"Okay, since the eldest brother and the second brother have spoken, let's leave him alive first. When someone comes, first lock him up and his relatives first, so that they can be taken care of. Luo Cong had no choice but to press down the killing machine.

"Heroes spare their lives! What a man spares his life! The subordinate shouted, and was dragged out of the hall by several volunteers.

Then, Luo Cong coldly glanced at the dozens of subordinate officials under him, and those subordinate officials felt murderous and immediately begged for mercy.

"You people, born with the face of Han people, are in collusion with the northern barbarians, brutalizing the Han people, and not killing you is not enough to make the people angry!" Luo Cong killed again.

"A good man spares his life! The heroes leave us a small life, and the small ones will definitely be punished! Spare your life! ”

"Heroes spare their lives! Don't kill the little ones, the little ones will definitely be useful to you! ”

"Good man, we are also useful! We're useful too! ”

........

As if they had suddenly grasped some life-saving straw, they claimed that they were useful, and that leaving them would be beneficial to the rebels, as if they would save their lives.

"You guys are useful? What's the use of talking about it? Is it a trick? Or is it forced to become a prostitute? Luo Cong said angrily.

The subordinate officials suddenly did not dare to speak again.

"Ask yourself, what have you done all these years as an official? Should I be damned or not? Luo Cong's face was gloomy.

glanced at everyone, all of them bowed their heads and did not dare to beg for mercy again.

"Since you don't speak, it's a confession. Come on, drag them out of the house, and kill them all! Luo Cong waved his hand.

"Slow. The third brother doesn't have to kill people in such a hurry, and there is not much benefit in killing him. Yao Chang suddenly dissuaded.

"What? Does that mean I can't kill anyone today? Luo Cong didn't seem very happy.

"Third brother, don't be so violent, killing people won't solve all problems." Shen Jin also spoke again.

The subordinates of the lying ground were originally like ashes, but when they heard the words of the other two leaders, they suddenly felt that there was a glimmer of life.

Luo Cong pursed his lips and waved his hand to stop the rebels who walked into the hall and were about to escort people out to be beheaded, and then shut up.

After a moment of silence, I only heard Shen Jin say: "You are also Han people, you can be an official in the Jin Dynasty, and you can be regarded as the best among the Han people, but you are helping the northern barbarians to oppress and brutalize the Han people, now please ask yourself, are you worthy of the sages and saints?" Is it worthy of the ancestors and ancestors? ”

"We are oppressed and brutalized by the barbarians of the north, and I can still stand up and resist as a matter of course, even if I lose my life. But you are also Han Chinese, how can you bear to attack your own people? Shandong has only fallen into the hands of barbarians for more than 30 years, have you all become barbarians? Do what they tell you to do? ”

"Please ask yourselves if you have done anything for the benefit of the local people over the years. If there is, keep your head up! Shen Jin's tone became more and more stern.

The subordinate officials trembled at the majesty of the great chief, and no one dared to raise their heads easily, but lowered their heads deeply on the ground.

"Didn't you? For so many years, you haven't done even a single good thing, and all you have done is evil? If you can't do good, it's useless to leave you! Shen Jin asked sharply.

"No, the villain also did good things in his early years." At the moment of life and death, a person suddenly raised his head and hurriedly defended.

"Oh, what good have you done?"

"Back to the big chief, in his early years, the villain presided over the dredging project of several rivers near Yidu Mansion, flood control and farmland water conservancy, benefiting 10,000 acres of fertile land, this should be a good thing, right?" The subordinate officer asked cautiously.

"Well, that's a good thing. If you are asked to preside over the renovation of farmland and water conservancy, can you still do it well? Shen Jin asked after nodding.

"Yes! Absolutely! Even if the villain is broken, he will do a good job in water conservancy! When the subordinate officer heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed to thank him, he knew that his life had been saved!

"Okay, get up and talk."

"Thank you big chief, thank you heroes, since you give the villain this opportunity, the villain will not let you down, manage the floods well, repair the water conservancy, and benefit the ordinary people!" After speaking, he kowtowed to Shen Jin, and then used his arms to support his legs, which were already sore, and then slowly got up.

"Who else has done good deeds?" Shen Jin asked again.

"Chief, the villain has done it!"

"The villain did it!"

"The villain is also good!"

...........

As soon as a colleague passed the test, not only did he save his life, but he might even work with the other party, and many officials fought for the opportunity.

"What good things have you all done, one by one!" Shen Jin's words stopped the chaos in the hall.

"Chief, the villain was a prison officer before, and he upheld justice for the people many times, and he also punished evil and promoted good, arrested many bad people, killed many evil people, and maintained justice and law and order!" An official said so.

"Prison officer, since you have done good deeds, I will give you a chance. If you find out in the future that you continue to do evil, do not uphold justice for the people, and do not make decisions for the people, you will not be spared! Get up! Shen Jin spoke.

"Thank you, Great Chief! Thank you very much! The villain must never show favoritism in the future, and only make decisions for the people, otherwise he will never work for all heroes! After the official thanked him, he trembled and got up, not to mention how happy he was.

"Chief, the villain used to be a county magistrate in Wendeng for five years, and thousands of households lived and worked in peace and contentment within five years, and the reputation was excellent. As soon as the official's voice fell, another official immediately boasted of his merits.

"Sending off in the middle of the road? Didn't force the squire people? Shen Jin didn't seem to believe it.

"Nope! Absolutely nothing! The people were all spontaneous and voluntary, and the villain was very moved at that time, and he didn't want to leave, but he had to leave when the term of office came. The official immediately explained.

"Okay, I'll believe you for now. However, in the Shandong Righteous Army, there are not no Wendeng people, if after the investigation, the results are quite different from what you said, I see what you say. Get up! Although Shen Jin didn't believe it, he didn't have time to delve into his authenticity at this time.

"Thank you, Great Chief! Thank you very much! The villain will definitely be a good person in the future and be kind to others! After thanking him, he slowly got up and stood aside with the others, secretly glad in his heart.

"Chief, the villain has taught in Laizhou, trained many students, and some people have been among the jinshi ......."

The remaining officials saw that three of them had stated their past exploits, and not only were they exempted from death, but they also made them stand up, as if not only that, but they would also give them a chance to prove themselves, so they all hollowed out their minds, recalled the official deeds that could still be said in the past, and told them to the great leader of the righteous army.

Shen Jin listened to their respective stories, occasionally questioning two sentences, but did not beat them to death with a stick, and finally all acquiesced to their merits.

Seeing that all the Han officials changed from kneeling and kowtowing to begging for mercy to standing to listen to the training, the atmosphere in the hall of the left-behind mansion gradually relaxed.

Although everyone stood up, they were still very worried in their hearts, and now they had escaped with their lives, but they did not know what they were going to face.

"A few decades ago, the northern Jin people went south to wreak havoc, seized the Central Plains, seized Shandong, and this place has fallen into the hands of barbarians since then. In the past few decades under the rule of the Jin people in the north, the life of the people of Shandong has become more and more difficult, and hunger has become a normal thing. Today, we, the Shandong Righteous Army and the people of Shandong, gathered together to capture Yidu Mansion, is to completely drive the northern barbarians out of Shandong, so that the people of Shandong can live the life we want, eat well, and not be bullied! ”

When Shen Jin said this, he suddenly stopped, his eyes swept over the dozens of Han officials standing in front of him one by one, and then continued: "Everyone, to tell you the truth, leaving your lives is to hope that you will use your useful body to benefit the people of Shandong!" Most of our Shandong rebels are ordinary people, few people have read books, we know what kind of life we want to live, but we are only a minority in the whole Shandong, there are many brothers and sisters who are confused, don't know how to live, don't know what to want, since we have won Yidu Mansion, we have to manage their future life, to give them a good life, but we only have a general idea, how to achieve it, and it depends on you Shandong parents and officials, you do well, the people have a good life, If you can't do it well, even if we don't kill you, other ordinary people won't be able to spare you! ”

"I wonder what the leader wants us to do?" When the officials heard this, they were immediately surprised, and some people couldn't help but ask.

"It's very simple, perform your own duties, and do what you are familiar with and good at, and the most important thing is to restore order in the whole of Shandong as soon as possible, so that the people can have land to cultivate, land to plant, and grain to eat. What are your thoughts? Shen Jin asked everyone.

As soon as these words came out, some of the officials were overjoyed, some were worried, and some looked as usual.

"Chief, Shandong is already in chaos, if you want to restore tranquility, it won't be a year and a half, I'm afraid it's very difficult, so you have to use force." Some officials were worried.

"It's not appropriate to use force, we are the Shandong Righteous Army, and we are also the people, if they are willing to listen to us, we will take care of them, if they don't want to listen, let them go, but they can't come and harass us. As for why we should make them listen to us, there are only two things: one is that we will lend them grain to survive the famine, and the other is that we will collect little or no taxes. As long as these two points are achieved, I don't think many people will continue to make trouble, after all, we have been tossing for so long, and we are not working hard just to eat enough. What do you think? Shen Jin asked.

"Lend them food? How can there be any surplus of food to lend to them? What if they don't pay it back? Immediately there was an objection.

"Didn't you say before, there is grain in Linyi, and the big squires also have grain. The grain in Linyi can be robbed, but the grain of the squires can only be levied, or borrowed, not robbed, from these two places, it is not difficult to get tens of thousands of loads of grain, right? ”