Young Master Wang, who was standing aside with his head downcast, was quite shocked when he heard such a novel idea expressed by Xu Qin himself.
He suddenly came back to life, and his soul was touched a little bit.
He knelt down to Xu Qin and cried loudly:
"Master Xu, I am wronged. The Caomin family is a branch of the Langya Wang family. They have always been peaceful and devoted to planting crops."
"At the end of May last year, Zhou Shixiu, who had known my father before, suddenly came to Wangjiacun and deceived us, father and son."
"We, father and son, were bewitched by this traitor and followed him to recruit volunteers to serve the king."
"Since then, I have been on a pirate ship, and I have fallen deeper and deeper into it, to the point where I am now unable to extricate myself, and have committed such a heinous act today."
"???"
Death is the only way through the ages.
My father's sincerity to protect the clan before he left, once again emerged uncontrollably in Young Master Wang's mind.
He didn't want his mother, wife, children, and thousands of people in his entire clan to be burdened by him and become the eternal sinners of unfilial descendants.
Zhou Shixiu, who was standing beside him with his head held high and his chest high, opened his mouth in disbelief when he heard Young Master Wang's words.
He wanted to argue, to save something.
But...then he said in a depressed and hateful voice:
"Young Master Wang, even if our restoration plan does not succeed, a real man should regard death as his own, how could you become such a spineless coward now?"
"Zhou Shixiu, you are an old thief, you have done a lot of harm to people. Even if we, father and son, go to the underworld, we will never let you go."
Young Master Wang's eyes were desperate and he roared through gritted teeth.
Zhou Shixiu raised his hands and laughed, "Then come on."
"Okay, I don't have time to spare. Just wait for some dog-eat-dog nonsense."
Xu Qin raised his hand and said sternly:
"Li Xiaoqi, first drag the traitor Zhou Shixiu out to me and behead him immediately to sacrifice the flag."
"As you command!"
Li Xiaoqi beat his chest and saluted, turned around and waved for two guards to come forward and prepare to drag him away.
"Wait a minute."
Xie Yunzhong, the Qianhu official who was watching with cold eyes, changed his face greatly after hearing this, and he suddenly stood up and spoke.
I saw him walking from the side to Xu Qin, cupping his hands and saying:
"Master Xu, Zhou is a prisoner of the Xiunai court and an important member of the Jianwen Party. He must know the whereabouts of Jianwen's remnants. He should be escorted back to the capital and interrogated by the Jinyi Guards."
This tone was a bit harsh, obviously questioning Xu Qin's order.
The scene suddenly became silent, as if the air had solidified.
Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Qin.
Everyone knew in their hearts that although Xie Yunzhong's words were a bit harsh, there was nothing wrong with them.
Whenever a superior's words or deeds are contrary to common sense, subordinates can express different opinions or even object.
Moreover, his advice not only complied with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but also met the urgent requirements of the Jinyiwei to inspect the remnants of the Jianwen Party.
After Zhou Shixiu heard this, his heart skipped a beat and his expression changed drastically.
He knew that he was bound to die, and of course he could not betray the Jianwen Party members.
But once in the imperial prison, under all kinds of torture, he may not be able to withstand the torture of Jin Yiwei.
Just now, when Xu Qin ordered him to be dragged out and beheaded, he was so surprised that he thought the young man could never keep his composure.
When I was feeling proud, I didn’t expect…
"Xu Qin, son, if you can, kill me now. Otherwise, I will scold you for having such unfaithful and unfilial descendants in the eighteen generations of the Xu family. I will make them live in hell..."
Zhou Shixiu suddenly jumped up and cursed like crazy.
"What are you still hesitating about? I'll drag him out and kill him!"
Tie Qin seemed to turn pale when he heard this.
He flew into a rage, stared with eyes as big as cowbells, and scolded sternly.
"yes."
Li Xiaoqi was very frightened.
He dragged Zhou Shixiu out of the house, pulled out the Yanling knife with his own hands and slashed at him, causing his head to fall to the ground.
"Sir, the criminal Zhou Shixiu has rectified the law on the spot."
Li Xiaoqi, who was covered in blood, walked into the room with a stern look on his face and carried the Yanling knife that was still dripping blood to report.
"Hang the criminal Zhou Shixiu's head on the village fort pole and display it to the public for seven days!"
"I want to sacrifice his head to the flag to ensure the smooth promotion and implementation of the imperial government's policy of 'dividing every man into his own land'."
"clear."
Li Xiaoqi turned and left.
No one at the scene said a word, and everyone held their breath.
Xie Yunzhong, the official of Qianhu, did not dare to raise any objections, let alone stop him.
Zhou Shixiu cursed Xu's ancestors loudly, which no one would be able to accept.
When Xu Qin was furious, he must have killed people and killed Buddhas.
What's more, Xu Qin is His Majesty's imperial minister, in charge of promoting the new land tax policy, and has control over all life and death.
If you offend him for no reason, you will definitely have no good fruits in the future.
Only Yang Shiqi could see some clues here.
Xu Qin was extremely intelligent and extremely calm in dealing with things. He could not fail to understand that Zhou Shixiu was a key criminal of the Jianwen Party.
Zhou was practicing a clumsy "stimulating technique" to seek quick death. How could Xu Qin not see through it?
But Xu Qin happened to direct the film "Passionate Killing" and euphemistically called it "Flag Sacrifice".
There's a lot of fame here.
After thinking about it, there is only one reason.
That is, he did not want the Jin Yiwei of the Yongle Dynasty to follow Zhou Shixiu's vine and follow the vine.
But what Yang Shiqi couldn't understand was: If this is the case, what is Xu Qin's political stance?
Is it left or right?
Before Yang Shiqi could figure it out, the drama started again.
"Young Master Wang, I understand that your most urgent concern now is how to protect your wife, children, and children. The Wang family will not be implicated in the crimes of you and other fathers and sons, right?"
"Your Excellency, you are wise. The common people have committed an unforgivable capital crime. I am willing to serve my crime and make meritorious service. Please forgive my family and clan. They are all innocent."
Young Master Wang knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried.
"Very good. You can be considered guilty of a crime and have awakened." Xu Qin nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Well, if you can honestly confess your crime and do the following without reservation, I will grant your request. The crime of treason will be limited to you and your son, and the Wang family and your family will not be implicated. Wife, children and young children.”
"The common people would like to thank Mr. Xu for the opportunity. I will definitely comply with it and never let it down."
Young Master Wang cried bitterly and thanked Xu Qin from the bottom of his heart.
"First, you go into the mountains and ask all the rebels to lay down their weapons and surrender to the court. Only those who have no murderous crimes on their hands will be given travel expenses and let them return to their hometowns to farm."
"Release all refugees sheltered and hidden by the Wang clan."
"And tell all the clan elders of the Wang clan to actively cooperate with the Yongle court's new policies. Otherwise, they will be investigated for the crime of killing the nine clans according to law."
"The sinners will definitely comply."
Young Master Wang kowtowed, completely ignoring that his forehead was bloody and bloody.
"Lord Senhu."
Xu Qin then looked at Xie Yunzhong coldly.
Xie Yunzhong, who had been very nervous and could not stand still, immediately stepped out of the queue after hearing the sound, bowed his hands and said:
"The general is here, Sir Xu, please give me your instructions."
