Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Heshen said, "Okay, okay, okay, I won't say anything more to you. Wait here, the emperor will call you soon." Then he turned and left.

Mo Li sneered.

……

Emperor Gai Zhang was fishing, staring at the river in a daze. Mo Li came over with Zhao Qing and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Mo Li, do you think I am old?"

Mo Li asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, why do you say that?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "When I was young, I was competitive and eager to show off my talents and strategies. But now, I hate the world's troubles so much. I hope for peace, but the more you hope for peace, the more troubles it will bring to you."

After speaking, he sighed.

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Now is not the time for you to go fishing. The scholars in Jiangnan are still waiting for Your Majesty to make a decision for them."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "I have already made the decision for them. Zhao Wenlong and Zuo Shankui will be executed."

Mo Li said: "And then."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "Then Min De was dismissed from his post and became a commoner."

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, do you think this is the end?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "What else can we do? My decree has been issued. There is absolutely no possibility of showing mercy."

Mo Li said, "Cheating in the Jiangnan Imperial Examinations is so rampant that it's not something Zhao Wenlong and Zuo Shankui would dare to do."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "From what you can see, there are others behind them."

Mo Li said, "It's not just others. Governor Minde is the most suspicious. Think about it, as a local official, he's not usually seen supervising education and promoting teaching, but when the special examinations are held, he personally visits the Imperial Examination Hall. He's implicated in everything. Isn't this suspicious?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "You are saying that they are concerned about Enke, you are wrong."

Mo Li said, "No, Your Majesty, I'm not concerned about whether Enke is guilty. Think about it, since Governor Minde has been dismissed from office and become a commoner..."

Emperor Gai Zhang interrupted him and said, "Are you saying that my sentence is too light?"

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, I don't think we should release Min De for the time being. The cheating in the imperial examination is closely related to Jixiang Temple. The abbot of Jixiang Temple, Lu Fan, was the lover of Governor Min De. After the affair was exposed, he disappeared without a trace, no one saw him alive, and no one found his body after he died. Isn't this a strange thing?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "I have mentioned all the lovers of Min De, but where is the evidence?"

Mo Li said, "I have brought Miss Zhao Qing with me, and she can explain this matter."

Zhao Qing said, "Your Majesty, I, Zhao Qing, have indeed heard Lufan mention this matter." She heard it from Mo Li, and now she changed her words to say that it was Lufan who told her, but what Mo Li said was indeed the truth.

Emperor Stamp suddenly burst into laughter.

Mo Li asked, "Why is the emperor laughing?"

Emperor Gai Zhang stood up, handed the fishing rod to the maid, and said, "Mo Li, you are totally wrong."

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty said I was wrong, and I know where I was wrong. My first mistake was allowing the people to sue the officials. Under the system, the people are not allowed to sue the officials, and the people they sue are high-ranking officials. This cannot be tolerated."

He swallowed and continued, "But Your Majesty, the world should only put reason first, not officialdom first."

The Emperor said, "Second mistake. Hearsay is not enough to prove it."

Mo Li hesitated to speak.

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "The third mistake is that only by being selfless can one be impartial. Why should I trust the words of a wine-selling woman instead of my own governor?"

Mo Li hesitated to speak again.

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "As long as you can produce evidence, I will not let them go. If you can't produce evidence and still show off with this little girl everywhere, I will not be polite to you."