The heavy board pounded on his back, and the sound was like a blow to the leather. "I'm going to die!" Cheng Mingzhen was stimulated by the severe pain and his head was dizzy. Carrying the notoriety of being a ** murderer, he was killed in the court of Guantao County, which is better than dying on the battlefield at the beginning. He didn't want to die in such humiliation, he preferred to live a happier life.

"Don't fight!" Crawling forward a few inches with the last of his strength, the young man shouted. "I'm willing to confess!"

The official in charge of the punishment paused for a moment, raised his eyes and looked at Guo Jing, the head catcher who closed his eyes and recuperated. The prisoner's behavior was as expected by them, making it difficult for him to adapt to the new changes for a while. Cheng Mingzhen will not be the first to die under the rod, nor will he be the last. But the jagged scars that appeared under the young man's clothes were like poisonous snakes that irritated the eyes of all the officials.

Those scars didn't heal long ago, and they still had a hint of pink. Everyone knew what the young man was injured for, and two days ago, they had expressed their gratitude to the statue of the young man in the Temple of the City God.

There was chaos inside and outside the lobby again. People would rather see the excitement of the real villains being punished, rather than the chaos of being tortured. The pressure caused by the crowd made Lin Xianling somewhat embarrassed, and he sighed and slowly lifted the startling tree.

"I confess! I deserve death! Cheng Mingzhen gasped and vomited blood. After spitting out the blood in his stomach, his mind cleared up a little. "Please be merciful!"

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place!" Lin Xian Ling sighed again and gently put down the shocking wood. "Master Dong, record the case, and then let him draw the charge!"

Then, he looked at the prisoners under the hall with loving eyes, "This county will try its best to intercede from above and try to get you lightly." Murder is a serious crime, but it may not wait for the world's amnesty! ”

"Don't be that troublesome!" Cheng Mingzhen slowly propped up his upper body and looked back at the sky outside. The wind had stopped, and the sky after the snow was as pure as a piece of jade. "I have not done the crimes charged by adults, and I will not admit it. But I have committed an even greater sin, a heinous sin! ”

"Hugh is talking nonsense! Root??? Pick up? K-wen??" Lin Xian Ling slapped the startled wood hard and scolded loudly.

"I colluded with Yang Xuangan to overthrow the imperial court. Zhang Liang and I conspired against rebellion in Guantao County every day, looking forward to being rewarded for meritorious deeds in the future. Before the official took action, Cheng Mingzhen shouted loudly, and the shackles all over his body kept ringing, "I also tried to assassinate Zhang Jincheng and saved you group of ungrateful bastards." That's my greatest sin, and I can't redeem it! ”

"Hit me hard!" Lin Xian Ling was so angry that his nose smoked, and he swept the entire box of fire sticks to the ground. The officials in the hall were stunned on the spot. No one dared to be the first to strike.

"What's the matter, call me!" Annoyed and angry, Lin Xian Ling slapped the startled wood with a crackling sound. The archer Jiang Ye got the hint of Jia Zhutou, rushed forward, and reached out to grab the water and fire stick for the execution. Bing Cao Jiang Bailing stopped him first, blocking him three steps away from Cheng Mingzhen. Under the lobby, Han Gesheng, Duan Qing and other new officials and villagers who had been dismissed but came to see the excitement could no longer stand the torment of conscience, and they made a loud noise.

"Cheng Jiaotou is wronged!"

"That rotten bitch is upside down, and Cheng Jiaotou can't even look down on her! It's even more impossible to ** her! ”

"Cheng Jiaotou can make credit for sin!"

Are they speaking for me?! Cheng Mingzhen turned his head suspiciously and saw the crowd outside the door. He couldn't tell who was speaking out, but it made him feel very satisfied. At least, he won't die a dirty death, and one day, people will prove his innocence.

In order to restore order inside and outside the hall, Jia Zhutou personally led his disciples to cheer the hall. "Might--might--" A dozen officials shouted loudly, but they could not hide the protests of more people. This situation made Lin Xianling feel embarrassed, and secretly swept his gaze to the Dong master book, who was known for his wisdom and reputation. He saw that Dong Zhushu was shaking his head slightly, and his eyebrows were tightly wrinkled into the word "Chuan".

"The case is serious, so I will be put into custody first. After the county guards the county, the interrogation will continue! "I was forced to be helpless, and Lin County had to announce a suspension of processing." Retire! The idlers are gone! ”

Full text version read, updated, faster, all in. Support literature, support! Jiang Ye, Li Laojiu and others, who were already so anxious that they were sweating, hurriedly led a group of disciples to drag Cheng Mingzhen away. But the people who listened to the case refused to leave, and exchanged heads and ears, and there were many discussions. Until the scarlet gate was slammed shut. Their skeptical voices and bewildered gazes were silenced. The plaque hanging high in the mirror was solemn again, and it regained some of its former dignity.

Lin Xianling's face turned black with anger, and when he returned to the second hall, he immediately ordered someone to call Dong Zhushu to him. "Why did you stop me just now? If this little beast is not beaten to death, once he insists on finding trouble with Zhou Gongzi and poking out the events of that night, how many people will lose their heads because of him? ”

Sacrificing a Cheng Mingzhen who had already died once, saved the lives of hundreds of people in Guantao County. Lin Xianling didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he was doing. The imperial court is very strict in investigating the case of rebellion, only the children of those surnames can be exempted from capital crimes, like Lin County Order, who has no roots and no foundation, in case it has anything to do with Yang Xuangan, Yousi has always preferred to kill by mistake, and it is definitely not good!

"My lord thinks that if we killed him today, we can cover the lid?" Dong Zhushu shook his head and sneered, his eyes were full of mystery, "I don't know how many people outside the hall heard his last few words." Once some of them are angry, they will be forced to avenge Cheng Mingzhen. Do adults catch it, or don't they catch it? ”

"If you catch it, it means that the adult is a thief. Don't catch it, rumors have always run faster than horses! Moreover, the lord sent the king to the county seat, which undoubtedly left a future trouble for this matter. The person surnamed Wang and Cheng Mingzhen are lifelong friends, if he comes back and the current surname Cheng dies, something will inevitably happen. At that time, there will be dismissed Xiangyong in the city to make trouble, and Jiang Bailing and others in the yamen will be sympathetic. ”

"This--" It was like being poured cold water on his head, and the fire of Lin County's order was extinguished at once. His original plan was perfect. The vacant position of the county leader in Guantao County has always been regarded as a thing in the bag by Guo and Jia. Killing Cheng Mingzhen in the air, the two head catchers naturally have to find ways to remove this competition. And as long as he pretends to be confused, he can fulfill the wishes of the two head hunters. From arresting people to killing suspects with a cane in court, everything can be done without leakage. not only got rid of Cheng Mingzhen, but also gave the headhunters a great favor.

However, no one expected that Cheng Mingzhen had only been a soldier for a month, and he would be able to gain unimaginable prestige. Just now, the retired villagers in the hall have been crying out for him, and the few old officials who were executed in the hall did not dare to directly kill him. In normal times, as long as there is a hint from the boss, it is easy for the officials to kill a Jiangyang thief with three boards. And today, Cheng Mingzhen turned from dizzy to understand the taste, but he couldn't kill him alive.

Almost every link is out of control. After so many years as an official, Lin County Ling has never been as powerless as it is today. "If we want to move Cheng Mingzhen, we must separate Wang Ermao from him! Wei Zheng, the chief secretary of Wuyang County, is my close friend, and after seeing the letter, I will definitely keep him in the county for a few days! After pondering for a moment, he hesitated to explain to Master Dong. When Wang Ermao comes back, the county will find a way to get rid of it. The most important thing at the moment is how to understand this case as soon as possible, so that more people don't start paying attention! ”

"Don't you want to use Wang to catch your head to contain Jia and Guo?" Dong Zhushu shook his head with a smile and continued to ask.

"If Cheng Mingzhen is killed by Zhang Jin. Wang Ermao is, of course, a good chess piece. Lin Xian Ling couldn't help but smile bitterly, "But now, the damned person is not dead!" ”

"As long as the adults make up their minds, in fact, it is not difficult to solve the surname Cheng!" Dong Zhushu tapped his fingers on the table and reminded in a low voice.

As if seeing a glimmer of light in the darkness, Lin Xian Ling pounced on it like a moth. "What to do? You said! He won't confess, and you won't let me beat him to death? ”

"Why do you have to beat him to death in public!" Dong Zhushu's fingers pinched and pinched, as if everything in the world was under control. "Kill him in public, and the resentment of the villagers will fall on you and me. But Guo Zhutou and Jia Zhutou were cheapened in vain. In the future, when the two of them become proud, won't the adults be held hostage by them again? ”

Referring to the two land snakes of Guantao County, the anger that had just been extinguished by Lin County immediately began to hunt and burn. Originally, he took advantage of Wang Ermao's simplicity and Cheng Mingzhen's "posthumous" aftermath to gradually restore the balance of the officials under his rule. But now, everything has to be reconsidered.

Damn Cheng Mingzhen, why wasn't he killed by Zhang Jincheng! Guantao County has already made a statue of him, so that he can enjoy the fireworks of the City God Temple for the rest of his life, what else will he do? But I ran back to do debt collection!

After all, in the name of wisdom, Dong Zhushu always has a way to share the worries of the county magistrate, knocked on the table with a smile, and said softly: "I'm afraid that Guo Zhutou and Jia Zhutou don't want that kid to turn over." What if the two of them instructed Cheng Mingzhen to do it in prison, and the adults were to investigate the culprit and clear Cheng Mingzhen's grievances? Or continue to be confused and let a few local snakes do evil? ”