Hearing such a concise and decisive response from the empress, everyone couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

There were no detailed inquiries and no negotiations.

That's it...... Decided?

After Jiang Xu reacted, he immediately frowned.

"Your Majesty, Lu Chen has committed such a horrific crime, why don't you want to reuse him?"

In the face of Jiang Xu's questioning, the empress's answer was still short and powerful:

"I don't think Lu Qing is wrong, and I haven't committed any crimes."

After determining the empress's attitude, Jiang Xu's face suddenly showed disbelief.

"Your Majesty, Lu Chen's house is a dignified death attack on King Yu!"

The empress leaned back slightly, leaned back in the chair quite lazily, propped her elbows on the armrests, supported her white chin with one hand, and said with a nonchalant expression: "So what? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Xu squeezed the fluorene board in his hand violently, then took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"According to the laws of Great Xia, the affairs of the royal family, the royal family makes its own decisions, and people who are not from the royal family cannot interfere in any case, otherwise it will be a great rebellion and must be punished with capital punishment!"

"And no matter what King Yu's character is, what he has done in Yuzhou, as long as it is not a rebellion, no matter what the reason, no one can harm him, let alone put him to death, Lu Chen's move is completely ignoring the royal prestige and challenging Tianwei!"

Speaking of this, he bowed heavily again and raised his voice:

"A villain like Lu Chen, who despises the majesty of the Heavenly Family, challenges the imperial power, and has no reverence for the orthodoxy of the royal family, if he does not punish him, the supreme authority of my Jiang clan will inevitably be damaged."

"The royal family is the foundation of the world, if Lu Chen kills Queen Yu this time and is safe and sound, there will inevitably be a next time, even the next Lu Chen, the next Lu Chen, from now on, how can the people of the world continue to fear our royal family as always? How can we coerce the world? Therefore, this case must not be opened, otherwise there will be endless disasters, and even the country will not be a country! ”

Jiang Xu said that in the end, he was almost hoarse, like a peerless loyal minister who desperately admonished the king.

Behind him, the faces of several royal families of the Heavenly Sect Mansion were full of emotion, and their expressions seemed to say: "Eighth Emperor Uncle Zhenguoshi!"

However, after Jiang Xu's tirade fell, the empress's complexion did not fluctuate at all.

She lowered her gaze slightly, staring at Jiang Xu, and then, while her lips opened and closed, she said a sentence that seemed to hit her soul:

"Zongzheng, I ask you, what kind of spiritual costume did Lu Qing use to kill and injure King Yu?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xu's face suddenly stiffened slightly.

"Your Majesty, no matter what kind of spiritual costume Lu Chen uses, he will kill King Yu ......"

He didn't answer the empress's question directly, and even his tone was not as sonorous and powerful as Fang Cai.

"Don't talk about him left or right."

The empress's voice suddenly became extremely fierce, and before Jiang Xu finished speaking, she interrupted:

"Answer my question!"

Jiang Xu's eyes sank slightly, and then he sighed inexplicably, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, what Lu Chen uses is the Sword of the Extreme Dao." ”

The empress said, "Tell me, what does the Sword of the Extreme Dao mean?" ”

"The Holy Monarch of Destiny, the Way of the Emperor, and the ......"

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and his tone became more and more bitter: "The right of life and death." ”

"Good."

Click...

The empress slowly stood up, and at the same time as the red ling's dragon robe left the dragon chair, the twelve jade rays of the Tongtian crown made a crisp sound in a slight shaking.

"I ask you again, what did I say when I handed over the Sword of the Extreme Dao to Lu Qing?"

Jiang Xu smiled bitterly.

"The face of the sword is like the face of the king, and the person who holds the sword, can [behead the rebel sect, punish the subordinate, cut first and then play, the emperor license], or order the Quartet, except for Your Majesty, no one is controlled."

"Zong just remembers."

The empress praised without being salty, and then said:

"Since you remember, then you should know that before I withdrew the Sword of the Extreme Dao, what Lu Qing said and did was my will, and his orders were equivalent to the Holy Decree, if you disobey or even dare to disobey, you will be complicit in rebellion!"

As she spoke, she raised her steps slightly, walked down the steps slowly, and walked towards Jiang Xu.

"And King Yu not only did not obey Lu Qing's order at that time, but also used his power to suppress people and forcibly exonerate his people, and then he was extremely arrogant to ignore Lu Qing's warnings several times, and went to Yuzhou Prison in front of Lu Qing, Zongzheng, you tell me ......"

Looking at the empress who was gradually walking towards him, feeling an increasingly fierce imperial pressure, Jiang Xu's face gradually oozed cold sweat, and his face did not have the momentum at the beginning.

As she spoke, the empress had already walked down the steps and came to the carpet in the center of the hundred officials, looking directly at Jiang Xu's shaky eyes with a slightly cold gaze, and said unhurriedly: "In the end, it was Lu Qing who challenged the imperial power and made a death attack on King Yu; Or did King Yu despise me as an emperor and didn't take me seriously? ”

"The face sword is like the face of the king, Lu Qing is holding the sword of the extreme way, it is no different from me coming in person, King Yu dares to be so arrogant and domineering when facing me, and he doesn't take me in his eyes at all, and you, as the head of the Tianzong Mansion, are so protective of him, and even confuse the public for this, and beat me upside down, do you think that I am not qualified to be this emperor, and should give up this position to King Yu or King Qin?!"

These words, for the courtiers, especially for the royal family, are not only extremely heavy, but also quite fatal.

Jiang Xu was immediately shocked, and then hurriedly explained to King Yu: "Your Majesty is angry, Weichen has no such intention, and he doesn't dare to have any thoughts that shouldn't be, please Your Majesty Mingjian!" ”

Not only Jiang Xu, but also the other courtiers, including those important ministers who were standing close to the steps, couldn't help but have a trace of surprise on their faces.

His Majesty's favor to Lu Chen was terrifying!

Of course, those court bigwigs knew that if this matter was more serious, Lu Chen, who was holding the Sword of the Extreme Dao, would not have any problem in legal theory.

The face sword is like the face of the king, this is not an empty word.

King Yu was so arrogant and domineering in front of the Sword of the Extreme Dao, and if he didn't take Lu Chen in his eyes, it was equivalent to challenging the emperor's authority.

This is the way to die!

However, it is one thing to have a sword in your hand, but it is another thing to be able to use it.

In any case, King Yu is a first-class prince, and Lu Chen himself is just a foreign minister after all, once he moves the real character, he really uses the authority of the Extreme Dao Sword to kill an elder who is not low in the royal family, although nominally it is not a crime, but in the eyes of the royal family, it is a crime to challenge the imperial power!

After all, in the Great Xia Empire, there are times when it is not the right thing to do.

To be an official, you must not only be reasonable, but also reasonable.

To be sensible, to know how to advance and retreat, to grasp the scale.

Especially on the issue of the imperial family, don't want the emperor to give you the power of "punishing the rebel sect, cutting first and then playing", just really kill the imperial family, many times this power is just a deterrent, a deterrent to foreign ministers, if you take it completely seriously and cause trouble to the emperor, it will be too ignorant.

Obviously, Lu Chen is such an "ignorant" courtier.

And it got into a big trouble.

You must know that King Yu is the only brother of the first emperor... When the first emperor seized the heir, King Yu contributed a lot, and he is also the uncle of the emperor who is now the saint.

Whether it is merit or power, status, wealth, bloodline and seniority, he is a first-class big man.

The empress can push Lu Chen out to calm the anger of the royal family, so as to stabilize people's hearts, even if she wants to protect him, she should pretend to be confused like Jiang Xu, the sect of the Heavenly Sect, hide the matter of the sword of the extreme path, first dismiss Lu Chen from his post and put him in the heavenly prison, so as to block the royal family's mouth, and wait for the turmoil to pass, and then find a chance to reactivate.

Instead of directly raising the Sword of the Extreme Dao as he is now, he put on a coat of law for Lu Chen, so that not only did he not have any fault, but he was also a loyal minister who desperately defended the emperor's authority.

King Yu, who was seriously injured, directly became a rebel sect with a loss of virtue and oppression of power.

Of the three options, she chose the most radical way.

In this way, the one who benefited the most this time was Lu Chen, a stunned young man.

At such a point, the empress still defends him so much, even the first-class prince can't help him, in the future, the court will not involve fundamental interests, or be forced to the point of no retreat, who would dare to easily provoke this evil star?

Didn't you see that all the people who opposed him, from the Empress Dowager Zhao to Hu Yan, the five-rank official, almost all fell into blood mold?

Even the noble royal family like King Yu is killed when he says he will kill, and then he can be safe and sound, the empress's operation is enough to raise his prestige and authority to a very terrifying level.

And the empress herself not only has nothing to gain, but may be separated from the royal family because of this, and even be named a tyrant.

took such a big risk and used the matter of King Yu to let Lu Chen establish supreme authority in Yu and Sui Prefectures...... The empress was so well-intentioned that the ministers couldn't help but be speechless, and even Fang Ping's heart welled up with an indescribable envy.

If you are like this, what more can you ask for......

"Heh..."

While everyone was thinking, the empress had already walked up to Jiang Xu and smiled coldly at him.

"This matter is over, I can not worry about you this time, but if there is a ...... next time"

Speaking of this, the empress didn't say anything further, but Jiang Xu broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to say more.

He, the Zongzheng of the Heavenly Sect Mansion, did not dare to speak, and the other court officials naturally would not be stupid to seek death, and intervene in the affairs of the royal family that would be the landing of the head if he was not careful.

Soon, the court meeting ended in a delicate atmosphere.

At night, the empress and Jiang Chengdao handled government affairs in the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty."

As soon as the empress put down an official document, Jiang Chengdao, who had been silent, and was constantly thinking about something, suddenly walked up to the empress and said:

"Wei Chen feels that if necessary, he still has to summon Lu Chen back as soon as possible."

Hearing this, the empress subconsciously frowned.

"Why? Brother Huang thinks Lu Chen is not suitable to serve as the governor of the two states? ”

"Wechen didn't mean that."

Jiang Chengdao shook his head and continued: "Fu Huan has always been by Lu Chen's side, according to what she said, after Lu Chen became the lord of Yuzhou, he not only observed the people's situation every day, handled cases impartially, restrained Haoqiang, returned the fields, houses, shops, etc. seized by various illegal means to the original owner, eliminated the immoral, talentless and incompetent eunuchs, tried every means to improve the people's livelihood, allocated resources to assist Xiao Shangshu in controlling the water, and also reviewed the past files overnight, investigated grievances, thought about the method of enriching the people, and designed development plans......"

One by one, he listed to the female emperor what Lu Chen had done during this time as the governor of the two states.

"Later, he simply lived in the yamen, and at night he buried himself in all kinds of papers, and almost stayed awake all night......

Hearing this, the empress couldn't help but breathe.

Subconsciously, I wanted to directly agree with Jiang Chengdao's suggestion before he finished speaking.

At this time, Jiang Chengdao suddenly sighed with emotion: "Don't say that you are conscientious, what Lu Chen, the governor, has done can be called a dedication and dedication, and he has never seen a peerless warrior with such noble conduct and good learning, and dedication to the people and the world." ”

The little hand under the empress's dragon robe suddenly tightened, and her heartbeat accelerated a little inexplicably.

How fortunate I am to be able to have such a loyal and loyal minister die in the service of such a dutiful and righteous servant.

After a moment, she took a slight breath and asked, "What does the imperial brother mean?" ”

Jiang Chengdao sighed slightly.

"Lu Chen is too upright."

He said this inexplicably, and the empress subconsciously thought about it, and after a while, her eyes suddenly froze.

"You mean, the case involving various official warehouses in the Qingjiang Valley?"

Jiang Chengdao nodded, then sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "Since Lu Chen has discovered this case and has clues, with his temperament, he will definitely investigate it at all costs, in this way, he will inevitably become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of those people." ”

"It is not surprising that people are desperate, no matter what they do, not to mention that they are powerful monks."

Hearing this, the empress's face suddenly sank.

Jiang Chengdao's meaning is already very obvious.

In this shocking case, if Lu Chen continues to investigate it clearly, as the investigation deepens, those involved in this case will definitely be forced to become outlaws, and then try their best to eliminate Lu Chen.

As the saying goes, "open guns are easy to dodge, and dark arrows are difficult to defend." ”

Even if Lu Chen had the Extreme Dao Sword in his hand, even if he knew that he was desperately protected by Fu Huan and other masters, and it was a matter of life and death, those people would never give up.

At the same time, Lu Chenming's intention to investigate this case will inevitably surprise them, which will be quite unfavorable to their next actions.

Integrity is a virtue, but at times, it can be a bit of a problem.

Thinking of this, the empress nodded.

"Well, Brother Huang is right, once the investigation situation is as conjectured, Lu Qing will be a little unsuitable to stay in Yuzhou."

Saying that, she thought for a while, and then continued: "In this case, after a few days for Xuanji to send back the news, I will immediately make another order to summon Lu Qing back to Beijing, and then let Xiao Yun work harder, and she will take over as the governor of the two states, and be fully responsible for the military and political affairs of the two states and the pacification of the floods." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengdao's face couldn't help but be a little weird.

Controlling water is an extremely laborious task, which not only requires the coordination of various resources, but also is responsible for designing and arranging various large arrays, reinforcing the dam area, and directing the army to open canals and discharge floodwater.

Now he is also the governor of two states

Isn't his sister having a holiday with Xiao Yun?

(End of chapter)