The material used for the death-free gold medal is of course not ordinary iron.
Li Mu asked Xuan Zhenzi, and according to Xuan Zhenzi, what he held in his hand was a piece of meteorite iron.
The spiritual world calls meteorites called meteorite. This metal does not exist on the Shizhou Continent. It is extremely tough and is most suitable for refining weapons. It is one of the main materials for refining heaven-level magic weapons.
So Li Mu found a new box to put it in, so that it might be useful in the future.
Then he started thinking about something.
Although Zhou Zhong's suicide attack was effective, he himself could not escape the death penalty according to the law.
Of course Li Mu couldn't watch him die.
He thought for a moment, left home, and walked to the palace.
At this time, Nanyuan.
A mansion with enough room for ten people.
Several figures were gathered together, and none of them looked very good-looking.
"I have long said that Zhou Zhong is a rebellious person by nature and should not be trusted easily. Now, what a good thing. Not only did we lose control of the Punishment Department, but we also sent the entire Staff Department away!"
"What's the use of talking about this now? Who knew that Zhou Zhong could be so treacherous. Although he obeyed us on the surface, he always had such evil intentions and ruined our business for many years..."
"This is unreasonable. I really can't swallow this tone!"
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The people present were all members of the Xiao family. They were betrayed by Zhou Zhong this time, and everyone was furious.
At this time, one of them looked at King Shou and asked: "Fourth brother, don't you still have a death-free gold medal in your hand? Give it to Chen Jian. He has been loyal to us for many years? No credit? There is also hard work..."
King Shou spread his hands and said, "That gold medal? I lost it..."
"What?"
"Did you lose it? Where did you lose it?"
"You lost such an important thing? What else can you do?"
King Shou shrugged and said helplessly: "I can swear to God? That gold medal? It is indeed no longer in my hands. Maybe this is what he was destined to do..."
"Really lost?"
"It's really a shame..."
"Have you looked for it?"
"I searched for it using the finding charm, but couldn't find it..."
"Tell me about you, what else can you do besides drinking tea, listening to operas and betting on dice? Why did our Xiao family have you..., hey, forget it, it doesn't matter whether Chen Jian dies or not? But Zhou Zhong must die.
If he doesn't die, it will be an eternal shame to my Xiao family!"
"No one can die, Zhou Zhong must die!"
"Send this letter to the Zhou family. They should know what to do."
"Isn't he going to vindicate Li Yi? I want to see? This time? Who will save him?"
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In Changle Palace, Li Mu prepared dishes for the queen, poured fresh and fragrant tribute tea into a jade cup, and placed it next to her hand.
Zhou Wu said: "There are no outsiders here, so please sit down."
Li Mu said: "I just need to stand. If your Majesty has any orders, please call me at any time."
Zhou Wu glanced at him and asked, "Why are you so nice to me today?"
Li Mu asked: "Did I treat your Majesty badly before?"
Zhou Wu hesitated for a moment, then said: "That's not what I meant..."
Then she whispered: "Sit down, I don't want to eat alone."
Li Mu sat opposite her and ate with her for a while. At a certain moment, he raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with Zhou Zhong?"
Zhou Wu said: "You should be killed according to the law."
Li Mu hurriedly said: "But the fact that he surrendered and confessed all his accomplices can be regarded as meritorious service. Shouldn't he be given a lighter sentence?"
Zhou Wu took a note from the side and handed it to him, saying: "This is the memorial just handed over by the Ministry of Education, please take a look."
Li Mu opened the memorial. Judging from the signature, it was handed over by an official of the New Party.
This brochure lists in detail a series of cases in which Zhou Zhong has shielded old party officials over the years. A single case is nothing, but taken together, they can make him a serious crime of bending the law for personal gain.
This crime can be serious or light, ranging from a fine to a severe penalty to death.
In the past ten years or so, in order to gain the trust of the old party, Zhou Zhong used his power to protect many old party officials, violated the law, and did many things that were beneficial to the old party, all of which are listed in this memorial.
After coming out, I am afraid that only the old party itself can understand these things in such detail.
It seems that Zhou Zhong's behavior of losing one thousand to himself and injuring ten thousand to the enemy has completely angered those behind the old party. The old and new parties have rarely united to kill him.
In order to execute Zhou Zhong, the old party even exposed some of its own scandals and sacrificed some of its people. The purpose was to make Zhou Zhong's death without any room for redemption.
Zhou Wu picked up a piece of tofu and ate it slowly before saying, "These crimes combined are enough for him to die twice."
Li Mu picked up the chopsticks and put them down again, and said: "I think that although the things Zhou Zhong did in the past are against the law, there are reasons that cannot be ignored. His friends were unjustly accused and died tragically. He has no way to pass the court.
The late emperor came to seek justice. How desperate he was. In order to rehabilitate his friend, he violated morality and endured humiliation to this day. He is praised and respected by the people. If the court ignores the reason and punishes him with death, I am afraid it will not be convincing..."
Zhou Wu glanced at him and asked: "So, you are here to plead for him?"
Li Mu looked at her eagerly: "Your Majesty~"
Zhou Wu said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I just promise you..."
Li Mu's appetite suddenly improved. If he had known that he could solve this problem by acting coquettishly, he wouldn't have thought about so many reasons. This may be because he feels confident in being favored. For this preference, Li Mu is willing to be her caring quilt for the rest of his life.
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Zhou Wu added: "I can only save his life. From now on, he will no longer be the minister of punishment, and he needs to stay away from the capital of God."
Li Mu said: "As long as we can save his life, that's enough."
After serving the queen, Li Mu let out a long sigh of relief when he walked out of Changle Palace.
Being able to be more generous and not execute Zhou Zhong directly was the limit of what Li Mu could do, and it was also an explanation to Li Qing.
To make further demands would be to embarrass the Queen.
Of course, she is the emperor, and what she says is the law. Even if she directly pardons Zhou Zhong and Li Qing, it is not a bad idea, but Li Mu still hopes that the court will have order, and he will not let the queen go down the wrong path.
The old path of the late emperor.
Zhongshu Province.
Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Ling, and the servants gathered together to try Zhou Zhong.
In fact, there is nothing to try in this case. The soul-searching technique is not difficult for several presiding judges. With Zhou Zhong's active cooperation, the details of the case that year can be seen at a glance.
Li Yi's accusation of collaborating with the enemy and treason was purely a frame-up.
Among them, the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as well as seven people including Zhou Chuan, Zhongyong Marquis, Pingan Bo and Yongding Marquis, who were the Shaoqing of Dali Temple at that time, were the masterminds of the frame-up case and should be executed according to the law.
But six of these seven people have death-free gold medals. A gold medal given by the late emperor can exempt them from all crimes except rebellion. Their official positions and titles will be deprived of them, but they can keep their lives.
Even so, the blow to the imperial court was huge.
In this case alone, two of the six ministers were removed, and none of the three chief officials of the Ministry of Personnel were left. Just filling the vacant official positions was a major headache for the three provinces.
But at this point, the outcome is already decided.
If the case is not investigated, then it will not be investigated. No matter how great Li Yi's grievances are, as long as the court does not investigate, there is nothing.
As long as the court does not investigate, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel will still be the Minister, and the minister will still be the minister. They will still be important ministers and the mainstay of the court.
But since the court has investigated, no matter what the findings are, we have to accept it.
The remaining six people had been prepared for a long time. After the three provinces made their verdicts, the six gold medals for immunity from death were placed on the table of the Zhongshu Province. The fastest updated mobile version::
Only Chen Jian, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, sat on the ground and murmured: "I'm so stupid, really. I only knew that I would frame Li Yi with you, but I didn't know that you all have gold medals for immunity from death, but I don't. I regret it."
Ah, I really regret it..."
After pronouncing the verdict on the masterminds, Zuo Shizhong asked: "How should Zhou Zhong deal with it?"
The right servant said: "For the crimes he has committed over the years, he should be executed."
Zuo Shizhong looked at Shangshu Ling Zhou Jing and asked, "What do you mean, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Jing said: "I am deeply ashamed that my younger brother framed a loyal minister. The next thing will be decided by the three adults."
After that, he slowly walked out of Zhongshu Province.
Zhongshu Ling also shook his head and said, "I'm a little tired too. Let the two servants figure it out."
After saying that, he also left with his hands behind his back.
The waiters on the left and right looked at each other and their eyes met.
Zhou Zhong used his own efforts to turn the court into a mess.
After this incident, both the old and new parties hope that Zhou Zhong will disappear forever.
His disappearance is a good thing for the court.
Zuo Shizhong cleared his throat and said: "In that case, then..."
At this time, Mr. Mei walked in from outside and said: "Your Majesty has decreed that Zhou Zhong, the Minister of Punishment, rehabilitates his friend. Although the circumstances are excusable, the law cannot be exonerated. From today on, he will be removed from the position of Minister of Punishment and assigned to the army."
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The two waiters looked at each other again and bowed at the same time: "I obey the order."
Although being sent to the army is lighter than the death penalty, it is still more serious than exile.
And because the places of distribution are close to the borders of demon kingdoms or ghost desires, and are remote and dangerous, the people being assigned will die at the hands of demons and ghosts even if they don’t die under the executioner’s knife. The difference is that the latter way of death is because
Dying to defend the Great Zhou Dynasty is slightly more heroic than the previous one.
Prisoners are sent to the army and are usually used as cannon fodder. Even in the fifth realm, they are either dead or alive.
This ending should be enough to satisfy those people.
Zongzheng Temple.
"If you don't respect morality, you won't die a good death. You won't die a good death!"
When Chen Jian was taken to Zongzheng Temple Prison again, he couldn't help shouting to the sky with grief and anger.
Zhang Chun sat under the shade of a tree, shook his head and said, "I had known this before, why did I do it in the first place?"
King Shou sighed: "The way of heaven is clear, there are always people who have to pay the price for their mistakes. Although the court is big, there is no room for animals..."
Zhang Chun looked at Prince Shou in surprise and said unexpectedly: "Such words can actually come out of the prince's mouth..."
King Shou waved his hand and said: "This is what I have learned from the opera. I express it based on my feelings. It is not directed at anyone. Come on, keep going. Today I will win back everything I lost before..."
