: Demonstrate the Dharma with oneself

On the night after the wedding banquet, Solandel fell asleep in the mansion and had the same dream she had had countless times in the past.

The dim golden sun.

Eyes that look down upon the world.

And that voice that lingers in my mind—

"find us."

It keeps saying.

"find us."

"find us."

Just when Solandel was tortured by this dream, rapid footsteps sounded.

"Your Majesty!" The imperial guard even forgot the rules and barged in without knocking.

Solandel was awakened by the noise and sat up suddenly. She stared blankly at the imperial guards. After a while, she recovered from the confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

The imperial guard, who had always been calm, now looked frightened: "Your Majesty, Mr. Maban."

Sorandel felt a strong sense of crisis in her heart, and ran out without even bothering to change into her pajamas.

On the way to Ma Ban's residence, the imperial guard reported with an ugly face: "Earlier today, the guards in Ma Ban's mansion thought that last night was their wedding night, so they didn't want to disturb them, but someone suddenly smelled blood.

taste."

"The guards followed the smell of blood and found that it was coming from the second floor. They were worried that Master Mabana would be assassinated, so they broke into the house and found out"

When the imperial guard said this, he seemed to have some concerns and did not dare to say any more.

The suspense did not last long, because Solandel's mansion was very close to Maban, and she quickly rushed to the scene and witnessed the situation here with her own eyes.

The corridor on the second floor of Maban Mansion was already crowded with guards. Their faces were full of panic. After seeing Solandelle, they consciously moved out of the way and looked at her with uncertain eyes.

When Solandel walked into the bedroom, the smell of blood hit her nostrils. When she saw the scene in front of her, she felt her hands and feet were cold, as if her whole body was frozen.

She originally thought that an assassin appeared in the palace, and Mabana, the king's right hand, was assassinated.

After all, this change has touched the interests of too many families and even shaken its foundation. There is no guarantee that someone will not take extreme measures to try to stop the general trend.

If Mabian died in an assassination, it would certainly be sad for Solandel, having lost such a capable subordinate.

But for Mo Ban personally, this is a kind of sublimation.

Mabian was terminally ill and had less than a month left to live. If he died at the hands of an assassin at the last moment, he would have sacrificed his life for justice and sacrificed his life for change.

Ma Ban's name will be left in the history books for thousands of years, and he will be regarded as a great famous minister and hero, and will be passed down from generation to generation.

But the fact is that Maban did not "die in the line of duty"; he did not die.

This was a happy thing, but the death of another person destroyed everything at this time.

The layout of Ma Ban's wedding room and bedroom remained unchanged from yesterday, it was extremely brand new. However, this sweet residence belonging to the newlyweds had been soaked in blood.

The bride Aurora was lying flat on the bed, her white wedding dress was full of scarlet, and there was a hideous stab wound in her heart. The blood on the top of the bed tent and the surrounding walls was clotted, and the blood dyed the entire bed red, spilled onto the floor, and pooled into

A pool of blood.

No one knows what happened to Aurora before she died. The body showed no signs of struggle, the face was not distorted, and it was full of calm, as if she had been killed in a severe coma.

Or maybe.

He had already foreseen the outcome and welcomed his own death calmly.

Who is the murderer?

There's no need to investigate or guess, because the murderer didn't run away at all, he was at the scene.

Ma Ban had already taken off the groom's wedding clothes and folded them neatly beside the bed. He was wearing the King's Right Hand uniform and was sitting upright, as usual in the palace.

A knife stained with blood was placed beside him.

Solandel couldn't understand what was happening in front of her. She looked at Maband and asked in despair: "What did you do?"

Ma Ban put his hands on his knees and did not look at Solandel. He stared straight ahead with cold eyes, not at all like a criminal who had just killed someone. His voice was full of anger: "Your Majesty, please punish the crime according to the law. The guilty person is willing to obey the law.

"

Solandel rushed over and grabbed Mab's collar, shaking her hard, almost losing her voice: "What are you thinking?!"

Ma Ban looked into Solandel's eyes, her eyes were like two knives, and repeated the same words again: "Her Majesty the Queen, please punish the crime according to the law. The guilty person is willing to obey the law."

In a daze, a thunderbolt sounded in Solandel's mind. The words she once said, as well as the words of Aurora and Maban, kept echoing:

"Now that we are promoting rule by law, people are skeptical and dare not respond, which brings great difficulties to popularization."

"A good opportunity can make a reversal happen overnight. Let it turn into thunder and let everyone know that this is a real change, and the Queen is willing to do it at any cost."

"Her Majesty the Queen, please punish the crime in accordance with the law. The guilty person is willing to obey the law."

As these voices lingered, Solandel finally reacted and realized the truth behind this incredible murder.

Since the principle of "rule under the law" was written into the general chapter of the Code, although departments at all levels have dealt with many illegal persons, they are all small fish and shrimps. The highest status is at the main city level, and they are not the core eight

Officials.

In the eyes of the people, this is a bluff, and rule under the law is just empty talk. Otherwise, why would only small local officials be dealt with, and no palace ministers would dare to touch them?

Of course it's not that I dare not move, it's that no one can move.

The law only talks about conduct and does not punish the mind. Only those who truly violate the law will be punished.

And the high-ranking officials all knew that Solandel was serious. They were guarding everything and not giving any loopholes. Naturally, no one was killed.

It is impossible for Solandel to bring out a minister and accuse him of unfounded charges in order to set an example. Then she herself would be the first person to violate the code.

Amidst the silence at the top, the people at the bottom cannot see the "thunder", so they naturally do not take the code amendment seriously, making it difficult to change their concepts.

Solandel is now unable to arrest anyone from above, nor can she give an explanation to the people below, so she is just hanging in the middle.

It's not that the problem cannot be solved. As time goes by, there will always be those in high positions who can't help but cross the red line. At that time, it will be the best opportunity to set an example.

But when this opportunity will come, there is no guarantee at all. No one knows whether it will be in days, months, or years.

So, in this dilemma, Ma Ban chose to stand up.

To be more precise, it was Moban and Aurora who chose to stand up together.

These two people met in Heiguan, and it took them 6 years to complete the spiritual fusion and become spiritual partners. Their relationship has long transcended such worldly relationships as "lover" and "husband and wife".

Holding the same ideal and for the same person, they turned themselves into a ball of flame and rushed towards the thorns of the old order.

This incredible wedding murder was just for one thing——

Prove the law with your own body!
Chapter completed!