Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Verdict
ship with the imperial court is quite delicate, especially now that the emperor's lifespan is nearing its end. Although our existence is to suppress demonic evils throughout the land, to the royal fa...Inner hall.
Shen Changqing sat there for about a quarter of an hour, when Hong Cheng hurried in.
"Greetings, Master!"
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Just when Hong saw Shen Changqing, he had already bowed deeply.
It is obvious.
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He already knew that the other party was temporarily serving as the county magistrate.
If the people of the Demon Suppression Division do not have the direct power of life and death over the government officials, then a county magistrate does.
Thinking of Shen Changqing's ruthless disregard for human life.
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Hong Cheng didn't dare to be even slightly disrespectful.
“This is the imperial court's verdict on the Zhao family, take a look.”
Shen Changqing placed the verdict on the table.
Hong Cheng took a few steps forward, picked up the judgment, and looked at it seriously.
Gradually.
His face was also grave.
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After reading through the whole thing, Hong Cheng respectfully put the verdict back: "My lord, the verdict has been issued. I wonder what we should do now"
"What else could be done, colluding with demons is a dead end from the start. It's only natural that this would happen."
Shen Changqing shook his head slightly, a sneer appearing on his face.
Zhao Fangneng became a county magistrate, and the Zhao family's influence was considerable. Right now, Lin'an City is just one branch of the Zhao family. There are many other branches in other places.
Even if there were more branches, it wouldn't help. The verdict has come down, and I believe the court has already taken action. It's impossible for the Zhao family's branches all over the place to escape unharmed.
"Give me an order to have every member of the Zhao family, including their servants, imprisoned!"
"Yes!"
Hong Cheng nodded, then hesitated again: "The Zhao family has many members and they might not be willing to go to prison. Although the yamen guards do have some martial arts skills, they are still far inferior."
If the Zhao family resists, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress them!
Finally.
Hongcheng's face was also very embarrassed.
Such a large government office, it couldn't even suppress a single Zhao family.
But awkward as it was, what he said was also true.
The government office, at most, had only twenty or so clerks. The Zhao family, including servants, numbered over a hundred and twenty.
Now that the yamen officials can guard Zhao's residence, it's because they haven't truly reached a point of no return. The Zhao family still retains a glimmer of hope and dare not engage in a direct confrontation with the imperial court.
The verdict has been delivered, and it is undoubtedly a death sentence for the Zhao family.
We have come to this point.
The Zhao family would certainly not sit idly by and wait for their fate.
If a real conflict were to erupt, with the manpower at their disposal, those in the yamen would likely be completely overwhelmed.
Shen Changqing smiled faintly, "What do you mean"
“I hope, sir, that you will go to the front lines. If the Zhao family does not resist, so much the better. But if they dare to resist, they are unworthy and have no qualifications to make any waves in front of you!”
Hong Cheng said, and then slapped a horse's ass again.
After all, the adult's strength is the best in Lin'an City.
"Well then, I was just going to pay a visit to Zhao's place anyway."
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Shen Changqing stood up.
Upon seeing this.
Hong Cheng let out a sigh of relief.
He was also afraid of the Zhao family's resistance. If one or two people escaped, he would definitely be held accountable.
The Zhao family.
Since Zhao Fang's suicide, the atmosphere in the Zhao family has been heavy.
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Everyone can understand.
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Accusations of colluding with demons can lead to the destruction of an entire family.
But the problem is.
The Zhao family's house was guarded by officials, making it impossible for anyone else to leave. Unless they were willing to fight and break free completely, the officials wouldn't stop them.
That way, it would be alright.
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It's not just about colluding with demons; they might even be charged with disregarding the laws of Qin and plotting treason.
At that time.
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The Zhao family truly has nowhere left to go.
At this moment, all of Zhao's direct descendants had gathered in the main hall. Each person's face held a different expression; some were solemn, while others wore looks of alarm.
The court has remained silent, but you all understand the consequences of conspiring with demons. Now we are all under a sword hanging above our heads, waiting to see when it will fall.
At the top, a middle-aged man with the air of a scholar gently spoke.
He was named Zhao Li and was a direct descendant of the Zhao family, the same generation as Zhao Fang.
Right now, Zhao Fang committed suicide.
In the Zhao family, Zhao Li held the highest seniority.
And then he spoke.
Suddenly, there were some muffled sobs in the hall. It was the ladies who had been frightened to tears.
A effeminate young man sneered, "The Zhao family has fallen to this state because of your elder brother's dealings with demons. In my opinion, as long as someone takes the blame, the court won't necessarily exterminate them all!"
"Zhao Mingye, what do you mean!" a young man shouted angrily.
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"Zhao Mingtang, I've made my meaning very clear. The son pays for the father's debts. Your father did something wrong, and naturally someone should be responsible for paying it back. It can't be that one person's mistake burdens the entire Zhao family!"
Zhao Mingye sneered, stood up and spoke loudly.
"Now there are one or two hundred people in Zhao's courtyard. Could it be that they all have to bury themselves with the elder brother As for you, your elder brother has done wrong, and as his son, you can't escape responsibility. "
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It's better for you to go to the yamen and confess your crime. Perhaps the court will show leniency.
Even if you are sentenced to death, it is what you deserve. We are the innocent ones, don't you agree"
And then he stopped talking.
Suddenly, someone responded.
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"Mingye is right, Zhao Mingtang, your father did wrong things. Why should we bear the consequences!"
"That's right, you die, you die. You have to drag the Zhao family of hundreds onto this This is simply insane."
In my opinion, it would be better to just tie them up and bring them straight to the magistrate's office to atone for their crimes.
Each person spoke, their eyes fixed on Zhao Mingtang and the others, now gleaming with cold, cruel malice.
In their view, the Zhao family's downfall was entirely Zhao Fang's fault.
Zhaomingtang was furious: "Back when my father was the county magistrate, our Zhao family benefited greatly from him. Now that we're in trouble, you all want to distance yourselves from us"
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Enough!
Just as everyone was arguing, Zhao Li suddenly shouted coldly, cutting them off.
The scene fell silent instantly.
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Zhao Lihuan glanced around and calmly said, "Ming Ye's words are not without reason."
"Uncle Two—"
Zhao Mingtang's face changed.
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Zhao Lidan waved his hand, interrupting the other person's words: "But reason is one thing, the imperial court doesn't always make sense. Throughout history, they have colluded with demons. At best, they are exiled to the army, at worst, they are implicated and their entire clan is punished."
The longer we delay dealing with the current situation, the more disadvantageous it becomes for us.
Lin'an City is no longer tenable, we can only find a way to leave and talk about it later.
"Second Uncle means, we should directly attack Lin'an city" Zhao Mingye was surprised.
Out of Lin'an City.
This is no small matter.
If this were truly to happen, the Zhao family would have no way back and would certainly be hunted by the imperial court.
Zhao Li looked at him, a glint of cold color flashing in his eyes.
"If the court won't give us a way to survive, then my Zhao family will naturally have to find another way!"
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