My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 600 - 375 The Death of the Great Scholar_2

The elderly eunuch was silent for a moment before speaking, "Old Servant believes these rumors cannot be true. If Lord Li had practiced Confucianism, how could he possibly hide it from the Emperor and everyone else?"

"Not necessarily..." The Xia Emperor’s eyes flickered as he said indifferently, "There are many things in this world that cannot be measured by common sense..., I have known him for twenty years, yet I still cannot see through him."

The old eunuch thought for a moment and said, "So all these years, the Emperor has frequently made him kill those Confucian officials?"

The Xia Emperor sighed and said, "Confucians like Su Meng are not frightening, but a Confucian who knows how to disguise and conceal is one we must guard against. Even though I have tested him countless times over the years, I still cannot trust him lightly..."

The old eunuch did not speak, and the hall sank into a long silence.

Chang’an.

From the court to the common folk, everyone was waiting.

They were waiting for the results from the Spiegel Bureau.

There had always been rumors that Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Justice, endured humiliation and practiced both Confucianism and Legalism, but during the last Dual Kings’ Rebellion, he killed so many nobles that, even though it was heartening, it dispelled any notion that he might have been consistently practicing Legalism.

Logically, with so many Confucian officials dying because of him, it’s impossible for him to possess Vast Qi.

But there is still a glimmer of hope.

If he even kills a Great Scholar of the Fifth Realm, then there would truly be no possibility at all.

Secretariat.

The Left Prime Minister was pacing in the government office, several times wanting to step out the door but forcibly stopping himself.

"My lord, please go and persuade the Minister of Justice!"

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"Great Scholar Su cannot be harmed!"

A group of officials stood inside the government office, voicing their pleas one after another.

The Left Prime Minister pondered for a moment, finally sighed, and left with large strides.

At this moment, in the Spiegel Bureau.

Inside the Heavenly Prison.

Just hearing the word "Heavenly Prison" of the Spiegel Bureau was enough to make Daxia’s officials feel frightened for a while.

There was a rumor that there are as many as hundreds of torture devices in the Heavenly Prison of the Spiegel Bureau, and every criminal caught by the Spiegel Bureau has to endure all the punishments once, but no one could explain exactly what these punishments were, because no one who has entered the Spiegel Bureau’s Heavenly Prison has ever come out.

Great Scholar Su stood inside the cell, looking around and finding it not as terrifying as described outside.

The walls of the Heavenly Prison in the Spiegel Bureau were not filled with torture devices; the cell was clean and tidy, with no hint of any unpleasant smell.

Li Xuanjing raised his hand, and everyone exited the cell.

In an instant, only the two of them were left inside the cell.

Great Scholar Su glanced at him and asked, "You say that I am behind some foreign power’s manipulation, where is the evidence?"

Li Xuanjing said, "The Spiegel Bureau arrests people without needing evidence."

Great Scholar Su sneered, "Indeed, a Minister of Justice who can cover the sky with one hand. I’ve seen it all today."

Looking at Li Xuanjing, his gaze became stern as he said in a low voice, "How did the top Six Subjects’ Scholar, the most promising young generation’s Li Xuanjing to become a Great Scholar, turn into this today?"

Faced with the questioning from Great Scholar Su, Li Xuanjing’s expression remained unchanged.

His gaze turned to the empty space as he said, "Dismissing your disciples and academy’s students, Mr. Su might still have a chance to live."

Great Scholar Su laughed heartily, "This time I forced the Emperor, I never intended to live. Even if I die, I will make you a pair of despotic rulers infamous for eternity. With my death, to establish the heart for Heaven and Earth, to establish conduct for all court officials, and let the people see your true nature!"

Li Xuanjing slightly shook his head and said, "You do not understand the Emperor. Do you think the Emperor has not engaged in court affairs all these years just because he is seeking the Path of Immortality?"

Great Scholar Su coldly said, "Stop defending that dim emperor. He refuses to establish an heir just because he covets power and wishes to be the eternal emperor. We are old, and he is also old. Daxia needs a new emperor, a new ideology. We absolutely cannot let him drag the whole country into decay..."

Li Xuanjing said, "The Emperor is not as simple as you think. He cannot pass on the throne, at least not now."

Great Scholar Su could no longer listen to anything he said, cast him a cold glance, and replied, "I will now enter the palace and ask him face to face what he truly thinks!"

Li Xuanjing shook his head and said, "You cannot leave this place."

Great Scholar Su smiled and said, "If I want to leave, you cannot stop me."

The Great Scholar of the Fifth Realm had long comprehended the rule of "Yu." He was not a match for the people of the Spiegel Bureau, but if he wanted to leave, no one in the Spiegel Bureau could stop him.

This was his confidence in daring to come to the Spiegel Bureau.

After saying this, he walked straight toward the cell door.

As he passed by Li Xuanjing’s side, he paused in his steps and suddenly said, "Since I dare to force the Emperor, I never intended to live. However, if before I die, I can eliminate you, this treacherous minister, to avenge the unjust deaths of Confucian disciples, it would also be a good thing."

Before he finished speaking, his right hand, wrapped in Vast Qi, struck towards Li Xuanjing’s chest.

This palm landed on Li Xuanjing’s chest, and Vast True Qi rushed into his body, erupting explosively.

Unlike what Great Scholar Su expected, Li Xuanjing’s heart was not shattered by the Vast Qi; he still stood firm as a mountain, without any change in his expression.

Momentarily stunned, Great Scholar Su’s left hand traced a shadow, striking again towards Li Xuanjing’s chest.

This time, Li Xuanjing raised his hand and effortlessly grasped his wrist.

Great Scholar Su looked at his wrist, his face filled with shock.

Quickly, the shock turned to disbelief, then fluctuated between bewilderment and doubt. He raised his head and lowered it several times, his lips trembling as he murmured, "You, you..."

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