The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1248

He and Xu Tian didn't even glance at the civil official; they just wanted to hear Yinglan Wang's opinion.

King Yinglan had not expected Xu Tian's punishment to be so severe. He had been observing Xu Tian closely and realized that he had been far too simplistic in his assessment.

Xu Tian was far more ruthless than he had imagined; he had to be careful.

"Why is Your Highness staring at me? Is there something you're unhappy about?" Xu Tian was getting bored as no one spoke for a while.

Feeling that it was about time, King Yinglan spoke up, "I think your punishment is far too severe. Perhaps we should reduce his punishment a little."

He felt that just a few words would be enough to make them extremely grateful to him.

"Your Highness, I believe this is the result of my careful consideration. I can compromise on other matters, but I absolutely will not compromise on this one." Even though he knew that Prince Yinglan would say this, Xu Tian still felt somewhat angry.

The civil official had already committed such a serious crime, yet King Yinglan still wanted to plead for leniency.

They have never valued the lives of ordinary people.

“But he has worked hard, even if he hasn’t made any great contributions. Considering all that he did back then, we can reduce the punishment a little,” King Yinglan quickly continued.

He wasn't sympathizing with the civil officials, but he felt that things had really gone too far.

He always felt that Xu Tian had made things worse.

Suddenly remembering something, King Yinglan hurriedly gave the civil officials a wink.

The civil officials also felt that Xu Tian's punishment was too severe and wanted to persuade him. King Yinglan's reaction gave them the perfect opportunity.

"My lord, why don't we just send him to prison for a few years? He really doesn't deserve to die." A civil official pleaded as he knelt down.

When the other civil officials saw this, they all began to imitate that official, and their expressions were somewhat complicated.

"Why not let him retire and return to his hometown? He's getting old and it's not really appropriate for him to be executed in the autumn," another civil official said shortly after.

The other civil officials joined in, and their voices grew louder and louder.

"I thought you all understood me, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. It's really embarrassing." Xu Tian was also a little angry from being pushed by them, and he shouted loudly.

Realizing he had gone too far, Xu Tian forced himself to regain his composure and looked at the offending civil official again.

"I just told him to be executed in the autumn, not because I wanted revenge, but because I've always been thinking about the people of the world. For the sake of the people of the world, he must be executed in the autumn." Xu Tian thought seriously for a while and then calmly brought up the issue of the people of the world.

Xu Tian had already said so much, and the civil officials were speechless.

Just as they were about to speak, Xu Tian continued to reprimand them, citing the plight of the people.

Xu Tian's words made a lot of sense, and they simply couldn't deny them.

Having said everything, Xu Tian quickly ordered the offending civil official to be imprisoned and await execution in the autumn.

"Your Highness, the matter is completely over. It's time for you to go back and rest." Having resolved everything, Xu Tiancai remembered Prince Yinglan and spoke to him with a smile.

King Yinglan left the Marquis's mansion in a fit of rage.