"Is it true that the children of aristocratic families can have some knowledge in the Imperial College? I have never heard of any children of the Liu family on the list." Xu Tianze chuckled, his eyes full of contempt.
After all, even if he is not a blood relative of the Xu family, it is a fact that the Xu family has two top scholars and one third scholar. With such family background and upbringing, Xu Tianze naturally has the capital to use the tiger's skin to look down on others.
Minister Liu was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute. He could only snort coldly to express his dissatisfaction.
"As for his character, who among the gentlemen present here doesn't know that Minister Liu's son spends his days in brothels and getting drunk?"
"Even the youngest grandson, who is still underage, bullies men and women and commits all kinds of evil outside the capital. Does Minister Liu really not know this?"
Or pretend not to know?
Xu Tianze actually found it quite funny. He had no intention of touching Minister Liu, but this old man actually came up to him on his own initiative, which must have made him very upset.
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext! I know my descendants well, so Lord Xu, please don't sow discord here!" Minister Liu's eyes were red with anger, and he didn't believe what Xu Tianze said at all.
You know, if this really happened, how could it not have been reported? You know, he didn't have any friendship with the people in the Dali Temple. If his grandson was really so bad, the Dali Temple would have caused trouble for him long ago.
Is it really necessary to wait until Xu Tianze comes here and speaks some specious words with such audacity?
He just wants to humiliate these old ministers. He is really ambitious and cannot be educated!
"Could it be that Minister Liu is thinking that as long as he is not in trouble, it means that what is written in the novel is completely false?" Xu Tianze raised his eyebrows and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Just by looking at the old man's expression, you can tell what he is thinking. It is unexpected that Minister Liu has been an official for many years but has not yet seen through the mystery.
"What do you mean?" Minister Liu had an ominous premonition in his heart. Xu Tianze's words made him guess, but out of trust in his wife, he was still unwilling to believe his own guess.
"Didn't Minister Liu guess it? It's just that the officials are protecting each other. After all, even if Minister Liu doesn't show up, his wife represents Minister Liu's face." Xu Tianze glanced obscurely at the other old ministers who were still kneeling on the ground, and silently went through these people's names in his mind.
"Impossible! You are talking nonsense!" Minister Liu opened his mouth to refute, but the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed him.
Xu Tianze said it so confidently, and combined with his own guesses, he already believed it about 70%.
In addition, he had seen his wife rushing out more than once. Every time he asked him, his wife said she was going back to her parents' home or had an appointment with other officials' wives.
Every time he wanted to go, he was stopped by his wife. In addition, every time he came back, he either met his son or his grandson by chance.
Even the servants in the mansion were running around in a panic.
Now that he connected all these things together, he knew clearly in his heart whether what Xu Tianze said was true or false.
"Your Majesty, I am filing a complaint against Minister of Works Liu Yuanzhang for corruption, bribery, and abuse of power; his wife, Liu Zhang, for lending money at high interest rates; his son for behaving erratically, frequenting brothels, and riding his horse in the street to injure people; and his grandson for bullying men and women, forcibly killing decent women and resulting in the deaths of many. I implore Your Majesty to investigate!"
Xu Tianze snorted coldly and knelt down in front of Emperor Gan with a bang. He listed several crimes in a row, and his voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing continuously in the hall.
When Minister Liu heard what Xu Tianze said, he fell to the ground in horror, but quickly got up and kowtowed to Emperor Gan frantically.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Your Majesty, Lord Xu is framing me!" Minister Liu burst into tears, his voice filled with fear and unwillingness, but not with grievance.
Even if he had guessed the truth in Xu Tianze's words, what would it matter? They were just a few lowly people, so how could he let his family fall with them?
At this moment, no matter whether it is true or false, what he needs most is to block the dirty water first.
Emperor Gan was watching the show from above, but suddenly this hot thing was thrown directly on his head, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
After he reacted, he realized that this little bastard Xu Tianze was obviously digging a hole for him, and he had no choice but to jump into it.
"Where is the Dali Temple Minister?" Emperor Gan was furious and slammed the dragon throne heavily.
Xu Tianze's eyelids twitched when he heard the thudding sound. The acting was so realistic that his hand must have been painful.
Just as Xu Tianze thought, Gan Di regretted it after the filming. It really hurt, but there were so many people below, so he could only grit his teeth secretly.
"I'm here!" When the Dali Temple Minister heard Guan Guan protecting each other, he thought to himself that something was wrong. Now that he was called out by Emperor Gan, he was naturally frightened.
Although he really didn't know these things very well, he understood his nephew. His nephew was in the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and he relied on his relationship with him to do a lot of wrong things.
He really dared to do something like accepting bribes. If it is exposed now, he will be implicated.
Thinking of this, the Dali Temple Minister took a subtle look at the position of his stupid nephew, and he knew at once that his position had reached the end.
Because his nephew was shivering there and kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
"You come to investigate. If the investigation is good, only the person involved will be executed. If the investigation is incompetent, all the people in the Dali Temple will be executed along with their entire clan!!!" Emperor Gan narrowed his eyes and spoke with murderous intent.
He was in a high position, how could he not see the various situations under him? Now that he had raised the butcher knife, he could not handle it lightly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down~" Upon seeing this, all the ministers knelt down and kowtowed.
Only Xu Tianze was still standing there bowing. Seeing this, Emperor Gan could no longer suppress his anger, but he could not vent his anger directly on Xu Tianze, so he could only direct his anger towards the Minister of Dali Temple.
"What? My dear minister, don't you understand what I say?" Emperor Gan simply grabbed the whisk of Eunuch Quan and threw it at the Minister of Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple official was hit on the head and cried out in pain, then quickly kowtowed and apologized: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I obey your command."
"Your Majesty, this Minister of Works?" The eldest princess' voice was hesitant, but her purpose was very clear.
But as soon as these words were spoken, the other ministers thought in their hearts that it was a sin. It was already hard enough to have that little beast Xu Tianze, and now the eldest princess, who was fearless, actually wanted to get involved.
When Minister Liu was named, his body shook involuntarily and he felt bitter in his heart. He was really going to be in trouble this time.
Emperor Gan stared at the eldest princess with deep eyes for a long time. Seeing that the eldest princess was unmoved, he withdrew his gaze and announced the result of Minister Liu's decision.
"Since the Imperial Sister has suggested it, then..."
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