binnovel Chapter 382 Seeking Divine Judgment Again
Chapter 382 Seeking Divine Judgment Again
Chapter 382 Seeking Divine Judgment Again
Faced with Ye Ru's repeated questioning, many people shut their mouths and their faces turned extremely ugly.
Some people even looked extremely ashamed.
"Your Excellency, don't you think so? Ten thousand taels of silver a year is enough to build a library and sustain it. If it can be sustained for fifty years, our Yanhuang Kingdom will probably be among the top three of the ten kingdoms. A hundred years from now, it will definitely surpass Wei Kingdom and become number one."
Seeing everyone's reaction, Ye Ru sneered, looked at the Left Prime Minister, chuckled, and said.
He said this because he wanted to use the Left Prime Minister to eliminate the Left Prime Minister's henchmen, thereby balancing the power disparity between the Prime Minister and the Left Prime Minister.
Because most of these funds were embezzled by the Left Chancellor's subordinates.
“Yes, that’s certainly the case. However, you’ve forgotten one thing. If this library can really be established, how can you be sure that the books in it won’t be taken by those poor students? You know, these books are very important to them.”
A cold glint flashed in the Left Prime Minister's eyes, and he said in a deep voice.
He was well aware of Ye Ru's methods, but it hadn't come to the point where he had to abandon someone.
"Any of these methods are acceptable as long as the book institutions can truly implement them."
Ye Rudao.
"Hmph, Chief Ye, each reading institution needs ten copies of a book, which is quite expensive. How can you possibly afford it?"
Lord Kang frowned slightly and spoke again, his face full of disdain.
The other party's thinking is far too simplistic. There's no such thing as a free lunch; it's just wishful thinking.
"I have a solution. I have printing technology. It only takes a few minutes to print a book. Then we can distribute it to various counties. Why can't we do that?"
Ye Ru tilted his head, seemingly looking at the Left Prime Minister's faction in a provocative manner, displaying the demeanor of a debate with a group of scholars.
"This……"
"Chief Ye, I have no objection to your desire to benefit the people of Yanhuang Kingdom, but you need to act within your means. Isn't what you're doing a bit too ambitious? This is not a good thing for you young people."
Ye Ru's words made Lord Kang hesitate for a moment, and another person also stood up and spoke up to challenge him.
"Ambitious but unrealistic? This gentleman is joking. This is a measure to benefit the people. It can be implemented as long as His Majesty approves. Moreover, I am standing here, and I naturally have the ability to do so. My lord, where were you when you were my age?"
Ye Ru smiled faintly, showing no sign of anger. However, this subtle mockery made the official's face turn ashen. He then waved his sleeve, snorted coldly, and sat down again.
"Chief Ye, is this really a feasible plan?"
After a moment of contemplation, the Emperor of Yanhuang spoke after everyone had finished speaking. As the ruler of a nation, he naturally had many things to consider.
These issues had also been under his consideration previously.
“Why not? If printing is troublesome, I can tell them about the new printing technology. However, there is still one more thing: we need to fundamentally eliminate corrupt officials. Only in this way can we maximize the fiscal revenue.”
Ye Ru nodded, then looked at the Left Prime Minister, a smile appearing on his face:
"Is that so, Prime Minister? As one of the three prime ministers, you should set an example. I've heard that Lord Kang has collected at least several dozen, if not hundreds, of rare and precious stones over the years. May I ask where these things came from? Your annual salary probably isn't even worth one of them."
Upon hearing this, Lord Kang's face turned deathly pale. He then looked at the Left Prime Minister, and seeing the latter resting with his eyes closed, he flew into a rage, pointing at Ye Ru and shouting:
"Ye Ru, I respect you as the top scholar of the county, but you cannot slander me like this. I have heard that you have close ties with the Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan, and even gave them dozens of Sacred Leaves. Doesn't what you did have the suspicion of treason? Moreover, what are your intentions in not handing over such a valuable treasure to the National Sacred Academy!"
These words caused many people to frown slightly. Such a thing has always been a serious crime in the Yanhuang Kingdom, and the Demon Clan and the Yanhuang Kingdom are mortal enemies. Ye Ru's actions were indeed a bit excessive.
Even Wen Xiang looked rather grim, as he knew the matter was of great importance.
"What I have obtained is all earned with my life. I can give it to whomever I want. The Dragon Clan is a friendly race to our human race, and its leader is the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace. Giving these sacred leaves to them will help strengthen the ties between the two races. What's wrong with that?"
"As for the demons, without the demons, I would not have been able to obtain these sacred leaves. We humans believe in repaying kindness with kindness. Am I disgracing our human race by doing this?"
Stared at by more than a dozen pairs of eyes, Ye Ru raised his head and said loudly:
"Do you dare to ask the Holy Word for judgment?"
A chilling glint flashed in Lord Kang's eyes as he spoke coldly.
He guessed that Ye Ru would absolutely not dare to ask for a divine judgment. Once he did, he would leave a record with the National Holy Academy. If he asked for a divine judgment again in the future and did something inappropriate, the former would definitely lose.
With a cold laugh, Lord Kang's lips curled into a mocking smile, but Ye Ru's next words made him freeze.
"Why wouldn't we dare? Since you wish to request a divine judgment, then we will come to request it today!"
Ye Ru snorted coldly, then turned his head and bowed to the sky, beginning to activate his inner energy.
"Student Ye Ru begs the Holy Word to judge who is more guilty, me or this Lord Kang! Who is the traitor! I implore the National Holy Academy to clear our names!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew up from the originally clear sky, and thick clouds directly blocked out the sun. Then, the clouds suddenly began to change and finally transformed into a human figure.
The figure was entirely composed of clouds, but the holy power emanating from it caused many people to change their expressions.
Other scholars and officials, including both civil and military officials, all stood up upon seeing the cloud giant and bowed to it.
"I have met Su Bansheng."
"Who requests Your Majesty's judgment?"
Su Wenmo lowered his head, his eyes extremely dark, and looked at Ye Ru and the others, speaking slowly.
"Your Excellency, I, Ye Ru, humbly request Your Excellency's judgment. Please determine whether I or Lord Kang is the most heinous criminal."
Ye Ru bowed to him again and said slowly.
"Oh? Is that true?"
Su Wenmo turned his head to look at Lord Kang, and then said calmly:
"Lord Kang, your actions are all recorded by the National Holy Academy. You have committed five capital offenses. Would you like me to read them to you in detail?"
Su Wenmo's voice reached Lord Kang's ears, causing the latter to freeze in place as if struck by lightning.