Li Heng sat in the sewage, his face ashen.
He was such a proud man, but now he's lost both his pride and his dignity.
Among the crowd, Ye Zhen's men led the cursing, "Good riddance! We thought the Prime Minister was a benevolent official who loved his people like his own children."
It turns out to be a fake Bodhisattva, a real Rakshasa, with an official robe covering a fox tail, and a sedan chair carrying a white skeleton.
"Fortunately, we were standing up for you a while ago. No wonder someone went to kill you in the middle of the night, doing such a despicable thing. Who wouldn't want to kill you?"
Another person chimed in, "That's right. I didn't understand before. What evil were those two chivalrous heroes talking about eliminating evil? What kind of evil were they eliminating by killing the steward of the Prime Minister's mansion?"
Now I understand. The steward was his lackey, and must have done many harmful things for him. The two chivalrous heroes were much more discerning than us, which is why they stood up for justice and acted righteously.
"Pah! I used to think it was a bit much for Madam Shen to divorce him by taking her children and grandchildren with her, but now I wish I could slap myself in the face."
He harmed the common people and committed these clandestine acts; it's no surprise he had an incestuous relationship with his daughter-in-law. It's truly disgusting.
No wonder the Crown Prince and the Princess both said that we should study to broaden our minds, so as not to be led astray. Weren't we deceived by their facade before?
...
One person took the lead, and the people followed suit, spitting and cursing.
After leading Ye Zhen and the woman to the residence, Chen Banjun returned to the Prime Minister's mansion. His purpose in leaving the palace was to bring people into the palace to meet the Emperor.
Hearing the people cursing Li Heng, he stopped urging them to hurry up.
Just then, Wang Jingshuo rushed over and said, "Eunuch Chen, more than a dozen corpses have been found in the lotus pond of the Pingchang Marquis's residence, including the skeletons of five young children."
According to the servants of the Marquis's residence, the corpses were all tortured to death by the guests of the Dark Abode. It's said that many more were buried under the flowerbeds in the back garden, and they are currently digging them up.
Chen Banjun's face turned cold.
Li Heng committed such a heinous act behind the Emperor's back, causing the Emperor to be scolded as well. He hated Li Heng to the core.
"Someone, bring several buckets of water for Prime Minister Li to wash away the filth on his body so he can explain things to His Majesty."
Having lost the support of the people, Li Heng could never recover, and Chen Banjun was too lazy to even pretend to be a hero.
Li Heng was furious. "Eunuch Chen, there is a misunderstanding. I will explain it to His Majesty. I hope you will leave some room for maneuver in your actions."
As long as he wasn't convicted, he still had a chance to turn things around, and he couldn't tolerate a eunuch treating him like this.
"This line of defense is probably not going to last."
Shi Yan held the white fox in one arm and carried a box in the other.
"This little white fox is disobedient and wanders around the manor. When I was looking for him, I accidentally stumbled into another secret room in your house."
Dozens of chests of gold and silver were discovered, along with about ten chests of Ruyi Ointment. Having some leisure time, and possessing a slight knowledge of medicine, I believe that Ruyi Ointment was mixed with black fennel.
His tone was calm, but the crowd erupted in cheers.
Even Chen Banjun's expression changed.
Wu Xiang is a poison that can cause temporary euphoria when ingested, but addiction can destroy one's mind and body. It was one of the main culprits behind the destruction of the Yueya clan, the former dynasty of Xiyue Kingdom.
Emperor Daeyu took the Western Moon Crescent Clan as a warning and strictly forbade the people of Daeyu from touching the black incense, and even formulated relevant laws for this purpose.
Those who cultivate and sell agarwood shall be executed.
Therefore, most people have only heard of Wu Xiang, but do not know what Wu Xiang is.
In Li Xiangguo's secret chamber, there were more than a dozen boxes of Ruyi Ointment containing black sesame oil. What was he planning to do?
Li Heng's eyes widened in shock.
These ointments were used by him to win over followers; once addicted, no one could live without them.
For so many years, no one has been able to find out about Wu Xiang, but unexpectedly, Shi Yan has figured it out.
"Regent, I have no grudge against you, why are you framing me?"
He's still stubbornly refusing to admit it.
They attempted to portray this as a frame-up by Shi Yan.
Shi Yan replied, "I don't have the ability to bring more than a dozen boxes of Ruyi Ointment to your house under everyone's noses. When I was looking for the White Fox, quite a few people saw me."
His nighttime stroll through the Prime Minister's residence with his daughter was not in vain.
He used the pretext of searching for the white fox to lure the officials to the secret room.
The officials from the Court of Judicial Review who followed him nodded in agreement.
They were all Xie Tingzhou's men, and Shi Yan was their master's future father-in-law; how could they not cooperate?
Li Heng's face turned ashen, and he was already feeling uneasy.
Shi Yan then slowly opened the box, revealing the icon on the inner lid.
"This is the totem of the Yueya clan of the previous dynasty of Xiyue. Wuxiang is also produced in Xiyue. I am a little curious, how come Prime Minister Li has such a good relationship with Xiyue?"
Wang Jingshuo immediately confirmed, "I have read in a book that this wolf head is indeed the totem of the Western Crescent Moon Clan. Could it be that Prime Minister Li is a descendant of the Crescent Moon Clan?"
Or is it that Prime Minister Li is on good terms with Xiyue, and secretly bought so much agarwood to harm my subjects of Dayuan?
No one is possible, but the people of Dayuan cannot tolerate Li Heng.
Li Heng suddenly felt a sense of panic.
He had the totem carved on his person merely to remind himself never to forget the national and personal grievances, and for decades no one noticed anything amiss...
Among the onlookers, some students turned pale as they recalled their earlier defense of Li Heng.
"Previously, Princess Zhaoning said that Ye Yunheng was Li Xiang's adopted son, and the Emperor also said that the war between Xiyue and Dayuan was started by Ye Yunheng's assassination of the Muya chieftain."
At the time, I thought they had wronged the Prime Minister, but it turns out it was true, it was really true...
He muttered to himself, unable to accept that he had helped the wrong person.
Those around him heard him clearly; most of them were students who, like him, had spoken out for Li Heng.
The thought that Li Heng was very likely a traitor or even a spy from an enemy country fueled the anger that had been directed at him.
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