Fei issue was consistent with his personality. He was relatively calm and did not react too radically. He was more conservative, unlike Wang Anshi, who spared no effort to publicly support Zhang Fei.
Sima Guang glanced at Chen Huaixiao and laughed, "Even if he is fined to the point of losing all his wealth, he can't take the plaque away after all! As long as he has the plaque, he can appeal. Why should he go to such extremes and make the government lose face?"
The last half of the sentence is the key point. Shen Huaixiao nodded awkwardly, "Sima Xueshi is still very thoughtful."
In fact, he just wanted to push Zhang Fei into a corner, and it would be best if he could implicate Wang Anshi as well. Wang Anshi had just taken the initiative to express his intention to give Zhang Fei a severe punishment, which made him very disappointed.
But he really underestimated Wang Anshi. He did have some determination.
After he left, Wang Anshi came up quietly and asked, "How much is the fine?"
Sima Guang said: "One thousand strings of cash must be fined."
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Wang Anshi nodded slightly.
Sima Guang glanced at him and asked, "Are you scared?"
Wang Anshi snorted, "What am I afraid of?"
Sima Guang would not miss such an opportunity to tease Wang Anshi, "If you are not afraid, why didn't you say a few words to help Zhang San just now?"
Wang Anshi said: "I told you, it's you who are taking advantage of the situation!"
"You are such a scoundrel! I won't talk to you anymore. I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
Sima Guang looked at Wang Anshi with deep contempt and then left.
Wang Anshi sighed deeply, his face showing worry, and muttered to himself: "The road is long and arduous, I will search up and down."
This matter did not scare him, as he had seen this method before, but it also gave him a warning that this matter was by no means that easy!
We have to take it step by step and not act too hastily, as his influence in the court is not strong enough.
......
Sima Guang first ordered Kaifeng County to release the person, and then ordered the Bian Jing Law Firm to stop all taxable transactions except copyright, because the tax calculation of copyright was a cooperation between the Municipal Taxation Bureau and the law firm, which was serving the court. Of course, it was allowed, and the attitude was very clear. It was allowed to calculate, but it must be to serve the court, and it could not harm the interests of the court to make profits for oneself, and a fine of one thousand strings of cash was imposed.
This was really a slap in the face, which directly sent Zhang Fei back to earth from heaven.
However, this incident also made them see Zhang Fei's weakness. No matter how eloquent he was, he was just a troublemaker. As long as Xu Zhongtu could find a way to shut Wang Anshi's mouth, he would not be able to do it alone.
So what if he hit me?
This punishment undoubtedly boosted the morale of the court, because in the previous consecutive lawsuits, the court had sent out all its elite troops, but they were still unable to defeat Zhang Fei in court, which made their officials lose face and their morale was very low.
This time Zhang Fei was given a good lesson, and they also understood that litigation was Zhang Fei's specialty after all, and there was no need to compete with Zhang Fei in court.
board!
To deal with unruly people, you should use a stick.
Only one government office felt ashamed.
This yamen is Kaifeng Prefecture.
"Prefect Lu, we have really embarrassed ourselves this time." Li Kai shook his head and sighed.
While looking at the document, Lu Gong asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Kai said, "Look at Magistrate Wang. He beat him first and talked about it. What can Zhang San do? He can only accept the punishment. We are too kind to him, so he doesn't take us seriously at all. Next time he dares to come to complain, we will beat him first."
Lu Gong glanced at him and said, "Don't rush to judge. Let's wait and see. Wang Sinong also fought first and then talked, but what was the result?"
Li Kai was slightly stunned: "Does he dare to make trouble?"
Lu Gong said: "Who knows? At least the government did not take the plaque back, which proves that they still support him."
Li Kaishi shook his head and said, "I don't believe he dares to make trouble again this time. Although the government did not take back the plaque, it has ordered him to stop the tax-based business. It can be seen that the government is not on his side. I don't believe he is not afraid of death. If this matter continues, the consequences will be more than a small accomplice like him can bear."
Lu Gong frowned and said nothing.
really!
No matter what, the imperial court issued an order to punish the Bian Jing Law Firm. Although it was not fatal, it was also a warning to Zhang Fei not to get entangled in this matter.
After all, this concerns national affairs.
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Bian Jing Law Firm.
This person was released, but he was lifeless.
"Is everyone okay?"
Zhang Fei looked at the defeated soldiers who could only stand and asked with guilt on his face.
"No...it's okay."
Only Qiu Zhengwen answered.
The rest of the people remained silent.
How could they not blame Zhang Fei in their hearts? Many spies had advised Zhang Fei that doing so would anger the court, but Zhang Fei spoke with full confidence. In the end, he was not only arrested but also beaten. And you, on the other hand, put all the blame on us.
Zhang Fei said: "I was not thoughtful this time. The responsibility lies entirely with me. Therefore, I will give each of you 100 guan for medical expenses, and you can rest at home for a month with pay."
The eyes of the spies flashed when they heard this. One... one hundred strings of cash, and a month's paid vacation, so... just beat him.
Qiu Zhengwen was a little embarrassed, "But Third Brother, the court will have to fine us one thousand strings of cash, do we have that much money?"
Huang Mang and others looked at Qiu Zhengwen nervously, "You are a traitor, are we errand boys worthy of worrying about the owner?"
We deserve this.
"This amount of money is nothing."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "And I will add this compensation law to your contract. If this happens again in the future, we will compensate you according to the contract."
When Fan Li heard this, he refused to do it and said tremblingly: "Sanlang, why should we do this?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became nervous.
This money is certainly important, but if you don’t have a life to spend it, it will be a waste of time!
Zhang Fei also noticed everyone's nervousness, so he smiled and said, "I did this just to be on the safe side. With this compensation law, maybe everyone can feel more at ease."
Fan Li nodded slightly. It turned out that it was possible to appease people.
Others have even less objections, after all, this is a guarantee!
As he was speaking, Li Si came into the back hall and said, "Third brother, Grand Secretary Wang is here."
When everyone heard that Wang Anshi was coming, they felt a little more at ease. Yes, yes, yes, we have supporters in the court.
Zhang Fei stood up and said, "You guys go back and have a good rest for a while and forget about those unpleasant things."
"Yes, then we'll go back."
A group of spies, supporting each other, limped out of the back hall.
When Zhang Fei saw this scene, he felt only anger.
There was no way he was going to let this go.
After they left, Zhang Fei invited Wang Anshi to a private room in the backyard.
"You've been really reckless this time, and I can't give you much support."
When he saw Zhang Fei, Wang Anshi said with a little guilt.
In fact, he must have also planned to carry out land reforms, but he was completely unprepared now, and he could not take the political risk for Zhang Fei.
But he also felt a little sorry for Zhang Fei, and was also worried that this boy would do something bad out of impulse, so after thinking it over, he decided that he should talk to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei said with a wronged look on his face: "If I was really too reckless, maybe Wang Daxueshi would not have said this to me. I just went to provide some help to some farmers. Many officials have done the same. I am not going to check the taxes of those landlords..."
Having said that, he suddenly frowned.
Wang Anshi sighed, "That's true, but you chose a very bad time. No one dares to mess around with this matter. If something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility! So don't make any plans on this matter, and live a peaceful life for a while."
He also understood Zhang Fei's character. He knew that he would repay a favor and would also avenge a grudge. He was also afraid that Zhang Fei would be impulsive.
There is no way to reason about this matter. You won't even be brought to court, so you can't use your methods.
But after he finished speaking, Wang Anshi saw that Zhang Fei didn't even respond. He turned his head and saw Zhang Fei frowning, as if he was in a trance, so he shouted, "Zhang San?"
"ah?"
Zhang Fei woke up with a start and answered casually, "What do you mean, Grand Secretary Wang?"
Wang Anshi asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "I am reflecting on why the court is punishing me this time."
Wang Anshi said angrily: "Don't you understand this? Collecting taxes is the most important thing for the country. We cannot afford to make mistakes. If we go to court again and delay the collection of taxes, no one can afford it."
“No, no, no!”
Zhang Fei shook his head, "Grandmaster Wang didn't get to the point."
It's such a simple matter, but I still can't get to the point? Wang Anshi was angry and amused: "Then you tell me about it."
"money!"
Zhang Fei said: "It's all about money after all."
Wang Anshi wondered, "Isn't that what I meant?"
"But Grand Secretary Wang missed the point." Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "The most critical mistake I made in this matter was that I helped the farmers calculate taxes, which would cause the government officials to be afraid to collect taxes. If they dare not collect taxes, the court will not get any tax money, and the court's income will be reduced. If it is serious, it will affect the operation of the entire country, so no one dares to support me."
Wang Anshi nodded, "That's exactly what happened!"
"Then I can turn over a new leaf!"
Zhang Fei suddenly became excited and said, "I can help the court collect taxes. I can go against the court and collect money for it. Isn't that enough?"
Wang Anshi was stunned. "How can you, a spies, help?"
Zhang Fei said: "I can sue those big landlords for tax evasion and ask them to pay the full amount of tax. This can create tax revenue for the court. They can't say that I am delaying the court's tax collection!"
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