Chapter 279: Behead! Execute immediately!
No one could have predicted the turmoil in the Supreme Court, not even Gangcheng Jun Cai Ze, who bet on both sides not for a big win but just to keep a bottom line.
The old man was sitting in his own mansion, tasting the fragrant tea that was sent to him by Chang'an Jun's mansion, which was said to be a gift from Chang'an Jun himself.
Cai Dui, the eldest son who had been in his 50s for a year or two, looked anxious and walked hurriedly.
Before anyone came close, the voices of people saying that something big had happened outside had been lingering around the old man for three or four breaths.
When Cai Dui, who could be called an old man, walked in front of his father, he had already told him a series of events that had happened outside. He looked at his father and waited for his father to give him some advice.
I heard that the three great families of Meng, Xibai were all arrested and thrown into Xianyang Prison by Li Si, the Left Prime Minister and Minister of Justice.
After making a small fuss in the new building and cooperating with Ying Chengjiao, the old man, who had already been prepared for Ying Chengjiao to deal with the three major families and the situation to become uneasy, was a little stunned.
He repeatedly asked whether the news was reliable, especially whether it was fake news spread by Meng Jiakun, Xishu, and Bai Fei, just like the news that made Cai Ze the leader of the aristocratic family a few days ago.
Cai Duiyan, who had learned half of the word "Guo", said that he had sent people to the homes of Meng, Xibai and the three families as well as the Supreme Court.
The three houses of Meng, Xi and Bai were empty.
The Supreme Court was filled with noise, all of them were the three families who were in high spirits and loudly protesting their injustice.
In order to ensure the authenticity of the news, we sent two groups of people and finally went to both places in person. The news is definitely not false and is true and reliable.
The old man had just come back to his senses from his daze, but fell into daze again.
The surface of the brewed tea on the table was no longer steaming and the aroma had dissipated, but the old man was still staring straight ahead, as if he was trapped in a nightmare and couldn't wake up.
Cai Dui always thought he was very patient, but today he realized that his Qigong skills were not deep enough, and he could not wait any longer.
"Father, father!"
I called out softly and then loudly, but the old man still didn't wake up.
Since words couldn't wake him up, Cai Dui had to take action, grabbing his father's shoulders and shaking him back and forth.
The old man's eyes were focused on his son's face, and he looked alert.
"Dui also stayed in the new building that night. What should Dui do?" Cai Dui said with a little resentment.
If the old man hadn't kept him in the new building and wouldn't let him leave, he would have definitely gone home with the old man.
The three great families of Meng Xibai have just convened a gathering of all the other families to hold an open meeting in order to set up obstacles for Ying Chengjiao.
The next day, he was invited to the Palace of the Supreme Court by Li Si, and there was also news that Ying Chengjiao wanted the three major families to play Candy Crush.
Few normal people who know these two things would fail to connect them together.
Cai Dui, who was involved from the beginning to the end and who tripped up Ying Chengjiao, was very panicked.
All three great families were arrested. The three heads of the Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei, and Xishu families who had enjoyed great glory that night were all imprisoned and were in danger of being killed.
He is the son of the head of the Cai family.
It seems unsafe no matter how you look at it.
The old man did not answer his son's question. He picked up the fragrant tea that had just cooled and drank it all in one gulp, not knowing its taste.
He smiled bitterly and said, "What a bold young man Cheng Jiao is. When he heard that the king wanted to kill his four-year-old grandson, he scolded the king for being cold-blooded and heartless. Looking back today, I realized that I had wrongly accused the king. He acted without rules and did not follow the path ahead, so he deserves to be killed."
The old man picked up the empty teacup and tilted it, staring at the little bit of fragrant tea left at the bottom of the cup.
"Ze's power is not strong. I have thought about how you would help Ze to ascend to the throne, but I never thought it would be like this..."
"Father."
Cai Dui was very anxious.
It seemed that if his father continued to sigh, he would lose his life.
"Don't panic, you will be fine. Not only you, but everyone else, Meng Xibai, will be fine."
Placing the teacup gently on the table, the old man stood up and sorted out his clothes, which was his usual preparation before doing anything big.
"There are over a thousand people from the three families in Xianyang, how could they all be killed? Chang'an Jun only captured the leader Kong to pave the way for my father. Next, it's up to Ze to decide what he will do."
Cai Dui let out a long sigh, his expression relaxed a lot, and he relaxed a little. He nodded heavily to show that he understood.
In fact, apart from the five words "he would be fine", he didn't understand the rest.
But that’s not important. What’s important is learning from my father that Ying Chengjiao would not kill anyone.
The old man comforted his son again, saying that Chang'an Jun was breaking the rules by arresting people in this way, and he would never dare to kill people unless he was really insane.
Cai Dui, who had been worried and frightened, finally put his heart at ease and left.
The old man was thinking about what to do next. He wanted to take over the leadership positions of the three major families that were captured and make the Cai family the top family.
Just when he had come up with a rough strategy, his fifty-year-old son came running in hurriedly with a look of anxiety on his face, still shouting as he ran.
"Father! The Left Prime Minister killed someone in the Supreme Court! Chang'an Jun went crazy and killed someone!"
The old man's expression froze, and all the strategies he had racked his brains to come up with were gone, leaving only nine big words.
How dare this guy kill someone?
How dare this guy kill someone!
The old man was once again woken up by Cai Dui grabbing his shoulders and shaking him, and he began to think of giving up.
The old man who has traveled to different countries has seen people who disrespect and ignore the rules.
No matter how talented and charming those people were, they all ended up dying young without exception.
Half an hour ago, Xianyang Prison.
Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei, the heads of the three major Xishu families, were put into the cell where Gan Luo was imprisoned by the jailer with heavy shackles and shackles.
The three men stepped on the hay under their feet with gloomy faces. After they came in, they sat down on the ground - the shackles and the shackles on their necks were really heavy.
The jailer who sent the three men into the cell did not leave after opening the cell door, but watched the heads of the three great families hurriedly sit down.
The jailer pulled off the black silk scarf that covered his mouth and nose, revealing a handsome face.
"The three great families of Meng, Xi and Bai, who rose to prominence through military exploits, have gone through a hundred years, but they can hardly accept even these burdens. I wonder what the three generals Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu and Bai Yibing would think if they knew that their descendants were like this."
The familiar voice made Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei and Xishu look up suddenly. They stared at Ying Chengjiao, who revealed his true face at the door of the cell, with hatred in their eyes.
"How dare you!"
"Your death is approaching!"
"Your Majesty will not tolerate you!"
The first floor of Xianyang Prison had a very strong smell, and the jailers who took turns on duty there would wear black scarves to cover their mouths and noses every day.
The three people who knew about this just thought that the jailer covered half of his face with a black scarf because he was on duty on the first floor of Xianyang Prison today, and did not think about hiding his identity.
Jian was arrested and imprisoned in Xianyang and was in a very bad mood. He was distracted and gave Ying Chengjiao an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Otherwise, at such a close distance, Ying Chengjiao would definitely not be able to hide the identities of the three people.
Gan Luo sat on the bed with messy hair, like a bird's nest built by a bird that doesn't know how to build a nest.
With his arms folded, he looked coldly at the three people who were trying to struggle to get up and rush towards Ying Chengjiao.
He said coldly: "The three uncles have the energy to curse, why don't you think about how to survive."
He raised his head and fixed his eyes on the prison door. His already cold gaze became even colder, and the flowing cold water turned into a solid lump of ice.
"My brother, who has a broad mind and is a living saint, has no intention of letting you out alive."
The three of them got up and walked towards Ying Chengjiao in small steps. The chains jingled and vibrated, making an unpleasant sound. Their feet were tied up by the chains and they couldn't take big steps.
They ran to Ying Chengjiao, and because their hands were also fixed to the shackles hanging around their necks, they could only use the shackles to hit Ying Chengjiao.
They cursed and shouted, saying words that they thought would make Ying Chengjiao extremely painful.
"I've long said that you have been sinister since childhood and you are not qualified for a proper position. Today it is indeed the case."
He also said that it was no wonder that you were worthy of being compared with His Majesty, and that it was a blessing that the late king chose His Majesty as king instead of you. "
"Fortunately, I didn't help you get to the throne. With your vicious heart, you would be a disaster for the Qin State."
“…”
Ying Chengjiao, who is good at respecting the elderly, pushed three disabled elders to the ground with ease.
The three men knew that even if they were fully armed and had no restraints, they could not hurt Ying Chengjiao at all even with sharp blades.
So he fell to the ground for the second time and stopped struggling. He just kept cursing and verbally attacking Ying Chengjiao, venting his anger in this incompetent way.
They heard what Gan Luo said, but they pretended not to hear it.
First, when Gan Luo was captured, the three did not lead a group of aristocratic families to rescue Gan Luo, but instead took the opportunity to win over the aristocratic families.
Attacking Ying Chengjiao and rescuing Gan Luo are the best ways to develop and expand the family.
It was fine before he met Gan Luo. He had no guilt in his heart. He believed that if a person does not care about others' interests, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
When they saw it, even the three of them, whose old faces were as thick as the bark of an old tree, felt a little uncomfortable. They were used to calling him "nephew" but couldn't bring themselves to call him that and didn't know how to respond to Gan Luo.
Secondly, the three did not believe what Gan Luo said. The three were not Bao Bailingzhi, and the three great families of Meng Xibai were not small families like the Bao family.
He wanted to kill himself silently and without any disturbance, just like he killed Bao Bailingzhi, but the three of them didn't believe it.
In the Qin State, no one could do this except the First Emperor.
But the First Emperor, who was able to do so, had no reason to do so.
The three families' properties were trained and concubines were sold to the landlords, which was completely in line with Qin law.
The children of the three families served in various major cities in Xianyang and contributed to the Qin State.
What reason did the First Emperor have to order the elimination of these three great families?
In the eyes of the three men, the arrest of the three families this time was precisely a helpless act of Ying Chengjiao who had nowhere else to go and was desperate.
Ying Chengjiao didn't dare to delay it any further, fearing that the three men would unite with the aristocratic families to force him to do what he wanted.
Gan Luo stopped trying to persuade the three men. He watched them behave just like he had just done, constantly verbally insulting Ying Chengjiao.
From the beginning till now, Gan Luo has been skeptical . He never gave up the idea that Ying Chengjiao was trying to scare him.
Since the founding of the Qin State, extremely dangerous power and political struggles have often occurred.
Those who competed for the throne included Mi Bazi and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Queen Mother Huayang and King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and the First Emperor and Lu Buwei.
Those vying for power included Wei Yang and Gan Long, Fan Ju and Wei Ran.
Once one side loses, it basically means death, and very few people can survive the defeat.
This was already the most dangerous limit of Qin's struggle. Qin had never encountered a situation like Ying Chengjiao, where the whole family was arrested and executed before the struggle even started.
"Is this the last words of the three uncles?" Ying Chengqi asked with narrowed eyes and a smile, then suddenly realized, "That's right. After today, there will no longer be the Meng, Xi, Bai or other surnames in Qin. The uncles have no successors, so it's right not to leave any last words. No one will hear them anyway."
The three of them sneered and didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just Ying Chengjiao's nonsense.
The words that criticized Ying Chengjiao were supplemented with words like daydreaming, insanity, etc.
The three of them felt no threat from Ying Chengjiao.
The prejudice in people's minds is a mountain that is difficult to climb.
Ying Chengjiao sighed and called the real jailer of Xianyang Prison. In front of the three men and Gan Luo, he ordered the jailer to find Li Si and ask Li Si to kill a few people quickly and send the heads over.
The jailer nodded and left quickly. The three men thought Ying Chengjiao was just talking nonsense.
Only Gan Luo felt alarmed and uneasy.
This is what Ying Chengjiao instructed Li Si to do when he ordered him to capture the three families just now.
Not long after, the heads of the three great families came to him.
In the Supreme Court, Li Si, who was trying a case, heard the whispers from the jailer.
He glanced towards the gate of the Supreme Court and then looked away.
The three families have been arrested and taken to the Supreme Court for two hours. Your Majesty should have known about this a long time ago.
Thinking secretly in his heart, Li Si stared at the three people from the Meng, Xi and Bai families who were unruly and unaware that they were about to die.
He pointed out the names of five people who had not been interrogated, and ordered the soldiers from the Supreme Court to bring the five people forward for trial.
These five people were in the families of Meng, Xi and Bai. Li Si opened a new bamboo slip and recited the things the three had done that violated Qin law.
The three people didn't take it seriously, as they had seen this kind of process many times before.
In the end, either there was no evidence and the case was dropped, or the evidence was so vague that it was unclear what to say and the facts were not sufficient to convict them.
There was a loud thunder but little rain.
Amid the mocking and anticipatory gazes of the three men, Li Si read out the charges against the three men at his own pace, put down the physical evidence, and called on the witnesses to come on stage.
The witness this time was different from what the three had thought before.
They had calm eyes and steady expressions, without any evasive glances or uncontrollable hand tremors.
There were eleven people in their group. After paying their respects to Li Si, they explained in detail what had happened to the five children of the three families of Meng, Xibai, who had not paid much attention to the incident.
The five people frowned and their heartbeats quickened. The atmosphere became increasingly cold and solemn , and the sounds of laughter faded away.
"Shut up! How dare you, a lowly person, slander me! You are talking nonsense. When did I break in…"
One person started swearing.
According to the previous scenario, the witness who was narrating the story would immediately shudder and would not dare to continue.
However, this time what he waited for was not the horrified look of the witness, but a ball of waste in his mouth and a ball of cloth with a strange smell.
The cloth had a strong odor that made the man want to vomit.
Before he could really spit it out, Li Si in the court had already finished the witness's speech and examined the important physical evidence.
He said sternly: "Behead him! Execute immediately!"
Swish~
The soldiers only obeyed orders regardless of whether they were right or wrong and raised their swords.
The man's head fell to the ground with a ball of cloth in his mouth, and he could no longer spit it out.
Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, amid the screams of the three families, and under the rendering of bright red blood.
Li Si calmly opened the bamboo slips he had just put down and continued to read the charges.
