Madam, protect me!

Since the martial arts conference ended, eating breakfast has become a very luxurious thing for Li Nuo.

Fortunately, his body is no longer what it used to be, and he has made rapid progress since he officially started practicing.

Judging from the increase in strength in the past few days, the martial arts talent he has acquired through so many masters and martial arts geniuses is already comparable to that of his wife and Yiren.

However, no matter how strong your martial arts talent is, there is a limit.

It took more than ten years for the lady and Yiren to reach the fourth realm with their talent and hard work.

Before the fourth realm, there was no shortcut in martial arts practice.

Li Nuo's talent in martial arts was completely accidental, and he had no intention of becoming a martial arts master.

He was already very satisfied with the physical improvement brought about by the Body Shaping Realm.

After a few days, the lady's body has completely recovered.

Although the improved Yuqing Xinjue has no additional bonus in terms of practice speed, it is still not weaker than the Shangqing and Taiqing Xinfa. It completely eliminates the influence of Yuqing Xinjue and does not affect her martial arts path. This Already the best result.

In the early morning, Li Nuo walked out of the room.

In the small pavilion in the courtyard, Fenghuang was teaching Beauty and An Ning embroidery.

Except for not being able to fight, Phoenix can be called perfect.

She is proficient in all women's crafts, whether it is talent or craftsmanship, there is nothing to say.

In the hearts of Niangzi and An Ning, she is simply a god-like existence.

Of course, it was also in Li Nuo's heart.

With Phoenix here, he could worry less.

Looking at the harmonious scene in front of him, he felt an indescribable feeling of comfort.

It has been more than a year since I came to this world, but until today, everything seems to be on track.

Yi Ren did not follow them, and Li Nuo had not seen her in the past few days.

When he was there, Li Nuo felt noisy, but when she was gone, he felt something was missing.

After talking to them, Li Nuo walked out of the house.

His marriage leave has expired and he must go to work in the Yamen.

Although Li Nuo arrested many people in the past month, they were all trivial matters. He did not solve any major cases and his life span did not increase.

In order to deduce the skills before, a lot of energy was consumed.

Every time your cultivation reaches a bottleneck, your lifespan will only decrease but not increase.

With his current lifespan, although he can withstand consumption in the short term, it will definitely not be enough in the long term.

I stayed in the Ministry of Rites before to facilitate preparations for the martial arts conference.

Now that the martial arts tournament is over, continuing to stay in the Ministry of Rites will only be a waste of time.

"Master Li."

"I've met Mr. Li!"

After saying hello to the officials from the Ministry of Rites he met on the road, Li Nuo returned to his office and started busy.

After a while, he walked to the door and stopped a passing scribe.

The scribe immediately ran over and asked, "Master Li, what are your orders?"

Li Nuo said: "I don't have enough blank brochures in my office. I'll ask someone to send some new ones over."

…

Zhongshu Province.

Du Yu finished approving the last letter and stretched out.

Although the staff at Zhongshushe are tired, they are all in contact with state secrets. One person can decide on government orders that affect countless people. This feeling of having great power is something you cannot feel when you are an official in other departments.

Several other Zhongshushe people also completed their work.

A figure walked into the government office and said, "Mr. Du, do you have any arrangements for going to the government office in the evening? If not, why don't we go to Le Lai Lou to listen to music together?"

Du Yu stood up, rubbed his sore eyebrows, and said, "Okay."

After a busy day, Pizhezipipi was dizzy, so it was a good idea to go out and relax in the evening.

Le Lai House was the property of the King of Han Dynasty. Any girl in the building would be the mainstay of the oiran in other brothels and music houses.

Of course, this is because their girls are all courtesans poached from other places.

He was just thinking about which musician to order tonight. A scribe came in from outside with a thick fold in his arms.

Du Yu was stunned when he heard this and said: "This is..."

The scribe said, "Sir, this is the document handed over from the Ministry of Rites."

Du Yu looked at the thick pile of folders, picked up the top one and flipped through it. When he saw the name at the signature, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

It’s over, here we go again!

Seeing this, another member of Zhongshushe shook his head and said regretfully: "It seems that Mr. Du can't go tonight. Let's make an appointment another day."

There was also a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

Fortunately, Mr. Du was in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, otherwise, he might have been the unlucky one.

Du Yu saw the gloating look on his colleague's face, shook his head and said, "Master Zheng, don't be too happy. You won't be able to go to Le Lai Building tonight..."

The person in the middle school room was slightly startled and asked, "Why?"

As if he had thought of something, he looked at the pile of folding papers, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "I have made an appointment with several colleagues and will be leaving soon. I won't help you approve the folding papers. You should keep your own folding papers by yourself." Let’s solve it…”

Du Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "If you are not afraid of being suspended tomorrow, you can go ahead..."

The scholar from Zhongshu was once again stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Du Yu handed him the note and said: "The Ministry of Rites reported that Tianyin Courtyard and Lelai Building violated the imperial ban and allowed imperial officials to have sex with prostitutes. I asked the imperial court to conduct a thorough investigation. If you have the guts, go ahead..."

The person from Zhongshushe looked at Du Yu and asked, "Is it him again?"

Du Yu nodded, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid my good days are coming to an end..."

…

night.

When many dignitaries from Chang'an were preparing to go to Tianyin Yuan Le Lai Building to have a good time, they found that they had moved out a sign saying they were temporarily closed.

Tianyinyuan and Lelailou closed down, which is a rare thing.

If such a place that sells gold is closed for one night, I don't know how much money it will make.

In desperation, they had no choice but to settle for another brothel.

But they soon discovered that all the large brothels in Chang'an were no longer open tonight.

It is understandable that one or two brothels are going out of business. It must be abnormal for so many brothels to go out of business.

Tonight, I don’t know how many people came out to take advantage of the excitement, but came back disappointed.

Soon, well-informed people got the exact news.

Not long ago, Zhongshu issued an edict.

Request the Chang'an County Government and Jingzhao Mansion to thoroughly investigate the issue of brothels allowing officials to engage in prostitution.

In order to avoid being caught as a model, the large brothels in Chang'an have chosen to close down tonight.

As a court official, there are many things that you cannot do.

For example, taking bribes and perverting the law, abusing power, and disregarding human life are absolute prohibitions. Anyone who violates these will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple.

And things like going to and from the Yamen without going to the Yamen on time, or visiting prostitutes, are absolutely unacceptable.

No one cares about it, so if it is done, it will be done. But if this kind of thing is done, it cannot be openly stated.

Unless the imperial court abolishes that law and fully allows officials to pursue pleasure, others will naturally have no way to comment, but this is impossible.

Officials in the DPRK were all from Confucianism, and Confucianism placed great emphasis on personal virtue in governing the country.

If you really let go of this kind of thing, you will really lose all face.

This time, the reason why Zhongshu Sheng issued such an edict was because the Ministry of Rites reported it.

When it comes to the Ministry of Rites, everyone knows what is going on.

After all, this isn't his first time.

He had caused a lot of trouble in the court before, and the Zhongshu Province found a trouble for him, and he only calmed down for a few months.

Then the martial arts conference has just ended, so we can't let him hold another one, right?

Many officials are full of complaints about their superiors.

I don’t know what those big shots were thinking. They insisted on letting him go to the Ministry of Etiquette. Now they can’t go to the brothel. His wife doesn’t dare to mess with him, and his parents have to obey. If he’s not careful, he will be suspended and fined...

Zhongshu Province.

Several people in Zhongshushe had a headache.

The entertainment venues in Chang'an have been closed for three days.

The King of Han, King You, and some interested dignitaries have put enough pressure on Zhongshu Sheng.

They can't afford to offend these people.

If the official's prostitution was seriously investigated, the entire court would be turned upside down?

But if they don't investigate carefully, they won't be able to explain it to the Ministry of Rites. Soon it will be Li Xuanjing's turn to investigate them.

If someone is labeled passive and lazy, it will be enough for them to drink a pot.

Neither side can be offended, and Zhongshu Sheng is caught in the middle.

Before they appointed Li Nuo as the Minister of Etiquette, they did not expect that he could cause such a big disturbance in the small Etiquette Department.

The best way is to transfer him from the Ministry of Rites and arrange for him to enter a yamen that cannot afford any trouble.

That's what they used to think.

But who would have thought that just after the martial arts conference ended, he would start acting like a monster.

There are certain rules for the transfer of officials. Officials in Daxia cannot be transferred within half a year of their tenure unless they commit serious faults.

He has only been on the job for two months, so even if you want to transfer him, there is nothing you can do.

The thought of being tortured by him for another four months made Du Yu despair of love.

At this time, a voice said: "I have an idea."

Du Yu immediately looked over and said, "Master Zhang, what can you do?"

Last time, the method that asked Li Nuo to organize a martial arts conference to divert his attention was Zhang Sheren's idea.

His method made Zhongshu Province stable for several months.

This time he spoke again, and Du Yu immediately placed all his hopes on him.

Zhang Sheren stroked the beard on his chin and said: "Within half a year, although he cannot be promoted, he can be promoted. Just give him a half-level promotion and let him go..."

Du Yu looked away, thinking that he had some good ideas. If an official had outstanding political achievements or made great contributions during his tenure, he could indeed break through the six-month limit and be promoted.

But has he accomplished anything?

Besides, as the number one scholar in the imperial examination, he was at the sixth rank when he joined the job, and he was about to be promoted in just two months...

It is easy to be promoted, but it is difficult to be demoted. As long as he does not make any major mistakes in the future, he can only be promoted or continue to be promoted. Wouldn't this give him greater power?

Du Yu shook his head and said, "He has only been employed for two months and has not made any achievements. How can he be promoted?"

Zhang Sheren said: "No, no, Wulin has always been a destabilizing factor. Two months after he took office, he strengthened the relationship between the imperial court and Wulin. For the first time, Wulin and the imperial court signed an agreement to jointly maintain local public security. This But isn’t it a great achievement to create something new?”

He looked at everyone and continued: "For credit, it depends on what the officials say, just find any reason, give him a half-level promotion, transfer him to a marginal yamen that can't make waves, and stay there for ten or eight years." , wouldn’t the court be clean..."