The grass in the factory should be plucked

Prime Minister Liang gritted his teeth secretly. The key to this matter was whether the late emperor knew about it.

If the late emperor was unaware of this, Jiang Li and Xie Changan would be guilty of deceiving the emperor!

The problem is that the old emperor has passed away and there is no evidence to prove his mistake. Moreover, the imperial decree to grant the marriage was issued by him personally, so this confusing account can no longer be clarified.

Currently, the only two key figures who can testify against them are Empress Dowager Zhang and Liao Wuyong, and they clearly stand on the side of Marquis Jing'an.

They lost this battle completely!

Finally, because Censor Wang framed Marquis Jing'an and showed disrespect to the late emperor, he was dismissed from his post and investigated, and was thrown into the Tianlao, awaiting his fate.

The matter did not end there.

Soon, officials from the lineage of Prime Minister Liang and Minister Chang were thoroughly investigated by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It's either corruption or bribery, or embezzlement, or someone is buying and selling positions, or someone is condoning their clansmen to bully the people, or accepting bribes and releasing prisoners...

Even the fact that a certain official impersonated someone else and stole his fame and honor twenty years ago was exposed.

Nangong Qinghe had already received the secret report from Xie Changan, so he immediately took ruthless action, dismissed all these officials and investigated them, and held them accountable for their crimes one by one.

He also took the opportunity to replace the vacant positions with young officials, which brought about a new atmosphere in the entire court.

A new emperor has new ministers. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he will definitely replace the court officials with his own confidants.

Originally, this should have been a gradual process, but unexpectedly, Prime Minister Liang and other old ministers lost their patience and took the lead in launching an attack, which gave the new emperor an excuse.

The Jinyiwei acted as fiercely as a tiger, and the officials of Liang Shoufu and Chang Gelao’s faction were almost wiped out.

They gritted their teeth secretly, knowing that this was a blatant revenge by Xie Changan and Marquis Jing'an, but they were helpless.

There was solid evidence against every official who was brought down. The Jinyiwei even dug up witnesses and physical evidence from twenty years ago. Even the private conversations between an official and his concubine became evidence in court.

Prime Minister Liang was puzzled. How did Xie Changan get these evidences?

This is naturally the credit of the fat rat.

Jiang Li praised it greatly and promised to choose a small farm for it as the fief of "Rat Immortal".

The fat rat was overjoyed, for it was the first rat in the Great Chu to have a fiefdom!

Prime Minister Liang put a lot of effort into secretly investigating the matter of Marquis Jing'an working as a secret guard in the East Factory.

He finally learned that the East Factory actually had "factory bees" and "rat spies"!

Marquis Jing'an is a disciple of a mysterious sect overseas and has the ability to tame animals. Those factory bees, mouse spies, and the big rooster "Mighty General" who broke the Qi King's witchcraft were all trained by her!

Prime Minister Liang now understood why the late emperor and Empress Dowager Zhang, including the Duke of Zhenguo and Liao Wuyong, were trying their best to protect her.

With such mysterious means, as long as she doesn't rebel, the royal family will turn a blind eye to her even if the truth is exposed.

No matter how smart others are, they are just "too smart to be a monster". Marquis Jing'an is simply a monster!

Prime Minister Liang was very desperate. How could mortals like us fight against monsters?

He had to admit it.

Without those old ministers causing trouble and holding back, Longmen's various projects are progressing very quickly.

Longmen Military Industry and Longmen Academy were successively established.

During this period, a major event occurred in the Mohist school.

Mo Qilang's father, the current leader of the Mo family, abdicated early due to illness.

Mo Qillang returned to the Mo family's territory and officially took over as the leader of the Mo family.

After he dealt with the affairs of the clan, he took a team of Mohist descendants and quickly devoted himself to the construction of Longmen Military Industry.

Soon, a women's academy led by Marquis Jing'an, the Empress, and Concubine De also opened for business.

Zhang Wanwan insisted that the women's academy should also be named "Longmen", and the academy was finally named "Longmen Women's Academy".

What surprised Jiang Li was that the president of the women's academy was the contemporary calligraphy master - Bai Lian Jushi!

What surprised her even more was that Ms. Bai Lian was actually a woman!

Her maiden name was Cui Han, and she was also a daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe.

"Lady Bai Lian is my cousin. She has lived as a widow in the clan for many years and never sees outsiders."

Cui Jin smiled and said, "Aunt is very grateful to you. Without this opportunity, the world would not know that Bai Lian Jushi is actually a girl!"

Jiang Li sighed, "It is indeed most appropriate for Bai Lian to be the principal of the Women's Academy. This shows that the women of our Great Chu are also talented!"

When Cui Han saw Jiang Li, she also liked him very much.

She held Jiang Li's hand and said with a smile, "I've heard of the great name of Marquis Jing'an for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved!"

"Marquis Jing'an's calligraphy is just like his personality, free and easy. We should communicate more in the future."

Jiang Li said embarrassedly: "How dare I compare myself with you? It's like showing off my axe in front of Lu Ban. It's really embarrassing."

Cui Han smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too modest. Your calligraphy is indeed, as Jin'er said, very much in the style of a great master."

Jiang Li's eyes sparkled: "Master Cui, can I ask for a calligraphy?"

Cui Han readily agreed and immediately wrote: "There is a gentleman who is as kind as a jade or a jade."

This sentence comes from the Book of Songs "Qi Ao", which describes the beauty of a gentleman's appearance and moral character.

Coupled with Cui Han's handwriting that is so ethereal and otherworldly that it seems not to be from this world, one can imagine that this piece of calligraphy is worth more than a fortune!

She smiled and said, "In my heart, Marquis Jing'an is just like this gentleman, as good as a jade and as beautiful as a jade."

Jiang Li was overjoyed: "Each word from Master Bai Lian is worth a thousand gold coins. I will hang this word in the main hall so that others will envy and be jealous of me!"

Cui Jin and the other man both covered their mouths and laughed.

Cui Han saw that she still had a bit of childishness, and her rosy face was beautiful and flawless. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her: "What a lovely girl! If I were a man, I would also fall at your feet. Thank you for your blessing!"

Lord Xie also envied Jiang Li's good fortune.

The calligraphy saint Bai Lian has been famous for a long time. However, because she was a woman and had been a widow for many years, Cui was not willing to let her calligraphy be circulated. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for people to get a piece of calligraphy from Bai Lian.

The little fox slave actually won her favor, and Buddhist Bai Lian even wrote an inscription for her. How could one not be envious, jealous and hateful!

Jiang Li happily had the calligraphy framed and hung in the main hall, which resulted in an endless stream of people coming to see her, as everyone wanted to see the calligraphy of Master Bai Lian.

Xie Changan was extremely annoyed and refused all the invitations on the grounds that Marquis Jing'an was reflecting on his mistakes at home and could not see any guests.

When the two major academies in Longmen opened their doors to recruit students, the applicants lined up for several miles outside the academy's gates!

The inns in the capital are also overcrowded and it is difficult to find a room.

Especially the Women's Academy. I heard that it was led by the Queen Mother and that Mr. Bai Lian was the principal. All the noble ladies and girls from the whole Chu family were going crazy. This was a great opportunity to enter the top class of noble ladies in one fell swoop!

The two major academies had to raise the admission threshold.

The two principals, Marquis Jing'an, and the great scholar of the Mohist school jointly prepared a set of examination papers, and only those who passed the examination were eligible to study in the academy.

This set of papers includes many questions related to people's livelihood.

What the academy wants to cultivate are talents who care about the people, are determined to benefit the country and serve the Great Chu, not those who only care about romance or are only interested in getting promoted and making money.