Wang Lin is dead!

He even died a little unclearly. He was hit on the back of the head by a flying brick. He fell directly to the ground and then screamed for his life.

If you resist food, you will die.

In this regard, the people in Jiangnan, who were used to resisting grain, had long known how to deal with it. Even before the government could investigate, an old man over seventy came to the government to surrender, claiming that he was the one who threw the bricks and stones.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, for such an elderly person, except for the serious crime of treason, all other crimes can be redeemed, that is, money can be used to atone.

In other words, even if the common people mistakenly beat an official to death during the grain resistance, as long as a few elderly people are blamed, they can pay to be exempted. The gentry and common people in the south of the Yangtze River have long been accustomed to this, and even the instigating gentry are prepared to do so.

One hundred taels of silver were prepared to make atonement for him - according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those with minor crimes were executed, and the ransom was eight thousand taels. It only turned into dozens of taels of silver! As for the other silver, it was for the lawyer.

Look, this is the price of resisting grain. When the price of breaking the law is too small, the so-called law becomes a decoration.

Jiangning County Government has several layers of common people inside and outside.

A lawyer in his forties stood in the lobby of the county government office and handed in the petition:

"Your Majesty, although Mr. Xu flew rocks and caused the death of government officials, Mr. Xu is already over seventy years old. According to the law, he can use money to atone for his sins. Please allow Mr. Xu to atone for his sins with silver!"

The magistrate sitting in the lobby smiled and said:

"Xu Gong flew a stone to kill someone, and he should be killed according to the law, but considering that he is old and it is his first offense..."

Just when the magistrate was about to allow him to atone for his crime, someone hurriedly broke into the county government office. It was Chen Qi, an official from the general's office. As soon as he entered the government office, he asked the county magistrate to suspend the trial of the case. After a while, the general would personally

review the case.

As soon as he heard that the general would personally review the matter, the lawyer asked:

"Dare I ask General Pinglu, but he is a local people-friendly official?"

Chen Qi smiled and said:

"no."

The lawyer asked again:

"Since he is not a people-friendly official, how can he hear this case?"

Chen Qi smiled and said:

"After investigation, it was found that the Xu family is a civilian household but is actually a fugitive military household. According to law, the case should be heard by the Ministry of War. The general has asked the Ministry of War to discuss the case."

Upon hearing this, the lawyer shouted to the people watching outside the Yamen:

"How can it be unreasonable? The Xu family is actually a civilian household, but the general arbitrarily denigrates it as a fugitive military household. Aren't we afraid of the world's public discussion and the fierce material criticism? How can we tolerate it?"

Under the instigation of the lawyer, the people watching outside the Yamen were all angry for a while. When Zhu Guoqiang and his party arrived at the Yamen, there were about a thousand people outside the Yamen. Most of them were farmers in Xujiatun, carrying sticks and hoes and blocking the way.

There, even the domestic slaves of some guards officers were inciting trouble.

Zhu Guoqiang rode over and said sternly:

"I, the general, have ordered the inventory of military fields and the recovery of ownerless military fields. What does this have to do with you? First you gathered people to cause chaos and beat officials, and now you gather people to cause trouble. Do you really think that I dare not kill people? Who is the leader?

stand out!"

"The general is surprised by what he said. We were waiting for a crowd to make trouble, but we were just watching the government trial, thinking that the world was fair!"

A young man who looked like a scholar stood out from the crowd, and he spoke righteously and sternly.

"The general oppresses good people in the name of clearing military land. Isn't he afraid of causing the world's criticism?"

"Come forward and talk!"

Zhu Guoqiang said in a deep voice.

The man walked up to his horse:

"Why don't you dare? Even if you are a general, you have to talk to the king..."

Before he could finish speaking, a white light flashed along with the sound of the long sword being unsheathed, and the long sword was re-sheathed.

The severed head flew up and the blood spurted, and the scholar fell dead under the horse.

Zhu Guoqiang said coldly.

"Who else wants to talk to this general about the law of kings?"

"Killing people!"

At this time, the people in front of the Yamen realized what they were doing and fled in all directions, shouting in fear. Only a few Xu family members and lawyers were left standing there shivering.

"Tell me who ordered it!"

Riding on his horse, Zhu Guoqiang stared at them and asked coldly.

"No, no one ordered..."

"killed!"

The moment the words fell, the guards rushed forward and chopped the man down with a knife. When the bodies were separated, the smell of blood filled the front of the Yamen.

"Who ordered it?"

"The villain doesn't..."

"killed!"

…

After hacking several people to death one after another, everyone else was stunned and the lawyer immediately cried out.

"Reporting to the General, the younger one got the money from the Li family. The Li family provided the money for the younger one to fight the lawsuit for Mr. Xu. The other younger ones really don't know..."

"Li family?"

Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"What a Li family, hum. The Li family incited a civil uprising with ulterior motives and conspired against each other. They should be punished for their crime. Wang Yulin, you lead a hundred guards and go over and kill all the men of the Li family. None of the female family members will become military prostitutes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him took a breath. The Li family was finished! Not only were all the men left, but even the women were used as military prostitutes!

What's more important is that they just kill people with a knife without going through any official trial.

Is there any such truth in the world?

No!

But you can use strong words to make excuses!

This general is so cruel!

The magistrate of Jiangning, who had been standing outside the Yamen, said even more nervously.

"General, how can this be so..."

"Why is this so? Hum hum..."

Staring at the Jiangning magistrate, Zhu Guoqiang snorted coldly.

"Otherwise, how can we correct the law?"

"General, our Ming Dynasty has its own laws, and those who kill people must be allowed to..."

"He was instigated by others. He can be exempted from the death penalty, but he can't be punished with life. Everyone in Xujiazhuang, men, women, old and young, led the way to Hekou City!"

After saying this, Zhu Guoqiang said coldly.

"We are now sending an order to all local government offices to confiscate the homes of those who resist the clearing of fields and beat officials, regardless of age or sex, to the city of Liuhekou!"

"General, aren't you afraid of provoking a popular uprising?"

"The civil uprising has already started, so how can there be any talk of arousing it? In troubled times, heavy laws should be used, and the law will not rule the people? Bullshit! From today on, the law of our Ming Dynasty is "the law must punish the people." Now that the world is in chaos, bandits are everywhere, and the people

Changes will not stop, we should no longer stick to the usual rules, our Ming Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of mediocre officials like you!"

Zhu Guoqiang looked at Jiangning County Magistrate who was sweating profusely on his forehead.

"As an official of the imperial court, how do you handle your errands? You know clearly that the people who gathered to make trouble were ordered by others, but instead of investigating, you let them use money to atone for their sins, just to calm down the trouble. You are worse than Li Peikun.

Nothing less!”

The magistrate of Jiangning, who was originally "speaking out for the people", quickly knelt down and kowtowed:

"General, I am wronged!"

Zhu Guoqiang cursed angrily:

"It's unjust! You're unjust. I'm not a stupid official like you, and it's not just like this in the world. Isn't Wang Lin unjust? Someone, drag all these dogs down, put them in a cage, and stand for five seconds.

sky!"
Chapter completed!