Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 224 Unexpected News
Bao Zheng's verdict made Zhang Yaocheng furious, he slapped shopkeeper Wu Da several times, pointed at his nose and cursed, "Useless things, you can't even do this little thing, what's the use of you, get out of here!" , pack your things and get out!"

Shopkeeper Wu covered his flushed face from the beating, lowered his head and left Zhang Yaocheng's mansion with hatred, then packed his things and went to Guanlou.

Guan Lou has already wooed him with a high salary several times, but he just misses the past and can't bear to leave the Fuguiqiao Guanpu shop that he founded by himself.

But at this time, Zhang Yaocheng's two slaps in the face completely chilled his heart. When he left Guanpu shop, he also took away several key evidences, including the receipts and account pages, and sent them anonymously. To Bao Zheng.

Distraught, Zhang Yaocheng immediately left the mansion and drove to his brother's hometown in a carriage. He asked his brother to decide for himself in this matter.

Zhang Yaozuo was speechless for a while, he never expected such a result, not only would he have to pay the full amount, but he would also be fined 3 taels of silver, how did his brother do things, even if Bao Zheng wanted to punish him, he couldn't do anything arbitrarily.

"What is the reason?"

Zhang Yaozuo asked with a dark face: "You are all ready, how can Bao Zheng arbitrarily judge Fuguiqiao to lose the lawsuit?"

"The key is that a witness came forward. He came forward to testify, saying that he also bought a high-value Guanpu ticket, and he bought it with the plaintiff. He proved that the plaintiff is true, so Bao Zheng judged the other party to win?"

"Anyone who comes out and testifies can win?"

After all, Zhang Yaozuo was a state official and tried cases. He knew that if Bao Zheng was not sure, he would not dare to make a judgment lightly, otherwise he would be easily overturned by himself.

It seemed that the problem was with the witness. It was because of him that Bao Zheng believed that this person would not lie, so he believed that the plaintiff must be true.

"Who is this witness?"

Zhang Yaozuo frowned and asked, "Have you investigated this person carefully?"

"I sent someone to ask. This person is registered as Cao Zongshi, who claims to be a Tai student, but there is no such person among the Tai students. I suspect that he is an auditor."

'Cao Zongshi? '

Zhang Yaozuo thinks this name is very familiar. His daughter is a noble concubine. Of course Zhang Yaozuo pays special attention to the situation in the palace. He especially pays attention to the heir to the throne. Now the heir to the throne is still vacant and there is no one to succeed him. Zhang Yaozuo hopes that his daughter will have a dragon species left. If he becomes the crown prince, the Zhang family will enjoy the glory and wealth for generations to come.

Zhang Yaozuo walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly asked: "Is this person the sect of the clan, is it true?"

"Exactly the name!"

"Do I know who he is?"

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly thought of Zhao Zongshi, it must be him, he was also studying in Taixue, the reason why he changed to Cao Zongshi was because the adoptive mother who raised him was Empress Cao.

No wonder Bao Zheng immediately judged the opponent to win when he saw him come out to testify.

Zhang Yaozuo knew in his heart that it was impossible for Zhao Zongshi to give perjury evidence. Even if this lawsuit was brought before the emperor, he would undoubtedly lose. willing to happen.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yaozuo said to his brother: "Don't make this matter worse, you hand over the money to Bao Zheng tomorrow, and this matter is over, and we will deal with these bastards later!"

Zhang Yaocheng opened his mouth wide, and his brother actually confessed?
He said with a mournful face, "4 taels of silver! And Fugui Bridge's reputation is completely ruined, what should I do in the future?"

Zhang Yaozuo said impatiently: "How many 10 taels of silver have you earned in the past few years, what is 4 taels of silver? You don't have to be a Guanpu shop, there are plenty of other opportunities to make a fortune!"

"The Guanpu shop is the most profitable. What else can I do besides the Guanpu shop? Brother, please show me the way!"

"Stupid, do you want to ask me about such a small thing?"

Zhang Yaozuo cursed angrily, thought for a while and said, "I heard from the noble concubine that the officials are very addicted to a beautiful stone called Tianhuangshi recently, and it is estimated that it will be worth a hundred times soon. You can open another stone shop, specializing in Tianhuangshi. It can also make you rich."

"What kind of stone is Tian Huangshi?" Zhang Yaocheng asked blankly.

"nonsense!"

Zhang Yaozuo slapped the table hard, and angrily said: "Aren't you going to inquire by yourself? Ask me about such small things."

Seeing that his elder brother was angry, Zhang Yaocheng didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he obediently agreed and withdrew. His heart was like a knife, 4 taels of silver!

Zhang Yaocheng walked away dejectedly, but Zhang Yaozuo was thinking about Zhao Zongshi's matter. To him, his brother's loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver was just a trivial matter, not worth his trouble.

But the heir to the throne is a major concern for him, and he must grasp this matter through his daughter. Even if the official family does not have a son to inherit the throne in the end, Zhang Yaozuo also hopes that the last person who will inherit the throne is the prince recommended by him. In this way, he The benefits can be guaranteed to continue.

Zhang Yaozuo felt that it was necessary to remind her daughter that she would also consider adopting a young son for training, and that Empress Cao should not take the initiative.

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It was already afternoon when Fan Ning returned to his residence. He was in a good mood today and drank a few more glasses of wine, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Stepping down from the bullock cart, Fan Ning felt dizzy for a while, and walked slowly into the alley while leaning on the wall. As soon as he reached the door, he saw a young man running out of the door. It was Fan Zhongyan's tea boy Xiaofu.

Fan Ning was startled, "Xiaofu, why are you here?"

Xiao Fu asked anxiously: "Where have you been? Ah Weng has been waiting for you for half an hour."

Fan Ning felt dizzy for a while, his grandfather had been waiting for him for half an hour, and he hurriedly said, "I'll go see him right away."

"See what? Grandpa waited for you not to come back, so I had to go back first. Let me wait for you here. Come with me!"

Fan Ning immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Fan Zhongyan is not in his yard, there is no need to worry about him seeing his drunken state.

He hastily said: "I'll go with you after I wash my face and wake up from the hangover."

"You've been drinking, it smells so strong, go wash your face."

Xiao Fu gave Fan Ning a dissatisfied look, helped him into the yard, and fetched water for him from the well. The cold well water made Fan Ning's drunkenness disappear quickly. Fortunately, it was sake, not shochu, which made Fan Ning feel very uncomfortable. Quickly waking up, he changed his clothes again, and then followed Xiaofu to Fan Zhongyan's mansion.

Fan Zhongyan also has a house in the capital, which is located on Gongqiaozi Street in the outer city. The house is not big, covering an area of ​​only five acres. After he was demoted from the capital, the house was closed empty. handle.

The eldest son Fan Chunyou fell ill in Dengzhou last year, so he went to Beijing to see a doctor and recuperate. Currently, the eldest son's family lives in the house, and the second and third sons also live here.

Since Fan Zhongyan returned to Beijing, the house seemed a bit crowded.

"That mansion is it!" Xiao Fu pointed to a high wall with black tiles not far away.

Seeing the lanterns and festoons at the gate of the mansion, Fan Ning asked curiously, "Is there any happy event in Grandpa's mansion?"

Xiaofu rolled his eyes at him, and said triumphantly, "You don't know, do you! Grandpa's second son passed the Jinshi examination."

"what?"

Fan Ning was taken aback. Fan Zhongyan's second son, Fan Chunren, also passed the Jinshi exam?Why don't I know.

He asked anxiously, "Which place did you get in the exam?"

"Six of No. 40 among the top three in the exam."

Fan Ning slapped his head, it was ridiculous, his uncle from the same clan also passed the Jinshi exam, and he didn’t know, no wonder Fan Ning didn’t know, after all, there were nearly 600 people on the list, enough to fill a playground, and he never went He looked at the list, and when he read the list at the end, he won the list first and went into the hall to thank him. When Fan Chunren's name was called later, he didn't hear it.

Although Su Liang heard it, he didn't know that Fan Chunren was Fan Zhongyan's second son.

However, Fan Ning was also a little dissatisfied. He was a boy, and he didn't know that Fan Chunren was in the same department, so he could understand. Why didn't Fan Chunren come to him on his own initiative?
Fan Ning suppressed a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart, and silently followed Xiaofu into Fan Zhongyan's mansion.

Walking into the mansion, I saw a young man in his twenties approaching him with a smile, "A-Ning, I am Fan Chunren, and I also came from Yanying Academy."

Fan Ning saw that he had a straight nose, square mouth, piercing eyes, wearing a deep linen coat, and his appearance was dignified and his clothes were simple. He immediately had a good impression of Fan Chunren. In history, this little uncle was the Prime Minister of Song Huizong. .

Fan Ning hastily bowed and saluted, "My nephew didn't know that my uncle is also a Jinshi of the same discipline, I'm really ashamed!"

Fan Chunren shook his shoulder and said apologetically, "I am responsible for avoiding you deliberately. I apologize to you!"

After speaking, Fan Chunren bowed deeply to Fan Ning.

Fan Ning was a little stunned, why did he salute so solemnly?

At this time, Fan Zhongyan came over and explained to Fan Ning: "Chunren failed in the imperial examination three years ago because he was implicated by me, so this time he was very low-key, if you hadn't attracted Zhang Yaozuo's attention this time , Zhang Xuan's goal will definitely be pure benevolence."

Fan Ning suddenly remembered that Zhang Xuan had suppressed him twice in the provincial and imperial examinations, and he felt relieved. Because he was Fan Zhongyan's grandson, he escaped the excuse of another examination. If it was Fan Chunren, he really couldn't escape.

Fan Ning said with a smile: "I am invulnerable. Zhang Xuan didn't hurt me, but was shot by his own arrow in the back. This is what he deserved."

Fan Zhongyan nodded. In fact, he felt very sorry for Fan Ning. Although he didn't take advantage of Fan Ning's ideas, Fan Ning actually served as a shield for the second son. , Fan Ning really cannot escape the suppression this time.

He had to explain this matter to Fan Ning properly, so as not to cast a shadow on the child's heart.

(End of this chapter)