My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

Longing to be assigned to the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo was busy only for half a day before he thoroughly slowed down.

Not only he slowed down, but even the entire Ministry of Justice slowed down with him.

The files gathered from various places, he could handle them all by himself.

The public security in Chang'an was good, with no significant cases or serious crimes on an average day.

Li Nuo even imitated the practice from before and set up the court outside the Ministry of Justice, but there were hardly any citizens coming to plead for justice.

It wasn't that the citizens were too afraid to seek justice, they simply had none.

Due to the previous incident at Jade Sound Pavilion, the Ministry of Justice joined forces with the local government offices of the capital territories to launch a campaign to eradicate gangs and villains around Chang'an, taking care of all the local thugs and bullies.

Those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned, those who should be exiled were exiled, those who should be beheaded were beheaded, and those who had protectors saw their protectors dealt with as well.

This operation was not a one-off, but a continuous and regular action which had transformed the social atmosphere of the capital territories over the past year.

Li Nuo originally wanted to investigate some corrupt officials.

However, after the last case involving the Eastern Palace, the death of the Capital Governor, and the dissolution of King Han's faction, the lower and mid-level officials of the capital regions had already been purged.

Many high-ranking officials from the Three Provinces and Six Ministries had also died, and those still alive were implicated and dismissed from their posts.

As for the nobles, over the past few months, they had either died or fled, and the few remaining were keeping a low profile, scarcely ever leaving their homes; Li Nuo certainly couldn't trouble them without cause.

Moreover, in the last half month, the number of nobles being relocated was continually increasing.

Almost every day, nobles were fleeing Chang'an with their families.

The entire circle of nobles was in a state of anxiety.

It was not due to any new actions by the Ministry of Justice, but rather, over the last half month, there had been several assassination cases targeting the nobles.

Initially, it was just the murder of one viscount.

The Ministry of Justice was ordered to investigate, and Li Nuo also went to the scene, but nothing came out of it.

Later, gradually, earls and marquises were murdered, and the nobles of Chang'an were thrown into complete panic.

Previously, when the Ministry of Justice executed those nobles, there was at least a reason, but the recent fatalities were all assassinations, clearly indicating that someone was targeting the nobility with intent.

The nobles, carrying the blood of the Imperial Family and accustomed to lofty statuses, had never imagined that they would be targeted.

They petitioned en masse, urging the court to thoroughly investigate the matter.

The Three Provinces took this matter very seriously, and forcefully ordered the Ministry of Justice to capture the murderers, but such a case with no leads was hard to solve even for Li Nuo, despite his knowledge of the Law Code.

To avoid disaster, the few remaining nobles also began to flee Chang'an on a large scale.

Today, for the entire morning, there were no new files or cases at the Ministry of Justice, so Li Nuo simply took half a day off in the afternoon.

Rather than idling away at the Ministry of Justice, it was better to spend more time at home with his wife and Anning.

Practicing Law didn't resemble Martial Path; a good chef cannot cook without rice, and without cases, no amount of effort would help.

If he had known beforehand, he would have asked his father to leave him some achievements.

So many people, so casually killed, what a waste...

In the Ningxin Garden, Li Nuo had just played the zither for Anning and Jiaren for a while. This was at the request of two female doctors, as listening to some soothing music during pregnancy helps in nurturing the fetus.

They had originally intended to request a musician from the palace, but with Li Nuo present, there was no need to ask someone else.

Recently, Li Nuo had not been lax in practicing Martial Path; he could vaguely feel the bottleneck of his Inner Breath and was planning to practice further when Housekeeper Wu approached and said, "Young master, there are two people outside wishing to see you."

Li Nuo asked, "Who are they?"

Housekeeper Wu replied, "They say they are envoys from Zhao Country."

Li Nuo was stunned. What would envoys from Zhao Country want with him?

He was no longer the Prime Minister of Honglu Si, and besides, if the envoys from other countries had any business, they should go to Honglu Si, not his private residence.

Though he found it peculiar, he still decided to meet them.

After all, the identity of envoys from Zhao Country was still to be taken seriously.

As one of the Five Great Dynasties, the relationship between Zhao Country and Daxia was one of the closer ones. For hundreds of years, the two nations had cooperated closely and always been friendly neighbors.

In the midst of the Five Great Dynasties, the strength of Daxia and Zhao Country ranked among the lower, and only by banding together could they avoid being annexed by the other three powerful nations.

After all, each of the great dynasties harbored ambitions to unify the land under their rule, seeking to become the sole dominion over the continent.

Once the situation changed, as the two weakest nations, they would inevitably be the first to be annexed.

At the entrance of Ningxin Garden, there was a room specially used for receiving guests.

By the time Li Nuo arrived there, two figures were already waiting inside the room.

The two, one old and one young, one male and one female, were first greeted by Li Nuo himself; he had some recollection of them. The elder was the leader of the Zhao delegation, and the woman was one of the envoys from Zhao Country.

Li Nuo had a deeper impression of the Zhao delegation.

This was because among the members of the Zhao delegation, there were several female officials.

In Zhao, women were allowed to hold official positions, which was a notable difference compared to the other great dynasties.

The elder bowed to Li Nuo and said, "Sir, we meet again."

Li Nuo invited the two to sit down and had Housekeeper Wu brew a pot of tea before asking, "May I know what brings the two envoys here?"

Li Nuo did not mention that he no longer held the position of Honglu Si Prime Minister, although he had already left Honglu Si. However, in dealing with envoys from friendly nations, if they had any requests, he could still convey them to Honglu Si.

The elder gave a slight smile, not directly answering his question, but instead remarked, "It is indeed true that youth can be a hero. That day at the Secretariat, sir fearlessly rebuked the Right Prime Minister despite his power, which truly impressed us…"

Li Nuo recalled that there were a few people standing in the courtyard of the Secretariat that day.

He waved his hand and politely said, "You flatter me, you flatter me…"

The elder laughed, "Not at all. When a case was being solved at the embassy, I was present as well. Having such a capable official as yourself is indeed a blessing for the Da Xia Court…"

Li Nuo responded modestly, "Oh, that's nothing…"

He didn't say much; these two envoys from Zhao had surely not come specifically to shower him with praise. Li Nuo waited for them to state their real purpose.

Sure enough, after finishing his previous remark, the elder changed his tone and said, "A talent like you, sir, should indeed be highly valued by the Da Xia Court. Unexpectedly, not only do they fail to appreciate your merits, but they also suppress you at every turn. Despite your significant contributions, they merely reassigned you—an injustice that even we outsiders cannot bear to watch…"

Li Nuo took a sip of tea.

Look, even the actions of the Right Prime Minister were intolerable even to our allies.

The groundwork had been sufficiently laid, and seizing the opportunity, the elder proposed, "In my opinion, sir, you might as well consider taking up an official post in our Zhao Country. I assure you that you will not suffer such grievances there…"

Li Nuo almost spat out his mouthful of tea; he had never anticipated that these envoys from Zhao were actually trying to recruit him.

Li Nuo set down his teacup and politely declined, "I apologize, but I have no such plans for now…"

His family and friends were all in Daxia; how could he possibly consider taking up a position in Zhao?

Moreover, after so much effort, he had finally secured the position of Minister of Justice; there was even less reason to move to Zhao.

It was then that the stunning female official, who had been silent until now, spoke, "Sir might have misunderstood, as we are not asking you to betray Daxia. Since Daxia and Zhao frequently exchange envoys, if you are willing to serve as an envoy to Zhao, and help us for half a year…"

Li Nuo waved his hand, saying, "I'm sorry…"

The striking female official continued, "As a reward, we could grant you control over Zhao's Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Zongzheng Si for a time…"

Li Nuo swallowed back his following words.

Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, Zongzheng Si… with authority over all legal matters. Could he not then execute corrupt officials and condemn the powerful, deciding fates as he saw fit?

In Daxia, the corrupt officials and powerful nobles had been exterminated by his father. As the Minister of Justice, his days were idler than ever. Compared to Daxia, Zhao seemed like a fertile but untapped field.

If he could capture all these individuals, attaining the Fifth Realm seemed within reach…

Seeing that Li Nuo had not immediately refused, the female official did not urge him, but instead said, "Sir need not rush to respond. Consider it for some more days. After the New Year, we will visit again…"

After saying this, the two got up and left.

Upon exiting Ningxin Garden, the elder asked, "Is he the one Master Gongsun spoke of?"

The striking female official shook her head and replied, "Actually, I'm not sure…"

The elder was slightly amazed and said, "If it's not him, did Master Gongsun die in vain?"

The elegant female official adjusted a lock of hair on her forehead and said, "After Master Gongsun finished divining that hexagram, he vomited blood and died. He only said that the person we were looking for was in Daxia, and that I would know when I met him…"