Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Since the staff of the firm have to go to the suburbs to distribute small business cards, the store is severely understaffed, so Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian have come to work in the law firm from nine to five these days.

After finishing the work at hand, Zhang Fei stretched his waist, thinking to himself, it feels like he used to be a junior in the company, doing all the trivial things, really boring.Turning her head to look at Xu Zhiqian who was sitting beside her, she briskly wrote the pleading paper, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and softly called: "Zhiqian."

"Ok?"

Xu Zhiqian didn't raise her head, but just responded softly.

She has gotten used to the title.

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "I seem to be very happy these few days."

Only then did Xu Zhiqian look up at him, pursed her lower lip, "No!"

"Really not?"

Zhang Fei picked up the chair under his buttocks and sat next to Xu Zhiqian.

"It wasn't there."

Xu Zhiqian glanced at him vigilantly, "What are you doing sitting here?"

Zhang Fei rested his chin on one hand, leaned sideways on the case, and said with a smile, "Do you think being my wife is so happy, you can do what you like without any burden?"

Xu Zhiqian seemed to be thinking about it, her cheeks became dizzy, and she spat: "Who is your wife, don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Fei snorted: "Dare to talk to Wei Fu like that, be careful, I'll divorce you."

"You dare!"

As soon as the words came out, Xu Zhiqian immediately realized, "Do you have a marriage contract?"

Zhang Fei said: "According to the law of our dynasty, the dowry can be used as evidence."

He glanced at the hosta on Xu Zhiqian's head.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at him shyly, then turned her eyes suddenly, and said: "But according to the etiquette of my dynasty, marriage is a major event, and the words of the matchmaker are required, and the orders of the parents are required. The dowry must be accepted by the parents to prove it, and the children accept it. It doesn't count."

"Really?" Zhang Fei asked suspiciously, "I've never been married, so don't lie to me."

"Of course it's true, but I am." Xu Zhiqian glared at him, "I've never been married, but folk etiquette is like this."

"Etiquette?" Zhang Fei snorted, "We Erbi people should put the law first."

Xu Zhiqian smiled and said, "Do you still remember why you won the lawsuit for Fang Yun?"

"Filial piety!"

As soon as the words came out, Zhang Fei reacted.

Xu Zhiqian smiled and said, "You can't win this lawsuit."

Zhang Fei snorted and said, "Does this still require a lawsuit? Benefactor is determined not to refuse my betrothal gift. Okay, this jade hairpin will be used as a token of love between the two of us. We will make another betrothal gift."

Thinking of Xu Zun, Xu Zhiqian immediately lost her confidence, "I won't talk to you anymore, just sit over and don't disturb my work."

"do not!"

Zhang Fei said: "Those trivial things really bore me to death."

Xu Zhiqian smiled and said, "Who told you to send them all out?" When she said this, she suddenly remembered something, "That's right! You said last time that you would recruit a group of talents to help the office, but you didn't pay them. Who are they?"

Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "I don't think he is an official, but also a Jinshi."

Xu Zhiqian gave him a white look: "I'm asking you seriously."

Zhang Fei said with a look of grievance: "Am I not serious? But I haven't even touched your little hand yet."

"go away!"

Xu Zhiqian was so anxious that she stretched out her hand to push.

Zhang Fei grabbed her little hand and said with a smile: "Okay! The evidence of my dishonesty is in your hands, so hurry up."

"Bah! You apprentice, let go!" Xu Zhiqian said shyly.

Suddenly, Fan Li said outside the door: "Scholar Sima, please come inside, please come inside."

The two turned their heads and saw Fan Li leading Sima Guang in.

Sima Guang looked at them holding hands, he couldn't help being taken aback, "What are you two doing?"

Xu Zhiqian was startled suddenly, and quickly withdrew her hand.

Zhang Fei smiled generously and said, "Scholar Sima, don't get me wrong, Zhiqian and I have already engaged."

Xu Zhiqian blushed and was speechless.

Sima Guang thought so before, and said: "Under the public, even the relationship between husband and wife must be paid attention to."

"Ah?" Zhang Fei looked around subconsciously, "Is this considered public?"

Sima Guang also raised his eyes and looked around, "This isn't considered public, isn't it considered a leak in a dark room?"

Xu Zhiqian could not wait to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Seeing that Zhang Fei was still arguing with Sima Guang, she was so angry that she whispered angrily, "You still say it."

As she spoke, she stepped forward, "Xu Zhiqian, junior, has seen Uncle Sima."

Sima Guang said: "Qian'er, you come from a scholarly family, you have to take good care of him."

"Yes." Xu Zhiqian nodded subconsciously, and suddenly felt that this was an admission, she lowered her head and said, "Uncle Sima, please sit down, I'll order someone to pour tea."

After all, he slipped away.

Zhang Fei got up quickly and asked Sima Guang to sit down, Fan Li also left very tactfully.

"When will you get married?" Sima Guang asked with a smile.

Zhang Fei said hilariously, "I just got the bride price just now, and the date has not been set yet."

"No wonder Xu Zhongtu has never mentioned it before." Sima Guang said with a chuckle.

Zhang Fei asked: "Scholar Sima is here, what advice do you have?"

Sima Guang said solemnly: "Do you still remember that I told you that we must cultivate talents about the law."

Why don't I remember, I have been thinking about it for a long time.Zhang Fei nodded straightly: "Remember! Remember."

Sima Guang said: "Now I have invited the officials to expand the enrollment of the Imperial College of Litigation, and I plan to invite you to be their teacher."

Zhang Fei giggled, "Scholar Sima thinks so highly of me!"

Sima Guang laughed and said, "Who dares to look down on you!"

"Where! Where!" Zhang Fei asked modestly, "That's right. Who are those students?"

Sima Guang said: "Some young officials and some Jinshi."

Zhang Fei said: "I don't mind if I don't hide it from the Sima University, but the question is, can they convince me? I'm just a person with a pen, and I don't have any fame."

Sima Guang laughed and asked, "You still can't convince them with your mouth?"

Before chatting for a few words, Fan Li, who had just left, stumbled in again, glanced at Sima Guang, and was a little at a loss.

When Zhang Fei saw it, he said to Sima Guang, "Scholar Sima, I'm sorry."

Sima Guang nodded.

Zhang Fei got up and walked over, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"Sanlang, something is wrong!"

Fan Li was trembling all over, and his mouth was trembling, "Just now there was news from the southern suburbs. Early this morning, Kaifeng County suddenly dispatched government officers to arrest all of us."

"what?"

Zhang Fei exclaimed.

Sima Guang couldn't help but look back.

Zhang Fei also noticed Sima Guang's gaze, so he asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Why are they arresting people?"

Fan Li said: "They mean that our people are obstructing the government's collection of taxes."

"That's it?"

"Ah."

Fan Li nodded, "That's what the person who sent the message said."

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and said, "They are simply lawless. Let's go to the county government to have a look."

"Wait a minute, Grand Master Sima is still here." Fan Li hurriedly stopped him.

Zhang Fei turned his head and glanced at Sima Guang, pondered for a while, and then said to Fan Li: "You should ask the county government first."

Fan Li's heart trembled, and he said nervously, "What if I get caught too?"

Zhang Fei said unhappily: "The government wants to arrest you, can you hide? We didn't break the law in this matter, what are you afraid of, if you are afraid, take the imperial plaque away."

"That's not necessary." Fan Li suddenly remembered that we have an imperial plaque, nodded and said: "Okay. Then I'll go and have a look first."

"go quickly!"

After Fan Li left, Zhang Fei returned to the hall.

Seeing his expression, Sima Guang asked, "It seems that you are in trouble again."

Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "Does Master Sima know about my firm's tax calculation business?"

Sima Guang nodded and said, "Of course I know."

Zhang Fei said: "Isn't this the court that is urging the tax payment? I sent people to the suburbs to promote this tax calculation business. As a result, the news just came that Kaifeng County has arrested all my people."

Sima Guang was surprised: "How is this possible?"

Zhang Fei said: "This should not be fake."

Sima Guang stroked his beard and said, "Tell me carefully."

Zhang Fei quickly took out a small business card and handed it to Sima Guang, "It's actually very simple. I just asked them to distribute this small business card. If you need to calculate taxes, you can come to us."

Sima Guang glanced at the small business card, shook his head and said, "If that's the case, Kaifeng County won't arrest people!"

Zhang Fei said: "Scholar Sima, this tax calculation business is something that many people don't want to see."

Sima Guang glanced at him, "I don't know, but based on this alone, Kaifeng County will not arrest people. There must be something unknown."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible. Those people are as cowardly as mice. What can they do? The key is that they have also reported in the past few days, and they haven't heard of any special circumstances."

"Really? That's strange." Sima Guang stroked his beard, and suddenly opened his eyes, "Could it be..."

Zhang Fei asked: "Could it be what?"

Sima Guang glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "Hurry up to Kaifeng County, maybe they will suffer a lot."

Zhang Fei looked shocked and said: "This is impossible! They have not violated the law."

Sima Guang said: "Many things are not as simple as you think, you should hurry up."

He said so, Zhang Fei can not believe it, immediately stood up.

"Wait a minute!" Sima Guang stopped him again, "You take the imperial plaque given to you by the official, it's safer."

This made Zhang Fei frightened, and asked, "Scholar Sima, why are you sitting here for such a lawless thing?"

Sima Guang also seemed to have something to hide, and sighed: "You can rest assured that they will suffer a little bit of flesh and blood at most."

"no.."

"It's not a big deal, but I may not be able to help you." Sima Guang interrupted him.

You can't even help, isn't that a big deal?

"Grass!" Zhang Fei cursed so much that Sima Guang couldn't understand, and then walked outside quickly.

As soon as she left the hall, Xu Zhiqian walked in: "How could this be?"

Zhang Fei said: "You look at the store here, I'll go to the county government." Then he said to Li Si: "Li Si, help me take down the imperial plaque."

"Hey!"

When Xu Zhiqian heard this, she became even more worried, and said, "No, I want to go with you."

Zhang Fei didn't know what was going on, and didn't want her to be in danger, so he said, "Go find your father."

yes!I can't help much even if I go, I can only ask my father for help in this matter.Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll look for it now."

After Li Si took down the imperial plaque, Zhang Fei immediately drove to the Kaifeng County Government in a carriage.

(End of this chapter)