Three days later, Baiyang County, execution platform.
Today is the day when the new county magistrate is going to execute the death row prisoners. Early in the morning, the police officers put out the notice, attracting many people to watch.
"There are three things a new official should do when he takes office. The new county master has just arrived and will kill people to establish his authority!"
"He found the wrong person. He killed a few refugees and beggars, and no one cared about him. The people he wanted to kill were direct descendants of the Bai family and the Yang family, and they had angered these two families. How could he still hang out in Baiyang County?
Go down?"
"Don't forget how the previous county magistrate died! When he went to mediate a dispute, he was beaten to death!"
The people were discussing when they heard someone shouting: "Master Yang is coming, everyone, get out of the way!"
They saw a group of tall and powerful men approaching with sticks in their hands and a solid wood sedan surrounded by them.
"It's the sedan chair of Mr. Yang, the head of the Yang family!" The people quickly got out of the way for fear of blocking his way.
The servants washed the road around the execution place and put fur blankets on it. Yang Shan, the head of the Yang family, slowly walked down and sat on the chair prepared by the servants. A group of servants surrounded the area with fierce looks, and no one dared to approach.
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Before the tea was over, someone shouted: "Master Bai is here!"
Bai Liangpu was even more impressive than Yang Shan. Not only did he come in a sedan, his sedan was twice as big as Yang Shan's, and it even had a tea table and a maid inside.
"I heard that when you carry Mr. Bai's sedan chair, you must not shake it at all. If you let his tea spill out, you will be beaten severely!" When the people saw this style, they were afraid and envious at the same time.
The maids held up paper fans to block Bai Liangpu from the sun, and then he sat down.
Seeing this, Yang Shan sarcastically said: "Isn't the Bai family known as a military family? Why, are you still afraid of the sun?"
Bai Liangpu smiled contemptuously: "Don't you know if it's a martial arts family? Which family lost the last time they fought with each other? Have you forgotten?"
Mentioning this, Yang Shan had faint blue veins popping up on his forehead, and he cursed: "Last time your Bai family hurt dozens of my children, I haven't settled the debt with you yet!"
Bai Liangpu said coldly: "I don't have time to argue with you today. Let's deal with the matter in front of you first!"
The two of them looked at the execution platform. At this time, Ada and others were already escorting four prisoners to the execution platform.
Among the four people, two are from the Bai family and two are from the Yang family.
These prisoners were originally fearless and thought that they would be released after being arrested in two days. But when they heard that the new county magistrate wanted to execute them, they panicked.
Seeing Yang Shan and Bai Liangpu under the execution platform, the four people shouted quickly.
"Chief, save me!"
"Grandpa, save me, they are going to kill me!"
"Clan leader, father, mother, second uncle, save me!"
There were many relatives in Bai Yang's family. Seeing them shouting, these people quickly begged Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan: "Master, please save them!"
"Shut up, I have my own discretion in this matter!" Bai Liangpu scolded.
"Don't worry, as long as I, Yang Shan, are here today, none of them will die!" Yang Shan snorted coldly.
They waited for a long time before Zhang Beichen arrived.
Around the execution platform, people from the Baiyang family had already surrounded the place. They all looked fiercely and stared at Zhang Beichen and the others.
The chief secretary, Liu Wen, was so frightened that his legs became weak. He saw the patriarchs of the Baiyang family coming. This was no joke. They really dared to take action. Liu Wen had seen them beat the previous county magistrate to death with his own eyes!
Zhang Beichen walked towards the execution platform in a hurry. Yang Shan and Bai Liangpu looked at him, both sitting on their chairs and not getting up.
When they saw Zhang Beichen's young appearance, they did not hide their contempt at all.
Yang Shan even said: "Zhang Beichen, you are just a public servant, and your title is lower than mine. Why don't you bow to us when you see us?"
Zhang Beichen retorted: "In addition to being a public official, I am also the magistrate of this county. I am handling official business at this time, regardless of my title!"
Zhang Beichen stood on the execution platform and said to the crowd and the people watching from a distance: "Everyone in Baiyang County, I am the new magistrate of Baiyang County, Zhang Beichen!"
"Everyone must be aware of what I am going to do today." He pointed to the four people kneeling on the ground and said, "These four people, in broad daylight and in full view of the public, beat the previous county magistrate to death. They showed no law.
What a heinous crime!"
"So today, I am going to kill them here to rectify the law!"
"Dad, save me!" Several people on the stage shouted.
At this time, Yang Shan stood up and yelled at Zhang Beichen: "Zhang Beichen, my two Yang family disciples just accidentally touched the county magistrate once or twice. When did you beat him to death? You have
What evidence?”
Bai Liangpu also looked around and asked, "Did anyone see that the county magistrate was beaten to death by them?"
People from both families shouted: "No, they were wronged!"
Naturally, the people did not dare to speak. Now the two families became even more arrogant, shouting: "They have been wronged, let them go!"
"Let them go!"
They shouted together. The guards did not dare to speak. Even Ah Da and others brought by Zhang Beichen did not dare to move easily. With so many people, if they really started making trouble, they would not be able to watch enough.
Zhang Beichen's face was stern, and his eyes swept over Yang Shan and Bai Liangpu.
He shouted loudly: "These four people beat people to death and were witnessed by county government officials. Not only that, General Che Yang, who led the troops that day, has also confirmed that the evidence is conclusive, so how can he say that he is unjust?"
Che Yang was a general under King Qin, and he was the one who led the people to handle this matter at that time.
If Zhang Beichen moves out, it would be hard for the Baiyang family to object directly.
Bai Liangpu said: "Zhang Beichen, even if they saw it, they can't prove that these people killed the county magistrate. They just accidentally injured the county magistrate. Maybe it was just the magistrate who was already weak and died of illness."
"Absurd!" Zhang Beichen scolded: "Bai Liangpu, you are also a Bu Geng (a title, three levels higher than a Duke) of the Qin State after all. How could you say such ridiculous and uninhibited words?"
"Telling lies with open eyes and ignoring the law has really brought shame to your ancestors!"
Bai Liangpu looked surprised. He didn't expect that Zhang Beichen would dare to scold him and shame his ancestors. In this period, it was a very insulting thing to say.
The previous county magistrates shrank when they saw him, but Zhang Beichen's attitude made Bai Liangpu furious. He cursed: "Zhang Beichen, you little officials, how dare you insult me? You are looking for a beating!"
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Bai Liangpu's aura exploded, forming a powerful pressure. People from the Bai family and the Yang family cooperated together. They are all martial arts practitioners. The aura merged and came like a tide.
The few officers in front could not resist and were overturned by the wave of air. Seeing that the pressure was about to crush Zhang Beichen, Hu Cheng yelled: "This is a place of execution, a place where public law is enforced. Do you want to rebel?"
Following his scolding, an even more powerful energy burst out from Hu Cheng's body, and the pressure from Bai Liangpu and others was bounced back like waves hitting a mountain.
A group of men around him were knocked over, and some even suffered internal injuries.
Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were shocked and asked: "Who are you?"
Hu Cheng said coldly: "The unknown soldier of the Black Armored Army is now Lord Zhang's bodyguard."
"Black-armored army!" When the two heard this, they were even more surprised. If others didn't know, how could they know? The black-armored army were the personal soldiers of successive kings of Qin!
With this person's strength, he is definitely not a nobody.
Bai Liangpu looked at Hu Cheng's face carefully, and suddenly his expression changed drastically. He seemed to recognize that Hu Cheng was a personal guard of King Qin!
The King of Qin actually sent his personal guards to protect Zhang Beichen. It seemed that they really couldn't act rashly.
Thinking of this, Bai Liangpu sat down silently. Yang Shan had never met Hu Cheng, but seeing Bai Liangpu acting like this, he knew that he couldn't cause trouble at this time, so he also sat down.
Although Hu Cheng showed his strength a little, they would not stop there.
They are all members of the old clan. In the Qin State, the power of the old clan is greater than that of the Qin King's clan.
Bai Liangpu calmed down and said to Zhang Beichen: "County Magistrate Zhang, although they accidentally hurt people, I believe that the crime is not punishable by death. You are strict in enforcing the law, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public in the future!"
There was a hint of threat in his words. Even if he didn't take action against Zhang Beichen today, if Zhang Beichen killed his people, he would definitely take revenge!
Yang Shan also spoke: "My Yang family are all good men. Although they have made mistakes, they must be given a chance to correct themselves. Magistrate Zhang, you can do what you want!"
The two of them were sitting on chairs. Behind them were hundreds of strong men and servants. There were also many ordinary people watching from a distance.