Xu Sima has obviously given in, why did Xu Qing do this? Doing this is of no benefit to him or to himself at all!
In fact, by acting like that that day, was he always lying to himself?
The world is bustling with people, everyone is coming and going.
Magistrate Su became like a fool for the sake of a daughter. Could it be that Xu Qing, a very smart man, didn't give up 60,000 taels of silver for a mere homeless woman?!
Either stupid or crazy!
Sure enough, if a family does not enter one house, the Su family will be sick! Even the son-in-law of the Su family will be sick!
King Xian sat in a high position and looked at Xu Sima and said: "The magistrate of Yong'an has accused you of corruption and accepting bribes. Can you plead guilty?"
Xu Sima knew that the 60,000 taels of silver handed over by Magistrate Su was the most powerful evidence. His salary could not afford 60,000 taels of silver... Although his ancestors had gone through business, these 60,000 taels of silver only needed a little investigation.
Then we can easily find out the origin of these 60,000 taels of silver.
What little wealth our ancestors had? They have been exhausted long ago!
Xu Sima's body collapsed to the ground, his eyes suddenly blank and he said: "I plead guilty..."
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said: "During his reign, Xu Sima not only secretly accepted bribes, but also bullied the good and even indulged his son Xu Shen, so much so that his son bullied men and women, and directly or indirectly killed five families.
My daughter is so evil that she led someone to break into my shop a few days ago with the intention of committing murder and hurting others."
As soon as Xu Sima heard Xu Qing speak like this, his dull eyes suddenly became sharp again. He looked at Xu Qingdao, breathing rapidly, and stretched out a hand to point forward: "You! You! Xu Qing, you can't do this! My officer
Didn't you forgive him when you went to Qingxue Study to receive him? You can't do this! You can't force him to die!"
This is the ideological concept of people in this era. If you commit a crime, you can go to jail or even die, but you must leave incense.
And now... Xu Qing is talking like this because he wants his Xu family to die out!
Murder to pay for life, debt to pay for debt, this is the ancient rule!
When Xu Qing heard Xu Sima's words, he raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you heard it. Xu Sima left his post without permission from his superiors when he was in office, which should be a crime of dereliction of duty."
When Xu Sima heard Xu Qing's words, his eyes showed disbelief...Why...this situation...is quite familiar...
Moreover, can this be serious enough to be regarded as a crime of malfeasance? At most, this is just a desertion, and if not, a verbal warning is enough.
How could it be so serious as a crime of dereliction of duty?!
Are there still royal laws? Are there still laws?
Is there no one who can take care of this person?!
The wise king nodded and said, "The evidence is conclusive."
Xian Wang and Xu Qing had already completed their conspiracy, and today everything was just a process.
Moreover, not a single word Xu Qing said was false!
All have solid evidence!
Xu Qing will not do anything illegal!
You said you severely injured Xu Shen's men in the shop that day? We were acting in self-defense!
The Xian Wang pretended to glance at the file about the Xu family's crimes submitted by Xu Qing, then looked at the people in the hall and said: "The thirty-two crimes committed by Yongzhou Sima and his son are all serious crimes, and the crimes are extremely heinous. Even if they are just
The crime of forcing five women and two families to death will be punishable by execution! Since it is a capital crime, you will be thrown into prison and executed next autumn!"
At this moment, Xu Qing in the audience suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
Magistrate Su's expression changed and he quickly scolded: "Don't be unreasonable in front of the prince!"
Then Magistrate Su County bowed his hands to the Xian Wang and said: "Xu Qing, a merchant, has never seen the prince's face and does not know the etiquette. I still ask the prince to atone for his sins."
Magistrate Su County knew that the Xian Wang sat in the position of a prince and exercised the power of the emperor. Meeting the Xian Wang was almost the same as meeting the emperor! You must not lose etiquette!
When the wise king heard Xu Qing's words, he dismissed the government officials, looked at Xu Qing and said, "Xu Qing, what else do you have to say?"
The Xian Wang didn't understand what Xu Qing wanted to say at this time. The sentence was already over and it was already the death penalty. Could it be that... he was here to plead for mercy? It doesn't make sense!
Xu Sima looked at Xu Qing with a flash of light in his eyes. At this moment, he could be regarded as a dead man. At this time, Xu Qing spoke, and it seemed that there was nothing else he could do except plead... He... really wanted to
Are you asking for mercy for yourself?
At this time, Xu Qing said: "Back to your lord, I think there is something wrong with Xu Sima and his son for pronouncing the death sentence so hastily."
As soon as these words were spoken, King Xian, Magistrate Su, and Xu Sima were all slightly stunned. Is he...really here to plead for mercy?
Magistrate Su and King Xian both frowned. What is this guy doing? Is he really here to plead for mercy? What is he trying to do?
However, Xu Sima's eyes showed a look of joy. He grabbed the hem of Xu Qing's clothes and said: "Master Xu Qing, please help me. You have a lot of money. Please save the little guy. The little guy can ask for nothing."
Please save the villain..."
Xu Sima knew that Xu Qing had a lot of connections with Prince Xian's Mansion. If Xu Qing was willing to ask for mercy, maybe he could save his life. Although the possibility was very small, compared to despair, he would be willing to accept any hope no matter how small it was.
Give it a try.
County Magistrate Su found it incredible after hearing Xu Sima's words. Was it useful for the prince to sentence Xu Qing to plead for mercy? Was he drunk too much? Or was he suddenly stunned by such a huge blow?
The King Xian was also a little confused. What did Xu Qing want to say? Really beg for mercy? This was not the case when he was drafting the lines!
The Wise King is second best in the world in terms of how to conduct an army. No one would dare to say he is first. However, he is not very good at handling political affairs, and he knows even less about judging cases. Let alone him, he is
My younger brother, the current Emperor of Chu, is not good at judging cases either!
Which emperor would have nothing to do but learn the work of the minister of Dali Temple?
Xu Qing had colluded with him to make these words and judgment techniques today. At this moment, Xu Qing was randomly adding words to himself. Did he consider his feelings?!
Could it be that the King Xian, who had committed such a heinous crime, could let him live just because of a few words from Xu Qing?!
The wise king made up his mind that no matter what Xu Qing said, Yongzhou Sima would not be able to escape the death penalty! Not to mention Xu Qing, it was useless for his own daughter to plead for mercy!
Don't think that just because Xu Qing has done some practical things for Da Chu, he can interfere with the law wantonly. That's just wishful thinking and impossible!
Xu Qing coughed and said: "Your Majesty, the death penalty is for the case of Xu Sima and Xu Shen forcing people to die, but he has not yet been convicted of corruption and bribery."
The wise king was stunned. Didn’t he come to plead for mercy? But that’s not right! Is there any point in directly imposing the death penalty and other charges?
The Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said: "Since I have sentenced Yongzhou Sima to death, the existence of other crimes has been added to the death penalty. How can we say that he has not been sentenced?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "My lord, I think it is inappropriate. If someone kills someone, it is already a capital crime. Then he commits all the other crimes in the Dachu law, and in the end he still gets the death penalty. Is this fair to other prisoners?"
The wise king was slightly startled when he heard this. It seemed that something was wrong... but it seemed right...
The wise king coughed and said, "In your opinion, what should we do?"
Xu Qingdao: "In my opinion, Xu Sima should be sentenced for the crime of corruption and bribery first. He should be exiled for a thousand miles to warm up first, and then wait for Xu Sima to warm up and come back, then continue the punishment for other crimes, and finally the death penalty. Only then can we reflect our greatness."
