A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 973 This is the rule of power

There are a total of several hundred members of the Xie family, plus other officials involved in the case, if they were all beheaded, it would be too brutal and bloody.

Prior to this, the first assistant had tried his best to persuade the emperor to leave room for this case, which was also to leave room for the court and ease the tense situation.It's a pity that the emperor didn't adopt it.

After seeing the finalized case of Dali Temple, the emperor wanted to order that all those who should be beheaded should be beheaded.

In this regard, Xu Shoufu led a group of courtiers to remonstrate again, asking the emperor to consider it as appropriate.

At the moment when the war is not over and the imperial court is employing people, killing those involved will cause panic.The current pacification of the northern border should be the top priority.

What's more, among the hundreds of people in the Xie family, there are young children and white-haired old people.The young ones are still in their infancy, and the old ones are rickety and tottering. If they are all sent to the execution ground, it would be too ruthless, and it would really hurt the hearts of the people.

The emperor turned his head back angrily, and said: "It is because of these moths who make waves all day long and enrich their own pockets, that the common people can't get safety and protection! Now I want to eradicate them all. If you are angry, the common people will only applaud!"

In the end, the emperor decreed that Xie's family beheaded from top to bottom.None of the other officials involved in the case should be executed.

Only he knows how much he hates the Xie family.Although he is the Ninth Five-Year Master, he has been waiting for this day all these years.

Now he has finally waited.According to what the first emperor ordered when he passed away, all Xie Dang should be eradicated, and they will not be able to harm Chao Gang in the future.

The Xie family, a big family that has been standing for a hundred years, is finally about to disappear from this world.

The joy in the emperor's heart surpassed everything.

The emperor made known all the numerous crimes of the Xie family to the world, and let the common people learn about it by word of mouth.

On the day of the execution, the people in the capital surrounded the execution ground tightly, and rushed to see Xie Dang's end.

At first, the common people felt that Xie Dang was extremely hateful, and they were so angry that they cursed again and again. When seeing the sinners who thanked the party one by one being sent to the execution platform, there were not a few people who threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetables on the execution platform.

But then, after the chief culprit of the Xie family was beheaded, the blood spilled all over the floor and flowed down the execution platform. Immediately afterwards, the Xie family's women, children, old people, servants and servants were also sent up one by one. , the curses of the people became smaller and smaller, until finally, the curses disappeared.

The boy who was less than ten years old was brutally pressed on the guillotine by the executioner. He was still looking at this sinful world innocently, and before he had time to protest, he snapped and broke his neck.

There is also the baby in swaddling, snatched from the mother's arms, and put on the guillotine.

The mother next to me was crying heartbreakingly.

The executioner raised and lowered his knife, leaving behind patches of bright red blanks.

People's eyes gradually cooled down from jealousy, became unbearable, and finally panicked.

When the century-old Xie family was completely wiped out from this world, it left such a strong mark in people's hearts.

What people discussed afterwards was no longer how many outrageous things the Xie family had done, and how hateful they were, but the scene of blood flowing into rivers on the execution platform was deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

Some people lamented that those officials were treacherous and heinous, and it was enough to kill them and make the people angry. Why didn't they even let such a small child go?
The bloodstains from this execution could not be washed away for several days.

Chongyi accurately communicated the situation outside to Meng Yan.

Although the Xie family is hateful, beheading the whole family is not something to be happy about.So Meng Yan didn't even leave the gate of the palace.

She heard from Chongyi that Xie's family was full of people, 360 people were killed, all of them were killed in one day, and no one was left.

Meng Yan was silent for a long time, and said: "In the past, when the prince made a knife for him, he only cut it once in a while. Now, he can finally hold the butcher's knife by himself, and he is red-eyed. This butcher's knife is still mine. Handed it to him."

Chongyi said: "How the emperor executes is beyond the control of the princess, so the princess doesn't have to..."

Meng Yan withdrew her gaze from the window, turned to look at Chongyi, and said flatly, "Don't blame yourself. Disputes between the court and the party are like this. If you lose your own life at least, or send your family to others, this is the rule of power. So I Don’t blame yourself. Those who should blame themselves are those who are obsessed with power, and they are willing to bet all their wealth and lives to play a game where the winner is king and the loser is Kou.”

Chongyi looked at Meng Yan with a complicated and worried expression.

Meng Yan turned back and continued to look out the window.She just didn't feel so relaxed in her heart.

There is no joy of revenge, no thrill of cutting, nothing at all.

Even if all the enemies are killed and all the evil disputes are settled, her Ah Lin will never come back.

Chongyi called out: "Princess."

Meng Yan turned to look at her, and replied softly, "Huh?"

Chongyi said: "The princess seems to have been addressing the prince with the word 'Wang Ye' for a long time."

Meng Yan was startled, and said: "Isn't he the prince?"

Chongyi said: "Yes, before the prince went to war, the princess would always call him 'my husband'. When the prince was at home, the princess would also call him 'my husband', and occasionally call him 'Aheng'. I have almost never heard of the princess. Call him 'Prince'."

Hearing what she said, Meng Yan was a little distracted, probably not aware of it, and murmured: "Really."

Chongyi said cautiously: "The princess and the prince used to be two people who loved each other so much. In the future, will the princess and the prince be the same as before?"

Meng Yan took a deep breath, and finally replied blankly: "I don't know either."

Chongyi said: "If the lord is in danger in the northern border this time, it is true that he will never be able to come back again, what kind of mood will the wangfei feel, has the wangfei thought about it?"

Meng Yan's face turned pale, and he said for a long time, "I probably want to go with him."

Chongyi's eyes flashed, and he was filled with strength immediately, and said: "The princess should cherish it even more, and don't regret it when it is too late. I have tasted that kind of taste before, and it is really painful."

Meng Yan smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect that one day, you would come to tell me these things. Obviously, before, I was the one who enlightened you."

Chongyi said: "It is the princess who made me understand that we should not be too aggressive. It is a good thing that there are people in this world who we can rely on. No matter what kind of difficulties, I will stay by the princess' side."

Meng Yan said: "Chongyi, thank you."

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After the case of the Xie family came to an end, for a while, there was an indescribable depression in the court.

(End of this chapter)