After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

For a moment, Liu Chengwen and his companions were filled with regret.

He Zhiyong, who was lying on the ground, was in even greater pain. In this situation, it was not right for him to wake up, nor was it right for him to stay awake.

He secretly glanced at Feng Xingjun who was sitting at the top and saw that his eyes were slightly gloomy. He looked at Fu Yutang for a while, then looked at him again with an inexplicable expression. He Zhiyong thought that he must be angry, so he immediately decided to continue pretending to be unconscious. He hoped that the emperor would be wise and severely punish Fu Yutang!

Well, the marble tiles in the hall are a bit cold, but my heart feels warm when I think that Fu Yutang will be punished.

As he thought about it, he flattened the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes tightly, spread his limbs, and lay on the ground again without moving.

Feng Xingjun, who witnessed all his little actions: "..."

Suddenly I felt that Fu Yutang was right. He Zhiyong really was like a sneaky little mouse!

Looking at Liu Chengwen and the others again, although He Zhiyong pretended to be fainted, these people were indeed as Qi Shang said. They didn't care about He Zhiyong at all from beginning to end. They just wanted to make a big fuss about his fainting. They were truly cold and heartless.

Not to mention, Liu Chengwen was extremely disrespectful to his father and dared to slander him in public!

You have to know that Fu Yutang and his father have a deep relationship. They are like father and son on weekdays, and even he, his own son, has to stand aside.

No wonder Yutang got angry. Contrary to her usual behavior, she stood up to argue with them and cursed at them.

Feng Xingjun was touched. Yutang was affectionate and righteous. His father had not misjudged him! Moreover, she did not take credit for it. When asked just now, she did not make any excuses and directly admitted her mistakes. She certainly did not want to say it, nor did she want to tell him those words that slandered his father, lest he get angry.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Fu Yutang. Seeing her lowering her head and looking very aggrieved, he felt that Liu Chengwen and the others were even more hateful.

Especially Liu Chengwen.

Thinking of what Yan Zhen had just said, he frowned, looked at the civil and military officials below, and said with dignity: "Yutang was appointed by the late emperor as my companion, and he was also the Minister of Justice appointed by the late emperor and me. He is smart and capable, and has extraordinary talents. He is fully capable of serving as the Minister of Justice."

His eyes swept over the ministers below one by one, and finally landed on Liu Chengwen. His voice became colder, "If anyone is dissatisfied, they can raise their objections to me instead of slandering me in secret, especially questioning the late emperor's vision."

After a pause, he asked Yan Zhen directly, "Lord Yan, what is the crime for slandering the late emperor?"

Yan Zhen replied: "This is extremely disrespectful. According to the law, he should be put to death. Before beheading him, his tongue should be cut off first. Liu Chengwen is an official appointed by the court, so his crime is even more serious."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengwen's face turned pale, beads of sweat fell from his forehead, and he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your humble servant, your humble servant knows that you were wrong, your humble servant knows that you were wrong, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

Feng Xingjun remained unmoved. He turned his gaze to Fu Yutang and asked, "Mr. Fu, what do you think?"

I think this is simply a bloody incident caused by a quarrel! Fu Yutang shouted in his heart.

But from her modern perspective, although Liu Chengwen is a foul-mouthed person, his crime does not deserve the death penalty.

After a few seconds of silence, Fu Yutang glanced at Liu Chengwen, who looked pleading, and pursed his lips and said, "As the Minister of Justice, I should strictly judge the case according to the law, but I think that sometimes living is more painful than dying. Letting him die like this is too easy for him. It would be better to send him to the frontier to be a reclamation ox. On the one hand, it can show the emperor's kindness, and on the other hand, it can let him suffer while alive. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Sure enough, when it comes to being vicious, no one can rival Fu Yutang! All the civil and military officials in the court said in their hearts at the same time.

At the same time, Feng Xingjun also said in his heart: "As expected, Yutang has deep feelings for my father. In order to protect my father's reputation and to vent his anger for him, he is even willing to break his principles."