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A court official in the hall took a step toward the center and said, "The evidence of the former crown prince's treason is irrefutable, and a sentence of lingchi is not excessive."

"Xun Lan was an official in the Eastern Palace. Although he did not participate in the assassination, he must have known everything about the former crown prince's rebellion. Conspiring to rebel is a capital crime."

"As for Han Shu, as the former Crown Princess, she assassinated Lord Shen out of personal anger and almost killed him, which is also a serious crime."

These words set the tone for today's incident. Under this tone, no one in the court who was related to the three families dared to speak first.

Tian Ding calmed himself down and knelt in the Golden Palace:

"First, General Han died tragically in the Zhongqin Marquis' Mansion, and then Marquis Han's gray hair turned white overnight. Now only General Han is left alive. I beg the emperor to show mercy and spare General Han's life."

Han Shu's contribution in resisting the Japanese pirates was not mentioned, because Xia Hong had already used the position of Crown Princess to reward her for her outstanding military achievements.

It's Han Shu's own fault that she had to get involved in all this gossip.

All Tian Ding could ask for at this moment was for Xia Hong to have mercy on him out of pity for the sake of his old status.

The white-haired Marquis Zhongqin trembled as he entered the Golden Palace and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please spare Shu'er's life. I am willing to give up everything in the Marquis Zhongqin Mansion and take Shu'er back to the countryside."

Everything in the Zhongqin Marquis’ Mansion, including the Huwei Army.

The king is unjust, and Marquis Han is tired. He is so tired that he is powerless to change the situation. He just wants to escape from the right and wrong of the court and spend the rest of his life in the countryside.

He has let his family down too many times in his life, and this time, he can't let them down again.

Old ministers knelt down and begged for mercy in the hall, but Xia Hong remained indifferent.

Today, the Mansion of Marquis Zhongqin is just an empty shell, and the Tiger Power Army has long been incorporated into the northern border garrison and can no longer cause any trouble.

Xia Hong didn't take this bargaining chip seriously at all.

For countless nights, whenever Xia Hong thought about how Shen Jinmo almost died on the imperial boat because of Han Shu's restraint, he wished he could eat Han Shu alive.

The court was in a stalemate. Shen Jinmo sat on the throne and looked at the new and old courtiers who were half-kneeling. Shen Jinmo raised his head and looked at the king on the dragon throne.

"Zhongqinhou Mansion made great contributions in resisting the Japanese invaders, and Han Shu was the main general who defeated the Japanese invaders. He is respected by the people all over the world."

"My life is not as valuable as the people of the world. It would be better to exile General Han Shu to Shu County."

Looking back at Marquis Han, Shen Jinmo added: "Let Marquis Zhongqin go with us."

Xia Hong looked through Shen Jinmo's eyes and understood what was in Shen Jinmo's mind.

The road to Shu is difficult to travel, and Marquis Zhongqin is old. Not to mention walking to Shu, even if he takes a carriage to Shu, he may not survive.

As for Han Shu, it was normal for something to happen to her in such a remote place.

If there is anything that can move Xia Hong's compassion now, it is the people of this world.

If an uprising is launched, at best the whole country will be in turmoil, and at worst the country will be destroyed. There is no need for Xia Hong to fight for this momentary pride.

Xia Hong didn't want to cause public outrage with Han Shu's death and disturb his current freedom, so he frowned and nodded.

"Lord Shen has a kind heart. As the ruler of this country, I always remember the contributions of the Han family to the country and the people, so I will deal with it according to Lord Shen's words."

The Han family’s matter has been settled, now it’s Xunlan’s turn.

In fact, those who are immersed in the court know that there must be some hidden story behind Xunlan’s incident.

Otherwise, how could Xun Xiang and Xun Zhan attend the morning court peacefully?

Xia Hong nodded towards Xun Zhan, who was standing at the back of the Golden Throne Hall, and a large pile of evidence was presented by Xun Zhan himself.

"Although my elder brother was an eunuch of the late crown prince, he has never been involved in corruption with the late crown prince since he entered the East Palace."

"These evidences were personally handed to me by my brother before he was imprisoned. They record all the crimes committed by the late crown prince over the years, as well as everyone involved in these crimes."

With these evidences, none of the people involved in the case of the late crown prince will be able to escape.

The evidence was taken by the chief eunuch. Xun Zhan watched as the evidence was passed from the dragon throne to the hands of the courtiers. He said, "I beg the Emperor to spare my life because I was the first to expose the former crown prince's conspiracy with foreign tribes."

The court officials in the Golden Palace who were originally in a dilemma were all touched by Xun Zhan's words.

Is it true...if Xun Lan hadn't reported it, the person sitting on the dragon throne would already be Xia Ling?

If Xun Lan had not reported Xia Ling, would he have been in Shen Jinmo's position now?

With such merits, Xun Lan deserves a promotion, let alone the death penalty.

Xia Hong raised his hand, and Xun Lan, who had been escorted outside the palace by the imperial guards, walked into the Golden Palace.

Several months in jail had made the eldest son of the Xun family look haggard, but his elegant aura, like that of a green bamboo, was not disturbed in the slightest.

But he betrayed his Lord.

As an internal official, if you betray your master, no one will dare to use you.

What's more, he was born into the Xun clan, and his original career path was to be closely associated with imperial power.

The people in the hall began to wonder what the reason was that made Xun Lan betray the ancestral teachings of the Xun family and ruin his official career?

"Xun Lan, you have both merits and faults. How do you view your future?"

He raised his head and smiled softly, his eyes full of relief.

He kowtowed again, his forehead reddened: "A minister who disobeys his master should be punished by death. I have been trained by the Xun family for more than 20 years, and I should not be allowed to die easily."

"I beg the Emperor to banish me from the capital to a poor place, so that I can spend the rest of my life governing the land and enriching the people there, and redeem myself for my sins of betraying the Lord."

The Xun family has been making steady progress, and over hundreds of years, no one of their descendants has been exiled from the capital.

But since the counselor was rebellious against his master, even with the protection of the Xun clan, no one dared to use Xun Lan, regardless of whether the new or old kings were broad-minded or not.

Being banished from the divine capital, one must return one day with the merits of all the people, and only then will there be a chance to see the sun after the clouds have cleared.

After the morning court session, the three members of the Xun family rode in the same carriage for the first time.

No one blamed Xun Lan for going against the Xun family's ancestral precepts, because the ancestral precepts were for death, and they were living people.

Xun Xiang handed Xun Lan two bags of silver coins from his sleeves: "These are the pocket money your mother gave me. I hid them myself. You can keep them with you."

Xun Lan chuckled and pushed the silver back: "Dad, keep it for yourself and buy Mom two nice pieces of jewelry. My son doesn't have much money to spend outside."

The key point is that the little money given by Xun Xiang is really useless.

Xun Xiang put the two bags of silver into the secret compartment of the carriage, and took out a stack of very heavy silver bills from his arms.

"This is the banknote your mother prepared for you. She said she didn't have much money and no girl would be willing to live with a seventh-rank official like you."

Xun Zhan stepped over Xun Lan and snatched the purse. He looked at the large-denomination banknotes inside and shook his head.