"It... it is..."

Mo Lan was caught completely unprepared, how could he answer?

"It seems that Minister Mo is not very comfortable in his position as Minister of Justice."

Jiang Chen chuckled, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Mo Lan shuddered and quickly said, "Your Majesty, I just forgot for a moment. It was my subordinate who reported it, and I didn't ask in detail."

Seeing Mo Lan still trying to fool him, Jiang Chen sneered.

"Oh really? Which of your subordinates reported it to you?"

Mo Lan's eyes swept over the constables one by one, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Even Mo Lan was flustered by Jiang Chen's repeated questions, and these constables dared not answer Jiang Chen directly.

"It seems Minister Mo's memory isn't very good either," Jiang Chen added.

Mo Lan trembled and said, "Your Majesty... the time was urgent, and I really can't remember clearly."

"Oh."

Jiang Chen smiled and glanced at the constables. "If Minister Mo can't remember, surely one of you who reported it must remember, right?"

The constables all lowered their heads, none daring to meet Jiang Chen's eyes.

None of them were fools; they could all see that the situation was not right.

Besides, if they stood out, their fate might be the same as the constable who had just committed suicide.

They didn't have the courage to sacrifice their lives to protect Mo Lan.

Mo Lan's face was as pale as paper.

He never expected that after surviving the previous questions, he would stumble here!

Who would usually ask about these things!

"Hehe."

Jiang Chen smiled, but his tone was cold. "Since that's the case, then Minister Mo will stay here and wait until you figure it out before telling me!"

After speaking, Jiang Chen gave a look, and several hidden guards appeared silently, locking Mo Lan, the constables, and the jailers present into the prison.

The next morning, before Jiang Chen arrived, Minister of Rites Yang Yongqi and the other three ministers gathered closer.

"Have any of you seen Minister Mo?"

The three of them shook their heads in unison.

"That's strange. I didn't see him yesterday, and I haven't seen him at the morning court today. Where did Minister Mo go?" Yang Yongqi wondered.

The dark guards moved, naturally without a trace of news leaking out.

Many ministers were wondering why the Minister of Justice hadn't attended court today.

At this moment, Feng Jin announced loudly, "His Majesty has arrived!"

The ministers quickly stood up and knelt to pay their respects.

"Rise, my ministers."

Jiang Chen didn't have any smile on his face. He didn't let Feng Jin announce the usual "If there are any matters to report, speak up; if not, the court is dismissed" but looked at Xu Changqing.

"Minister Xu, tell everyone what happened yesterday."

"Yes!"

Xu Changqing took two steps forward, turned around, faced the ministers, and lingered his gaze especially on the faces of the four ministers.

The four ministers felt a sudden jump in their hearts, and an ominous premonition arose simultaneously.

As Xu Changqing recounted the events, the ministers suddenly understood.

No wonder the Minister of Justice didn't attend court today. It turned out he was imprisoned for the crime of deceiving the emperor!

Minister of Rites Yang Yongqi gritted his teeth.

If he didn't, he was afraid he would tremble.

In the end, this matter was his idea for Mo Lan.

Who would have thought that His Majesty would also appear yesterday!

And even exposed Mo Lan's lies!

After Xu Changqing finished speaking, Jiang Chen looked coldly at the ministers. "What are your thoughts, ministers?"

Except for a few ministers, the rest all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

If it were to be investigated, there really weren't many ministers who hadn't deceived the emperor.

Jiang Chen was too lazy to pursue these trivial matters. He said indifferently, "I think Mo Lan is no longer suitable to hold the position of Minister of Justice. What do you ministers think?"

Some ministers wanted to stand up and object, but when they thought of Mo Lan's mistake, they could only restrain themselves.

This time, Mo Lan was truly finished!

"Since none of you ministers have any objections, then the Ministry of Justice will be temporarily managed by Wu Zuo."

After speaking, Jiang Chen glanced at Feng Jin.

Feng Jin then said, "If there are any matters to report, speak up; if not, the court is dismissed."

The ministers had already been frightened by Mo Lan's matter and were too scared to report anything.

Xu Changqing stood up at this time and said, "I have a matter to report."

"Speak!"

"The pilot project at the farmers' market yesterday, if not for someone causing trouble in secret, could be considered a great success."

"I believe that this model should be established throughout Da Wei to benefit the people of Da Wei."

Jiang Chen nodded. "Minister Xu is right, approved! Minister Xu can start arranging it."

After speaking, Jiang Chen looked at Minister of War Han Kanglin.

"Minister Han, in order to prevent petty people from causing trouble, I need you to cooperate with Minister Xu. What are your thoughts?"

Han Kanglin was startled and quickly said, "I will definitely do my best!"

The current situation was already very clear.

First, Minister of Revenue Du Guangcheng was forced to commit suicide, then Minister of Works Wei Zhengli was reprimanded, and yesterday, Minister of Justice Mo Lan was imprisoned.

Next, it would be their turn.

If he cooperated well with Jiang Chen's arrangements, then it would be fine.

If something else happened, he was afraid he would follow in the footsteps of the previous few!

Seeing Han Kanglin as frightened as a bird, Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Since that's the case, then you can discuss what to do."

After speaking about this matter, Jiang Chen looked at Vice Minister of Justice Wu Zuo.

"Minister Wu, are there any difficulties in temporarily managing the Ministry of Justice?"

Wu Zuo couldn't believe it when he first heard the news.

It wasn't until this moment that he reacted and immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your holy grace!"

"Well, it's good that you have this dedicated heart."

Jiang Chen chuckled. "If you do well during this period, I will definitely give you an important position."

Wu Zuo's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He was already the Vice Minister of Justice. If he was given an important position, wouldn't that be the Minister of Justice?

This was something he had dreamed of before!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Minister Wu, please rise quickly."

Wu Zuo stood up, looking at Jiang Chen with gratitude.

Jiang Chen suddenly said, "By the way, Minister Wu, handle the matter of Mo Lan's deception of the emperor as soon as possible."

Wu Zuo was stunned, then his expression turned solemn.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best and live up to your holy grace!"

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Wu Zuo's eyes.

Jiang Chen chuckled, but he also sneered in his heart.

He had already drawn a big pie for Wu Zuo, and the one blocking Wu Zuo's path was naturally Mo Lan.

Putting aside everything else, at least on the matter of Mo Lan, Wu Zuo would definitely try his best to prevent him from turning over.

Many ministers also realized this and couldn't help but shudder.

Ruthless!

It was too ruthless!

Yang Yongqi and the other two ministers exchanged glances, full of despair.

Originally, they wanted to secretly exert some effort to save Jiang Chen Mo Lan.

Now it seemed that there was no hope.

After the court was dismissed, Wu Zuo only said a few words casually to the ministers who came to congratulate him before quickly leaving.

He had to quickly arrange Mo Lan's matter properly!