Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall began to breathe faster. No one had expected that the emperor would actually have Li Shuo's clothes stripped off!
Those who saw the short video were silent.
Just from Li Shuo's inner clothes that were as thin as a strip of cloth, his clothes full of patches, and his pants with holes that were not mended, it can be seen that he is truly honest.
But Lian Jie also embezzled money.
After hearing Kangxi's order, Li Shuo suddenly raised his head. He could hardly believe his ears.
The emperor actually wants to strip him naked?!
While he was stunned, two armored guards came in from outside. One of them held Li Shuo down while the other one directly ripped his clothes. Before the other one could exert any force, Li Shuo suddenly yelled, "Stop! I can take it off myself!"
Even if he died today, he would not let anyone tear this piece of clothing apart. If this piece of clothing was gone, he would not even be able to leave the house.
That means you are really naked.
After hearing what Li Shuo said, the guard turned and looked at Kangxi. After Kangxi nodded, he let go of the hand that was holding Li Shuo.
Li Shuo looked at the people guarding him, his face flushed red. After a long while, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and unbuttoned his outer robe with a fearless attitude. As his clothes were taken off, the tattered inner garment was revealed.
There was a burst of gasps throughout the court. No one would have thought that Lord Li, who looked so bright and handsome, would actually be wearing tattered clothes underneath.
Kangxi looked at the clothes on Li Shuo with a flickering look in his eyes. From the short video, one could see what Li Shuo was wearing underneath, and now, comparing the two, Li Shuo really looked exactly the same as in the short video.
This also made him begin to believe in the short videos of the 679 system from the bottom of his heart.
Li Qijin hugged Kangxi's arm, her eyes twinkling. She said to System 679 with some shock in her heart, "Li Shuo's clothes are so tattered! Can't they even mend a single piece of clothing?"
There were small patches on top of the big patches, layer upon layer, and the inner garment was severely worn and almost impossible to patch, especially the pants. If you weren't careful, you could see what was inside.
It's really poor.
Upon hearing this, System 679 couldn't help but sigh and said, "Master Li used to have some money, but after a serious illness six months ago, coupled with the drought, he can barely afford even small items, let alone clothes."
Li Qijin listened to this, looked up at Kangxi, then looked at the gold-painted chair under him, and couldn't help but complain: "You said my father is so rich, but his subordinates are so poor. I, your cheap father, am not a good boss."
He continued, "Well, just like your mastermind, he only makes people work but doesn't pay them."
Kangxi listened to Li Qijin's childish words, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pinched his butt in revenge. Then his eyes fell on Yinreng, whose shoulders were shaking slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Yinreng, take Master Li down and give him ten heavy beatings!"
Li Shuo's current specific situation is still unclear, and he needs to investigate it thoroughly. The 679 system is unreliable. Even with short videos, he cannot judge whether Li Shuo is really corrupt.
Just based on the short video, he had another possibility in his mind.
There is a possibility that Li Shuo was framed.
Li Qijin was pinched and turned to look at Kangxi's profile, drooling, but her pair of black glass-like eyes were rolling around, as if she didn't notice Kangxi's actions.
When the 679 system heard what Li Qijin said, it stopped talking immediately. It seemed like they had taken the short video from the main brain but were not doing any work.
We can no longer say that the mastermind doesn’t pay salaries.
When Yinreng heard Kangxi's words, he bowed slightly and said, "Yes."
Then he nodded slightly to the two guards and dragged Li Shuo outside.
After hearing Kangxi's order, no one of the remaining people standing in the Hall of Mental Cultivation spoke. No one wanted to plead for Li Shuo without knowing anything.
Kangxi glanced at the people present, then retracted his gaze and said to Liang Jiugong, who was standing beside him, "Liang Jiugong, please take this memorial and show it to the ministers. Let them think about how to resolve this matter."
Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong took the memorial from Kangxi's hand and placed it first in front of Suo'etu, then in front of Mingzhu. After reviewing each one, Kangxi said, "I think Li Shuo is corrupt and has written clearly in the memorial, including how much money he spent, how much silver he embezzled, and to whom it was used. He also wrote down how much of his monthly salary he had put into it."
"Especially Li Shuo's appearance just now. You all saw it. I want to hear your opinions on how to deal with Li Shuo more appropriately."
Li Shuo is a talented person, but such a stupid talent is not what he wants.
But he felt relieved because of his loyalty, and after giving him ten beatings, the matter was over.
System 679 listened to Kangxi's words and began to search for information about Li Shuo. After searching for a while and finding no other information, he said to Li Qijin with some frustration, "Host, I just checked the short videos about Li Shuo, but didn't find anything. I only found out that he had a serious illness six months ago, and then listened to the master's advice and accepted money from the local wealthy businessman."
His CPU was running so fast that it was almost smoking, but he didn't intercept any useful information about Li Shuo.
Li Qijin said in a soft voice, "It's probably because you can't see it. If I look, I can definitely find the reason."
Yinreng had already walked out with his men. When he heard Li Qijin's words at the door, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised, but when he met Kangxi's eyes, the raised corners of his mouth quickly fell.
Soetu Mingzhu and others also finished reading the memorial.
Everyone's face was heavy. What Li Shuo had done wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. If used properly, it would be like a wealthy businessman donating money and goods to the people, not corruption.
But if someone takes advantage of him, it means that Li Shuo is corrupt and has embezzled a huge amount of money.
Regardless, we'll see how this matter is exploited.
Suo Etu was silent for a moment, then took two steps forward and bowed to Kangxi, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe this matter can be considered a long-term solution. Although Li Shuo is corrupt and perverts the law, he is taking from the people and using it for their benefit. He was just given ten strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
He put it tactfully, and the matter ended after Li Shuo was beaten with ten boards.
Li Shuo was highly valued by the emperor, and he was happy to give the emperor this honor and also to win an ally for the prince.
Mingzhu retorted somewhat disapprovingly, "Master Suo is wrong. If everyone were to engage in corruption under the guise of serving the people, wouldn't the court be in chaos?"
Zhang Ying was silent for a moment, then stood up and bowed to Kangxi, saying, "Your Majesty, I feel that what Li Shuo did was excusable. He did embezzle money, but this money was used to provide disaster relief to the people."
At this point, he paused slightly, lowering his brows and saying, "But he was also at fault. He shouldn't have concealed the truth, causing such a serious disaster. I believe that Li Shuo was extremely poor and used all his monthly salary on disaster relief. The emperor just gave him ten slaps on the board. We can see how he performs in the future."
"The most important thing now is disaster relief."
Li Shuo is a Han Chinese, and this matter itself is also to save more people.
It's just that he probably didn't expect things to develop so quickly, so quickly that he couldn't control it.
System 679 listened to the conversation between the few people and suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, host, I have a new discovery. Please watch the short video quickly."
A bright screen suddenly appeared in front of Li Qijin. On the screen, one could clearly see Li Shuo lying on the bed taking medicine. Then, in order to allow him to recuperate with peace of mind, his wife and everyone in the yamen chose to conceal the disaster from Li Shuo.
Li Shuo, holding the medicine bowl, looked haggard. He asked the housekeeper, "It hasn't rained this whole summer. I'm really worried. Can you go out and see if there's any news? I'm really feeling uneasy."
The housekeeper consoled him, "There's no major problem at the moment. The master has already taken care of it. Master, just focus on recuperating. It won't be too late to see a doctor once you're well."
The short video played very quickly, and everyone told Li Shuo that everything was fine and asked him to rest and recuperate. However, when he recovered and went out, he found that the drought had already begun and refugees had begun to appear on the streets.
It was too late to stop it at this point.
Even if we report it now and allocate funds for disaster relief, I'm afraid it won't be resolved in a short time. A local wealthy businessman happened to come and offer a bribe, and he took the opportunity to extort a lot of money from him. He also sent a memorial about the drought to the capital.
However, after the memorial was sent out, it fell into oblivion.
This forced Li Shuo to make the trip himself, but the journey was extremely dangerous.
The short video is not long, less than a minute, but it restores the entire incident.
Li Qijin was silent for a while. Li Shuo was not hiding the news, but the memorial he sent did not reach Kangxi's hands.
Where did the memorial go?
Kangxi's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that Li Shuo would submit a memorial, but this memorial did not reach his hands, which led to the current situation.
Li Shuo was a scapegoat from beginning to end. As long as he didn't speak up about the memorial he had submitted before, he might not be able to go back alive today!
But the content of the short video was very clear, Li Shuo had handed him a memorial.
Also, Li Shuo did embezzle money, but the embezzled money was also used for the people.
Li Shuo was trembling all over from being beaten. He walked in tremblingly from outside, supported by two young eunuchs. As soon as he came in, he knelt down and lay weakly on the ground.
Kangxi looked over at the people and asked Li Shuo, "Li Shuo, do you have anything to explain?"
Li Shuo raised his head and gave Kangxi a sad smile, then shook his head slightly and said, "I only ask that Your Majesty send disaster relief as soon as possible. As for me, I have committed a heinous crime of embezzling money. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
System 679 looked at the half-dressed Li Shuo and sighed again, "Li Shuo is so pitiful."
Li Qijin also echoed: "Yeah, cheap dad is really stingy."
Kangxi listened to this conversation, raised his hand to rub his swollen brow, and suppressed the tightness in his heart. Could he say that he was also pitiful? He didn't know Li Shuo's situation. If he knew, he would at least get him some clothes.
He was just thinking about it in his heart, but no one could see it on his face.
Li Qijin looked at Kangxi who was thinking, and the hand that was around his neck moved slightly, and she opened her mouth and bit Kangxi's ear.
I'll let you pinch my butt! I'll let you not give me food!
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