Surprise! The boss of the last days, reborn before the engagement

"Oh, I see. Eunuch Li, please follow me. They are imprisoned in the deepest death row. That place..."

Li Si hesitated for a moment, but decided to take Li Defu with him.

Passing through the heavy iron doors, every step was accompanied by a dull echo. The air was filled with a mixture of mold and blood, which was suffocating.

Finally, they came to a cell where light could hardly penetrate.

"Eunuch Li, it's inside."

Li Si opened the cell door, and a stronger stench hit him. Inside the cell, several figures huddled in a corner, in ragged clothes and with haggard faces.

Li Defu walked into the cell, his eyes sharp as torches. After scanning around, he finally fixed his gaze on the left prime minister Chu Yichen.

Chu Yichen, the once powerful court official, is now like a stray dog, with despair and unwillingness in his eyes.

"Chu Yichen, do you admit your guilt?"

Li Defu's voice echoed in the small space, sounding particularly harsh.

Chu Yichen looked up and saw the bright yellow scroll in Li Defu's hand. His heart sank. He struggled to sit up, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Eunuch Li...I want to see the emperor. I know I was wrong. Please spare my life!"

"Humph, you know you're wrong now? If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!"

Li Defu sneered, then unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud.

"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:

I have received the mandate of Heaven and inherited the throne. I will rule the world with benevolence and virtue, hoping that the world will be peaceful and the people will live in happiness.

However, I have recently heard that the Left Prime Minister Chu Yichen, who is the backbone of the court and a role model for all officials, has betrayed the way of loyalty and committed treacherous acts. This is a heinous crime that is unforgivable.

Chu Yichen, since you were ordered by me to serve as the Left Prime Minister, you should have done your best to assist me and put the country first.

However, he had evil intentions and his selfish desires expanded, and he dared to secretly collude with foreign enemies, leak state secrets, and plot to overthrow the principles of our dynasty and shake the foundation of the country. Such behavior is tantamount to treason and surrender to the enemy, which is his first crime.

What makes me even more distressed is that, in order to achieve his ulterior motives, Chu Yichen did not hesitate to resort to despicable means and secretly replaced my prince of pure royal blood, thus bringing shame to the royal bloodline and causing uproar among the people of the world.

Such behavior not only violates the ethics between ruler and subject, but also tramples on human relations, which is the second crime.

When I think of this, I am furious. Chu Yichen's evil deeds are not comparable to ordinary crimes. They are beyond the reach of justice and are condemned by both humans and gods.

If we do not punish them severely, how can we rectify the government and reassure the people? How can we demonstrate the majesty of the national law and safeguard the dignity of the royal family?

Therefore, I hereby issue this decree to sentence Chu Yichen and his family members, regardless of gender, age or status, to death, and to exterminate all nine generations of his clan to prevent future troubles.

I also ordered the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and other government offices to make careful preparations and to carry out a public execution in the marketplace at 3:15 p.m. to show the world that my determination is unshakable and the strictness of the national law cannot be violated.

I hope that all my subjects will take this as a lesson, abide by the way of monarch and minister, be loyal to the monarch and love the country, and do not let selfish desires blind your eyes and take the road of no return. If anyone dares to imitate Chu Yichen, I will punish him severely and will not tolerate him. I decree this! "

After the imperial edict was read, the cell fell into a dead silence. After Chu Yichen heard the imperial edict, he collapsed to the ground as if struck by lightning, tears and sweat intertwined, blurring his vision.

"I was wrong...I was really wrong...I beg Your Majesty to spare my life..."

Madam Chu, who was standing by, was even more grief-stricken. She staggered forward and tried to hug her son, but was stopped by the guards.

She cried, "No! You can't execute us... My son is the left prime minister of the court!"