Chapter 202 Prison
Shen Wei was actually afraid as well, and his hands hidden in his sleeves were shaking slightly.
Who can truly remain calm when facing the almighty emperor?
But is her fear useful?
You're going to die anyway, it's already decided.
Shen Wei knew that at this point, kneeling down and begging for mercy would only disappoint people and make them laugh, so she might as well give it a try in an extremely dangerous way.
She bet that the history she learned was not all false.
Five thousand years of history told her that no emperor would openly kill civilians just because of anger.
Because they want face, fame, and prestige, and most of all they want their names to be recorded in history.
The people in the imperial court were already complaining and in a state of panic because of the need to pay compensation and send women to the Huns.
If the court sentenced women to death just because they were unwilling to go to the Huns, the people of the world would surely be disappointed with the court and become panic-stricken.
not to mention.
The female apprentices and the refugees all respected Shen Wei very much and regarded her as their benefactor. If anything happened to her, no one would step forward to help her go to the border.
Any emperor with any brains would never sentence her to death at this moment.
It took a long time for the reality to appear, so long that sweat broke out on Shen Wei's forehead, and so long that Shen Wei began to reflect on whether he was too confident.
at last,
The emperor sitting high on the dragon throne smiled, but that smile was a little more cold and disdainful: "Oh, you are eloquent."
"Are you accusing me of not being a wise ruler?"
Shen Wei knelt down, her body straight: "I dare not."
"It's just that the women of Shumin have little influence and are powerless. I can't bear the responsibility of having a sense of justice, let alone push them to the border to be humiliated and die."
"I hope the emperor will revoke his order for the sake of the court's reputation."
"Yeah?!"
The emperor's eyes fell on Shen Wei: "I think you are very brave. Since you care so much about the reputation of the court, I will allow you to go to the Dali Temple to think about this matter."
"I want to see how much you care about the court and how powerless you are."
Shen Wei closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the bet was right. Dali Temple is a prison. I think this method was used to force her to agree voluntarily.
At least we are safe for now, but what should we do after entering the Dali Temple?
Shen Wei looked at Xiaoying, who was already frightened, with shame, and felt that he had implicated Xiaoying.
After the two were taken away from the palace, the ministers in the palace asked quietly: "Your Majesty, why don't you just execute such a cunning person?"
The emperor glanced expressionlessly at the minister who was speaking, and the minister instantly fell silent.
After a while.
Then the emperor's voice rang out in the hall. Every word he spoke was for the people and the country, and revealed his benevolence and righteousness: "How could I be like this?"
"Since she cares about the common people but is powerless, and the Dali Temple is a perfect and quiet place, let her think of a way to preserve the reputation of the court."
"If I really punish her, the people of this world will not understand why and will really think that I treat the people like grass."
The ministers all praised the emperor for his wisdom and enlightenment and called him a wise ruler.
The news that Shen Wei had offended the current emperor soon spread among high-ranking officials in the capital.
Xiangfu.
When Prime Minister Lu returned from the palace, he saw his wife and daughter sitting in the pavilion drinking tea and talking. His daughter was obviously absent-minded and kept glancing towards the door from time to time.
When her daughter saw her coming back, she stood up immediately.
"Dad, you're finally back."