"Your Majesty, Vice General Li has committed a grave offense in the military; he is no longer fit to be my vice general."
“If His Majesty is reluctant to punish him severely out of consideration for my reputation, then I will do it myself.”
"The punishment of cutting out the tongue does not require particularly advanced skills. I have done it quite often when dealing with prisoners from the Southern Kingdom."
"If Your Majesty does not wish for this Imperial Garden to be filled with filth and bloodstains, then you may proceed according to the laws of Northern Qi."
Xie Shiyan's words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
If His Majesty doesn't punish Vice General Li severely, General Xie will execute him right here in the Imperial Garden, in front of His Majesty...
There is probably only one person in the whole world who would dare to speak like that in front of the emperor.
However, no one doubted Xie Shiyan's words at all; everyone subconsciously believed that he was really capable of doing such a thing.
The emperor's face immediately turned even more grim.
Princess Jinghe hurriedly spoke up: "Father, Vice General Li has committed a serious crime. He should have his tongue cut out! What are you hesitating for?"
If your tongue is cut out, you can no longer reveal who the mastermind is!
Just as the emperor was about to tell Princess Jinghe to shut up, Lieutenant General Li suddenly shouted:
"Princess! You can't do this! You were the one who told me to do it! You were the one who instructed me to do it all! How can you put all the blame on me!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
The emperor's face turned as black as coal, and he roared:
"Deputy General Li! You'd better understand what you're saying! Frame the royal family, and your entire family can be executed!"
“I…” Lieutenant General Li’s pupils contracted sharply, and his body suddenly went limp.
The phrase "extermination of nine generations of relatives" is enough to terrify anyone.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, there has only been one instance of executing nine generations of a family.
Dozens of heads were hung on the city gate for two months without being taken down.
The horrific scene was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.
The emperor's words were not a reminder, but a threat.
"Deputy General Li, think it through before you speak," the emperor continued.
He originally did not intend to threaten.
Because there were so many people present, all of whom were shrewd and capable, the threat had clearly only served to cover up the truth.
But things had progressed to this point, and this was all he could do.
If Lieutenant General Li were sensible, he would understand that one person's life is more important than the lives of his entire family.
"Your Majesty..." Li, the deputy general, choked up several times. He prostrated himself on the ground, his hoarse voice sounding like that of a different person, "Your Majesty confesses your guilt."
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