The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Everyone looked a little embarrassed, not knowing how to answer the old lady's question.

Should Sang Nong die as a Northern Zhou person?

No, there were more than one or two people from the Northern Zhou Dynasty who came to Daqi.

Although the two countries have been at war for years, the people are innocent. When people from the two countries meet each other, they may hate each other, but Da Qi did not say that every Northern Zhou citizen must be killed.

Sang Nong and his men were previously sentenced to death simply because someone with ulterior motives labeled them spies sent by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

But now the voices of the people have confirmed that the mulberry farmers did not do anything to harm the people, they were only focused on digging canals.

Zheng Wenkang's face was grim. "Sang Nong is a relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He is here to cause trouble in Daqi!"

The people were stunned.

Then they expressed their simple thoughts: "But the captain has not caused any trouble to us. He has never eaten a grain of our rice or threaded a thread with us. How can he be considered a troublemaker?"

Zheng Wenkang directed his anger at Xie Lin: "Master Xie said that they would be punished more severely, but that was actually a lie. Your real purpose was to exonerate Song Ju and the others, right? You also paid a lot of money to hire these people, and they obeyed your orders and spoke for Sang Nong and the others, right?"

Runxue also tightly grasped the armrest, her hands hidden under her wide sleeves, the knuckles of her hands turning white.

She asked why she felt something was wrong at the beginning, and it turned out that this was the reason. Xie Lin and Chu Heyi had never broken up, and Xie Lin had never betrayed Chu Heyi.

This is a trick!

In order to re-convict Sang Nong and Song Ju, Xie Lin requested a heavier sentence.

If Xie Lin had not made such a request, they would certainly not agree to retrial the case. Without a retrial, there would be no possibility of overturning the charges against Song Ju and others.

They were deceived by Xie Lin and Chu Heyi.

One advocated for leniency, while the other advocated for heavier punishment, so that they would have no doubts about Xie Lin's actions.

Especially after hearing about the fight between Chu Heyi and Xie Lin, she and Dongfang Shuo both felt that Chu Heyi must be mad as he ignored the differences between men and women and jumped directly on Xie Lin and bit him, otherwise he would not have done that in public.

In this era, a woman's reputation is more important than her life.

But now, the situation has been decided and she is powerless to stop it.

Am I just going to swallow my last breath like this?

I really can't accept this!

There was a sudden noise outside.

The emperor noticed the commotion and asked, "Why is there so much noise outside?"

Yao An immediately went out to check the situation, and returned after a cup of tea to report: "Your Majesty, there are civilians outside, a huge crowd. I asked someone to find out, and found out that they are all civilians living near Qingya River and the canal. They heard about Sang Nong's situation and came here to appeal for his injustice.

"I heard them say that Sang Nong never drank a single drop of water or a single bite of food from anyone's family, nor did he take anything from anyone's family while leading people to dig the canal."

Yao An spoke very cautiously.

"Someone else said that once when Sang Nong and his friends were setting up a stove near the village to cook, they learned that there was an old man who had no food to eat, so he gave all his food to the old man. The old man also came and knelt outside to beg the emperor to spare the captain's life."

The hall was silent.

Many people present thought they were very loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and they cared about the people of Daqi, but they also knew that there were very few people who could do what Sang Nong did.

Xie Lin spoke at the right time: "Master Zheng, among the people there are those who are greedy for money, and there are also those who are not greedy for money, and the majority of them want money but dare not take bribes.

"Perhaps some people took my silver, obeyed my orders, and spoke for Sang Nong. But what about the rest of the people? Did they also take my silver?

"Or does Lord Zheng look down on the people of Daqi, thinking that they are all greedy and unruly people?"

Zheng Wenkang's face turned pale, and he moved his lips, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Xie Lin said: "Besides, I have long advocated that Song Ju and Sang Nong be cut into pieces and executed to enhance the prestige of our country. Why should I bribe the people to speak for Sang Nong?

"Mr. Zheng is making a false accusation. We need evidence."

These words seemed to carry a tremendous weight, causing Zheng Wenkang to stagger back a step.

Runxue closed her eyes tightly, not wanting to watch anymore. She could almost foresee the ending.

Even the emperor said, "Prime Minister, please don't misunderstand Mr. Xie!"

Zheng Wenkang was very unconvinced and felt very discouraged, but he still had to bow his head in agreement.

Wen Tingshen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, from the reactions of the people, we can see that Sang Nong has not done anything harmful to the world in Daqi. He is wholeheartedly working for Daqi and the people."

Zheng Wenkang: "Maybe he just hasn't had time to do it yet!"

Wen Tingshen: "It is unfair for the Prime Minister to say that. If I don't like the Prime Minister, can I tell the Emperor that the Prime Minister wants to form a clique for personal gain? But after the Emperor's thorough investigation, the Prime Minister did not do anything to form a clique for personal gain. Can I say that the Prime Minister just didn't have time to do it?

"If such a statement can make a person guilty, then everyone in Daqi will be in danger, and everyone will be afraid of the wind and the trees. Who can live a good life?"

Zheng Wenkang was furious!

Dongfang Shuo could no longer bear it and stood up and said, "Even if what Sang Nong did was beneficial to Daqi, what about Song Ju? Is he really training cavalry for Daqi in my Daqi military camp?"

Xie Lin said: "Your Highness King Cheng's thoughts are exactly what I think. Your Majesty, Song Ju has been in the military camp for more than half a year. If he works hard, he must have trained a team of cavalry.

“Why not let’s have a duel between the war horses and cavalry he trained and those trained by our Daqi soldiers and see what the result is. Then we can know whether Song Ju is really dedicated in the military camp.

"If he is not careful, he must be a spy, coming to disrupt our great military strength! I think that when the time comes, we will still have to torture them to death, and will not show any leniency!"

Xie Lin's voice was cold and resolute, filled with an unignorable murderous aura, making people feel that he really wanted to torture Song Ju and the others to death.

No one opposed his proposal.

His words just happened to echo Dongfang Shuo's words, so Dongfang Shuo naturally had no way to refute them.

Of course, Dongfang Shuo's people did not want to object.

Sang Nong's charges have basically been cleared. Now it depends on Song Ju. If he fails to train excellent war horses and cavalry, he and Sang Nong will surely die.

Only Runxue no longer had any hope for the outcome, but she had no way to stop it and could only watch it happen, watching Dongfang Shuo and the Prime Minister stick their faces out and let Xie Lin and the others beat them.

After all, she had no way of stopping in front of the emperor.

Dongfang Shuo didn't know what Runxue was thinking. He still had hope for a last fight. He said in a loud voice, "Okay, let's do as Master Xie said!"

Once Song Ju, Sang Nong and others are found guilty, Chu Heyi will be stripped of his title and sent to a temple to be imprisoned for two years, but he will not give up!

Unwilling to give up, and unwilling to give up.

Of course, the main reason was that he had not yet foreseen the result that Runxue had foreseen!