Zhu Xuan's words frightened the village chiefs.
Of course they have heard that Lao Zhu investigated corrupt officials and killed Hu Weiyong and others with such cruelty that it could be said that heads were rolling and blood was flowing like rivers.
Zhu Xuan said he would kill them all, which was not a boast.
The soldiers from the Shenji Battalion and the Guard Station were outside. As long as Zhu Xuan was ruthless, he could kill all the villagers.
When Xu Qi saw that His Highness must do this, he did not stop or persuade him.
If these villagers are not taught a lesson, they will take it for granted that they do not take responsibility, and they will not stop in the future, and there will be another fight for water.
"Your Highness, you can't do this."
The village chief of Dashui Zhen said: "Even if you are the grandson of the emperor, you cannot bear the crime of killing people indiscriminately."
Zhu Xuan hummed softly: "Whether I can bear it or not is my problem. You don't need to worry. If something happens, I will bear it alone. If you don't want to die, just cooperate with me to find the murderer, or surrender, come on!"
He shouted: "Gather everyone together."
Xu Qi and Hua Ying understand Zhu Xuan's thoughts and must suppress them with strong tactics and then announce the whole government to serve as a warning, otherwise there will be more people fighting in the future.
They gathered all the villagers together very cooperatively.
The soldiers from the guard station surrounded and controlled the villagers.
The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion kept their bullets loaded and fired at any time if anyone dared to disobey orders.
"Your Highness, there is no need to pretend!"
The mayor of Dusti Village worriedly said: "The people we were beaten to death are our own business. Our village will not pursue the case, and I ask you not to pursue it either."
If they dig deeper, they are worried that many people will be arrested.
They settled the grievances of beating people to death privately, and if they wanted to fight back, Zhu Xuan must not be allowed to interfere.
"We in Xiancun will not pursue any further investigation."
"We in Dashuizhen won't pursue it either."
The other two village chiefs said at the same time.
Zhu Xuan said: "Not to pursue? That's fine! Since you insist not to pursue, then I will treat you all as murderers, take them to the camp outside the city, and execute them all."
"don't want!"
The three village chiefs objected at the same time.
The other villagers looked confused and didn't know what happened.
When the village chief of Dashui Zhen saw this, he rolled his eyes and briefly explained Zhu Xuan's decision. He also made it more serious, saying that Zhu Xuan would kill them. After hearing this, the villagers' emotions were instantly aroused, and all kinds of intense emotions were stirred up. The voice echoed outside the government office.
Some even want to resist.
The three villages that had been fighting to the death just now were now united by the words of the village chief of Dashuizhen. The public sentiment was raging, and there was a feeling of rebellion.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Huaying quickly ordered the soldiers at the guard station to tighten the encirclement and shouted: "What do you want to do? Please be quiet!"
However, no one paid heed to his words.
They continued to make noise.
Zhu Xuan narrowed his eyes, took out his pistol, pointed it at the thigh of Dashui Zhen Village Chief, and shot him with one shot.
boom!
Gunshots rang out amid the noise, and everyone fell silent at the same time.
As soon as they were quiet, the screams and wails of Dashui Zhen Village Chief were heard. He was shot in the thigh. He lay on the ground and shouted: "This emperor's grandson wants to kill us. If you don't want to be killed, just give it to me." Resisted and captured him.”
He is still very popular in the village.
When the villagers in Dashuizhen heard this, they were extremely angry and their emotions were stirred up again. Some people rushed to catch Zhu Xuan.
Bang bang...
Two gunshots were fired.
Zhu Xuan would not be polite to them and opened fire directly. Two Dashuizhen villagers were knocked down on the spot.
Facing this kind of situation, we can't suppress them without being cruel, without using bloody suppression, and without actually shedding some blood.
Two people were killed, and the rest were still not afraid. They continued to walk towards Zhu Xuan. This time, Zhu Xuan did not need to take action. The soldiers from the Shenji Battalion opened fire directly. Another burst of gunfire rang out, and more than a dozen villagers fell. on the ground, beaten to death on the spot.
The remaining villagers were frightened and once again narrowed the siege with murderous intent when they saw the soldiers from the Shenji Battalion and the Guard Station.
They knew that this time the officials were serious. They kept retreating and huddled together, their legs trembling.
"You want to rebel?"
Zhu Xuan looked at the village chief of Dashuizhen, who knew how to set the pace and stir up hatred, and said: "If you really want to rebel, I will give you this opportunity to put all the people in Dashuizhen back and let them Gather all the villagers to rebel, I would like to see how far you can go."
The villagers in the other two villages immediately moved back to distance themselves from Dashui Zhen.
They just wanted to have a private fight to settle their grievances and compete for water. They had no intention of rebelling, especially after they were violently suppressed by Zhu Xuan. The idea of rebellion was even less likely. No one wanted to be implicated by Dashuizhen now. .
Life in the Ming Dynasty is quite good now, many times better than under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
Who is willing to give up their current life to rebel?
"Your Highness, I know I was wrong."
The village chief of Dashuizhen begged: "We did not rebel, we were just angry and impulsive."
Zhu Xuan said calmly: "Drag him down, repair him well, and give him the charge of rebellion! As for the others..."
His eyes glanced over: "I want to find out the murderer and hold him accountable to the end. Those who are willing to cooperate will cooperate with me later. Those who are unwilling will bear the consequences."
"Spare your life, Your Highness, spare your life..."
The village chief of Dashuizhen kept pleading.
But Jin Yiwei ignored his pleas and dragged him down directly.
How to fix it next? Jin Yiwei is the most professional. Even if you are not guilty, he can still accuse you and make you die.
Seeing the village chief of Dashuizhen being taken away, the remaining villagers finally obeyed and did not dare to say a word.
"Find the murderer!"
Zhu Xuan continued.
Xu Qidao: "Bring the body here, everyone stand still for me. Whoever did it, please surrender. If you refuse to surrender, I will ask everyone to testify against each other. By then, all the family members of the murderer will be registered as lowly. In addition, There are at least seventy-four murderers, one less, and they are all equally guilty!”
"Think it over for yourselves."
Everyone was frightened after hearing Xu Qi's words.
The first step was to surrender. Several people could not withstand the pressure and surrendered.
Although the situation at that time was chaotic, they still had memories of who they defeated, and there were other people watching from the side, especially those on the opposite side, who would see it more clearly.
The next step of surrendering is for them to testify against each other. Once pointed out by the person opposite, the family members will be registered as lowly slaves and will always be slaves. Some people do not dare to gamble and can only surrender.
"Take all those who surrender themselves."
Zhu Xuan said again.
The policemen in the government office arrest people directly.
Those who beat someone to death will be punished with death, and those who beat others to the point of being unable to move will go to jail. As for other participating villagers, they must also serve in corvée. Those who are injured must wait until their injuries are healed before serving, which is regarded as punishment.
As for those who have lost the ability to work, there is no compensation and they will suffer the consequences.
