Lin Shangshu was proud and said: "Your Majesty, Yi Shuihan committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
Yi Shuihan smiled: "Lin Shangshu, you said that I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. How did I deceive the emperor? Please pay attention to your wording and be careful that I accuse you of false accusations!"
Lin Shangshu was furious, huh, you are still so arrogant when you are about to die: "You have already admitted that you are a woman, is this not the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Yi Shuihan's smile deepened: "Lin Shangshu, did I say that I was a man? Did I say that I was not a woman? No? Then how could I deceive the emperor?"
Lin Shangshu said angrily: "You pretended to be a man to take the imperial examination and become an official in the court, and you still want to quibble!" [
Yi Shuihan's smile did not diminish: "Lin Shangshu, please pay attention to your wording. Which law of Beiming Kingdom expressly stipulates that women cannot take the imperial examination? Which law expressly stipulates that women cannot enter the court as officials?"
When the ministers heard this, they realized that although there was no explicit rule, it was an unwritten rule and everyone in the country knew it.
Lin Shangshu immediately retorted: "Humph, there has never been a woman in Beiming Kingdom who took the imperial examination and became an official in the court."
Yi Shuihan said impatiently: "Lin Shangshu, just because it didn't happen before, doesn't mean it won't happen now or in the future. Everything evolves from nothing to something. This is a historical trend, and no one can stop it."
When Ling Xiaoran heard this, his expression changed. No one can stop the trend of history? No, he is an eternal emperor, and there is nothing he can't stop!
Lin Shangshu snorted coldly: "Yi Shuihan, there is no need to quibble. You are a woman but you pretend to be a man. This is disrespectful and deceiving the emperor!"
Yi Shuihan said: "Lin Shangshu, how can I dress up as a man?"
Lin Shangshu smiled sinisterly and said: "You are wearing men's clothing, and you are dressed like a man!"
Yi Shuihan said: "Lin Shangshu, which law of Beiming Kingdom stipulates that women cannot wear men's clothes? Is it disrespectful and deceiving the emperor for a woman to wear men's clothes?"
The performance in the Jinluan Palace turned into a debate between Lin Shangshu and Yi Shuihan. All the ministers remained silent and focused on watching the show. Even the emperor looked like he was watching the show.
Lin Shangshu said angrily: "Humph, you are a woman interfering in political affairs!"
Yi Shuihan said: "How can I interfere in political affairs? I haven't even touched a pen in the Hanlin Academy, and my official position is bestowed by the emperor. When will it be your turn to make unreasonable comments, Lin Shangshu?"
Lin Shangshu was refuted every word and said angrily: "You, you don't abide by the female precepts, you don't follow the rules and keep yourself, and you go through the market with arrogance."
Yi Shuihan still looked calm and said: "Lin Shangshu, are all the women who do not abide by the female commandments guilty of bullying the emperor? Then why don't you arrest all the women in Beiming Kingdom who do not understand the female commandments?
Get up and say that they have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
When the ministers heard the words, some of them covered their mouths and laughed. Yi Shuihan was obviously making quibbles, but his words were reasonable and there was no way to refute them.
Lin Shangshu was at a loss for words, and after holding it for a long time he said: "Humph, you are using such forceful words to make sense!"
Yi Shuihan said: "If Lin Shangshu thinks that my words are unreasonable, then I have to find a reason."
Lin Shangshu was at a loss for words, so he had no choice but to say to the emperor: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, that Yi Shuihan's demonic words have deceived the public. Please give His Majesty a clear warning."
"To report to your Majesty, I have never said that I am a man, nor have I ever said that I am not a woman, nor have I ever interfered in government affairs. Also, why do I look like a man?" Yi Shuihan said narcissistically.
I mean you are all blind?[
"That makes sense." Ling Xiaoran smiled mysteriously.
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers seemed to have lost their eyes. The emperor actually did not punish Yi Shuihan?