Sima Guang is making secret arrangements, and Wang Anshi is also making final personnel arrangements.
There was one person among them whom he had long wanted to recruit.
But the timing wasn't right before.
This person is Zhang Fei.
"Master Wang, you are here to bring glory to your humble abode."
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw him stuttering to say such a sentence, and waved his hand: "Okay! Okay! It's better not to say it if you are so polite."
"Young people are indeed not very good at socializing, which makes University Scholar Wang laugh." Zhang Fei said sarcastically.
He was still not familiar with the etiquette of the Song Dynasty. In fact, many times, he learned lines from TV dramas, but others didn't pay much attention to them.
Wang Anshi chuckled and said: "It seems that all your eloquence is used in the court. But it's not a bad thing if you don't know those red tapes."
"Thank you, Bachelor Wang, for your understanding."
Zhang Fei smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Master Wang, please."
After coming to the hall and sitting down, Wang Anshi got straight to the point and said: "I won't play charades with you kid. I came here this time to hope that you can join the court and help me reform. Are you willing?"
Zhang Fei didn't expect that Wang Anshi was even less polite than him. He spoke so directly that he couldn't help but be stunned.
If you invite me tactfully, I can also refuse it tactfully.
Don't be disrespectful!
How could I refuse such a direct invitation from you?
Wang Anshi saw that he was silent, so he asked again: "Why don't you answer?"
"I...!"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Thanks to the great scholar Wang, I am so flattered to you."
"I've said it all, stop being polite and just give me an answer." Wang Anshi waved his hand.
Zhang Fei said: "How can a small citizen be so virtuous and capable...!"
"You still say?" Wang Anshi interrupted him.
Zhang Fei said: "I won't go."
"...!"
But faced with such a straightforward answer, Wang Anshi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked: "Why?"
Zhang Fei pondered for a while and said: "Because I am also thinking of inviting Academician Wang to come to the bookstore to be a tutor."
Wang Anshi said in disbelief: "You...what did you say?"
Zhang Fei asked, "I wonder if University Scholar Wang is willing?"
"Asshole!"
Wang Anshi stood up and slapped the table. Just when he was about to scold Zhang Fei angrily, he suddenly sat down again and said, "You mean, everyone has his own ambitions."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "That's right. My benefactor recommended me to join the court, but I declined."
Wang Anshi asked curiously: "Do you think that court officials are worse than a person with a sharp ear?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "That's not true. It's just that the current success makes me enjoy everything at the moment and seeking justice for those who have been wronged. I don't want to make any changes for the time being."
Wang Anshi said: "Although these people have their own ambitions, the man's ambitions are still loftier."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "So I still need to get some experience, so let's start by helping a common person."
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Okay! I won't force you. If you change your mind one day, you can come to me."
"Thank you so much for your appreciation, Grand Scholar Wang." Zhang Fei bowed his hands and said, "Although I don't plan to become an official, I can still help Grand Scholar Wang carry out his reforms."
Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "That's true, you have helped me a lot before."
He thought that with Zhang Fei's talents, maybe people among the people could help him more.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Master Wang has also helped the common people a lot. This is mutual benefit between us, and this kind of cooperation can continue."
Wang Anshi laughed, "What a mutual benefit."
Zhang Fei is not an indispensable part of him, but he appreciates Zhang Fei's talents and hopes to promote him.
Since Zhang Fei doesn't want to, he won't force it.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Maybe soon the common people will be able to benefit from each other again with the great scholar Wang."
Wang Anshi exclaimed: "How do you say this?"
He is still very interested in cooperating with Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei gave it a try and said, "We'll talk about it then."
After chatting for half an hour, Wang Anshi stood up and left. He was really busy now. Being able to recruit Zhang Fei in person would really be a great deal for Zhang Fei!
Zhang Fei personally escorted him to the door, but when he returned to the hall, he found that Xu Zhiqian was already sitting inside.
"I must hire a doorman to keep an eye on the back door."
Zhang Fei said fiercely.
Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled: "How about I lend you one from my house temporarily?"
"What's the use of that."
Zhang Fei glared at her and sat down.
Xu Zhiqian said: "Why is it useless? At least I can watch you not to go through the back door of my house."
"...!"
Zhang Fei suddenly realized, yes! It seemed that I could go to his house through the back door.
Seeing Zhang Fei's face turn red, Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, and then said: "But you are so blessed that you don't know how to be blessed. How many people in the world want to become an official in the court, but they are not allowed to do so. As for you, the official invites you to
You, you didn’t agree, and now Uncle Wang comes to invite you again, but you still refuse. If this spreads, I’m afraid many people will envy you to death.”
Zhang Fei snorted: "This swan knows the ambition of a sparrow."
"How do you...how does the bird know about the bird?" Xu Zhiqian was stunned, smiled, and asked with interest: "But to be honest, the bird's ambition seems to be more difficult to guess than the bird's ambition. What is it?
?”
Zhang Fei said hehely: "Of course he is wealthy, has many wives and concubines, and is full of children and grandchildren."
"Well, it's quite insightful." Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but smile, but then said: "But this is not your ambition."
Zhang Fei was stunned, "How do you say this?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "If you think so, you would have joined the court as an official early in the morning."
"...!"
Zhang Fei didn't know how to refute.
Xu Zhiqian examined it and hummed softly: "Sooner or later I will guess what you are planning?"
If you can guess it, I will definitely agree to it. Zhang Fei said: "Okay! Guess it! Haha..."
"What are you talking about and having so much fun with?"
Suddenly I heard a laugh and saw Xu Zun walking over slowly.
"Daddy!"
Xu Zhiqian stood up quickly.
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zun coming from the side and thought, both father and daughter like to go through the back door. But then he thought about it, well, this also proves that they don't treat me as an outsider. Anyway, I go through the back door when I go to his house, so it doesn't matter.
, as long as it’s fair.
Zhang Fei also stood up and greeted him, "My benefactor."
Xu Zun smiled and nodded.
He knew that Zhang Fei had already learned about his official identity, but if Zhang Fei hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have asked. He was really ashamed to talk about it!
"Dad, why did you come home so early today?" Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.
Xu Zun chuckled, "I went to attend a meeting this morning at the invitation of the Court of Punishment. There was nothing in the office, so I came back directly."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Why did the Criminal Trial Court ask dad to attend the meeting?"
Xu Zun laughed and said: "This new official has three things to do when he takes office!"
Xu Zhiqian frowned and said, "Uncle Sima?"
Xu Zun nodded.
Although the Judicial Court has greater power than Dali Temple, the two are not subordinate.
The key is that Sima Guang is now a counselor of political affairs, which is very different. A counselor of political affairs can exercise the power of the prime minister, and of course has the power to convene a meeting of the judicial department.
Zhang Fei frowned and asked: "Does Grand Scholar Sima want to deal with his benefactor?"
Xu Zun waved his hand: "No, no, although I do not agree with Bachelor Sima's ideas, he will not be so stingy. He invited me today in the hope of reforming the current judiciary."
"reform?"
Xu Zhiqian looked at Xu Zun in surprise.
At present, everyone is talking about Wang Anshi's reform, but I never thought that Sima Guang would also reform.
This is really unexpected.
Xu Zun laughed and said: "Sima Junshi and Wang Jiefu were not convinced by each other. Now that Wang Jiefu wants to reform, how can Sima Junshi fall behind him? In fact, this is good, so as to avoid them quarreling again."
As expected of Sima Guang, this move is really awesome! I can’t wait to give you a thumbs up. Zhang Fei couldn’t help but be secretly happy.
Xu Zun suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei and asked, "Zhang San, what do you think about this aspect?"
I guess Sima Guang also guessed that Xu Zun would come and ask me. If that's the case, why don't I just go with the flow? Zhang Fei pondered for a while and said: "After these few lawsuits, from a personal perspective, I feel quite embarrassed.
."
"Excuse me?"
Xu Zun and his daughter said in unison.
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "My benefactor also knows how much everyone in the Kaifeng Mansion hates me."
Before Xu Zun could speak, Xu Zhiqian said: "They have the salary but don't want to work. They have the nerve to blame others. It's really unreasonable."
Xu Zun waved his hands and said: "Prefect Lu is definitely not such a person."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What my benefactor said is absolutely true. The main affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture are the people's livelihood and finance of the prefecture. As for the trial, it is only secondary.
And my frequent complaints force the Kaifeng Prefecture to devote too much energy to the lawsuit, which may put the cart before the horse. After all, a lawsuit can only redress the grievances of one person, and a policy mistake will bring disaster to the people of the entire prefecture.
"
Xu Zhiqian asked: "You mean to separate the two?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "It's not two, it's four."
"Four?"
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "What four?"
Zhang Fei said: "Administration, justice, trial, and prosecution. Take Kaifeng Prefecture as an example. Kaifeng Prefecture is only responsible for administration, finance, people's livelihood, and water conservancy construction.
Among them, the county magistrate is the main one, and there is also a judicial department, which is responsible for maintaining public security and conducting interrogations. However, the final trials are all handed over to the judicial yamen such as the Siliyuan. However, there must be a department in the middle that is responsible for supervision.
, prosecution.
The key point is that these four yamen are not subordinate to each other. In this case, these four departments can play a role in mutual supervision. At the very least, if the prefect breaks the law, he will be prosecuted."
Xu Zun nodded repeatedly and was very happy.
In terms of legal system construction alone, the Northern Song Dynasty should be regarded as the pinnacle of feudalism. Neither the Han, Tang, nor the Ming and Qing Dynasties were as complete as the Northern Song Dynasty.
This is because Zhao Kuangyin himself attaches great importance to punishment and prison, and coupled with the Northern Song Dynasty's idea of dividing powers, various judicial departments have checks and balances on each other, which is a good thing for judicial construction.
Xu Zun was able to quickly understand the beauty of this public prosecutor's law, "What you said makes sense, but if you do this, will it make the entire trial process more complicated and require more funds?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It will only be simpler, not more complicated."
Xu Zun said: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "Not every prefect is as familiar with the law as the benefactor. Once you encounter some officials who don't know the law well, the lawsuit will become complicated.
Once you get used to having specialized officials handle specialized matters, many cases can be heard quickly, which actually makes it easier.
As for the funding issue, I can’t help, but I believe Grand Master Sima has his own way to solve it.”
Xu Zun nodded slightly.
Xu Zhiqian, who had been facing Zhang Fei day and night, saw that this guy was talking about it again, so she said, "Since you had an idea, why didn't you tell my father before?"
This judicial structure, even if it is a genius, cannot be a sudden idea, it must have been thought of long ago.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Even if I said it at the beginning, my benefactor would be unable to do anything."
Xu Zun chuckled and said: "Your greatest skill is not to argue in court, but to know what words to say at the right time to be most useful."
"Isn't this the method of a person with a sharp ear?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "But if my benefactor wants to discuss this reform plan with Grand Master Sima, don't say it's my fault."
Xu Zun asked: "Why?"
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "Because many ministers in the court are dissatisfied with me. If you know that I am responsible for this, I am afraid it will cause a lot of trouble and it will be self-defeating."