Wandering the Heavens

Three days after this special exchange, the final outcome of the case of Prince Qi and the Red Flame Army's treason was announced along with Xiao Xuan's abdication edict:

Emperor Xiao Xuan of Liang was deceived by Xia Jiang and Xie Yu, and mistakenly judged that Prince Qi Xiao Jingyu and the Red Flame Army led by Lin Xie were colluding to rebel, which led to the unjust death of Prince Qi, the Lin family, and 70,000 Red Flame Army soldiers and carried the infamy for more than ten years. Emperor Liang issued an edict to repent and handed over the throne, and the throne was inherited by the eleventh son Xiao Jingyin (a made-up name).

Xia Jiang was afraid that Prince Qi might investigate him about the Xuanjing Division after ascending the throne, so he colluded with Xie Yu to forge evidence to frame Prince Qi and Lin Xie, the commander of the Chiyan Army, who had a close relationship with him. His crime was so heinous that he was already dead and no one would pursue it.

In order to gain an official position, Xie Yu took the initiative to forge a letter that Prince Qi was colluding with the Chiyan Army, and later killed those who participated in the forging of evidence. Even worse, he directly massacred the Chiyan Army and claimed the credit for defeating the 200,000-man army of the Yu Kingdom, stealing the emperor's trust and thus obtaining the title of Ningguo Marquis. His crime was so heinous that his title of Ningguo Marquis was revoked and he was sentenced to death by public execution. His marriage to Princess Liyang was declared invalid and his children were all given the surname Xiao.

The rest of the participants were dealt with according to the severity of their crimes.

Qi Wang Xiao Jingyu acted uprightly, was loyal to the emperor and served the country, had no signs of rebellion and no intention of rebellion; Lin Xie and the Chiyan Army were still fighting bloody battles with the Yu army just before they were killed, and were loyal ministers and generals of Daliang. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Revenue sorted out the list and issued it to the world to rectify the name, and built a temple in Meiling to worship him. Every Qingming Festival, important officials of the court went to offer sacrifices. The title of Qi Wang was restored, and Lin Xie was posthumously named the King of Zhenbei. Generals at all levels under his command were posthumously named according to the ritual system.

When Xiao Xuan read the contents of the verdict, he realized what Yan Que meant when he said that he could not defeat the imperial power. In the end, they still gave him a decent treatment.

From the moment he saw the verdict, he could leave the prison and live out the rest of his life in the mansion prepared for him. But Xiao Xuan refused. For him, living here was very comfortable. The environment without those calculations made him sleep peacefully. That courtyard was too spacious and uncomfortable.

Prince Ji and Yan Que came to persuade him but he was indifferent. Seeing this, Gao Zhan wanted to come in and serve him. But he was scolded and kicked out of the room. What kind of person wants to live in the same cell with me!

Xie Yu felt very bad. The soul-soothing powder in his body made him completely powerless. He allowed the jailer to drag him out of the No. 1 cell, wash him, dress him in extremely gorgeous clothes, and then take him out of the cell and put him in a parade carriage, which slowly drove him to the execution street.

"Auntie, who is this person in the carriage?"

"Who else could it be? It must be Xie Yu who falsely accused Prince Qi and the Red Flame Army of rebellion."

"What do you mean he is Xie Yu? Isn't he said to be handsome and suave? How come he doesn't look like him at all?"

"What's the use of having a good appearance? He is a beast in human form! He killed the meritorious officials and heroes of Liang State. He deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell!"

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The soul-soothing powder on Xie Yu's body still hadn't lost its effect, but his spirit was awakened little by little by these words. After being conferred the title of Ningguo Marquis, he rose to fame overnight, from a gigolo to a marquis. When he went out, he rode a tall horse, and everyone looked at him with awe and envy.

Today, he is still dressed in gorgeous clothes, but he is sitting in a parade carriage and being pointed at and criticized by the people who used to trample on him. This makes him, who has lived a life of luxury for many years, extremely angry.

However, Xie Yu found that he was extremely wrong. Anger was not his exclusive right. I don't know who started it, but threw a rotten egg at him. The yellow egg liquid crawled down his forehead, across his handsome face, and then dripped onto his gorgeous clothes. The stench almost made him vomit.

Before he could spit it out, more rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves flew towards the carriage like snowflakes.

Princess Li Yang, wearing a bamboo hat, watched Xie Yu's miserable appearance from afar with the support of Xie Bi. They had been married for many years and had two children, which made her forget her past pain and regrets. She had to make do with this for the rest of her life.

Therefore, she went to King Ji to plead for Xie Yu's current situation. How could a marquis of the imperial court be sentenced to death by public execution? King Ji and Yan Que made it clear that since he attacked ordinary soldiers of the Red Flame Army, this punishment was already lenient enough. If the case was investigated, even his children would be executed.

Princess Li Yang was so angry that she uttered a famous saying, which almost made Prince Ji and Yan Que drive her out.

"The 70,000 Red Flame Army died, but Xie Yu was the Marquis of Ningguo, who was personally conferred the title by the Emperor. He is also the husband of my Princess Liyang. How can the two be compared?"

If they hadn't experienced the Qingli Army Rebellion, they probably wouldn't have cared about the thoughts of ordinary soldiers. During the whole process, except for the cavalry of Prince Mu's Palace who rushed north day and night to rescue, they would have been killed by the rebels under the eyes of tens of thousands of local garrisons in the surrounding areas.

The morale of the Liang army is no longer viable. If it weren't for the cavalry of Prince Mu's palace, they would have dispersed long ago. But this Liyang Princess, who has no idea about her feelings and private life, actually said such harsh words. If it is spread by someone with ulterior motives, Daliang will lose the last face.

"My child, when has your father ever suffered such humiliation?"

Xie Bi wanted to say that there was, that was when he hired someone to kill Xiao Jingrui. As for his father Xie Yu, Xie Bi was already extremely disappointed when he exposed his bets on both sides.

The national pillar at the gate of the mansion was his pride, but now he found that he had stolen that pride.

This is so ridiculous that it doesn't seem like the real world!

"Mother, this is the human heart. The people can distinguish between good and bad."

Princess Li Yang looked at her strange son, suppressing the grievance and anger in her heart, and feeling the pain of her life.

Yu Xian had a very bad impression of Princess Li Yang. In this era, she got pregnant before marriage, and after being raped, she accepted her fate and married Xie Yu. She had always been thinking about Yuwen Lin. Now that Xie Yu was down and out, she actually felt that she had fallen in love with this man, because he had never been understood by the world. Presumably, he didn't dare to tell anyone after doing that, and it was too painful for him to keep the secret alone.

Maybe she loves whoever is unlucky (provided that he is good-looking)!

In addition, Yu Xian was even more dissatisfied with Xie Yu's fate in the original work. The fact that he mobilized the army to kill people to silence them was right in front of him, but he was just exiled.

Just think about Li Shanchang borrowing 300 soldiers from Tang He to repair the house, and then he will be exterminated with his entire clan...

Furthermore, the design of this person also has problems. Yu Xian specifically looked up Baidu Encyclopedia and concluded that this person is handsome, scheming, inhumane, and has the potential to be a hero (Yu Xian thinks he is more like a speculator and a fence-sitter), but he truly loves Princess Li Yang.

It seemed that if he truly loved Princess Li Yang, all his sins could be washed away.

So Yu Xian was very unhappy. With his intervention, Xie Yu's title of marquis was abolished, the marquis's mansion was taken back by the Ministry of Revenue, the national pillar stone at the door was demolished, his marriage with Princess Li Yang was also abolished, and even Xie Qi and Xie Bi changed their surnames to Xiao.

Of course, humanity cannot be ignored, so Yu Xian still asked Qin Prajna to treat him decently, asked the jailer to wash him clean, dress him in the most gorgeous robe, and then executed him in the street with a traction machine.

Paraded all the way to the makeshift execution ground on the street, Xie Yu's body was already covered in all kinds of filth.

The executioners were still well-mannered. They opened the cage and dragged Xie Yu down, carrying him to the Xingtai like a chicken. The person in charge of supervising the execution was Prince Jing, who wanted to watch this man die in front of his own eyes. Mei Changsu, Gong Yu and others also came. Doctor Yan was also waiting on the side with a medicine bag, worried.

"The prisoner is Xie Yu. His identity has been verified. Execute!"

Prince Jing didn't say much. After the clerk reported that the time had come, he shouted at Xingtai.

Upon hearing the order, the executioner opened the small gourd on his body and poured the prepared Qianji wine into a coarse earthenware bowl. Another executioner lifted Xie Yu's drooping head and removed his chin neatly.

Before Xie Yu could react, he was being roughly pinched by the executioner, and his mouth was filled with the spicy taste of strong liquor. He could only swallow the wine in his mouth by instinct so that he could breathe again.

When the executioner saw that Xie Yu had drunk all the liquor, he untied the ropes that bound him and left him to collapse on the execution platform like a dead dog.

Xie Yu waited for death with a dead look on his face, but he soon discovered his mistake. The muscles of his whole body shrank inward as if they were being pulled, accompanied by a sharp pain that penetrated deep into his bones. However, he was extremely sober. He watched his hands and feet being pulled close to his abdomen. He looked like a baby in his mother's belly.

Prince Jing and Mei Changsu watched with their eyes wide open as this man was painfully deprived of his life by the poison.

"This poison is quite novel. Sect Master, could you give me a dose so I can study it?"