Li Xing said coldly: "You Minggui, you arrested the owners of thirty-four alkaline mines. It has only been a month, and five of them have already died in your squad room. You said you were confused for a moment? You didn't do it for a moment.
It’s too long!”
"The evil gentry smashed the Li family's goods, but you ignored them and allowed the unruly people to smash the Li family's goods all over the city!"
"Uncle Xing Guo collected land taxes from the gentry, so you responded to the call of the unruly man Zhang Pu and blocked Uncle Xing Guo's alchemy. Your intentions are sinister and your crime cannot be forgiven."
"The moment you shut down the alkali mine, you were already a dead person!"
"Here, put You Minggui and his son into the prison cell for interrogation. When noon comes, they will be taken to the entrance of the vegetable market for questioning!"
You Minggui shuddered and was so frightened that he peed in his pants and wet the floor. His face turned white and red, and he lay on the ground and howled: "General, please spare the three men in my family."
Before he could finish speaking, several soldiers from the Selective Regiment picked him up and escorted him into the squad room.
As soon as noon arrived, all the captured prisoners were escorted to Caishikou in the north of the city. The prisoners had wooden boards stuck on their backs, and the large word "death" was written on the boards with calligraphy pens. They knelt in a long row on the street of Caishikou.
Soldiers from the Selective Wings Regiment were publicizing the beheading in the city, shouting along the streets and alleys:
"Xing Guobo's army has captured fifty-seven condemned criminals during this expedition and will be beheaded at Caishikou in the north of the city at noon!"
"Anyone who offends the country will be punished no matter how far away he is!"
"The magistrate of Xiangyang should be executed for his crimes! People in the city can go to Caishikou to witness the execution."
"My Xingguo Bohu Ben division has strict discipline and will never make things difficult for the people in the city."
The common people in the city gradually became more courageous after seeing that the ferocious official army had been in the city for a long time without doing anything to harass the people. At this time, they heard that the official army was going to execute the Xiangyang magistrate, and everyone could not restrain their curiosity and rushed out.
We arrived at the Caishikou in the north of the city to watch the excitement. By noon, the Caishikou had been surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. There were even many people standing on the tile roofs of the houses next to it.
The common people stood together and talked a lot. They asked each other and finally figured out that this powerful and disciplined army was the army of Uncle Xingguo of Tianjin.
The common people have all heard of the name of Xing Guobo. Xing Guobo conquered the Tatars in the north and destroyed the bandits in the south. He was a general who was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. The story of Xing Guobo has long been sung by storytellers in the streets and alleys. There are even some
The opera troupe compiled Xing Guobo's experience into a opera, which was sung in teahouses and taverns.
When Xing Guobo's army was conquering Zhang Xianzhong, they passed by Xiangyang!
After figuring out that the army that broke into the city was Xing Guobo's Huben division, the people gradually began to recognize this army. To allow Xing Guobo to raise an army to attack, the Xiangyang prefect must have done a heinous thing.
The shadow on the sundial moved little by little, and finally landed on the noon mark.
At noon, Li Xing came out, looked at the people of Xiangyang, and said loudly: "People of Xiangyang, the reason why Huben's army marched south to Xiangyang this time is because the prefect of Xiangyang, You Minggui, colluded with the gentry in an attempt to stop Uncle Xing Guo
Collect land tax from the gentry!"
Hearing Li Xing shouting loudly, the people watching stopped talking and began to listen to Li Xing.
"Nowadays, the country is riddled with holes, bandits and thieves are rising again, and peace is rising again. It is precisely because the land tax borne by the common people is too heavy, and the officials are forcing the people to rebel!"
"The gentry distorted the Ming Dynasty's tax system by bribing officials and did not pay taxes like rats. Not only did they not pay taxes themselves, they also accepted donations from cunning and unruly people and helped other unruly people without paying land taxes."
"Because the gentry did not pay taxes, the court was impoverished and the people were displaced."
"What Uncle Xing Guo wants to kill is these evil gentry and corrupt officials who are trying to prevent Uncle Xing Guo from collecting land taxes from the gentry."
After hearing Li Xing's words, the people onlookers knew why Uncle Xing came to Xiangyang, and their faces gradually changed. Zhang Xianzhong had just ravaged Huguang last year, and the people all knew what kind of disaster it would be when the bandits came. It is said that every man is in trouble when the country is in trouble.
Responsibility, no one will see that the building will collapse and remain indifferent.
Although ordinary people in the market are unable to change the world, Xing Guobo has such power. Xing Guobo is the original source of justice and rectifies the world, and the people all recognize it.
Citizens standing in the back row who couldn't hear Li Xing's words anxiously asked the citizens in the front row to find out what Li Xing said. The people in the front row turned around and told the people in the back row what Li Xing said.
Listen, Li Xing's words were spread out row after row.
When the citizens spread his words, Li Xingcai said loudly: "In the eyes of the corrupt officials and evil gentry, especially the nobles, the common people should be extorted and exploited, and the gentry should be exempted from taxes and servitude, and enjoy the contributions of the unruly people.
, something for nothing! Even if the court fails to collect taxes and the country falls because of this, they don’t mind at all!”
"Uncle Xing Guo collected taxes from the gentry, so they mobilized the gentry all over the world to destroy Xing Guo Bo's goods and cut off Xing Guo Bo's raw materials!"
"Therefore, the Huben army marched far away to capture and kill these scum of the country in Xiangyang City!"
"Today, the people of Xiangyang City will witness Master Huben killing these evil gentry and corrupt officials at Caishikou!"
When the people watching heard Li Xing's murderous words, their faces turned pale and they did not dare to talk.
Li Xing turned around and shouted to the execution soldiers: "Get ready for execution!"
The soldiers first aimed their rifles at the gentry and servants who smashed the shops, and pointed the muzzles at the back of their heads.
These people felt the cold fire bullets aimed at their heads, and they all burst into tears. The head of the Huang family shouted loudly: "General, General, I know I was wrong, and I am willing to double the compensation for the damage to the glass shop."
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The head of the Zhou family kept kowtowing and said loudly: "General, I paid for it. I paid for the smashed soap. I paid for it!"
The platoon leader in charge of the execution snorted coldly and said: "You didn't realize until our army came out of Tianjin that it was already too late!"
Li Xing waved his hand, and more than twenty rifles fired bullets, killing three evil gentry families and their servants on the road.
After killing the evil gentry and servants on the left, the soldiers aimed their rifles at You Minggui, the magistrate of Xiangyang Prefecture, his two sons, and more than twenty government servants and archers who beat and insulted the owner of the alkali mine on the right.
The rifles were placed on the heads of these officials. The officials were so frightened that they burst into tears and kowtowed to the ground one by one, hoping that Li Xing would spare their lives.
You Minggui kept kowtowing with tears in his eyes and shouted: "General, I am an official of the imperial court, please don't kill me! I have accumulated a fortune of 170,000 taels in my twenty years as an official, and I have dedicated all of it to the General. Please forgive me, General."
I am a family of three!”
Li Xing sneered, waved his hand and said: "Execution!"
There was a crisp gunshot, and You Minggui was shot in the back of the head, and a bloody flower bloomed on his head. He screamed and opened his eyes wide, tilted his body, and fell on the road paved with bluestones.
The crackle of gunshots rang out, and more than twenty corrupt officials, together with You Minggui's two sons, were all killed in a pool of blood.
