As the year draws to a close, the government offices no longer try criminals. The main gates of Jiankang City, the prefectures, and counties are all closed. Prisoners in prison, whether they are guilty or not, will neither be brought to court nor punished before the New Year.
Yu Qian and Yu Rou were imprisoned for nearly a month, during which time they were interrogated many times by officials from the Secretariat and questioned about the crime of treason.
The two men insisted that they were wronged and accused the King of Xincai of false accusations and framing loyal officials with evil intentions.
Yu Qian and Yu Rou were not fools after all, and they knew that no egg would be left unbroken when the nest is overturned. Even though they hated Yu Xi and Yu Xi, they would not sacrifice the entire Yu family unless it was absolutely necessary.
The imperial power was declining, the emperor was basically a figurehead, and treason was still an unforgivable crime. Even a powerful man like Wang Dun, with Wang Dao standing behind him, failed in his military campaign. Although he was able to save his life at the time, he was still beheaded after he died of illness.
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