Chapter 258 He went to the brothel, but I had to finish it off! (Thanks to the leader of the house immortal Qi Tian)

At dusk, the fishermen sing in the evening.

Prince's Mansion.

Li Can had just picked up the gold-painted bowl when he saw a servant walking in hurriedly.

His heart skipped a beat, he took a deep breath and put down the bowl.

When the servant came to him, Li Can exhaled a breath of foul air and asked first, "Did Zhou Tieyi go to Linshuixuan again?"

The servant was stunned, and then subconsciously flattered, "Your Highness is very smart."

What a brilliant plan!

Li Can clenched his hands hidden under the table into fists, with veins bulging.

"Tell me, what did he do this time? Did he tear down the door or smash the window?"

The servant was stunned again, and then replied, "Your Highness, he did nothing. After going to Linshuixuan, he just booked Fengyue Pavilion and asked Guanguan to play the piano and sing for him."

This time it was Li Can who was stunned. "Then what did you come in to report?"

The servant looked aggrieved, "Your Highness, this is someone sent by Linshuixuan to report, and you have instructed that any information about Zhou Tieyi must be reported to you as soon as possible."

Li Can loosened his fist, breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed his forehead in frustration before waving his hand and saying, "I understand, you can go down."

While Li Can was speaking, counselor Luo Miao walked in. He just heard the servant's report. He looked a little puzzled and bowed to the prince, "Your Highness, I have another question."

Li Can nodded.

Luo Miao looked at the servants, "Who came to report?"

The servant said carefully, "It was someone sent by Guan Guan."

she?
Li Can suddenly became interested and exchanged glances with Luo Miao. After the servants left and there were only two people in the room, Li Can considered for a moment, "Is she returning the favor?"

Luo Miao frowned and thought for a moment.

This reason makes sense, but if the dancer really wanted to do it, she shouldn't have acted so quickly.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he said, "Your Highness, wait a minute."

After saying that, he ran to the study room next door and took out a stack of newspapers. Now, placing newspapers on the desk has become a new habit for the bigwigs in Tianjing.

Luo Miao flipped through the newspaper quickly.

"The trend of official corruption must not be encouraged"

"Strictly Investigate Officials' Extravagant Consumption"

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In recent issues, both the Legal Daily and the Tianjing Daily have been talking about this matter. It is obvious that they want to rectify the administration of officials. Even the Awakening News, which plays opposite Zhou Tieyi, has mentioned it.

Zhou Tieyi was the initiator of this rectification of the civil service. Logically speaking, even if he wanted to listen to music, it would be reasonable for him to let Guan Guan go to his Zhou Mansion, or even to the Lvyi Garden in Qinglong City.

There is no need to go to Linshuixuan.

Going to Linshuixuan will only lead to one problem.

Leave room for the censors to talk!

In the past two months, the Ministry of Propaganda had been tortured to death by Zhou Tieyi. Not only had a large part of its power been taken away by the God-Slaying Division, but even a number of its own officials had been punished by Zhou Tieyi. Now hearing that Zhou Tieyi was "committing crimes against the wind", it was like a wild dog smelling rotten meat.

If it were before, the Prince's Mansion would definitely be happy for Yanbu to chase and bite Zhou Tieyi.

But now it's different, Zhou Tieyi has "joined" Linshuixuan, and they paid a huge price for it. At this time, the people of the Yan tribe are chasing Zhou Tieyi and biting him, like a mad dog, and it is inevitable that someone will take the opportunity to set fire to Linshuixuan.

So the person who came to Linshuixuan to inform them was not the dancer's private trick, but Zhou Tieyi wanted to test their "sincerity"!
Seeing Luo Miao's increasingly solemn expression, the prince also figured out that something was wrong.

"Mr. Luo?"

Luo Miao hesitated for a moment. He could handle this matter by himself, but it would not be good to do it without telling the prince. However, after telling the prince, he was afraid that it would affect the prince's mood for dinner today.

Li Can still had some basic skills in controlling his subordinates, and Luo Miao had assisted him for so many years. He sighed and said, "Mr. Luo, just speak your mind."

Luo Miao repeated his analysis and added, "If the censors want to find fault with Zhou Tieyi this time, they must start with Guan Guan. However, Guan Guan becoming the manager will implicate the behind-the-scenes of Linshuixuan. It is inevitable that someone will be ignorant and put the "deal" between Your Highness and Zhou Tieyi in the memorial. Only in this way can the whole matter be made clear and let His Majesty and the Ministry of Law order an investigation."

Li Can couldn't believe it. "He is risking his life and is dragging me down with him? When did I offend him so much? Hasn't he always been bullying me?"

Luo Miao sighed, "It's not that he would risk his life. Even if the Linshuixuan incident broke out, the censors would only say that your Highness is 'competing with the people for profit, which is a lack of moral character'. After all, we let people run Linshuixuan, and except for the fact that the taxes may have been reduced a little, the rest of the procedures have been completed, and there was no such thing as privately buying women."

Linshuixuan is Daxia's top club. Only the top officials and wealthy businessmen in Daxia can afford it. It is a small circle in itself, and the requirements for singers and dancers are extremely high. They all buy girls from the entertainment or criminal registers and train them since childhood. Ordinary girls are not pretty enough or have insufficient skills, so sending them in will only lower their grade.

"This sentence will also fall on Zhou Tieyi."

Li Can frowned and thought, having poor moral character was indeed a very bad evaluation for him, but who among those who sat on the throne since ancient times had perfect moral character?
Ultimately, this is just a means of political attack.

"What will be the consequences if this sentence falls on him?"

Li Can gritted his teeth and said that if the consequences were serious, he wouldn't mind giving Zhou Tieyi a hard blow.

Luo Miao smiled bitterly and said, "He will probably be fined one year's salary and confined to reflect on his mistakes for a month at most."

Li Can subconsciously asked, "So light?"

Then he realized that he was so controlled by his hatred for Zhou Tieyi that he lost even his basic judgment.

So he reached out to stop Luo Miao who was about to explain, and put himself in his father's position to think about how Zhou Tieyi would be punished if this incident broke out.

First of all, Zhou Tieyi is doing a very good job now. Confucianism, the School of Rhetoric, the Ministry of Rhetoric, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Education have all been suppressed by Zhou Tieyi.

The attack of the Yan tribe on Zhou Tieyi at this time inevitably made his father feel that "it was as expected", thinking that the Yan tribe was seeking revenge for personal gain. Of course, this was almost the case, so the punishment was weaker.

In addition, Zhou Tieyi had not had time to collect the dividends, and only let a favorite singer be the manager. If this matter is to be taken seriously, then all the civil and military officials in the court who are serving as managers outside and receiving share money, should they all be investigated?
So in the end, at most we can say that Zhou Tieyi did not set a good example. When the higher-ups were rectifying the situation, you did not set a good example. If it were someone else, they would naturally be severely punished.

But when it comes to Zhou Tieyi, the emperor will be happy to give him a light punishment, which shows his benevolence towards his beloved general Zhou Tieyi!
It was also an opportunity Zhou Tieyi gave to his father to demonstrate his benevolence.

Otherwise, such a capable minister without any handle would make the emperor even more wary.

Zhou Tieyi was punished for this matter, but he actually did not lose out.

"So what does that mean by he notified us?"

Luo Miao sighed, "I will visit the officials of the Ministry of Prosecution tonight and explain the severity of the situation. I ask them not to interfere in this matter, lest they fail to attack Zhou Tieyi and take the opportunity to set fire to the Crown Prince's Mansion."

Li Can's expression froze for a moment, then he slammed the bowl on the table, furious, "How dare he bully me like this! He clearly went to the brothel, and he still wanted me to help him clean up!"

(End of this chapter)