Chapter 115 Guilty should be executed without money
"Master Liu! What do you want to do?"
Shangwu City was also in chaos, with countless people flocking to a house.
This is where the sixth room of the Wu family is located.
But everyone was separated in the streets and alleys, and only the elders of the family could approach the house.
A man from the second room looked dissatisfied and scolded the man from the sixth room, and his words were harsh.
"You are too young to be in charge, so let your uncles do it!"
Mr. Wu Liu, who had finally endured the death of his father, turned red with anger and scolded his second-bedroom peer: "Shi Laocheng, wait until you can take care of your family's affairs before you take care of my family's affairs."
On the side, his uncles and uncles exhorted with twinkling eyes, "Master Cheng, I've said it before!" "The ancestral rules cannot be changed." "Don't say angry words."
Mr. Cheng, who is a second-rate man, sneered: "You think I am willing to interfere with your affairs. What you have done has already alarmed the second old man."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the side. There were seven or eight government servants and officials sitting on the ground next to them. They were bound and stripped of their weapons.
But they didn't make any noise, they just watched the family arguing with cold expressions.
"How can you treat Lord Guancha like this? Are you crazy?"
Mr. Wu Liu said bitterly: "They are crazy. They came here to take my family to the Yamen for no reason! After I questioned them for a few words, they used knives and locks, and even tied me up! What do they think of me? Take our Wu family.
For what?"
The official sitting on the ground said coldly: "For no reason? We told you that someone accused you of murdering someone, so we asked you to go to the Yamen to confront you. If you resisted and refused to listen, we warned you repeatedly before forcibly taking you away."
Mr. Wu Liu sneered: "Someone is suing us? Stop talking nonsense, you just want money."
He pointed at them.
"Say how much you want, I'll give you as much as you want, but if you bully me like this, I'm not easy to bully."
The officer sneered: "If you bully someone, no matter how much money you give, you won't be spared! Now the soldiers and horses have surrounded the city, so you can capture them without any effort!"
The second-fang master advised: "This is all a misunderstanding! If you have anything to say, please tell me!" He looked at the eighth-fang master and said, "Let me go!" He then looked at the official officer and said, "Sir, tell the outside world to withdraw your troops!" He clapped his hands and stamped his feet.
, “What does this look like now!”
When Mr. Liufang was arresting someone, two officers escaped. The officers ran to call for the soldiers and horses. When they saw the soldiers and horses coming in a menacing manner with weapons raised, the guards of Shangwucheng didn't know what happened and immediately closed the city gate.
Seeing this, the soldiers and horses became more noisy and surrounded the four cities.
"Let them attack the city!" Master Liufang shouted angrily, "I won't give them a penny this time, let's see what they can do to me!"
"Several crimes will be punished at the same time." The official said, "The laws of Daxia have their own punishments!"
Master Liufang laughed loudly: "I want to see how to punish me."
Before he finished speaking, there seemed to be rumbles of thunder from the horizon, and the ground shook.
"No, no, no." Many people shouted and ran over, "The officers and soldiers have begun to attack the city."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. Did the government really dare to attack the city?
This was in broad daylight, in full view of everyone.
"Why don't you dare?"
Han Xu looked solemnly and looked at the city gate in front of him.
"If an official is arrested and you don't let him go, the government will come to rescue him."
He waved his hand.
"Siege the city!"
A dozen guards carried thick logs and roared against the city gate, making the strong gate tremble and make a banging sound.
The sound kept coming.
On the other side, there were chaotic steps, and groups of guards rushed towards the city wall carrying ladders. With a clattering sound, the ladders were lined up outside the city wall, and each guard climbed up nimbly.
Another group of guards lined up in front of the city gate. They did not hold logs against the door or climb the ladder. Instead, they knelt half-kneeling and raised their crossbows, aiming them at the city wall...
Shang Wu was both a family home and a city. The other people's guards guarded the family home, while the Wu family's guards guarded the city.
There are many guards in the subordinate tribe, equipped with armor and sophisticated weapons. They are also smart and capable, and they can close the city gate as soon as possible.
At this time, they were spying outside the city. As the guards rushed into the wall and attacked the city, they screamed, "What to do?" "Go and tell the gentlemen!" "Someone is coming, someone is coming." Some people were tentatively waving weapons outside...
"Bold! You retreat quickly! Otherwise..."
He couldn't shout out what else to do. Zhong Qi raised his bow, and with a buzzing sound, the arrow flew away from the string and hit the guard's throat.
The guard let out a cry and fell from the city wall like a broken branch.
And as the arrow hit the target, the kneeling archers also drew their bowstrings...
The guards on the city wall who were caught off guard screamed, and several more people tumbled down the city wall.
Masses of blood on the walls.
Killed!
Really murderous!
There was instant chaos on the city wall, and the people watching outside also shouted. Many people ran away in panic, but some people did not run away. They were scared and excited, biting their hands and watching tremblingly...
Maybe it's because of the solemn official Mr. Han, maybe it's because officials and soldiers really don't disturb the people these days, and they don't charge money for entering and leaving the city. Maybe it's also because the government has been investigating the Wu family for so long, and there are many people in private.
I'm joking, but I don't know if I'll be serious about it...
We really have to use real knives and guns to bleed and kill!
But the bleeding was over as soon as it started.
"Sir, please calm down."
Shouts came from the city, and the city gates opened. The oldest man, Mr. Wu Er, did not sit in a sedan chair, but came tremblingly in person.
"Master Han! If you have something to say, please say it!"
The bound officials have been released and escorted, while Master Wu Liu is tied up.
"My lord, it is a crime for a scoundrel to cause trouble!" Old Master Wu Er said, "Please take me away and discuss the national law first, and then I will discuss the family rules! I will never tolerate it lightly!"
Han Xu looked at them, raised his hand and said: "No, since Mr. Wu Liu doesn't want to go to the government office, I will interrogate and investigate the case in your Shangwu City!"
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the city.
Old Mrs. Wu Er and others did not dare to stop them, so they could only follow and turn around.
The soldiers and horses that had previously attacked the city did not follow them into the city, but stayed outside the city gate. Only Zhongqi led a team of soldiers and horses to protect him, and the officials brought cars to move all the tables and plaques in the government office.
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The case was really going to be tried in Shangwu City. The people were curious and walked towards this direction. The soldiers guarding the city gate did not stop them, and the people in Shangwu City did not dare to stop them...
"Second Old Master, look at this..." The Wu family members were helpless and at a loss.
Some people could not hide their anger: "This Han Xu is really feeding an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!"
They had given him so much money, but he still looked ruthless.
If you are so selfless, why do you still need to collect money from them?
Master Wu Qi sighed: "Because he thinks he deserves the money."
Sending money is always found to be a crime. No matter how much money is given, it is just a ransom for Han Xu.
There is no emotional burden at all.
So what to do now?
Old Master Wu Er looked solemn: "Now that things have happened..."
He glanced at Master Wu Liu who was tied up.
"You'd better not be found guilty of any unforgivable crime! Otherwise, the clan won't be able to help you!"
Mr. Wu Liu looked livid and angry. What is unforgivable in this world?! He did not rebel! He wanted to see who could frame him!
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"My lord, I reported the case."
An honest-looking man in his forties knelt down and kowtowed.
"I want to sue Mr. Six for harming my wife and daughter!"
Han Xu was sitting in front of the house in the sixth house. There was a desk, a plaque, and clerks sitting upright. The yamen were standing on both sides holding water and fire sticks. Sure enough, they had moved the yamen here, and the people who had been scared away came back.
It was the first time I saw a case being tried in a yamen like this, and I was pointing excitedly.
Looking at the plaintiff brought up, Mr. Wu Liu frowned: "Why do you look so familiar to me?"
The man kowtowed: "Master Six, I am your nephew, Wu Chun."
He has many nephews. There are ten houses in the family, and there are side branches. In addition to the inherited big house, each house also has countless branches... The branches and leaves are multiplying.
Master Wu Liu frowned and thought for a while: "Are you the son of Laoyuan on the West Street?"
Wu Chun responded yes.
Then these are people from the sixth room, what are they doing!
"You are a member of the family? Why didn't you tell the clan if something happened?" A master frowned and said, "Aren't you just fooling around! You've caused such a big trouble!"
Han Xu said: "How can complaining cause trouble?"
The old man said coquettishly and explained: "It means that trivial matters disturb the lord and cause trouble to the lord. The lord is so busy."
Before Han Xu spoke, Wu Chun shouted with grievance and anger: "I have told the clan many times! It has been more than ten years! No one pays attention to me!"
These words left the Wu family gentlemen around them speechless. Is this possible? There are so many people in the clan and so many things going on, how can they remember them?
"You're talking nonsense!" Master Wu Liu listened to the entourage's introduction to Wu Chun and knew the general reason, "Your wife and daughter were lost, and the clan members also helped to find them, but they couldn't be found. How can you say it was me who caused them?"
"
Wu Chun looked at him, his eyes were red and filled with tears, and his body was shaking: "Fifteen years ago, when you were celebrating your birthday, I brought my wife and daughter to help. After that night, my wife and daughter disappeared. Someone told me that it was you!
you!"
When he said this, he was trembling all over and his tongue was knotted. He gritted his teeth and yelled out every word with all his strength.
"You raped my little daughter! My wife rescued my daughter, but you beat them to death!"
There was an uproar when this statement came out!
"That's nonsense!" Mr. Wu Liu jumped even more, "That's nonsense! You're slanderous! I don't even know who your wife and daughter are!"
But when he jumped to the ground, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He had some quirks that should not be tolerated by outsiders, but he really had no memory of what happened more than ten years ago...
There are too many people, and he remembers everything!
The whole place was in an uproar, and the Wu clan members were also talking about it. The faces of the gentlemen were all ugly!
This is not okay! We cannot allow interrogation in public! Regardless of whether it is true or false, talking about this kind of thing in public is an insult to the family!
"Master Han! Listen to me, this matter is no small matter!"
"Master Han, we'd better take him to the Yamen!"
The gentlemen rushed forward to persuade him, feeling regretful and angry! If I had known better, I should have let these cadres take Mr. Wu Liu away!
Wu Chun over there said what he had buried in his heart, and he was already in ruins. He knelt down and kowtowed and shouted: "If you don't believe me, go to the dry well under the plum tree in the backyard of Mr. Six's house and search it. The bodies of my wife and daughter are in it!"
The surroundings were in an uproar again. Han Xu pushed away the gentlemen surrounding him and shouted "Search!"
The soldiers and horses entered the door like wolves and tigers, no one dared to stop them and went straight to the backyard. Han Xu ordered the government officials to clear the court, and the gentlemen were all stopped and retreated. As for his repeated pleas...
"Why do you want to avoid being interrogated?" Han Xu said calmly, his eyes sweeping across the venue, where hundreds of people were showing various expressions, "Just because it is about the reputation of the Wu family, shouldn't it be more important to make a conclusion in an upright manner, so that everyone can be innocent?
"
It seems that the innocence will no longer be clear. The gentlemen looked at each other with angry and desperate expressions, and their eyes were accusing each other. "I told you that Wu Liu's problem will cause trouble." "You don't care!"
Compared to the commotion of others, Master Wu Liu didn't speak. He was thinking about it in a daze. It seemed that there was such a thing, but it didn't seem to be the case. It was his birthday more than ten years ago. He must have drunk a lot of wine, and he was vaguely confused.
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"grown ups!"
The searching soldiers rushed out from the door.
"There are indeed two corpses in the dry well! They have turned into bones! One is an adult and the other is a child!"
The whole place exploded!
Wu Chun gurgled several times and fainted.
Mr. Wu Liu also fell to the ground, sweating profusely.
The other gentlemen looked at each other and looked away without further communication.
That's it for now, there's nothing more to say.
Han Xu asked people to look after Wu Chun while waiting for the body to be dug out. Soon after, Wu Chun woke up and two bones were placed over. Onlookers crowded around to take a look, and the soldiers and guards tried their best to maintain order.
Wu Chun was helped to identify the body and picked up a gold bracelet and a gold collar from the bones.
"This is my wife's bracelet, and this is my daughter's collar!" He trembled, holding the bracelet and collar above his head to face the sun, "It also has my daughter's name on it!"
"Mumu! Daddy is here to accompany you!"
He let out a scream and hit the ground with his head. The officer next to him was prepared to stop him. Fortunately, his head was only bruised and bleeding.
Han Xu looked at Master Wu Liu: "Wu Jian, what do you have to say?"
Mr. Wu Liu raised his head from the ground and said with a pale face: "Even if this body is found in my home, it cannot be said that it was me. Maybe, maybe the two of them made a mistake and threw themselves into the well..."
Wu Chun cried several times: "Sixth Master! I have a witness! Your book boy saw it with his own eyes back then!"
It would be nice to have a witness. Han Xuming brought the book boy here. Today's book boy is no longer a book boy, nor is he a boy. He is as stooped as an old man who is half a hundred years old. He coughs and vomits blood.
"I am ill and will not die soon. In the past few years, I have dreamed of Sister-in-law Chun and Mu Mu crying to me day and night. I feel sorry for them."
"At that time, I wanted them to be rewarded in front of the Sixth Young Master, and to have more opportunities at home in the future, but I didn't expect that the Sixth Young Master drank too much, and Mu Mu..."
"I'm useless. I don't dare to stop me. I can only watch the eldest son do evil."
"The young master asked me to throw the body into the well. He also wanted to entertain guests..."
"I don't dare to say it. I don't dare to say it to anyone. Even if I say it, no one in the clan will care! Brother Chun, I'm sorry for you and I deserve death!"
"Now I'm going to die. If I don't tell you, I won't die in peace!"
"Now that the court lord is here, you can redress your grievances!"
The witness knelt on the ground and was about to die after saying these words. Wu Chun sat on the ground blankly and just smiled.
"Actually, I also guessed it, but I don't dare to say it, and I feel sorry for them..."
Looking at this scene, there was a buzz all around, with curses and tears followed by "What a sin", "What a sin", "Those are my nephews, wife and daughter", "They are really not human!"
Hearing the scolding, the Wu clan members all hid their faces, and Old Master Wu Er shouted, "Tie up this beast!"
The Wu clan members personally rushed forward and held Master Wu Liu down.
"Master Han! I'm waiting for Wu Yan!" Old Master Wu Er said, "Let me kill such a beast with my own hands!"
Master Wu Liu heard this and shouted to his second uncle! "Just punish me! There is no need to beat me to death! Which of you will do this kind of thing..."
Before he could finish his words, his tribesmen blocked his mouth, beat him with their fists, and cursed him!
Han Xu looked at the chaos and stopped him: "Family has family rules and the state has national laws. Since your family has sued the government, the only thing left is for the government to convict and punish you!"
Old Master Wu Er said well, "Master Han, please take him away quickly!"
Once he's locked up in a cell and given six and a half bedrooms and half a house's worth of property, he'll probably be fine.
Han Xu stood up and said: "There is no need to take them away. If an adulterer, wife or daughter kills someone, they should be executed according to the crime. General Xiao Qi will execute them."
Zhong Qi responded, stepped forward and grabbed Master Wu Liu, raised the knife in his hand and dropped his head, blood spurting out.
The tribesmen who didn't react and were still holding down the Sixth Master were all covered in blood. The next moment they screamed and fell down.
The noisy people were also startled by this sudden scene, and then exploded.
Amid the shouts, Han Xu said to Mr. Wu Er: "There is no need to give me money this time. This time the crime is unforgivable, so no money is needed."
After saying that, he walked past him and walked away.