After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

By then, not only will he be disgraced, but everyone in the mansion will also be doomed.

Zhao Yong stopped.

He supported himself on the ground with one hand and managed to get up. He raised his head and glanced at the faces of the civil and military officials in the court one by one, and finally landed on Feng Xingjun. With red eyes, he asked, "Your Majesty, do you know how long it takes for a farmer like me to walk from the countryside to the Jingguang Palace?

The answer is thirty years.

I have spent twenty years studying hard to take the imperial examinations and escape from my status as a peasant.

It took another five years to gain a firm foothold in the capital, successfully integrate into the capital's social circles, and become a disciple of a master;

It took another five years to climb to my current position and become a member of the Jingguang Palace.

Colleagues in the hall, do you know where I am today and how many people have sacrificed their lives behind me?

There are fifteen people in the Zhao family.

My grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters gave everything they had, even their lives, so that I could reach Jingguang Palace.

Carrying their expectations on my shoulders, I could only grit my teeth and climb up little by little. Even though my legs were shaking from exhaustion, I didn't dare to complain or slack off at all.

I have worked hard to achieve what I have today, how can I let Ye'er ruin my efforts?

My mother and my brothers and sisters have finally lived a stable life, how can I let Ye'er destroy their stability?

How can I make the Zhao family become farmers in the countryside again?

How could my decades of hard work be destroyed in an instant?

How could I!!!"

Zhao Yong's tears fell, and he pounded his chest hard, as if he wanted to force out all the pain in his heart.

As he asked himself this question, tears unknowingly covered his entire face. He looked extremely pitiful, with tears streaming down his face.

In the hall, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked at Zhao Yong who was crying loudly, and their faces were moved.

Among them, many officials, like Zhao Yong, came from farming families and their eyes turned red with empathy.

Feng Xingjun also felt a tightness in his throat and was unable to say anything to blame him.

Even Qiao Si couldn't help but reveal sympathy in his eyes.

Only Fu Yutang, still standing aside with an expressionless face as before, watching everything coldly.

She could understand Zhao Yong and knew that it was not easy for Zhao Yong to get to where he is today, but this was never a reason or excuse for him to hurt or kill others at will.

Everyone in the Ministry of Justice had the same idea as Jiang Yueming. Killing is killing, and no matter how much he said, it could not change the fact that he killed someone.

Especially since the other party is an unarmed child with no ability to protect himself.

In their opinion, what Zhao Yong said might not be true.

Mentioning the past is just an attempt to cover up one's own crimes.

People in the Ministry of Justice have seen many people like this.

The same is true for Jiang Yueming.

"Master Zhao."

Jiang Yueming's voice was even and resonated clearly in the hall. His eyes seemed to be able to see through the hypocrisy of the world. He said, "I sympathize with your experience and admire your efforts. But all this is not a reason for you to kill Zhao Ye."

He raised his eyes and looked around at the civil and military officials in the court. His voice was so cold that no emotion could be heard. "There are many people in this world who are suffering more than you and are more miserable than you. Even if they are in trouble, they have never thought of hurting others, abandoning their blood relatives, and would never choose to attack a young child and then shamelessly put all the faults on the other party."