With enough spiritual jades, Li Mu used the three days of rest he had saved to cultivate in seclusion at home.
At a certain moment, Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and absorbing the spiritual jades with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
He could sense some subtle fluctuations in the array formation outside.
Li Mu opened the door and saw Mr. Mei standing outside.
He asked in surprise, "Sister Mei, why are you here?"
Lord Mei went straight to the point and asked, "Were you the one who added fuel to the fire in the Hundred River Academy?"
Li Mu had been in seclusion for the past three days, so he didn't know anything. He asked, "What happened in the Hundred-Rivers Academy?"
Mr. Mei was puzzled. "It really wasn't you?"
Li Mu said, "Tell me what happened first."
Lord Mei looked at him in surprise and finally said, "After Jiang Zhe's case, in just three days, the reputation of the Hundred River Academy among the people plummeted. After the internal guards investigated, they found that someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes and adding fuel to the fire. Wasn't it you?"
Li Mu said, "I've been in seclusion for the past three days. This is the first time I've heard of this. Wasn't it His Majesty who sent someone to do it?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "No."
Li Mu was stunned and asked, "Then who could it be?"
The gate of the Hundred-Rivers Academy was not on the bustling main street, so not many people passed by.
But since three days ago, there had been more people passing by the gate of the academy.
When the people passed by the gate of the Hundred-Rivers Academy, they all cast disdainful looks at the academy. Some people even secretly spat when no one was paying attention and quickly left.
Li Mu and Mr. Mei stood in the distance and watched this scene.
The development of the matter was far beyond Li Mu's expectations.
Jiang Zhe's crime didn't cause any serious consequences, so it shouldn't have escalated so quickly. Someone must have fanned the flames behind the scenes to be able to develop to this point within three days.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing should be decreasing day by day. For this kind of situation to occur, someone must have bought the trending topic.
Li Mu thought about it and asked, "Could it be done by other academies or the New Party?"
Although the Baichuan Academy did not openly support the Old Party, the students of the academy were the most influential in Great Zhou. Their relationship with the Old Party was inseparable.
Of the four great academies, other than the White Deer Academy, the other three academies were in a competitive relationship. After all, there was a limit to the number of vacancies in the Royal Court. If one academy had more vacancies, the other academies would have fewer vacancies. Nobody wanted to be the one with fewer vacancies.
The Baichuan Academy was close to the old party, while the Zhou Family and the other new party members were eager to get hold of their weakness. They had the most obvious motive.
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "The person behind this is very cautious. The internal guards can't find the source. Even His Majesty couldn't figure it out with his great supernatural powers."
She continued, "The Baichuan Academy's behavior of protecting Jiang Zhe has already caused public anger in Luoyang. In the morning court today, several imperial censors joined with many courtiers to impeach the Ministry of Justice and the Academy. His Majesty has already ordered the Imperial Censorate to investigate this case."
No matter who was behind this, Li Mu had to give him a thumbs-up.
It seemed that someone had the same idea as him. Instead of doing it secretly, it was better to let them fight each other. It would save Her Majesty a lot of trouble.
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "I almost forgot. I came to see you today for an important matter."
She took out a silver waist token and handed it to him. She said, "From today onwards, you are a member of the internal guards."
Li Mu looked at the waist token with his name engraved on it and was overjoyed.
After being in Luoyang for so long and worrying so much for Her Majesty, he finally succeeded in sneaking into the internal guards. The internal guards were Her Majesty's direct imperial guards. They were only responsible for Her Majesty. This meant that he was one step closer to that big thigh.
Mr. Mei continued, "Other than being an internal guard, you have a new job."
Li Mu asked, "What job?"
Mr. Mei said, "Her Majesty wants you to be the Imperial Censor in the Palace. You will be in charge of checking the officials in the morning court."
Li Mu was stunned and asked, "Don't you have to be from the Academy to be an official?"
Mr. Mei explained, "The officials of the Imperial Censorate are chosen by the imperial court from each county. They are not afraid of power and are honest and upright. In order to prevent the Imperial Censors from forming cliques for personal gain, all officials of the Imperial Censorate cannot be from the Academy."
Compared to the ability to govern the country, the imperial court valued the character of the Imperial Censor more. The cleaner the background, the more upright he was. He would be more suitable to be an Imperial Censor if he dared to speak out and scold other officials.
The Imperial Censor in the Palace, as the name suggested, was an Imperial Censor who worked in the Golden Palace.
Their job was to observe the officials in the morning court to see if they were disheveled, lazy, or otherwise impolite. In addition, they had the right to express their opinions on the imperial court. All the officials in the imperial court, no matter their rank, had the right to discuss the imperial court's affairs.
Becoming the Imperial Censor in the Palace had little impact on Li Mu's current life.
He was still the arrester of the Luoyang yamen, but he had to appear in the palace every time he attended the court. He stood in the corner of the palace and observed secretly.
Li Mu was confused and asked, "Why did Her Majesty suddenly want me to be an Imperial Censor?"
Mr. Mei said, "Because you are not afraid of the nobles or the Academy. She dares to speak out. Her Majesty needs you to speak out in the imperial court."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I understand."
Baichuan Academy.
An old man pointed at Vice President Chen and said angrily, "Are you stupid? You ruined the Academy's century-old reputation in order to protect a guilty student. You have to apologize to the Academy's past sages …"
Vice President Chen's face also darkened. He said, "This was originally a small matter. It shouldn't have escalated to this point. Someone must have added fuel to the fire."
The old man said angrily, "If you had done things impartially, how could you have been caught?"
Vice President Chen said, "I want to know who set us up. This started with the Luoyang Prefect Zhang Chun. I have already investigated. Zhang Chun was once a student of the Myriad Scroll Academy. Could this be a trap set by the Myriad Scroll Academy?"
The old man said, "This is not important. For now, the most important thing is how to restore the Academy's reputation. Even the Headmaster, who was in seclusion, was alerted. The Headmaster has already ordered Jiang Zhe to be expelled from the Academy and Fang Bo to be stripped of his teaching qualifications. No one is allowed to plead for them in the imperial court …"
Vice President Chen looked regretful. He gritted his teeth and said, "I understand."
Ziwei Palace.
Three days ago, the Imperial Censor was ordered by the Empress to investigate Jiang Zhe's case.
After three days of questioning and investigation, the Imperial Censor finally found the origin of the case.
When Jiang Zhe was listening to music at the Great Music Bar, he was lustful towards a beautiful musician in a private room and wanted to violate her.
The musician of the Great Music Bar could not bear the humiliation and cried for help. In the end, other musicians were alerted. They broke into the room and stopped Jiang Zhe. It was not as Jiang Zhe said, that he regretted it during the process of violating the musician.
The Ministry of Justice misjudged the case because when Jiang Zhe was being tried in the Ministry of Justice, he had a magic weapon given to him by his teacher, Fang Bo. This magic weapon could keep one awake when one's soul was being controlled, thus misleading the officials of the Ministry of Justice.
After Jiang Zhe committed the crime, he refused to confess and misled the Ministry of Justice, causing the case to be misjudged. This caused an extremely bad influence in Luoyang. According to the law, Jiang Zhe was sentenced to ten years in prison. His cultivation was abolished and he would never be employed again.
Behind the curtain, the Empress asked Vice President Chen coldly, "Does the Baichuan Academy have any objections?"
Vice President Chen lowered his head and said, "Fang Bo and Jiang Zhe have deceived the imperial court and the Academy. The Baichuan Academy has already expelled Jiang Zhe from the Academy and stripped Fang Bo of his teaching qualifications. The Imperial Censor has passed the judgment according to the law. The Academy has no objections."
The Empress said in a dignified voice, "Jiang Zhe's case has caused a bad influence. The Academy cannot escape the blame. This year, the quota for students of the Baichuan Academy to become officials will be reduced by half."
Vice President Chen's lips moved, but he did not speak in the end.
Such a scandal had happened in the Academy. At this moment, he had no face to refute.
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