Two days later, the petition office outside the gate of Suzhou City, which had been built before and had not yet been demolished, also came in handy. Fang Yuan followed the old rules and installed four tweeters on both sides of the big wooden platform.

Tens of thousands of people in Suzhou City heard that a major case was going to be tried in the Letters and Visits Office, and there was big news in Suzhou City, which had been quiet for so many years, and the people had already crowded out of the gate in groups, and there was a sea of people, and they could not see the edge at a glance.

Fang Yuan's public trial of this case this time is not only to give justice to the woman who was still victimized, but also to deter other government officials, as well as Jinyi Wei, etc., who dares to bend the law for personal gain and disregard people's lives, it will be severely punished.

Fang Yuan and the cabinet were the presiding judges this time, while the princess and Xiao Yuan were on the side.

Seeing that the time had come, Fang Yuan immediately ordered all the prisoners awaiting trial to be escorted to the big wooden platform. The first batch to be tried was the culprit Xu Hua, a big official and businessman, and the Suzhou merchant gang, forty or fifty dogs who participated in the detention and torture of women, all tied up with flowers, kneeling in a row on the left side.

Mama Liang and Jinyiwei also brought more than 30 devastated women to the stage and formed a group on the right side.

Since it is a public trial, there must be a public trial, Fang Yuan raised the microphone, and the voice spread far away through the microphone, "Victim woman, if you have any grievances, just say it." ”

Jin Yiwei handed the microphone up, and the woman Yun Gu led by spread out the bloody paper, and accused the big official businessman Xu Hua in public, forcing Liang to become prostitutes, forcing them to pick up customers in the earthen kiln, and if they did not comply, they were immediately tortured to death, and more than 200 women who were killed and maimed were killed.

While they sued Xu Hua, they also sued Xu Hua's doglegs Wu Qi, Zhang Hu, and more than 30 people.

After Yun Gu finished reading the paper, thirty or forty women cried and knelt down at Fang Yuanqi, "Governor Fang, we were originally women who were robbed by the left army in Jiangxi, and we thought that being rescued by Governor Fang to Jiangnan was out of the tiger's mouth. Unexpectedly, out of the tiger's mouth, he met a hungry wolf. In the Langlang Qiankun of Jiangnan, there are such traitors who do evil, Governor Fang wants to make decisions for us! ”

All the women's voices were hoarse, and everyone present was moved when they heard it, and countless wept wept, shouting and scolding to the sky, "Kill these beasts!" "Kill them all, not a single one!"

Xu Hua's actions obviously crossed the bottom line of human conscience, which has aroused the excitement of the crowd, and a few people with hot tempers wanted to rush to the stage, but they were stopped by Jinyiwei.

Mama Liang came out and said, "Governor Fang, the doctors and pious women of Suzhou City have examined these women, and almost all of them have contracted flower willow disease. ”

It was the first time that Wang Bingjian, Xi Benzhen, and Mao Bijiang had heard of such jaw-dropping heinous crimes in a peaceful and prosperous world, and only then did they understand why Fang Yuan had a public trial with great fanfare this time.

Fang Yuan closed his eyes slightly, and asked in a cold voice, "Xu Hua, are these women who exchanged grain from Jiangxi at that time?" ”

Xu Hua trembled with fright, his lips trembled, "President Fang, Governor, yes, yes." ”

Fang Yuan asked, "Did your Suzhou merchant gang force Liang to become a prostitute, so they tortured more than 200 people to death?" ”

Xu Hua was dying, but he still wanted to struggle, pointed at Wu Qi and Zhang Hu and scolded them, "Governor Fang, yes, yes, these two, these beasts want to take credit and make their own decisions, and I don't know in advance!" ”

Wu Qi and Zhang Hu received 1,000 taels of gold from Xu Hua in the past two days, just to ask the two of them to take the blame for Xu Hua, and Xu Hua himself could escape death.

The two kowtowed again and again and said, "Yes, we made our own decisions, and Boss Xu didn't know about it." ”

The nonsense of the three collusion was obviously not enough to calm the public anger, and the onlookers were filled with righteous indignation.

Gu Yanwu, who was already a thorn, stood in front of the crowd and shouted loudly, "The culprit of this case is Xu Hua, I want to buy the lives of two little minions to get away with it and deceive the national law, I will never approve of it!" But no one with a conscience will agree with it! Punish the culprit Xu Hua! ”

The onlookers had him in the lead, and they also shouted in unison, "Punish the culprit Xu Hua!" ”

Xu Hua saw that he was really angry this time, and all the little tricks became a laughing stock, and he collapsed on the big wooden platform in fright.

Fang Yuan waited for everyone's angry shouts to be quieter, and then asked the three cabinets, "This case will be decided by the cabinet!" ”

The three members of the cabinet didn't know that Xu Hua was a big official and businessman promoted by Fang Yuan himself, and the backer was Mrs. Yuan of Fang Yuan's harem, and this matter involved the internal affairs of the Governor's Mansion, where did they dare to talk nonsense.

Seeing that the three of them were hesitant, Fang Yuan raised the microphone and said loudly, "The so-called Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone a profiteer who cares about people's lives?!" Everyone thinks that Xu Hua is a person from the Governor's Palace, or even a person from the Governor's Office. The Governor stated in public today that no matter what level this case is found at, no matter which person is found, whether this person is in the Governor's Palace, whether he is in a high position in the Governor's Palace, and whether he is in a high position in the Governor's Palace, he must be severely punished in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty! ”

What he said set the tone in public, this case must be severely punished, not only Xu Hua can't pass the test, but even the backers behind him who are involved in the case can't easily pass the test.

The princess glanced obliquely at Xiao Yuan, who had a gloomy face, and sneered and said, "Mrs. Yuan, are you afraid?!" ”

Xiao Yuan put on a pleasant face and smiled at her, "Sister, although I am an old acquaintance with Xu Hua, I have a clear conscience about this case and will never know about it. If it is really found that I am involved in the case, I will not be punished by my sister, and I will voluntarily accept the crime with Xu Hua. ”

The three members of the cabinet received Fang Yuan's instructions, and their tempers were the most aggressive, and they had already held back their anger and asked at Xu Hua sharply, "Xu Hua, do you admit your guilt?!" ”

Xu Hua didn't believe Xiao Yuan's words until this moment, he was certain to die this time, Fang Yuan would definitely use his head to calm the people's anger and rectify the official style, and it would be futile to entangle him any longer, he nodded with a dead face, "Yes, yes, I confess!" ”

Mao Bijiang asked again, "You are a mere profiteer, you have committed such a heinous crime, and you can hide it from the eyes and ears of the government, is there still a backer behind you to cover up the crime?" ”

Xu Hua knew that this case should end when he came here, and if he dared to bite it again, it would inevitably be the end of the death of the whole family afterwards, so he kowtowed again and again, "I confess, confess, and no one is behind my back!" Although I was single-handedly raised by Governor Fang, the Governor's Office never knew about this matter, otherwise Governor Fang loved the people like a son and was jealous like a hater, and I would never have survived today. ”

"This case could have been turned into a big matter and a small matter, but it was Governor Fang who took the initiative to ask for a public trial and made it public, and this matter has nothing to do with Governor Fang!"

He repeatedly spoke for Fang Yuan, he was begging Fang Yuan, although he Xu Hua had caused a monstrous disaster, he would rather die than betray Fang Yuan, and wanted to exchange his life for the safety of the Xu family.

Fang Yuan opened his eyes slightly and looked at this old confidant, even though he did a lot of evil and misdeeds, he was not at a loss in the matter of being loyal to Fang Yuan, and sighed secretly in his heart, "Xu Hua, if it is possible, I don't want to kill you." Just because the crime you have committed is already the wrath of heaven and the wrath of the people, if you are not killed, what is the law of the land? You can go with peace of mind! The Xu family will be safe. ”

Fang Yuan nodded slightly at Xu Hua, releasing kindness to him. Xu Hua looked at it, and knew that Fang Yuan had agreed to take care of his family, and he had no worries, and sighed deeply, "I am a lust for profit, and I deserve death, and I am willing to accept the punishment of the Ming Law and the Law of the People's Republic of China!" ”

After the three members of the cabinet deliberated with their ears, Xi Benzhen came forward to announce the verdict, "The cabinet has decided that Xu Huacao has lost his life and lost his conscience, and the verdict should be decided." Wu Qi and Zhang Hu, as well as the remaining thirty or forty accomplices, were also executed. After reporting to the Governor's Office for approval, it will be beheaded after the autumn! ”

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on Xu Hua's body again, and he said in a deep voice, "You don't need to report to the Governor's Mansion again, now that it's autumn weather, let's be executed on the spot!" ”

If it is sentenced to beheading, there will definitely be a lot of discussion among the people, and a large number of folk Sherlock Holmes will come out to discuss whether the Governor's Mansion will cover up, operate in the dark, or find a scapegoat to kill.

Fang Yuan ordered the execution on the spot, just to block everyone's mouth.

The onlookers, including Gu Yanwu, applauded in unison, "Good!" Well done! ”

A hundred brocade guards escorted a group of thugs who cried for their fathers and mothers, knelt on the wooden platform in a row, pointed their muskets at the back of their necks, and waited for Fang Yuan's order to shoot immediately.

Fang Yuan and Xu Hua, a cronie, glanced at each other one last time, looking up at the sky, the autumn breeze was blowing, it was really cool and autumn!

"Kill!"

"Crackle!"

A dense burst of gunfire rang out, and dozens of people who had committed heinous crimes, including Xu Hua, were shot on the spot, and blood flowed all over the ground.