At the Censorate.
"Lawless! This is lawless!"
"Is no one going to do anything about such an evil official in the Divine Capital?"
"Imperial Censors, are you going to watch the Divine Capital be turned into a mess by this person?"
…
The officials whose family's juniors had been bullied gathered at the entrance of the Censorate to block the entrance of the Censorate.
The Censorate's door was shut tight and did not let them in.
After shouting at the door for a while, an Censorate poked his head out of the wall and said to them, "Dear Censorates, this is the Ministry of Justice's matter. You should go to the Ministry of Justice's yamen."
An official said angrily, "The Ministry of Justice told us to look for you, but you're looking for the Ministry of Justice. Who should we look for?!"
The Censorate said, "I'm sorry. The Censorate is only in charge of monitoring matters. You should report this to the Ministry of Justice …"
The official gritted his teeth and said, "Is the Censorate not going to report such an evil official?"
The Censorate on the wall said regretfully, "This person's actions did not violate any law. It's not within the scope of the Censorate's impeachment."
Then, he jumped off the wall and looked at his colleagues in the courtyard. He smiled and said, "I wonder who thought of this idea. It's amazing …"
One of the Censorates mocked, "Now you want us to impeach him. Back in the imperial court, I wonder who was the one who strongly opposed the abolition of the scapegoat silver. Now that it's their turn, why did they change their attitude?"
Another Censorate smiled and said, "This is called shooting yourself in the foot. This Commandant Zhang can even think of such an idea. He's a genius …"
Many officials in the Censorate disliked the scapegoat silver law. Every once in a while, the imperial court would discuss the abolition of the scapegoat silver.
However, due to the protection of the officials outside, the Censorate's suggestion was rejected time and time again. In the end, the officials did not care who made the suggestion. The result was the same anyway.
This time, many people did not know who submitted the scapegoat silver.
However, after the incident in the Divine Capital, Wei Zhangchun's name was known by everyone.
To be able to come up with a method of using violence to curb violence, using evil to curb evil, and making some people who defended the Silver Law of Substitution suffer the consequences of their own actions. Anyone who heard this would have to say that they were impressed.
In the current imperial court, there weren't many good officials who were dedicated to the people, dared to fight against evil forces, and didn't adhere to the rules …
…
"I'm not!"
"I didn't!"
"Don't speak nonsense!"
Inside the Divine Capital Yamen, Zhang Chun's face was filled with shock. He shouted, "What does this have to do with me?"
Deputy Constable Sun said with a smile, "Sir, you don't have to hide it anymore. Who doesn't know that you were the one who sent the letter proposing the abolition of the Substitute Silver? You were also the one who instigated Constable Li's actions …"
Zhang Chun opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
He was the one who handed the memorial to Li Mu, and Li Mu was his subordinate. It was reasonable for others to have such a guess.
But the problem was that he had only handed over the letter to buy a big house for his wife and daughter. He did not instruct Li Mu to do those things.
In the end, not only did he not get the house, but he also became a scapegoat.
This was purely a case of yellow mud falling into one's crotch. He couldn't explain it even if he wanted to.
When he thought about how he had unknowingly offended so many officials and dignitaries, Zhang Chun was furious. He said angrily, "Go and find Li Mu for me!"
After a while, Li Mu came to the back of the yamen. Zhang Chun gritted his teeth and said, "Look at what you've done!"
Li Mu was worried about not being able to find the target. He came back to his senses and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Chun said angrily, "You're still playing dumb with me. They all think that I'm the one who instigated you to do this!"
"What?"
Li Mu was shocked. He had worked hard to find the target and repeatedly used violence. He didn't hesitate to destroy the perfect image in Xiao Bai's mind. All this was to establish an image in the eyes of the people as a constable who didn't fear the strong and dared to fight against evil forces for the sake of the people's well-being.
In this matter, he was definitely the number one person.
When this matter was settled, all of the people's psychokinesis would be targeted at him.
He was the one who did all the dirty work. Lord Zhang was just drinking tea in the yamen and took away the fruits of his labor. He was demoted from the number one person to the number two person. Was there any justice in this world?
He stole the fruits of Li Mu's victory without much effort and gained the love and respect of the people. How could he be blamed for it?
Zhang Chun was stunned when he saw the change in his expression. He asked, "You're still not willing to let me take the blame for you?"
Li Mu said indignantly, "I worked hard to go against those officials and took the risk of being beaten and imprisoned in order to obtain psychokinesis from the people. Lord Zhang obtained all of this just by drinking tea in the yamen. You're still not willing?"
The two of them looked at each other and saw the indignation in each other's eyes.
Li Mu didn't expect that he would suffer retribution so soon after stealing Lord Zhang's psychokinesis.
Zhang Chun also didn't expect that he would offend so many officials in Luoyang just because he wanted to move to another residence. He had to bear a burden that his life couldn't bear.
Li Mu sighed in the end. He was just a small constable. Even if he wanted to take the blame, he didn't have the right to do so.
Zhang Chun also sighed. He didn't want to offend people or cause trouble, but the people he offended this time were more than the people he had offended in his ten years as an official.
In the Ministry of Justice, the minister counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, the minister of the Taichang Temple, and the others also sighed.
The minister counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue said unwillingly, "Is there really no other way?"
The minister of the Ministry of Justice said, "There's no other way except to amend the law and abolish the Silver of Guilt."
In the past, the Silver of Guilt Act was their umbrella of protection.
Now, the Silver of Guilt Act was their death warrant.
With Li Mu's arrogance, if this law wasn't abolished, their family's juniors wouldn't be able to leave their homes in the future.
If they were caught by Li Mu outside, they would inevitably be beaten up. Unless they could hire a Fourth Realm cultivator to guard them at all times, but the price they had to pay was too great. How could they afford to hire a Middle Realm cultivator?
Li Mu and Zhang Chun's goal was clear. If the Silver of Guilt Act wasn't abolished, his actions wouldn't stop.
The minister counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue suddenly said, "Can you add a restriction to this law? For example, if you want to use the Silver of Guilt Act, you must be an official …"
The minister of the Ministry of Justice shook his head and said, "That's impossible. This will destroy the foundation of the people's hearts in Great Zhou. Her Majesty won't agree, and most of the court officials won't agree either …"
Although the old party and the new party argued endlessly in the court, there were only disagreements over the succession of imperial power.
Neither the new party nor the old party wanted to completely destroy the foundation of the people's hearts in Great Zhou. No one was willing to take over a Great Zhou whose foundation was destroyed.
Of course, Her Majesty the Empress wouldn't agree to such a ridiculous thing for the sake of the people's hearts.
Abandoning the idea of restricting the Silver of Guilt Act, the minister counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue thought of his son who was still lying in bed at home and sighed. He raised his head to look at everyone and asked tentatively, "Why don't we abolish it …"
The minister of the Ministry of Rites thought for a moment and nodded. "I agree. This can't go on …"
The minister of the Taichang Temple thought of his precious grandson's bruised eyes. After thinking for a moment, he also sighed and said, "In any case, this law is useless to us. If we don't abolish it, it will only become something that Li Mu can rely on. It's extremely disadvantageous for us …"
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