Chapter 228 Encouragement
After watching Wei Ruolan leave angrily, Lin Delu's face was gloomy for a long time before he calmed down.
To be honest, if he had a choice, he actually didn't want to offend Wei Ruolan.
Unfortunately, he has no choice at all now.
But when he turned back to the main hall, Lin Delu bowed and said, "Sir, I have already sent Judge Wei away as you ordered."
"Um."
Sun Shaozong nodded indifferently, then raised his chin towards Zhao Wuwei and ordered, "Follow him and see if he has been staying in the prefect's courtyard for a long time or if he has a good chat with the prefect."
Zhao Wuwei hurriedly took the order and left.
Lin Delu hesitated there again and again, but couldn't help but ask: "Sir, who do you think Wei Tongpan will be closer to?"
"Well...I'm afraid it depends on his tolerance."
"How's your temper?"
"That's right."
Sun Shaozong said, holding up three fingers, "He now has only three choices. One is to use his status and skills to make up for the conflict between Han Fuyin and Jia Fucheng. As long as he can get the support of both of them at the same time, what can he do in this mansion?"
Lin Delu was stunned and couldn't help questioning, "After the incident with the previous Liu Zhizhong, can Han Fuyin and Jia Fucheng still shake hands and make peace?!"
"Everything depends on human effort."
Sun Shaozong said indifferently: "As long as we are willing to offer enough benefits, let alone shaking hands and making peace, even making the two adults inseparable is not impossible."
"The disadvantage of doing this is that it is quite difficult and not something that most people can do."
"As for the other two, it is natural to choose between Han Fuyin and Jia Fucheng - choosing Han Fuyin gives you face, while choosing Jia Fucheng gives you substance. As for whether face is more important or substance is more practical, that is a matter of opinion."
Lin Delu repeatedly chewed on the words "inside, outside", and after a while he seemed to understand something, but he couldn't help but ask: "If it were you, sir, which one would you choose?"
"I?"
Sun Shaozong laughed: "I'm not so lucky to have a sister who marries Prince Beijing."
As he said that, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop thinking about these nonsense. Even if the sky falls, I will hold it up. You should sort out the official documents in recent days and see which ones need to be reviewed by Wei Tongpan."
As mentioned in the previous article, the special thing about the Criminal Affairs Commissioner is that he has the "right to review" cases. No matter which court official is trying the case, it must be reviewed by the Criminal Affairs Commissioner before it can be officially closed.
Therefore, there were indeed many prisoners waiting to be dealt with in the prison of Shuntian Prefecture, such as Jia Qin and the Hu couple who were sentenced to death; and the lewd monks of Tiekan Temple who were sentenced to castration and exiled to Yunnan and Guizhou.
However, this busy work took more than half an hour.
Seeing that most of the official business had been dealt with, Sun Shaozong was about to stretch his muscles as usual when he saw Zhao Wuwei coming in from outside, rubbing his hands and stamping his feet, breathing out hot air, "Master, I have found out that the Wei Tongpan stayed in the courtyard of the prefect for a long time, but only sat for a short while with the prefect, and is now rushing over here."
"Did you choose face after all?"
Sun Shaozong smiled knowingly and said, "It fits his usual style of showing off."
Although he had long guessed that Wei Ruolan would most likely choose "face" rather than form an alliance with Jia Yucun, a vassal of the Rongguo Mansion, Sun Shaozong was still greatly relieved when he heard the exact news.
Wei Ruolan was just an unexpected trouble to him, while Jia Yucun was the real opponent - if the two of them were to reconcile with each other, it would be really tricky.
The current alliance between Wei Ruolan and Han Anbang is bound to arouse Jia Yucun's vigilance, and the pressure on Sun Shaozong will naturally be relieved a lot.
But just as Zhao Wuwei informed the news , Wei Ruolan rushed back.
He strode to the main hall and saw that the door was not closed. He walked in without hesitation, looked at Sun Shaozong and bowed, saying, "Sun Zhizhong, I have already met the prefect and the chancellor. I wonder if I can officially take up my post?"
This fellow neither addressed Sun Shaozong as "Sir" nor referred to himself as "this official", which showed that he did not regard Sun Shaozong as his superior.
He is indeed a typical "outside relative party". With the courtesy of others, he was able to complete a few tasks smoothly, and he has no idea of his own limitations!
Although Sun Shaozong couldn't do what Jia Yucun did to swallow his pride and greet this kind of person with a smile, he wouldn't be stupid enough to follow his pace, lower his IQ to the same level, and then lose to his "rich experience in making stupid mistakes."
So he pointed to the files on the next table and said indifferently, "After the inspection and verification of the official documents, you have already taken office. Here are the files accumulated in the past month or so. Please take a look first to see if there is anything you don't understand."
When Wei Ruolan heard the word "file", her eyes lit up. She was too lazy to step forward to take a look, so she held her head high and said, "Speaking of files, I have a case here and I would like to ask Sun Zhizhong for advice!"
As he spoke, without waiting for Sun Shaozong's agreement, he sneered and said, "I heard that on the 19th day of the first lunar month, Sun Zhizhong tried a case of disobedience?"
Sun Shaozong nodded, and Wei Ruolan sneered again: "Excuse me for being blunt, but I really can't agree with some of Sun Zhizhong's practices when handling this case. If I have to comment on it, I'm afraid I can only use the word 'absurd' to describe it."
Hehe~
Seeing this guy with a 'come and bite me' look on his face, Sun Shaozong sneered in his heart.
No matter how ambitious but incompetent Wei Ruolan was, she came prepared after all. Her rash provocation must have had a hidden agenda.
Being tit-for-tat will only lead to a trap. The correct way to deal with it should be to avoid the real issue and attack the fake one with a soft tongue!
"absurd?"
Sun Shaozong stood up with a look of surprise on his face, facing Wei Ruolan's even more surprised gaze, and bowed and said, "That was my first time in court to adjudicate a case, so it is inevitable that there will be omissions. I hope that Judge Wei will be generous in giving me advice, so that I can correct my mistakes and encourage myself."
Faced with this "sincere" attitude, Wei Ruolan was dumbfounded.
That case was praised as a masterpiece outside. Logically, it should have been Sun Shaozong's masterpiece. How could he just admit his mistake after being disparaged for no reason?
This is completely different from the script I designed before!
Where is the youthful vigor?!
It took Wei Ruolan a long while to finally recover. She thought to herself that at least the other party had admitted defeat. Although it was not as embarrassing as she had expected for Sun Shaozong, it was still a gain.
Thinking of this, Wei Ruolan said in a deep voice: "Our dynasty is founded on filial piety, but Sun Zhizhong gave those two disobedient people a light sentence. Isn't it absurd to shield two unfilial people like this?"
Sure enough, this is the point he is making!
In fact, Sun Shaozong had , after all, Lin Delu had pointed out that the sentence was too light.
"So that's what it is."
Sun Shaozong smiled and said, "In this case, how about you, Lord Wei, draft a petition and send it to me, and I will severely change the sentence?"
this……
Are you agreeing to change the verdict?
As a newly appointed official, shouldn't you try every possible means to maintain your authority?
Wei Ruolan was stunned again, but she saw Sun Shaozong's face become serious and he said in a serious tone: "I have already remembered the advice of Wei Tongpan, but I also have some words from the bottom of my heart to give you."
"This Shuntian Prefecture is not the military after all. When facing your superiors, you must be very polite. You and I are both warriors, but what if you offend the prefect or the chancellor like you did just now?"
Who offended the prefect or the chancellor?
I was obviously just targeting you!
Wei Ruolan thought so in her heart, but it was difficult to state the reason clearly in the government office.
"Lin Delu!"
Then Sun Shaozong called over to Lin Delu and asked, "I heard that Chen Jingli has a good handwriting. Is that true?"
Lin Delu said hurriedly: "It is true. Many people come to ask Master Chen for calligraphy every month."
"Then you can also ask for two pieces of calligraphy for me. One piece should be written with 'Think carefully' and framed to hang in my room. The other piece should be written with 'Beware of arrogance and impetuosity' and framed to send to Wei Tongpan's room."
As he spoke, Sun Shaozong bowed solemnly and said, "President Wei, let us take this opportunity to encourage each other."
