459 How Can A Rosy-cheeked Hero Solve the Problems of Lasting Importance if He Can’t Shed His Sentiments! (2/2)
”Then, let me ask you this — how much guilt did you feel when you did this?” Jun Mo Xie suppressed his boiling blood.
”Ridiculous! This matter was justifiable! So, what's the need for guilt? Women are like clothes! So, what's the big deal if we abandon them like clothes?” Mei Gao Jie looked at Jun Mo Xie with contempt. ”I had always thought you were a character. But, I had never thought that you would be such an emotional child! Let this man at death's door give you a warning —'How can a rosy-cheeked hero solve the problems of lasting importance if he can't shed his sentiments?!' Don't make me look down on you now!”
”It's my fault! The words you just spoke ruined any illusions I had harbored about respecting you as a person! I genuinely shouldn't have talked to you about such matter…” Jun Mo Xie shook his head in defeated as he chuckled, ”I'm never sentimental! But, you can't think of touching my people even if it's for the country's sake! This is the other reason why I've come to you today, Master Mei! And, you could've never thought of it!
”Master Mei, you are full of self-righteousness and love for the honor of your country. But, men like you will never know a man's persistence! So, you may succeed in politics, but you'll never become a real man! In fact, you and those disciples you taught are surrenders and compromisers in my eyes if I were to be honest about it. I haven't entered the Imperial Court. So, I can't say for sure. But, I presume that the Imperial Court must've felt disgraced by the likes of you!”
”Bullshit!” Mei Gao Jie retorted. He had taught many young disciples. It had been his greatest achievement, and the greatest source of his pride. The fact that his disciples were spread throughout the land and were governing had given him an immense sense of comfort. Jun Mo Xie could've talked about anything else, and he wouldn't have harbored any sentiments. In fact, he would have laughed it away. But, the youngster's remark over this matter had instantly triggered his rage. In fact, that miserable grey-haired old fellow had suddenly become aggressive and emotional.
”Which disciples of mine aren't the pillars of the government? Nineteen of my disciples have already become minor governors at the frontier! They've received ocean's worth of favors from the Emperor and the nation! They're like the greatest pillars of the Empire! What qualifications does a rich brat like you have to speak such ill of my disciples, Jun Mo Xie? They are the most famed talents of the Empire!”
He stood up. His face had reddened with emotion, and his fingers were trembling.
”Sit down! Your emotional upheaval isn't worth a fart, Old Man! I'm being generous to your disciples by calling them 'trash'! After all, trash has some value of re-use! But, they don't even that much value!” Jun Mo Xie sneered and turned his palm. ”Open your eyes, and take a look at your disciples, Mei Gao Jie! They've have received ocean's worth of favor from the Emperor and the nation, right?”
A thin booklet appeared in his hand. Then, he tossed it towards Mei Gao Jie.
Mei Gao Jie was left dumbstruck after he had looked inside. Therefore, he looked at Jun Mo Xie in a suspicious manner first. Then, he looked down at the booklet again.
It contained the ”glorious achievements” of his disciples.
A disciple of his' had bullied a rich merchant into giving him bribes in some month of some year. He had forcefully taken someone's daughter as his concubine on another date. Moreover, he had even hounded her parents to death…
There were many other cases of his disciples breaking the law. In fact, there were many of them… as many as a dozen or so of them. Moreover, all reports were based on material evidence. So, there were no doubts regarding them.
And then, there was another…
The investigations of those incidents were dated. Moreover, the investigating officers and the dates were different for each case and crime. In fact, someone of the pages were old enough to have yellowed to some extent…
These were mountains of irrefutable ironclad evidences. Even death by a thousand cuts wouldn't be enough if those men were to be punished in accordance to their crimes…
Mei Gao Jie's hands shook after he had browsed through the booklet. He then slammed it on the table with a ”Bang!”
This house and courtyard had been bestowed upon him by the previous Emperor as a reward for his services. However, one wouldn't be able to find any expensive items around the house. In fact, it seemed as if he was a penniless old scholar. However, the bribes his disciples had taken were astronomical. In fact, some of them were even higher than the sum of his decade's worth of government earnings!