"I dare not."
Zhao Huan looked at him sideways: "You don't dare? Is there anything that you, Li Gang, wouldn't dare to do? You even dared to lead ministers into the harem. Is there anything that you, Li Gang, wouldn't dare to do?"
Zhao Huan was referring to the time he spent the night at the Queen's house and was late for court. At that time, Li Gang threatened to lead his ministers into the harem.
Li Gang chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is so kind that he didn't chop off my head."
Zhao Huan took this as a compliment: "Yes, if it were another emperor, I'm afraid your head would have been chopped off long ago."
Li Gang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that's not necessarily true. In ancient times, there was Wei Zheng who spoke out for justice and was praised by the Emperor of Tang. Today, there is Bao Zheng who spat in the face of Emperor Renzong and became a legend through the ages. These people are all very calm."
"Are all of you ministers so eloquent?" asked Zhao Huan.
Li Gang smiled but did not answer.
Zhao Huan suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right. Li Gang, I have put Qian Tong in jail. Did you know about this?"
When talking about serious matters, Li Gang immediately became serious again. Li Gang quickly bowed and said: "I have heard a little bit."
"Qian Tong accepted bribes privately, drew salaries without working, and even visited brothels at this critical moment." When Zhao Huan said this, he glanced at Li Gang, who looked at him suspiciously.
Zhao Huan hurriedly explained: "Oh, I sent someone to investigate." He couldn't let Li Gang know that he had visited a brothel.
Li Gang seemed to have guessed it: "Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty took away a sword-bearing guard from the imperial court. For this, you also imprisoned the Privy Councilor Cai You."
The treacherous minister only knows how to flatter. This loyal minister, on the other hand, wants to meddle in everything. It seems I need to stay away from Li Gang from now on.
"Well, this isn't a personal vendetta. Cai You and Tong Guan are harming our country and clan, so I just need an excuse to arrest them."
Li Gang quite agreed: "Cai You's evil is comparable to Tong Guan's. Your Majesty's arrest of Cai You is a matter of great joy to the people."
The King of Tang was playing with a kite, and Wei Zheng came to see him. The King hid the kite in his sleeve, fearing Wei Zheng would see it. Wei Zheng deliberately kept on talking while reporting on official business, and the kite died from being kept in silence for too long.
At this moment, Li Gang deliberately chattered about official business until daybreak, and Zhao Huan's evil wish to go to the harem was dashed.
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