On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

"You dare!"

Several of Liu Wentao's students immediately stepped forward and blocked his way.

"Prime Minister Liu is a pillar of the state; how can you humiliate him like this!"

"Lin Yi, don't go too far! Do you really think you own the capital?"

"Without your grandfather, what are you? Stop pretending!"

These scholars all considered themselves to be of high moral character, constantly spouting Confucian sayings and talking about integrity.

In reality, they don't know anything and do nothing.

It's not an exaggeration to say they can't carry anything on their shoulders or lift anything with their hands.

Such a person still harbors resentment towards the rich and despises spoiled brats like Lin Yi who rely on their ancestors' wealth.

"Lin Yi!" A young man in a blue scholar's robe took another step forward, fearlessly pointing at Lin Yi's nose and cursing, "You're an orphan without even an official title, yet you dare to instruct Prime Minister Liu on how to do things! This is outrageous! Kneel down immediately and kowtow to Prime Minister Liu to apologize! Otherwise, we will surely report this to His Majesty and have you punished!"

This young man is named Zhang Yuan. He passed the imperial examination at a young age and is currently working at the Hanlin Academy.

Once he stepped forward, the others became bolder and crowded around him.

"That's right! We scholars all regard Prime Minister Liu as a great master. If you don't kneel down and admit your mistakes, you will face the condemnation of scholars from all over the world!"

"You'll be drowned in their spit!"

"Kneel down!"

"Hehehe..." Lin Yi laughed, thinking to himself, there really are some people who aren't afraid of death.

Just as he was about to lash out, he saw the fat man's hand spread out like a pool paddle, swinging up from his buttocks and delivering a hard slap.

"Snapped!"

I grass!

Lin Yi instantly felt like he was watching a slapping contest live.

A sonic boom appeared next to Zhang Yuan's head, and he was spun around several times before lying flat on his back.

His ears, brow bone, and cheekbone were all collapsed and bleeding, and even his neck was broken.

"Huh!? Zhang Yuan!"

Liu Wentao was stunned.

He truly never expected that in broad daylight, Fatty Wang would dare to assault a government official!

And they hit him so hard.

This... this person is clearly not going to survive!

"Fuck your mother!" The fat man, still not satisfied, spat a mouthful of phlegm onto Zhang Yuan's corpse and cursed, "You little brat, in all my years, no one has ever dared to curse my big brother like that! You're fucking asking for it!"

The other students looked at each other, and unconsciously took a step back.

Zhang Yuan is a top scholar among them, the newly appointed top scholar.

He could have been slapped to death!

Seeing his students, who had been so eager to criticize him, begin to back away, Liu Wentao became even more furious.

His finger trembled as he pointed at the fat man and said, "Wang Chongyu! You...you dared to commit murder in public, killing an official of the imperial court!"

"So what if I kill him, Fatty?" The fat man pointed to his face. "You're not happy? Come on, hit me here! If I even flinch today, I'll eat my hat!"

Liu Wentao was so angry at his vulgar words that his face turned green, but he didn't dare to actually go up and hit him.

Just kidding. If a newly crowned champion can be killed so easily, why would he care about an old bastard like Deng?

"You! Rude! Extremely rude! I must report this to His Majesty! You will be punished!"

"Punish us? Heh heh heh..." Lin Yi finally spoke, "This brat insulted me, and according to the law, he deserves to die. The emperor has no say in this. As for you, if you don't kneel, I'll send you down to keep him company!"

"you!"

Liu Wentao entered officialdom in his teens and had lived for sixty years, never having suffered such a humiliating disgrace.

His own student was beaten to death right in front of him, and now he has to kneel down to a mere brat. How can he ever face anyone again?

Moreover, the death of Zhang Yuan is not the most important thing. What is important is that we must get justice today, otherwise the prestige of the Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely be damaged.

Don't be fooled by these intellectuals' lofty pronouncements on integrity; they'll be the first to surrender at the slightest sign of trouble.

Isn't the Kong family one of them?

If the Prime Minister's authority is lost, how can he win the hearts of scholars across the land?

Liu Wentao's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water. "Lin Yi, don't go too far! Even if I'm not the Prime Minister, I'm still over sixty years old. How can I kneel before you?"

"Excessive?" Fatty Wang scoffed, as if he hadn't just killed someone. "Old Deng, let me tell you, what happened today was fucking excessive! My brother said you have to kneel, so you have to kneel! Don't be so shameless, hand the knife to me!"

After he finished speaking, the retainer behind him immediately handed the fat man a steel knife.

Liu Wentao instinctively wanted to take a step back, but was blocked by his disciple behind him, preventing him from moving forward. As a result, the fat man's knife was only a meter away from him.

call--

A summer breeze blew by.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was extremely tense.

The servants and maids of the Luo family huddled in a corner, trembling with fear.

The Luo Hongtu couple were ashen-faced, furious but unable to stop them.

Because this matter is something they can't get involved in at all; they can't afford to offend either Lin Yi or Liu Wentao.

Liu Wentao stared intently at Lin Yi, trying to detect even the slightest hint of fear or hesitation on his face.

But he was disappointed.

Lin Yi's face remained calm, as if his life were no different from that of an ant.

I'm the Prime Minister, you son of a bitch!

"Lin Yi," Liu Wentao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, "I admit that it's fortunate for the Regent's Palace that you are no longer mentally impaired. But don't forget, the Great Zhou Dynasty has its laws! What you've done today has violated the law, and if you don't stop, it will be blatant rebellion!"

"The law?" Lin Yi interrupted Liu Wentao, laughing mockingly. "Heh heh heh, Liu Wentao, you're talking to me about the law? Then tell me, the Luo family colluded with Nangong Jin to trick me out of military power. What kind of law are they talking about?"

"I'm just here to reclaim what's rightfully mine, and you dare to act all high and mighty and start lecturing me about the law? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

How did he know?

Liu Wentao was utterly shocked.

This matter was secretly plotted by the emperor and a few of his trusted ministers in the imperial study. Apart from the parties involved, Lin Yi could never have known about it!

Could it be... that there's a mole within the organization?

No, it's impossible.

What mole would be so stupid as to cooperate with an idiot?

"Lin Yi, I have no idea what nonsense you're spouting," Liu Wentao vehemently denied.

"Don't know?" Lin Yi laughed. "Heh, it doesn't matter, you'll find out soon enough. I'll ask you one last time: kneel, or not?"

After Lin Yi finished speaking, the fat man took another step forward.

Liu Wentao could even smell the murderous intent emanating from him.

At the same time, the retainers who were busy moving things also put down what they were doing.

With a clang.

More than thirty steel knives were drawn half an inch from their sheaths, surrounding Liu Wentao and his men.

Those students had never seen anything like it before. They were all so frightened that their legs went weak and their faces turned pale. Two of the more timid ones even sat down on the ground, urinating profusely from their crotches.

Even Liu Wentao himself was deeply shocked, and large beads of sweat rolled down his temples.

He could tell that Lin Yi wasn't joking.

If I don't kneel today, I'm afraid I'll really lose my life here.

But if he kneels, he and the entire civil service group behind him will lose all face!

How can I maintain my standing in the imperial court from now on?

"Lin Yi! Don't push people too far!"

"Hey, Fatty's got a short temper, you'd better die!" Seeing that Liu Wentao still wouldn't kneel, Fatty raised his hand to chop.

At this critical moment.

Liu Wentao bent his knees.

puff.

"Your humble servant Liu Wentao greets the Regent."