In life, Sima Guang is definitely a very humble and generous gentleman, but like Wang Anshi, he is also very stubborn on some principled issues and will never give in easily.
Therefore, everyone jokingly called Wang Anshi as Ao Xianggong, and also jokingly called him Sima Guang as Sima Niu.
Once this bad temper comes, no one can control it!
If their governing ideas are completely consistent, whether they go left or right, it will definitely be a blessing for the Song Dynasty.
Maybe what happened next wouldn't happen.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
After withdrawing from the court, Sima Guang felt very guilty and angry. He never thought it would end like this. At the beginning, he was sure of victory, but in the end he was defeated by his opponent in a confused way.
He immediately asked someone to bring over the trial records just now. As he looked at them, he studied why such a simple murder could really be labeled as excessive defense.
It's really off the mark.
At this time, Lu Gongzhu, Wang Shiyuan, Qi Hui, Liu Shu and other professional judges also arrived one after another. They didn't even come back to their senses. How could this happen?
When I saw Sima Guang sitting on a chair, with a sullen face, looking at the court hearing records, he felt uncomfortable saying anything, so he sat quietly and waited.
After a while, Sima Guang slapped the transcript on the table gently and sighed in annoyance: "How careless!"
When he first left the court, his head was groggy. But when he looked at the transcript as a bystander, he suddenly discovered that Zhang Fei had been leading the way since he interrogated Wei Ada. .
The key is that Zhang Fei compared the disparity in status between them to him and the emperor.
He knew that this was definitely not the other party's sudden idea. The other party had obviously been prepared and was waiting for him to jump into the pit.
But ask yourself, if given another chance, would he choose something else?
Wang Shiyuan was also a little puzzled by this, and immediately said: "Senior Sima was too gentle to that boy just now. He is so arrogant and contemptuous of the court. Why don't you punish him for the following crimes?"
He gave a very professional opinion.
If it were him, Zhang Fei would have been beaten to the point where he could only lie down for interrogation.
How can you interrogate me if you are so cowardly!
He even doubted whether Sima Guang was deliberately letting off steam.
Sima Guang is really in trouble. If he had really beaten Zhang Fei in court, I believe no one would have dared to stop him, including Wang Anshi, Xu Zun and others. If such arrogant people of Erbi did not teach them a lesson, then in the future they would be Who would still take these gentlemen in their eyes?
But if the fight continues, the conservatives will lose the future, and it doesn't matter whether the lawsuit is fought or not.
From now on, as long as they reject the emperor's opinions, Wang Anshi will definitely take this matter as an argument. He will allow you, Sima Guang, to argue with the emperor based on reason, and will not allow others to argue with you.
From a side perspective, is the emperor even inferior to you?
Zhang Fei's clever argument directly brought the dispute between the prime minister's power and the imperial power into the spotlight. This was actually the turning point of this trial.
Because this caused Sima Guang to completely lose his dominant position.
This point is also crucial, because it directly leads to the change of the entire case trial process. Even the selfless Bao Zheng cannot handle the case so gently.
Zhang Fei was at ease because this was the atmosphere he was used to, while Sima Guang was at a loss.
Once it breaks down thousands of miles, it will naturally fall into place.
Lu Gongzhu understood Sima Guang's difficulties. He had to think about the overall situation and really couldn't fight. He said: "It's no wonder that this happened to Bachelor Sima. Now that things have happened, we should discuss how to judge this case?"
Qi Hui immediately said: "That kid is obviously trying to confuse the public. This cannot be an excessive defense. If this is the sentence, wouldn't it encourage people to commit crimes?"
Wang Shiyuan nodded and said: "It makes sense. How can this be the same as other people's self-defense? That guy has not produced any ironclad evidence. If he is sentenced like this, it will cause endless harm!"
This is such a slap in the face.
As the highest judges of the Song Dynasty, they refused to even agree to surrender and have their sentences reduced. They even had a red-faced quarrel with the emperor. Now they have over-defended themselves. If they are sentenced to death, how can they have the dignity to stay in this position? .
Sima Guang said: "If we still want to uphold the original verdict, we must find evidence to refute the other party's inference that the convict woman had no intention of killing. You should immediately send people to Dengzhou to investigate the convict woman's background."
Since the case was complete with both witnesses and material evidence, it was an ironclad fact. As a result, he did not know enough about Ayun's past and family affairs and did not investigate that part.
He believes that this is the main reason why he is at a disadvantage, so if he wants to reject Zhang Fei's complaint, he must start with the details.
Over there, Xu Zun and Zhang Fei returned to the house and saw Zhang Fei with a proud face, as if everything was over. However, he knew that Zhang Fei did not provide ironclad evidence, but only provided some supporting evidence and clever excuses. , this lawsuit still needs to be fought, so he warned: "Don't be careless. Academician Sima did not pronounce a verdict in the hall, but said that he would continue the investigation. It can be seen that he is not convinced, and he will definitely find a way to refute your reasons. And Bachelor Sima is one of the smartest people in the Song Dynasty."
Zhang Fei smiled confidently and said: "Within ten days, Bachelor Sima will definitely give a verdict."
Xu Zun heard his loud tone and immediately sneered: "You are too arrogant."
Zhang Fei said: "If my benefactor doesn't believe it, why not bet on something?"
Xu Zun is also a very individual person and asked: "How do you want to bet?"
Zhang Fei said: "If I lose, I will be used by my benefactor for free for one year. But if I win, my benefactor will not only forgive my debts, but also give me thirty pieces of money."
“It’s a deal!”
Xu Zun still doesn’t believe in this evil, ten days? Huh, you must have too much faith in the efficiency of my Da Song Dynasty.
Zhang Fei said: "One word is settled."
Xu Zun suddenly thought of something and said: "Wait a minute! The verdict will be given within ten days, but they didn't say how they will sentence it?"
Zhang Fei said: "It's not how they want to judge, but how we should try to let them judge."
Gone!
It’s really floating!
Xu Zun glanced at Zhang Fei and said sincerely: "Although your boy has achieved great fame in the hall just now, don't get carried away. After all, you are just a commoner. This secret competition is beyond your control."
Zhang Feiyun said calmly: "There is no secret rivalry, because the other party has already lost."
Xu Zun was very drunk. He waved his hands and said, "Forget it! Forget it! I'm too lazy to argue with you. So how do you think this case should be decided?"
"Release immediately." Zhang Fei said.
Xu Zun was stunned and said: "How is this possible? Even if it is judged as excessive defense, it is still a crime and must be punished."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "My benefactor, do you still remember the reason why Grand Scholar Sima opposed surrendering and reducing his crime?"
Xu Zun subconsciously said: "They are considering this case as a malicious case, so even if they surrender, they will not be able to get a reduced sentence."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Although I fought in excessive self-defense, it does not mean that I have given up on surrendering and reducing my crime. If the case is found to be excessive in self-defense, then of course it is not a malicious case, and then surrender can be used to reduce my crime."
, Grand Bachelor Sima could not refute it any longer. For excessive defense, he was reduced to a second level. In addition, Ayun has been in jail for nearly half a year, which is enough to make her immediately released."
"Yes! If he is found guilty of excessive self-defense, it will fully comply with the regulations on surrender and reduced crime."
Xu Zun suddenly realized, and suddenly looked at Zhang Fei with a hint of shock, and said: "Have you also taken the official family and the Wang University into consideration?"
Zhang Fei said: "I didn't consider them, I only considered my benefactor. No matter what their purpose was, they gave me great support. My benefactor should also give back to them, so that my benefactor can get more."
support."
Xu Zun felt that this boy was really unfathomable!
If Zhang Fei was only proficient in the law and eloquent, then he would be able to understand it. But now this issue has greater political significance. In fact, the sentence was excessive and the defense was filial piety, so the sentence could not be very severe.
But Zhang Fei still has to surrender and seek a reduced sentence to fight for a more lenient sentence.
It sounds a bit aggressive, but it has great political significance.
Because the dispute between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang was whether surrender was applicable to reduce the crime, but the lawsuit was overly defensive. Even if Zhang Fei won the case, it is hard to say whether it means Wang Anshi won.
There is no political difference between reducing the crime by surrendering and not reducing the crime by surrendering.
The more he thought about it, the more unbelievable it became. This couldn't help but arouse Xu Zun's love for talents, and he thought, this kind of talents cannot be let go easily! Do I have to find a way to delay it for ten days?
"Isn't my benefactor trying to interfere with this and delay it for ten days?"
"What did you say? Ahem!"
Xu Zun suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "You bastard, am I such a shameless villain?"
"That's fine."
Zhang Fei said: "Tomorrow, my benefactor will be able to fight for Ayun's immediate release."
Xu Zun was stunned for a moment and said: "This hasn't been judged yet!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But my benefactor can at least express his attitude!"
Xu Zun looked at this kid and seemed to have no good intentions, so he asked: "What other tricks do you want to play?"
Zhang Fei was about to cry but said without tears: "This case has already been tried. Shouldn't Dali Temple give its own opinion?"
Xu Zun felt that this kid was playing dirty tricks again, but he couldn't tell what.
"It's not good! It's not good!"
At this moment, a maid suddenly ran in in a panic and gasped: "Master, something serious has happened. Sister Qian'er is on a hunger strike."
Xu Zundao: "Tell her that if she is hungry for another ten days, then let her out."
"ah?"
The maidservant opened her mouth slightly and looked at Xu Zun blankly.
Zhang Fei also looked at Xu Zun in disbelief, thinking, is this really his biological child?
Xu Zun glared at him vaguely, "This is all caused by your kid."