Han Zhi's voice suddenly rose sharply, like a gavel striking a silent main hall.
"Behind this 'inconvenience,' how much bribery did you take from that Instructor? Or could it be that you, Chief Secretary Sun, were once part of that 'righteous scholarly opinion,' and you're afraid that pulling up the radish will bring out the mud and dirty your own robes?!"
"N—no! This official is wronged! I am wronged, Chief Justice!" Sun Ping was shaking like a sieve, doing nothing but kowtowing and crying out his grievance, his forehead thumping loudly against the cold brick floor.
Chapter 504