Chapter 158

"Read the edict!"

"Understood!"

Wang Li took out a piece of Xuan paper from his sleeve.

He looked at the crowd and began to read.

"After investigation, Chunyu Yue colluded with the remnants of the Chu State in secret."

"Last night, the Ninth Prince was assassinated, which might have been done by Chunyu Yue."

"Coupled with the fact that he did not complete the tax collection, he is directly demoted to a corvée laborer and sent to the north to build the Great Wall!"

"And Lin Zhichong also did not complete the tax reform task, so execute his whole family!"

Wang Li finished reading the edict and retreated to the side.

The civil and military officials looked at Chunyu Yue in shock.

This old thing has guts!

Actually daring to collude with the remnants of the Six States in private.

Even if he had nothing to do with the assassination of the Ninth Prince, colluding with the remnants of the Six States was also a great crime.

Calculating this way, not being executed was already a great fortune!

If it were anyone else, they would have been executed.

It was only for the sake of Prince Prince Fu Su that he wasn't.

Because Chunyu Yue was Prince Prince Fu Su's teacher, they wouldn't investigate further.

"Slander! This is slander!"

"I want to see His Majesty! Let His Majesty preside over justice!"

"I don't accept it! This is intentional harassment!"

Chunyu Yue was somewhat afraid; such a secret matter, how could anyone know?

It shouldn't have been discovered, right?

Every time he met the people of Chu, it was done in secret; it shouldn't be possible for anyone to know.

"Prince, save me; I am innocently framed!"

"This is a baseless matter; if you want to frame someone, you can always find a reason!"

"Even if this old man didn't collect the taxes, the crime is not enough to be demoted to a corvée laborer!"

Chunyu Yue panicked; at his age, let alone doing corvée labor, he might die on the road.

As long as he insisted that he had no contact with the remnants of the Six States, there was still hope.

Therefore, he asked Prince Prince Fu Su for help, which might have some effect.

Prince Fu Su was in a dilemma; assassinating a prince of the nation was a capital crime that involved the three clans.

No one could be spared.

"Ninth Brother, can you investigate clearly before making a conclusion?"

"And this matter is too big; why not inform Father Emperor to handle it?"

"Demoting to corvée labor without investigating clearly is a bit too serious."

"And at the teacher's age, being sent to do corvée labor is taking his life."

Ying Ying Zi Ye sipped his tea and looked at Prince Fu Su.

"This matter does not need to be informed to Father Emperor; Father Emperor has already fully entrusted this matter to me to handle."

"Imperial Brother, do you know why Father Emperor doesn't like you?"

Prince Fu Su was stunned; has Father Emperor already trusted the Ninth Brother so much?

And he also knew that Father Emperor didn't like him.

But he really couldn't be as cruel as the Legalists.

He always believed that Confucianism governing the world was also correct, and Legalism was too cruel.

Perhaps it was because of his teacher.

"You have been brainwashed by Confucianism, and your head is full of Confucian thoughts."

"The Confucian thoughts you learned run counter to Father Emperor's Legalist system."

"Your nature is kind, and you are wholeheartedly for the people of the world, but sometimes you are really too benevolent."

"Benevolence cannot govern a country."

"You have to know, in Great Qin, Father Emperor is Heaven, the only Heaven of Great Qin!" ===== CHAPTER 160 =====