Jiang Chen was a little puzzled. He had taken care of the Northern and Western military camps, such significant events, so it was impossible that the Southern military camp hadn't heard about it.

They definitely knew that the imperial court would deal with them next.

But instead of trying to deal with it, they sent a local notable to participate in the auction. This behavior was really strange.

After thinking about it, Jiang Chen said, "Has there been any unusual activity in the Southern military camp recently?"

Jing Yue shook her head and said, "According to the reports from the spies arranged by He Fengkui, the General Commander of Jiangnan, everything is as usual in the Southern military camp."

Jiang Chen frowned even more.

Abnormal, it was too abnormal!

After thinking again and again, Jiang Chen still couldn't figure out the purpose of the Southern military camp.

"Order people to continue monitoring the Southern military camp, and report to me immediately if there is any unusual activity," Jiang Chen said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The next morning, at the early court session, after several ministers finished talking about the drought, Jiang Chen's gaze inadvertently fell on Censor Lin Han.

At this time, Lin Han seemed to have a telepathic connection, also looking at Jiang Chen, and then stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I, Censor Lin Han, have something to report!"

The ministers were all taken aback.

After the previous purge, the censors had been silent for a long time.

Why were the censors out again today?

The ministers felt a little uneasy, wondering if they had done anything wrong that had been caught recently.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jing Yue had said that Lin Han was the censor who had been invited to dinner with the local notable from Liang Guang.

It seemed that the Southern military camp couldn't help but make a move.

Thinking in his heart, Jiang Chen nodded, "Granted."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lin Han thanked him and then said loudly, "Since last year, Great Wei has first experienced a severe cold winter, and now there is a drought. The people of Great Wei can be said to be suffering unspeakably."

"I believe that this is the wrath of the gods, punishing Great Wei!"

"What is being punished is that Great Wei's emperor is昏庸无道 (hūn yōng wú dào, fatuous and incompetent), favoring relatives, and recklessly starting wars!"

From the moment Lin Han spoke, the ministers felt something was wrong.

Hearing this, the ministers were all stunned.

Was Lin Han crazy?

How dare he say that about the current emperor?

Who gave him the courage?

Besides, His Majesty had already said before that the matter of the edict of self-reproach should not be mentioned again.

Was Lin Han relying on his status as a censor, fearless because he had something to rely on?

However, the ministers' guesses were still too conservative.

Lin Han's voice grew louder as he spoke, "I believe that for the sake of the people of the world, to quell the anger of the gods, Your Majesty should issue an edict of self-reproach and abdicate, and give the throne to a virtuous person!"

哗——

The hall was immediately filled with an uproar.

Had they heard correctly?

This Lin Han actually wanted His Majesty to abdicate?!

Jiang Chen looked at Lin Han with cold eyes and said coldly, "Did Huang Zongming instruct you to say this?"

Lin Han's heart trembled slightly, but his face remained unchanged, "No one instructed me. I am a censor, just speaking the truth."

"A fine 'speaking the truth.'"

Jiang Chen chuckled, "Then I ask you, you said that the severe winter and drought are because of me, where is the evidence?"

Lin Han naturally couldn't find any evidence. He said loudly, "This is obvious to the people of the world. If it were not for Your Majesty's lack of virtue, how could the gods be angry? Affecting the common people?"

"What a good excuse."

Jiang Chen sneered, "Are you saying that whenever there is a natural disaster, it is the fault of the reigning monarch?"

"Exactly!" Lin Han nodded.

"Is that so?"

Jiang Chen sneered, "Then I ask you, was the ancient Da Yu a昏君 (hūn jūn, fatuous ruler) or a明君 (míng jūn, wise ruler)?"

Lin Han hesitated slightly and said, "Da Yu controlled the floods and saved the world, so he is naturally a明君 (míng jūn, wise ruler)."

"Good."

Jiang Chen smiled again, "Since Da Yu was a明君 (míng jūn, wise ruler), then why was there a flood when he was the monarch?"

"According to your statement, natural disasters are due to the fault of the monarch, then Da Yu must be a昏君 (hūn jūn, fatuous ruler). But you say he is a明君 (míng jūn, wise ruler), can you explain this to me?"

Jiang Chen's two questions directly confused Lin Han.

In his heart, he did believe that natural disasters were due to the monarch's lack of virtue.

But what Jiang Chen said was also a well-known fact.

He couldn't refute it at all.

Yuan Buyi and the others, who were still worried about Jiang Chen, were also stunned when they heard this.

In their hearts, although natural disasters were not entirely the responsibility of the monarch, they were at least partially responsible.

But Jiang Chen's counter-question made them have to think.

Are natural disasters really related to the monarch?

"This..."

Lin Han stammered and couldn't speak, finally he could only say, "Maybe the monarchs before Da Yu were无德 (wú dé, lacking in virtue)..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chen sneered again.

"Before Da Yu were Yao and Shun. Are you saying that Yao and Shun were无德 (wú dé, lacking in virtue)?"

Lin Han's face immediately turned pale.

Yao and Shun, in the minds of scholars, were the most sage-like monarchs, and could never be无德 (wú dé, lacking in virtue).

The other ministers also fell into deep thought because of Jiang Chen's counterattack.

The facts seemed to be just as His Majesty said.

Previously, in the depths of their hearts, they all believed that the cold winter and drought were related to Jiang Chen's previous actions.

But tracing back further, this statement was untenable.

Even Yuan Buyi, a learned and knowledgeable person, couldn't find any fault with Jiang Chen's counter-question, let alone Lin Han.

He simply said, "If it is not because Your Majesty is无德 (wú dé, lacking in virtue), then where did the severe winter and drought come from?"

Jiang Chen smiled disdainfully and looked at Grand Censor Ma Ren.

"Ma Aiqing (term for minister), it seems that you have to strengthen the censors' professional abilities, at least let them understand that they are supervising the words and deeds of the officials, not suspecting and then letting the officials find their own mistakes!"

Ma Ren was covered in cold sweat. Lin Han had never told anyone about this memorial.

Ma Ren quickly knelt down and said, "I know my crime."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, signaling Ma Ren to get up.

Ma Ren was extremely qualified as the Grand Censor.

This Lin Han was completely someone else's pawn.

Jiang Chen looked at Lin Han with cold eyes, "Lin Han, if you can't find conclusive evidence between the natural disasters and me today, I won't spare you today."

Cold sweat couldn't help but break out on Lin Han's head.

Huang Zongming's mission for him was to anger Jiang Chen.

The final result could be two things.

The first was that Jiang Chen would deny it to the death and then kill Lin Han in a fit of anger.

The second was that Jiang Chen would give in, write an edict of self-reproach, and even abdicate.

As long as one of these two goals was achieved, they could act.

But now, neither of these goals had been achieved. Instead, Lin Han himself was in a dilemma.

At this time, Jiang Chen waved and called Feng Jin, "Bring paper and pen, write down my conversation with Lin Han just now, and then announce it to the world."

After speaking, Jiang Chen smiled faintly and said to Lin Han, "I don't think you can think of anything for a while, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry."

"I will tell the people of the world about the dispute between you and me."

Lin Han's heart instantly turned cold.

If today's situation was announced to the world, anyone with a little brain would know that he had lost miserably.