readytorunbook Chapter 838 It wasn't easy!
Chapter 838 It wasn't easy!
"Let's get back to the main topic,"
Sheng Yunjiao held Lu Yangyang's hand, "Yangyang, you are really amazing. You actually managed to persuade His Majesty to grant a general amnesty. This is a trick that I could never come up with even after racking my brains! Now that's great. Although you were in the shadows before, you were hindering us at every turn. Now that His Majesty has publicly acknowledged your medical skills, at least you will have far fewer troubles in the open!"
Lu Yangyang was exiled as the deposed Crown Princess, and countless people wanted to harm Zong Que. If she returned to the capital alive, she would be an easy target. Everyone would want to capture her to blackmail Zong Que. Even if she disguised herself well, being watched by everyone was still dangerous.
Now that His Majesty has publicly pardoned her and focused on handling the case of the Tenth Prince, even going so far as to grant a general amnesty, those hiding behind the scenes will be hesitant to act rashly, thus reducing a lot of trouble!
Lu Yangyang waved her hand, "It wasn't my idea. My original intention was just to take this opportunity to bargain with His Majesty. Even if we couldn't really abolish the law of collective punishment, we could at least try to amend some of the laws. Even if we didn't succeed, at least we could save those people's lives. It was Lu Wei's idea!"
When Lu Yangyang received Zong Que's message from her second brother, who was abolishing the system of collective punishment, she didn't actually realize it at first.
Because in her view, this was something that was simply impossible.
Back in Changyang County, Aunt Jing had actually discussed this issue with her and Zhiyi. If they wanted to truly abolish collective punishment and achieve legal fairness, it would not be something that could be accomplished overnight. What they needed behind it was the absolute strength of the entire Great Zhao Dynasty, which would have the absolute confidence and power to suppress those powerful families.
As Zhiyi also said, let alone the entire Great Zhao, even in the small Changyang County, it is impossible to completely avoid implicating relatives. Once this door is opened, it will lead to countless new evils, which will put the cart before the horse and fail to achieve the original intention. At least when her prestige in a place is enough to deter everyone, she can clearly distinguish between the rules and not implicate the family.
Lu Yangyang understood Zong Que's idea; his ultimate goal was to find an opportunity to negotiate with the Emperor.
First, let her take the opportunity to escape punishment. Then, if we can persuade His Majesty to be lenient in similar situations, it would be best to amend the scope of the collective punishment law. In this way, when the case of the Duke of Rong's mansion is reopened, we can use this opportunity to exonerate all the living relatives of the Rong family.
Firstly, it was to help them get off the hook and start over; secondly, it was to stabilize morale and overturn the verdict in the Chenzhou case.
However, the possibility of persuading the emperor to amend the laws is almost nonexistent.
Why would Zong Que say that?
She belatedly realized that the person who truly wanted to kill the Tenth Prince was probably Consort Xiao's man. If Consort Xiao was the culprit, then as long as she made a big fuss about this matter and took the opportunity to propose not to be implicated by association, in order to minimize the impact of plotting to kill the prince, then her current opponent, the Duke of Xiao's faction, would definitely stand up for her.
We need to find a way to solidify Consort Xiao's charges so that we can force the Duke of Xiao's faction to speak up for her in order to mitigate the impact.
Currently, at least half of the people in the court support the Third Prince. These people all belong to the Duke of Xiao's faction. If these people all speak up for her, His Majesty will definitely consider it.
Only when she pieced things together did she understand why Zong Que proposed abolishing the system of collective punishment.
The idea is to use someone else's strength against them, to bring something that seems impossible into the open. With her making such a fuss, those who originally thought she and Zong Que were deeply in love and wanted to use her to threaten Zong Que will reconsider. After all, she has shamelessly shouted that the Emperor should change the law in order to avoid being implicated, so what's the point of holding her hostage?
By muddying the waters, no one will know her true purpose.
So when she received the late Empress's medical records from Xue Wanyue, she immediately began to fabricate evidence. Ying Xun was the best at this. As long as she could persuade Ying Xun and obtain the "evidence" to frame Consort Xiao, she would catch Duke Xiao off guard and make his faction stand up for her in order to protect themselves.
Lu Wei, however, came up with a brilliant idea: a general amnesty. It was a brilliant idea that achieved several goals at once.
This would both sever Lu Wei's ties with Lu Jibai's Lu family and make the Emperor trust Lu Wei more, since Lu Wei is now all alone and can only rely on the Emperor's favor. The more arrogant the Emperor is, the more he will rely on him, believing that Lu Wei can only depend on him.
Secondly, the general amnesty can also pardon the Rong family members who were implicated in the Rong State case, which is also a good thing.
Furthermore, granting a general amnesty under the guise of praying for the Tenth Prince would actually do the Shen family a favor, while also preventing the Shen family from completely breaking ties with Duke Xiao's faction. As a result, Duke Xiao would only do his best to facilitate this matter and would not try to sabotage it.
Thinking of this, Lu Yangyang couldn't help but click her tongue softly, "I knew Lu Wei had been cunning since he was little. See? He's never suffered a loss!"
Duke Xiao secretly sent people to Qinghe Village to silence them. Lu Wei then openly revealed his identity to the Emperor and severed ties with Lu Jibai. No matter what the reason was, if Duke Xiao were to take action against Lu Wei again in the future, it would be a slap in the face to His Majesty!
Wen Qingqing was confused. Lu Yangyang explained for a long time, but her head was still buzzing. She scratched her head and said, "My head is so itchy. It feels like my brain is starting to grow."
Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao burst into laughter.
Lu Yangyang patted Wen Qingqing on the shoulder: "I've asked Hongyu to go buy medicinal herbs. You just need to focus on making medicine from now on, and leave the rest to me!"
Wen Qingqing was so moved that she burst into tears: "That's so loyal! I really can't do that!"
Before coming to the capital, she had ambitiously considered helping out in some way, but as it turned out, she was really not cut out for it.
Lu Yangyang then asked Sheng Yunjiao, "How is Auntie? What have you all accomplished these past few days?"
“My aunt lives on a manor outside the capital. To avoid attracting attention, she hasn’t shown her face yet. However, I’ve heard some news about the Rong family. Speaking of which, we really owe a lot to Sister Ruoxue!” Sheng Yunjiao said.
Lu Yangyang exclaimed in surprise, "Cheng Ruoxue?"
Sheng Yunjiao nodded: "Yes, I just found out that Sister Ruoxue's mother, who is also General Cheng's wife, is actually a cousin of the Duke of Rong's wife. Sister Ruoxue is a kind person. When I told her that she felt sorry for the Duke of Rong's family, she empathized with me and took the initiative to provide me with a lot of information that I had never heard of before! She is also the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family. It's really not easy for her!"