"Nine Emperor Princes, please take a seat!"

The criminal department Shangshu stretched out his hand to signal.

Beside the pineapple flower, there was already an empty chair.

"Lu Chen, it's too late to regret now, don't hit the south wall before you know that you regret turning back, at that time, no one will give you a chance!" the eighth princess said in a deep voice.

Due to the large number of people on the external trial, she did not dare to say it too clearly, which would inevitably cause discussion among the masses, and thus spread the remarks of colluding with the criminal department and deliberately concealing the truth.

After all, ordinary people don't know the details of the imperial power struggle, let alone who the major forces will choose to support and engage in open and secret battles.

Lu Chen glanced at her lightly when he heard this, and after sitting down expressionlessly, he said indifferently: "If I hit the south wall, I will knock the south wall over, and others will hit the south wall, in exchange for only a broken head and blood." ”

"You!"

The eighth princess's pretty face was ugly, and she gritted her silver teeth and sneered: "Then don't blame me for not remembering the old love, this is me you provoked first!"

"Lord Gou, if the prince is guilty of slander and falsifying evidence, how should he be punished?" the third prince asked lightly.

"If the prince commits a crime, the crime will be added to the crime!"

The criminal department Shangshu nodded in response, and did not say how to punish it, but the words of crime plus one level already represent everything.

"Hehe, in that case, let's open the hall. ”

The third prince smiled with satisfaction, glanced at Lu Chen with disdain, and said no more.

"It is rumored that Pan Hong, the head of the household department, embezzled the resources of the treasury, squandered extravagantly, and in order to make up for the loss of the treasury, he wantonly looted the people's fat and ointment, and harmed all parts of the Wuhuang Domain, and the common people were miserable, can you admit this crime?"

Syllable!

Shangshu of the Criminal Department questioned in a deep voice, and then slapped the shocked wood, and looked at Pan Hong who was kneeling down with a stern expression.

"Lord Gou, you also said, it's just a rumor, how can you be gullible in Diao Min's words? If the court officials are punished because of this, will the lives of all officials be determined by rumors in the future?"

Hubu Shangshu Pan Hong pursed his lips and sneered, his expression calm and composed.

"Fart! If there is no such thing, why are there rumors?"

"That's right, before such rumors appeared, I heard that many places are in dire straits, but at this juncture, the household department has also increased taxes, how do you explain this?"

"Hmph, corrupt officials, can you really cover the sky with one hand?"

"Kill such corrupt officials!

In an instant, many people watching the trial were all shouting loudly, and the violent voices were wave after wave, which can be described as amazing.

"Silence!"

Syllable!

Shangshu of the Criminal Department frowned, turned his hand and slapped the shocked wood, and after everyone was silent, he looked at Pan Yu, the servant of the household department, and said in a deep voice: "It is true that the rumors in the market cannot be fully believed, but Pan Yu, you threaten to have the evidence of Pan Hong's corruption, since this is the case, take it out!"

"Pan Yu You ......"

Pan Hong's face changed slightly, and his eyes looked at Pan Yu coldly.

I never thought that my nephew would really want to kill his relatives in righteousness!

The faces of the eighth princess and the other princesses and princesses are also not good-looking.

They knew very well that Pan Yu was the head of the household, and the cashier of the treasury was all recorded and examined by him.

"Naturally, as early as a year ago, when I was not in office, I received an order from His Royal Highness the Ninth to infiltrate the household department and investigate and deal with the corruption of the household department, at first, I didn't believe it, but after taking office, everything I saw made me extremely disgusting!"

"Presumably, Lord Gou knows very well that Pan Hongnai is my second uncle, therefore, I have persuaded him many times to let him turn himself in and confess his guilt, but he doesn't listen at all, as a member of the Martial Emperor Domain, and as an official, how can I watch the people of Li Min fall into the land of fire and water?"

"Therefore, I will write down the household corruption regulations one by one, and please take a look at this treasury account book!"

After Pan Yu's expression changed from sad to angry, the treasury account book was taken out of his arms, handed over to the officers and soldiers of the Criminal Department, and presented to the court.

"For the sake of the people of the world, he does not hesitate to kill his relatives with righteousness, Pan Yu is really a good official!"

"Yes, what the people of the world need is such a good official who thinks about the people!"

Many people who watched the trial, driven by Yun Bufan, shouted loudly in unison.

"When did you persuade me?"

However, Pan Hong was stunned for a moment, and immediately glared at Pan Yu with tears in his eyes, not to mention that he had not been persuaded, every time he shared the spoils, Pan Yu took more!

Now he actually stands up and punishes himself by killing his relatives with righteousness?

Damn it!

"I'm wronged!

Pan Hong clenched his fists and shouted loudly, and finally looked at the eighth princess, and said with a sad expression: "Please also ask the eighth princess to avenge me!"

"Damn, you actually arranged for Pan Yu to sneak into the door a long time ago, so you designed it early and were you going to deal with me? I really misjudged you!"

The eighth princess was sad in her heart, and looked at Lu Chen with disappointed eyes, seeing that he was still expressionless, indifferent to everything, grief and disappointment completely turned into anger.

"Lord Gou, the treasury account book should be fake, right? This person is also bribed by the Nine Emperor Princes with a lot of money to slander Lord Pan, right?"

The third prince asked lightly.

"Hehe, this kind of crime of bribing officials and slandering important ministers is not light, especially if the prince commits a crime, the crime will be added to the first degree!"

However, no matter what they said or said, Lu Chen always ignored it, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Such a calm appearance attracted several princes and princesses, who were secretly resentful.

Syllable!

Suddenly, the secretary of the criminal department closed the treasury ledger, picked up the shocking wood, slapped it suddenly, and reprimanded him sharply: "Pan Hong, you are presumptuous! As the secretary of the household department, you have actually done such a sinful thing, so far, the treasury still owes a full 90 million taels of gold, and now that the certified physical evidence is there, do you have anything else to say?"

"What!"

As soon as these words came out, the third prince's face changed suddenly, he turned his head mechanically, and looked at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department in disbelief, he didn't expect that it would be such a result?

The eldest prince, the fourth prince, the seventh princess and the eighth princess were even more stunned.

"I, I, I'm wronged!

After Pan Hong was stunned, he suddenly yelled wildly.

The arrogant appearance of the cloak is really dazzling.

"Wronged? The certified physical evidence is there, and you still dare to shout wronged?"

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department laughed angrily, and then slapped the shocked wood, got up and ordered: "Pan Hong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, embezzled the treasury, looted the people's fat and ointment, did not listen to dissuasion, and finally did not know how to repent, it is really a serious sin, at noon today, ask for beheading!"

"Quit!"

(End of chapter)