After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Qingliu, take the invitation from the Marquis' Mansion and the original work of Yan Zhenqing to give to the prefect."

When the prefect received the gift, he would naturally understand what she meant.

When the time comes, those Taoist nuns who come to complain will be beaten to death or crippled if not killed.

As for the others, she would deal with them after she had dealt with the Zhang family's direct branch.

However, Qingliu said:

"Madam, isn't it a little late? The government office has already accepted the petition from Cihang Temple and has started a public trial. There are many people attending the trial!"

Zhang was shocked.

I suddenly realized that my previous judgment might have been wrong.

The Cihang Temple was so bold as to sue her, and the Nandu government office actually took over the case and held a public trial. There must be someone behind this!

At this critical moment, if Chen Qingzhu's affairs were to be implicated and that old hag Li Ma found any clues, it would be very bad.

Moreover, even if Chen Qingzhu was not implicated, if the government asked her to go to respond to the lawsuit, she would lose all her face for the rest of her life.

How will the Marquis look at her then?

Zhang, who held great power, felt panic and confusion for the first time in her life.

No, she couldn't sit still and wait for death.

"Qingliu, go and find out right away who is handling the case?"

"This lady wants to go and see him in person."

If we can find out who is behind Cihang Temple and try to reconcile, it might be a solution.

At this critical moment, things must be kept under control.

It is easy to find out about this matter. The person who handled the case is Yan Tongzhi.

As the matter was urgent, she had no time to hand in a visiting card and wait for the other party to reply, so she had to go directly to the door.

Zhang thought that the last time she went to the Tongzhifu, Madam Yan was quite friendly to her.

Everyone came to Nandu from the capital, and there was some face between them. It would not be difficult for her to find out who was behind the scenes, or even let Yan Tongzhi act as a middleman to seek reconciliation.

However, when she arrived outside the Tongzhi Mansion in a carriage with full confidence and went straight to knock on the door with the airs of a marquis's wife.

The concierge did not go in to report, but after hearing their origins, he said:

"My lady has ordered that my master is trying a case involving you, so the two parties should not have any private dealings."

The law does have this provision.

But that only restricts ordinary people.

When do these high-ranking officials need to act according to the law?

This undoubtedly shows that Yan Tongzhi is unwilling to give her this face and wants to "enforce the law impartially."

Who was behind the Cihang Temple? He could make Yan Tongzhi disregard even the feelings of the Jingnan Marquisate.

Zhang was confused and uncertain.

He also sent someone to the government office to give gifts to the governor of Nandu.

Little did he know that the prefect had already noticed the Cihang Temple arson case.

After all, the fact that Yan Tongzhi took the initiative to accept the case and conduct a public interrogation, contrary to his usual practice, was itself unusual.

You know, since it involves powerful people, this case is a hot potato.

Once the case is brought to court, with so many people listening and watching, if the trial is not fair and impartial, then one would be making a mockery of one's reputation as an official.

But if we want to be fair and just, do we really have to let the women of powerful families be brought to court to be tried according to the law?

The prefect was a very cautious official, and when he received the huge gift from the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion, he really didn't dare to accept it for a while.

After a little thought, he decided to go and ask Yan Tongzhi directly.

"grown ups!"

Yan Tongzhi, who was handling official documents, immediately stood up and saluted.

Although he came from a prominent family, he was always respectful and polite to his superiors.

The prefect was also very pleased. After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, the prefect put his arm around his shoulders and asked affectionately:

"Qingzhi, how are you going to deal with the Cihang Temple arson case?"

Yan Tong knows:

"Sir, it will naturally be dealt with according to the law."

The prefect raised his eyebrows:

"That would offend the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion."

"Qingzhi, tell me the truth, what is the origin of Cihang Temple?"

What’s a Taoist temple? The key is the people who support the temple.

Yan Tongzhi knew very well that the reason the prefect asked this question was probably because the wife of Marquis Jingnan came to ask the prefect for help.