Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Fei definitely didn't stay up all night last night. Looking at his energetic appearance, it was obvious that he slept until he woke up naturally, and maybe he stayed in bed for a while.

really!

Zhang Fei didn't stay up late, and he was late on purpose.

The reason is that since the Kaifeng Mansion accepted this case, it seemed to regard him as an enemy. It did not even ask when the trial would be held. As far as the Kaifeng Mansion and the Procuratorate decided, this was actually very unfair to Zhao Wenzheng.

To be fair, even if you are under pressure, the three parties still have to sit together and discuss it.

This respect is mutual.

You don't respect me, then why should I respect you.

Zhang Fei, who has a small belly, naturally has to find a way to express his grievances without keeping them all inside.

He knew the emperor would be here anyway.

As for Xu Zhiqian's worry that this would anger Zeng Gong, Zhang Fei didn't care at all. Since you already regard me as an enemy subjectively, there is no point in trying to please you. I might as well tease you a few words.

Zeng Gong was indeed very unhappy, but in order to avoid disturbing the truth, he could only discuss with Zhang Fei in a good manner whether to set a date for another trial.

But this is really nothing unusual for the guests sitting here.

Almost all the presiding judges who have competed with Zhang Fei in court have suffered this loss.

Of course, this is all because of their subconscious idea of ​​​​official supremacy, always thinking about using official power to suppress Zhang Fei. Secondly, they are also sensible. If Wang Hong comes here, then he will just take the blame. I am the noble one.

, you are just a bitch, who the hell is trying to reason with you.

After a little preparation, the trial officially started.

Su Zhe first summoned the defendant Wang Hongjin to court, and first asked him whether he had falsely declared his property and whether he had evaded taxes.

Wang Hongjin confessed to this.

In the face of irrefutable evidence, this cannot be denied.

There was no emotion in his tone, which showed that he knew he was a dying person.

Su Che asked again: "I wonder what means you use to evade taxes?"

Wang Hongjin said: "The main thing is to hide it and not retaliate."

"Hidden for more than a hundred acres?"

Su Che said curiously: "It is not easy to hide such a large piece of land. And according to our investigation, all the grain from these fields is sent to the warehouse of Governor Zhao's family in Zongzheng Temple. And you

Your father happens to be the elder of Governor Zhao’s family. Obviously these lands also belong to Governor Zhao. Is this why you are able to evade taxes?”

"I object!"

Zhang Fei stood up and said: "The other party is just making groundless speculation and trying to induce the witness to say something detrimental to my client."

Su Che immediately said: "I am definitely not making unreasonable guesses. For these more than a hundred hectares of land, I have never paid a penny of tax. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to do this."

Zeng Gong nodded and said, "Keep asking."

Zhang Fei sat down helplessly.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: "This Mr. Su has improved a lot compared to last time!"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "He is indeed more difficult to deal with than his brother."

Su Shi still has the charm of a poet, and is smart but not rigorous. Su Shi was defeated by this last time. This is a big shortcoming in court.

I don't know if he has improved now.

Wang Hongjin was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, the reason why I can successfully evade taxes is indeed because of my status as a master."

There was an uproar in front of the door.

This is a public trial, and people can come and watch it. Especially since this is Zhang Fei's return to Kaifeng Mansion, you must not miss it!

Win, win!

There was a burst of excitement in the audience, and they secretly glanced at the emperor sitting aside.

Zhao Xu's face was indeed a little uneasy.

Su Zhe said: "I have no problem for the time being."

Zhang Fei stood up and said, "Wang Hongjin, you just said that you relied on your status as Governor Zhao to evade taxes. So did Governor Zhao explicitly instruct you to evade taxes?"

Wang Hongjin shook his head and said: "No."

Zhang Fei said: "Then how did you use your status as Governor Zhao to evade taxes?"

Wang Hongjin said: "Because everyone knows that these lands belong to Governor Zhao, even if I use some means to hide those lands, the tax collectors and government officials will not investigate them carefully."

Zhang Fei said: "In other words, tax evasion is your own behavior and has nothing to do with Governor Zhao."

Wang Hongjin nodded and said: "Yes."

"I'm done asking."

Zhang Fei sat down.

Qi Ji hummed softly: "I knew he would abandon the car to save the commander and let Wang Hong come in to take the blame."

"How can Wang Hongjin resist such a huge tax?"

Su Che stood up and said he wanted to summon the defendant Zhao Wenzheng.

Soon, Zhao Wenzheng sat in the dock. The pale old man never thought that he would be today. He looked at Zhao Xu who was sitting on the upper left in embarrassment.

Zhao Xu gave him a comforting look, "Don't panic, I will save you."

This gave Zhao Wenzheng great encouragement.

The minister sitting nearby caught this detail, and his anger began to rise again.

Little did he know that what Zhao Xu wanted was this effect, otherwise he wouldn't have come today and it would be very embarrassing to sit here.

"Governor Zhao!"

Su Che first bowed his hands and then asked, "Just now Wang Hongjin said that almost all the land and sales under his name belong to Governor Zhao. I don't know if that's true."

Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said: "Yes, I arranged for him to help me take care of those fields and business."

Su Che asked: "Why?"

Zhao Wenzheng said: "For convenience."

Su Che continued to ask: "How do you say this?"

Zhao Wenzheng said: "If everything is in my name and you have to come to me for everything, how can I have the free time to deal with those things? Many people I know do this."

Fu Bi, Sima Guang and the others seemed to be able to hear their hearts beating faster.

Su Che glanced at the VIP table and thought, forget it, let's get out of trouble first. He didn't ask who the specific people were, and asked: "But according to my investigation, there are still ten hectares of land under Governor Zhao's name.

"

Zhao Wenzheng nodded.

Su Zhe said: "But not a penny of tax has been paid on these ten hectares of land."

Zhao Wenzheng immediately said: "Those ten hectares of land are tax-free land and there is no need to pay taxes."

Su Che asked with a smile: "In other words, Governor Zhao put all the tax-free land in his own name, and recorded all the tax-paying land in Wang Hongjin's name."

Someone at the door hummed: "No need to ask, I already know."

Many people also made sarcastic comments.

Zhao Wenzheng's face turned green and red for a while, and his expression was very exciting and rich.

Although Zhang Fei had explained it before, he had never experienced such a scene, and he was also very tormented in his heart. The dignified clan members were sitting here being interrogated, and every question was very fatal.

"quiet!"

Zeng Gong was stunned.

The door immediately fell silent.

Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said: "Yes."

"Why?"

"Didn't I just say it, it's for convenience. In this way, the tax collectors won't come to me and can go directly to Wang Hongjin."

"I wonder if Governor Zhao knows that Wang Hongjin has not paid a penny in tax."

"now I know."

Zhao Wenzheng said: "But I didn't know that beforehand."

"Don't know at all?"

"have no idea."

"Then this time Wang Hongjin falsely reported property to the Taxation Department, does Governor Zhao know?"

"Know."
To be continued...