Chapter 883 The discussion between the people and the parties
"Shi Xiucai, please read to us, what does the notice posted by the police say?"
"I have arrived in the Ming Dynasty and the whole world has surrendered. However, there are some young people who intend to do harm to Your Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty is safe. Also, the officials and people of Guangzhou Prefecture have worked hard to serve Your Majesty and found out the culprit. It is scheduled to be three days later.
On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, the criminals in the witchcraft case and the foreign spy case were publicly tried. This is the twenty-second day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Jianye." A man wearing a washed white gown stood in front of a notice.
There were twenty or thirty illiterate people around him, and he was talking to them. By the end of the sentence, he himself was stumbling, and his words were not good.
The people who listened to him were a little confused: "So, the person who is going to interrogate the witchcraft case is guilty? But what about this national spy?"
"Have you not heard? This time, it was not only the people of the Ming Dynasty who murdered the emperor by practicing witchcraft, but also people from the Fan Kingdom." Another person said immediately.
"Fan Guo? Are there people from Fan Guo so bold as to assassinate the emperor?" One person said in great surprise.
"Why don't you dare to do this? In the past few years, the emperor has sent troops to attack several overseas barbarians. Many of the soldiers came from Guangzhou. There may be some who are unhappy and collude with the people in the city to harm the emperor."
When they said this, Tang Youcai, who happened to be passing by, coughed a few times and shouted: "The notice clearly states that the criminals of the witchcraft case will be interrogated the day after tomorrow. Just like the last case of harvesting and cutting, it will be a public trial.
The common people are allowed to attend the ceremony, which will begin at chen o'clock in the morning."
"Master Tang, what's going on with this national spy case? Is it the same as what Lao Li said? Are dissatisfied barbarians involved?"
"It is said that the criminal who mainly practices witchcraft is from the country of Fan. I don't know the rest. You will know by yourself the day after tomorrow." After Tang Youcai answered this question, he hurriedly led the police patrolling with him away.
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The people were still gathering below and talking about it. "Witchcraft is a magic spell from the Central Plains. Does it also exist among barbarians?"
"You are wrong," another old man wearing a shabby long gown said, shaking his head: "The art of witchcraft and poison was first introduced to the Central Plains from the southern barbarians of Chu State. After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he followed the Chu people to the north.
It spread throughout the Central Plains. The Chu State was originally a southern barbarian, and some of its descendants went south to Guangdong and Guangxi and even went to Nanyang, so it is not surprising that the barbarians have the art of witchcraft."
"The last time we interrogated the case of harvesting and mutilation, we only detained a dozen people and chopped off the heads of three people. The rest was just exile; this time it was a major case of witchcraft. I remember when I was a child studying social studies, the Han Dynasty
Emperor Wu's major witchcraft case wiped out many members of the family, so one or two hundred people must be killed this time. At the very least, everyone in the Gao family must be executed!" said one person excitedly.
"Perhaps it's not just torture and beheading. I heard that many years ago there was some kind of torture, where people were tied to iron pillars, burned with fire, and roasted alive; there was also a pool full of hot water.
Water, push the person down and burn him to death. It is better to use this kind of punishment, it will give you a lot of experience."
"This is impossible. The person who was tortured with cannons was a famous tyrant in history. Today's Holy Lord is kind and generous, how can he follow the tyrant's behavior."
Everyone discussed for a while, and suddenly someone said: "By the way, if Fan Guo is really involved this time, what else will the emperor do besides delaying them?"
"Then what else can we do? Send troops to do this damn thing! If you dare to plot to kill the emperor, how can you do it if you don't catch their leader?"
"It is not a good thing to use weapons rashly. The current Holy Emperor has used troops many times since he succeeded to the throne. If he uses troops again, it will be a sign of militancy. This..."
Before Shi Xiucai finished speaking, he was interrupted: "Come on, the emperor has fought several wars in the past few years, and it has not affected anything. Shi Xiucai, you have not been short of food for your life, and the court's taxes
There is no increase. On the contrary, the prices of many things in the city have dropped, and everyone’s life is not difficult. You don’t need to fight the war, so what are you talking about here!”
"That's not what you said!" Shi Xiucai said with a blushing face: "There have been many incidents in the past dynasties where the country was subjugated due to military violence. As a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, I have to plan for this..."
"If you want to plan this, first think about how to pay off the tea money you owe me." The owner of a nearby tea house suddenly interjected.
After hearing this, Shi Xiucai fell silent and murmured some words that were half-understandable. Everyone burst into laughter, and even the air became happy. Shi Xiucai was a scholar after all, and he was a man of status.
He was so embarrassed when he revealed in public that he couldn't pay back the money he owed, so he covered his face with his sleeves and left.
Everyone laughed at Shi Xiucai, discussed a few words, and then dispersed to go about their business. Of course it was natural to go and ask questions the day after tomorrow, but today we still had to work on today's work, otherwise there would be no food.
After these people left, the two people who had just been drinking fennel beans in a nearby tavern paid the bill and came over to look at the notice. Although the appearance of these two people was the same as that of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, they spoke in Chinese
It was very strange. The owner of the tavern had entertained many guests who had traveled all over the world during his years of doing business. He immediately knew that they were either domestic barbarians or overseas barbarians. He just didn't want to be too troublesome and didn't say much.
The two men walked to the wall and raised their heads to look at the notice. One of them silently recited the contents of the notice and said: "The spies of other countries, I don't know which country His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would want to involve."
"It won't involve us anyway, so why bother thinking about it. But when you watch the questioning tomorrow, pay attention to the expressions of the envoys from various Southeast Asian countries. It will be very interesting." Another person said.
"It's not just that. There are a lot of peaceful warriors in the country now, and they may only be able to support a few people. The rest can be killed with one knife, which is not a good thing. It would be good if we could find some errands for them to do.
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"I understand, you came up with this idea after learning about the person called me Laiye. This is fine, but you have to solve the matter of me laiye later."
"I don't know what his identity is and how he should be treated."
"No matter what his status is, he can still be the royal family before." The other person said in a relaxed tone: "I will talk to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty about this matter in a few days. It would be great if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty agrees, even if
If you don’t agree, we can just report it to Lord Taizheng and Lord General after we go back, there’s no need to worry about it.”
The two of them talked for a while, then turned and left. After they left, several people in long gowns came over. These people were dressed in luxurious clothes, and they looked like they were from wealthy families. They looked at the notice in silence for a while and then left.
But on the way back, the leading man said to the people next to him: "Tell everyone to be careful. There is a storm coming in the city. Major cases like witchcraft have always been dealt with by local big families."
The only method. According to the news from the palace, His Majesty is not very satisfied with the people in Guangdong."
