The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 838: Die with resentment [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"So light?"

Fusu was a little surprised, as he thought Wei Zhuang was doomed to die.

"Yes, when Bingzhou was first established, Your Majesty gave scholars a generous policy in order to attract talented people from all over the world to Bingzhou. That is, if a scholar breaks the law, his sentence can be reduced by one level according to the law, unless he has committed one of the ten unforgivable crimes, and the crime committed by Wei Zhuang is not among the ten unforgivable crimes."

Zhao Gao continued to explain.

Without this imperial edict, Wei Zhuang would have surely died.

"Your Majesty does not allow me to touch the law, so how to judge, Lord Tingwei, please follow the laws of Bingzhou!"

Fusu finally did not continue to plead for Wei Zhuang.

As for tattooing, it is considered light compared to the death penalty. At least as long as you are alive, there is hope.

"Yes!" Zhao Gao breathed a sigh of relief.

The most frightening thing is that Fusu still fantasizes about saving Wei Zhuang.

In that case, he might become the bad guy.

Fusu's status and position determined that they all had to consider Fusu's future.

If he becomes a bad guy now, he will offend Fusu, but the people around Fusu will remember his kindness, and Fusu will understand in the future.

But it would be better if Fusu could think it through on his own.

"Ink punishment? Exile!"

However, the trial process did not go smoothly.

Wei Zhuang refused to accept!

"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I am not from Bingzhou, so the laws of Bingzhou do not apply to me!"

Wei Zhuang could accept any punishment, even the death penalty, but he could not accept tattooing.

That was to leave a tattoo on his face to tell the world that he was a prisoner!
As a disciple of Guiguzi, he had to be subjected to the black ink punishment, which he could not accept.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!" Zhao Gao bowed and saluted behind the screen.

He had guessed that Wei Zhuang would not accept, so he summoned the Mohist school and invited Madam Xu, the leader of the Mohist school.

With the appearance of Madam Xu, Wei Zhuang knew that he could not escape.

“Don’t resist, or no one can save you!” Madam Xu walked to Wei Zhuang and pressed a palm on his shoulder, sealing his cultivation.

Not to mention that Guiguzi Zongheng no longer has his former glory, even in the era of Zhang Yi and Su Qin, those who broke the law would still be punished.

Wei Zhuang stared at the executioner who was torturing him, determined to remember him.

If it were someone else, they might have been frightened by Wei Zhuang's eyes, but it was a pity that anyone who could become the executioner of the Tingwei Mansion, the highest law enforcement agency in Bingzhou, would have his hands stained with the blood of criminals.

Therefore, Wei Zhuang's eyes could scare others, but they could not scare the executioner of the Supreme Court.

As for the subsequent revenge, do you really think that the Supreme Court has no experts or law enforcement troops?

In the end, the executioner's hand was calm and steady, leaving a terrifying tattoo on Wei Zhuang's face.

"Take him to jail and escort him to Juyan Lake with the next batch of exiles!" Zhao Gao slammed the gavel and announced the adjournment of the court.

As for whether Wei Zhuang would escape during exile, that was inevitable.

But that is a matter for the future. If Wei Zhuang really escaped, the entire Bingzhou would be looking for him.

On the contrary, if Wei Zhuang went to Juyanze to serve honestly, he might have a chance to get his sentence reduced in the future and return to the Beiye royal court.

It depends on what Han Fei and the others choose.

Zhao Gao even hoped that Wei Zhuang would escape from prison or flee midway, so that he would have another excuse to cause trouble for Han Fei.

When the trial at the Supreme Court was over, the Judicial and Surveillance Commissioners' Office also received the news immediately.

"Mo Xing, exile!" Han Fei was a little angry, but also a little relieved.

He knew how much of an insult the black-ink punishment was to Wei Zhuang, but he also knew that Zhao Gao had deliberately chosen the lightest punishment. "Brother, can you rescue Wei Zhuang and not let him go to Juyan Lake?" Honglian asked with red eyes.

"Zhao Gao is a man who is very careful in his actions, and there are too many people involved in this matter. Zhao Gao invited Madam Xu here because he knew that Wei Zhuang would run away, and he was even setting a trap for me on purpose." Han Fei said helplessly.

They could break the prison or rescue Wei Zhuang halfway.

The results of it?
The result is that Wei Zhuang will be hunted down by all the masters in Bingzhou, even the Yulin Guards!

It is easy to hide from the pursuit of martial arts masters, but if the Yulin Guards are chasing you, everyone in the world, even Ying Qushui, will die!

So, they still can't do anything.

"So we can only watch Wei Zhuang being exiled?" Honglian still refused to give up.

"We must save him, but only within the scope permitted by the law!" Han Fei's eyes were deep.

When it comes to the law, he is no less than anyone else.

Exile for twenty years is not impossible to reduce the sentence.

Bingzhou law clearly states that those who have made significant contributions to Bingzhou during their imprisonment can have their sentences reduced at the discretion of the court.

As long as the contribution is great enough, even the death penalty can be reduced.

So, if he wanted to save Wei Zhuang, there were actually many ways for him to do so.

But Han Fei was more worried about Wei Zhuang himself.

If Wei Zhuang still cannot recognize his mistakes and guilt and harbors resentment towards Bingzhou, then he should leave Bingzhou as soon as possible and hide his identity.

In the end, Han Fei went to the prison of the Supreme Court to meet Wei Zhuang.

Looking at the dark blue ink marks on Wei Zhuang's face, Han Fei sighed. He shouldn't have let Wei Zhuang do what he wanted.

What Yan Yan said to Fusu was actually talking about them. They have lost their awe of power. Yesterday's cause has led to today's result.

Looking at the silent Wei Zhuang, Han Fei did not say anything either. He knew that the worst outcome had already happened.

As a disciple of Guiguzi, Wei Zhuang has a wild heart. Guiguzi, who uses the princes of the world as chess pieces and maneuvers freely, has long lost his awe of royal power.

Therefore, Wei Zhuang would only think that he was not strong enough, instead of thinking that he was wrong.

"Lord Zhao!" After leaving the prison, Han Fei met Zhao Gao.

"You also saw that he was asking for death!" Zhao Gao spread his hands.

Although he and Han Fei were political enemies, he would not offend Han Fei completely and would leave some way out for Han Fei.

Unfortunately, Wei Zhuang didn't appreciate it.

"Can you spare his life, abolish his cultivation, and throw him out of Bingzhou for Zifei's sake?"

Han Fei asked pleadingly.

Zhao Gao shook his head. "It's useless for you to ask me for help. I won't be the one to do it!"

"Jinyiwei!" Han Fei closed his eyes.

Zhao Gao said he would not take action and he would definitely not take action, and Han Fei believed this.

However, Wei Zhuang harbored resentment towards Bingzhou, so as Bingzhou's intelligence agency, they would naturally not leave such a threat to chance and would definitely nip the threat in the bud.

"I know that Lord Han will definitely find a way to rescue people from the Jinyiwei, but I still want to remind Lord Han that the Jinyiwei can only kill one person. If the Yulinwei takes action..."

Zhao Gao did not continue speaking, he knew Han Fei could understand.

Although he had been suppressing Han Fei, it was for the sake of balance in the court.

If Han Fei died, who knows what kind of opponent would come to compete with him. It would be better to let Han Fei continue to be his opponent.

At least although Han Fei was talented, he also had many shortcomings, which he already understood.

(End of this chapter)