"Sima Bachelor, that boy has allowed himself to be despised, why not punish him by ruining his fortune?"
After coming out of the palace, Shen Huaixiao quietly suggested to Sima Guang.
The emperor just said to let Sima Guang handle it, but did not specify the exact amount of the punishment.
When it comes to dealing with Zhang Fei, Sima Guang is consistent with his character. He is relatively calm, does not have too many extreme reactions, and is more conservative. Unlike Wang Anshi, who spared no effort to publicly support Zhang Fei.
Sima Guang glanced at Shen Huaixiao and chuckled: "So what if we punish him with bankruptcy, the plaque can't be taken away after all! As long as he has the plaque in hand, he can appeal, so why bother to take it away?"
If you do this absolutely, the officials will lose face."
The last half of the sentence is the key point. Shen Huaixiao nodded, "Bachelor Sima has thought carefully."
In fact, he just wanted to drive Zhang Fei into a panic, and it would be best to involve Wang Anshi. Just now Wang Anshi took the initiative to express his intention to punish Zhang Fei with small punishments, which made him very disappointed.
But he really underestimated Wang Anshi, and he still had this bit of determination.
After he left, Wang Anshi walked up quietly and asked, "How much is the penalty?"
Sima Guang said: "You will be punished with a thousand guans."
Wang Anshi nodded slightly.
Sima Guang glanced at him, "Are you scared?"
Wang Anshi hummed: "What am I afraid of?"
Sima Guang would not let go of such an opportunity to entertain Wang Anshi, "If you are not afraid, why didn't you just say a few words to Zhang San?"
Wang Anshi said: "I told you, you are the one who is adding insult to injury!"
"You are such a scoundrel! I won't tell you anymore. I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."
Sima Guang looked at Wang Anshi with deep contempt and then left.
Wang Anshi sighed longly, with a worried look on his face, and murmured to himself: "The road is long and long, and I will search up and down."
This incident didn't scare him, and it was not like he had never seen this method before, but it also gave him a warning that this matter was by no means that easy!
We have to take it step by step, and we can't rush it. His power in the court is not strong enough yet.
...
Sima Guang first ordered Kaifeng County to release the people, and then ordered the Bianjing Law Firm to stop all tax calculation transactions except copyright, because tax calculation for copyright is a cooperation between the municipal tax department and the firm, which is to serve the imperial court, of course.
Yes, the attitude is very clear. It is okay to plan, but it must be to serve the court. It cannot be based on the premise of harming the interests of the court to seek personal gain, and a fine of one thousand guan will be fined.
This is really a slap that directly slaps Zhang Fei from heaven back to earth.
However, this incident also allowed them to see Zhang Fei's weakness. No matter how eloquent he was, he was still a cunning person. As long as he found a way to silence Wang Anshi, Xu Zhongtu could not stand alone.
If you hit, hit, so what?
This punishment undoubtedly boosted the morale of the court, because in the previous several consecutive lawsuits, the court had brought out all its elites, but they still could not defeat Zhang Fei in court, which also caused their officials to lose face and morale.
It's low.
This time, they gave Zhang Fei a hard lesson and made them understand that litigation was Zhang Fei's specialty after all, and there was no need to compete with Zhang Fei in court.
board!
To deal with unruly people, you should use a board.
Only one yamen feels ashamed.
This Yamen is Kaifeng Mansion.
"Prefect Lu, we are really embarrassed this time." Li Kai shook his head and sighed.
While reading the official document, Mr. Lu asked, "How do you say this?"
Li Kaidao: "Look at Wang Zhixian, even if we beat him, what can he do to Zhang San? He can only accept the punishment obediently. We are just too kind to him, so he doesn't take us seriously at all. Next time he will
If you dare to complain again, we will fight you first and then talk about it."
Lu Gongzhu glanced at him slightly and said, "Don't rush to make a judgment. Let's wait and see. At the beginning, Wang Sinong also decided to fight first, but what was the result?"
Li Kai was slightly startled: "Does he still dare to make trouble?"
Lu Gong wrote: "Who knows, at least the officials did not take back the plaque, which proves that they still support him."
Li Kai shook his head and said: "I don't believe he dares to make trouble again this time. Although the officials did not take back the plaque, they have ordered him to stop the tax calculation business. It can be seen that the officials are not against him. I don't believe he will
Don't be afraid of death. If this matter continues, the consequences will be more than he, a little man, can bear."
Lu Gong frowned and said nothing.
really!
No matter what, the imperial court issued a decree to punish the Bianjing Law Firm. Although it was not fatal, it was also a warning to Zhang Fei not to get entangled in this matter.
After all, this is related to the national plan.
...
Bianjing Law Firm.
This man was released, but he was lifeless.
"Is everyone okay?"
Zhang Fei looked at the defeated soldiers who could only stand and asked with a guilty look on his face.
"No...it's okay."
Only Qiu Zhengwen answered.
The others were silent.
Can they not blame Zhang Fei in their hearts? Many ear pens had advised Zhang Fei that doing this would anger the court, but Zhang Fei said it with all his heart. In the end, he was not only arrested, but also beaten. It's better for you to still
Put all the responsibility on us.
Zhang Fei said: "I didn't think well this time, and the responsibility is all mine. Therefore, I will give each of you one hundred guan of medical expenses, and you will be paid to rest at home for a month."
Yi Qian Er Pen's eyes gleamed when he heard it, "One hundred guan", and a month's paid leave, then... then it's just a beating.
Qiu Zhengwen was a little embarrassed, "But third brother, doesn't the court have to fine us a thousand guan? Do we have so much money?"
Huang Mang and others looked at Qiu Zhengwen nervously, you are a traitor, why should we errand boys worry so much about the proprietor?
This is what we deserve.
"This little money is nothing."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "And I will add this compensation law to your contract. If this happens again in the future, we will also compensate you in accordance with the contract."
As soon as Fan Li heard this, he stopped and said tremblingly: "Sanlang, why do we still do this?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone became nervous.
This money is certainly very important, but if you spend it without your life, it will be nothing but water in a bamboo basket!
Zhang Fei also saw everyone's nervousness, so he smiled and said: "I did this just to prevent any eventuality. With this compensation law, maybe everyone can feel more at ease."
Fan Li nodded slightly. It turned out that it was ok to appease people's hearts.
Others have no objections. After all, this is a guarantee!
Just as he was talking, Li Si came into the back hall and said, "Third brother, Grand Scholar Wang is here."
When everyone heard that Wang Anshi was coming, they felt a little more at ease. Yes, yes, we also have support in the court.
Zhang Fei stood up and said, "You go back and take a good rest for a while, and forget about those unpleasant things."
"Yes, then we will go back."
A group of ear pens supported each other and limped out of the back hall.
When Zhang Fei saw this scene, he felt nothing but anger in his heart.
He couldn't just give up.
After they left, Zhang Fei invited Wang Anshi to a private room in the backyard.
"You are really too reckless this time, and I can't give you much support."
Seeing Zhang Fei, Wang Anshi said a little guiltily.
In fact, he definitely wants to carry out land reform, but he is completely unprepared now, and there is no way he would take such a political risk for Zhang Fei.
But he felt a little sorry for Zhang Fei, and at the same time he was worried that this kid would be impulsive and do bad things, so after thinking about it, he still felt that he should talk to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei said with an aggrieved face: "If it was really me who was too reckless, perhaps Grand Scholar Wang would not have said this to me. I was just going to provide some help to some farmers, and many officials did the same thing."
But, I’m not checking the taxes of those landlords..."
Having said this, he suddenly frowned.
Wang Anshi sighed: "That's true, but you chose this time very badly. No one dares to bother with this matter. If something goes wrong, no one can bear the responsibility! So don't do it here
We’ve made up our minds about this, let’s live a peaceful life for a while.”
He also understood Zhang Fei's character, he must repay kindness and revenge, and he was also afraid that Zhang Fei would be impulsive.
There is no reason to reason about this matter, and you won't even be brought to court, so you won't be able to use your methods.
But after finishing speaking, Wang Anshi saw that Zhang Fei didn't even respond. He turned his head and saw Zhang Fei frowning, as if his mind was wandering, so he shouted: "Zhang San?"
"ah?"
Zhang Fei woke up with a start and replied casually: "How do you say this, Master Wang?"
Wang Anshi asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Zhang Fei hesitated a little and said: "I am reflecting on why the court wants to punish me this time?"
Wang Anshi said angrily: "Don't you understand this? The collection of taxes is the country's most important plan. This cannot be ignored. If we go to court again and delay tax collection, no one can afford it."
"No no no!"
Zhang Fei shook his head, "Grandmaster Wang didn't get to the point."
It's such a simple thing, but I still can't get to the point? Wang Anshi was angry and funny: "Then you should tell me."
"money!"
Zhang Fei said: "In the end, isn't it just money?"
Wang Anshi wondered: "Isn't that what I mean?"
"But Academician Wang didn't get to the point." Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "The most critical mistake I made in this matter was that I helped the farmers calculate taxes, which made the government officials dare not collect taxes.
If they dare not collect taxes, the court will not get tax money, and the court's income will be reduced. If it is serious, it will affect the operation of the entire country, so no one dares to support me."
Wang Anshi nodded, "That's it!"
"Then I can change my ways!"
Zhang Fei suddenly became excited and said: "I can help the court to collect taxes. I will work with the court to make money for the court. Isn't that enough?"
Wang Anshi was dumbfounded, "How can you, a person with a bad ear, help me?"
Zhang Fei said: "I can sue the big landowners for tax evasion and ask them to make up for the tax. This can create tax revenue for the court. They can't say that I delayed the court's tax collection!"