Chapter 402 Killing

Chen Xiuyuan glanced at Lu Ji and said loudly: "I want to impeach the regent for eight crimes."

As soon as Chen Xiuyuan said this, the originally silent hall immediately became tense and the court officials began to whisper.

Zhao Pan first glanced at Lu Ji.

The regent's seat was located on the lower left side of the dragon throne. The man had a calm expression on his face.

Zhao Pan cleared his throat and pretended to be confused: "A while ago, the Grand Tutor impeached the Regent for plotting assassination, but later it was found out that it was just a misunderstanding. Now the Grand Tutor wants to impeach the Regent again, but do you have any real evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiuyuan said loudly: "I have eight pieces of evidence to impeach the Regent, and each piece of evidence is conclusive."

Zhao Pan looked at Lu Ji again, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face: "This..."

Lu Ji raised his eyes and met Zhao Pan's gaze. Zhao Pan cleared his throat and said, "I believe my uncle. I'm afraid what the Grand Tutor said is just another misunderstanding."

Lu Ji remained silent upon hearing this, only staring at Zhao Pan coldly, making Zhao Pan feel very uncomfortable, with a little sweat on his forehead. The man then spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, do you really think this is another misunderstanding?"

The voice was dull and cold, the tone was flat, and no emotion could be heard.

However, Zhao Pan didn't know how to respond. The young man raised his dragon sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, Lu Ji said this to him and turned his head away. This time, he looked at Chen Xiuyuan who was standing below him, and said, "Grandmaster, you have impeached me with eight pieces of evidence. I am confused. You may as well tell me one by one."

Chen Xiuyuan snorted: "Then I won't be polite."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, stood in the hall, and listed Lu Ji's evidence one by one:

Forming cliques for personal gain, accepting bribes, plotting rebellion, keeping assassins privately, enclosing land, abusing power, reselling official positions, and the last one, taking a concubine as his wife.

Chen Xiuyuan stood in the main hall and recounted Lu Ji's crimes one by one. Each piece of evidence was accompanied by a detailed investigation list, which could be said to be conclusive evidence.

After listing the evidence of Lu Ji's crimes, Chen Xiuyuan made an impassioned speech: "Your Majesty, the eight major evidences of the Regent are irrefutable. In order to appease the public anger, please convict him."

As soon as Chen Xiuyuan said this, his accomplices knelt down and echoed: "For the sake of the great Zhou's century-old foundation, please, Your Majesty, eradicate the treacherous villains."

Most of those who followed suit were members of the Zhao family, including Prince Xian, the patriarch of the Zhao family.

Zhao Pan saw this and looked a little embarrassed. He looked at Lu Ji and said, "Uncle, this..."

Lu Ji didn't look at him. The man only said to Chen Xiuyuan: "Taifu, you spent a lot of effort to impeach me for my crimes."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked straight down from the Danbi. The man was tall and straight. Seeing him approaching him, Chen Xiuyuan couldn't help but take two steps back. Lu Ji stopped in front of him and raised his hand to snatch the paper with the evidence of his crime from him.

There were several pages of paper filled with densely packed evidence of his crimes, no matter how big or small, clearly organized, and the main officials who were involved in investigating and handling these evidences were all listed in detail.

It can be said to be very detailed.

Lu Ji glanced at it for a while, then returned the pages to Chen Xiuyuan. He then clasped his hands together, looked at Zhao Pan who was sitting on the dragon chair, and asked, "Your Majesty, can you trust what the Grand Tutor has found?"

Zhao Pan was slightly stunned by the question, and then hesitantly said, "I, of course I don't believe it."

When Chen Xiuyuan heard this, he immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty——" "The evidence is irrefutable, Your Majesty must not be lenient."

Chen Xiuyuan was a veteran of three dynasties and had deep roots in the court. As soon as he opened his mouth, more than a dozen old ministers knelt down and pleaded for their wishes, all pointing their fingers at Lu Ji and requesting Zhao Pan to deal with the matter strictly.

Following everyone's gaze, Lu Ji also looked at Zhao Pan. Zhao Pan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not dare to look Lu Ji in the eye, so he subconsciously turned his head slightly.

Chen Xiuyuan took two steps forward anxiously, his gray beard trembling: "Your Majesty, the eight crimes of the Regent are proven, please give the order quickly to arrest the Regent."

"I want to see who dares to harm the prince!"

As soon as Chen Xiuyuan said this, a group of military officers led by Huo Lang stood up.

In the huge Golden Throne Palace, the situation was tense and ready to explode.

Lu Ji waved his hand at Huo Lang and the others, signaling them to leave. After everyone returned to their seats, Lu Ji turned to Zhao Pan and asked, "Your Majesty, do you not know how to make the decision?"

Zhao Pan lowered his head but did not express his opinion. Lu Ji smiled slightly and asked again: "I just want to ask Your Majesty, do you believe me?"

Zhao Pan had nowhere to hide, so he had to bite the bullet and replied, "Of course I believe my uncle."

When he said this, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Lu Ji said: "Okay!"

His shout was so loud and clear that it startled Zhao Pan, who was closest to him.

Then, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Lu Ji put down the Dan Bi once again, and walked straight towards the palace gate with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

The man was tall and strong, and wherever he went, he was like a gust of cold wind, with an intimidating aura.

All the civil and military officials held their breath. They didn't know what the regent was going to do, so they all focused their eyes on him.

Outside the gate, there are two rows of guards in armor standing in neat rows. These inner guards are the emperor's close attendants. Civil and military officials are not allowed to bring weapons into the palace. These guards are responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor and court officials.

Lu Ji walked past all the civil and military officials and came straight to the entrance of the hall. Without waiting for the guards outside the hall to react, he snatched the sword from a guard without saying a word and turned back into the hall.

The man walked into the hall with a solemn expression and a sword in his hand, leaving all the civil and military officials stunned.

Zhao Pan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help but stand up. Looking at Lu Ji who was gradually approaching him, his face was pale and his mouth was open, but he couldn't speak.

Chen Xiuyuan, who was standing in the center of the hall, subconsciously took two steps back when he saw this. He only managed to stand when his body was pressed against the person standing behind him. He looked at Lu Ji who was walking over, and his voice was trembling: "Lu Ji, what are you doing?"

He stopped talking halfway through his words.

I saw a flash of sword energy with a cold glow, and then a round, bloody head drew an arc in the air and rolled to the ground.

Only after the head rolled to the ground and stopped did the remaining part of Chen Xiuyuan fall down.

In front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, in the Golden Palace, Lu Ji openly killed Chen Xiuyuan.

As the ministers cried out in shock, Zhao Pan fell off the dragon throne in shock. He sat slumped on the ground, staring at Lu Ji with his mouth wide open, calling out with great effort: "Uncle, uncle, spare my life."