At this time, the sound of horse hooves was already very close.
The people outside also hurriedly moved to both sides.
The official in the scarlet robe became even more anxious. He pointed at the executioner and shouted: "What are you doing standing still there? Execution!"
The executioner had no choice but to raise the ghost-headed sword high. However, at the moment when the steel sword was about to fall, a hissing sound suddenly sounded on the execution ground.
Then a heavy four-edged arrow shot through the executioner's arm.
The executioner grunted, staggered back two steps, and the ghost-headed knife in his hand dropped to the ground.
"Who is so bold?" the Fei-robed official said angrily, "How dare you disrupt the execution ground? Are you trying to rebel? You and I have not cooperated with me to capture this thief!"
"Master Zuo is so powerful!" A cold snort sounded.
Immediately, an official also wearing a scarlet robe rode his horse to the execution platform.
Although he was a civil servant, he was holding a large bow from Jiannu in his hand, with a heavy arrow fastened to the bowstring. Seeing this, the Yingtian government officials who maintained order around him did not dare to step forward.
"Who are you?" Zuo Guang didn't recognize him at first.
Yes, Zuo Guangxian is one of the supervisors, and he is the highest-ranking one.
However, the crimson-robed civil servant strode up to the execution platform and walked straight to the seat of Prime Minister Ying Tianfu.
Ying Tianfu Cheng was also one of the three supervisors and beheading officials, the other one was the doctor of the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Punishment.
Seeing the crimson-robed civil servant striding towards him, Ying Tianfu Cheng was instantly struck by the man's aura and subconsciously stood up and moved to one side. The crimson-robed civil servant was not polite and sat down directly.
"Who do you think I am? It turns out to be Mr. Jin."
At this time, Zuo Guangxian finally realized that the person who came was the newly appointed Prime Minister of Yingtian Prefecture and Admiral of Caojiang Military Affairs Jin Xuan, but he deliberately did not call him Futai or Junmen, but only Jin Langzhong.
The implication is of course self-evident: officials who are simple in their mission are inferior to dwarves.
After all, it is not as dignified and justified as officials like them who are recommended by the imperial court or elected by the Ministry of Personnel.
However, Ying Tianfu Cheng, who was also one of the supervisors and beheading officials, did not dare to be so patronizing. He bowed to Jin Xuan respectfully and shouted "Fu Tai" respectfully.
The doctor from the Criminal Department on the other side ignored Jin Xuan.
Obviously, the supervisor sent by the Ministry of Punishment and Zuo Guangxian were in the same camp.
Jin Xuan, Dama Jin Dao, sat down and hummed: "Master Zuo is wrong. I am now the governor of Yingtian and the admiral of Caojiang Military Affairs in the Ming Dynasty. I am no longer the doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War."
Zuo Guangxian smiled and said: "Jin Futai is here at the right time. You are also one of the officers responsible for the execution. You, together with me and Mr. Meng, are responsible for the execution of the two key criminals in the Tong Kou case."
After finishing speaking, Zuo Guangxian asked the sundial clerk: "What time is it now?"
The sundial clerk cupped his hands and responded: "Replying to your lord, it happens to be three quarters past noon."
"Okay." Zuo Guangxian once again took out a beheading order from the lotus tube and pretended to throw it off the stage.
"Slow down!" He said it late and then quickly, but Jin Xuan grabbed Zuo Guangxian's wrist and said coldly, "I would like to ask Mr. Zuo, where are the documents of the prisoner's recognizance and the approval of the emperor?"
"Here are the documents and Zhu's approval." The doctor from the Ministry of Justice on the side presented the documents.
Jin Xuan opened the document, glanced at it, threw it aside, and said, "This document is full of loopholes and is not useful."
"Unbridled!" Zuo Guangxian stood up and said angrily, "Jin Xuan, don't think that just because you have the favor of the Holy One, you can do whatever you want. The dignity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be blasphemed!"
"Well said! The dignity of the Ming Law cannot be blasphemed." Jin Xuan clapped and laughed, and then said with a straight face, "A case under the Ming Law needs to be tried first, second and third times before the case can be closed. After the case is closed, it will be reported to Dali.
According to the temple, those who are to be executed by beheading must be executed by the Holy Master. Except for those who have committed the most heinous crimes, they will be beheaded immediately. The rest of the criminals will be questioned and beheaded later in the year."
After saying this, Jin Xuan said sharply: "I would like to ask, where is the trial process? Where is the Dali Temple's guarantee? What is the document of collusion written by the Holy Emperor?"
"This..." Zuo Guangxian was suddenly speechless.
Jin Xuan asked sternly: "Firstly, there is no trial process, secondly, there is no acknowledgment document from Dali Temple, and thirdly, there is no judgment written by the Holy Emperor. You dare to summarily execute the Holy Lord's retinue and close ministers. Who gives you the courage? You want to rebel."
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Jin Xuan's accusation was like the roar of a lion, causing Zuo Guang to subconsciously take half a step back.
But Zuo Guangxian reacted quickly, stepped forward and shouted: "In urgent matters, authority should be followed. In troubled times, heavy justice should be used. Traitors like Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi who have brought disaster to the country should be dealt with quickly and severely."
"The facts of this case are all there, and both the person and the person who took the stolen goods are irrefutable facts."
"Therefore, there is no need for the process of first, second, and third review. The documents of Dali Temple's acknowledgment can also be supplemented afterwards. As for the Holy Emperor's imperial pen, the same goes for the cabinet vote and the Yongwang's approval."
After a pause, Zuo Guangxian said sternly: "It's Mr. Jin who obstructed the execution of the two criminals in every possible way. Is he also involved in this case? I would like to advise you to think clearly about the consequences first."
"Master Zuo, are you threatening me?" Jin Xuan stared at Zuo Guangxian coldly, his two bright and sharp eyes like two sharp swords piercing Zuo Guangxian's eyes.
Zuo Guangxian was so stared at that he dared not look directly at him and subconsciously avoided his gaze.
However, he said forcefully: "Jinfutai, I advise you to respect yourself!"
"Although I dare not compare myself to Haigangfeng, I may not lose to him in terms of strength." Jin Xuan's eyes revealed a mocking look, and he said, "Master Zuo, you are threatening the wrong person."
After saying that, Jin Xuan turned around and shouted: "Zheng Sen, take Deputy Director Ma and Member Zhan back to the governor's office!"
"Hold on, let's see who dares!" Zuo Guangxian was furious and yelled at the officials who were maintaining order around the execution site, "Are you all dead? Why don't you drive away the rest of the gang!"
No one around the government officials dared to step forward.
Are you kidding me, Lord Zuo, you want us to go against the newly appointed Lord Futai?
Seeing that the Yamen servant was standing still and not daring to move, Zuo Guangxian said angrily: "How can this be unreasonable? Where is the capital camp?!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are two groups of people maintaining order at the scene. The inner circle is the police from Yingtianfu Yamen, and the outer circle is the Beijing camp soldiers.
The Beijing camp soldiers had obviously been greeted by someone, and Jin Xuan was not their supervisor, so there was nothing to worry about.
Zuo Guang first gave the order, and hundreds of soldiers from the Beijing camp rushed in, trying to capture Jin Xuan and the dozen or so scholars accompanying him. These soldiers from the Beijing camp were also cowardly.
A sarcastic look flashed across Jin Xuan's eyes, and he shouted loudly: "The governor's office handles the case, and the idle people should avoid it. Anyone who dares to gather a crowd to cause trouble will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!" Zheng Sen agreed loudly, then turned around and waved vigorously.
More Qinwang scholars immediately swarmed in from the outside. In an instant, hundreds of cannons were aimed at the Beijing soldiers. The hundreds of soldiers who had just rushed in were too frightened to move.
God, these are all scholars in t-shirts. They are all Wenqu stars from the sky who have descended to earth. How can they, the soldiers of the Beijing camp, be able to compete with them? Killing them is like squeezing an ant to death.
"Master Zuo, let alone the Beijing camp soldiers today, it will be useless even if you invite several ministers from the cabinet." Jin Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense to Zuo Guangxian, "I said this case needs to be retried, so it must be retried.
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After saying this, Jin Xuan shouted again: "Take Deputy Chief Ma and Officer Zhan out to respond to Tianfu."
"Take them away." Zheng Sen waved his hand, and four scholars immediately stepped forward to help Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi.
One of the scholars said carefully: "Master Ma, you have been wronged, but you are fine now."
Ma Mingluan nodded. He had a lot to say to others, but it was stuck in his throat. He couldn't say it for a while, but he felt warm in his heart.
However, at this moment, an unexpected scene suddenly appeared.
Just as the scholar helped Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi off the stage, the people around him suddenly exploded.
Immediately, countless rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, chicken excrement, dog excrement and even pebbles rained down on Ma Mingluan, Zhan Yangzhi and the four diligent princes who supported them.
At the same time, there was a lot of abuse.
"The dog officer must have collected black money from the Zhan family."
"You scholars, have your conscience been eaten by dogs?"
"Do you know how many people in Jiangnan were harmed by the sea pirate Gu Sanmazi?"
"You are not good people by helping the horse and dog officials. You will not die well!"
As the sky was full of abuse, the people gathered around became more and more excited, and in the end they began to attack the human wall formed by the scholars, and even beat people.
Several scholars were immediately beaten to a bloody head.
However, the scholars were still very overcome and did not fight back.
Seeing this, Jin Xuan's face fell.
Ma Mingluan shook his head repeatedly: "These poor people, these poor people."
Zuo Guangxian was proud, and said with a sneer: "Jin Xuan, this is called justice in the heart of the people. Your perverse actions are destined to fail. I advise you not to go all the way to the dark side."
After a pause, he said sternly: "Otherwise it triggers a civil uprising, you will never be able to atone for your sins by dying!"
Jin Xuan, however, was too lazy to pay attention to Zuo Guangxian's noise. He just strode down the execution platform, grabbed a Lumi gun and a match rope from a soldier's hand, then lit the match rope and fired a gun over his head.
Accompanied by a dazzling red light, there was a loud "bang" sound.
This sudden sound of gunfire instantly suppressed the surrounding noise.
The common people who were attacking the wall of soldiers couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, weren't they? Do the officers and soldiers really dare to shoot?
Zuo Guangxian was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and shouted sternly: "Jin Xuan, do you know what you are doing? Do you really want to provoke a mutiny?"
Jin Xuan threw the blunderbuss back to the scholar.
He turned back and glanced at Zuo Guangxian contemptuously.
Stir up a popular uprising? Just by these unscrupulous people? It's still far from enough!
After a while, the surrounding people became excited again, and became even more excited than before, and the attack on the human wall formed by the scholars became more violent.
Looking at this posture, if they really broke through the human wall of scholars, Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi would probably be beaten to death by these irrational common people.
Once public opinion is incited, there is really no reason to argue.
Reason and independent thinking ability have always been rare qualities.
Seeing the angry people, the smile on Zuo Guangxian's face became more and more proud.
This is Nanjing, this is the south of the Yangtze River. If you want to be an official in Nanzhili, you have to lie down like a tiger or hide like a dragon. Even the Holy Emperor has to rule with our Donglin Party.
Otherwise, the government decrees would not be able to leave Nanjing.
Jin Xuan turned back and looked at Zuo Guangxian coldly, and said: "Master Zuo, do you think that by controlling the scholarly discussion and threatening the public opinion, you can act arbitrarily and lawlessly? Huh?"
Zuo Guangxian said: "Why do you control the opinions of scholars and threaten the public opinion? I don't know what you are talking about."
Zuo Guangxian would not admit it with his mouth, but he was sneering in his heart. You are right, our Donglin Party controls the scholar-officials in Jiangnan and controls the public opinion. Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.
Even Your Majesty, didn’t you have to follow the wishes of our Donglin Party when you first arrived in Nanjing?
Aren’t the four cabinet ministers who were recommended for the first time all members of our Donglin Party? None of the nine ministers who went to disaster were able to enter the cabinet.
For example, now, you, Jin Xuan, are already riding a tiger. If you cannot control the current situation, not only Ma Mingluan and Zhan Yangzhi will be beaten to death, but you, Jin Xuan, will also be cited by the imperial censor. If you want to control the situation,
In this situation, I'm afraid it's impossible to kill a few people without using an iron fist. I don't believe that you, Jin Xuan, really dare to kill people.
This is Nanjing, and no one can afford the consequences of killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Jin Xuan also sneered in his heart. Others may have scruples, but Jin is fearless. Jin is born without knowing what the word fear is? Huh!
Both of them had their hands behind their backs and remained silent.
The surrounding people continued to attack the human wall of scholars.
After a while, a faint thunder suddenly sounded in the distance.
Soon, the thunder became louder and louder, and everyone felt that the ground beneath their feet began to shake.
Finally, a commoner discovered the black cavalry coming from the direction of Yanziji Pier to cover up the enemy.
"Cavalry, there are cavalry, the imperial cavalry is coming!" A commoner shouted and turned around and ran away.
As if to verify the cry of the common people, the cavalry charging from a distance also raised their swords, and the sharp blades reflected a dazzling cold light under the scorching sun.
Whenever the people who gathered to make trouble saw such a battle, they immediately dispersed.
When Jin Xuan turned around and looked at Zuo Guangxian, he saw that his whole body was trembling. He didn't know whether he was angry or frightened.
"Jin Xuan!" Zuo Guang pointed at Jin Xuan first and said in a trembling voice, "You dare to mobilize the cavalry to kill the people. Do you know what it means?"
"I don't need to remind Mr. Zuo, I know it very well."
Jin Xuan said coldly: "I mobilized the cavalry just to drive away the unruly people and maintain order in the court."
"Where is the unruly official coming from? I only see a unruly official who has no discipline and acts recklessly! Jin Xuan, just wait for me to come to you." Zuo Guangxian immediately pointed to his sleeves.
Leave.
It was helpless to meet such a stupid young man like Jin Xuan.
It's impossible to change the outcome if you stay any longer, so it's better to leave early.
It is better to quickly go to some elders and ministers to discuss countermeasures.
