144. Punishment of evil 3
"Look for death!" Mo Xuan had already taken precautions, and the silver needle between his fingers shot down the hidden weapon without any mistake, and at the same time, the soft sword flew away from his right hand and passed through Yin Wantu's left chest, and his body fell to the ground with a bang, and the blood gushing out of his chest quickly stained the ground under him, and his round eyes were full of disbelief and unwillingness.
Seeing that the big boss was dead, the remaining bandits panicked and wanted to flee but were surrounded by the secret guards.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Qiyuan sneaked to the back door of the inn under the escort of two henchmen.
Who knew that as soon as he opened the door, he saw Liu Shujie, the county Cheng who had always been against him everywhere, with the rest of the officials holding torches and blades blocking the door: "Where are you going, Lord Wu?" ”
"The official still has important matters to do, so I will hand it over to Liu Xiancheng here." At this time, Wu Qiyuan just wanted to go back to his house as soon as possible and leave here overnight with his treasure and family, after all, it was important to save his life, and as for the official position, he would change his face and buy one after the matter calmed down.
"Didn't Lord Wu come to the inn to arrest the bandits? I don't know if the thieves can catch them? ”
Wu Qiyuan was so anxious that he couldn't get out at the door because he was blocked by Liu Shujie and the officials, so he pretended to be righteous and said: "Naturally, all of them were captured, and they were detained in the inn at this moment, and Liuxian Cheng took people to escort them back to the prison, and the official will report to the court later to record Liuxian Cheng's great achievements, and Liuxian Cheng will wait for the court's reward." ”
"Since Lord Wu caught those bandits, how can he rob Lord Wu of the merits?" Liu Shujie looked embarrassed: "Besides, the lowly officials are soft-spoken, so I still bother Lord Wu to escort them in person." ”
"Liu Shujie, this official is kind enough to give you a chance to be rewarded for meritorious service, don't you know what to do!" Seeing that Liu Shujie was unmoved, Wu Qiyuan was anxious and angry.
"The lowly position is just telling the truth, so why should Lord Wu be angry?" Liu Shujie said calmly: "The so-called merit is not punished, how can you dare to take credit if you don't arrest the thieves and bandits, does Lord Wu say yes?" ”
"You ......"
"It's not too early, Lord Wu should escort the thieves back to the prison as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble, and escort Lord Wu back to the inn."
Looking at the officials who obeyed the orders and surrounded him, Wu Qiyuan, who had no way to escape, changed his face drastically: "This official is an official of the imperial court, you dare to commit the following crimes, what crime should you be guilty of?" ”
"As an official of the imperial court, not only do you not think about your loyalty, but you also prey on the people, and even collude with thieves to kill people and steal goods, Wu Qiyuan, what crime should you be guilty of?"
"Liu Shujie, you don't have to spew blood here!" Glaring at Liu Shujie, who had a solemn look on Junya's face, Wu Qiyuan shouted loudly: "You said that this official is a common man and colludes with thieves, what evidence do you have?" ”
took out a booklet from his arms and raised it, Liu Shujie smiled coldly: "Wu Qiyuan, this is the account book found from your house, which clearly records the evidence of your corruption and perversion of the law, you just wait for the law to sanction." ”
"How can the ledger be in your hands? Don't...... What do you do with them? Wu Qiyuan's face turned pale in an instant, no one could have guessed that he would put such an important thing on his ten-year-old only son, but now it is in the hands of Liu Shujie, so they?
"Don't worry, Master Wu, they have nothing to do, as for the future, it's hard to say." Liu Shujie said coldly: "Lord Wu, please." ”
Wu Qiyuan, who knew that he would end up with a lot of slaughter when he went back, knelt heavily in front of Liu Shujie with a plop, endured the anger in his heart and begged: "Liu Xiancheng, I know that I was wrong in the past, and I shouldn't have excluded you everywhere, and I ask you not to remember the villain, just if you don't see me, I will resign immediately and leave here with my family, and all the treasures will belong to you, so you can let me and my family go, right?" ”
Looking down at Wu Qiyuan, who kept pleading, there was no domineering Wu Qiyuan in the past, and Liu Shujie's eyebrows were filled with a trace of coldness and hatred.
Since he was transferred to Yongxing County to serve as the county magistrate, Wu Qiyuan not only did not let him interfere in the official affairs of the county government, but also suppressed him everywhere and excluded him.
Once he inadvertently noticed that Wu Qiyuan had done something that endangered the people of the country, so he secretly investigated for a year, but he never found anything.
Until tonight, after hearing that Wu Qiyuan took the servants to the Laifu Inn to catch the thieves who killed people and overstole goods, he decided to take the opportunity to sneak into the Wufu Mansion to find evidence, but he was about to go out, and the mighty general Situ Jingyu suddenly appeared, and then he led his henchmen to quietly surround the Wufu, so as to find evidence of Wu Qiyuan's crime.
It can really be said that he can't live by himself, Wu Qiyuan should pay the price for what he did, and the people of Yongxing County can finally see the light of day.
"Come on, escort Wu Qiyuan back to the inn and wait for the nobles to leave!"
"Liu Shujie, you are a communiqué personal vendetta, you ...... Hmmm......"
Two officials stepped forward to block Wu Qiyuan's mouth, and then escorted him and his henchmen, who were constantly struggling, to return with Liu Shujie the same way.
At the same time, in the inn, Duan Fanghong, the Dingyuan general of the Shenwu Battalion who came quickly, led the soldiers to assist the secret guards to quickly quell the fight, and then knelt respectfully in front of Qingyun: "The last general is too late to save the car, so that the ninth princess is frightened, please forgive the ninth princess!" ”
After taking the handkerchief dipped in water handed by Mo Xuan to wash off the disguise on his face, Qingyun said clearly: "This matter has nothing to do with General Duan, what is General Duan's crime?" ”
And the frightened survivors heard Duan Fanghong's words, and then they came back to their senses, it turned out that the woman with an elegant and noble temperament was actually the ninth princess today! So they knelt down and saluted and shouted: "The grass people see the nine princesses, the nine princesses are thousands of years old!" ”
"Flat!" Qingyun raised his hand slightly to signal everyone to get up, then looked at Duan Fanghong and asked solemnly, "General Duan, how is the situation outside?" ”
"Back to the Ninth Princess, the last general immediately ordered the deputy general to lead people to control the Right Guard, and completely blocked the news, and all the bandits outside the inn have been arrested, waiting for the Ninth Princess to fall."
"Good." Qingyun nodded, Duan Fanghong was upright and respected by his father, so she was reluctant to go to him month by month: "Put a traitor into the county jail, and ask him to be beheaded one day." ”
"The last will obey!" Duan Fanghong left two-thirds of the soldiers to protect Qingyun, and then led the rest of the soldiers to escort the bandits and officials away.
Liu Shujie, who had just returned to the inn, looked at the jade man who was dressed simply, but still could not hide his elegant and majestic momentum, and was inexplicably excited.
Three years ago, when the emperor and the ninth princess Weifu visited Tai'an County privately, he was fortunate to punish a rich squire who oppressed his neighbors with the emperor and the ninth princess, and returned the scavenged people's fat and ointment to the people.
Later, after the holy decree of promoting him to the county magistrate of Tai'an County, he learned the true identity of the two, and at the same time, he was deeply admired by the wisdom and wisdom of the emperor and the benevolence, purity and intelligence of the ninth princess.
Tonight, the Ninth Princess wiped out the thieves and corrupt officials of the court in one fell swoop, which is really a blessing for the people and a blessing for the people.
Wu Qiyuan was so frightened that he kept cursing Yu Fengxian in his heart, blaming that idiot, he didn't know the identity of the other party and called them over, this is good, everything is over.
took out the account book and presented it with both hands, Liu Shujie said respectfully: "Ninth Princess, this is the evidence of the crime found from Wu Qiyuan's house, please take a look at the Ninth Princess." ”
Wuying immediately stepped forward to take the account book and handed it to Qingyun, who closed the account book with a snap after reading a few pages, and the eyebrows under his eyes flashed with clarity and majesty: "Bold Wu Qiyuan, you not only disregard the law and discipline to buy officials privately, collude with thieves and bandits to kill people and steal goods, but also corrupt the law, prey on the common people, and the crimes are simply too numerous to mention!" Liu Xiancheng will take Wu Qiyuan back to the prison for sole care, behead him at noon tomorrow to show the public, his family will be exiled to Shamen Island, and his property will be confiscated! ”
When everyone heard this, they were filled with indignation and sighed at the same time.
Unexpectedly, Wu Qiyuan turned out to be a heinous corrupt official, this kind of person should be severely punished, but he took pity on his family members.
It is important to know that Salmon Island is an isolated island dedicated to felons, surrounded by the ocean, and it is said that the prisoners there are worse than dead every day.
If it weren't for the official holding him hostage, Wu Qiyuan would have been paralyzed on the ground, his face like ashes, and despair and remorse haunted his body and mind.
He knew that once his deeds were revealed, he would definitely die, but he would rather be beheaded than separated, and the ninth princess wanted him to die without turning a blind eye.
"The lower officials obey the order!" After Liu Shujie saluted respectfully, he ordered the officials to escort Wu Qiyuan and his henchmen back to the ya.
Looking at the back of Liu Shujie leaving, Qingyun's eyes flashed with approval.
She knew this person, a few years ago, she had actively assisted her father and her to punish a rich squire who oppressed the people, smart and alert, calm and introverted, and self-motivated, she heard the secret guard say that he was the county lord here, so she asked Situ Jingyu to find him, and sure enough, she did not disappoint her, but he was a rare talent.
Seeing Qingyun staring at the man's back for a long time, Mo Xuan's heart suddenly swelled with vinegar, and he inadvertently saw Yu Fengxian's eyelashes trembling slightly, so he stepped forward to check it and said, "Qing'er, she still has a breath left." ”
Hearing this, Qingyun walked to Yu Fengxian's side, squatted down slightly, looked down at her with a bloodless face, as if she only had breath out but not breathe, Qingling said: "Pity you not only sacrificed the most beautiful years of a woman to commit yourself to a scoundrel in the market, but also tried his best to promote him to have today's power and wealth, but he killed you ruthlessly, and your master deliberately concealed the identity of the palace, so that you ended up like this, do you think it's worth it?" ”
Xu is Qingyun's words touched Yu Fengxian's heart, and she slowly opened her heavy eyes to look at Qingyun, a teardrop unconsciously overflowed from her empty eyes, and the corners of her lips slowly pulled out an ugly and self-deprecating wry smile.
"I didn't ...... I didn't expect you to ...... You are the Ninth Princess...... Hehe...... Affair...... That's it...... I...... Nothing to ...... ......The blood that flowed from her mouth slid down her pale cheeks and slowly spread in all directions.
"If you don't want to die with regret and unwillingness, tell this palace, who is your master?"
Yu Fengxian obviously hesitated, and finally sighed hard, her bloodless lips moved slightly: "Lord, master is, yes ......"
Leaned down slightly and approached Yu Fengxian's mouth, after hearing her say that name, a trace of such a sharp edge crossed Qingyun's eyes, and then stood up, looked at her who had already died, reached out and stroked her round eyes full of remorse and unwillingness, and whispered: "Don't worry, one day this palace will send him to the underworld to be your companion." ”
Standing up, Qingyun was about to instruct Zhuyue and the soldiers to drag the corpse of a rebel thief to the mass grave, when a goose-yellow figure suddenly staggered over, pounced on Yu Fengxian's corpse and cried bitterly: "Cousin, what are you doing? Who was so cruel to kill you? ”
Mo Xuan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Qingyun's waist and took a few steps back, Situ Jingyu and Moon Dance Shadow also surrounded her, and the secret guards kept the guests in a safe range.
Glancing at Qingyun, who had a calm face, Lou Haiyang gently shook the folding fan and looked at Su Jingru, who was crying: "It was Yin Wan, the big boss of Yin Feng Village, who slaughtered her." ”
"Yin Wantu?" After hearing this, Su Jingru raised her tearful eyes and looked at Lou Haiyang, and the whole person was as moving as pear blossoms with rain: "My cousin and Yin Wantu have no grievances, why did he want to kill his cousin?" ”
"Of course I'm going to ask you."
"Ask me?" Su Jingru looked at Qingyun with deep eyes in confusion: "Jingru doesn't understand what Miss means by this?" Jingru was drugged by her cousin, and she didn't know what was going on in Ludao. ”
Qingyun raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "This palace has found out that the family who died in Yinshan during the day was the master and servant of the Shangjia Song clan who moved from Fengyang County to Xiangshan County, and your surname is Su Bu surnamed Song, Yu Fengxian also confessed your identity before he died, if this palace is not bad, your master sent you to mix in with us, in addition to listening to secrets, there should be other purposes, but unfortunately you were stupid enough to involve the secret stake of the Laifu Inn, and selfishly refused to tell Yu Fengxian our identity, causing Yu Fengxian to make an unauthorized claim and want to get rid of us, So he called Yin Wantu and the county order of this county, so that this palace will wipe out this group of bold and reckless traitors, speaking of which, this palace has to thank you. ”
Standing up slowly, Su Jingru stared straight at Qingyun, her tear-stained face was full of gloom and doubt: "I think I have done everything seamlessly, when did you doubt me?" ”
"From the very beginning, this palace has been suspicious of you, since the bandits have killed your entire family, how can you, a weak woman, escape from more than a hundred bandits? Even if, as you said, it was your father who was desperately protecting you, but the four big men with beards couldn't catch up with you, don't you think it's too unbelievable? Also, when the beard bullies you, the movements are slow, and there is no impatience of ordinary lustful people at all, and this palace concludes that this is a bureau, a bureau specially set up for this palace. ”
"In that case, why don't you demolish me?" Su Jingru was extremely angry, she didn't know what to do when she was tricked by this woman.