Chapter 156: An Impartial Arbiter (1/2)
Chapter 156: An Impartial Arbiter
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A handful of officials chuckled aloud, thinking that the fool had just embarrassed the emperor
Did he just utter out loud a su indeed!
However, those who had laughed ilares of over several hundred pairs of eyes
One of those pairs included those of His Majesty
The President of the Board of Punishe’s iht official
Since he had becoistrate in the beginning to second rank president now, he had never accepted any sponsors nor leveraged on any connections
He would never agree to even a bought ht constraints he placed on hi unreasonable as well
”Your Majesty has appointed me to the position of an official and bestowed uponto the imperial court! However, any other benefits aside from that are not what I should be entitled to After dinner co to the position I hold, to Your Majesty’s trust, and to the expectation of Yutang’s people!”
”This is especially true as I a the criminal laws of this empire It becomes even more imperative that I place constraints upon myself and ensure my utter compliance in all matters!”
”I will never participate in acts for ain!”
”There is no extrajudicial mercy in ainst the law, he needs to be punished like any other citizen”
Crinificantly in the years after Sir Wu had been promoted to the position he held now; the unlawful activities of other officials had been quietly resolved as well No one dared to be as open and reckless as before
Sir Wu could be said to be an enforcer of the law, an individual who had, with herculean efforts, ’s law and order what it was today!
Countless corrupt officials, even those ere yet to be exposed, would shudder and feel and unexplainable need to admit their dastardly deeds whenever they saw him
However, this Sir Wu had been stricken by continuous s had been hacked off as a fore of thirty when Wu Lie was still a Deputy Minister of the Board of Punishs handicapped, she had been poisoned This had resulted in paralysis, relegating her to the status of the living dead
His son had been kidnapped for revenge as well Despite being returned alive, he eak and often fell ill; he had also been poisoned to the point of blindness He had not grown any better to this day, and his life was sustained through the use ofhis wife’s life cost a princely sum indeed
These incidents had caused Sir Wu’s life to be extrehout all these years Kind-hearted folks who could not bear to see the righteousof silver taels to the courtyard of his house discreetly in the ht, but he would throw it out without hesitation whenever he discovered them!
Whether the intention was out of kindness or otherwise, Sir Wu was insistent that he did not wish to receive any wealth that he had no right to
Even if he had to die froer, he did not want the, as Supreold taels to Sir Wu’s house several tiift from the Nine Supremes, Sir Wu still shook his head in refusal
Sometimes, he did not even accept His Majesty’s rewards
If he had done so well in his job, he would take the e that he felt that he had a right to claim
If he did not believe that he had perforh, he would not accept the emperor's thanks or coered that this official had refused his generosity
It was clearly beyond his conscience to accept even a hundred taels from such an offical
”My dear Official Wu” His Majesty was indifferent towards the other officials who had donated a hundred or two hundred thousand silver taels but he could feel his heart throbbing in pain upon hearing that Wu Lie wished to donate a hundred taels
”Forget the donation Keep the taels and take care of your daily affairs,” His Majesty said gently
”All the officials have contributed to this donation drive How can this insignificant official be exempted? It should not be so I still have a hundred and seventeen taels and thirty-five copper coins at hoh for this month’s expenses” A smile surfaced on Wu Lie’s stern face
”But my dear official’s spouse and child will still need to use so others should be based on your ability to do so” His Majesty advised gently, ”Please, take it back”
Wu Lie replied with a serious mien, ”Your Majesty, this official knows that the hundred silver taels that this official donates is barely significant and can't contribute to the larger plan It can't compare to the others, but this official is still a part of the E a hard ti to donate Besides, this donation sum is this official’s money This official will donate if this official wants to, or not donate if this official doesn’t want to”
His words were stubborn, yet held an undeniable tone of pride
In , ”Your father’s money shall be spent however your father pleases You can’t fcking restricthow I spend my salary!”
His Majesty almost overturned the table under his hands in exasperation
Both Old Marshal Qiu and Leng Daoyin chortled; the old hed as they pointed at Wu Lie and said, ”This is a fcking donkey1!”
Wu Lie answered stiffly, ”You fellows are the donkeys! Your fauffawed, finding their exchange hilarious despite his earlier anger