Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

The Ministry of Justice seemed to be much cooler than the Ministry of Revenue. No one knew how they even drove away the lazy cicadas on the trees.

Luo Bizhi's expression was neither cold nor indifferent, whether he was talking to Shen Zheng or Ji Benchang.

Let’s put aside the Ministry of Revenue, whether it is him as the Shangshu or his subordinates, the vice ministers and the chief officials, none of them would get too close to the court officials.

First, we must prevent "personal friendship from interfering with public judgments", and second, we must avoid "party disputes from interfering with criminal justice".

This is also Luo Bizhi's way of protecting himself. His uprightness and forbearance reflect his survival wisdom, while also shaping his aloof character.

Ji Benchang also didn't like to socialize with Luo Bizhi. He was a quiet person who couldn't be made into a fool even with three sticks, and it was boring to get along with him.

So he directly stated his purpose.

"This case has passed through my hands, so I want to take another look at the file today. Just look at it, nothing else."

There was no emotion in Luo Bizhi's eyes. Before he even opened his mouth, Shen Zheng guessed his answer.

"No."

Ji Benchang was not discouraged and added another bargaining chip: "The Ministry of Industry will make a human-powered fan and give it to you, the Ministry of Justice, when the time comes."

Luo Bizhi still shook his head: "That is the matter of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice."

The implication is: You can have a human-powered fan, but as the Minister of Revenue, you have no right to say that.

"You..." Ji Benchang gulped down two large gulps of tea and began to play the friendship card: "Old Luo, you and I have served in the same court for many years. I have seen that after Xiao Shen entered the government, our Great Zhou has become more prosperous. He is truly a lucky star for our Great Zhou. Now that Xiao Shen has a small matter to trouble us, the big brother, how can we, the big brother, not respond?"

Luo Bizhi turned his head and glanced at Shen Zheng, and the two looked at each other.

The pressure was not as unbearable as imagined, because Luo Bizhi deliberately concealed his edge.

He said, "If Lord Shen wants to review the files, he can submit the request first. After the Ministry of Justice verifies it, he can report it to His Majesty. If His Majesty approves, Lord Shen can come to the Ministry of Justice again."

Ji Benchang looked at Shen Zheng, his face full of "I'm useless".

In front of Luo Bizhi, he shouted, "Xiao Shen, don't you have the goldfish bag given by His Majesty? I will accompany you to the palace and ask His Majesty for an oral order."

After saying that, he stood up and secretly looked at Luo Bizhi's expression.

In fact, he didn't want to make things difficult for Luo Bizhi or the Ministry of Justice, but after taking a look at the files, he didn't look at them. Luo Bizhi refused to give them any chance to maneuver.

Shen Zheng slowly reached into her arms, ready to take out the little gift she had carefully prepared.

At this moment, there was a noise outside the hall, and almost at the same time, Luo Bizhi frowned.

The three of them looked outside the hall together.

Several people outside the hall were busy arguing, one of them was so red in the face that he didn't notice their presence.

Shen Zheng was delighted when she saw it.

"Gadeber?"

The other person was pointing at the nose of a minor official and cursing loudly, completely lacking the "literary spirit" that he always talked about. She wanted to retreat away from him when she saw his look.

Ji Benchang also sat back down and tentatively asked Luo Bizhi, "Why did he come to your Ministry of Justice?"

Luo Bizhi said nothing, just looked at Gadber outside the hall, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Gadber and the clerks were "pulling and tugging" and getting closer and closer to the main hall. While being scolded, the clerks wanted to take him to the office on the east side of the main hall.

Perhaps the looks from Shen Zheng and the other two were too unfriendly, so he smoothed his wrinkled sleeves and looked up with squinted eyes.

With this glance, Luo Bizhi and Ji Benchang were completely ignored by him.

"Shen Zheng?!"

Shen Zheng touched her ears which were ringing from the noise.

In Gadber's eyes, this move was a naked mockery.

He was like a rooster with its feathers blown off, with a red bubble comb on his forehead. He twisted his left hand to peck away the clerk on his left, twisted his right hand to peck away the runner on his right, and walked towards the main hall with a gait that showed no regard for his relatives.

"Why are you in the Ministry of Justice? I know..." Thinking of Shen Zheng's purpose, his expression became more ferocious.

This woman must have gotten the news and came to the Ministry of Justice to wait and see him make a fool of himself!

Shen Zheng looked at him with a smile, without saying a word.

Gadber felt his anger rising, and he took a step forward to enter the main hall to confront her, but as soon as he raised his leg, he was caught up by the clerk and was lifted up, and he didn't even reach the threshold of the main hall.

It doesn't feel good to be held in mid-air, and my armpits hurt.

What's more, his rival Shen Zheng was sitting in the cool hall drinking tea, while he was like a prisoner and couldn't even enter the main hall.

The huge gap made him feel humiliated and completely crazy.

"It had to be you! You bitch!"

He wanted to break free from the clerk's grip, but under Luo Bizhi's displeased gaze, how could the clerk dare to let him go? He simply used all his strength to pull him back.

Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from the main hall, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "It was you who asked the Ministry of Justice to come to see me. You just want to make fun of me, right? I'm telling you..."

"Snapped--"

Luo Bizhi, who had been silent for a long time, stood up, and the teacup in his hand just now burst at Jiadebo's feet.

In Shen Zheng's eyes, the tea and porcelain pieces were like fireworks placed on the ground, exploding for a moment and then disappearing.

Jiadebo looked at the tea stains on his clothes and raised his head in disbelief. "Luo Bizhi, are you crazy? You have to understand that it was your Ministry of Justice who invited me here. I am not a prisoner of your Ministry of Justice, nor am I a servant you can beat or kill at will!"

"Please?" Luo Bizhi walked towards the hall door, but stopped in front of the door.

He was on the steps in the hall, and Gadber was on the stone pavement below the hall. They faced each other. When he stepped over the threshold, Gadber subconsciously shrank his head.

Under the bright sunlight, he still had that unapproachable look on his face, and his words were merciless: "Yes, it is true that the Ministry of Justice 'invited' you to come, but at the Ministry's request, you have no choice but to come."

Shen Zheng understood the hidden meaning of his words.

If you can't invite someone to come, then you have no choice but to invite them in a less polite way.

She suddenly became curious as to why Gadbert was "invited to have tea" by the Ministry of Justice?

I'm afraid it has something to do with Yiqun.

She looked at Gadber again, and just happened to meet his poisonous eyes. She was worried that she had a lot of bad intentions but couldn't find a place to vent them, so she stood up and walked towards Luo Bizhi.

"The Ministry of Justice oversees all criminal justice and is a vital institution in the Great Zhou. How dare you raise your voice here, my Lord?" She stood beside Luo Bizhi, leveraging her power. "Where is the integrity of the scholar? Where is his noble character? Where is his moral bottom line?"

"You..." Gadber couldn't help being excited. When he was about to curse back, Luo Bizhi took another half step forward.

Shen Zheng turned around in surprise, only to hear him say, "As Lord Shen said, the Ministry of Justice is a vital part of the nation. How can you allow your Excellency to get involved so casually?"

Hearing this, Shen Zheng finally understood why Luo Bizhi had smashed the cup just now. It was all because of what Jiadebo said, "It was you who asked the Ministry of Justice to come to my house to see me."

Luo Bizhi could tolerate other slanders, but "forming a clique" was a taboo in the Ministry of Justice. No wonder he reacted so strongly.