Chapter 240 Forgiveness Cross the river, open up a new territory for the Haozhou Army, and protect the south side of the Huai'an Army to prevent General Manager Zhu from being attacked on all sides in the future.
No matter how you look at it, Zhu Chongba did his best to be benevolent and righteous.
However, Tang He always felt that there was a lot wrong here, but he couldn't tell where exactly it was.
It's like looking through a layer of veil, everything is blurry and specious.
Especially Zhu Chongba's handsome face suddenly became strange, so strange that he could hardly believe that the person standing in front of him was his myna, a good brother who once herded cattle together.
"He is Mu Xiu Yulin now."
Zhu Chongba obviously knew that his words were a bit unconvincing.
After thinking about it, he continued to add in a low voice, "If it were you and I were sitting in Liu Futong's position, there would be someone who has more territory than me.
Big, I don't feel too comfortable, not to mention that he does it again and again. , He repeatedly refused to give Liu Futong face.
From now on, Liu Futong would not bring troops to fight him, which would be regarded as a big deal, and he would never give him any support.
Most of the capable soldiers of the Mongolian court came from the north. .
As long as we take a breath, we will definitely fight back."
"It used to be that Liu Futong was the leader of the group, so the imperial court's target was naturally Liu Futong.
But now, Manager Zhu has taken over the richest section of the canal, and he is the first choice of the imperial court to protect him.
As for the tactics and combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army, big Everyone has seen it.
With the two thousand people in our hands, even the brothers from the entire Haozhou Old Camp, I'm afraid it's better to go to the south first to ensure that Manager Zhu has nothing to worry about and can still survive.
Provide him with a steady stream of food and grass.”
These words are quite true.
Due to the extensive use of firearms, the Huai'an Army's tactics are very different from those in the past.
It is difficult for new forces from outside to integrate into this system, let alone how they can help.
So after hearing this, Tang He and others could only nod helplessly.
While I was regretting, I heard a burst of hoarse crying coming from the trial court.
Looking up, I saw Huai'an Army soldiers escorting a group of prisoners who had just been sentenced to death, and were about to take them out to be executed.
Among the prisoners, many felt that they had been wronged, dragging their legs on the ground and refusing to move, and kept pleading, "Spare your life, Lord Qingtian.
Spare your life, I won't dare to do it anymore, I will."
People really don’t dare anymore.”
"If I had known it now, why bother then?"
Tang He curled his lips slightly and murmured in a low voice.
He could not feel any sympathy for these villains who committed murder and arson.
"We've almost killed everyone who needs to be killed.
There will be a good show to watch next."
Zhu Chongba's perspective was always different from others.
He sighed and announced in a very low voice.
Sure enough, the dozen or so people who were then escorted into the trial court were all junior high schools with lower status in the rebel army.
The highest one is just a deputy 100 households, and there are a few who are not even brand leaders.
Just because he was dragged out by his accomplices and he had killed someone that night, he was taken into court for a public trial.
"It's unfair, the villain is unfair.
Of course the villain was drunk and slept all the time.
The villain really didn't do anything."
"It's unjust, that Yan Laoer has a grudge against the villain.
That's why he deliberately bit the villain out, wanting to save the villain's life and support him."
"Unjustly Accused" Regardless of their official position, the performance of most prisoners is basically the same.
If you get the chance, scream for injustice.
He denied the crimes he committed that day.
But there are also a few of them who have discovered their conscience and tell the truth no matter what they are asked.
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Just ask for death to atone for your sins.
As a result, after several rounds of interrogation, all those who shouted loudly and denied the crime were unanimously sentenced to death by beheading by the jurors.
On the contrary, those few who confessed had a good attitude and wanted to die.
Only one was sentenced to hanging because of serious circumstances and solid evidence, while the others were only sentenced to life-long hard labor.
The elders on the jury were not only merciful, but also rejected several people's capital charges on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
And he had the courage to plead for the murderers, "The city was in such chaos at that time.
They must have been bewitched by others and lost their minds for a while.
Killing Zhang Mingjian and his direct minions today is enough comfort."
Death in vain The dead cannot be resurrected.
No matter how many people you kill today, Yangzhou City will no longer be the original Yangzhou.
It is better to spare these little fish and shrimps and let them serve the people of Yangzhou and repay the kindness of Manager Zhu."
"Yes.
Almost a hundred people have been killed.
That's enough, that's enough."
Among the crowd watching, there were also some former wealthy people who suggested boldly.
"If we continue to kill, I'm afraid it will harm Tianhe."
"Yes, yes, it doesn't matter if I spare their lives, but I don't dare to let Mr.
Zhu Fo be known as a murderer."
Some scholars and some idle men also joined in loudly.
The people of Yangzhou originally wished that all the captives would be cut to pieces with a thousand knives, but when they saw dozens of heads hung on high poles, the hatred in their hearts disappeared long ago.
Instead, it is the compassion that comes from the bones of ordinary people.
He didn't want to see more lives disappear in front of his eyes, and he didn't want to damage the blessings of his great benefactor Zhu Bayi because of excessive killing.
Deng Yu looked at him secretly and wondered.
He turned his head and asked Zhu Chongba, "Brother Bage, how did you know that this would be like this?
It couldn't be what Manager Zhu expected, right?"
"Of course it's not what the general manager expected," Zhu Chongba said with a smile and curled his lips.
"He just felt that letting the Yangzhou people interrogate the rebels themselves would give the locals the greatest justice.
But he didn't know that this person's heart is the most difficult to deal with.
How can local officials try local cases well?
Zhang Mingjian and others have done too much evil before.
No one can openly indulge them, but any of these little fish and shrimps are not the nephews of people near Yangzhou, and they can't escape from Yangzhou.
The elders of the tribe usually have a dispute with the big families in the city.
There is no clear reason for the involvement.
This time, if we let the elders of Yangzhou come to decide whether they live or die, how can we not spare their lives?"
"But, but they killed people that night, but they didn't miss the old feelings at all."
Deng Yu was confused when he heard this, and his little eyes were filled with stars.
"Back then, they could only follow the crowd."
Zhu Chongba sighed and continued to add in a low voice, "The situation was so chaotic that it was impossible to miss the old relationship.
But today, it is impossible for several old men not to consider the family behind them.
Net Just keep it open so that you can accept the favor later.
Unfortunately, as soon as the jury list is determined, the two parties have already started to secretly negotiate how much food they will pay for a life, and the price has already been clearly marked. " "This, how is this possible?"
Not only Deng Yu, but brothers Tang He and Wu also had sweat on their foreheads, their faces full of disbelief.
However, regardless of whether they believed it or not, during the subsequent interrogations, the elders became more and more bold and exercised their veto power more and more frequently.
Most of the captured rebel soldiers escaped death.
Only a few, who were recognized on the spot by the onlookers and whose crimes could not be denied, were sentenced to death.
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However, most of them were hanged, and every corpse was saved.
And the rebel soldiers who were taken to the trial court became more and more obedient.
They found that there was a great chance of avoiding death if they confessed honestly, and the more they denied in every possible way, the more inevitable they became, and everyone became more daring to take responsibility.
All charges were admitted without protest.
And he cried bitterly and was willing to sacrifice his life to atone for his sins.
As a result, the speed of the trial is greatly accelerated.
Almost batches of rebel soldiers were taken up, and then they were forgiven in batches and fled.
Although the vast majority of them have to serve a lifetime of hard labor in the army or local areas.
But compared to the previous accomplices who were beheaded in public, the result was no different from heaven to earth.
Including some Khitan, Mongolian and Semu soldiers, most of them were given a way out by the jurors out of the desire to hide their secrets.
After these people escaped in a daze, they could hardly believe their ears.
One by one, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the people of Yangzhou for their kindness in not killing.
Those common people didn't know the tricks played by the old jurors.
Instead, their eyes turned red and they waved their hands repeatedly, "We are all raised by our biological parents.
I will let you go this time.
I don't expect anything in return from you.
I just hope that you will know what is good for you in the future."
Don't seize the opportunity to vote for the imperial court again and chop the knife on my head."
"Definitely, definitely the kindness of our elders, we, we, will never forget it in our lifetimes."
The soldiers from the Semu, Mongolian and Khitan states agreed in succession with tears in their eyes.
Then he silently thought about how to contact his relatives and friends far away, and ask them to bring money to the Huai'an army to redeem people, so that he could escape from the sea of misery as soon as possible.
As for after escaping from the sea of suffering, he put down his weapons and became a down-to-earth ordinary citizen.
Whether or not to continue to help the tyrants is something that needs to be considered in the future.
Anyway, as long as they don't face the Huai'an Army again in the future, they basically don't have to worry about their lives and futures.
"Come here, bring up Fan Shutong, the Right Envoy of Light."
Seeing that it was already getting late, the presiding judge, Luo Ben, slapped the scaffold hard and ordered in a hoarse voice.
The military generals and soldiers have almost been dealt with.
The next step is to deal with the captured civilian officials, which is a big problem.
These guys certainly didn't kill people or set fires themselves, but they did a lot of sitting on the ground dividing the spoils and giving advice to Zhang Mingjian.
Especially this Fan Shutong, until the moment before he was captured, he followed Zhang Mingjian closely, as if the two were old friends for many years and never left him.
"You're wronged!"
Fan Shutong shouted loudly before he was escorted into the trial court.
"The villain has been in jail, has been in jail, and has no idea what happened before in Yangzhou City.
As for later, Zhang Mingjian saved the villain's life.
Of course, the villain must do his best to repay his kindness.
No matter he is a human or an animal, the villain No one has a choice but to accept his fate”: