That Hair Can Be Traced

The Emperor said, "Chen Geng is the dean of White Deer Academy. He is indeed responsible for lax discipline, but Grand Scholar Zhang has a point. These two elders were not promoted by Chen Geng, and Chen Geng has been in office for less than three months. How could he know every matter inside out? Let us not mention the Wenyuan Reprimand Order. Dock his salary for one year!"

Chen Geng received the symbolic punishment of having one year's salary docked.

He also declared to His Majesty that although His Majesty was benevolent and had dealt lightly with this humble subject, the matter was ultimately extremely vile. White Deer Academy absolutely could not turn a blind eye. This humble subject would return to White Deer Academy at once and rectify its conduct, so that similar incidents would not happen again and disgrace its thousand-year literary tradition and damage Great Cang's laws and principles.

Faced with such reasonable and heartfelt words, could His Majesty possibly refuse to nod?

Thus, the rectification of White Deer Academy's conduct received His Majesty's approval!

Chen Geng returned to White Deer Academy in a whirlwind and began his grand campaign to set White Deer Academy straight...

The two ministers both withdrew. Lu Tiancong had wanted to share a few heartfelt words with His Majesty, but His Majesty's mind was clearly not on conversation. With a light wave of his hand, he dismissed Lu Tiancong as well.

Everyone withdrew.

His Majesty slowly rose and walked toward the ancient painting hanging on the wall. "You have learned everything about what happened just now. How should it be handled?"

A voice came from within the ancient painting. "Du Yuanfeng cannot be allowed to return to the capital alive!"

"Go!"

The ancient painting shuddered violently, and the old man within