Chapter 21
The person involved, Ma Xu, is a fifth-rank official. He did not enter the palace last night, did not see the Chu family report, and was completely unaware of the situation.
At this moment, he was caught off guard by the system exposing his affair with someone in front of the emperor and all his colleagues, and the fact that he had used a backdoor to seek excitement. He was shaking like a Parkinson's disease.
Ma Xu shuddered, and his colleagues around him silently stepped aside.
Ma Xu shook again, and his colleagues retreated again, almost leaving the team. Their disgust was beyond words, as if he was a dirty thing in the toilet, extremely filthy.
Ma Xu: “…”
His old face was blue and red, and he didn't dare to speak loudly. He only whispered to his colleagues: "I just have a special hobby!"
The Minister of Rites and the left and right vice ministers at the front of the queue were listening attentively to the system's revelations. When they heard this unexpectedly, they were completely speechless.
Yes, you have a special hobby, then why do you involve so many people?
If you hadn't had sex with Liu Yueye and spread syphilis everywhere, they wouldn't have had to take off all their clothes for examination, and they wouldn't have had to spend so much time under the supervision of the Imperial Hospital Director and other doctors!
The Minister of Rites was from the north. In winter, he would go to the big bathhouse with his colleagues to take a bath. They would also help each other to scrub their backs. He didn't mind being looked at by a man or an imperial physician, but thinking that it was mainly for medical treatment, he didn't mind that much.
The two ministers on the left and right of the Ministry of Rites came from the south. In the south, where were there public bathhouses and people scrubbing each other's backs? Bathing was done slowly in a room, filled with water in a basin or bucket.
Until now, the two can still recall the creepy feeling of getting goose bumps all over their bodies when being looked at by the Imperial Hospital envoy.
So scary!
It felt like they were fish on a chopping board, about to be gutted. I don't want to experience this again in my lifetime!
And the person who caused them such psychological trauma is still shamelessly saying something like "special hobbies"?
Yes, you are aloof and great, you don’t go through the front door, but choose to go through the back door!
The anger value soared up.
Having sex with an ordinary woman is not a crime, but having sex with someone else's concubine is adultery!
The two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Rites decided to visit the Ministry of Justice frequently before the charges were determined.
For no other reason than to familiarize myself with the criminal law of the Great Sheng Dynasty:)
The system continued to reveal: [This person is called Hao Yucai, and he works for the Yubu Division of the Ministry of Industry. His parents gave him this name, which is really talented, hahaha!]
[The Yu Department is in charge of forest products, supplying vegetables and charcoal to all officials. They also enforce the prohibitions on hunting and fishing. It may seem insignificant, but if you're careful, you can actually make a lot of money. So, he found a hobby for himself. Hehe, guess what it is?]
There are so many hobbies in the world, how could Chu Huan be able to hit the target blindly?
It means that he was bored during the court session, and eating melons was a way to kill time and have fun. There was no rush at the moment, so he just guessed one by one.
Chu Hua: [Growing bonsai?]
System: [No.]
Chu Hua: [Corruption and bribery?]
System: [I am indeed greedy, but it is not true.]
Chu Huan continued to guess, and the system continued to deny. They played guessing games leisurely, but the emperor and the officials were anxious.
You should tell us how greedy this guy is and how greedy he is, so that they can decide whether to confiscate his property and how much to confiscate!
Hao Yucai was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it off.
With Ma Xu’s example in mind, he didn’t think he had a chance of escaping, but as long as the system didn’t catch him for corruption, he could still be saved!
The emperor had no intention of letting them go. He was worried that Chu Huan and the system would not take them to hunt for treasure, and the treasury had no money.
If you don't eat the fat sheep when it is right in front of you, you will be struck by lightning!
The Minister of Revenue was more anxious than the emperor, but his eyes were almost cramping, and Lin You still pretended not to see it.
Lin You is the emperor's confidant. If he can be ordered around by other officials, he will have no chance of getting the official position.
It was not until the emperor asked Chen Jiu to come and deliver the message that Lin You ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate.
The Minister of Revenue was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "You don't know how to adapt!"
He wanted to say a few more words, but his colleague covered his mouth: "I can't hear you."
It turned out that Chu Huan had guessed the answer wrong after more than ten attempts, and she found it boring, so she simply gave up the game.
System: [Actually, I gave you a hint. It says his parents have good names.]
Indeed, Chu Huan touched her chin. What hobbies did these three words "Hao Yucai" have to do with?
The system didn't keep the mystery going any further: "Hao Yucai doesn't covet gold or silver, he only loves jade. The rocks and stones in his garden's rockery are actually jade, filled with uncut, high-quality jade. If he could find a good jade carver and sell it to a wealthy individual, especially one from Jiangnan, he could fetch at least several million."
This is hundreds of thousands!
In an instant, the eyes of the emperor and his officials lit up like light bulbs in the dark.
You, a mere fifth-rank Yubu Langzhong, are actually more greedy than the third-rank Revenue Minister! You must be copied!
As for whether these several million can be more than five million...
Find a few of Dasheng's top jade carving masters, think of a way to make up a story to create momentum, and then sell it to the famous wealthy people in Jiangnan, then you will have it, right?
Hao Yucai sat down on the ground with a pale face.
If the system didn't tell them, no matter how hard the Jinyiwei dug, they wouldn't be able to dig out much cash, antiques, calligraphy and paintings from his house. After all, who would care about those inconspicuous stones in the rockery garden?
Now, with this happening, all the jade he had carefully embezzled over the years is gone, not a single piece left.
It’s over, completely over!
In comparison, the Minister of Revenue was smiling like a cat stealing some fish.
Chu Huan is truly the Ministry of Revenue's lucky star. She must be transferred here! If she reads more, looks more, and investigates a few more corrupt officials, how can the treasury not be full? Will he still be tossing and turning in bed because of lack of money, worrying about it until his hair falls out?
System: [He likes jade, but fearing being discovered for corruption, he learned how to carve it. Later, he was dragged into an affair by Ma Xu, and secretly carved a beep—, then beep—]
After using it, he gave it to Liu Yue, who then recommended it to others. Speaking of which, I have to complain: some people are really careless when it comes to cleaning and disinfecting things.
Chu Hua once again expressed: [Thank you for the system's protection of minors.]
System: [You’re welcome~]
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
vomit--
They really don’t understand why some people’s hobbies are so special and so unrefined. Don’t they find it disgusting?
Chu Huan sighed deeply. "I only knew that men didn't respect themselves and were unhygienic, but I didn't know they were this unremarkable. What kind of magical species are they? When humans evolved, weren't cleanliness and hygiene etched into their DNA?"
emperor:! ! !
Officials:!!!
No, no, no, no, no - this is the special behavior of a very small number of men, don't extend it to all men!
The reputation was damaged to such an extent that the men present were all angry.
The emperor thought quickly: "Chu Ping."
Chu Ping had eaten his own green hat melon last night and tossed and turned all night. He had eaten his own green hat melon again this morning when he went to court. He was so numb that he didn't even react when he heard the emperor calling his name.
"Sir Chu, the emperor is calling you." A colleague from the Ministry of Justice pushed him.
Chu Ping hurried out and said, "I am here."
At the same time, Liu Ziang pushed Chu Huan and said, "Your father."
Pay more attention to your father and stop ruining the reputation of your colleagues.
Chu Huan:?
Because of this incident, her tone of complaint took a sharp turn: [What's going on? My dad was accused of soliciting prostitution again?]
The system was stunned for a moment: [Ah? No?]
emperor:"……"
Chu Ping: "..."
Officials: "..."
The emperor was silent for a second before he remembered what he was going to say: "Chu Ping, I heard that your family has to take a bath every day in the cold winter, and twice a day in the hot summer."
Chu Ping was confused, and so was Chu Huan: "Why does the emperor care how many times a day his subjects bathe? He doesn't live by the sea, so why would he care so much?"
The emperor gritted his teeth and changed the subject, scolding, "Tell me! Are you greedy?"
Chu Ping: ???
Chu Hua: ???
"This is unfair!" Chu Ping cried out for help at a high decibel. His voice echoed throughout the court, and everyone could hear his aggrieved cry. "My wife and daughter are so good at making money. They have more money than they can spend. Why are they still greedy?"
What else are you greedy for?
What are you greedy for?
These words lingered like the echo of a beam, spinning 360 degrees in everyone's ears and drilling into their ears desperately.
Yes! We know you married a wealthy woman, and we also know that your daughter is already very good at business at the age of seven.
But do you really need to show off like this? Is it really necessary?!
The money-scarce emperor gritted his teeth, wondering why he didn't have a wife and daughter who were so good at making money!
The money-short official from the Ministry of Revenue was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Why don't you learn some money-making skills from your wife and daughter so that we can transfer you to the Ministry of Revenue!"
The officials who were not short of money looked at Chu Ping with unfriendly eyes. Didn’t you realize that Chu Ping, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was so good at showing off!
Chu Huan: “…”
He sighed deeply: "I only knew that my father's brain wasn't very good, otherwise he wouldn't have been a fifth-rank official for so many years, but I didn't know his brain was so bad!"
Chu Ping: “…” He is so filial to his father.
Chu Hua: [If someone asks you if you're greedy, why not just say you're not? Why are you flaunting your wealth? Are you thinking you're not dying fast enough?]
The emperor and all the officials nodded frantically: That’s right!
Chu Hua: [Even if he really was corrupt, as long as he can't produce solid evidence, he won't do anything to you. You can turn around and label him a "tyrant" or "framing a loyal minister," making him infamous. He'll be so angry that he won't dare to do anything to you.]
The emperor and his officials were all stuck in their tracks, nodding their heads. "What the hell? Say it again?"
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