Sang Hong’s eyes lit up and he asked, “What solution?”

Zu An didn’t directly respond to what he was saying and instead asked, “Respected uncle, what do you think of what Madam Yu said? That Jian Taiding wasn’t the main culprit, but rather that Uncle Ming was the main instigator?”

Sang Hong remained silent for a moment, then said, “From what I’ve seen, Jian Taiding was arrogant and despotic. He hid the truth from the masses in Cloudcenter Commandery. There’s no way he was forced to do anything. I believe the reason why Madam Yu said what she said was because she was worried that Jian Taiding’s faction would do something desperate in alarm. She said those things to convince the masses.”

Zu An sighed in admiration. Sang Hong was a crafty old fox in politics after all. He had immediately seen through the most important points.

He said seriously, “Indeed, that’s what I think too. But even if they can avoid capital punishment, they won’t...