That's great!
He doesn't know whether he's upright or honest.
All he knew was that last night, the sycophantic official was still weeping and complaining about the hardships of being a minor official in Nanlin County.
Now he's telling himself that it was all an act?
That's great!
Although Pan Wei was not a top figure in the capital, no one had ever dared to play tricks on him like this!
Pan Wei's eyes flashed with danger in an instant, startling the minor official who hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness!"
Gu Ziyi said coldly, "Insolence!"
Soldiers immediately stepped forward and restrained Pan Wei.
Pan Wei was not afraid at all: "Yes, so what if I did these things? They're just the achievements of two insignificant people. I am the only son of the Pan family! Your Highness, do you really think you can do anything to me?"
Lili was ashamed.
This person is acting like he's lost his mind. This is His Highness the Crown Prince, the heir apparent of the Eastern Palace!
So what if he's the son of the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices? Ten Ministers of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices wouldn't be as prestigious as him, okay?
Or is this person too naive, actually believing those claims about young princes having power in their micro-stores?
These people actually believe it.
Since Gu Ziyi is the crown prince, regardless of his emperor father's feelings for him, once he has been chosen for this position, he will definitely pave the way for him.
Unfortunately, Pan Wei didn't understand.
Pan Wei was forced to kneel down. After struggling in vain, Gu Ziyi coldly said to him, "I wonder what your father will think when news of your actions reaches the capital, and how the Grand Tutor will explain it to Princess Jing?"
Gu Ziyi's words were like a bucket of cold water, sobering Pan Wei up a bit.
Yes, what should he do?
He was so determined to make a name for himself, but if this scandal were to get back to the capital...
He doesn't even need his father to discipline him; he's already faced countless difficulties with his great-aunt!
Gu Ziyi added, "But don't be afraid."
Pan Wei was taken aback, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.
Could it be that, Your Highness the Crown Prince...?
"I have ordered someone to send a message back to the capital as quickly as possible. Judging by the time, the capital will know about it in seven days at most."
Pan Wei: "???"
Pan panicked, looked around for a moment, and hurriedly grabbed Shen Laosan: "Brother Shen, Brother Shen! Didn't you want to know how I found out about that?"
Pan Wei pointed at the minor official surnamed Liu: "It was him! He told me last night while we were drinking that Zhou Wukui has...unique tastes! A few days ago, when I sent people to investigate you, they found a woman named Liu Zhaodi, who is in jail in Liucheng and has close ties to your Shen family. After asking around, I found out that one of the people abducted to the prefectural government on the day Zhou Wukui was arrested was your daughter! I told you, I told you! Go and talk to His Highness the Crown Prince. Your achievements are still yours, you should still do what you were told. I didn't succeed, so please ask His Highness to take back that information, okay!"
Lili chuckled softly: "Guess how you managed to find this out?"
Pan Wei paused.
Could it be that even these things were planned, just waiting for him to fall into the trap?
"Impossible, impossible... You guys aren't that good. Back then, I hadn't even considered changing Shen Huaixu's grades!"
Pan Wei shook his head frantically, but Gu Ziyi didn't bother to listen: "My father has ordered me to have full authority over the Nanlin County Examination, so I have the power to make any decisions regarding the examination."
Pan Wei's ominous premonition was about to erupt.
"Pan Wei, son of the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, engaged in favoritism and fraud during the provincial examination, attempting to bribe officials and switch other people's scores. This is truly immoral and a disgrace to Confucius and Mencius. According to the laws of the Southern Jin Dynasty, his family members are barred from holding official positions for three generations!"
Pan Wei collapsed to the ground.
No one may hold office within three generations...
He was not permitted to hold an official position.
Was he destined to be forever barred from officialdom?
……..
Meanwhile, the family of four, after the farce had ended, were happily reunited with Boss Shen.
Shen Laosan performed steadily, and Shen Laoda returned home. It was a double celebration, and the Shen family was overjoyed.
With Gu Ziyi taking care of things here, Lili wasn't worried at all and happily went off to tinker with the new gadgets that Boss Shen had brought back.
On this journey, Elder Shen went to Xixiang County, which is adjacent to the Persian Kingdom.
There was a small town called Mian Town on the border between Xixiang County and Persia. The Persians and the Southern Jin people traded in Mian Town, which was very prosperous.
Xixiang County had poor land conditions and insufficient grain production. They relied on selling novelties from Persia to wealthy people to earn some silver, which they then used to buy grain elsewhere to maintain the basic needs of the people in Xixiang County.
But now, the drought in Saigo County has caused a famine, and the little grain that was traded in the past is simply not enough.
In addition, other counties were also affected to varying degrees, and they themselves did not have enough food, so they stopped selling grain to Xixiang County.
Gradually, the Persian artifacts in Xixiang County accumulated and became useless decorations.
Seeing that these things were suitable for children to play with, and since there were many children in the family, Mr. Shen bought some at a low price.
Lili was playing with a bronze telescope, and she felt...
Perhaps my second brother can find a warm home for these things.
Um……..
Let Pear use her clever little brain to think about where she should open her shop in the future.
Although Boss Shen led this escort mission, Uncle Liu, who was also Boss Shen's father-in-law, was the real captain of the escort team.
Uncle Liu has traveled all over the country for many years, but he has never done anything this exciting.
After exchanging pleasantries with the others, Uncle Liu and Boss Shen immediately went to report back to Gu Ziyi.
It turned out that Zhou Wukui had indeed transported fake grain.
The actual grain had already been seized by Zhui Feng and his men long ago and is now piled up in the granary of the prefectural government.
The people of Xixiang County were furious when they learned that Zhou Wukui had delivered fake grain, and they all cursed him, saying that he deserved to die.
Zhou Wukui is the Crown Prince's man. The Crown Prince wants to use disaster relief to gain a good reputation for himself, but how can the people let him have his way?
The people shouted and waited day and night outside the prefectural government where the eldest prince was resting. Under the double pressure from the capital and Xixiang County, Gu Zian finally fled in disarray and is now on his way back to the capital.
Uncle Liu and Boss Shen spoke with such passion that they were practically ready to put on a performance.
The other members of the escort team echoed their agreement.
Gu Ziyi smiled.
Six months ago, he even took poison and pretended to be sick to avoid Gu Zian's eyes and ears, but now, the situation has completely reversed.
And all of this is because of Lili.
Gu Ziyi looked over at the little dumpling who was engrossed in playing shuttlecock with Shen Jialuo.
If it weren't for Lili, how could he have divine assistance in everything?
Noticing Gu Ziyi's gaze, Lili looked over in confusion: "What's wrong, Your Highness? Do you also want to play shuttlecock?"
Gu Ziyi chuckled softly, "Mm."
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