"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Fujun. Although Xiaguan hopes to stand out and do something good, he is not arrogant enough to really think that he has any talents in the world. Things here in Juchao County are not that big.
To put it bluntly, the credit was nothing more than a ploy to drive away wolves and devour tigers. The official just took advantage of the mutually incompatible contradictions between the lake bandits and the refugee armed forces to accomplish this. Many factors of luck were not mentioned.
The official knows that his ability is limited and has no unreasonable thoughts. What do you mean by going to Huan Da Sima to do things? If the official can straighten out the next things in Juchao County and let the people here live a stable life, it is already
It’s a huge challenge. So, I don’t need to worry about it.” Li Hui replied.
Wang Muzhi smiled and said: "That's strange. Didn't you say that you want your life to be radiant? Why are you unwilling to go further? You were so heroic before, but suddenly you belittle yourself? Do you know how many people want to do this?
Working next to Sima Huan? That would be a good opportunity to rise to the top in one step."
Li Hui shook his head and said: "Master Wangfu, being aggressive does not mean being blindly arrogant. Those who are not capable of taking on big responsibilities do it forcefully, just like children playing with sharp blades, which will hurt themselves. I am willing to gamble with my life, but I am not willing to risk my life."
You can say that I am contradicting myself, but now I just want to stay well in Juchao County and don’t want to go anywhere. Huan Da Sima is a hero of the world, but not everyone may be willing to work under him
Do things. I am one of them."
Wang Muzhi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "But what if you, the Gu family of Wu County, ordered you to do this? I heard that the big family of Wu County seems to have a close relationship with Huan Da Sima. They must hope that you will be Huan Da.
Sima serves."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Wang Fujun, do you want me to repeat it again? I already told Wang Fujun that day in Liyang City that although I recommended you to the Gu family, I am not a descendant of the Gu family. My surname is Li
, I come from a small and humble family of the Li family in Danyang. Although my mother is a branch of the Gu family, and I grew up under the protection of the Gu family, it is a fact that I am not a descendant of the Gu family. The Gu family is kind to me, but this time
I have repaid their kindness by coming to Juchao County as an official. There is indeed a relationship between Xiaguan and the Gu family, but it does not belong to the Gu family. That's it. If the prince has not understood the meaning of Xiaguan, Xiaguan
There is nothing left to say.”
Wang Muzhi laughed and nodded: "I understand, I understand. It seems that I have misunderstood. The Gu family is the Gu family, and you are you. You are not a descendant of the Gu family, and the Gu family has no binding force on you. You
He is a descendant of the Li family in Danyang. Haha. Although he is a small and poor family, he has a name, a surname, and a family. Interesting, Li Hui, you are the most unique person I have ever seen. Very few people insist on treating themselves as such.
I want to be separated from the wealthy family, but I want to be related. However, I like people with backbone and courage. There is no doubt that the Danyang Li family will become famous all over the world in the future, so there is no need to live under others. I hope to see that day.
"
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "With your good words, I hope that day will come."
Wang Muzhi laughed loudly and said: "Very good. I am in a very happy mood after talking to you tonight. It has been a long time since I had such a long conversation with someone, especially a unique person like you."
What our Dajin lacks is talented young people like you. I hope you can stick to your heart and not be disturbed by external things. You may have a bright future in the future."
Li Hui stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Fu. I can't bear to drink, so my mind is a little confused. If there are any inappropriate words tonight that offend Mr. Fu, please let me know. It's too late, so I'll send you an official.
I won’t disturb the Lord’s rest, so I will leave now.”
Wang Muzhi stood up, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Okay, we'll have a date someday. Let's have a long chat over a drink. Come and see the guests off."
…
At six o'clock the next day, a public trial began in the square inside the east gate of Juchao.
The wooden platform that had been used to provide relief was converted into a public trial platform, and cases were put on the table. More than thirty captured Juchao County lake bandits were all escorted to the front of the platform, and they knelt under the platform while tied up.
Wang Muzhi, the prefect of Liyang County, interrogated the lake bandits one by one in front of the people in the audience and publicly read out their crimes one by one.
These lake bandits are extremely evil people. As gangsters of the Feng Heizi gang, they have done many evil things. It is common for them to bully, humiliate and rob the people.
Not to mention these, just according to the rules of Feng Heizi's joining the Lake Bandit, he must kill someone as a sign of surrender, these people are already extremely vicious people with blood-stained hands. They are all people who deserve to die. What's more, they will commit crimes later.
He did so many evil things.
Li Hui's previous cross-examination had already allowed them to expose each other's crimes and basically clarified the crimes. So what Wang Muzhi had to do was to read out the crimes in public and make them public.
Many people came to the city, people from the villages outside the city, and fishermen by Jiao Lake also came to the city after hearing the news. Thousands of people gathered in the audience.
Everyone hates these lake bandits to the core. Almost everyone has been bullied and exploited by the lake bandits. Some people’s relatives died at the hands of the lake bandits. Although it may not be the fault of these thirty or so lake bandits,
These accounts obviously have to be settled on them.
The scene of the public trial was filled with curses and cries. From time to time, people rushed out of the cordon, punched and kicked the tied-up lake bandits, and cursed them with the most vicious words. They didn't care even if they were whipped by the government soldiers, they just thought about it.
Go get some punches and kicks to relieve the hatred in your heart.
Li Hui sat on the stage and watched all this, feeling a little guilty in his heart. He had hoped to keep these people as coolies before, but this idea was extremely unwise. The people's hatred for the lake bandits was deeper than himself.
They may absolutely not tolerate themselves letting these people live. If they did that, the people would be hard-pressed and they would have opinions about themselves. Fortunately, Wang Muzhi corrected him in time.
The crimes of more than 30 lake bandits were read out and confirmed one by one, and the charges were taken away. After the lake bandits had their fingerprints stamped one by one, it was already noon.
Wang Muzhi walked to the stage and said loudly to the people in the audience: "Dear fellow villagers in Chao County, I am Wang Muzhi, the governor of Liyang County, and I am here to preside over the public trial today. These are the gangsters who have caused harm to you in the past few years.
, are all criminals who have committed heinous crimes. Their crimes have been made public. Now it is time to punish them. Tell me, how should we deal with these villains?"
"Kill them!"
"Cut them up!"
“Chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs!”
"These beasts should be cut into pieces with thousands of knives, cut in half and broken into pieces!"
The people roared, and the sound was deafening.
"Okay! As officials, we should obey the people's will and solve the pain of the people. If you say kill, then kill. Today, I, together with County Magistrate Li, will fulfill your wishes and behead all these heinous criminals. With this,
I am here to comfort the innocent people who were killed by them, and to comfort the people who were harmed by them. At the same time, I also declare here that if anyone harms the people in the future and becomes a bandit, they will be beheaded in public and will not be tolerated. I hope everyone will
Take this as a warning, and you will be safe and sound." Wang Muzhi said loudly.
"Kill these bastards. Kill these beasts." The people shouted loudly, waving their arms and fists, and Wang Muzhi's words were drowned in the sound.
Wang Muzhi frowned, and after returning to the case, he said to Li Hui: "County Magistrate Li, please announce it."
Li Hui accepted the promise, walked to the stage, held a small flag, and waved his hand in front of the roar of the people below the stage.
The people in the audience reminded each other to quiet down. Li Hui was their benefactor. Even if they were emotional, Li Hui could still calm down the situation.
After the audience calmed down, Li Hui raised the flag and shouted in a deep voice: "The swordsman and axe-hand obeyed the order and identified the thirty-seven bandits including Sun Tuzi, Zeng Xiaoyi, Huang Santu, and Sun Daquan who committed the most heinous crimes in Juchao County."
, prepare for execution.”
Dozens of soldiers came forward with ring-shou swords, pulled out the death cards and threw them aside, raising the swords high.
"Execution!" General Li Hui waved his flag.
There was a creepy clicking sound, and more than a dozen heads fell to the ground. There were still more than 20 gangsters whose heads were still intact, half of their necks were cut off, and they could still scream. They fell to the ground with sweat on their necks.
The blood was rolling and screaming. The scene was extremely bloody.
After all, the government soldiers were not regular executioners, nor could they even be considered a regular army, so their attack strength and accuracy were insufficient, which led to such a result.
But this scene was even more horrifying and shocking. The swordsmen quickly added several blows before killing all the lake bandits who were not dead.
The people in the audience were first horrified by the scene in front of them, and soon someone cheered, and in an instant the cheers resounded throughout the square. As these lake bandits were hacked to death in public, the barriers that were weighing on their hearts were also removed, and the crowd was enveloped.
The haze in my heart also began to dissipate.
Killing for life is actually the simplest way to resolve grievances. It can make people feel relieved and comfort the mutilated souls. No other method can replace it.
In the afternoon, Wang Mu and his party set off back to Liyang County, and Li Hui, Zhou Che and others were sent outside the city gate.
Before leaving, Wang Muzhi called Li Hui to the car window, pondered for a moment and said: "County Magistrate Li, I will leave the affairs of Juchao County to you. If there are any difficulties, you can send someone to inform me. I will take charge of the matter."
Do your best to help.”
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Fu. If necessary, I will ask you for help."
Wang Muzhi nodded and said: "By the way, there is something I want to remind you. After Huan Da Sima's defeat, he blamed Yuzhou Governor Yuan Zhen for his ineffective advance. Yuan Zhen had already defended Shouchun and betrayed us in November last year.
Although Shouchun of Dajin is 700 miles away from our Liyang County, it is adjacent to Hefei County of Lujiang County, which may cause chaos in this county. Juchao County is also located on the southbound passage. I estimate that a large number of refugees will flee southward.
.You need to be wary of this. This is the reminder I can give you."
Li Hui was shocked and speechless for a moment. Shouchun is in Huainan County, which is actually five hundred miles north of Hefei County. Huainan County borders Hefei County. If a rebellion occurs in Shouchun, Hefei County will be affected. And Juchao
The county is close to Hefei County and may be affected.
Wang Muzhi only told himself this now, which means that he had no intention of telling him at the beginning. Telling him now means that he is relieved of himself and does not regard himself as an enemy. The conversation last night was effective.