Chapter 1562: Chapter 1561: Disposition_1
The Wu family had transferred the bulk of their wealth, intending to flee in the coming days, but who knew Bei Lingsu, with her entourage like celestial warriors, would appear out of the blue and wipe out their entire clan, leaving none to escape.
This Bei Lingsu has ruined so many good things on her own!
Wu Yuanxian glared at Bei Lingsu, continually cursing at her with incredibly vulgar and venomous language.
Impatient with listening, Bei Lingsu threw a pill into his mouth, and he was instantly silenced.
Without the noise from Wu Yuanxian, Da’an Palace beca sowhat tranquil for a ti, but there was still disturbance, as Wu Yancai leapt up to accuse Bei Yun, claiming that Bei Yun had not truly severed ties with the Duan family and that there was an unspeakable secret behind his coming to Capital City!
At these words, Bei Lingsu imdiately summoned Bei Yun.
Bei Yun had been sleeping soundly and was rather annoyed to be woken up abruptly; hearing Wu Yancai’s accusation made him even more irritated.
“He says I have ulterior motives, but does he have any evidence?” he asked, still groggy from sleep.
Before Bei Lingsu appeared, only a few in the Duan family knew of him.
If few in the Duan family knew of him, the Wu family would know even less.
Wu Yancai’s accusation was based purely on his word, with no evidence to back it up—he wasn’t worried.
Besides, even if Wu Yancai hadn’t spoken up, Bei Lingsu had always been cautious of him; Wu Yancai’s words were rely pointless blabber.
With no evidence from Wu Yancai, Bei Lingsu scrutinized him doubtfully for a while, but seeing nothing revealing, she let him go back to sleep.
Apart from the minor incident with Wu Yancai, the rest of the events passed without incident.
Dawn arrived quickly, and Qiao Xiaomai went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for everyone.
Normally, the morning court session took place before breakfast, but due to special circumstances, Fang Hai inford the Imperial Kitchen in advance to prepare breakfast for the attending officials as well.
After Yang Wenxiao and Emperor Yong’an had their breakfast, both n headed to Daming Palace.
At the Imperial Court, Emperor Yong’an announced the confiscation of the Wu family’s property from the night before.
Their residence in the affluent district of the city ant the event was impossible to conceal; many had heard about it by nightfall, so there was a general unease among the officials attending the morning session. Upon hearing Emperor Yong’an address the matter from the start, everyone listened attentively.
The evidence Emperor Yong’an presented was the Wu family’s collusion with the Duan family in rebellion; in prior dynasties, rebellion would necessitate the execution of the entire clan, but in Daqi, where the population was sparse, capital punishnt was rare. Those who conspired in rebellion would live through more pain than death would bring.
Faced with this evidence, everyone fell silent.
If Emperor Yong’an had accused the Wu family of committing lesser cris under the “Daqi Laws,” there would have been murmurs among the assembly since many of them had at least minor infringents in their households. If Yang Wenxiao used such grounds to target the Wu family, wouldn’t they worry about becoming targets for similar reasons in the future?
Out of this concern, they might have banded together to cause trouble.
Thus, Emperor Yong’an only revealed the evidence of rebellion, not discussing other matters, indicating to those present that as long as they did not conspire in rebellion, there would be a way out for them.
This reassurance proved effective. After listening to Emperor Yong’an’s words, everyone shouted in unison, praising the emperor’s sagacity. Not a single person stepped forward to plead for the Wu family or to declare their innocence—not even those with marital connections to the Wu family said a word.
And just like that, the matter was smoothly settled.
Wu Yuanxian was to be beheaded, while the rest, irrespective of age or gender, were to suffer penal labor in prison.
Such was the fate of ancient dynastic families; when the head of the family flourished, everyone enjoyed prosperity together.
But when soone in the family faced calamity, the whole family suffered as well.
This was the true essence of shared tribulations and common wealth.
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