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Chapter 1614: Never Afraid of Death
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“Really?” Shi Yuan was delighted.
Empress Tuoba nodded.
Shi Yuan then ordered the Prime Minister’s wife to be summoned to the royal study.
When the Prime Minister’s wife came to the royal study, she was carrying a tray with some books and documents on it. Behind her were two eunuchs carrying a medium-sized wooden box.
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As soon as she entered, the Prime Minister’s wife knelt on the ground and cried, “Your Majesty, I plead for my husband, Dou Chen. Although Dou Chen made an unforgivable mistake, his crime does not warrant death. I hope Your Majesty will look into this matter. There is evidence in this case.”
“Bring it over.” Shi Yuan hurriedly said.
“Yes.” The head eunuch agreed and took the tray over. He placed it on the table so that Shi Yuan could read it.
He then asked the two eunuchs to carry the wooden box and place it on the table beside the bed. The wooden box was opened, revealing the things inside. It was mainly some account books and some letters.
Shi Yuan quickly looked at them. They were names from Qiu Pusheng’s gang. However, the evidence was not enough to capture them all.
Fan Jianxi, who was an insider of Qiu Pusheng’s gang and could be considered a core figure, had things in the secret chamber that were sufficient evidence.
At this moment, the Prime Minister’s wife cried again, “Although I don’t know what evidence you have against Qiu Pusheng, I know that you’ve been collecting evidence of Qiu Pusheng’s crimes. You want to uproot Qiu Pusheng’s gang. Except for this great scourge, although you have a lot of evidence, it’s not enough to uproot them all. So, you’re still collecting more evidence. You plan to convict all of them after gathering enough evidence. My husband didn’t defend himself and directly admitted his guilt. He didn’t even give these to Your Majesty… However, I do know one thing. It was a servant of mine who told me this. That servant has been serving my husband for many years. He said that my husband had secretly used his salary and other family assets to help the people in Lizhou. He helped many of them. Just relying on this alone is just a drop in the ocean, but it is something.”
Everyone knew that Dou Chen lived a simple life.
Shi Yuan was very sure of this. His good friend Dou Chen would sell whatever good things he had to help the poor commoners.
Shi Yuan wasn’t surprised that the gang had suppressed the situation in Lizhou and caused the people in Lizhou to suffer such a great disaster. He must have felt wrong, so he must have done something about it.
“If Your Majesty doesn’t believe me, you can go ahead and investigate.” The Prime Minister’s wife continued. “I heard from the servant that my husband originally planned to collect sufficient evidence before pleading for his life and asking for a lighter sentence. My husband is in prison, so I can’t see him or ask him. But I think that my husband was threatened by Qiu Pusheng not because he was afraid of any evidence, but because it was a stopgap measure. He wanted to build Qiu Pusheng’s trust first so that he would have enough time to collect sufficient evidence to bring Qiu Pusheng’s gang to justice. Your Majesty-”
At this point, the Prime Minister’s wife cried even more. She also threw herself on the ground. “My husband has followed you for many years. Don’t you know that he’s never been afraid of death or threats? You of all people should know him the best, Your Majesty, I beg you!” In the end, the Prime Minister’s wife could not say anything else. She just lay there and cried.
Shi Yuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.