Chapter 683

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men!

Since there was the Prince of Wei's order, what was there to fear?

Moreover, these scholars were only afraid of Zhangsun Wuji's retaliation; it didn't mean they didn't hate him.

Colluding with pirates!

Manipulating the imperial examination!

Zhangsun Wuji had done all the things that scholars from humble backgrounds hated most!

They were all gnashing their teeth, writing furiously. They treated the pens in their hands as knives, wishing they could carve these knives into Zhangsun Wuji one by one!

That night.

Several thousand sheets listing Zhangsun Wuji's crimes were posted all over Jin Ling city.

The Imperial Palace.

Morning Court.

Li Er had been exhausted these past few days because of the abduction of the noble families' daughters.

Sitting on the Dragon Throne, his eyes slightly narrowed, he was still trying to conserve his energy.

An official stepped out of the ranks to report.

"Emperor, last night in the capital, the streets and alleys were suddenly covered with lists of crimes accusing Lord Zhangsun Wuji!"

Li Er slowly opened his eyes.

He felt a headache; why did some broken things happen every day, disturbing his peace?

"What are the crimes?"

The official held up a sheet of paper with both hands.

A small eunuch took it and placed it on the Dragon Desk.

Li Er unfolded it and glanced at it.

Slap!

He slapped the Dragon Desk with his palm.

"Who is spreading rumors? Where is the Imperial Guard? How are you managing public order?"

It was no wonder Li Er was angry.

Li Er had already regretted the matter of colluding with pirates before.

He had already requested Zhangsun Wuji not to fund pirates anymore, but to fund the Ryukyu Kingdom instead.

But on this list of crimes, the evidence of Zhangsun Wuji colluding with pirates still appeared magnificently!

Chai Shao stepped out to reply.

"Emperor, the Imperial Guard discovered this matter this morning. When they went to investigate, they found that there were many people doing this, all of whom were scholars from humble backgrounds."

"They claimed that they had received the Prince of Wei's order."

Li Tai's heart thumped, and he almost knelt down.

He was anxious on the spot.

"Zhangsun Wuji is my own uncle; how could I let people spread rumors about him all over the city?"

Li Er had an even worse headache.

What were all these things?

"Chai Shao, speak clearly, what did those scholars from humble backgrounds say?"

Getting involved in this kind of thing, Chai Shao also felt a headache.

But there was no way; who told him to eat the Imperial Guard's rice?

"Emperor, these lists of crimes have different handwriting; after verification by the Imperial Guard, they came from the hands of dozens of scholars. These people usually work in the same shop as copyists. Yesterday, a Daoist came and bought the shop. He asked them to transcribe these lists of crimes, saying it was the Prince of Wei's order, and even took out the Prince of Wei's mansion's pure gold token." Li Er's gaze turned to Li Tai.

"Qingque, what is going on? How could that Daoist have your pure gold token in his hand?"

A Daoist, a token!