"Did he say that he was forced to do it?" Vézé asked Zheng Shanben, the deputy commander of the guard regiment.
Zheng Shanben's angular face was full of hatred, and his voice was full of hatred. "That guy said he was forced to do it from the beginning to the end! It seems that someone must have instructed him to do it. "
Vézé slightly scratched his short gray hair, and a trace of helplessness appeared on his chiseled face. As an emperor, he could not speak carelessly. In fact, as an emperor, he could not even speak the irrelevant truth in front of different people. After criminals were caught, most of them would think that they were forced to commit the crime. Just like revolutionaries, even when faced with the threat of death, they would always think that what they did was their own choice. Vézé had many regrets in his life, but he never thought that the root cause of these regrets was the coercion of others. He just thought that he was not capable enough to accomplish more goals and save more people.
Therefore, a guy who said that he was forced to do it usually did not have a gun pointed at his head. All kinds of seemingly bizarre ideas were the delusions of idealists.
These scientific things could not be explained to the deputy commander of the guard regiment, because the commander's boiling anger at this time came from justice and seriousness in his work. Even if Vézé did not blame him at all, any statement that was not within the scope of the deputy commander's authority would make him feel criticized. The Central Guards Regiment was Vézé's personal guards, and any accusation against them was to weaken Vézé's power.
Lieutenant General Zhou Jinguo, the accompanying office director, did not look so angry, but that was just a show. Those who knew Zhou Jinguo well would know that Zhou Jinguo had entered the stage of fury from his nonchalant expression. Zhou Jinguo said in a calm voice, "Commander-in-chief, I'll hand this matter over to the Purge Committee."
"The Purge Committee has been disbanded," Vézé reminded this subordinate who was boiling with killing intent.
"You can reconvene it." Zhou Jinguo's answer was straightforward. The only organization that was above the judicial system and had the right to kill was the Purge Committee. When this department was established, it was targeted at the old upper echelons. When the Wretched Act came out, this organization was disbanded. Unlike the judicial system, the Purge Committee could implicate the culprits.
"I understand your feelings very well, but I am the founder of the legal system of the Min dynasty. The Min dynasty is a great country governed by law. The judicial system is the foundation of our great country. Even if this matter involves me, I must uphold the position of the legal system. So let's follow the legal system. " Vézé said to Zhou Jinguo with a straight face. After that, he looked at Deputy Leader Zheng Shanben and said in a pleasant tone, "With you guys around, I'm very assured of my own safety."
Seeing that Vézé did not get angry but responded with such a serious attitude, Zhou Shanben said angrily, "Commander-in-chief, this kind of thing should be confiscated and the whole family killed!"
Seeing that the Deputy Leader finally said something beyond the scope of his authority, Vézé replied gently, "In the past, the dynasties would do this because they had to use this kind of thing to intimidate the people. But the people all hate the upper echelons to the bone. Now that we have established the Min dynasty and put the interests of the people first, we don't need to lower ourselves to the level of those garbage. "
"Commander-in-chief, you are too magnanimous!" Zheng Shanben said with grievance. He did not feel wronged for himself, but for Vézé. Sima Ping's son, Sima Ji, actually tried to murder Vézé. Not only was Vézé not angry, but he also wanted to uphold the legal system. According to the legal system, Sima Ji and his accomplice were doomed. But only these two people were doomed. The others would not be implicated at all. Trying to assassinate the great Emperor Vézé, but paying such a price was simply outrageous.
Vézé was not so agitated at all. The whole thing was not so much an assassination, but a farce. The reason why Sima Ji wanted to kill Vézé was because he thought that if he killed Vézé, the political situation would be in chaos, and his father would not be dismissed by Vézé. The execution plan of the assassination was even more interesting. He actually thought that he could bring a local hooligan who knew nothing to sneak into the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee Compound and throw an explosive into the room on the second floor where Vézé was. Then, he would take advantage of the chaos to escape.
As the saying goes, one could be a thief for a thousand days, but not guard against thieves for a thousand days. The Central Guards Regiment was a unit that guarded against thieves for a thousand days. This operation came to an end when Sima Ji tried to enter the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee Compound. The guards did not let him in at all. Because of the alcohol, Sima Ji had a conflict with the guards and was immediately pressed down.
The hooligan that Sima Ji found was following behind Sima Ji. When he saw Sima Ji being pressed down, he was so scared that he turned around and ran. If Sima Ji hadn't shown such a panicked expression and left naturally, the incident might have ended with Sima Ji offending the Central Guards Regiment again. The guards, who were always ready, immediately shouted at the back of the hooligan when they realized that something was wrong. Hearing the shout, the hooligan ran away. Since he started running, the guards naturally chased after him. Then, the whole thing was revealed.
In fact, Vézé suspected that if he were in the United States in the 21st century, would a bunch of lawyers jump out and fight for Sima Ji for free? Moreover, the interrogation revealed an even more ridiculous thing. The hooligan actually had no idea who Sima Ji was targeting. Sima Ji even lied to the hooligan and said that he wanted him to pull the fuse and throw a firework into the room. This was purely to take revenge on the people who had offended Sima Ji's father, Sima Ping. Sima Ji even lied to the hooligan and said that he wanted him to pull the fuse and throw a firework into the room.
When he found out that the target of the assassination was Emperor Vézé, the hooligan was so scared that he peed his pants. Then, he revealed everything that Sima Ji had done. He kowtowed repeatedly and emphasized that he was forced to do it.
This farce made Vézé unable to even feel angry. Instead, he felt a sense of sorrow. Sima Ping was a big shot. How did he raise such a son? In Sima Ji's confession, Sima Ping scolded him every day when he returned home. He also wanted to help his father. Vézé did not agree with Sima Ping's idea of "helping his father". However, it was quite believable that he was scolded every day. Vézé did not expect Sima Ping to be so violent when dealing with problems at home.
Now that things had come to this, Vézé could only hand it over to the legal system. In the end, Zhou Jinguo and Zheng Shanben accepted Vézé's order and dealt with the matter according to the legal process. When they strode out with boiling murderous intent, Vézé could finally relax. Rubbing his temples, Vézé closed his eyes and relaxed on the sofa.
Vézé did not have any special feelings towards someone who wanted to kill him. On the battlefield, too many people tried to kill Vézé with their own hands. Later, when Vézé was no longer on the battlefield, the scope of people who wanted to kill him increased. It expanded from Jiangnan to China, and from China to the rest of the world. What made Vézé regretful was that the situation in Shanxi, which had been stabilized, was about to become turbulent again.
The law could indeed only punish the person who committed the crime, but the law was only the bottom line. Sima Ping was finished. Taking a step back, even if Vézé did not pursue the matter, and the Restoration Party did not pursue the matter … Of course, this was absolutely impossible. Even if others did not pursue the matter, Sima Ping did not have the face to continue as the provincial party secretary. Once he resigned, the next step would be Wei Xiushan.
Thinking of this, Vézé could not help but smile bitterly. Vézé found that this was completely his own imagination. The actual situation would not be so peaceful. The turbulence in Shanxi's officialdom was probably the people who would suffer. This was not because they would be implicated, but because Vézé's agricultural leadership plan would be completely stalled. Even if it could be realized, it would probably be a year later. Even if the people of Shanxi did not know of such a plan, in Vézé's view, the people of Shanxi had really suffered an undeserved disaster.
"Commander in Chief! Are you okay? "As soon as the door opened, Wei Xiushan stood at the door and shouted with red eyes. Beside him stood two guards from the Guard Regiment, staring at Wei Xiushan like a tiger watching its prey. Looking at the posture of the guards, Vézé believed that if Wei Xiushan dared to make the slightest movement, he would immediately be subdued or even killed.
"Come in." Vézé waved at Wei Xiushan.
Wei Xiushan hurriedly walked in and grabbed Vézé's hand, tears streaming down his face. After learning that Sima Ji had tried to assassinate the Commander in Chief, Wei Xiushan did not feel the slightest bit happy. As if struck by lightning, Wei Xiushan only felt that his nerves were surging with electricity, and he was rooted to the spot, unable to move. His ears were ringing and his vision was blurred. The figure of the Guard Corps cadre, who looked as if he was about to eat someone, became hazy, and his words could not be heard clearly.
This was not because he was happy, but because he was afraid. The fear of the Commander in Chief's assassination had scared Wei Xiushan out of his wits. Someone had actually tried to assassinate the Commander in Chief in Shanxi, scaring away five of the remaining seven spirits. When he finally recovered with great difficulty, he asked the Military Governor Of Vaize in a daze if anything had happened.
When he heard that the Military Governor Of Vaize was unscathed and that the assassin, Sima Ji, had not been able to get close to the Military Governor Of Vaize, Wei Xiushan finally felt a little relieved. But what followed was still extremely painful.
Not only was Sima Ping finished, but the Shanxi Provincial Committee would also probably be purged. Even if Wei Xiushan opposed Sima Ping, no one would let Wei Xiushan go. Sima Ping had always suppressed Wei Xiushan with his position as the Provincial Committee Secretary, but at this moment, everyone would notice that Wei Xiushan was the Deputy Provincial Committee Secretary.
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