Chapter 279

General Zuo, one of the most complicated families in Kyoto, died in battle. His second son went to war after him, but believed a rumor and defected, becoming an enemy.

The old general's eldest son had been engaged for a long time, but something happened in his family, and he broke off the engagement under the pressure of the young emperor. He also had to bear the responsibility for his father's defeat in the battlefield and his brother's defection.

As for his sister, the old general's third child, she had been locked up long ago and could do nothing but wait for the result at home. She was originally engaged, but the engagement was called off after this incident.

In addition, the old general has another son, but he is not the biological son of the mistress of the house, nor is he a member of the general's mansion. Calculated by age, he should be the second child and he has already married.

If only the people in the General's Mansion were being purged, he wouldn't have to suffer along with them. But he has the blood of the old general, and if he is left alone outside, there is a worry that he might cause trouble. After all, you have to uproot the weeds.

So he is now separated from his wife. Although he can enter and leave his home freely, people look at him sideways wherever he goes. He looks like a criminal who has not been punished.

Now, all the people related to the General's Mansion are like frightened birds, and the slightest disturbance can make them panic.

Their former enemies, especially the other noble families in Kyoto, loved to see them in such a state of panic. Some tried to scare them on purpose, while others spread bad news on the sly.

Their living environment is more than ten times worse than before.

But until this matter comes to a conclusion, they can't do anything.

Therefore, there are some signs of unrest everywhere.

Those who are not affected by this atmosphere are like weeds that are set on fire. A gust of wind can make them crackle and burn even more vigorously at any time, dragging in those who were not originally involved.

It was under these circumstances that the young emperor prepared to resolve the matter and began his court session again on a new day.

Everyone was in high spirits and tense, always worried that they would be burned to death, yet also eager to watch the show. The sun rose at this time.

"What do you think of this matter, my dear? Now you can speak freely."

The emperor said to his ministers.

In the court, all the ministers looked at each other, and a man walked out.

"I think that those who are traitors to the country should not be invaded. They should be executed as a warning to others. This is the only way to prevent the occurrence of such crimes and to keep the area safe!"

Paradise said loudly.

Another courtier came out from the side, glared at him and said: "I think it is better to show mercy this time, otherwise if the other generals see this situation, who will dare to work for the court?

I died on the battlefield, and my son went to the battlefield, but even so, my family could not be saved. So what was the point of fighting? Does everyone want to destroy their family?"

"That's not right. If everyone is obsessed with their own affairs, who would go to the battlefield? If everyone only cares about their own families and not the country, then everyone should just go away. There's no need for us to stand here and talk.

It’s important for everyone to go home.

As for the other generals, seeing what is happening right now, can something like this happen again? That only means that we have termites here and we need to fight them.

Moreover, even ants are greedy for life, and even generals want to survive and return home after going to the battlefield. Not everyone must die on the battlefield, otherwise, everyone will die in a fight, and who will be left?

Even if more people died on the battlefield, it doesn't mean that if one person dies in a family, the next one has to go up.

Knowing that his father died fighting for the country, he actually surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country. This is rare in history. We are just lucky to be here and happen to encounter such an incident.

It doesn’t mean that this will happen every day in the future.

Otherwise, what will happen?

That is why severe punishment is necessary.

Otherwise, everyone thinks that because their father died on the battlefield, they can betray their country. Then why fight? If we don't deal with it this time, we will wait for the next time. When will the next time be?

This time it's treason, what will it be next time?

I think you, a traitor and a scoundrel, still have the will to perish."

Paradise said with a smile.

"You are making a fuss, you!"

The ministers beside him shouted.

The emperor shouted from above: "That's enough. I asked you to come here to discuss state affairs, not to quarrel. Do you think this is a vegetable market? Shut up!"

It was quiet down there.

The emperor snorted coldly, picked up something and threw it down, hitting Leyuan on the head. It was a pen with a little ink on it.

Leyuan knelt down and kowtowed to apologize.

"I am guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Paradise shouted.

When the people around him saw this, they thought the emperor seemed really angry, and they couldn't just stand it.

They all knelt down in unison.

The crowd seemed to be standing on this side of the paradise.

The minister who had quarreled with Leyuan before wanted to stand for a while, but the emperor looked at him without blinking, his legs trembled and he knelt down, so he had to follow suit to apologize.

The emperor snorted again: "I thought you didn't care about me. I am the emperor. It is not your turn to issue orders."

Paradise apologized again, and he was simply climbing up the ladder.

The emperor didn't want to be angry with him, so he scolded the minister who had quarreled with him.

"You can quarrel in front of me, but who knows what you are doing behind my back? The civil and military officials cannot get along, no wonder the enemy took advantage of the situation.

If the top and the bottom cannot work together, what else can we talk about? It is really becoming more and more absurd."

The emperor said.

The minister couldn't argue with the emperor, so he had to listen.

And if he really dared to quarrel with the emperor, the emperor would never obey his opinions.

Then he quarreled in vain.

After a long speech, the emperor decided to listen to Leyuan's opinion, confiscate their entire family's property, confiscated all their money into the national treasury, exiled their servants, and beheaded those with names and bloodlines.

Not one can be left behind.

The park was very happy with the result, but some people were not happy, so they all stood up and advised people not to do it.

The emperor became more and more angry. He slammed the table and asked them, "Am I the emperor or are you? You have to interfere in everything. What am I doing sitting here? You are a bunch of stubborn people."

He started cursing again.

After cursing, he still wanted to do as the park suggested, but those people still disagreed.

Paradise came out to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. In my opinion, some people want to show their loyalty and kindness, so let them go into exile together.

All the people in the world belong to your Majesty. Talented people are as numerous as carp swimming across the river. If the old ones are gone, new ones can be replaced. The court needs fresh blood.

Your Majesty wants to replace the old and incompetent officials because he sees that they are useless. Your Majesty is truly wise. "

Those people became even angrier.

They cursed the treacherous ministers in a low voice to the paradise.

Leyuan smiled and didn't even look at them.

The emperor was delighted up there.

"You are right, my dear minister. I am so wise. Anyone who says a good word for this traitorous scum will be exiled with me."

The emperor clapped his hands and prepared to leave the court.

The ministers below still disagreed and cried and begged him to change his mind.

He frowned, a little impatient, and looked towards the paradise, hoping to have an answer now.

Leyuan stood up and said, "This is a simple matter. Those who should have been beheaded can only avoid death by buying a gold medal. The price of a gold medal is entirely up to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty can buy as much as you want.

Whoever wants those damned people to survive will pay for the gold medal and then use the gold medal to redeem people in prison.

Since some people think that the person who deserves to die does not deserve to die, then they have to prove that this person really does not deserve to die. The way to prove it is to pay money. If the money paid is not enough, then they just hope that person dies.

If more people die, you can't blame others. You don't have the ability, but you still want to boast and be kind. You are just pretending to be kind and dragging down people who have nothing to do with you."

The emperor was very satisfied with Jin Medal's opinion. He nodded and asked everyone else to do as Leyuan said and come back to him after they were done. It would be best if they had received the money and brought it to him.

He doesn't like to see people, but he is happy to count money.

Coincidentally, Leyuan was also happy to count money, and since he had been the first to volunteer, he had left an impression on the emperor, so the emperor gave him the job.

He sat in his home and happily counted his money.

A lot of people came to give him money unwillingly.

When they come to the door, their expressions are as if they are going to a grave. Their faces are either as black as the ash on the bottom of the pot or as green as the grass.

Some people were angry, but their anger faded away and became even funnier. Leyuan looked up at their faces and found that they were as red as if they had just been burned by fire. He laughed again.

"Don't be too proud of yourself, you piece of trash."

A man who came to deliver money said.

"If you have the guts to scold me, I also have the guts to spit in my face. I tell you, this is my home. If you dare to say such things again, I will kick you out and you won't even have the chance to give me money.

If your master knew that you could mess up even the money delivery, who would be more miserable among us? Hahahaha!"

Paradise asked with a smile.

The man sucked in a breath of cold air, stared with his goldfish eyes, angrily threw the money on the table, snatched the golden medal of immunity from death, and strode out as if he had just killed a villain.

But there was not a drop of blood on his body, and if there was, it would only be his own.

This little incident did not affect Leyuan's mood, and he continued to count the money happily.

His house is simply magnificent.

Because countless people rushed to give him money.

In order to prove that they are good people, they donated a lot of money to save more good people.

Although this money would be sent to the emperor later, it was still with him now so he could feast his eyes on it.

He doesn't mind at all who the money goes to.

After counting the money, he saw that no one came and closed the door.