For Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, this article was really effortless. In just half a day, they wrote two articles each. One was written with their right hand, which was at their normal level, but the other was written with their left hand, completely according to Zhang Fei's level and wording, and was very rough.
Why use the left hand?
It's very simple, I'm just afraid that people will recognize that this is my handwriting.
Bian Jing Law Firm.
"Junshi! Do you think this is a case of the snipe and the clam fighting, but the fisherman is the winner?"
Wang Anshi turned his head to look at Sima Guang standing beside him and said with emotion.
Sima Guang said expressionlessly: "We brought this upon ourselves, so we can't blame anyone else."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "I'm not complaining, I just...I just think this is ridiculous! Haha..."
Just now, the two of them were arguing fiercely, both wanting to implant their own governing philosophy into the system, because they still could not get rid of traditional ideas and believed that there was no clear boundary between laws and decrees.
Zhang Fei only said one sentence: I would like to make a suggestion.
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The result is 100 million points.
After writing four articles, I basically wrote them according to Zhang Fei's opinions.
There is no way.
Both of them are on guard against each other, so ultimately the opinion of a third party becomes particularly important.
Zhang Fei would say something from time to time, and then another sentence from time to time, and as a result, they really became gunmen.
In fact, they all knew in their hearts that Zhang Fei was taking advantage of them, but there was nothing they could do.
Zhang Fei was talking about the law, but they were arguing over the philosophy of governing the country, so it was impossible for them to put aside their prejudices against each other and turn their guns against Zhang Fei.
At this time, a carriage slowly drove over.
Sima Guang said first: "Jiefu, you go first, I still have something to discuss with Zhang Fei."
"Then I'll take my leave now."
Wang Anshi still had great trust in Sima Guang's character. Since it had been decided, Sima Guang would never instigate Zhang Fei to revise the article later.
Just after Wang Anshi left, Zhang Fei hurried out the door, looked around, and panted slightly, "Is Wang Xueshi gone?"
"Just left."
Sima Guang asked again: "Have you finished your work?"
Zhang Fei scratched his head and smiled, "I was originally planning to send it to the genuine bookstore right away, but after thinking about it, I decided to take it back to my father-in-law first. He will definitely ask about it then, and I am reluctant to dictate the articles of the two grand secretaries."
"Can't you find time to practice?" Sima Guang said with a wry smile: "This has already established a school of thought. Your calligraphy, your writing...!"
Zhang Fei said: "I have practiced, and I think my handwriting is pretty good now."
Sima Guang nodded and said, "That's progress. At least he won't admit his mistakes."
He was too lazy to talk anymore, so he raised his hand and the two of them walked along the street.
"When this article is published, coupled with the emperor's order, you will surely be very successful."
"Mr. Sima, please believe me on this. This will only bring trouble to me." Zhang Fei said in great distress.
Sima Guang glanced at him and said, "Since ancient times, there have been many wise men who are extremely smart and talented, but none of them could do what you have done. Yet you still regard it as a problem."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Isn't this worthy of reflection?"
Sima Guang was startled, pondered for a moment, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "When things get chaotic, we miss the past."
Sima Guang frowned and said, "When things get chaotic, do you miss the past?"
Zhang Fei nodded: "Just like Confucius, during the wars in the Spring and Autumn Period, he missed the Zhou rituals, the past, and the peaceful and prosperous times, but he ignored that the wars at that time also originated from the past. Sometimes we should look forward."
After saying this, he saw Sima Guang was in deep thought, so he added: "I just said it casually, Sima Guang, don't take it seriously."
"Although I disagree, in my opinion, Confucius' nostalgia for the past also means learning lessons, rather than simply returning to the past. But I have to admit that what you said does make sense. And."
Sima Guang laughed again and said, "And your words alone are enough to prove why the law of the system comes from your mouth."
His conservatism does not mean that he would not change. He also wanted to change, but his reforms were relatively conservative and not as radical as Wang Anshi's.
Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you! Thank you!"
Sima Guang's expression changed, and he said seriously, "I asked you to enter the Law School before, firstly, because I really wanted you to teach litigation, and secondly, because I wanted to send you to another place to serve as an official next year. But I never thought that you would become such a big hit, so this plan..."
"constant."
Zhang Fei replied.
Sima Guang was stunned. He seemed not to have expected Zhang Fei's resolute answer.
Zhang Fei explained: "In my opinion, everyone can talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, the key is whether they can be put into practice. Of course, the most important thing is that I don't want to stay here and establish a school of thought. It's lonely up there, and I don't have much knowledge. If I take a few more classes, I'm afraid my true colors will be exposed. It's better to go out and avoid the limelight."
Sima Guang laughed out loud when he heard this, "Good boy, you are really different."
As he said this, his smile faded, "Then wait a little longer."
Zhang Fei was stunned and asked, "What are you waiting for?"
Sima Guang said, "After Lord Fu has revised some of the laws, you will go with him."
At this point, he sighed, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I don't understand your legal system as thoroughly as Wang Jiefu and Fu Gong, and I'm always worried about this. When those people impeached you before, I didn't speak up for you because I thought maybe you didn't think so, but if this law falls into the hands of others, they might do it this way.
After much thought, I still think that if you are still willing to serve as an official in another place next year, then you can try it. I will feel more at ease with this!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Master Sima, rest assured, I won't force you. If it doesn't work, I will take it back in time."
Sima Guang said: "I believe you. After all, this is not revenge on others, so why would you care about it?"
Is this a compliment or an insult? Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "Oh, right! If I go, Zhiqian will go with me...!"
Sima Guang said: "I will recommend Xu Lingxiao to work at the Imperial College then."
"Thank you, Master Sima."
......
When they returned home, all the guests had left. They didn't care whether Zhang Fei was there or not. They were all playing mahjong, leaving the Zhang family's house in a mess.
Niu Beiqing and Li Si were moving the square tables to the backyard or returning them to their neighbors, while Gao Wenyin and Xiaotao were cleaning the living room.
"Saburo is back."
"Um."
Zhang Fei nodded, but couldn't bear to see Gao Wenyin so tired, so he said, "It seems that we need to hire a few more servants."
Xiao Tao nodded repeatedly, "Okay! Okay!"
Gao Wenyin said, "Weddings like this don't happen many times a year, so it's really not worth spending extra money on them."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Then why do I work so hard to make money?"
Gao Wenyin added: "It's not a matter of money. If there are too many people, the relationship will become complicated. I think it's fine with just a few of us."
Indeed! Neither she nor Xu Zhiqian is good at disciplining servants. With too many people, problems are more likely to arise. Zhang Fei nodded, "Okay! I'll follow what Madam says."
Then he added: "But this year we must give Xiaotao a bonus for the New Year."
Xiao Tao's worry turned into joy, "Thank you, Third Brother."
“Do a good job!”
Zhang Fei laughed and said to Gao Wenyin, "Madam, I'll go to the Xu family first."
Gao Wenyin smiled and said, "Go quickly."
When we arrived at Xu's house, we saw brother and sister Xu Zun and Xu Lingxiao sitting in the room, as well as a young woman in her early twenties. This young woman was Xu Lingxiao's wife, Mu Zhen.
Zhang Fei quickly stepped forward and saluted Xu Zunxing, then awkwardly bowed to Xu Lingxiao: "Brother-in-law, I'm really sorry for what happened earlier. I...I was too excited at the time and couldn't control myself."
Xu Lingxiao smiled and said, "So you are so excited because you want to marry my little sister as soon as possible."
The look in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Fei was no longer as confused as before.
Obviously Xu Zun had already told Xu Lingxiao about Zhang Fei's affairs.
Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and glanced at Xu Zhiqian. Seeing her blushing and shyly avoiding his gaze, he bowed to Mu Zhen again: "Sister-in-law."
Mu Zhen was naturally a lady from a wealthy family. Yingying returned the greeting and said, "I just heard Daddy tell me about Sanlang's story. It was really full of twists and turns and was thrilling."
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, sister-in-law."
Zhang Fei answered tremblingly. Seeing that even the emperor was not so nervous, there was nothing he could do. He still had only a vague understanding of the etiquette and was afraid that he would fail in some action.
Xu Zun smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will ask someone to find an auspicious date to arrange your marriage with Qian'er as soon as possible."
Zhang Fei said excitedly: "Thank you, father-in-law."
"By the way! How was your conversation?"
Xu Zun was still thinking about this matter. He originally wanted to participate, but it happened that his son came back.
Zhang Fei immediately took out the article and said, "This is written by Scholar Sima and Scholar Wang. Please have a look, Father-in-law."
The articles by Mr. Wang and Mr. Sima?
Xu Lingxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Brother-in-law, can I...can I see?"
He was not very interested in legal matters, but he liked articles and poems. The key point was that these were articles by Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Of course."
Hearing this, Xu Lingxiao didn't care about etiquette, he stood up and came behind Xu Zun to watch with him. Mu Zhen was also very talented and quietly came to Xu Lingxiao's side.
The couple was fascinated by the scene.
Xu Zhiqian did not join in the fun. She came to Zhang Fei and whispered, "You are really amazing. You asked Wang Xueshi and Sima Xueshi to write articles for you at the same time. Apart from the emperor, you may be the only one who can do this."
Zhang Fei whispered, "Who cares if they join in the fun? They are not easy to please."
Then he whispered, "But your brother and sister-in-law seem to be very interested in this article."
Xu Zhiqian said: "These articles and poems are what they are most fascinated with. When they were at home, they talked about these all day long."
Zhang Fei said: "Then you are quite boring."
"It's quite helpless..." Xu Zhiqian suddenly realized halfway through her words, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "It's not interesting."
Xu Zun did not bother to appreciate Wang Anshi's literary talent. He was only interested in the content. After reading it, he handed the article to Xu Lingxiao and his wife. The couple felt like they had found a treasure and went aside to appreciate it carefully.
Xu Zun smiled at Zhang Fei and said, "This article is beyond my expectations!"
Zhang Fei said truthfully: "They are on guard against each other everywhere, so the article they wrote is naturally quite conventional."
Xu Zun smiled and nodded, saying, "Will this article be published in the Mingshi Newspaper?"
Zhang Fei nodded, and said depressedly: "I am afraid that it will cause endless troubles and may even implicate my father-in-law."
Xu Zun glanced at him with a hint of dissatisfaction, "When have I ever blamed you?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant."
Xu Zun sighed, "You are good in everything except your studies. Many people in the court say that I am a charlatan and I like to show off my knowledge. I don't care at all. If I can't put my knowledge into practice, what's the point of learning it? When this article is published, they will only envy and be jealous of me. Isn't this a kind of happiness?"
He was more open-minded in this regard and never got fussy about details. Otherwise, given Zhang Fei's words and deeds, he would definitely not marry his daughter to him.
In fact, he has always admired Zhang Fei's wit in court.
However, this legal method was indeed somewhat unexpected to him. It was completely different from wit.
Xu Zhiqian smiled slyly and said, "Dad misunderstood him. He is not a coward."
Xu Zun asked: "What is that?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "He is afraid that others will ask too much of him. Normally, let alone practicing calligraphy, he finds it tiring to write just one word."
Zhang Fei nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Zhi Qian still understands me."
After seeing this, Xu Zun was speechless.
It's really true that comparing yourself with others makes you feel thwarted.
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