Cao Mao sat in Taiji Hall, holding the "Letter Severing Ties with Lü Changti" that Zhang Hua had brought him.
In history, Ji Kang had written such a piece as well.
But its force had clearly fallen short of this letter's.
In this letter severing ties, Ji Kang had cursed Lü Xun, Feng Zhan, and many others implicated in the case until they were drenched in abuse.
With Ji Kang's reputation, it was only a matter of time before this letter spread throughout the realm.
Traitors personally certified by Ji Kang-with his writing, their names could survive into posterity.
Zhang Hua was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, these men weren't entirely useless after all. Once this letter came out, even the Imperial Academy Students fell completely silent. They no longer dare talk about framing the innocent."
"The clans Master Ji named are in utter turmoil now. Feng Zhan's elder brother drove to the Minister of Justice, declared that his younger brother's crimes were grievous, and asked to share his punishment..."
Cao Mao sneered.
"These men finally dare not keep hiding. They've all jumped out to make amends, afraid Ji Kang's letter will nail them to the pillar of shame."
Cao Mao had not told Ji Kang the circumstances earlier, leaving him and Lü An to rush about seeking exoneration, precisely to build up to this big blow. Ji Kang valued friendship deeply; only under such circumstances would he give it his all.
This time, these men would accompany Ji Kang's masterpiece into everlasting renown and eternal infamy: Ji Kang's work would be celebrated for a hundred generations, and their names would stink for ten thousand years.
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