The atmosphere in the hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at Jia Xu eagerly.

This included Xiang Feng and the other two who were kneeling on the ground.

They all wanted to know how the Great Xia court would deal with Xiang Feng. Would they punish him according to the rules, or would they show mercy?

in fact.

This is also because of their special identities.

He is the representative of the sealed land and a meritorious official of Daxia. He has an extraordinary status. To a large extent, he can reflect the court's attitude towards the major sealed lands and its tolerance level.

"Xiang Feng of the Xiang clan has committed 72 crimes against the Great Xia Dynasty. He is sentenced to death and his entire clan will be exterminated!"

"Xiang Hao of the Xiang clan has committed a total of 39 crimes against the Great Xia Dynasty. He is sentenced to death and his entire clan will be exterminated!"

Jia Xu stood up, looked solemn, and read aloud.

death penalty!

Kill the nine tribes!
When the final verdict came out, everyone present was dumbfounded.

silence!

Deathly silence!

It makes people feel suffocated and difficult to breathe!

No one expected that the Great Xia court would be so cruel and merciless, directly sentencing the person to death and then executing nine generations of his clan.

So, the Xiang family is gone?
Uprooted!
Two 'plop' sounds.

Xiang Feng and Xiang Hao's bodies softened and they collapsed to the ground. Their faces were pale, their eyes were filled with fear, and their rapid breathing echoed throughout the hall.

dying?
The two looked dazed and somewhat unbelievable.

At this time, Jia Xu's voice sounded again, echoing in the hall: "However, considering the merits of the Xiang family, Xiang Feng and Xiang Hao took the initiative to cooperate and actively confessed their crimes, only the culprit will be executed, and the nine clans will not be implicated!"

Good news, all nine generations of your clan don’t have to die.

The bad news is, they're still going to die.

"do not want!"

Xiang Hao came to his senses and let out a scream of surprise.

Everyone was shocked and looked at Xiang Hao with confused eyes. What do you mean? Are you against Jia Xu's pardon of the nine clans and want to drag your relatives to be buried with him?

Jia Xu was stunned and a little confused.

What do you want to do?

You want me to change the sentence and execute all your nine clans?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you kneel down to receive the emperor's orders and express your gratitude?
Snapped!
Just when everyone was stunned.

Xiang Feng was the first to react. He got up from the ground, slapped Xiang Hao in the face, and angrily said, "Rebellious son, why don't you kneel down and thank me?"

"father!"

Xiang Hao's face was full of disbelief, and he said in a trembling voice: "He wants to kill me! I...I don't want to die!"

"call!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that he was not against pardoning the nine clans, but he just didn't want to die!

Scared me!

They also thought that Xiang Hao felt lonely on the road to the underworld and wanted to ask his tribesmen to accompany him.

Just thinking about it makes people feel cold.

Xiang Feng was so angry at his foolish son that he forgot the sadness of his impending death and shouted angrily, "Do you want to drag your entire clan to be buried with you?"

"I"

Xiang Hao opened his mouth slightly, unable to speak.

Naturally, he didn't want to, and couldn't, drag his entire clan to be buried with him. After all, there were many relatives in his family who were all innocent and couldn't be killed because of his mistakes.

dead!
dying!
The stone that was hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.

The two men knelt on the ground again, not moving, waiting for death to come.

They know it too.

Jia Xu's punishment was already lenient. Otherwise, for what they had done, they would have been punished with the extermination of all nine clans.

"Press it down!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and said coldly.

Immediately.

Several Disha generals stepped forward and escorted Xiang Feng and Xiang Hao out.

Then, Zhuge Liang looked at the people in the hall again, his expression turned cold, and he ordered: "Everyone in the hall, suppress them all!"

boom!
Upon hearing this.

The leaders of many forces in the hall could no longer sit still. Their hearts trembled, and they knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, we know we are wrong. Please give us another chance. We will never dare to do it again!"

Suppression?

Xiang Feng and Xiang Hao were sentenced to death, and it happened right before our eyes.

And judging from the appearance of the two men, they must have suffered a lot before coming here, most likely under torture, and they don't want to be imprisoned in the Sky Prison.

Zhuge Liang glanced at the crowd and said calmly, "Can you buy off your crimes with a simple confession? If that's the case, then the price of crime is too low!"

Hearing this, everyone was not surprised but happy. Zhuge Liang did not insist on arresting them, which meant there was still a chance.

They might not be suppressed and have a chance to survive.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister!"

Linglong Sect Master gritted his teeth and said loudly: "I am willing to compensate the victim's family and return all ill-gotten gains, and at the same time hand over half of the sect's resources to the national treasury!

Prime Minister, I truly know I was wrong!
Please rest assured, Prime Minister, although I have violated laws and disciplines, I have never killed anyone!"

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang's expression improved slightly.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately followed suit and made the same promise.

"You guys go back first!"

After Zhuge Liang and everyone else expressed their opinions, he groaned for a moment and said in a cold voice: "In the next period of time, I will send people to investigate what you have done. Killing someone means paying for his life, and debts mean paying for them. This is a matter of course!

If I find out that any of you have killed innocent people, don't blame the laws of Daxia for being ruthless!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuge Liang smiled secretly when he saw this. He had no intention of really suppressing these people.

You have to know that everyone in the hall is the leader of various forces. Although their strength is not very strong, they can influence the local area. If they are all killed, it will inevitably cause chaos.

Of course, there is one more crucial point.

Although these people committed illegal acts, they did not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Don’t kill people!
This is Zhuge Liang’s bottom line!

As for other illegal and disorderly acts, they can all be compensated.

The day.

Xiang Feng and Xiang Hao were escorted to the city gate. Under the gaze of countless people, as the token fell to the ground, the executioner spat out a mouthful of wine, and two streams of blood rushed straight into the sky.

Execute immediately!
Seeing this, the onlookers applauded.

died!

Daxia wants to take this opportunity to tell the world that Daxia laws are supreme and no matter who it is, as long as they violate Daxia laws, they will be punished.

At the same time, it is also a warning to all forces in the sealed area that the sword of the Great Xia Dynasty can also kill the powerful and wealthy.

Next.

Local dignitaries always come down.

It is said that when the leaders of various forces returned, they all brought a copy of the Great Xia Law, requiring everyone in the tribe to memorize it, and to follow the example of the Ten Generations Hall to set up law enforcement guards in the tribe. Anyone who violated the law would be severely punished.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the sealed land became better than ever before.

"Finally dealt with it!"

In the council hall, Wu Yong finished reading the information on the table, stretched himself, and relaxed completely.

At one side, Zhuge Liang sat on a chair, fanning himself with a feather fan, looking up at the endless sky, and muttered to himself: "After dealing with the affairs within the dynasty, we should wait for His Majesty to come out of retreat and completely kill the ancestors Wuchang and Qingyun!

Hope everything goes well! "(End of this chapter)