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Li Nuo had long known that the man who had been thwarting his entry into the Ministry of Justice was none other than the Right Prime Minister.

He looked towards the Right Prime Minister and counter questioned, "May I ask the Right Prime Minister, what is wrong with my father?"

The Right Prime Minister said in a deep voice, "Your father ostracizes those who are different, monopolizes power, abuses his official authority, plots against the loyal and good, tramples lives, and wrongfully kills the innocent. Which of these accusations is unfair to him?"

Li Nuo countered, "As the Right Prime Minister who oversees all governmental affairs, you ought to be fair and just. I am a top scholar among the Six Arts, outstanding in all, and by norm, should serve in the Three Provinces Central Office, yet you have repeatedly obstructed my appointment to a suitable official position. Is this not ostracizing those who are different, monopolizing power, and abusing official authority?"

The Right Prime Minister, furious, exclaimed sharply, "How dare you!"

Unintimidated, Li Nuo continued, "As the leader of all officials, failing to ensure fairness and justice, and instead monopolizing power and abusing official authority—Your Majesty and the people trust you to hold such an important position. Is this how you repay His Majesty and the nation?"

Pointing at him, the Right Prime Minister shouted, "Shut up!"

Li Nuo did not stop, pressing on, "If not for me, the case involving the Second Prince of Liang would still be unresolved, leading to a certain rift between Daxia and Liang Country and causing great losses to the court, and planting severe risks for Daxia. As the Prime Minister, do you not understand this?"

Seeing the Right Prime Minister speechless, he asked again, "The Four Directions Hall case, the Eastern Palace case, the Liang Country Embassy case—wasn't each one cracked because of me while the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Justice were doing what? In terms of solving cases, who in the court surpasses me? Is a position as a Minister of Justice too much for me?"

Li Nuo did not intentionally suppress his voice, he even employed his skills in Music.

At this moment, the speech he had just delivered resonated throughout the entire Secretariat.

The two Left Assistant Ministers of the Secretariat, stared fixedly at their toes, even holding their breaths.

Indeed, being the son of the Minister of Justice, he really dared to say anything.

Importantly, although his words were somewhat arrogant, they were all reasonable…

A top scholar among the Six Arts, excellent in all, had saved the court from perils multiple times.

Such a talent, the court should indeed make use of.

But the Right Prime Minister had always severely suppressed him.

From his perspective, the one ostracizing those who are different, monopolizing power, and abusing official authority was indeed the Right Prime Minister.

Owing to the identity of the Right Prime Minister, these words that no one dared to speak or even think, were now boldly spoken out loud by him in front of so many people.

The entire Secretariat was silent at this moment.

Being veterans in the court, they had never seen anyone dare to speak to the Right Prime Minister in such a manner.

Even the Minister of Justice would give the Right Prime Minister some face.

Lord Li's courage was even greater than his father's in his prime.

The Right Prime Minister's chest heaved continuously, and his right hand trembled as he pointed at Li Nuo. His lips moved, but he found himself utterly unable to refute, and could only abruptly wave his sleeve and stride away.

The two Left Assistant Ministers of the Secretariat breathed a sigh of relief, both looking at Li Nuo with admiration.

From now on, probably no one would dare to suppress him in the officialdom.

Anyone being scolded in such a manner in front of everyone would have to consider the implications.

However, aside from the Right Prime Minister, there was no one else capable of suppressing him.

The entire government office was quiet, until, finally, the Left Prime Minister lightly coughed, picked up a transfer order from the table, and handed it to Li Nuo, saying, "Your transfer order was already prepared. Take it."

Li Nuo accepted the transfer order and said, "Thank you, Left Prime Minister."

With a slight bow to the Left Prime Minister, he turned and walked out of the government office as if nothing had happened.

Just after he left the Secretariat, the Secretariat truly erupted.

"Sheesh, he really dares to speak his mind!"

"I've been an official in the Secretariat for twenty years, and this is the first time I've seen someone dare to speak to the Right Prime Minister that way."

"A top scholar among the Six Arts indeed has the pride of one."

"Tsk, to think he's just a young man, fearless. His speech just now, it actually made my blood boil…"

Several emissaries from Zhao Country, standing in the courtyard of the Secretariat, were likewise silent for a long time.

Even though they had only recently met this young Daxia official, he had made an extremely deep impression on them.

One young emissary looked in the direction he had left, eyes sparkling with some light, and murmured, "It has to be him…"

At that moment, the two Left Assistant Ministers of the Secretariat walked out of the government office, bowed to the several emissaries from Zhao, and said, "The emissaries please, the Left Prime Minister is waiting for you in the government office."

The few were here to sign several important treaties regarding cooperation between the two countries.

The details of the treaties had already been agreed upon by officials from both countries in the past few days; their visit to the Secretariat was merely a formality.

After seeing off the Zhao emissaries, the Left Prime Minister, hands clasped behind his back, walked to the window, his gaze deep.

Compared to Li Xuanjing from those years past, today's Li Nuo was even more sharp and prominent.

This is not surprising, for he today is not Li Xuanjing of the past, he is not alone, behind him stands the most powerful official of the court.

What surprised him was the Right Prime Minister's vehement reaction to Li Nuo's appointment to the Ministry of Justice.

Based on his years of understanding the Right Prime Minister, this was not something the Right Prime Minister would do.

Perhaps there were other reasons.

The Left Assistant Minister of the Secretariat came in again from outside, holding a dossier in his hands, and handed it to the Left Prime Minister, saying, "Sir, this is what the Ministry of Rites found, the dossier regarding Dongfang Bo…"

The Left Prime Minister took the dossier, walked to the desk, and examined it word by word.

The man who had killed the Second Prince of Liang, aiming to incite hostility between Daxia and Liang, was born in Daxia, grew up in Daxia, and his ancestors were all Daxia people, and before he left Daxia after failing the Imperial Examination, all his experiences could be traced.

This man was clear and clean, any part of his biography could withstand scrutiny, making it impossible for him to be a spy for another country.

But this was not good news.

He even hoped that this person was a spy from Zhao, Wei, Chu, or any other country.

A member of the School of Cross and Vertical with Vast Righteous Qi, everything he did, he did for Daxia.

It was a frightening thought.

Behind him, there must be accomplices.

They had been planning from more than ten years ago, perhaps even earlier.

What their intentions were, he did not know yet.

But he could be sure that it must be a matter of earth-shattering importance.

He recalled the look in Dongfang Bo's eyes before his suicide.

The Vast Qi hidden in his body was probably intentionally revealed by him.

He did still have some selfishness, after all.

Even if he could sacrifice himself for the greater good he believed in, he did not want to die misunderstood, in silence.

The Left Prime Minister exhaled and said softly, "Who are you, and what exactly do you want to do…"

…

In Chang'an, there are no secrets, the news of Li Nuo reprimanding the Right Prime Minister in the Secretariat quickly spread throughout the three provinces, and shortly after, the Six Departments and Nine Si, along with other government offices, also came to know of this matter.

The Left Prime Minister and Right Prime Minister were supposed to be role models and paragons for all officials.

Even the Emperor would get scolded by them, and he would have to accept it humbly.

It was hard to imagine that someone dared to speak to him so rudely.

For a time, all the government offices buzzed with discussion, and their hands-on official duties were delayed significantly. After work, the officials of the Secretariat were further intercepted by colleagues from other departments who wanted to find out what had happened on the scene.

"What, he said the Right Prime Minister ostracizes others, monopolizes power, and abuses his official power?"

"He even said the Right Prime Minister has betrayed the Emperor's trust!"

"It's no wonder he's a Sixth-Ranking Scholar, speaking so assertively, asking the court for whatever official position he wants…"

"He has the confidence, of course, he solved the cases of the Four Directions Hall, the Eastern Palace, and the Liaison Embassy of Liang Country, if I had those abilities, I'd be just as bold…"

"The Sixth-Ranking Scholar serves as the Minister of Rites, later transferred to Honglu Si, promoting him and raising his official position at the same time, that's a bit too much, this time, I'm on the Honglu Si Prime Minister's side…"

…

Meanwhile, in Chang'an, inside a plain and unadorned residence.

This was a very ordinary one-entry courtyard, even though most ninth-rank officials had better residences.

However, the resident of this small courtyard is anything but ordinary.

The Right Prime Minister of Daxia was living in this ordinary civilian house.

The Emperor had tried to reward the Right Prime Minister with mansions and servants multiple times, but he had refused every time.

For decades, he had led a life of poverty and simplicity.

At the moment, the Right Prime Minister sat in the courtyard, with only a bowl of clear porridge and a plate of salted vegetables on the stone table before him.

A figure came from outside and walked slowly to his side, bowing and saying, "Teacher."

The Right Prime Minister turned and looked, saying, "You're here, have you eaten yet? If not, sit down and have some."

"I have eaten," the middle-aged official shook his head, then said, "The Secretariat has already issued the transfer order, he has ultimately gone to the Ministry of Justice."

The Right Prime Minister gently put down his chopsticks and said softly, "I didn't expect that, no matter how much we tried to prevent him from going to the Ministry of Justice, we couldn't stop him. Just like with the Four Directions Hall incident, he disrupted our plans again, is this really fate?"