Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Xia Yan's case was settled soon after the empress came to the three divisions for a joint trial.

This iron case that was once disliked by anyone, who felt that since the evidence was conclusive, there was no need for a retrial at all, the final verdict after the retrial was extremely unexpected, making the jaws of those who originally wanted to see Lu Chen's jokes drop. .

Although Xia Yan commits corruption and bribery, his original intention is not for private enjoyment, but for the people of Yongchuan.

Moreover, this move not only did not cause any harm, but instead made the people of Yongchuan live and work in peace and contentment, and turned their hearts to the court. There were no riots and harm to the country like other states and counties during the demon queen's chaos, which was undoubtedly a great achievement.

Taking these two points into consideration, the final three judicial divisions jointly decided to revise Xia Yan's original death sentence, instead of staying in his post as a crime, and continue to serve as the magistrate of Yongchuan County until the next evaluation.

Although it is a crime to stay in the job, anyone with a discerning eye will know that this so-called crime is just a deliberate attempt by the court to save face. Anyone who really regards Xia Yan as a person who wears a crime will definitely be unlucky.

After all, as soon as the interrogation of the three divisions ended, Xia Yan was called into the palace by the empress to encourage him, and staged a good show of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, which made the court officials who were present at the time burst into tears and couldn't help being envious.

If anyone can't understand such an obvious signal, it's better to go home and farm.

Not long after, the Xia family was acquitted and became the first prisoner's family to successfully overturn the case and escape from death since the fall of the Demon Queen. Under the envious eyes of countless criminals and their families Can't wait to leave the prison.

But Hu Yan was not so lucky.

As an officer of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Jingxiang Qing Li Silang, he had such a major case under his jurisdiction, and a crime of dereliction of duty must not escape. After all, Xia Yan was guilty, but the crime did not amount to death. He did not understand the case clearly at all. The ins and outs of the case were hastily closed and filed.

Even if this is the practice of many criminal officials, he can't escape the responsibility.

Of course, if it is just dereliction of duty, it is probably just the result of being demoted. At most, he will be dismissed from office and return to his hometown in desperation to become a rich man.

However, on the second day after the joint trial of the three divisions ended, someone went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report that he was corrupt and broke the law, colluded with other ministers for personal gain, and provided a lot of key evidence.

So that night, a group of Xuanwu guards visited Hu's mansion and searched wildly under Hu Yan's terrified eyes. In the end, they found 30,000 taels of silver, 50,000 copper coins, and countless calligraphy and paintings by famous gold and silver jewelers.

Then, without any suspense, Hu Yan died.

All the stolen money was returned to the state treasury, and he and his family members were thrown into the sky prison, and they were locked in the cell where Xia Yan had been before, and a trial date was set for another day.

This is the real iron case, there is no suspense.

If Lu Chen asked for a retrial of this kind of case, there might be a chance to achieve his goal.

But there is no way, the system's restrictions prohibit actions that are too unreasonable, and it is impossible for him to guarantee an irrelevant person.

Unless some kind of opportunity arises naturally, let him find an excuse to intervene in a straightforward manner.

Not only Hu Yan, but also Zhao Bingliang and Qian Yiqian, who performed poorly in the joint trial of the three divisions, were not much better.

Although they were not demoted or dismissed from office, and no one reported them for being corrupt and breaking the law, the empress looked at them completely without the trust of the past, but full of indifference instead.

Being able to climb up to the position of the second-rank and third-rank officials, their ability to perceive words and expressions is naturally not bad. They noticed the change in the empress's attitude towards them almost immediately, and they were panicked for a while.

If one is liked by the emperor, no matter how humble one's status and official position is, it will be extremely expensive in the future. On the contrary, if one is loathed by the emperor, even a high position will be fatal.

Maybe, if the empress didn't have suitable candidates to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and Minister of Dali Temple, they would have been removed long ago.

This joint trial by the three divisions was like a demon mirror, allowing Jiang Chengwan to see clearly those under-reputed scholars, and also realized that he should not believe too much in the so-called fame.

After all, most of the fame and prestige of these famous celebrities come from the famous families with the same interests as them, rather than the people who feel the deepest.

In this incident, Qian Yiqian, Zhao Bingliang, Hu Yan and others were undoubtedly all losers, and their defeat was a complete mess. Among them, Hu Yan was deeply imprisoned, with no possibility of turning over, so he was completely useless.

"Tsk tsk... This Lu Chen really won't make people feel bored..."

In Zichen Palace, Jiang Chengdao, who had just come back not long ago, couldn't help being amazed after hearing his sister's description.

"I didn't expect so many interesting things to happen after I left Beijing for only a few days. Alas...it's a pity that I didn't catch up. Otherwise, I can have a good look at the amazing story he said that allows you to understand the way of the emperor. The style of speech."

Jiang Chengwan shook her head, she didn't follow this topic, but instead said: "Brother Huang, how is the matter of taking care of the family in Pingcheng going?"

Speaking of business, Jiang Chengdao immediately suppressed the smile on his face, and his expression became serious.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have ordered Xuanwuwei to 'escort' Gu's family to Beijing, and it should arrive within two days. The newly drafted edict will be delivered to Motian City at no later than tomorrow noon, and handed over to the Zhu Kingdom guarding the barren state. In the hands of General Gu Simiao, as long as she leaves within half a day, she will never delay the New Yuan Ceremony."

Hearing these words, Jiang Chengwan's eyes flashed with brilliance.

"Really? That's good. After all, the [New Yuan Ceremony] is such a grand event, and it would be impossible without a general from the Zhu Kingdom. They have guarded the empire for many years and have worked hard. I can't ignore these loyal people who have made great contributions to the court."

"yes."

Jiang Chengdao smiled.

"It is necessary to thank them well."

The Empress said again: "Are you ready to settle in the Gu family's mansion?"

Jiang Chengdao nodded slightly.

"It's ready, it's in the former official minister's mansion in Dongcheng."

The empress thought for a while, then nodded.

"That's great. Let them live in such a good mansion temporarily, and they won't feel wronged. Brother Huang, please send two teams of Xuanwu guards to guard it."

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Brother Huang, remember to explain that Gu Simiao guarded the northwest for the imperial court and beat the foreigners so that they did not dare to easily cross the barren state. She is a well-deserved hero for the imperial court, so no matter what, we must ensure the 'safety' of her family. Make the slightest mistake."

"When necessary, some coercive measures can be taken."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao nodded without hesitation.

"No! Weichen will do it now."

After the words fell, he turned around directly and walked outside in big strides.

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Staying up late last night to code words was too painful, today I almost fell asleep standing up, and let my brother spit blood, I will make up the chapters that I owe!