Chapter 180 Give me a way out

Wu Di originally wanted to punish King Xie and kill the Ji Jinghou to show the other officials.

But at the moment, Yinghong personally pleaded for him, which made Wu Di a little embarrassed.

Seeing Wu Di's face turned pale, King Xie crawled on the ground and climbed to Wu Di's heels.

"Your Majesty, please give me a way out, I will definitely change my past. I... can hand over all the people's wealth we have collected in the Xiewang Mansion over the years."

King Xie pleaded guilty and took the initiative. Before Wu Di could ask him about the money he had been corrupt over the years, King Xie took the initiative to deliver it to the door.

"According to the laws and regulations of the Dacheng Kingdom, you are corrupt and abused by the law, and you are disregarding human lives, and punished with multiple crimes, which is enough to make you confiscate your home, demote it to a commoner, and be sent to the army."

Wu Di didn't want to spare King Xie in front of him easily. He could escape the death penalty, but he would never let him feel relieved.

When King Xie heard that he wanted to demote him to a commoner and to be sent to his army, he was frightened.

He hunched over, begged and kowtowed, but in short, he no longer cared about his face.

"Your Majesty, please spare me for the sake of my ancestors. I grew up in Shangjing and have been living a prosperous life. You sent me to the frontier and demoted me to a commoner, which is equivalent to letting me die by myself... Your Majesty beg you..."

King Xie lay on the ground and kowtowed hard, until his forehead was broken, but Wu Di was still unmoved.

Yinghong, who was beside him, saw it and remembered the instructions of the old Duke.

Yinghong's father, Duke Yingguo and King Xie's grandfather, were ministers of comrades, and they assisted the Dacheng late emperor together.

As one of the ministers entrusting the orphanage, Grandpa Xie, is a pillar of the country for the whole country.

"Your Majesty, King Xie is so naughty, but he still lacks discipline at a young age. When King Xie was alive, he entrusted his father with his father. Before his death, he reminded me, hoping that Your Majesty would give King Xie the opportunity to reform for the sake of the minister of the humerus."

Although Yinghong did not have much interaction with King Xie, she still knew about King Xie’s usual reputation.

It was just because she was in the deep palace and it was inconvenient to ask about the affairs of the officials in the court.

"Ying'er, are you sure you want to plead for him? He is the overlord of Shangjing. He has been doing evil for a long time, and he has already caused resentment from all over the capital."

Wu Di didn't understand why Yinghong would protect King Xie so much. He stood there without returning Yinghong's words, but looked directly at a carriage that was driving over from a distance and was out of the way.

The carriage stopped in front of Wu Di and Yinghong, and walked out of the carriage with a rich middle-aged woman. She was extremely luxurious in gold and silver.

She owed Wu Di and Yinghong without any haste and bowed to them.

"My wife Xie has met His Majesty and Empress."

The person who came was King Xie's mother, the daughter-in-law of King Xie, and Princess Xie Tai. Because she was named the wife of the imperial decree, she did not kneel down when she saw Wu Di and Yinghong.

Wu Di had never seen Princess Xie before, so he still had a cold face, and he was waiting for Yinghong to speak out.

"The princess is invited to the family, so you don't have to be polite. Today's Japanese Palace and His Majesty stepped onto the capital on a whim. Unexpectedly, Xiao Xie Wang collided with the Holy Lord and aroused Tianwei."

Yinghong's words were very clear, and she told Princess Xie in a few words. I think Princess Xie in front of her also came from the royal mansion by listening to the letter from the servants at home.

"Your Majesty, Empress, Ba'er's father died in battle since he was a child. His wife lost her discipline on Ba'er. All these mistakes are the fault of his wife. His wife is willing to ask His Majesty. The Empress gives him the opportunity to reform because of Ba'er's youngness."
Chapter completed!