People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

"Moon Goddess Cult Leader, Lord Cao Ze, what brings you to my residence?"

The Moon Goddess sneered and said sharply, "When I was capturing a traitor in my sect, I accidentally broke into the residence of the Imperial Censor. Who knew that not only did he protect the traitor, but he also chased after me in broad daylight."

This sister-in-law is really quick-witted... Cao Ze didn't take Yue Shen's counter-accusations seriously.

"I'm disturbing Your Majesty."

After Cao Ze finished speaking, he smiled and said to the Moon Goddess, "Moon Goddess, the Yin-Yang School is in Qin State, in Xianyang, so they must abide by the rules of Qin State and Xianyang."

"I don't care why you want to arrest a traitor, nor whether you accidentally trespassed on my residence. Qin has its own laws. Now, surrender obediently. If you are innocent, I will clear your name. Don't ruin your life!"

The Moon Goddess took a deep breath and said angrily, "Cao Ze, you are abusing your power for personal gain, and you are trying to retaliate against me, the leader of this sect!"

Changping Jun was speechless. This month, the leader of the God of Gods was too impatient. As expected, women are all unreliable. Women should not be allowed to hold power; they are too easily swayed by emotions.

"Gentlemen, please hear me out."

Lord Changping spoke up, "What you all say makes sense. This matter is not yet clear. Why don't we go into the mansion first and then discuss it?"

Cao Ze glanced briefly at Tian Guang and Changwen Jun behind Changping Jun.

His gaze lingered on Tian Guang for a moment.

Tian Guang seemed to sense something and exchanged a smiling glance with Cao Ze.

Cao Ze responded with a smile, which served as a greeting.

Tian Guang's talent is not bad either; he has now broken through to the Grandmaster level... Cao Ze thought to himself.

If Tian Guang hadn't just broken through and his aura wasn't completely concealed, he might not have been able to detect it if he hadn't fought with Tian Guang.

That said, life is pretty miserable for farmers too.

They claimed to have 100,000 disciples, but in reality, they only had one Grandmaster-level expert, Tian Guang, who had just broken through to the next level.

Compare Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, and the Yin-Yang School...

Shabby, really shabby.

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Chapter 457 The Humiliation of the Sister-in-Law

The main hall of the mansion.

Changping clapped his hands.

Before long, seven or eight elegantly dressed maids filed in, carrying wine, food, fruits, and pastries.

Changping Junwen said gently, "You are all pillars of our Great Qin. Let's not let misunderstandings ruin our harmony."

In the Qin state, the right side was considered the most honorable. Cao Ze and Jing Ni Yan Fei sat in the right row, while the Moon Goddess sat alone opposite them.

Upon hearing Changping Jun's words, he knew that Changping Jun wanted to downplay the matter and make it disappear.

Cao Ze stroked the polished bronze wine cup in his hand and smiled, "Your Majesty thinks it's a misunderstanding, but whether it's a misunderstanding or not is for me, the Imperial Censor, to judge, isn't it? Does Your Majesty agree?"

He showed no respect to Lord Changping. The old man was wholeheartedly devoted to Chu and wanted to leave Qin. He would never have anything to do with him again.

At this time, he still had many concerns. How could he become Prime Minister Cao in the future?

Lord Changping was slightly displeased. He was indeed arrogant because he had achieved success at a young age, and he didn't know that the officialdom was a place where people flattered each other and made each other look good.

Based on this one incident alone, he could suppress Cao Ze in the future. As long as he was the prime minister of Qin, Cao Ze would never be able to hold his head high.

"The Yin-Yang School is a martial arts sect, while the censor's duty is only to supervise officials. The two have no overlap. This matter should be handled by the Court of Justice. What does the censor think of this approach?"

Changping Jun was displeased and spoke in a cold tone.

Cao Ze neither confirmed nor denied it.

He knew that the Minister of Justice was not Lord Changping's man, but he also knew that the Minister of Justice had always been a centrist, neither side involved, which is why he was able to remain unscathed in the case of Lü Buwei.

Unless he and Changping Jun break off relations now, the final result will only be a compromise.

This contradicts his plan, and he would never let a moon goddess cause his plan to change, thus missing the opportunity to send Changping away.

"His Majesty is the Chancellor, in charge of the entire court. His Majesty says this matter should be handed over to the Court of Justice, and I have no objection..."

The Moon Goddess couldn't help but reveal a smug smile. She slightly raised her chin, her expression arrogant, glancing at Cao Ze with some disdain, and then looking at her expressionless senior sister with a hint of pity.

I like men like this; I've found one in my life.

In the end, I'm afraid I, as the junior sister, will have to save them.

That's good, it'll teach my senior a lesson and prevent her from being filled with nothing but romantic notions.

Cao Ze glanced at his sister-in-law, and her smug expression was clearly visible even from two miles away.

"but……"

Cao Ze changed the subject, saying, "Your Majesty should know that I am in charge of the Jingyang case, and last night I brought Zheng Guo to Xianyang. In the middle of that night, the Moon Goddess Cult Leader broke into my residence. I have reason to suspect that the Moon Goddess Cult Leader is trying to silence me!"

The Moon Goddess was feeling smug when she heard Cao Ze persisting. She couldn't help but say, "You're talking nonsense! This sect leader doesn't know anything about the states of Zheng or Han. Don't slander me!"

Yan Fei chuckled softly; it seemed like someone had said those words just now.

What is this? Are we just smearing each other?

Having been through Cao Ze's trials, Jing Ni could now naturally understand why Yan Fei chuckled.

However, she was much calmer.

Compared to the crazy antics Cao Ze pulled in bed that repeatedly drove her to the brink of madness, this little joke had no effect on her whatsoever.

The Moon Goddess was watching her senior sister closely, and when she saw her senior sister smile, she immediately became a little anxious.

"False accusation! This is a false accusation! False accusations will be punished!"

Cao Ze calmly said, "The Jingyang case is of great importance, and may even affect the fate of the Qin state. There are countless people who want Zheng Guo dead. Perhaps it is true that the Moon Goddess Sect Master does not know Zheng Guo, or perhaps he is just acting on someone's orders to kill him to silence him."

"Well, if the Moon Goddess Cult Leader reveals the mastermind behind this, I can overlook the fact that the Moon Goddess Cult Leader trespassed into my residence without cause."

"What does the Moon Goddess Cult Leader think?"

Cao Ze looked at the Moon Goddess with a smile.

The Moon Goddess's face turned bright red, almost like a monkey's bottom, and she pointed a jade finger at Cao Ze, trembling and unable to speak.

Cao Ze noticed that Lord Changping was trying to smooth things over again, so he casually asked, "Does the Prime Minister have something to say?"

"Oh, by the way, before I went to Jingyang, I had a chance encounter with the Moon Goddess Cult Leader, who happened to be visiting the Prime Minister's residence at that time."

"Tsk tsk, could it be that the mastermind behind this attempt to silence Zheng is connected to the Prime Minister?"

Lord Changping felt a slight tremor in his heart, and inexplicably felt that Cao Ze seemed to know that he intended to harm the State of Zheng.

It's just a coincidence, perhaps...

Lord Changping calmed himself down and said, "Nephew, do not make any unfounded speculations, lest you become a laughing stock in other countries."

"Since you believe that the Moon Goddess Cult Leader is related to the Jingyang case, then you may investigate first. However, please forgive the Moon Goddess Cult Leader for trespassing on your residence."

Knowing he hadn't ordered the Moon Goddess to kill anyone to cover it up, he wasn't worried about Cao Ze finding anything out, so he simply gave her a way out.

Cao Ze chuckled.

Just a moment ago he was calling me "Imperial Censor," but now he's calling me "My dear nephew."

"That's fine then. I, the Imperial Censor, am magnanimous and won't hold a grudge against a petty person. As long as the Moon Goddess Sect Leader cooperates well during my investigation, that will be fine."

Cao Ze's casual words almost made the Moon Goddess furious.

But reason told her that if she vented her emotions now, Cao Ze would definitely seize the opportunity to attack her relentlessly.

"Humph!"

Moon Goddess turned her face away and looked outside the hall, afraid that she would not be able to resist riding on Cao Ze, just like Cao Ze had ridden on her that day, and beat Cao Ze into a pig's head!

Cao Ze smiled slightly, not taking it to heart. After leaving, he had plenty of ways to amuse his sister-in-law.

We could make a separate plan, and the name would be... well, "The Humiliated Sister-in-Law".

Changping frowned inwardly. If he couldn't even keep his temper in check, this Moon Goddess Cult Leader wouldn't amount to anything.

Unfortunately, Donghuang Taiyi died.

If it weren't for the influence of the Yin-Yang School in the Chu region, he wouldn't really want to cooperate with the Moon Goddess.

"Hehe, it's getting late, I'll take my leave now."

Cao Ze rose and bowed to Lord Changping.

With the Moon Goddess as an example, Lord Changping now finds Cao Ze pleasing to the eye no matter what.

Unfortunately, Cao Ze chose the State of Qin. If he had followed Cao Ze to Chu, I would have married my daughter Mi Lian to him, thus binding such a talented person to the State of Chu.

He is currently assisting the King of Qin in establishing the Three Departments and Six Ministries.

The more I learned about Cao Ze, the more I read his memorials, the more I admired him, and the more alarmed I became.

It's unclear how Cao Ze came up with such a "wild idea" that, without going through the treacherous officialdom, he could produce such a reform plan that even Cao Ze admired after reading it.

However, he was highly suspicious of Cao Ze's motives.

I strongly suspect that Cao Ze wanted to use this to diminish his power as prime minister.

Anyone familiar with the "Three Departments and Six Ministries" system, and any official who has served in the imperial court, will be able to see the checks and balances on the prime minister's power, as well as the strengthening of royal authority.

Power, in essence, is very simple: whoever holds the final decision-making power holds the most power.

Changping Jun's thoughts quickly dissipated, and he stood up with a smile to see him off.

"Nephew, please take care."

Cao Ze exchanged a few pleasantries with Lord Changping, then turned and left with Jing Ni Yanfei.

After Cao Ze left, Tian Guang, who had remained silent all along, finally spoke up: "Your Majesty..."

Changping raised his hand to stop Tian Guang from continuing.

He said to the Moon Goddess, whose face was grim, "Moon Goddess, there are undercurrents in Xianyang right now, and Cao Ze is in the eye of the storm. At such a critical moment, it would be best if you did not act rashly. Otherwise, if you alarm the King of Qin, I am afraid that I will not be able to extricate myself from the situation."

His position as prime minister was practically a windfall, unlike Lü Buwei who gradually rose to power, eventually wielding absolute authority and becoming the undisputed ruler of the court. Therefore, he relied more heavily on the King of Qin to effectively utilize his power as prime minister and command the officials.

The Moon Goddess could not swallow this insult. She said, "Your Majesty, are you going to let Cao Ze continue to be so arrogant?"