Chapter 1206: Coursework
As August arrived, Qi Xuansu finally found himself with some breathing room.
The restructuring of the Nanyang United Trade Company was complete. The Great Xuan Court formally conferred Chen Jianqiu as the Queen of the Yu Kingdom. On Xu Jiaorong’s side, those who needed to be executed and sentenced were done.
With conclusive evidence, focused oversight, and coordinated efforts from multiple sides, the cases were naturally tried and judged swiftly.
Wang Danqing managed to survive, but he was stripped of his Daoist status and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor, after which he would regain his freedom.
Wang Jiaoying was sentenced to death, while Wang Jiaoyan and Sun Yaozhen were sentenced to permanent hard labor.
Sun Yaoping was stripped of his Daoist status and sentenced to 30 years of hard labor. Although he had not been deeply involved in the affairs of the Nanyang United Trading Company, he had been bullying men and abusing women in his daily life. When everything was tallied up, his sentence was actually harsher than Wang Danqing’s. After all, Wang Danqing still cared about his reputation.
Lin Tianhe, having rendered meritorious service, was not executed, but he was still sentenced to permanent hard labor.
Wang Jiaohe was stripped of his status as an Omniscient Sage, which was equivalent to being reduced to a commoner. This effectively granted the Ghost Kingdom the authority to dispose of him as it saw fit.
Sun Heyu was stripped of his Great Sage status. He did not need to serve hard labor, but was instead locked within the Demon Suppression Tower, unlikely to ever see the light of day again in this lifetime.
The already-deceased Chen Shuhua was likewise stripped of all titles and status. Unlike the low-profile handling of Wang Jiaohe and Sun Heyu, Chen Shuhua was branded as a criminal and traitor, her case openly announced in official bulletins to serve as a warning to all regions. This was clearly meant to condemn her to eternal infamy.
The issues with Wang Jiaohe and Sun Heyu were internal matters. Both men had merits as well as faults. They had also made tangible contributions to the development of Poluo, so their cases could be handled behind closed doors.
However, Chen Shuhua’s case involved the Buddhist Sect and secret societies. Its nature was far more malignant and its harm far greater, necessitating severe punishment and public disclosure as a warning to the world.