Wang Wu trotted over and picked up the silver on Zhu Cong's body. He handed it to Li Mu and said, "Boss, half of this silver belongs to the Yamen. If he wants it, he has to go to the Yamen …"
Li Mu put away the silver ingot again. Although he was not short of money, he still felt distressed to spend it so wastefully.
Zhu Cong's eyes bulged out of their sockets. He pointed at Li Mu and shouted, "# * @ … * …"
Because of his swollen face, no one could hear him clearly.
From the moment Zhu Cong rode his horse to the moment Li Mu dragged him down and beat him up, everything happened so quickly that by the time the onlookers realized what had happened, Zhu Cong's head had already turned into a pig's head.
At this moment, the other riders behind Zhu Cong hurried over.
The expression of a middle-aged man following behind the horse changed slightly. He took out a jade bottle and poured out a pill for Zhu Cong to consume. As soon as the pill entered his mouth, the swelling on Zhu Cong's face quickly subsided and returned to normal.
Zhu Cong pointed at Li Mu and said angrily, "Break his legs. I have plenty of money to pay for it!"
The middle-aged man had the cultivation base of the Spirit Concentrator realm. He stared at Li Mu but did not make a move.
The constable of the government office must also be a cultivator, and his cultivation level should not be lower than that of the Immortal Realm cultivator. He had no confidence in winning.
Moreover, Zhu Cong was backed by his father, Zhu Qi, the director of the Ministry of Rites. Zhu Cong was only a bodyguard hired by the Zhu family. He could not bear the consequences of attacking a constable in public.
If something happened, the Zhu Clan would definitely not protect him.
He looked at Li Mu and said, "Sheriff, you've gone too far."
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Is it true that in Luoyang, only the son of a doctor is allowed to set a fire and others are not allowed to light a lamp? He broke the law first and then replaced it with silver. Why can't I?"
That being said, the process was not like that.
Even if he was fined, he had to go through the yamen's trial and punishment. Zhu Cong thought he was arrogant enough, but he didn't expect the Luoyang yamen's arrester to be even more arrogant.
It seemed that he couldn't use force, but he couldn't just let the loss of face go.
He looked at Li Mu one last time and said coldly, "Just you wait."
With Zhu Cong leading the way, a group of people led their horses and quickly left. The surrounding commoners suddenly burst into cheers.
"Well done!"
"My lord is mighty!"
"These lawless bastards should have been beaten long ago!"
…
Li Mu could feel the dense psyche power of the people, causing the mana in his body to rapidly circulate. He regretted that he didn't act earlier. The best way to deal with these arrogant people was to be even more arrogant than they were.
Wang Wu stood beside Li Mu and said worriedly, "It's over, it's over. Boss, you beat Zhu Cong to vent your anger, but you've also caused trouble. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice are in cahoots. Now the Ministry of Justice will have a reason to summon you …"
"If they want to spread it, then let them. What's there to be afraid of?" A voice came from the side. Li Mu saw a charming woman walk out from the crowd.
Li Mu asked in surprise, "Sister Mei, why are you here?"
Mr. Mei said, "I happened to pass by and saw you arguing with someone, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect you to know so much about the law …"
Li Mu said humbly, "I'm just drawing inferences from one case …"
Zhu Cong and the others could use silver as a substitute, so could Li Mu. After all, they didn't lack money.
However, this kind of thing was very detrimental to the unity of the people and the rule of the Empress. Although Li Mu wanted to give Zhu Cong a taste of his own medicine, he didn't agree with this.
He looked at Mr. Mei and said, "Using silver as a substitute is very harmful. Your Majesty, why don't you change and abolish this law?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "This law was set by the late Emperor. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for three years. If you overturn the law set by the late Emperor, what do you think the court will think? What do you think the people will think?"
Li Mu could understand the Empress. When a woman was the Emperor, there was a lot of criticism in the court. Her every decree had to be considered more than a normal Emperor.
Li Mu sighed and said, "But as long as this law is not changed, the injustice in Luoyang will not disappear. The people will not completely trust the court and Her Majesty. It will be difficult to unite the people …"
This kind of law would not have any effect on justice. It would only cause the strong to exploit the weak even more. The rich and powerful could do whatever they wanted under the protection of this law. However, the powerless would face the merciless punishment of the law once they broke the law.
Mr. Mei said, "Your Majesty also wants to change this law. But it's easy to set it up, but difficult to change it. The Ministry of Rites has the most resistance. Many people have tried to change it, but they all failed …"
Li Mu was about to say something when a few yamen runners from the Ministry of Justice suddenly came from the front.
Zhu Cong walked behind the yamen runners. He pointed at Li Mu and said, "It's him."
A yamen runner walked up to Li Mu and said, "Are you the one who beat up Young Master Zhu on the street?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "It's me."
"You admit it without hesitation." The yamen runner snorted and said, "If that's the case, come with us to the Ministry of Justice."
Mr. Mei glanced at Li Mu and said, "Since they want you to go, just go."
Then she transmitted her voice to him, "Don't forget that you're His Majesty's man. When you get to the Ministry of Justice, be more arrogant. Don't embarrass His Majesty. If anything happens, the internal guard will cover for you."
With her words, Li Mu felt much more at ease.
It seemed that the internal guard wanted to make a move against the Ministry of Justice, and this was the perfect opportunity.
Li Mu looked at the yamen runners from the Ministry of Justice and said, "Let's go."
Seeing that Li Mu was very cooperative, the people from the Ministry of Justice didn't beat him up. Li Mu followed them to the Ministry of Justice leisurely.
Some of the people on the street also gathered at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice out of curiosity.
There were many government offices in Luoyang, and their powers were chaotic. The Luoyang Government, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Censorate could all handle cases. However, the latter two usually only acted on the emperor's orders.
The Luoyang Government didn't have a strong presence these years. Most of the cases in Luoyang were handled by the Ministry of Justice.
In the Ministry of Justice, there was only one minister and one assistant minister. These two were highly respected and could directly participate in the political discussions. They rarely interfered with the internal affairs of the Ministry of Justice. In the past, all the cases in the Ministry of Justice were handled by these two ministers.
In the court of the Ministry of Justice, the seat in the middle was empty. The minister of the Ministry of Justice sat on the side and looked at Li Mu. He asked, "Are you the arrester of the Luoyang Government, Li Mu?"
Li Mu said, "Yes, I am."
The minister of the Ministry of Justice knocked on the gavel and asked, "How dare you! Do you know your crime?"
Li Mu said, "Sir, what crime have I committed?"
The minister of the Ministry of Justice said, "You beat up the son of an official on the street, and you dare say you're not guilty?"
Li Mu raised his head and looked directly at him. He said in a neither servile nor overbearing tone, "This person has repeatedly ridden a horse on the street. Instead of being ashamed, he is proud of it. He trampled on the law and insulted the dignity of the imperial court. Shouldn't he be punished?"
The minister of the Ministry of Justice snorted. "Even so, it should be handled by the Luoyang Government. You're just a small official. What right do you have?"
Li Mu pointed at him and said, "This person trampled on the law and insulted the imperial court. You're a dog official. Why don't you interrogate him and interrogate me instead? What right do you have to wear that official's uniform and sit in that position?"
Li Mu's voice was like thunder, echoing in the court of the Ministry of Justice.
Mr. Mei had asked Li Mu to come to the Ministry of Justice to be as arrogant as possible. Li Mu didn't know if he was arrogant enough.
She obviously wanted to use this incident to catch the Ministry of Justice in trouble. Li Mu naturally had to cooperate with her.
In the court, Zhu Cong and the Bailiffs of the Ministry of Justice were dumbfounded.
Arrogant, he was too arrogant!
At this moment, Zhu Cong suddenly felt that compared to the constable of the Luoyang Government, the things he had done were nothing.
He dared to point at the minister of the Ministry of Justice's nose and call him a dog official in the court of the Ministry of Justice. He didn't deserve to sit in that position and wear that official's uniform. Even if Zhu Cong had ten more guts, he wouldn't dare to do that.
But soon, a smile appeared on his face.
How dare he be so arrogant in the court of the Ministry of Justice? Let's see if he's dead this time!
Li Mu didn't try to suppress his voice. He even used a bit of his power. His voice passed through the court of the Ministry of Justice and into the other offices of the Ministry of Justice. It even passed through the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice and reached the outside.
The managers, managers, and scribes of the various offices of the Ministry of Justice put down what they were doing and walked out of their offices in shock. They looked in the direction of the court.
"Who, who is this?"
"Who dares to insult the minister in the court of the Ministry of Justice?"
"Isn't this person too bold?"
When Li Mu's voice came from outside the Ministry of Justice, the people on the street were stunned. They couldn't believe their ears.
"Is, is that the constable from earlier?"
"How dare he insult an official of the Ministry of Justice in the court of the Ministry of Justice? He's too bold …"
"You don't know yet, right? This Constable Li is the one who wrote 'Dou E's Injustice'. He even dares to insult the heavens, let alone an official of the Ministry of Justice …"
"But he's done for. Insulting an official of the imperial court is a serious crime. It wasn't easy to get a good constable from the capital office. What a pity …"
…
In front of the crowd, a charming woman smiled. She chuckled and said, "As expected of him …"
"This is outrageous!" In the Ministry of Justice, a minister counsellor walked toward the court in anger. When he passed through the courtyard, he was blocked from behind by a figure standing in the courtyard.
The Minister Counsellor hurriedly bowed and said, "Assistant Minister."
The person in the courtyard waved his hand and said, "Go about your business."
The minister counsellor hurriedly nodded and left.
In the court, the minister of the Ministry of Justice recovered from his anger. He stood up abruptly and said angrily, "How dare you!"
"You're the one who's bold!" Li Mu pointed at him and scolded, "You can't tell right from wrong. You're a dog official. Do you still have the imperial court in your eyes? Do you still have His Majesty? Do you still have justice?"
The minister of the Ministry of Justice was so angry that he trembled. He said loudly, "Men, drag him away. Flog him 50 times!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure quickly ran in from outside the court and whispered a few words into his ear.
Hearing that person's words, the minister of the Ministry of Justice's face turned from green to white and then back to green. Finally, he gritted his teeth and sat back down. He glanced at Li Mu and closed his eyes. He said, "You may leave."
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