Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

He Shen said, "Master Mo, you may not know that this back garden is more important than my life. How dare I delay?"

He glanced at Emperor Gai Zhang as he spoke.

Emperor Gai Zhang nodded.

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, please."

Walk in a certain direction with Emperor Gai Zhang.

After the two of them took two steps, Mo Li used his pipe to count the tassels on the stone lion's neck.

Mo Li said, "Is it because my eyesight is blurry or I just can't count anymore? It's like counting the lions on the Marco Polo Bridge. I just can't figure it out. Your Majesty, please help me. I can count the tassels on the lion's neck. There are eighteen of them."

Emperor Gai Zhang and He Shen came over, and Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Eighteen, so what?"

Mo Li said, "Then I have a question for the Emperor. According to our Great Xuan custom, how many tassels should be placed around the necks of the stone lions standing at the entrances of first-rank officials?"

Emperor Gai Zhang frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Are you testing me? I don't remember this."

Mo Li said, "I remember there were thirteen of them, commonly known as the Thirteen Guardians."

After saying this, he looked at He Shen and said, "Master He, am I right?"

He Shen stammered, "Uh...it seems right."

After saying that, he glanced at Emperor Stamp.

Mo Li pointed his pipe at the stone lion and said, "Why are there five golden flowers on Lord He's lion? Did the Emperor confer a title of king on Lord He? How come I didn't know about this?"

He Shen's face was filled with fear. He said, "Mo Li, can you just say something like this?"

Mo Li said, "Since the Emperor didn't promote Lord He, then Lord He has simply promoted himself. According to our Great Profound Law, this is called exceeding the rules. You've exceeded your authority and the rules. Moreover, Lord He's violation of the rules is not just an ordinary violation of the rules. You've privately appointed someone as king. According to the Great Profound Law, privately appointing someone as king is a serious crime, Lord He."

Heshen became even more frightened and felt very uneasy, his body shaking.

Emperor Gai Zhang waved his folding fan and said, "Heshen, this lion is indeed very majestic."

He Shen said with a frightened look on his face, "Your Majesty, this lion is placed at the gate of the back garden."

Mo Li said, "The back garden is also your family's garden, and you can't escape responsibility for this matter, sir."

He Shen hurriedly explained to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I have always fulfilled my duties conscientiously, never exceeded the rules, and never dared to go beyond my authority."

Emperor Stamp hummed.

Thinking of something, he said, "Mo Li, I asked you to supervise Ji Xiaolan in compiling the Siku Quanshu. It's been a while since I last started. Is there a chapter on animals in the Siku Quanshu?"

Mo Li stuttered, "Your Majesty, I...I have been...in..."

Emperor Gai Zhang did ask him to supervise Ji Xiaolan, but he thought, is there any need for supervision when compiling the Siku Quanshu? So when he went there, he just slept and had no idea what was written in the Siku Quanshu.

Emperor Gai Zhang knew he was just going there to sleep, so he said, "Mo Li, why don't you go and supervise Ji Xiaolan's book editing instead of running off to count the flower swirls on the necks of their stone lions in their back garden? What are you thinking? It's not an exaggeration to say you're not doing your job properly."

Mo Li knew that if he continued, the Emperor would ask him to polish the stone lions, so he said, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. I will go back and supervise Ji Xiaolan's revision of the book. Goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

As he walked, he thought that Du Xiaoyue's idea was not so good.

As soon as Mo Li left, He Shen said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to Mo Li's nonsense. It was all because of the artisans' momentary confusion that they messed up the rules. I was negligent in my supervision and am guilty of negligence. If you really want to punish them, you can call those artisans back and execute them on the spot."

Emperor Gai Zhang shook his head and said, "No need for that. If you really do that, Li Qiye will accuse you of murdering someone to silence them."

Heshen thought it was rare for the emperor to stand on his side.

Emperor Gai Zhang looked the stone lion up and down, nodded, and said, "Heshen, I like this lion of yours. Polish it smooth and move it to the Old Summer Palace."

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, what did you say? You want me to polish the stone lions and move them to the Old Summer Palace?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "I didn't say that you should do it alone. You can find a few more people to work with you."

Heshen thought that the emperor still loved Mo Li deeply.