At five o'clock in the morning the next day, Huang An woke up on time.
All the kitchens in the Li family's mansion were already busy. When Huang An got up to wash up, everyone got up.
Soon, everyone was performing their duties according to the tasks assigned yesterday.
In the Li family's mansion, a total of eight doors were opened, and four of the smaller ones were completely sealed.
Except for the largest, which is the main entrance in the north, the other three side entrances are distributed in three directions: east, west, and south.
According to the actual situation in Feng'an City, Huang An combined the work procedures of his hometown government units and after some modifications, he formulated the work procedures for the public trial meeting.
Everything seems organized, concise and clear.
Everyone's tasks are performed in their own way, one link within another.
At half past seven in the morning, it was already bright.
A large group of people had already arrived at the square at the main entrance of the Li family's residence.
There were crowds of people and a large area of darkness.
The earliest people arrived at the square at around five o'clock in the morning.
It is now mid-June, the busiest farming season has not yet arrived, and there are many people watching the excitement.
The blockade area shrank extensively, leaving only the Li family mansion.
The number of people watching the excitement must be much greater than imagined.
After all, there is no show to be seen these days, and when Huang An sent people to promote it yesterday.
In the promotion content, he also added this sentence, "All the people who come to participate in the public trial tomorrow, regardless of men, women, old or young, will get a big refined grain pancake!"
The allure of a piece of cake is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
In order to prevent a stampede from happening, Huang An arranged security personnel responsible for organizing people and maintaining order in the square.
They all carry spears and other weapons, and half of the guards are warriors.
Their task is to confine the spectators to a fixed area.
And cooperate with some orders from Zhao Yan.
There are many big trees planted in the square and there are many shady places, but Huang An knows that this season is the hottest.
Many people do not have enough to eat these days, and deaths from heat stroke are not just talk.
Can people die of heat stroke just because they are watching the excitement?
Huang An would naturally not allow such a tragedy to happen.
So I also arranged for Song Yang to take some scraps of silver and recruit about seventy or eighty young men to build a pergola specifically for enjoying the cool weather.
People who have good things to do, no, enthusiastic people also take the initiative to help.
After all, these pavilions were built specifically for common people like them.
When the news spread, the people around him were shocked.
Because I really can't believe that the high-ranking officials actually considered the problem that the sun was too big and would be unbearable for them.
Build a special awning for ordinary people like them to escape from the summer heat?
This was something I couldn't even imagine in the past.
In addition to the pergola, Huang An also arranged for people to cook medicinal soups, cold drinks, etc. to relieve the heat.
The atmosphere in the square was very lively, with people whispering to each other and stretching their necks, waiting for the so-called public trial to begin.
They heard the news last night that the Li family was captured by the new city lord because they secretly made armor.
Similarly, I also heard the news about the public trial.
Anyone who has been bullied by the Li family can come to the square outside the main entrance of the Li family's mansion or the alleys outside the other three side doors tomorrow morning to sue the Li family.
As long as you have been unfairly wronged and the lawsuit is well-founded, you will receive compensation afterwards.
This compensation will be transferred from the Li family's treasury.
I don’t know whether these things are true or not, but they are spread by people with noses and eyes.
The Li family has controlled Feng'an City for hundreds of years, and the people in the city are fully aware of their evil deeds.
Even if they don't have money, they still want to come and see this public trial.
Now that they heard that Mr. Huang from Huang An and the Lord Zhao Yan had asked people to build a pergola for them and prepare things to cool off the heat, they were naturally more interested.
This is the first time.
However, the faces of a group of people gathered at the front of the square turned a little pale at this moment.
Because they were facing the gate of the Li family's mansion, they could immediately see the pile of human heads on the side of the gate.
This kind of visual impact is not something ordinary people can endure.
On the side of Jingguan, there are some wooden signs with writing on them.
There are people who can read and recognize the names of the adults of the Li family written on it.
However, they really couldn't believe that the pile of heads in front of them, pickled with lime and with almost unrecognizable faces, belonged to important figures in the Li family.
They pointed at Jingguan and talked about it, but they couldn't come to a definite conclusion for a long time.
However, news that many suspected heads of important figures in the Li family appeared on the side of the main entrance of the Zhao family spread throughout the square in a very short period of time, and then continued to spread throughout the city.
Half an hour before the public trial started, a group of eight shirtless men suddenly came from one side of the square.
Their arrival caused a sensation among the people in the square.
Because these eight men are obviously warriors.
They formed groups of two and stood in all directions, slowly moving over with a huge wooden building that seemed to be made temporarily.
This wooden building is a high platform with a height of two and a half meters and an area of about twenty square meters.
The high platform was quickly moved to the front of the square.
The four wooden stakes were put into the deep pit that had been dug long ago and were quickly fixed.
After the installation of the high platform was completed, some auxiliary fixing measures were taken to ensure safety.
This is a rostrum. Later, the criminal, the victim, witnesses, and the presiding officer will all stand on it.
In order to let the people see and hear more clearly, Huang An ordered people to build this high platform before he could practice martial arts when he got up in the morning.
Everything was ready. At eight o'clock in the morning, the two closed main doors of the Li family's residence were slowly opened under the pull of two guards.
As the front door of the Li family's residence opened, Huang An, Zhao Yan, Luo Feiyao and others filed out.
Huang An was walking two steps behind Zhao Yan and Luo Feiyao, and he could see clearly.
The people had almost arrived, and the entire square was packed to the brim.
There are figures everywhere on the trees and on the roofs.
The human voice was buzzing, like swarms of mosquitoes in the wild in summer.
The square was crowded with people, and there must be many people who couldn't squeeze in.
With so many people coming, Huang An didn't panic, but instead had a smile on his lips.
The more people come today, the better.
Zhao Yan suddenly looked back at Huang An and asked curiously: "You really don't want to go up?"
When she said "not going up," she meant going up to the high platform and facing the people directly.
Huang An smiled and shook his head, "I don't have an official status, so it's not appropriate to go up now!"
Huang An doesn't want to be the protagonist today, it's not suitable.
Zhao Yan saw that Huang An was determined, so he stopped persuading him and led the people back to the high platform.
Luo Feiyao also walked up.
Huang An watched everyone go up to the high platform and moved slightly to the side.
The public trial was controlled by him, but he did not know how to do it and could not stand in front of the stage.
Senior Sister Zhao is the Lord of Feng'an City, so she is the most suitable candidate.
Zhao Yan and Luo Feiyao will be the actual executors of this conference.
Everything was ready, she just needed to do it step by step.
Zhao Yan and others quickly arrived on the high platform, and their arrival caused a commotion among the people watching.
In Feng'an City these days, Lord Luo Feiyao is the biggest celebrity.
She is originally from Feng'an County. She is the eldest lady of the Zhao Family Martial Arts School and has a good reputation.
He used to be in charge of the martial arts gym for his father, Zhao Dun, and was responsible for all matters in the gym. He was considered a moderate celebrity.
But now, her reputation has spread throughout Feng'an City.
However, there are many people who have heard her name, but only a few have actually met her.
Now, they finally saw it.
Tables and chairs have been arranged on the high platform.
Luo Feiyao sat down as no one else was there.
Zhao Yan stood alone. She walked slowly to the edge of the high platform and faced the people.
Many people in the square noticed her appearance, and the noise became quieter, but it was still very noisy.
Under the high platform, in the front row of the area closest to her, there were a dozen familiar people sitting on the floor.
It's Zhang Sui'an, Ma Shan, Ma Dian and other big figures.
In the past, they could be called distinguished guests in any house in the city, but now they can only sit on the ground under the high platform like ordinary people in the city.
Moreover, now their faces did not dare to show the slightest anger, and they even smiled when Zhao Yan looked over.
When Huang An sent them away from the blockade area last night, he specifically told them to attend the public trial on time this morning.
It was said to be an exhortation, but in reality it was a threat in disguise.
These clan leaders were frightened to death by what happened to the Li family.
They were afraid that if they disobeyed Huang An's orders, they would bring disaster to themselves and their family.
The Li family was too courageous. Their fate was already determined yesterday. All the warriors died.
What they were afraid of was that Huang An, a guy with no martial ethics, would take the opportunity to forcefully connect them with the Li family's affairs, slander them, and then take the opportunity to eradicate them and take away their family property.
This matter is very easy to accomplish. After all, they are conceited and put themselves in Huang An's position, so they will definitely do this.
If Huang An really had such an idea, it would be difficult to handle.
Therefore, no matter how unhappy or uneasy they were, when they saw Zhao Yan on the high platform, all the clan leaders and principals still had flattering smiles on their faces.
Zhao Yan noticed their presence, nodded to them, and ignored them.
The longer she stayed with Huang An, the clearer she became about what her junior brother thought about these scum, so now she just suppressed her nausea.
Focusing on the people in the square, Zhao Yan suddenly spoke.
"Dear fellow citizens, I am the new city lord, Zhao Yan!"
Zhao Yan roared, the energy and blood in his body stirred, and the sound spread throughout the square.
The noisy sound disappeared in a very short time.
The crowd was quiet for a moment, and then immediately became buzzing and noisy.
Standing on the high platform, Zhao Yan was condescending and could easily notice that the crowd in the square had moved forward a lot in an instant.
Fortunately, guards had been arranged in advance to maintain order around the venue, so that the people could only sit down and not stand up, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain basic order.
The reaction of the people did not make Zhao Yan feel happy, because she knew that the reason why the crowd rushed forward was not because she had a good reputation, nor because the people recognized her.
But these common people rarely see such a big shot as the city lord. They are so excited now because they just want to see her.