Three days later, the order of the imperial court arrived in Hefeng City.

Qian Miaocai was waiting at the gate of the Qian Mansion with the people of the Qian family at this time.

After a while, a few people came from afar, it was Yuan Dongqing, Li Tianfu and others.

The Li family and the Yuan family are the people in charge of investigating the Qian family this time, and Li Yuande did not come, only sent Li Tianfu over, so the main person in charge this time is Yuan Dongqing.

"Brother Yuan, the head of the Li family. ”

Seeing the two of them, Qian Miaocai greeted with a somewhat gloomy face.

Only a few days have passed, Qian Miaocai seems to have changed as a person, his face is gloomy, his eyes are blank, his thick black hair before has been seen to be silver at this time, and the whole person reveals an aura of despair.

Seeing Qian Miaocai's appearance, Yuan Dongqing sighed, hugged his fists and said, "Brother Qian." ”

Li Tianfu also said hello.

Then several people entered the Qian Mansion and sat down in the living room.

After a while, Qian Miao spoke: "Brother Yuan, this time the imperial court investigated my Qian family, and Brother Yuan is the person in charge, right?"

Yuan Dongqing was silent for a while and nodded.

"Then please ask Brother Yuan to be merciful. ”

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place!"

Qian Miaocai sighed and said with a wry smile: "This is the inheritance passed down from the ancestors, how can Qian give it up easily!"

Yuan Dongqing glanced at him and said, "Is the foundation important or the lives of the whole family important?"

Qian Miaocai didn't say anything, and after a while, her face was complicated: "I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so decisive and not leave any affection at all." ”

"This is a struggle between the imperial power and the family, and there is no room for relaxation. ”

After speaking, Yuan Dongqing sighed and said: "This time I came to investigate your Qian family on the orders of Your Majesty, I believe that you also know the purpose, I can only do my best to help you alleviate some of your sins, but the final result still depends on Your Majesty." ”

Qian Miaocai nodded, "Then thank you Brother Yuan." ”

At this time, Li Tianfu on the side spoke: "Master Qian, before I came, my father also told me to bring a word to Master Hou. ”

"I don't know what Marquis Li said?"

"Confessing leniently and resisting strictly, the Qian family is not a certain death. ”

After Qian Miaocai listened, her brows furrowed, and then a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.

Hurriedly raised his head and asked, "This is what Hou Ye Li said personally?"

Li Tianfu nodded.

Qian Miaocai's face suddenly turned bloody, and his expression was no longer as dignified as just now.

Li Yuande's words, he understood, that is, let the Qian family take the initiative to admit the mistake, then His Majesty may still take care of the old feelings and will not exterminate his Qian family, but if the problem is forcibly found out by the imperial court, then it is estimated that the Qian family will be in a catastrophe at that time.

Thinking of this, Qian Miaocai hurriedly shouted to the outside world: "Come here, pen and ink are waiting." ”

After a while, the pen and ink were ready, and Qian Miao began to write.

It was written in the book of guilt, in which it was written that his Qian family did have dealings with the barbarians, but it did not involve important items, nor did it harm the interests of Great Xia, at most it was some miscellaneous transactions.

Then he wrote that after he had a relationship with the barbarians, he was deeply aware of the dangers of doing so, so he never contacted the barbarians again, hoping that His Majesty would see it and the like.

After writing, Qian Miaocai stamped his own seal on it and left his own breath.

Then he put away the letter, handed it to Yuan Dongqing, and begged Yuan Dongqing to give the letter to His Majesty.

Yuan Dongqing looked at Qian Miaocai and listened to Li Tianfu's words, and began to write hard, took the initiative to admit his guilt, and wrote a letter of guilt, so he was a little stunned.

After receiving Qian Miaocai's letter, he was a little puzzled: "Brother Qian, who are you?"

Qian Miaocai smiled bitterly: "This is just a way for my Qian family to survive, rather than rebelling against Your Majesty and then being found out of the problem, it is better to take the initiative to admit it, so that Your Majesty may be able to remember some old feelings and leave my Qian family a little way to live." ”

Yuan Dongqing was silent and did not speak, it seems that Qian Miaocai has given up the glory of his ancestors for the sake of the Qian family.

There is a difference between admitting oneself and being found out, if it is found out by the court that the Qian family colluded with the barbarians, although the Qian family will not escape death, but if the Qian family desperately refuses to admit it, there will always be someone who will remember the integrity of the Qian family.

But admitting it to yourself is different, whether you die or not is unknown, but the reputation that the Qian family has accumulated over countless years is about to be ruined.

Qian Miaocai: This is using the reputation and honor of the Qian family to gamble on the only life.

On Yuan Dongqing, Yuan Dongqing thinks that what he does is not necessarily better than Qian Miaocai, because some people value the honor of their ancestors more than their lives.

Thinking of this, Yuan Dongqing couldn't help but feel a little emotional, fortunately, he had surrendered to His Majesty early, otherwise the current situation is estimated to be similar to the Qian family, I knew today, why bother at the beginning, this is Yuan Dongqing's opinion of the Qian family.

Since Qian Miaocai had already written a letter of guilt, there was no need for Yuan Dongqing to stay at the Qian family, put away the letter, and left with Li Tianfu.

"Whether you live or die, it's up to Your Majesty. ”

Watching Yuan Dongqing and them leave, Qian Miaocai muttered in a low voice.

Qian Miaocai is also regretting it now, he was unwilling to hand over his rights at the beginning, because he thought that the world family must be one at this time, but he never expected that the people were one, and it had nothing to do with their Donghai Prefecture family.

Three days later.

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Xia Ren was holding a letter and looking at it slowly, this letter was Qian Miaocai's guilty letter.

After Yuan Dongqing got the letter of guilt, with the strength of his holy womb, he traveled day and night, and arrived at the palace in three days and handed over the letter to Xia Ren.

After reading Qian Miaocai's guilty book, Xia Ren chuckled, this Qian family is also interesting, at the beginning, he swore to die unyieldingly, but now he has written a guilty book, I'm afraid he can't withstand the pressure.

However, since the Qian family wrote a letter of guilt, and the province will go to get those evidences by themselves, then Xia Ren doesn't mind leaving the Qian family a way out, but the capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, and it can't be as simple as just taking back the rights.

Otherwise, what is the point of the Yuan family taking refuge in themselves in advance? How can he deter the families of other states?

"Come on, pass on Liu Bowen. ”

After a while, Liu Bowen arrived.

Xia Ren handed him Qian Miaocai's guilty self book and asked, "Prime Minister, how do you think it is better to treat the Qian family?"

Liu Bowen quickly glanced at the content of the letter in his hand, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since the Qian family has surrendered, there is no need to kill them all, but you can't let them go easily." ”

"If you kill them quickly, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be gossiped, after all, the Qian family has also helped Your Majesty, but if you let them go, it won't be a deterrent, and the family may not be afraid in the future. ”

"Therefore, this punishment should be well controlled, Weichen suggested that Hefeng City be recovered, the Qian family marquis should be dismissed, the Qian family's property should be confiscated, Qian Miaocai should be imprisoned, and then some descendants should be selected to fill the army. ”

After listening to this, Xia Ren thought for a while and asked, "Will it be a little lighter?"

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, these families value the glory of the family more than life, as long as they deprive them of the honor of their ancestors, then it will be more uncomfortable than killing them, and after all, the Qian family also supported His Majesty's ascendancy at the beginning, so they must always be merciful." ”

Xia Ren nodded, "Okay, then let's arrange it like this." ”

At this time, Qian Miaocai has been anxiously staying at home waiting for the trial of the imperial court, not only the Qian family, but also the rest of the families in Donghai Prefecture, including all the families in the world, are waiting for His Majesty's judgment of the Qian family.

And just like that, time passed slowly.

Xia Ren did not announce the result of the trial as soon as possible, he just wanted to make these families worried and suffer.

It wasn't until an early dynasty that a minister couldn't help it and mentioned this matter that Xia Ren announced the result of the trial of the Qian family.

"When the decree arrives, the Qian family receives the decree. ”

At this time, in the hall of the Qian Mansion, a eunuch held a holy decree and shouted at Qian Miaocai and others.

Qian Miaocai and the others immediately bowed down and said, "Welcome to the holy decree." ”

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: The Qian family fornicated with the barbarians, violated the laws of the Great Xia Lie, and should have been beheaded all over the house, but because the Hou of Hefeng took the initiative to admit his guilt and did not cause major losses to the Great Xia, so after the review of the imperial court, only the city of Hefeng was recovered, and Qian Miaocai was dismissed from the position of the Marquis of Hefeng, and the property of the Qian family was confiscated.

Chin this. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Qian Miaocai respectfully accepted the holy decree, and then said in a low voice: "I wonder if my father-in-law can allow Qian to clean up?"

The eunuch who announced the decree nodded and said politely: "Qian Da... Money.money.. Ahem, yes. ”

Qian Miaocai immediately thanked the eunuch, as for the money for a long time, the money didn't come out, he didn't care, now he has no official position, and he is still guilty, I don't know what to call it It's normal.

Then Qian Miaocai instructed the Qian family to pack up their things and prepare to leave, because the imperial court confiscated Hefeng City and the Qian family's property, so this Qian Mansion could not live, and they had to find another way.

"Miaode, after I leave, the Qian family will rely on you, remember not to let my Qian family get involved in some things that violate the laws of Great Xia, as for the candidates for the army, you can choose from my descendants. ”

Qian Miaode's eyes were red, listening to Qian Miaocai's advice, he just nodded vigorously and did not speak.

Then Qian Miaocai ordered some other things, and left with the eunuch.

Out of Hefeng City, Qian Miaocai looked back and took a deep look, since then, this city that has been inherited by his ancestors for hundreds of years will have nothing to do with his Qian family in the future.

And the news of the Qian family's trial also spread throughout Donghai Prefecture in just a few days, and even spread throughout Great Xia.

At this time, the other three marquis of Donghai Prefecture gathered together again.

"Brother Chen, now that the Qian family has become history, what should the three of us do?

Zhu Wujue asked Chen Tao with a solemn face.

Yu Rong on the side also echoed: "Yes, Brother Chen, if we hold on now, we may end up worse than the Qian family, and now that our Donghai Prefecture has been isolated, the rest of the family will not care about our life or death at all." ”

Chen Tao's face was also heavy at this time, and after a while, he said slowly: "Now it seems that we only have one way to go." ”

After speaking, he sighed deeply and said: "Give in to Your Majesty, hand over the power in your hands, at least you can keep a throne, as for other territories and property, compared to life, it is nothing." ”

Zhu Wujue and Yu Rong also nodded and were silent.