Gao Mo said sternly, "Master Zong, I am not making an official judgment, but discussing with you the punishment of Fang Xusheng. If the case is formally tried, at least the three halls of the East Saint Pavilion, the Li Hall, and the Criminal Hall need to gather together, and even a semi-saint may appear to make the judgment. You know the rules of the Saint Court better than we do. In Fang Xusheng's words, this is an interview."
"Since the Palace of Rites and the Palace of Punishments do not want to interfere in this matter, you can leave it to my Dongsheng Pavilion. I will ask His Majesty Dongsheng to hear the case." Zong Ganyu said.
The whole audience was in an uproar. Dong Sheng was Zong Ganyu's father. As the patriarch of Qing Kingdom, it went without saying that he would side with Qing Kingdom.
"If the Patriarch is determined to take over this case, then our Criminal Court and Etiquette Court will have no objection. But the Patriarch is probably drinking tea with the head of the Kong family right now. Are you sure you want to send a letter to the Patriarch now?" Gao Mo said.
Zong Ganyu was silent.
The rest of the clan members also realized that Zong Ganyu was in a dilemma. They all believed that the Zong Saint could solve the problem. However, it was an indisputable fact that the Zong Saint was in danger. Only an ignorant child would send a letter to trouble the Zong Saint. Zong Ganyu could not do such a thing.
Moreover, even if the Patriarch Saint got the news, he might not be willing to take over the case, because the Patriarch Saint has always been careful about his reputation. If the Half-Saint of the human race personally suppresses the Void Saint, it will inevitably trigger a backlash from a large number of scholars.
Gao Mo immediately said: "Since it is difficult for Elder Zong to answer, this matter must be led by the Criminal Hall and the Li Hall. The East Saint Pavilion only has the right to supervise."
Zong Ganyu added: "The idea of private punishment is too trifling. Could it be that killing Lei Chongmo, a top scholar, is also private punishment? If you define Fang Yun's killing of Lei Chongmo as private punishment, I will inform the Holy Academy and ask for a public discussion or even ask my father to come out of retirement!"
Gao Mo said sternly, "How can we mix up the two people's affairs? Let's first solve Ge Yiming's matter, and then discuss Lei Chongmo's matter. Lei Chongmo is the patriarch of the Lei family. If the evidence is irrefutable, we have no right to make a decision. At least we have to wait for the decision of the elders of the Saint Academy, or even hold a public meeting, and let the great Confucian scholars of the human race or the monarch jointly decide."
Zong Ganyu glanced at Lei Tingzhen.
Lei Tingzhen immediately said: "Please ask Elder Gao to end the case of Ge Yiming as soon as possible. The case of the head of my Lei family must not be delayed."
"Since Brother Tingzhen requested a speedy trial, I also hope to resolve this case quickly." Zong Ganyu said.
The scholars of Jing State and Fang Yun's friends felt helpless. The case of Lei Tingzhen had not been closed until now. Now with Ge Yiming involved, with the means of the Criminal Hall and the Li Hall, it would not be a problem to drag it out for decades. However, now that Lei Tingzhen and Zong Ganyu have joined forces to demand a quick solution, the Criminal Hall and the Li Hall cannot continue to drag it out.
Gao Mo looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun thought for a few breaths and said, "There is nothing complicated about Ge Yiming's case. This Saint also agrees to close the case."
Gao Mo glanced at Zong Ganyu, Lei Tingzhen and Qing Jun, and after a few breaths, he said, "Since both parties agree that this case should be resolved quickly, Gao will maintain the original sentence. Fang Xusheng did not act without reason. Ge Yiming repeatedly betrayed the country with Qingjiang Commercial Bank, and colluded with Jiao Sheng to harm Fang Xusheng. He should be sentenced to a serious crime, at least exiled to the ancient land. However, without the documents of the Holy Court, Ge Yiming will never be sentenced to death. Fang Xusheng killed him, which was a big mistake and should be punished. This matter should be sentenced according to Xusheng's private punishment causing death, so he should be exiled thousands of miles away for more than three years and less than seven years. Now, please let Wu Gelao tell us how the Li Hall will sentence."
Wu Ge Lao raised his head slightly and said, "Xu Sheng killed the Jinshi who violated the etiquette without the consent of the Li Hall. He was punished to copy the Thirteen Classics a hundred times and fined one million taels of silver."
Gao Mo then asked: "Do you have any objections?"
Countless eyes turned to Zong Ganyu, Lei Tingzhen and Qing Jun.
Even those who were enemies of Fang Yun felt that the punishment was quite fair. After all, Fang Yun was a virtual saint, and being exiled thousands of miles away for several years was not a light punishment.
On the contrary, those who supported Fang Yun were somewhat dissatisfied, because even if an ordinary person accidentally killed someone, as long as he surrendered and obtained the forgiveness of the family, he would be exiled for a maximum of seven years.
Qingjun looked at the other two motionlessly, while Zong Ganyu looked at Lei Tingzhen.
Lei Tingzhen hesitated for a long time and said, "The punishment by the Criminal Court and the Li Court is fair, and the Lei family has no objection."
"I have no objection either." Zong Ganyu said.
"Qing Kingdom has no objection." said Qing Jun.
After a few breaths, Gao Mo said, "Since everyone has no objection, as long as Fang Xusheng does not object, then this case will be settled."
Everyone looked up at Fang Yun on the Yueyang Tower.
"This Saint has no objection. Please ask Elder Gao, Elder Wu and Elder Zong to issue a joint document to the East Saint Pavilion, the Criminal Hall and the Li Hall." Fang Yun's answer was clear and neat.
Afterwards, Gao Mo drafted the document on the spot, and then the three cabinet ministers stamped their official seals on the back of the document, and the document took effect immediately.
Gao Mo flicked the document, and it flew into the air and landed in front of Fang Yun.
Fang Yun took it and after reading it, he nodded gently and said, "This Saint obeys the judgment of the Holy Court. This Saint will complete the judgment of the Ritual Hall within the specified date. As for the judgment of the Criminal Hall, since it does not involve major crimes such as treason, this Saint has the right to offset the punishment with military merit. In addition, from today on, all of Zhang Longxiang's military merits will be transferred to this Saint's name. Please ask the Eastern Saint Pavilion to handle it as soon as possible."
After Fang Yun finished speaking, the people of Jing were overjoyed, because it turned out that Fang Yun had been prepared.
Some of those who hated Fang Yun knew this would be the result and didn't care. They cared about the Lei Chongmo case. Some people were so angry when they saw this result that they cursed under their breath.
Li Fanming smiled and said, "I already knew Fang Yun would do this. The amount of military merit he has gained in Liangjie Mountain is nothing short of a miracle. It is already comparable to the military merits of several ordinary great scholars throughout their lifetime."
"The military merits needed to offset this crime are a drop in the bucket for the other party. If Ge Yiming knew about this, he would be so angry that he would die again. His death is really worthless."
"It's good to be a virtual saint..."
"Nonsense, it's better to be a half-saint."
Amid the discussions of the crowd, Ge Yiming's death ended here.
Ge Yiming's good friends went to the forum together and launched an attack on the forum, full of grief and indignation.
"A distinguished scholar was murdered, but the murderer didn't even spend a day in jail. This is intolerable!"
"Even if Fang Xusheng apologized to Ge Yiming, I would not be so angry. Look at his expression, it's like he killed a chicken, he has no regrets at all. The human race Xusheng is so cold-blooded, it's chilling."
"Ji Zhibai was killed because he sought death himself, but Ge Yiming only had a conflict with Fang Yun over words, so his crime does not deserve death!"
"We will definitely seek justice for Ge Yiming!"
"Not only Ge Yiming, but Ge Baiwan was also arrested and will surely suffer."
But at the literary gathering, no one dared to attack Fang Yun.
Ge Yiming's fate is still vivid in my mind.
Zong Ganyu said with a swift tongue: "The matter of Ge Yiming has been resolved. Please ask the Criminal Court and the Li Court to give their opinions on Fang Yun's killing of Lei Chongmo. Today, Fang Yun has personally admitted that he killed Lei Chongmo, and millions of human beings can testify to this!"
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