The Jinshi of the Punishment Hall spoke casually, but Fang Yun's aides gasped. This was the difference between the Punishment Hall and the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice needed the approval of the three Law Divisions, the Cabinet, and the Monarch. However, as long as the Punishment Hall had evidence, they could send a letter to the elders of the Punishment Hall. As long as the three elders agreed and filed a record with the Dongsheng Pavilion, the Punishment Hall could directly take action.
Although this incident was targeted at Fang Yun's family, it was already considered as an attempt to murder a dream master in the Illusionary Divine stage. Thus, the Punishment Court was very decisive in their actions. Qi Hua, who was in the receiving and receiving room, and the two guards who were guarding the east gate of the county, were arrested and brought to justice.
The lightest punishment for the confiscation of a family was the execution of the criminal's wife, son, and unmarried daughter. This was the upper limit of the punishment for murdering a Grand Scholar.
The upper limit of the punishment for murdering a Grand Scholar was the execution of a whole family.
Fang Yun was Xusheng. The punishment for murdering Xusheng was the execution of a whole family!
The scope of this punishment was very wide. Take Qi Hua as an example. All the men of the Qi family, starting from his grandfather, including his brothers and cousins, and all their descendants with the surname Qi, would be executed! The married women of the Qi family would not be implicated. However, the unmarried women of the Qi family would be executed just like the men of the Qi family.
The execution of a whole family did not seem like a lot, but it usually involved nearly a hundred people.
Fang Yun frowned slightly. He disliked being implicated. However, Saint Origin World was different from Ancient Huaxia. In order to deter the rebels and protect the elites of the human race, the death penalty alone was not enough to deter them. They had to be implicated to prevent anyone from taking any chances.
This was because the death of a Grand Scholar was no less than the death of millions of humans. This was a huge loss that could not be recovered even if the whole family was executed.
In the eyes of the Legalists, it was already very merciful to execute the whole family of a criminal who murdered a Grand Scholar.
Fang Yun was Xusheng, between a Grand Scholar and a Half-saint. He had made great contributions to the human race. Although he was not as powerful as a Grand Scholar, he was more important than an ordinary Grand Scholar. Therefore, no matter what the elders of the Punishment Hall thought of Fang Yun, they would definitely execute his whole family.
Yang Yuhuan and Su Xiaoxiao couldn't bear it but didn't say anything. After all, this was the iron law of the Human Race. If the Human Race couldn't do their best to intimidate those people, More and more scholars would be assassinated.
The Human Race valued competition and elimination. The premise was that they had to do it openly. They could do it secretly, but there had to be a limit. Otherwise, the human race would definitely be wiped out.
If not for this iron law, Fang Yun would have been killed by the Zong Clan's Lei family a million times over.
It was precisely because of this iron law that the scholars of the human race would either die in the hands of the demon barbarians or die in an open and honorable battle. Therefore, it was very rare for them to be murdered to death.
The Jinshi from the Punishment Hall then said, "Fortunately, their target this time wasn't you. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Fang Yun nodded. He understood that this Jinshi of the Punishment Hall was trying to explain that there was not enough evidence to murder Xusheng's family. Killing three of their clans was already the limit. He would not implicate them any further.
But this time, if they wanted to kill Fang Yun, the Punishment Hall wouldn't care about evidence at all. The elders of the Great Confucian Pavilion would definitely take action personally to uproot the Left Minister's clan and his henchmen. This would cause a great turmoil in Jingguo. Therefore, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Fang Yun could see that both Mount Liu and Ji Zhibai had a very precise understanding of "degree". They would only "attack" him and not "murder" him to avoid angering the Punishment Hall and the Notre-Dame.
"But … I think that this can only happen once. This kind of thing can only happen once. If my family is harmed again, I will definitely do my best to eliminate the mastermind behind the scenes! "Fang Yun said.
The Jinshi of the Punishment Hall hesitated for a moment and nodded, "The Punishment Hall will protect justice!"
Fang Yun nodded again after hearing the Grand Scholar's reply.
"But how will you deal with Qi Hua's mistress and illegitimate child?" The Jinshi of the Punishment Hall asked.
"Impartially enforce the law," Fang Yundao said.
"I understand. I will take my leave now." The Jinshi of the Punishment Hall cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Fang Yun's aides looked at the Jinshi of the Punishment Hall in a daze. The Jinshi of the Punishment Hall had a very high status. Not to mention the county magistrate, even the ministers of the Six Ministries couldn't call themselves "Sir". At least, they would call themselves "Sir" in front of the Grand Scholars.
In less than an hour, Fang Yun suddenly received a letter from the Punishment Hall.
Qi Hua's mistress committed suicide and left behind two sons, one aged three and the other seven.
"Forget it …"
Fang Yun said that he wanted to invite the three of them back. In fact, he wanted to find a breakthrough in the female spy. However, the other party had a keen sense of smell and rich experience. He directly asked the female spy to commit suicide and cut off the last clue.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Ao Huang saw that Fang Yun's expression was not right and hurriedly asked.
"Qi Hua's mistress committed suicide."
"Oh, so there's nothing we can do about them? What do the two children know? There's no way we can get any evidence from them. Unfortunately, there are still two fish that escaped the net! "
"This is the cycle of heaven. Retribution is not good. Without these two, there will naturally be another two to replace them. Since someone is like this, then don't blame me for staying out of it. "Fang Yun finished speaking and walked into the study.
Ao Huang and the group of aides looked at each other. They did not know what Fang Yun was referring to.
Fang Yingwu said, "What do you think of the punishment of executing the three families?"
"The punishment is indeed fair, but at the very least, Registrar Shen or Deputy Tao should be pulled down. It would be best if they could shake Ji Zhibai. Unfortunately, Qi Hua is probably a death warrior jointly cultivated by the Left Prime Minister, the Zong family, and Gyeongo. Once he's used, it's impossible for anyone to find anything that can be used against him!"
"Once the news of the execution of the three families spread, it will inevitably cause a stir in the world. It will be enough to deter those who vainly want to harm Fang Xusheng and his family. That's enough. "
"However … have you noticed that Fang Xusheng seems to know something, as if something big is going to happen?"
"It's hard to say. Is he going to use some kind of evil plan?"
"It doesn't seem like it. He said 'staying out of it', but it doesn't seem like he's going to use some kind of evil plan. Moreover, the ones who are worthy of his evil plan are at least Ji Zhibai or the Left Prime Minister. But now, Fang Xusheng is too far away to do anything. As for dealing with the people of Ning An County, as long as he finds an opportunity, he will use fair and square methods to deal with them. "
"Let's wait and see. Perhaps after we finish improving the textile mechanism, the truth will be revealed."
On the 15th of February, Qi Hua and the other three families were taken to the execution ground in Ning An County. Under the auspices of the Punishment Hall, Fang Yun personally supervised the execution. Nearly two hundred people were killed. The smell of blood filled the air. A few onlookers were stimulated by the smell of blood and vomited.
On the 20th of February, the 《Wen Pao》 was published. On the front page was the words Fang Yun said in front of the Temple: "Angry for a beauty."
The news of a petty official of Ning An County who plotted to murder Xusheng's family was revealed and spread throughout the world.
At the same time, Ji Zhibai's famous 《Grief for Fang Yun》 was published in the 《Wen Pao》. It became a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. And Fang Yun's "God-like opponent, pig-like teammate" became the most popular phrase in Sheng Yuan Continent. It was as widely spread as Ji Zhibai's bad reputation.
The 《Wen Pao》 objectively recorded that after that day, Ji Zhibai's courage was shaken and he had to take a month of sick leave.
In any case, Ji Zhibai's name once again spread throughout the world. Some people even used the poem that Fang Yun gave to Li Wenying to mock Ji Zhibai: "Don't worry about not knowing your friends on the road ahead. Who doesn't know you?"
After reading the 《Wen Pao》, Fang Yun got up and went to Gong Fang Street.
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