I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Hearing such impudent words, Ning Defa's face darkened visibly.

"Master Jiang is indeed a young man, but young people should not be too impulsive."

Jiang Yuan smiled and looked at Ning Defa seriously: "I don't like to hear that. Young people are just full of energy!"

"Otherwise, when you get old, it's not tragic that you can't get it hard anymore, but tragic that your whole body will be soft, don't you think, old man?"

Ning Defa's chest heaved, this guy has a shrimp and a pig heart!

"Okay, Master Jiang, I've really been impressed today. See you tomorrow!"

After leaving behind these harsh words, Ning Defa turned around and left with his men. Fifty million taels of silver was a huge sum of money, but the Ning family still had to have the magnanimity they deserved.

Moreover, Ning Zhiyuan still doesn't know what the situation is, so the money is nothing compared to it. Moreover, in Ning Defa's view, the money is just a formality in Jiang Yuan's hands.

After watching the group leave, Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan with some indifference: "Old Jiang, we don't make enough money."

"From what that old fellow said, he's definitely going to make a scene in the imperial court tomorrow. His Majesty will help us, but he can't say anything if he's not right."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and casually handed a stack of banknotes to Chen Liu: "Why are you so nervous? At worst, I can just let him report me."

Chen Liu couldn't help but feel a headache. What did it mean that at worst I could just participate?

Do you understand what this means?

In the court, everyone pushes down when the wall falls. As long as the Ning family takes the lead in reporting you, those who have a grudge against you or even dislike you will come up to get a piece of the pie.

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Jiang Yuan said this, turned around and walked back to the room leisurely.

The next morning, just at 3 a.m., Chen Liu hurriedly pulled Jiang Yuan out of bed.

"Old Jiang! Wake up! I really don't know how you can still sleep. Do you know how many people out there want to kill you?"

"What are you doing? It's only this hour, and you're not going to let us live!" Jiang Yuan glared at Chen Liu unhappily.

Chen Liu paced around the room for a while, opened his mouth and closed it again several times, and finally sighed and pointed at Jiang Yuan: "Old Jiang, if you can't do this, you should run away now."

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? What did you say when you came here? As long as you are here, anyone who wants to kill me must first ask his nine clans for consent. Now you want me to run away?" Jiang Yuan said with a pout.

Chen Liu gave a bitter laugh and clapped his hands, saying, "Old Jiang, this time you really can't blame me. I can help you with the assassinations in secret, but the affairs of the court are not something I can decide."

"According to the news, the Ning family sent out quite a few people last night, at least fifty if not a hundred. They'll probably join forces to impeach you at the morning court this morning. By then, even if you have a lot of mouths, will you be able to outwit so many people?"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help himself and slapped Chen Liu on the head. "Fuck! What the hell are you talking about? I thought the Qing Dynasty was gone. All this fuss was just because of this?"

"Boring! Close the door behind you when you leave!"

Chen Liu bared his teeth and pulled Jiang Yuan up again: "Brother, dozens of people are planning to unite and accuse you. Do you know what the consequences will be if you fail?"

"Die! If that happens, not only will I be unable to save you, but even His Majesty will not be able to go against the tide and save your life. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yuan rubbed his sleepy eyes helplessly: "I understand, I understand, big brother, I understand too well, can you let me sleep for another half an hour?"

"No way!" Chen Liu gritted his teeth. He was really careless. It was already this late, but he was still thinking about sleeping.

"Hurry up and get up. Let's guard the palace gate first so that I can help you get some helpers!" Chen Liu said, and waved to two maids to help Jiang Yuan put on his clothes.

A moment later, Jiang Yuan, who was forced to get up, followed Chen Liu into the carriage with a dark face.

"Old Chen, why don't you believe me? People have lost 50 million taels of silver. What's wrong with you asking them to report it?" Jiang Yuan said carelessly.

Chen Liu shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Not long after, the two got off the carriage and stopped at the gate of the palace. At this time, there were not many carriages parked, and most of the officials were still on the road.

"Jiang Yuan, I have some friendship with the Grand Marshal. I will help you to talk to him later. You should be polite." Chen Liu said while rubbing his face.

Grand Marshal Lu Fang is one of the few aristocratic families in the imperial capital who has never had a feud with Jiang Yuan. If Lu Fang is willing to speak up, he can at least muddy the situation and save Jiang Yuan's life.

"Old Chen, you really don't have to listen to me. I know what's going on. Do you think I'm just joking when I say I have a strong life? A fortune teller really said that." Jiang Yuan spoke again.

Chen Liu's eyes were always focused on the road. When a carriage arrived, Chen Liu stood up quickly.

"coming!"

"Old Jiang, you wait here first. I'll go and test the waters." Chen Liu said as he quickly stepped forward, stopped Lu Fang's carriage, and walked in without any hesitation.

A moment later, Chen Liu got off the carriage with a serious expression and walked straight to Jiang Yuan.

"Old Jiang, if you have no other choice, you'd better run away." Chen Liu said with a complicated expression.

"I am very clear about Lu Fang's attitude. He can help you, but he wants you to gain the upper hand. But this..." Chen Liu said with a bitter look on his face.

How could he and Jiang Yuan possibly be able to defeat the dozens of officials allied with the Ning family? This was a fight with no chance of winning at all.

"Haha! Gain the upper hand? That's so easy to say. I can gain the upper hand, so why does I need Lu Fang to speak for me?" Jiang Yuan said disdainfully, and then patted Chen Liu's shoulder solemnly.

"Two against fifty, the advantage is mine!"

"Don't worry, Old Chen. Just wait and see how I can win over such a large group of scholars. Even Ning Zhiyuan can't stand up to me, let alone a mere Ning Defa!"

"He wants to report me, and I want to report him too!"

After throwing down a few words, Jiang Yuan turned around and walked directly towards the main hall. Chen Liu stood there in a daze.

As Jiang Yuan walked away, his figure and footsteps all revealed a kind of confidence. This confidence made Chen Liu puzzled. Is this kid born to be so arrogant?

Shaking his head, Chen Liu took a deep breath and followed Jiang Yuan into the palace.

Anyway, it's already like this. Even if we have to throw the jar into the ground, we have to break it as loudly as possible!

As time passed, civil and military officials entered the hall one after another. Duanmu Yuanchen slowly came to the dragon throne from the back, and just as he sat down.

"Your Majesty! Your servant Ning Defa has something to report!"

As Ning Defa finished speaking, twenty or thirty officials suddenly appeared behind him: "Your Majesty, we also have a report to make!"

Duanmu Yuanchen frowned and looked at Ning Defa. Although this old guy was no longer an official, he was still an old minister after all, so he still had some face.

"Ning Aiqing, what's the matter?"

Ning Defa didn't dare to be arrogant. He fell to his knees in the hall and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Jiang Yuan, the man from Taiping County!"

Duanmu Yuanchen nodded thoughtfully and looked at the officials behind Ning Defa: "So, are you also going to impeach Jiang Yuan?"

"Your Majesty, we all want to impeach Jiang Yuan!"

Duanmu Yuanchen nodded slowly: "Okay, I wonder if there are still people who want to impeach Jiang Yuan. It's better to stand up together than to come out later."

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to tell you!"

"Your Majesty, I also want to impeach Jiang Yuan!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

In just a short moment, the sounds that rose and fell in the hall lasted for several minutes before stopping.

Jiang Yuan, who was standing in front, looked back, not hiding the sarcasm and disdain in his eyes at all.

Duanmu Yuanchen, sitting on the dragon throne, scanned the faces of the princes and ministers with an expressionless face: "No one wants to play?"

Chen Liu gritted his teeth and stood up: "Your Majesty, I am willing to defend Jiang Yuan!"

This sentence was like dropping a stone into a calm lake. With so many people impeaching him, anyone with a discerning eye could see what Jiang Yuan's fate would be.

Even Duanmu Yuanchen couldn't save him, but Chen Liu still didn't give up at this time.

Just as all the civil and military officials in the court were looking at Chen Liu with questioning eyes, Jiang Yuan next to him had already walked out.

"Your Majesty! I also have something to report!"

Duanmu Yuanchen breathed a sigh of relief. "What's the matter, Lord Jiang?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Yuan solemnly turned and looked at the officials standing behind him: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Ning Defa and everyone standing behind me!"