When the officials heard Emperor Lin Mubai's question, they all looked at Wen Chuan expectantly. After all, Wen Chuan was one of the highest-ranking officials in the court.
Furthermore, Wen Chuan was the Minister of Law. As one of the six ministers, there was no problem for Emperor Lin Mubai to ask for Wen Chuan's opinion.
However …
How would Wen Chuan answer?
This was the question on everyone's mind.
After all, Wen Chuan had only been the Minister of Law for a short period of time. Even though the Crown Prince and King Duan had expressed their goodwill towards Wen Chuan.
However, no one knew who Wen Chuan's heart belonged to.
After hearing Emperor Lin Mubai's question, Wen Chuan's expression seemed to pause for a moment. Then, he began to ponder. However, he kept his head lowered and a trace of fear could be seen on his face. It seemed as if he completely did not notice Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze.
Then, Wen Chuan spoke.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion … there are many suspicious points in this case. Furthermore, Official Fang Zhengzhi had stated clearly that he has evidence in his hands. Hence, I feel that … we can try it!" After Wen Chuan finished speaking, he immediately knelt on the ground, not even daring to lift his head.
From his expression, Wen Chuan was clearly frightened. However, when the officials heard Wen Chuan's words, they were completely dumbfounded.
This was because even a fool could tell what Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze meant. However, Wen Chuan did not see it at all?
Was he stupid?
Impossible!
Even though Wen Chuan had not been the Minister for long, he had more than ten years of experience in the Ministry of Law. How would he not know about the Emperor's observation? How would he not know what Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze meant?
However, in the end, Wen Chuan completely ignored Emperor Lin Mubai's intentions. Furthermore, he gave a straightforward answer.
Furthermore …
It was such a clear answer.
"We can investigate!"
It was impossible for such a thing to happen in the Imperial Court, where the main priority was to protect oneself. After all, any official should have the ability to guess the Emperor's intentions, not to mention the newly appointed Minister.
Even if he could not guess it immediately, giving an ambiguous answer was the right thing to do. Who would be like Wen Chuan and say that it could be investigated?
All the officials stared at the kneeling Wen Chuan in disbelief.
It wasn't just the officials. Even Crown Prince Lin Tianrong and Emperor Lin Mubai had a look of disbelief in their eyes.
In fact, when Crown Prince Lin Tianrong saw Emperor Lin Mubai's gaze, he had already calmed down. This was because Emperor Lin Mubai had made his intentions very clear.
Then, even if Wen Chuan did not clearly belong to him, he could not possibly be so daring as to openly oppose the current Emperor, right?
However, the truth was that Wen Chuan completely ignored the Emperor's will. In fact, it seemed as if he did not even look at Emperor Lin Mubai.
He was not willing to accept such a result, nor could he accept it!
"What nonsense are you spouting? As the Minister of Justice, how could you make such a decision without any evidence?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong raged.
He could not help but be angry.
That was because he had truly been forced into a corner, forced to a dead end.
Once this matter was settled, it would definitely be a fatal matter. Therefore, even though he knew that he couldn't speak, he still spoke.
"Your Highness, I am only speaking based on facts. Fang Zhengzhi has proven that he does not have the ability to kill. Furthermore, he clearly stated that he has evidence. According to the laws of the empire, this case can be investigated!" Wen Chuan did not raise his head, continuing to kneel on the ground.
His body seemed to be trembling.
The officials were all stunned. They never expected Wen Chuan to argue with the Crown Prince in such an open and aboveboard manner.
"You …" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong did not understand either. How could he speak when a Rank Two official rebutted him with the laws of the empire?
He clenched his fists tightly, his face pale and his chest heaving.
"Pfft!" He could not hold it in any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood. Fresh blood danced in the air, splattering all over the ground.
The civil and military officials, as well as countless commoners, were equally shocked when they saw this scene. Wen Chuan actually dared to go against the Crown Prince?
How did this happen?
They did not understand. However, since things had developed to this stage, even if Emperor Lin Mubai wanted to be biased, he would not be able to do anything.
Emperor Lin Mubai could not possibly make it too obvious in front of so many people. As such, the outcome of this matter was more or less set in stone.
However …
No one could have imagined, nor could they understand, how could something that was completely impossible actually come to this stage so naturally?
Fang Zhengzhi's appearance had disrupted the meeting between the King of the Southern Region and the Emperor.
This was a capital offense!
However, Fang Zhengzhi was not dead. Not only did he not die, he even confronted the Southern Region King's Palace. Then, the two of them pointed their fingers at the silent Crown Prince Lin Tianrong.
After that, the Crown Prince argued with Fang Zhengzhi in a fit of rage.
Then …
Things had gotten a little out of hand.
First, the King of the Southern Region presented a gift in front of everyone and poisoned half of the officials with a roasted lamb. Then, Fang Zhengzhi revealed that the Minister of Revenue, Yue Hu, had an affair with his concubine. Finally, he dared to stop the Emperor from leaving.
Any one of these could be punishable by death.
However, what happened in the end?
The newly appointed Law Official, Wen Chuan, actually said that this matter could be tried!
How unbelievable and unbelievable was this? Even though the matter had come to an end, the officials and the people still felt like they were in a dream.
Emperor Lin Mubai was also in a daze. Even though it was only for a moment, it was enough to show how shocked he was.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Ping Yang beside him.
A word flashed across his mind.
Mirror Reflection!
In the next moment, Emperor Lin Mubai fell into deep thought. A question popped up in his mind. Could it be that he was not a wise ruler?
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Other than the wind, there was no other sound.
Everyone looked towards Emperor Lin Mubai, waiting for the high and mighty Emperor to make the final decision on this matter.
After some time, Emperor Lin Mubai's eyes finally regained clarity.
"Since Official Wen thinks that this case is suspicious, let's try it!" Emperor Lin Mubai did not look at Wen Chuan as he said this. Instead, he stared intently at Fang Zhengzhi.
All of the officials were stunned when they heard this. However, no one dared to refute him. This was an unchangeable outcome.
"Is the verdict really reversed?!"
"This is a case that involves the Crown Prince!"
"He actually announced that the verdict will be reversed in front of everyone?"
Even though all of the officials knew that this was the outcome, they still felt different when they heard it.
After all …
The process of this matter was too complicated, too unbelievable.
When Emperor Lin Mubai announced that the case would be retried, all of the officials only had one thought in their minds. Fang Zhengzhi did it. He really did it.
He had done something that was impossible to do.
Was this a coincidence, or was it intentional? If it was intentional? How intelligent did he have to be to be able to control such a huge situation?
Shock and awe.
At the same time, a thought formed in the minds of all of the officials. If Fang Zhengzhi was not a cripple, if Fang Zhengzhi still had the powers he had in the Southern Region...
Was the person chosen by the Heavenly Prophecy really Chi Guyan?
Fang Zhengzhi's appearance was a huge change in the Great Xia Dynasty. From the initial county examination double roll champion, he had climbed all the way to the capital examination double roll champion, then to the imperial examination double roll champion, then to the court examinations …
It could be said that he had always been very outstanding, so outstanding that people couldn't believe it.
But even so, there was still an even more outstanding person above him.
That was Chi Guyan.
They were both extremely talented and intelligent. However, compared to Chi Guyan, Fang Zhengzhi was much weaker, be it in terms of background or ability. At this moment, everyone had the same question in their minds.
When Fang Zhengzhi became a cripple, they all sighed in their hearts. This was a question that they had never dared to think of before.
At this moment, the crowd was finally boiling with excitement.
It wasn't just the citizens, even the thousands of Southern Region soldiers behind Shan Yu cheered in their hearts.
"It's been more than a year, the case has finally been overturned!"
"We can finally clear our name!"
The Southern Region soldiers stood rooted to the ground, but their faces were filled with excitement.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The Princess of the Southern Region, Shan Yu, also bowed respectfully towards Emperor Lin Mubai at this moment. Even though they had only requested for the reopening of the case, they had yet to be convicted.
But …
To her, this was still an unimaginable thing.
"Your Majesty, I have another request." At this moment, Yan Xiu stood up and bowed respectfully to Emperor Lin Mubai. Then, he quickly spoke.
The officials, citizens, and soldiers, who were still in a state of disbelief and excitement, all quietened down when they heard Yan Xiu's words.
All of them were confused.
The Emperor had already decided to reopen the case. What other request did Yan Xiu have?
"Spare the formalities, Yan Xiu. What other request do you have?" Emperor Lin Mubai also looked at Yan Xiu. Even though there was a smile on his face, there was a tinge of doubt in his eyes.
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