Chapter 22: Resolving Hatred
"Narita, you said that you are a nobleman of the Wa Kingdom, is there any evidence?" Lu Simang's expression softened a little.
"Yes, yes!" Narita hurriedly took out a jade pendant from his arms, "This was given to the emperor of our country by the **** emperor at the beginning, and His Majesty the emperor gave it to the small one, this should be regarded as a token, right?" ”
Lu Simang snickered secretly in his heart, but when he picked up something and looked at it, his face became solemn. The above "treasures of the king of the kingdom of Qin" can't be faked, isn't this a personal thing that Feng Wuxian casually takes, but a real token? Sharp eyes swept over the frightened man in front of him, and Lu Simang was even more disdainful, if the Wa Kingdom had been reduced to using such figures as envoys, then they would not be far from destruction.
"It's really from the royal family." As soon as Lu Simang's words came out, there was another burst of exclamation in the hall, but among these appeals, disdain accounted for the majority, in the eyes of most people, the high-ranking person must have a bearing commensurate with his status, but in this short man, no one can see this. "I'll trust you for the time being." Lu Simang was shocked, and said sharply, "Then you will really invite the bad deeds of those widows and their collusion with our country's traitors!" ”
"Yes, yes, the small ones are recruited from the truth." Seeing that Lu Simang had no intention of using torture, Narita immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and talked about his experience with those widows. He is also smart, he doesn't miss a word when he should say, and he doesn't even touch what he shouldn't say, Xu Chunshu, who was hidden in the crowd, nodded for a while. is really a smart person, but unfortunately it is not my race, his heart must be different, but the master does not seem to have the intention of extinguishing his mouth, and I don't know why.
Several deacons of the Luo family listened to Narita's statement, their faces turned blue and white, and all the things hidden in the plain were poked out by others, who could stand it. However, they were all prisoners of crime at this time, and no one dared to refute it, and all the physical evidence was placed in front of Lu Simang, and the face of this lord was completely blue, and behind him were angry people, this kind of situation had never been encountered since they were born.
Narita finally finished saying all the things that should be said, and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, fortunately his memory is not bad, if he says the wrong word, don't think about getting out of this yamen today. Although he could clearly feel the resentful gazes of the few Luo clan disciples behind him, his own life was at stake at this time, so how could he take care of others.
"The evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?" Despite his mental preparations, Lu Simang still felt a wave of disgust. Although he is not a good official, he still can't do such a thing as colluding with foreigners. He glanced at Luo Yunqian beside him, that kind of tired and old appearance had never appeared before, alas, the Luo family was going to be completely reduced to a vassal after this difficulty.
Although they had the heart to defend themselves, these Luo family members had been warned in advance that if they dared to bite at will, then their family members would be expelled from the Luo family, and it would be light to live on the streets. Several people looked at each other for a moment, and at the same time hung their heads gloomily.
"Lord Lu, can you let the grass people say a few words?" Luo Yunqian suddenly interjected, "Above the court, the grass people shouldn't have been talkative, but the people below are all the unscrupulous children of my Luo family, and the grass people really have to say something." ”
This is all the one that has been discussed in advance, Lu Simang pretended to be embarrassed, and it took a long time before he reluctantly agreed: "Since you have something to say, this official will give you a chance, in front of many people in the hall, you might as well make it clear." The Luo family has taken root in Fujian for many years, but this kind of heart-wrenching and resentful thing has happened, and it really should give everyone an explanation.
Luo Yunqian struggled to sit up straight with the help of the little guy next to him, "Fellow villagers, the Japanese have been rampant in Fujian for many years, and everyone has suffered. I, Luo Yunqian, as a man, should have united with the government to fight against the Japanese, but who wanted to be unable to restrain my own children, so that it became an irreparable mistake. These people are naturally at the disposal of Lord Lu, and my Luo family has nothing to say. In order to express the family's determination to resist the Japanese and make up for the losses caused to the fathers and elders before, Luo Yunqian hereby made a promise to you that he would donate 500,000 taels of family property as military expenses to fight against the Japanese. In addition, the measures such as the porridge field and the handout of clothes and quilts after the flood will be carried out permanently......"
Before he finished speaking, there was a stir among the people, 500,000 taels of military expenses or something was not a concept for them, at most it was just an exclamation, but every household that had been plundered by the Japanese could be compensated with fifty taels of silver, and this figure really made them excited. Ten taels of silver is enough for a family to live a good life without worrying about food and clothing, let alone a considerable fortune like fifty taels? I don't know who started it, and the crowd cheered one after another, and some people even shouted the slogan of "Luo Dashan Man".
"Since Mr. Luo is so hearted, according to the laws of our dynasty, part of the punishment can be offset by family property, so this official will no longer hold the Luo family responsible." Lu Simang looked a little touched, and his address was more polite, "However, this official will select an old man with high moral standing in the countryside to come to supervise, I hope that Mr. Luo will not be untrustworthy, otherwise the law is strict, and the people under the hall will not let you go easily." ”
Luo Yunqian naturally agreed, the Luo family can escape this catastrophe, he is already thankful, how dare he have some slight excuses? The few Luo disciples kneeling in front of the hall have also been carefully selected, and those who may make a big deal of nonsense have already been secretly interrogated, waiting for the execution at that time. Therefore, even though these people knew that they were going to die, they still hung their heads without saying a word.
"Okay, according to the laws of our dynasty, Luo Yunfu and the other six people colluded with the Japanese Kou, the evidence is conclusive, and they should be beheaded. It should have been reported to the emperor for a royal decision, but now he was sent to the emperor to show the sword of the Son of Heaven, and he was beheaded three days later! Lu Simang shouted in a deep voice, and the people in the hall were all terrified.
Luo Yunqian couldn't bear to turn his head, although they were all extremely evil, they were all his relatives after all. If I had made up my mind earlier, I'm afraid things wouldn't have come to this point, it's strange to say, in fact, I am the one who is the most sinful. Thinking about it, his eyes are full of water, which has always been strong.
Lu Simang saw that the Luo clan disciples were all taken down, and his eyes immediately fell on Narita on the side, although His Royal Highness the Seventh said that he would keep his life, but if he didn't give him a little color to see, let alone himself, even the people under the hall might not be able to pass the pass. "Naritabing, you claim to be an envoy, but you are in the same stream as the Japanese invaders, what crime should you be guilty of?"
Narita was stunned in his heart, why did he pull it on himself again, didn't he say it all just now, what else should he do? "My lord, the little one has just said, it was an unintentional coincidence, and the little one definitely didn't do anything to loot."
"Hmph, for the sake of you being a nobleman of the Japanese Kingdom, this official will spare your life."
"Thank you, sir!" Narita kowtowed happily and thanked him, who expected that the words that followed would immediately make his soul fly away.
"The death penalty can be forgiven, but the living sin is unforgivable! Whoever comes, strip him of his clothes and flog him forty times as an example! ”
There was a burst of cheers among the people, and just now some people complained that Lu Simang was too merciful, but now they all looked happy when they saw that they were going to execute the widows, and even the wind in the car was smiling, obviously very satisfied with Lu Simang's disposal.
"Great, sir!" As soon as Narita shouted, two messengers lifted him up, and the other did not hesitate to shove a roll of cloth into his mouth, apparently not wanting him to say something bad. Although Narita struggled desperately, he was already weak, and the enemy could withstand a few wolf-like soldiers, and he was dragged outside in three or two strokes.
There were already too many veterans of torture in the Yamen, and after a while, a rather large torture rack was erected outside. As a result, Narita, who had stripped off his shirt, was grabbed by the hands and feet of the servants and hung on the torture rack. Pity him for being thin and small, and when the cold wind blew, people actually started to tremble, wanting to ask the prince to save his life, but he couldn't speak, seeing that today's whip could not escape.
Liu San held the whip in his hand and stood proudly on the torture platform, today he was considered to have won a big lottery, and he actually guessed that the fist won the other eager errands, so he got this face-showing errand. However, in spite of his joy, he did not dare to forget the command of Lord Zhentai, and did his best to give the widow some suffering, but he must not cause any trouble, so he soaked the whip in salt water beforehand.
With a whip on the ground, Narita was shocked, but there was no pain for a long time, Liu Sanshen understood the way of mental warfare, and this demonstration had already made the prisoners fearful. Just as Narita breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a burst of pain, and it turned out that the first whip had already whipped his back without a sound, bringing out a long blood mark. There was a crackling sound one after another, and everyone could see the staggered whip marks, but for Narita, who was the torturer, the pain was minimal. He finally understood the reason why the lord insisted on doing this, but it was just a matter of calming the anger of the people, Narita thought with some smugness.
However, he soon learns that he was wrong. After a few lashes, it seemed to be a different executioner, and every time the whip was flogged on human flesh, it would drag it up slightly, and the result was that the skin was open, and the whip stained with salt water, the heart-rending pain made Narita snort miserably, but the cloth roll in his mouth firmly blocked these sounds, and the babbling screams were just a little weird. Liu San looked at his masterpiece with a smile, what is there to be polite to this kind of widow, first relax his spirit, and then come a few times to see if he dares to be domineering in the future.
Narita was already trembling in pain, he had never suffered like this since he beat his mother's womb, and after twenty lashes, he was already sweating profusely and tearful, but he was still unable to make a sound because of the cloth roll in his mouth. Finally, the whip stopped, and just when Narita, who was almost fainting, thought that the punishment was over, Liu San poured a bowl of cold water on his head, which made him feel a thrill all over his body, and the scars on his body were even more painful.
"It's not over yet, boy, take advantage of the big gift that Master Liu gave you!" Liu San muttered softly, and picked up the whip again. This time, the whip was like a storm and rain, and the gap in the middle was so long that it made people feel anxious, and each whip made Narita feel as long as a year, and the pain was worse than before. If it weren't for the fact that his hands and feet were firmly bound, he would have wanted to escape from the torture platform recklessly.
"Your Highness!" Xiao Fangzi seemed to be a little frightened, "If this continues, won't that widow be beaten to death?" ”
"Don't worry, that person is measured." Feng Wuxian said indifferently, "A widow, if you don't let him learn a lesson, how can you know that I am **** majestic, not to mention that he was originally with those widows." Let him finish this whip well, and he will remember the lesson of this time in the future, and he will not disobey him. ”
After forty lashes, Narita was like a mess of mud, his whole body was hot, and he fainted in pain as soon as he was released from the torture platform, and his last feeling was the earth-shattering cheers of the people.
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