Chapter 183: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

The next day, the whole city got the news.

Because a sign was hung at the entrance of Wanshizhai Mansion, passers-by saw it and the news spread throughout the city. It seemed that Li An, who was known as a fortune teller, was back in business!

How can people not be happy about this?
No one dared to mention this matter before because of Ang Lee’s name, but now that someone else has brought it up, how can everyone not seize the opportunity?
So countless people rushed to Wanshizhai and lined up in long queues.

However, the news brought out by the first person who entered made countless people stop in their tracks.

The person who did the divination was not Li An, but his second disciple - Zhao Tonger!

Just as everyone was hesitating, the first person who entered the mansion said that this woman's predictions were extremely accurate and truly miraculous. This made everyone dispel their concerns and they brought money and entered the mansion in an orderly manner to inquire.

While Zhao Tong'er was busy, Li An and his three disciples entered the palace early in the morning, waiting for today's court meeting.

Because they arrived early, many court officials began to arrive one after another at this time.

Everyone was curious about the three young men following behind Li An, but more people were curious about the sacks in the hands of these three men. They looked bulging and no one knew what was in them.
Some people are used to judging people by their appearance. Seeing that the three people were dressed in ordinary clothes and the things in their hands were wrapped in linen, they thought that they were not offering any treasures, but perhaps some small things to make His Majesty laugh. Due to the presence of the Imperial Master, they did not dare to laugh at them casually, but only ridiculed them from time to time in their hearts.

Soon, the time came and everyone went upstairs.

Suddenly, several guards rushed out from both sides of the stairs, blocking the way of Li An and his four companions. The ministers behind them stopped to watch.

"What's the matter?" Li An asked softly with an unhappy look on his face.

A guard clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Please don't blame me, Imperial Master. It is my duty to inspect anyone who brings unknown objects into the palace."

Li An nodded to show his understanding, and asked his disciples to cooperate with the guards in the inspection. He whispered, "Don't spread the news about what it is!"

What he was trying to prevent was for other court officials to learn about it in advance and interfere with the subsequent arrangements of the Department of Agriculture.
The guard didn't understand, but nodded and started to check. After a while, he found that they were just some ordinary grain seeds. He didn't know why the imperial teacher brought them to the palace.

Maybe it could be of great use, the guard thought, and then let him go.

After Li An and his disciples went up, as expected, someone came up and asked what was in the sackcloth bag that the imperial guard was carrying.

The guards hesitated and refused to speak clearly. Seeing that it was getting late, the officials had no choice but to go upstairs and enter the hall.

At this moment, on both sides of the imperial road in the hall, all the officials of the court stood on both sides, appearing to be clearly divided.

There is a huge age gap between the two parties, and there is a sense of confrontation.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Ann!"

Zhan Doudou's gaze seemed to penetrate the two teams. The sharp gaze swept over everyone, letting them know that His Majesty seemed to be in a bad mood today, so they all calmed down and prepared for battle.

The gaze finally rested on Li An and the three people behind him.

Zhan Doudou was secretly angry. This dead man had never come to see her since he went to the Queen Mother to propose marriage. His mind was really darker than that of a woman!
Do I have to take the initiative to look for him?
It’s really hateful!
I don't know if the trick that the little nun said is useful. Otherwise, I can learn it myself and get Li An drunk, and then force him to
Just thinking about it makes me excited!

Zhan Doudou's face slowly turned red, and his eyes were no longer sharp, but became very hazy.

"Your Majesty?" The eunuch Yu Wenyun asked the emperor softly.

Zhan Doudou came back to her senses now. Although the eunuch had good intentions, he had disturbed Zhan Doudou's beautiful fantasy, which made her glare in displeasure before she said, "Let's get started!"

Yu Wenyun's face turned bitter, not knowing where he had offended the emperor again. He sighed and said, "To serve the emperor is like serving a tiger."

"Your Majesty said: I have something to report!" As soon as the voice fell, an official in crimson official uniform came out and said loudly: "I have something to report!"

The official uniforms of the Southern Qing Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty were the same, or more precisely, the Southern Qing Dynasty copied the Northern Qi Dynasty. The officials wearing these uniforms were all imperial censors in the court.

Seeing that His Majesty did not respond, the censor continued, "I impeach the Imperial Master Li An. He has been wasting money and energy on large-scale construction projects over the past month. Not only has he disturbed the people, but he has also forcibly occupied land, causing public outrage!"

"Is there any evidence?"

Zhan Doudou was curious about how brave this man was. "Who are you? Why don't I have much impression of you?"

"I am the newly appointed Imperial Censor Miao Qi, filling a vacancy in the Golden Palace, so Your Majesty does not know."

Seeing His Majesty nodded, Miao Qi continued to answer: "Of course there is evidence. I have a petition from the people in my hand, which talks about what the national teacher has done recently!"

Yu Wenyun hurried down to take the petition and handed it to His Majesty.

Zhan Doudou asked Li An without even looking at it, "What does the Imperial Master think?"

"Nonsense!"

Zhan Doudou nodded and said, "But I don't think Miao Qing would make up something out of nothing."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and Miao Qi was even more ecstatic!

Li An raised his eyebrows. What kind of madness was Zhan Doudou going through?

Li An, who was originally sitting, stood up, stepped out of the crowd and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this Lord Miao has just entered the palace and seen the Holy Face, so it is inevitable that he will be a little aggressive."

He did not say where Miao Qi got the petition of the people in such a short time, nor did he guess who gave him the so-called evidence. He just said that the other party was young and ignorant and did not want to waste time on this matter.

Seeing that His Majesty seemed to agree, Miao Qi blushed. This Li An was so hateful. Putting aside the facts, if you take away his status as a grandmaster, his age would be about the same as mine. How dare he use this to attack me?
Thinking that His Majesty did support him before, he must be very dissatisfied with this imperial master, right? He was just forced by the power of Grandmaster Li An. Thinking of this, Miao Qi became a little bolder.

"Your Majesty, the people are full of resentment and we must be careful! In my humble opinion, it is better to investigate the matter carefully. If the Imperial Master has really been misunderstood, it is better to clear his name!"

The officials gathered behind him looked at the scene happening before their eyes, and they all gave a thumbs up to this new young man in their hearts!
Wouldn’t this give us something to talk about after dinner tomorrow?

They exchanged glances with each other, and those who had a tacit understanding had already placed bets on how long Miao Qi could stay. All this was done in the eyes of several people. The dealer nodded to indicate that he accepted the bet and waited for the opening!
Li An glanced at Miao Qi and thought, well, there is no point in killing a chicken to scare the monkeys when and where. Combined with the offerings made today, I think everything will be smooth sailing from now on, right?

"Could you please tell us about the deeds of Master Miao Qi, Master Xiao and Master Wang?"

Sean listened attentively to the introduction of his subordinates beside him and shook his head at Li Ang.

Instead, it was Shisan Wang who stepped out of the queue and said loudly, "Imperial Censor Miao Qi, I received two thousand taels of silver and two letters ten days ago. I think they are related to what happened today."

Li An's expression turned cold. He looked at Miao Qi who was already in despair and said word by word, "I heard that the censor is the most noble civil servant. Since ancient times, those who are upright and incorruptible have held this position. But today, I see that each of them is as fat as a pig. How can they be called an honest official?"

This statement made many ministers look uneasy. Especially those with plump figures, they all subconsciously took a breath and tightened their stomachs.
Zhan Doudou returned to his old ways. Seeing that Li An looked unhappy, he let out a sigh of relief and said softly, "Search the house."

Wang Shisanlang returned to the queue and left the matter to Sean, who had built the newly built Black Ice Platform, which was considered a favor.

"As ordered!"

Your Majesty's intention is to conduct a thorough investigation.

As a result, everyone looked like they had seen a ghost when they saw Li An.
(End of this chapter)