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

If King Yu hadn't done these stupid things, he could have asked Lu Chen to be killed on the grounds that he ignored the majesty of the royal family and had no respect for the Tian family.

But King Yu had the audacity to tamper with his official position and carry out such a treasonous act, and was also investigated by the Xuanji Guards. The situation was completely different.

After all, the emperor is the greatest in the world.

King Yu said that Potian was just a prince, no matter how noble he was, he could not be compared with the emperor.

No matter who is involved in the serious crime of treason, he will die.

So Jiang Xu and others had no choice but to plead guilty and retreat, and no longer dared to say a word about the matter.

The Empress's impression of them was already quite bad. It was obviously more important to ease the Empress's attitude than to bring down Lu Chen.

This matter is so settled.

Not only was Lu Chen not guilty, he actually had merit in killing the thieves. When Xiao Yun completely calmed down the flood and returned to the court, they could discuss their merits and reward them together.

After setting the tone, everyone praised His Majesty for his wisdom. Only Lu Chen was so depressed that he wanted to die.

'Forget it, if this plan fails, I have another plan. '

Lu Chen shook his head to calm down, and then when the eunuch was about to announce the end of the morning court, he suddenly came out of the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

As soon as he finished speaking, some courtiers looked over in confusion.

The Yuzhou incident has just ended, what else can this guy do?

The Empress straightened up.

"Please speak, Lu Qing."

Lu Chen held the wat board in both hands and bowed slightly towards the empress.

"Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Governor Gu Simiao's intention to rebel, I think it would be too hasty to make a conclusion now. Without sufficient real evidence and Gu Simiao has no clear intention to rebel, we should not make hasty conclusions. Defined as a traitor."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

After reacting, their expressions couldn't help but look a little weird.

Shouldn't Gu Simiao be directly defined as a traitor?

Did this guy's brain get damaged by the heavy rain in Yuzhou?

He was actually talking nonsense on such a serious matter, speaking for a traitor who was obviously planning to follow the Demon Queen to counterattack the imperial court.

This Gu Simiao was the Demon Queen's future niece-in-law, and the Demon Queen took great care of her when she was in power.

It doesn't matter whether he is afraid of being implicated in the Demon Queen's downfall, or whether he is grateful for the Demon Queen's kindness.

Such a close relationship is already very revealing.

And it's not like the empress didn't give her a chance. The Gu family had enough time to execute the execution in ten days, but Gu Simiao still hasn't made any movement until now.

What's more, the Empress is most afraid of the Demon Queen now. She will never tolerate the traitor who betrays the court and follows the Demon Queen. Standing up to speak for the traitor at this time, even if it is fair, is almost the same as lighting a lantern in the toilet.

Thinking of this, everyone subconsciously looked at the empress on the dragon throne.

The empress frowned slightly and looked at Lu Chen below in confusion.

She couldn't understand why Lu Chen cared about Gu Simiao.

At this time, before the empress could speak, Liu Dongyang stood up with a frown.

"In the case of Lu, Gu Simiao not only repeatedly refused the court's orders and refused to return to the capital to participate in the New Year Ceremony, but also personally welcomed the demon queen into the wilderness. She treated such a poisonous woman who brought disaster to the country and the people with great courtesy, and showed such contempt for the court. Isn't it enough to ignore His Majesty's treasonous act to prove that she has treacherous intentions and has evil intentions?"

"I will be outside, and the military order will not be accepted."

Lu Chen said calmly: "Gu Simiao is the governor of Huangzhou and the supreme commander of Daxia's defense. Naturally, everything must be done with Daxia's safety and the overall situation in mind. We are far away in Luojing and don't know the specific situation of Huangzhou. No matter what, there's no way to tell whether Gu Simiao's seemingly rebellious actions have a deeper meaning."

"Therefore, I believe that before the matter is fully understood, the court should not make hasty decisions to avoid irreversible consequences."

These words obviously failed to convince Liu Dongyang, but instead made him frown even deeper.

"Lu Gai, don't mess around with things. The Cang Ling Army has been making frequent moves recently, and Gu Simiao's rebellious intentions are clearly revealed..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Lu Chen interrupted forcefully: "May I ask Liu Shangshu, does Gu Simiao have any plans to attack the imperial court?"

Liu Dongyang's face darkened, but he still said matter-of-factly: "Not yet, but that's just because the Demon Queen is accumulating strength, and this is not the best time to send troops."

Lu Chen asked again: "Then did she change her flag? Openly used a flag such as Qing Jun Side?"

"No, but that's probably because she wanted to paralyze the court..."

"It's just your guess."

Lu Chen said calmly: "You can't make rash judgments without real evidence. Liu Shangshu, you can guess that Gu Simiao intends to rebel. I can also guess that her actions have deeper meanings. It's just that it's inconvenient to reveal them for various reasons."

"After all, the Demon Queen was able to escape from the hands of His Highness the Holy King. It is not surprising that she has any unpredictable means."

"absurd!"

Liu Dongyang said coldly: "Even if I don't have any real evidence, my guess is based on the various contradictions shown by Gu Simiao, but Lu Guishi, you are just guessing out of thin air, without any evidence at all, where can you start talking about the profound meaning?" ?”

"some."

"what?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "I never speak without hesitation. Since I dare to say this, I have some basis for it."

Liu Dongyang was a little surprised.

He thought about it carefully, but he couldn't figure out what was worth digging into about Gu Simiao's behavior.

"May I ask what the basis is for Lu Gui?"

Everyone looked at Lu Chen curiously, and they couldn't understand that Gu Simiao's counter-intention was already so obvious, and her betrayal of the imperial court was a certainty.

It was obvious that he was determined to follow the Demon Queen, even to the point of abandoning his family.

How can this be reversed?

Under everyone's strange gazes, Lu Chen said slowly: "Gu Simiao saved my life."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Lu Chen in disbelief.

That's it?

What kind of excuse is this?Why do you think she won't betray the court just because she saved your life?

Are you really f*cking showing favoritism?

Still unabashed!

Although they were surprised that Lu Chen, who had just entered the officialdom, had such a connection with the long-famous Gu Simiao, they were even more surprised that Lu Chen would openly tell this secret at such an extremely sensitive time. .

And he dared to openly plead for Gu Simiao and the Gu family.

This man is really brave!

At this time, Qian Yiqian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who had been silent, suddenly said lightly: "It turns out that Lu Gaisheng is repaying Gu Simiao for saving his life."

Lu Chen, however, did not even look at him and continued: "Gu Simiao once said when I rescued you, if I insist on repaying my kindness, if I am lucky enough to become an official in the future, I will be a good official who is loyal to the king, serves the country, and serves the people wholeheartedly. "

Hearing this, Liu Dongyang, who just frowned and didn't speak immediately, didn't know what he thought of, and a look of surprise quickly appeared on his face.

"Lu Guishi, do you mean that the person who can say these words must have the common people and the country in his heart and will never betray the imperial court?"

Lu Chen nodded.

"Exactly."

"Innocent!"

But it was Zheng Zhong who stood up.

"The most difficult thing to understand in the world is the human heart. You must know that people can change. You may be upright today, but you may abandon your righteousness tomorrow because of certain things. When she first saved you, she may be what Lu Guishi said to you. You are so righteous, but after becoming the general of the Zhu Kingdom, commanding 70 Cang Ling troops and taking control of the Huangzhou, the upright and kind savior in your heart is probably dead."

Lu Chen raised his eyes.

"I trust her."

Qian Yiqian said coldly: "What if she really lost her loyalty and betrayed the court as Shilang Zheng said?"

Lu Chen seemed to be angered by his argument and impulsively said without hesitation: "I am willing to protect Gu Simiao with my life and property. If he betrays the imperial court, I am willing to kill him together!"

The sonorous and powerful words resounded throughout the Tai Chi Hall.

Like a strong wind, it stirred up a storm in the hearts of everyone.

Qian Yiqian was startled for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Above the temple and below the Holy King, you must not speak nonsense."

"I never tell lies."

Lu Chen said and suddenly raised his hand towards the empress.

"Your Majesty, the Gu family has been loyal for generations. Gu Simiao guarded the deserted state for several years, annihilated countless foreigners, and made great military exploits for the court. He has made great contributions to the court. For such a meritorious official, the court must not punish his family members just because of speculation without real evidence. Otherwise, if Gu Simiao is sincere to the imperial court and intends to eradicate this huge scourge of the Demon Queen for the imperial court, how will we deal with it then?"

Having said this, he bowed heavily again and said solemnly:

"In the matter of Huangzhou, I have no objection to the imperial court mobilizing heavy troops to prepare for unexpected events. It involves the danger of the country. No matter how careful you are, your Majesty, please give Gu Simiao some more time to prove herself."

After the words fell, everyone immediately raised their heads and looked at the empress.

In their opinion, Lu Chen relied on his favor to do this to a minister who was very likely to be rebellious for selfish reasons. It was too arrogant and flattering.

Will the Empress allow him to mess around?

click...

The twelve jade beads under the Tongtian Crown moved.

The next second, an extremely calm voice slowly sounded in everyone's ears——

"Precise play."

Chapter 125 Allies!

"???"

Hearing the empress's familiar decisive answer, Lu Chen suddenly had a black question mark on his face.

no...

Just agreed?