Chapter 33: A Fate-Sealing Dossier! (2/2)
The dossier was siraphy of an official The Old Marshal had only perused half the docue
“Xie Wuyuan! Even if this varlet were to be sliced and diced a thousand tih to pacify the people!”
Contained within was all the information available on the Deputy Minister of Board of War, Xie Wuyuan It went into great detail about how he had passed the imperial exaht after to hter, how he had framed the innocent and kind, how he had oppressed and intimidated men and women alike and how he had tyrannized the capital There were already more than a hundred cases of homicide in the document
It went on further to explain how he had cri to Eain and moreThere were proof and evidence, witnesses and testih to include information on the people who had provided them
Lastly, there were an array of cases on veterans being harmed and mistreated; at least a few dozen incidents were listed within
“How could such a person so devoid of heart and conscience be serving in the imperial court?” Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan was in despair “Tomorrow, Ibreathed a sigh of relief, he could see the delight in the eyes of the Old Marshal The Nine Heavens Dictuiven the Old Marshal ihteousness of the Nine Heavens Dictuone all out to confront the vile criminal, even it was the present prime minister himself, what more a mere deputytheday, Grand Tutor Liu hopped out with a long face, his voice and expression befitting his dejected look as he complained, “Your Majesty, please restore justice for this old official”
His Majesty the Emperor was perplexed, “What ails you, Grand Tutor?”
Grand Tutor Liu spoke sorrowfully, “The son of Marquis Yun, Yun Yang, has no regard for the law He assaulted the officials of the imperial court publicly and inflicted much harm on my son-in-law, Xie Wuyuan’s family He even broke into the residence and wreaked havoc in the compound! The condition of the Wuyuan’s residence in the after”
“Could this be true?” His Majesty the E master of Marquis Yun be so tyrannical?”
By the side, Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan could no longer stay silent as he stepped out “Your Majesty, this official has solared at the old man as he spoke with a frown, “Old Qiu, you should wait until I’lared right back at him as he replied, “Actually, I intend to speak about this very sa his intentions, Grand Tutor Liu was utterly delighted “Old Qiu, are you also unable to sto’s rebellious actions?”
“What I can’t stoers at the Grand Tutor “Tell me, what sort of scoundrel have you taken as your son-in-law? It can’t be that nobody wishes for you daughter’s hand inand a little fat around the edges, a lot ofto overlook all that…”
“You ignorant old ue!”
Qiu Jianhan continued coldly, “This official wishes to submit a report on the Deputy Minister of the Board of War, Xie Wuyuan This blackguard has re his wife and son, lusted over wealth and extravagance, and is utterly devoid of heart and conscience He has also oppressed htered the innocent and kind, appropriated resources of the ed treasonous relationshi+ps with external forces All in all, he has coht different criment on this villain”
As he spoke, he passed the dossier over The military and civil officials present in the imperial court spoke in hushed whispers, feathers clearly ruffled by these revelations
The corners of Grand Tutor Liu’s lips twitched in fury as he was filled with disbelief “Old ignorant man, all you do is spew nonsense My son-in-laould never”
Qiu Jianhan interrupted him coldly, “Your son-in-law’s crimes were all recorded in this document, complete itnesses, evidence, and proof You can take a look at it as well after His Majesty is done with it If you still think that your son-in-law should be pardoned… ”
The Old Marshal’s gaze pierced Grand Tutor Liu like a sharp arrow His underlyingwas clear, “If you still dare to speak for him, I’ll have you in your place too!” He did not have to speak out loud though On his throne, His Majesty the Eh half of the dossier before he was shaking with rage “Read it out, listen to hoell our Board of War’s Deputy Minister has performed his duties!”
All the officials listened with increasingly widening eyes as a eunuch proceed to recite all of Xie Wuyuan’s atrocities Grand Tutor Liu hi of the first case “Xie Wuyuan had been wedded ife and son in his ho the imperial examination, he had secretly sent people home to murder his wife and child The bodies were buried at… The middleman was… The witness was… Thereafter, he intentionally approached the daughter of the Grand Tutor…”
Grand Tutor Liu had been deceived by this hter had been thoroughly hoodwinked! The person whoht turned out to be such an ungrateful bastard
His Majesty the Ees laid out
“Familial extermination!”
He was of the same opinion as Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan; he was certain that Xie Wuyuan’s fate had been sealed once he saw the symbol of the Nine Heavens Dictum on the dossier!
Ever since the death of the Nine Supremes, this would be the first time Nine Heavens Dictu had come out of this ain without a trace Therefore, even though it would have been prudent to verify the authenticity of the document, it did not even cross His Majesty’sthe imperial assembly, His Majesty the Emperor beckoned to the Old Marshal “Old Marshal” His Majesty the Razed at Qiu Jianhan like a hawk “Go and meet the son of Marquis Yun”
“Yes, this old official had intended to do just that,” Qiu Jianhan agreed right away
“Let it be at your residence” His Majesty spoke up again, “I wish to have a look at him myself”
The Old Marshal frowned in consternation
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