Chapter 623: Shi Renzheng

The prisoners were taken to the prison, and Chu Hongyi, Xie Jin, and Xuanyuan Yao went to the palace to report.

Chu Hongyi walked in front of the two of them. Her black military uniform made her look particularly slender and tall. For a woman, she really had a bearing that no one could match.

"That's great." Xuanyuan Yao's eyes fell on her back, with a smile of pride on his face, "The outstanding generals of Dongling are all from the Xuanyuan family. Look at General Chu's outstanding and fierce aura. Prince Qi is so lucky."

Xie Jin tilted his head to look at him. In the inner courtyard of the palace, in public, he resisted the urge to reach out and pinch his cheek, and smiled faintly: "Are they all from the Xuanyuan family?"

"Of course." Xuanyuan Yao glanced at him, "Chu Hongyi is now the daughter-in-law of Prince Qi, so of course she is from the Xuanyuan family. What do you think?"

Xie Jin's hands itched more and more: "Whose family is Yaoyao from?"

Xuanyuan Yao said calmly: "The Huainan Wang family."

Xie Jin paused.

"Ajin is also from the Huainan Wang family." Xuanyuan Yao continued, "Don't forget that you are my wife."

Xie Jin was silent, then curled his lips: "Well, Yaoyao is right."

"So I said that the generals are all from the Xuanyuan family, what do you think?"

Xie Jin shook his head: "No opinion."

Yaoyao is right.

Xuanyuan Yao snorted, barely satisfied with his attitude.

All the way to Dazheng Palace, after the palace servants reported, the three entered the palace together, Rong Yu sat in front of the imperial desk to read the memorials, while Her Majesty sat beside him, grinding ink very elegantly, as if she had found an interesting job for her boring life as an empress.

The three of them respectfully performed the great ceremony of monarch and minister.

"Stand up." Nan Xi turned around and said in a gentle tone, "You all worked hard."

Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao almost sighed in their hearts that Her Majesty was really gentle. No wonder the master has been with Her Majesty for a long time and his temperament has been softened so much.

Such a woman, no matter what her status, can relax when getting along with her.

Xie Jin couldn't help thinking, if the master can handle government affairs in the Dazheng Palace in the future, why do they need to worry all day long? I'm afraid those ministers will feel at ease.

"The nine clans of the Yun family have 559 people, all on the list." Chu Hongyi said, "The youngest of the direct line, Yun Die, and the direct son Yun Han have not yet married, so there are no children. In the collateral line, there is a three-year-old child, two seven-year-old children, and two young girls, one nine and one eleven years old..."

Nan Xi raised her eyes and looked over: "Where are those children now?"

Chu Hongyi paused slightly: "They are still detained in Shangning Prison. The weather is hot now. I am worried that the young sons can't bear the hardship of long-distance imprisonment, so I left them all in Shangning."

If the children are taken on the road, they will have to be taken care of separately, which wastes manpower and delays the journey.

Moreover…

Nan Xi was silent for a moment: “Do these collateral branches have close contact with the main lineage?”

When this was said, not only Rong Yu looked up at her, but Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao were also quite surprised. They were all extremely smart people, and naturally understood the meaning of Her Majesty’s words.

Chu Hongyi replied: “The collateral branches are protected by the power of the main lineage, and they can naturally get some of the glory and wealth, but the important secrets of the main lineage, except for a few close confidants, most of the others know nothing about it, let alone participate.”

“Your Majesty.” Xie Jin said, “I have carefully checked the power base of the Yun family. The list of the main culprits is in one book, the list of the accomplices is in another book, and the list of other implicated people is in another book. Your Majesty can take a closer look and you will roughly understand the distribution of the Yun family’s power.”

Rong Yu took the list they submitted in advance and handed it to Nan Xi.

The Dazheng Palace fell into a brief silence.

"The punishment of killing nine clans is too cruel and not conducive to a prosperous and peaceful era." Nan Xi said calmly, "All direct descendants of the Yun family will be killed, all accomplices will be killed, and all adults within the three clans will be killed."

Chu Hongyi was silent.

Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao did not speak either.

Nan Xi looked through the list and crossed out the names of several children with a red pen, "Children under eight years old within the three clans will be sent to the palace and trained as secret guards."

"Your Majesty." Xie Jin frowned slightly, "If you don't get rid of the roots, there will be endless troubles."

"There has never been a saying that children should be executed." Nan Xi pondered for a moment, "If they are not sent to the palace, they will not be able to survive. If they survive by chance, the trouble may be even greater."

"Xi'er is right." Rong Yu said, "If they are sent to the palace and watched under our noses, they will not cause any trouble."

Xie Jin was silent.

"There is no problem in training secret guards." Xuanyuan Yao frowned, "Secret guards receive special training methods from childhood. When they grow up, most of them are ruthless and desireless, and it is difficult for them to cause any harm."

Besides, the seeds of hatred have not yet grown in the hearts of young children. In the later stage, they will be placed in the secret guard camp for training. They will pass five levels and kill six generals. They will have no seven emotions and six desires. All kinds of emotions can be completely polished away. There is nothing to worry about.

Xie Jin thought about it and it was not wrong.

"It's settled at this time." Nan Xi raised her eyes, "Isn't Xuanyuan Hua in charge of revising the book now? The criminal law can be revised as appropriate. Some unreasonable old laws of Shen Ke are no longer suitable for the present."

Rong Yu called Qingyang: "Send Xuanyuan Hua to the Qinzheng Palace later, and I will discuss with him now."

"Yes."

The law needs to be improved. Severe punishments are not suitable for wise rulers in prosperous times. Rong Yu had the idea of ​​revising the criminal law before, but he never made time.

"If the other innocent collateral relatives have little to do with the Yun family's direct line, they should be pardoned." Nan Xi closed the files and the list, "Especially the elderly, the weak, women and children, give them a way out, but their descendants within three generations are not allowed to enter the government."

Grace is given, and restrictions should also be put in place.

Even if this is still a bit unreasonable, it can try to prevent some people from taking advantage of the remaining influence to make a comeback, or disrupt the officialdom, and have other thoughts.

"Your Majesty is wise." After listening to Nan Xi's decision, Xie Jin, although still somewhat disagreed, sincerely admired it, "It is a blessing for the people to have the Queen in Dongling."

Nan Xi raised his eyes to look at him and smiled casually: "Mr. Xie is really good at talking."

"It's my duty."

Regarding the affairs of the Yun family and the Su family, several people discussed for a while, each expressing their opinions and views, without a one-man show, but just expressing their insights and suggestions, in order to better govern the world in the future and treat the subjects well.

Of course, the way of benevolence only applies to loyal officials and the common people of the world. Certain laws of torture are still reserved for those who commit crimes.

Only by combining kindness and severity, being kind when it is time to be kind and cruel when it is time to be cruel, can corrupt officials and incompetent officials be deterred and the world be clear.

Near noon, Yin Yue came in to report: "Your Majesty, the little prince is dismissed."

Nan Xi's face softened, "Let them in."

"Yes."

Xuanyuan Qi walked in holding Hao'er, bowed and saluted, and put the little guy on the ground.

The baby, who was only fifteen months old, stood quietly alone for a while, turned his head, looked up slightly, and looked at Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao with his clear and dark eyes. He found that he didn't recognize them, and then turned to look at Chu Hongyi. He still didn't recognize them, so he calmly withdrew his gaze.

He walked towards Nan Xi with his calves swaying, his voice soft and sticky: "Mom..."

Nan Xi stood up, opened her arms and hugged her son, kissed him hard on his pink face: "Hao'er is so good."

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