After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

With such an ugly appearance, it's no wonder that no one follows him even though he has power and influence.

Although most people love money, they are ultimately visual animals and cannot go against their nature.

"Old Tan, you're not going to switch to being a pimp, are you?"

Isn't she trying to follow Wang Po's example and bring this strong girl Gan Jinlian to Fu's mansion to sell her body for Fu Ximen Qing in order to seek wealth and glory for herself?

Thinking of this possibility, Gan Daping looked defensive and stared at the two of them and said, "You don't have any hidden thoughts about me, do you?"

Fu Yutang: "..."

Sorry, we are different species and cannot love each other.

Who would think anything of a ghost?

Also, please show your courage as a swordsman!

As a swordsman, you should be the least afraid of fencing!

Wang Dagui: “…”

Daping, you are too confident in yourself.

Youyou sighed, and Wang Dagui said helplessly: "Daping, look at you, you have been losing your hair for many years, it's because you practiced sword too little and thought too much. My master is not that kind of person. Don't you think it's strange?"

"What's strange?" Gan Daping looked at him puzzledly.

"It's strange that there are so many rumors about my master in the capital, but no one has personally witnessed my master's crime process. Everything comes from what he heard from someone else, and even each version is different..."

After he reminded him, Gan Daping realized that something was wrong.

"Yes, yes, it is a bit strange. You have to know that in our time, how could the people dare to speak ill of officials so openly, especially those who were powerful officials? If they were caught, they would definitely be thrown into jail! It is impossible to say that no one deliberately incited and promoted the spread of rumors! But..."

Recalling the rumors he had heard, Gan Daping frowned and corrected him, "Old Tan, you are wrong about one thing. Although each version is different, it seems that all the victims are elderly people, right?"

“That’s another key point.”

Wang Dagui couldn't help but glance at Fu Yutang as he spoke. Seeing that she nodded slightly and had no intention of hiding anything, he continued, "Daping, you have been with me for a few years, so you must have some understanding of the affairs of the court. Officials need to be evaluated every year. This dynasty also follows the system of our dynasty. As an official appointed by the court, you also need to be evaluated..."

The assessment criteria are nothing more than six integrity and one virtue.

The so-called six honesties and one virtue are honesty, ability, respect, justice, law-abidingness, discernment, and moral conduct.

Among them, morality is one of the basic criteria for measuring officials, mainly focusing on the officials' moral cultivation and behavioral performance, such as whether they abide by social ethics.

"In our time, many people used assessments to exclude dissidents, and it's the same with people now. Your Excellency is good at doing things, can do things that she is responsible for (honesty), and has sufficient ability to govern (honesty), respects her position, is cautious and hardworking (honesty), is clean and upright (honesty), abides by the law and enforces it (honesty), has a clear mind, can distinguish right from wrong, and is clear in dealing with things (honesty). She fully meets the six requirements of honesty and has no flaws. So, the only thing that can be criticized about her is her virtue."

When it comes to virtue, there is a lot that can be done.

Having said that, he looked at Fu Yutang again.

Fu Yutang showed a sad expression at the right time and whispered: "Today, we promote the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, etiquette, respecting the elderly and loving the weak and young. They deliberately directed the rumors about me to the old man, just to make the people in the capital think that I am a born evil and a beast without moral ethics."