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

Chapter 123 Evidence

The husband uses copper as a mirror to straighten his clothes;

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs;

With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses...

These words, every sentence, even every word, are constantly echoing in the empress's mind, repeating themselves for a long time.

After a moment, she slowly closed her eyes and carefully understood the truth contained in this sentence.

The next moment, a golden light flashed inexplicably around the edges of her closed eyes, and her delicate body under the dragon robe was slightly covered with a layer of light golden light, and her spiritual veins were flowing rapidly throughout her body.

The spiritual veins that had expanded a lot when he broke through to the Guiyuan Realm through comprehending the Emperor's Way not long ago actually expanded again at this time.

The Dao Heart of Guiyuan Realm, which had just stabilized, started to tremble violently again.

Not only her, but also the important ministers of the late emperor such as Fang Ping, Liu Dongyang and others in the court who had suffered a lot when the Queen Mother was in power also had their eyes slightly closed at this time, obviously feeling something precious and precious.

Some courtiers who just felt something in their hearts and whose hearts trembled slightly looked at Lu Chen with inexplicable expressions, as if they wanted to remember his upright and persistent appearance at this time.

After Lu Chen finished speaking, he quickly realized that something was wrong, so he quickly stopped talking and said nothing more.

At this time, the empress suddenly took a deep breath, then opened her red lips and spoke slowly:

"Lu Qing is indeed a learned man. What he said casually is shocking. I will definitely keep Lu Qing's teachings in mind and regard them as my code of conduct at all times. I won’t let you down, Lu Qing.”

Hearing this, the corner of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

Depend on!I used too much force and forgot that this guy is a wise man!

Tang Taizong's thoughts and ideas were as sweet as honey to such a wise king.

Misstep... Misstep...

Now that things have come to this, what else can Lu Chen say?

No matter how depressed you are, you still have to do what you need to do.

He cupped his hands towards the empress, pretending to be pleased and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is a good man, and he will definitely become a wise king who will leave a name in history. We are so lucky to be here to assist your Majesty in reviving the Great Xia."

The others also reacted. When they saw Lu Chen, a stone in the pit, praising the empress, they immediately bowed and shouted to the empress: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The empress waved her hand to signal them to be quiet, then glanced at Lu Chen first, then turned her head to look at Jiang Xu and others.

"Now that Lu Qing has spoken, I have to convince you today to see whether I am nepotistic and deliberately partial, or whether Lu Qing's trip to Yuzhou is not guilty of any crime, but has made a great contribution to the court, or else …”

At this point, her tone turned completely cold.

"You are very selfish. For your own selfish purposes, you ignore the interests of the court and the justice of the family and the country, and deliberately target important ministers like Lu Qing who support the country."

Hearing these extremely offensive words, Jiang Xu and others suddenly trembled.

So selfish...Does His Majesty actually view them like this?

Doesn't this mean that the emperor now dislikes them very much and regards them as useless shoes?

If this is the case, even if Lu Chen is killed by them, their lives will probably be even more difficult in the future...

How about taking a step back for now?

If it doesn't work, why don't you compromise a little bit?

At this moment, a hint of flinching instinctively surged into their hearts.

"Come on!"

While everyone was thinking, the empress suddenly gave a cold scolding.

"Send the things to me so that all the wise ministers here can take a good look at what happened in the three provinces, and whether King Yu should be killed or not!"

"promise!"

As soon as the words fell, several Xuanji guards loudly accepted the order, then turned and left the Taiji Hall.

When they heard this, everyone immediately looked stern.

No wonder His Majesty is so determined and refuses so resolutely. It turns out that he was prepared for it...

Jiang Xu and other officials of Tianzong Palace and a group of courtiers who were inextricably connected with the officialdom of the three provinces suddenly had bad premonitions in their hearts.

Not long after, Xuanjiwei walked into Taiji Hall carrying two large boxes.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

Yu Yu, the official of the Tianlan Qing Dynasty Department of the Ministry of Justice, saw Xuan Jiwei opening the box and couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice.

"You'll know after you see it."

The empress responded lightly, and then the Xuanji guards below quickly took out the contents one by one.

Inside are thick books and scrolls inscribed with certain techniques.

Everyone took the account books and scrolls from Xuan Jiwei's hands with confusion, opened them gently, and looked through them attentively.

It didn't take long before some of the courtiers' eyes widened.

"This... how is this possible?!"

They looked at the books in their hands with disbelief.

I saw that the actual cashier situation of the official warehouses under the jurisdiction of the government in the three provinces was recorded in detail. If you pay a little attention, you can see many problems from the above data.

Especially some officials from the Ministry of Accounts, who deal with all kinds of data every day, discovered many strange black accounts with just a few glances.

As soon as those scrolls were opened, the true images of official warehouses in various places appeared inside.

I saw that in those seemingly abundant granaries, the top layer was covered with grain, which looked fine, but a little lower down there was a partition, and the lower level was actually empty, not a single grain of grain.

It was seriously inconsistent with the accounts they reported to the court.

If during the annual verification, the officials responsible for the verification are not careful or deliberately perfunctory, this matter can be fooled.

As for the paper that can't contain the fire?

A precious photographic stone records this.

When the magistrate of a certain county had a pleasant conversation with the local wealthy family in a luxurious restaurant, the solution was mentioned in the recorded conversation.

This kind of problem can be solved by causing a force majeure and destroying all the food in the official warehouse.

Just set a fire and find a scapegoat to take the blame.

Moreover...the water situation in Yuzhou has become increasingly severe recently. If floods occur and the entire middle and lower reaches of Qingjiang River are affected by floods, it is normal for the official warehouse to be unable to be saved...

As for floods, they may not be able to break through the dams?

Isn't that easy?

There is an extremely active anti-thief force in their three provinces...

After reading the content recorded in the recording stone, everyone fell silent completely, and the expressions on their faces became extremely awe-inspiring.

Food does not appear for no reason, nor does it disappear for no reason.

The countless grains in the official warehouse will definitely go somewhere.

Part of this destination was recorded in the book in Fang Ping's hand.

After reading the above content, Fang Ping suddenly threw it to the ground with force!

"Shameless You!"

With a look of indignation on his face, he strode out directly, bowed to the empress and said, "Embezzling official food is a serious crime that is tantamount to conspiracy! How dare local officials in these three provinces touch official warehouses? , harming the public and enriching private interests, and don’t take the imperial court seriously at all. If such a crazy and heartless person is not punished, where will the laws of our country in Great Xia be?"

"Your Majesty, please order immediately to arrest all the criminals involved in this shocking case, escort them to Beijing, and deal with them severely!"

The empress nodded slightly.

"Precise play."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

After Fang Ping stepped back, before Lu Chen could say anything, Liu Dongyang stood up.

"His Majesty."

He raised the book he had just finished reading in his hand and said in a deep voice: "As a first-class prince, it is enough that King Yu does not want to contribute to the country. He actually conspired with the officials of Tianlan Province in an attempt to make a fortune from natural disasters. Such Evil deeds that shake the foundation of the country must not be tolerated, even if he is a prince."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Chen inexplicably, and then continued:

"Although Lu Gaishi acted impulsively and killed a prince without permission, he still holds the sword of the extreme. Like your majesty, he has absolute power of life and death over all Daxia subjects, and just like As Mr. Fang just said, embezzling official rations is a serious crime that is tantamount to conspiracy! From the moment King Yu made such an outrageous act, he was no longer a noble royal prince, but a man who intended to overthrow our country. The rebels of Jiangshan Sheji! So..."

"Weichen believes that Lu Gai's actions are... not guilty!"

Hearing this, Lu Chenren went numb.

He stared blankly at Liu Dongyang who spoke for him inexplicably, and his heart felt as if he had been trampled by ten thousand grass and mud horses.

This high-ranking official with a solemn face and an upright appearance was like a poisonous dagger in his eyes, specially designed to pierce people's hearts.

Damn it!

Damn it!Why do I always feel like there are more and more backstabbers? !

Jiang Xu, on the other hand, stared blankly at the copy of the talisman in his hand that Hua and a group of Xuanji guards had finally found in Prince Yu's Mansion. It recorded information about Prince Yu's interest exchanges with officials and wealthy families from all over the three provinces over the years. booklet of evidence.

The turbid old eyes were now filled with darkness.

It's over...

It's completely over...

Chapter 124

As the massive evidence investigated by Xuanji Guard was presented to the courtiers, Lu Chen's crime of killing King Yu and provoking the majesty of the royal family was finally revealed.

As for the question of killing King Yu first and obtaining the evidence later, no one dared to mention it at this time.

The empress was obviously protecting Lu Chen.

They say there is no favoritism, but in fact everyone knows what is going on. When the empress is determined to protect Lu Chen to the death, and she still has a certain reason to do so, it is almost the same as seeking death.

Jiang Xu is not stupid either.