The Imperial Censor finally stood up and slowly said, "For the disturbance of the public court and disregard of the Laws, considering that there was no malice involved, we may overlook pursuing the matter, but even though the son of Marquis Yunyang, Li Yuan, has committed numerous offenses, too many to be listed, he should be judged by the court and is indeed subject to execution according to the Law."
Just as everyone thought the Imperial Censorate was going to speak on behalf of Marquis Yunyang, the Imperial Censor sharply turned his tone and said, "However, as his father is the Minister of Justice, with an official position of Standard Third Rank, according to the 'official assumption' rule, if the Minister of Justice is willing to resign to take the blame, then his son can be spared from the death penalty…"
A stir went through the hall above.
