Chapter 45: The Whipping Assembly
"Master, who are these two people?" When the Brothers Grimm disappeared from the crowd, Mystery asked curiously, "How did you meet?" ”
Qin Lanshan glanced at him and said lightly: "It's just a meeting in Pingshui, maybe you can use it in the future." One day I'm going to get out of here, maybe I'll take a ride. ”
Hearing that the master was leaving, Mi Qi showed a hurried expression, but he could also see that Qin Lanshan was not from Tianyi City at all. But it doesn't look like a bad guy, his thoughts are too short-term for a while, and he doesn't even know what to say at this time.
Qin Lanshan hid in the crowd and continued to watch the show.
Teutonic stood up with a very gentlemanly demeanor, he first bent down slightly and then said very politely: "It is really a blessing to meet our five-star general and the most beautiful general in Tianyi City. I think you two may have gotten something wrong, and it's not that I'm looking for trouble. It's this ...... General Leng Yue, can your pistol be pulled out of my cousin's mouth! ”
"Can't!" Leng Yue coldly refused, "But I can make him swallow my pistol, or a bullet." ”
Teutonic looked at Arina, but the red-haired goddess still had a cold face.
"Then please don't let the blood splash everywhere when you shoot, because it will make the carnival very unappetizing." Teutonic shrugged and said something that made his cousin creepy.
The rich family is scattered, and his face is pale and bloodless.
"When I don't dare!" Leng Yue can stand everything, but at this time, he can't be excited.
Arlina's voice suddenly came: "Cold Moon stop me!" ”
Leng Yue, whose finger was already on the trigger, braked hard, and the rich family was directly stunned by her momentum. When he fell to the ground, his mouth was full of foam, and he trembled uncontrollably. Compared with the arrogance just now, it makes people lose their appetite.
Teutonic said gracefully: "My father used to say that the military is the strongest pillar of our city. Therefore, the person who violates the military must not be pardoned, although this guy is my cousin, but he knows the law and must not be tolerated. Ask Admiral Carly to take him to the military court, and be sure to punish him with severe laws. ”
"Of course!" Arina and the others stepped down from the mecha, and two officers walked up and dragged the rich family away. As for those thugs, they were arrested and taken away without daring to resist.
Carly shook her head helplessly, the people in the City Lord's Mansion are really all sanctimonious. The current lord of the city, Caesar, was an old fox, and Teutonic was apparently well educated by his father.
Although Yalina and other women are good seedlings in war, they are still poor in politics. However, it is often difficult for a good politician to be a good iron-blooded military strategist. There are not many people who take care of it, and there are only two or three in history.
"Of course, everyone is not here for my ignorant cousin, the whipping conference is about to begin. Our people from the City Lord's Mansion have prepared the venue, please take your seats! Today is Carnival, and everything must be based on the happiness of the people. ”
Teutonic did not look at his cousin, and his demeanor convinced the people around him. Even looking at his eyes, he became a little admiring. The people around didn't know who was driving them, and there was a round of applause.
Carly was at the front, and Arlina was almost alongside her. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the authority of the military department is gradually shifting in the hands of this pair of masters and apprentices.
The two walked together, and Carly lost no time in whispering: "This little fox is obviously giving his cousin to the military department, but in fact he is winning the hearts of the people. The people of the Lille family have always been very good at winning people's hearts, and it seems that the power of the council to elect the city lord's mansion cannot be eradicated. On the surface, our military department has won face, but this will inevitably give people the impression that we are too hard-line. ”
"I know!" Arlina said lightly, "But the loss of reputation is a small matter, we are just making a gesture, and anyone who violates the military department will not end well." What is the role of pleasing the people on small favors, only the performance in the beast tide can make them understand who is the real guardian of this city. ”
Carly looked at Yalina in surprise, this little girl has grown from an orphan who was almost made a suicide bomb to a general with the demeanor of a general. It seemed that she was still thinking too much, and she showed a relieved smile.
"What is the Whipping Convention?" Qin Lanshan wanted to withdraw in the crowd, but it seemed quite interesting to hear this term.
"There are similar conventions in many cities in Sky City, which are usually held at festivals or general elections. The so-called whipping is a participant in the whipping of high-level leaders, and anyone can report it at the conference under their real name or anonymously. The military department and the parliament are two power groups that do not deal with each other, and the punishment will be set by both sides in front of the people if the charges against the whistleblower are convicted at the whipping meeting. ”
"There are several types of weapons for general punishment, the first is a soft whip, the second is an iron whip, and the third is a metal rod. Penalties start at 10 lashes and cannot exceed 100 lashes. For the most heinous crimes, with the consent of all the people, it is permissible to be beaten with two hundred lashes. Generally, a normal person with 100 lashes is in danger, and 200 lashes are equivalent to death. ”
Qin Lanshan was dissatisfied with corrupt officials in his previous life, and as long as he was a notorious big force or official in the world, what he liked to do was kidnap and whip him fiercely. Saying this, he was a little itchy and said: "Can this be punished by the people, if it is me with two whips, it will probably be over." ”
Mi Qi shuddered, and it was obvious that the end of what the old man said was not the end of the punishment but the end of life.
He hurriedly dispelled his thoughts and said, "The people can't participate, but the people can watch." If the punishment is not sufficient, the enforcer will be punished. Of course, if the punished person really can't stand it, he can ask for the punishment to be stopped, atone for his sins in the form of money, or be taken away from all power and glory. ”
Can't let him make a move, Qin Lanshan was a little discouraged, but he was full of expectations for this whipping conference. The council of representatives of the military department and the city lord's mansion gathered in the largest ring, and Leng Yue originally wanted to leave, but she had always had a bad reputation in the military department, and now she is leaving with a weak heart.
At this time, what kind of acrobatics, vendors, surrounded the ring three times inside and three times outside, only the backstage and the front desk remained. In addition to secret workers, a large number of officers and officers are present here today. In this city of 10 million people, there are hundreds of officials. Thousands of square meters of square meters naturally can't stand all the people, but the grand occasion here will be broadcast as soon as possible.
The people of the military headquarters and the council stood in correspondence, with Carly and Arlina of the military headquarters as the main figures, and the other generals standing behind the two. Arranged in a trapezoidal formation, each standing upright like an upright aspen.
The guys who have been sitting in chairs for a long time on the council can only secretly scold the people in the military department for being perverted. Naturally, they could not sit still at the whipping assembly. It takes at least a few hours to think about it, and sometimes the people's happiness index is low, and there is an endless stream of whistleblowers, and the conference can be held until midnight.
It doesn't matter if a soldier stands for a few hours, even if he stands for a day. And politicians use their brains well, but their physical strength cannot keep up. Therefore, there were stools for the participants at the conference, but the military department has always held back its strength and did not sit down, and there was no way to make these politicians.
The representatives of the council are generally the current patriarchs of the House of Lille, and the Lord Caesaril and the current Speaker of the Parliament. However, as the son of the lord of the city, Teutonic had the right to bear the responsibility of the lord's house for his father.
Rumors in the market that Caesar are now handing over authority to his son seem to be true. Teutonic has the blood of the Lille family, and at the same time, it is said that his mental power has reached the royal level, and he is an out-and-out genius. has the glory of returning from studying in Paradise City, and it is irresistible to go to the upper level. ”
Mi Qi explained carefully for Qin Chaoshan, and looked at the handsome and dashing Teuton with emotion. has a different family, which basically ensures that he will have no worries about food and clothing in the future. What's more, he also has an amazing talent, which can easily give him the opportunity to enter the upper echelons.
Comparatively speaking, even the poor, no matter how gifted, are nothing more than becoming their minions. The five young generals of the military department may be just an exception in the history of evolutionary people.
When the military headquarters and parliamentary personnel arrived, Teutton, as the representative of the City Lord's Mansion, stood up first, and confidently said to the people: "I represent the Lille family of the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyi City, and I am the heir of the City Lord's Mansion Teuton. Admiral Carly or Admiral Arlina, where should we start? ”
Carly smiled silently, her gaze on Yalina.
Fire-red hair, beautiful beauty that captivates the country and the city. The human beings of the Third Age are all martial, and some people naturally like weak beauties, but even if they are beautiful, they are just vases. Such as Yalina and Leng Yue, beautiful women with healthy and well-proportioned slender and upright bodies are what the mainstream of society likes.
So Arlina doesn't know how many people have a dream girl, and she doesn't have to say anything when she stands up. Her blue eyes don't know how many people's souls have been taken, and her charm makes countless people want to worship under her pomegranate skirt.
She clapped her hands and asked the soldiers to tie up Teutton's cousin, the rich man, and said, "Starting with your cousin, I think that since he is making trouble in Triumph Square, then I will be the first to take him." This is also a square that reminds people of respecting this martyr. ”
There was an uproar at the scene, and everyone knows that the military department has always been tough. However, at the whipping conference, it was rare to openly attack and slap the face. Although the punishment in previous years was not light or heavy, it would not involve too high-level figures. This is also an acceptance point for the top and the bottom, since this rich man is a member of the Lille family, his identity is no longer ordinarily small.
Teuton did not look embarrassed at all, but looked at the speaker of the parliament with a gray beard on one side and said: "Your Excellency, how many hits do you think you should give to insulting soldiers and violating women in public?" ”
Although the speaker is nominally the presiding officer of the council, the council has long been hollowed out by the city lord's mansion. He looked at Teuton's appearance, and he didn't know what he meant by asking. I couldn't figure out my idea for a while, and I looked at the rich man who was scared and weak, and thought that this kid probably couldn't help fighting. He instantly pondered countless thoughts in his heart, and finally spoke: "Ten whips? ”
A sneer appeared on Yalina's face, and the people at the scene also had some complaints. Since you have been in the whipping meeting, you have to follow the rules, not to mention the assault on the soldiers, and the suffering of women who are caught in ordinary times is by no means more than ten lashes can be repaid.
The rich man's originally pale face was now finally bloody, and he glanced at the speaker gratefully, and his eyebrows danced.
"What the speaker said has a point, and he will be punished with ten lashes. Admiral Arlinna, what do you think? ”
Arlina's sneer froze, and then she nodded faintly to show that she had no objections. Ten lashes were given, and there were ten more blood marks on his body. Ten strokes with a stick, and ten bones will be broken if it is light, which is already considered a heavy punishment. This is the idea of protecting the car and abandoning the pawn, and this rich man is a typical victim.
The rich man almost fainted again, and the execution of the military headquarters was the officer of the pioneer battalion Dowler, who was wearing a tight military uniform and holding an alloy iron rod and walked up slowly. The rich man couldn't bear it anymore, and finally wailed: "Cousin save me, cousin save me." You beat me ten times, my mother is your aunt, save me for my mother's sake, cousin. ”
The eyes of the people were all on Teuton, and Teuton showed a cruel smile and said: "As a person from the City Lord's Mansion who knows the law and violates the law, I propose that ten sticks is too little, and increase it to twenty sticks to be executed immediately." ”
The speaker wiped a cold sweat, and he could see that the heir of the City Lord's Mansion was not ordinarily ruthless. It's only in his twenties, and he has done seven or eight points ruthlessly, and it doesn't seem to be easy to mess with.
Arlina said without changing her face, "Seconded!" ”
Amid the applause of the crowd, Dorler unceremoniously fell heavily with a stick in both hands. The first stick broke one of the rich man's left legs, and the wail shook the heavens and the earth.
Qin Lanshan nodded, and said with a thoughtful look: "At present, it seems that the City Lord's Mansion has won a lot. is just a cousin, at first glance, it is a worthless waste material of the family, but it can be exchanged for popularity. Each of the twenty sticks is a good means to raise the personal prestige of the Teutons! ”
He was evaluating, and when he saw Leng Yue in the ring, his eyes suddenly fell on him. His face changed and he hurriedly squatted down and hid, Leng Yue on the stage snorted coldly, but he didn't look away for a long time. And the mystery beside him, cold sweat flowed down, and he knew that he had been implicated.
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