Luo Jing, Tai Chi Hall.
Early morning.
"His Majesty."
Zheng Zhong, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, was the first to stand up and raised his voice: "In the name of the Wushuang Pillar Kingdom, Gu Simiao openly supported the remnants of the Demon Queen, and even sent the Cang Ling Army to attack Suzhou and other places. It was obvious that he had completely betrayed the imperial court. , according to the laws of Daxia, the crime of rebellion is a serious crime that affects the nine clans. Please kill the whole Gu family where Gu Simiao lives immediately, according to the law of the whole country!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen criminal officials behind him spoke at the same time.
"Please, Your Majesty, execute the entire Gu family, according to the law of the whole country!"
The Ministry of Punishment uniformly stood up to request the order, which was completely expected by others. Fang Ping, Liu Dongyang and other big bosses were not surprised at all.
They did not express their opinions immediately, but looked at the empress on the jade steps with expressionless expressions.
After the officials from the Ministry of Punishment came forward, the officials from Dali Temple headed by Zhao Bingliang also followed suit, showing their support for Zheng Zhong and requesting the empress' decree together.
The empress' face turned cold, she looked around at the two judicial departments and the courtiers below, and said angrily: "You...do you want me to turn into a shameless villain who doesn't keep his word?"
Hearing this, Zheng Zhong and others suddenly felt their hearts sink.
Now that things have happened, does His Majesty still want to defend Lu Chen...
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
Zheng Zhong bowed heavily, first apologized, and then continued: "It's just that if we don't deal with the Gu family as soon as possible, we will shock those who are sitting on the fence everywhere..."
"No just."
The empress said coldly: "I said that no matter what happens in Huangzhou within fifteen days, I will not embarrass the Gu family. How can I change my words? I have a destiny and represent the justice of the court. If I If I break my word and lose my faith, how will the people of the world view me? For the sake of those young people who have turned against the Demon Queen and have evil intentions, isn't this a small gain but a loss of great value?"
"Zheng Zhong, what are your intentions in admonishing me like this?!"
The last words that were as heavy as a thousand words made Zheng Zhong and others break out in cold sweat.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Zheng Zheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Wei Chen didn't think carefully and failed to distinguish the pros and cons, which almost caused a catastrophe. Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise and brave and did not take Wei Chen's advice. Otherwise, Wei Chen will be blamed for his death!" "
Others also knelt down and begged the empress for forgiveness.
The empress snorted coldly.
"Remember, there is no next time."
If it hadn't been for the fact that he had just taken charge of the court and the court was now short of talents, almost all the ministers who were persecuted and driven out of the court by the Empress Dowager Zhao had been summoned back. There would really be no one available, and Zheng Zhong's ability was not bad, otherwise She really wanted to kick this guy out of the court.
Upon hearing this, all the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone stood up one after another, with a look of joy flashing in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, after Gu Simiao made it clear that she was plotting rebellion, Lu Chen, who tried his best to vouch for her, would still have such a holy family.
There are no signs of falling out of favor at all...
Lu Chen himself had no reaction at all. He was looking at his nose and heart and had no intention of speaking.
The empress's attitude was already obvious yesterday. If these little shrimps jumped out to attack him now, it would be almost impossible to have any effect.
It's just useless work, nothing to worry about.
After Zheng Zhong and others retreated in embarrassment, in front of the jade steps, very close to Yan Song, the only remaining pavilion elder and the chief minister of the dynasty, a man wearing a third-grade official robe with a majestic appearance appeared middle-aged man stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Baiguan's expression suddenly became stern.
And apart from the Three Pavilions, there is only one department that can make them react like this——
Ministry of official affairs.
The person who stood up this time was Ye Sheng, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The empress turned her head, looked at him, and said calmly: "Ye Aiqing, please speak."
Ye Sheng bowed his hands towards the empress and said solemnly: "We are impeaching thirteen acting magistrates including Fang Yu, the interim magistrate of Ping County, Yuzhou, Lu Fang, the interim magistrate of Wuyuan County, Lin Feng, the interim magistrate of Qingping County, in each county. He is behaving recklessly and disrupting people's livelihood. He is lacking in virtue and talent and is not qualified to serve as an official. Your Majesty, please remove him from office and recruit talented people to go to the counties to restore order to people's livelihood and preserve the prestige of the government."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
After a moment, all the courtiers subconsciously looked at Lu Chen, who was standing behind the officials.
The acting county magistrates of Yuzhou were all promoted by Lu Chen when he was the governor of the two states. He used the supreme authority of the sword of the extreme to forcefully break the rules and promote them. If they are really as unworthy as Ye Sheng said, they should be promoted. Lu Chen is also responsible.
Although this trouble is nothing to him, who is a member of the Holy Family, but if he is not good, it will affect the favor of the empress.
The empress frowned and did not speak immediately, but looked at Lu Chen.
After Lu Chen heard this, he became energetic.
He raised his head and looked at the upright middle-aged man not far away, his hands under his sleeves clenched slightly.
Hard!
The fist is hard!
"Dare to ask Mr. Ye."
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen stood up and said with a serious face: "What did Fang Yu and Lin Feng do in the counties? How did they act recklessly and disrupt people's livelihood? And who accused them of lacking moral integrity?"
Ye Sheng turned around, glanced at Lu Chen, and said calmly: "Lu Gaishi suspects that I have slandered them?"
He was not very afraid of Lu Chen, a gentleman who was clearly favored by the empress, but never formed a clique to bully others for personal gain, and was a bit perverted in his integrity.
Anyway, as long as he is reasonable, has a clear conscience, and is dedicated to serving the public, such a true gentleman has nothing to fear.
"No."
Lu Chen said without being arrogant or arrogant: "I just want to understand the whole ins and outs of the matter so as not to blame the good people. After all, they were taught and promoted by me. They are considered my disciples. Their character and ability are clear to me. I don’t believe they will do this after becoming county parent officials.”
"Ha... In that case, I will tell you carefully and let your majesty and colleagues see how ridiculous Lu Giusi, your trusted disciple, is acting as a county parent official in each county of Yuzhou. Let me see Whether they were wronged or not.”
As he spoke, he suddenly reached into his arms and slowly took out a few scrolls.
Then he asked the empress for instructions, and after the empress nodded, he opened the book.
The next second, with a burst of spiritual power, light curtains suddenly flew out of the scroll, and finally suspended in the image transmission array engraved on the extremely smooth wall on the right side of Tai Chi Hall, turning into pieces similar to A picture like a photo appeared in front of everyone.
"Um?"
After seeing the scene in the image clearly, everyone except Lu Chen couldn't help but be stunned.
And just as Lu Chen faced new troubles.
Huangzhou, inside Tianyu Pass.
"General!"
Tang Ping, the guard commander responsible for guarding this place, looked at Gu Simiao suddenly appearing not far away with a somewhat strange expression, and subconsciously placed his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.
"Why are you here?"
"Ah"
Gu Simiao smiled coldly.
"I want to come over and see how the traitors guard Tianyu Pass."
After saying that, the majestic spiritual power in her body suddenly exploded.
"!"
Tang Ping panicked and instinctively wanted to draw his sword.
However--
Click
Accompanied by a teeth-piercing crisp sound, a biting cold air suddenly appeared under his feet and spread throughout his body in an instant.
Before he could react, his whole body was frozen into an ice sculpture.
Clang!
Gu Simiao suddenly pulled out the long, crystal-clear sword, and walked slowly towards Tang Ping, who was completely frozen, with an expressionless face under the watchful eyes of a group of horrified guards.
Facing the terrifying coercion of the strong men in the Guiyi Realm, although Tang Ping's personal guards tried to stop him, their feet felt like they were filled with lead and they could not move at all.
In the end, I could only watch helplessly as Gu Simiao walked up to Tang Ping and slashed him with his sword without mercy.
boom!
The ice sculpture instantly tore into countless pieces.
The broken ice that fell on the ground was filled with hot blood.
And as Gu Simiao, who was supposed to appear on the Suzhou battlefield to challenge the Holy King Cangming, appeared in this pass that had been controlled by the Queen Mother Zhao and had always been used to resist foreigners, the real war in Huangzhou began at this moment. Completely fired.
(End of chapter)
