Chapter 572 571 Tips

Wei Guangde asked suspiciously: "From what you said, you are going to impeach Dong Fen, Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi?"

Hearing what Wei Guangde said, Duan Mengxian and Zhang Dao looked at Ouyang Yijing nervously.

You are kidding, Dong Fen is a minister.

Let's not talk about Yang Yusun, the Shaoqing, just Fan Weipi, the descendants of Fan Zhongyan, can they win if they sue you?

In the circle of Ming Dynasty scholars, Fan Zhongyan deserves the evaluation of "sage", but the title of sage is too ostentatious, so although everyone agrees with him in their hearts, they generally use Fang Xiaoru's evaluation of him, "the most perfect person".

"Virtue is pure, pure gold and jade. The style is strict, like frost pine and snow bamboo. Worry first and then enjoy, thinking about helping the people. A wise prime minister of a generation, unparalleled before and after."

This is what the literati of the Ming Dynasty think of Fan Zhongyan.

With this ancestor, as long as Fan Weipi does not rebel, he can basically guarantee that he will be able to get along well in the officialdom. Even if he offends the dignitaries of the dynasty, he can only raise it high and put it down lightly.

Although he was a little nervous, Zhang Dao's eyes looking at Ouyang Yijing were still full of a kind of "respect".

"I am just a little undecided, so I asked you to come here to talk and give me some advice."

Ouyang Yijing said.

Wei Guangde understood that if no one persuaded him, Ouyang Yijing might really impeach all three people like the previous time.

Can this be done?

No.

Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi are not criminals themselves, but they are doing business similar to that of later public relations companies, helping people to speak up and lobby.

Because they are speaking up for the Yan family this time, you think they are treacherous and evil people, but they are just accepting the commission of the Yan family.

There is nothing wrong with being loyal to someone who is entrusted by someone.

In fact, it is not just the Yan family. Most of the other families who need help will ask for help from others, and the two of them are the most popular lobbyists in the capital.

Wei Guangde glanced at Ouyang Yijing. If he was not from the same hometown as him, who would help him to get connections and transfer him back to the capital to serve as an official.

It is hard to say. Without help, you, Ouyang Yijing, can only ask for help from others.

Wei Guangde did not plan to speak for the time being. He would see what Duan Mengxian and Zhang Dao said, which would allow him to see through these two people more clearly.

He had seen through Ouyang Yijing, his fellow villager. He was a useful person, a pure thug. He would find a way to send him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the future. He would bite whoever he hated.

Moreover, judging from his last impeachment and knowing to consult with others this time, he was not a reckless brave man and knew the importance of things.

Duan Mengxian saw that Wei Guangde had no intention of speaking, so he had to say: "In my opinion, these three are not easy to deal with. If Brother Sizhi has solid evidence, he can impeach them. If not, it is best not to make enemies."

Duan Mengxian is in charge of the Ministry of Justice, so he naturally values ​​evidence, which is a completely opposite style from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Sure enough, when Wei Guangde heard Duan Mengxian say this, he noticed that Zhang Dao frowned.

Zhang Dao has not yet been promoted, he is just an observer, but he has already learned the Metropolitan Procuratorate's "rumor-based reporting" skills.

Talking about evidence, is there any need for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to continue?

If these seventh-rank imperial censors have the means to collect evidence of the crimes of these bigwigs of the current dynasty, how stupid they must be.

Different units have different work styles, so Wei Guangde is not surprised.

Ouyang Yijing's face dimmed when he heard Duan Mengxian's words, and it was obvious that he did not hear what he wanted to hear.

Wei Guangde still kept silent at this time, even lowered his head, and temporarily stopped looking at them.

Zhang Dao also spoke at this time, but he did not support Ouyang Yijing's "rumor report". "Brother Sizhi, the three people you mentioned are very special. If they are defeated, it's fine. If they can't be defeated, they will have established a strong enemy for nothing."

Zhang Dao was obviously frightened by the combination of Shangshu and Shaoqing. How high is their official position.

It is true that Jieshizhong is a seventh-rank official, but Ouyang Yijing said that he is a Jieshizhong, but in fact he is only from the seventh rank, which is half a level lower than the magistrate of Xiaoshan where he first served.

However, this is Ouyang Yijing's own choice. It's just that he has been in the capital for several years and has never had the opportunity to find a way to be promoted.

Jieshizhong is from the seventh rank, and the Jieshizhong is the seventh rank, and they are the heads of various departments.

Wei Guangde just listened, but what he thought in his heart was that Ouyang Yijing did this to himself, was it to show off to Prince Yu or something else.

Prince Yu was dissatisfied with Dong Fen, and many people in the court actually knew it.

Ouyang Yijing didn't come up with this idea just to please Prince Yu.

If that was the case, and not just a rumor, then his flattery and fawning methods were not good enough.

He was capable, could impeach people, and could flatter people. He might really rise in the future.

But no matter what his purpose was, Ouyang Yijing's plan was just what Prince Yu wanted.

Thinking that after Ouyang came to Beijing in the past few years, he really didn't have time to pay attention to him and help him get promoted. Maybe this was an opportunity.

Anyway, he didn't plan to do anything, so he let Ouyang Yijing take action and make him the first "lawyer" in Prince Yu's mansion. It seemed good.

"Brother Sizhi, I heard that when you were studying, you studied for two years with that lawyer in the city, whose name was something."

It was a long time ago, more than ten years ago, and Wei Guangde didn't remember it clearly.

You know, Wei Guangde should not have come here at that time, and he lived in Bengshanbao, so he naturally didn't know about the county.

He didn't know where he heard it from, but he had the impression that before Ouyang Yijing passed the imperial examination, he seemed to have worked as a subordinate for the number one lawyer in Pengze at that time, and learned to speak eloquently.

A lawyer is someone who relies on his mouth to fight people in court.

Of course, there are many private matters in the court, but these are not necessarily things he can touch.

Wei Guangde's words shocked Ouyang Yijing's heart.

It happened many years ago. Although it is not a secret, it is not good to be mentioned by others.

You must know that lawyers in this era are not lawyers in later generations. They have a high social status in the Western world.

In this era, the status of lawyers can be said to be extremely low, and they are the most hated people by local officials.

Many people who have watched later film and television dramas think that local officials should like to deal with lawyers very much, after all, they can make money in harmony, but this is not the case.

Lawyers are definitely literate people, but most of them are also people who failed the imperial examination. Ouyang Yijing's choice of this profession was also related to his failure in the imperial examination for several consecutive years.

If the imperial examination is not feasible, then you have to find another way out.

If you only know how to take the imperial examination, then your brain is stupid.

Of course, there are also people who have good luck in their old age, such as Fan Jin, who failed to pass the examination when he was young, but won victory after victory when he was old and about to retire, and finally passed the imperial examination.

Of course, this is a novel, but there are real people and real stories around them.

Let's not talk about anything else, just Kunshan Gui Youguang, also known as Mr. Zhenchuan, passed the imperial examination at the age of 32, failed eight times in the imperial examination, and finally passed this year. This is the real version of Fan Jin who passed the imperial examination.

Continuing with the profession of lawyers, they understand the court laws and official document formats, but they have not received professional training, so they seem to understand them, which results in the uneven quality of lawyers.

The Ming Dynasty was a typical "small government". It did not establish many specialized departments to deal with various livelihood affairs like later generations.

At the local level, the most important person in a county was the county magistrate. Although there were six assistants, they were responsible for everything, so their energy was inevitably limited.

The Ming Dynasty had a simple classification standard for various disputes and cases, that is, the family affairs were coordinated by the people themselves. For example, small matters such as stealing chickens and dogs and fighting in the countryside were mediated by people such as the head of the village, the head of the village, and the head of the clan, without appealing to the court.

Only major cases such as death would be accepted and investigated by the government.

However, if the profession of lawyers wants to make money, of course it cannot be handled so simply. They have to find ways to make the party involved in the case dissatisfied and take the initiative to appeal, and reflect their value in the litigation process, so that they can make money.

Such actions of lawyers are called maintaining the fairness of the law in today's terms, but in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the eyes of local officials, it is just looking for trouble.

The Ming Dynasty was an agricultural society, and "agriculture is the foundation of the world." The rulers hoped that people would stay on the land and live a stable life.

If lawsuits are frequent and the parties can gain benefits through lawsuits, then others will follow suit. In the long run, people will think about how to get something for nothing through smooth means, which will eventually lead to the abandonment of agriculture and shake the foundation of the country.

Therefore, from the official level, it is natural that the group of lawyers will not be treated well.

In film and television dramas, it is rare to join forces with local tyrants to bully the weak and collude with the government.

Why?

Because the local gentry and powerful families are originally scholars, they naturally have a lot of knowledge, and they have a high social status and are inextricably linked with the government. There is no need for lawyers to match them.

Therefore, lawyers represent the interests of most poor and powerless people.

Of course, there are also bad lawyers who privately collect the other party's property and cheat the employer, but there are not many such people.

If you ruin your reputation, you don't have to mix.

Therefore, the profession of lawyer has very high requirements. It is basic to quote classics and be eloquent. Otherwise, how can you argue with people in court?

Lawyers are a means of making a living. In order to make money, lawyers have to encourage people to file lawsuits.

In order to win more employers and establish a brand image, lawyers try their best to fight for the interests of their employers to show their ability.

How to fight for benefits? Often, they exaggerate and make false accusations.

For example, a simple theft case is reported to the government office, and the lawyer has to add fuel to the fire in the lawsuit. "The lawsuit to the official is like adding, being beaten is called killing, fighting for money is called robbery, entering the house is called stealing, and invading the boundary is called excavating corpses. One person's lawsuit must involve his father, brothers, sons and daughters, and even unrelated families." This has further aggravated the officials' contempt for lawyers.

There is even such a clause in the "Great Ming Code": "Those who instigate litigation, add fuel to the fire, and increase the guilt of the lawsuit shall be punished together with the criminal."

It can be seen that the government despises the profession of lawyers. If you say it badly, you will be dealt with directly by this clause.

Now, Wei Guangde suddenly mentioned that he had been an intern lawyer. How could Ouyang Yijing not be shocked.

"At the beginning, I saw that the villagers had no place to complain, so I helped a few."

Of course he would not admit that this happened, but just said that he helped.

Wei Guangde did not want to say anything about this, but continued: "I think you all understand the matter of lawyers. In fact, it is the same thing that Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi did.

Brother Sizhi, what do you think?"

After Wei Guangde said this, the three people present did not understand the meaning of Wei Guangde's words.

Don’t think that Yang Yusun and Fan Weipi are helping treacherous officials to get away with crimes. They are actually earning hard-earned money. The real decision-makers will not be influenced by them, just like the officials insist that they are judging cases based on evidence. They can never be deceived by a few words.

“What Shandai said is reasonable. Although Yang and Fan helped Yan Shifan get away with crimes, their essence is different from the crimes committed by Yan Shifan. They have also contributed to the injustice of the world.”

Ouyang Yijing nodded.

“That’s right. Apart from these two people, there is only one Dong Fen left. Does he dare to accept the gift from the Yan family?”

When Wei Guangde said this, his eyes were fixed on Ouyang Yijing, wanting to know his answer.

“I heard from someone that someone saw them delivering boxes to Dong’s house.”

Ouyang Yijing said with some lack of confidence.

In fact, in his calculations, as long as he impeached three people, if the court wanted to investigate, he would directly interrogate them. I don’t believe that none of the three people would confess. As long as one of them confessed, he would have the credit.

Even if he impeached, if the higher-ups didn't believe him, it would just be a failure, which was not a big deal. He was offended, so what? He was already a seventh-rank official, the lowest among the Jinshi.

Are the barefoot afraid of the ones wearing shoes?

If you have the guts, give me a promotion and drive me out of the capital.

Anyway, in Ouyang Yijing's opinion, it was not a loss.

"Since you heard it, it's best to ask someone clearly. It would be best if there is a witness."

At this point, Wei Guangde looked at Ouyang Yijing meaningfully, and continued: "You don't have to focus on this matter. If the Dong family has other illegal things, you might as well report them together. If he doesn't die, he will lose a layer of skin."

Ouyang Yijing understood the meaning in Wei Guangde's eyes.

Before he could speak, he heard Duan Mengxian say, "Shangshu Dong worked in the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion before, and he didn't work in the Imperial College for a long time. I'm afraid he didn't do many other illegal things."

Duan Mengxian said this to express his judgment. Dong Fen's career was not a very lucrative official position, so he was afraid that there would not be many handles to catch.

Moreover, he felt that there was no interest entanglement between their group and the Minister of Rites, and it was unwise to rush forward like this.

"I'm just an opinion. It's up to Brother Sizhi to decide whether to do it or not."

Wei Guangde smiled lightly and got himself out first.

That being said, Zhang Dao might not understand it, but Duan Mengxian didn't know the tricks.

Wei Guangde was giving advice to Ouyang Yijing in his words and deeds. If he didn't want him to get involved in this matter, he should have given him a stern warning.

"What Meng Xian and Shan Dai said makes sense. I'll ask someone to check it out. Just as Meng Xian said, it's hard to sue without evidence. It's wrong to slander someone out of thin air.

When you report something based on rumors, you should at least know where the rumor came from."

The matter ended there. The four of them chatted for a while. As it got dark, Ouyang Yijing called the maid to prepare a banquet. The dance and music had already been prepared. When the delicacies were served, the pretty women were already dancing to the music.