Chapter 1905 Are You Willing to Forgive Them?
Two more days passed.
All the people from Hot Moon Bay, except those who escaped, have been dealt with. Only the last one is left, and that is the only bandit leader Ji Santing who was captured alive.
After he followed the imperial troops into the Duwei Mansion, he was always under guard.
On this day, he was finally released.
Xue Ling had been waiting nearby. When she saw him walk out of the room, her eyes flushed with excitement. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Three stops..."
Ji Santing looked up at her.
After being detained for so many days, he was not subjected to any severe torture. Apart from being in a bad mental state, there was nothing wrong with him.
Nodded to Xue Ling.
Xiao Shunzi, who came over to call him, waved his hand lightly: "Let's go."
So, the group walked into Zhu Feng's study.
This time, there were more people in the study than when Li Lai and Chu Ping were dealt with before. In addition to Ye Zheng, Yang Dai and several of his deputies were also there.
But the imperial concubine and Ran Xiaoyu were not there.
After all, dealing with the bandit leader is different from dealing with Li Lai and Chu Ping.
Ji Santing and Xue Ling walked in together. Seeing that everyone was there, especially Zhu Feng, who was sitting behind the desk with a solemn expression, both of them also showed panic on their faces. They hurriedly knelt on the ground in front of him and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Long live the emperor."
Zhu Feng just raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at them.
Then he said, "Ji Santing."
"Xiaomin is here."
"You should know that by becoming a bandit, you are becoming an enemy of the imperial court. The bandits of Hot Moon Bay are committing all kinds of evil, such as burning, killing, and looting. According to the law, they are punishable by beheading or exile."
Ji Santing was filled with remorse and knelt before him with his head lowered: "I know I am guilty and dare not argue."
Xue Ling, who was standing by, almost burst into tears.
Zhu Feng looked at them for a while, then said, "But—"
When they heard the word "but", they immediately looked up as if a drowning man had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Zhu Feng said, "You two have come to your senses in time, reformed your past mistakes, and assisted me in eradicating the bandits in Hot Moon Bay. Your merits and faults cancel each other out."
When they heard this, their eyes widened in surprise.
Just as he was about to kowtow to express his gratitude, Zhu Feng said, "But..."
Hearing the word "but", their hearts were in their throats and they looked at Zhu Feng nervously.
Zhu Feng said, "Xue Ling shot and killed an imperial official with a poisoned arrow. This is also a serious crime."
“…”
"This matter has two sides, public and private. Publicly, this is your way of gaining the trust of the Sand Bandits; but privately, this arrow nearly cost Lord Ye his life. If he doesn't wake up, no matter how great your contributions, I will never let you go."
After hearing this, the two of them looked at Ye Zheng, who still looked sick, and felt extremely regretful.
Xue Ling repeatedly said, "This is my fault alone. I beg the Emperor, please forgive San Ting."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "I've said that this matter must be considered from both a public and private perspective. Publicly, I can forgive you; privately—"
At this point, he said, "Ye Zheng."
Ye Zheng immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty."
"Are you willing to forgive them?"
“…”
Ye Zheng did not speak immediately, but turned his head to look at them. Ji Santing lowered his head, as if waiting for his verdict, while Xue Ling's eyes were full of tears, and he looked at him with a pleading expression.
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