Chapter 407: This generation of the Sima family was completely wiped out (7.4k in total, please subscribe)

[Sent to the frontier, you are so lonely and stupid. 】

[What's the difference between sending this to the frontier and sending it to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin? ]

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cursed inwardly.

Wang Yuan was a member of the Qin Wang Party.

Naturally, I think you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately turned his attention to his own man, the highest official of the Inspectorate, the Left Censor-in-Chief [Lu Bingzhi].

Lu Bingzhi stood up and said loudly:
"What Censor Wang said is too much."

"There is no such thing as light or heavy punishment, but only appropriateness. The purpose of law is to be fair, not harsh; to teach, not to punish."

"The Sima family has committed a serious mistake this time. We should fine them money, divide their property, and order them to exterminate the demon tribe to see how they perform."

"If we send people to remote areas and punish their offspring at will, wouldn't that make everyone feel insecure?"

"Your Highness should put benevolence first."

The princelings all said:
"Yushi Lu's words make sense. Exiling him to the frontier is too severe a punishment."

"The Sima family is a noble family of the highest rank. We should not punish them lightly and hurt the hearts of the scholars."

"He can be fined, his property divided, and ordered to exterminate the demon tribe to make amends for his crime."

The Tianming Dynasty was a dynasty in which aristocratic families and the imperial examination system coexisted.

They would select outstanding children from poor families to enter the court to supplement their strength. At the same time, official positions above the third rank were almost all monopolized by aristocratic families and clans.

The reason is very simple. If a powerful Yuanshen wants a grade, a second-grade official can get it by clicking on it.

If a Yuanling warrior wants a fifth-rank or so official position, it can also be granted according to the circumstances.

The martial arts essentially widen the gap between aristocratic families and those from poor families, and there is a special ladder for advancement.

A Yuandan realm warrior would cost 10,000 taels of silver, and a Yuanling realm warrior would cost no less than one million taels.

Although the court did not have discriminatory policies.

However, the political structure in which there are no poor scholars in the upper class and no aristocrats in the lower class is still quite obvious.

Because for officials above the third rank, the lowest hidden requirement is the Yuanling realm.

Then the children from poor families must either be extraordinary geniuses, or they can only seek refuge with aristocratic families or sects in order to change their fate.

Although the imperial court released some resources to recruit talents, it was limited to talents.

The Sima family has become a top-notch family, second only to the Cui family, Lu family, Li family, and Wang family, which are top-notch families that have produced saints.

If one colluded with demons, he would be exiled to the frontier. In the eyes of the aristocratic families, this punishment was too severe.

Just as His Royal Highness was about to nod, the Minister of Justice [Dan Xuan] stepped forward and said with a smile:
"What Censor Lu said makes sense."

"The current Sima family's mistake is actually due to Sima Ning's reluctance to marry the prime minister's son."

"This is a pitiful situation, and we should be lenient and prudent in sentencing."

Minister Dan started a fight on the spot after saying this.

What do you mean?
The Prime Minister's expression changed slightly, and he immediately denied it:

"Minister Dan's words are absurd!"

"Although I am not talented, I have never done anything dirty."

"Minister Dan holds an important position in the Ministry of Justice, in charge of criminal matters. How can he just listen to rumors?"

The Minister of Justice Dan Xuan was neither a member of the Qin Wang Party nor a member of the Prince's Party. In a sense, he was one of the few high-ranking officials from humble backgrounds and maintained a neutral stance.

It is precisely because of this relatively neutral approach that everyone believes that Dan Xuan is very fair and can win the hearts of the people, and he uses this to command the Ministry of Justice and investigate unjust cases throughout the world.

Unexpectedly, Dan Xuan stood on the side of the Prince's party on the surface this time, but in fact he secretly said that the Prime Minister was involved in this and the Sima family could not be blamed entirely.

It seems like he is shirking the responsibility for the Sima family, but in fact, he is trying to resolve the issue for the Fang family as well.

The Prime Minister wanted to suppress the other party's momentum, but unexpectedly, Minister Dan came prepared and sneered on the spot:
"I don't need to say more about what Master Fang has done."

"Prime Minister, please don't be too partial."

"The Sima family is naturally guilty of this matter, but it is also related to the Xiangfu!"

Everyone was shocked. Did Minister Dan have eaten gunpowder and wanted to provoke the prime minister?

[Old fox, this must be your instruction. ]

Fang Yuan frowned and looked at the Duke of Zhenguo. The Duke of Zhenguo looked calm and composed, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Dan Xuan came from a poor family and always pretended to be neutral, but Fang Yuan knew his background very well. He once joined a Taoist sect and received financial support.

If children from poor families want to succeed, they usually rely on their talent, join a powerful sect, or rely on and marry into an aristocratic family.

As for the ancestors of the Zhenhai Marquisate and the Shunyi Earl, they all came from the lower classes and they basically had great adventures.

The ancestors of the Marquis of Zhenhai were pirates, who killed people and robbed goods to make their first fortune. (Note: Chapter 366)
Shunyi Bo's ancestor was a martial arts apprentice, who got the hero flag and reported Nangong Hen to start his career. (Note: Chapter 113)
Personal struggle often requires adventure to make up for the gap in resources.

Dan Xuan came from a well-off family and once joined the Shenxiao Temple, one of the six Taoist sects.

[The Shenxiao Palace originally remained neutral, using thunder to punish demons.]

[From Danxuan's attitude now, they are planning to give up their neutrality and intervene in the struggle between the two factions.]

[It seems that the Taoist sect is very determined and has begun to mobilize various sects to unite around His Majesty the Prince of Qin.]

【It's really dangerous. 】

[The Taoist sect, which originally pursued freedom and ease, began to mobilize and unite further. ]

The Prime Minister quickly judged the change in the situation and said in a deep voice:
"Minister Dan, there is no room for quibbling in the imperial court. Let's discuss each matter one by one."

"What we are going to discuss today is the punishment of the Sima family. Don't talk nonsense!"

"You are not allowed to interfere in the private affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The prime minister had been in charge of government for decades and had accumulated great power. Just a scolding from him was enough to make Minister Dan's forehead break out in cold sweat.

The pressure is too great.

But he did not give in. Instead, he withstood the pressure and said:

"Mr. Prime Minister, what I am talking about now is the affairs of the Sima family."

"The Sima family colluded with demons and plotted to murder Fang Fusheng. There must be a reason."

"Why did the fox demon attack others but only Fang Fusheng?"

Dan Xuan was worthy of being the Minister of Justice, and he instantly came up with a famous formula.

Why doesn't he hit others but only you?
There must be something wrong with you!
"absurd!"

"There are countless evil monsters in this world, some of which eat people."

"Could it be that the human race was eaten because they did something wrong?"

The Prime Minister sneered, not afraid of such behavior that would muddy the waters.

However, considering that his main focus was to keep an eye on the Duke of Zhenguo, there was no need to make an enemy of the Minister of Justice, so he gave a wink.

Zuodu Yushi Lu Bingzhi immediately understood, he stood up and said loudly:
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is right."

"I am about to criticize Minister Dan."

"The story about Sima Ning and Fang Fusheng that was spread in the teahouse is just a rumor among the people and cannot be accepted in a high-class place."

"It's fine if some foolish men and women believed it, but isn't it ridiculous for a dignified Minister of Justice to believe in such crooked things?"

The spread of newspapers and the sudden appearance of teahouses actually occurred a little later than the morning court.

When the imperial court held a morning court session, officials from the capital had to wait in the palace early to ensure that they could enter on time. This waiting time was extremely long, so officials from the capital all liked to use a communication token.

They were waiting in the palace, while the servants were listening to opera in the teahouse with communication tokens.

Therefore, the high officials of the court attended the morning court session, which did not delay their understanding of the story fabricated by the Duke of Zhenguo.

Lu Bingzhi continued his attack:

"Minister Dan, you are an important official of the court, in charge of criminal law. How can you make a judgment without any evidence?"

"As for why the Sima family wants to control Mr. Fang, it is naturally because they want to create a conflict between the Fang family and the Chu family. Their intentions are sinister."

"The Chu family and the Sima family had a quarrel before the Holy State because of the siege by the zombie army."

"It is normal for both sides to have such a posture when there are conflicts between them!"

The Inspectorate and the Ministry of Justice have never gotten along well.

As the saying goes, the three courts will hold a joint trial.

Simply put, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for adjudicating cases, the Dali Temple is responsible for reviewing cases, and the Inspectorate is often responsible for investigation and even overturning cases.

The focus of the court this time is not whether the Sima family is guilty or not. The Ministry of Justice has reviewed the case overnight and the evidence is irrefutable.

The real focus of both sides is how the Sima family will deal with it.

The prince's party hoped to stop there, divide up the Sima family's property, severely damage the Sima family's financial resources, and make them submit to them, which would mean a successful ending.

As a result, the Qin Wang party was not afraid of trouble and directly picked out public opinion, demanding that the Sima family be exiled to the frontier. In this way, the Qin Wang could reap greater benefits.

Not only that, Minister Dan jumped out and bit the Prime Minister directly.

This time they want to use the Sima family case to destroy the prime minister's residence as well!

As the Left Censor-in-Chief, Lu Bingzhi naturally could not let the Prime Minister charge into battle.

Minister Dan nodded and smiled:
"What Censor Lu said is absolutely right."

"Unfortunately, I do have evidence."

This time, not only the Prime Minister, but even the Duke of Zhenguo was stunned.

Their original plan was to let Censor Wang Yuan take the lead first, and then have Minister Dan come out to question. As long as they could drag the Prime Minister into the water, it would be considered a success.

When Prime Minister Fang Yuan heard that his son was guilty, he came out to defend him. No matter what the truth was, the Qin party could still take advantage of the situation and continue to let the storytellers make up stories.

Sometimes in political struggles, the truth is not needed, just dragging people into the water will do.

Lu Bingzhi frowned and said:

"What evidence is there? How could the Inspectorate not know about it?"

Minister Dan chuckled and said:

"I also found out this morning!"

"Please listen carefully!"

Minister Dan took out a jade pendant, input vital energy into it, and Sima Jie's appearance was projected into the vital energy.

Sima Jie said sadly:

"Little sister, it's the family that's sorry for you."

"But the Sima family must rely on the power of the Prime Minister's Office."

"Now the Fang family and the Lu family are of the same blood, and Fang Xiaoran is going to marry the Cui family's daughter."

"The Fang family has the most power in the world, and no one can stop them except the Duke of Zhenguo."

"The ancestor said that the prime minister came in person to propose marriage, and he had no choice..."

There was a click.

The image ended here. All the civil and military officials heard Sima Jie's voice and saw his portrait.

It's like someone secretly recorded it.

All the civil and military officials fell silent and began to whisper to each other:
[Could it be that the rumor about the teahouse is true? ]

[The Sima family took the initiative to marry off their daughter, and were ridiculed by the world. Unexpectedly, they were forced to do so. ]

[It makes sense if you think about it. Who's good daughter would be willing to marry Fang Fusheng? ]

[That's Master Wu Du. He eats the immortal powder as a meal. Sooner or later, he will be a short-lived ghost.]

No one expected that Minister Dan would come up with such strong evidence.

The Duke of Zhenguo was surprised and asked privately:
[Brother Danxuan, where did you get this image from? ]

The stories about the Sima family being forced into a desperate situation were all made up by the Duke of Zhenguo.

You actually have evidence?
Dan Xuan quickly replied:
【Brother Zhao, I don’t know either.】

[This morning, someone specifically sent something to the Ministry of Justice, and the butler hurriedly delivered it.]

[I have ordered people to search everywhere, but have not yet found the whereabouts of the other party. ]

The Duke of Zhenguo couldn't help but fall into deep thought, wondering who on earth had helped so much.

[Either it was recorded by someone Sima Jie trusted, or someone installed the Heaven Listening Talisman and the Earth Vision Talisman in the Sima family! ]

[Who cares? I'm just taking advantage of this topic to make some comments! ]

Just as the Duke of Zhenguo was about to leave, the Left Censor-in-Chief Lu Bingzhi reacted the fastest and said:
“This cannot be used as evidence.”

"Sima Jie hates the Prime Minister and will definitely do whatever he wants."

"What's more, this is just one-sided. Someone must be pretending to be someone else and deliberately framing me!"

Lu Bingzhi and the Prime Minister are cousins. His aunt married into the Fang family and gave birth to Fang Yuan and Fang Wanjun.

He has always admired Fang Yuan's methods and talents, and is willing to fight for Fang Xiang.

Minister Dan sneered:
"As long as it is not beneficial to oneself, it is all false?"

Minister Dan was planning to have a fight with Censor Lu. The other high-ranking officials all looked at the Prime Minister, but he waved his hand and said calmly:
"No need to argue, this is indeed false."

"Sima Xuan discussed the marriage of his children with me, and I recorded the video specially for future use."

"This is what was recorded by the time travel mirror."

The Prime Minister is a thorough person and he likes to leave evidence.

Minister Dan is wishful thinking for presenting this kind of evidence and trying to drag the Fang family into this trouble!

This time, the Sima family will be liquidated, and the prime minister will bring the corresponding treasures.

The Prime Minister took out a jade slip and played a video of the past.

Prime Minister's Mansion, Living Room
Sima Xuan bent over, showing a flattering smile and said:
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have the audacity to come here today to ask for a favor."

"I am already of marriageable age, but have not yet been betrothed. I have heard that Fang Fusheng is a man of great talent and valiant character, and I admire him very much."

The Prime Minister said bluntly:

"Master Sima, why do you have to do this?"

"I know my son's condition very well."

"Ms. Ning is ranked tenth on the Young Phoenix Rankings. She is a top student of Wuhua Temple. How can my son be worthy of her?"

"I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it."

The Prime Minister understood that his son had been spoiled, and he did not expect him to have a good marriage, mend his ways in the future, and then talk about the prodigal son returning home.

Unexpectedly, Sima Xuan smiled flatteringly and said:

"No, no, Mr. Fang is a simple and kind-hearted person. He and my granddaughter are a perfect match made in heaven."

"The Prime Minister also knows that Ning'er has a rare and spotless body. There is no one more suitable for the young master than her."

Click!
The image ends here.

After all, Sima Xuan is a powerful soul master, so the Prime Minister would naturally give him some face and not perform the flattery later.

Civil and military officials fell silent again.

Minister Dan can produce a video, just like the Prime Minister, and it is more complete, forming a more sufficient chain of evidence. Who is real and who is fake?
[Now is not the time to think about this. We need to prevent that old fox from counterattacking! ]

While everyone was deep in thought, the Duke of Zhenguo immediately came out to smooth things over and said:

"I understand."

"Sima Xuanding is trying to save face and deceive future generations."

"Then Sima Jie also mistakenly believed that it was due to the coercion of the Prime Minister's Office."

"It must all be a misunderstanding."

The Duke of Zhenguo often made clouds appear when he turned his hand, and rain appeared when he turned his hand again in political struggles, hence the name "Flipping Sky Hand".

When the officials heard this, they all discussed:
"Your Excellency the Duke is right. I think that should be the case."

"Sima Xuan sold his daughter for fame and deceived his descendants. He is truly shameless!"

"People like this are willing to sell their daughters for fame and fortune. What sense of shame do they have?"

"Keep your voice down."

You said Sima Xuan sold his daughter for fame, doesn't that mean Fang Fusheng is a very bad person? That's not possible.

The official who had just said the wrong thing hurriedly covered his mouth, hoping that the Prime Minister would not take his nonsense seriously.

Other officials also reacted, and the Qin Wang party shouted in unison:

"The Sima family is greedy for power and has committed crimes. They should be punished to serve as a warning to others."

All the civil and military officials, whether they were from the Prince's Party, the Qin Prince's Party, or the smaller Han Prince's Party, the Jin Prince's Party, and the Emperor's Party, they were all collectively attacking the Sima family.

The prince just breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly felt something was wrong.

After a long discussion, everyone ended up cursing the Sima family. Wang Yuan, who first proposed severe punishment for the Sima family, stood up again and said:

"Your Highness, the Sima family is so cruel and treacherous that they have framed the Prime Minister. We should not be lenient with them."

"I beg Your Highness to severely punish the Sima family."

Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was embarrassed. The Prime Minister had just announced the Sima family's flattering behavior, and now he was going to plead for them, which made him look guilty.

Only the Left Censor-in-Chief Lu Bingzhi was still resisting stubbornly:

"No!"

"Law is the balance of power in a country, and punishment is the axe of governance."

"Although Sima Shi had faults, they were not crimes of treason."

"I hope Your Highness will be prudent in this matter, and not hurt innocent people out of a momentary anger, which will damage the hearts of scholars all over the world."

His Royal Highness wanted to agree, but the Duke of Zhenguo said:

"Censor Lu, this is absurd."

"The Sima family has made so many mistakes. Their collusion with demons is well known. How can we forgive them so easily?"

"Colluding with demons is a serious crime. The court has given Sima Xuan a lighter sentence in consideration of his reputation in restoring the Holy Emperor's formation."

Both sides returned to the starting point and started fighting again.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took a deep breath and decided to put an end to the fight between the two, otherwise the quarrel would never end.

At this moment, the Prime Minister suddenly spoke:
"Since the two sides are arguing, I have an idea."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said quickly:

"Speak quickly, Prime Minister Fang."

The Prime Minister glanced at the Duke of Zhenguo, smiled and said:
"In the Sima family case, besides the prime minister, the Marquis of Guanjun was also involved."

"Why don't we listen to the Champion Marquis's opinion?"

Chu Wujiang was not a Beijing official, and he had just arrived yesterday. The Crown Prince did not ask him to attend the morning court because he did not have any urgent matters. Now that the Prime Minister had brought it up, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded immediately and said:

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is right. Send someone to invite Marquis Guanjun."

Chu Wujiang is considered to be the Crown Prince's man, but he helped Zhao Shen capture the fox demon yesterday and he also did a favor to the Duke's Mansion.

Against the backdrop of the struggle between the two factions, he became a person acceptable to both sides.

In the Prime Minister's opinion, Fang Xiaoran had already reached an agreement with Chu Wujiang. Chu Wujiang was a man who knew when to advance and when to retreat, so it was appropriate for him to handle the matter.

Moreover, the Prime Minister's expression of trust will help Chu Wujiang make his official debut in Tianjing.

As for the words of the Duke of Zhenguo, he nodded immediately and said:
"I have no objection, and I look forward to the Champion Marquis's opinion."

With the mutual agreement between the Qin Wang Party and the Prince's Party, His Royal Highness the Prince sent people to find Chu Wujiang.

At this time, Chu Wujiang had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. In a short while, he arrived at the ruling center of the empire - the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

It was Chu Wujiang’s first time attending a morning court session, and the dynasty’s immense majesty immediately enveloped his body and mind.

The majesty of the dynasty and the awe-inspiring dragon aura.

The court holds a morning court session every five days. During each morning court session, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wears the [Crown with Eleven Feathers] and uses the dragon energy to subtly influence the ministers.

Under the influence of such dragon energy, middle and lower-level officials would often become loyal to the emperor from the bottom of their hearts.

Under the suppression of the dragon energy, Chu Wujiang pretended to be submissive:
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded and said:
"My dear, please don't be polite. Stand up."

"The court is currently discussing the Sima family's affairs, and I would like to ask for your opinion."

As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke, he winked at Chu Wujiang, hoping that he could understand his true meaning.

As for the prime minister and others, they explained the whole story in detail.

[The Prime Minister is always ready to record. He is really experienced! ]

[I didn't expect that the Sima Jie image I processed could be shattered so easily. He is indeed not someone that can be easily dealt with.]

[Your Highness the Crown Prince certainly doesn't want the Sima family to be exiled to the frontier, allowing Your Highness the Prince of Qin to benefit. ]

[I must give an answer that satisfies both parties. ]

Chu Wujiang pondered for a moment and said quickly:

"What Censor Wang Yuan said is correct."

"The Sima family colluded with demons and committed many mistakes. They deserve to be severely punished."

"But what Censor Lu said also makes sense. The Sima family has a powerful Yuanshen, so they really shouldn't be treated excessively."

Slip!

Civil and military officials changed their evaluation of Chu Wujiang.

But Chu Wujiang didn't mind, instead he pondered:

"Since both sides have their reasons, I think we can handle it at our discretion."

Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked curiously:
“How to handle it appropriately?”

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:

"The Sima family has two peerless geniuses and eight great Simas."

"Any peerless genius is the most precious martial arts seed of the family and cannot be easily damaged."

"In my humble opinion, it would be better to punish the eight Simas and send them to exile in the frontier."

"This won't anger Sima Xuan too much."

Chu Wujiang raised the most core question.

You wiped out the Sima family's most precious martial arts seeds in one fell swoop. Even if Sima Xuan wanted to endure it, he couldn't.

We have to take into account Yuanshen Zhenren's violent reaction.

Sima Xuan’s strength is definitely not weak, he just habitually endures it.

The Prime Minister's original target was not Tianjiao, so he immediately supported it:

"It is true that we cannot touch the peerless genius."

"The Champion Marquis is very thoughtful, and I am not as good as him."

In Chu Wujiang's opinion, the two peerless geniuses of the Sima family were both finished.

As long as the remaining eight Simas are eliminated, the Sima family's rise in this generation will be completely ruined.

But Sima Xuan wouldn't see it that way.

As long as Sima Jie and Sima Ying are still there, there will be one and a half geniuses, and there is hope after all.

Keep him hanging with hope all the time, and finally destroy the hope completely!

His Royal Highness's eyes lit up:
"That's a way!"

Chu Wujiang broke the problem down into two parts. One part targeted the peerless geniuses, and the other part increased the punishment and migrated their branches to the northern border to increase the population of the northern border.

In this way, there will be fewer disagreements on both sides.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince added:

"Then according to Marquis Guanjun, who should be punished?"

Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Chu Wujiang.

Chu Wujiang pondered and said:

"I think we can each take half and divide and rule."

"Since Sima Ying has already pleaded guilty, Sima Jie will not pursue the matter any further and will make everything clear to the Sima family to reduce the possibility of resistance."

"The second is to select four geniuses of the Sima family and move them to Yuzhou to make amends for their crimes."

The so-called migration of the four geniuses does not just refer to four people, but also members of their families and vassal families.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought for a moment.

He was not worried about the Sima family rebelling. Once the court decided to punish them, it had enough power to suppress them.

The only question is, if Shengzhou is weakened, will Longzhou become the dominant force?

[No, in this case, the Sima family must use all their strength to fight against Longzhou.]

[The Sima family must have more than one powerful Yuanshen master, so it should be enough. ]

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded and said:
"Since four people are to be relocated, which four do you plan to choose?"

As long as Chu Wujiang tells the list, his hatred for the Sima family's genius will intensify, and Shengzhou and Longzhou will become completely hostile.

But what does Chu Wujiang have to fear?

"Sima Ning admitted to murdering Fang Fusheng. Whether it's true or not, she must accept the greatest punishment."

"As for the other three, such as Sima Yue, Sima Lun, and Sima Wei, they are all rising stars with great reputations. It doesn't matter who you choose."

Anyway, Sima Liang has some connection with the Chu family, so I'll help him this time. (Note: Chapter 365)
Just as His Royal Highness was about to nod and make a judgment, the Duke of Zhenguo stood up and objected:

"I have objections and cannot agree to the Champion Marquis's plan."

Chu Wujiang said in a deep voice:

"What does the Duke have to say?"

The Duke of Zhenguo chuckled and said:

"Sima Ning was forced by his family to commit a serious mistake."

"She is willing to accept punishment, but the court cannot do so."

"The story of Sima Ning is now circulating in the streets and alleys. If the court does this, it will easily lose the support of the people."

The Duke of Zhenguo planned the story of Sima Ning just to disgust the Prime Minister.

If Chu Wujiang sent her to the frontier, how could this effect be achieved?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded involuntarily:
"Then according to the Duke's opinion, do you plan to replace someone?"

That's okay.

The Duke of Zhenguo shook his head and said:

"of course not."

"Since Sima Ning has admitted his crime, he should be punished."

"My suggestion is to send Sima Ning to the frontier as well, but he can choose Longzhou and enlist him in the coastal defense army's death squad to atone for his sins."

The Prime Minister's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Sima Ning was once Fang Fusheng's fiancée, and even if the prime minister's family broke off the engagement, no one dared to marry her.

The Duke of Zhenguo specifically requested that he be placed under Chu Wujiang's command, clearly hoping that the two families would fight each other.

[From the existing information, Guanjun Hou is also a man who admires young people. If Sima Ning falls into his hands, I am afraid there will be a good show to watch. ]

[Firstly, the Sima family will feel even more humiliated. ]

[Secondly, the youngest son of the Prime Minister's Mansion can endure it for a while, but not forever.]

【Thirdly, if something happens between Guan Jun Hou and Sima Ning, he will have to thank me.】

[This is called killing three birds with one stone, wonderful! ]

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks about it carefully, it seems that arranging Sima Ning under the command of Marquis Guanjun would be beneficial to him.

"If there is no other suggestion, then we will follow the strategy of the Champion Marquis."

All the civil and military officials shouted in unison:

"I will follow your Highness' orders."

……

Shengzhou, Sima Mansion
When Sima Liang learned about the fate of the Sima family, he broke out in cold sweats.

It has only been a short time, and the once-mighty Sima family is now in pieces, with some people even being exiled to remote areas.

Shen Qingyue used her soul to attach to the pigeon and informed Sima Liang in advance, saying:
"Do you know the Marquis's ability now?"

Sima Liang immediately knelt down and humbly shouted:
"I would never dare to betray you, my Lord."

"From now on, I will follow Lord Ding and go through fire and water without hesitation!"

My dear ancestor, it’s not that I want to betray you, but Guanjun Hou is too cunning.

Now, two of the Sima family's peerless geniuses are dead, four have been exiled to the frontier, and one is a traitor.

The dragon vein of the Holy State fell completely silent.

It's time to change the candidate.

……

Tianjing, Tianlao

When Sima Ying heard this, he became furious:

"Chu Wujiang, you bastard!"

"You and I are at odds with each other!"

If my younger sister was exiled to the frontier and fell into the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, she would not be in any danger. But if she fell into the hands of Chu Wujiang, his reputation for lust would be known even in Shengzhou.

Sima Ning had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, and fell into the wolf's den.

Sima Ning advised:

"Brother, it's okay. It's all the same."

She walked out of the prison slowly, the bright sunlight stinging her eyes.

(End of this chapter)