A Good Romance
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The battle ended, and when everyone returned to the imperial capital, Zhao Lun immediately submitted a complaint to the Ministry of War, reporting Ling Han's defection to the enemy during the battle.
Zhao Lun was the acting commander this time, and his complaint naturally received the attention of the Ministry of War. Moreover, Zhao Lun was the only son of Great General Zhao, and his status was quite respected, so no one dared to treat it as a small matter.
Therefore, a vigorous investigation was immediately launched.
The situation was indeed suspicious.
Ling Han was very talented, and this was recognized by everyone. However, no matter how talented he was, his true cultivation level was there. He was only at the peak of the medium extreme, and even if he could surpass five stars, that was only battle prowess in the early stage of the consummate level.
So many students in the middle stage, late stage, and peak stage of the consummate level were captured, so how could he escape?
With the end of the battle, the captured students were naturally released. Some of them swore that they had personally seen Ling Han captured by the enemy for interrogation, and then he was not locked up with them again.
It seemed like there were witnesses.
"False accusation, this is a blatant false accusation!" Shui Yanyu was naturally furious after hearing this.
She knew some of Ling Han's secrets. With the Black Tower, how could Ling Han be captured? Furthermore, Ling Han had discovered the Eternity Sky Nation's plot, and had the empress personally come out.
It was clear how important the information Ling Han brought back was!
He was a hero of the empire, and now Zhao Lun was using his position to avenge his personal grudge, and even colluded with others to frame Ling Han. What a despicable person, shameless to the extreme!
Ling Han snickered, and said, "I stole his heart, so he will use any means necessary to take revenge. The more shameless and despicable the means, the more it shows his pain now …"
Shui Yanyu rolled her eyes at him, and said, "You're actually not worried at all …"
Zhao Lun was building up momentum, creating a wave of public opinion that Ling Han was a traitor of the empire. Once everyone thought that Ling Han was a traitor, then the truth would not be important. At that time, would the Shui Clan still marry their daughter to Ling Han?
Ling Han smiled, and said, "If worrying is useful, then I will worry. Who asked me to be alone and without help?"
"You can ask the Ninth King for help," Shui Yanyu immediately said.
Ling Han shook his head. The empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had already expressed her displeasure with his relationship with Hu Feiyun. If he went to ask the Ninth King for help now, it was likely that the empress would really make a move against him.
"Don't." He said, "Zhao Lun is just a jumping clown. As long as one person speaks up, then no matter how much these people jump, it will all be in vain."
"Your Majesty?" Shui Yanyu came to a realization.
"My wife is so smart!"
If Empress Luan Xing was willing to speak up, then with her absolute authority, she would naturally be able to resolve this matter easily. However, the problem was, this only involved a mere ninth-rank military general. Would such a trivial matter even reach the ears of Her Majesty?
The empress naturally had a multitude of affairs to attend to every day, and she also had to concentrate on cultivation. She was the pillar of support for the empire. Without the empress holding up the heavens, the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire would have long since been swallowed up by the other two great Majestic Empires.
Thus, why would the Empress care about such a small matter?
Ling Han smiled faintly. Shui Yanyu did not have an official rank, and had never used power of the nation before. How could she know that as long as the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire was willing, every movement of the entire empire could be completely grasped in her hands?
Of course, this would expend too much effort, and the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire would definitely not do this. However, the Imperial Capital was of utmost importance, so everything was naturally under the control of this empress.
He had exposed a great scheme of the Eternity Sky Emperor, yet the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had yet to reward him. This was obviously intentional. Most likely, she wanted to use this opportunity to regulate the discipline of the empire. Some people should not jump too far.
In this matter, the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had not expressed her stance at all, but Ling Han had realized it. Because they were all smart people, and because Ling Han was also the ruler of a Majestic Empire, though his Great Ling Empire was much smaller.
The matter was still fermenting. The news that Ling Han had defected to the enemy and was about to be punished spread throughout the entire Imperial Capital, causing a considerable number of people who did not know the truth to feel very regretful. He clearly had a great future ahead of him, so why did he have to defect to the enemy?
No force would accept betrayal. This was the bottom line.
Under the immense pressure, a great number of people drew a clear line between themselves and Ling Han. Even Li Weiwei was no exception. She personally made a trip to Ling Han's place and told him that the Left Minister had given her a lot of pressure, telling her not to meet with Ling Han in the near future.
Although Li Weiwei was rebellious, if the Left Minister had strictly instructed her to do something, she would not dare to go against him. Thus, she could only apologize to Ling Han.
Ling Han was still quite moved. After all, she was the daughter of the Left Minister, and her status was high and lofty. It was already very commendable for her to specially run over to say a word. She really treated him as a friend.
After all, they could not keep investigating. Another two days later, the Ministry of War decided to put Ling Han on trial in public, and the time was tomorrow at noon.
Those who possessed an official rank of the Empire could not be punished by just a word. Of course, the empress was an exception. She possessed supreme authority. Thus, the Ministry of War first carried out an investigation to determine whether Ling Han had committed treason.
Once it was confirmed, they could propose to the empress that Ling Han be stripped of his rank as a ninth-rank military officer. Then, they would be able to deal with him as they pleased.
This also showed the importance of a rank of nobility.
The investigation was divided into two types: a normal investigation and a public trial. A normal investigation would be conducted by the Ministry of War behind closed doors on Ling Han. The process would not be made public, and only a final announcement would be made.
Meanwhile, a public trial was the exact opposite. During the investigation, outsiders were allowed to observe.
Because it was possible that Ling Han had committed a crime of treason, the implications were too great, so the Ministry of War decided to put him on trial in public. Of course, it was unknown whether Zhao Lun had added fuel to the fire in this. Perhaps he was more interested in Ling Han being publicly convicted.
And with such a major incident happening, the gambling house was not content with its silence. It offered odds on whether Ling Han would ultimately be convicted, such as whether he would be acquitted, stripped of his official rank, or even executed in public.
All of a sudden, the most discussed topic in the entire Imperial Capital was the matter of Ling Han's "treason".
Great General Sha's Residence.
Sha Yuan laughed loudly, and said, "Tomorrow is the public trial? Hehe, this guy is going to be out of luck. With so many witnesses, he will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame! Haha, with such a good opportunity, if I don't participate in it, it would really not be enough to vent my anger."
"Yuan Long, go and make arrangements. I believe that there should be more than these few people who have committed treason against Ling Han," he said calmly.
"Yes, Young Master!" a young man immediately replied from behind him.
"Ling Han, oh, Ling Han, you really refuse to drink a toast, and insist on forcing me to make a move against you!" Sha Yuan smirked coldly. "As long as you lose your official rank, coupled with the crime of treason, the only thing awaiting you is death!"
"After I throw you into prison, I will search out all the secrets on you!"
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