"Kneel down to receive!"

"ah?"

Generally speaking, imperial edicts in the Tang Dynasty did not require kneeling to be received, but special requirements existed for reprimands or punishments.

Changsun Huan knelt down reluctantly, and after listening for only a short while, he felt like his head was about to explode.

"What? My uncle actually dismissed me from my position as Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices?"

"Why did my uncle banish me to Qianzhou?!"

"I don't know about that. If Young Master Changsun is dissatisfied, he can go and reason with His Majesty!"

Zhang Anan left after saying this, turning around and walking away without looking back, leaving Changsun Huan kneeling on the ground in a daze.

"no!"

"I can't just sit here and wait to die; I'm going to ask my father for justice!"

After listening to his son's complaints, Changsun Wuji was also very puzzled, unable to understand what his family had done to offend the emperor and provoke such great anger.

"Huan'er, I told you long ago not to cause trouble!"

"Father, your son hasn't caused any trouble lately!"

"Besides, my son had connections with the deposed crown prince back then, and didn't my uncle forgive him out of respect for my aunt?"

"Father, tell me, in the entire Tang Dynasty, besides His Majesty and the royal family, who is there that I cannot afford to offend!"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji nodded secretly. If there were any powerful families in the Tang Dynasty besides His Majesty, it would be the Changsun family.

Even if Changsun Huan were to do something like bullying men and women, no one would dare to interfere.

But who did Changsun Huan offend this time, to warrant such a severe punishment from His Majesty?

"Father, you have to do me a favor! I don't want to go to that desolate place like Qianzhou, sob sob sob..."

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji immediately offered words of comfort.

"You stay home and behave yourself. I'm going to the palace to plead for you and find out His Majesty's opinion. Let's see who got you into trouble this time!"

"Your son thanks you, Father!"

Changsun Wuji immediately abandoned his son and rode in a carriage to the palace.

Upon seeing Changsun Wuji's carriage, the guards at the gate quickly ordered their men to let it pass.

Because His Majesty the Emperor had already decreed that Changsun Wuji was permitted to enter the palace to discuss matters at any time.

However, just as he let them pass, he saw a young eunuch rushing over.

"His Majesty has decreed that no one is permitted to enter the palace for an audience today!"

"ah?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards at the gate quickly stopped the carriage again.

"Please forgive me, Lord Changsun, but His Majesty does not wish to meet with his ministers today. Please return home, Lord Changsun..."

"What?"

Changsun Wuji could hardly believe his ears when he heard this!

This is unprecedented. Even when I contradicted His Majesty back then, His Majesty never issued a special decree to see me!

"Are you mistaken? His Majesty has never refused my audience!"

"Lord Changsun, please return. His Majesty has sent me with a message: you no longer need to plead for Changsun Huan. This time, Changsun Huan has offended someone he shouldn't have, and he must be punished!"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji understood everything, but he couldn't figure out who his son had offended!

"May I ask, sir, could you give me a hint as to who my son has offended?"

The young eunuch chuckled upon hearing this.

"How would this servant know? Please ask your son when you return, Lord Changsun, whether he has done anything wrong recently!"

"Thank you for informing me, sir. I will ask that rebellious son when I get back who he has offended recently!"

Changsun Wuji returned to the mansion and kicked Changsun Huan in the chest.

"You unfilial son, tell me honestly what you've been up to lately!"

"Father, your son didn't do anything!"

"You're still not telling the truth!"

"Do you know that His Majesty hasn't seen me all day? This is the first time in the eighteen years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty!"

"If His Majesty hadn't been so furious, why would he refuse to see me!"

Upon hearing how serious it was, Changsun Huan immediately began to think back carefully.

“Father, I haven’t caused any trouble lately. I just heard from the shopkeeper that someone knows how to make icing, so I had the shopkeeper spend money to buy some…”

"Icing?"

How much did you pay for it?

"I originally planned to spend 20,000 strings of cash to buy it..."

"How much did it actually cost?"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Huan immediately felt a little guilty.

"Later, my men told me that two...two hundred strings of cash...could buy it..."

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji immediately slapped Changsun Huan hard across the face.

"Are you fucking buying this? You're fucking robbing it!"

"This matter must have reached His Majesty's ears, causing his displeasure!"

"Father, it is indeed my fault, but even if I am wrong, I don't deserve to be banished so far away, do I?"

"this……"

Changsun Wuji was also puzzled upon hearing this. Although the icing recipe was of great value, it shouldn't have made His Majesty so angry.

"This matter is indeed suspicious; I will investigate it thoroughly!"

Changsun Wuji immediately sent someone to summon the shopkeeper and inquired carefully about what had happened. Upon discovering that the household registration department of Wannian County was also involved, he sent someone to Wannian County to investigate further.

However, you don't know until you check, and what you find is shocking.

The magistrate of Wannian County has died, and he hanged himself inside the county government office!