Chapter 74 Young Master Wei has made his judgment!
If the dispute between Liu and Wei some time ago was a storm, then the death of Liu Yuanshan shocked the entire government and the public like an 18-level typhoon plus a 10-level earthquake.
People in teahouses, taverns, brothels, academies... even farmers in the fields could talk about this matter while swinging their hoes.
Some people said that Wei Changtian's behavior was a shocking evil, and accused him of having no respect for the law. He should be executed in public immediately.
Some insiders also praised him for "getting angry for the beauty" and called him a passionate man who dared to go against the world.
Of course, no matter what people discuss, it is just discussion in the end.
The people who can truly decide Wei Changtian's fate are still standing in the treacherous court.
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"Your Majesty! Killing someone means paying for their life! If you let him go like this, it would be against both the law and reason!"
"Haha, if the Liu family hadn't done the kidnapping first, how could Master Wei have done such an extreme thing?"
"Bullshit! The kidnapping case has not been concluded yet! Your Majesty! This is a conspiracy of the Wei family!"
“…”
The court had been arguing for ten days about how to deal with the case of "Wei Changtian killing Prime Minister Liu".
The attitudes of the officials can be roughly divided into three categories.
The first category is mainly composed of officials from the Liu faction. They believe that this was a completely premeditated murder and that the entire Wei family is not unconnected and must all be severely punished.
Most of the second category are centrists. They don't want to offend anyone and advocate following the law, paying with a life, and just killing Wei Changtian.
The third category is the Wei faction, who insist that Wei Changtian's action was revenge for the kidnapping incident and that he was wrong in killing the Liu family. Although revenge was inappropriate, it was justifiable and the sentence should be light.
The three voices are in dispute, but overall the second voice is the loudest.
And Ning Yongnian actually prefers the second approach.
The Wei family will definitely pay a price for this matter, but at this moment the Wei family still controls the Xuan Jing Division and has the Tian Luo Sect behind them, so it is not the time to completely break off relations.
Otherwise, if the Wei family fights back desperately, that would be a real big trouble.
As for the Liu family... the death of Liu Yuanshan undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the Liu family, but their foundation was still there, and they would not be doomed to fall apart. At most, they would fall from the first of the three major families to the last.
In such a situation, coupled with the Xu family who has always stayed out of the matter and watched the fight from the sidelines... the situation of the three major families restraining each other cannot change in a short period of time.
In this case, killing Wei Changtian is the most reasonable choice.
It not only gave an explanation to the Liu family, but also conformed to the ideas of most people, while at the same time not putting too much pressure on the Wei family.
Ning Yongnian had basically made up his mind, but he still underestimated Wei Xianzhi's determination to save his son.
On September 19, the iron door on the third floor of the Wei family's "Wu Ge" opened again.
In less than an hour, Ning Yongnian saw a shriveled old man with a strange temperament and a dangerous aura in the study.
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"Mr. Wei!"
Ning Yongnian was not too surprised when facing the former commander of the Xuanjing Division who had been trusted by the late emperor and had already entered the second-grade realm.
The old man was even calmer.
He glanced at the old eunuch standing behind Ning Yongnian, then bowed gently and said:
"Old minister Wei Zhaohai greets His Majesty."
"Senior Wei, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."
Ning Yongnian pointed at the chair beside him with a smile, but Wei Zhaohai did not move at all.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to sit down. I only have a few words to say and I will leave after that."
"Mr. Wei, you are here for your grandson, right?" Ning Yongnian asked.
"yes."
Wei Zhaohai did not deny it either, and nodded, saying, "I have heard about what my grandson did, and he should lose his head."
"But the Wei family has only one heir, and Changtian has no children yet. If he dies..."
"Your Majesty, I can ignore other things, but I cannot watch the Wei family die out like this!"
"this……"
Ning Yongnian immediately looked bitter after hearing this and said, "Mr. Wei, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
"It would be fine if your grandson killed someone else, but he killed the prime minister!"
"Hundreds of people in the Liu family and tens of millions of people in the court and the country are all waiting for me to give them an explanation. If I don't kill them..."
"emperor!"
Wei Zhaohai didn't want to listen to this nonsense, so he interrupted directly: "Just tell me what the Wei family needs to pay for this."
“…”
Ning Yongnian was not angry when he was interrupted. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said tentatively: "Since Elder Wei is determined to protect Wei Changtian, it is not impossible for me to spare his life..."
"However...the Xuanjing Division has become overstuffed in recent years. I think we can appropriately reduce some of the organization."
"I understand."
Wei Zhaohai was much more straightforward than Ning Yongnian. After hearing this, he did not hesitate and asked directly, "How much does the emperor want?"
"Not many, just two guards."
"Inner Guards and Flower Feather Guards?"
"yes."
Ning Yongnian nodded and said frankly: "If Xuan Jing Si hands over the two guards, I will not kill Wei Changtian."
Wei Zhaohai was silent for a while: "The Hualing Guard has been the foundation of the Xuanjing Division for hundreds of years. Can the emperor change one?"
"cannot."
“…”
…
Five days later.
Xuanjingsi, willow leaf place.
Kong Changgui looked at Xu Qingwan who appeared on time again, his face full of helplessness.
"Mr. Xu, I've told you so many times that robbing an execution ground is not a game!"
"I am not a coward. If Lord Wei really wants me to rescue the young master from the execution ground, I will do it without hesitation!"
"But the case hasn't come to a conclusion yet. How can I possibly agree to something like this in advance?"
"You should go back quickly. There must be some spies from other families in the office. If these words are heard by others, the two of us may be executed before the young master..."
“…”
The bald man tried to persuade her earnestly as usual, but Xu Qingwan was just as stubborn as before and refused to leave.
She has been guarding Kong Changgui's place for seven or eight days. She comes early and leaves late every day, and is more punctual than her previous shift.
This is really a helpless move.
Ever since Wei Changtian was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's Heavenly Prison, Xu Qingwan immediately took all the money she had saved and ran to the gate of Wei's mansion and guarded it for three days.
In the end, I didn't see anyone.
Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen are running around and trying to smooth things over for their son's life.
Lu Jingyao lost her appetite and locked herself in her room all day.
No one paid any attention to him, so Comrade Xiao Xu had to think of a solution on his own. After much thought, he decided to rob the execution ground.
No matter how dumb she was, she knew she couldn't do this kind of thing by herself, and all her colleagues except Zhou Cheng were hesitant, so she started "working" for Kong Changgui every day.
In fact, Xu Qingwan had already understood Kong Changgui's attitude, but she still came every day.
Because only in this way will her heart not feel so empty and she will feel that she has done something.
Even if it's meaningless.
"...Mr. Xu, don't be so pessimistic. The young master may not be sentenced to death..."
On the other side, Kong Changgui was still chattering, but he himself didn't quite believe what he said.
According to the intelligence collected in the past few days, Wei Changtian will most likely be killed, the only difference will be the method of execution.
Is it "cut into pieces" or "drawn apart by five horses"? Or...
"News has arrived!!"
"Master Wei has made the judgment! He has made the judgment!!!"
Suddenly, a shout came from outside the window, and there seemed to be some joy in the voice.
Xu Qingwan's face turned pale in an instant, and she collapsed in the chair as if all her strength had been drained away.
Kong Changgui's face turned black, and the next second he broke through the window and rushed out.
Then his roar came through the big hole in the window.
"Master Wei has been sentenced, you are very happy, right?!!"
"Ah? Lord Kong, this is indeed a happy event!"
"You're great! Then I'll make you even happier!!"
"Ah! Master Kong, what are you doing? You misunderstood me!!"
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?!"
"Master Wei, he was not sentenced to death!"
"What?! How was the verdict made?!"
“Gulp…”
The person who shouted swallowed his saliva, and then said tremblingly:
"Sent to the frontier, not allowed to return to the capital for three years."
(End of this chapter)
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