After My Fall as a Treacherous Minister, I Started Over on Danmei AI Translations

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8#

If Magistrate Sun really put his mind to something, his efficiency was extremely high.

It took no more than two sticks of incense for him to report back that Ge Erzi was indeed utterly hopeless — the man had already woken up and wandered off to Jixiangfang to gamble.

And so, just as they were preparing to set off, the guards on duty dropped the ball.

Chapter 9

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Chapter 9#

Le Wuya was not busy investigating the case; instead, he had all the gamblers thrown into Nancheng Prison.

In no time at all, the place was in an uproar, like a market stall at noon.

The cries of grievances, quarrels, and complaints among the gamblers were endless.

Ge Erzi was imprisoned alone in a cage next to Wenren Yue because he had been brazen enough to rob someone right in front of the county magistrate — a truly heinous crime.

Chapter 10

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Chapter 10#

Boom——

The drums of injustice resounded through the long street.

Aunt Su, wearing a coarse linen dress, clenched the drumstick with an expressionless face and beat the cowhide drum head hard.

She had been working year-round and had built up considerable strength in her hands. The sound of the drums carried throughout half the town, heavy with a deadly hatred and rage.

It was getting late, and a crowd was gathering quickly.

Chapter 11

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Chapter 11#

Chapter 11 Sitting in the Hall (1)

Amidst the sound of water and the striking of fire sticks against the ground, Le Wuya’s darting eyes slowly calmed.

The gavel fell, and the entire hall fell silent.

Aunt Su stood in the hall with red eyes, her expression numb from crying so hard.

Le Wuya: “Who stands before this court, and what complaint do you lodge?”

The lawyer knew the gravity of the situation. He advised Aunt Su that it was a serious crime for a commoner to sue the government. Instead of plainly stating that the magistrate’s office had desecrated her ancestor’s grave, she should accuse someone unknown of excavating her son’s tomb and ask the magistrate’s office to provide justice.

Chapter 12 - 1

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Chapter 12 - 1#

Holding Court (Part 2)#

The County Magistrate Sun’s hasty defection today was largely due to the fabricated confession from Le Wuya.

Right up until the court session began, he still didn’t know whether his choice of allegiance was right or wrong.

But when Le Wuya’s resolute voice rang out with the words “perform an autopsy,” the blood in Sun’s veins ran cold.

If the magistrate truly had the skill to examine a corpse… why hadn’t he said so before?

Chapter 12 - 2

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Chapter 12 - 2#

If he were to take on the crime of “how many wrongful convictions were fabricated,” it wouldn’t be as simple as losing his job.

This was a crime punishable by the execution of his entire family and the confiscation of all property!

Coroner Shang didn’t even dare to feign fainting to escape. He suppressed the surging dizziness and violent ringing in his ears, struggled to turn over, prostrated himself fully on the ground, and cried out in a tearful voice: “Your Honor!! This humble one, this humble one has indeed been negligent in his duties, but even if I had the boldness of the heavens, I wouldn’t dare do such a thing! Someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes and threatening me. I was momentarily blinded by greed and made this grave mistake. I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely would not dare to fabricate a wrongful case! Your Honor, please investigate clearly!”

Chapter 13

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Chapter 13#

Holding Court (Part Three)#

Le Wuya knew that Jiang He was unmatched in skill but regrettably a bit dense.

The deeper meaning behind his own actions would take him a while to figure out.

After temporarily sending Aunt Su and the others away to be settled, the courtroom suddenly felt empty.

“For the time being, the people from Xiaofu Coal Mine won’t be arriving anytime soon,” Le Wuya said. “Isn’t there also some reckless fool who dared to rob someone right under my nose today? Bring him up.”

Chapter 14

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Chapter 14#

The Court Session (4)#

The moment he saw the case file, Le Wuya sensed something was off.

He had first taken up an official post at the Dali Temple (Supreme Court).

Case files had passed through his hands like flowing water, and he had witnessed so many twists of human sentiment and the coldness of the world that he had long cultivated the ability to spot suspicious points at a single glance.

Chapter 15

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Chapter 15#

The Verdict (Part One)#

Who would have thought that, while awaiting Ming Xiangzhao and the witnesses, another incident would arise.

The yamen runner came to announce someone had filed a complaint.

The yamen was indeed unusually lively today.

Le Wuya asked, “Who is it?”

The runner replied, “Your Honor, it’s Li Asi.”

Butcher Li Asi?

The actual owner behind Jixiang Alley?

Le Wuya was mildly surprised. “What case?”

Chapter 16

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Chapter 16#

Final Judgment (II)#

Le Wuya had no idea he was being thought of again.

The fifty taels of silver were quickly found in Liu Deben’s home.

Liu Deben kept insisting that it was his uncle’s inheritance.

Although, when asked which distant uncle, what his name was, and where he lived, he couldn’t answer a single question, his mouth remained harder than iron.

However, when the manager and clerk of Huitong Money Shop appeared in the courtroom together, Liu Deben was dumbfounded.

Chapter 17

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Chapter 17#

Reunion (Part 1)#

While Le Wuya watched their lifespans drop sharply with a heart full of worry, the Sixth Prince said softly, “Rise and speak; the ground is cold.”

Le Wuya did not move from his kneeling position: “This humble official is guilty and dares not rise.”

The Seventh Prince bent down and supported him by the arm.

At this, Le Wuya could no longer remain kneeling and had to rise with the momentum.

Chapter 18

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Chapter 18#

Meeting (Part 2)#

Seeing that he couldn’t break free from Wenren Yue, Le Wuya had no choice but to “negotiate properly” with him, even if he didn’t want to.

“Each returning to their own place—isn’t that best?” Le Wuya rolled his eyes and came up with a terrible idea. “I’ll find two ropes, and we’ll hang ourselves together. The moment I leave, you can take my place. How about that?”

Chapter 19

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Chapter 19#

Reunion (III)#

The two men were locked in a dispute, and Le Wuyai could not simply walk away.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to look back.

The little phoenix hadn’t aged much; his waist was still slender and supple, easy to grasp with one hand.

He remembered how the two of them used to lie side by side on the rooftop as children, discussing the future—how if they became generals, would a general’s belly make them more imposing?

Chapter 20

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Chapter 20#

Reunion (IV)#

As Assistant County Magistrate Sun hurriedly ordered the ground to be doused with clean water, Le Wuya sat in the inner hall, warmly introducing Squire Chen to the imperial envoy: “Your Excellency, General Pei, this is Chen Yuanwei, a local celebrity. The Xiaofu Coal Mine is an enterprise he founded with his own hands.”

Seventh Prince sipped his tea and cast a glance at him: Are you planning to borrow our influence again?

Chapter 21

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Chapter 21#

Reunion (V)#

This whirlwind named Pei Mingqi swept Le Wuya straight into the back hall.

Le Wuya was viciously thrown onto the only cushioned stool in the hall.

Pei Mingqi pressed down on him, demanding directly: “What is your birth date and time?”

Le Wuya gritted his teeth and rubbed his waist: “To answer General Pei, this humble official has idled away twenty-five years.”

Pei Mingqi insisted: “I want your birth date and time.”

Chapter 22

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Chapter 22#

Flattering the Horse (1)#

Wen Renyue quickly recovered, somewhat apologetic: “I haven’t had a chance to look at myself yet… Today I cleaned the house, bought groceries, and went to the academy to see if there was any work I could do to earn money. It’s really…”

“Stop rambling,” Le Wuya tugged at his sleeve. “Come in now and look.”

The two studied the mirror for a long time. Wen Renyue tilted his head. “…My face hasn’t changed at all.”

Chapter 23

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Chapter 23#

Flattering the Horse (Part Two)#

Prefect Lü said slowly and deliberately: “Yingchen, what’s the matter?”

He was like a sheep that reacted slowly and had a soft temperament. After saying this, he smacked his lips as if he had remembered something: “Oh, you’re talking about the Dongshan Dam overflowing. Half a year has passed, and you still haven’t closed the case.”

The old county magistrate Qi Wuhu was indeed thin; his official robe appeared unusually loose and washed until it was pale, but one could see a frame of hard, bony support holding up this worn garment.

Chapter 24

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Chapter 24#

The Marriage Certificate (1)#

Le Wuya’s networking efforts had yielded remarkable results.

Prefect Lü regarded him favorably and granted every request he made without exception.

With no one to hinder him, Le Wuya moved with lightning speed, issuing one order after another in rapid succession, leaving everyone dazzled.

The Xiaofu Coal Mine was raided, rescuing a total of 132 out of town miners.

Of these, about fifty to sixty percent were deeply homesick and eager to return.

Chapter 25

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Chapter 25#

Marriage Agreement (Part Two)#

The Great Yu dynasty indeed saw a flourishing of male favor.

Even the late emperor, who was obsessed with Daoist arts and elixirs, appearing ascetic and detached, had in his harem several extremely handsome “refined ministers.” Historians, unashamed, recorded them faithfully.

These beauties were favored in life, and in death, they were taken by the late emperor to be buried alive with him, like so many precious jewels.

Chapter 26

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Chapter 26#

Persimmon Scent (1)#

Though he grumbled inwardly, Le Wuyou was still somewhat aware of the friction between the two brothers.

Hoping for them to work together was like waiting for death.

At least death would come sooner or later.

He tucked the two letters into his sleeve, picked up his bundle, and hummed a little tune as he returned to his bedchamber. He placed the two letters neatly side by side on the table, as if arranging the brothers to sit together, finding a childish, self-satisfied amusement in it.

Chapter 27

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Chapter 27#

Persimmon Fragrance (Part 2)#

Le Wuyi was so deeply troubled that he ate the persimmon cakes Xiang Zhijie had sent him, filling and all, without even noticing.

By the time he finished one persimmon cake, Le Wuyi had also completed a turtle shedding its shell—an act of self-justification.

Xiao Liu and Little Phoenix had both handled the matter of his resurrection from the dead.

Yet he had told no one about the experience of living a second life.

Chapter 28

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Chapter 28#

Governing the Realm (I)#

However, Le Wuyai did not fret for long.

There was a mountain of official business waiting for him inside the yamen.

Just as the second letters from Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi arrived one after another, the conclusion to the series of corruption cases involving the Chen family was finally reached.

Chen Yuanwei, who had appeared aloof from worldly affairs and cultivated both civil and martial arts, was implicated in framing others for rebellion and selling people into slavery, resulting in the premature deaths of twenty-five people due to accidents, overwork, illness, and other causes in the Xiaofu Coal Mine. His crimes were heinous. He was stripped of his juren title, all his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to beheading, to be carried out in the autumn after his imprisonment awaiting execution.

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Chapter 29#

Governing an Era (Part 2)#

With this thought in mind, Wenren Yue soon became busy.

Not only did he have to pick up the studies he had abandoned for over a year and relearn them, but he also had to practice every day a set of health-preserving fist techniques and tai chi sword techniques that Le Wuyia had taught him.

Le Wuyia didn’t expect him to achieve anything remarkable by starting mid-life; what mattered most was building a solid physical foundation.

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Chapter 30#

Governing the World (III)#

Wenren Yue guessed that Brother Gu would probably go seek help from those two imperial envoys.

Brother Gu was exceptionally talented, gifted with fine qualities—they clearly both admired him greatly.

If he made a request, those two would surely fulfill it.

Sure enough, Le Wuya indeed sent out several letters next.

Two were sent to the capital, one to Jinyuan County, and one to Tonglu County.

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Chapter 31#

Governing an Era (4)#

Le Wuya had anticipated many developments in the capital, so he wasn’t anxious.

Since there was no word yet from Tonglu, he decided to focus first on his own patch of land.

For various matters to be implemented smoothly, he needed the support of the village elders and village heads.

Nan’ting County had ten villages, each with 110 households. From each village, two respected village elders were selected, along with a few village heads, forming a small self-governing community.