Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1194 Tool Man (First Update)
The emperor's power of life and death has been firmly restricted by the constitutional monarchy established five hundred years ago.

Without the power to kill people at will, Tan Tai Hongyuan felt that he was a wasted emperor and his thoughts were not clear!

This time he was clearly right, but so many people still opposed him, which shows that those people are also very concerned about restricting this power!

Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan thought about it carefully and realized that he didn't have to kill Xia Chujian immediately, but he intuitively had an irresistible murderous urge towards her!
Moreover, he also wanted to try to use this incident to knock on the door of that constitution and slowly take back the royal power that was restricted by that constitution.

One day, step by step, he will abolish the constitutional monarchy law!

But now it seems that the time is not right.

Among the high-level government agencies of the empire, only the Special Security Bureau led by Huo Yushen stood on his side and executed his orders unconditionally.

No, it cannot be said to be unconditional.

Huo Yushen is very methodical in his work, too "by the rules"...

That constitution not only restricts itself, but also restricts the knife in the hands of the Special Security Bureau!

The rest of the people, including the Cabinet Chief Quan Juntai, the Speakers of the Senate, the five military chiefs of staff, and even the High Priest Su Yanxing, all had their own plans in mind...

Do you think you don’t know?!
Although he is the emperor, even with the addition of a special security bureau, he is not enough to fight against the cabinet, the Senate, the military and the temple.

Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan had so many thoughts in his mind, but it was only a moment.

He said in a deep voice: "So after all, you just don't want me to order her to be killed immediately!"

The high priest Su Yanxing sighed and said, "Your Majesty, human life is at stake... It is better to be cautious in such a serious case."

"What if, as Chief Quan said, Xia Chujian already knew that Tan Taijing was not the Queen's biological daughter? Then her self-defense counterattack when her life was seriously threatened would be completely legal and reasonable..."

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan glanced at the high priest with a slightly strange look, lowered his head and smiled: "I didn't expect the high priest to come and plead for Xia Chu Jian..."

"I have seen her appearance before. She is ordinary and plain-looking, but you are still paying attention to her..."

Everyone in the imperial study twitched their lips at the same time.

Who would care about a sophomore?!

Aren’t they just opposing the emperor using this incident to wrench imperial power from the constitution?
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan still did not dare to hand this matter over to the cabinet, the Senate and the military for joint discussion, because he found that Xia Chu Jian seemed to have considerable support from the four great nobles...

He didn't want to take any risks, and he was very upset about this!

In the past, when the emperor dealt with those nobles, he needed to send the Special Security Bureau to collect evidence and then present it to the cabinet and the Senate. Only after the two parties jointly approved it would they impose various punishments on those nobles, such as confiscation of property, execution, or extermination of the clan.

There has never been a case as big as it is now. He said he would kill and he would kill without any regard for the power and reputation of other departments!

But these are taboos that can be done but not spoken.

Some people know each other very well, but no one will take the initiative to mention what they really care about.

As for Xia Chujian, he was just a tool in the game between the two sides.

In fact, who among them would care about the life or death of a tool?
Those who really care can only use the game between the two sides to fight for a living space for Xia Chujian.

Even Zong Ruoan has become much calmer after becoming a senator in the lower house of the Senate.

He no longer talks to himself like before, but he still stubbornly sticks to his own ideas.

He thought about it and changed his words: "Your Majesty, we are not pleading for Xia Chujian."

"We have gathered here for His Majesty and for the long-term stability of our Beichen Empire. We hope that His Majesty can revoke his order and use other reasonable and legal methods to punish Xia Chujian."

Zong Ruoning was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "I can testify that Xia Chujian has long known that there is something wrong with Tan Taijing's identity."

"If Xia Chujian is to be sent to a military court, I can serve as her witness."

Quan Yuxun looked at him meaningfully, nodded and said, "Commissioner Zong is not only the political commissioner of the first military academy of the empire, but also a noble. If he testifies in court, it will carry a lot of weight."

Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan seemed a little surprised when he heard Zong Ruoning's words.

He said, "Ruoning, do you know how Xia Chujian knew about Tan Taijing's identity?"

Zong Ruoning pursed her lips, an uneasy look on her face: "It was me. One time, I accidentally told her about some of Tan Taijing's past with the Queen in the palace..."

"After hearing this, Xia Chujian specifically asked me if the two mother and daughter were quarreling like this, could it be that they were not real mother and daughter at all?"

"I would say, nine times out of ten."

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan felt nervous and asked, "Xia Chu Jian believed this sentence?"

Zong Ruoning glanced at the high priest again, as if he had made up his mind, and continued, "Of course, she didn't believe it right away, but asked me if I knew any inside information..."

"I just revealed a little bit..."

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan's face darkened: "How did you know that?!"

Zong Ruoning didn't say anything else, but looked at the high priest Su Yanxing.

Su Yanxing understood and said with a wry smile: "So it's me who has a big mouth..."

"But please believe me, Your Majesty. I didn't mean it."

"I haven't told Ruoning about this. I mentioned it once when I was chatting with my sister, Ruoning's mother..."

As the high priest, Su Yanxing was in charge of the power to verify the royal bloodline, so he certainly knew that Tan Tai Jing was not the empress's biological daughter. But as long as she was the emperor's biological daughter, and he knew that the emperor also knew this, he would naturally not interfere and expose this matter.

When Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan heard this, he stopped asking questions and said with a gloomy face, "So, Xia Chu Jian did know about this a long time ago?"

Just then, the queen arrived with her ladies-in-waiting.

As soon as she entered the imperial study, she said, "Everyone is here. It's just right. I'm here to ask your majesty for a favor."

As she spoke, she bowed deeply to the emperor, Tan Tai Hong Yuan, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive Xia Chu Jian."

"Although she beat Tan Tai Jing to death, it is excusable and her crime does not deserve the death penalty."

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan suddenly raised his head, looked at everyone in the imperial study, and said, "So you all don't want Xia Chu Jian to be executed?!"

Quan Yuxun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

"We don't care about Xia Chujian's life or death. We only care about your Majesty's reputation in history books and the majesty of the constitution."

It was another famous "smile of power and training" that made Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan look away with a little fear.

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan closed his eyes and said indignantly: "Well, Xia Chu Jian is lucky!"

"Not only did the cabinet, the Senate, the military, and the Holy Church jointly endorse it, but the queen herself also pleaded for her."

"I must give you and the Queen this face."

"Yu Shen, you don't have to interrogate her."

"She can escape death, but she can't escape punishment alive!"

"Pass on my decree, revoke Xia Chujian's student status at the Imperial First Military University, strip her of her military rank, and send her directly to the front line of Shaofu Star to serve as a space marine."

"Remember, don't give her any special privileges."

"Oh, by the way, you also need to take back the second-generation mecha prototype that Su Buyan gave her."

"She doesn't deserve such a good weapon!"

No matter how strong Huo Yushen's mentality was, his heart sank at this moment.

With Xia Chujian's ordinary physique, if he didn't have the second-generation mecha, he would definitely be cannon fodder to die on the front line fighting the Zerg!
For a moment, Huo Yushen almost wanted to abandon everything he had and "escape" with Xia Chujian...

But he was a very rational person, and that unorthodox idea only flashed through his mind for a moment before he abandoned it.

Su Buyan was anxious at this time and shouted: "Your Majesty, what's the difference between you doing this and executing her immediately?!"

"Without the second-generation mecha, she would not survive three minutes on the front line before being killed by the Zerg soldiers!"

"Instead of doing this, why not just shoot her!"

"Death isn't that painful!"

They all knew that if they really went to the front line, dying would be a good thing, but they were afraid that they would not die...

That would be worse than death!

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan frowned, but before he could say anything, the Queen said gently, "Since Your Majesty has already shown leniency, you should be a good person to the end."

Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan looked extremely reluctant and said, "It seems that Xia Chu Jian really caught the Queen's eye."

"In that case, we should keep the second generation mecha."

"But her student status and her military rank must be revoked!"

"She must serve on the front lines of Shaofu Star as a low-level space marine!"

Quan Yuxun's eyes flickered slightly, and he was about to speak, but his father, Quan Juntai, the chief of the cabinet, had already spoken: "If this is the case, it is within the authority of Your Majesty, and our cabinet has no objection."

Then he looked at Quan Yuxun calmly.

Quan Yuxun had no choice but to shut up.

The two speakers of the Senate and the five chiefs of staff of the military did not speak from beginning to end.

They were indeed not interested in Xia Chujian. They came here just to show their united front.

Because only by banding together for warmth can they resist the imperial power.

Quan Juntai bowed to Emperor Tantai Hongyuan and said, "Then we will take our leave."

He walked out first, followed by his son Quan Yuxun.

Next came the two speakers of the Senate, along with Senator Zong Ruoan, and the five chiefs of staff of the military.

The last one to come was the high priest Su Yanxing. He glanced at Su Buyan and Zong Ruoning respectively, and took his son and nephew away.

The queen also knelt down and saluted the emperor, Tan Tai Hongyuan, then hurried away with her female officials.

Soon, only the Emperor, Tan Tai Hongyuan, and Huo Yushen were left in the imperial study.

This is the first update, there will be a second update at five minutes past twelve noon.

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