vrcanaries Chapter 1194 Sentencing
Chapter 1194 Sentencing
Now it seems that she was worrying too much.
Who would believe the crazy words of a lunatic who has completely collapsed mentally, is talking nonsense and only knows how to curse her adulterer?
Even if Shen Nanqiao shouted at the top of his lungs and said something outrageous, it would only be regarded as the talk of a madman.
The last trace of hidden danger disappeared with Shen Nanqiao's complete collapse.
Shen Zhinian no longer looked at Shen Nanqiao, and turned away indifferently without a trace of nostalgia.
The dark gold-woven cloak drew a cold arc in the dim light.
"Keep an eye on her."
Shen Zhinian's clear voice rang out in the damp, smelly air, like jade beads falling on a plate, but without any warmth: "Don't let her die."
As soon as she finished speaking, she walked out with a calm pace, as if she was just leaving an insignificant place.
Fuqiu immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, your majesty, don't worry."
……
The north wind swept up the remaining snow, whistling across the red walls and green tiles of the capital, bringing a biting chill.
The case of treason in the Duke Dingguo Mansion was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, causing the entire court to be in an uproar!
The scope of the involvement was so wide and the shock so great that it took a full month to completely clear out the tangled branches.
When the dust settles, the imperial edict will be issued.
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion, which was once extremely magnificent and bustling with people, collapsed!
The mansion was confiscated and sealed off, and the vermilion lacquered door was affixed with a cold seal.
The plaque symbolizing a century of glory was taken down and fell to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust.
Duke Dingguo Liu Chongshan was stripped of his title and position and demoted to a commoner.
This name, which once held power and had the power to call the wind and rain, along with the two words "Dingguo" that he was proud of, were completely erased.
What is even more horrifying is that the emperor personally sentenced Liu Chongshan to death by slow slicing!
The death penalty of 3,600 cuts was the cruelest punishment for his crime of treason!
Although the Liu family was a rebel, their entire clan was not implicated, but was sentenced to death.
Just like the Zhenguo Mansion in the past, this top family that has been entrenched in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years has a complex network of in-laws.
If the entire nine clans were executed, I'm afraid the entire capital would be slaughtered...
Moreover... the emperor is Empress Dowager Liu's adopted son. If the nine clans of the Liu family are really executed according to the law, how will Empress Dowager Liu deal with it?
How should the emperor be punished?
After all, this is a face that the royal family is unwilling and unable to tear apart.
Despite the emperor's wrath, he also left the Liu family some room for maneuver.
Deep in the imperial prison.
Liu Chongshan, wearing dirty and tattered prison uniform, sat dejectedly on the cold stone ground.
His once rosy face was now furrowed like dried bark. Only in his sunken eye sockets did a resentful, sinister look remain.
His hands and feet were shackled with heavy shackles, and blood scabs had formed on his wrist bones and turned black.
The sentence of lingchi had already been handed down, like a guillotine hanging over one's head...
Liu Chongshan was waiting, waiting for a complete end.
Also waiting for... that slim glimmer of hope.
He is also survived by two sons.
The footsteps sounded particularly clear in the deep corridor.
A jailer opened the cell door expressionlessly and threw a copied official report in front of Liu Chongshan. His voice was solemn and unwavering: "Criminal Liu Chongshan, take a look!"
"Your Majesty has shown mercy and pardoned your youngest son, Liu Shizhang."
Liu Chongshan's cloudy eyes moved, and his skinny fingers trembled as he grabbed the rough roll of paper.
The handwriting on the official newspaper was like a red-hot iron, burning into his eyes!
"...Although Liu Shizhang was born into a rebel family, his heart is pitiful. He had already secretly submitted a letter of severing ties with the emperor, bitterly expounding on the injustices of his family and earnestly requesting that his father and son be severed. He admitted his faults and was willing to fight to the death on the frontier to atone for the sins of his father and brother..."
"Your Majesty, considering that he has returned to the right path and shown his sincerity, has specially granted permission for him to sever all ties with the Liu clan of Duke Dingguo, and to have no further ties with them!"
Broken letter? !
Liu Chongshan only felt a fishy and sweet taste suddenly rushing up his throat!
The youngest son whom he had loved since childhood had actually already betrayed him?! He had also betrayed the entire Liu family?!
Liu Shizhang had actually, without anyone noticing, begged for mercy from the emperor, submitting this act of severing his ties with the clan?!
"The traitor... the traitor!!!"
Liu Chongshan let out a beast-like growl from his throat, and the veins on the back of his skinny hands bulged as he almost crushed the paper newspaper!
shame!
For him, this was a greater humiliation than lingchi (death by slicing)!
However, the second half of the report was even more difficult for Liu Chongshan to accept...
"...General Zhou is grateful for Liu Shizhang's heroic deeds and commendable loyalty and bravery during the bloody battles on the frontier. He is writing this petition to Your Majesty, implore your permission to adopt him as your adopted son."
"Your Majesty, taking pity on his loyalty, has granted special permission. From this day forward, Liu Shizhang will be renamed 'Zhou Yushi', included in the Zhou family genealogy, and enjoy the honor of being a descendant of the Zhou family..."
"Zhou...Yushi?"
"Zhou Yushi?!"
Liu Chongshan suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring at the void!
His bloodline of Liu Chongshan! His legitimate son! He was stripped of his surname, given the surname of his enemy, and became a running dog of the Zhou family?!
"puff--!!!"
A mouthful of dark red blood could no longer be held back and suddenly spurted out of Liu Chongshan's mouth, splashing on the dirty straw and the cold stone ground, shocking the sight.
The jailer looked at him indifferently, hunched over and coughing violently, with a barely perceptible hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
Liu Chongshan coughed heart-wrenchingly, his withered body like a candle in the wind.
He raised his head, his face stained with blood, but his eyes were filled with an almost insane stubbornness.
"Zhou Yushi? Haha... Zhou Yushi..."
Liu Chongshan laughed hoarsely: "Good... very good!"
"I, Liu Chongshan...will just pretend I never gave birth to this son!"
He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms. In his cloudy eyes, there was overwhelming hatred and unwillingness, which eventually turned into a twisted glimmer of light.
So what if that rebellious son who betrayed the family is gone?
He still has time to repair!
Liu Shixiu escaped. He is so smart, he will definitely avenge himself and take back everything that belongs to the Liu family!
The cold wind from the imperial prison whimpered as it passed, but it could not blow away the thick smell of blood and despair.
Soon, Shen Nanqiao's verdict came out.
She was convicted of poisoning the imperial concubine and was sentenced to beheaded, with Liu Chongshan being executed on the same day.
In the blink of an eye, the day of execution arrived.
The winter wind, carrying the last trace of solemnity, swept across the execution ground outside the Meridian Gate in the capital.
The air was filled with a frenzy of fear and excitement.
A dense crowd of people gathered around the execution ground, and countless pairs of eyes, like hungry vultures, stared at the figures on the platform who were about to be executed.
The two people who attracted the most attention were:
One is Liu Chongshan, who once held great power but has now lost all his glory. He is only wearing dirty prisoner clothes, looks haggard, and looks like a ghost.
The other one was Shen Nanqiao, who had disheveled hair and was also wearing dirty prison clothes.
Her eyes had long been dull, staring straight at the turbid sky ahead, with a trace of foolish saliva hanging from the corner of her mouth, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.