Li Ji only felt his head buzzing and the world spinning in front of him. He almost lost his balance and fell to the ground. His heart was filled with horror.
What did his son just say?
Did he get the position of Imperial Censor Zhongcheng by participating in nine dukes?!
Li Ji was completely stunned.
Wei Zheng saw this scene and sneered.
"British Duke, did you hear your son's words clearly?!”
"Your son is really capable! First, he made the children of the nine High Dukes lose their positions as Imperial Censors, then he accused their High Duke fathers, and finally, in order to clear his name, he threw a big black pot at this old man!”
The more Wei Zheng spoke, the angrier he became. He roared angrily,
"Because of this matter, nine High Dukes came to this old man's mansion. If this old man didn't explain in time, they would have been beaten up for nothing!”
Li Ji: ”
Du Yan was heartbroken. He covered his chest and said with grief and indignation,"I'm different. I didn't make myself clear and got beaten up. Tell me, what should I do?”
Li Ji was speechless.
What to do? This old man also didn't know. Li Ji was drenched in cold sweat. He couldn't help but turn around and glare at Li Zhen. It was all this kid's doing.
What the f * ck can you do?
Your crime?
And nine of them?
Li Ji's heart was about to go crazy. This matter seemed to have benefited greatly, and he had obtained the position of censor Zhongcheng by participating in the memorial.
However, half of these dukes were prime ministers and ministers. Offending them meant that he would be promoted to the position of censor. How many days could he sit still?!
Li Ji's throat moved a few times. After a long time, he said,""This might be a misunderstanding."
Although he knew that Li Zhen was at fault in this matter, as his father, Li Ji would never let these nine dukes, the Imperial Censors, and the Imperial Censor Zhongcheng hurt Li Zhen.
"Misunderstanding?"
Zhangsun Wuji sneered and said resolutely,""This matter cannot be misunderstood! The imperial edict was written clearly in black and white. How could this be called a misunderstanding? This is intentional!"
"Li Zhen, why did you slap the table and stand up just now? Why did you say that we were in trouble?”
Fang Xuanling strode toward Li Zhen and shouted,
"Do you know that you're the one in trouble now?”
"That's right!" Qin Qiong followed and said angrily,"
"This old master is just looking after horses for others, and you want to report this old master for accepting bribes? Do you have a conscience? Do you know the cause and effect? You don't know the whole story. Who gave you the courage to report this old man?!”
Lee Zhen glanced at his father who was at a loss for words and sighed. It was better for him to go up personally. He said word by word,
"Aren't you guilty of bribery?"
"Yi Country Duke, if you didn't accept bribes and were free to trade, why didn't you give others money?”
"You didn't give anyone money and got a horse, but he was willing to give it to you with both hands. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a matter of courting someone for no reason.”
"You're blaming me now? If you were untainted by the mud, how could I consult you and gain His Majesty's trust?!”
"You-"
Li Zhen's tone was calm, but every word was like pearls. Qin Qiong's face flushed red, and she couldn't think of anything to refute after thinking for a long time.
This kid's words were powerful.
It was the last few words.
If he, Qin Qiong, had not done anything wrong, how could the current emperor punish him after seeing the memorial?
Qin Qiong was furious in his heart. He also understood this logic, but at that time, when that female horse was pregnant, in order to obtain the Ferghana Horse in the female horse's bosom, he felt that this was a temporary measure, so how could he think of more?
Now, Li Zhen had made it clear.
Qin Qiong wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he could only wave his fist angrily. This brat's words were really like knives. He could not reason with him at all!
"Then what about this old man?"
Cheng Yaojin walked up to him with a cold smile and stared at him.
"It's true that I owe the national treasury money, but it's not like I won't return it. My mansion needs to be repaired. When it's repaired, I'll naturally return the money to the treasury!”
"What about the money?" Li Zhen asked. Have you returned it?"
Cheng Yaojin glared at him and said,
"So what?"
"Didn't I tell you that I will return the money to the treasury after the repairs are completed? Moreover, all the imperial censors and ministers saw this, but none of them reported to His Majesty because they believed in this old man's character. You, a mere imperial censor, how dare you report to this old man?!”
Li Zhen looked up at him and said with a straight face,
"As the saying goes, a life for a life and a debt for a debt. If you don't pay back the money you owe, are you still in the right? Moreover, even if you sell your mansion, you won't be able to get back six thousand strings!”
"Six thousand strings of coins is one thousand gold taels! With such a huge amount of money, who knew how many people could be saved just by buying food to help the victims!”
"There are thousands of buildings, painted buildings, red curtains, no more than seven feet of sleep at night, thousands of hectares of fertile land, a lot of wealth, and three meals a day!”
Li Zhen stared at him and said,"
"And for the sake of the so-called mansion, you, as a Duke, did not care about the hardships of the people, did not worry about the Emperor, did not win the hearts of the people for the Imperial Court, and instead wantonly built civil engineering.”
"Do you know that those six thousand strings of strings are just superfluous to you, but to the people, it's like a long drought and rain. Why don't you think about it?"
Li Zhen strode forward, ignoring Cheng Yaojin's face, raised his palm and poked his chest. His tone was sonorous and powerful, and he said firmly,
"If this matter were to be publicized and the people knew about it, do you think the people would understand if you would return the money to the national treasury? Wrong! The commoners would only poke at your spine and call you a sycophantic official of the country!”
"I'm helping you by joining you!"
"I'm putting an end to your future troubles!”
"I don't expect you to repay me for my kindness. You can just return the money to the national treasury. In the future, you can walk the open road and I'll walk the wooden bridge. It's fine if we don't interact until we die. But now, not only are you not grateful, but you're also coming to my house to denounce me? Do you still know how to write the words 'propriety, righteousness, honesty, and shame'?!”
"Tell me."
" Isn't that right?!"
Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth, but his face turned red and he couldn't say a word.
This…
This was too aggrieved!
I can't f * cking win against him!
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