Chapter 359: Torture Instruments
But it's a pity that everyone below dares to speak.
For a while, the whole scene became very silent, Gongsun Jian was very embarrassed here, and the others were confused, and they didn't understand what Gongsun Jian meant.
Fortunately, Gongsun Jian reacted relatively quickly, and hurriedly shouted loudly: "Brothers, do you want to arrest the people of the Gu family?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the people in the audience finally reacted to Gongsun Jian's meaning, but after all, some people reacted quickly and some people reacted slowly.
So some people shouted, "Arrest me." ”
Gongsun Jian wanted to knock on his head, but he felt that his head was pumped, so he did the mobilization.
It's embarrassing now, and morale hasn't been raised.
However, he didn't want to admit defeat, so he rushed down again and asked loudly: "Such a whisper, are you afraid of the Gu family?" ”
"Don't be afraid!"
Now the catchers are finally a little bit together.
After all, the Gu family has been entrenched in Tianyuan for more than ten years, and most of these catchers have been bullied by the Gu family.
"Then you say, do you want to arrest the people of the Gu family?" Gongsun Jian shouted loudly while the iron was hot.
"Yes, yes, yes." The catchers in the audience shouted in unison.
This voice was unexpectedly loud for Gongsun Jian, and in addition to making him have some tinnitus, even the leaves of the willow tree near the yamen shook several times.
Of course, although Gongsun Jian observed it, he didn't care.
After all, the yellow leaves are not good-looking, no matter how fluttering they are.
Seeing that the audience was enthusiastic, Gongsun Jian didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly looked at Lin Changqing.
"Lin Zhutou, take people to the ancient family."
"Yes, my lord." Lin Changqing hurriedly clenched his fists respectfully.
Then he turned around and shouted at the thirty-odd catchers: "Target Gujia, kill the enemy." ”
"Kill, kill, kill." With these three consecutive killing words, a group of catchers followed behind Lin Changqing's ass and rushed towards the Gu family neatly.
Seeing this, Gongsun Jian was a little embarrassed, because he found that what he had just said was really not as true as Lin Changqing's words.
Looking at the blood-pumping appearance of those fast catchers, Gongsun Jian's heart felt a little scared.
Seeing that Lin Changqing and a group of people left first, Gongsun Jian naturally would not stay here, so in addition to the people who stayed in the yamen, Gongsun Jian also followed with a few people.
Gongsun Jian, who was walking on the road, was thinking about how to interrogate Gu Fugui later, but Gu Qing on the side trotted over.
"My lord, did you just want to boost your morale?" Gu Qing asked curiously.
After all, Gongsun Jian's words just now did have a bit of a sense of morale boosting.
Although it seemed clumsy to Gu Qing, Gongsun Jian was already surprised that he could think of this.
Gongsun Jian on the other side naturally didn't know what Gu Qing thought, and he was a little surprised when he saw that his stupid master could see what he meant just now.
However, after all, it was a little embarrassing just now, so Gongsun Jian couldn't admit it, so he could only speak: "It's enough to have Lin Zhutou to boost morale, I don't need it." ”
"Yes, indeed." Hearing this, Gu Qing nodded with some sudden realization.
Then he glanced at Gongsun Jian beside him and said with a smile: "Actually, I stopped your bad words just now, and it really doesn't seem like I'm boosting morale." ”
Although he was despised by Gu Qingyin by mistake, Gongsun Jian didn't show it, but just asked curiously, "Do you know how to boost morale?" ”
At first, Gongsun Jian was curious, but when he saw Gu Qing's face of remorse, he immediately reacted, and it was estimated that this stupid master knew.
The reason why Gu Qing on the other side regretted it was because he thought that he had almost exposed his identity.
After all, how could a master understand the affairs of the military?
So, he hurriedly smiled and said, "My lord, how could I do such a thing? ”
"Since you won't, how can you tell if I'm boosting morale?" With a smile, Gongsun Jian looked at him.
"Guess, guess." Laughing twice, Gu Qing hurriedly said.
Immediately afraid that Gongsun Jian would ask again, he hurriedly pointed to Gongsun Jian and said, "My lord, let's hurry up and follow, otherwise, Lin Zhutou and they will all arrive." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Gongsun Jian to react, Gu Qing trotted over.
It seems that he is really afraid of being asked something by Gongsun Jian.
Because so many heavily armed catchers came out of the yamen at once, when they walked on the road, they couldn't help but shock the people of Tianyuan City.
However, after all, it was different from the past, there were only a few officials in the past, and they were not very afraid, but when dozens of officials passed in front of them with murderous agrit, the tension in their hearts was directly exposed.
For a while, the people who originally liked to watch the excitement were so frightened that they didn't dare to make any moves, for fear of being arrested by these fast catchers.
waited until they left the city and walked towards the Gu family's mansion in the suburbs, and these people came back to their senses, and they began to talk about what Gongsun Jian, the county commander, was going to do with so many people?
However, no one followed, and Gongsun Jian was also relieved, after all, he didn't have any evidence to arrest the Gu family, and he was afraid that these people would give him something.
When the mighty people came to the Gu family, there were no drastic actions.
After all, the reason why the officials shouted to kill just now was just to encourage themselves, not to really kill people.
Therefore, they just surrounded the Gu family, and then quietly waited for Gongsun Jian's arrival.
Although the physique of the original body was a little weak, because he was in a hurry to arrest the Gu family, Gongsun Jian also walked quickly.
Basically, when the catchers surrounded the Gu family, Gongsun Jian also came to the door with his hind feet.
Without Gongsun Jian to speak, Lin Changqing, who was the head catcher, began to shout outside the door.
"Today, someone has given evidence that the people of the Gu family have committed serious crimes, and we will come to arrest them."
As soon as these words came out, several servants of the Gu family who were guarding the door were in an uproar.
After all, they still know a little bit about the affairs of the Gu family, and the Gu family is guilty, and they can't escape it.
But fortunately, Lin Changqing was skilled, and then he was relieved.
"The county commander is gracious, today only the first evil of the Gu family will be arrested, and the rest of the people will leave as soon as possible, otherwise they will be punished for the same crime."
For Lin Changqing's words, Gongsun Jian didn't have much hope, if those servants could really do this, then he wouldn't have to treat the Gu family like a great enemy all the time.
Sure enough, without Gongsun Jian's surprise, hearing Lin Changqing's shout, the gate of the Gu family was still majestic.
Seeing this, Lin Changqing didn't want to shout, so he turned around and asked Gongsun Jian directly.
"My lord, do you want to directly break the Gu family?"
In fact, when Lin Changqing said this, he was quite nervous.
After all, Gongsun Jian only led people to surround the Gu family after listening to Lao Wu's report, and if there was evidence, he would not be worried.
But the most important thing is that there is no evidence yet, and there are two reasons why he wants to listen to Gongsun Jian's order to gather the officials.
One is that he took refuge in Gongsun Jian's side, and now he is an enemy of the Gu family. Therefore, the Gu family was wiped out earlier, and he was relieved as soon as possible.
The second is that today's incident was ordered by Gongsun Jian, and even if he is held accountable in the end, his responsibility is not great.
The benefits of winning are greater than the consequences of losing.
As long as he wins, in the four years that Gongsun Jian has not been transferred, his position as the head catcher is as stable as Mount Tai, and because of today's actions, he will be friendly with Gongsun Jian in the future, then he is likely to be transferred to the criminal department of the county.
At that time, if there is no accident, it is very likely that he will be promoted to a higher level and become a deacon from the seventh rank, so as to officially enter the career of the Great Zhou.
After all, those below the seventh rank are not considered officials, they can only be regarded as officials. Now that there is an opportunity to become a seventh-grade official, Lin Changqing really doesn't want to give up.
Moreover, he understands very well that today's incident is likely to be the best opportunity for Gongsun Jian to show himself before he is transferred.
Gongsun Jian heard Lin Changqing's request, glanced at the gate of the ancient family that was still closed, and said coldly: "Do it." ”
"Yes, sir." Lin Changqing respectfully clenched his fist to Gongsun Jian, and then shouted at the officials who surrounded the Gu family: "Kill the thief." ”
At this time, Lin Changqing directly accused the Gu family of being a thief, of course, as long as the Gu family is arrested, with the help of torture to extract a confession, Lin Changqing can also make the Gu family vomit out all the previous things.
At that time, with these evidences, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Gu family is a thief.
The surrounding officials listened to Lin Changqing's words, their hearts moved, and they immediately guessed that there should be evidence, otherwise why would Lin Zhutou call the Gu family a thief?
For a while, the crowd was excited, and they all howled and rushed to the Gu family.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, such a matter of exterminating mountain bandits and killing anti-thieves was generally reported by the Wen Ting, and the military cabinet sent garrisons from all over the country to exterminate it.
It is impossible for a county official to participate in this kind of thing, of course, although the division of labor is clear, and the catchers do not have to worry about the danger of their lives.
But as a result, there is very little to expect additional income.
After all, every time this kind of task is issued, Wen Ting will issue special funds, and generally speaking, for a life-threatening task like this, the bonus starts at least one or two silver.
Most of the officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty are five taels of silver a year, although it seems that it is a little little, but there will be some subsidies when they usually go out on tasks.
Generally speaking, the annual income of the Great Zhou Dynasty can also be a lot, but the subsidies issued by other tasks are only a few hundred or dozens of dollars.
It is very rare to receive such a large amount of subsidies at once as it is today.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the Gu family is just a wealthy merchant in the county, and it is impossible for the government to be equipped with weapons at all.
So although it may seem like a bloody task today, it is actually quite easy to calculate.
It is precisely because of this that there is a large subsidy for the completion of the task, and the interest of these officials is indeed very high.
With Lin Changqing's order, the gate of the Gu family was soon smashed open by more than a dozen officials.
After all, there are only a few people behind the door, and they are still servants who usually can't eat anything good, so how can the county officials be strong.
Therefore, it didn't last long to resist at all, and it was defeated.
In addition, there are many people on the side of the officials, and they occupy the righteousness of the imperial court, and when several servants were knocked open the door, they instantly knelt on the ground and began to surrender.
Otherwise, it is very likely that they will be considered to resist, and they will be stabbed by this group of excited officials.
After the gate of the ancient family was breached, Gongsun Jian had no surprises.
After all, this group of servants of the ancient family is not like the officials in the county, who have been selected by thousands of people. Coupled with the fact that there are not many of them, how can they be opponents.
"My lord, why don't I go and help Lin catch them?" Gu Qing, who was beside Gongsun Jian, watched the officials rush in, and his heart was a little moved for a while.
"You better not mess with the past, just your little arms and legs, what if something goes wrong then?" With his mouth curled, Gongsun Jian glanced at Gu Qing with disdain.
He knew very well in his heart that Gu Qing's martial arts were definitely very high, and the reason why he didn't let him go over to help.
Gongsun Jian has two reasons, one of which is to let Gu Qing protect his safety by his side.
The second is that the Gu family is not a big force, although they seem to be a hegemon in Tianyuan, but it is only in terms of the right to speak, and in terms of force, of course, they are not the opponent of Gongsun Jian, the county commander.