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

Then he slowly turned his head and looked at Chang Yu.

"Thank you for something..."

There was an inexplicable coldness in his voice.

"Chang Yu, do you think we, the imperial officials, are worthy of their gratitude at this moment?"

These words instantly shocked Zhang Yu.

He is not a dull person, otherwise he would not have realized enlightenment more times after being awakened by Lu Chen than his father Zhang Shiping, who is the commander of the Yuzhou Guard. feel.

Then he immediately put down the helpful look on his face, turned to bow to Lu Chen with great anxiety, held the disciple ceremony, like a good student who was humbly accepting the teacher's scolding, and said softly:

"Please teach me, Lord Governor."

Seeing that he looked like he was being taught humbly, Lu Chen did not rant like he did to the courtiers, but just put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Chang Yu, I want to ask you, who is the perpetrator of the tragic experience of these two girls? "

Zhang Yu said without hesitation: "Generals and soldiers of the Qingning Army."

"Whose people are they?"

"Qingning Army."

"Who is in charge of the Qingning Army?"

"Commander Wang Qian Wang."

"Who does Mr. Wang belong to?"

When asked, Changyu seemed to be aware of this.

"It's Your Majesty, from the imperial court!"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, the Qingzhou Guards, like you Yuzhou Guards, are regular troops of our Great Xia court and represent the court. However, they wear armor issued by the court and carry blades made by the Ministry of Industry's Weaponry Bureau, but they destroy the people who gave them all this. Food and clothing for parents.”

"The perpetrators are members of the imperial court. For this reason alone, as an official of the imperial court, I have no shame in accepting their gratitude."

As he spoke, he sighed heavily.

"Yes, this is a matter between the Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War, and has nothing to do with me, the Minister of Works. However, the imperial court is a whole. The three pavilions, six departments and nine temples each perform their own duties, but they divide the work and do not separate the family. This kind of harming thing happened. , even if there is some remedial action afterwards, who would have the nerve to accept the victim’s gratitude?”

"If the superior cannot relieve the king's worries, and if the inferior cannot relieve the people's difficulties, how can we live in a temple?"

Hearing this, Chang Yu's heart suddenly trembled.

At this moment, he completely understood why Lu Chen had been serving the country and the people since he served as the governor of the two states, but he refused to accept the gratitude of the people.

It turns out that in his mind, it is completely meaningless to uphold justice for the people afterwards. Creating a world where people can live and work in peace and contentment without being harmed is his real pursuit!

As soon as he thought about this, Zhang Yu's eyes towards Lu Chen changed instantly.

This is a true gentleman, a great man who truly cares about the world!

Snapped!

He clasped his fists fiercely and saluted Lu Chen.

"Your Majesty the Governor is right, and the students will learn from it!"

Lu Chen watched Chang Yu, who had been poured cold water on him, salute him so solemnly.

Lu Chen: "..."

Shaking his head, he stopped looking at Chang Yu and turned his head to look at the people not far away.

"You all should also get up, I have no shame in accepting your thanks."

Everyone heard Lu Chen's words clearly. Although they didn't understand them very well, they felt that this impossibly young man was indeed completely different from the official they remembered.

This is...the real Master Qingtian!

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't want them to kneel down at all, everyone quickly stood up after reacting.

The two women said with emotion on their faces: "My father and brother are dead, and our sisters have lost their innocence. Now we have no hope of survival. I only hope that you can seek justice for our family, so as to comfort our father and brother's souls in heaven." "

Lu Chen gently exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He naturally knew that if they didn't have a death wish, how could ordinary people like them follow Chang Yu into Beijing?

Life will go on, and the way of survival for ordinary people in this world of high martial arts is far more difficult than the ancient society of Blue Star.

Chapter 246

The fact was just as Lu Chen expected.

When he asked about other people, he found out that the old men and their families among the people were killed, but he was the only one who survived. The woman was humiliated and was about to be slaughtered by the soldiers of the Qingzhou Guard. Rescued by Yuzhou Wei, the child witnessed his father being killed and his mother dying of humiliation...

Almost everyone hated the Qingzhou Guards who were imprisoned in the prison car not far away. In their hearts, they only had the obsession to seek justice for their loved ones. As long as they could see those Qingzhou Guards executing them, even if they were allowed to die. , they are also willing.

Not even afraid of death, they are naturally not afraid of searching for souls either.

After listening to everyone's stories, Lu Chen fell silent.

His heart was so heavy that he felt like he couldn't breathe.

"The officer knows."

After a long silence, he slowly spoke.

There was a trace of indescribable fatigue in his voice.

"I will draft a memorial when I get back later. I will report it to His Majesty tomorrow morning. As long as this matter is true, these villains will definitely be punished as they should."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked happy.

Immediately afterwards, Xi'er, the elder sister of the two sisters who spoke first, suddenly asked: "Sir, may I ask what punishment those beasts will receive if they are found guilty?"

As soon as she asked, her sister Yue'er next to her continued: "Please don't misunderstand me, sir. It's not that we sisters don't trust you, sir. It's just that... we want to confirm the fate of those beasts. If we can't see them beheaded in public with our own eyes, , we sisters... we can’t be reconciled even if we die!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions suddenly darkened.

Yes, even if Lu Chen upholds justice for them, if in the end they are just punished without any pain, how can their relatives...how can they rest in peace?

"Do not worry."

Lu Chen said in a deep voice:

"Knowing the law and breaking the law will be punished with an extra level of crime. These beasts who kill people and take credit for their merits are punishable by death at the very least."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thank you sir!"

The two sisters bowed to Lu Chen at the same time.

Lu Chen turned his head and looked at Zhang Yu.

"Chang Yu, please settle them first. As for these suspects, they will be escorted directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Yes! Lord Governor."

Changyu responded loudly.

At the same time, inside Donghua Pavilion.

Yan Song, who was about to leave his shift, was squinting his eyes and looking at the uninvited guest in front of him.

The right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Cao Siming.

"I wonder what the reason for Mr. Cao coming here is?"

Cao Siming saluted Yan Song, and then said straight to the point: "I beg Mr. Yan Ge to bring justice to the Qingzhou Guard!"

Yan Song said calmly: "What justice do you want?"

Cao Siming solemnly said: "I hope for justice that will allow the soldiers of the Qingning Army to settle down and continue to serve the court loyally and kill the enemy, that is, to preserve the overall situation."

Hearing this, Yan Song just coughed twice.

"Before that, tell me first, what is the relationship between Qingzhou Guard Commander Tang Bin and you?"

Cao Siming's eyes swayed slightly.

"Mr. Yan Ge, this is a small matter and has nothing to do with the overall situation."

"Do not."

Yan Song shook his head.

"That's the big picture."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Siming frowned.

"What do you mean by Mr. Yan Ge's words?"

Yan Song sighed inexplicably.

"Shilang Cao, you are a smart man. You must understand what I said. You don't have to pretend to be confused in front of me when we meet each other."

After a pause, he continued while stroking his long beard: "When you are in an official position, family affairs and state affairs are nothing but interests. Everything should be done if it is in line with the interests, and stop if it is not in line with the interests. I think this sentence should not be used. Can I remind you?"

Hearing this, Cao Siming's brows suddenly furrowed even deeper.

"Mr. Yan Ge, are you really unwilling to fight for the overall interests of the court?"

Faced with this direct question, Yan Song just lowered his eyes, walked to the Taishi chair aside, and sat down expressionlessly.

"There are some things that can be fought for, and those that should be fought must be fought for, but there are some things that cannot be fought for, and there is no need to fight for them."

His withered right hand tapped back and forth on the coffee table, making a regular sound.

"Officials should think twice before acting, and..."

"Although the Great Xia Dynasty is not ruled by one family and one surname, if someone can control the universe and the world with supreme power, this world may not be owned by one person."

click...

Not knowing what he thought of, Cao Siming subconsciously took a step back, his expression changing.

"Servant Cao."

The five fingers of Yan Song's right hand stopped waving.

"That's all I've said. As for how you decide, that's your own business. I have no right to interfere."