Vol 2 Chapter 76 (2/2)
He inspected the piece of paper in detail and saw not only the brilliance of the poet, but also how rarely elegant the calligraphy was Curious, he asked Song shi+ren, ”Who is the poet and what does this have to do with the case?”
Song shi+ren replied respectfully, ”This poe palace yesterday When Mr Fan assaulted Mr Guo on the street, he recited these lines It’s quite obvious he was belittling Mr Guo”
Mei Zhili was a man in court, bewildered at the fact that he could have written such a poeret for hi soance of the poeht Furtherainst himself
Mei Zhili was a well experienced ed to secure his position as the capital’sthe lines between right and wrong There are athered in the capital If he had been fair in all of his cases, he would not have lasted long He remembered back to when he first worked for the palace and of how Guo Gonggong had given hi concessions to avoid trouble Mei Zhili had since then lived many peaceful years because of that advice
Today’s case was no different, as he planned to maintain the attitude he’d always had and refrain fro any decisions He would leave them to sort out their differences themselves, and if that didn’t work out, he would delay the case for a couple days and send them to the Ministry of Punishments If he planned to stay out of trouble, then he had to avoid closing this case his court He glanced worriedly at Fan Xian and Zheng Tu
Zheng Tu had once worked for Mei Zhili for a while as his clerk, and kneas on his old boss’s mind He chuckled, ”This is ridiculously funny Many scholars were gathered on the day of the poem festival, and Mr Fan’s poetry stood out from the rest It can only be assumed that people had taken note of it, so it’s not unusual that others know the poem More importantly…”
He glanced at Song shi+ren coldly with a sneer and continued, ”…do you think Mr Fan is out of hisup a h to reveal his identity, not tothe whole situation already is It’s quite obvious that someone who has a feud with Mr Guo knew of Mr Fan and Mr Guo’s disagreeo The real culprit had obviously planned tothat Fan Xian was the culprit”
It seeical Fan Xian who s silently to the side- What was it he said…?” Only an idiot would be stupid enough?? He coughed aardly Mr Guo Baokun on the wheelchair could no longer suppress his anger and he yelled, ”Quit trying to twist the truth! This illegiti the Fan family’s authority He’s so reckless because he doesn’t think the law applies to him!”
Zheng Tu’s face darkened when he heard the words illegitiup the man in the wheelchair He spoke coldly, ”As the compiler of the imperial palace, you should watch what you say I know that you are angry, but you shouldn't throw tantrums After all, you work closely with the crown prince, and it would be a shame to hurt the reputation of the palace”
While those words directly offended Guo Baokun, they were also filled with shade In terms of authority, The Fan could not be compared to the Guo family, orked closely with the crown prince, and what Guo Baokun had said before was naturally inappropriate This caused another wave of discussion by the civilians outside There were many more who believed Fan Xian to be innocent
Although Fan Xian was expressionless, on the inside he was thoroughly i Tu, who utilized all of his plans flawlessly It see shi+ren was not as desperate as Guo Baokun Song shi+ren sistrate, my master is in pain Would you allow us to rest?”
Mei Zhili nodded, and Guo Baokun went to the backroo shi+ren turned and bowed to Fan Xian and Zheng Tu, saying, ”So it looks like Mr Fan will not be ad people up” For some unknown reason, Guo Baokun’s face was full of life as he left It was as if the real battle was about to begin
Zheng Tu and Fan Xian s? Niulan Street was pitch black, there were no witnesses, and no evidence What did they plan on using as proof? What’s more, it was stated clearly on the docuged, so nobody would believe their witness statement that ”Fan Xian beat hi shi+ren to the front and spoke in a low voice, ”Let's wrap it up for today”
Song shi+ren bowed as he spoke, ”Mr Guo is the compiler of the imperial palace and he was beaten up How could you close this important case so carelessly?”
Mei Zhili was agitated, ”When did I say I was closing the case? I’ it If you wish to claiet some evidence to prove who did it” It was said that the court was not allowed to carry out punishments on officials in public, and even if Fan Xian was not a scholar, he doubted that they would punish hiet him to admit what he had done
Surprisingly Song shi+ren turned round to ask, ”Mr Fan was at hoht yesterday?”
”That’s right The servants of ourTu replied
Song shi+ren laughed coldly, ”Call in the witnesses” Mei Zhili realized that there eht in a bunch of people, all dressed differently and with different jobs There was a duht watcher, bearers for businesses in streets and even a prostitute; the list just went on and on
Zheng Tu frowned uneasily and the people watching from the sidelines questioned curiously, ”What’s with all this?”