Flying Clouds in Another World

Chapter 338: Troubles in Changluo City

The emperor was kind and benevolent, and he looked coldly at the seven or eight important officials of the Liu family who came out to demand the execution of Liu Feiyun and severe punishment.

This was just a small court meeting, with only 20 to 30 important officials present. But among these 20 to 30 people, nearly one-third of them suddenly came up with demands, not requests!

"If Liu Feiyun is not executed and the Liu family is not severely punished, where is the royal dignity! Where is the law of the court!"

"The imperial edict not only represents Your Majesty, but also the imperial court! It represents the empire! Liu Feiyun openly defied the imperial edict, which is a disrespect for Your Majesty! Disrespect for the imperial court! Disrespect for the empire! If he is not executed, the world will not be at peace!"

"Now is a time of trouble, and we should use severe punishments and strict laws! Liu Feiyun's case should be dealt with strictly and quickly!"

Seeing these important officials so righteous and awe-inspiring that they were too lazy to even say "please", Gu Huairen became even more angry:

This is clearly not taking me seriously! Liu Feiyun should be severely punished, but I can't kill him! I am willing to kill him!

From a public perspective, Liu Feiyun has just made great contributions during the expedition to the Northern Wilderness. It is really inappropriate to kill him now.

Personally, although I have never taken this nominal junior brother seriously, but for the sake of my master, I should at least show him some kindness!

More importantly, after being annoyed yesterday, I thought about it carefully and roughly guessed the reason why Liu Feiyun disobeyed the order!

Execute the rioters! By executing large numbers of rioters in batches, we can shock the world and make those stupid people dare not rebel again!

A few days ago, under the instigation and deception of these people, he hastily issued an order that was called an execution but was actually a massacre of the rioters!

Although I regretted it later! But I am the emperor, the Son of Heaven, and the ruler of the world. My words are binding, so how could I take the initiative to admit my mistakes!

But this doesn't mean that I am willing to make the same mistake again and again!

Now it's you again, standing up and saying that it's for me, for the court, for the empire! But in fact, you are just trying to trick me!

Do you really think I'm stupid?

Gu Huairen ignored those who demanded the execution of Liu Feiyun, and instead asked Liu Jingang, who had not been to court for a long time:

"Old Earl Liu, I'm sure you know about your grandson's affairs! What do you have to say about this?

Liu Jingang first spat fiercely at the seven or eight people, then fell to his knees with a plop, and began to cry and say:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Although I don't know what has taken place to make this brat crazy, he actually dares to disobey Your Majesty! But I think! He must have his reasons!"

"Your Majesty! Even if this brat disobeyed your order! Even if this brat deserves to be cut into pieces! But Your Majesty!... I beg you!... Please show some mercy!"

"Think about my Liu family. Our ancestors have served the royal family for generations, working like slaves for them! But until now! This bastard is the only male in my Liu family's generation!"

"I am so brave that I am willing to use my life to save him! So that he can give birth to a descendant for my Liu family!"

"Your Majesty! Please have mercy on my Liu family! If you want to execute someone, then execute this old man who won't die!"

"Your Majesty! I will die in this palace today in his place. I only ask Your Majesty to spare my only grandson! Wuuuwawawa!"

As Liu Jingang was talking and crying, he suddenly slammed into a big pillar in the hall.

Although there were several important officials who were former military generals who stopped him in time, he still hit his scalp and caused blood to splash!

Liu Jingang's act of pity immediately made the people present feel sad for each other, and they came out one after another to plead for Liu Feiyun and the Liu family.

Gu Huairen saw that there were five or six people pleading for Liu Feiyun, so he put the matter on hold for the time being and would make the final decision after Liu Feiyun submitted a letter of self-defense.

In the next few days, Liu Feiyun's disobedience to the imperial order caused a series of disturbances.

On that day, Liu Feiyun openly disobeyed the order and said everything in public, and soon these words spread.

The reason why Liu Feiyun disobeyed the order was that he did not want the emperor to massacre the rioters.

Although the word "massacre" did not appear in the imperial edict, in fact, the order to execute all rioters who participated in the riot was a massacre order.

Moreover, several similar imperial edicts had been issued, and more than 100,000 captured rioters had been executed on the spot, or massacred.

The original intention of this massacre order was to use severe punishments in times of chaos to stop the rebellion by killing! However, after the massacre of hundreds of thousands of rioters, the rioters were not frightened, but the civil unrest became more and more intense, and the number of rioters increased.

In response, those who proposed to stop the riots by killing said that not enough people had been killed and that it had not had the desired deterrent effect, and that the scale of the massacre should continue to be expanded.

They also pointed out that the reason why only tens of thousands of people were massacred, far less than the actual number of captured rioters, was that some generals on the front line of suppressing the riot pretended to obey and actually violated the rules and engaged in fraud.

Especially Liu Feiyun, who was too lazy to even pretend and openly disobeyed the order. He must be killed to serve as a warning to those front-line generals who were pretending to obey the order but actually disobeying it.

But more people think that massacring the rioters and captives is wrong in the first place!

It is understandable to kill rioters on the battlefield, but since some of them have laid down their weapons and become prisoners, they should not be slaughtered at will, but should be punished and reformed.

As the first person to openly disobey the order, Liu Feiyun immediately became the focus of the confrontation between the two factions.

In the past few days, Liu Jingang and his son Liu Shixiong have been running around among the many mansions in the north city, hoping that someone can help their Liu family and save Liu Feiyun's life.

At the same time, as Liu Feiyun's agent in Changluo City and temporary representative of Anping Liu family, Si Mingrui also used all her connections to build momentum for her master Liu Feiyun and find support for the Liu family.

Among them, the great scholar Chang Xianzhi and the eleventh princess Gu Qingya are the most important.

Chang Xianzhi was Liu Feiyun's master, and he was extremely dissatisfied with the massacre order, so he would naturally not ignore it. Even if Si Mingrui did not come to him for help, he would do everything he could to save Liu Feiyun.

The eleventh princess, Gu Qingya, was also upset that the emperor never listened to her and did not pay attention to Liu Feiyun, and thus she developed a grudge against the emperor.

This time, seeing that the emperor was reluctant to announce the pardon of Liu Feiyun, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

She said to Si Mingrui who was kneeling in front of her:

"You don't have to beg me on your knees like this! Just get up! After all, I have some friendship with your master! I will naturally persuade His Majesty about his affairs!"

"However, I am afraid that I cannot be completely sure if I rely on my own strength, so you have to look for other families! In addition, you have to take care of the people around His Majesty as well!"

Si Mingrui stood up upon hearing this and replied respectfully:

"Your Highness, I know what you are talking about! So, I brought ten boxes of various rare treasures today. I would like to ask Your Highness to deliver them to the nobles in the palace on my behalf. I only hope that the nobles can say a few good words for my master!"