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

As the massive amount of evidence investigated by Xuanjiwei was presented in front of all the courtiers, Lu Chen's crime of killing King Yu and provoking the majesty of the royal family was exposed.

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

The empress was obviously protecting Lu Chen.

It is said that there is no partiality, but in fact, everyone is clear about what is going on. When the empress is determined to protect Lu Chen, and she still has a certain reason, it is almost the same as courting death.

Jiang Xu is not stupid either.

If King Yu hadn't done these stupid things, he could still request 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.

However, King Yu had the audacity to move the official warehouse, to commit such an act of treason, and was thoroughly investigated by the Xuanji Guards, the situation was completely different.

After all, the Great Emperor of Heaven and Earth is the biggest.

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 it is, as long as it touches the serious crime of treason, it will surely die.

So Jiang Xu and the others had no choice but to apologise, and retreated, never daring to say anything more about this matter.

The empress had already had a bad impression of them, and it was obviously more important to ease the empress's attitude than bringing down Lu Chen.

This matter is so definite.

Not only was Lu Chen not guilty, but he had meritorious deeds in punishing the thieves. When Xiao Yun completely calmed down the flood and returned to the court, he will reward him for his meritorious deeds.

After setting the tone, everyone shouted that His Majesty is wise, only Lu Chen was so depressed that he wanted to die.

'Forget it, if one plan fails, I still have another plan. '

Lu Chen shook his head, calmed down, and when the eunuch was about to announce the end of the morning court, all of a sudden more people came out.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

As soon as the words fell, some courtiers looked over suspiciously.

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

The Empress straightened up.

"Please speak, Lu Qing."

Holding the wat board in both hands, Lu Chen bowed slightly towards the empress.

"Your Majesty, with regard to Governor Gu Simiao's intention to rebel, I think it is too hasty to make a conclusion now. Before there is enough real evidence and Gu Simiao does not have a clear rebellion, it should not be hasty. Defined as a traitor."

Hearing this, everyone was startled.

After reacting, their complexions couldn't help being a little weird.

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

Was this guy brain damaged by the heavy rain in Yuzhou?

To actually talk nonsense on such a big and certain matter, speaking for a traitor who was obviously planning to follow the demon queen to counterattack the court.

This Gu Simiao is the future niece of the Demon Empress, and the Demon Empress took good care of her when she was in power.

It doesn't matter if you are afraid of being implicated by the demon queen's downfall, or you are grateful for the kindness of the demon queen.

Such a close relationship can already explain the problem.

And it's not that the Empress didn't give her a chance, the Gu family's ten days of beheading is enough time, but Gu Simiao still hasn't made a single move until now.

What's more, what the Empress fears most now is the Demon Queen. She will never tolerate the traitors who betray the court and follow the Demon Queen. Standing up to speak for the traitors at this time, even if it is fair, is almost equivalent to lighting a lantern in the toilet.

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

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

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

At this time, without waiting for the empress to speak, Liu Dongyang stood up frowning.

"In Lu's case, Gu Simiao not only refused the imperial court's orders again and again, and refused to return to Beijing to participate in the New Yuan Ceremony, but also personally welcomed the demon queen into the wilderness, treated such poisonous women who harmed the country and the people with great courtesy, and despised the imperial court so much. Ignoring His Majesty's act of treason, isn't it enough to show that she has rebellious intentions and plots against others?"

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

Lu Chen said indifferently: "As the governor of the barren state, Gu Simiao is the supreme commander of the side guarding the Great Xia. Naturally, everything must be done with the safety of the Great Xia and the overall situation in mind. I am waiting in Luojing, so I don't know the specific situation of the barren state. However, there is no way to judge whether Gu Simiao's apparently rebellious actions have other meanings."

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

These words obviously couldn't convince Liu Dongyang, but instead made his frown deepen.

"Don't mess around with Lu's affairs. The Cangling Army has been changing frequently recently, and Gu Simiao's intention of treason is clearly revealed..."

However, before he finished speaking, Lu Chen interrupted forcefully: "Dare to ask Liu Shangshu, does Gu Simiao have any moves to attack the imperial court?"

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

Lu Chen said again: "Then did she change the banner? Openly playing a banner such as Qing Jun's side?"

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

"It's just your guesswork."

Lu Chen said calmly: "Without real evidence, you can't jump to conclusions. Liu Shangshu, you can guess that Gu Simiao intends to rebel, and I can also guess that her actions have other meanings, but it's not convenient to reveal it because of various reasons."

"After all, the demon queen was able to escape from the hands of His Royal Highness, so it is not surprising that she has any unpredictable means."

"absurd!"

Liu Dongyang said coldly: "Even if the old man has no real evidence, the guess is based on the various counter-phenomenon shown by Gu Simiao, but Lu Ge's matter is guessed out of thin air, without any evidence at all. Where do you start with the deep meaning?" ?”

"some."

"What?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "I never just talk about it, since I dare to say that, there is a basis for it."

Liu Dongyang was a little surprised.

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

"May I ask what basis Lu Ge has for this matter?"

Everyone looked at Lu Chen curiously, and they couldn't figure it out, Gu Simiao's rebellion was already so obvious, betraying the court was a certainty.

Obviously, he is determined to follow the demon queen, and even abandons his family for this reason.

What else could be reversed?

Under the strange eyes of everyone, Lu Chen said slowly: "Gu Simiao saved my next life."

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

That's it?

What kind of bad reason is this? Why do you think she won't betray the court after saving your life?

Are you fucking playing favoritism?

Still undisguised!

Although they were surprised that Lu Chen, who had just stepped into the officialdom, would have such a relationship with Gu Simiao, who had been famous for a long time, they were even more surprised that Lu Chen would openly reveal this secret at such a sensitive time. .

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

This man is really brave!

At this time, Qian Yiqian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said lightly: "It turns out that Lu's mission is to repay Gu Simiao's life-saving grace."

However, Lu Chen didn't even look at him, and continued: "When Gu Simiao saved me, I once said that 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 and serves the country and wholeheartedly for the people. "

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

"Lu Geshi, do you mean that a person who can say these words must have a heart for the common people and the country, and will never betray the court?"

Lu Chen nodded.

"Exactly."

"Innocent!"

It was Zheng Zhong who stood up.

"The most difficult thing in this world to understand is the human heart. You must know that people are subject to change. If you are upright today, you may abandon your righteousness tomorrow because of certain things. When she saved you, she might be like what you said to me. That kind of heart is full of righteousness, but after becoming a general of the Zhu Kingdom, commanding 700,000 Cangling troops and taking control of the barren state, the honest and kind-hearted savior in your heart is probably dead."

Lu Chen raised his eyes.

"My servant, trust her."

Qian Yiqian said coldly: "What if she is really as Zheng Shilang said, betraying the court without loyalty?"

As if angered by his arrogance, Lu Chen impulsively said without hesitation: "I would like to protect Gu Simiao with my family and life. If he betrays the court, I would like to put him to death together!"

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

Like a gust of wind, it set off a stormy sea in the hearts of everyone.

Qian Yiqian was taken aback for a moment, then narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: "Above the temple and below the sage, don't speak nonsense."

"I never lie."

As Lu Chen said, he suddenly cupped his hands at the Empress.

"Your Majesty, the Gu family has been loyal and good for generations. Gu Simiao has guarded the barren state for several years, annihilated countless alien races, and made great military exploits for the court. He has made great contributions to the court. For such a hero, the court must not punish his family members with swords and axes just because there is no real guess. Otherwise, if Gu Simiao sincerely turned to the imperial court with the intention of eradicating the huge scourge of the Demon Empress for the imperial court in one fell swoop, then how should I deal with myself?"

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

"For the matter of the barren state, I am not opposed to the imperial court mobilizing heavy troops to prepare for unexpected events. It is a matter of national peril. No matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful, but please give Gu Simiao some more time to prove yourself."

After the words fell, everyone immediately looked up at the empress.

From their point of view, Lu Chen relied on his favor to do this to a courtier who was very likely to be rebellious out of selfishness.

Will the empress let him mess around?

click

The twelve jade glazes under the Tongtian Crown moved.

In the next second, an extremely calm voice slowly rang in everyone's ears——

"Ready to play."