Chapter 87 (1/1)
In the Ion Throne and Zi Yan was stationed behind him, ready to attend to his needs In contrast, the terrified He Jian was standing beloith beads of cold sweat constantly for time did he finally hear Wanyan Xu say in a deep voice: “He actually had the guts to be so bold?”
He Jian hurriedly knelt down and said: “Your loyal subject does not dare to deceive the Emperor The scholars numbered well over a hundred and they had indeed been secretly arrested and imprisoned by the Honourable Minister Yu With the assistance of Miss Zi Yan, your loyal subject has already taken those people into the custody of the Ministry of Justice and they have been transferred to our prison to await further instructions fro these scholars attempted to commit suicide on the spot, fortunately they were unsuccessful They are now undergoing interrogation in the Ministry of Justice, i believe that ill soon see some results This old minister thinks that it is most likely that General Yu used these scholars as collateral The Eood-hearted, and he was likely black to the crime of treason”
Wanyan Xu gave a cold laugh and said: “Is that so? Honourable Minister He has ed to reach a verdict so soon? Can this ated in such a short time? Who was it who previously said that the Euilty of treason and that he must be put to death?” Before the sound of his voice had even faded, He Jian had given a fes before saying: “This old official was ignorant to be deceived by others; he is guilty of a crime for which one deserves to die a thousand times”
Only then did Wanyan Xu relax his face and say in a waroes, he who is in the dark is innocent of the criive an in-depth explanation of all the causes and events of this ht and did not speak further He Jian gave a glance to Zi Yan and only when he saw that she had given hi to Your Majesty, your loyal subject requests that your Majesty give instructions as to hoe should handle the rebellious scholars”
At the moment, Wanyan Xu was in a quandary over this matter Now, he finally understood why Su Yi had preferred death over adainst hi a rebellion and that was a crime that should not be pardoned under any circumstances Otherwise, if other people were to plot a rebellion in future, they could cite this case as a example and request to be pardoned If that should happen, how could he then explain why the penalty in one case should be different from the other? But it was for the sake of these people that Su Yi had endured iiven up his life for them If this were to be the final outcoht, how could he possibly endure it? Therefore he hesitated for a long time and was unable to speak
Suddenly, he heard He Jian subuilty of treason, according to the laws of the land they should be beheaded But it seeenuinely have the desire to repent, therefore this old minister finds the situation aard and came to request that Your Majesty makes his will known”
He saw that Wanyan Xu's eyes had suddenly brightened at his words and could not help but to think in his heart: It would seem that Miss Zi Yan really does understand the Emperor very well She knew that His Majesty would be inclined to pardon these people and with a thousand ways and a hundred plans shesituation for him
As he was ru, was presenting a ht it is not your huards to important affairs of State, but these scholars are truly remorseful Besides, our Jin Liao has only just set up her capital in Dou Yan, our foothold in this land is not yet firoodwill of the people If these people are pardoned, they would surely feel gratitude in their hearts and know that the Emperor is a benevolent and eminent monarch When they are released in future, they could reasonably be expected to sing Your Majesty's praises to their fellows As a result, our Jin Liao Empire can be secure forevermore”
This speech of hers could be said to gel perfectly hat Wanyan Xu wished to do, and in addition He Jian as standing to the side, was also saying considerately: “Miss Zi Yan's words are very true, this old ive them consideration”
The Dragon's heart couldn't help but to be pleased, and he said readily: “If that is the case, and the scholars are truly repentant, then Honourable Minister He should just ainst coreed and retired to carry out Wanyan Xu's instructions
Zi Yan suddenly walked to the back of the screen and the sound of her speaking was audible to Wanyan Xu Only then did Wanyan Xu discover that Su Yi was actually at the back of the screen Just as he was about to speak, he heard his beloved say to Zi Yan happily: “Miss Zi Yan is indeed as good as her word, Su Yi ive much thanks to you” Zi Yan answered in a bland tone of voice: “The Eh officials who are waiting outside to see the Emperor about some important matters, could the Consort please return to her palace”
Su Yi knew that she adhered to a strict set of rules about hierarchy, therefore he did not see much reason to think further about her request and prepared to leave while being attended to by Zi Nong At this, Wanyan Xu went up to hied a feords before he left, with Wanyan Xu looking after his retreating figure until it disappeared Then he went back into the study, and sent all the attending eunuchs and palace maids away After that, Zi Yan and he were the only people ere left in the room Only then did he turn his attentions to this trusted aide and cherished servant In a pained voice, he said: “Give me [1] a reason, tell me, why did you do that?
Zi Yantime passed did she say: “Your huards to the Eentleman by the standards ofthat the person ould share a bed and pilloith the Emperor is a Qi national Your humble servant deserves death”
Wanyan Xu gave a loud roar: “You didn’t trust Su Su, but did you not trustlike Daji [2] or Xi shi+ [3], but how could you think that I would be like the King of Zhou or Fu Chai You actually dare to be so bold, you have truly disappointed me”
Zi Yan also did not atte to kneel and say: “Zi Yan is only waiting for the Emperor and Empress to bestow punishment on her, Zi Yan will bear any punishment with no complaints”
But, in response to her words, she only heard Wanyan Xu give a long sigh before saying: “Why then, did you change your ed rebellion of the Eht by the poem which proved that he had been framed, why did he still keep the scholars in the saation? If it weren't for your assistance, He Jian could never have ed to rescue those scholars so easily Also, don't think that I do not realise that ever since antiquity, the quality that the intelligentsia prized the hteousness Since they dared to plot a rebellion in the first place, how is it possible that they will then have a change of heart and repent? Exactly what methods did you employ on them to make them comply?”
Zi Yan said: “Your humble servant does not dare to claie of an opportunity which arose to have Young Master Xu sed to persuade these people to repent, your hued to accomplish this As for your question about Honourable Minister Yu, he did indeed have those people transferred to another place, but your humble servant had already anticipated that he wouldunder heavy surveillance day and night Thus we could obtain accurate inforht that as long as he did not kill those people, the Empress would not dare to tell on him That was the reason he did not kill the his secret but in the end, that gave Honourable Minister He his chance Your humble servant did this because Your Majesty's heart has become inextricably tried to him, there is no other reason”
Wanyan Xu glared at her with eyes that were filled with both fury and heartache After a long time, he suddenly waved his hand and said: “You deceived your monarch, offended your superiors and frareat, the evil you co service to me and also that you have now repented, I will bestow upon you the privilege of dying with a whole corpse, you you shall go now and put an end to yourself” With that, he turned his back to her andwith tears and he could not bear to look at his beloved servant any longer
As for Zi Yan, she reain knelt down to do ho her head a few times she said quietly: “Your hu the ti years, I hope that Your Majesty will take care of his Dragon Body” With that, she stood up but just as she had turned to go, suddenly a clear and bright-toned voice was heard It said: “Wait a otten? You once said that if I should have the fortune to occupy the position of Eain, your end would be decided by me”