Yue Sheng lightly cupped his hands. A pass's chief commander was no ordinary commoner. "I am Yue Sheng, son of the Marquis of Yue. Greetings, Chief Commander Li."
This was another probe of his, and Li Jing's appearance suited his purposes perfectly.
Everyone knew Li Jing was King Zhou's foremost lackey in carrying out the reforms. Last year, he had even conspired with King Zhou to kill Marquis Li right there in court. Now Chentang Pass had already completed its reforms ahead of everyone else. Li Jing had presumably come to Chaoge to implement the new law throughout the realm.
But Chentang Pass had few nobles, so the feudal lords and aristocrats could get no news from there.
This was the perfect opportunity to sound him out.
Marquis Li had died because he offended King Zhou. The Si Family Head had died because of Three Turtles Devour Zhou. Er... behind closed doors, everyone understood that he, too, had died because he offended King Zhou.
Marquis Li's relatives had not been implicated, nor had the Si family's nine degrees of kinship been exterminated. It seemed King Zhou still spared them a little consideration.
Besides, today Yue Sheng had grounds for his actions. The other party had affronted him first.
And more importantly...
"Chief Commander Li, do the Tang Punishments contain any relevant statutes?"
Yue Sheng asked with a smile, one utterly at odds with the blood on his hands.
Li Jing's expression darkened.
Indeed, the Tang Punishments contained no relevant laws. Or rather, throughout all of history, nothing whatsoever had happened to feudal lords or nobles who killed a commoner or two.
He had been delayed because he was catching up with Wang Chan at the Fortune-Telling Stall in the South Market.
Wang Chan was an alias Xuandu wore, and Xuandu