A moment later, several bright blood flowers bloomed on the crystal white ice of Weishui River, and the two corpses were dragged ashore and placed together.
At the Dukou Pavilion, all the officials of Chunyu County, big and small, were holding their breath and kneeling on the cold and hard ground, feeling uneasy. Only Hei Fu was sitting on the mat, drinking the hot water boiled by his men, as if something was wrong.
None of it happened.
He did not get angry and slap the case and curse, but calmly drank a few sips of hot water, gently placed the lacquer cup on the case, and beckoned Magistrate Chunyu, whose knees were hurting, to come over and said with a smile:
"This is the first time in my life that I have been assassinated. Magistrate Chunyu, you have really given me a great gift for taking office!"
Although there was no anger on Heifu's dark face and his smile was as gentle as the first time they met, County Magistrate Chunyu was frightened. When he heard that the newly appointed magistrate was "made by the lieutenant", he could
I didn't take the time to ask the people who came to Qidi from Guanzhong recently, who is this general?
People in Guanzhong told him that he was a close official of the emperor and was highly favored. During the Northern Expedition to the Huns, Fusu, the eldest son, was the supervisor of the army. In the battle of Henan, he and Li Xin defeated the Xiongnu Chanyu. After the war, they captured thousands of Xiongnu prisoners.
Sha is a master who kills without blinking an eye...
It was too late for the county magistrate Chunyu to curry favor, but such a bad incident happened. He was so frightened and at a loss what to do. When he was questioned by the black man, he was confused except for the accusation.
"I really don't know how this guy became the county magistrate."
Gong Ao shook his head. The retainers who guarded Heifu were all elite warriors. How could three skinny fishermen be his opponents? They were killed in three strikes, five divided by two.
He originally wanted to catch him alive, but the man ran towards the thin part of the ice, causing the river ice to crack and he fell into the hole in the ice, never to emerge again. The original plan of the three men was to lure the black husband.
When you get to a thin spot and use external force to cause the ice to crack, even if you can't kill Sheriff Dog, you will still freeze half of his life...
This was obviously an organized and premeditated assassination, but Magistrate Chunyu was kept in the dark from beginning to end. If the assassin hadn't wanted to catch the big fish Heifu, he would have asked someone to carry him across the river.
He was dead a long time ago. He was really mediocre to the extreme.
Not only the county magistrate, but also the county lieutenant responsible for managing Tingyi Ferry were also responsible.
Heifu asked these two incompetent guys to kneel down and wake up, and then asked: "Where is Chunyu County Cheng?"
"The official is here."
An official in his forties, who spoke with a Nanyang accent, went out to see Hei Fu and introduced himself as Chao Ping, the county magistrate. When the county lieutenant made the accusation, Chao Ping said nothing because he did not have to take responsibility for it. However, after the incident, Hei Fu did.
Noticed that Chao Ping asked his men to surround the pavilion and not allow anyone to leave.
Heifu did not give instructions directly, but asked: "The county magistrate is Zuo Er, who is responsible for the administration of justice and prisons. If something like this happens, what should we do next?"
Chao Ping responded fluently: "We should first file a case and convict these three people of treason. Even though they are dead, their bodies should still be killed, and their heads should be abandoned in the market to deter Xiaoxiao. Then, we should punish the three tribes according to the criminal law!"
The so-called three clans are parents, brothers, and wives. The three criminals' family members add up to ten or twenty people.
Chao Ping said calmly: "Tattoo his face with ink, gouge out his nose, cut off his left and right arms, beat him to death with a whip, cut off his head, and dump the mutilated body on the street. During the execution, if anyone
If he shouts and curses, pluck out his tongue! Only in this way can the people be frightened and they will not dare to follow suit!"
This is a severe punishment for the crime of "treason". Heifu had seen Gao Jianli and his friends suffer this punishment.
This is a cruel era. If you don’t want to be a slave to the country’s subjugation, it’s very satisfying to raise your arms in a moment of righteous indignation, right? It’s easy for you to die on the spot, but your living relatives will suffer more harsh treatment. Qin’s law stipulates that before you commit a crime,
If your family members and wives take the initiative to report you, they can avoid being implicated. If not, they will not be able to get away with it.
Heifu nodded indifferently: "Of course it is." Then he asked: "Then what?"
Chao Ping said: "The law says that five families work together, and ten families are not allowed to move without permission. They supervise each other and report each other. If they are not exposed, ten families will sit together. How many three thieves are there? Neighbors, Li Dian, Li Zuo, Li
All the prison gates must sit together and be detained and interrogated. Those who are guilty will be convicted of treason, and those who are guilty will be punished as concubines."
If you engage in anti-Qin activities, there will definitely be people coming and going, secret plots, and your behavior will definitely be different from ordinary people. If your neighbors know about it but don't report it, or they know about it but turn a blind eye, you can't escape the blame.
Chao Ping added: "There is also the Weishui Crossing Pavilion where these three people have been active for many years. The pavilion chief, the thief, the father of the pavilion, the pavilion soldiers, and the boatman, more than ten people, should all be arrested and interrogated."
What a coincidence. Three guys who were dissatisfied with Qin were allowed to lead the way. The pavilion chief and others would definitely be involved.
As a result, the number of arrested victims increased from three to nearly a hundred.
This is not Heifu's intention to expand the scope of his attack, but a normal operation of the Qin Dynasty to catch traitors. Shang Yang thought very clearly back then that as long as you are a human being, you have social relations. Some people may not care about themselves, but they have to worry about their parents, wives, children, and neighbors.
My friend, just like this, according to the context of interpersonal relationships, combing down one by one, and then fishing them up to investigate one by one, sooner or later the accomplices in this assassination case will be found.
For example, the rangers who had close contact with the three of them, the merchants and hawkers who provided them with intelligence, the officials who had the power to arrange for them to lead people across the river here, and even the powerful Jiaodong forces who secretly organized anti-Qin forces...
After listening to the report from the county magistrate, Heifu was very satisfied, nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that Chunyu County finally has a senior official who can handle things."
"I'm just following the rules." Chao Ping paused, knowing that he had seized the opportunity.
So Heifu exercised his power as county magistrate and issued an order: "Chunyu County Magistrate is old and dim. He has been in office for five years, but he still does not know the local language and does not recognize the traitor. His body is lying on a plain diet. He has been removed from the county magistrate's post. The county prime minister Chao Chao
Equally!"
"The same is true for the county captain. His negligence in running the county led to the emergence of traitors, and he allowed conspirators to sneak into the pavilion, which almost caused a disaster. He was also dismissed from his position! The public official and the official were cooperating, and he was replaced by a fake county captain."
The county magistrate Chunyu and the county captain looked at each other. Unexpectedly, on the first day that the new magistrate took office, he would lose his official seal. However, they did not dare to have any objections. They bowed their heads and confessed. They will go to the county government with Hei Fu and hand them over to the prison.
History disposal.
The county magistrate Chao Ping had suffered for several years under the incompetent county magistrate. Once he was corrected, he was naturally excited and geared up to investigate the case thoroughly.
But Gong Ao resigned from Nanchang County Captain and came to join Heifu. Now he was asked to serve as a fake captain, but he was unwilling to do so. He just wanted to protect Heifu nearby.
But Heifu patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "I have dozens of disciples from Nanjun. You have taken them for so long, so it's time to let them take charge of themselves. What's more, I can rest assured that you can handle things.
When this case is completed and the new county captain takes office, you can come back to me. I will have other important uses..."
Gong Ao had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Heifu has always felt that Gong Ao Zhongyong was an underachiever by being the captain of the district guard. But now was an opportunity for him to practice again and help him firmly control Chunyu County, the west gate of Jiaodong.
"This must be the beginning of my rule in Jiaodong." Heifu thought to himself.
"This case will be handed over to you two. It must be concluded within one month!"
Heifu did not intend to expand the case, and only limited it to Chunyu County. In the county, there was a lot of bloodshed, high-handed rule, and all incompetent officials were dismissed, which would help him establish his authority.
But other places cannot be affected for the time being.
Hei Fu can arrange for his confidants to take charge of a large county. If it affects the whole county, it will be just when he took office and Wang Ben left Qi and returned to Qin. If he fails to control it well, there will be big trouble.
Jiaodong County has a population of 130,000 households and more than 700,000 people. There are probably dozens of chief officials and hundreds of officials from Qin, and the rest are indigenous officials. In addition to the retainers and followers brought by Qin officials, Jiaodong
The number of Qin people did not exceed one thousand. There were another two thousand garrison soldiers in Jimo City, but the garrison soldiers came from various sources. Most of them were locals and were unreliable.
To put it bluntly, if Linzi had not been garrisoned by tens of thousands of troops, the two powerful families in Jiaodong could have overthrown the Jimo County Temple at any time...
Relying on these people to cleanse the whole county and offend everyone indiscriminately, those real enemies who want Hei Fu to die would laugh out loud in their dreams.
"Unite the majority and attack the small group. If I can't do this, I won't be able to gain a foothold in Jiaodong!"
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After making up his mind, Heifu only stayed in Chunyu County for two days. These were also two days when the whole Chunyu County was full of roosters and dogs.
On the third day, Heifu's motorcade was about to leave Chunyu. When passing by the market, it started to snow again. Heifu looked out of the car window and saw a terrifying scene.
The punishments of the three Yi tribes were carried out here. More than twenty bloody corpses that had been subjected to "five punishments" were hung for public display outside the market. Heifu could smell the stench of intestines and flesh.
The weather was cold, and the hot flesh and blood soon became stiff, the limbs were twisted, and the face was horrified, like a ghost sculptured in ice.
This terrible scene shocked the locals who were ordered to watch. They were all fighting. Fear was stronger than anger. Resistance would have to pay a heavy price. So when Heifu's carriage passed by, the locals were afraid.
No one dares to face it.
If three people rebel, dozens or hundreds of people will be killed, and hundreds or thousands of people will be punished and serve their sentences. In the next month, Chunyu County, covered with frost, snow and white fog, will be shrouded in the black terror of Qin officials!
This is just to let local officials act according to the law, without any anger and revenge. Violence against the Qin Dynasty is not just a casual talk.
The wind and snow outside seemed to be getting stronger, so Heifu closed the car window and closed his eyes.
"Terror can deter people for a while, but if only terror remains, can such a rule be stable in the long term?"
The carriages and horses headed east and left Chunyu, leaving only two lines of bloody ruts on the snow...
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ps: There are many opinions on which three tribes are, and I only take one of them here.