Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 130: Unforgivable Criminal

“Imperial Duke Fang, the southern region is a special place. It’s inevitable that there will be some conflicts with the northern region. Won’t you consider sparing Commandery Chief Li on my account?” the Auspicious King asked with a sigh.

“Your Highness, I’m afraid I can’t do that. He has to die.” Fang Chen glanced at Commandery Chief Li and shook his head.

The Auspicious King didn’t say a word, but his children weren’t able to hold it in.

“Imperial Duke Fang, we are a country governed by laws. Commandery Chief Li is a grade-2 official. It’s not your place to sentence him even if he deserves death,” Xia Song said.

“We are a country governed by laws, but I have my principles too. In the 23 years of my life, I have never put Great Xia ahead of myself. I’m sure His Highness should understand that better than anyone else,” Fang Chen said.

Such blasphemous words were being blatantly uttered, yet the Auspicious King didn’t lose his temper. Instead, he nodded as if he had already expected this.

Xia Song and the others were stunned.

“But Commandery Chief Li… doesn’t deserve death,” the Auspicious King remarked.

Commandery Chief Li was moved to see how the Auspicious King kept trying to protect him.

“Commandery Chief Li might have failed to keep his troops in line, resulting in chaos in the southern region’s pugilistic world, but the matter has already been resolved. There was hardly any damage done,” Xia Song added.

“Chiliarch Jue,” Fang Chen called out.

Jue Panshi nodded. He took out a book and read out loud, “The fourth month of this year, seventeen maids in the Commandery Chief Manor were killed. Their families sent them to the Commandery Chief Manor because they didn’t have enough rations to pay for taxes, and their families’ land was confiscated by Commandery Chief Li.

“The first maid was beaten to death because the water she brought for the feet washing basin was too cold.

“The second maid shattered one of Commandery Chief Li’s concubine’s vases, so she was hung from the beam and exposed under the sun fo

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