"It's you. If you hadn't bewitched us, how could we dare to cause chaos in Zhengjia Village." The third master insisted that the mastermind behind the scenes was the Xin'an County Jiaoyu.
At this moment, he knew better than anyone else that if Xin'an County Jiaoyu was not killed, it would be them and the people from Zhengjia Village who would die.
For his own sake, he couldn't let the other person go.
Jiaoyu turned around, looked at the third master of Zhengjia Village, and said contemptuously: "Since you say that I am the mastermind behind the scenes, let me ask you, is there any evidence, or what promise did I make to you personally? "
"You didn't promise anything personally, because you sent someone to contact us." The chief of the Zhengjia Village stood up.
By now, he knew he had no way out.
In their hearts, they had the idea that even if they died, they would drag the people behind the scenes to die together. After all, if it weren't for this person's bewitchment, they wouldn't have ended up where they did today.
"Yes, it's you. Just yesterday you sent Brother Yuan to Zhengjia Village." The fifth master helped.
Hearing these words, the edict shook his sleeves and sneered: "It's a joke, you think that just by naming a random person, you can falsely accuse me of instructing you to disobey the tiger-character flag decree. If this can be used as evidence, wouldn't you still be able to do it?" Framing the county master."
"You are so shameless! If you want us to be your scapegoats, there is no way to tell you." The third master looked at Hong Chengchou on the seat angrily and said. "Please make the decision, sir. If Xiaomin and others tell a lie, they will be struck with five thunderbolts from the sky and they will die."
At this time, the edict also said to Hong Chengchou: "Hong Fantai, I believe you have understood everything. These people are afraid of death and wantonly bite the subordinates. I ask Hong Fantai to give justice to the subordinates."
Both of them talk about their own reasons.
The chief clerk standing on the wooden platform was confused and didn't know who to believe, but psychologically, he was more willing to believe in the colleague in front of him.
It is possible for a country boy to do anything for his own benefit, but this teacher, who has been a colleague for many years, is an upright person, likes literature, and takes power very lightly. He does not seem like someone who can do such a thing.
Hong Chengchou glanced at the instruction in front of him and said immediately: "Bring the people up."
As he finished speaking, a man with a bloody face was picked out by two soldiers and thrown into the open space under the wooden platform.
The man was next to several people in Zhengjia Village.
The more the Third Master looked at it, the more he felt it looked familiar, so he got closer and took a closer look.
"It's you!" The third master who looked at the other person carefully recognized the person's identity and immediately shouted loudly, "He is Brother Yuan. He is the one who came to Zhengjia Village to contact us yesterday. He was the one who came to contact us before. of us."
When the patriarch of Zhengjia Village and the fifth master heard that the man in front of them was Brother Yuan, they hurriedly looked carefully at the man on the ground.
On the wooden platform, the instructor's expression changed, but he quickly covered it up and returned to normal.
Just listen to him say: "I have taught not only fifty but also a hundred students. Even if he did something he shouldn't have done, it can't be proven that it was related to me. Please ask the feudal lord for advice."
He knew in his heart that the only person who could decide his life or death with one word was Hong Fantai.
"You're talking nonsense. Every time he comes to Zhengjia Village, he always delivers a message for you. Don't even think about denying it." The third master became anxious.
Seeing the teachings clearing everything up, he was afraid that he and a few people from Zhengjiacun would be responsible for all the problems in the end.
"Hu Jiaoyu, you said that you are innocent, but the people in Zhengjia Village said that you instigated it. Even your student said that he came to Zhengjia Village at your instigation." Hong Chengchou waved his hand behind him and said, "Give me your confession." Bring it up and show it to Hu Jiaoyu."
A soldier came up, took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Hu Jiaoyu who was standing on the wooden platform.
Hu Jiaoyu took the paper with both hands, opened it with his hands, and read the contents inside.
After just one glance, his expression suddenly changed.
"It's nonsense, it's simply nonsense. What is written here is all without reason. The feudal government must not believe the deception of these villains." Hu Jiaoyu defended himself eagerly.
The contents of the confession were all what he ordered his students to do in Zhengjiacun, including his secret collusion with the Ming court. Everything was written clearly in it.
Naturally, he could not admit such a confession, nor dared to admit it.
Once he admitted it, he knew he would die.
Hong Chengchou said lazily: "It seems that Hu Jiaoyu cannot be convicted only by oral confession, so let's bring in witnesses."
The words fell.
A group of soldiers came over from the crowd escorting seven or eight policemen from the Xin'an County government office.
One of the people walking in front was Hou Qian, the clerk in the government office.
When Hu Jiaoyu saw the people escorted over, his eyesight went dark, and he knew he couldn't escape. What he had done secretly in Xin'an County had been discovered by the people of the Tiger Flag.
Thinking of this, he simply stopped hiding. He raised his finger and pointed at Hong Chengchou and yelled: "You bunch of rebellious officials and traitors will be punished by everyone. You will definitely not die a good death in the future, haha, you will not die a good death."
The face of Chief Li on the side changed, and he looked at Hu Jiaoyu in disbelief and said, "Mr. Hu, how could you do such a thing!"
In any case, he did not expect that Hu Jiaoyu was really in charge of the affairs of Zhengjiacun.
"You, a seller of things seeking glory, are worthy of blaming me!" Hu Jiaoyu looked back and glared at Master Li fiercely and said, "The court treats you well, but because you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you turned to the thief. The court will not I’ll let a villain like you go.”
Upon hearing this, Master Li turned his head away in shame, not daring to look at Hu Jiaoyu.
Because he was indeed afraid of death, so he took refuge in the Tiger Flag.
"Come here, arrest him and take him back to the prison to be sentenced on a certain day." said the magistrate of Xin'an County.
The Xin'an County government officials were not trustworthy when it came to arresting an old man like Hu Jiaoyu, who had been working in the yamen for many years, so two soldiers came directly, held Hu Jiaoyu down, and tied up Hu Jiaoyu's body with a rope. Arms.
"You bunch of rebellious officials and traitors, when the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court arrive, you will die. I will wait for you on the road to hell." Hu Jiaoyu knew that there was no chance of his survival, so he cursed mercilessly.
The magistrate of Xin'an County frowned and said in disgust: "Take it away, take it away, take it away."
Two soldiers escorted Hu Jiaoyu to the foot of the wooden platform.
"Wait." Hong Chengchou suddenly called out to the two soldiers who were escorting Hu Jiaoyu away. He looked at Hu Jiaoyu who was being escorted away and said, "I won't kill you now, I will let you look at you and think about you." The day the imperial court collapsed."
snort!
Hu Jiaoyu turned his head to the side with disdain.
Hong Chengchou said to the magistrate of Xin'an County: "Let's keep this man alive for the time being and send him to Shanxi to dig coal."
"I will obey Hong Fantai's arrangements." The magistrate of Xin'an County responded.
When Hu Jiaoyu heard that he was going to be sent to dig coal, his expression suddenly changed.
Although he is just a scholar, he also knows the hard work of miners, and there are countless miners who die from exhaustion in the mines.
"Kill me if you can. Scholars like us are not afraid of life or death." Hu Jiaoyu shouted loudly.
He would rather be killed than be taken to dig coal.
"Take it away!" Hong Chengchou waved his hand gently.
He never paid attention to a low-profile person like Hu Jiaoyu.
If the incident in Zhengjia Village was not the first thing that happened after the Tiger Character Banner entered Henan, he would not even come to Zhengjia Village in person and could easily solve it by sending only a team of soldiers.
