Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Emperor Gai Zhang thought of something and said, "Mo Li, when did you start smoking?"

Mo Li said, "It was when we were looking for Lady White in Yunzhou that Du Xiaoyue gave me a pipe, and that's how I started smoking."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "That's not right. I clearly remember that you had already smoked before this."

Mo Li smiled awkwardly and said, "I remembered it wrongly."

At this time, a young eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Lord He is here." The emperor ordered him to let Heshen in.

After a while, Heshen walked in, followed by Minde, Zhao Wenlong and Zuo Shankui.

The four officials knelt and saluted, saying in unison: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you."

"Everyone, get up." Emperor Gai Zhang looked at the four people and said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

The four officials stood up and looked at each other.

He Shen suddenly had an idea and said, "Your Majesty, it must be because of Mo Li's smoking. Your Majesty, you see, my neck is crooked. It's all because of this Mo Da pipe. He always smokes his cigarette next to me, smoking it like crazy. Over time, I guess this is what happened to me. Uh... Your Majesty, this pipe of his is really disgusting. It's not a pipe, it's a chimney. If I didn't see that Your Majesty thinks he has some use for me, I would have killed him long ago..."

Ji Xiaolan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Give me what? What do you want to do to Mo Li? You're talking nonsense." It turned out that Ji Xiaolan was also present.

He Shen was taken aback for a moment and said, "Uh...his pipe was broken."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Alright, I'll ask you one question, and see how many times you've said it."

He Shen tilted his neck and said, "Your Majesty, I only have two words to say. I really think he shouldn't smoke. If he burns down the Imperial Examination Hall, the disaster will be too great."

Ji Xiaolan said, "The key is that the Imperial Examination Hall didn't go wrong. If Mo Li wants to draw, then let him do it."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Heshen, I didn't call you here to hear you say bad things about your Mo Li. How can a top scholar be worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Tell me."

Siguan was so frightened that his face turned pale.

He Shen said: "This...this...I think we should investigate it thoroughly first."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "You still want to investigate thoroughly? Mo Li has already investigated thoroughly, and there are witnesses. If you can get away with this, then where is the law of my Great Xuan?"

Heshen said yes repeatedly.

Emperor Gai Zhang continued, "The laws of Daxuan recognize the law, not the person. If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. Heshen, do you have anything else to say?"

He Shen said: "This... this..."

Min De said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Qing's one-sided statement alone is probably not enough to convict us."

As soon as he said this, he immediately regretted it.

He knelt down in fear, kowtowed repeatedly, and said, "I have spoken out of turn, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Emperor Gai Zhang was furious and said, "Minde, you are blatantly committing corruption."

The remaining three officials immediately knelt down and said, "We are guilty."

He Shen, looking deeply distressed and willing to reform, said, "Your Majesty, I know I shouldn't have been in cahoots with Min De and the others. I ask for my punishment."

Mo Li smiled and said, "He Shen, you are right. I know that you, Lord He, have always been strict with yourself. So, how do you think you should deal with yourself?"

Heshen said, "This...this...Your Majesty, I beg for your beheading." He knew he had to say this.

He knew that he would be fine. The ones who were corrupt were Minde and others, and Mo Li had no evidence against him. The emperor would definitely give him a lighter sentence.