Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

He Shen continued, "This is exactly the eulogy that Su Dongpo dedicated to the emperor of the Song Dynasty. What's so strange about this?"

Mo Li said, "But Mr. Dongpo was loyal to Emperor Shenzong of Song throughout his life. Emperor Shenzong's name was Zhao Xu. How could Mr. Dongpo have engraved even one character of the emperor's name into this inkstone?"

Emperor Gai Zhang nodded and said, "Mo Li's words make sense. It is natural for a minister to avoid taboos. If the inkstone has the emperor's name on it, it must be a fake."

He Shen smiled awkwardly and said, "Mo Li, you really... really have a pair of discerning eyes. I admire you, I admire you."

Mo Li said, "Thank you for the compliment, sir."

He Shen said, "I am truly ashamed."

The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, look, this is a different color, look..." Then he rubbed a certain part of the ancient inkstone with a whisk.

Seeing this, Emperor Gai Zhang said, "It's just a trick to deceive people."

He Shen flattered him, saying, "Your Majesty is truly discerning. It turns out you saw it long ago."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "This is because later generations burned a layer of sealing mud on it to protect the ancient inkstone."

He Shen smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is wise. In this way, Your Majesty has cleared my name. Otherwise..."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "In my opinion, this is indeed Su Dongpo's thing. Mo Li, you have made a mistake this time."

He passed the ancient inkstone to Mo Li again.

After Mo Li took it, he said, "Master He, you burned this mud seal yourself, right?"

He Shen nodded and said, "It's just a trivial trick. How can you not see it?"

Mo Li said, "Master He, you are deliberately embarrassing me." Then he returned the ancient inkstone.

He Shen said, "You asked for it."

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, I, Mo Li, am not a good student. I have almost blinded your holy eyes by pretending to be a good person. Please forgive me."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Forget it, forget it, forget it. I don't want to pursue this matter. You almost wronged a good man. However, since He Shen contributed to the Jin Dynasty by presenting the ancient inkstone, I will reward you with a yellow jacket. You can wear it for him."

He Shen said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mo Li said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

He Shen smiled and said, "Lord Mo, I am sorry for wronging you. Please let me wear this."

Mo Li looked confused.

He Shen explained: "The emperor just told you to put on the yellow jacket."

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, I just remembered. I have something else to report to Your Majesty."

"Mo Li..." Heshen was angry.

Emperor Gai Zhang looked at Mo Li in silence.

Mo Li said, "I also saw something by Su Dongpo in Liulichang yesterday."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Which antique shop is it? What a coincidence."

Mo Li said, "It's a small stall, not a shop. No one except me knows that this is Su Dongpo's thing, and no one except me can find that stall. If I go too late, I'm afraid someone will buy it. That would be a regret for eternity, Your Majesty."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "You can see it clearly."

Mo Li said, “It’s crystal clear.”

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, most of Su Dongpo's relics have disappeared. Even this ancient inkstone that I presented to you took ten years of hard work and scoured the Liulichang for it. It's not that easy. This is clearly a ploy to get away. Even if he wants to leave, I beg Your Majesty to let him wear a yellow jacket before he leaves."

Emperor Gai Zhang smiled and glanced at Mo Li.

Immediately, a eunuch presented the yellow jacket.