Chapter 354: A dilemma
Thirteen heads fell to the ground in unison, and the people in the audience were still in a state of dazedness, including Cao Yu.
Until these thirteen prisoners were caught by the cavalry battalion soldiers and knelt in front of the stage in a row, all the people only thought that Li Su was just going through the motions to scare and scare them, at most a few whips should be Liwei, in fact, just to catch those prisoners and kneel in front of the stage, Li Su Liwei's purpose has been achieved, and from then on, Xizhou must have his foothold, even if he even assassinated Shi Cao Yu, he had to be polite, and he completely recovered the face of being abused and misunderstood by the people in the city in the past few days.
However, Li Su does not seem to be satisfied with teaching these officials a small lesson, but chooses to do a hundred.
No one believed that Li Su would really do it, but Li Su really did it.
Thirteen human heads rolled on the sand, blood like arrows, sprayed out of the sky, and the rest of the circle in the audience was stained red with steaming blood, and the crowd was stunned for a moment before letting out a scream of horror.
Li Su stood on the stage with his hands in his hands, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, he didn't like to see this kind of picture of blood spraying thin, but he had no other choice.
The crowd screamed and there was a brief commotion, and then the crowd took several steps back, and the frightened cries of the women and children were immediately covered by the men next to them.
Compared with the frightened people, Cao Yu was almost mad.
In front of him, no, it can be said that Li Su deliberately waited for him to arrive, and then deliberately ordered the beheading of thirteen officials in front of him, Cao Yu has been in officialdom for a long time, and he is naturally very clear about this kind of little trick, it is nothing more than to suppress the prestige of his assassination, so as to establish his prestige, maybe there is also a bit of revenge in it, after all, the conspiracy against Li Su a few days ago. There is also his share of Cao Yu in it.
The audience was as silent as death, and Cao Yu seemed to be able to smell the faint smell of blood wafting in the wind from afar, and in this open space in the square that was as quiet as a tomb, Cao Yu could even hear the blood on the necks of the thirteen headless corpses still bubbling out like a pool of living water.
It's bloody.
Thirteen lives, and all of them were serious officials of the imperial court, and this madman killed him as soon as he gave the order. Does he know what the consequences will be after the revenge?
It happened too suddenly, Cao Yu stood on the edge of the clearing, staring blankly at the expressionless Li Su on the stage, and for a while he didn't know what kind of expression to show in line with his identity as a assassin.
Should you be furious to show your authority, or should you sneer to show your disdain for this childish way of standing up?
But is this really naïve?
Cao Yu couldn't help but look at the thousands of people watching and the figures of several officials who were cowering in the crowd, everyone's eyes were focused on the madman, and the expressions on their faces were the same. All filled with deep fear and awe.
Thirteen human heads have achieved such an effect, such a powerful means...... Who's to say it's childish and ridiculous?
What is really ridiculous now is probably his Cao Assassin History.
Cao Yu couldn't help but feel deep remorse, he knew that these thirteen people had lost hope, and he shouldn't have gone out just now, if he didn't go out, he could be regarded as completely ignorant of the history of assassination, and the face and majesty of the history of assassination could leave some room for turnaround. You can go in or out. Feel at ease.
However, at this moment, he was standing here, seeing with his own eyes thirteen heads falling to the ground, and countless people in Xizhou City saw him, should he advance or retreat at this time? Go back, in the future, this Xizhou City is afraid that it will only recognize Li Beijia, and I don't know who he Cao Yu is. Further, it is refreshing to step forward and scold and scold, but ...... The guy standing on the stage is a madman, and he is killing at this time, in case his words are too heavy and provokes his murderous intentions......
Cao Yu was very convinced. A madman who dares to kill thirteen officials in one go will never mind killing one more Xizhou assassin.
At this moment and now, Cao Yu found himself in a dilemma, standing on the edge of the square and not knowing what to say or do, his mind was spinning rapidly, but he couldn't find a suitable idea.
Soon, the shocked crowd gradually came back to their senses, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but look back, so Cao Yu, whose face was blue and red, fell into everyone's eyes, and then everyone looked at him quietly, waiting to see how the Lord Thorn Shi in charge of Xizhou would react in the face of thirteen heads.
Li Su also stood on the stage and looked at him, with a little smile in his eyes, he was also very curious, today he can be said to have cleaned the Xizhou officialdom, and now the corpse is not cold, and the blood is not dry, how should this Xizhou assassin deal with himself like this?
As a result, thousands of people in the square, including Li Su, were waiting for Cao Yu's reaction.
This kind of moment is very tormenting, Cao Yu only hated that he was too impulsive just now, and when he heard that Li Su was going to kill more than a dozen officials, he couldn't sit still, and he hurried to come but to no avail, but instead put himself in such an embarrassing situation.
Everyone was silent with each other, Li Su had good eyesight, and he could see the embarrassed look on Cao Yu's face and the expression of dilemma from a distance.
Li Su smiled, and the wonderful expression on Cao Yu's face told him that it seemed right to set up this power today.
Everything should have a degree, being aggressive is not a good thing, it will turn the situation that was originally beneficial to itself into a disadvantage in vain, Li Su knows this truth very well, at this time, people are also killed, and Wei is also established, and it is the choice of smart people to accept it when they see it, and it is time to give Cao Yu a step down.
So Li Su raised his voice and said: "Cao Tingshi, Xizhou officials started with Sima Feng Shan, a total of thirteen people conspired to bully and abuse the women of good families, framing Shangguan, and what is even more excessive is that they actually did these unconscionable things without Cao Tingshi, thanks to Cao Tingshi's clear observation, he saw through the conspiracy of these criminals at a glance, and the lower officials followed Cao Tingshi's orders, and a total of thirteen Xizhou criminals were beheaded, and Cao Jianshi was asked to check. ”
There was another burst of surprised inhalation in the crowd, and when Li Su said this, everyone's gaze at Cao Yu was different.
Cao Yu almost lost his breath when he heard this.
Do as I tell you? Will I order to kill all the henchmen and subordinates in the Shi Mansion who assassinated me? Are you as crazy as you are?
When the angry gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Li Su's face that seemed to be smiling, Cao Yu suddenly calmed down.
He knew that it was Li Su who gave him the steps now, if he didn't take this step, and chose to turn his face with Li Su in front of the people of the city, then only God knows what Li Su's reaction would be next, after all, this guy is a madman.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Yu finally endured his anger, tried to squeeze out a smile, and even didn't forget to straighten his waist and hold up his official authority, revealing that "everything is under the control of this official", and nodded slowly.
"What Li Beijia said is true, Xizhou has been sinking for a long time, the officials concealed and bullied the subordinates, were embarrassed, and oppressed the good fish and flesh people, the official has often heard of it, and the evil deeds of the thirteen people who are in the law today have already been investigated, and he specially asked Li Beijia to mobilize the cavalry battalion soldiers to take down all these officialdom scum, the matter is urgent, in order to prevent the offender from being rescued by the party, the official decided to cut it first and then play, and then ask Chang'an for the crime tomorrow, you don't need to panic, this matter has nothing to do with you, everyone disperse by themselves."
The people in the square were still in shock, and they looked at each other to find that their eyes were full of disbelief.
From the depths of the crowd, there was a shout of doubt, to the effect that today you said that you had already noticed their rampant lawlessness, and two days ago you led the officials and people of Xizhou to run to the front of the cavalry camp to ask for justice. Isn't that a contradiction?
Muttering is just muttering, no one dares to say it loudly, and the people now understand that this is an officialdom battle, and it really has nothing to do with the people.
Cao Yu was holding an official stand, with a majestic and inviolable appearance, but there were words of suffering in his heart.
Li Su's shaft is easy to calculate, killing people is refreshing, but the black cauldron did not hesitate to throw it to him, just now Cao Yu was forced by the situation and had to go down the steps given by Li Su, but there is a price to pay for going down the steps, just now in front of the people of the city, he undoubtedly admitted that this matter was his mastermind, and then what?
There is such a big thing in Xizhou, don't you need to deal with the aftermath? What do you say about the recital to the imperial court? How can these officials fabricate a plausible charge that does not arouse His Majesty's suspicion? How to take care of the military and political affairs of Xizhou, which has collapsed in half? Even...... How do you hide that most unseemly secret?
Too many problems, too many troubles, Cao Yu only felt that the word "trouble" was engraved on his head at the moment, and this trouble could only be dealt with by Cao Yu himself.
Cao Yu in the audience was full of sorrow, his thoughts were thousands, the people were talking about it, and they were still suspicious, but Li Su didn't care so much, seeing Cao Yu walking down the steps very interestingly, Li Su was very happy.
"Xia Guan is fortunate not to be dishonored, thirteen criminal officials in Xizhou are all in the law, and there will be no bad officials who oppress the good in Xizhou in the future, Cao Tingshi is a Jinshi in the second year of Zhenguan, and he is a good official with knowledge and compassion, and Xia Guan believes that under the leadership of Cao Tingshi, the life of the people of Xizhou will be better and better day by day."
This sycophant made even Li Su himself blush, and his stomach was nauseous.
Such a hard-working sycophant, but Cao Yu didn't appreciate it, the steps came down, and the black cauldron was also carried back, so many unfortunate things happened in one day, how could a few sycophants be revealed? Now that he has gone down the steps and carried the black cauldron, Cao Yu and Li Su must be hypocritically touting each other again, he just wants to hurry home now, and then find a place where no one is crying for a while......
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PS: Accidentally overslept...... This chapter counts last night's ...... (To be continued......)