"Master Lu Shangshu, with no proof or evidence, you simply slander an Imperial Court official with such conviction, what exactly is your intention?" As soon as Master Chen heard Mr. Lu speak of himself in this manner, he exploded, his face red with anger and his neck thick with fury as he asked.
"Similarly, Master Chen, with no proof or evidence, how do you justify your defamation of County Magistrate Lin?" Lu Shaojin didn't take Master Chen seriously at all, speaking indifferently and light-heartedly.
One sentence left Master Chen speechless. "It is true he obtained over a hundred thousand taels of silver from the merchants; there are more than a hundred merchants who can testify to that. It's not that I am slandering him," Master Chen said defiantly, his neck stiff.
