And he is a veteran of the world.
There has always been an unwritten rule between the rivers and lakes and the imperial court that water in a well does not offend in the river. This has been the case for thousands of years.
The Jianghu gang is the largest, and after all, it only occupies a small territory.
In the imperial court, he had the entire state machine at his disposal, gathering the world's wealth and talent and a large number of troops.
If you offend the court, send a large army to encircle and suppress the gang. Even if the gang is not destroyed, its vitality will be severely damaged.
At this time, other Jianghu gangs took the opportunity to devour him, and he was close to death.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the Jianghu gangs are not enemies of the imperial court, the emperor does not have to go to war against the Jianghu gangs.
After all, Jianghu gangs are all desperadoes and can do anything in a hurry. There is no need for the emperor to waste people and money and live in fear every day.
For the sake of the money from the Wu family compound, he offended the imperial officials and soldiers.
If you annoy the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, they will not be able to eat and carry it around.
Therefore, after Boss Rong understood the whole story, he would not get involved at all.
After Wu Peigui figured this out, he knelt helplessly on the ground, his face turned pale, and he waited for death to come.
But he was not ready to give in, and held on without saying a word.
"Hey, do you think that if you keep silent, you can't be charged with the crime? Come on, bring witnesses forward."
Yang Shiqi and the others had already made plans, and their homework was completed last night.
He raised his eyebrows and shouted loudly.
"yes!"
A small flag officer of Yi Linwei responded and immediately squeezed through the crowd with some witnesses.
"Old thief Wu, please compensate my husband Zhang Xiaowu..."
The first one to come forward was Zhang's wife. She was crying and complaining.
Zhang Xiaowu's death has now been spread throughout Gushan Town, and it is not a secret.
It's just that the whole process of the Wu family setting a trap and occupying fertile land for wealth and death is still little known.
After a while, an old man stood up, pointed at Wu Laoer angrily and said:
"Wu Lao Er, do you still recognize the old man?"
At this time, Wu Laoer's eyes were empty and he was unconscious.
He looked at the old man in front of him with dull eyes and shook his head.
"You beast! You sent people to break into the house and kidnap my granddaughter. It's a pity that she was not even thirteen years old yet, she was ruined by you, a beast, and was driven crazy..."
The old man cursed angrily.
"Father and son of the Wu family, please return the deed to my family's land."
"My family's three acres of fertile land..."
"???"
Witness after witness came forward.
They burst into tears and complained about the evil deeds in the Wu Family Courtyard.
The Wu family father and son on the high platform could only lower their heads, trembling all over, kneeling there with empty eyes, waiting for the fate.
"Kill the Wu family father and son into pieces with a thousand knives."
"???"
Angry cries of condemnation came from the crowd, mixed with yells and curses.
"Guys, please be quiet!"
The representative's complaint had been going on for more than an hour. Yang Shiqi felt that it was almost done and was ready to move on to the next agenda.
"Today, on behalf of the Imperial Envoy, I am here to publicly try the Wu family father and son."
As soon as he finished speaking, several Yilin guards brought tables, chairs, etc., and ten soldiers stood on both sides as yamen servants.
Yang Shiqi sat upright and took a shot with the "gavel tree" in his hand, which really shocked the world and wept ghosts and gods.
He shouted loudly and seriously:
"Wu Laoer, I want to ask you first, who has instructed you to commit wealth and murder, plunder, rape and plunder all these years?"
Hearing this, Wu Laoer's expression changed, his throat moved rapidly, and his eyes flickered.
"Huh? It seems that you won't explain without punishment."
Yang Shiqi raised his eyebrows and sneered:
"Come on, chop off his fingers first, one by one!"
"yes."
Those soldiers like to do this kind of torture the most, and they have been impatient for a long time.
The two soldiers couldn't help but drag Wu Laoer to the backstage like a dead dog.
After just a moment, there was a burst of screams.
"Stop cutting, I said..."
Wu Laoer couldn't resist anymore and connected his fingers to his heart.
When he was dragged up to the high platform with his bloody and mutilated hands, he could only honestly say, "It was...my father asked me to do it."
"your dad?"
Yang Shiqi pretended to be surprised.
He pointed at Wu Peigui and said jokingly:
"Is this the father kneeling in front of you?"
nonsense!
Could it be that Wu Laoer will have a second father? Maybe he is not Wu Peigui's biological child?
Of course it's impossible.
"Yes, that's him."
Wu Laoer has been pampered since he was a child, and it is common for him to be scolded by his father. In terms of physical pain, there is really no physical pain.
Wu Peigui regarded the villagers as careless, but he was protective of his children. He usually scolded them but would not resort to family methods.
Therefore, Wu Laoer just resisted with two fingers and cut off the third one. He really couldn't resist anymore.
Heartbreaking pain.
"You...are a weakling, a rebellious...treasonous son of the Wu family!"
Wu Peigui looked at his own son in horror, finding it difficult to accept this fact.
The repeated blows completely destroyed his spirit.
Looking at the villagers in the audience who used to kowtow to him and dare not even look at him, now they dare to judge him in public.
"Wow..."
Wu Peigui felt his chest churning, and he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
He couldn't hold it any longer and fell down on the stage.
The corners of Yang Shiqi's mouth curled up slightly, showing a hint of contempt.
Immediately, Xu Sanlang presented a Chixia Sword.
Legend has it that Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, had two royal swords, Chixiao and Chixia.
After Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang obtained this pair of handed down swords, he gave Chixia to his good brother Xu Da.
Therefore, the Chixia Sword has always been the sword of the military god Xu Da.
Xu Huizu gave the sword to his son Xu Qin to inherit, and his intention was obvious.
Yang Shiqi knew in his heart that this was Xu Qin's signal for him to pronounce the sentence in public.
Looking at the turbulent people below the high platform, Yang Shiduo took a step forward, held up the Chixia Sword with both hands, and said loudly:
"Now, I am announcing that Wu Peigui and his son will be sentenced to death in the Wu Family Courtyard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Yilin guards stepped forward and raised their swords almost at the same time.
"Porchi..."
Blood spurted out and heads fell.
The scene suddenly erupted into deafening cheers!
A huge mountain weighing on the heads of the villagers finally moved away.
The common people finally saw the dawn of "justice" in the court.
Many people may still not understand that the dignified imperial minister deliberately spent two days and nights in a small town, mobilized troops and mobilized troops, and personally planned it.
Does it require such a high level of skill to kill such a lowly person in such a big way?
But Xu Qin knew in his heart that this matter was of great significance, no less than the result of the Langya Wang family's incident last time.
Whether it is a new policy to benefit the people or a grand favor from the emperor, it is far better to do one practical thing for the people than to say a thousand words and ten thousand.
The significance of going privately in rural areas is to conduct on-the-spot investigations, understand the needs of the people, and solve their practical difficulties.
Wu Peigui, a low-ranking local tyrant and evil gentry in the Wu Family Courtyard, is the biggest stumbling block to the implementation of the new land tax policy of "sharing the land between farmers and abolition of corvee".
Only with the first sword in Gushan Town can there be countless swords that follow.
History has said it all:
To promote the New Deal, we have always paved the way with blood and gradually paved a new road.
Only in this way can the imperial reform truly take root, gradually win the hearts of the people, and be believed by the people of the world, including the majority of scholars.
So follow the layout of Yongle Dynasty.
Otherwise, if you stand high above and do not go deep into the grassroots level, the government will always be rootless and floating!
