Chapter 662: Shangguan Pu’s Death (1)
Lord Rui’s faction was the one who didn’t want the Song family to reconcile with Lord An Le. Apart from the emperor, who didn’t want to admit his mistake, the officials in Lord Rui’s faction were the ones who didn’t want the Song family to be exonerated.
Before Shangguan Pu’s accident, they had been suppressed by the other party’s momentum. It wasn’t easy for Shangguan Pu to get kicked out of the list of candidates, and the only other obstacle left was Shangguan Yu.
Lord Rui was about to win, but Lord An Le’s rebellion was about to be cleared. Just thinking about it made them feel aggrieved.
However, so what if they were unhappy about it? Look at the commoners kneeling outside and then at the emperor’s dark expression. Anyone with a brain could understand that even the emperor could not stop this matter.
However, they could still try to stop Lord An Le from returning to the capital. After all, the emperor probably wouldn’t be willing to let him return.
The ministers held their breaths and waited for a long time before the emperor said in a low voice, "Pass down my decree. The case of Lord An Le’s rebellion two years ago was a framing. All the officials involved back then are innocent."
He closed his eyes and continued, "Lord Jing is an unfilial son, a bad brother, and a disloyal and heartless subject. For all these crimes, he will be sentenced to death by poisoned wine immediately.
"Anyone involved in Lord Jing’s rebellion will be executed three days later. The women will be exiled to the frontier, and all officials below the third rank and their families will be exiled."