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Hence, Qin Mo pulled himself out from under the blanket.
Li Er's guard told him," Uncle Lan Tian, you have been impeached. His Majesty has ordered you to defend yourself.”
Qin Mo was dumbfounded." Who's impeaching me? Impeachment for what?"
He could guess that it was the Wang family who had done this. He didn't expect their revenge to come so quickly. However, Qin Mo wasn't afraid. Instead, he was curious about how the Wang family had taken revenge.
The guard refused to say.
Qin Mo knew their difficulties, so he did not force them. He only wiped his face and rushed to Hanyuan Palace.
Qin Mo arrived at Hanyuan Palace in half an hour.
After waiting outside the hall for a while, the guard went in to report and was quickly summoned in.
After entering Hanyuan Palace, the courtiers looked at him curiously.
Qin Mo's famous name had spread throughout the Great Wall. Everyone was very interested in such a mysterious little fellow, except for those censors who impeached him.
These people looked at Qin Mo as if he was the enemy who killed his father.
Qin Mo's gaze swept across the hall. Li Ergao was sitting on the dragon throne on the steps.
In the past, his throne was a stool, which could only be called a dragon stool. Later, Qin Mo made a chair. Li Er felt that the chair was more comfortable than a stool, so he changed it to a dragon chair.
Seeing Old Qin and the others standing at the front on the right, he went over.
In the court, the civil officials were on the left and the military officers on the right. It is said that this originated from Lao Tzu: "A gentleman's residence is valued on the left, and when using troops, it is valued on the right.”
When he reached Old Qin's side, Old Qin reminded him softly," Be careful with your words.”
Li Er said in a deep voice," Qin Mo, a censor accused you of bewitching the Crown Prince to eat the cow and instigating Zhangsun Chong to kill the cow. Can you do this?”
Qin Mo said seriously," I don't know who's accusing me, but they have to show evidence.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an official said," Uncle Lantian wants to quibble. The butcher of the Zhangsun Clan has already surrendered to the government, accusing you of instigating Zhangsun Chong to kill the cow and bewitching the Crown Prince to brag. I ask Your Majesty to allow the witness to appear in the palace.”
The cunning old man's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. His butcher actually dared to betray his master. This must be the Wang Clan's trick. This was equivalent to slapping Zhangsun Wuji in the face. From this, one could see the degree of hatred the Wang Clan had for Qin Mo.
The direct descendants of the Wang Clan were shameless. They used their strength to bully the weak, and their numbers to bully the few. In the end, they even lost. In the end, they barked like dogs, causing the Wang Clan to lose all face.
Now that the Wang Clan had become the laughing stock of everyone, it was no wonder that they had spent so much effort to deal with Qin Mo.
Qin Mo yawned and waved his hand." There's no need. Tell me honestly, how much money do you give Butcher? I'll only take half of it and confess to the crime.”
The censors who impeached Qin Mo were overjoyed." Your Majesty, Qin Mo has already pleaded guilty. We ask Your Majesty to punish him for deceiving the emperor.”
This punishment was severe enough.
Li Er said in a deep voice," Qin Mo, you heard the punishment. Speak seriously."”
If Qin Mo admitted his guilt, there would be no room for him to turn back. Even if he wanted to help, there was nothing he could do.
Qin Mo walked to the front of the kneeling censors and pretended to be deep in thought. He remained silent for a long time.
In the Tang Dynasty, kneeling was not allowed. When these officials knelt down to Li Er, they were expressing their determination and forcing Li Er to make a choice. They were suspected of forcing Li Er to abdicate.
A minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
After fifteen minutes, Qin Mo still didn't say anything. Everyone thought that he was in a difficult position and didn't know how to explain himself.
Wang Rui, the leader of the Wang family's speech officer, said," Your Majesty, Qin Mo is stalling for time. Please make a decision as soon as possible."”
Li Er looked at Qin Mo." Qin Mo, what do you have to say?"”
Qin Mo said," Your Majesty, I saw that these censors were kneeling happily, so I wanted them to kneel longer.”
This was too wicked. The censors glared at Qin Mo. They were kneeling until their knees hurt, but they could not give up halfway and could only continue kneeling until the matter had a result.
Qin Mo ignored their fierce gazes and asked," Your Majesty, why do I have to defend myself?”
Li Er said," The censor impeached you for bewitching the Crown Prince to eat the cow and instigating Zhangsun Chong to kill the cow. What do you have to say?"”
Qin Mo smiled." As the saying goes, when you are at the top of the court, you will worry about your people. When you are far away in the Jianghu, you will worry about your ruler. Is it wrong for me to share your worries?”
Hearing Qin Mo say this, Li Er knew that he was going to trick people again. He felt a little sick of it. However, this was the first time those officials heard of it, and their eyes couldn't help but light up.
The leader of the censors was a branch of the Wang family, named Wang Rui. He shouted," The Tang Empire lacks cattle, and the law states that cattle cannot be killed without authorization. You bewitched the Crown Prince to eat cattle and encouraged Zhangsun Chong to kill cattle. Are you also sharing the burden of the monarch?”
Qin Mo spread his hands and said innocently," We're sharing your worries by eating the cow.”
Wang Rui said happily," Your Majesty, Qin Mo has already admitted it. I ask Your Majesty to punish him for deceiving the emperor.”
The crime of deceiving the sovereign was beheading. This Wang Clan was indeed ruthless.
Li Er's face was as dark as water." Qin Mo, speak nicely."”
This was to remind Qin Mo not to be caught in the sore spot. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to step forward.
Qin Mo said cutely," Your Majesty, we eat cows to solve the problem of insufficient cattle. Is it wrong to share your worries?”
There were already few cows, but you still killed and ate them. You even said that you would solve the problem of the scarcity of cattle and share the burden for the monarch.
He was treating everyone as fools.
Old Qin and the others shook their heads when they heard this. This was simply reversing black and white.
Wang Rui reprimanded," Don't twist black and white. Don't you think the officials of the imperial court are fools?"”
Qin Mo sneered." I don't know if other people are fools, but you must be one.”
"I won't argue with you." He looked at Li Er." Your Majesty, please punish Qin Mo for deceiving the emperor."”
"Your Majesty, please punish Qin Mo for deceiving the emperor.”
Li Er looked at Qin Mo." Qin Mo, what else do you have to say?”
He was a little regretful. He should not have let Qin Mo defend himself in court. This Shandong kid's nonsense had made things complicated. It seemed that he had expected too much from him. After all, he was still a child.
Qin Mo said," Your Majesty, no one believes the truth. It's really sad. Please allow me to return to my bones."”
Li Er said helplessly," You don't have an official position, so you don't have to resign.”
The good Morning Dynasty Realm had turned into a farce.
Qin Mo said," Then I won't open my bones."”
He glanced at the censors and said," There are not enough oxen. Is it the problem with the oxen?”
Wang Rui said," Don't quibble. The lack of cattle isn't the problem of the cattle. What is the problem?”
Qin Mo said bitterly," Only two oxen can pull the plow. This is a problem with the plow. You enjoy the salary of the imperial court, but you don't even understand such a simple problem. You've let down His Majesty and the people of the world. If I were you, I would have died to apologize.”
The Tang Dynasty used a straight shaft plow, which required two oxen to pull it, and the soil was shallow, so it was not easy to use.
As long as he could get the curved shaft plow out, the efficiency of plowing the land would be greatly increased.
Wang Rui said angrily," What does this have to do with you bewitching the Crown Prince to eat cows?”
Qin Mo said cutely," We're sharing your worries. Eating cows is to improve the plow.”
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