In everyone’s eyes within the hall, they believed Lu Chen would remain loyal to the Empress throughout his life, no matter who held actual power – whether it was Empress Dowager Zhao or Cangming Sacred King. Nobody could shake his loyalty. When it came to this, his exile and dismissal from office seemed inevitable.

“Moreover, a complex case involving so many courtiers will undoubtedly be intricate and convoluted. A simple oversight could lead to wrongful convictions or misjudgments. It must be handled with the utmost caution. It requires the mobilization of a large number of personnel for investigation, verification, interrogation, and so on. Each and every matter must be dealt with by experienced relevant bureaus.”

“While Your Highness, as a ruler over millions of people in the Holy Realm, has a lofty status, you lack the experience in handling such cases. Hence, I refuse to believe that Your Highness can appropriately manage this case.”

Saying this, Lu Chen suddenly turned his head and looked at the Empress, raising his voice, “As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be in accord. While Your Highness may have an esteemed status, you are ultimately not the Chief of the Grand Court of Justice. If this case is entrusted to Your Highness for handling, it would be against reason and excessive in terms of law. If such a precedent is set, the consequences are unpredictable, and it is unknown where the Grand Court of Justice and the laws of Daxia would stand.”

Hearing his words, the officials from the Grand Court of Justice were practically green in the face.

What the hell!

Where the hell would the Grand Court of Justice stand?

Who the hell asked you to consider us?

This damn Chief of the Grand Court of Justice is originally aligned with the Empress, and a staunch supporter to boot. He was executed by that killing machine long ago, and the other bigwigs are either on the run or imprisoned alongside the Chief of the Grand Court of Justice. Right now, the Grand Court of Justice is leaderless, and they can’t handle any cases.

Could you please stop acting like you’re looking out for us?

Furthermore, the case involving the so-called malevolent faction implicates entirely the Empress’s faction, consisting either of former Grand Scholars or the heads of bureaus. Pick any one of them, and they were previously figures they had to curry favor with and appease.

Even if these former bigwigs are now in trouble, who knows if they have any tricks up their sleeves?

Even if they can’t turn the situation around, with their abilities, dragging a few scapegoats along wouldn’t be a problem.

They are already avoiding this incredibly troublesome case, so who the hell is so free and bold to provoke this kind of mess?