Chapter 65 Success! Qin Muye's heart-breaking plan!
Chapter 65 Success! Qin Muye's heart-breaking plan!
Hu Huan's arrogance brought the long-accumulated public resentment to the brink of an explosion.
Before that, they had already started to feel uncomfortable after hearing the popular version of the story.
But after all, it's just a rumor, and its authenticity has not been verified, so it's uncomfortable.
Just now, they experienced the court trial scene, and were beaten up by Cui Han, that idiot, which really made them extremely angry.
But after all, there is no evidence, so they can't say anything.
But now!
The witnesses and evidence were all clearly laid out before us.
In the end, Hu Huan is still so arrogant?
Why?
I just ask you why!
Just because he is a corrupt official, he is superior to others?
For committing such a heinous crime, even if he is a high-ranking official of the human race, he should be stripped of his official hat, right?
There were constant curses inside and outside the hall, and even the jailers couldn't help but curse Shengchu.
Hu Huan didn't care at all. He just crossed his arms and looked at Zou Yulong defiantly.
Zou Yulong frowned but didn't speak for a long time.
at this time.
Everyone who was resting in the back court also rushed over.
Shen Luo asked apologetically: "Master Zou, my brother..."
Zou Yulong said in a deep voice: "Master Shen, although your brother did not hurt anyone, nor did he intend to hurt anyone, he was immoral and promoted evil tendencies. He must be detained for three days and fined three thousand silver coins to serve as a warning to others!"
His tone was very stern, and a fine of three thousand taels of silver was an astronomical figure.
But being detained for only three days is really nothing for the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Shen Luo cupped his hands to show his agreement, then glared at Shen Jin.
Shen Jin was glared at by his brother and quickly lowered his head.
He felt that he was really unlucky.
Qin Muye was robbed a few days ago, and it had nothing to do with him. As a result, Qin Yanying took off his clothes and extorted a lot of things from him.
This time I played with a pregnant woman. Except for the slap I gave her when she changed jobs, I was quite polite to her the rest of the time.
As a result, he was arrested and embarrassed in front of so many people. Whose pregnant woman is so expensive, three thousand taels? And he was also detained for three days.
Hu Huan!
Live daddy!
Stop stirring up hatred!
I have to be scolded along with you!
If my legs weren't weak, I would jump up and hit you with a hammer!
My legs are so weak that I can't even stand up.
Chen Sui, this old guy, is really scary!
"Master Zou!"
Zheng Wang bowed to Zou Yulong and said, "Have you finished the trial? When can we start the joint trial?"
Zou Yulong's face looked a little grim: "Once all the suspects in this case are convicted, the three-judge trial will begin."
Everyone: "..."
It's really like listening to your words.
Zheng Wang seemed very patient today: "Then which suspect has not been sentenced yet?"
"Hu Huan!"
Zou Yulong spoke in a firm tone, showing no intention of backing down.
Hu Huan couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. He didn't expect Zou Yulong to still resist stubbornly. He convicted me in front of all the evil officials in the Honglu Temple. What's the difference between this and slapping them in the face?
Just wait and see how Zheng Wang...
Zheng Wang nodded: "Oh! Then hurry up, let's have tea first."
Having said that, he took the demon officials to have tea.
Zou Yulong: “…”
Hu Huan: “No?”
He was confused and winked at them frantically.
But they acted as if they didn't see it and were even discussing which tea tasted better.
Hu Huan was anxious: "Master Zheng! I am a demon official. Even if you want to put me on trial, it should be a joint trial of the three courts, right?"
Zheng Wang spat out a mouthful of tea foam and said, "The three courts are trying the case of Qin Yanying killing your wife and children, and the Jingzhao Prefecture is trying your case of attempted murder. The two are not in conflict."
"I, you..."
Hu Huan was so angry that he wanted to curse, but he had been in the Human Dynasty for too short a time, and in his excitement he was at a loss for words.
Qingqiu Meier stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Zou! Demon officials are also officials. Since we have been worshipped in the imperial court, we are no different from our human colleagues and are subject to the laws of Daqian. You are the presiding judge of this case, please make a fair judgment and do not disappoint His Majesty's people!"
Niu Pingtian also stood up suddenly, full of energy and seemed ready to give a long speech.
But after a while of grunting, he just shouted loudly: "Me too!"
Zou Yulong: “…”
Hu Huan: "???"
The other demon officials also stood up and said, "Master Zou, please handle the case impartially!"
This is not in the common interests of the evil official group and they will probably be subject to severe punishment.
But the law does not hold everyone responsible. The evil officials who are most capable of integrating into Kyoto are all here. Can we still withdraw them all?
Moreover, the totem source qi is one of the highest benefits we can obtain in Daqian. This bastard Hu Huan is the one who is destroying everyone's interests. Who the hell cares about you!
Only by cutting ties with Hu Huanzhengyi will everyone have the confidence to talk to the emperor about the amount of totem source qi.
Anyway, the imperial court has always been lenient towards corrupt officials and will not make things too ugly.
Hu Huan: "???"
Zou Yulong suddenly perked up. Although he didn't know how the emperor did it, things had come to this point. If he didn't stand firm again, he would disappoint the emperor and lose his position as the prefect of Jingzhao.
He immediately slammed the gavel: "Hu Huan disregarded the law and intended to kill people. Although he was stopped by righteous men, it does not mean that he has any intention of repentance. Moreover, the people he wanted to kill were all pregnant women and children. His crime should be aggravated! According to the law...he should be beheaded!"
"Snapped!"
The order fell.
Hu Huan was confused: "Ah?"
Should be beheaded?
The demon officials were also confused: "Ah?"
No!
We are just making our attitude clear to you. Just make a conviction. If everyone takes a step back, both sides will look good.
You just kill him?
They looked at each other, feeling that things seemed to have gotten a little out of hand.
After all, Hu Huan is the son of Yalu, and among the demon officials outside, Yalu is definitely one of the most powerful ones.
If you make Yali angry...
They were a little panicked, but they had just said nice words. If they went out to plead for Hu Huan now, what difference would it make them like clowns?
Moreover, these nice words were just bargaining chips for negotiating with the emperor. Now he jumps out and slaps himself in the face. Do you still want the Totem Source Qi?
now.
Hu Huan's eyes were filled with hatred, and he glared at the demon officials fiercely: "Good! Good! You are very good!"
The demon officials: "..."
Hu Huan's eyes became more and more violent, scales appeared all over his body, and he stared at Zou Yulong with a bloodthirsty expression: "Who do you think you are? How dare you judge me?"
next moment.
The true self suddenly appeared.
He immediately transformed into a silver-ringed tiger python several feet long and as thick as a bucket. He rushed towards Zou Yulong and opened his bloody mouth, wanting to swallow him in one gulp.
Zou Yulong was so frightened that his face turned pale. He didn't expect that this guy would actually attack him directly.
At this critical moment.
"Hey, hey, hey! You all saw it, the prisoner killed the official!"
Qin Yanying jumped out excitedly and rushed straight to the smelly snake mouth: "Then I kill him, isn't it reasonable?"
Zou Yulong was anxious: "General Qin, please don't kill him!"
"Oh!"
Fierce true energy gushed out from the palm of his hand and poured directly into the snake's mouth.
"yue..."
The Silver Ring Tiger Python flew backwards, vomiting blood madly. Due to the raging internal Qi in its body, most of the scales on its body exploded and scattered blood on the ground.
But at least, the python is still alive.
Qin Yanying squatted down and patted the python's head: "With this little strength, are you pretending to be your mother?"
Silver Ring Tiger Python: "yue..."
Qin Yanying wiped the python blood off his body and retreated to the back, feeling refreshed.
Previously in Anjin, she knew that she couldn't put herself in a desperate situation, so she held back and didn't take action against Hu Huan.
Unexpectedly, I had a chance to vent my anger today.
Chen Sui patted his chest with lingering fear: "Yan Ying, you scared me to death, I thought you were really going to kill me."
Qin Yanying curled her lips: "I'm not stupid! He has been sentenced to death, why would I bring trouble upon myself?"
Qin Muye: “…”
Bai Yuji: "..."
The demon officials were at a loss as they looked at the silver-ringed tiger-python that was twisted on the ground and coughing up blood. They really didn't know how this would end.
Do we really have to wait for Hu Huan to be sentenced to death?
Does the imperial court no longer need the group of evil officials?
Just then, a shrill and loud voice rang out.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
"Wow!" Everyone stood up and saluted.
Eunuch Hong came over with a smile on his face, holding the imperial edict, opened it in front of everyone, cleared his throat, and read it out slowly: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: The evil official Hu Huan disregarded the law and committed heinous crimes. According to the law, he should be sentenced to death.
But considering that his father and son have made great contributions to Daqian, we should give them a lighter punishment as appropriate."
Having read this, he paused for a moment and glanced at the demon officials with a half-smile.
Seeing that they all breathed a sigh of relief, he continued reading.
"The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment for living cannot be escaped. This case has a wide impact and should be severely punished and serve as a warning. The demon pill should be dug out and hung at the city gate for three days to serve as a warning to the world!"
All demon officials: "!!!"
No?
Hanging on the city gate for three days is acceptable.
But what’s the difference between digging out the demon pill and killing him?
This, this, this...
Eunuch Hong continued, "After the execution, the demon pill will be kept by the Honglu Temple. Three days later, I will open a demon school and invite wise and great scholars to teach in person. Once the guilty minister Hu Huan passes the imperial examination and becomes a Jinshi in the literature department, he can be reinstated and get the demon pill again."
"call……"
All the demon officials breathed a sigh of relief.
It is enough to just deprive the demon pill temporarily. The fact that the demon pill is kept in the Honglu Temple is enough to show the emperor's attitude.
Fortunately, the matter did not become a big deal, and an explanation could be given to Yali and the Great Sage Temple.
Can……
Let Hu Huan, an illiterate man, take the imperial examination for the liberal arts?
What’s the difference between this and directly confiscating his demon pill?
Even if he really has an explosion of wisdom and passes the imperial examination, wouldn't he still be full of nonsense when he comes out?
In Hu Huan’s own words.
Living a more frustrating life than anyone else!
Where is the wildness?
This punishment is too outrageous!
Never mind, never mind.
As long as the monster is still alive, it's fine.
We can’t let him delay the nine strands of totem energy.
Qin Yanying was a little unconvinced: "Why did you spare his life?"
"General Qin is wrong!"
Li Xingluo smiled slightly: "This is even more cruel than killing Hu Huan!"
Qin Yanying wanted to ask something else.
Li Xingluo had already turned and left. In her mind, she kept recalling what Taoist Kongxu had said that day.
"Princess Di! His Majesty's attitude towards the evil official is ambiguous. There are actually only two reasons."
"First, the battles on the front lines, the demon officials took on too much, causing the human race's soldiers to slack off in their military preparations."
"Second, the evil officials are too close together and it is difficult to divide and win them over."
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. When you see this flying boat, you will regain confidence in the army."
"But if we want to achieve real stability, we need to smash the demon official group from within! There are many demon tribesmen, and they have hatreds against each other. However, they stick together in Beijing and are very close to each other. There must be a big hand behind the scenes, and this kind of threat must be eliminated in time."
"I think this case is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"If you can offer a huge profit that cannot be refused, you can use the two peaches to kill three men, lure other evil officials to openly give up Hu Huan, and shift the conflict to other evil officials. Then take the opportunity to be ruthless and sentence him to death, without worrying about the sentence being too severe."
"All creatures in the world like to compromise. If you insist on opening a window in a dark room, they will definitely not allow it. But if you insist on removing the roof, they will allow the window."
"Then show kindness to him, dig out his demon pill, put him in prison to discipline his thoughts, and return his demon pill to him after he has assimilated."
"Although the punishment is not severe, once the demon taming is started, Hu Huan will be the first, and the second and third will follow naturally!"
"Once their wild nature is eliminated through discipline, what difference will there be between them and humans?"
Li Xingluo still remembers how shocked he was after hearing these words that day.
This Taoist Master Kongxu had an incredible talent in puppet-making, but compared to his talent in puppet-making, this radical yet extremely reasonable idea amazed her even more.
Found a treasure!
With his help, what does it matter if I face the evil official myself?
But...will my father keep such a talent by his side?
We must go back and find him quickly!
"call……"
Qin Muye also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the emperor really listened to his advice. Apart from changing the imprisonment to "opening a school for demons", there was no other change.
But it is true that opening a school of demonology and inviting wise and knowledgeable scholars to teach is indeed a much better idea than going to jail.
He glanced at the silver-ringed tiger python on the ground and couldn't help but curl his lips. How could Hu Huan, an illiterate man, understand what he had learned?
In a daze.
Bai Yuji tugged at Qin Muye's sleeve: "Shall we go home?"
Qin Muye was stunned for a moment: "Aren't there still three judges to judge?"
He looked up and found that most of the officials had dispersed.
The runners in the yamen were carrying the half-conscious giant python out of the door, which drew cheers from the people outside.
He couldn't help rubbing his head.
Ever since he sensed the totem source energy yesterday, he has been distracted frequently.
Damn it, I’m not a monster!
"Hu Huan is gone, what's the point of holding a trial?"
Chen Sui laughed loudly: "Zheng Wang just said that your aunt acted bravely and should not be guilty, but her action was too cruel. Let her pay 1,000 taels of silver and ask the master to help Hu Huan's wife and children to be reborn."
Qin Yanying stretched out his hand: "Nephew! Give me the money!"
Qin Muye: “???”
No, I've been busy all the time and you've done nothing. And you still want me to pay?
At this time.
Eunuch Hong came over with a smile and said in a low voice, "Prince! General Qin! Because of this case, His Majesty feels very guilty, so he invites you two to the palace for dinner as an apology."
Qin Yanying retreated tactically: "We are family, why should we be polite? I think it is getting late, let's go now!"
Eunuch Hong waved his hands repeatedly: "There is no rush. The general has been imprisoned for many days. He should take a good rest for a day. It won't be too late to go tomorrow. By the way..."
He turned to look at Bai Yuji with a gentle smile: "Miss, you will be the daughter-in-law of the Qin family soon, come with us!"
Bai Yuji: "..."
Qin Muye: “!!!”
Cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.
Summon now?
But you know that she is the Princess of Nanzhao?
Are you ready to take action?
……
Qing Tiao was very glad.
Fortunately, everyone went to watch the giant python hanging from the city gate, and not many people paid attention to me.
She wrapped herself in a black robe to cover her pregnant belly, wore a hat to shield her face, and carefully set out on her way home.
It's obviously blocked very tightly.
But she still felt that many people were looking at her.
So his steps became faster and faster, as if he was running away.
When she finally got home, she found that the gate to the yard was open.
She was shocked.
She remembered clearly that she closed the gate when she went out last night.
Fu Gui's legs were disabled, so there was no way he could come out and open the door by himself, so...
Is anyone home?
She walked quickly inside.
The door was closed and someone was talking inside.
The voice sounded familiar, so she approached cautiously.
"Gui'er! Uncle saw it clearly, the person who reported the case was Qing Tiao!"
"How could our Fu family produce such a shameless daughter-in-law!"
"You're still pregnant, how come..."
"How shameless! You are bringing disgrace to our Fu family. How can we hold our heads up high?"
"According to me, when she comes back, you can ask for the money, and after her leg is healed, you can divorce her!"
"Then you can use the remaining money to start a small business. There's no one you can't marry."
"Also! Don't be soft-hearted because of the child."
"You must be sure that this fickle woman is pregnant with your child."
"Listen to your uncle! Good advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but it is beneficial to one's conduct!"
Outside.
When Qing Tiao heard these words, his face suddenly turned pale.
My body was shaking and tears were streaming down my face.
She subconsciously took a step back, but kicked down the broom standing on the wooden building.
"Who! Who's outside?"
"!"
Qing Tiao hurriedly ran away, but just as he stepped out of the door, he bumped into a young man and woman with outstanding looks.
"Qingtiao, where are you going?"
"..."
(End of this chapter)