Prince Consort

Things really happened as Xie Jiyu expected, and there was a follow-up soon: Madam Xie ushered in the most shocking and headache day in her life.

She received two invitations, one from the Crown Prince Taifu Xu Juncheng, and the other from the famous Jixian Academy scholar Yao Dingyan!

What's more terrible is that the meaning between the lines in the two greeting cards is "I want to meet your family Saburo, and if it is suitable after the meeting, you can directly ask your family Saburo to worship me as a teacher."

Only then did Madam Xie realize how unusual this "cheap grandson" was!

Xu Juncheng and Yao Dingyan have almost the same status in Shilin. They were elected in the same year, and they also had some friendship with each other at that time.It's a pity that Xu Juncheng later joined Mr. Qin's tutor, and the two gradually diverged in their views on many things, to the point where they could only be regarded as acquaintances.

These two "Scholar Leaders" who had been friends but parted ways at the same time wanted to take their grandson as a disciple at the same time!

Although Mrs. Xie had a broader vision than ordinary women, she was still shocked by this kind of thing.

It turned out that my son didn't talk big.

Even with these two people here, what is impossible?Even if the Prime Minister came in person, it would not surprise her.

Mrs. Xie hurriedly sent someone to inform Xie Jiyu.

Xie Jiyu had long expected that Yao Dingyan would come, but Xu Juncheng's visit was beyond his expectation.People were coming, and it was too late to catch Xie Ze'an and ask him why he recruited people, so Xie Jiyu had to straighten his clothes and go out to meet the guests.

Both Xu Juncheng and Yao Dingyan were sitting in the main hall drinking tea, both of them had become sophisticated characters, they came and went politely with smiles on their faces, and they never forgot to test each other's intentions in their words.

Yao Dingyan has always been straightforward, and he magnanimously explained what he meant to ask Xie Jiyu for an apprentice.

Xu Juncheng's heart skipped a beat, thinking it was bad.

Originally, Yao Dingyan was already able to speak good words, and if he asked him to take in a student with a sharp tongue, His Royal Highness would definitely be led by the nose by them!

Xu Juncheng knew that Yao Dingyan helped Xie Jiyu to promote the "Pinyin Method", and suddenly realized that he must have no hope of accepting disciples this time.He sighed in the bottom of his heart, concealed his intention of coming, and said coyly, "I'm here to congratulate Ji Yu. I've known him for many years, so I should come here in person anyway."

At this time, Xie Jiyu came out.

Xu Juncheng stepped forward and said what he had said just now, left a congratulatory gift and left.

Who is Yao Dingyan?Xu Juncheng's rhetoric can't fool him at all.

When Xu Juncheng left, Yao Dingyan snorted and said to Xie Jiyu: "I just can't get used to his hidden temperament. He dare not say anything clearly. He doesn't even dare to say what he wants to do. What do you do?" Can things be done?" He looked at Xie Jiyu, "Ji Yu, he should be here for your Saburo, right?"

Xie Jiyu said: "Lord Yao, don't make things difficult for Ji Yu."

This is tantamount to acknowledging Yao Dingyan's words.

Yao Dingyan said: "Since he gave up first, then Ji Yu, you can call out your family Saburo. I want him to worship under my sect, Ji Yu, you should not object, right?"

Xie Jiyu hesitated: "It depends on Sanlang's own intention."

Yao Dingyan recounted the conversation with Xie Ze'an that day, and said to Xie Jiyu: "This kid is very smart, but he needs to be disciplined. Leaving him alone will only harm him."

Xie Jiyu had no choice but to ask someone to call Xie Zean out.

After chatting with Xie Jiyu that night, Xie Ze'an knew that he couldn't avoid it. When the matter really came to his attention, he could only behave like a disciple under Yao Dingyan's watchful eye, and obediently called out "Sir".

Yao Dingyan became more and more satisfied the more he watched.

Yao Dingyan knew why Xu Juncheng came to compete with him for the "student", because he also saw the note that Zhao Chongzhao sent to Zhao Ying, and he knew that Xie Ze'an came up with the idea.

Xu Juncheng obviously saw that Xie Zean was quick-witted and able to influence the prince, so he wanted to accept disciples.

It's a pity he came a step late.

Yao Dingyan said: "Sanlang, wait for me in front of the gate when I arrive tomorrow." He didn't say anything more, just got up and left.

Xie Ze'an and Xie Jiyu looked at each other.

Xie Jiyu said, "Do as your husband tells you."

Xie Ze'an felt miserable: "You have to get up when you are young!"

It was five o'clock in the morning, and he was still sleeping soundly.

Xie Jiyu said: "It's already over early, what do you mean 'you have to get up'? Your husband is right, you are not tempered, you are too lazy, you need to be disciplined by your husband."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

No matter how unhappy, Xie Ze'an got up early the next day and waited at the door for Yao Dingyan to appear.

Yao Dingyan came to Xie's mansion on time, and picked Xie Ze'an to the Ministry of Punishment.

Xie Ze'an looked at the majestic word "Punishment", and couldn't help asking: "Is it alright if you bring me here, sir?"

Yao Dingyan said: "It's really not suitable to bring you here, but no one will say anything. Why, you dare not go in?"

Xie Ze'an's response was to follow Yao Dingyan and stride inside.

Yao Dingyan said: "I am in charge of reviewing criminal and prison cases to see if there are any unjust, false or wrongly decided cases. I know you can read and write. Please remember something for me."

In order to save trouble, Xie Zean "cultivated" two "secretaries", but he did not expect that this job would fall on him.He said honestly, "No problem."

Yao Dingyan asked someone to take them to the place where the files were stored, and led Xie Zean to examine them.Xie Zean had already memorized the criminal law, but after seeing all the unusual cases of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he felt that his "knowledge reserve" was not enough, because besides the serious law, there were various "supplementary" edicts issued by the emperor. They also need to be taken into account.

Xie Ze'an followed Yao Dingyan to watch it for nearly two hours, and was almost fainted.

Yao Dingyan is obviously already in his 40s, but he is more energetic than him, and he doesn't feel tired after a busy morning.Seeing Xie Ze'an covering his head pitifully, Yao Dingyan laughed: "Can't hold on anymore?"

Xie Ze'an boasted sincerely: "Sir, you are too powerful."

Yao Dingyan said: "You are already very good. Go outside and ask for a glass of water to drink. Come in after a rest. I will go through the files I just picked out."

Xie Ze'an never liked to sacrifice his face and suffer. Hearing Yao Dingyan's words, he ran away as if he had been pardoned, looking for someone to drink water.After he had enough rest, he went back to find Yao Dingyan with the water bottle, but he didn't expect that there was another person in the room, an honest-looking middle-aged official.

The middle-aged official was talking to Yao Dingyan, and his expression was quite excited.He walked in and heard that he was talking about a controversial case.

It was a "murder case": a woman followed the advice of her elders and got engaged to her fiancé, only to find that her fiancé was ugly, so she picked up a knife and tried to kill her fiancé.Due to the gap between men and women, the woman did not kill her fiancé, but only cut off a finger of her fiancé. After the incident, the woman surrendered herself and pleaded guilty sincerely.

The middle-aged official was the local magistrate. He saw the woman's attempted murder and surrendered himself. He gave the woman a lighter sentence and served several years in prison.

Unexpectedly, after the case was transferred to the Judicial Court and Dali Temple, both sides sentenced the woman to hang instead of "murdering her husband, a heinous crime".

In the end, the Ministry of Criminal Justice also agreed with the sentences of the Judicial Court and Dali Temple.

The middle-aged official knew that Yao Dingyan would come over this day, so he came to Yao Dingyan to complain for the woman.

Xie Ze'an was amazed after hearing this, and looked at the middle-aged official in front of him with new eyes.As a man, he can understand the reason why he insisted on sentence the woman to death - no one can bear to hear such a thing as "murder of one's own husband"!And the reason is so ridiculous.

Under such circumstances, the magistrate is actually willing to complain for the other party, which is so honest and cute.

Xie Ze'an looked at Yao Dingyan, wanting to see how Yao Dingyan would judge.

Yao Dingyan read the entire file, and said bluntly to the middle-aged officials: "You are right, they are wrong. But I can't change the previous sentence of the Ministry of Criminal Justice alone, and I have to ask His Majesty to make a judgment."

The middle-aged official was speechless.

This kind of case is going to be brought before Zhao Ying?

Yao Dingyan said: "If you don't want to continue to show up, then forget it."

Hearing Yao Dingyan's words, the middle-aged official became firm again: "This sentence is wrong, and human life cannot be ignored."

Yao Dingyan said: "Very well, I will bring the file to Your Majesty."

After seeing off the middle-aged officials, Yao Dingyan finally frowned.

Xie Ze'an couldn't help asking: "Is this troublesome? It's obviously a small case."

Yao Dingyan glanced at him and said, "There are never trivial matters in the court."

Xie Ze'an decided to put his tail between his legs and learn more.

The next day Xie Ze'an understood what it means to say "there are never small things in the court".

Zhao Ying actually asked Xu Juncheng and Yao Dingyan to retry the case. The differences between Xu Juncheng and Yao Dingyan were already clear. Once this happened, it became an argument between those who supported Xu Juncheng and those who supported Yao Dingyan!

Xu Juncheng's opinion is that "women plead guilty because they know they can't escape, so it can't be counted as surrender", while Yao Dingyan insists that the sentence should be punished according to the law's "decrease the crime of surrender by second class".

The verbal battle between the two sides lasted for three full days, and no one gave in. Xie Ze'an has seen the diverse fights of ancient people: face-to-face quarrels, letter quarrels, quarrels in the classroom, quarrels in the classroom... everything, too many to list!

Seeing that the battle was intensifying, and the papers submitted to the imperial case were getting thicker and thicker, Zhao Yingcai stepped forward to finalize the final sentence: seven years in prison.

This is heavier than the "light sentence" Yao Dingyan insisted on, and much lighter than the hanging that Xu Juncheng insisted on - Yao Dingyan won!

Xie Ze'an understood: it doesn't matter whether the case is big or not, as long as it is controversial enough, Zhao Ying just wanted to find an excuse to watch the quarrel between the two sides.People on both sides seem to be pinching each other, but they are actually showing their talents and abilities—even showing their position in Zhao Ying's heart.

It was really interesting.

Xie Ze'an watched the excitement for several days with great interest.

Just when he was about to forget about Zhao Chongzhao and Princess Yanning, an unexpected visitor visited his small courtyard.

Xie Ze'an was stunned when he saw the girl sitting by the plum bush.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the girl turned her head and called softly, "Sanlang."

As soon as she opened her mouth to Xie Ze'an, she was sure that it was really the princess Yan Ning who had met once!

Xie Ze'an said: "Your Highness looks much better."

Princess Yan Ning said "Hmm" and asked, "Did I scare you?"

Xie Ze'an smiled wryly: "A little bit." If something happened to this precious guy, Zhao Chongzhao would probably chop him up, right?

Princess Yan Ning had a smile on her face: "I came out secretly, brother doesn't know." She glanced at the plum tree in Xie Ze'an's yard, "The plum blossoms here are blooming very well."

Xie Ze'an decided not to tell her that he was going to chop them off to do something else.

Princess Yan Ning withdrew her gaze, looked at Xie Ze'an and continued, "Sanlang, I have something to discuss with you."

Xie Zean's heart skipped a beat.

It is definitely not easy for Princess Yanning to go there in person without telling Zhao Chongzhao.

Please come to the door!