Chapter 732

I only wish that I was foolish and rude, and that I would not meet with any misfortune … Tsk, what a poisonous tongue.

The meaning of this poem was that the writer of the poem lamented that he was too smart and that his life had been wasted. If he was a foolish person, he would have been able to become a minister without any misfortune.

This was a mockery of the court officials, princes, dukes, and ministers as brainless fools.

The surrounding officials looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces. They had come to see Minister Sun make a fool of himself, but he had been stabbed in the back all of a sudden.

It was unbearable.

"Sampo Case, Presented to Minister Sun … He is mocking my stupidity, mocking me for shooting myself in the foot … He wants to nail my name to the pillar of shame …" The name of the poem echoed in Minister Sun's mind, and his heart was filled with anger.

The most noble pursuit of a scholar was to leave their name in history. This was more attractive to them than teaching and educating. But at the same time, the more they wanted to leave their name in history, the more they were afraid of leaving their name in infamy.

How could he tolerate this?

This was unbearable.

"Men, arrest this bastard, arrest him!!!" Minister Sun was trembling with anger, and his face was red.

Because of his decision to kill Xu Qi'an, the head of the night watchmen, there was a follow-up to the Sampo Case. He was already remorseful and wanted to flip the table. At this moment, the most unbearable thing was to add insult to injury.

But in Xu Qi'an's poem, it was not a stone that was thrown down, but a mountain. Even a veteran official like Minister Sun felt like his heart was about to explode.

The people from the Ministry of Justice rushed forward, intending to arrest Xu Qi 'an outside the Imperial City.

"Lord Sun, please calm down." Wei Yuan's calm and gentle voice stopped the angry people from the Ministry of Justice.

The man in green walked over unhurriedly and stood in front of Xu Qi'an.

"Wei Yuan, this man has slandered me in public and insulted a minister. He will be exiled according to the law." The Minister of Justice suppressed his anger and said word by word.

"Today, even you won't be able to protect him."

"Slandering a minister is indeed a serious crime." Wei Yuan stared at Xu Qi'an sternly. Just when everyone thought he was going to scold the little gong, he looked at Minister Sun seriously and said, "Telling the truth is not slander."

"You …" Minister Sun's body swayed, and he pointed at Wei Yuan with a trembling finger.

Wei Yuan smiled and turned to leave. Xu Qi 'an followed behind his father and escaped from the encirclement of the Ministry of Justice.

After walking a few steps, he stopped again and turned his head around to shout, "Congratulations to Minister Sun for spreading your name throughout the world and making a name for yourself in the Confucian world."

Sun Shangshu was dumbfounded. A few seconds later, he couldn't catch his breath and fainted.

"Lord Minister, Lord Minister …" The people of the Ministry of Justice panicked.

…

Back at the government office, Xu Qi'an followed Wei Yuan into the Haoqi Building and poured tea for Wei Yuan and the two Jinluo officials.

"Duke Wei, there are a few things I don't understand," Xu Qi'an asked.

Wei Yuan was a strategist and a wise man. It was better to ask for advice than to figure it out blindly. It was like asking the teacher when you were in school. It was convenient and fast.

"Why did His Majesty let the Ministry of Justice handle this case?" Wei Yuan held the teacup with a faint smile.

"Duke Wei has eight parts of the talent in the world, and I will share one part with Yunlu Academy." Xu Qi'an flattered.

"Pfft …" Jiang Luzhong spat out a mouthful of tea.

Yang Yan's mouth twitched.

The faint smile on Wei Yuan's face widened quickly. Obviously, he was very happy with Xu Qi'an's flattery.

Scholars were like this. If you praised them, they would say, "Damn, you're awesome, you're awesome." He was too lazy to respond to you.

However, it didn't mean that scholars didn't like being flattered. They just needed to change the method. Xu Qi'an's flattery was very precise. He used the method that scholars liked to flatter Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan was a very proud scholar.

"The Ministry of Rites's Minister is a member of the Royal Faction. If he is handled by the government office, a large number of Royal Faction members will be implicated," Wei Yuan said.

By then, the imperial court would be out of balance … One or two parties would not be what the Yuanjing Emperor wanted. It would hinder his control over the imperial court, especially when he was a cultivator all year round … Even if the Royal Faction colluded with the demon race and blew up Sampo and Elder Ancestor's Dharma Form, compared to his own power, Elder Ancestor was nothing … From Wei Yuan's words, Xu Qi'an analyzed and extracted the core content.

Because of this, his impression of the Yuanjing Emperor worsened.

The Yuanjing Emperor might be a skillful emperor, but he wasn't a good one. The pseudo-historian Xu Qi'an divided emperors into three categories: a wise emperor, a mediocre emperor, and a fatuous emperor.

A wise emperor was a good emperor who could provide food and clothing for the people.

A mediocre emperor was an emperor who had no achievements and had no achievements. Most of the emperors in history belonged to this category. In fact, for the people, a mediocre emperor who didn't disturb them was already a wise emperor.

A fatuous emperor was an emperor who was close to villains and far away from virtuous officials. He would usually make the imperial court and the country a mess.

The reason why tyrants weren't included was because the first three categories could all be tyrants.

In the eyes of Xu Qi'an, the Yuanjing Emperor was a fatuous emperor. Because as an emperor, he only cared about his own power and status. The current chaotic situation in the imperial court was actually caused by the Yuanjing Emperor.

He cultivated and ignored the imperial court, so he needed the chaotic situation in the imperial court to stabilize his position. Otherwise, it would be easy to be overthrown.

"There's one more thing. I don't understand why the Minister of the Ministry of Rites didn't kill Zhou Chixiong to silence him," Xu Qi'an said.

He originally thought that the night watchman would come to interrogate the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he didn't expect the Yuanjing Emperor to show off so much.

Wei Yuan shook his head, "Don't bother about these small problems. The Sampo Case has already come to an end. Since His Majesty didn't mention you, it means that it's over. "

Xu Qi'an smiled sincerely and immediately said, "I plan to invite my colleagues who cooperate with me to the Musical House for a drink, but I don't have money, so I ask Duke Wei to allocate some money."

This was like a company finishing a performance, and everyone went to a restaurant for a meal. Of course, the expenses were paid by the company.

Wei Yuan glanced at him and said, "Get out."

After driving away Xu Qi'an, Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Yang Yan, give him 200 taels of silver as a reward from the yamen."

After that, he looked at Jiang Lvzhong and Yang Yan, "You two can go together."

Jiang Lvzhong shook his head repeatedly, "Duke Wei, I won't go to a place like the Musical House."

Yang Yan also shook his head.

Wei Yuan didn't insist and drank tea leisurely, "With him there, I guess there will be a lot of top courtesans accompanying him."

…

As the night fell, the Musical House was brightly lit, and the melodious sound of wind and bamboo music echoed.

In the small pavilion with plum blossoms, Fu Xiang played the zither, Ming Yan danced, and Xiao Ya acted as the official. It was a lively scene.

Beside Yang Yan and Jiang Lvzhong, there were charming courtesans serving them. Xu Qi'an raised his glass and said with a smile, "Don't be so formal, everyone. Eat and drink."

At first, the copper and silver gongs were a little uncomfortable. After all, there were two Jinluo beauties present, which made them quite stressed.

But Jiang Lvzhong was a veteran of drinking and knew how to enliven the atmosphere. He kept raising his glass and even said dirty words, which made him a different person from when he was on duty.

Gradually, the silver gongs and the copper gongs relaxed.

Only two people on the scene were serious and didn't look like they were here to visit prostitutes at all. They were Yang Yan and Li Yuchun.

"You two are indeed superior and subordinate. You are the same." Jiang Lvzhong joked with a smile.

"Jiang Jinluo's words are wrong." Xu Qi'an drank a lot of wine and became a little arrogant. He boldly teased his two immediate superiors, "Yang Jinluo doesn't like women, and the boss is too hypocritical. There is a difference between the two."

Now, the atmosphere on the scene was definitely relaxed. Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was full of joy.

They drank until a quarter to nine in the evening, and the banquet finally ended. Jiang Lvzhong left with the plump top courtesan in his arms, while Yang Yan returned to the government office.

Li Yuchun also wanted to go back, but Xu Qi'an, Song Tingfeng, and Zhu Guangxiao desperately asked him to stay. They gave him a pretty little girl and locked him in the room.

As the "host", Xu Qi'an entered Fu Xiang's room after arranging everyone.

"Why are there so many people today?" Fu Xiang, who had just finished bathing, sat cross-legged on the bed and wiped her black hair.

"It's to make sure all the girls in the yard are in good order." Xu Qi'an took off his robe and saber, turned around and left the room.

"I'll be back later."

He tiptoed toward Li Yuchun's room, and then he saw Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, who were just as sneaky around the corner.

Xu Qi'an hinted with his eyes, "Are you also here to eavesdrop?"

The two nodded and asked with their eyes, "The boss is in the Spirit Refinement State. Be careful and control your breath …"

Finally, he walked slowly to the window of Li Yuchun's room and found that there was no sound of the bed shaking.

"Master, I'm done bathing. You can go and take a bath."

"Hmm …" Li Yuchun answered in a low voice.

After a long time, he finished bathing and a woman's voice came, "Master, the bed is warm. Why are you strolling in the room?"

"The furnishings in the room are too messy. It's a mess, a mess. I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles in this room, "Li Yuchun said bitterly.

"Huh?" The woman was stunned. "It's already very tidy. I clean the room every day."

"No …" Li Yuchun said seriously, "The teacups on the table should be around the teapot at a specific distance … The potted plant by the window should be moved two inches to the left … The stools are too messy, they should be arranged like the teacups around the teapot … Shouldn't the painting on the wall be hung in the center … The screen is crooked, I put it back right just now … Hmm, your embroidered shoes are not neatly arranged either …"

"… How, how can these be neatly arranged? Who can do it?" The woman said softly, "Master, I've been waiting for you for a while."

Li Yuchun was unhappy and said in a low voice, "Who said you can't do it? Watch and learn. I'll teach you how to clean the room. "

The woman: "???"

Under the window, Xu Qi 'an and the other two were dumbfounded.

They tiptoed away. Xu Qi 'an was distressed and said, "Boss, you don't have a family?"

"Yes, you do."

"Why do I feel like a virgin?" Xu Qi 'an said.

"Is it the first time for you to come to the Musical House?" Song Tingfeng was a little incredulous. Although he had worked for Li Yuchun for many years, he didn't know much about her private life.

Xu Qi 'an thought for a while and said, "Let's go back to the room later and make a big noise."

"Good idea." Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao thought it was a good idea.

Therefore, the sound of the bed shaking in Yingmei Pavilion was particularly fierce tonight.