Section 181 Ji Xin's verdict

"My father, Uncle Zhou, and three Xiǎo apprentices were separated when they broke the village," Qingxia said.

Seeing what the shopkeeper Chen was going to say, Ji Xin had roughly understood what had happened, and waved his hand at the moment, "Since there is an injury, send it to the doctor for treatment first." ”

At that moment, Qingxia and the others were taken into custody first, and all their belongings and luggage were sent to the public office. Chen's shopkeeper made a fuss, and he didn't catch anything, although he was out of breath, but he was afraid that if the Australians were yòuhuò by this NV person, he would not be able to eat and walk around at that time, so he went back with anxiety in his heart.

Ji Xin called one of his native clerks, gave him the materials, and took care of him to immediately go to the captives to investigate the report materials of the shopkeeper Chen. Then he moved on to the next case.

After two more xiǎo hours the clerk returned. Ji Xin listened to his report. Sure enough, everything that Shopkeeper Chen said was true: Qingxia and the xiǎo guy named Jiang Suo had been a township teacher and had also gone to the watchtower to fight. Even Qingxia's archery skills are extraordinary, and Luo Tianqiu once gave her a bow was also said.

As for Jiang Niang, together with one of them, a man surnamed Zhou took Xiang Yong and the Australians to take over the battle, the man surnamed Zhou was killed in the Battle of Hún, and Jiang Niang's medical report in the temporary hospital also proves that she was indeed stabbed with a bayonet - this weapon is not used by the natives, and it is absolutely impossible to be the so-called accidental injury during martial arts training.

The clerk's abilities greatly exceeded his expectations, and he not only learned about the situation and collected testimonies, but also found the whereabouts of Qingxia's father and three xiǎo apprentices. They were all held in prisoner-of-war camps.

Ji Xin reviewed the report, and in this way, except for Qingxia's father, who was not involved in the battle, the three xiǎo apprentices were at most considered Xiang Yong, and there was no public anger, so they could all be released. As for Qingxia, Jiang Suo and Jiang Niang, according to the regulations this time, they will inevitably die.

Thinking of this, Ji Xin couldn't help but feel a little pity: I think that these people died too unjustly: but to earn money to eat, even the lowest "vested interests" group is not on the hún, so they have to accompany the Luo family to be martyred, but it is a fact that they act as township teachers and directly participate in the battle.

He talked to Wen Desi about this issue, meaning to see Wen Desi's attitude.

"If you're going to ask me what I think, my opinion is clear," Mr. Moon-Duc said, "according to the rules." ”

Acting according to the regulations is execution. He then laughed: "These two girls are good-looking? ”

"Looks good." Ji Xin replied honestly, "But I think they are a little wronged...... The few martial artists who were executed yesterday have been paid for a few months. These people haven't even taken the monthly money, they just lived in the Luo family's house for a few days in vain and ate for a few days......"

"If I hadn't directly participated in the war, I don't think it would matter if I wasn't executed." Wen Deji said, "But since they have already directly participated in the war, this xiǎo girl may have killed and injured our people, so it is too cheap to forgive them like this." Of course, now that you are the president of a military court, it is up to you to decide how to sentence. I absolutely do not interfere. ”

"You're right." Ji Xin nodded, he had a lot of discretion in this matter, but he was afraid that his discretion would undermine the concept that he had always pursued that "everyone is equal before the law". But he found it difficult to let go of the execution of these people by ordering them to be executed.

Wen Desi suddenly smiled: "It's nothing ...... if you want to look down on these two NV people."

"No, I definitely didn't look at them—"

"Okay, don't fool yourself, your brother, if this gang is all a few strong men or something, will you still be so entangled? At most, just sigh a little. We're all men, and I understand that little bit of pity," Wen Deji said, "Most of these people are nv people and children—we are all nv people and xiǎo children. I think you will follow the idea of being brave and free from the anger of the people, so that they will not die, and they will not be slaves and maids. ”

Jiang Niang cleaned the wound in the temporary hospital, and the hygienist saw that her wound was very inflamed, so he not only gave her anti-inflammatory powder, but also let her take sulfonamide tablets orally.

Jiang Niang was sent to the house where they were being held, a large hall where many prisoners were held. Qingxia and the others were placed in a corner, Qingxia's father and three xiǎo apprentices had been sent here, and when they were hugging their heads and crying, they saw that Jiang Niang was also sent back, and the group had joys and sorrows: in this scene, the whole class was finally reunited, but Uncle Zhou was already dead.

"I don't know what the thief wants to do with us." Qingxia wiped her tears, "As soon as they inquire, our affairs will be clear." People here don't necessarily hide it for us. ”

"What can it be? It's a big deal. Jiang Suo still looks like he is not afraid of heaven and earth.

"I think, the next time I go to the court, I'll be honest." Her father sighed and said, "I beg the Australian lord to show mercy." I think they are doing very well, and they are good to the people. We're just a few showmen, so we don't have to kill us. ”

"Is it rare for officials to use the heads of ordinary people to demonstrate?" Jiang Suo muttered dissatisfiedly, "In order to beg for mercy for my life, I would rather die." ”

"You have to die, you have to die" The old man was furious, after all, he was a person from the past, and he knew the preciousness of his life. He counted Jiang Suo, "The head is not a radish in the ground, it can still grow if it falls, what are you doing at a young age and are in a hurry to die?" ”

Jiang Suo didn't dare to speak. He felt tǐng aggrieved. At the beginning, he was resolutely opposed to working for the Luo family, it was all the reluctance of the senior sister, and the master's acquiescence became today's situation.

But saying this will not only do nothing, but will only make people sad in vain. Jiang Suo had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. He, like most of the people in the team, is a carefree person, and there is nothing behind him that he can't let go. However, even if he said that he was not afraid of death, he thought that he might be hung alive on the shelf and pedal to die after a while, and his back was also cool.

"Don't daydream," said a sad-faced villager next to him, "It's up to you to give Master Luo...... Luo Tianqiu was a Xiangyong teacher, and it was enough to be hanged. Australians treat ordinary people well, but if you pick up a knife and gun and fight them, they will not be soft at all. The three village teachers who were hanged yesterday were all greedy for the monthly money of the old man Tuluo, and now it is good, leaving the old family and leaving by themselves - they are outsiders, and the family does not know that the person is dead......"

Qingxia cried: "I knew this was the case, I agreed to give the horse to the black-hearted shopkeeper Chen." I have to be reckless and kill everyone......"

Jiang Suo didn't feel gloomy when he saw her crying sadly, and he didn't know what to say. The thought that he was going to die here for no apparent reason suddenly became angry.

Everyone also felt that the future was at a loss, and the three xiǎo apprentices also cried in a hurry. The captives in the hall were already gloomy and miserable, and when they were seduced like this, they also cried one by one, and the huge hall was like a mourning hall. Zuihou even scolded the guards seven or eight times when they came in to stop the crying. The crowd stopped talking, and bowed their heads one by one.

Seeing Jiang Niang being sent back, everyone was finally not so depressed. Hurry up and put her on the straw mat. I heard that the thief helped her retreat the wound again, and now the wound is no longer swollen and painful, and her forehead is not so hot.

"Senior sister," Jiang Suo said, "Don't cry, I don't think the thief will kill us...... They want to kill us, why bother to treat Jiang Niang's injuries? ”

Early the next morning, a clerk came to call for someone, saying that the military court was going to continue the trial. I clicked Qingxia's name and took it away. Jiang Suo was afraid that he would be tortured when he passed the hall today, and his senior sister was in the end, and he was afraid that she would suffer too much, so he hurriedly asked himself to go to the court with him.

"You don't have to go. It's none of your business. The clerk said expressionlessly and took Qingxia away.

When she arrived at the hall, Ji Xin asked people to show the testimony of many people, as well as the bow found from her carry-on luggage, Qingxia could no longer deny it, knelt on the ground and begged bitterly, saying that her father was sick and owed the Luo family usury, and later received Luo Tianqiu's favor, so she had to be a rural teacher for the Luo family.

“…… Master Mingjian, the people are really a last resort. It's always the people who are confused, and they don't distinguish between good and evil for a while......" Speaking of this, she thought of Luo Tianqiu, who was hanging on the gallows, and somehow felt a sour in her heart, and shed a few tears, "All the ideas are from the people, and they are tired of everyone in the class, and the blame is borne by the people alone, please don't burden the good people......"

"You know you're confused." Ji Xin saw that she was crying sadly, like rain in the pear huā, and her withered mind like an ancient well unconsciously rippled a little, so she quickly collected her thoughts. Command that the man be brought down.

He then drafted the verdict: Jiang Suo, Jiang Niang, and the three xiǎo apprentices were convicted. Because his Luo family served for a short time, and there was no public anger, the crime was reduced by one degree, and he was not a contract slave for a period of seven years. Immediately sent to Lingao for listening. The old squad leader did not participate in the battle, nor did he become a village warrior, and was acquitted.

As for everyone's luggage and belongings, they continue to be protected as sī people's property and can be taken with them to Lingao. Weapons seizure. As for the public property in the class, it will be returned to the class owner.

The rest is Qingxia. Ji Xinyuan wanted to spare her. But the testimony turned against her greatly. Not only did a number of villagers testify that she fought bravely on the tower, but she was also seen to have been in several sailors, one of whom seemed to be an officer, and this officer was probably Shi Zhiqi.

Such a crime, even if Mr. Wen agreed to use the power of amnesty to spare her death, many people in the Senate would vigorously oppose it. From the point of view of the justice of the law, it is impossible to justify it - she can not die, but the other village teachers who participated in the resistance have been executed, and they have only been here for a month or two, and there is no public outrage.

Ji Nobunaga sighed and signed the death sentence.

"In the name of the Senate and the people, I order the necessary disposition of the following persons."

He signed his name after the sentence. Then a sense of prostration and powerlessness hung over him, just as he had experienced the loss of his wife. Sometimes, manpower cannot overcome fate, and sometimes, manpower cannot fight against society. Thinking of this, Ji Xin shed tears.

The aftermath of the incident in Mirashi lasted for a week, and during this week, fewer people were killed. But I got a lot of things. All reasonable burdens have also been levied. Wen Deji led people to loot a large number of booty and prisoners, and at the same time formed an "underground political fǔ" in Sanliang City.

This underground government was made public by Li Cunfa and the Taoist monks, and these days they have come forward to deal with the Australians, handle supplies, collect corpses, and a series of other actions to maintain the local area have been recognized by the local people. One of the three liaison officers originally proposed, the innkeeper Chen, was arrested for repeatedly extorting money, and he was also executed the day before he left. At the request of Ji Xin, after the execution, the corpse was no longer hung for public display, but immediately cremated.

The real power figure of the underground government fǔ is a latent xiǎo group sent by the Foreign Intelligence Agency. They have quietly entered Dongguan, and some of the various contract vouchers of the eliminated big gentry seized in Sanliang City have been quietly transferred to them. When the situation calms down a bit, the lurkers can take the contract and occupy the property. Through this, the black hands of the group went deep into the villages and towns of the Pearl River Delta, and finally achieved the goal of "poisoning" and "transforming" from the grassroots level.

The large-scale intrusion of the task force into the Pearl River valley plunged Guangzhou into unprecedented húnluàn and destabilization. All kinds of news with different truths and falsehoods flew to Guangzhou like snowflakes, causing great panic in the city. A large number of well-to-do families began to flee Guangzhou. Li Fengjie originally urged Xu Tingfa and others to strengthen their war preparedness, and prepared to fight a battle with the thieves and then talk about peace, but he didn't expect that the thieves would not come to the Wuchong Fort, which he was waiting for, but plundered everywhere, and the emergency documents from various counties flew into Guangzhou like snowflakes.

Everywhere there was news of the fall of villages and towns, news of the killing of large gentry everywhere, and news of villages and towns being forcibly "taxed". When the news of the Dongguan County Order's forced payment of the "ransom fee" to the thief reached his ears. Li Fengjie was not only not angry about this, but also felt a little relieved -- at least the county seat was saved, otherwise the situation would be even more ugly if it was attacked by the thieves.

The officers and soldiers were afraid of the enemy like tigers, and they could not play the role of protecting the people at all, and the local villagers who were quite strong in combat were also defeated in the face of the thieves. Shawan, Sanliang, Zhijiao, Dafen...... In a series of battles, the village warriors of the multi-village joint protection were defeated by thieves who were only a quarter or even a fifth of their number. Originally placed on the villages and towns to protect themselves, the fortified wilderness forced the thieves to retreat without provisions, but now the thieves not only plundered a large amount of booty, but also had to provide them with sustenance in the villages and towns they passed through - with such an adequate supply, they could stay as long as they wanted.

Li Fengjie was desperate and sent the Hu Mén village guerrilla Chen Qian to lead 2,000 newly recruited water warriors to attack, looking for an opportunity to eliminate the Xiǎo fleet of thieves, but as soon as they came out of Wuchong, they were caught by the squadron of special service boats patrolling nearby looking for fighters, and eight special service boats launched an attack on this temporary patchwork and sailors equipped with salt boats and rice boats, after the first round of artillery fire, the water warriors abandoned the boat and fled, and in the ensuing battle, the water warriors who were completely rabble had no intention of fighting at all, and each escaped. Chen Qian's boat was soon under the muzzle of the spy boat, and the ship caught fire under the fierce artillery fire, and he almost lost his life.

This battle completely shattered the hopes of Li Fengjie and others for fighting on the water. Whether it is the official army sailor or the recruited water warrior, they are not used under the fire of the thieves. His hopes had to be pinned on Li Luoyou - he had secretly gone to the Hao Realm to discuss with the Francophone about borrowing troops, but no news had come back until now.

O Mén, Jesuits.

"Mr. Lando is back?" Geranzani asked, frowning.

"Yes, he said he had something urgent to report to the president."

"Let him in." Gelanzani remembered that he had just seen the letter from the King, which praised "the light of God shining into his dark heart", and mentioned that the Italian ruffian was in poor health, living in an Australian hospital and dying, and was afraid that he would soon be summoned by Lord Méng.

It's only been more than two months, and he's recovered? Gelanzani was skeptical. He picked up an ivory ball and played with it in his hand.

Lando walked in still in his fancy, his face looking very good, not at all sickly. Makes Gelanzani wonder if there is something wrong with Kimlig's observation.

He knelt down and wěn the president's ring. Then he stood up respectfully.

"My lord, I have important news to report."

Geranzani nodded to his servant, who immediately disappeared behind the veil.

"My child, what news do you have to be so anxious about?" Gelanzani was a little dissatisfied, although Lando was able to do things and contributed a lot to the Jesuits, but after all, he was just a priest's secular attaché, even if there was any important news, it was reasonable to report to Jin Lige or Lu Ruohua first, and they would report to him. Such a report of skipping the level is too wild.

This ruffian must have received some news that he thought was very important to him, and he would have thought of doing so.

"Chinese officials in Guangzhou are trying to disadvantage Australia."

"What did you say?" Geranzani's hand trembled. The ivory ball in his hand almost fell off.

Although not a member of the Mén City Council, Gelanzani is one of the most powerful people in the city. Nothing could be hidden from him. He knew that in the recent past, Guangzhou had sent an envoy to negotiate on behalf of the Ming officials to ask the Portuguese to help suppress the "Australian pirates" that were raging in the Pearl River Inland River.