On the dragon throne, Murong Xiao pinched Qian Yeming in a place where the court officials could not see. Qian Yeming's hand on her waist immediately responded.
"Prince Li, I believe you may have been momentarily distracted, so I can spare your death penalty."
As soon as Qian Yeming finished speaking, all the court officials looked up in astonishment. They all wondered if this tyrant had changed his ways.
Not only the court officials, but even Qian Yeli looked up at Qian Yeming in surprise. If it were him, today, he would not only kill Qian Yeming, but also use this as an excuse to kill everyone around him.
But Qian Yeming didn't.
Qian Yeli sighed. He had tolerated himself, but this meant he would have to spend his entire life atonement for this matter!
"While the death penalty may be avoided, the punishment of life cannot be evaded. Your crime of treason is a fact, and it would be against the will of the people if I did not punish you. You must know that a country values rules and laws, and I cannot disregard them just because you are my brother.
Therefore... from today on, King Qianye Lili is deposed from his title and imprisoned forever in the Ministry of Justice's prison. The Ministry of Justice is ordered to investigate this case. All officials implicated in this case, whether for treason or bribery, will be beheaded, fined, and their property confiscated. No mercy will be shown. All six of his clans will be exiled to the frontier, never to return to the capital.
Prince Li, do you have any objection to my decision?"
Qian Yeli lowered his head and said, "I accept your command and thank you."
This outcome is neither serious nor trivial. It's a perfectly normal decision.
Prince Li was imprisoned for eternity, which might be more painful than letting him die? However, when Prince Li rebelled, the emperor did not implicate Ye Lixuan at all, which was an extraordinary grace to the Ye family.
Those officials under Prince Li who secretly supported him suffered great disaster. Those who participated in the rebellion were not mentioned, as they deserved it no matter what, but those who simply accepted bribes were all beheaded, and their six clans were exiled, which was too severe.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say but I'm not sure whether I should or shouldn't."
A minister stepped forward, wanting to discuss the matter. After all, as officials, who wouldn't have some dirt on their backs? If simply accepting bribes resulted in a death sentence, wouldn't that mean that if the emperor disliked them in the future, he could immediately eliminate them for the same crime?
So this matter is still debatable.
Qian Yeming glanced at the minister below. His daughter Xiao'er once told him that this was the official who immediately surrendered after Murong Qingyun massacred the palace in the previous life.
He was originally in a good mood today, but these dirty things instantly made him unhappy.
"Since you don't know whether to speak or not, then don't speak. Otherwise, I will think that what you are about to say is to plead for those officials who are corrupt and accepting bribes. I will also think that you are one of those who accepted huge bribes.
I hate this kind of people, so you'd better stop talking, lest I bring my anger upon you!"
Even when Prince Li was executed just now, the temperature in the court hadn't dropped this low. But as soon as this minister said a word, the temperature in the hall plummeted.
The minister had already fallen to his knees in fear, and the other ministers were also silent. They had originally planned to wait for the first one to speak before joining in, but who knew that the first one to speak out would die so miserably, so they were foolish to continue the topic.
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(Updated on February 8th)
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