Imperial Censorate, What Is the Most Expensive Thing?

The Moving Injustice to Dou E had its perfect premiere finale!

The hierarchy of contempt among theatergoers had completed its loop in no time!

Those who watched it live looked down on those who watched it in teahouses; those who watched it in teahouses looked down on the people in Central Capital City who had not watched it; and those in Central Capital City who had missed it looked down on people from out of town who could not even experience the atmosphere.

Of course, there were further distinctions within that.

For example, among those who watched it live, those who sat looked down on those who stood; in the teahouses, those in the front row looked down on those in the last row; among the people of Central Capital City, those who heard about it from live viewers looked down on those who heard about it from teahouse viewers. Then everyone looked down on the people from out of town together.

For a time, enthusiasm for watching plays surged once more!

Thus, Chen Luo took out the performance schedule he had prepared long ago and handed it to Ye Heng. His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xuan issued an edict on the spot, ordering Injustice to Dou E to have seven additional performances in Central Capital City, followed by a nationwide tour after a brief rest. Cheers instantly shook the heavens. His Majesty the Emperor had won a few more points of the people's hearts.

There was just one problem.

Afterward, "crying injustice" became fashionable throughout Central Capital City. One could hear people shouting "Unjust!" at all times. The Department of Deviations, especially Kaifeng Prefecture, could no longer stand hearing those two words. Whenever they immediately dispatched constables to "uphold justice for the people," they discovered that the claims