While fulfilling his promise, Liu Fan also temporarily stabilized Qian Yuan and Zhang Zhao. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info among them, Liu Fan doesn't trust these two people very much. But after all, the two of them have made great contributions, and in terms of reputation, Liu Fan can't treat the two too lightly, and Liu Fan still understands the truth of buying horse bones.

For several days, Liu Fan stayed in Laizhou to sort out government affairs, and in these few days, the gentry and their families in Laizhou were also escorted to Laizhou City one after another. So Liu Fan immediately ordered Zhao Bo of the Military Intelligence Department to collect incriminating evidence and prepare to convene a public trial conference to solve this problem that had plagued him for a long time.

At the same time, Liu Fa also ordered Qian Yuan to jointly issue a proclamation in the name of the Laizhou Prefect's Yamen and the General Military Office, calling on the oppressed people to come to Laizhou City to identify those bad gentry. After the news of the public trial conference came out, the whole of Laizhou was boiling. People from all over Laizhou rushed to Laizhou, vowing to seek justice for their dead relatives or friends.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, after seven or eight days of brewing and fermentation, Liu Fan had basically collected the evidence of most of the gentry's crimes, so Liu Fan decided to hold a public trial meeting outside Laizhou City.

The sun rises slowly, gradually climbing up to the sky, the golden sun shines on the open space in the south of Laizhou, bringing a trace of warmth to this cold winter day, and there are more and more people gathered outside the city.

"Mr. Liu is here, Mr. Liu is here!" I don't know who in the crowd suddenly shouted, and the people couldn't help but look towards the city gate. I saw an army with bright armor and a bad aura all over its body, slowly coming towards the south of the city from the crowd. More than 1,000 soldiers from the pro-barracks of the Broken Army lined up in a neat queue, taking firm steps and slowly moving forward. The strong momentum made the onlookers involuntarily retreat one after another, making way for a passage.

At tea time, the soldiers of the Broken Army had escorted a large number of gentry to the center of the open space, Liu Fan turned over and dismounted, and came to the high platform surrounded by Wu Tao and other officers, looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Fathers and elders of Laizhou, there may be some of you who remember this official, but most of you may not know, now this official will introduce himself first, this official is currently the chief soldier of Jiaolai and the salt transportation envoy of Jiaolai Salt Transportation Division." This time, the official summoned everyone to come here for one thing, that is, to eliminate these black sheep that endanger Laizhou, and to return Laizhou to justice and a clear mind! The official has not been in Laizhou for too long, but he also has some understanding of the situation in Laizhou. Laizhou was originally a rich and healthy place, but since the arrival of Kong Youde's rebels, the people of Laizhou have been killed, their relatives have been killed, their fathers and elders have been slaughtered, and even the entire village has been brutally slaughtered by the rebels. Let Laizhou, a rich land, become a hell on earth. ”

Liu Fan's words gradually resonated with the people, and as Liu Fan told step by step, the people seemed to remember that difficult time and their relatives who were killed by the rebels. There were a few small sobs from the crowd, and gradually the cries became more and more, as if they were infected, and tens of thousands of people were infected by this desolate atmosphere, and the oppressive air covered the entire sky.

And this is only the beginning of the suffering, the rebellion has been raging for more than half a year, and the prosperous Laizhou has been ruined. After the rebellion, everyone wore filial piety, and the villages were buried. Especially in Pingdu Prefecture, it is the most miserable, with ten rooms and nine emptiness, and there are no people for hundreds of miles. Laizhou has made such a big turmoil, it stands to reason that the imperial court should be compensated, but what awaits you is not warm care, but cold knives and guns and ruthless oppression. Did the imperial court give up on the people of Laizhou? Is it the emperor who doesn't care if you live or die? No, it's not! In fact, as early as when Laizhou was slaughtered by rebels, His Majesty, who was far away in the capital, issued an order to exempt Laizhou from paying taxes for three years, and took out the only little money and grain from his own internal funds and sent it to Laizhou! But why don't you see it at all? That's because the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Laizhou and these landlords colluded with each other to swallow the money and grain sent by His Majesty! As a member of Laizhou, they not only did not save them when they saw death, but also intensified their efforts in the fish and meat township, killing the people. They ride on the heads of the people as a prestige, but they enjoy the people's fat and ointment that the people have exchanged for blood, sweat and even their lives, and in the face of you who are struggling with hunger and pain, they are stingy and do not pull out a dime, and would rather let the food at home be moldy and rotten, than reluctantly distribute it to the people who are about to starve to death! Do you know why? It's because they're greedy, they're cruel, they're treating people's lives like mustard! There is an old saying that is good, it is not that the time has not come! Together, they can do whatever they want with the power in their hands, without the slightest regard for the lives of the people. At the end of the words, Liu Fa roared loudly, "And today, this official is going to strip them of their bluff coat and see what these people are in their bones!" Now I declare the public trial session open! ”

As soon as Liu Fan's words fell, rows of soldiers of the Broken Army escorted the unkempt gentry to the front of the high platform. "Get on your knees!" Wu Tao shouted, and the soldiers kicked the crook of their legs without hesitation, and the gentry knelt down in front of the people in pain.

These gentry who were high in the past were completely devoid of the spirit of the past at this moment, and they all looked at the expressionless soldiers in fear, not daring to make a sound. Because the prison life in the past few days has made them very clear, once they resist, what awaits them is a beating, even if they are killed, they will die in vain, and no one will pity them!

Turning around and coldly glancing at the people who were kneeling on the ground, Liu Fan said coldly: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end!" The sins you have committed must be paid for by yourself, and the decision of life or death is not up to me, but to the people below! I hope that you will not commit many sins, or this day next year will be your day of sacrifice! ”

As soon as Liu Fan's words fell, a group of people immediately collapsed to the ground. They know in their hearts what they have done, and these people know very well that with the blood debt they are carrying, ten lives are not enough to pay! The footsteps of death were approaching, and the gentry could not care less about any reserve at such times, crying and howling. Threatened, bribed, prayed, exhausted all the means they could think of, kneeling to the soldiers around them for a way to live. With that shameless face and ugly appearance, Liu Fan was disgusted for a while. (To be continued.) )