Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 167: A Word to Wake the Dreamer

Chapter 167 A word to wake up the dreamer

Although this practice yields true knowledge, one cannot govern the country with a slap on the forehead, a slap on the thigh, roll up the sleeves, and just do it right.

A policy mistake may cost countless lives.

Therefore, when ministers offer advice to the emperor, they will first come up with a complete set of theories as the basis.

But their theories all have one similarity, that is, they emphasize imperial power.

Whether it is Legalism or Confucianism, it is the same.

Because the object they want to persuade is the emperor, if the emperor does not benefit, how can he agree.

Zhang Fei is no exception.

Although he emphasized weakening the imperial power, he also emphasized weakening the power of the ministers. Power is relative. As long as you weaken more than me, it means that I have become stronger.

It's just that he introduced the concept of public power.

Turn a two-player game into a three-player game.

This is like two adults fighting in the original arena, the outcome is unpredictable and very dangerous.

Now change the rules and become a junior high school student and two elementary school students. Although the total weight is the same, it is obviously safer than two adults fighting in the ring. This odds are also greater.

The trick is how to divide and make yourself more dominant.

This happened to be in the middle of Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

Wang Anshi emphasized power, while Sima Guang emphasized balance.

Zhang Fei was right in the middle.

Of course, Zhang Fei just helped Zhao Xu open a door, giving him another path to choose from.

But Zhao Xu has to choose which door to go.

After all, Zhang Fei is just a bastard, not even an official, and it is precisely because of this that he dared to say these words, and after he finished speaking, he was able to retreat unscathed.

"Emperor!"

"Third Brother!"

Just after leaving the imperial city, I saw Feng Nanxi and Niu Beiqing walking over.

"Old Seven, Daniel, why are you here?"

Zhang Fei asked.

Feng Nanxi said: "Just now, the Yameni and Xiao Ma told our family that Engong won the lawsuit and we wanted to celebrate for Engong. Only then did we know that the lawsuit was over. It can be seen that Engong has not returned, so we came to have a look. "

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, "What's the use of worrying? Are you going to get in?"

Feng Nanxi was so frightened that her legs went limp immediately, the imperial city was behind her, "How dare we do this."

"That's it, you guys are all out, who will protect Madam?" Zhang Fei asked angrily.

Fang Yun's incident taught him a lesson. He is very sensitive about this aspect.

Before the words fell, someone shouted from the carriage side: "Husband."

I saw Gao Wenyin bowing out from the carriage.

"Madam is here too!"

Zhang Fei walked over immediately.

Gao Wenyin smiled mischievously: "I'm the one who is worried about my husband, Daniel and Seventh Brother just sent me here."

Zhang Fei's expression changed, and he said with a smile, "I'm really sorry for making Madam worry."

Feng Nanxi and Niu Beiqing immediately looked at Zhang Fei with question marks on their faces.

"This is what I should do." Gao Wenyin nodded slightly, then looked left and right, "Where is Mrs. Xu? Isn't she with you?"

Zhang Fei said: "Mistress Xu and his father have gone to Liu She's house."

Gao Wenyin nodded slightly, and suddenly remembered something, "That's right! Li Si, quickly get out the wine."

"Hey!"

Li Sima quickly brought out a pot of wine from the carriage, "Third brother, drink slowly, it's a little hot."

"hot?"

Zhang Fei almost kicked it, "Are you crazy? In this weather, why don't you bring me a pot of hot wine?"

Gao Wenyin said in astonishment: "Isn't this what your husband asked for?"

Zhang Fei also looked astonished, "I asked for it?"

Gao Wenyin nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Is it my husband who asked me to warm up the wine and wait for you to come back to celebrate?"

"Huh? This."

Zhang Fei scratched his head, thinking, if I knew you were so obedient, I would have let you take off your clothes and wait for me on the bed, alas. What a mistake!

When the group returned home, Xiaotao had already prepared a sumptuous celebration banquet.

Zhang Fei asked Li Si to visit Xu's house again, and if Xu Zhiqian and the others came back, he would invite them to eat together.

But it was a pity that Xu's servants informed Li Si that Xu Zun and Xu Zhiqian had not returned.

This made Zhang Fei somewhat regretful, after all Xu Zhiqian was the number two hero, without her, it would be less interesting.

But fortunately, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi, the two live treasures, came again. With the two of them around, the atmosphere rose immediately.

However, what Zhang Fei didn't know was that Xu Zhiqian had actually returned home.

Xu family.

"Daddy!"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Xu Zun with a confused face, "Just now you said you were going to visit Uncle Liu's house, but in the end you didn't go, and now you deliberately lied to Zhang San that we were not at home. Why is that? Could it be that Dad is afraid of interacting with Zhang San , will it affect Dad's career?"

"Bastard!" Xu Zun glared at her, "Is Daddy that kind of person?"

"Why is that?" Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.

Xu Zun stroked his beard and said, "Qian'er, from now on, you can't always follow Zhang San around."

Xu Zhiqian asked in surprise, "Why?"

Xu Zundao: "Now you are a girl who is waiting to be married. In the public, you and Zhang San are hugging each other. If it is spread, who would dare to marry you?"

Xu Zhiqian excitedly said: "Father, how can you miss your daughter so much? At that time, it was because she was nervous and couldn't walk. Zhang San just kindly supported her."

Xu Zun sighed: "Daddy believes in you, but others don't think so!"

Xu Zhiqian snorted, "I don't care."

Xu Zundao: "What? Are you planning to never marry for the rest of your life?"

Xu Zhiqian hesitated for a moment: "This daughter hasn't thought about it, but she doesn't want to marry yet."

Xu Zun raised his eyebrows and said: "The male college should be married, and the female college should be married. At your age, if you don't get married, it will be a shame. I will talk to Zhang San later, so you don't go to that law firm. "

"no!"

Xu Zhiqian shouted excitedly.

Xu Zun was startled, and looked at his daughter, "Qian'er, tell Dad honestly, you and Zhang San?"

Xu Zhiqian said with a dazed expression, "What with Zhang San?"

Xu Zundao: "Have you fallen in love with Zhang San?"

"how is this possible?"

Xu Zhiqian screamed in fright, and felt her hairs stand on end, "How could daddy think that way, how could my daughter fall in love with that apprentice."

Xu Zundao: "It's not that Daddy is just thinking about it, it's just that Daddy's colleagues think so. Besides, think about it for yourself, after you met Zhang San, you stopped going out with Yinger and the others. Just follow Zhang San."

Xu Zhiqian thought for a while, as if some changes had taken place in her life, she frowned and said, "Father should know that my daughter is busy with business with Zhang San, and it's not what they think."

"If that wasn't the case, how could daddy allow you to go to court to argue with Zhang San?" Having said that, Xu Zun said again: "But you can't go on like this forever, you are going to get married after all, so let's stop here! "

"Daddy?"

"That's Daddy's job."

Xu Zun said with a serious face: "Think about it, as long as you can decide on your own, when did daddy interfere with you, isn't daddy not tolerant enough to you?"

Xu Zhiqian bit her lip and remained silent.

Xu Zun said again: "But the important thing about a daughter's marriage here is the responsibility of the parents. If Dad doesn't help you find a good home, how will he face your mother in the future?"

Although Xu Zhiqian was very reluctant, she still nodded: "My daughter knows."

Xu Zun hummed: "Daddy has asked Uncle Liu to help you find out. If there is any news, Daddy will discuss it with you first."

In fact, he is very open-minded, but he will not give in on some issues of principle.

Today's major marriage matters are ordered by the parents, and the children can't handle them by themselves. Xu Zun also thinks that this is his responsibility, so naturally he can't let his daughter be willful.

In fact, Xu Zun still gave Xu Zhiqian some freedom of choice. The children of Xu Zhiqian's age are all married. Xu Zun also hopes that Xu Zhiqian can find a good husband, but he also thinks that he can't always be so procrastinating.

This time Xu Zun also made up his mind.

Xu Zhiqian also knew his father very well, and Xu Zun had already said so, which meant that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

at dusk.

There was thunderous snoring in Zhang's courtyard, Niu Beiqing fell asleep lying on the table, while Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi sandwiched Zhang Fei, one hugging his waist and the other hugging his arms.

"Hey, hey! What are you two doing hugging me, let go quickly, go home and hug your wife."

Zhang Fei didn't drink much, Niu Beiqing and Feng Nanxi were drinking with them, and now those two are about the same, so he can only deal with the aftermath by himself.

There was no other way, Zhang Fei could only carry the two of them to the door.

"No hiccups, no hiccups, this yamen hasn't had enough fun yet, let's go to Piaoxianglou to drink and call seven or eight singing girls to hiccup."

"Fuck! I didn't say it earlier. Now that you are all virtuous, if you go, you must run away and go next time."

"Third brother, do you really forget your friends because of sex?" Ma Xiaoyi leaned into Zhang Fei's arms and muttered.

Zhang Fei wondered: "What do you forget about friends after seeing sex?"

Ma Xiaoyi pouted and said, "Why do you always bring Mrs. Xu with you? I can also help you with the lawsuit. I don't want any money. I just ask third brother to bring me along."

"Okay, okay, I'll take you there next time. Don't act cute when you're so old."

When he spoke, he had already reached the door. Zhang Fei twisted his body, pulled the two of them apart with all his strength, pushed them into Taozi's arms, and then jumped back one by one, closing the door.

"Hoo can be regarded as giving away these two living treasures."

Zhang Fei breathed a long sigh of relief, and suddenly glanced at the Xu family, thinking, Engong and the others should be back.But if she comes back, Xu Zhiqian will definitely come to my house!It can't be that my lawsuit has affected Engong, right?

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, so he decided to ask.

Arriving at the back door, just after pushing the door open, she saw Xu Zhiqian leaning on the edge of the door, seeing him coming, she just glanced at him lightly.

"What happened?" Zhang Fei asked nervously.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at him and remained silent.

Zhang Fei said anxiously: "You really said it!"

Xu Zhiqian twitched the corner of her mouth, with tears in her eyes, and said in frustration: "I won't be able to help in a law firm in the future."

"Why?" Zhang Fei asked eagerly, "Did my lawsuit affect your family?"

Xu Zhiqian shook her head, looked at Zhang Fei coyly, "I told you, you are not allowed to laugh."

"Laugh at you.?"

Zhang Fei almost didn't say "laugh at your sister", but rolled his eyes: "Am I such a ruthless person? Tell me now!"

Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips: "Yes, I'm getting married."

"Huh? Married?"

Zhang Fei was stunned.

He thought that he had troubled the Xu family, but he never thought that it was Xu Zhiqian who was going to marry.

Xu Zhiqian nodded.

Zhang Fei wanted to laugh, but couldn't, "Are you going to get married at such a young age?"

Xu Zhiqian straightened up, "I'm not young anymore."

Zhang Fei glanced at her chest, "It's really not small." He asked again: "Who do you want to marry?"

When I asked this sentence, I felt like being cuckolded, which is really strange.

Xu Zhiqian shook her head: "I don't know yet, my father has asked Uncle Liu to help me find out."

Zhang Fei frowned, and said, "So Engong is deliberately keeping you away from me today?"

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, Dad is also doing it for my own good."

"Of course I know that."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Fei sighed and leaned against the edge of the door.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at him, "Why are you sighing?"

"Me." Zhang Fei shrugged his shoulders: "We are so in tune, and we have even killed Kaifeng Mansion, the Court of Justice, and Zhengshitang under horses, and our career is booming. If you come here suddenly, don't let me sigh. "

Xu Zhiqian sighed softly: "Who says it's not, in fact, I don't want to get married so early either."

Zhang Fei straightened up and asked, "Didn't you tell Engong?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "Why didn't you say it, but the important matter of marriage is the order of the parents, and I can't make the decision."

"That's true." Zhang Fei nodded and collapsed back again.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei, "Zhang San, you are so good at talking, can you help me talk to my father."

Zhang Fei was very entangled: "Other things are easy to talk about, but this matter."

Seeing that he was very embarrassed, Xu Zhiqian nodded: "That's right, you can't help me with this matter."

Seeing her depressed look, Zhang Fei softened his heart and said, "If you really don't want to marry, then let me help you think about it?"

"Thank you!" Xu Zhi thanked softly, but she also knew how Zhang Fei could help with this kind of thing, and said again: "Zhang San, although I can't go to the law firm to help, but you promised me, But you can’t go back on your word.”

Zhang Fei asked: "What's the matter?"

Xu Zhiqian said excitedly: "It is to help the poor to file a lawsuit for free. This is what you promised me at the beginning, so I am willing to help you."

Zhang Fei casually said: "Don't worry about that, using the poor to make money from the rich has always been my idea, how could I give up."

Xu Zhiqian gouged him out, "I'm going back."

After all, he closed the back door.

'Hey! "

Back in the courtyard, Zhang Fei sat at the messy wine table, feeling inexplicably upset, poured a glass of wine, and drank it down.

"Husband."

"what?"

Zhang Fei was startled, turned his head to look, and saw Gao Wenyin walking over with a rag, looking at him worriedly.

"Is there something bothering your husband?" Gao Wenyin asked warmly when she came to the table.

"No."

Zhang Fei forced a smile: "I encountered some difficult things."

It has to be said that Gao Wenyin is a very good person to confide in.

Gao Wenyin asked again: "Is it related to Mrs. Xu?"

Zhang Fei looked at her in surprise, "Why would Madam say that?"

Gao Wenyin said: "When I was having dinner just now, my husband was absent-minded, and I even glanced at the back door from time to time."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei said in surprise.

He didn't even realize it himself.

Gao Wenyin nodded, and smiled again: "Your husband can have such achievements at such an age, how can I be worthy of your husband, in fact, everyone can see that your husband and Mrs. Xu are a match made in heaven. .”

Although she called her husband, Zhang Fei was more of a benefactor in her heart. As a bystander, she had already seen that Xu Zhiqian and Zhang Fei were the real couple.

Zhang Fei frowned, pondered for a while, and suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin, "Madam really awakened the dreamer with one word!"

Gao Wenyin smiled slightly, and heard Zhang Fei say: "Yes! I am so good, how can I be worthy of just one lady, this will spill over, at least three or five ladies are needed to barely match my excellence. .”

".?"

Gao Wenyin looked at him dumbfounded.

Cao Mansion!

"Where did you go to drink again, bastard?"

Cao Ping looked at Cao Dongdong who had been brought back by Taozi and the others, and his anger came to his face.

Cao Dongdong first smirked at Cao Ping, then said vaguely: "Zhang San won the lawsuit, let's help celebrate."

Cao Ping frowned, "Didn't I tell you that you haven't been in touch with that Zhang San recently, why don't you listen."

"no!"

Cao Dongdong suddenly puffed up his eyes and stared at his father, "That's impossible."

Taozi next to him panicked and said in a low voice, "Yanei, you drank too much."

The corners of Cao Ping's mouth twitched, and he asked sullenly, "What did you say?"

"No!" Cao Dongdong raised his head and said extremely arrogantly: "As long as Zhang San is here, even if I break the law in this yamen, I will not be punished by my aunt, hahaha...!"

"You bastard?"

Cao Ping suddenly raised his hand, and suddenly frowned, yes!Zhang San only has an Er pen. If he, Wang Jiefu, can invite it, can I, Cao Ping, not be able to invite it?Immediately put down his hands, took a look at Cao Dongdong, and said with a smile: "Your boy is quite clever."

"That is."

Cao Dongdong shook his big tongue proudly and said: "Although my father told me to avoid interacting with Zhang San, as long as I can make my aunt happy, would my father dare to beat me? My father saw that my aunt's legs were weaker than mine. .Ha ha.."

Snapped!

"Ouch! Who hit me."

(End of this chapter)