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Chapter 7 The sudden change in the courtroom (1)

Zheng Yunlin successfully rescued his son from Dali Temple, but the exchange was not about peace of mind but also caused a lot of worries. On the one hand, he had to be careful to prevent the news of his son from leaking in the mansion; on the other hand, he had to beware of Lu Jue's counterattack after he woke up. Although he was different from standing up, he understood that the person he was relying on was definitely not a person worthy of entrusting. This thing was beautiful and not necessarily a great contribution. If there was a chance, you didn't have to think about it! What's more, there was a case of robbing prison.

Although the assassination of Zhongzong happened by a coincidence, everyone was divided. But he was even more restless, and the past was vivid in his mind. The death of Empress Xiaoxian was full of King Jin. He participated in the sudden war three years ago. Although he rose to prominence after the incident and became bigger and bigger, the night when he woke up from a nightmare made him shudder. All this was even more obvious after Lu Jue knew his identity.

Originally, he was hoping to suppress Lu Jue again for the battle for the throne, but what he never expected was that Lu Jue was scared by a few words of fear, and the energetic Zhu Xian was scared away in disgrace. It seemed that Lu Jue was indeed difficult to deal with than the one ten years ago. It seemed that he was going to do his best this time!

Not only did Zheng Yunlin find it difficult to sleep this night, but Lu Jue also couldn't rest for a long time. There were too many unknown variables and it was difficult to control it. Tomorrow, I just hope that I can retire safely?

Bangbang,,,,,,,,,,,,, Zheng Yunlin had already gotten up, sat in the hall, drinking refreshing tea without sip, thinking about what had been considered repeatedly to ensure that there were no mistakes, and then lifted the official hat and left the mansion.

Good fortune and misfortune are close to each other. Shortly after Zheng Yunlin left, a burly young man wearing armor and holding a gold medal arrow and as big as a tower led a team of imperial guards into the mansion.

A carriage with red heads and pink priest was parked not far away, and the eldest princess was holding the curtains and watching all this coldly.

On the other hand, it was a coincidence that Zheng Yunlin, who had just gotten out of the sedan chair at the palace gate, saw Lu Jue standing at the palace gate waiting for the door to open. He reminded himself to keep calm, but he couldn't help but walk towards Lu Jue.

When Zheng Yunlin walked up to talk to others, Lu Jue realized that he would greet others like a greeting. Zheng Yunlin also returned the greetings to everyone, and turned to Lu Jue for a false greeting: "My brother is in good health."

In the eyes of outsiders, this is a behavior of caring for the officials, but those who are interested know the intention of the words. Lu Jue has been closed for many days and suddenly came today. With those rumors, no one in the court has any guesses. The conversation between the two must be filled with smoke, so they avoided it to avoid causing trouble.

Besides, Lu Jue had the intention to get rid of him, so he stopped his perfunctory thoughts and smiled slightly, "It's time to get ready after so many days of cultivation. I still hate that I'm too late and missed a good show."

Zheng Yunlin smiled and said, "Your Majesty was assassinated, but my good brother said it was a good show. The disaster came from the mouth and was cautious and cautious."

Lu Jue said: "Sir Shangshu doesn't have to catch the official words. Now it's not enough to say that anyone is right or wrong can be justified."

Zheng Yunlin smiled and didn't answer his topic because he understood what he meant. "It's just after the fifth update. Brother Lu's body has just recovered, so why should he come so early!"

Lu Jue said: "If you have a job, you must consider your business. How can you always use official duties as a subordinate to others when you are in your job?"

After taking it, Zheng Yunlin was not angry because of it. He smiled leisurely and said, "There are so many major things in the world. Not to mention the Dali Temple, even if you add the Ministry of Justice, it will be impossible to settle it. But your health is your own. Brother Yu advises you to go back and you will be better off for a while!" This move will not be easy to take back. If he knows that it will be good for anyone to retreat, it will be safe for his son to be safe for one day. He wants to get rid of this person, but his son's life is the top priority.

Obviously Lu Jue was not grateful and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Thank you, Lord, I remind you that the lower-ranking officials are palpitations, and I will not be able to raise them well. You just need to be less angry and get angry!" As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and said, dispelling all his thoughts: "In addition, Lord Shangshu is the superior of the lower-ranking officials, and he is also an older lower-ranking official in the double tenth period. I dare not take this virtuous brother, but I still ask the adult to call him the lower-ranking official position or name." Although this sentence was light, it was very cold. It was enough to reject all the goodwill and threats from Zheng Yunlin.

Zheng Yunlin said: "In the 18th year of Xianyuan, I once participated in the spring examination with your brother Lu Tianhua, and also worshipped under the late Prime Minister Luo Shichang. What's wrong with this call from my brother!"

Lu Jue took a few steps back and distanced him from him, "We have no contacts except for business, and we are not familiar with each other. Lord Shangshu should not be so close."

OK, if you are seeking death, I will be blamed for it. Zheng Yunlin's eyes moved slightly, and a sneer appeared on his lips. "Since Lord Lu is going to talk to me about business affairs, then let's talk about business affairs." As he said that, he took a step forward or two, leaning slightly, "It's time to end the assassination case for several days. The Three Divisions will be held for trial. Although the emperor has appointed Jiang Huan as the trial, you are the highest chief of Dali Temple. The final trial is not something you have to make a judgment. Since you see it today, it will be terminated!"

It seems that he also understands that this case will not benefit anyone, especially after thinking about it, he also understands that Cheng Chong is there for a day. Although there are chips that restrict Lu Jue, there is no confession, and it is still his weakness, not to mention that the chip is no longer in his hands.

He understood that Lu Jue was not confused, and today was the time to settle down!

Lu Jue smiled faintly and left himself clean: "The officials in this case are already involved, so he should avoid participating. Since Your Majesty has appointed others and the adults should go to this person to discuss the matter. However, if there is a place where the officials need to cooperate, the officials will be there as soon as possible!"

"Very good. I know what Lord Lu said, then I will ask Lord Lu to hand over the assassin." It was not that he was willing to ask for someone, but that he rushed there as soon as possible after receiving the message of where Cheng Chong was imprisoned. As a result, there was no need to think about it. The person guarding the door was Lu Jue's loyal deceased soldier. Without Lu Jue's order, whoever dared to break through would be seeking death. What's more, there was a killer trained by King Luo, who even extinguished the idea of ​​assassination.

Lu Jue said: "Is there a while left? It's time to meet the saint soon. It's not too late to ask Your Majesty for the imperial edict!"

But this sentence made Zheng Yunlin feel panicked, squinting his murderous intent, "The witchcraft case caused King Jin to be executed. Do you want to seek death or not take the priest seriously? This is the case of the priest personally. It is too naive to think about it by using this to divide everyone's spirit!"

Lu Jue said: "What you want to do is my business. Lord Shangshu doesn't have to worry about his subordinates."

Zheng Yunlin snorted and said, "At young, I just don't know the consequences. It's better if there are more you in this world, and there are less you."

At this moment, the palace gate opened with a squeak, and a eunuch came out and shouted loudly: "March 3, all the ministers will come to court."

Zheng Yunlin looked at the palace gate with a faint expression, and then stabbed him, "How embarrassing, I was born with the same roots, but my fate was different. Others were bowed down, but you were a minister, and you were involuntarily destined!"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Jue's face changed significantly. He tightened his face, rubbed his hands, walked to him, his eyes shaved on his face like cold icingling, and slowly spit out a few words, "Do you want to watch a good show? Let's sing a drama where good and evil will be rewarded!"

Zheng Yunlin seemed to realize something, and Mei Leng jumped suddenly, staring at Lu Jue's eyes tightly, trying to maintain his calmness.

But Lu Jue didn't continue talking, took a step back, smiled happily, raised his hand and made an invitation gesture, "Sir Shangshu."

Now he was looking at the palace gate like a road to the underworld.

However, what was unexpected was that the people who went to the court waited for another half an hour in Fengtian Hall, and Zhongzong neither came to the court nor announced his retreat. After a long time, everyone in the court began to whisper and talk. Lu Jue remained silent for several days and never showed up in the court. Although Zhongzong's case was protected by the case, he could not stop the discussion and suspicion of those who had ulterior motives.

Faced with all this, Lu Jue did not defend himself and stood in the position where he should stand, as usual.

But Zheng Yunlin was not so relaxed. He was already worried because of Lu Jue's words, and coupled with Zhongzong's delay in showing up, his mood became worse. He turned his head and looked at Lu Jue, who was standing among the civil officials. He still looked elegant and gentle. His body shivered involuntarily, clenched his fists tightly, turned his head and took a few breaths to calm his emotions.

At this time, a shout of "The Emperor is here." Zhongzong walked up to the hall surrounded by people.

Suddenly the hall returned to silence, and all the ministers returned to their posts, kneeling down and shouting, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Zhongzong sat on the dragon throne and waved his right arm and said, "All the Lords are flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

But when Zheng Yunlin got up, he found that there was someone who came with Zhongzong that he unexpectedly. He couldn't help but change his face and muttered the name of this person "Han Shao".

Zhongzong Wei squinted her eyes and glanced around the court officials. Finally, Lu Jue, who was standing among them, showed a kind smile and said gently: "Today is such a good day. Not only did the Han Hou who has long ignored the affairs in the court, but even Lu Qing, who has been sick for many days, came to court early." As he said that, he stood up and went down the steps, and said: "I was still discussing with Han Hou. If Lu Qing still has the future today, he will visit him tomorrow."

No matter who thinks this move, it will be too much. There are few cases of the court's emphasis on the old ministers being visited by the emperor. Where can Lu Jue get the qualifications of not making meritorious achievements at a young age? Some are envious, some are disgusted and hated, and some think that the emperor is given by his dear friends. But in short, it is still the same sentence, Lu Jue is already the enemy of everyone.

Lu Jue also knew this very well. Since he had given such a great gift, he should thank him. He walked out of the line and bowed to Zhongzong and said deeply: "I am an old problem, which makes Your Majesty and the Old Marquis worry, and I am frightened and uneasy!"

"When will I learn these flashy words? I am not right to care for my subordinates!" As he said that, he looked at Lu Jue worriedly, and then he felt relieved after several times. He patted his shoulder and continued: "It seems that he is really better than he has indeed become energetic a few days ago. How can his body recover? If you feel uncomfortable, I will ask the palace servant to bring a chair for you." At this time, Zhongzong did not have the air of an emperor, and he was completely caring for the younger elders.

Lu Jue held his hand and bowed: "Return to Your Majesty, after the doctor's careful care, my health is no longer seriously damaged."

Zhongzong smiled and said, "It's good that you're OK, I'm relieved now. Don't worry if you have anything, just take care of your health!"

"Thank you,,,,,,," Lu Jue was about to thank him for his robe, but was stopped by Zhongzong first.

"No need to thank you." Zhongzong turned around and returned to the dragon throne, gave a wink to the eunuch Yang Wei, and signaled something.

Yang Wei served Zhongzong since he was a child. What does Zhongzong mean naturally? He walked two steps forward and shook the dust and said loudly: "Mr. Lu Jue, the minister of Dali Temple, has just recovered. The emperor is polite to his subordinates. The morning court will be cancelled today. If there are any discussions, the Hande Palace will report another report after the court is dispersed.,,,,,,"

"I have something to say." Before Yang Wei finished speaking, Zheng Yunlin stepped out to interrupt.

It has come to this moment, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that no matter who instructs the assassination, in order to dispel the plot of those who are interested in Zhongzong, he has long been ready to turn big things into small things and small things into small things. But after all, there are those who don’t mind watching the excitement. Perhaps Zheng Yunlin is the introduction that was kicked out.

However, Zhongzong did not rush to reply, but looked at the Luo King standing in the first row. He held heavy troops in his hands and was in the top position. If he made a choice in this matter, the upward trend would be a different scene. Therefore, Zhongzong cared about his position before making any decision. In addition, Lu Jue was involved in this matter, Zhongzong would be more cautious in dealing with it.

He even doubted that the real instructor of this assassination was him.

Sometimes it is really sad to be an emperor. There are many things that seem to be superior, but it is difficult for one to decide. This is why the upward forces are persistent but cannot eliminate them one by one as they wish.

However, King Luo seemed to be unrelated to himself and had no intention of interfering. He stood there silently.

This made Zhongzong even more worried. He slowly withdrew his gaze, put his arm on the handlebar of the dragon chaise, looked at Zheng Yunlin with a slanted eyes, and said, "If what you reported is related to the assassination, you don't have to ask for another day."

What is very strange is that the first few sentences Zhongzong has always said lightly, but in the last few words, the tone has been aggravated.

Hearing this, Zheng Yunlin pursed his lips tightly, locked his brows, lowered his head as if he had fought for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the assassination has happened for many days. It has not only caused public opinion in the court, but also caused great panic among the people. If it is delayed, there may be more serious consequences. The case is very involved. I hope your Majesty will grant the order to open a retrial of the case, and the Dali Temple Minister Lu Jue will also arrive as soon as possible."

Zhongzong glanced at Lu Jue and said with a deep meaning: "You have to retrial. You have been trying for several days in a row. The Great Execution has been used without asking, but the assassin was beaten half dead by you. What evidence is suddenly here to ask for a retrial!"

Zheng Yunlin took a deep breath and replied: "Your Majesty, Daxing has used the assassin but has not spoken. This can prove that this person has received special training!"

Before Zheng Yunlin finished speaking, one person stood up to refute, "Your Majesty, since this person has received special training, why do you have to reveal the name of the temple minister? Someone must have made a fake." At the critical moment, Jiang Huan was the only one who argued for Lu Jue.

However, Lu Jue still looked at him with doubts. It was not that he wanted to guard against others everywhere. With his current situation, he trusted people too much and would die even worse.

Zheng Yunlin snorted and glared at him and said, "If you don't know, unless you don't do it, yesterday Lu Jue did not hold the imperial edict; or second, he did not hold the token of the emperor, and went privately to the Ministry of Justice to see Cheng Chong alone for an hour. Not only that, he also moved Cheng Chong out of the Ministry of Justice." As he said that, he gave a ministerial courtesy to Zhongzong and continued, "Your Majesty, if Lu Jue is really innocent, he should choose to believe in the Ministry of Justice, and believe that the law will give him justice!"

Zhu Xian, standing in the crowd, seemed to see the hope Zheng Yunlin gave him again, and said sarcastically: "Yes, since you haven't done anything bad, why should you be afraid! Lu Qing, it's great that day you said it out loud! Today, there is no need to be embarrassed in this court."

This sentence revealed that he had caused trouble for Lu Jue. The people in this dynasty were not fools, so they understood and told everyone that you had done something you shouldn't do. Zhongzong shaved hard at the idiot, then floated towards Lu Jue with a sharp look, and asked in a cold voice: "How about this happening."

"There is" unexpected to everyone, and Lu Jue did not defend himself, but directly admitted it.

Zhongzong sighed deeply, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and asked again: "Yes, since you have done this, you should tell me the reason. Or as everyone doubts, you are really involved in it, so you are guilty?"

As soon as Zhongzong finished speaking, Jiang Huan immediately distinguished him: "Your Majesty, don't listen to others' words. The Three Sessions,,,,,,,,"

"Shut up, I want him to say it!" Zhongzong roared and interrupted him.

The Korean Hou glanced at Zheng Yunlin, bowed to Zhongzong, and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister, has something to ask the Secretary of the Shangshu."

"Ask!" Zhongzong sighed heavily and pursed his lips.

"Thank you Your Majesty" Han Hou hummed gently and stepped forward to question Zheng Yunlin: "According to regulations, the three departments are jointly tried, and the chief trial is not allowed to privately see the prisoner. Since Lord Lu has arrived at the Ministry of Justice, why did your Ministry of Justice not accompany you at that time? But what is the purpose of wantonly accusing the palace after the incident?"

Facing such questions, Zheng Yunlin was very uncomfortable. The muscles on his cheeks tense, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled reluctantly: "Except for this official, the officials of the Ministry of Justice are all under Lu Siqing. How many other officials dare to violate them? My Ministry of Justice is not as unruly as Dali Temple, right?" He looked at Lu Jue, waiting for him to answer.

Lu Jue looked back at Yang Shuxiao who was standing in the last line and smiled slightly: "What the Lord said is very true. How can I compare to Lord Shangshu? Anyone who works in other departments can recruit him or her."

This sentence made Zheng Yunlin stunned, and his body trembled slightly. He lowered his head and controlled his emotions secretly, and immediately asked: "Private transfer prisoners are like robbing prisoners. How should Lord Lu explain to His Majesty and the civil and military officials in the court?"

Lu Jue replied casually: "So what!"

This seemed to hit Zheng Yunlin's thoughts, so he lost the anxiety he had just now and said loudly: "So what? The temple minister seems to have forgotten that he will do his own job. Lord Lu privately removed the prisoners detained in my Ministry of Justice. Lord Lu said what will happen!"

King Luo, who had not interrupted at this time, asked, "Yes! What Lord Zheng asked is what I and I want to know. Lu Jue, have you really done something you shouldn't do?"

Lu Jue did not rush to reply, but turned his head to look at the door of the hall, as if he was waiting for someone. Seeing that there was still no movement, he turned to King Luo and Emperor Zhongzong each bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since the opening of the court, Dali Temple has been authorized to review all registered cases. Our court stipulates that any case can be reviewed for no more than 18 years. Whether the assassination case is included in the list of reviews." Then he turned to face the ministers, and saw that no one defended him, and continued, "And the assassination case was ordered by the Emperor to conduct a joint trial of the three departments. The three departments are the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, the Censorate, and Dali Temple are among them. As the chief of the Dali Temple, can you have the right to participate?"

King Luo smiled and said, "You don't need to say these things, all the civil and military officials in the court know about them. I ask you why you were privately enrolled in the Ministry of Justice and met someone with a criminal?"

Zheng Yunlin was surprised that King Luo would do this. After pondering for a moment, he retorted: "The temple minister naturally has the right to participate, but this is not the reason why the temple minister removed the prisoner from the Ministry of Justice!"

Lu Jue looked sideways at Zheng Yunlin, ignored his questioning, and asked quietly: "A few hours before he entered the Ministry of Justice, the Xiaguan sent someone to send a message to him. But when the Xiaguan went there, the prison department opened its cave but no one was seen. Why is this?"

"This,,,,,,,," Zheng Yunlin didn't know how to answer.

Lu Jue smiled and said righteously: "To show justice, the emperor is in charge of the three corpses to be tried, so I believe that criminals should not be detained in the positions of our three corpses. Therefore, I took the initiative to detain the assassin in Shuntian Prefecture."

Zheng Yunlin sneered: "That's a matter of opinion. As we all know, Shuntian Mansion was promoted by you. After all, sir is still selfish."

I don’t know what’s wrong with this sentence, but the Han Hou who was standing beside him angrily rebuked: “Is that true? It’s a matter of opinion whether Lu Zhengqing has selfish intentions. But what is well-known in the court is that Fang Yuyao and Lord Zheng of Shuntian Prefecture are cousins. Do you have to say clearly which one is far away or which one is close?”

"Han Hou is such a bad word. Lord Lu, the title of "White-faced Yan Luo" in Dali Temple for three years is not vain. He really dares to say that he is innocent?" Turning around and facing the ministers, he decided to take this dangerous move, walked to Lu Jue, and said passionately: "The evidence of the witchcraft case back then was conclusive, and it was personally slaughtered by the emperor. Now Lord Lu actually decided to re-examine it. What is this intention?"

When this statement is outstanding, everyone's hearts are stirred, with all kinds of expressions and thoughts.
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