The sound of the stick sounded like it was hitting people's hearts. In the blink of an eye, the back was covered in bruises and the skin was torn. This scene touched Sanlang the most, "Damn it, this is really cruel." He asked himself, what did he do to him?
There is absolutely no way I could do this.
Fang Changqing saw that Fourth Master's face was pale and blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say a word and hurriedly said to Wu Chunlai: "Have you brought the medicine? If you didn't go and get it quickly, if something happens to Fourth Master, my wife will be able to shave her alive when I get back."
about you."
Wu Chunlai shivered and before he could speak, Tietou took out the medicine.
After forty blows were completed in full view of everyone, the people behind Tietou stepped forward to help the fourth master. The fourth master waved his hands and forced himself to stand up. After he stood firm, he turned around and looked at the quiet city below.
"From now on, if anyone bullies men, dominates women, and seizes people's property, just go to the Yamen and report it. If you find that officials are protecting each other and the officials do nothing, just report it. Once it is verified to be true, the whistleblower will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
There was another 'buzz' from below. The Fourth Master said without looking back: "Hu Da! Get out of the queue!"
Hu Da knew it was wrong, but what else could he do except accept the punishment obediently? Even the Fourth Master gave him forty canes.
"My subordinate is here!" Hu Da knelt in front of Fourth Master.
Fourth Master lowered his head and glanced at Hu Da, "Yesterday, as Yin Jiu's boss, why didn't you stop the conflict on West Street? Instead, you had to wait until the conflict intensified before going to see me. You can't treat everyone equally if you don't know how to handle things.
If you are lax and shirk responsibility, how should you be punished?"
As he said that, he turned to look at Fang Changqing. Fang Changqing knew that Fourth Master was trying to set rules and tighten the strings for everyone. So he said, "Back to Fourth Master, since no bad consequences have been caused, I will give you forty sticks!"
Fourth Master nodded, "Hu Da is not only my subordinate. He is also my brother, and even my savior. If Hu Da had not released me and rescued me back to the capital, there would be no Yin Silang today. So..." He said,
He knelt down again and said, "I should bear half of today's beating."
Hu Da suddenly looked at the Fourth Master, his eyes were wet. He thought that the Fourth Master was going to beat these old people, but it turned out that the Fourth Master remembered everything in his heart, "No! No! Fourth Master! It's my subordinate's fault, and I admit it!"
At that time, he didn't just want to save people, he also took money.
The Fourth Master waved his hand, turned around and shouted to the executioner: "What are you doing standing still? Beat him!"
The stick hit him, and the Fourth Master let out a groan.
Hu Da started to cry, "Master! Fourth Master!" He was not in pain, he was really moved.
Sanlang thought to himself: This is what the hell is called winning people's hearts. After Hu Da received a beating, he not only felt no resentment in his heart, but also felt a bit proud and complacent, because the fourth master was willing to share the punishment for him. What is this?
This is affection.
After twenty canes were struck, Hu Da helped Fourth Master stand up, knelt down and kowtowed three times before standing up and retreating.
The Fourth Master could only stand holding on to the fence, "Bring the rest of the people up."
Thirteen people came up this time.
The fourth master was speechless and waved to Fang Changqing.
Fang Changqing stood up and unfolded the folder in his hand.
"Yin Jiu, forcibly robbed the women of the people, causing one of them to drown himself. Kill him!"
"Yin Tie, trying to seize other people's property, leaving the owner with no money to cure his death. Behead him!"
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"Lin Feng, fought with weapons, resulting in the death of one person and serious injuries to two others. Kill them!"
"Song Mian has committed adultery against several women. The crime is unpardonable, so behead them!"
"He Qiang, let the horse cause trouble, causing one person to die, behead him!"
As soon as the reading was finished, there was an explosion below. Thirteen people were killed.
The thirteen people were all confused. Who were they? What was their relationship with the fourth master? Why did even his own family members say kill him?
"Yin Silang!" Yin Jiu was tied up, but still struggled to stand up, "Yin Silang, you dare to kill me! You don't recognize your relatives, I am your uncle! Who took you up the mountain to catch birds when you were a child?
.Who taught you how to use your bow and arrows..."
"Yin Silang..." Lin Feng also shouted, "You married a daughter of our Lin family, and I am Madam's cousin. How dare you kill me? Madam has done so much for you. Who brought this endless supply of food and grass?"
?Isn’t it okay yet? You’re going to take action on the Lin family! What will happen to our daughter, the Lin family, in the future? You like the new and hate the old..."
"Yin Silang, my eldest sister is your sister-in-law. We are all real relatives..."
The thirteen people scolded each other more and more harshly. Tie Tou's face darkened and he was about to step forward. Mr. Fu'an stopped him and said, "Tie Shuai, wait, let them scold them. The harsher the scolding, the better. The better, the more people will know about Fourth Master."
How determined you are to uphold law and order."
"I'm afraid that others will think that Fourth Master is ruthless and unjust." Tietou said in a low voice.
Mr. Fu'an laughed mockingly, "How can a person who can take the blame for his subordinates be ruthless and unjust? This is not ruthless and unjust, this is great love and righteousness." The Fourth Master had planned it from the beginning. This principle, this kind of thinking
Simple fools don't understand.
There was a lot of scolding from above, and there was an uproar from below.
This is a knife held to the neck of one's own family.
The young man who had a conflict with Yin Jiuqi yesterday looked at the motionless fourth master holding on to the fence with burning eyes, feeling that this man had suddenly grown taller.
The people around him felt the same way as the young man. In the final analysis, what the people want is just as much fairness and justice as possible.
The middle-aged scribe narrowed his eyes. To manipulate people's hearts to this extent, what else is it if it's not the heart of an emperor?
It took the fourth master a long time to stand up straight, raised his hand to press down, and everything down there suddenly became quiet. Tietou then stepped forward, removed the jaws of the thirteen people, and told them to shut up.
Fourth Master clasped his fists and looked at the people below the city, "I'm sorry, everyone, these thirteen people above are all my relatives..." He turned to look at the thirteen people kneeling in a row, "But the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention,
You are not princes yet." He looked at Yin Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, don't worry, your nephew will take care of you and make sure they have enough food and clothing." After saying that, he looked at Lin Feng again, "Uncle, are you right?
Wrong. Madam, your hard work has paid off. I, Yin Silang, swear here that I will be my wife to a woman for the rest of my life. Even if I have no children, I will never take a concubine. I will not be unworthy of my madam. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Fang Changqing gave Fourth Master a complicated look, and then slowly lowered his eyelids.
Sanlang muttered, "Damn it! What a love saint."
Mr. Fu'an felt that the fourth master was a little impatient. Who could say for sure how long a person would last in his life? Besides, his status would be different in the future, and the importance of the heir was self-evident. After all, he was young and rash.
The fourth master said and waved his hand again, "Let's carry out the execution."
Immediately afterwards, the executioner wearing a red turban walked up carrying a broadsword.
Fourth Master slowly closed his eyes and stopped looking.
Listening to Tietou shouting: "Get ready... for execution!"
Immediately afterwards, there were screams, and a strong smell of blood could be smelled on the tip of my nose.
Wu Chunlai took out the white belt he had prepared early in the morning and tied the filial piety belt around his waist for Fourth Master. Then he turned around to find Sanlang. An elder in the clan had died, and Sanlang should also wear filial piety.
As a result, when he turned his head, Saburo had fainted on the ground. Two girls fainted on him. The octagonal hat originally worn on the girl's head fell off for some reason, and the hair fell down and spread on Saburo's body.
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Wu Chunlai was stunned for a moment, then waved to someone to carry these three useless people down.
Fourth Master stood up and carried Yin Jiu's body, stepping on the bloodstains all over the ground, and walked down the tower with filial piety.
When they arrived at the gate, people naturally moved out of the way. The injury on Fourth Master's back was so clearly visible.
The people around him couldn't help but kneel down.
The scribe looked at the fourth master carrying the body away, leaving only bloody footprints on the ground. He couldn't help but sigh, there is a dragon lurking in the abyss, and the sky is about to fly.
When they arrived at the back office where they were temporarily staying, Fourth Master really couldn't bear it any longer and immediately threw himself down on the couch.
Wu Chunlai quickly asked Li Jian to fetch hot water, and he took out the wound medicine that his wife gave him. "Master, if you ask me to go back, how can I tell my wife?"
The Fourth Master shook his head, "Don't tell Madam yet. When we get home, the injury will be almost healed."
Wu Chunlai first took the pills to treat internal injuries, handed them to Fourth Master's mouth, and watched him eat them.
Li Jian hurriedly said: "There are also painkillers! Otherwise, it will hurt to death when the trauma medicine is applied."
The three masters and servants worked hard until dark before finally bandaging the wound.
Fang Changqing came in and said, "Is it okay if I don't ask the doctor to look at it?"
The fourth master knew Fang Changqing's good intentions, "Then call him in." The consultation was fine, but as for the medicine, he still trusted Lin Yutong more.
Fang Changqing went out to call the doctor, and the fourth master asked Wu Chunlai to deliver medicine to Hu Da, "I'll send a doctor to take a look later."
Li Jian whispered: "Master, all the marshals and generals are standing outside."
Fourth Master waved his hand and said, "Pass the message and tell them to go and do whatever they need to do. There is no need to stay here."
After seeing the doctor, Wu Chunlai came back.
Li Jian brought the porridge prepared in the kitchen, and Fang Changqing came back, "Master, there are two people outside asking to see Fourth Master."
The fourth master was stunned, "Who is it? Did you ask?"
"One claimed to be Mr. Qingtian, and the other was a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old with a black mole on the tip of his eyebrow. He said he knew the fourth master." Fang Changqing said, pushing the side dishes forward that the fourth master could not reach.
"Then please." Fourth Master said, speeding up his meal.
Fang Changqing said hesitantly: "I'm injured, how about I ask them to come back tomorrow?"
Fourth Master waved his hand, "I took painkillers and the pain doesn't hurt anymore. Call me in."
Fang Changqing was a little envious of Fourth Master's physique. If such an injury happened to him, he would probably not be able to get out of bed for a year and a half.
When Mr. Qingtian and the young man walked in, they saw the fourth master standing at the entrance of the lobby, fully dressed.
With such serious injuries on their bodies, their attitude was still so solemn. The two of them couldn't help but speed up their pace...