The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 382: severe punishment
Chapter 382 Severe Punishment
In the end, the patriarch decided to abandon his son and clear himself of all blame!
Bai Jinzhi looked at a pair of bamboo slips, sneered and put them back on the small table: “You said lightly that you dare not accept the position of clan leader again, but you can’t fool people with this matter. Most of these are gifts from His Majesty. It’s OK for the Bai family to return them to the clan, but if they are lost or given away… it would be a crime of offending the emperor. If His Majesty is unhappy… the death penalty is a small matter, but the disaster will be brought to the entire clan. Do you want the whole clan to die for your son’s greed?!”
County Magistrate Zhou was very clear-headed and added, “That’s right. The things bestowed by the emperor should be properly worshipped. Losing, giving away, or damaging them is disrespectful! It is appropriate for the Bai family to return the things bestowed by the emperor to the clan for worship, but Bai Qiyun privately withheld the things bestowed by the emperor and took them for himself. This is a capital crime! If the things bestowed by the emperor cannot be found… I will have no choice but to report this impartially. I hope the princess will forgive me!”
“Master!” The patriarch’s wife felt weak in the knees when she heard this. Would it really endanger her son’s life? The patriarch’s wife had secretly taken many of the precious items bestowed by the emperor back to her parents’ home. Her brother was a man who would never spit out good things once he got them!
When the remaining tribesmen heard this, they were so frightened that they began to attack the tribe leader with harsh and unpleasant words.
Bai Jinzhi sneered at the right time: “Before Bai Qiyun came to our Bai family in Dadu, he forced our Bai family to give away all their assets to give the clan more than 400,000 taels of silver. Could it be that… Bai Qiyun was pretending and embezzled it! After all, the whereabouts of these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are still unknown. Even if it is thrown into the water, it should have made a sound!”
Once these words were spoken, the tribe members became even more furious, and their attitude towards the clan leader’s family became more and more unrestrained, shouting out all their dissatisfaction with the clan leader’s family over the years.
The noise in the ancestral hall courtyard was getting more and more intense. The wind started to blow in the already dark sky, and a drizzle followed, but it did not reduce the anger of the Bai family members.
Under the dim light in the corridor, the tall and thin Bai Qingyan slowly stood up. The light leaking from the bottom of the lantern swayed, reflecting the intricately carved ancestral hall partitions and bluestone floor, as well as her fair and calm delicate facial features. She seemed fragile and startled, elegant and quiet, yet tough and steady, and dignified.
Seeing that Bai Qingyan had stood up, the clan members gradually quieted down and looked in Bai Qingyan’s direction. They only heard Bai Qingyan say, “As the clan leader, you have not fulfilled your responsibilities as the clan leader. You have not followed the ancestral teachings and family rules. You have taken the things bestowed by the emperor for yourself. You have not advised and taught the clan members. You have protected your own descendants, condoned their crimes, and cleaned up their mess. This has led to the corruption of the Bai clan! The clan members have bad character, behaved wildly, bullied the people, and even killed people. This is related to the clan leader’s bad conduct, crooked morals, greed, and failure to fulfill his duties. It is a serious matter!”
She glanced at the pale clan leader and said, “Remove him from his position as clan leader and order him to return all the imperial gifts and money that the Bai family of Dadu embezzled within ten days. If he cannot return them within ten days, then Lord Zhou will deal with him according to the law.”
“Yes! We must make them return it, not a penny less!” The tribesmen were filled with indignation.
“This time, the people of Shuoyang have suffered a lot because the Bai clan relied on the power of the Bai family in Dadu. Now there are repeated bandit problems around Shuoyang, and the court is unable to fight against them! Bai Qingyan will use the money embezzled by the previous patriarch of the Bai clan to fight against the bandits, and help the people of Shuoyang to quell the bandit problem as a compensation!”
“Good!” Someone outside the door shouted “good”, and the people followed suit and clapped their hands and cheered.
Although the banditry did not enter the city, it continued to occur around Shuoyang. The government had not sent anyone to suppress the bandits, and the people felt uneasy. If the banditry could be quelled, it would definitely solve a major worry for the people.
Bai Qingyan bowed to the people outside the door and called Bai Qingping’s name.
Bai Qingping was flattered and hurried forward to greet Bai Qingyan: “Princess…”
“Go report your cousin to Lord Zhou and settle the matter of Mute Girl. You did a good job! The law does not discriminate against relatives. Your cousin made a mistake… You reported it and then cleaned up the mess for him, just like the descendants of my Bai family!” Bai Qingyan stared at Bai Qingping with his deep and gloomy eyes.
Bai Qingping only felt his inner emotions surging, his nose was sore and swollen, and he lowered his head even lower. He was actually ashamed in his heart.
“You are still young. Your father is worthy of the ancestors of the Bai family by raising a son like you.” Bai Qingyan’s gaze fell on Bai Qingping’s father, Bai Qihe.
Bai Qihe was startled, he looked up at Bai Qingyan, whose majestic demeanor was exactly the same as that of King Zhenguo, then lowered his eyes slightly and clasped his fists to Bai Qingyan.
Those who have experienced the battlefield and returned from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, no matter how young they are, cannot conceal the murderous edge in them.
After all, the battlefield is a Shura field, and those who are not ruthless will not be able to return safely.
The continuous drizzle wet the hair and clothes of the people outside the door and the Bai family members in the ancestral hall. The bluestone floor was wet except for where people were standing, and the color of the lights was faintly reflected.
“Today, many people have been expelled from the clan, and the clan leader has also been dismissed. The vitality of the Bai clan has been greatly damaged, but clan members must know that only by getting rid of the old and starting over can we establish the new. From now on, I hope that the entire Bai clan will remember the Bai family’s ancestral teachings, remember the Bai family’s heart of protecting and loving the people, be upright, have a bright heart, and be upright people who are worthy of heaven and earth.”
The elders of the clan nodded one after another, and it was unclear whether they were forced by Bai Qingyan’s power or if they really agreed from the bottom of their hearts.
“The Bai clan is about to make a new beginning, so it cannot be without a clan leader. Bai Qihe will temporarily take over the position of clan leader.” Bai Qingyan looked at Bai Qihe, “Discuss everything with a few clan elders, and wait until most of the Bai family moves back to Shuoyang, and then decide on the new clan leader! In the future… Bai Qingyan lives in Shuoyang for a long time. If he hears of any descendants of the Bai family bullying the people again, he will never let them off easily! And no one from the Bai clan should help… If anyone who has been expelled from the clan for bullying the people disobeys the clan leader, he must severely punish them.”
After finishing what needed to be done and saying what needed to be said, Bai Qingyan bowed to the elders and common people, then left the remaining matters to Bai Qihe and left first.
Bai Qihe was standing in the drizzle, completely dazed. He had never thought that one day the position of clan leader would suddenly fall on his head. It was only after Bai Qingping’s reminder that he came back to his senses.
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In the carriage, Bai Jinzhi was unwilling to give up. As soon as he sat down, Bai Jinzhi said, “Sister, why don’t you deal with the clan leader’s family? The clan leader’s entire family should be expelled from the clan. Why did you let his son be the clan leader? There are other family members… There are also people in their family who disregard the ancestral family rules. They should all be expelled from the clan, and the Bai family will be clean!”
Bai Qingyan showed no favoritism this time and governed the clan with an iron fist. It seemed drastic, but it was not a complete annihilation. At least some people were left in every family, which made Bai Jinzhi extremely dissatisfied.
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