The eighteenth year of Jingtai in the Jin Dynasty.

The grand court meeting was held every three days, and all officials slowly entered the palace as the sun rose.

After everyone knelt down, after a short while, the sound of whips was heard and the emperor arrived and sat facing south.

The court meeting officially began, and officials raised the matters that needed to be discussed one by one.

The Jin Dynasty was at its peak, and officials were not lacking in spirit. Often, even low-ranking officials dared to confront the prime minister and argue with him.

With everyone's collective efforts, the various policies proposed were either implemented quickly or, after discussion, the proposers were unable to convince everyone and the proposals were temporarily shelved. Some even went so far as to criticize their outlandish ideas so harshly that they felt ashamed.

The sun gradually rose to mid-sky, the tea in the hands of the court officials had gone cold, the court meeting was coming to an end, and the emperor and his officials relaxed.

At this time, the Minister of the Honglu Temple stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Li Yue was a little curious, because usually all the important matters had been reported by this time.

They drank tea, the emperor cared about the health of his subjects, the marriage of his children, the health of his elders, and strengthened the relationship between the monarch and his subjects. Then they could go back to their own homes. What was going on?

"Master Yu Xiao"

Li Yue felt a toothache when this person was mentioned. The eyes of other officials who were not concerned about the matter brightened up and they perked up. Wow, it turned out to be related to this person.

“She’s done something big again.”

Li Yue was surprised that his heart was so calm. Nothing this crazy woman Ling Xin did was suspicious.

Last time, the Qingzhou governor colluded with local tyrants to traffic in human beings and forced the people to borrow usurious loans. No one in the court knew about it, but they used the Goddess Temple as a cover-up.

Ling Xin noticed something was wrong and instigated the crowd with a sword in hand to physically deal with the Qingzhou governor.

He couldn't say anything because the people were well disciplined and went home after their actions. When the court took over, a series of evidence and witnesses were presented before them.

The last time, because the Miao leader mocked the goddess for being no match for their gods, the Miao village was destroyed and the Miao people surrendered.

"Tell me, what did the great wizard do that brought him here?"

The Minister of the Honglu Temple is in charge of interactions with foreign guests, reception activities, tribute from Pan's vassal states, and matters related to funerals and succession. He has nothing to do with Master Yuxiao.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites had a dark complexion and said stiffly:

"The King of Goryeo sent a letter to the Kingdom, complaining that Master Yuxiao was tyrannical and unreasonable. He not only deceived the people on the border to escape from our dynasty, but also occupied a piece of their land and refused to return it..."

Puff, someone laughed out loud.

When the emperor looked back, he found that it was the newly crowned number one scholar, Gao Ming, a descendant of the aristocratic Gao family.

The elegant champion did not dodge or avoid the crowd. After paying his respects, he smiled and said loudly:

"I lost my temper, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me"

"I pardon you, but why are you laughing?" Li Yue pretended to be angry and said with a straight face, "Master Yu Xiao is so harsh to his vassal state, isn't it ridiculous?"

The champion did not flinch, but smiled and explained:

"I have some knowledge of this matter, so I just found it funny to hear the King of Goryeo twisting right and wrong and using sweet words to deceive his country by sending a letter to his country."

Li Yue raised his eyebrows and said, "Details"

"As you wish, my family has had some dealings with Goryeo, so I know that the people in this court are ungrateful and heartless, they value profit over righteousness, they lack education, and they are arrogant."

Gao Ming cursed at first, then changed the subject:

"The country of Goryeo is small, and their nobles are extremely extravagant. The people of the country are heavily taxed and their lives are miserable. The great master accidentally learned about this and kindly asked them to believe in the Goddess of Mount Tai in order to seek the afterlife."

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that the great wizard had done nothing wrong.

According to their thinking, the noble great master of the upper country has condescended to help you manage the people, and asking them to pray for the afterlife is just to accept exploitation in this life.

How could he not know what is good for him!

The Minister of the Honglu Temple was stunned and retorted, "But then Master Yuxiao went even further and instigated the people of Goryeo to flee south."

"Minister of the Honglu Temple, be careful with your words. What do you mean by instigation?" Gao Ming rolled his eyes at him angrily and continued:

"It is obvious that the people admired the culture of the Celestial Empire and came here voluntarily."

After saying this, he bowed to the emperor who was watching the excitement from the upper seat, and said, "It is because of your majesty's wisdom and virtue that the people from outside the country are willing to risk their lives to bask in the glory of the Great Jin Dynasty."

Li Yue didn't know how he was involved, but he felt good about flattering.

"What about occupying the vassal land? Your Majesty, Goryeo has always been obedient to our dynasty. Even if there are one or two minor mistakes, the court should order them to be corrected. When will it be the turn of the Grand Master to make the decision on his own?"

The Minister of the Honglu Temple was deeply distressed, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. "If we don't give Goryeo an explanation, I'm afraid the other vassal states will panic and no longer submit to the Jin Dynasty!"

Li Yue raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "Let's see who dares."

The other ministers also laughed, and one of the generals shouted, "Whoever dares to bark like that will be the first to be knocked down by me."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites' face turned red because of what he said, and his lips moved but he couldn't speak.

Li Yue looked at him with disappointment, feeling very displeased. He was so pedantic and unfit for the responsibility, yet he actually cared about a mere Goryeo country.

Gao Ming spoke at the right time, explaining to the emperor and his colleagues, “The King of Goryeo sent troops to stop the great master from spreading his teachings, destroyed the temple of the goddess, and insulted the goddess.

The Grand Master had no choice but to take this desperate measure and occupy a piece of land to build a temple and accommodate religious citizens."

It sounds like Master Yuxiao is as innocent as a lotus flower emerging from water, kind and merciful.

Li Yue nodded, but thought to himself, Ling Xin is such an arrogant woman, how could she just passively fight back as he said.

The King of Goryeo must have been bullied badly, and the area of ​​that land must be a bit strange.

After the court was dismissed, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites walked up to Prime Minister Wang and complained that he was just doing his job conscientiously, but why was he not liked by others?

"Goryeo is our friendly country. The Grand Mage is a woman who has no sense of the overall situation. How can Your Majesty be so indulgent?"

As he said this, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites shook his head and said sarcastically, "Who made my old face not compare to the great master's beautiful face?"

"Idiot!" Wang Yi spat out these two words expressionlessly.

"What, Prime Minister Wang, you..." The Minister of the Honglu Temple was stunned and couldn't believe it.

"I said you are a fool, but you think I am as stupid as you," Wang Yi said with implicit anger. This extremely stupid person is complaining to him, which means he is also regarded as the same fool.

Prime Minister Wang was extremely angry and left with a wave of his sleeves. Before leaving, he made up his mind firmly that the emperor must be dissatisfied with this idiot, so he must slander him!

Gao Ming, who was walking leisurely among the officials, looked back and saw this scene and laughed.

Stupid people are really hopeless. The emperor's governance of the country is thriving, and it is an unprecedented prosperous time. He cannot stand to hear discouraging words.

This idiot is not considering friendly countries - so stupid.

The Ministry of War has been using troops for years, and now that all the thorns around have been pulled out, these soldiers are rubbing their hands, ready to find the next place to fight.

There is no way. The imperial court is rich now and being a soldier is popular.

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