The old emperor glanced at Su Juan. Su Juan was probably the only one present who knew the story behind this coral.
King Han was also extremely angry at the moment, but before he could say anything, Su Juan had already revealed it.
Su Juan glanced in Lou Shiye's direction and cursed, "Lou Shiye is such a piece of shit!"
With a thump, the Minister of Justice knelt on the ground. Everyone looked over and saw that he was already covered in cold sweat. He was crawling on the ground, trembling, "Your Majesty! I am guilty!"
"This item was presented by the prefect of Jiangzhou many years ago. I didn't know it was involved in a murder case. I presented it to His Royal Highness the King of Han. I know my crime!"
At this time, the Minister of Justice kowtowed heavily, feeling flustered, but he was still able to clear himself from the matter, holding on to the last glimmer of hope, hoping that Su Juan didn't know anything else.
After all, the crime of bribery is much better than being charged with thirty-eight deaths.
The old emperor was furious, "Lou Shiye! You are so brave!"
King Han breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shangshu Lou had nothing to do with the murder case. Fortunately, that was a good thing.
But the next second, Su Juan sneered, [It's so funny, you've gotten away with it so well! ]
The ministers were shocked: Could it be that these 38 lives were related to Minister Lou?
At this time, Duke Ping really liked Su Juan's habit of revealing her true feelings. Look, he originally thought that King Han was going to be favored, but in the blink of an eye, everything turned upside down, and even Lou Shiye was dragged down.
He looked at Pingbo Hou, and their eyes met. At this time, Pingbo Hou couldn't help but sigh that Su Juan was truly the chosen girl of heaven.
The Minister of Justice began to tremble all over and fell to the ground, his legs and feet going limp.
Su Juan drank a glass of wine and said, "There was such a tragic case of extermination of an entire family in Jiangzhou back then. It must have been referred to the Ministry of Justice for review. If you, Lou Shiye, were to say that you knew nothing about it, that would be a joke!"
Everyone suddenly sighed: Su Juan has spoken, your life or death is unpredictable!
At this time, Ping Bohou questioned Minister Lou, "Minister Lou, the Jiangzhou family extermination case was handed over to your Ministry of Justice for review. Are you really unaware of this?"
All the ministers agreed. Yes, all major cases in each state must be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for review. How could Minister Lou not know anything about it?
It's not that he is unaware of the situation. It's obvious that he is pretending to be ignorant because he has seen the truth exposed!
[The whole Jiangzhou knows that the Lu family has a blood coral, which is a rare treasure. The Jiangzhou prefect often goes to the Lu family just to see it. Everyone knows how much the Jiangzhou prefect likes the blood coral. He almost lives in the Lu family. ]
Every time Su Juan spoke, Pingbo Hou spoke.
The ministers were whispering among themselves. Even if the prefect of Jiangzhou liked it very much, it still belonged to the Lu family. How could he covet it so much?
But it’s normal. After all, such a rare treasure is rarely seen in the world. Who wouldn’t want it?
[The Lu family is all dead, and he got the coral but gave it to you. What's the trick? You have been working in the Ministry of Justice for many years, can't you see it? ]
Everyone was shocked!
The old emperor had a gloomy face. Thirty-eight lives were lost. If the prefect of Jiangzhou was not guilty, why would he hand over the treasure he had obtained to the Ministry of Justice?
The Jiangzhou prefect was not concerned about his future, but about his own protection. He was afraid that the thirty-eight lives were taken by him just to snatch the treasure.
Once the case is overturned in the Ministry of Justice, Prefect Jiang’s life will be in danger.
It was a pity that the Lu family was wiped out because of a coral, and even the newborn baby was not spared.
Lou Shiye was completely drowsy, his eyes were dark, and he knew that he could not escape this day. If he had known this, he should not have accepted the item that day. Throughout his decades of service as an official, he had only been greedy for this one time.
[They gave it to you because they wanted you to close the case as soon as possible. You really did what they wanted. You didn't even review the confession in the case file or try the criminal, and just closed the case.]
Some people even cursed out loud, "You beast!"
Lou Shiye is the youngest of the six ministers, but he has served the longest. It was precisely because of his keen insight into cases and his meticulous mind that he was promoted by His Majesty himself.
If he had taken a look at the confession in the case file or interrogated the prisoner, how could he not see the problem?
[There are 38 people from the Lu family, plus the one who was wrongly killed and forced to take the blame, 39 lives. Aren't you afraid that someone will come to claim your life when you sleep at night? ]
Even the criminals were innocent.
King Han looked at the kneeling and trembling Minister of Justice with disappointment in his eyes. This Lou Shiye was so stupid.
With the cooperation of Marquis Pingbo, the emperor was furious, he could never have imagined that the person he personally promoted would be like this now and make such a mistake. He immediately ordered a thorough investigation, and the Minister of Justice was ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors and not to go out. Everything would be punished after the case was thoroughly investigated.
The prefect of Jiangzhou is truly hateful.
Su Juan was surprised and applauded the old emperor in her heart, "The old emperor is so powerful, so decisive, he took down Lou Shiye directly, after all, he is the emperor, he is not procrastinating at all, he speaks and acts straightforwardly. 】
The old emperor snorted and said, "You must be joking. I am the ruler of a country, how could I possibly procrastinate!"
The Minister of War was still frightened when he saw Minister Lou, who was just beside him, being taken away. But he felt unhappy when he saw Su Juan being so proud.
This woman just flatters the horse and makes His Majesty run around in circles.
Marquis Pingbo was satisfied and thought he had made the right choice. If Su Juan continued like this, there would be no need to worry about not having support in the future.
[He is just too stingy, he won’t even let me drink wine. ]
The old emperor: “.”
Seeing the smugness on the old emperor's face disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, some people present almost laughed out loud. This official was never in a good state for a single moment. Even if he gave His Majesty a sweet date, there would always be a slap in the face.
Fortunately, His Majesty dotes on me. If it were someone else, I’m afraid my head would have fallen off.
[I just scolded you a few times back then, but you're still fussing about it. You don't even have the demeanor of a king. It's really disappointing.]
Pingbo Hou: “.”
A few words flashed through his mind: This woman is really difficult to assist!
Duke Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead and comforted himself in his heart, it's okay, it's okay, I was just drunk, His Majesty won't blame me, it's okay, it's not a big deal.
After all, no matter how big the problem is, it is others who suffer.
Xie Xun was not surprised. His Majesty would not do anything to her anyway. He held the cup in one hand, smiled and closed his eyes, watching the show.
Song Qianhang looked worried, afraid that she would get drunk and do something shocking to him like she did on New Year's Eve, and even more afraid that person was not him.
Liu Miaoqing sighed. Su Juan's drinking habit really meant that she shouldn't get too close to Xie Xun.
Liu Xuan couldn't hear anything and didn't know what happened. When he looked at Su Juan, he was afraid that she might have harmed herself by drinking.
Bai Ziling's eyes lit up and he admired Su Juan very much. Sister Su was so amazing!
Among those present, only the old emperor had a black face. He was made to laugh by Su Juan. Look and listen, after such a long time, she still had no idea where she was wrong!
It's because I have too much dignity as a king that I let a daring little girl like you step on my head!
Stepped on the head! (End of this chapter)