The verdict
Is that the verdict
A blockbuster movie turned into an advertisement in the blink of an eye.
this... ...
Not to mention the people watching the game were dumbfounded, even Qian Yi who came to confront them was dumbfounded.
"Wait... Wait a minute!"
When Fu Bi was helped up by the servant, Qian Yi finally reacted and shouted subconsciously: "Mr. Fu, I am your humble official, no, I am a commoner..."
He stuttered and didn't know what to say!
This is the result he wants, but not the process he wants!
If you win, you must win with integrity.
Fu Bi just glanced at him indifferently, then limped out slowly with the help of his servants.
“Stop shouting!”
Liu Shu stopped Qian Yi who was trying to keep Fu Bi and whispered, "Since the other party has already admitted defeat, what are you still fighting for?"
Qian Yi said excitedly: "How can this be possible? Why would the other party suddenly admit defeat? Something unknown must have happened!"
Liu Shu, Qi Hui and others looked at each other.
Liu Shu sighed, "Actually, everyone can see it, but we just need to have a clear conscience. I hope Brother Qian will consider the overall situation and stop bothering us."
How could they not see it? They had even guessed it. There must be someone behind the scenes, using some means to threaten or bribe Zhang Fei.
This is not an uncommon occurrence and has happened frequently in the past.
Having said that, if Xu Zun hadn't been protecting Zhang Fei all the time, I'm afraid this method would have been used on Zhang Fei long ago.
In fact, they have all been used. Wang Wenshan once secretly sent people to attack Zhang Fei.
But Qian Yi was a rather old-fashioned person, and said, "Since you know what must have happened, it doesn't count. No, I have to report it to the government, and I can't just make this judgment."
At this time, someone laughed and said, "Ear Pen Zhang San is really worthy of his reputation. He can still stick to his integrity and not be swayed by power in such a major issue. He deserves admiration!"
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Zhang San is a spy sent by someone else to deal with Wang Jiefu."
"Haha, I never thought that Wang Jiefu would be defeated by a man with a secret pen."
"This is what they call "doing too much evil will lead to your own destruction"!"
"Ha ha... ... ."
... ...
Liu Shu and his men glanced secretly and saw that the royal relatives and some scholars were chatting and laughing.
I didn't show any shock or disbelief.
Can't they see what's going on
But from their tone, it seemed that this should have happened a long time ago, and should not have waited until today.
What's the point of filing a lawsuit against a person who spread rumors
Aren’t you embarrassed to tell others about it
Talking nonsense.
It's useless.
Qi Hui sighed, "In this situation, I'm afraid even if Brother Qian reports it, it will be of no use!"
Fu Bi pronounced the verdict in public. Not only Qian Yi, but even Fu Bi himself could not change.
Qian Xi stamped his feet fiercely and said in great annoyance: "I never thought that I, Qian Xi, would... lose my integrity in my later years."
He is the complainant. Can he avoid being involved after this incident
It's impossible!
... ...
Zhang Fei was just an informant. The lawsuit was over, and it had nothing to do with him whether he won or lost. He went straight out of the imperial city, but just as he got on the carriage and sat down, he saw a man rushing up.
It turns out this old man is so agile!
Zhang Fei glanced at the furious Sima Guang, and then ordered Li Si and Long Wu outside the carriage, "Send Sima Guang back home first."
The carriage started to move slowly.
"What exactly happened?" Sima Guang asked.
Zhang Fei, who had not slept all night, looked exhausted even though he had only said one sentence in the classroom: "Someone kidnapped Fang Yun."
"Fang Yun?"
Sima Guang was stunned for a moment before he remembered, "Dengzhou Ayun?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Sima Guang sighed: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Zhang Fei said helplessly: "I just found out about this yesterday."
Sima Guang said: "You can also let me know so that we can postpone the retrial."
Zhang Fei said: "If the verdict is not announced today, Fang Yun will be finished. I have no choice."
Sima Guang clenched his fist and hit his thigh hard, "After all, this kind of thing happened."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Fei again, "Did Wang Jiefu also know about this in advance?"
Judging from Wang Anshi’s attitude just now, it goes without saying that Wang Anshi must have known about it. Otherwise, with Wang Anshi’s character, how could he admit defeat so easily
Zhang Fei nodded.
Sima Guang added: "But given Wang Jiefu's character, a mere Fang Yun would never make him give up his reforms. He is willing to sacrifice his life for this."
Zhang Fei glanced at Sima Guang, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This lawsuit has just begun."
Sima Guang frowned and said, "Now that Lord Fu has already pronounced the verdict, even if Lord Fu wants to go back on his word, it is impossible to overturn the verdict. Those people will not agree to it."
At this point, he glanced at Zhang Fei and added, "Even if the government forcibly demands a retrial, that... that would make this lawsuit lose its fair meaning."
What we have now is not the rule of law, but the rule of man.
Both parties are fighting this lawsuit based on their personal moral bottom line.
Once one party refuses to admit its mistake or uses its power to change everything, the lawsuit will become meaningless.
No one believes this anymore.
Zhang Fei said: "Master Sima, please rest assured that my advice will never deviate from the law."
Sima Guang was stunned, "Then what are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei said: "I want to let them experience that a spy can be as bad as them if he acts like a hooligan."
Sima Guang still looked at him in confusion.
Zhang Fei said: "I'm sorry! I can't say anything more until Fang Yun is completely safe. But please rest assured, Sima Daxueshi, everything will get back on track in the end."
"Back on track?"
Sima Guang sighed, "How can this be easy? The new law hasn't been issued yet, but they have already done this. I'm afraid a bloodbath is inevitable!"
Zhang Fei said: "Therefore, Grand Secretary Sima must quickly complete the judicial reform, so as to stop this situation from getting worse."
Sima Guang sighed, "Is it really that easy?"
... ...
Chuigong Hall.
"What exactly is going on?"
When Zhao Xu heard the result, he was so angry that he stood up and questioned angrily.
Fu Bi was very embarrassed and said with a guilty look on his face: "I... I don't know either. I have failed your majesty's high expectations. I am guilty."
As he said this, he looked at Wang Anshi.
Zhao Xu also looked at Wang Anshi: "Mr. Wang, don't you have anything to say?"
Wang Anshi clasped his hands and said, "I trusted the wrong person, so I accept defeat wholeheartedly and have nothing to say."
Zhao Xu said, "No, this trial is unfair. I must investigate thoroughly. This lawsuit cannot count."
Zhao Yan immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although I also think this is unfair, Duke Fu has already ruled that the establishment of the Three Departments Regulations Office violates the laws of our ancestors. If Your Majesty rules that this ruling is invalid, then this will affect the prestige of Your Majesty and the court, and the court officials will not agree to it."
Zhao Xu said: "You all know that there are problems with this case, but you still want me to agree with this wrong judgment. Is this what you as an official should do?"
Zhao Yan continued to argue, "Although there may be other reasons, there was nothing wrong with the trial process. Lord Fu also gave them opportunities and made the verdict after repeated inquiries. As Wang Xueshi said, it was his fault, not Lord Fu's. Since Lord Fu did not make any mistakes, his verdict was correct."
Wen Yanbo also said: "I also think that Prime Minister Zhao is right. Under the circumstance that Duke Fu did not make any mistakes in the trial, the verdict cannot be changed at will. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhao Xu frowned and glanced at Wang Anshi again. After a while, he said, "Mr. Wang, stay. The rest of you can leave."
"I will take my leave."
After they left, Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi smiled at each other tacitly.
Zhao Xu said with a relaxed look: "It is true that a blessing in disguise, this is good, in these few days we can see who is truly supporting Mr.'s reform and who is hypocritical and has other intentions."
Wang Anshi smiled and nodded, saying, "Not only that, then Mr. Fu and the others won't be able to say much, after all, they were the first to be unreasonable and use such despicable tricks."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said, "Sir, please observe carefully and draw up a specific list of officials who will examine the texts and assess the interests as soon as possible. I will announce them together when the time comes."
Wang Anshi said, "I obey your command."
... ...
The spring evening breeze blew gently with a slight coolness, bringing with it a fresh scent of flowers and plants. The moonlight shone faintly on the backyard of Zhang's family, making the lonely figure in the yard sometimes bright and sometimes dark.
In the corridor, a plump figure slowly walked towards the lonely figure and gently put a coat on him.
"lady?"
Zhang Fei looked back and saw Gao Wenyin standing behind him, her black hair falling to her waist. The silver moonlight seemed to penetrate the long silk dress she was wearing, which was magnificent, extremely hot and charming.
Unfortunately, Zhang Fei was not in the mood to discover these things at the moment.
Gao Wenyin sat down and asked, "Husband, has something happened?"
After she moved into the Zhang family, she had been serving Zhang Fei silently like a maid. Apart from that, she did not ask about anything unless Zhang Fei took the initiative to talk to her.
But in the past two days, she found that Zhang Fei was absent-minded and worried, and she couldn't help it, so she took the initiative to ask.
Zhang Fei hesitated, "One of my loved ones may be in danger of losing his life."
Although the verdict has been made, Fang Yun may not be safe yet.
"ah?"
Gao Wenyin exclaimed, and then asked anxiously: "Why...!"
Halfway through her words, she suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei, bit her red lips lightly, and did not ask any further questions.
Zhang Fei glanced at Gao Wenyin and said, "You guessed correctly. It was indeed my fault, and it was also caused by my negligence."
Gao Wenyin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, my husband. I believe that this relative of yours will be blessed by heaven."
Zhang Fei sighed deeply: "Actually, worry is secondary. I am more afraid because this is a fear that I have never experienced before and cannot imagine, but I may encounter it often in the future."
Gao Wenyin lowered her eyelids and sighed faintly: "I have encountered it before, and I was afraid of it."
At this point, she suddenly looked at Zhang Fei, eyes full of gratitude and said: "It was you who helped me through this difficult time, but... but I can't help you with anything now."
Zhang Fei smiled slightly, "In fact, at this time, you can sit here and listen to my complaints, which is already a great support to me."
"Yeah?"
Gao Wenyin opened her eyes wide and stared at Zhang Fei blankly.
Zhang Fei nodded, "Just this once, I will never allow this to happen again."
... ...
In the next courtyard, I saw a beautiful figure sitting beside a stone table, holding her chin with one hand and sighing softly.
"It's so late, why don't you go to bed?"
I heard an old voice.
“Daddy!”
Xu Zhiqian stood up.
Xu Zun asked: "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
“I can’t sleep!”
Xu Zhiqian sighed softly.
Xu Zun comforted him, "Don't worry, Fang Yun will be fine. The verdict has been made, so why should they provoke Zhang San? The fact that they resorted to this method just proves that they are still a little afraid of Zhang San."
"My daughter knows. My daughter is just thinking..."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Usually, my daughter always teaches Zhang San a lesson, hoping that he can stay on the right path, but now the other party uses such a despicable trick to deal with him, so my daughter doesn't know whether she is doing the right thing."
"My silly daughter!"
Xu Zun laughed and said, "There is actually no contradiction between the two. What you hope Zhang San will do is to use legitimate means to curb these evil means. Now he himself is suffering from it. I believe he will understand the importance of the law and will continue to move forward unswervingly."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "Yes! Although his current strategy may sound like a rogue move, it is actually in compliance with the law and has not violated the law in the slightest."
Xu Zun nodded and smiled: "That's right."