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

"I'm so ignorant of praise and don't listen to advice. This old man should start to feel unhappy with me, right? As long as he sees me unhappy, he probably won't do his best to handle the case..."

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lu Chen went back to the Six Section Corridor and started thinking about it.

"The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple have always disliked me. As long as Zuodu Yushi is the same as them, and this case is already a solid case, this time... there should be no reversal in any case... "

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's face finally showed a smile for the first time in a long time.

"Flying dragon riding on the face! I don't believe I can lose this time!"

After thinking about it all the way, Lu Chen really couldn't think of anything else that could be reversed.

The account books found in the Queen Mother's Palace matched the amounts testified by the Yongchuan wealthy businessmen. Xia Yan himself did not deny the fact of plundering, corruption and bribery. Even his son thought he was a corrupt official and a witch. Later, he conspired to rebel and colluded with other members of his party, which was a capital crime...

If such a person can escape this disaster, it is simply unjust!

So he felt completely at ease.

Returning to the Sixth Section Corridor, in order to pass the time, he began to concentrate on the official duties of the Engineering Section and the Civil Service Section, and then immediately reported to duty when the time came.

However, what he didn't know was that until nightfall, the lights in the inner hall of the Ducha Yuan, that is, the Zuodu Yushi's public room, had not been extinguished.

Fang Ping, who has already reached his sixtieth year, is still concentrating on reading the files related to Xia Yan's case. Even after reading the documents for a long time, his eyes have become extremely dry, and the candlelight makes his eyes slightly burning. Feeling like this, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

pat...

Suddenly there was a soft sound behind him.

Then a burst of light footsteps slowly approached Fang Ping.

Fang Ping quickly noticed the movement behind him and looked over subconsciously.

After seeing the person clearly, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and then he quickly stood up and bowed to the person:

"Wei Chen greets His Majesty!"

That's right, the person who came was none other than the supreme king who was gradually taking over the world - Emperor Yongchu, Jiang Chengwan.

The empress looked at him calmly and said calmly: "Pingshen."

Facing this veteran minister of three dynasties, she just maintained the most basic etiquette and did not say anything like "I don't need to be polite if I love you."

She had only said such intimate words to Lu Chen.

Only Lu Chen, the only light shining through when she was in extreme darkness, was worthy of her putting down her body to get close to him.

Fortunately, Lu Chen didn't have mind-reading skills and couldn't read the Empress's mind. Otherwise, if he had known that the Empress had such thoughts, he might have shut himself down on the spot.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Fang Ping stood up straight.

The empress walked to a chair nearby and sat down, then looked at him and asked softly: "It's so late, why doesn't Fang Aiqing return home?"

Fang Ping said: "Back to Your Majesty, tomorrow is the day for the joint trial of the three divisions. I want to sort out Xia Yan's case as carefully as possible to see if there are any omissions, so as not to really unjustly accuse a good person."

Hearing this, the empress' eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

"Oh? Fang Aiqing actually went to such an extent for this case? Do you think, Fang Aiqing, that Xia Yan is a good official and there is a hidden secret behind this case?"

Fang Ping sighed softly and said: "Wei Chen and Xia Yan have never known each other. Wei Chen has no idea about his character and ability. Moreover, the evidence in this case is conclusive. Xia Yan himself also confessed to the crime. If it were normal, , For this kind of ironclad case, the minister may not even take a second look at it."

The empress picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Then why is Fang Aiqing working so hard? I went to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple before, and it was so quiet after the shift was over."

Hearing this, a trace of cold sweat broke out on Fang Ping's forehead for no apparent reason.

Although he is upright and upright, he has always been principled in his conduct and work, and he is an extremely competent censor, otherwise he would not have been resurrected by the empress, who specially issued a decree to invite him back to take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

But this does not mean that he does not understand the ways of the world.

He was the only person like Lu Chen who was stubborn, didn't understand human relations, and didn't care about the messy things in the officialdom.

Although the empress' tone was very calm when she said this, if Fang Ping couldn't hear the dissatisfaction in her words, then all these years of ups and downs in the officialdom would be basically like living like a dog.

Shaking his head, Fang Ping noticed something, but he did not think about unnecessary things. Instead, he straightened his expression and replied:

"This case is an imperial case handed down by His Majesty. Naturally, I have to do my best without slacking off. What's more, Lu Gai is an upright person and dedicated to the public. He will definitely be a big help to His Majesty in opening up a prosperous world in the future. Such a virtuous minister, I couldn't bear to see him end his career and left the court sadly."

"That's why Wei Chen wants to do his best in human affairs, so that even if nothing can be changed, he can still feel guilty."

Everything he said was full of admiration for Lu Chen.

He was not at all as disgusted as Lu Chen expected because he didn't listen to his advice.

He even vaguely reminded the empress that good ministers like Lu Chen were hard to come by. No matter what, they must find ways to keep them, train them carefully, and slowly entrust them with important responsibilities in the future. Otherwise, it would mean a great loss to the imperial court.

Upon hearing what he said, the corners of the empress's mouth suddenly curved slightly upward.

"So, Fang Aiqing, after watching it for so long, do you have any clues?"

She asked the same question as when Lu Chen visited during the day.

However, this time, Fang Ping smiled slightly, but there was no look of helplessness on his face like when he faced Lu Chen during the day.

On the contrary, I feel like I have a plan in mind.

"Hard work pays off."

There was an inexplicable vitality in his cloudy old eyes.

The whole person seems to be ten years younger.

"The veteran read the file more than ten times and finally discovered an extraordinary doubt."

If Lu Chen were here and heard his completely opposite answer from before, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood.

Then he yelled: Old thief!How dare you trick me!

"Oh?"

When the empress heard this, she became interested.

"What doubt?"

She was really curious. With such a solid case, what other doubts could there be?

Fang Ping did not show off, turned around, picked up the transcript of the account books found from the Queen Mother's palace, and the carefully verified victim testimony file from the desk, and handed them to the empress.

"Your Majesty, please take a look..."

While Fang Ping was explaining to the empress the discovery he had made for several days.

In a bush less than five miles away from Luojing, seven or eight men in linen clothes, who looked like honest ordinary people at first glance, were walking quickly among the bushes.

The leader was a middle-aged man carrying several bamboo tubes.

"The capital is not far ahead."

The middle-aged man pointed in the direction of the capital and continued: "It's already late at night and the city gate must have been closed. Let's rest here for one night and set off early tomorrow morning. We must rush to the government office before Mr. Xia is killed. , avenge Mr. Xia!"

Hearing this, everyone who was already exhausted was anxious, but they also knew that what the middle-aged man said made sense.

There is no point in the past now. It is impossible for Luojing's city gate to be opened specifically for mud-legged people like them.

It's better to take a rest first and recharge your batteries so that you can work for Master Xia tomorrow.

Several people were sitting on the ground.

After eating some dry food and drinking some water, one of the younger people hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked: "Uncle Li, although we have been hurrying along the way, the armor escorting Mr. The soldiers were walking on a straight road, and their speed must be much faster than ours. Do you think... Mr. Xia, could he have already..."

"To shut up!"

Before he finished speaking, the middle-aged man he called Uncle Li shouted angrily.

"Master Xia is a descendant of Wenquxing, and a good person like him must be blessed by an immortal. How could something happen?"

"But..."

"No but!"

Uncle Li glared at him, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to say anything more.

Chapter 44 My son, Wang Yi, is a celebrity

night.

Luojing East City, in a rather elegant small courtyard.

"Come, Brother Wang, have a drink!"

"Master Hu, do it!"

bang~

The sound of a slight collision of porcelain cups sounded.

Hu Yan and Wang Licheng picked up the wine glasses in their hands and drank the wine in one gulp.

"what!"

While pushing the cup and changing the cup, Hu Yan's slightly tipsy face showed an obvious look of unfinished content.

"As expected of the world-famous [Yuye] wine, it is indeed fragrant and delicious, elegant and delicate, with an endless aftertaste~ Just as Li Taibai said: This wine should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to taste it in the world."

Seeing his intoxicated expression, Wang Licheng's face also showed a look of enjoyment, but a hint of pain quietly flashed in his eyes.

Peter's mother too!

There are hundreds of taels of silver a jar of fine wine, how can it not taste good?

Where is the wine in this drink?What the fuck is drinking is money!

He smiled along with her, but his smile was a little forced.

I haven’t seen this dog official for many years. As expected, he still has the same character as when he was the county magistrate in Yongchuan...

After drinking for three rounds, the two began to talk about business.

"Master Hu, the case of Xia Yan..."

Hu Yan chuckled lightly and said: "Don't worry, Brother Wang, the Japanese officials have been reading the files sleeplessly these days and erased all the possible flaws in them. Moreover, I just asked the Minister and the Minister of Dali Temple today. Mr. Zhao, they all said that there is absolutely no possibility of overturning this case! Even the ancient old man from the Metropolitan Procuratorate thinks this is an ironclad case, so tomorrow's joint trial of the three divisions will definitely be the memorial day for Xia Yan! "

Upon hearing this conclusive answer, Wang Licheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"So good, so good!"