Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 590: The battle between the three laws (4)

After the government responded to the lawsuit, the entire Hezhong Mansion was completely shocked.

Because in this lawsuit, almost everyone's interests are involved, without exception.

High interest rates and low interest rates are closely related to the common people.

Fan Zhen and Yuan Jiang are respectively the representatives of conservatives and reformers.

The key point is that there is a confrontation between judicial reform and the new law hidden in it. It is also an unsolved mystery whether it can be implemented after the royal court's judgment.

Assuming that Fan Zhen wins the lawsuit and allows low interest rates, the Green Crop Law will be completely abolished. Wang Anshi will definitely not agree to it, and there will inevitably be some games involved.

This is what many prime ministers are looking forward to.

Because at present, Fu Bi, Sima Guang, and Wen Yanbo cannot stop the new law.

It just so happens that it is the end of autumn, and the people are almost busy with their farm work. Everyone in the streets and alleys, in the city and in the countryside, is talking about this lawsuit.

It even gave birth to a certain economic effect. Compared with last year, the sales of taverns and tea shops are much better!

Forwarding Division.

Yuan Jiang glanced at Li Min, and asked, "What do you think about this lawsuit?"

Li Min pondered for a while, and said: "Xiaomin has already gone to the imperial court to inquire. Xiaomin thinks that the other party is just Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, which is aimed at Pei Gong. On the surface, it is just a ban against the government, but in court, they They may use this ban to attack the young crop law, which is their main purpose.”

Yuan Jiang remained silent, and continued to ask: "Then are you sure to destroy their intentions?"

Li Min immediately said: "Bachelor Yuan, please rest assured, Xiaomin promises that they will not let them succeed."

Yuan Jiang smiled and nodded, "I really did not choose the wrong person!"

Just at this time, the door official said outside: "Qi report to Bachelor Yuan, Wei Tongpan and He Yanjian are asking to see you."

"Please come in."

Yuan Jiang said to Li Min again: "Go back and prepare first. If you need it, you can come to me at any time."

"Yes, Xiaomin will leave."

Li Min had just left when he saw Wei Yingfang and He Chunlin entering the house.

After this meeting, Wei Yingfang and the others had a look of doubt on their faces.

When they entered the hall, the two first saluted Yuan Jiang, and Wei Ying asked conveniently, "Does Bachelor Yuan really plan to ask this little ear pen to represent the government in a lawsuit?"

Yuan Jiang nodded, "Exactly."

He Chunlin hurriedly said: "Bachelor Yuan, the other party invited Bachelor Fan."

Yuan Jiang said with a chuckle: "Before I came here, I worked with Fan Jingren in the Imperial Academy. Although he is knowledgeable and talented, it has nothing to do with litigation. Look at Zhang San. He couldn’t write an article smoothly, but he was able to compare with talented officials like Fan Chunren, Su Shi, and Su Zhe. Litigation depends on experience and means, and knowledge is only secondary.”

The two looked at each other.

Is that so?

To be honest, they never believed in ear pens. Before they went to court, they never cleared up ear pens, because in the eyes of officials, ear pens are those scholars who don't even have the qualifications to take the exam. How can they be compared with Jinshi , Ask the ear pen to plead, it is better for the officials to defend themselves.

It is reasonable for the other party to invite Fan Zhen.

A bachelor of the Hanlin Academy is definitely a genius among geniuses.

Therefore, they were taken aback when Yuan Jiang hired Li Min to respond to the lawsuit!

Lee Min VS Bum Jin.

The advantages and disadvantages of this are too obvious.

In fact, they hoped that the government would lose, but Yuan Jiang's sudden appearance made them a little confused, so they wanted to find out what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd, so as to inform them.

......

Imperial Court.

After what Gao Wenyin said last time, Zhang Fei has been eating breakfast at home as much as possible recently.

It's just that due to the cooler weather, Zhang Fei can only temporarily move his favorite open-air restaurant to the corridor.

This morning, Zhang Fei hugged Gao Wenyin while talking in a low voice, which made his wife giggle, and walked slowly towards the dining table.

Xu Zhiqian, who had been waiting here for a long time, rolled her eyes, not because she was jealous, but because he felt that Zhang Fei was becoming more and more irresponsible, what time is this, he just woke up.

"Stop it early!"

"It's still early?"

Xu Zhiqian glared at him immediately, "Now that the government has responded to the lawsuit, why are you still recharging your energy?"

Before Zhang Fei relaxed herself and recharged her energy, it made sense, but now that the lawsuit has been settled, she should return to the long-awaited overtime state.

"No raise."

Zhang Fei sat down and said aggrievedly, "I've been exporting for the past few days!"

"What output?"

Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei suspiciously, not bothering to guess the riddle, and asked, "When do you plan to hold the court?"

Zhang Fei said: "Seven days at the earliest, half a month at the latest, let's see how they prepare?"

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly asked: "Then how are you preparing?"

Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Zhiqian, we are not ear pens now, but the chief judge and the chief registrar. Since both of them have already invited ear pens, what else do we need to prepare? Let's see how they prepare." , we are passive, and whoever can impress me wins.”

Xu Zhiqian pondered slightly, "Then you don't have your own opinion?"

Zhang Fei said: "If you have your own opinion, how can you say it's fair. Our job is after they finish fighting, we don't need to prepare too much before, because we don't know how they will fight, and we can't prepare .”

Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly, "It's the same."

When they were ear pens, they had a very clear goal, and they could work towards this goal, but if they want to have a clear goal now, that would be bending the law for personal gain!

Xu Zhiqian asked again: "Then who do you think will win?"

At this moment, Li Si and Xiao Tao came over and presented breakfast.

Li Si handed a book to Zhang Fei, "Third brother, this is the book you want."

"Thank you!"

Zhang Fei took it over, "Have you eaten yet?"

Li Si hurriedly said: "We have already eaten, if there is nothing else, I will go to work."

"Go ahead."

After Li Si left, Xu Zhiqian asked, "What book?"

Zhang Fei said: "Book of Rites."

"...?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei dumbfounded, "Do you read the Book of Rites?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Fei wondered: "Can't I watch it?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "But you never read these books."

Zhang Fei sighed: "I just want to know what is going on with this patriarchal clan."

Xu Zhiqian could not help but smile and said: "The Book of Rites can only tell you the origin and cause of the patriarchal clan, but cannot explain the current patriarchal clan system."

"Really?"

Zhang Fei put down the book and asked, "Then tell me."

Xu Zhiqian said: "The patriarchal clan system recorded in the Book of Rites has long since ceased to exist after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and now there is no strict patriarchal clan system, only gentry, and they often manage by relying on fame and wealth. Village.

Just like Fan Gong, after he became an official, the yizhuang system created in his hometown has recently become very popular in various villages across the country, and this kind of yizhuang has been established one after another. Usually ask people to study, and in case of natural disasters, help the villagers so as to gain the support of the villagers.

In addition, this kind of yizhuang has gradually received the support of the imperial court. In the event of a famine, the government sometimes is not prepared enough, so it needs to rely on the yizhuang to help first, but then the imperial court will also give support to the yizhuang.

Then they use education to establish and maintain order in the village. How can there be so many people in the government to manage it? Although there are royal police now, some remote villages cannot be managed, which requires gentry. "

Zhang Fei nodded slightly, and suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin who was helping him with food, "Ma'am, you seem to be from a country gentry family."

Gao Wenyin was stunned for a moment, "My father is only a teacher, and he is only well-known in the village, but there is not much land in the family, so it is difficult to help the people."

Zhang Fei said: "That is to say, you must gain fame and wealth to be qualified to manage the village."

Xu Zhiqian and Gao Wenyin nodded at the same time.

Zhang Fei said: "When Bachelor Sima returns to his hometown, won't he be unable to manage the village? I heard that he doesn't even have an acre of land in the village."

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly said: "Scholar Sima is different. Even if he becomes an official, he will have a lot of influence in the court. Some wealthy households, big landlords, and even local officials in the village will mostly listen to him. suggestions.

In fact, rural management does not have a set of very specific rules. It is often formed naturally, and generally the big clans in the village make the decisions. "

Zhang Fei nodded.

At this moment, Li Si came over again, "Third brother, the essay competition is here."

"What is he doing here so early?" Zhang Fei was stunned.

Xu Zhiqian said unhappily: "It's getting late now."

"Ahem!" Zhang Feiquan pretended not to hear, and said to Li Si, "Let him come here."

After a while, Qiu Zhengwen came over and saluted the three of them.

"What is it?"

"Third brother, then Li Min has already accepted the lawsuit from the government, and plans to ask me, Lu Bangxing and others to help."

"What are your plans?" Zhang Fei asked.

Qiu Zhengwen said awkwardly: "If possible, I would also like to help."

Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "Because the other party is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy?"

Qiu Zhengwen chuckled.

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "If you want to go, go, but you must behave well, don't embarrass us, it's best to teach them a lesson."

"Hey!"

Qiu Zhengwen nodded excitedly.

After Qiu Zhengwen left, Gao Wenyin asked curiously, "Could Zhengwen win the Imperial Academy's bachelor degree?"

Zhang Fei said: "Ma'am! It's really Sima and Wang who dare not leave the field, which has seriously affected my record. The highest record so far is just defeating a small admonisher Fan Chunren. Although I have defeated many times, I am also embarrassed. Speak out."

Gao Wenyin pursed her lips and smiled, "Yes, yes, no one can compare to you."

"It's true."

Zhang Fei smiled triumphantly.

Xu Zhiqian said: "But you haven't said yet, who will win this lawsuit?"

Zhang Fei said: "Imperial Court. No matter who wins, we are the biggest winners."

"...?"

Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes slightly, and said, "I'm asking about both of them."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Then I really don't know. In fact, both parties have to fight this lawsuit. It's hard to tell, it just depends on who of them plays better."

.......

After breakfast, Zhang Fei asked Cai Jing to ask both parties whether the court session would be held in seven days, half a month, or a month. This is all possible.

But both sides seem to be full of confidence, saying that the court will start in seven days.

In the previous lawsuits, almost all were led by the chief judge and the procuratorate, and both sides did not trust the ear pens, but this time, it was not as simple as the ear pens, but the ear pen group.

Needless to say more about Fan Zhen over there, more than a dozen think tanks helped him analyze it.

Here, Li Min also invites all the ear pens from the capital to fight this lawsuit.

There is no other intention, just to **** this group of old masters and step on them.

Because Li Min and the others also knew in their hearts why the people in Hezhong Mansion were not very willing to ask for ear pens, because they thought ear pens were inferior to officials.

If you can get rid of the heavenly group of academicians and official scholars from the Imperial Academy, then everyone will come to ask for ear pens.

You must know that their bookstores will open one after another next year. They value this battle very much, and they will go all out.

This is really too gimmick.

Not to mention the common people, during this period, there were too many officials who applied for in-court observation.

Cai Jing likes this kind of moment very much, how to arrange it, but it's time to show his ability.

Seven days pass in the blink of an eye.

Today is the day of the trial, especially since the weather has turned cold. The court session is scheduled for the third quarter of the hour, but before the hour of the hour, there are already crowds of people inside and outside the imperial court.

The squires from the twenty-eight townships had to stand outside to watch the trial.

When Fan Zhen appeared, many officials and scholar-bureaucrats surrounded him.

"How can you use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, and a small ear pen, how can you get brother Jing to do it."

"Don't dare! Don't dare!"

Fan Zhen shook his head again and again, "Everyone doesn't know, these ear pens are not easy to mess with, let's say that Zhang San, chief judge, was born in ear pens."

"Ear pens are only opportunistic, and in front of real talents and learning, they will show their true colors."

Facing everyone's dismissive glances, Fan Zhen didn't know what to say. He looked around quietly, looking at the layout of the imperial court, and suddenly saw that the row of seats in the upper left corner was empty. Is there any distinguished guest coming?"

"I don't know, why does Brother Jing ask such a question?"

"Look, there is no one in the seat over there."

Everyone turned their heads to look, and one person exclaimed: "Assist the jury?"