(I have been experiencing low temperatures and colds for many days. Please take care of yourself. I am feeling sleepy...)
Lin Jue said softly: "Junior sister, do you really want to keep waiting like this? I don't want you to live such a life."
Fang Huanqiu frowned and said, "Why are you talking like this again? I'm fine. You...you...visit me more in the future. I'll be satisfied."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "If you don't like to hear this, I won't say anything. By the way, how is Master's health now? I haven't seen her for a long time. I don't dare to see her. I don't know what to say when I do.
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Fang Huanqiu also sighed and said: "Mom misses you very much, but you know, mom can't say it. Dad and father often quarreled some time ago, but now they don't quarrel at all, and they rarely even talk. The house is also lifeless.
.When dad goes to the Yamen, my mother and I will also have a heart-to-heart talk. But my mother seems to have aged a lot recently. She often loses focus when talking and is confused. I really don’t know what to do."
Lin Jue frowned and said nothing, feeling extremely uncomfortable. It was obvious that Mrs. Fang became like this because she was sad. Mrs. Fang's personality was actually cheerful and lively, but now she was worried. She actually had a lot of responsibilities.
"Tonight, mom and dad had another big quarrel. Dad was in a bad mood today and didn't know what happened outside. After he came back, he drank a few glasses of wine and then quarreled with mom. Mom cried angrily.
, Daddy was also angry, and went to bed without eating. Hey, I don’t know what happened to our family? Daddy gets angry easily now, but he was never like this before." Fang Huanqiu murmured softly, frowning.
Of course, Lin Jue understood the reason why Fang Dunru was in a bad mood today. Everyone had already known what happened today. Fang Dunru and the serious new method of reforming the army were opposed by Yang Jun and ran aground. With Mr. Fang's character, of course he could not
You will be happy. If you are not satisfied when you get home, you will naturally quarrel with your wife.
"Brother, do you hate dad very much now? I know it's too much for him to treat you like that. But, can you please look at my face and not hate him? Or, you can help him. I'm afraid dad needs help.
, I'm worried that if this continues, something will happen to my father." Fang Huanqiu looked at Lin Jue pleadingly and said.
Lin Jue was speechless. Fang Huanqiu didn't understand what his father was worried about, and she didn't understand that the conflict between herself and Fang Dunru was ultimately a conflict of ideas, not an emotional one.
However, the conflict of political ideas affected the master-disciple relationship between the two, and eventually evolved into the irreconcilable situation today. Lin Jue also made many efforts, but ultimately failed. Fang Dunru's character was too stubborn and willful.
, Lin Jue cannot follow without principle, so in fact there is no possibility of restoring the relationship between them. Even if Lin Jue wants to help, he can't actually help. Not to mention that Lin Jue thinks clearly now
, instead of being able to help, they have to oppose the new law because the new law has already begun to go astray.
But facing Fang Huanqiu's pleading eyes, Lin Jue could not tell the truth and could only nod: "I will, but if I have the opportunity, I will help you. Once a teacher, a teacher forever, no matter how he treats me,
I won’t blame him after all.”
"That's great. Thank you, senior brother. It's great. It would be great if we could go back to the past and we could have fun together. I still remember the small courtyard at the back of Songshan Academy, where you and your father were discussing
Poetry, my mother was cooking in the kitchen, and I was picking flowers and making flower baskets, catching butterflies, and catching bugs for the vegetable garden. I have thought back to those days countless times, and I really want to go back to those days." Fang Huanqiu's face
He said quickly with a smile on his face.
Lin Jue sighed secretly in his heart and thought: Those days are gone forever.
At the fourth watch, Lin Jue had to leave. Fang Huanqiu was reluctant to leave, kissing again and again, and hugging Lin Jue without letting go. Lin Jue agreed to visit her again in a few days, and Fang Huanqiu let Lin Jue go.
Leaving. Watching Lin Jue jump out of the window and disappear into the night, Fang Huanqiu looked through the window for a long time, then sighed quietly, closed the window, blew out the lamp, and went to bed to rest. Although the lover met today, it was short-lived, but it greatly relieved the pain of lovesickness.
Soon after, I breathed softly and fell into a sweet sleep.
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Under the scorching sun, at the gate of the west city of Changheng County, Kaifeng Prefecture, a troop of more than 500 soldiers and horses was slowly driving into Changheng County under the scorching sun. The soldiers were sweating profusely, and their armor was covered with dust after a long journey.
, their faces were also covered with dirt. But the weapons in their hands and the tips of the spears they held high were still shining. They sparkled in the sunlight, dazzling the eyes.
In the middle of the team were two prison carts pulled by mules. Inside the wooden fence of the prison cart, two prisoners, a man and a woman, were sitting on the wooden planks of the prison cart with their hair disheveled. Their hands and feet were tightly shackled to the cart.
There was originally no one on the hot streets, but the grand entrance of the soldiers and horses into the city immediately attracted people to watch. At first, only a dozen people poked their heads around, and soon there were hundreds of people crowding the streets to watch.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, are you looking for death?" Dozens of cavalrymen clearing the way in front waved their long whips and cracked at the crowd. The street was already narrow, and when there were more people watching, it would immediately cause congestion, so they had to use force
Use any means to drive away these people who are blocking the road.
"Aren't the people in that car...Brother Mo and Sister Li?" Someone among the crowd of onlookers recognized the two people in the prison car. Those two people were taken into custody by officials from the capital more than a month ago.
The Mo family couple left.
After being reminded, many onlookers recognized them. The Mo couple had long been beyond recognition, their hair was disheveled, and they were covered in blood. Many people did not recognize them at first. But now they all recognized them.
"What... is going on? Why did the officers and soldiers escort Brother Mo and Sister Li back? Didn't they say that the Anglican Church tried to rescue them? Why does it look like this? They were obviously tortured."
"Yeah, what's going on? Are you going to be escorted back and released? No, if you're going to be released, just release him. Is it necessary to send so many soldiers and horses to escort him?"
"It's just that there's something wrong with the sudden arrival of so many troops. I feel like something is going to happen."
"Stop talking, go and inform Cultivator Luo, no... it's Protector Luo. Ask him to make a decision."
"Yes, yes, hurry up and notify Protector Luo."
The people watching were talking a lot, and soon someone rushed to report the news.
At the front of the army of officers and soldiers, two officials, one civil and one military, were riding horses and scanning the crowds of people who were crowding around. The military attache frowned and said to the civil official: "Master Pei, please announce to the people that we will deal with it earlier.
It’s time to finish. I really can’t stand it in this hot weather.”
The civil servant nodded and said: "It's hard work. It's really hard. You're right. Finish the work earlier and return to Beijing earlier. He Anmin, the magistrate of Changheng County, didn't come to greet him. It's really rude. That's all. I won't wait for him.
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The civil servant is Pei Yuanyou, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the military attaché is Hou Changqing, the head of the imperial army in front of the palace. The mission they shoulder today is to escort the two murderers of the female murder case in Changheng County back to Changheng County for public trial, and at the same time
An important publicity event. All this was arranged by the Political Affairs Hall.
"Dear fellow citizens of Changheng County, we are officials and soldiers from the capital. In a moment we will hold a public trial on the Changheng County criminals Mr. and Mrs. Mo in the Changheng County Office Square. You can come and watch. Please.
Tell each other." Pei Yuanyu shouted loudly to the people around him.
Only then did the onlookers realize that the Mo couple was going to be put on trial in front of the people of Changheng County. Many people immediately turned around and began to privately inform the rest of the people to go to the square. The news soon spread like Chang Heng County.
With wings, it generally spreads in small counties.
Before the team arrived at the square, Changheng County Magistrate He Anmin finally got the news and came with dozens of government officials to greet them. Naturally, they were inevitably scolded.
"Magistrate He, you are so arrogant. I waited for a long time to enter the city, but you were nowhere to be seen. Are you taking people from our capital so seriously?" Marquis Changqing, the head of the Imperial Guard in front of the palace, teased.
He Anmin hurriedly said: "I'm really sorry. I didn't know the arrival of the two adults beforehand, so I missed the welcome. I hope to atone for my sin."
Pei Yuanyu smiled and said: "It's good to be here. Magistrate He is the master of Changheng County. It will be difficult for us to get things done without your help here. Magistrate He, please quickly order people to clean up the Yaqian Square."
, build a wooden platform, we have important things to do."
He Anmin hurriedly asked: "What are the important matters for the two adults to come here this time? Can you tell me?"
Hou Changqing pointed to the prison lane at the back: "Didn't you see it? The case in your Changheng County is very strange. The parents killed their daughters and still persisted in their obsession. The court believed that this case was against human ethics, so it needed to be tried and dealt with in a public manner to serve as a warning to others.
.No, it’s a hot day. After driving for several days, I and Pei Shaoqing of Dali Temple escorted the prisoner here for public trial."
He Anmin was in a daze, and his scalp began to feel numb.
"Why are you still standing there? Lead the way and get things done early. This matter must be settled before dark. We will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning." Pei Yuanyou frowned.
"Yes, yes, this... Dare I ask if Mr. Lin from the Criminal Division is here?" He Anmin agreed, but did not move. He also asked an irrelevant question.
"Mr. Lin from the Criminal Division? Are you talking about Mr. Lin Juelin from the Kaifeng Prefecture?" Pei Yuanyu said.
"It's Mr. Lin, isn't he here?" He Anmin nodded.
Hou Changqing frowned and shouted: "What? We don't have as much face as Mr. Lin? He is only from Kaifeng Mansion, but we are from Dali Temple and the Dianqian Division. What's wrong? I have to be sent by him when I come here?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I mean. These two criminals were brought to the capital by Mr. Lin. I thought Mr. Lin would follow, so I just asked. Mr. Lin should have followed. Why?
He didn't come, that's strange." He Anmin explained and muttered to himself.
Pei Yuanyou frowned and said: "Master Lin doesn't care about this case. The case has been submitted to the Political Affairs Hall. Prime Minister Lu appointed me, Dali Temple, to take over. Master Lin can't come."
He Anmin nodded hurriedly and said: "Then, I dare to ask you one more question, how will the two adults deal with them when they come to Changheng County to try the criminals in public?"
"How to deal with it? Murder for life, what do you think of dealing with it? You have to do it in front of the people later, otherwise how can you deter these unruly people?" Hou Changqing shouted.
"Ah?" He Anmin trembled in fright, smacking his lips and said: "Two adults, can we discuss this matter? We can have a public trial, but how about not beheading in public? And don't... don't do anything to irritate the people. This...
...I think...you should be more cautious."
"What do you mean? Magistrate He, are you crazy? This is an order issued by the Political Affairs Hall. It means beheading in public to scare the people. You actually said such a thing." Hou Changqing shouted.
"No, Hou Dutou heard from the official that our situation here... um... is special. I'm worried... that if you do this, you will arouse... dissatisfaction..."
"Shut up! What did you say? What's special about you here? There are just some cult members. To tell you the truth, this time I came here to scare these cult members." Hou Changqing shouted.
He Anmin's face turned pale, and he kept mumbling: "This can't be done, this... I'm afraid something will happen, it really can't be done."
Pei Yuanyu said softly: "County Magistrate He, just do what you are told. This is an order from the court and it has nothing to do with you. You are responsible for assisting us. Go quickly, don't waste time, and don't force me to treat you.
It’s the responsibility of neglect.”
He Anmin agreed with a white face, and Pei Yuanming and Hou Changqing rode forward. He Anming followed behind reluctantly, muttering to himself: "It's amazing... something will definitely happen. Mr. Lin... no wonder you don't come,
You are quite shrewd, how could you let the court do this? Doesn’t this cost our lives? How can those believers... be willing to do this?"
