The noisy lobby suddenly became quiet, and everyone was stunned by Xu's words.
Admitting adultery, but voluntarily seeking death?
Gao Pragmatic's eyes were also a little complicated. He looked at Mrs. Xu who was kneeling in front of him, sighed, and said, "Judge Cen said just now that it is impossible for you to do this." After that, he glanced at Cen Ling.
Cen Ling's face was a little dull, as if he was still in shock and despair and refused to wake up.
Mrs. Xu lowered her head. No one could see her expression. They could only hear her question after the silence: "Gao Xun press, I heard that you are the most knowledgeable person in the Ming Dynasty. I want to ask you something." thing."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Gao pragmatically said, "What do you want to ask?"
Mrs. Xu still lowered her head and asked: "As a native of Tumu, Huang Ma had an affair with the chieftain's concubine. Is his crime punishable by death?"
Gao Pingshi said: "In the Zhou Dynasty, adulterers were punished by castration; in the Qin Dynasty, adultery was punishable by death; in the Han Dynasty, the law was lenient, and those who committed adultery were dismissed from office, or served in prison for three years; in the Tang Dynasty, it was light, with a sentence of one and a half years; in the Song Dynasty, it was even lighter, with a sentence of three years. It was reduced to the punishment of a rod; in the Yuan Dynasty, only women's crimes were discussed; but in our dynasty, the laws and regulations are complete, so there are many reasons for this, which cannot be generalized."
Xu asked: "What is his crime by threatening the husband of a lowly woman with life and death?"
Gao Pingshi's heart moved, and he turned to look at Huang Ma, only to see that Huang Ma's eyes were cold, and she looked at him without fear, with murderous intent in her eyes, and a sneer at the corner of her mouth.
But Gao pragmatic still nodded and said: "If the crime is completed, he will be hanged; if he is not successful, he will be punished with a hundred sticks and three thousand miles. However, if this person does this, he will be guilty of one of the following crimes."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu bowed her head three times and finally cried out: "If this is the case, this bitch will die without regrets."
Just as Gao Pangshi was about to speak, Huang Ma suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. Everyone looked at him. Cen Jin, the local magistrate of Shun Prefecture, even sneered: "Huang Ma, you are about to die, but you can still laugh. As expected, you can't Extremely heartless."
Unexpectedly, Huang Ma just sneered at him and didn't bother to pay attention. Instead, he raised his chin slightly and said pragmatically to Gao: "It seems that you want to come to Lingyun City to be the master of Qingtian today?"
Gao Jingshi said calmly: "The country has a system, and the censors and censors must visit wherever they come. They must promote good people, be honest, correct customs, and uphold discipline. If this is what you call being the great master of Qingtian, then This will indeed be the case.”
"I'm afraid that you want to do it but can't!" Huang Ma looked grim and sneered: "Although you have a big enough show, you still have to bring dozens of servants to protect you when you have a meal, but so what? Dozens of people No matter what, this is Lingyun City, my territory, and you want to punish me in Lingyun City? I think you don’t know how to write the word death!"
Gao pragmatic smiled and asked, "How are you doing?"
Huang Ma picked up an empty wine jar on the table and threw it out, smashing it to pieces. He sneered in a ferocious voice: "How do I treat it? Haha, how do I treat it? Gao Pragmatic, if you want to survive, Then I asked Mrs. Xu to come over, and I want to show you how I did it in front of you people... Ha, how do I treat you?"
There was an uproar among the chieftains, but no one cursed this time - Huang Ma made it very clear that this was his territory.
As the wine jar he just threw out broke into pieces, a large number of wolf soldiers suddenly appeared outside the lobby and poured in from outside the state government office, tightly surrounding the main hall guarded by the highly pragmatic servants.
Gao Pingshi's eyes narrowed, he took a deep breath, but his tone became colder, and he said, "What if I don't agree?"
Huang Ma sneered and said: "I will let you watch a live erotic palace, and then send your head back to Guilin. Our Lingyun City is extremely dangerous, and no matter how many Han troops you have, what can you do to me?"
None of the chieftains in the hall expected that this incident would turn out like this. They were all so silent, fearing to get into trouble that they would not dare to speak easily again.
Cen Ling was furious, stood up angrily, pointed at Huang Ma and said: "Huang Ma, you are a slave who betrays your master! I, Cen Ling, don't believe it today. Everyone in Lingyun City is your party member, and there is no loyal person left." !”
Seeing that Gao Jingshi had no other instructions, Gao Zhang waved his hand and shouted: "Line up and guard the door!" The servants of the Gao family outside the door had already loaded their muskets. When they heard Gao Zhang's order, they immediately took action and lined up at the entrance of the main hall. Two lines, one standing and one half-crouching, guarding the main entrance with guns raised.
Gao Zhang himself led the two of them towards Huang Ma step by step, apparently intending to capture the thief first and capture the king first.
Unexpectedly, Huang Ma sneered and said: "Gao Pragmatic, if you don't stop, I will immediately order a strong attack. Even if one life is exchanged for another, with your background, I will not lose money."
After hearing this, Gao Zhang really didn't dare to move forward and turned to look at Gao Pingshi.
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly, seeming to hesitate a little. After thinking for a while, he asked: "Huang Ma, I still have a question to ask. I can't decide until I finish asking."
Huang Ma sneered and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, what else is there to say? But it doesn't matter, you are a top scholar. I will give you face for this reason. If you have anything to say, say it and fart it."
Gao pragmatic seemed to hesitate even more, and after pondering for a while, he asked: "Is Cen Shaoxun still alive now?"
Huang Ma laughed and said sarcastically: "I saw that you have been thinking about everything for a long time, and I thought you had something to say. After a long time of making trouble, you just asked such a stupid thing? Didn't you hear what Cen Ling said just now? I If Cen Shaoxun is killed, wouldn’t Mrs. Xu also die? Then why should I be busy? Even a fool like you can get the top prize. It seems that the books you Han people read are of no use. "
Gao pragmatic seemed to be slow to react. He was stunned for a while after hearing these words, and then nodded and said: "What you said makes sense..."
However, before he could say anything further, he saw a cannon-like fire suddenly appear outside the government office. It rose from the ground and suddenly exploded in the sky, emitting countless red fires.
Gao pragmatic breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Huang Ma, you have missed the opportunity."
Huang Ma felt a little uneasy, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was really no need to be uneasy. Even if the fireworks outside just now were set off by other servants brought by Gao Qingshi, so what?
There are only three hundred of Gao's pragmatic servants. Even if their firearms don't explode, how much can they accomplish with this number of people? As for the nearly 300 people Cen Ling brought before, they were asked not to enter the city long before they entered the city, and now they are still playing in the mud outside the city.
Thinking of this, Huang Ma couldn't help laughing, and said pragmatically to Gao: "Is this just a bluff? Huh, I think you are really stupid in reading."
Gao Pangshi also smiled and said: "If you want to die together, I'm afraid it's not that easy. Do you think all the soil-eyed wolf soldiers in this city really have the same heart as you? I might as well tell you that, except for you, the Huang family yourself Apart from the more than a thousand wolf soldiers, I am afraid that the other Tumu have no intention of joining you... Everyone, are you right?"
Huang Ma's expression changed, and he turned to look at the other Sicheng natives. He saw a few people looking at each other, and three of them decisively walked to the other side, actually standing with Cen Ling.
The expressions of the other four people suddenly became a little panicked. After a moment of hesitation, one of them secretly gritted his teeth and followed, standing next to Cen Ling like the other three.
Huang Ma's expression changed drastically, knowing that if he didn't stop him, the remaining three people would probably have to join the team again, so he suddenly shouted loudly: "Come in for me..."
Everyone present felt tense, and Gao Pragmatic said to himself: Damn it, this guy is very decisive, I'm afraid there will still be a fight. I hope Qi Jiguang's words are not just to comfort me, otherwise he might even be killed today. They are all going to ride in.
At this moment, Xu, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood up.
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