Chapter 240: Forgiveness

Crossing the river, opening up a new territory for the Haozhou army, protecting the south of the Huai'an army, so as not to be attacked by the enemy on all sides in the future, no matter how you look at it, Zhu Chongba has done his best to be benevolent and righteous, however, Tang He always feels that there are a lot of things wrong here, but where is the specific wrong, he can't say it, as if he is separated by a veil, everything is vague and plausible, especially Zhu Chongba's handsome face, suddenly became unfamiliar, so strange that he almost couldn't believe it, Standing in front of him was his starling, a good brother who had let go of the cow together.

"He's Mu Xiu Yulin now." Zhu Chongba obviously knew that his words were a little unconvincing, thought about it, and continued to add in a low voice, "If you change you and I sit in Liu Futong's position, there are people under me who have a bigger territory than me, and my heart will not be too comfortable, not to mention that he has repeatedly and repeatedly refused to give Liu Futong face, from now on, Liu Futong will not bring troops to fight him, he is already considered open-minded, and he will definitely not give him any support, and most of the capable soldiers of the Mongolian court are from the north, as long as he takes a breath, he will definitely fight back." ”

"Originally, Liu Futong was the leader of the alliance, and the goal of the imperial court was naturally Liu Futong first, but now, General Manager Zhu has occupied the richest section of the canal, and the target of the Imperial Court is him, and everyone has seen the tactics and combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army, just with more than 2,000 people in your hands, even if you add the brothers in the entire old camp in Haozhou, I am afraid that they will not be able to help, it is better to go to the south first to ensure that General Manager Zhu has no worries, and also provide him with food and grass."

These words are very true, due to the use of a large number of firearms, the tactics of the Huai'an army are very different from the past, and it is difficult for the new forces from outside to integrate into this system, let alone how much help can be helped.

So after Tang He and the others heard this, they could only nod helplessly, and when they were regretful, they heard a hoarse cry from the trial room, and when they looked up, they saw that the soldiers of the Huai'an Army were holding a group of prisoners who had just been sentenced to death, and they were about to take them out to be beheaded, and among those captives, many of them felt that they were wronged, and their legs were dragging on the ground and refusing to move, and their mouths kept complaining, "Spare your life, Lord Qingtian, spare your life, the villain will not dare in the future, the villain really doesn't dare." ”

"I knew now, why bother." Tang He pursed his lips lightly and muttered in a low voice, he couldn't feel any sympathy for these villains who killed people and set fires.

"I've almost killed everything that should be killed, and then there's a good show to watch." Zhu Chongba's perspective is always different from others, sighed, and also announced in a very low voice.

Sure enough, the next dozen or so people who were escorted into the trial room were all junior colonels with low status in the chaotic army, the highest was only a deputy hundred, and a few were not even brand heads, just because they were dragged out by their accomplices and had killed people that night, so they were all escorted into the public trial.

"Wronged, the villain is wronged, of course the villain is drunk and has been sleeping, the villain really didn't do anything!"

"Wronged, that Yan Lao Er has a grudge against the villain, so he deliberately bit out the villain, wanting to pull the villain's life to cushion him."

"Unjust"

Regardless of the official position, the majority of the captives were basically different, and when they seized the opportunity, they shouted their grievances and denied the sins they had committed that day.

But there are also a few of them who have a good conscience, no matter what is asked, they tell the truth, only to atone for their crimes with death, and as a result, after several rounds of interrogation, all those who shouted out loudly and denied the wrongs were unanimously agreed by the jury elders and sentenced to beheading, but only those who pleaded guilty and had a good attitude and were bent on death, only one was sentenced to death because of the strict circumstances and the evidence was conclusive, and the others were only sentenced to life hard labor.

The elders of the jury, not only were merciful, but in the name of insufficient evidence, they successively rejected the capital charges of several people, and had the courage to intercede for the murderers, "At that time, the city was so chaotic, presumably they were also bewitched by others, and lost their hearts for a while, killing Zhang Mingjian and his descendants today is enough to comfort the dead, and those who have died cannot be resurrected, no matter how many people you kill today, Yangzhou City is not the original Yangzhou, it is better to spare these small fish and shrimp, and let them make meritorious contributions." , for the people of Yangzhou, repay the kindness of Mr. Zhu. ”

"yes, I've killed almost a hundred people, enough, enough." Among the crowd of onlookers, there are also some former big families, relying on the courage to build yì, "If you continue to kill, I am afraid that it will damage the peace of heaven." ”

"Yes, yes, don't worry about sparing their lives, don't dare to let Zhu Buddha bear the name of murder." Some scholars and some idlers also followed loudly.

The people of Yangzhou originally wished that the captives would be cut by a thousand knives, but when they saw dozens of heads hanging on the high poles, the hatred in their hearts had long disappeared cleanly, and instead of them, the compassion of the little people from their bones, they did not want to see more lives disappear in front of their eyes, and they were not willing to lose the blessing of the great benefactor Zhu Bayiyi because of the excessive killing.

Deng Yu looked at the side secretly, turned his head sideways, and asked Zhu Chongba, "Brother Starling, how do you know that this will be the case, this, it can't be what Manager Zhu expected." ”

"Of course not what the Grand Governor expected." Zhu Chongba smiled and pouted, "He just thinks that letting Yangzhou people interrogate the rebels themselves can give the locals the greatest justice, but he doesn't know, this person's heart is the most unpredictable, how can the local officials try the local case well, Zhang Mingjian and others did too much evil before, and no one can openly indulge them, but these small fish and shrimp, which one is not the son and nephew of the people near Yangzhou, no matter how far away, they can't run out of Yangzhou Road, the elders of the Pingsu clan and the big families in the city have an inexplicable involvement, This time, let the elders of Yangzhou decide their life and death, how could they not spare their lives. ”

"But, but when they killed people that night, they didn't remember the slightest old feelings." Deng Yu was confused when he heard it, and his little eyes were full of stars.

"They could only follow the crowd that day." Zhu Chongba sighed and continued to add in a low voice, "It's so messy, it's impossible to miss the old love, but today, it's impossible for a few elders not to consider the family behind them, open the net, and only then will they be able to collect favors in the future, if you can't get it, when the jury list was just determined, the two sides had already begun to secretly hook up, how much money and how much food for a life, there was already a clear price." ”

"This, how is this possible,." Not only Deng Yu, but also the foreheads of Tang He and the Wu brothers were also sweaty, and their faces were full of disbelief.

However, whether they believed it or not, in the following interrogations, the elders became more and more emboldened, and exercised their veto power more and more frequently, so that most of the captured rebels escaped death, and only a few were recognized by the onlookers on the spot, and the crime was undeniable, so they were sentenced to capital punishment, but most of them were mainly hanged, and a corpse was saved.

And those rebels who were brought to the trial became more and more obedient, and now they honestly confessed their guilt, and there was a great hope of avoiding death, and the more they denied it in every way, the more they became bold and daring, and all the accusations were confessed without resistance, and they wept bitterly, and were willing to atone for their lives with their lives.

In this way, the judgment was greatly quickened, and almost all the rebels were taken up, and then they were forgiven in batches, and fled from the heavens, although the vast majority of them had to serve a lifetime of hard labor in the army or in the localities, but the result was no different from that of the previous associates who were beheaded in the public.

Including some Khitan, Mongolian and Semu soldiers, most of them were also given a way out by the jurors in the spirit of wanting to cover up, so that after these people escaped in a daze, they could hardly believe their ears, knelt on the ground one by one, kowtowed to all directions, and thanked the people of Yangzhou for their grace not to kill.

Where did those people know that the jury elders were playing tricks, but they had red eyes and waved their hands again and again, "People are raised by their biological parents, let you go this time, I don't expect your repayment, I just hope that you will know what is good in the future, don't seize the opportunity to go to the court again, and cut the knife on my head." ”

"Certainly, definitely, the reinvention grace of the fathers and elders, we will wait, I will never forget jì in this life." With tears in their eyes, the Mongols and the Khitan soldiers agreed repeatedly, and then silently calculated in their hearts how to contact their relatives and friends in the distance, so that they could bring money to the Huai'an army to ransom them, so that they could get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible.

As for whether to put down the weapon from now on and be a little common man, or continue to help the abuse, it is a matter that will be considered in the future, anyway, as long as you don't face the Huai'an Army in the future, you basically don't have to worry about their lives and future.

"Come on, bring the right envoy of light, Fan Shutong." Seeing that it was getting late, the presiding judge Robben slapped the startled wood hard, and ordered in a dumb voice.

The generals and soldiers have almost dealt with it, and the next handling of the captured civilian officials is a big problem, these guys must not have done it themselves to kill people and set fires, but they can sit on the ground and share the spoils, and give Zhang Mingjian advice, and they have not done less, especially this Fan Shutong, until the moment before he was captured, he still followed Zhang Mingjian's side closely, as if the two had been friends for many years, and they never gave up.

"Wronged." Before the person was escorted into the trial ground, Fan Shutong had already shouted loudly, "The villain has been squatting in prison, has been squatting in prison, and he doesn't know what happened to Yangzhou City before, as for later, Zhang Mingjian saved the villain's life, of course the villain has to repay the favor with all his might, whether he is a human or a beast, the villain has no choice, he can only accept his fate." ”

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