In just one day and one night, Luo Fan investigated Tao Feng's case and publicly interrogated all the more than 300 people involved in Tao Feng's case at the School of the Imperial Guards and Criminal Division. In the early morning of the next day, Luo Fan presented the dossier and judgment in the political hall. Li Benxin read it carefully and couldn't help but applaud:
"Good! Well done, well investigated, well judged, and well sentenced! Thanks to the Chief Inspector Jing Lei, I heard about your public trial yesterday. It was said to be extremely exciting. Hundreds of officials witnessed the crime that Tao Feng had committed. He confessed and gave a detailed account of the crime. Most of the other criminals also confessed, and the few who refused were refuted one by one by your irrefutable evidence. You were able to get to the bottom of the case in one day, and the evidence was conclusive, and no one had any objections. One person made mistakes, but you have indeed fulfilled your promise. Luo Fan, you can be regarded as the first person in the ages. My dear friends, if you have any objections to Luo Fan's judgment, if so, you can raise it in public. "
The officials inside and outside the government looked at each other and handed over their hands: "I have no objections."
"Okay! In that case, let's follow Luofan's judgment. Luofan, you investigated and tried the case, so the execution will be left to you. When will it be appropriate to execute Tao Feng and his group?" Li Benxin looked at Luo Fan and asked again.
"Reporting to the King of Tiandu, today is a good day! One day to investigate, one day to interrogate, and one day to kill! The lightning speed can shock the corrupt officials in the world!" Luofan raised his hand and shouted loudly!
"What! Kill today! This is too fast. From ancient times to the present, there has never been such a truth." The officials in the hall were shocked again. It only took three days from investigation to conclusion of the case and execution. Such speed made Wen Wen I am horrified, this is not giving the Tao family a chance to make a comeback.
Sima Yue and others were also shocked. Kou Ling couldn't help but touch the sweat on his forehead and said to himself: "This thing is like a god of death who escapes from hell. One day to investigate, one day to interrogate, one day to kill! Listen to me I'm so scared."
Li Benxin was stunned at first, then smiled and patted his thigh: "Okay! Luofan's move is indeed worthy of the title of Jing Lei Chief Divine Catcher. Then I will kill him today. I want everyone in the world to see how my Tiandu Dynasty treats me." Those corrupt officials. From now on, it doesn’t matter whether you are a prince, a general, a minister or a high-ranking minister. As long as you dare to violate the national law, you will show no mercy!"
At this time, Luofan wrote again: "To the King of Heaven, I have two more things to report. The first thing is that although Tao Feng's crime is unpardonable, he and other family members must plead guilty. He is sincere and has nothing to hide. Moreover, the Tao family is the Holy Ancestor of the Tao family who personally appointed the Foreign Affairs Secretary Tianqing. Tao Feng wrote that his father and son were guilty and deserved death. He begged the King of Tiandu to remember the merits of his ancestors and remove the Tao family from the position of Foreign Affairs Secretary Tianqing and demote him to the rank of Tianqing. The third-grade marquis position will be inherited by his innocent grandson Tao Yi, and the innocent remaining heirs of the Tao family will move to Huacheng to settle down."
The officials began to discuss again. Wu Sanwen looked back at Xue Yang and smiled: "After doing bad things, he does good things again. This Luofan is really incomprehensible."
Li Benxin thought carefully for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay! Tao Feng and his son have committed a heinous crime, but they are indeed sincerely repentant. In consideration of the kindness of their ancestors and our Tiandu Dynasty, they should take care of them. In this way, I will consecrate Tao Yi as a third-grade Pinglianghou. Let him take the innocent members of the Tao family to settle in Huacheng. What do the ministers think?"
All the officials immediately kowtowed again: "We admire the benevolence and righteousness of the King of Heaven."
Li Benxin then asked: "What about the second thing you want to do Luofan?"
Luofan said again: "Tao Feng and his associates have committed a lot of corruption, which has damaged the dignity of our Tiandu dynasty. There are many rumors among the people outside, and this matter should be announced to the world. And the minister suggested that the illicit salt and tea seized by the Tao family should be removed. , distributed to the people of Longcheng for free to reassure the people."
The ministers discussed again, and Li Benxin even smiled appreciatively and said: "Okay, that's a thoughtful thought. It's true. The people should know everything. Then I have ordered that every household in Fanlong City will eat salt and tea tomorrow." You can receive three taels of salt and three taels of tea. This matter will be handled by the local government. In addition, Tao Feng and his accomplices confiscated a lot of gold and silver this time. The Tianbaosi Treasury was stolen and is now being rectified, so all of them will be confiscated. The gold and silver will be kept in the Tianqing Mansion for safekeeping. Moreover, all departments in Dragon City have contributed to this case, and all Dragon City officials can receive three times their salary at the end of the month."
"Thank you King Tiandu for the reward, thank you King Tiandu!" All the ministers immediately bowed and saluted again.
"Did you see that a Tao family member died, King Tiandu was full, and the people of Longcheng also received free salt and tea, and even officials, big and small, benefited. King Tiandu really played a good game, so I'm afraid Longcheng Everyone will say that the Tao family died well." Kou Ling murmured to Qiao Bafang in a low voice while saluting.
"Yes, it's scary. Fortunately, it was Tao Feng who was copied this time. If we could copy you and me, who could stop us? It took three days to wipe out the entire Tao family. This Luofan is really scary. We'd better do it early. If you plan, you must not follow Tao Feng's old path." Qiao Bafang said helplessly.
After everyone had saluted, Li Benxin looked at Luo Fan and said with a smile: "Luofan, you have done a great job this time. It's a pity that you have been promoted several levels in a row, and I can't reward you anymore. Keep working hard and do your job well." . In the following world meeting, if you make further contributions, I will reward you together."
"Thank you to the King of Tiandu. It is the duty of a minister to serve the King of Tiandu. As long as the King of Tiandu gives the order, against mountains of swords and seas of fire, Luofan will never retreat!"
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The morning meeting ended, everyone was beaming with joy, but also a little sad. Who could not be sad to hear that such a large Tao family's fortune disappeared from the court so easily. Many officials returned to the government, hurriedly changed into plain clothes, and gathered around the East Street to watch the beheading.
In the Imperial Guard's Prison, Tao Feng was melancholy in prison. Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps and he saw Luo Fan coming with the golden armored guards.
"Chief Thunder Chief, what did King Tiandu say? Do we still have a chance to survive?" Tao Feng looked at Luofan and asked expectantly.
"What do you think? King Tiandu has ordered Tao Feng and his men to be escorted to East Street and beheaded immediately! Mr. Tao, let's get on the road." Luo Fan said coldly.
"Ah, so fast! How could it be like this? Why should I be executed now? Even if I am allowed to live for a few more days." Tao Feng collapsed to the ground in an instant, all his strength drained out like a puddle of mud, and he let his instincts wail. burst into tears.
"Tao Feng, how many lives have you killed in your life? Don't they want to live? Back then, your grandson Tao Zhili raped and humiliated a common girl in the street. Afterwards, you put Xu Yang in jail and silenced the woman. How many times have your Tao family done such things? Now that you are dead, it is time for you to repay, so what can you do to be aggrieved?" Luo Fan reprimanded loudly without any politeness.
"Yes! You are right, I deserve it. I regret it. If Sima Yue hadn't dragged me into the situation, how could the Tao family be in trouble today? Sima Yue gave me more than ten years of glory, but he also failed It ruined my family. However, I can’t blame her. She just released the devil in my heart, and the devil is in my own heart. I deserve to die. Wait, what about what you promised me? Several of my children Little grandson, did you save them?" Tao Feng cried for a while, then suddenly got up and asked Luofan.
"King Tiandu agreed. He will make your grandson Tao Yi the Marquis of Pingliang and let him take the rest of your family members to settle in Huacheng. This is an imperial edict. See it for yourself."
Tao Feng took the imperial edict and read it carefully several times. Tears flowed out again. He cried loudly and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! This is great. The bloodline of my Tao family has not been broken. This is fine. I just hope that they will be safe in the future." , don’t follow my old path again. Thank you, Mr. Luo, you really keep your word."
Luofan took the imperial edict and said: "Don't worry, I will send a team of experts to personally escort your grandson to Huacheng. As long as they are honest and responsible, they will be able to live a stable life in the future. Now, write a suicide note to Tao Yi, and I will do it for you." You leave it to him."
"Thank you, thank you, I'll write right now." Tao Feng took the pen and paper handed over by Jin Jiawei, knelt on the ground, and started writing.
His hair was disheveled and pale, and two lines of bitter tears stained the yellow paper at the corners of his eyes. I tried to wipe away my tears, but I couldn't wipe them away. I could only cry and write with trembling hands. A masterpiece, with infinite attachment to life and infinite care for his back. Tao Fengduo hopes that this attachment can be infinitely long and this love can be infinitely deep. Only people before going to the execution ground have such urgent reluctance and reluctance.
After writing the letter, Tao Feng folded it neatly and sent it to Luofan's hands. With his hands covered with mud, he touched his tears again and cried, "I'm tired of you."
Luo Fan put away the letter and turned around and said, "Get ready for Master Tao to freshen up and get ready for the journey."
The chains jingled, the handcuffs swayed, and the thirty-nine death row inmates slowly walked out of the cells. They all looked miserable, their hearts filled with fear, their legs and feet weak, and their eyes like wandering birds. When they were alive, they were either high-ranking officials or powerful people in a place. Now they are no longer as high-spirited as before. They only have one name, fear!
When we arrived at the East Street Execution Ground, there was a huge crowd of people watching the excitement. Just hearing that a first-grade Tianqing was beheaded was enough to attract good people from dozens of miles away to come and watch.
In the center of the execution ground, thirty-nine people stood, which was already a bit crowded.
General Yu Feiqi of the Forbidden Army walked up to Luo Fan and asked, "Chief Jing Lei, Thirty-nine people are too many and the venue is too small. How about dividing them into three groups and beheading them."
Luo Fan thought for a while and shook his head: "If we ask the people to retreat, we should execute them in one batch. If we divide them into three batches, the people who will be executed later will have to bear one or two more fears. Although they are prisoners, there is no need to increase their pain. "
Yu Feiqi was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Living Yama could have such a kind side, but he was clearly the one who sent these people to the guillotine. Unable to understand, Yu Feiqi ordered people to clear the place.
The venue was cleared, and a group of condemned prisoners knelt on their knees, shivering. Some of them even wet their pants, dripping with yellow water, but the fear at this time had already drowned out the shame. Luo Fan waved his hand and ordered the guards to bring two jars of wine and fill a large bowl of wine in front of all the prisoners.
Then, he shouted loudly: "Everyone lives his life, and he does something and something he doesn't do. Since you have done something wrong, you must bear the consequences. If you are a wrong person in this life and drink this bowl of wine, I hope you will follow the right path in the next life! Drink it , this is what I have asked you to do. If you are dissatisfied with me when you get to the underworld, you can go to the real Yama and accuse me of falling into the mortal world."
The prisoners tremblingly picked up the wine, looked around, and drank hurriedly. This bowl of wine might make them more courageous and less painful.
Tao Feng drank a bowl of wine in one breath, choked and coughed, tears and saliva mixed together. He looked up at Luofan and cried: "Good wine! Can you give me another bowl? I also want to say a few words to my children and grandchildren."
