Chapter 62: The Color of Madness
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Sun Yuanhua looked at the kneeling crowd in front of him, and then at the merchants and gentry on the side. He couldn't help but sigh, he never thought that there would be so many people in the small Immortal Island to cause chaos and harm the people.
The group of people in front of them actually forced hundreds of people to die, and not killing them was not enough to make the people angry. At first, when Zhang Doulai told him that there were people on Changsheng Island who took advantage of the fire to rob, oppress the good and persecute the people, he still didn't believe it.
When Chang Xingjun arrested the person and interrogated him again, the shocking facts of the case shocked him. Sun Yuanhua then became furious, and wanted to punish these people at the end of the public trial meeting tomorrow and behead them on the spot.
At this moment, the gentry and military generals, as well as representatives of merchants, asked to see them.
When they entered the door, they began to accuse the Changxing army of being domineering and domineering, and even killed their family servants for no reason. Ask the imperial court to immediately punish the Changxing army, and it is best to hand over the military power to these hereditary generals.
A middle-aged scholar-like man stood up and said, "Master Sun! The Changxing army was arrogant and domineering, and killed our family slaves for no reason. Such acts of disregard for human life must be severely punished, such as in the long run, Changsheng Island will be in turmoil, and it will be seized by Jiannu again. Please think again! ”
He was foaming at the mouth, and he noticed that Sun Yuanhua's face gradually turned cold. Sun Yuanhua didn't expect these gentry to be so shameless, obviously they robbed other people's grain and straw sheds, and injured several lives.
Now that I have to bite back when I come to him, it's really hateful. Sun Yuanhua didn't want to listen anymore, he slapped his hand on the table and said, "Wang Shiren! Take a good look at the good deeds done by your so-called household slaves! After speaking, he threw the thick confession in front of Wang Shiren.
Wang Shiren was still foaming at the vernacular, but Sun Yuanhua jumped. He hurriedly picked up the confession from the ground and looked at it, and immediately cold sweat soaked his back.
He originally thought that Sun Yuanhua would reuse them as gentry when he came out of the ramp. After all, it has been a tradition for thousands of years that the Chinese imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the imperial court could not do without gentry like them if they wanted to maintain order on Changsheng Island.
That's why they dared to go to the garrison of the Changxing Army to find Sun Yuanhua's dignitaries, and told the Changxing Army about the black state. I hoped that the Changxing Army could also get their hands on it, but they made a mistake in their wishful thinking.
Other civilian officials may not know the virtues of these hereditary generals, how could Sun Yuanhua, who is familiar with military affairs, not know this group of people?
Looking for the court to ask for food and silver, one by one is happier than anyone else, and when it comes to the war, he is dumbfounded. Relying on them to be able to hold Changsheng Island, Sun Yuanhua was the first to believe it.
So Sun Yuanhua didn't give him a good face at all, and threw the confession to him on the spot.
Wang Shiren was terrified in his heart when he took the confession, and he kept cursing his subordinates in his heart, and he couldn't even stand it for a while. So far, he can only grit his teeth and hold on.
"My lord! This is all nonsense, it's all a trick of torture, and please see it! Wang Shiren gave Sun Yuanhua a death and did not admit it, he made up his mind not to admit it, and Sun Yuanhua would not be able to do anything about him.
"You! ~"Sun Yuanhua was so angry that he jumped to his feet, he really couldn't do anything to this Wang Shiren. First of all, Wang Shiren's identity as a person is not something that anyone can move, and if you want to punish Wang Shiren, you must first remove his fame.
This needs to be reported to the imperial court, and it will definitely not be able to come down without three or five months. During this period of time, as long as Wang Shiren exercises again, maybe the big things will turn into small things, and the small things will become small.
Sun Yuanhua slapped the table and said, "A good official will convince you, come on!" Go find Zhang Dou and confront him face to face! ”
Zhang Dou? Wang Shiren silently wrote down Zhang Dou's name in his heart, he has been on the island for more than a month, and it is the first time he knows that the leader of the Changxing Army is called Zhang Dou.
After a short time, Zhang Dou walked in from outside, and as soon as Sun Yuanhua saw Zhang Dou, he said: "Zhang Dou, Wang Juren said that you beat his family servants into tricks. He doesn't admit the crime at all, you confront him in court! ”
Zhang Dou turned around and walked in front of Wang Shiren, his burly figure was directly close to Wang Shiren. The killing aura cultivated on the battlefield suddenly came to Wang Shiren, Wang Shiren felt as if he was being targeted by a wild beast, and he vaguely seemed to smell a bloody breath.
He was so frightened by Zhang Dou's momentum that he took a few steps back and sat down on the ground. said in his mouth: "You~ don't come here!" ”
Zhang Dou saw Wang Shiren's cowardice, laughed and said, "Just like you, you still dare to make waves on Changsheng Island?" Tell you! Lao Tzu has killed more Jiannu than you have ever seen, so you can wash your neck and wait! ”
Wang Shiren heard Zhang Dou's threat but stimulated the fighting spirit in his heart, he jumped up from the ground at once, and said, "My lord! This Zhang Dou is really arrogant, and he dares to be so unreasonable to a scholar. He must be severely punished, otherwise Sven will sweep the floor, and how can the face of the scholar be saved? ”
"Zhang Dou, don't be unreasonable to Wang Juren, he has a reputation after all!" Sun Yuanhua is also a scholar, and he has to take care of the face of the reader.
Zhang Dou bowed down and said, "My lord! Xia Guan thought that Wang Shiren had surrendered to Jiannu, and he was a scholar of my Ming Dynasty at all, so his identity as a man should also be removed immediately! ”
Before Sun Yuanhua could speak, Wang Shiren stopped doing it, and he roared angrily: "Fart! When will I surrender to Jiannu, Zhang Dou, if you frame me, you will go to Beijing to sue the emperor, and I will fight with you endlessly! ”
Sun Yuanhua also frowned when he heard Zhang Dou's words, saying that he really didn't believe a person who surrendered to Jiannu, and he was just about to speak when he was interrupted by Zhang Dou's words.
"Dare to say that you didn't take refuge in Jiannu, and now that Changsheng Island is under the imperial court, why do you still have a money rat tail?" Zhang Dou's questioning suddenly made Wang Shiren stunned on the spot.
His confidence weakened by three points all of a sudden, and he didn't dare to cut off his braids. They had already discussed with Sun Youcai, and they would lead Zhou Dunji to the island three days later. At that time, he will be able to continue to be his lord in the Jurchen Jin Kingdom and continue to enjoy the privilege of being exempt from taxes.
Can he say that? Does he dare to say it? So in the face of Zhang Dou's questioning, he seemed a little lacking in confidence. can only say: "Parents who suffer from the hair and skin of the body, do not damage lightly!" ”
"Phew! Why didn't you remember the teachings of the saint when Jiannu asked you to shave your hair? When I arrived at the Ming Dynasty's Changsheng Island, I remembered it, I think you just want to build a slave to come over and be a good citizen! Zhang Dou disdainfully gave him another perfect blow.
Wang Shiren jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on, "No! Absolutely nothing! Zhang Dou, don't spew blood! ”
Then he knelt down in front of Sun Yuanhua and cried, "My lord! The students are determined to be bright, and they have escaped from the tiger's mouth after a lot of hardships. When you get here, you have to suffer from this martial artist, and you ask the adults to call the shots for the students! ”
Sun Yuanhua slapped the table and said, "It's not good for you to discipline the house slaves, and you still have the face to cry here from the official!" Hurry home and restrain the house slaves, if you commit it again, the official will punish it severely! ”
Looking at the departing Wang Shiren, Zhang Dou opened his mouth and did not speak. Sun Yuanhua also saw that Zhang Dou had something to say, and he hurriedly said: "The gentry is the cornerstone of the imperial court, and they should not be moved lightly until they have to. This time, he also learned a lesson, and he must be able to change his past mistakes and help the imperial court deal with the affairs of Changsheng Island! ”
Zhang Dou didn't speak, he turned and left. Sun Yuanhua looked at Zhang Dou who was leaving, smiled bitterly, and ordered someone to bring all the criminals he caught, and he wanted to interrogate him personally.
While he was interrogating, the merchant representative asked for an audience. Sun Yuanhua looked down on businessmen the most, and he met with them in the lobby.
Sun Youcai saw the kneeling crowd in the lobby, and his heart was chilled. There are a lot of his thugs here, and it's good that he didn't personally participate in those immoral things, otherwise he would be one of the punishments here.
Sun Youcai brought Sun Yuanhua to the front, knelt down and kowtowed. said in his mouth: "Grass people Sun Youcai knocked on Lord Sun!" ”
Sun Yuanhua, who was sitting on it, snorted coldly, he knew that the chaos on Immortal Island was caused by these merchants. He planned to kill a few of the leaders and make the group of businessmen more honest. He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Sun Youcai, are you guilty? ”
Sun Youcai knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The grass people know that they are guilty, and they are willing to take out all the grain and 5,000 stones to sacrifice to Lord Sun!" ”
When Sun Yuanhua heard the figure of 5,000 stones, he couldn't help but gasp. What a big deal! These businessmen have taken out all their old bottoms in order to survive, so let's let them go!
Thinking of this, he said: "This official will spare you this time for the sake of your food, and if there is any next time, he will not be forgiven!" ”
Sun Youcai went out with a thousand thanks, and Sun Yuanhua didn't notice the crazy look in Sun Youcai's eyes when he left.