My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 113 - 92 A Decree_2

Of course, an even more important reason was that he had a good father.

Just like how Li Anning, a mere woman, could dominate the Ministry of Justice with no one daring to speak out.

This matter wasn’t heavy, it didn’t weigh two taels, but once taken seriously, at least County Magistrate Pei couldn’t escape a charge of negligence.

This year’s performance evaluation would likely be affected.

The key was that the court handled things according to the law, and no one could find fault with it.

Even a fool could see that this was aimed at Li Nuo, and people like Pei Zhe were just implicated.

Li Nuo greeted them with a fist salute and said, "Sorry, I’ve dragged you all into this. The court will penalize your salary, but I will double the compensation."

County Magistrate Zhang, out of sheer fear, immediately responded, "My Lord, please don’t say such things. It’s an honor for me to serve you. Even if the court punishes me, I’m willing."

In officialdom, the most stable relationships are not based on achievements made together but on bad deeds shared.

The relationships between corrupt officials are often much firmer than among the upright ones.

Serving the young master, he might remember their merits.

But by suffering penalties for the young master, he would also remember their hardships.

It was just three months’ salary. If it could earn the young master’s sympathy, it really was nothing.

This imperial decree completely disrupted Li Nuo’s plans.

Although the decree didn’t explicitly forbid him from continuing to handle cases, if people like Pei Zhe continued to give him the green light, they would be at the end of their own careers.

In other words, he was blocked.

Normally, to become a Law Practitioner, one must pass the Imperial Examination, achieve scholarly honor, and obtain an official position.

Even a minor County Magistrate could practice the law openly and fearlessly.

In the three provinces, anyone who dared to obstruct Li Nuo would face a complaint to his father.

But at this moment...

he was really helpless.

He and Li Anning were both practicing law outside the normal framework; the court’s blocking of his title was legitimate and legal.

It’s just that he had been handling cases for over a month, judging many scions of nobles without any incidents, but just today...

In Li Nuo’s mind, a face like that of a pig’s head flashed.

Li Yuan... was it him?

He couldn’t judge the case today.

He had just stepped out of the Chang’an County Government when he saw a familiar face.

Li Yuan was gently rocking his folding fan and smiled, "The weather is really nice today, Brother Li Nuo, we meet again."

Just one day apart, and the wounds on his face had disappeared without a trace, returning to his elegant noble young master appearance, probably using some healing treasure.

It wasn’t surprising for a First-class Marquis Mansion to have such things.

Li Nuo looked at him and said, "It really was you."

Li Yuan closed his fan, smiling as he said, "What about me? You like to talk about the law, I’ll talk to you about the law. The Daxia Law stipulates that those with no official position have no right to adjudicate cases. How is it, you’re a Law Practitioner; does your law only govern others and not yourself?"

Those words...

Li Nuo really had no way to refute.

You don’t fear a hooligan who plays dirty; you fear a cultured hooligan.

Li Yuan was obviously a cultured hooligan. In just half a day, he had thoroughly investigated his affairs and even knew about his practices in the law.

Not only that, he managed to prompt the three provinces to issue an edict targeted at him in such a short time, which showed that Marquis Yunyang Mansion indeed had great influence in the court.

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Li Nuo glanced at Li Yuan, who immediately retreated behind a few elders, taunting, "What’re you going to do, start a fight? Come on..."

Housekeeper Wu stepped forward and said to Li Nuo, "Young Master, this guy brought six individuals from the fourth realm with him today. He came prepared. It’s best not to start a fight with them here."

Li Nuo wasn’t planning to start a fight, nor did he have a reason.

Today’s Li Yuan, unlike yesterday’s arrogance, knew to wield the weapon of the law to protect himself. If Li Nuo attacked, wouldn’t it play right into his hands?

On the way back to Song Residence, Li Nuo felt terribly stifled.

These days, because of his father’s status, he had been treating other debauchees with contempt, and his path of practicing the law had never encountered obstacles.

But this Li Yuan had indeed brought him a lot of trouble.

His adversary’s father was a third-rank noble; his own father was a third-rank civil servant, belonging to different spheres, neither able to get the better of the other.

Li Yuan’s identity was even more advantageous than Li Nuo’s.

If Li Nuo lost his father, he would become a common citizen, but if Marquis Yunyang passed away, Li Yuan would become the new Marquis Yunyang.

Although the title would fall by one level, he would still remain among the upper echelons of Daxia’s nobility.

Yesterday’s confrontation had seen a slight win for Li Nuo.

Today’s encounter was a resounding victory for Li Yuan.

He was not only overwhelmed in words but also completely blocked by the court from adjudicating any case, not to mention advancing or entering... let alone continuing his life might be a problem...

...

Song Residence.

Li Nuo came back very early today, but upon returning to the small courtyard, he just sat in the pavilion alone, seemingly deep in thought.

Song Mu’er, seeing that he seemed to be pondering something, did not go over to disturb him.

Song Jiaren also sensed something was amiss. While she seemed to be practicing swordplay in the courtyard, her gaze had secretly drifted in his direction countless times.

Before long, Housekeeper Wu walked in from outside, reaching Li Nuo’s side, and said, "Young Master, I’ve cleared it up. Early this morning, led by Marquis Yunyang, some nobles jointly submitted a petition to the Secretariat, impeaching the Chang’an County Magistrate for negligence, allowing a person with no official position to occupy the judgment hall, and urging the three provinces to immediately handle the matter, hence that decree..."