What should I do if the protagonist of every world I travel to is sick?

The emperor snapped his jade ring with a calm tone.

"What does Song Qing think?"

"Why not listen to what the parties involved say? Perhaps after listening to it, Your Majesty will have his own considerations." Song Che spoke slowly, his eyes casually glancing at Lu Yan.

The man was not at all flustered. Either he was confident, or he was arrogant and really naive.

How could someone who could deceive so many ministers and make them hand over their money willingly be an ordinary person?

"Thank you, Lord Song, for speaking for us."

Song Che was stunned. These words had determined his stance. This guy was really... eloquent.

"You're welcome. It's just an opportunity given to you by His Majesty. It has nothing to do with me."

When smart people talk, it's like they're constantly arm wrestling, you twist this way and I twist that way. Lu Yan smiled at him and said, "Okay, thank you very much, Your Majesty."

"Then Your Majesty, please judge the situation for me." The young man spoke softly, and to anyone who heard it, it sounded like a youngster in your family begging you for an explanation. He seemed much weaker and more pitiful than those passionate courtiers who wanted to tear him apart.

The emperor covered his mouth and chuckled softly a few times, with an indulgent look on his face. "Okay, tell me what you think. If you think it makes sense, I'll help you judge."

"Then Your Majesty, it's a deal." Lu Yan's eyes curled up, and the smile on the corners of his mouth was very light.

"You ministers are attacking me because you think we're wrong. But what have we done wrong? We haven't killed innocent people like we did before. As you said, we've been recruited by the imperial court, so naturally we're using the court's name to warn them."

"Secondly, all the money we collected was used to compensate those officials for their wrongdoings. The money is theirs, and the reputation is yours. The people are naturally grateful. The rumors are not just rumors. They are truly grateful that their help has paid off."

"But why are rumors called rumors? Because you all know in your hearts whether they are truly grateful or not. You also know whether those people are good or evil."

"You attacked us because you knew they were corrupt and perverted the law, disregarding human life. And if we were to side with them, we would be colluding with them. Yet you refuse to mention their names. You keep claiming to be loyal to the king and the country, yet you dare not even utter a few names or speak a few words of truth."

"The truth from those below won't be heard, but the rumors they tell are taken to heart."

Lu Yan sneered from the bottom of his heart, "Is it interesting?"

The group of people who were so passionate and high-spirited just now all lowered their heads, as if they had wilted and lost all their energy.

Lu Yan calmed down and looked at them with a smile, "Look at what I said, why are you all so listless? I still agree with what you said."

What did they say? All the officials looked up, their faces uniformly bewildered as they stared at Lu Yan.

"Among the ministers' recent proposals, some say that Lu and his men are unworthy of being human beings and should be beheaded as a warning to the world; others say that they are unworthy of standing in the hall and serving alongside them. That young lord is also right; they should be exiled and banished to atone for their sins."

"Look, Your Majesty, so many ministers have made so many suggestions to you, and yet I, a mere bribe-taker, must be punished like this. I'm curious to know which of these suggestions were implemented by those officials who accepted bribes from me."

Behind the beaded curtain, the man raised his lips with interest.

"All the officials are petitioning for the people. Your Majesty, please judge the case for Lu." The two looked at each other from a distance, neither of them giving in.

He was going to drag everyone down with him. Song Che shook his head and sighed.

I thought he was smart, but I didn't expect him to be naive.

Interests have long since drawn everyone into a circle, and the real circle is the emperor.

"If it's according to what you said, oh, it should be according to the advice of the ministers, then my punishment on them is still too light."

The beaded curtain was lifted, and the pair of dark and deep eyes stared at the person speaking below. Although the eyes were sharp, there was an unfathomable smile.

It has been so many years since I met such a person.

Such frankness and fearlessness reminded him of several old friends.

"I promised you that I would judge the matter for you. Now I understand that you are not wrong, it is their fault." His gaze stopped on Lu Yan, but Lu Yan felt very uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.

"Originally, I planned to hand those officials over to Lord Song to handle, but now I have a new idea. I will hand them all over to you."

"You mentioned a few good plans just now. Feel free to pick one and go for it. If you are not familiar with them, please pick a few from those mentioned above to assist you. I will approve them on their behalf."

Song He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong. He just felt that things were not that simple.

"Your Majesty wants to use me as a sitting duck."

The emperor was a little surprised, as if he hadn't expected him to say it directly. He walked towards him with a smile, lowered his head and looked at him with pity, "Mr. Lu, perhaps I can call you that."

"I like to give people a chance, but only once."

"Will you answer it?"