As soon as the emperor saw the news, the case immediately entered the trial process...
However, the voices of opposition from both inside and outside the government are getting louder and louder.
They hoped that the emperor would revoke his order.
Now in the court, facing Zhang Fei, both officials and scholars have completely lost their confidence.
When I heard that I was really going to file a lawsuit, my first reaction was that it was all over.
Completely disregarding Fan Chunren's feelings.
But unfortunately, even the defendants, led by Su Shi, were willing to go to court to contest the lawsuit with Zhang Fei.
This one is willing to fight and be beaten.
There is nothing we can do.
We can only pray for Buddha’s blessing.
...
...
Xiangguo Temple.
I saw a row of devout scholars kneeling in front of the Buddha statue in the main hall.
"Buddha, that Zhang San is a monster. Please, Buddha, take that monster away!"
"Please bless me, Buddha... Pray that Fan Sijian and his men will definitely win this time! Good will never prevail over evil, good will never prevail over evil."
.......
Cloud Taoist Temple.
I saw a Taoist priest holding a wooden sword in his right hand and a talisman in his left hand, stepping on a magic circle and chanting: "...Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, command the demon to be destroyed. Hurry and obey the command..."
A circle of scholars stood aside, with their fists clenched and tears in their eyes.
Let the thunder from heaven strike that evildoer!
......
Zhang family.
"Sanlang, just now someone rode a horse and threw a letter in front of the door, and then ran away. I...I didn't catch up with him."
Niu Beiqing came into the hall holding a letter angrily and said to Zhang Fei, "Why don't we set up a tripwire in front of the door to ensure that none of them can escape."
"No."
Zhang Fei smiled slightly and stretched out his hand again, "Give me the letter."
Niu Beiqing handed the letter to Zhang Fei, and said embarrassedly: "Sanlang, they didn't come when I was watching carefully. I was absent for a while just now, and they came. I guess they have been sending people to watch us all the time."
"That's enough."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's not your fault. Your responsibility is to make sure they don't throw torches in. They can throw any letters in."
Niu Beiqing patted his chest and said, "I promise, this is the last letter. I will never let them succeed again."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.
After Niu Beiqing left, Zhang Fei opened the letter. Xu Zhiqian beside him turned his head and asked, "What does it say?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "What else could it be? It's just that I'm ungrateful and despicable."
Xu Zhiqian sighed, "It's not even the morning yet and this is already the fourth one. It looks like we've really caused public outrage this time."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "But this also shows that they don't really have any confidence. They can only use this trick to disturb our minds. This is a recognition of my strength."
“Wuwuwu…!”
Suddenly they heard a cry. Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian turned their heads and saw Xiaotao walking in crying, holding a basket in one hand and wiping her tears with the other.
"Xiao Tao, what's wrong?"
Gao Wenyin walked out quickly from the side.
Xiao Tao sobbed, "Madam, I didn't betray my third brother."
Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian also walked out of the hall.
"Xiao Tao, what's going on?"
"Third brother, when I was selling vegetables just now, a few people suddenly surrounded me and stuffed a silver ingot into my pocket, asking me to steal the documents that Third brother prepared. I was very scared at the time, so I... I agreed to them, but I... I won't do this."...
"That's outrageous."
Xu Zhiqian was furious and said, "They actually did such a despicable thing."
Gao Wenyin was also anxious and asked, "Sanlang, what should we do now?"
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "What else can we do? Let's not go out for the time being.
.
This time Zhang Fei really stood against all the scholars. Putting aside the reputation of Song Minqiu and Su Shi, if he were to win, perhaps everyone would not be able to discuss current affairs happily as before.
This concerns the rights and interests of every reader.
But no one believed that Fan Chunren and his team could win.
They could only try every possible means to harass Zhang Fei.
During the day he threw letters and cursed Zhang Fei, and at night he secretly went to Zhang's house and beat drums and gongs.
This really made Zhang Fei complain.
I can only take a nap at noon.
finally!
Finally the trial day arrived.
As usual, the Zhang family's door was crowded with people.
They are not here to cheer, but to curse.
But after waiting for a long time, the door still didn't open, which made the emotional scholar feel very frustrated.
......
Kaifeng Prefecture.
In Zhao Yan's lounge, there were bursts of cheers.
Zhang Fei was seen lying on the couch and snoring. It turned out that Wang Anshi had received news that thousands of scholars would block Zhang Fei at the door today. He was also worried that the situation would get out of control, so he arranged for someone to quietly send him to Kaifeng Prefecture to rest overnight.
I heard a creak and the door opened.
Zhang Fei opened his eyes slightly, and saw a beautiful figure coming into view, "Madam."
The person who came was Gao Wenyin. Now in life, Zhang Fei really can't do without Gao Wenyin.
Gao Wenyin came to the window and whispered, "Sanlang, it's time to get up."
"Um."
Zhang Fei sat up and rubbed his eyes. "It feels like I haven't slept so soundly in a long time."
After seeing this, Gao Wenyin couldn't help but sigh, "Sanlang, why are you doing this?"
Zhang Fei glanced at her and said with a smile, "Life is like this, first bitter then sweet."
With Gao Wenyin's help, Zhang Fei washed up, put on the battle robe embroidered with an eagle, and went out.
Wang Anshi was already sitting in the side room waiting for him.
"I'm in good spirits."
When Wang Anshi saw Zhang Fei, he couldn't help but smile.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I'm really risking my life in this lawsuit!"
Wang Anshi jokingly asked, "Wasn't it before?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "So I'm used to it."
Wang Anshi suddenly sighed, "I have to admit that I was too simplistic about this matter. It almost led to a disaster!"
Those people's behavior really made him feel uneasy.
If he really stepped on it, he might really get stuck.
In fact, almost no one supports him.
This shows how seriously everyone takes this statement.
Zhang Fei glanced at Wang Anshi, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Grand Scholar Wang, this is just a lawsuit. When the time comes, your new law..."
When the new law was mentioned, Wang Anshi's eyes immediately became firm, "If reforming the law was so simple, it would not be my turn to do it."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, and said no more. ….
Wang Anshi added: "It is said that this time Su Ziyu is acting as Fan Chunren's assistant. The Su brothers are not mediocre people. You have to be careful."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I can't lose."
Wang Anshi likes this kind of confident people.
At this time, Xu Zhiqian also arrived.
After all, she was a woman, so she did not follow Zhang Fei to Kaifeng Mansion to rest.
The young couple came to the front yard together and saw that it was already crowded with people, but it was very quiet. Everyone had a numb expression and dull eyes, as if they were about to go to the execution ground. Unlike in the past, everyone was still discussing a few words.
This is already a loss.
There are even many people who think that Kaifeng Prefecture is an ominous place.
Fan Chunren looked relaxed.
Zhang Fei came and walked over, "Zhang San, what they did was definitely not what we wanted. I hope they didn't affect you."
Xu Zhiqian snorted, "How could it not have an impact?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Chunren couldn't help but feel guilty, "Actually, I have tried to stop them, but..."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Fan Sijian doesn't need to feel guilty. In fact, I am very worried about Fan Sijian."
Fan Chunren was surprised and asked, "Why are you worried about me?"
Zhang Fei said: "If Fan Sijian can't win even in this situation, then it would be hopeless."
Fan Chunren was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly: "First of all, I am absolutely sure that I can beat you this time. Secondly, even if I lose, I will not feel desperate, because you can't win all the time."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Then I feel relieved."
Fan Chunren smiled and said, "Now I feel relieved."
After talking for a while, both sides went to the side and prepared to go to class.
After a while, the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture slowly opened and was instantly filled with people, all of them scholars.
The common people didn't care about this lawsuit at all, and it really had nothing to do with them directly. Some people who wanted to join in the fun gave up when they saw so many scholars.
Zhao Yan, dressed in official uniform, came to the stage in high spirits and sat down, then slammed the gavel with great dignity.
Both sides immediately stood aside and kept quiet.
The sound of "mighty" is deep and powerful.
When Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian came out from the right corridor, there was a deafening roar of boos.
Zhao Yan did not stop them. After all, he had not asked any questions yet. It would be better to let them vent their emotions so as not to interrupt them when they asked questions.
Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian had anticipated this situation, so they sat down calmly and began to prepare the documents.
When Fan Chunren and Su Che came out, cheers broke out again.
If judging by public opinion, Zhang Fei would not have a chance of winning.
When the time came, Zhao Yan slammed the gavel and shouted, "Silence."
The doorway gradually became quiet.
Immediately, Zhao Yan summoned the defendant Su Shi to the court.
"Su Zizhan, we support you."
"Zizhan, teach that scoundrel a lesson."
......
When Su Shi entered the classroom, there were bursts of cheers and encouragement coming from the door.
Su Shi was also a man of character. He bowed gracefully toward the door and said, "Don't worry, I won't lose to that kid Zhang San."
This sentence boosted the morale of the team. ….
But Fan Chunren and Su Che felt a headache.
Brother, you are the defendant now. You are not asked to perform on the stage. Why are you paying attention to those people outside the door?
Zhao Yan was also stunned. This was the first time he had seen such an arrogant defendant. He said, "Su Shi, what are you doing? If you continue to act like this, don't blame me for punishing you for contempt of justice."
"Huh? Sorry, sorry."
Su Shi bowed repeatedly and quickly went to sit in the dock. Since the defendants this time were all prominent, he was treated very well.
Zhang Fei stood up and said, "Mr. Su, do you still remember where you were on the night of the third day of this month?"
Su Shi smiled provocatively, "Remember, I was drinking with a few friends at Panlou that night."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Do you still remember what you said at that time?"
Su Shi said, "I said a lot that night, how can I remember everything?"
Zhang Fei looked down at the document and read a paragraph, which was the same paragraph that appeared in the tabloid. Then he asked Su Shi, "Did you say this at the time?"
Su Shi nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder how you got the news that Wang Xueshi requested that tabloids be banned from discussing current affairs?"
Su Shi said, "I also heard it from my colleagues."
"Colleague." Zhang Fei
He nodded and said, "Then can I assume that if you were not an official, you would not have known about this at the time."
"I object."
Fan Chunren immediately stood up and said, "Zhang San's words are obviously generalizing and misleading..."
Before he could finish, Zhang Fei said, "I've finished asking questions."
Then he sat down.
Xu Zhiqian whispered, "It seems that Fan Sijian has indeed made a lot of progress!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's hard to tell right now."
Fan Chunren stood up and said, "I hope to summon Wang Xueshi to the court to testify."
Zhao Yan immediately summoned Wang Anshi to the classroom.
Su Shi stood up and sat aside to rest.
Wang Anshi once swore that he would never sit in the witness stand again because it was too painful, but this time he did not feel any resentment because he believed that it was his own mistake and he had to bear the consequences.
Fan Chunren asked, "Do you remember, Mr. Wang, what you were doing on the morning of the third day of the Chinese New Year?"
Wang Anshi said, "I am discussing matters with the emperor in the Chuigong Hall."
"What are you discussing?"
"On whether to ban tabloids from discussing current affairs."
"I wonder where Mr. Wang went after the meeting?" Fan Chunren asked again.
Hearing this, Zhang Fei whispered: "He has indeed made progress."
Wang Anshi said, "I went to the genuine bookstore."
Fan Chunren asked, "I wonder why Mr. Wang went to the genuine bookstore?"
Wang Anshi said, "I will go and inform Zhang San of the court's decision and ask him to stop publishing tabloids."
Fan Chunren asked, "Is it about prohibiting tabloids from discussing current affairs?"
Wang Anshi nodded.
Fan Chunren asked, "Can Mr. Wang ensure that Zhang San did not reveal a word to anyone after learning about this?"
Wang Anshi shook his head: "No."
Fan Chunren asked, "If Zhang San leaks this to the outside world, would it be considered as leaking imperial secrets?"
Wang Anshi shook his head and said, "Of course not."
Fan Chunren said, "I have finished asking questions."
96.
Nancy Kitakyo
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