Xianping, riverside.

Two hundred and twenty-seven men were tied behind their backs, kneeling on the side of the boiling Yellow River, and behind each of them stood an executioner with bare arms and knives.

More than 200 people lined up, meandering down the magnificent river, and under the river embankment were countless onlookers.

These people were thieves who mixed in with the ranks of the victims to oppress the good, plunder porridge and grain, abduct and sell people, and molest women when the flood started.

Yang Lin sent people to investigate and secretly visit, and then probed and verified from the people, and finally caught more than 200 typical examples. After reporting to the Criminal Department, Yang Lin obtained the privilege of Cai Jing and could be beheaded on the spot to make an example.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are used, otherwise it is not enough to deter these small people in the crowd from going down to the next three times, and the big water has become a carnival of splashing skin, which is intolerable.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Lin threw the sign in his hand and shouted: "Execution!" ”

Snowflakes glittered in the sun, and more than 200 human heads rolled down into the rushing river, staining the embankment red with blood.

The people below didn't dare to cheer loudly until they watched their heads fall to the ground, which showed how much they were bullied on weekdays, and they didn't dare to clap their hands while they were alive.

The blood and light rushed to the sky, the fishy smell was everywhere, and the water of the Yellow River did not change color in the slightest on this day, and the two hundred people looked very large, and they could not cause the slightest waves when they filled in the turbulent river.

Yang Lin walked out of the tent in the shade, his murderous spirit was unabated, and he said loudly: "During the period of river control, anyone who commits a traitor will be dealt with strictly. ”

The officials in the various counties who watched the execution around were all silent, and the young ruler was too ruthless, when had the officials of the Great Song Dynasty seen such a scene.

At this time, Zong Ze, who proposed to control the sand by Shuhe, stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Yang Shaozai, the lower officials think that although these people should be killed, they are definitely not the culprits. These people are so domineering, how can there be no one to protect them, they should chase after the inferior gentry, and then the officials who protect them, layer by layer, peel off the cocoon, and seek to eliminate the evil. ”

A few of the officials behind him were trembling and eager to come up and bite a few bites.

Yang Lin nodded, and said loudly: "This is reasonable, anyway, these things are on the surface, and it is not difficult to check, this official has time to clear the charm of this Kaifeng Mansion." ”

"But you don't need to be worried, the official only investigates and harbors thieves and participates in human trafficking, and other matters are still handed over to the officials for assessment." When the water is clear, there is no fish, Yang Lin is not Zhu Chongba, he has no heart to carry out a set of purges, otherwise he will become a public enemy of officialdom, and he may be made to the point that there is no bone residue left.

It is still necessary to kill a few county officials and find a way to install their own people. This is not an ordinary county, it is directly under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the county governance of Gongwei Bianliang is very important.

Zong Ze smiled slightly, retreated to his colleagues, stood up straight in broad daylight and wiped his eyelids and pretended to be asleep, ignoring the strange eyes around him.

The people below did not know what was happening above, and were still immersed in excitement and jubilation, and those who slipped through the net were already frightened.

Not to mention killing 200 people at once, even if a colleague slaughters 200 pigs, the scene is scary enough.

Yang Lin, the initiator of all this, is now flipping through an account book, all of which have been spent on river control in the past few days.

This money can't be paid out of his own pocket, Yang Lin pondered how to reach out to the imperial court, and Zhao Ji could fill in a lot of silver these days.

The water level of the Bianhe River has risen, the river embankment has collapsed, and the biggest loss should be yourself. The projects that made money that day in the Long Live Camp were all forced to stop.

Just as he was thinking about it, a short and fat figure came in the distance, and he was very happy to run.

Yang Lin put down the account book, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Song Jiang, what are you doing in a hurry?" ”

Song Jiang held his knees and said breathlessly: "Shaozai, as Shaozai expected, there is something wrong with that little girl's skin!" ”

"Where's the little girl?"

"What's the problem?"

"Did you catch it?"

...

Before Yang Lin could speak, the surrounding cronies surrounded him and asked in a gossiping manner.

They didn't know the casualties of the bloody battle on the outskirts of Bianliang City, and they only thought that it was a simple ambush, and it must have been a complete victory, so their expressions were quite relaxed.

"Get out of the way for Lao Tzu, a group of pickled spine splashers, followed by an excited bird, even if they are caught, it is Lao Tzu."

Lu Wangdui said with a smile: "Brothers, we are also asking for Shaozai." ”

Song Jiang had a sad look on his face, and said: "After listening to Shaozai's words, the subordinates were confused for a while, thinking that the left and right were just a merchant, so they brought a hundred and ten brothers there. Who knew that those thieves were extremely brave, and more than 40 brothers were killed in the first battle of the jujube forest, and almost everyone from the villain down was injured. We tried our best, but we only caught eight alive, including the little girl. ”

Yang Lin's face changed, the cruel smile just now was gone, and his eyebrows trembled and he said in a deep voice: "What is the origin, you can kill forty of my subordinates, and most of them escape!" ”

Song Jiang lowered his voice, leaned closer to Yang Lin's ear, and said, "Fourth Uncle Lu said that it was a group of salt sellers in Jiangnan, and he had fought with them before. ”

Yang Tong and the others used to be salt sellers, and this matter was absolutely secret, and only these close confidants knew about it. But in fact, it's not so taboo, this kind of thing can't be explored, and if anyone talks nonsense, I'll be sure that I'm not, and I'll treat you for the crime of framing a court member, and it doesn't have to be who dies first.

In the final analysis, as long as Yang Lin does not lose power, this is not a problem.

"Impossible, the profit from selling salt is far greater than selling grain, if it is a simple salt seller, it will not come to my big account for the purchase restriction order, and it is a big deal not to sell grain. There must be a secret in this, where are the thieves who were captured alive, and have they ever been interrogated? ”

Yang Lin frowned secretly, these people are from Jiangnan, so they can't have anything to do with Fang La.

can suppress the Lao Tzu of the two Huai private salt overlords themselves, the power of this group of people should not be underestimated, looking at the entire Jiangnan Province, who else can it be except Fang La.

If that's the case, and they're so anxious, is it imminent?

The more Yang Lin thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he asked Liu Qingshui to investigate in advance, who knew that after this kid stabbed the emperor, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

O kings and ministers of this palace, it has become a bad thing to give you information.

Seeing that he was silent, Song Jiang frowned, and said with hatred: "Shaozai, those people are still locked up in our long live camp, once there is news, they will come to report." This thief has killed dozens of men, and this time she will make this slut fly with pieces of meat! ”

Yang Lin's face was solemn, and he waved his hand and said: "This matter is not trivial, you are just afraid that it will not work, let me come." ”