A dignified county magistrate was beheaded in public in court.
This scene was immediately dumbfounded in the eyes of others.
At this moment, Wu Feike didn't care what others were thinking. After killing Magistrate Liu, he shouted: "The dog officer is dead. Let's take the money and leave here quickly."
"Yes, boss."
Everyone shouted, then carried the boxes and started to leave.
Wu Fei chuckled at this time, grabbed a lot of gold and silver jewelry from a box and scattered them on the ground: "I have rewarded you with this money. Let's collect the body of this dog official, lest the people on the road say that we are not honest.
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"Brothers, let's go."
Immediately, this group of thieves left quickly from the back hall in a swaggering manner.
After these thieves were gone, the squires and clan elders screamed in surprise.
"Look, the silver cup on the ground was lost last month at my house."
"The gold necklace is my wife's jewelry, and the silver bracelet was given to my daughter by me. It has her name on it."
"Damn it, it turns out that Magistrate Liu took these things. He deliberately framed the Li family and wanted to frame the Li family."
For a time, the squires and clan elders who had been deceived by Magistrate Liu were furious. They felt that not only did they have a shameful face, but they had also mistakenly blamed a good person and mistook the victim as a murderer seeking wealth and murder.
It turns out that it was not the Li family who really sought wealth and death, but Magistrate Liu.
"There is no guarantee for the late festival, there is no guarantee for the late festival."
An old squire banged his cane on the ground, his face flushed with embarrassment.
"Damn dog official, he deliberately framed the Li family, deceived us, and made us misunderstand the good people. From now on, how can he have a face in Guobei County?" Some old people beat their feet and chests, feeling extremely sad.
shame.
"Beast, beast, how could we have such a beast magistrate in Guobei County?" There were also younger squires who cursed angrily.
These country gentry elders are highly respected in Guobei County. They have to take the main seat in any major events such as celebrations and sacrifices. Wherever there are conflicts or contradictions on weekdays, they are the ones who go there.
To mediate.
But now that something like this happened, their prestige was instantly wiped out, and they might be scolded by others in the future.
Therefore, the squires and clan elders who reacted started to scream one by one.
Li Xiuyuan was very calm at this time. He never expected these squires and clan elders to be of any help. However, when Magistrate Liu judged the case before, it was clearly a frame-up, and no one in the Li family believed in him.
This chilled him.
A Li family whose ancestors have been rooted in Guobei County for generations is not as convincing as a county magistrate who has lived outside for a month.
Is it because of the heavy official authority, or the fact that the Li family has really made people jealous over the years, and they wish that the big tree of the Li family would fall down.
"Master, Magistrate Liu is dead. I wonder how this case will be decided?" Li Xiuyuan asked calmly at this time, looking at the remaining master.
The master looked at Li Xiuyuan's calm eyes, and was immediately startled, and his face turned pale: "Little, little, I don't know very well either."
"Not sure? The Yamen wanted to deprive me of my honors and kill my father before, but now you are not sure." Li Xiuyuan said coldly.
A squire stood up at this time and said: "What case should we judge now? That dog official has made it clear that it was a false accusation. The evidence is conclusive now and the previous judgment is simply invalid. Mr. Li, please rest assured. Although Magistrate Liu is dead now,
We will never admit this case, even if the next county magistrate comes up."
"Why should this case be tried? The dog officer framed a good man and was killed by bandits from Wangchuan Mountain. This is retribution. File, where is the file? Quickly get a fire and burn it, so that the case of the Li family can be settled.
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"Yes, after burning the file, the next county magistrate of the province made a fuss about it. If the file is not burned today, the master must have something in his heart. We will go to the prefect to sue him."
These individuals were all filled with righteous indignation and began to fight against the injustice of the Li family.
"Okay, okay, okay, burn, burn the file."
When the master saw that public opinion was boiling and he wanted to go to the prefect to sue himself, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly took the file, and then burned it in front of everyone, and the case was dismissed.
The wall fell and everyone pushed back. Magistrate Liu was dead. The master also knew that the situation was over, so how could he dare to continue to handle this case.
Besides, this case is not clean to begin with, and it is a false accusation against the Li family.
"Dear village elders, the younger ones have something to say, the younger ones have something to say."
At this time, Wang Chuan, the government servant who had given false testimony before, ran over again, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "The younger one is guilty, the younger one is guilty. The younger one gave false evidence before to frame Mr. Li. In fact, Goddess Wang is not guilty at all."
She was not beaten to death, she died suddenly last night."
"What? You bitch, how dare you give false evidence." Someone said angrily.
Wang Chuan wanted to cry but said without tears: "I don't want to, I don't want to. I was forced by that Magistrate Liu. If I don't give false evidence, Magistrate Liu will kill me. I don't dare to disobey."
, that’s why I gave a false testimony, and I ask you fellow villagers to forgive me.”
After saying that, he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"It's just a piece of grass on the wall, and the wind blows it to both sides." Li Xiuyuan said coldly, but didn't say much.
Now that this person has proactively admitted that it was a false accusation, it makes it harder for him to attack this government official.
The people on duty in the yamen are indeed very skilled.
Ignoring these trivial matters, he looked at the master and then waved his hand.
"Old, eldest young master." The master's face was pale and fearful, and he bent down to greet him.
Li Xiuyuan patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Mr. Liu is dead, you should know what to do next. Master is a smart man, don't let my Li family down."
The master trembled all over, his hands and feet felt cold, and his hair stood on end.
Sure enough.
The group of masked men before were not bandits from Wangchuan Mountain at all, but were sent by the Li family.
The master seemed to be smiling and crying, and his face looked as ugly as possible. He hurriedly bent down and nodded, and respectfully returned: "I understand, I understand, I understand everything, please rest assured, young master."
"If you can do it well, you can continue to be a master. If you can't do it, I will make you disappear in Guobei County." Li Xiuyuan gave him a cold look, then turned around and left without saying another word.
The master froze on the spot, staring blankly at Li Xiuyuan who was striding away. He felt that he and Magistrate Liu had done something very, very stupid.
Cutting the knot with a sharp knife, eating the fat sheep of the Li family, and all the calculations are all stupid things.
From beginning to end, the life of the Guobei County magistrate was in the hands of the Li family.
If he does well, the county magistrate can continue to serve.
If you don't do it well, or you have crossed the line, the headless Magistrate Liu in front of you is proof of this.
The Li family really dare to kill officials.
The master felt dizzy for a while and wondered whether the Li family would settle accounts in the future.
"Master Li, I'm so sorry. We were blinded by that dog official and mistakenly blamed a good person. I was so confused. Please forgive me, Master Li."
"Yeah, I'm really stupid. I don't believe in the Li family. We are guilty. If the rumors spread from now on, I won't be able to show my face to anyone."
"I helped the tyrants commit crimes and almost helped Magistrate Liu kill a good man by mistake. I don't know what to say about this. I apologize to your Li family." An old man was so ashamed that he wanted to kneel down to apologize to Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan hurriedly supported him: "You fellow folks have good intentions, but you were just deceived by this dog official. It has nothing to do with you folks. I, Li Xiuyuan, am not an unreasonable person. I must not say this apology again."
After saying that, he looked at the other squires nearby.
Wherever he looked, many people had a look of fear towards him.
No, it would be more appropriate to say a bit of fear.
These squires are not all easy to fool, I am afraid that many people have already guessed in their hearts that the death of Magistrate Liu is closely related to the Li family.
But so what if you know?
Magistrate Liu wanted to kill everyone, and used all kinds of despicable tricks to frame him, and even failed to abide by the laws of the court. Could Li Xiuyuan just sit back and wait for death, waiting for this bad official to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan?
If this dog official is not killed today, the Li family will not be able to live in peace in the future.
And after what happened today, the county magistrate who takes office in the future will have to weigh his own weight if he wants to take action against the Li family.