Chapter 615: Death of Wu Yan!
Before Wu Yanzhi could react, he was tied up by a group of soldiers.
A soldier holding the portrait walked up to Wu Yanzhi and compared it with the portrait while saying, "That's him, the imperial prisoner Wu Yanzhi. He has been arrested and brought to justice. The imperial court has ordered that anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Wu Yanzhi was dazed and suddenly woke up.
He is the prime minister of the Great Zhou, not an imperial criminal.
"Who are you?"
"I am the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou, Wu Yanzhi. If you know what's best for you, leave immediately. I am thinking of you... Ouch..."
Before Wu Yanzhi could finish his words, he punched the man.
"If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for not recognizing you with the knife in my hand."
"take away!"
How outrageous! These gangsters and bandits are so outrageous that they even dare to impersonate people from the imperial court.
With the knife at his neck, Wu Yanzhi didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements, as he thought the court would definitely send troops to rescue him.
Even if you take him into a den of bandits, His Majesty will send someone to rescue him.
He is an important official who has made great contributions to the court and is a close and trusted official of Your Majesty.
These people were so bold that they actually kidnapped him.
Don’t they know that in addition to being concerned about the northwest, His Majesty has also been keen on suppressing bandits recently?
These people are really heading towards death, they are blind.
Wu Yanzhi cursed in his heart, but was dumbfounded when he arrived at the local government office.
What's going on?
Isn't this a bandit's den?
Why is it a government office?
"Reporting to the Lord, the wanted criminal Wu Yanzhi has been arrested."
"Take him to jail, and I will write a letter to the capital."
Wu Yanzhi's heart sank, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I am..."
"Stop his mouth and drag him away."
The adult sitting in the hall impatiently drove the person away without saying a word.
Before Wu Yanzhi could finish his sentence, he was gagged, beaten and kicked, and thrown into a cell.
Six days later, the capital responded by beheading him on the spot.
Wu Yanzhi had an extremely tormenting six days. Whenever he cried out for justice, he would be beaten and kicked.
He didn't dare to shout, and he didn't want to die.
Unfortunately, he tried every possible way, but no one paid any attention to him.
It was not until the day before the beheading that the prison delivered the last meal.
"Eat it, and you'll be full on your way tomorrow."
Two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, and two steamed buns. Compared with the black steamed buns I had eaten every day for the previous six days, it was a world of difference.
The bad feeling became stronger.
"I am the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou, Wu Yanzhi, and I want to see His Majesty!"
"I have something important to tell your majesty. It is top secret. If your majesty knew about it, he would definitely reward you handsomely!"
The jailer walked away without looking back. When he reached the corner, he gave a few instructions to the jailer.
"It says above that you shouldn't believe anything he says. Don't let his sweet words fool you two."
"Tomorrow is the day of execution. The superiors will come down to examine the body personally."
"Yes, the little ones remember it."
…
It’s over, it’s really over!
Wu Yanzhi slid down to the ground with a sorrowful look on his face, crying and laughing, his voices getting louder and louder.
"Chen Lanxi, you are a liar. You have deceived everyone in the world..."
"Chen Lanxi, you will not die well..."
…
"Let me go, Your Majesty. I was wrong. I really have something important to say. It concerns the late emperor."
"I am willing to offer all my wealth, and only ask Your Majesty to spare my life and the lives of my family."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to die. Please spare my family!"
"Please, Your Majesty..."
No matter how Wu Yanzhi cursed and begged, no one responded.
The next day, on the execution platform, the heads of important officials from the two dynasties, who had been so powerful for nearly thirty years, fell to the ground.
The people from the capital came forward and carefully examined the body, then left with Wu Yanzhi's body.
Soon the news of Wu Yanzhi's death spread back to the capital.
"Wu Yanzhi colluded with the Northwestern Barbarians and attempted to sell out our Great Zhou's defense map."
"It's a good death, a very satisfying death."
"Wu Yanzhi's death is like getting rid of a threat to our Great Zhou."
"From this perspective, Your Majesty has shown mercy by not executing the entire Wu family."
"People like this shouldn't have any descendants."
…
After reading the Northwest Report, Shen Lanxi asked someone to seal it.
"Wu Yanzhi had been harboring evil intentions for a long time. This trip to the northwest exposed his true colors in advance."
"Your Majesty is wise and wise. No matter what happens when we meet Your Majesty, we can turn danger into safety."
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "You don't have to comfort me, I still have many things I neglected. In the future, I ask all officials to supervise each other, and we, the monarch and the ministers, will work together."
Liu Yan replied: "Your Majesty, Dali Temple Minister Wei Jie was implicated by the woman in the harem. Even if he is guilty, it is a crime of negligence. I commend Your Majesty for giving a small punishment and a big warning. Let Lord Wei go this time. Lord Wei's caution will be a warning to me in the future."
"I also beg Your Majesty to forgive Lord Wei this time. Lord Wei is honest and upright. The Ministry of Justice has already investigated the matter in detail. The whole thing was caused by Madam Wei's family."
"Mrs. Wei is a simple-minded person. She was deceived by her family members when she made mistakes."
"Your Majesty, Lord Wei has divorced his wife and voluntarily handed over the stolen money. All his property has been confiscated. I have carefully calculated that Lord Wei has never accepted a penny from others in these years. His house and yard are all rented. Apart from the stolen money that Mrs. Wei was deceived into accepting, Lord Wei's family savings are only 78 taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, Lord Wei is an honest and upright official, a rare good official!"
An expression of emotion slowly emerged on Shen Lanxi's face.
"In fact, I have already found out that Wei Jie is indeed a good official with clean hands and honesty. Unfortunately, it is difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs, and he has implicated his wife."
Many officials sighed.
Shen Lanxi sighed and said, "When we revised the marriage law before, most of the adjustments were made to the concubine tax. Just now, I had a flash of inspiration and decided to revise the marriage law again."
All the officials were stunned. Didn’t they plead for Wei Jie?
Why is this bringing up amending the law again?
"If you meet a bad wife, you can divorce her. If you meet a bad husband, you can divorce him. If you meet a vicious man, there is no divorce."
"Moreover, the evil person must repay the reputation and financial losses caused to the victim. If there is no property to return to your name, go mining."
"There are many coal and salt mines in Xishan and Yanhu. Let the evildoers go to mine and pay off their debts."
"For a situation like Wei Jie's, even if she is confused and easily deceived, it is not a reason for her to absolve herself of her guilt."
"Ministry of Justice, what do you think?"
The officials from the Ministry of Justice started to discuss the solution one after another.
"She stabbed someone with a knife and said she didn't mean to do it. Even if it can be proven that she didn't mean to do it, an accidental injury is still an injury. I suggest that Chen be exiled to Xishan for fifteen years."
"What Lord Liu said makes sense, but we can't just target Chen. Chen is not the mastermind, and it is reasonable for her to be exiled to Xishan for fifteen years. The real mastermind behind the evil is her family."
"I suggest that the civil service system be strictly enforced, and that the case of Lord Wei serve as a warning to all officials. Moreover, the bribery of Chen's family members has reached the level of execution. I suggest that the entire family be executed, and that all the family members of the officials in the court watch the execution."
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