Chapter 105

Qing'er and the other women knelt down, their faces full of fear.

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang, who was full of righteousness, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

She had originally wanted to tease Gao Yang, but she didn't expect to be countered by him.

"I am not that cruel. Everyone get up."

Wu Zhao said indifferently, picking up a snack again.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Wu Zhao glanced at Gao Yang; how could she not know that Gao Yang had said that on purpose?

This feeling of being led by the nose made her very unhappy.

"Gao Yang, since I ascended the throne, I have issued an edict that all officials of Da Qian above the seventh rank must set an example and not indulge in pleasure in brothels."

"It seems my words are not very effective!"

Wu Zhao said indifferently, her eyes falling on Gao Yang.

A month ago, she issued this edict, but it was just because she couldn't stand the extravagant style of the officials in the court, and the punishment was only a fine.

Since they had money to visit brothels, they might as well serve the country.

She didn't state the consequences, just wanting to dampen Gao Yang's arrogance.

Gao Yang was instantly bewildered.

Da Qian still had this rule?

He wasn't a fool either, sensing the Empress's displeasure; this was definitely targeted, and visiting brothels couldn't be curbed.

But if he were to be punished, even if it were just a fine, it would be somewhat unjust.

After all, he hadn't done anything yet.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. Your subject came here to perfect Da Qian's legal system. I am a strategist entering the game, for the sake of the majesty of the law, for the sake of my Da Qian!"

When Gao Yang said this, Liu Yuer and Qing'er looked strange.

This reason was simply heaven-defying.

Wu Zhao was also amused.

She picked up her teacup and said to Gao Yang, "Gao Yang, for an official of your sixth rank, visiting a brothel is not a big problem; at most, you will be fined a hundred taels of silver, but deceiving the Emperor is a capital crime."

"Tell me, how did you come to the Rouge Pavilion to help Da Qian perfect its laws, how are you a strategist entering the game, for the sake of my Da Qian?"

"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, even if I want to spare you, the laws of Da Qian will not spare you!"

Shangguan Wan'er also looked at Gao Yang with schadenfreude in her beautiful eyes.

If Gao Yang were to be punished, she would also be happy to see it.

Gao Yang was not flustered at all and looked at Wu Zhao. "Your subject remembers that the laws of Da Qian do not encourage the existence of brothels, nor do they encourage the women of Da Qian to engage in this profession."

"Especially the behavior of money and transactions, except for the Imperial Music Bureau, it is not protected by the laws of Da Qian."

Wu Zhao frowned, only feeling that Gao Yang had something in his words.

But she still nodded. "Not bad. Places like brothels are the easiest to hide dirt and filth, and they dissolve people's fighting spirit. The court naturally does not support them."

"As for the transactions produced in brothels, except for the Imperial Music Bureau, they are not protected by the laws of Da Qian."

"What is the problem with this?"

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang.

It was just that except for the Imperial Music Bureau, no one cared at all; after all, the existence of brothels could reduce the occurrence of cases like rape.

But Da Qian certainly did not support the behavior of giving money with one hand and conducting transactions with the other; after all, it affected social morality too much.

Only the Imperial Music Bureau belonged to the imperial court, so it was protected by law; other brothels were ignored, but their existence was not allowed on the surface.

This had always been a subtle matter.

Gao Yang slapped his thigh and said, "Your Majesty, the problem here is huge."

"This is exactly what I wish to address. Our Great Qian was founded upon law, and our legal code is strict; yet, because of such ambiguous definitions, loopholes exist within the Great Qian laws, even creating the possibility of 'freeloading'!"

"Your subject feels deeply pained by this!" ===== CHAPTER 107 =====