Chapter 4

The little man was wearing purple clothes and a crown, and looked a bit like an official of the current dynasty. The difference was that there was a white cloth on his chest with the two words "Wenhe" written in the middle.

The people around him suddenly widened their eyes.

Wenhe?

Isn’t that Wang Zhongcheng’s name?

Looking at the retracted strokes of the handwriting, it is undoubtedly written by Minister Han!

Han Li actually betrayed Wang Wenhe?

Could it be that Han Li had intended to enter the cabinet before, but was impeached by Wang Zhongcheng, and the emperor ultimately did not agree, so Shangshu Han held a grudge?

After all, Han Li was the Minister of Six Ministries, already in a high position, but he was the only one who had not entered the cabinet. After being impeached by Wang Zhongcheng, the matter of entering the cabinet was delayed again and again, and the feud between the two was formed. This was no secret in the court.

But no one thought that Han Li would make a voodoo doll!

This is a vicious trick that only ignorant women in the backyard of a house would use. How can a man use such a despicable method!

It is simply an insult to the civility of scholars!!!

In an instant, several condemning and contemptuous glances fell on Han Li.

Han Li felt like he was on edge, and even wanted to dig a hole to get into. He grabbed the paper man on the plate and stuffed it into his sleeve at lightning speed, and did not forget to explain stubbornly: "Someone must have imitated my handwriting! They want to frame me!"

"Really? The handwriting is simply amazing. It is exactly the same as the Shangshu's handwriting."

"Lord Han, please be careful. Putting aside the shameful act of stabbing a little man, if a ghostwriter appears in the official documents of the Ministry of Rites, it will lead to a big mistake."

Shi Bozhang, the Right Assistant Director of the Censorate who was sitting diagonally opposite to him, was Wang Zhongcheng's deputy and was in the opposing camp to Han Li, so he mocked him without any hesitation.

Han Li felt as if he had been punched in the face, his face turning red and blue.

The Censorate caught him in the act, and he didn't know how he would be reported to the court tomorrow.

Those old guys in the Censorate would come in just by smelling something.

Han Li panicked for a moment, then quickly stood up and knelt before Li Chengqian, saying, "Your Majesty, I have been working diligently and have never been negligent in my duties at the Ministry of Rites. I hope Your Majesty will take a closer look at this matter."

Li Chengqian sat in the upper seat, and raised the corner of his lips slightly: "Although I cannot control everything that happens privately, there is no need to bear grudges among colleagues, right?"

Han Li trembled with fear: "It was I who went astray, and this destroyed the evil thing."

Li Chengqian did not express his opinion: "In the final analysis, it is the friction between Han Aiqing and Wang Zhongcheng. You should go and apologize to Wang Wenhe for this matter."

Han Li said with great fear and trepidation: "Yes."

"As for your joining the cabinet, we will discuss it at a later date."

Han Li knew that it would be even more difficult for him to enter the cabinet, and he felt very frustrated. He secretly glared at Xu Lanyin and Bai Zhang, then returned to his seat and sat down weakly, like an eggplant hit by frost, and he no longer had the energy he had before.

I didn't expect that even though Wang Zhongcheng was not there, he still couldn't escape this man!

Bai Zhang was in high spirits and had already thought about what he was going to say in court tomorrow.

First, report him for being disrespectful to his colleagues!

Report him for not respecting the imperial order again!

He can also be accused of defying the imperial power!

After all, the practice of tattooing a villain has been going on in every dynasty, and it has been banned repeatedly. Although everyone knows that it is a private way to vent anger, it is nothing but a disaster for the dynasty if a second-rank official takes the lead in practicing witchcraft!

The more Bai Zhang thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He wished he could get his pen, ink, paper and inkstone right away so that he could write it on the spot and present it to the emperor.

Then, two slender figures stopped in front of him. Xu Lanyin, who was in the lead, looked at him with a smile, her fingertips resting on the covered copper bowl beside her.

Bai Zhang's heart stagnated, and all the passion he had just felt disappeared. He looked at the tightly covered copper bowl with some fear.

What's inside?

Bai Zhang swallowed, and a look of horror slowly appeared on his face.

Xu Lanyin had a smile on her face, like the Bodhisattva Guanyin in the clouds, and she slowly opened the lid with her slender hands.

The people around stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and looked around curiously.

Just now, Han Li was a paper doll, I don’t know what Bo Zhang’s was.

Whatever it is, it should be awesome!

The lid slowly opened, revealing a worn leather whip.

This whip is of high-end style, but it is used frequently and has wear and tear in many places, and even has faint blood stains.

Li Chenghuan also saw the whip and secretly wondered its purpose. The Censorate was full of civil servants, so what did they need a whip for?

Lin Nanqi's eyes lit up.

【Ohhhhhh! 】

[U-Cheon Do-shi is having a blast! Turns out SM is the best thing! 】

Li Chenghuan was a little confused. What did Ace love?

How come he has never heard of this word?

[No wonder he chose Miss Xu. No other brothel girl is as strong as Miss Xu! Lord Bai thinks that other girls are too weak to be tickled. Only with Miss Xu can he experience the pleasure of having his skin torn to pieces!]

After listening to this, Li Chengqian's face was filled with excitement.

This is Ace Adore.

Been taught a lesson.

He looked at Bo Zhang carefully. He saw that he was frail and a typical scholar, but he didn't expect him to like this.

The other officials were all experts at wandering among the flowers and they reacted quickly. Their eyes turned towards Bai Zhang with mockery.

The adults beside him laughed: "Brother Bai, you have a very special hobby."

Han Li, who was dispirited just now, became calm again and taunted mercilessly, "Ha! It seems that Lord Bai's private life is also very interesting. If his back can withstand this whip, I'm afraid he can also shoulder the great responsibility of the country!"

Bai Zhang grabbed the whip, his face flushed, his chest heaving, and he managed to utter:

"What's the matter? I didn't break any law!"

Lin Nanjie blurted out: "But you have a wife!"

[Have you forgotten that your wife is the daughter of the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple? ]

Bai Zhang suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He turned his head stiffly and saw his father-in-law, Fang Wenjue, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, staring at him angrily.

He talked about how his daughter had returned to her parents' home in tears time and again, complaining that Bo Zhang was very cold in their married life.

That’s why!

"Okay, okay! You are such a good man, Bai Zhang. You said so much nonsense when you proposed marriage, but you treat my daughter like this! We will divorce tomorrow!"

Bai Zhang was so flustered that he threw away the whip and went forward to hug his father-in-law's thigh.

"My dear father-in-law, you are wise. I have no second thoughts! I am sincere to Qiao!"

The Dali Temple Shaoqing kicked Bai Zhang away and said, "Get out of here!"

Lin Nanqi glanced at the Dali Temple Shaoqing dimly: [Master Fang, don't you really want to think about why you are here? ]

While the two were pulling each other, Xu Lanyin had already walked in front of the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Dali Temple Shaoqing Fang Wenjue and Bai Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground hugging his father-in-law's thigh, both fell into a strange silence.

Bai Zhang silently let go of his hand and cast a sympathetic look towards his father-in-law.

Fang Wenjue's usually calm voice trembled slightly: "Me... too?"

There was a hint of unapologeticness in Xu Lanyin's gentle smile.

Lin Nanjie: [Otherwise.]

None of the eighteen ministers present were spared, and wherever Xu Lanyin went, there were ghosts wailing and wolves howling, it was a horrible sight.

Why did they line up to fight for the oiran, and even quarreled in private, spent a fortune on the oiran and used public funds and finally made up for it through corruption, and even the fact that he skipped work to meet the oiran and was found by his wife and had to hide in the toilet and ended up fainting from the fumes was exposed.

The Dali Temple Shaoqing, who was fainted by the toilet, knelt in front of Li Chengzhen and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, I will never dare to do it again! I will never dare to do it again!"

Others also left their seats and knelt down to plead guilty: "I am guilty! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Who would have thought that the Emperor's Imperial Guards were so powerful that they could even investigate such things.

Li Chengqian sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the ministers below, his calm eyes hiding a fierce look: "My dear ministers, you are all the loyal ministers left to me by the late emperor. You are all the clear streams of the literary world and the backbone of the scholars of Daqi!"

He sneered at himself: "A Chunfeng Mingyue Tower can cause all of you to act like this. Isn't it a shame for the whole world to laugh at me for not employing the right people and for being blind!"

The ministers below knelt on the ground and bowed: "I dare not!"

The deputy minister's eyes were filled with sorrow: "I will definitely reflect on my mistakes, make amends for my crimes, and set an example to rectify the government!"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Repairing a crime by making amends?"

He suddenly changed the subject: "Since you are all Xu Lanyin's guests, do you know her background?"

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, everyone fell into a strange silence.

Everyone present looked at each other, but no one dared to step out.

Even if those present here have not seen Xu Huaitao, they have at least heard of him.

In the eighteenth year of Tiancheng, Xu Huaitao embezzled two million taels of military pay and swallowed up border defense military supplies, causing Daqi to suffer successive defeats in the battle against Wala. Countless border defense officers and soldiers were killed and wounded. Even now, the cries of the dead can still be heard over the desert of the border town.

Despite many doubts, Xu Huaitao was still convicted and his body was torn into pieces by five horses. The men in his family were exiled and the women were made prostitutes. Countless people were killed or injured. Xu Huaitao's only daughter, Xu Lanyin, ended up living in a brothel.

Lin Nanjie: [Wow, I am speechless now. ]

[When I was wandering in the Chunfeng Mingyue Tower, did I ever think that this was the daughter of an old friend? 】

Fang Wenjue, as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, knew he could not escape, so he spoke first: "Back then, the border war was tense, and the attack on the Oirat Mongols was losing ground. The late emperor was furious and killed Xu Huaitao to vent his anger. Now it seems that there are many suspicious points in Xu Huaitao's case."

Li Chengqian: "Where are the other beloved ministers?"

The others quickly agreed, and spoke in unison: "I second the motion!"

Li Chengqian then nodded and said, "In that case, let's reopen the case tomorrow. Mr. Fengge will supervise the case."

The only one who did not kneel down, Elder Feng Ge, stood up and said, "I will obey your command!"

Lin Nanjie: [I never thought that the dog emperor would actually want to overturn the verdict on behalf of Lord Xu.]

[This is really unexpected...]

Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Lin Nanjie: [I wonder if these adults will cause trouble for Miss Xu. After all, her true colors have just been exposed.]

Li Chengqian's eyes were dark. "Just now, I asked Miss Xu to present the things of all the beloved ministers. Do you feel resentful?"

Lin Nanjie: [! ]

Lin Nanqi's eyes lit up slightly.

Li Chengqian noticed that Lin Nanjie's eyes brightened when he looked at him, and there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

[The dog emperor actually thought of this. Now that the emperor has spoken, the people below will certainly not dare to act rashly. Now Miss Xu can be released peacefully. ]

The ministers on the ground said one after another: "We dare not do that. We will do our best to investigate the case of Lord Xu."

Xu Lanyin's eyes were slightly moist. She had finally waited for this day.