Early the next morning, the prefect of Taiyuan Chao Hui, the prefect of Taiyuan, Guinan, and the general magistrate of Taiyuan Liang Ke, who had previously been arrogant and domineering in the Taiyuan Guards and committed all kinds of evil, were now "fully armed" and shackled and paraded through the streets.
All of them had bruises and swollen faces, and no longer looked as good as before. When the people of Taiyuanwei heard that three of the most distinguished local magnates were suddenly imprisoned overnight and were paraded through the city by officers, they were all filled with emotion and curiosity. They came to both sides of the street to watch and cheer. .
The three leaders who were sitting in the prison car had no energy after the "battle" last night. They hung their heads and listened to the curses of the people who came to watch on both sides of the street. They were angry in their hearts but had nowhere to express them.
"The eyes of the world have really been opened. They are finally going to punish these corrupt officials!"
"These damn dog officials do a lot of bad and unscrupulous things. They should lose their heads!"
With tears in his eyes, an old man threw a stone at the three men in the prison car. He was getting older, and he almost lost his balance while exerting force. He was about to fall, but the officer behind him quickly stopped him and helped him. live.
After the government officer helped the old man steady, he said with a smile: "You should take your time and don't get too excited. Now that the emperor is touring Taiyuan, he will be able to uncover a lot of corrupt officials and give justice to the fellow villagers!"
The old man thought of his dead daughter, with more and more tears in his eyes. Finally, he couldn't help crying and said with emotion: "The sky has finally dawned in Taiyuan, my emperor. Long live long live!"
"I heard that there were quite a lot of people who committed crimes this time, and they were all caught at once?"
"No, the whole city was on alert last night. No one was allowed to leave the city. Several big fish were caught! Some dignitaries were escorted to Beijing by Tiqi overnight. This time the Taiyuan Guards were completely "cleaned up!" "
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The people in the neighborhood were all discussing with each other, and this government official had been bullied by dignitaries before, so his attitude was quite polite, and he answered the people's questions one by one.
In the past two days, the Prison Department and the Military and Horse Department have been dispatched one after another to search the big houses in Taiyuan one by one, and found many young women who had fallen into disgrace. The officials registered their names one by one, distributed silver coins, and sent them home.
Suddenly there was a sound of gongs, and a group of military horses turned around at the east intersection. There were more than a dozen officers on horseback in front, followed closely by three prison cars. The prisoners were three lords from Taiyuan Prefecture, and they were all dressed in gray prison uniforms. , with their hands and feet bound in iron chains, followed by hundreds of infantrymen.
Sitting in the execution ground was Taiyuan Weizuo Councilor Liu Shen. Although he could not understand what Taiyuan Magistrate Chao Hui and others were doing, after all, they were classmates and friends before. Seeing that they were about to lose their heads now, he also lamented the uncertainty of the world.
"I am here to escort the prisoner under the orders of the Commander of the Army and Horses. Please execute him on time," said the leading officer.
Liu Shen smiled and held the officer's hand and said: "Please don't worry, general. When the time comes, I will definitely throw down the execution order. The prisoner can be regarded as half of my friend. Please general, please order the sergeant to bring the prisoner forward." , so that I can say a few words to him one last time and send him on his way."
The officer's expression suddenly changed and he spoke righteously: "Why bother looking at a dying man? Your Excellency, just burn more paper money after he dies."
Liu Shen shook his sleeves and pretended to be angry. The officer coughed a few times, not to be outdone. Hundreds of soldiers in the Beijing camp raised their guns in unison. Seeing this, Liu didn't know what to say. In the court, literature was better than martial arts. It was okay for warriors to set up formations to kill the enemy, but when it came to talking about political affairs, he was considered a layman. Under the court, the martial arts will naturally overwhelm you as a scholar. No matter how high-spirited you are as a scholar, you will have to bow your head in front of the absolute force of Bai Huahua's weapons, not to mention that these are the personal soldiers of the current emperor.
Liu Shen returned to his seat and silently looked at the once-above Chao Hui and others below. He saw the executioner taking a swig of wine and spraying it on the bright white sword, waiting for the execution order.
After a while, a small official came out from behind Liu Shen, sounded a gong and shouted: "Execution at three quarters noon!"
Immediately, the executioner raised his knife and fell, and the heads of Taiyuan Magistrate Chao Hui, Taiyuan Tongzhi Guinan, and Taiyuan Magistrate Liang Ke fell to the ground...
