Since the whole lawsuit was relatively depressing, the people were not stingy with their applause and cheers at this time, which lasted for a long time.

However, the squires standing next to them did not feel any pleasure at all. They just took out their silk handkerchiefs and wiped the sweat on their foreheads.

Although they won the case, they knew very well that the applause and cheers had nothing to do with them. They were all supporting the imperial court.

If they were given another chance, maybe they would consider more carefully whether to fight this lawsuit or not.

This is really too painful.

He almost pulled off their country squire's underwear.

Fortunately, it is a worse reference point.

Interestingly, the expressions on the faces of those officials were very similar to them. They did not care about the frustration of failure, and their faces showed a kind of exhaustion after relief.

Fan Zhen's face showed a trace of joy of victory, because in his heart he supported judicial reform, and you must know that his ideas were very similar to Sima Guang's ideas.

However, this time Zhang Fei did not leave gracefully amid the applause, but came down from the stage and walked straight towards Fan Zhen.

This scene made many officials and squires who were about to leave immediately stop and look sideways.

"Congratulations to Master Fan for winning the case."

Arriving in front of Fan Zhen, Zhang Fei raised his hands and said, "The defense just now was really wonderful."

Fan Zhen was actually a little flattered, and returned the favor with a bow, "Where, where, litigating in front of President Zhang, I'm just doing my own thing."

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he was asking Zhang Fei, what's the matter with you?

Zhang Fei didn't show off. After a few words of greeting, he said, "I wonder if Bachelor Fan will stay in Hezhong Mansion or go to other places?"

Fan Zhen asked doubtfully: "I won't leave recently. I wonder why President Zhang asked this?"

Zhang Fei said: "It's like this. It happens that the Legal Aid Department lacks a director. I hope to invite Bachelor Fan to join the Legal Aid Department."

"LAD?"

Fan Zhen was stunned for a moment, this was obviously something he had not expected.

Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder what Fan Xueshi thinks?"

Fan Zhen was startled and responded: "I'll think about it first."

"Okay." Zhang Fei nodded and said, "If there is nothing else, Zhang San will leave first."

Fan Zhen suddenly raised his hand and said: "President Zhang, please stay."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there anything else, Bachelor Fan?"

Fan Zhen asked: "If President Zhang is allowed to fight this lawsuit, what chance does President Zhang have of winning?"

"not much."

Zhang Fei thought seriously for a while and said: "About 50%."

Fan Zhen secretly frowned and said, "Chairman Zhang, would you like to tell Fan how he would handle this lawsuit if he were Judge Zhang."

Zhang Fei was not stingy, and only said: "There are probably two directions. One is to prove that the patriarchal system is compulsive to the villagers; the other is to prove that what the squire did will cause huge harm to the national interests.

"

Fan Zhen asked: "But there is no concrete evidence for any of this."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Many clan traditions are problematic. I will find many villagers to help me prove this, because your decision-making did not seek the consent of every villager. This is very promising to prove.

.

As for the second point, I will combine the compulsion of the first point and then attack it from the perspective of rebellion to prove that this kind of behavior will also cause great harm to the country and the monarch."

Fan Zhen opened his eyes. This was a field he had never imagined, "You...you are purely slandering."

Zhang Fei chuckled: "I am showing evidence to prove it openly. If you can't refute it with evidence, it's not slander."

Fan Zhen couldn't help but feel frightened for a while, and said: "You are indeed a big-eared pen, and your methods are indeed ruthless."

Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "Litigation is just about winning within the rules, it's that simple. But I think Fan Xueshi has realized this. After all, Fan Xueshi knows that they are doing this to target the Qingmiao Law."

Fan Zhen smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Fei said again: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Fan Zhendao: "President Zhang, walk slowly."

"Farewell."

With that said, Zhang Fei returned to the courtyard.

Next to them, three cobblers, Li Min, Lu Bangxing, and Qiu Zhengwen, had been pricking up their ears just now, eavesdropping on their conversation.

After Zhang Fei left, they all looked depressed.

"Wrong! Wrong! It was wrong from the beginning. We were confused by the other party's flaws and were so focused on fighting the other party that we ignored our demands for this lawsuit."

"But we don't seem to have any concrete evidence."

"So we were not well prepared beforehand. We should find more villagers to testify, which would be more convincing."

As he said that, Li Min couldn't help but glance at the VIP table uneasily, just in time to see Yuan Jiang waving his sleeves and leaving angrily.

"Bachelor Yuan! Bachelor Yuan!"

When He Chunlin saw Yuan Jiang leaving angrily, he pretended to shout a few words, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Wei Yingfang came over and whispered: "It seems that Bachelor Yuan will not give up."

He Chunlin said: "It was so embarrassing in court and he lost the lawsuit in the end. How could he give up so easily?"

Cao Yi whispered: "But he currently has no choice but to write to Wang Jiefu. Wang Jiefu is currently at the peak of his power in the court, and only he has the power to check and balance this judicial reform."

Wei Yingfang glanced at the court president's stage. Although Zhang Fei had already left, he sneered: "Let's see how long he can remain proud."

...

As for the Procuratorate, since there are a large number of intern prosecutors, Chen Qi and Wang Shen do not need to clean up these documents. They leave it to those intern prosecutors. At this time, they and Su Che stood aside and talked.

"Prosecutor Su, was this result something you had expected?"

Chen Qi asked curiously.

In the past, Su Che usually studied the lawsuit very seriously, but this time he was relatively relaxed.

Su Che smiled and said: "As far as justice is concerned, the squire's side obviously has the advantage in this lawsuit. As long as Fan Xueshi does not make obvious mistakes, the possibility of losing this lawsuit is very small. But the problem is that the imperial court

Whether the case will be won by the Squire's side is the key."

Chen Qi suddenly realized, "Yes! This judgment will greatly hinder the new law. If this situation is not stopped, many people will use the imperial court to block the new law in the future."

Wang Shendao said: "But Scholar Wang will definitely not give up here."

Su Zhe nodded and said: "So, this lawsuit is just the beginning, the real difficulty lies behind."

In fact, everyone’s attention was initially focused on this point.

It is whether the imperial court dares to overturn the government's ban, because this is not an ordinary ban, but a matter of the Youth Law, which has become a symbol of the new law.

In justice, you can say that there is no evidence to directly prove that the other party is targeting Qingmiao Law, but in politics, this is a clear provocation.

In this case, if you rule that the ban is invalid, it will most likely lead to political retaliation.

Can the Imperial Court withstand it?

...

Zhang Fei, who returned to the courtyard, helped Xu Zhiqian tidy up, and the couple walked along the corridor to the lounge.

"Are you going to invite Master Fan to the Legal Aid Department?"

"Um."

Zhang Fei nodded, "Because he performed very well in this lawsuit and had a clear context. Every question he asked was actually effective. On the contrary, there were many invalid questions in the essay.

Even if it was effective, they didn't grasp it and the performance was unsatisfactory."

Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "You didn't remind me of the essay competition in advance."

Zhang Fei said: "I am the president of the court and I must enforce the law impartially."

Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei and thought, what are you pretending to be in front of me? It's not like you haven't done this before. She chuckled and said, "I'm afraid you don't want them to win the essay competition at all."

Zhang Fei clicked his tongue: "Don't make it sound like I'm cheating. It's because they are useless and can't win, so who's to blame?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "But you hope to be able to deny the government's decree. In this way, the power of the imperial court will be extended."

"Shh...!"

During the conversation, they entered the lounge. Xu Zhiqian put down the article, gave Zhang Fei a roll of his eyes and said: "Why are you still booing now? I think they will realize it soon. The biggest winner in this lawsuit is

Our imperial court."

Zhang Fei picked up a piece of pastry and ate it while replying vaguely: "But maybe this is what many people expect."

"Um?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at him doubtfully.
To be continued...