Three hundred and sixtieth eight chapters death is difficult
When they saw Zhu Tingfang grabbing Xu Cheng's collar and dragging him directly to the gate of the county government office, several students from the Wen Dao School who were recommended by Xu Weng were dumbfounded. Cao, who personally led several of his disciples and disciples to maintain order,
Wu was as silent as a cicada, gesturing to those on his side to be silent. Not only them, but the people who had been making a lot of noise just now also suddenly became quiet.
In this silent environment, many people timidly glanced at the scar on Zhu Tingfang's face. Even the people who were pushing and shoving to get closer stopped unconsciously. Although Zhu Tingfang said it was not long before he arrived in Cangzhou,
It's not long, but just looking at the few things he did, every one of them was full of murderous intent, so much so that his name can already stop children from crying at night.
Seeing Zhu Tingfang's fierce power, Zhang Shou, who followed him out, couldn't help but be amazed. He actually didn't want to come out, but Ge Yong glared at him, clearly meaning to look at your uncle, so he had no choice but to follow him.
A little, lest my uncle in the future allow the people to tear Xu Cheng alive... Although this is a bit exaggerated, he believes that Zhu Tingfang can do it.
Sure enough, the next moment, he only heard Zhu Tingfang say: "Xu Cheng's charges have just been announced. They were all submitted to the county government one by one in the past few days. Maybe some people were afraid of his former power.
, dare not come, but what is happening now is already outrageous. But just now he said in court that the prison of scholar-officials is not the same as the prison of civilians."
Before the crowd could burst into noise again, he said with a stern expression: "I agree with this. I came out of the Imperial College, Shuixingtang, and am the best in all subjects. Of course I know that the Book of Rites says that punishment cannot be used to punish a doctor.
No less a commoner, but Xu Cheng, ask yourself, can you still be considered a scholar-official?"
Zhang Shou paused when he saw Zhu Tingfang talking, and then someone below boldly shouted that it was not counted. It was not until Zhu Tingfang glanced over that he hurriedly shut up. He then continued Zhu Tingfang's words: "You can't punish a doctor because he is a scholar.
In poetry and books, one should know and understand the law, abide by the law and protect the law. If you really break the law, then you will be sorry for having read the books of saints for many years, you will be sorry for your fame, and you will be sorry for your family."
He ignored Xu Cheng's shocked and angry look and said slowly to himself: "So, since you are a noble scholar-official, you should be aware of yourself after breaking the law..."
He suddenly raised his voice and yelled fiercely: "You should know how to feel guilty and repent, so why are you crying out for injustice and being unconvinced even though the evidence of the crime is clear? You don't even have the courage to take responsibility. How are you worthy of being a scholar-official? Even
You don't have the courage to face the people directly, how do you deserve to be a scholar-official? A bereaved dog who can only whine for life, how do you deserve to be a scholar-official?"
Xu Cheng's nerves were already extremely tense. Under Zhang Shou's barrage of questions, he tried to refute several times but failed to seize the opportunity. When Zhang Shou finally finished speaking, he had two questions.
His eyes were wide open, and something heavy seemed to be pressing on his throat, and he could no longer say a word. However, he was unable to speak, so Zhang Shou asked again.
"So, who are the scholar-bureaucrats?"
"Not those pedantic people who only read the books of sages every day and claim to be knowledgeable, but those masters who are well versed in poetry and calligraphy, but are willing to bring the light of knowledge to poor students. They are famous teachers like Xu Weng of Wen Dao School.
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"They are not those who talk loudly in the court, asking them to control floods, provide disaster relief, and pacify bandits, but when it comes to approving the people, they push back and say that they are not scholar-bureaucrats' affairs; they are down-to-earth people who work step by step in the local area, making the state and county well-governed, and not picking up lost things along the way.
Officials; they are those hard-working and courageous men of action, those with lofty ideals who risk their lives to save the world!"
"They are those who stick to their own path wholeheartedly and are not afraid of what others say; they are those who, even if they are called traitors, can honestly say that they have no fear and no regrets and have done practical things; they are those prodigal sons who turn around, change their minds, and change their ways.
People who have made a new start; they are also those who have made great achievements in the first half of their lives, but when old age comes, they are not safe, but they suddenly wake up, feel ashamed and angry, and write a letter to express their regrets."
After saying all this, Zhang Shou looked at the ashen-faced Xu Cheng and said: "The so-called scholar-officials should at least know their shame and then be brave! The only so-called scholar-officials are not greedy, shameless, and ignorant people like you!"
Zhu Tingfang finally couldn't help laughing, and then he let go and let Xu Cheng fall to the ground. Although he was born in a noble family, he had been a leader in literature and martial arts since he was a child. There were many guys who claimed to be talented.
He was defeated in front of him. Even the elders in the court and those who lay bare their bodies were completely looked down upon by him. Zhang Shou's words could be said to have spoken to his heart.
Recalling Zhang Shou's words that were extremely unpalatable to him, he casually pulled out the long sword from his waist and threw it directly towards Xu Cheng. Seeing that the man's soul was instantly expelled, he actually ran away several steps on his hands and knees, and he
He said lightly: "The purpose of not punishing an official is that if a noble scholar-official breaks the law, he should not be humiliated by punishment, but should commit suicide."
"If you really think you are a scholar-official, you should commit suicide and apologize when faced with this scene that is so reprehensible!"
First, he was knocked out of his mind by Zhang Shou's continuous words, and then someone threw a sword in front of him. Then he heard a straightforward sentence of suicide, and Xu Cheng was like a giant wave.
The boat was struggling to survive, but suddenly encountered another huge wave that was about to capsize the boat!
He wanted to reach out his hand tremblingly, but when he touched the hilt of the sword, he only felt that the hilt was hot, and he retracted his hand. But at this moment, he heard a loud shout from the crowd: "
Dog officer, commit suicide!"
This sound suddenly aroused the emotions in the crowd that had just been simmering because of Zhang Shou and Zhu Tingfang's words. In an instant, the voices of shouting for suicide continued, so that Xu Cheng's expression changed continuously, and finally he grabbed the ground amidst the countless shouts.
sword.
He stood up unsteadily and saw Zhu Tingfang and Zhang Shou standing side by side, one brave and the other elegant. He suddenly laughed: "You young masters who have been enjoying wealth and wealth since you landed like this, besides criticizing others, what do you know?
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"Have you ever experienced the pain of working hard to study no matter how cold or hot the weather has been?"
"Do you know the suffering of starving in the examination room just to hone a good article?"
"Do you know how painful it is to grovel in front of the great masters and masters of Tixue, just asking them to remember your insignificant name? You know how painful it is to be pointed at and scolded by others.
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"You don't know anything, why are you blaming me!" Xu Cheng waved the gleaming sword in his hand like crazy. Seeing that the people around him who were still aggressive just now were all hurriedly retreating, for fear of being accidentally injured, he laughed wildly again.
stand up,
"You see, these ant people are like this. If you take a step back, they will push forward, but as long as you wave your sword..."
"Of course they will be in awe of you!"
He smiled ferociously again and waved his sword to press forward. Sure enough, the crowd instantly became chaotic.
But the next moment, he saw Cao Wu rushing over with a few apprentices. Some of them helped the fallen, and some went to stop the riot and maintain order. However, Cao Wu stood up to face him. He immediately panicked.
He took a few steps back in a panic, feeling a great hatred in his heart. These Wusmen were usually like submissive dogs, but now that they saw him in trouble, they dared to bite their master back!
But at this moment, he heard Zhang Shou's voice: "Everyone has the desire to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you whipped the people in the past, people would naturally be afraid of you, but not because of your power, but because of your official position."
!The official position was given to you by the court, not by your own birth! Now that you have no official position, if you still want people to respect you, you can only do what you are now, waving your sword like a madman!"
Zhang Shou saw Xu Cheng turning around suddenly, looking at him with a look that made him want to devour him with hatred, but he sneered: "As for what you just kept saying about how diligent and difficult you were in the past, that's not because you harmed the people and took bribes.
It’s a violation of the law and the reason for doing something perverse! There are thousands of people in the world who study hard, you are lucky enough!”
"You study hard in the cold window, how do you know that General Zhu didn't hear the chicken dance, practice Sanjiu in the summer, and practice Sanfu in the winter? How do you know that those upright officials and officials didn't work conscientiously, for fear of living up to the saint's teachings and living up to this black gauze hat? How do you know
Those examiners such as the great masters and chief examiners have never put all their efforts into selecting talented people for the imperial court?"
"You only care about your own suffering and don't care about the suffering of others! Xu Cheng, even if you study hard for a hundred years, you will still be a shameless coward!"
Xu Cheng was finally irritated by Zhang Shou's words. He screamed subconsciously, waved his sword, and rushed towards Zhang Shou in large strides.
At that moment, he completely forgot about the stakes and the future. He just wanted to stab this guy who cruelly tore off all his masks to death with a sword. He just wanted to chop the perfect face that he dreamed of into pieces.
If he had such a face when he won the top three awards and was awarded the Jinshi title, maybe, even if he was not young, his wife was widowed, and he still had a pair of children, there might still be someone who would catch his son-in-law and take a fancy to him.
This talented guy with a bright future!
How could he be reduced to the point where he could only be a county magistrate!
A group of vulgar mud-legged men could hold the noble eldest prince hostage. Although Xu Cheng was holding a sword for the first time, facing the seemingly weak Zhang Shou, he unknowingly developed full confidence and even ignored Zhu Tingfang next to him.
He forgot that behind him were masters and disciples such as Cao Wu and those real warriors.
Seeing that the distance between him and the target he had set was shortened to just a stone's throw away, as if the sword tip could hit the person with just a slight movement, his eyes suddenly blurred, and immediately after, he received a heavy blow on the face.
In an instant, he felt a soreness in his nose that was almost indescribable, and an unknown liquid spurted out instantly, covering his head and face.
It is said that an unarmed person is absolutely at a disadvantage when facing a knife-wielding person - even a martial arts champion will die at the hands of a knife-wielding gangster, but Zhang Shou, who knows a little bit of Three-legged Cat Kung Fu, is certainly no exception.
However, he had the biggest reliance just now, and that was - the sword Zhu Tingfang threw to Xu Cheng was actually not used...
They had agreed on that sword last night, and they were sure that Xu Cheng, who was greedy for life and fearful of death, would not use it to kill himself. In this way, when others asked about it afterwards, they could easily excuse it. It was just a sword without a blade.
It’s just a sword, what else can it do?
At this moment, Zhang Shou dodged the sword very calmly and punched Xu Cheng in the nose. Seeing blood spurting from the nose, he took a step back because he felt dirty and was too lazy to stain his clothes anymore. However,
As soon as he retreated, Cao Wu, who had not rushed over in time because Zhu Tingfang stopped him with his eyes, hurried forward and directly cut Xu Cheng's arm.
Cao Wu's restraint ended in a moment, because he soon saw Zhu Tingfang giving him a troublesome look. So, he hurriedly let go and retreated, not even bothering to grab the sword in Xu Cheng's hand.
It wasn't until he saw Zhu Tingfang taking a few steps forward, easily taking off the sword and throwing it to Zhang Shou, and then punched Xu Cheng directly in the left and right eye sockets. He was stunned and realized that this eldest son of Duke Zhao's mansion
General Mingwei, who was promoted by the emperor himself, once killed a bunch of dead soldiers in a fight in the back streets of Wa City.
Xu Cheng was punched in both eyes. At this moment, Xu Cheng's eyes were black and bleeding, as funny as panda eyes. However, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't see his own misery and could only howl miserably. Therefore, he had no way of seeing Zhu Tingfang suddenly
He came to a guard and pulled out a steel knife.
"To assassinate an imperial envoy, to despise the public opinion, to be stubborn and stubborn, and not to kill is not enough to correct the situation! Go under the Nine Springs and go to the Lord of Hell to complain about the injustice!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they saw the sharp sword light falling suddenly, and in an instant, the sword light slit Xu Cheng's throat. Cao Wu, who had not taken a few steps back, was caught off guard and was hit by the gushing blood arrow.
It splashed all over his body, but only his head and face escaped. Compared to him who was extremely shocked, the crowd around him fell into dead silence at first, and then... it was also dead silent.
No one thought that Zhu Tingfang would kill someone so cleanly and neatly, and the person he killed was a former court official! Even if they once shouted for Xu Cheng to commit suicide, suicide and murder are two different things!
Zhang Shou thought of it, but he was still a little uncomfortable with his future uncle killing people so violently. In addition, the person was holding a bloody steel knife in his hand, so his first reaction was to hide as far away as possible.
Thanks to the fact that he had fought against the rebels in Rongshui Village, he had seen blood and dead people. At this time, he was not like a scholar who was unable to restrain a chicken and fainted at the sight of blood.
While standing in the county government compound with Ah Liu's support, Ge Yong did not see the bloody scene, but he heard Zhu Tingfang's words clearly and couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, not knowing what his mood should be at this time.
Okay, throwing a sword to force someone to commit suicide, but forcing such a selfish guy to raise the sword to stab, this is really in line with the secret of killing at the last moment, and at the same time, it can be killed like a chicken or a sheep.
A former magistrate of Changlu County, a top three Jinshi...
Even after so many years, Zhu Dalang is still the same Zhu Dalang!
Seeing that the crowd was still in a state of shock and silence, Zhang Shou cleared his throat and coughed, and then said decisively: "Come here, put Xu Cheng's corpse first! Go to the palace and bring Xian Yunhe and others to the county government office!"