My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 603 - 376: Awakening_2

Swallowing this spit is giving Lord Li face.

On this day, the people of Chang’an felt very conflicted.

On one hand, the Minister of Justice aiding the tyrant, unjustly killing the Great Scholar, incited both human and divine wrath.

On the other hand, Lord Li sacrificing his small family for the larger community, stories of his inspection of the local areas reached Chang’an one after another. When they heard those corrupt officials were all dealt with, and the oppressive forces were uprooted, the people couldn’t help but clap in delight.

This made the people of Chang’an uncertain of how to view the Li Family.

In a county of Ning State.

Li Nuo did not know what was happening in Chang’an, he was inside the County Magistrate’s Office of a county in Ning State, in front of him a stack of silver notes and several boxes of gold and silver.

The County Magistrate, County Governor, and County Magistrate of this county stood opposite him, speaking with a face full of smiles.

"Lord Li, this is to honor you."

"If it’s not enough, I will gather more..."

"Please, Lord Li, be lenient with us..."

"Don’t worry, sir, no one else will know about this!"

"Give us a chance, a chance, Lord Li, it’s our first time being corrupt!"

"As a subordinate, I promise to be a good official in the future!"

...

When the Imperial Censor Li Nuo arrived at Chen County, the three main officials of Chen County knew they couldn’t escape this calamity. In every state and county Li Nuo passed, it was akin to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

The officials he handled, getting suspended was like the ancestral grave burning incense; being demoted should call for a grand feast celebration, being dismissed could also be a relief, many officials didn’t even get dismissed but were executed under the Imperial Sword.

Li Nuo looked at the gold and silver on the table and could not help but sigh, "Your assets are quite substantial... but, if I arrest you, it’s not just this silver, all your money, wouldn’t it all be mine?"

The three shuddered at his words, did this Lord Li really have such a big appetite?

Li Nuo didn’t linger on this matter, asking, "Are you sure you’ll be good officials in the future?"

The three immediately nodded upon hearing this.

"I guarantee as a subordinate!"

"If I’m lying, let heaven strike me with lightning!"

"Please, Lord Li, give us a chance!"

Li Nuo looked at the fortune-telling old man beside him and asked, "Senior, are they telling the truth?"

Dongfang Xuan glanced casually at the three, pointing with his finger, he said, "These two will continue to be corrupt and harm the people in the future, but this one on the left can still be saved..."

Moments later, Li Nuo walked out of the government office.

These three officials all had issues with corruption, the County Magistrate embezzled a huge amount, according to the current law, he would be stripped of his official position and sentenced to five years of imprisonment; the County Governor had lighter charges, and after being dismissed, only needed to pay a large fine to avoid imprisonment.

As for the County Magistrate of Chen County, considering his lesser embezzlement and genuine remorse, he was temporarily retained; since the County Magistrate and County Magistrate were arrested, the County Magistrate’s Office needed someone to take charge.

He initially requested this Senior Dongfang to accompany him only for his own safety.

Later, Li Nuo gradually realized he also had other uses.

Just like the guarantee from these three, a single calculation, and one could tell who was genuine and who was insincere.

Along the way, Li Nuo’s Imperial Sword had beheaded many who deserved to be killed, but not all officials deserved to die. Some were just minorly corrupt, or perhaps had minor personal shortcomings, if given a chance, they could still serve the people well in the future.

If every one of them were dealt with using the harshest laws, it would only make the region more chaotic, and the court wouldn’t fill so many vacancies in a short time.

Li Nuo had also attempted to use the School of Calligraphy’s abilities to reform some people.

But the School of Calligraphy had no effect on these court officials, not due to the School of Calligraphy itself, but because Li Nuo’s cultivation was insufficient.

Landlords and wealthy merchants without cultivation, or constables and Government Officials, were all within the influence of the School of Calligraphy, but not the official court officials.

If the School of Calligraphy was insufficient, the School of Cross and Vertical was even less so.

Li Nuo also wanted to elevate the level of the School of Calligraphy, but it was different from the Martial Path; even using the abilities every day would not improve its cultivation at all. Cultivation in the School of Calligraphy relied solely on works.

When the Li Family’s bookstores spread across the continent, perhaps that would be when the cultivation of the School of Calligraphy would see explosive growth.

These days, the power of Legalism and Confucianism had grown rapidly, the gains in Life Span were even more, with each passing day, his life would increase by at least a year, the longer he lived, the more longevity he had, prompting his urgent desire to enter the realm of the Yin Yang School.

Only the Yin Yang School of the Sixth Realm could transfer longevity to others.

He had plenty of time, if he could cultivate himself to the Sixth Realm of the Yin Yang School, he wouldn’t have to redeem ten thousand days of life every time.

Dongfang Xuan stared at Li Nuo, his gaze somewhat dazed.

Li Nuo noticed his gaze and asked, "Senior?"

Dongfang Xuan snapped out of it, shifted his gaze, and said, "Do you want to learn the Yin Yang Technique?"

Li Nuo nodded.

Dongfang Xuan said, "The Yin Yang Technique is passed down in families, I shouldn’t pass it to you, but as long as you promise, if I’m no longer around, you can take care of Qing’er for me, then it doesn’t matter if I pass it to you..."

Li Nuo promised, "Rest assured, Senior, as long as I’m here for a day, I can protect younger sister Qing’er completely..."

...

Three days later, Li Nuo left Chen County.

Chen County was just a small county, and even with the Righteous Qi Cloud of Confucianism for travel, it still took him a full three days to barely cover all the villages in Chen County.

If it weren’t for the special abilities of the Law Code, if there wasn’t the Sixth Realm of the Yin Yang School by his side, saving him the time of investigation and trials, forget three days, even thirty days or three months, he wouldn’t have been able to leave Chen County.

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