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

Anyone can hear the strangeness in his words.

Lu Chen's mind was normal, and he naturally understood that Hu Yan was mocking him.

But he didn't care at all.

After all, that was his purpose.

"Yes, Hu Langzhong."

He nodded matter-of-factly, and then said: "Although I have no evidence, I can guarantee that Mr. Xia Yanxia is definitely a rare good official, and he will definitely not do anything so harmful to the world!"

As he spoke, he turned around suddenly and said in a passionate voice to the empress who was sitting high on the dragon throne:

"I hope your Majesty will understand everything and order the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to re-examine the case, get to the bottom of this case, and restore Xia Yan's innocence!"

"Humph!"

Before the empress could express anything, Hu Yan suddenly snorted coldly.

"Lu, what are you doing? It's too childish, isn't it?"

Lu Chen frowned, glared at him, and said with an "unpleasant look":

"What do you mean, Mr. Hu?"

"Everything must be based on evidence!"

Hu Yan sneered and said: "Lu Goshi, you keep saying that Xia Yan is innocent, so why do the account books found from the Demon Empress' palace include that guy's bribery record? Could it be that the Demon Empress had anticipated the day when His Majesty would regain control of the world? , is it possible to deliberately falsify accounts and frame him, a small seventh-grade county magistrate?"

"Whether I believe this nonsense or not, would you believe it yourself, Lu Gaishi?"

Chapter 40

"If Xia Yanru is really guilty, if he is tried again, his charges will not be cleared, and he will still be beheaded in public."

Lu Chen said with determination: "So, reopening the court is just a waste of time and manpower at best. But if he was wronged, reopening the case can save a good official for the court, and a good official can benefit a lot of people." Tens of thousands of people! It’s clear at a glance which one is more important!”

Hu Yan glanced at Lu Chen, snorted softly, and said:

"As I said below, there is a huge shortage of officials in the court, and there is a serious shortage of manpower in the court. There is no room for waste! What's more, there is irrefutable evidence in this case. That Xia Yan is definitely a scum who colludes with the Demon Queen's gang and is corrupt and perverts the law. How can he put it to death? Valuable manpower is wasted on this scum?”

"What's more, that Xia Yan is just a good official in your eyes, Lu Guishi. No one except you doubts whether there is something fishy about this case."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly looked dissatisfied.

"What Hu Langzhong means is that I am causing trouble?"

"That's what you said yourself, Lu Gaishi. I never said that."

Hu Yan gently stroked the goat's beard and said calmly: "I just feel that in the future, if everyone is like Lu Geishi, they will rashly re-examine an ironclad case that has been concluded just because of personal arbitrary decisions. Such hasty behavior and contempt for the established law will If future comers follow this example and use this excuse to prolong the life of the condemned prisoners, the imperial court may be completely thrown into chaos."

Hearing what Hu Yan said, Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat.

The opportunity is coming!

Without any hesitation, he hurriedly gave Hu Yan his hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hu, I am not an unreasonable person. Since Xia Yan's case was retried by me, I will naturally be responsible for it."

As he spoke, he looked around, and then said to the empress firmly:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to vouch for Xia Yan. If I don't know who I am, Xia Yan is really guilty of a heinous crime. I am willing to ask for dismissal from my post as a warning to others!"

Hearing this, before Hu Yan could speak, Qian Yiqian, Zheng Zhong and others' eyes suddenly lit up.

Self-requesting dismissal...

In other words, as long as this ironclad case remains unchanged, this scourge will have to voluntarily leave the court?

And such a good thing? !

Seeing that Lu Chen actually used his official status and future as a guarantee for Xia Yan, the empress' originally unimpressed eyes finally showed a trace of fluctuation.

"Lu Aiqing, don't be impulsive."

She waved her hand towards Lu Chen.

"It's just a trivial matter. There is no need to go to such an extent. No matter what the outcome of this case is, Lu Aiqing, you are the supreme national warrior that I have high hopes for. Don't say anything like asking for dismissal. ,after all……"

At this point, she paused for no reason, and then hesitated for a moment before slowly saying the words that made Lu Chen almost die on the spot: "No matter what, you are the person I trust the most."

Hearing this, some courtiers looked at Lu Chen with envy, jealousy and hatred.

If the winner is like this, what else can I ask for?

However, as the person involved, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitching at the corners of his eyes.

Damn it!As for that? !

You succeeded in seizing power. It was obviously the Saint King of Cangming who took the greatest credit. It would not be an exaggeration to ask you to marry me. But in the end, you just sealed a [Tianzhu Kingdom] and threw it aside. I only said a few words. There is nothing more than a beautiful word, but you treat me like a white moonlight?

Is this fucking reasonable? !

This is unreasonable!Boss!

Saint King Cangming is your Bai Yueguang. You are so kind to me, aren't you afraid that he will have a thorn in his heart?

Don't forget that Saint King Cangming is the one who truly made great contributions to the dynasty, and the Cangming Army is your biggest support!

Lu Chen really couldn't understand why the Empress Mao treated him better than Saint King Cangming, and why Mao was not afraid of betraying him directly if Saint King Cangming was unhappy.

But even though he couldn't figure it out, he still had to pretend to be a king and his subjects.

"How can I be so virtuous and capable as to be able to gain such trust from His Majesty?!"

Lu Chen was half-kneeling on the ground, suppressing the discomfort in his heart and trying his best to show that he was inexplicably moved.

"Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to the humble ministers. The humble ministers have nothing to repay, so they can only do their best and waste their brains... in order to repay His Majesty's kindness..."

MD, acting is so tiring...

While saying loyal words to maintain his character, Lu Chen complained in his heart.

When the atmosphere was almost calm, he changed the subject and said: "However, what Mr. Hu just worried about is not unreasonable. If the filed cases can be retried so easily, once this case is opened, it will definitely lay a lot of hidden dangers for the future." , so Wei Chen believes that if we want to reopen the case booth, we must have a sufficient guarantee and raise the threshold for complaints, so that those with evil intentions can carefully consider it."

"Just like now, I pledge my future and official status as a guarantee. If I make a mistake, I will have to pay for the mistakes I made!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Zhong, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was standing in the front row of the officials, immediately raised his hand and said with admiration: "Lu Gai is a noble man, I admire him."

As soon as this statement came out, others immediately reacted.

However, most of the courtiers did not dare to express their opinions and just allowed the situation to develop.

Not far in front of Zheng Zhong, the new Zuodu censor Fang Ping, who was standing at the forefront of the officials, also said at the same time: "Your Majesty, Lu GUI's words are a great kindness! In this way, the wronged person can be given a chance to redress his injustice. , it can also take into account the court's laws and regulations, so as not to violate the law, and get the best of both worlds! This matter can set a precedent for the future!"

When he said this, his face was full of appreciation, and there was no hint of hypocrisy like Zheng Zhong.

Finally, a leader from the first echelon expressed his stance, and other court officials couldn't help but look stern.

But Qian Yiqian, the Minister of Criminal Affairs who was also one of the chief officials of the Three Laws Department, smiled slightly, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.

Beside him, Xiao Hong, the Minister of the Sixth Ministry of Education, and Xiao Yun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, frowned slightly, with a hint of worry on his face, but did not say anything.

At this time, Lu Chen raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please give Xia Yan a chance to prove his innocence, and also give the people of Yongchuan a chance to continue to live and work in peace and contentment."

Facing Lu Chen's plea, the empress thought for a moment, and then finally nodded lightly.

"Since Lu Aiqing insists, let's let this matter be settled."

When she said this, an imperceptible cunning flashed through her eyes.

Asking for dismissal...

Since it was a self-invitation, it was up to her as the emperor whether she agreed or not.

Thinking of this, she no longer had any worries, and then waved her hand directly and said: "The execution of the original judgment in Xia Yan's case is suspended. The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are ordered to jointly re-hear the case. The case must be carefully reviewed. Every detail of the case must not be overlooked, and everything in this case must be investigated to the bottom of the case.”

The empress opened her mouth and pointed out on the spot that the matter would be directly handled by the Department of Three Laws.

You must know that the cases jointly tried by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the same time have always been the only major cases that have attracted the emperor's attention, also known as the "three-division joint trial".

Now that the empress has personally appointed it, she obviously attaches great importance to this case.

If Hu Yan dared to say another word of objection at this time, it would be basically the same as openly expressing his dissatisfaction with the empress.

No matter how unwilling or unhappy he is, he can only accept the order obediently at this time.

What's more, Zheng Zhong also gave a hint in his eyes at this time——

That's it for now, don't do anything more.

So he bowed and retreated.

The senior officials of the Three Law Departments shouted "I obey the decree" at the same time. They accepted the decree with different thoughts and promised that they would try the case carefully with all their energy and never wrongly accuse a good person.

Of course, no bad guy will be spared.

That's how it was settled.

After going to court, Qian Yiqian and Zheng Zhong walked to Hu Yan together, smiled and encouraged him, and threatened that there would be many places where we need to help each other in the future.

Hu Yan was immediately flattered.

Until he returned home after his shift, he felt a little elated as he felt that he was being taken seriously by his superiors.

However, when he just returned to the door in a good mood that lasted for most of the day——

"Master Hu, long time no see. How are you?"

Chapter 41 Yongchuan County

A middle-aged man wearing a golden hair crown and brocade clothes quietly appeared behind Hu Yan, bowed and said:

"Sir Hu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm so presumptuous as a humble citizen. Please don't take offense."

The slightly familiar voice made Hu Yan stop, take back the foot that was about to cross the threshold, and turn around with some confusion.

After seeing the person clearly, he narrowed his eyes inexplicably.

Then, he calmed down the turbulent emotions in his heart, greeted the visitor with a solemn expression and narrowed his eyes:

"It's you, Brother Wang. We haven't seen you for many years. If you don't stay in Yongchuan and be your rich man, what are you doing here in Luojing?"

The visitor didn't care what Hu Yan's tone was, and just replied with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you so much. I heard that your Majesty recently summoned you personally and returned to your original post. I came here from Yongchuan to congratulate you. Let’s reminisce about old times…”

As he said that, he gave Hu Yan a meaningful look, and then continued: "I stopped by Luojing to see the excitement. It's a pity that I didn't get to see the excitement I wanted to see today."