Chapter 246: Whipping
After this catastrophe, Yingtian Mansion is already in ruins everywhere. Broken walls and ruins can be seen everywhere, and the faces of passers-by have become more disgusting.
The three of them, Guo Juxia, were walking on the street. Guo Juxia himself was walking with his head held high and his appearance impressive, but Zhang San and Li Si behind him were following closely behind them, leading their bay-red horses. This combination seemed strange no matter what.
However, considering that Zhang San and Li Si just rode out of the city,
In a blink of an eye, he came back with his horse and was immediately surrounded by people.
"Are you also their accomplice?" Someone looked at Guo Juxia, who was obviously the leader, and asked.
"If I were a comrade, I think I would have left Yingtian Mansion." Guo Juxia said calmly.
"They have stolen a lot of property from wealthy families in the city. Please hand them over to us for punishment." The strong man at the head looked at Guo Juxia and said sternly: "Otherwise, I will send you to the government for punishment."
Zhang San and Li Si all stood obediently behind Guo Juxia without saying a word. Fortunately, no one took action for a while, so the situation was not out of control.
Guo Juxia lowered her head and smiled, then looked up at the people surrounding them: "So you are the government?"
The young man was snatched away by Guo Juxia, and seeing that he was a strong man, it was hard for him to get off the stage.
He couldn't help but take a step back, looked at the crowd gathered behind him, and instantly gained some strength: "What, you still want to protect the prisoner?"
"I dare not say anything about shielding." Guo Juxia sighed: "I just feel a little ridiculous."
"When they started to commit murder and fled on horseback, all you dared to do was shout from behind, and few of you could stand up."
"Now that I have captured the two of them, you are coveting these properties and achievements again. Is it possible that I am a good person and should be bullied even more?"
Being taught such a lesson by Guo Juxia, the mature man's face turned red and white for a while. At this time, someone behind him had the courage to say: "Who knows if you are colluding, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer!"
The middle-aged man was reminded like this and was overjoyed for a moment: "That's right, who knows if you guys are colluding and cheating on both sides."
Guo Juxia shook his head, knowing that it would be difficult to deal with these scoundrels. He stepped forward and gently pushed the strong man in front of him: "Let's go."
Unexpectedly, the seemingly stout man in front of him was like a duckweed in the wind. He fell down as soon as he was pushed. When he fell to the ground, he screamed loudly: "Hitting someone! A robber is beating someone. Is there any way to do it in broad daylight?" "
Zhang San couldn't hold it back for a moment and burst out laughing.
It's really a bit of tofu with brine, one thing will be reduced.
They saw Guo Juxia more than a mouse saw a cat, and they really didn't even have the courage to take action.
But it was really funny to see Guo Juxia being entangled by these market scoundrels.
But just as he laughed, someone behind him hit Zhang San on the back of the head with a wooden stick. Although Zhang San and Li Si were said to be captured by Guo Juxia, Guo Juxia did not impose any restrictions on the two of them out of self-confidence, so at this time, although Someone was making a sneak attack. Zhang San could only hear the sound of wind behind his ears, so he calmly moved half a step forward. At the same time, he stretched out his finger and flicked it right in the center of the stick.
There was only a low tearing sound, and in an instant, the wooden stick with a thick wrist was broken directly from the middle, flew high into the sky, and then landed silently.
There was a crisp impact sound.
The scene was quiet for a while.
Zhang San looked at Guo Juxia, who was already surrounded, and smiled: "Brother Guo, it's okay for us to defend ourselves."
He deliberately didn't call him the chief catcher because it was fun to see Guo Juxia being defeated like this.
The strong man who was pushed down before saw Zhang San snapping the stick with one finger. He was stunned for a moment. He supported the ground with his hands and backed away: "Can you bully the people like this just because you have martial arts? Do you really think that?" Liumen is for food, you just wait, I will go find Liumen to take care of you."
Saying this, he stood up and wanted to run behind him.
He only took one step.
It felt as if his shoulders were pressed down by a huge boulder, unable to move at all. When he turned around in surprise, he saw that Guo Juxia was already standing behind him.
He stretched out a finger and gently touched his shoulder.
With just this gentle touch, without pulling or tugging, it seemed to have a firm grip on the other party.
"Did you say you were looking for six doors?" Guo Juxia smiled: "That's what I am, why bother looking for something far away?"
At this moment, someone was already riding a horse from afar, shouting to get out of the way, while whipping his horse in the downtown area.
In an instant, the distant horsemen had already arrived among the crowd. They were all wearing black hats, riding boots and waist knives. When they came closer, they all stopped their horses, and at the same time turned over and knelt down towards Guo Juxia.
"The six arresters in Yingtian Mansion have seen the chief arrester!"
Guo Juxia turned around and looked at the dozen or so people kneeling behind him, their black cloaks dragging the ground like black crows landing.
The people around were stunned for a moment.
The man who was restrained by Guo Juxia was also dumbfounded. He looked at the tall and tough man in front of him in disbelief and murmured: "Boss, are you arresting the head?"
Guo Juxia let go, and his whole body instantly collapsed to the ground.
Guo Juxia turned around, looked at his subordinates who were kneeling on the ground, and said softly: "In the busy city, the horse is galloping, and according to the law, you should be whipped twenty times."
The six-door arrester headed by him raised his head and hesitated to speak.
Yes, after all, he came here to meet the chief catcher, and looking at the situation in front of him, the chief catcher was in danger of being besieged by unruly people.
Rounding it all off, this is escorting!
"I am more powerful than the law!" Guo Juxia said coldly: "Welcoming the chief arrester should not be among the special circumstances of the law."
"There's more." Guo Juxia looked around.
No one around him dared to move a step.
After all, most people don't know how old the chief arrester of the Six Doors is.
But the only thing that is clear is that the chief arrester of the six gates is the person with the highest martial arts skills in the entire court.
"Listen to the order." The leading catcher whispered: "If the chief catcher is willing, the execution can be carried out here."
Guo Juxia smiled: "Why embarrass yourself on the street?"
"Go back with me first."
"By the way, you interrupted me before I said anything." The smile on Guo Juxia's face faded, and she looked at the arrester in front of her: "How come Yingtian Mansion has become such a lawless place now? You bunch of losers, are you? How to do something!”
Everyone in front of them lowered their heads.
Faced with such accusations, I was really speechless for a moment.
Of course, there were many excuses, but none of them could convince the man in front of him.
"We will be convicted." they said in unison.
"Anyway, as I said, there is no need to embarrass yourself on the street." Guo Juxia said calmly: "Go back with me first, and we will talk about many things slowly."
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"Report to the chief arrest officer, the man who caused trouble for you is called Niu Zhong..." Just in the middle of the report, Guo Juxia raised his eyes: "Why are you talking about him?"
"Is it possible that I can really catch him and beat him up, and convict him of contradicting the official? Come on, that's not what officials do. Ask him if he wants to do it in Liumen. If so, then Just give him a job as a detective and give him a good training. He is not on the right track at his age."
"Yes." Luo Xian nodded in agreement, and then he changed the topic: "By the way, the two people arrested by the chief catcher at the city gate have been temporarily detained in prison, and the stolen goods have also begun to make a list, investigate and send them Come back."
Guo Juxia nodded: "Don't be greedy about this thing. It's not easy for Yingtian Mansion now. Have their identities been found out?"
"It's been found out." Luo Xian nodded: "The man named Zhang San, whose real name is Zhao Kun, nicknamed the Tong-Arm Monkey, is good at using a set of Bagua Tong-Arm Fist. He is a fourth-level master, ranked second in the Jianghu Ranking. Number 754."
"The person who calls himself Li Si, whose real name is Sun Lan, is nicknamed the Smiling Tiger. He has learned a lot of things, including Shaolin and Wudang. He is also a fourth-level master and ranks 872 on the Jianghu Ranking."
"He is still the most famous master at the top of the list." Guo Juxia sighed with emotion: "This world is getting more and more messy."
"Please tell me about the system, what is going on right now."
"Yes." Luo Xian hummed: "The origin of the matter is still because of Wang Zhi's exclusive meeting. I believe that your Excellency has also received the news."
"We got the news of this Sovereign Meeting as soon as possible and reported it to Hu Beizong, the governor of Liangjiang. Mr. Hu also took advantage of the situation to formulate a battle plan, intending to take advantage of these thieves gathering on Xuanwu Lake to mobilize troops on the city wall. The heavy artillery can catch them all at once, at least it can severely damage the enemy."
"Who would have thought that Wang Zhi would use this to cover up his troop mobilization and attack the city in one fell swoop. When the battle started that night, Wang Zhi's heavy artillery actually had more range and more accurate range. We were caught off guard for a moment, and what was even more unexpected was Yes, Wang Zhi secretly planted a large amount of explosives in the western section of the city wall, and when detonated, a section of the city wall was directly destroyed."
"This greatly damaged our morale. Wang Zhi's bandit army rushed into the city. There were many people with strong martial arts skills on the other side. Therefore, Yingtian Mansion eventually fell and even Lord Hu was captured by Wang Zhi."
"We saw that we couldn't fight, so we took advantage of the chaos to leave the city and hid in a farmhouse. Later, Wang Zhi was killed in the city for unknown reasons. The bandits were leaderless, so they looted and retreated. We wanted to take the opportunity to recapture Mr. Hu, but found that Mr. Hu was already gone. The building is empty.”
"Later I heard that Mr. Hu had appeared in General Guang Jiqi's army and assisted General Guang in fighting the Japanese pirates. Till now, Tianfu has not responded."
"So Yingtian Mansion is leaderless at this time, because a large number of officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties in the previous battles, and the remaining troops were also transferred to help exterminate the Japanese pirates. Yingtian Mansion is empty, and we are powerless, which has led to the current chaos in Yingtian Mansion."
"Stop talking, I already know it." Guo Juxia stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go out and see the children who are being tortured."
"Yes." Luo Xian agreed quietly.
Two people walked out of the six-door Yamen. In the courtyard, a dozen men in black were undressing and being whipped in the cold winter.
Twenty lashes was not meant as a joke, but as a punishment of being slapped on the back with a hard wicker dipped in salt water. However, the level of the punishment could be light or severe, and everything depended on the person's mind.
However, Guo Juxia had just arrived in Yingtian Mansion, and it was obvious that he wanted to establish his authority. Just because he rode a horse in the busy city, he was whipped twenty times. If he deliberately slapped him lightly again, which displeased the chief catcher, he might be punished. There is no more endless suffering.
The yard was filled with the snapping sound of willow branches hitting my back.
Guo Juxia walked through the crowd and quietly watched everyone being tortured. Every time the wicker was slapped on the back, it would leave a bright red mark. However, every torturer gritted his teeth and refused to let out a moan. .
After twenty lashes had passed, Guo Juxia quietly said, "Do you hate me?"
"I don't dare." Everyone said in unison, naked to the waist.
"Don't dare doesn't mean I don't hate it." Guo Juxia smiled: "Are you very unconvinced?"
"Why do you come to welcome me with good intentions, but you have to suffer such a moth?"
"Or maybe this is me, Guo, deliberately torturing you, thinking that if I just come to your place, if I don't establish my authority, you won't treat me as the number one role?"
There was silence all around.
Although no one dared to answer, Guo Juxia's words really spoke to many people's hearts.
Yes, it is true that many people are dissatisfied.
The reason for dissatisfaction was exactly what Guo Juxia said.
"Let me ask you, do I, Guo Juxia, need to establish my authority like this? I'm just trying to find fault with you so that I can give you little shoes to wear?"
"I just want to ask, is it right to ride a horse in the city?"
Guo Juxia said coldly.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Of course that's not right.
Moreover, there were so many people on the street at that time. Even though the six-door catchers were all very good at riding, no matter how good they were, it was no reason to ride in the city.
"Or am I really waiting for you to come to my rescue? Or maybe you want to show your loyalty and give me, the chief catcher, a good impression?"
Guo Juxia continued.
"What is wrong is ultimately wrong. The Great Zhou Law is there. There may be some clauses that are not satisfactory, but most of the clauses are used to restrict us."
"Six Doors does not have the authority to kill people, it only has the authority to arrest and search."
"We are not qualified to ride horses in the city. We only have the right to ride horses."
"Now, let me ask again, does anyone else think my punishment is too harsh?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Guo Juxia smiled: "I am a person who likes to talk about truth and rules. Even if the things in the rules are outrageous, they should be followed accordingly."
"Beyond the rules are the favors."
Saying this, Guo Juxia took out a small colorful clay pot from his arms, walked straight behind the person closest to him, then took out the ointment from the pot and quietly applied it on his back.
"This is the best medicine for wounds. I'll apply it to you first."
"Those who can stand up in a moment, I have another task for you."
"What mission?" These people couldn't help but ask.
"It is also a crime to be lax in controlling your subordinates."
"I will also be whipped twenty times. After a while, you will come and execute me."
Looking at everyone's incredible looks, Guo Juxia continued to smile.
"I'll leave the ointment to you too."
"I can't reach it."
