Judge of the Song Dynasty

Although Lu Huiqing spoke constantly of fairness, justice, and neutrality, in his heart he held no respect for the law whatsoever. Deep down, he was even more traditional than Gu Ji.

The law was merely a weapon in his political struggles.

He believed that cutting grass without removing the roots would simply allow it to grow again when the spring wind blew.

Things had already reached this point—they held absolute advantage, and His Majesty clearly favored them. Since people were greedy by nature, he hoped to use this opportunity to deal a crushing blow to the conservatives.

This time, he had managed to ensnare quite a few conservative backbone members in his net.

But he also knew Xu Zun’s character. Although Xu had a good relationship with Wang Anshi, if these words reached Xu Zun’s ears, he would probably end up imprisoned as well.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Fei was clearly more reasonable and understood the stakes involved. The key point was that Zhang Fei was also Xu Zun’s son-in-law.

Therefore, he wanted to achieve this goal through Zhang Fei.

But as the saying goes, when striking a snake, aim for the vital spot seven inches from the head.