activa-t Chapter 477: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey (1)
Chapter 477: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey (1)
This is true. Compared with the Shangshu Mansion, the amount of money Zhang Jianding embezzled and abused power is indeed not punishable by death.
Of course, this is only limited to the situation where he doesn't do any small tricks.
If he doesn't attend court, it means he is not satisfied with himself.
If he doesn't do something to me secretly behind my back, then it's indeed something I can consider.
Of course, when she said give him a chance, she really meant give him a chance.
Now that Ma Meizi hasn't come in yet, as long as he confesses everything, she can indeed spare his life.
It depends on how he will do it.
Chen Wanruo has always believed that those who confess will be treated leniently, while those who resist will be treated severely.
"Say? What?" Zhang Jianding asked blankly.
"Oh? Lord Zhang, you don't know what to say?" Chen Wanruo said with a smile.
After hearing this, Zhang Jianding came back to his senses, but for a moment, he really didn't know whether he should tell her this.
Looking at Chen Wanruo's arrogant attitude, Zhang Jianding felt dissatisfied again.
How could a woman like her ascend the throne?
Isn't it because she has some military achievements?
They said today that they were going to attack the Zhang Mansion, but didn’t they still show up at this time?
Thinking of this, another bold idea popped up in Zhang Jianding's mind.
He felt that Chen Wanruo just didn't dare to attack their Zhang Mansion, otherwise, she would definitely not appear here today.
The Shangshu Mansion is not much more prestigious than his Zhang Mansion. She did not show up when the Shangshu Mansion was ransacked.
Now that she had arrived at Zhang's residence, she just sat there motionlessly.
After all, she just wanted to see me bowing to her.
If she really wanted to take action, she definitely didn't have the courage to do so.
If she touches the Zhang Mansion, there are still several noble families behind them who are close to the Zhang Mansion. She can't copy all of them, right?
If that were the case, wouldn't she be angering everyone?
You know, her foundation was unstable from the beginning when she ascended the throne, and the most taboo thing was to massacre the aristocratic families.
Wouldn't it be easy to shake her position as king in this way?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jianding stood up and gently brushed off the dust on his body.
Then he looked straight at Chen Wanruo and said:
"Your Majesty, I really don't know what to say. I haven't been to court for a while, and it's not without reason. I believe Your Majesty has also received my leave of absence."
"But I don't understand, what did I do wrong that warrants such a serious punishment as confiscation of my property and even beheading?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Wanruo's eyes narrowed immediately.
His eyes looked at Zhang Jianding even more fiercely.
She thought he would deny it, but she didn't expect him to be so confident.
It seems that I have been too kind to him.
Zhang Yi on the side was dumbfounded. He didn't even understand when the adults became so stubborn.
Does he know who he is talking to now?
But do you know that his life is almost in danger?
Wasn't he begging for mercy just now before the emperor came?
Why is he so arrogant now that the emperor is here?
That’s right, even Zhang Yi could see through Zhang Jianding’s arrogance.
What’s more, what about Chen Wanruo?
Zhang Jianding was also shocked when he saw Chen Wanruo's sharp eyes.
As expected, she was a female general who had fought on the battlefield. He didn’t know her abilities, but her eyes were indeed sharp.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't listen to my master's nonsense. He knows he is wrong. He has long wanted to kowtow to Your Majesty and admit his fault..."
"Oh? I'm here now. You can ask your master if he knows where he did wrong?" Chen Wanruo interrupted Zhang Yi.
However, Chen Wanruo looked at Zhang Yi differently.
When investigating Zhang Jianding, she also investigated Zhang Yi who had always been with Zhang Jianding.
Naturally, we also know that Zhang Yi has made an indispensable contribution to the fact that Zhang Jianding has not made any mistakes over the years.
It’s just a pity that I followed the wrong master.
Chen Wanruo would naturally not miss such a talent.
What's more, if Wanming becomes the crown prince in the future, she will most need someone like this by her side.
It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to test him again.
Thinking of this, Chen Wanruo ignored Zhang Jianding and looked at Zhang Yi instead, and continued:
"You just said that your master knows he is wrong, but I see he doesn't know. Let me ask you, do you think your master is wrong?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly speak to him.
Once the property is confiscated and the person is exiled, as a follower of the master, I naturally cannot escape.
The biggest reason why he was so anxious, apart from his own reasons, was that he didn't want the adults to be confused.
"Why? Is it so difficult to answer?" After not getting an answer from Zhang Yi for a long time, Chen Wanruo asked again.
"Your Majesty, if I tell you, could you spare our Zhang family this time?"
He was talking about Zhang Mansion, not Zhang Jianding, nor did he specifically mention anyone by name.
Obviously, he didn't want the entire Zhang family to be dragged down by Zhang Jianding.
Hearing this, Chen Wanruo immediately felt in a good mood.
I have to say that Zhang Yi is still rational.
In addition to reason, no, it should be a person who has both reason and wisdom.
However, Chen Wanruo did not agree immediately, but asked:
"Please speak first. I will listen to what you say and then consider whether to spare the Zhang family."
She was also talking about the Zhang Mansion. If Zhang Yi understood, he would know that even if she spared the Zhang Mansion, she would not spare Zhang Jianding.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Jianding on the side suddenly spoke.
"If you want to chat, get in the skirt, Lu Yaoling is going to chat with Wu Si in the second episode."
"Are you questioning me?" When Chen Wanruo looked at Zhang Jianding again, there was murderous intent in her eyes.
It would be a shame for such a person to die.
She didn't even know what she had done to be so stupid as to come here and listen to his nonsense.
It would be a shame for such a person to die.
When Zhang Jianding heard Chen Wanruo's words, he was stunned.
He wanted to say no, but he opened and closed his mouth and couldn't utter a word.
At this moment, he already had an ominous premonition.
Even he himself didn't know where this ominous premonition came from, but he just started to panic for no reason.
"Your Majesty, I..."
"You have no chance anymore!" Chen Wanruo interrupted him calmly.
After saying this, he looked at Zhang Yi and said:
"But I can give you another chance. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you."
"Your Majesty, I, the common people..."
"I can't say anything bad about you, sir, but during the time I've been with you, you've always followed the rules. You've made mistakes, but they're not serious enough to warrant beheading."
"Your Excellency is indeed right about this, but the most wrong thing is..."