At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"What a bunch of idiots who are jealous of talented people and harm their abilities."

Looking at the dead silence among the ministers, Wen Yan cursed inwardly.

Just as she was about to leave the court, a guard entered the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, Imperial Envoy Li has returned to report."

"Announce." Wen Yan sat back on the throne, and the old eunuch waiting at the bottom of the stairs shouted, "Announce that the imperial envoy Li Shiji enters the palace!"

"Send word that the imperial envoy Li Shiji has entered the palace..."

As the old eunuch's voice sounded, the imperial guards outside also began to be summoned.

Li Shiji, carrying the Emperor's Sword, stepped onto the nine-tiered staircase leading to the Linde Hall.

"Your Majesty, Li Shiji pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

After Li Shiji entered the hall, he bowed his head to the ground before Emperor Wen Yan, and then respectfully presented the Emperor's sword with both hands.

The old eunuch at the foot of the stairs handed over the Emperor's Sword from Li Shiji's hand, then bent down and walked to Wen Yan.

"How have the aftermath of the Anyang case been handled?" Wen Yan asked after taking the Emperor's Sword.

"Your Majesty, the Anyang case involved many people. According to Han law, I have executed 35 people, punished 76 people with corporal punishment, and exiled more than 100 people." After Li Shiji reported the truth, he went on to tell Wen Yan that he had appointed Shihu Hou as the governor of Anyang County on his own initiative.

His proposal immediately caused an uproar in the entire hall.

Li Shiji became the target of public criticism.

"Li Qincha, you are just fooling around. How can you just accept the appointment of a county governor so easily?"

"Where do you put me, the prime minister, and the Ministry of Personnel?" Zhao Ping'an stood up and accused Li Shiji.

"Your Majesty, this act is truly treasonous. Please severely punish Imperial Envoy Li to set an example for others." An official from the Ministry of Personnel stood up and echoed.

"Your Majesty, please punish me severely."

All the officials in the court followed suit.

"Your Majesty, Anyang cannot be without a county governor for a day. If I do not temporarily appoint Shi Hu Hou as the county governor, many decrees issued by the court will not be passed down to the county."

"The title of Marquis of Shihu is only a temporary one for me. When a suitable county magistrate is appointed to Anyang, I won't be in such a hurry by then." Li Shiji gave the reason for being appointed in a critical moment, and said that special times should be treated specially.

"What do you mean by special treatment during special periods? You are just looking for an excuse to justify your own transgression."

"If every imperial envoy crossed the line like you, the whole world would be in chaos." Zhao Ping'an immediately retorted, and other ministers also echoed the accusation, requesting His Majesty to punish him severely and not set this precedent.

"My dear ministers, what you said is not without reason, but Mr. Li's reasoning is more convincing. I think Mr. Li is not overstepping the boundaries. He holds the Emperor's Sword that I gave him."

"His mandate is also my mandate."

"Does my direct order also need the approval of your Ministry of Personnel and the Prime Minister?" Wen Yan glanced at all the ministers and officials and directly shut their mouths.

All the ministers and officials were speechless, but Ma Qian next to them suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, if you don't consult with the Ministry of Personnel and the Prime Minister before giving orders, what's the point of having a Prime Minister and the Ministry of Personnel?"

"Although the world belongs to your Majesty, it is still these ministers who help to govern it." Ma Qian brought out the old-fashioned idea of ​​the monarch granting power to his ministers and started to act like a fool again. The meaning of his words was very clear, that is, your Majesty must be controlled by the prime minister and the six ministers, and must not do anything that crosses the line.

If Your Majesty has done everything they are supposed to do, then what is the use of them?

Wouldn't that be breaking the rules?

Facing Ma Qian, the old man who ate arsenic, Wen Yan could only suppress her anger and say, "People are alive, but rules are dead. Teacher, there is no need to say more."

Ma Qian had opposed her many times, but she had always endured and did not kill him, all for the sake of the late emperor.

She now has only one wish, which is to let this old thing die quickly and not live any longer.

This old guy always brings up things that are not related to the topic, and he really makes her unhappy everywhere.

"My dear Minister Li, you have worked hard on the Anyang case. You should go back and have a good rest from now on." Wen Yan waved his hand and announced the adjournment of the court.

Li Shiji couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he returned home. He had done his best in the Anyang case. Even if he had made some contributions, he had worked hard. However, the Emperor didn't give him any reward.

Li Shu, who was standing next to him, listened to his son's grumbling and complaining, and he immediately slapped Li Shiji on the back of his head.

"Are you stupid, kid?"

"Your Majesty did not use this matter to kill us. This is the greatest reward for our Li family. What else do you want?" Li Shu cursed.

"I know I was wrong." Li Shiji touched his head.

"I don't want you to admit your mistake, I want you to wake up." Li Shu shook his head and sighed.

Li Shiji suddenly realized: "My father has scolded me and I have woken up. I will never complain again."

"That's better." Li Shu nodded and left without caring about Li Shiji.

Li Shiji drank two glasses of wine and wanted to pour another one but the wine was already low.

He ordered the servants in the mansion to bring a pot of thatch seeds, but was told that there was no thatch seeds left in the mansion.

Li Shiji had no choice but to let Liang Hao drive to Ren Mansion.

……

"Ah sneeze!!!"

Ren Hao sneezed violently at this moment.

He rubbed his nose. It seemed that those old bastards in the court had made many complaints against him.

"Husband, since you are an official in the court, but you haven't attended the morning court or worked in the Ministry of Revenue for several days. Isn't this a problem?" Su Wan'er asked worriedly.

"It's no trouble. Madam, you don't have to worry about me." Ren Hao shook his head and picked up a rambutan from the plate and fed it into Su Wan'er's mouth.

"It's so sweet." Su Wan'er ate the rambutan and leaned in Ren Hao's arms.

He has been at home these days, and every day he is either accompanying Su Wan'er or Xu Yating, strolling in the garden and feeding the fish.

Don’t even mention how leisurely these days are.

"Master, Master Li wants to see you."

Just then, a maid came in to report.

Although the maid did not look up, Su Wan'er still shyly left Ren Hao's arms and sat aside.

Mr. Li?

He is finally back.

It seems that these leisurely days are about to come to an end.

Ren Hao went out of the house with the maid to welcome Li Shiji.

As soon as he went out, Ren Hao saw Liang Hao with a dark face and constantly complaining, complaining that he was the prime minister of the court or something, and a servant in the mansion asked them to wait outside the door until he was summoned.

"Mr. Li, I hope Guard Liang is doing well." Ren Hao quickly interrupted Liang Hao's complaints and pretended he didn't hear anything.

"Humph."

Liang Hao just clasped his fists and then his face darkened.

"Mr. Ren, are you okay?" Li Shiji smiled and clasped his fists, then walked into the Ren Mansion as if it were his own home.