Chapter 710 The End of the Jiang Family

At midnight that night, Quan Qinghua sentenced Jiang Hang, Jiang Shuo, and Tang to death.

Jiang Hang's wife was also sentenced to death because she was involved in other cases in the past ten years and had two lives.

All servants of the Jiang family who were involved in the case were executed.

All property was confiscated, all servants were exiled, and the rest of the Jiang family were put into slavery.

The beheading is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. tomorrow, and there is not much time left.

Jiang Shuo and his son were already terrified. Jiang Hang's wife fainted in the court. Tang kept shouting "Fourth Miss, save me", but only Jiang Xiu was stunned. She didn't know why everyone had pronounced the verdict, but she was the only one not mentioned. She looked at Quan Qinghua, but Quan Qinghua never looked at her, which made her very flustered. She had originally prepared to die, but it seemed that she didn't have to die. But not having to die was more terrifying to her than death, because she had already thought that the reason she didn't die was because the Fourth Prince wanted to leave her to Ye Wenyan.

If he falls into Ye Wenyan's hands, it would be worse than death!

"Liu Feng." It was Liu Feng's turn to be sentenced - "You killed countless people to avenge your personal grudges and disregarded the law. Do you admit this crime?"

Liu Feng nodded, "I admit it."

Quan Qinghua continued, "But the law owes you first, and the people who enforce the law also owe you first. The court is responsible, so the two are offset. I sentence you to twenty strokes of the cane. If you can survive the punishment, you will be released without guilt. Are you convinced?"

Liu Feng raised his head, tears streaming down his face, unable to stop. "I surrender. Thank you, Fourth Prince!"

He kowtowed to Quan Qinghua three times before being carried up by the officers and receiving the twenty strokes of the cane in court.

There was no mercy in these twenty blows, each one was extremely heavy. By the twentieth blow, Liu Feng was almost half dead.

Fortunately, he was still breathing, and Quan Qinghua ordered his men to carry him to the backyard. Liu Feng heard one of the officers whisper to him, "Don't worry, as long as you are still breathing, someone will treat you."

Someone did treat his injuries, and Quan Qinghua saved his life for Ye Wenyan. But he never expected that the heavens would change, and it rained for days, and Ye Wenyan's spiritual power was suppressed so badly that today, he even lost the ability to use spiritual power to heal his injuries.

Ye Wenyan looked at the half-dead Liu Feng in front of him, feeling both angry and amused. "How much does the Fourth Prince trust my medical skills? He beat the man until his waist was almost broken before carrying him in front of me. Couldn't he be a little gentler?"

Feng Zhaolian stood by and watched for a while, then said, "If the beating is too light, it will not convince the public. No matter how right Liu Feng is, he is just seeking revenge. Normally, in this kind of situation, if the Xiushan County Court judged an unjust case, he should appeal to the Jinzhou Prefecture. If the Jinzhou Prefecture was also bribed by the Jiang family, he should go to the capital to file a complaint. In short, he should continue to sue instead of killing all those people himself.

Moreover, many of those people were not guilty of crimes punishable by death. Quan Qinghua was showing mercy by sentencing him like this.”

"You're still speaking for him?" Ye Wenyan laughed when he heard it. "Why don't you go to the government office to find him and talk to him."

Feng Zhaolian shook his head. "He's doing well now. When I went to Lin'an this time, I saw that his worries seemed to have been resolved. His overall condition is much better than before. I feel relieved. There's no need to worry about him and protect him. I'm not saying this to speak for him, but because I know the rules. I know that if he doesn't fight like this, he won't be able to explain to the people of Xiushan County."

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Ye Wenyan stopped teasing her and asked Shi Liyuan: "Can you cure it? If you can't, then I can only use traditional methods to set his bones and give him acupuncture, and then write an ancient prescription for him to slowly recuperate. It will definitely get better, but it will take longer and the person will suffer more. It is not as thorough as magic. I know that Liu Feng did something wrong. The procedure that Feng Zhaolian said is correct, but if it happens to anyone, everyone will want to kill the enemy with their own hands, rather than fight a lawsuit day after day and year after year. What's more, if you appeal to higher levels, nine out of ten times you will not be able to win the case. In the end, if the case is not overturned, it is easy to get yourself involved."

Shi Liyuan understood what she meant, nodded and said: "Then don't let him suffer that pain, I will heal him."

He raised his hand and placed it above Liu Feng's waist. A faint red light fell from his palm and scattered on the injured part of Liu Feng. After a while, the wound began to repair itself at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the torn clothes were reconnected. The semi-conscious Liu Feng also slowly woke up as his injuries healed, and then turned his head to look at Shi Liyuan and Ye Wenyan, full of gratitude.

At that time, Quan Qinghua had already announced that the Liu family's case ten years ago had been redressed, and was leading people to the Jiang family to search the house overnight.

After Ye Wenyan cured Liu Feng, he released the old turtle and the big yellow dog and asked them to stay with Liu Feng in the county government office. At the same time, he also handed Jiang Xiu, who was brought back from the front hall, to the old turtle, and he led a group of people to the Jiang Mansion.

When the Jiang residence was ransacked, she didn't care about anyone else, but she had to take the housekeeper Fan Pingxian away.

Quan Qinghua's sentence was not light. The Jiang family was wailing. Even the arrogant Jiang Yu was dumbfounded. He just cried and didn't dare to do anything. When someone told him that his parents would be beheaded tomorrow, Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then asked the man: "Since you have chopped them all off, can you let me go? I haven't done anything wrong. I'm still young!"

The man snorted coldly and said casually, "Like father, like son. With your character, you will be a disaster if I keep you. Don't worry, you won't die because you didn't kill anyone. But you won't live a good life if you do. Don't expect to live a good life as a young master. From now on, you will be a slave to others and have a taste of what it feels like to be an inferior."

Quan Qinghua brought many people from Beijing. These people were very strong in execution. The huge Jiang Mansion was searched in less than an hour. All the confiscated items were moved to the front yard, registered and filed. What was left of the Jiang family was only an empty house, empty rooms, and those men and women who cried and didn't want to be sold into slavery.

Everyone knelt down and begged for mercy, but unfortunately the Fourth Prince was cold-blooded and ruthless. His expression did not change from beginning to end. He turned a blind eye to all the crying and wailing, and even beat to death a person who kept trying to offend the Ye family by claiming to be related to him.

The family property was loaded onto a truck and shipped to Lin'an overnight. Everyone thought that these things would be confiscated and put into the national treasury, but only the guards on the returning journey knew that these things would not enter the national treasury either. The Fourth Prince ordered that these things be sent directly to the Ye family.

This is the Ye family's stuff. The old lady moved it back to her parents' home bit by bit over the years. What belongs to whom must be returned to whom. This is reincarnation.

The people in the Jiang Mansion were taken away in two groups, one group was exiled, and the other group was enslaved. But there was another group that stayed behind. They were servants who had not participated in any illegal activities of the Jiang family after questioning. Most of them were firemen, woodcutters, or rough cleaners. They earned the least silver and were the least popular in the mansion, but it was precisely because of this that they had no chance to participate in the dirty affairs of their masters and were able to save their lives in this catastrophe.

These people took their indentures and left on their own, going wherever they wanted, and no one would stop them.

At three quarters past noon the next day, Jiang Shuo, Tang, Jiang Hang, and Jiang Hang's wife were executed, and Quan Qinghua personally supervised the execution.

All the people in Xiushan County came to watch the execution. This was the biggest event in Xiushan County in decades. No one thought that the Jiang family, a giant, would be overthrown one day, but it was a good thing that the Jiang family fell. Xiushan County will be able to live a different life in the future. And these people also remembered this case firmly, and constantly reminded themselves that they must not be greedy for money and make any money. God will not let anyone go.

There was another person who came with Quan Qinghua, named Liu Zhang, who was a ninth-rank governor under Chi Hongfang, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture. This time he followed Quan Qinghua to Xiushan County to replace the magistrate of Xiushan County. Liu Zhang was also a smart man. After following Quan Qinghua back to the yamen from the execution ground, he saw Ye Wenyan and Shi Liyuan were there, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to them. He said: "I am a low-ranking official, and I have never seen the emperor's true appearance, but I often see him in calligraphy and paintings. My parents also worshipped the statue of the emperor at home since I was a child, so I can recognize the emperor at a glance. As for the emperor and empress, since I am a local of Lin'an, I am naturally familiar with the emperor and empress.

This time, I am able to have this opportunity to take over as the magistrate of Xiushan County, thanks to the Emperor and the Empress. Our prefect, Lord Chi, said that the reason why I was sent here is because Xiushan is a very special place. The Jiang family and the Ye family have been married for many years, and they will have some influence on this small county. He was worried about sending someone else, so he recommended me to the Emperor and His Highness the Fourth Prince.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress, I will definitely be a good official in this place, protect the people of this land, and will not let down the Northern Qi, the court, or the law." After saying this, he kowtowed to them three times.

Shi Liyuan nodded and said, "I hope you can remember what I said today and not let complicated matters cloud your mind in the future."

Liu Zhang bowed his head to the ground again and said: "I will definitely remember what you said today and the teachings of the Emperor. I will never forget them in my life."

Thus, Liu Zhang took over the post of Xiushan County Magistrate. Although he was far away from the capital, he was still a local magistrate, protecting the local people. For him, it was much more prestigious than being a ninth-rank governor in Lin'an Prefecture.

Quan Qinghua told Ye Wenyan: "At the same time that Liu Zhang took over as the magistrate of Xiushan County, the court also sent someone to take over the prefect of Jinzhou. The Liu family's case has been wronged for ten years, and the prefect of Jinzhou cannot escape the blame. In addition, the prefect of Jinzhou has also received a lot of benefits from the Jiang family over the years, so this is a good opportunity to deal with it all at once. Speaking of which, it was the regent who proposed this matter, but the person sent to Jinzhou Prefecture was selected by the emperor. Minister Jiang recommended a person from the Ministry of Justice who is trustworthy."

Ye Wenyan nodded, she also thought this was a good idea. Quan Qingcheng arranged his territory bit by bit, and by the time he took power next year, he would have almost finished cleaning up the mess.

Now that all matters in Xiushan County have been resolved, she wanted to set off tomorrow to continue her journey, but she heard Quan Qinghua say, "I have asked for leave from the Emperor and will not be returning to Beijing for the time being."

Ye Wenyan was stunned: "Not going back to Beijing?"

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