What about the decisive battle in Kaifeng Prefecture
The much-anticipated blockbuster turned into a soap opera in the blink of an eye.
Many onlookers were very depressed. Although a bad ending is useless, the discontinuation of the story is even more disgusting!
Of course, everything has two sides, and this gap can provide everyone with something to talk about after dinner.
What will be the outcome
After the crowd dispersed, many officials immediately left Kaifeng Prefecture in a hurry.
Sima Guang looked at these hurried figures, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Grand Secretary Wang, Grand Secretary Sima."
Sima Guang turned his head and saw that it was Huang Gui, the chief clerk of Kaifeng Prefecture.
Huang Gui said, "Our prefect invites you two to sit in the inner hall for a while."
Sima Guang and Wang Anshi looked at each other, then followed Huang Gui into the inner hall.
... ..
"Good boy, you dare to trick me, wait for me."
Wang Wenshan uttered a harsh word and got on the carriage with Chen Yu.
After getting on the carriage, Wang Wenshan asked, "Can Kaifeng Prefecture find any evidence?"
Chen Yu said, "Master, please rest assured. If this matter is really investigated, it will implicate many people. Those tea eaters will never dare to speak carelessly. Besides, there is not a single false statement in the petition."
Wang Wenshan nodded and panted, "That's good. This time I will make sure that kid never gets a chance to turn things around."
... ...
Inner hall.
"What do you two think?"
Lu Gong looked at Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.
Everyone knew what the situation was, even the emperor knew it.
It had already passed, but unexpectedly, Zhang Fei actually used it to attack Wang Wenshan.
This is very dangerous.
Check or not check.
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Brother Huishu, do you still need to consult us about investigating the case? If we ask you to cheat for personal gain, will you agree?"
Lu Gong glanced at Wang Anshi unhappily, as if to say, are you still a friend? Why should I ask you for advice? Don't you have any idea
He looked at Sima Guang again.
Sima Guang nodded and said, "Go ahead and check it out! But I don't think you'll find anything."
Why did those officials leave in such a hurry? Wasn't it to destroy the evidence
In his opinion, there was no evidence.
The key is that no one dares to admit it.
Lu Gong frowned and said, "So, that kid might have another trick up his sleeve."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Why didn't Wang Sinong learn his lesson and insisted on competing with Zhang San in the classroom? He is really stupid!"
Sima Guang felt uncomfortable after hearing this. "Wang Jiefu, please explain clearly what you have said. What lesson have you learned?"
“Hey hey hey!”
Lu Gong hurriedly said, "Please stop arguing, my head still hurts."
Sima Guang glanced at Lu Gong and sighed, "If you want to blame someone, blame Wang Sinong. He brought this upon himself. No one else can be blamed."
Wang Anshi immediately said, "I fully agree with what Junshi said."
Lu Gong was stunned and asked, "Do you two think that Wang Sinong has already lost?"
Sima Guang shook his head and said, "That may not be the case, but it seems very disadvantageous to him at the moment."
... ..
"Brother Zhang San! Brother Zhang San!"
"pony?"
Zhang Fei, who was still pretending to be lame, suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw Ma Xiaoyi chasing after him. He smiled and said, "You came to see it too."
Ma Xiaoyi nodded, slightly dissatisfied, "I thought Third Brother would ask me to testify in court."
Zhang Fei was surprised and asked, "Do you really want to testify in court?"
When he was recording his confession, he actually mentioned Ma Xiaoyi, but the Kaifeng Prefecture only sent a yamen runner to find Ma Xiaoyi and ask him a few questions. After all, he had been beaten like that, so was there any need to ask? It was just a formality.
Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said, "Of course I do. I like watching trials, especially watching the bad guys being punished. It's so satisfying. It's a pity that I never had the chance to be in court. Look at me. I've changed into a brand new set of clothes today."
There was a sense of disappointment in his tone.
Zhang Fei couldn't help laughing when he saw that the boy was really wearing a brand new red robe. This boy was really a rare flower. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and said, "You won't get any share of this eucalyptus, but I have to rely on you for the eucalyptus of the yamen."
Ma Xiaoyi said happily: "Brother San, if you have any instructions, just tell me."
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to get the detailed background of the relevant people, even including the bartender who delivered the wine and food that night."
Ma Xiaoyi asked curiously: "Brother Zhang San, what's the point of asking these questions?"
Zhang Fei said: "When it comes to lawsuits, details determine success or failure."
"Details determine success or failure." Ma Xiaoyi's eyes rolled, "I remember it. Is there anything else?"
Zhang Fei said: "That's all for now. We'll make a decision after we understand everything clearly."
"Okay, I'll go find my brother now."
"now?"
"Yes! We have an appointment to go to Piaoxianglou to listen to music tonight."
"Listening to music?"
Zhang Fei asked, "Is it the kind of singing that you just touch and sing?"
Ma Xiaoyi asked: "What is touch singing?"
Zhang Fei asked, "The kind with singing girls as companions?"
Ma Xiaoyi said, "Wherever I go out to eat with my brother, there are always singing girls to accompany me!"
Good boy, you really know how to enjoy yourself. Zhang Fei swallowed and whispered, "Is it safe? Will we be caught?"
Ma Xiaoyi was surprised and said, "This is not illegal, why was he arrested?"
Yes! This is legal. Zhang Fei patted his forehead and said, "This lawsuit has made me confused."
Ma Xiaoyi asked: "Third brother, do you want to go?"
Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "I... forget it. Let's do it next time. Three of my eight abdominal muscles are still a little sore, so it's not convenient for me to do strenuous exercise."
"Okay, let's do it next time. How about this, when my brother wins the lawsuit, we can let him treat us to a visit to Baifan Building."
"Isn't Baifanlou a proper restaurant?"
"yes!"
"Are there singing girls too?"
"Why not? Only decent restaurants have singing girls. The indecent ones are prostitutes."
"I see. Okay, then it's settled."
"I'll leave first."
"Go ahead!"
As soon as Ma Xiaoyi left, Xu Zhiqian came up from behind, looked at Ma Xiaoyi's back, and asked Zhang Fei, "What is touch singing?"
Zhang Fei asked, "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Who is eavesdropping? I just walked over and happened to hear what you were talking about."
Zhang Fei said calmly: "This is a secret code."
"signal?"
"Yes! It means to observe secretly."
"But why did you exchange secret codes with Ma Xiaoyi?"
Zhang Fei glanced at Xu Zhiqian and thought, "That's right. I have to concentrate on dealing with Wang Sinong now. I don't know how long this lawsuit will take. I really don't have time to care about Yanei's affairs. But that guy is not a good person either." He thought, "I just want to talk to you about this. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Xu Zhiqian nodded doubtfully.
After returning to Xu's house, Zhang Fei told Xu Zhiqian about the case of Cao Dongdong and Lin Fei.
Xu Zhiqian said, "You don't believe Cao Yanei's lies, do you? With his family background, how could he be threatened by a coach?"
Zhang Fei said: "According to what you said, with his family background, he doesn't need to ask me for help. We still have to investigate the truth, but, alas, I have no power to deal with Wang Sinong now!"
Xu Zhiqian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you believe me?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "If you are willing to help, that would be great."
Xu Zhiqian was stunned, "Have you been planning to ask me for help?"
Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly: "If I don't tell you, you will accuse me of hiding something from you. If I check it myself, you will definitely be worried and may sabotage me. It's better for you to check it yourself."
Xu Zhiqian did not refute and asked, "What if it is found out that Cao Yanei is lying?"
Zhang Fei said: "It's up to you."
Xu Zhiqian thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay! I'll help you."
Zhang Fei said: "I will tell Xiao Ma then, you will be responsible for contacting him."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "You haven't even finished your own business yet, and you still have the energy to help Yanei and the others."
She really admired Zhang Fei's magnanimity. The lawsuit was getting more and more serious. In the eyes of most people, it was extremely dangerous.
Without waiting for Zhang Fei to answer, she continued, "But I don't think Fan Li will be willing to testify. Although he agreed to cooperate with you, he will not offend the ministers for you."
Zhang Fei was stunned and asked, "Who said to let Fan Li come out to testify?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Without Fan Li's testimony, I'm afraid we won't be able to find evidence to prove that Wang Sinong was behind this."
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Fei shrugged.
"No big deal?"
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Even if Fan Li is willing to come out to testify, I will not agree. I want to take revenge on Wang Wenshan, not to give him a fair trial. That would be too easy for him. Hurting someone is not a serious crime."
The more Xu Zhiqian listened, the more confused she became.
Zhang Fei did not explain, and asked again: "How long do you think it will take for Kaifeng Prefecture to get the confessions of the people involved?"
Xu Zhiqian pondered for a moment and said, "This matter involves dozens of people. Even if Kaifeng Prefecture goes all out, it will take at least half a month. If we can't find anyone for a while, it may take even longer."
Zhang Fei nodded slightly, "Okay, then let's go again in seven days."
Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei said: "Provide new clues."
... ...
Kaifeng Prefecture really tried its best, and the five courts under its jurisdiction worked together, but because there were so many people involved and they were so diverse, it took seven days to get the confessions of those who had submitted the petitions.
By this time the weather had already turned cold, which brought some obstacles to the investigation.
Li Kai, wearing a thick cloak, came into the house and squatted beside the brazier to warm his hands.
Lu Gong asked, "How was the questioning?"
Li Kai said: "It's almost as expected. Those people who heard about it said that they saw Zhang San use the lawsuit to get 500 strings of cash in compensation, so they also planned to follow Zhang San's example. At that time, many people also wanted to learn from Li Si, so the two sides hit it off immediately!"
Lu Gong nodded slightly.
Li Kai added: "Next we have to find those who filed the complaint and find out whether the complaint is true or false. This could be life-threatening!"
Lu Gong sighed and said, "What else can we do? If we don't go find him, Zhang San will definitely sue us for protecting each other."
Li Kai hated it, "This brat...!"
Dong Dong Dong!
"Your Highness, Zhang Fei requests an audience."
Speak of the devil and he will appear.
Li Kai's hair immediately stood up in anger.
Lu Gong's face was calm, and he was obviously prepared. "Bring him in."
After a while, Zhang Fei came into the house.
"I am Zhang Fei, the humble servant, to meet with Magistrate Lu and Magistrate Li."
"What do you want?"
Lu Gong asked in a calm tone.
Zhang Fei said, "I suddenly thought of a clue and came here to inform Magistrate Lu."
Lu Gong asked: "What clue?"
Zhang Fei said, "I remember that I once told Magistrate Lu that Wang Sinong used threats and bribes against me, but I only mentioned the threats and forgot about the bribes. I really shouldn't have done that."
Li Kai was so angry that he laughed. "You are really amazing, you have to file two lawsuits for just a short idiom. It's a good thing you are helping yourself. If you were helping others, wouldn't you charge two fees?"
Zhang Fei sighed: "President Li, you have to believe me, I really forgot. This is my first time to sue an official in court. I am very nervous."
Li Kai didn't believe this nonsense.
Lu Gong frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what's going on."
Zhang Fei said hurriedly, "At that time, Wang Sinong also said that his nephew Chen Yuteng had a very close relationship with the magistrate of Xiangfu County. If I didn't help Li Si, he would let Chen Yuteng help me find a job as a chief clerk in Xiangfu County."
"How can this be possible!"
Li Kai angrily slammed the table, "Are you suing Wang Sinong or are you messing with our Kaifeng Prefecture?"
At present, the case has not been fully investigated yet, and now the whole Xiangfu County has been involved. How can we celebrate the New Year
Zhang Fei said with a wronged look on his face: "I am just providing clues, why is Judge Li so angry?"
Li Kai immediately asked, "If Wang Sinong really wants to find you a job, do you still need to go to Xiangfu County?"
Zhang Fei said: "I don't know. Maybe Wang Sinong thought it would be more covert to do so. But I didn't agree to it. I will never participate in such illegal activities as selling official positions and titles."
What he said was righteous and awe-inspiring.
Selling official positions? You dare to say that! Li Kai bit his teeth and said, "Do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Fei said, "Although I don't have any solid evidence for now, when Li Si went to Xiangfu County to file a complaint, Xiangfu County closed the case in less than half a day. Not only did they give Li Si a beating, but they also lacked the testimony of Zeng, an important witness. Doesn't Magistrate Li find this strange?"
"What's the matter..."
Li Kai was halfway through his words when Lu Gong raised his hand to stop him and said to Zhang Fei, "It seems you are really going all out."
Li Kai suddenly realized that there was indeed something fishy going on. If Zeng came out to testify, her confession would be crucial. Judging from the results, this was definitely an oversight on the part of Xiangfu County.
The key point is that it was Li Kaixian who discovered this, but at that time the two parties had almost reached a settlement and did not pursue the matter further.
It really can't be said that Zhang Fei is talking nonsense.
Zhang Fei said innocently, "I don't know why the prefect said that."
Lu Gong nodded and said, "I understand. Do you have anything else to say?"
Zhang Fei said: "Nothing for now. If I think of other clues, I will come to inform the prefect as soon as possible."
For the time being... Li Kai almost fainted.
Lu Gong said, "You go back first."
"I'll take my leave."
After Zhang Fei left, Li Kai couldn't help but sigh: "This kid is really a devil!"
Lu Gong said: "So we must hurry and not let him delay any longer."
At this point, he also understood what Zhang Fei was planning.
Zhang Fei is just a political novice, there is nothing to attack him, but Wang Wenshan is different, he is an old fox in the world, he has a smell of filth and can be hit by any random attack.
Sooner or later the problem will be discovered.
Having said that, Lu Gong looked at Li Kai again.
Li Kaizhi shook his head and said, "I won't go. Let Huang Gui go."