kvmb Chapter 122: Become the Minister of Justice (3)
Chapter 122: Become the Minister of Justice (3)
Xie Lang looked at the emperor who was receiving his memories.
I have to say that this emperor was indeed quite competent.
Officials were corrupt, accepted bribes, formed cliques for personal gain, and this actually harmed the interests of the emperor.
The purpose of promoting Xu Yingqing is to make her a chess piece and a sharp sword to purge the government and the country.
It is also a means for officials to check and balance each other.
It was Xu Yingqing who did the thing that offended the entire court; it was Xu Yingqing who took the blame.
If the situation becomes uncontrollable, just kill Xu Yingqing, he will still be the wise ruler.
In his previous life, Xu Yingqing had rectified the entire atmosphere of the court and the country. At that time, Xu Yingqing was no longer useful and the emperor's goal had been achieved.
It just so happened that she revealed her identity as a woman, and all the civil and military officials in the court wanted to bring her to justice.
By then, Xu Yingqing's value had been lost, so the prince took advantage of the situation and executed her.
This is the emperor. He can easily abandon even those who have gone through fire and water for him. In the eyes of the emperor, there are only two kinds of people: those who can be used and those who cannot be used.
Compared with the emperor, Crown Prince Song Chengze is far inferior in this respect.
If Xie Lang was not Xu Yingqing now, she might not do anything to the emperor.
The emperor was a cold-hearted person, but he also did some practical things that benefited the people, so he was considered a wise ruler.
But, from Xie Lang's point of view, this emperor was too annoying. Besides, she didn't like anyone suppressing her.
"You...you..." The emperor looked at Xie Lang, his eyes full of shock and panic.
After receiving the memory, he instantly realized that Xie Lang in front of him was a woman, and she would die by slow slicing in the future.
"Since Your Majesty has understood, please go on your journey."
“No… Someone come! Someone come quickly!!! Help, help…”
The emperor stood up from his seat with a bang, shouted loudly towards the door, and ran towards the entrance of the hall.
Xie Lang did not stop this, but when he was halfway through his run, he suddenly stopped, his eyes bulged forward abruptly, and with an incredulous look in his eyes, he fell to the ground, not breathing.
The civet cat who was watching the whole process in Wuhui Palace couldn't help but tremble when he saw this scene.
It never expected that Xie Lang would become the emperor as soon as he arrived.
However, what surprised it even more was yet to come.
The emperor, who had already stopped breathing, crawled up from the ground at this moment, as if he had come back to life.
The civet cat widened its eyes unconsciously. Didn’t the emperor stop breathing just now?
At this time, the emperor who got up from the ground not only had the same breath as before, but also the same expression as before.
It was as if the emperor had never died.
"You should know what to do."
Xie Lang calmly looked at the 'emperor' in front of him, and the tone of his voice was like a superior giving orders to an inferior.
The emperor is dead, and now the one in his body is her puppet.
The puppet emperor nodded and said respectfully to Xie Lang: "I understand."
Then Xie Lang removed the shield in the hall, and the puppet emperor regained his imperial demeanor and shouted at the entrance of the hall: "Come here, draft an order. Wang Xiang, the Minister of Justice, has been corrupt, bribed, excluded dissidents, fabricated many unjust cases, and acted in an unhealthy way, destroying the foundation of our country. He should be imprisoned."
"Inspector General Xu Yingqing is a man of great integrity and justice, and should be a role model for the world. Appoint him as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, in charge of the criminal law of the country, punishing evil and promoting good, and correcting unhealthy practices. Also order him to review the case of Wang Xiang and verify the truth of his crime."
When the eunuch Zhang Chengzhong, who was in charge of the seal and entered the hall, heard the puppet emperor's words, he was so frightened that he was stunned.
Your Majesty, are you crazy?
Then he turned his gaze to Xie Lang. What did she say to the emperor?
When Xie Lang saw Zhang Chengzhong's gaze, he just looked at him coldly, without any emotion in his eyes, as if they were the eyes of a dead person.
The other people who entered the hall were also shocked by the puppet emperor's words.
At this time, the puppet emperor looked at Zhang Chengzhong who was still standing there in a daze, and shouted, "Why don't you go and draft the decree? Do you want to disobey my orders?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. How about I ask the other adults to come to the palace to discuss it?"
Zhang Chengzhong knelt down and kowtowed, and even his tone of voice was tearful.
This Xu Yingqing was the top scorer in the imperial examination last year. Even if one has a smooth career in the government, he still needs to work in the officialdom for more than ten years before he can become a minister.
It is extremely rare for someone to become a minister within just one year. This is too absurd, so absurd to the extreme.
In order to make room for Xu Yingqing, he actually put the Minister of Justice in jail.
He seriously suspected that the charges against Wang Xiang, the Minister of Justice, were all fabricated by His Majesty, otherwise why would he say something like "verify the truth of his charges".
He really didn't dare to draft this imperial edict!
"Go if you are asked to go. If you don't dare, I will send someone else to do it."
The puppet emperor glared at Zhang Chengzhong. It was outrageous, and it was right to be outrageous.
"Slave... this slave obeys your order."
Zhang Chengzhong said tremblingly, slowly got up from the ground, and then went to draft an edict.
He knew that the world was going to change.
On the other side, the puppet emperor glanced at Xie Lang, as if asking, how am I doing?
Xie Lang didn't say anything, just nodded, and then left the hall.
Outside the hall, after Xie Lang came out, she saw Zhang Chengzhong walking towards her.
He asked respectfully, "Sir, what did you say to His Majesty just now?"
Zhang Chengzhong was a fourth-rank eunuch in charge of the imperial seal, and he would not have been so respectful to a seventh-rank minor official.
However, this time, Xie Lang is no longer a small official, he is about to ascend to a higher position.
In response to Zhang Chengzhong's flattery, Xie Lang simply said: "Just do what His Majesty asks you to do. It's better not to ask about some things."
After saying that, he walked towards the gate of the imperial palace.
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Off topic:
The emperor's edict needs to go through various procedures before it can take effect. If the edict is unreasonable, the officials can still send the emperor's edict back, instead of the edict taking effect just because the emperor said it verbally and the eunuch drafted it. But this is a novel, so I won't go into so much logic.