Wei Peng and the other officials' ignorance of the law was outrageous.
According to the laws of Great Zhou, threatening, insulting, and slandering others were not serious crimes. However, if they caused a certain degree of harm to the person involved, they would still be fined and imprisoned.
Officials and bailiffs were all government officials. Threatening a government official was an additional crime.
Li Mu had kindly taught Wei Peng this law. Wei Peng was still in disbelief. He looked at Yang Xiu and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Yang Xiu nodded helplessly and said, "It's true."
Wei Peng's face paled. He squeezed out a smile and said, "I was just joking …"
Li Mu's face darkened. He said, "Do I look like I'm joking with you?"
Wei Peng turned and ran without hesitation.
Just as he was about to leave, Yang Xiu grabbed his arm tightly. Wei Peng turned around and said angrily, "What are you doing?!"
Yang Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "You idiot. You can only be detained for five days if you threaten a government official. Resisting arrest and running away is not a matter of five days!"
Li Mu looked at him again. As expected of the son of the director of the Ministry of Justice. His awareness of the law was much stronger than Wei Peng's.
Wei Peng stood there in a daze. His face was full of regret.
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "What are you standing there for? Let's go …"
He held Wei Peng's arm behind his back and walked toward the Luoyang yamen.
Yang Xiu looked at Zhu Cong and said, "Isn't Minister Counsellor Zheng of the Ministry of Rites also the Minister of Luoyang? Go and invite him. Maybe Wei Peng won't have to go to jail."
Zhu Cong shook his head and said, "It's no use. His Majesty just decreed that the Minister of Luoyang will be promoted to the Minister of Luoyang. Minister Counsellor Zheng will no longer be the Minister of Luoyang …"
Yang Xiu sighed and said, "Then there's nothing we can do …"
A moment later, in the prison of the Luoyang yamen.
Wei Peng sat in the prison. His face was extremely pale. No one knew whether it was because of fear or anger.
Yang Xiu looked at Wei Peng in the cell and said, "There's no other way. You caused trouble first. My father can't save you. I can only wrong you to stay here for a few days. If you need anything, I'll buy it for you."
Wei Peng gritted his teeth and said, "I want a copy of 'The Law of Great Zhou'!"
When Li Mu and Wang Wu walked on the streets again, the number of commoners on the streets had increased.
He had only been in Fairy's Capital for a month, but the feeling he got when he stood on the streets of Fairy's Capital was completely different from before.
When he first came to Luoyang, the people he met on this street did not help the elderly when they fell, nor did they help when they encountered injustice. Their gazes were indifferent and their expressions were numb. They were very wary of each other.
Now, Li Mu could no longer see much indifference and numbness on their faces.
On the surface, the abolition of the Silver of Guilt Law placed the officials and nobles of the Divine Capital on the same level as the common people. This was the first time in more than a decade that the people of the Divine Capital were united like never before.
This was naturally beneficial to maintaining the stability of the country. It was also beneficial to Li Mu.
Although he was not well-known in Fairy's Capital, there were still many people who could recognize him when he walked on the streets. As Li Mu walked, a steady stream of Psyche Power gathered on his body.
If he did a few more good deeds that pleased the people, their trust in him would gradually turn into love and respect. This would allow his seven emotions to be fulfilled.
The shopkeeper of the noodle stall poked his head out of the shop and said to Li Mu, "Constable Li, would you like to sit down and have a bowl of noodles?"
It was mealtime. This noodle stall was very tasty. The constables of the yamen often patronized this stall. Li Mu sat down beside the stall and said, "Two bowls of noodles, please."
The shopkeeper quickly brought out two bowls of steaming hot noodles from the shop and said, "I knew it. Constable Li must have a reason for beating up those officials' sons. Now that the Silver of Guilt Law has finally been abolished, it's good that it was abolished. In the past, the law didn't even treat us common people as humans. Your arrival in Fairy's Capital is truly a blessing for the people. Everyone is very grateful to you …"
Li Mu put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "The person you should really be grateful to is Her Majesty. If it wasn't for Her Majesty, the Silver of Guilt Law wouldn't have been abolished."
Li Mu knew very well why the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice could tolerate him repeatedly jumping around in front of them.
It was because he had the Internal Guards behind him. Furthermore, the Internal Guards' protection of Li Mu was ordered by the current Empress.
Up until now, he had not even met the Empress. He also didn't know when he would truly be able to ride on her coattails.
Compared to the Empress, the temptation of a 28-year-old Seventh Realm powerhouse was even greater for Li Mu.
The successive Emperors of the Great Zhou had a different cultivation shortcut from any other cultivator. The wisp of Emperor's Qi nurtured in the Imperial Ancestral Temple could create an Upper Realm powerhouse for the Imperial Family.
It was precisely because the Empress received the recognition of the Ancestral Temple that she obtained this wisp of Emperor's Qi that she successfully ascended to the Seventh Realm. She also had the qualifications to become an Emperor.
Li Mu, who was eating noodles beside the noodle stall, didn't see the three figures standing behind him.
It wasn't just him. None of the passersby on the street saw them.
Seeing that there was no one around, the shopkeeper of the noodle stall said, "Three years ago, when Her Majesty just ascended to the throne, there was still a lot of criticism in Fairy's Capital. However, everyone has to admit that in these three years, everyone's lives have been much better than before. Speaking of which, I've even seen Her Majesty once …"
Li Mu said in surprise, "You've seen Her Majesty?"
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "I've seen her before. However, at that time, Her Majesty wasn't Her Majesty, nor was she the Crown Princess. She even ate noodles at my place. At that time, I never would've thought that she would become Her Majesty the Empress …"
Wang Wu finished his soup and put down the bowl. He said with disdain, "Stop bragging. When Her Majesty wasn't the Crown Princess, she was still the Zhou Clan's legitimate daughter. Why would she come here to eat noodles?"
The shopkeeper glanced at him and said, "Believe it or not …"
After saying that, he went inside to get busy.
Wang Wu wiped his mouth and said, "This old guy doesn't even blink when he lies. Her Majesty is of noble birth. Why would she come to this kind of place like us …"
Li Mu didn't know much about the thigh he wanted to hug. His knowledge of the Empress was limited to hearsay.
Wang Wu grew up in Fairy's Capital and often collected information about the rich and powerful families. Perhaps he knew more than Li Mu.
He looked at Wang Wu and asked, "How much do you know about Her Majesty?"
Speaking of this matter, Wang Wu began to talk non-stop. "That's a lot. Her Majesty is the youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Zhou. She is devastatingly beautiful and has a very high cultivation talent since she was young. When she was twenty years old, she had already entered the fifth realm …"
"Devastatingly beautiful …" Li Mu said suspiciously, "Didn't they say that after she married the Crown Prince, he didn't like her? If she's so beautiful, why wouldn't he like her …?"
In Li Mu's subconscious mind, although the Empress' cultivation was high, she shouldn't be that beautiful.
Otherwise, why would she still be a virgin when she became the Empress? If it wasn't because she was too ugly, then the rumors were wrong.
Wang Wu looked around and said in a low voice, "Boss, I don't know. The Crown Prince likes men. This isn't a secret in Fairy's Capital …"
Li Mu was stunned. He also lowered his voice and gossiped, "So the rumors that Her Majesty is still a virgin are true?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill. The hairs on his body stood on end, and his entire body shivered.
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