“Daddy!”
Xu Zhiqian, who had been pretending to be calm and comforting everyone at home, finally couldn't help herself when she saw Xu Zun coming back, and a layer of mist immediately gathered in her clear eyes.
"Daddy already knows."
Xu Zun nodded and said, "But don't worry too much. Given the relationship between Guan Jia and Zhang San, this shouldn't be dangerous."
But the tone was not so certain.
Xu Zhiqian also felt that this matter was a bit strange. The newspaper was obviously planned by Zhang Fei and the emperor. However, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. This case has caused a lot of trouble in the city. Who can rest assured? She asked, "But why?"
Xu Zun shook his head and sighed, "Dad has no clue yet. By the way, did Zhang San say anything when he left?"
Xu Zhiqian shook her head. "He just winked at me. Oh, Cao Yanei and Ma Xiaoyi were also there at the time. They were all captured together."
"Cao Yanei?"
Xu Zun frowned and thought for a while. "It's not surprising that someone took the opportunity to impeach Zhang San. This kind of thing is bound to be attacked. It happened a lot in ancient times. But Zhang San's actions are suspicious... Now that things have come to this, we can only wait and see."
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...
If he didn't know the relationship between Zhang Fei and Zhao Xu, he would feel that he is in danger now, because this matter is getting bigger and bigger. Not only in the court, but also in the folks, many people are criticizing Zhang Fei, and the posture of the Censorate is to beat Zhang Fei to death.
It is precisely because of this that he really doesn't dare to act rashly and seek justice for Zhang Fei, so as not to end up losing more than he gains.
Because he didn't know what was going on between the emperor and Zhang Fei.
......
"Your Majesty, I, Cao Ping, pay my respects to you."
"No need to be polite."
Zhao Xu raised his hand slightly to signal, and then asked curiously: "Why is the Chief Superintendent so eager to see me?"
Didn't he know? Cao Ping glanced at Zhao Xu secretly, but he didn't see anything, so he replied, "It's like this. Not long ago, my rebellious son went to Zhang San's house to inquire about the Great Song Charity Foundation's donation to our police station, but he never thought that he would be taken away by the people of the Imperial City Department."
"Is there such a thing?"
Zhao Xu was slightly surprised, and then said, "I did order the Censorate to investigate Zhang San's case, but this case has nothing to do with Dong Dong."
Cao Ping hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true."
Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry, this may just be a misunderstanding. I will send someone to ask about it later. Dongdong will be fine."
Cao Ping was stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Does the Chief Superintendent have anything else to say?"
"Uh...no more, I'll take my leave."
After leaving the palace, Ma Tianhao, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came over immediately and said, "Brother Cao, where are Dongdong and Xiaoyi? Why didn't they come out with you?"
Cao Ping seemed to be thinking about something, and looked up at him, "The emperor doesn't seem to know about this, but I feel that the emperor knows about it."
Ma Tianhao found it a bit confusing and looked at Cao Ping blankly.
Cao Ping calmly analyzed: "If this was just an accident, the government should have sent someone to release Dongdong and Xiaoyi immediately, but the government only said that they would send someone to inquire later. This doesn't make sense."
Ma Tianhao said: "Maybe this case is very serious, so the government is unwilling to release him easily."
Cao Ping chuckled twice: "Don't you know what kind of people Dong'er and Xiaoyi are? Even if we let them get into trouble, they won't be able to do anything big. But Zhang San is a quirky kid who often does things unexpectedly. I don't think this matter is that simple!"
Ma Tianhao said: "Will Xiaoyi and the others be in danger?"
Cao Ping hesitated for a moment, and said uncertainly: "It shouldn't be dangerous, but the current situation in the court is very unfavorable to Zhang San. That kid has too many enemies. Let's go home and wait for news. At this moment, don't act rashly."
Seeing that Cao Ping had no way to get the man out immediately, Ma Tianhao was anxious and angry. He only had this one son, so he gritted his teeth and said, "When that kid gets out, I'm going to beat him to death."
really!
This really deserves a beating.
They were so frightened outside that they couldn't sleep or eat, while Cao Dongdong, Ma Xiaoyi and Zhang Fei were sitting in the Imperial City Bureau playing mahjong and drinking hot wine, with two maids serving them.
It turned out that when the wine and food were delivered, Cao Dongdong casually said, "If we want to play mahjong, we have to find someone to pour the wine."
Unexpectedly, the other party actually agreed, but he had to pay for it.
If Ma Tianhao and Cao Ping saw this scene, they would have to kill these two guys.
There were not many cards left on the table, and the atmosphere was solemn. Cao Dongdong looked at the two guys who had just called him brothers. They had fierce eyes and were staring at him like hungry wolves. After thinking for a while, he played a card.
"chick!"
"All the same color, one dragon, bring one."
Zhang Fei immediately turned over the cards.
"What! Another shot?"
Cao Dongdong said depressedly.
"Luck! Luck!"
Zhang Fei chuckled and stared at the instructions next to him, "Let me calculate the points first."
Ma Xiaoyi rushed over, stretched out his hand and knocked down Cao Dongdong's cards, and immediately wailed: "Brother, why don't you play the red center."
Cao Dongdong asked stupidly, "Is there no one winning in Hongzhong?"
"I'm a big three!"
Ma Xiaoyi said depressedly: "I have been playing for so long, but this is the first time I have made such a big hand. I can make back my money in this one hand."
"......?"
Cao Dongdong even wanted to break up with him.
"After counting the money, it's not much, just thirty-two strings of cash."
"That's not much."
Cao Dongdong pushed the cards in front of him and said, "I don't want to play anymore. You are the only one winning. It's really boring."
Zhang Fei smiled innocently and said, "It's not that bad. I only won more than 500 strings of cash in total, but I have to pay 240 strings of cash for the service fee alone."
The consumption here is almost ten times more expensive than that in Baifanlou!
Fortunately, these three people are all rich people and don’t care about the price.
After hearing this, Cao Dongdong suddenly glanced at the maidservants standing by and said, "Two little sisters, how many tens of coins do you earn just by standing here?"
One of the maids said, "We helped Yanei pour wine!"
Cao Dongdong snorted, "There are also people pouring wine in Baifanlou, but they only give one string of coins at most. You guys make money too easily. It's cold sleeping alone in the winter."
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Brother, there are three of us, so it won't be cold if we squeeze together."
Cao Dongdong kicked him directly and said, "Who wants to sleep with you? You and Zhang San go to bed and have a rest first. I want to have a few drinks with the two girls."
He winked at them, as if to say, "Stay out of the way, both of you. Just do what you need to do."
You really want to do something here? Although this is indeed more exciting, does the Imperial City Bureau have no face? Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go to bed first."
He jumped directly onto the bed, covered himself with the quilt, rolled himself up, and fell into a deep sleep.
Ma Xiaoyi, who had been drinking all day, was feeling sleepy. He was not that hungry for women, so he just fell into bed.
"Fuck! Little Pony, what are you doing? Put your feet down quickly."
"Third brother, hold me and sleep to keep warm."
"Get lost! Two men hugging each other, and there are two women watching. I can't afford to lose face like this."
I could faintly hear Cao Dongdong calling the two maids, "Two little sisters, come sit down and have a few drinks with me. I don't like drinking alone."
"yes."
"Why are you sitting so far away? It's warmer here, brother."
"Thank you for your concern, it's quite warm here too."
"Really? Impossible. Let me try it. It's really warm."
Listening to Cao Dongdong's bragging, Zhang Fei and Ma Xiaoyi soon fell asleep.
......
The next day, early morning.
Zhang Fei was awakened gently by someone.
"Sanlang, Sanlang!"
"Um?"
"The Censorate sent someone over to take you there."
"oh."
Zhang Fei rubbed his eyes, sat up, looked around, and saw Ma Xiaoyi sleeping soundly with his head buried in the quilt. It was obvious that he was drunk.
Cao Dongdong was lying directly on the table with his saliva all over the floor. It seemed that he was not successful last night. However, he was still covered with a quilt so he would not catch a cold.
"Send someone to fetch some water."
Zhang Fei just treated it as if he was at home.
The man said, "If you tidy up too neatly, Sanlang, I'm afraid they will find out."
“That’s right!”
Zhang Fei simply reached out and ruffled his hair, "Let's go."
......
Censorate.
"Middle noble?"
Jiang Zhiqi and Peng Siyan, who had been preparing all night, couldn't wait to come to the lobby of the Censorate early in the morning. They were stunned when they saw Lan Yuanzhen sitting inside.
Lan Yuanzhen stood up and bowed to the two of them, then said, "I am here to inspect on orders from the government. You two should know that this case has attracted a lot of attention and the government is taking it very seriously. We must not be negligent and must investigate thoroughly. We must not let go of any suspicious points, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future."
Jiang Zhiqi couldn't help but show joy when he heard this, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will investigate thoroughly and will never let you down."
"That's good!" Lan Yuanzhen nodded.
Just then, an official came in and said, "Reporting to Censor Jiang and Censor Peng, the suspect Zhang San has been brought in."
"pass."
The Censorate was only an internal supervisory department that only interrogated officials. It was impossible for common people to come here to watch the trial, and naturally there would be no such high-handedness as in Kaifeng Prefecture.
After a while, Zhang San was brought to the classroom.
Jiang Zhiqi saw that although Zhang Fei had disheveled hair and a haggard face, his clothes were intact and there was no bloodstain. He felt a little depressed, thinking that the Imperial City Bureau was too merciful.
"Who is in the hall?"
Jiang Zhiqi slammed the gavel.
"Your humble servant Zhang Fei greets the two imperial censors."
Zhang Fei bowed.
Jiang Zhiqi asked, "Zhang Fei, after investigation by this official, you mentioned the law of the rule of law when you were lecturing at the Imperial College a few days ago. You disturbed the moral order, violated the law and discipline, and attempted to overthrow the country. Do you plead guilty?"
Zhang Fei shouted hurriedly, "Unfair! This is really unfair! I have no such intention. I am a small clerk in Lushi Lane. I have no achievements and my ancestors were all farmers. I never thought about giving lectures at the Imperial Academy. It was Sima Xueshi who forced me to go. I have no knowledge, so I can only imagine it myself. I don't know much about the principles and laws."
Jiang Zhiqi frowned slightly and asked, "You said Sima Guang forced you to go?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "You two censors should know that it was Scholar Sima who recommended me. Otherwise, how could I be an official?"
Peng Siyan asked, "But why did Scholar Sima force you to go to the Imperial Academy to give lectures?"
Zhang Fei said, "He said that I was more knowledgeable about litigation, and Sima Xueshi's judicial reform included the establishment of a procuratorate, so he wanted me to give a lecture on litigation."
Peng Siyan asked again: "Since you are asked to teach litigation, why do you want to teach the law of the legal system?"
Zhang Fei immediately said: "I mentioned this point after the third class. The rule of law will encourage litigation."
As he spoke, he roughly reiterated the specific reasons, saying that under the legal system, litigation would definitely be encouraged.
Then he continued, "In fact, after the first class, I didn't want to go on anymore, but Sima Xueshi forced me to continue. He even came to my house and forced me to go. My servants, my father-in-law and my fiancée can all testify. I even mentioned it in class, and the students knew about it. If I had any bad intentions, why would I refuse?"
Jiang Zhiqi asked, "You mean it was Sima Guang who forced you to talk about the law of the system?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I think I can say that. I feel ashamed myself. I haven't read much, so how can I go to the Imperial Academy to give lectures? Giving a lecture is embarrassing enough, but Sima scholar forced me to give a lecture."
Jiang Zhiqi asked, "Do you know why he wants to talk to you?"
Zhang Fei thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because after the first class, everyone felt that what I said made sense and wanted me to continue. For example, Mr. Fu was very supportive of my legal system."
"Asshole!"
Jiang Zhiqi said: "Mr. Fu is the prime minister of the dynasty, he is talented and well-educated, how could he be deceived by your perverse theories?"
Zhang Fei immediately said: "I heard that it was Lord Fu who suggested that the government revise the Song Dynasty Criminal Code based on the law of the legal system."
Jiang Zhiqi was slightly stunned, "Who told you that?"
"Master Sima told me."
Zhang Fei continued, "It's not just Mr. Fu, but also those students and many scholars who attended the class. They are all very supportive. I know my own abilities. I had no choice but to go to the Imperial College. I have never mentioned the law of the rule of law to outsiders. It was those students and scholars who promoted the law of the rule of law. If it weren't for them, this would never have happened. I am really wronged!"
Jiang Zhiqi angrily scolded: "You are talking nonsense. It's fine to say that those students were bewitched by you, but how could those scholars support you?"
Zhang Fei said: "After three classes, only Master Yan, Grand Secretary Wang, Duke Wen, and Prime Minister Ji raised some objections. The rest of the scholars and officials did not say anything."
"Not saying anything means support?"
"At least it proves that they don't object. If they objected, they would have said it. If they thought I was talking nonsense, they wouldn't have come to listen to all three classes!"
Zhang Fei said: "And the two censors can also check. They must have talked about this legal system outside. I have heard it all. To be honest, I felt very ashamed at the time. How could I be recognized by these scholars and officials?"
Jiang Zhiqi glanced at Lan Yuanzhen again, and saw the old eunuch sitting in the chair and nodding frequently.
Peng Siyan suddenly asked, "You said you haven't read any books, but you were recognized by Mr. Fu and others. Where did you get all this knowledge from? Is it all your own imagination?"
Zhang Fei hesitated, "It is undeniable that my father-in-law has taught me a lot about the law."
Peng Siyan immediately asked, "Xu Zun, Xu Zhongtu?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Peng Siyan asked again: "Did Xu Zun teach you this law of the system?"
Zhang Fei shook his head: "That's not the case, but I have discussed it with my father-in-law."
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