The soldiers no longer hesitated, pulled up their shoulders, folded their backs, and tied Lu Yan tightly. Ji Zun looked at the stunned government officials and said: "Everyone, Lu Yan seizes the women of the people and disregards human lives. Humans and gods are indignant, and the crime is blameless.
I'm sorry. He doesn't have to go to the county government for trial." As he spoke, he said to his soldiers: "Suppress Caishikou and execute the law on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"
Everyone present trembled when they heard this. Lu Yan glared at Ji Zun and roared loudly: "Ji Zun, why do you kill me? I, Lu Yan, am a member of the king's family, why do you kill me? Ji Zun..."
The soldiers below ignored Lu Yan's yelling and pulled him towards the entrance of the market.
There were many people watching at the scene. I heard that they wanted to ask about Lu Yan. How could people miss such a big bustle? They rushed to tell each other, and the news soon spread throughout the city.
Deng Yu, Kou Xun and others also heard the news and rushed over immediately.
When they arrived at the market entrance, Lu Yan was already tied up and kneeling on the ground. The executioner was standing aside, already in place, just waiting for Ji Zun's order.
Seeing this scene, Deng Yu and others quickly walked up to Ji Zun and asked in confusion: "General Ji, what is going on?"
Ji Zun looked around at everyone and told everyone about the crimes Lu Yan had committed. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "Lü Yan has no laws, bullies men and women, and disregards human life. If this thief is not punished, God will not tolerate it."
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Everyone secretly grinned and their eyes fell on Deng Yu. Lu Yan, who was kneeling on the ground beside him, saw Deng Yu as if he was seeing a savior and shouted: "General Deng, save me! General Deng, save the villain!"
Back in Raoyang, the villain saved the lives of the king and General Deng..." At this point, he burst into tears.
Deng Yu secretly sighed. It was a fact that Lu Yan was lawless and that he deserved to be punished for his crime. But after all, he had saved the lives of the king and himself.
He pondered for a moment and said: "General Ji, Lu Yan must be a member of the king's family. If General Ji kills him, he is suspected of overstepping his bounds, so let's leave it to the king himself!"
Ji Zun asked back: "General Deng, do you think the king will bend the law for personal gain?"
Deng Yu said subconsciously: "Of course your Majesty will not bend the law for personal gain!"
"In this case, if Lu Yan is handed over to the king, he will still be executed, so why bother!" As he spoke, Ji Zun looked at the swordsman and axeman in a red robe and shouted: "Execution!"
"Wait a minute!" Deng Yu waved his hand to the swordsman and said, "Even if the king's family members deserve to be punished for their crimes, they should be killed by the king. The sacrificial general cannot execute Lu Yan privately!"
Ji Zun glanced at Deng Yu and shouted sharply at the swordsman: "I will let you be executed! If you dare to disobey military orders, you will be punished by military law!"
This sword and axeman was a subordinate of Ji Zun. Hearing Ji Zun's shouts, he did not dare to hesitate at all. Even though Deng Yu had waved to him and told him not to execute him yet, the swordsman still held his sword high.
He raised it, aimed at Lu Yan's neck, and slashed with the knife.
There was a crisp click in the ear, Lu Yan's neck was broken, his head fell off, and the windlass went out for a long time. The people watching around him first closed their eyes in fear, and then, a roar like a mountain roaring and a tsunami sounded from the crowd.
Cheers.
The people of Handan were also bullied severely by Lu Yan. Now when they saw Lu Yan being beheaded in public, almost no one felt sorry for him. They all clapped and applauded.
Seeing that Ji Zun actually killed Lu Yan, Deng Yu and others were a little confused. I didn't know that the king would just kill the king's family members like this. This Ji Zun was too cruel!
When Liu Xiu rode a carriage and arrived at the market entrance, he did not see Lu Yan alive at all, but only saw Lu Yan's body with his head dismembered.
Liu Xiu's face showed no expression, but his eyes became gloomy and sharp. He looked around and asked, "Who killed Lu Yan?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Ji Zun. Without anyone pointing out, Ji Zun took the initiative to walk out of the crowd, came to Liu Xiu, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Yan was killed by the last general!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu's eyes immediately fell on Ji Zun. Ji Zun was the subordinate he recruited when he fought in Yingchuan. Compared with Wu Han, Kou Xun, and Geng, Ji Zun was considered his old subordinate. Liu Xiu asked:
"Why did Di Sun want to kill Lu Yan?"
"Report to your Majesty, this thief should be killed!" Ji Zun General Lu Yan told Liu Xiu the crimes he committed, and then he said sternly: "One rat droppings can spoil a pot of soup! Your Majesty.
Lu Yan is famous all over the world for his virtues, but Lu Yan is not only lawless and disrespectful to human life, but also ruins the reputation of the king. The crime is unforgivable. The last general failed to punish him with death penalty such as breaking the chariot and being chopped in half. It is already the fault of the last general. Please forgive me.
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Ji Zun was very good at talking. He did not say that he had exceeded his authority and killed Lu Yan, but said that the punishment of beheading Lu Yan was too light. When Ji Zun finished speaking, everyone around him secretly held his hands for him.
Cold sweat.
Liu Xiu looked at Ji Zun deeply, said nothing, turned back to the carriage, and said to the driver, "Go back to the palace!"
Before the coachman had time to start the carriage, Deng Yu walked over quickly and ducked in. Following closely behind him was the chief clerk, Deputy Chen.
Liu Xiu's chief clerk was originally Zhu Fu. Because of Zhu Fu's outstanding ability, he was promoted to a partial general. The position of chief clerk was taken over by Vice Chen.
As a prince, Liu Xiu's carriage was very large and the interior of the carriage was spacious. Even four or five people could sit down and drink tea comfortably.
Seeing Deng Yu and Deputy Chen arriving uninvited, Liu Xiu became happy and asked, "What are you two doing here?"
Deng Yu said: "Your Majesty, Lu Yan has indeed gone too far. It has aroused public anger in Handan. If your Majesty continues to tolerate him, he will definitely suffer the consequences!"
Vice Chairman Chen then said, "Your Majesty has always demanded strict laws and regulations. Today, General Ji is enforcing the law strictly. Although it may be suspected of overstepping his bounds, he has indeed enforced strict laws and regulations. Your Majesty must not punish General Ji!"
Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu and then at Deputy Chen, but said nothing for a long time.
Even though Lu Yan deserves to die, he is his family member after all. If he wants to kill Lu Yan, he should do it, but Ji Zun kills the person without even saying hello. This is not killing Lu Yan, but
It's a slap in Liu Xiu's face.
Deng Yu and Liu Xiu were classmates and good friends, and they had been together for so long. He could tell at a glance whether Liu Xiu was happy or unhappy.
He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what General Ji did in this matter was indeed improper. However, Yu thought that General Ji was not lying. He killed Ji Zun for the sake of your reputation!"
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, then exhaled a long breath and said, "I know Di Sun did the right thing, but I feel uncomfortable."
Like ordinary people, Liu Xiu had both advantages and disadvantages, and protecting his shortcomings was one of his shortcomings.
The subordinates are the palms of the hands, and the dependents are the backs of the hands. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. Now that the palm of the hand has been bitten, Liu Xiu doesn't know where to go if he wants to get angry. There is a suffocating fire in his heart.
Seeing that Deng Yu and Deputy Chen were still trying to persuade him, Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I won't blame Di Sun. Lu Yan's fate is all his own fault. He can't blame anyone else."
After a pause, he added: "I was also lax in my discipline and neglected the family members."
Liu Xiu's status changed so fast that even he himself was not very adaptable to his current status as a prince. Naturally, he did not take into account that his family members would use his banner to act tyrannically and do things that were harmful to nature and justice.
"After I return to the palace, I will admonish my servants to take Lu Yan as a warning and not to make the same mistake again." As he spoke, Liu Xiu began to reflect on himself. When Deng Yu and Vice Chairman Chen saw this, they smiled in a similar way. The master was clearly benevolent.
This is the blessing of subordinates.
If it were another lord, just based on what Ji Zun did today, it would be easy for him to be dismissed. Otherwise, his life would be lost.
The next day, when Liu Xiu was discussing matters with his subordinates, he specifically mentioned Ji Zun's beheading of Lu Yan.
Many people thought that Ji Zun was going to be in bad luck, but unexpectedly, instead of punishing Ji Zun, Liu Xiu actually conducted some self-examination in public.
Then Liu Xiu not only praised Ji Zun's strict law enforcement, but also rewarded him with a hundred taels of gold, and arranged for Ji Zun to be responsible for patrolling the military camp and the city to punish those lawbreakers who committed evil crimes.
Ji Zun also didn't expect that his lord not only did not punish him, but actually rewarded him. He quickly got up and walked out of the queue, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said with emotion: "I would like to thank the king for your kindness!"
The civil servants and military officers who secretly sweated for Ji Zun all breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts dropped in their throats.
Feng Yi excitedly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, strict with himself, and lenient towards others. He is truly a blessing to me!"
Ji Zun's murder of Lu Yan caused uproar in the city, and Xie Gong's side naturally heard about it.
Many people under Xie Gong's command were waiting to see the excitement on Liu Xiu's side, but no one expected that Ji Zun, who secretly killed Liu Xiu's family members and confidants, was not punished in any way. Instead, Liu Xiu was punished.
The award is really surprising.
Even Xie Gong did not expect that Liu Xiu could be so magnanimous. While he praised Liu Xiu as a person, he also felt a little more afraid of Liu Xiu.
Both ends of the book list. Let's talk about Wu Han. He and Geng went north together. After entering Youzhou, the two began to separate. Wu Han led a thousand Youzhou cavalry to Jixian.
Currently, Youzhou Mu Miaozeng, who just arrived in Youzhou and took office, lives in Jicheng, the county seat of Jixian County.
Miao Zeng did not come to Youzhou alone. He also had 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Jicheng, which was garrisoned by more than 20,000 people, could not be defeated by Wu Han and his thousands of men.
After Wu Han arrived near Jixian County, he asked his soldiers to camp and rest for the night. Early the next morning, he left the camp with only twenty riders and went to Jicheng to meet Miao Zeng.
When they arrived outside Jicheng, Wu Han did not enter the city. He shouted to the soldiers on the top of the city: "I am Wu Han, Wu Ziyan, the general of King Xiao's tent! You will inform Miao Zhoumu immediately and ask him to leave the city."
Get the king’s order!”
The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to neglect and hurried into the city to report the news to Miao Zeng. Miao Zeng was similar in age to Xie Gong, in his early thirties. He had a fairly upright appearance, but was not tall and had a slim build.
Upon hearing the news that Wu Han had arrived in Jicheng, Miao Zeng was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why did Wu Han come to Jicheng?"
"Replying to your lord, I said that I came to deliver King Xiao's order!" the soldier replied cautiously.
Miao Zeng was stunned for a moment, laughed out loud, and said disapprovingly: "Pass the order of King Xiao! Wow! What a loud tone!" After a pause, he asked: "How many troops and horses did Wu Han bring?"
"Ah?" The soldier blinked and said with a blank look on his face: "No... no soldiers and horses, just... twenty cavalry!"
"Haha" Miao Zeng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He thought Liu Xiu had sent heavy troops to Wu Han. If he refused to accept the so-called king's order, Wu Han would attack Jicheng. wavv
It turned out that he had overestimated Liu Xiu, but he was right. Liu Xiu was already in trouble in Jizhou by the bandit army. How could he have any extra troops to send to Youzhou?
