The ministers were shocked.

They all stared at Lin Che with wide eyes, thinking they had misheard.

What's going on?

After being a hostage for ten years, Lin Che returned and when His Majesty was about to reward him, he actually asked for death?

Lin Pojun was the first to react. His face turned grim and he said in a deep voice:

"Stop talking nonsense. Who told you to act like a king and a minister? Why don't you kneel down and admit your mistake?"

Lin Che didn't buy it. This wasn't the Zhenguo Mansion.

"Your Majesty asks questions, and I answer. What's wrong with that?"

"you……"

Lin Pojun's face was filled with anger and he was about to continue scolding.

Jiang Li had already noticed something and reached out to stop Lin Pojun. She was not in a hurry, but returned to sit on the dragon throne.

"Lord Lin, you have served me well and have made great contributions. Now you are seeking death. Why? Tell me the truth, and let all the civil and military officials hear it."

Okay, okay, here comes the opportunity.

This is the moment I've been waiting for.

"Your Majesty, you say I have worked hard and made great contributions. That truly flatters me. I am nothing more than a hostage who deserved death but didn't."

"What if I really worked hard? I came back and worked hard for three months, but no one asked?"

"When I returned to Zhenguo Mansion, no one welcomed me. For the past three months, I have been living in a small courtyard in the back hills of Zhenguo Mansion, under house arrest like a prisoner."

"To be honest, Your Majesty, I was slandered by a relative in the mansion the night before last, who accused me of raping her. She is a third-rank warrior, and what level of cultivation am I? I was imprisoned in a deep well for a whole day and night."

"Is this the reward for hard work and great achievements? I was a hostage for ten years, and I did it. I have no regrets, no regrets for Dagan, and no regrets for Your Majesty!"

"But, I don't want to live like this anymore. I only ask for death! Your Majesty, please grant me death!!"

Although Lin Che spoke alternately using the words "I" and "ministers", the ministers all understood after listening.

It turned out that Lin Che came to file a complaint with the emperor. Her family had been wronged and she came to ask His Majesty for justice.

Things like this are not difficult to do.

As long as Lin Che didn't really want to die, that would be enough.

"Duke Zhenguo——"

"I am here!"

Lin Pojun's face turned pale. This rebellious son, this rebellious son, really dared to bring family affairs to the court.

He really dared to file a complaint with the emperor.

Is he going to make everyone in the court and the country laugh at his Zhenguo Mansion?

Jiang Li's voice was cold and full of reproach:

"Is what Lin Che said true?"

Lin Pojun hesitated several times before finally saying:

"Your Majesty, there are some misunderstandings here. I have already punished those who made mistakes in the palace."

"Hmph. So, it really happened."

Jiang Li was young, but his words carried the sharpness of an emperor:

"Lin Che is a man of merit, how can he be treated like this? If you can't manage your family well, then I will personally come to your house and teach you how to discipline them."

"I dare not—"

Lin Pojun knelt down and said loudly: "I will strictly discipline him from now on and he will never make such a big mistake again."

"You return home today and hand him over to the Ministry of Justice. I will punish him according to the laws of Daqian!"

"Yes——" Lin Pojun replied heavily.

Lin Che, who was standing aside, couldn't help but frown slightly.

Your Majesty, why do these two actions seem like much ado about nothing?

The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Mirrors are two departments that appear to have similar functions, but are actually very different.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for minor cases, which basically deal with ordinary people.

The Mingjing Division is the truly terrifying existence.

Now His Majesty has asked the Duke of Zhenguo to send the person to the Ministry of Justice. It is clear that he does not want to make the matter a big deal.

No, we have to add more fuel to the fire.

Lin Che immediately pretended to be aggrieved and touched:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for upholding justice for your subject!"

"I've heard a lot of cold words and insults over the past three months. All of this stems from my inability to protect the Second Prince while I was a hostage. His suicide was a huge loss to the Great Gan. All of this is my fault—"

After hearing this, all the ministers looked strange.

Many of them actually think so.

The reason behind this can be traced back at least a hundred years.

The Dagan Dynasty had been at its peak for the past century. Even the Wan Yao Nation was forced to flee to the Hundred Thousand Great Wildernesses. This naturally fostered an arrogant attitude among its officials.

Just ten years ago, there was a huge turmoil within the royal family of Dagan. Prince Yan was plotting a rebellion, murdering the late emperor and the crown prince, and slaughtering sixteen princes.

For a time, the Dagan Dynasty was in danger.

At that time, Lin Pojun was at war with the Kingdom of Yanyun. He received a secret order to return to the court to defend the king and protect the orthodoxy of the Jiang family.

But the Yanyun Kingdom was not a pushover and held on to Lin Pojun's 100,000 tiger soldiers.

Finally, the Yanyun Kingdom put forward the request for two protons - the second prince and the son of the front-line commander Lin Pojun!

Everyone in Dagan is feeling aggrieved. How dare the small Yanyun country mention double protons?

But given the circumstances at the time, I had no choice but to agree.

The Second Prince and Lin Che went to Yanyun as hostages. In the eyes of countless ministers, their relationship was that of monarch and subject, master and servant.

Lin Che should protect the Second Prince.

But no one expected that the second prince would later hang himself.

The immense rage was about to be vented on the Yanyun Nation, but Lin Che, the hostage, was still there.

If they disregard everything and send troops to Yanyun Kingdom, they will put Lin Che, the hostage, in danger.

At that time, several great scholars jumped out and tried their best to stop it.

There were originally many old ministers in the court. The previous emperor, the crown prince, and several princes were murdered. According to the order of succession, the second prince would succeed to the throne.

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