My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 602 - 376 Awakening

Great Scholar Su Meng is dead.

He died in the Spiegel Bureau.

The Spiegel Bureau issued a proclamation stating that Great Scholar Su Meng conspired with forces from Wei Country, inciting academy students and some courtiers to create unrest with the intent to overthrow Daxia.

Fortunately, their conspiracy was uncovered by the Spiegel Bureau. Enraged after his plot was exposed, Su Meng injured Minister of Justice Li Xuanjing and escaped from the Heavenly Prison of the Spiegel Bureau, only to commit suicide under the siege of numerous formidable forces from the bureau.

The people, upon hearing this news, felt nothing but anger in their hearts.

How could there be a traitorous Great Scholar in the world?

Even if the Emperor were to betray the country, Great Scholar Su would never do so!

Do they really think everyone is a fool?

The Crown Prince is the future of the nation, he merely asked the Emperor to appoint a crown prince, what crime was there in this?

After Great Scholar Su’s death, the academy teachers and students protesting in front of the palace were leaderless and easily dispersed by the Imperial Guard.

Subsequently, the Emperor issued an edict, considering that the academy students were misled, this time their offenses would not be pursued. However, the Imperial Censors who participated in this protest were collectively dismissed and never to be reinstated, although they were not imprisoned.

With the death of Great Scholar Su, both inside and outside the court, there was no longer any voice.

If they dared to kill even Great Scholar Su, what about others?

After this event, countless people and courtiers lost all hope in Minister of Justice Li Xuanjing.

From beginning to end, he was that treacherous official who harmed loyal subjects.

With a foolish ruler and deceitful ministers, the fall of Daxia is not far...

In a hall of the Imperial Palace.

The Xia Emperor looked at the figure kneeling at the table and said solemnly, "Write, Great Scholar Su Meng, died from conspiring with an enemy country, treasonous suicide!"

The elder with hair and beard all white straightened his body, looked directly at the Xia Emperor, and said solemnly, "Historians record truthfully, Great Scholar Su Meng advised the emperor to establish a crown prince, died because of entrapment, can Your Majesty change the history books, can you change the memory of the court officials and citizens of the world?"

The Xia Emperor sternly said, "I order you to write it this way!"

The elder simply tossed the pen down and said, "If Your Majesty wants it written, you can write it yourself."

The Xia Emperor’s tone turned sinister as he said, "Aren’t you afraid I will have you killed?"

The elder closed his eyes and said, "If a ruler wants a minister to die, the minister has no choice but to die."

With a wave of the Xia Emperor’s large sleeve, the elder was swept out of the hall. In the next moment, a somber voice came from within the hall saying, "Leave, submit your own resignation, if you won’t write it, others will!"

The elder got up from the ground, patted the dust off his clothes, sighed deeply, then walked towards the palace exit without looking back.

Shortly thereafter, a figure walked into the hall neither quickly nor slowly.

The Xia Emperor, with his back to him, asked, "How are the injuries?"

That figure coughed once and said, "No problem."

The Xia Emperor turned around, gently patted his shoulder, and said, "Again you must bear these infamies for me."

Li Xuanjing said calmly, "To ease the ruler’s worries is a minister’s duty."

The Xia Emperor said, "I didn’t expect Su Meng to actually attack you. Fortunately, your Medical School cultivation protected you. If needed, feel free to take any rare herbs from the inner treasury."

Li Xuanjing slightly cupped his fist and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Xia Emperor looked towards the outside of the hall, with a somewhat regrettable tone, said, "Su Meng is dead, it’s truly a pity. I, too, did it for the foundation of Daxia, why must they force me..."

Li Xuanjing, with an indifferent expression, said, "It’s not a pity that he died, no one can disrupt the grand plan."

The Xia Emperor walked to the outside of the hall with his hands behind his back, looked in the direction of the Ancestral Temple, squinted slightly, and whispered, "Forefathers, I hope you do not blame me, the things you couldn’t achieve, I will do for you..., on the continent, there can only be one Daxia, only one Daxia!"

...

Su Mansion.

The corpse of Great Scholar Su was laid in the mourning hall.

Before the protest, Great Scholar Su had prepared a coffin for himself and arranged the mourning hall in the Su Mansion.

He seemed to have foreseen his end a long time ago and was ready for death.

Inside and outside the mourning hall, it was filled with courtiers and academy teachers.

On the streets outside the Su Mansion, it was also filled with people bidding farewell.

The Left and Right Prime Ministers stood on either side of the coffin, the Left Prime Minister’s expression was wooden and his gaze was vacant.

He couldn’t dissuade Great Scholar Su.

Nor could he dissuade Li Xuanjing.

As the current Prime Minister, he had never felt such powerlessness.

The Right Prime Minister looked at Great Scholar Su’s body in the coffin, his gaze suddenly slightly shifted.

Great Scholar Su failed in his remonstrance, overwhelmed with grief and indignation, chose to die to show his resolve, crashing into a pillar to end his life, but at the corner of his mouth, he saw a faint, almost invisible smile.

This faint smile was so subtle that you wouldn’t notice it without staring at him.

In the heart of the Right Prime Minister, a deep sense of doubt arose.

What was he smiling about?

...

On Chang’an Street.

Countless people all showed grief on their faces.

Today is a day of sorrow for all the citizens of Chang’an, and indeed for all the people of Daxia.

From ancient times to the present, never has a Great Scholar been falsely accused and harmed.

The Emperor and the Spiegel Bureau have set an extremely bad precedent.

A citizen passing by the Li Mansion saw no guards at the door, recalled the death of Great Scholar Su, and a surge of anger arose in him, just as he was about to spit a mouthful of phlegm here, he remembered something and swallowed it back down.

Li Nuo, Lord Li, refused a good position as Prince of Zhao Country, gave up a status of being beneath only one person and above millions, resolutely returned to Daxia, and did so much good for the people.

The impoverished people near the Capital were able to have enough to eat, afford medical treatment, and even have enough money to buy two taels of meat every month, no longer fearing oppression by the powerful and influential, all thanks to Lord Li’s efforts.

His child was only a few months old, yet he did not stay at home to accompany his wife and child, nor did he enjoy the comforts of Chang’an, but instead risked his life, left Chang’an as an Imperial Censor to inspect the provinces, eradicate corrupt officials, vindicate wrongs for the people...

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