"Forget it, since he wants to be slapped in the face so much, then I must make him get his wish."
Li Baiyi threw away the chicken leg bones in his hand and lay down on the city gate tower.
This Tang En wanted to take advantage of the people's different reactions before and after to criticize him, and in turn said that he had a problem. Although it was a bit strange, it was still within Li Baiyi's expectation.
His original intention was to deal with these people in the cabinet, but Tang En said that he intended to attack the court. Of course, he could not take the blame, otherwise, he would become the target of public criticism.
Li Baiyi waved his hand and said: "Master Tang, what you just said is a bit misleading. What do the people know? It's not what you say."
After Tang En heard this, he looked towards the city gate tower with some resentment in his eyes.
When the common people heard the sound, they also looked over. Some of those who knew Li Baiyi's eyes suddenly lit up.
But some people had fearful eyes and took two steps back, as if they were afraid.
"Is that the prodigal son above? I didn't expect him to come too. It seems that it is true that he gave the order to pay someone to drive the carriage."
"The young father-in-law of the Li family always keeps his word. Of course it is true."
Tang En's face turned red and white after listening to the people's words, and then he pointed at Li Baiyi and said.
"Li Baiyi, isn't what I said wrong? If you hadn't colluded with the people, how could they have turned against you like this?"
"You have money, but it's not easy to bribe a few people."
"You Li Baiyi, you dare to lie in front of His Majesty, you really don't know how to live or die."
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and cursed: "That's nonsense, which one of your eyes saw me paying for others to cheer me up?"
"Master Tang, no matter what you say, you must provide evidence, otherwise, this county magistrate will sue you for libel."
"If I, Li Baiyi, want people to come and support me, do I still need to pay? There are many people who are willing to come."
"The reason why I use one hundred taels of silver to give the order this time is to save some face for you. Otherwise, even if I, Li Baiyi, don't pay them to do the work, they will definitely rush to do it."
"After all, the favors of my Li family are very valuable, and not everyone dares to ignore them."
However, Tang En snorted coldly and said: "Li Baiyi, don't talk nonsense here. You said you didn't use money to bribe the people. You can't prove it just by your words."
"If you want to prove your innocence, you have to accept the court's investigation. Do you dare?"
But Li Baiyi didn't fall for him at all: "Why should I prove my innocence when you frame me?"
"If you want to put me in jail, you have to find your own evidence, otherwise you're just farting."
"As for proving it, this county magistrate can prove it."
Tang En, however, stared at Li Baiyi with a sneer, not believing a word he said.
Humph, you kid wants to prove, what proof can you use? There are so many people, can you prove that you didn’t bribe any of them?
I don’t know how long it will last. If you want to take over our cabinet today, that’s just wishful thinking.
"Okay, why don't you try to prove it to me?"
"If you really prove it, I can apologize to you."
Hearing this, Li Baiyi couldn't help but sneer: "Apologise to me, don't tease you."
"I won't talk nonsense to you, I want to talk to the people."
As he spoke, he looked at the people below the city gate and waved to everyone.
"Fathers, I ask you to help me drive the carriage, are you willing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the people shouting: "Yes, of course I do!"
Li Baiyi smiled slightly, glanced at Tang En, and then continued to ask: "Then why? Why didn't you listen to the orders of those cabinet officials before? Instead, you listened to a playboy like me."
Hearing this, the common people immediately said: "Of course, young master, you are trustworthy and really give me money."
"Yes, even though these cabinet officials said they would give money, when did they actually give it?"
"Even if they give it at the beginning, when the time comes, they will only get the money back."
"If you don't give it to them, you will be beaten or scolded, and you may even lose your life."
"Who dares to take their orders in this situation?"
"On the contrary, it's you, young master. We ordinary people don't care whether you are a playboy or not. As long as we work for you and you pay us, that's fine, young master."
"So, comparing the two, of course we are more willing to do it to the young master than to them."
When Tang En heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. He originally thought that his frame-up move was absolutely invincible, and Li Baiyi must have been defeated.
But he didn't expect that Li Baiyi solved this problem in a few seconds, and it was so clear and unmistakable.
Although the people did not produce any physical evidence, they told a very simple truth.
It's not that Li Baiyi has given them any benefits, but that the composition of their cabinet is really poor.
The officials on the city gate tower immediately started whispering that Li Baiyi would win. They were not too surprised, but they were a little shocked that Li Baiyi won so easily.
As for Emperor Huai'an at this time, his eyes became colder and colder.
Of course he didn't think Li Baiyi would use such a stupid method to bribe people.
The reason why this method is stupid is because once someone discovers it, it is impossible to defend it. It is easy for so many people to investigate.
He had thought about many situations in which Li Baiyi won, but he had not thought of this possibility.
It's not that Li Baiyi is so powerful, but that the officials under him are so bad!
They can't find people to help them even with money. In this case, how can they govern the people well and gain their trust?
Emperor Huai'an clenched his fists and looked at Tang En downstairs at the city gate, wishing he could kill this guy.
As the emperor, he governs the entire Dakun, and he maintains these high officials under his command, of course, in order to win the hearts and minds of the people and govern the country better.
However, this group of officials continued to consume the credibility of the court and his emperor, treating the court's money as their own.
So much so that the people have simply lost trust in them, which is why today's scene happened.
The simple dialogue between the common people and Li Baiyi clearly proved Li Baiyi's innocence and the shamelessness of these court officials!
These guys even dare to pretend to receive the rewards issued by the imperial court, what else can they not dare to do?
There must be a way to kill people and get goods. Emperor Huai'an didn't want to continue thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to kill these guys who were just eating corpses with his own hands on the spot.
