Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 812 The heinous crime
However, most of the ministers in the court now are from aristocratic families. Although Liu He has always been somewhat resentful of them, he has to rely on them temporarily to check and balance each other. Therefore, even though his attitude towards Wang Yun was somewhat unexpected, he had to put on a smile.

"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right. If you have any opinion, please report it. I am all ears."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. In this case, I will be free to do what I want."

Wang Yun turned around and looked at Cui Lie. Cui Lie looked nervous and asked, "Why, Situ, do you have a different opinion on what I just said?"

Wang Yun smiled and said, "Prince, you have misunderstood. What you just said is reasonable. Your Majesty has had such a practice in the past. Moreover, this matter neither violates the laws of the country nor goes against the principles of the court. How can I object?"

Cui Lie's heart was a little relieved: "If that's the case, I guess Situ should agree with me, too?"

Wang Yun suddenly shook his head and said, "No, I absolutely do not agree with your suggestion to suspend the execution of General Wang Han's sentence."

"Huh? What does Situ mean?" Not only Cui Lie, but also Liu He, Xun Yu and others were extremely surprised.

Cui Lie's tone was somewhat angry: "Since Situ agrees with the practice set by Your Majesty, what's wrong with continuing to do it this time? Is Situ trying to make fun of me?"

Wang Yun saw that he was angry, and immediately apologized: "Hey, Sikong, you misunderstood. How dare I make fun of an important official in front of your majesty?"

"So what exactly is your intention?"

Wang Yun was not in a hurry and bowed to Liu He again: "I, your Majesty, would like to ask you a question. After the victories in the past few wars, your Majesty has suspended the execution of criminals. Has there ever been an exception?"

Liu He didn't understand what he meant, so he asked, "I don't quite understand what Situ said. Have I ever made an exception for anyone?"

Wang Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs, so it is understandable that you have forgotten these trivial matters. However, I still remember that when Your Majesty first issued an order to the Court Justice to postpone the execution, the Court Justice submitted a list of names and requested that the names on this list be excluded from the list of people whose executions should be postponed."

After he reminded him, Liu He seemed to vaguely remember that there seemed to be such an incident.

Wang Yun looked at Zhong Yao and said, "May I ask the Minister of Justice, is what I said true?"

Zhong Yao replied, "What the Minister of Justice said is indeed correct. There were a total of 17 people on the list back then, all of whom had committed serious crimes, including killing their fathers and mothers, bullying their brothers and insulting their sisters-in-law, robbing and destroying the imperial tombs, and killing many people. I believe that these 17 people are guilty of unpardonable crimes, so I ask Your Majesty to order them to be severely punished and not be included in the list of suspended sentences. After Your Majesty's approval, the court has issued several amnesties throughout the country, and all the cases of victorious battles have been handled according to the rules."

At this time, Cui Jun finally couldn't help it and stood up personally.

"Si Tu mentioned this matter. Could it be that he thinks that General Wang Han's crime can be included in the list of unforgivable crimes? Haha, it's not that I mean to be disrespectful. A mere Feng Luan is probably not worthy of such a status."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice, but Wang Yun was not angry at all.

"What the Sili Xiaowei said is reasonable. If it was an ordinary street fight that resulted in death, it would not be considered as such. If General Wang Han had killed someone, or if Master Feng had been killed by someone else, they would not have to follow this rule. However, it happened that the two of them met, so this rule applies."

When Liu He heard this, he felt something was wrong: "My dear, what do you mean by this? Stop showing off and explain yourself quickly."

"Old minister, I obey."

Wang Yun bowed, then looked at Feng Fang and then at Cai Yong.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, Minister of the Court, I have a question, but I hope you can solve it."

The two men stepped forward to return the greeting: "If you have any questions, Situ, we will answer them."

Wang Yun nodded: "As far as I know, the Cai family you two belong to and the Feng family are related by marriage for several generations, right?"

They both admitted immediately: "What Situ said is correct, that's exactly the case."

Feng Fang said: "I had two wives. The first wife gave birth to a son, but she died of dystocia when giving birth to a daughter. Seven years later, I married this wife. The first wife was a daughter of the Cai family."

It seemed that Feng Fang's words brought back sad memories. Her eyes turned red and she lowered her head and sobbed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yun immediately asked Cai Yong for confirmation: "Minister, I wonder if what the Minister of Agriculture said is true?"

Cai Yong seemed to have guessed their plan, and he didn't want to admit it, but the facts were before him, and he couldn't deny it. "That's... right. The first wife of the Minister of Agriculture was the thirteenth child of my grandfather, that is, my father's thirteenth sister. In terms of seniority, she should be my thirteenth aunt."

Just this one sentence made Liu He feel bad: "This is terrible. I didn't expect Wang Yun to collude with them. Judging from the situation, they have been prepared for this. This is trouble..."

He glared at Cai Yong and cursed in his heart: "Why would you, the Cai family, marry the Feng family?"

Although Cai Yong and Feng Fang were of similar age, his thirteenth aunt would probably not be much older than him. However, Cai Yong's father, Cai Leng, whose courtesy name was Bozhi, was the eldest son in the family. It was normal for him to be twenty years older than his thirteenth sister, so he left Cai Yong with an aunt of similar age.

However, while blaming Cai Yong's grandfather and father, Liu He also became puzzled.

He just couldn't understand why Wang Yun would inexplicably go against him. After all, he, his son, nephew, and adopted daughter Diao Chan all valued him very much. Diao Chan had just given birth to a prince and a princess for him. Logically, under his care, the Wang family of Taiyuan should be on the rise and in the limelight. There was no reason for them to be enemies with him, the emperor.

But now is not the time to think about this. Liu He’s mind is full of thoughts on how to save Da Meng without disrupting the political situation as much as possible.

At this time, Wang Yun spoke again: "So, your daughter Wen Ji and Master Feng Luan are cousins?"

Cai Yong frowned and nodded helplessly.

Wang Yun raised a smile and turned to Liu He, saying, "Your Majesty, given this relationship, General Wang Han is the father-in-law of Mr. Feng Luan's cousin. This is worthy of the title and there is no falsehood."

He has said so much that even the most ignorant person should know his intention.

As expected, he said, "The saints said that a father is kind and his son is filial, and a brother is friendly and his younger brother is respectful. Filial piety is the foundation of being a human being. Regardless of whether it is reasonable for Master Feng to beat the waiter in the restaurant, even if there is a fault, General Wang Han, as the cousin's husband, should have taught Master Feng more and given him some advice. How could he just beat someone to death over a disagreement?"

"Since Emperor Gaozu founded our dynasty, we have ruled the world with filial piety and righteousness. Anyone who is disloyal, unfilial, unfraternal, unkind, or unjust is subject to capital punishment. Fights between father and son, uncle and nephew, and brothers, even to the point of murder, are all treated as the same as the crime of treason. This is the foundation of our dynasty's laws. In the past 400 years, the Han Dynasty has granted amnesty more than a hundred times, but it has never been justified to pardon someone who committed such a serious crime."

"Your Majesty approved the court's petition and personally issued an edict that those who committed this evil act would not be pardoned or given a reprieve. This was in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people, and it was also in accordance with the ancestral etiquette and laws. Now General Wang Han has violated this rule by killing his brother-in-law with his fists without knowing right or wrong because of a trivial matter. Therefore, he should not be given a reprieve or a special pardon in terms of emotion, reason, and law."

"Wang Yun!"

Liu He was already furious when he heard this, and he shouted out Wang Yun's name.

In the past, if Wang Yun saw Liu He getting angry, he would immediately kneel down and apologize tremblingly. However, at this moment, he was calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Your Majesty, I have finished what I have to say. If Your Majesty or my colleagues have any objections, I will listen to them. If not, I bow to Your Majesty and implore Your Majesty to put the people and the country first and deal with it impartially."

Afterwards, without waiting for Liu He, Cui Lie and others to reply, dozens of other ministers followed Wang Yun and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to put the people and the country first and deal with this impartially!"

Although Lu Zhi and others were very dissatisfied with their behavior and all had angry looks on their faces, they could not find any words to refute them, so they could only stand aside and worry.

"Shh!"

Liu He stood up suddenly, pointing at the kneeling ministers, with fire flashing in his eyes.

"You... you are all fine, very well! We will discuss this matter later, the court is adjourned!"

"His Majesty……"

Many ministers wanted to make further suggestions, but Liu He had already turned around and left, without any of his previous demeanor of "if the emperor breaks the law, he shall be punished as the common people".

Xun Yu saw this and quickly stepped forward to say to the ministers, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler of the time and you will make your own decisions. What you said is reasonable, but General Wang Han has fought alongside Your Majesty for many years, and his brother died for Your Majesty. It is understandable that Your Majesty is so excited that he cannot control himself. Please go back to your residences and Your Majesty will issue an order after he calms down."

Feng Fang and the others looked at each other, then stood up and slowly left the hall.

(End of this chapter)