Da Ming: I told you to die for your cause, why are you actually going to die?

Chapter 83 Social Death, Nothing More Than This! [Please Subscribe!]

"Quickly, go and fetch the Grand Coordinator—!"

Zhang Biao, Shen Lang, and the others outside the wall were stunned when they heard the shout, and then burst into earth-shattering laughter.

"hahahahahahahaha!"

One, two, three, four, nine "ha"s. That's right, these were Zhang Biao and his group's ultimate mockery of the Ministry of Personnel officials.

Zhang Biao laughed so hard he slapped his thigh:
"You'd better go see the Chief Justice right now. Believe me, he can write an impeachment memorial on the spot, sever ties with you, and thank me for cleaning up his own house!"

"Who says it isn't?"

Shen Lang laughed as he added insult to injury:

"The Chief Constitutional Officer is probably busy erasing his name from those files right now!"

"Ok!"

Li Mo nodded heavily, then carved on the stone steps: "The officials of the Ministry of Personnel are at their wits' end, and wish to summon the Chief Censor to quell the storm. However, even the Chief Censor may not be able to protect himself."

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft—!"

One after another, a series of "poof" sounds rang out from inside the wall. It was hard to tell whether it was someone vomiting blood or farting, but in any case, this last cry for help only added fuel to the fire.

This not only drew even more merciless ridicule and more intense readings of the archives, but also completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope remaining among the officials of the Ministry of Personnel.

despair!

An indescribable despair!

In just a moment, it enveloped everyone in the Ministry of Personnel.

With a loud crash, someone seemed unable to bear the despair and fainted.

Immediately afterwards, the heavy, half-built gate of the Ministry of Personnel was suddenly pulled open from the inside.

Zhai Shan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was disheveled, his official robe torn open, his face covered in snot, tears, and dust. He staggered out the door, completely ignoring the low wall, and almost collapsed in front of Zhang Biao's carriage, clutching the wheel and letting out an extremely humiliating wail:
"Open the door! We're opening the door! Zhang Qianxian! Grandpa Zhang!"

"Stop reading! We admit defeat! We admit to everything! We were greedy! We took bribes! We practiced nepotism! We did it all! Please stop reading!"

"We...we're really on the same side! You can do whatever you want! Just please, have mercy and give us a way out!"

His voice was hoarse and desperate. His last words, "Our own people," were full of endless irony and pleading. He had lost all his bureaucratic composure and was left with only the naked fear and collapse of his utterly shattered facade.

Other officials from the Ministry of Personnel also came out, their faces ashen and their eyes vacant, like prisoners awaiting sentencing. Some even collapsed to the ground, some even losing control of their bladders.

Looking at the completely collapsed and disgraceful Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel at his feet, and the group of soulless 'his own people' behind him, Zhang Biao's smile slowly faded, replaced by a cold calm.

He walked straight up to Zhai Shan, looked down at him, and said calmly, "Why didn't you do this earlier? Why force me to use the ultimate auditing method?"

As he spoke, he glanced around at the other officials in the Ministry of Personnel and continued:
"Now, take us to the archives and the assessment department. Don't try anything funny, my brothers, they've been very interested in editing and publishing lately."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped looking at the limp Zhai Shan and went straight inside.

This time, no one dared to stop them.

All threats become a complete joke in the face of absolute information overwhelm and insane dimensional reduction attacks.

Carrying the chamber pot lamp, whose scent had faded but whose symbolic meaning remained strong, Sun Gui, like a victor surveying the battlefield, was the second to step into the Ministry of Personnel.

Behind them, Shen Lang, Zhao Fengman, Li Mo, and a group of "death squads" with burning eyes and high morale quickly filed in.

Looking at the once solemn Ministry of Personnel, now filled with an atmosphere of despair, they felt no fear, only a triumphant sense of satisfaction.

On the ground lay the collapsed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and several other officials, their spines ripped out.

The other officials from the Ministry of Personnel who were standing looked ashen-faced, their eyes darting away, not daring to meet Zhang Biao's gaze, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Get up, Minister Zhai."

Zhang Biao lightly nudged Zhai Shan on the ground with his toe, his tone mocking: "Lead the way, to the archives and the assessment department. Don't make me say it a third time."

Like a puppet on a string, Zhai Shan was helped up and led the way in a daze.

The entire Ministry of Personnel was eerily quiet, with only the chaotic footsteps and heavy breathing of the crowd remaining.

Soon, they arrived at the archives.

Looking at the mountain of files, Zhang Biao stroked his chin.

"So many? Reading them one by one is too slow."

His eyes darted around, and he came up with another wicked idea.

"Brothers! Let's have a public audit of the assembly line today!"

"Accountant Shen! You lead a team to conduct rapid screening! Find those who have been promoted too quickly, whose performance reviews are overly exaggerated or overly derogatory!"

"Imperial Censor Sun! You will lead a team to review the findings! Mark any suspicious points immediately!"

"Editor Li! You take a team and be in charge of the on-site posting! Copy the highlighted content directly onto the white wall or pillar over there! Write it in big letters so everyone can see it clearly!"

"The rest of you, you're responsible for maintaining order and grinding ink for Editor Li!"

Upon receiving the order, these low-ranking officials in the capital immediately sprang into action as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

They had suffered a lot of humiliation in their daily lives, but now they felt like they had been given a powerful sword, and they worked with great enthusiasm.

The archives instantly transformed into a highly efficient yet chaotic assembly line factory:

Shen Lang flipped through the pages quickly, muttering to himself:

"This one! A certain assistant minister in the Ministry of Works, promoted five ranks in three years, with the comment: 'A prodigy,' and his father-in-law is..."

Sun Gui took it and read: "Review passed! Marked! His father-in-law is a councilor in the Ministry of Justice!"

Editor Li immediately led his men, armed with thick calligraphy brushes and an inkwell they'd somehow found, to the white wall of the corridor, where they began to write furiously:

[Zhao Zhonglong, an assistant minister in the Ministry of Works, was promoted five times in three years. His father-in-law was Li Shiyun, a councilor in the Ministry of Justice. It is suspected that he was a nepotistic acquaintance!] The handwriting was crooked and twisted, yet extremely glaring.

Another one:
"This! The magistrate of Quzhou, his evaluation: outstanding political achievements, loved by the people, but the remarks include a record of an imperial censor's secret investigation, in which he was found to be greedy, cruel and tyrannical, causing the people to boil with resentment!"

"mark!"

Another line immediately appeared on the wall:
The county magistrate was brave and had outstanding political achievements, but in reality, he was greedy, cruel, and tyrannical; his performance evaluation was seriously inaccurate!

"And this too! Hahaha! A Hanlin Academician, assessed as having excellent literary talent, with a note that his bestselling novel 'The Romantic Talented Cat-Eared Fairy' paid him a hefty fee, suspected of bribing officials in the Examination and Appointment Department!"

"mark!"

[Sun Youcai, a scholar who served in the Hanlin Academy, is suspected of using his writing of erotic novels to bribe his way into a promotion!]

One after another, shocking and absurd "audit results" were quickly uncovered.

Then it was pasted onto the walls and pillars inside the Ministry of Personnel in the most primitive and public way.

The officials of the Ministry of Personnel watched as the walls of their own office became a wall of shame, covered with their sordid deals and false evaluations. They blushed with embarrassment and wished they could disappear into the ground.

Some people tried to step forward to stop them, but were glared at by Sun Gui and the others with looks that said, "Don't force us to call him Brother Biao," or were blinded by the faint light from the chamber pot lamp.

The entire Ministry of Personnel was transformed into a large-scale, public execution site.

This is the epitome of social death.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Zhang Biao and his group emerged from the Ministry of Personnel, their faces beaming with the satisfaction of having just wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

"Brother Biao, where do we go next? The Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, or the Ministry of Works?"

As soon as Shen Lang came out, he couldn't help but excitedly ask.

Zhao Fengman, standing to the side, looked around and said loudly, "Do we have any brothers from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, or the Ministry of Works?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Soon, officials from the three departments stepped forward to respond.

At this moment, Zhang Biao raised his hand to stop them, and said with a smile:
“We audited three departments in one go. The other three departments are definitely better prepared. Going there now would be pointless and troublesome!”

"So, what does Brother Biao mean?"

Sun Gui's eyes darted around, and without saying a word, he picked up the chamber pot lamp that had just been refilled with oil at the Ministry of Personnel.

Zhang Biao glanced at him, then stroked his chin and said, "After all this commotion, the brothers must be hungry. Let's go to a place with plenty of good food!"

"Where?"

Li Mo asked subconsciously.

Zhang Biao patted his belly and laughed: "Of course it's the residence of Duke Cao, Li Jinglong! That kid is rolling in money and not exactly clean either, so we definitely need to audit him!"

"hey-hey!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately revealed a mischievous grin.

However, at that moment, a group of figures they least wanted to see slowly walked over, causing their smiles to freeze on their faces instantly.

"Commander Jiang?"

Shen Lang stammered out a sentence.

Jiang Huan ignored the crowd and walked directly up to Zhang Biao, coldly saying, "Zhang Biao!"

Why are you calling me grandpa?

Zhang Biao responded nonchalantly.

"presumptuous!"

A commander immediately drew his sword and rebuked him.

Jiang Huan, however, raised his hand to stop him expressionlessly and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Biao, I think you've gone a bit too far!"

Zhang Biao sneered, then looked down at Jiang Huan with disdain: "I don't care what you think, I care what I think. If you think I've done something wrong, you can petition the Emperor to have me, Zhang Biao, executed!"

"Of course, the Emperor hasn't woken up yet, and you don't dare to touch me!"

"Zhang Biao!"

Jiang Huan's face turned cold, her voice filled with intense killing intent: "Don't force me!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Biao threw his head back and laughed wildly, then glanced at Shen Lang and the others, bypassing Jiang Huan, and raised his hand, saying, "Brothers! Keep the music playing! Keep dancing!"

"Ow—"

The crowd, who had just been stunned by Jiang Huan, suddenly burst into a series of wailing and howling.

Immediately afterwards, they headed straight for the luxurious mansion of Duke Cao, Li Jinglong.

Jiang Huan, who watched them leave, had an extremely gloomy expression.

At this moment, the commander cautiously approached and whispered, "Chief Jiang, this fellow is so arrogant, why don't we arrest him and throw him in the imperial prison? Anyway, the emperor hasn't woken up yet, we have plenty of ways to deal with him."

"Snapped--!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Huan slapped him across the face: "You son of a bitch! Shut the hell up!!"

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