Whether it is the Chu Dynasty, the Meng Yuan Dynasty, or the Han Dynasty, the imperial edict is sacred.
The four officials looked at each other, and then Wang Youxiao took the lead and asked the prisoners to stand aside. He lifted up his official uniform and knelt down to receive the order.
"I accept the order."
The four of them are all smart people and can probably guess the content of this imperial edict. Others had no opinion on how to handle the matter.
The law is ruthless, but the human heart is sentimental.
Those kings who treated their subordinates ruthlessly or let their subordinates take the blame. there is. And his rule is extremely stable, but he is not the King of Han.
Wang Youxiao was well prepared to resist the decree.
yes.
The law is ruthless, but people are sentimental. But principles cannot be changed easily. You have no joke. Now that orders have been given to deal with these people.
Then it should not be pardoned for Zhang Chen because he was Liu Zhixing's teacher.
This won't work.
Isn't that a mess? If Li Yong’s relatives commit crimes in the future, will they also be pardoned?
When the prisoners saw this, they fell silent instantly. Everyone uniformly stared at the imperial edict in Zhang Zhen's hand, with hope in their eyes.
Could it be. Could it be that the King of Han wants to forgive us?
Zhang Zhen didn't care about this, and read out the decree skillfully: "By God's blessing, the King of Han has issued an edict..."
The imperial edict is just a lot of nonsense.
Only a small section of content in the middle is effective content.
"I have heard that Zhang Chen, a citizen of Guangchuan, makes a living by teaching. He is famous as a scholar and his virtues spread in Liaodong. If his son is not careful, his family will be wiped out. I feel sorry for him. I am pardoning Zhang Chen, Zhang Zhong and his son. Zhang Chen's son Zhang Yong Beheaded, the Yong family was exiled to Goguryeo and made slaves to the military generals. Zhang Chen and Zhang Zhong and his son were exempted from the death penalty, but they could not escape the life crime. They ransacked their homes and were exiled to Seoul."
Lu Qian, Zhu Jianming, and Chen Jiagui felt awe-struck when they heard this. Even if they were the chief ministers of the dynasty, they would only have such a high reputation.
There is still humanity outside the law.
But things of principle cannot be forgiven.
It's just that the king turned a corner and separated the main criminal Zhang Yong from the Zhang family and sentenced him according to the previous decision. Zhang Chen and Zhang Zhong escaped from the death penalty, but could not escape from the living penalty.
"I accept the imperial edict."
The three of them kowtowed and saluted first.
Wang Youxiao thought for a moment and did not choose to resist. After a beat, he also kowtowed and said, "I accept the imperial edict."
in this way. The fate of the three Zhang family members has been decided.
Zhang Yong was already lying on the ground, his expression was dull, and he was as limp as mud.
Although Zhang Chen and Zhang Zhong escaped death, they saved Zhang Zhong's family members and avoided being slaves to others. But it’s also sad.
Zhang Chen looked at his youngest son with tears streaming down his face and said, "Yong'er. It's my father's fault that I didn't teach you well."
"It's my father's fault."
People's hearts are made of flesh. Although he beat him hard and scolded him hard, he was still his son after all.
"Brother Yong." Zhang Zhong also cried.
No one present sympathized with them. You must be responsible for what you do. The Han Dynasty was not the Chu Dynasty, and the administration was corrupt.
After Zhang Zhen handed over the imperial edict to Wang Youxiao, he led the eunuchs, imperial guards and others back to the palace.
Word spread quickly.
Almost everyone in Jiang County’s middle and higher-ups knew about this matter. Everyone is watching this.
Wu Nian's prestige was unparalleled, and even if he ignored Liu Zhixing, it would not damage his prestige and virtue. After all, the law is ruthless, and Wu Nian is the master of decisive killing.
But Wu Nian took a trick and spared Zhang Chen, Zhang Zhong and his son.
Nominally, Zhang Chen himself was a teacher, and his reputation spread throughout Liaodong.
This is the attitude towards heroes.
The founding kings recorded in history books, in addition to their great talents and great strategies, were divided into those who treated their veterans well and those who harmed them.
Although they are all wise kings, who would want to face a mean and unkind king?
However, Wu Nian showed limited favor, and Zhang Chen and Zhang Zhong still had their homes confiscated and exiled.
In this civil and military dynasty, everyone has to consider the consequences of breaking the law. After all, no one has such great reputation as Chief Assistant Liu Zhixing.
If anyone dares to break the law, he will break the law severely. You must be fully mentally prepared to accept the price of severe punishment.
No matter what.
This incident attracted worldwide attention in Jiang County, and no matter what Wu Nian did, it seemed to be right or wrong. Now it has come to an end, and it has had a profound impact on the entire government and opposition parties.
Inside the Wenhua Pavilion.
The three cabinet members were working when a petty official broke in from outside. He walked up to Liu Zhixing and whispered a few words into his ear.
Li Yong and Zhang Haiping were moved in their hearts.
Liu Zhixing finally couldn't hold himself any longer, as if a rubber ball had deflated. The fatigue from a sleepless night was raging in his body.
But he quickly cheered up and felt infinite gratitude to Wu Nian.
Thunder, rain and dew are all your grace.
Even if the three divisions held a joint trial and both Zhang and his son were killed, he would not complain. What's more, Wu Nian let Zhang Chen, Zhang Zhong and his son go.
After calming down, Liu Zhixing raised his hands and clasped his fists at the two of them and said, "Two adults. Please allow me to leave for a while."
"My lord please."
Zhang Haiping and Li Yong clasped their fists and said.
Liu Zhixing got off the bed, put on his shoes, and surrounded by eunuchs, entered the harem and came to a palace where he saw Wu Nian sitting in the pavilion.
In the pavilion, there are two tables and tables. The top is filled with wine and food. There were many eunuchs and maids serving inside and outside the pavilion.
"Zhixing, you came just in time. Let's have a drink." Wu Nian looked up at Liu Zhixing and greeted with a smile.
Liu Zhixing looked at this scene and didn't know that Wu Nian was waiting for him. He couldn't help but feel slightly sore in his eyes. He took a deep breath before calming down. He cupped his hands and saluted, "Old minister, I obey."
"Don't say that. Although according to the customs of our Han people, you can marry a wife at the age of thirteen, have a grandson at the age of thirty, and call yourself an old man. But Cao Mengde said it well. An old man can be ambitious when he is old. Even when he is old, he can be ambitious. , don’t call yourself an old minister casually.”
"Besides, I'm already over thirty, and I still don't accept old age."
Wu Nian waved his hand, half seriously, half jokingly.
"The king is right. I made a mistake." Liu Zhixing immediately bent down and saluted.
Then, the chief ministers sat down and drank with the king. Liu Zhixing toasted Wu Nian first. Wu Nian raised his glass and drank it with dignity, and then said with endless aftertaste: "Wonderful, wonderful. This Goguryeo royal wine is really wonderful. But there is not much left, so drink a little less."
Liu Zhixing immediately said: "Your Majesty, although Goguryeo has been destroyed, the wine-making places are still there, so Governor Youyan can pay tribute to the wine."
"Forget it. It's too wasteful. Although the wine from Liaodong is not as good as the imperial wine from Goguryeo, it's enough to satisfy your needs."
Wu Nian was moved, but still shook his head and said.
"Yes." Liu Zhixing responded.
The king and his ministers were not drunkards, so they were tipsy. Then just do whatever you have to do.
This matter has just passed.
For the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty, the most important thing was the Northern Expedition to Huanglong Mansion.
Recover Liaodong and expel the Tartars.
