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Besides, a living literary master is much more useful than a dead one.

As the true energy flowed in, Zhuang Mohan slowly woke up, his breath and complexion becoming better and better.

Such a magical scene once again shocked everyone present.

The Qi in the world of Joy of Life only focuses on killing power and has no ability to help others heal their wounds. At most, it can only help the practitioner heal himself.

That depends on what kind of technique it is.

Kung Fu techniques like Tyrannical Qi won't work.

At this moment, even Emperor Qing's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

He was very curious about what kind of martial arts Lu Xiao was practicing.

After waking up, the first thing Zhuang Mohan saw was Lu Xiao standing next to him.

With his intelligence, he immediately understood that it was Lu Xiao who saved him.

So he said, "Thank you, Grandmaster Lu."

Lu Xiao laughed and said, "Mr. Zhuang, do you remember the question I asked you at the beginning of the banquet? Now I ask you again, is it worth it?"

After hearing this question again, Zhuang Mohan finally felt certain that Lu Xiao had known everything from the very beginning.

But this time he answered very straightforwardly.

"worth."

Lu Xiao continued to smile and asked, "Is it because you failed to successfully frame Fan Xian for plagiarism that you felt it was worth it?"

Zhuang Mohan said, "Indeed, Fan Xian possesses such poetic talent. I sincerely admit defeat. If I had succeeded in framing him, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the hall were instantly in an uproar.

"Mr. Zhuang, are you really framing Fan Xian?"

"Mr. Zhuang, you are confused!"

"Mr. Zhuang, you are a great master of literature. Why would you do such a thing?"

Zhuang Mohan remained silent as he listened to everyone's questions.

However, Lu Xiao had intended to expose this matter from the very beginning.

So he smiled and said, "Since Mr. Zhuang doesn't want to say it himself, then I will say it for you."

He then turned to the crowd and said, "Don't you want to know why Mr. Zhuang is framing Fan Xian? One of the terms of the peace talks is that Nanqing needs to exchange Xiao En and Si Lili for Yan Bingyun, our captured spy from the Inspection Bureau. Mr. Zhuang framed Fan Xian precisely to save Xiao En."

"This was an agreement he reached with a high-ranking official from Nanqing. In order to save Sean, he was forced to do this."

Not only the officials present, but even Emperor Qing's expression changed slightly.

"Why? Why did Mr. Zhuang insist on saving Sean?"

Someone immediately asked.

Lu Xiao said, "Why else could it be? The only thing that could make a literary master like Mr. Zhuang make such a compromise is nothing more than family affection. As far as I know, Mr. Zhuang and Sean are brothers from the same mother. Am I correct, Mr. Zhuang?"

At the end of his speech, Lu Xiao looked at Zhuang Mohan.

This time, Zhuang Mohan did not remain silent.

"Indeed, the world-renowned Northern Qi villain, Sean, is my younger brother. The Nanqing Inspection Bureau's intelligence network is truly formidable. I always thought no one in the world knew about this, but now it seems I was just looking at the sky from a well."

The uproar in the hall suddenly disappeared.

Being swept up in family affection, he committed acts of false accusation against others.

Although it's hateful, it's also understandable.

Furthermore, according to Lu Xiao, the person behind the framing of Fan Xian was a high-ranking official in Nanqing.

In that case, Zhuang Mohan is at most a tool.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Master Lu, may I ask who this Nanqing executive you're talking about is?"

[PS: I have another chapter today, so I'll be posting it a little later, around 9:00 PM. I'm going out for dinner and will start writing when I get back!]

Chapter 242 Impeachment of Li Yunrui

When someone asked the question "Who are the top executives?", Emperor Qing already regretted it.

Although Lu Xiao hadn't revealed who it was yet, everyone had seen what happened today.

Li Yunrui was previously determined to kill Fan Xian.

Who else could it be but her?

Lu Xiao looked at the person who had asked the question with great satisfaction.

This person was a disciple of Prime Minister Lin, and the fact that he dared to ask such a question in public must have been arranged by Lu Xiao in advance.

Lu Xiao took this opportunity to turn around and bow to Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach you."

As soon as the first two words came out, Emperor Qing immediately scolded him.

"Master Lu, today's banquet is to celebrate the successful peace talks. If you have anything to report, please wait until tomorrow's court meeting."

He wanted to suppress the matter temporarily.

But Lu Xiao pretended not to hear and continued talking to himself.

"I wish to impeach Princess Li Yunrui for colluding with Northern Qi, betraying our Inspection Bureau spy Yan Bingyun, and framing Fan Xian for her own selfish gain!"

When these words came out, the whole room was in uproar.

The corner of Emperor Qing's eye twitched slightly, and it was obvious that he was very angry at the moment.

"Lu Xiao, didn't you hear what I just said?"

Already started calling him by his first name.

Lu Xiao remained unfazed: "I heard it, but I'm still going to impeach Li Yunrui."

He no longer called himself "minister".

Well, everyone can see that these two are at odds.

One is the Supreme Lord, the other is the Grand Master.

I don't know whether imperial power or military force will prevail in the end.

At this moment, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests was unusually quiet.

Others dared not even breathe.

Only Fan Xian was lying drunk on the ground, snoring occasionally.

Emperor Qing said with a dark face, "Lu Xiao, do you think that just because you've become a Grandmaster you can ignore me?"

Lu Xiao laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are wrong to blame me. I am a person who strictly abides by the rules. After all, it is my responsibility to supervise all officials. Moreover, Yan Bingyun is from my Inspection Bureau. He made great contributions in this national war. Now that he has survived the enemy, he has been betrayed by his own people. Therefore, it is neither moral nor rational for me to let the mastermind go. If I did not abide by the rules, I would not be like this."

What does it mean to follow rules?

Since ancient times, rulers and ministers have always been in opposition to each other.

While the emperor controls all officials, the officials also control the emperor.

The game of monarch and minister has always had a set of implicit rules from ancient times to the present.

This is what is called rules.

Lu Xiao is currently the director of the First Division of the Inspection Institute.

The duty of the First Division is to supervise all officials in Kyoto.

Nowadays, if you find someone has a problem, you can impeach them, which is also the norm.

Lu Xiao was clearly telling Emperor Qing.

I'm playing with you now according to the rules.

But if you don't want to follow the rules, we can also play it without following the rules.

The players play chess, and the chessboard also has its own rules.

If one party doesn't speak up, the other party can just overturn the chessboard.

Does Emperor Qing dare to stop this at this moment, risking Lu Xiao overturning the chessboard?

The answer is yes.

He didn't dare.

He knew clearly that imperial power alone could not suppress a great master.

This was verified in Northern Qi over a decade ago.

At this moment, the reason he dared to confront Lu Xiao head-on was because he was also a Grandmaster.

But this is his biggest secret.

He would never reveal this matter unless it was absolutely necessary.

Emperor Qing is ultimately a selfish person, even though he wants to protect Li Yunrui.

But if it meant exposing one's biggest trump card, that was another matter.

Emperor Qing looked at Lu Xiao coldly for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.

"Okay, you want to impeach Li Yunrui, right? Where's the evidence? If there's no evidence, then you're accusing me of a false accusation!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiao was not panicked at all.

He put a lot of thought into tripping Li Yunrui through legal means.

There is an old saying: A new official starts with three things.

The first person Lu Xiao set on fire was Lin Gong.

And now he is starting a second fire.

Lu Xiao spoke calmly.

"Since arriving in Kyoto, Mr. Zhuang has spent most of his time at the Honglu Temple. He only made a secret trip out a few nights ago to see the Princess. The driver who escorted Mr. Zhuang to the palace testified to this. He is currently in the dungeon of my Inspection Office. Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, you can interrogate him at any time."

Li Yunrui, standing by, said with disdain, "That's ridiculous! Even if there really was a driver like the one you mentioned, the most he could do was escort Zhuang Mohan outside the palace gates. How could he possibly know who Zhuang Mohan met after entering the palace? Am I the only one in this vast palace who has the authority to summon others?"

This is true.

Lu Xiao laughed and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. The driver did indeed only take Mr. Zhuang to the palace gate, but that doesn't mean he was the one who sent him. I wonder who Mr. Zhuang was meeting, isn't that right, Lord Guo?"

At the end of his speech, Lu Xiao turned and looked at the Minister of Rites, Guo Youzhi.

Guo Youzhi had anticipated this as early as when he started to impeach Li Yunrui.

Fortunately, he is a very decisive person.

Since I had already decided to betray Li Yunrui, I had to do it thoroughly.

After all, in official circles, if loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

Fence-sitters never have a good ending.

So Guo Youzhi immediately stood up and spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty, I, too, would like to impeach the eldest princess, Li Yunrui. The coachman that Grandmaster Lu mentioned is a servant of mine. A few days ago, the eldest princess contacted me, saying that she admired Mr. Zhuang's knowledge and wanted to seek his advice in person. That's why she asked me to arrange for Mr. Zhuang to be sent to the palace. I never imagined her ultimate goal would be to frame a talented person from the Qing Kingdom. I am guilty, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"

Guo Youzhi took the initiative and immediately put all the blame on Li Yunrui.

Of course, Li Yunrui could also refute that Guo Youzhi was deliberately throwing dirty water on him.

But in this kind of situation, as the saying goes, the husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons.

It's hard to explain with just your mouth.

In addition to Li Yunrui's previous performance.

There are definitely more people who trust Guo You than those who trust her.

However, after Guo Youzhi said this, he had no way out.

Either trip Li Yunrui or be killed by Li Yunrui.

There are only these two possibilities.