Wei Feng knelt on the ground, his face a mask of grief. His eyes were red-rimmed and his complexion haggard, his gaze filled with profound sorrow and rage. In front of all the Civil and Military Servants of the court, this Prime Minister, whose influence blanketed the entire government, could not stop tears from falling as he reached the most heart-wrenching part of his tale.
"It is true. I have always dedicated my heart to the court, and I have indeed been negligent in disciplining my extended family. I did not realize that some scoundrels had emerged from a branch of my clan. But... but that cannot be the reason for the Hongcheng Wei Family's tragic fate, Your Majesty! And... even if those Wei family members were despicable, no matter what evil they committed, it should have been for Your Majesty to deal with them!"
