hsntnovel Chapter 2301: Drag out, 5 sentences
Chapter 2301: Drag out, 5 sentences
The reason why Han Wei was afraid was that he learned from the messenger who delivered the letter from the rear that King Ji had come to Xizhou to take charge.
And how many officials did Prince Ji kill along the way? Not a single official received a fair trial; all were executed on the spot.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Prince Ji dares to be so lawless. Even if His Majesty wants to kill someone, he has to listen to the opinions of the ministers.
How could he not be afraid of such an unruly soul?
"Bang!" A teacup fell in front of Han Wei, shattering into pieces, and tea leaves splashed all over him.
What followed was King Ji’s angry roar:
"You're talking nonsense! Don't you know? I have millions of taels of money and treasures in my estate.
Didn’t you investigate after seeing this?
In a place as barren as Yanqi, who could have such financial resources? The nobles of Yanqi?
They are so poor that all they have left is their dignity. Where do they get the financial resources to do that?
In my opinion, it is you bastards who are greedy for money and want to swallow up my wealth.
You all deserve to die, damn it!
Come! Drag this king out to execute the Five Punishments."
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please spare my life!" Before anyone could come in, Han Wei knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Oh my god, the Five Punishments, isn’t this a bit too harsh?
What kind of crime must one have committed to be punished with the Five Punishments? It's just plundering money, and the end result is beheading, but you still want the Five Punishments.
When the guards outside heard Li Shen's shout, they immediately came in and wanted to drag Han Wei away.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please spare my life. Your Highness Prince Ji, please spare my life. I really didn't know anything about this."
Han Wei struggled desperately. He never expected that King Ji would kill him with the Five Punishments just because of a disagreement.
He was just a vanguard. Every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. He was not a general, so even if he wanted to stop it, he had no right to do so.
Han Wei kept wailing in his heart, if you want to kill someone, go kill Guo Xiaoke, go kill Qibi Heli, why kill me, a nobody.
"Your Highness, this matter may really have nothing to do with General Han." Wang Xuance said.
As soon as these words were spoken, Han Wei saw hope.
"It's irrelevant? He tacitly agreed to it, so why didn't he say it was irrelevant when they divided the money? Couldn't he see that it was such a large sum of money?"
Li Shen pointed at Han Wei in anger.
"Your Highness, although General Han is indeed guilty of dereliction of duty at this time, I do not believe his crime warrants the death penalty.
After all, General Han is a low-ranking official with little influence, so even if he spoke out to stop it, it would probably be of no avail.
Please calm down, Your Majesty, and give General Han a chance to redeem himself for his crimes."
Wang Xuance persuaded.
"What do you mean? How can you redeem yourself from your crime and make amends for it?" Li Shen frowned, not understanding what was going on.
"Your Highness, please release General Han first." Wang Xuance did not explain, but looked at Han Wei who was about to be dragged out.
After hearing this, Li Shen waved to the guards, who immediately let go of Han Wei and retreated.
Han Wei crawled back quickly as if he had been pardoned;
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, and thank you, His Highness, His Highness, Prince Wang."
"Tell me, how can we make up for our crimes and make meritorious contributions?" Li Shen looked at Wang Xuance and asked.
"Your Majesty, if we were to investigate this matter on our own, it would probably not be easy. Since General Han knows about this,
It would be better to let General Han redeem himself and investigate this matter.
Responsible for recovering the prince's property and catching the culprit of the looting and murder.
This will save the prince a lot of time, after all, the prince plans to return to Xizhou City before winter. "
Wang Xuance explained.
"Hmph, just like you said, he has little influence, how could he know who stole my money?
Not to mention getting the money back. It would be better for me to ask Guo Xiaoke to do it directly than to let him do it."
Hearing Wang Xuance's idea, Li Shen snorted and denied it.
"Yes, I can do it, Your Highness, Prince Ji. I will certainly redeem myself from my crimes and bring those plundering and murdering barbarians before Your Highness.
I will also recover all the treasures that were looted from Prince Ji's mansion. I will definitely be able to do it."
In order to save his life, Han Wei was eager to show himself.
Even if he had to dig three feet underground, he would find the property and people.
"Can you really do it?" Li Shen then turned his gaze to Han Wei.
"I can do it. Please give me a chance, Your Highness Prince Ji." Han Wei nodded affirmatively.
"Hmm..." Li Shen showed hesitation on his face, and it can be seen that he was still angry.
"Your Highness, the Royal Concubine's birthday is coming soon, and it's not appropriate to kill any living things." Shitou came to Li Shen again, holding a teacup.
"Really?" Li Shen's expression softened a little.
"Your Majesty, the war is not over yet. General Han is a meritorious official. I believe his merits outweigh his faults. We should not act in this way.
If we kill General Han, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty."
Wang Xuance also followed and tried to persuade him.
Li Shen's expression softened several times before he finally nodded.
“Well, it’s not appropriate for me to kill now, but you have to find my lost treasure.
If it's even a little less, I won't let you go."
"Yes, Your Highness Prince Ji, don't worry. I will definitely recover Your Highness Prince Ji's treasure." Han Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt like he had survived a disaster.
Prince Ji is so young, but he has such a violent temper.
"And Guo Xiaoke and Qibi Heli, where are they? I will punish them too."
Li Shen thought of the two culprits again.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, both generals are at the front. I heard that General Qibi Heli followed the Grand Administrator Ashina to Khotan.
General Guo guarded the Qiuci capital, Yiluolu City."
Han Wei said.
"They actually ran so far, humph, when they return to Chang'an, I will impeach them and will never let them go."
Li Shen snorted when he heard this. He would not chase to the Kingdom of Kucha, as that was too far.
He looked at Han Wei:
"I will give you seven days to complete this matter. I don't have time to stay here any longer and need to return to Anxi Protectorate to guard the rear.
I hope you won’t disappoint me.”
"Yes, I will definitely do it." Han Wei nodded.
"Then go ahead, Xuan Ce. Have Niu Er bring General Han to my house and have him identify him."
Li Shen finally spoke to Han Wei and gave instructions to Wang Xuance.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wang Xuance immediately took the order and took Han Wei out.
Han Wei saluted and retreated, his clothes soaked with sweat.
My life was hanging by a thread just now. I almost died here.
"Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Wang. I will never forget your life-saving grace."
After following Wang Xuance out, Han Wei hurriedly bowed to Wang Xuance and expressed his gratitude.
"General Han, there's no need to be so. I was just speaking out for justice. I can see that General Han is indeed unaware of this matter.
How could General Han be allowed to die in such an unjust manner?
I just hope General Han won't bear a grudge against His Royal Highness Prince Ji. Prince Ji has his reasons for being so."