After Duan Xiuwen finished speaking, dozens of people behind him started shouting: "Change the Water Temple into the Locust God Temple! Change the Water Temple into the Locust God Temple!"
During the appeal, Qi Hongxin did not move, but his expression became more and more gloomy.
"Duan Xiuwen, since you are a judge, you should know the laws of the court and the harm of prostitution temples. It is excusable that the foolish man and woman behind you were used by others to force the government to compromise. As a judge, don't you really know that today? If I agree to change the Water Temple into the Locust God Temple, what harm will it cause?"
"Not to mention, you are still holding weapons, and your behavior is close to treason." Qi Hongxin persuaded in a deep voice, looking at the few people holding steel forks: "I cherish talents, and I don't want you to be promoted at a young age. Duan Xiuwen, if you are convicted of this kind of thing, if you turn around now, I will let bygones be bygones..."
This was to be polite before fighting, but it was obvious that Duan Xiuwen was determined, and even felt that the prefect's persuasion was because he had no other choice but to adopt a gentle approach.
He smiled half-heartedly and said: "Sir, the student has made up his mind, so you don't need to persuade him anymore! As for being convicted for this matter...Sir, instead of worrying about me, the student, you might as well think about it, if this matter gets too big, Can you, the prefect, get away with it?"
Qi Hongxin looked at it with dark eyes. He was not afraid of this article and looked back.
Qi Hongxin knew that it was impossible for this man to change his mind.
Looking at the agitated crowd outside, as well as the people who gradually lost their timidity due to Duan Xiuwen's overwhelming momentum and shouted louder and louder, Qi Hongxin shook his head.
Then he shouted to the captain: "Send me the order to capture all the troublemakers. If there is resistance, kill them without mercy!"
"Sir!" The officials who came with him were also from the city. Their eyelids jumped when they heard Qi Hongxin suddenly ordered the captain to suppress him.
"This must never be done!"
Then he hurriedly said to the captain: "Wait a moment! Don't act rashly yet!"
When Duan Xiuwen saw this, he immediately took several steps back and was directly protected by the crowd behind him.
Qi Hongxin stood on the steps, listening to the official's urgent advice: "Sir, if we suppress it, we have to kill people, but there are so many people, it takes a lot of killing to suppress it! Killing people in peacetime , Kill too many people, even if there are extenuating circumstances, it will hinder your official reputation! You must not give such an order!"
However, Qi Hongxin pointed at the common people who were being ordered to retreat with the tips of their swords by a group of county soldiers, but they were still aggressive and even shouted loudly because of their large number of people. He said, "Do you know? Even if you are common people, people If there are too many people, especially when they find that the government does not dare to suppress them, they will turn into wolves. They must be suppressed in one fell swoop before there are too many people, and they will turn into sheep again... If there are more people gathered, thousands or even thousands It’s too late if we try to suppress it if we have more than 10,000 people.”
When encountering this kind of thing, if you can scare these people from the beginning and make them timid to retreat, as long as there are no more troubles in the future, things will calm down.
Otherwise, if their arrogance is so high in the beginning and they taste the sweetness, they will only grow like weeds in the wind and be difficult to suppress.
Qi Hongxin did not care whether the officials around him could listen to what he said, and once again ordered the captain: "Get it for me. Anyone who incites the crowd, holds a weapon, or refuses to kneel down and beg for mercy will be killed without mercy. What responsibility do you have?" , I’m responsible for it!”
After saying this, I felt a sweetness in my throat.
This is an old problem for him, especially in the past month or two. He can obviously feel that he has run out of gas and has coughed up blood more than once. But under the current circumstances, he cannot cough up blood, otherwise, this will happen. The deterrent effect is about to drop.
Thinking of this, Qi Hongxin swallowed another mouthful of blood.
Because it was night, under the firelight, although his face looked a little ugly, no one could tell.
Besides, when the official who had just persuaded Qi Hongxin heard what Qi Hongxin said, he realized in his heart: "This new prefect is obviously a broken man. Also, because of his background, no matter how well prefect Qi does, It’s impossible to get promoted again. Since it’s never possible to get promoted, why should we worry about being idle?”
"Yes, sir!" At this time, the captain got the order and rushed forward with his men.
In fact, no one was killed at the beginning, but some people did try to resist. However, the so-called weapons of these people who came over were actually hoes, poles, or kitchen knives, and elite county soldiers who could immediately go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. In comparison, it's like a child dueling with an adult, not at the same level of power at all.
A man tried to stab him with an iron fork, and then he stabbed it out. A soldier suddenly stopped holding back. He only heard a "pop" sound, the long knife fell, and there was a scream. The knife slashed hard from the shoulder to the chest, blood spattered, and suddenly He fell to the ground.
"It's killing people, the government is killing people." The people who were originally angry suddenly fell into chaos.
Duan Xiuwen, who had already retreated into the crowd, saw the chaos in the crowd and shouted: "Don't be afraid, don't run, we are not doing it for the locust god, we are doing it to protect our descendants from harm..."
As soon as he said this, the eyes of several people inside suddenly flashed red, and they immediately raised their arms and shouted: "Don't be afraid, don't run, we will fight with the dog officer..."
Seeing that the situation was about to get worse, Qi Hongxin's eyes flashed coldly: "Take down that Duan Xiuwen immediately."
"Yes!" The captain promised, and with a wave of his hand, five or six soldiers rushed towards him. The crowd dispersed immediately. Duan Xiuwen wanted to escape, but he was caught by the captain and pulled towards the steps.
"I am a judge, you can't do this to me..." Duan Xiuwen was dragged away and screamed: "I have a reputation, and I can kill and not humiliate the soldiers."
"You also know that a scholar cannot be killed or humiliated?" Qi Hongxin stepped forward and sneered, seeing several people in the crowd raising their arms: "Fight with the dog officer, fight with the dog officer."
There was no longer any hesitation: "Did you know that if you lead the crowd to rebel, let alone raise people, even if you are a regular official, I also have the power to execute on the spot."
"If anyone comes, behead him immediately as a warning to others."
"Sir, you can't do it, you can't do it!" One official finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to stop him. He heard a "snap" sound and a heavy slap in the face, and his black gauze hat was swept off.
Qi Hongxin roared: "Now that the situation is like this, if you still dare to block it, you must be an accomplice of the traitor. I will immediately dismiss you from your post."
Then he said to the captain: "You haven't executed yet?"
"No, no..." Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, Duan Xiuwen was so frightened that he burst into tears and pee. He tried to crawl away, but was cut down by the captain with a cruel smile, and blood spurted out three times. There are more than a foot, the head falls to the ground, and Gulu goes far away.
At this time, the people who were still resisting were stunned with fear.
This, this is the master of Juren!
For ordinary people, those who can pass the examination are all literary stars who have descended to earth, can see officials without returning, and can chat with county magistrates. Although they are not as good as those high officials, they still belong to the great master, and can even be said to be , it is precisely because he has not been an official and raised people to cause trouble that he is more detached.
It is precisely because the leader is a Juren that these people feel that they will succeed this time. But who would have thought that a dignified Juren would be chopped off with a knife so casually?
Even the master of Juren was beheaded. If they continue to cause trouble, where will there be any good fruit to eat?
No matter how much more than a dozen people with red eyes incited them, the situation gradually cooled down. All they heard was the soldiers and government officials shouting: "Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
