Chapter 13: The death of the surname Lingwen of Jingzhou County
At noon, the cold wind came from the northwest and beat the crowds in the streets. The yellow leaves that rolled up and fell to the ground again.
The soldiers have pressed the Jingzhou County Order to the execution ground. Li Yu sat on the high platform. Drinking tea leisurely, the execution ground is an open space of dozens of meters, very close to the downtown area, and a high wall of five or six meters separates the market from the execution ground. Outside the walls were shops selling things and some people's dwellings. At the back of the center of the execution ground stood an eight-foot-tall executioner, looking at a stout and powerful executioner. He held a large sharp knife in his hand, the tip of which he pressed against the ground, and the hilt of the knife in both hands. His eyes were full of rushing killing intent. To his left, some near the wall, there was a shelf with human heads of varying degrees of decay. It's even creepi to watch.
In the center, I saw a man kneeling on the ground, his head bowed in rags, and his face was completely covered by a cloak. Others couldn't see what his expression was at this time.
The people below looked at the scene on the high platform and talked about it. "This county order was arrested by General Li after he was buried outside Li Yuan yesterday. I heard that his ladies and dependents were all in prison. A man replied: "Not only that, I heard that on the day General Li just returned, all the soldiers went to the Yamen Mansion by themselves and occupied the military land in the east. ”
"What is the reason why this county order has ended up like this?" A young man asked. Another middle-aged man replied: "I heard that the county magistrate has never asked about the killing of Li Yuanwai, nor has he investigated, and the family went to sue him just to prevaricate and send him back." It was as if he knew that Li Yuanwai would be killed. ”
"Doesn't this Li Yuanwai claim to be an official of the imperial court? Why does this county magistrate sit idly by?"
"Who knows, it should be a person who has climbed to a higher status, so I won't take this Li Wen who deliberately brings his own official life in his eyes. ”
"But...... No matter what the reason is, it can be regarded as a good thing after all, and now that the general is guarding Jingzhou, the bandits will not dare to disturb it again. ”
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Li Yu ignored the discussion in the audience, only drank the tea in his hand, and simply started a little idle.
"General, the hour has come. The middle-aged man next to Li Yu reminded him in his ear. Li Yu opened the eyes that had just been closed, glanced at the man who reminded him, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. Some casually reached out to take the bamboo skewer in front of him, and when he touched the bamboo skewer, his face suddenly changed and he was solemn, and Lisuo grabbed one and threw it on the ground. Majestic: "Execution!"
Hearing the order, the executioner Lisuo raised his broadsword, stared straight at the neck of the kneeling man in front of him, and slashed down with a sharp sword. The man's head fell to the ground like a ball. A lot of blood spurted from the neck where the blood vessel had been ruptured.
The people watched as they blindfolded their children, and they did not turn their heads away.
However, the people feel scary at the same time but also a little happy, this county order has not done a bright thing since taking office, in recent years, the thieves have come several times as if they are returning to their parents' home, and they have done all the bad things of hurting, killing and plundering, and the county order does not care, and many innocent people have been wronged and imprisoned among the people who report the case on weekdays. And many of the people rejoiced when he was killed. Soon after, some people applauded.
"Good!" An old man in his sixties in the crowd smiled even more happily. Despite the inconvenience of his hands and feet, he insisted on coming to see the county order to be executed. His son was arrested by the bandits last year to work as a laborer, and he went to redress his grievances every day and asked the county order to encircle and suppress the bandits, but the bandits had already given enough money. He was sent out of the yamen, and he had disturbed the public court and fined ten bags of rice grain. What made him even more desperate was that three months later, his son's body was found in the wilderness, and the white-haired man was sent away in this way.
"This kind of parent official should have been changed a long time ago!" said the old man indignantly. Then the discussion of the people gradually became louder. There are many voices that are applauding. The women also carried their children out of the execution ground.
Li Yu watched the people in the audience applaud, and suddenly felt a warm current in his heart. The family ran to load the decapitated body and head into a wooden cart, and then turned to look at Li Yu. He asked, "General, did you throw it at the northeast entrance of the city?"
At the northeast entrance of the city, there is a mass grave. It was a 60-meter pit, and the smell of decay in it was the smell of corpses, so the crowd was far away.
Li Yu stared at the dead man in the car and nodded.
After dusk, Li Yu had already returned to the Yamen. Luan Jing had already lit the fragrance in the room, freshened up briefly, and went out in the direction of the study, the maids knew that she was looking for Li Yu, and they didn't stop her, but let people stare at it from afar.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard a somewhat gentle voice say, "General, the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone have been prepared." You're ready to go. Luan Jing stopped quietly and listened carefully outside the door.
Li Yu snorted. I picked up the brush and dipped it in ink, and wrote the words on the rice paper respectfully, and the sound of the pen was heard in the Luan mirror outside the door in just a few minutes.
Li Yu paused for a few more seconds, and saw that the pen and ink were almost dry. He picked it up and folded it, handed it to a guard, and said, "Send the letter to the palace." ”
"Yes!" replied the soldier and headed for the door.
The moment the door opened, Luan Jing took the opportunity to snatch the letter and walked into the door quickly. The soldier reacted instantly, feeling very sad and angry, and a little ashamed. Then he picked up the sword in his hand and wanted to stab at Luan Jing.
"Stop!" Li Yu said coldly. Throw the brush on the table to block the sword's path.
The sound of the clanging sword falling was somewhat crisp.
"General......" The soldiers fell to their knees, as if begging for mercy for the seized letters.
"General, I'm saving you!" Luan Jing preempted the soldier's words, without any expression on his face.
Li Yu looked at the woman in front of him, and somehow felt that there was something special about her. But I can't say it. "Oh, save me?" Li Yu looked at Luan Jing as if he was nothing, and raised his hand to signal the soldiers to go out. The soldier understood what he meant, and he didn't say anything in his throat, so he had to leave in a hurry. When he left, he didn't forget to glance at Luan Jing, his eyes were full of anger.
"Do you know that just by seizing this military secret, I can kill your nine clans?" Li Yu said sharply. But I can't hear any angry emotions.
"Hahaha, kill the nine clans, general, I'm just afraid...... You'll have to go to the grave and kill it again. Luan Jing said with some sarcasm. Li Yu's face turned a little pale when he heard this, and he was about to be confused when he was about to be said like this by this yellow-haired girl who had just reached her prime.
"General. Jingzhou County ordered the Wen clan to oppress the people, sit in their positions without seeking their own politics, and collude with the thieves...... All kinds of corrupt atmosphere should not be left behind. Rong Chen's crime of first cutting off and then playing, has corrected the Wen family on the spot, and the minister returned to Beijing to ask for his guilt. Now that Jingzhou has no owner, I hope that the king will first send capable people to take up the right atmosphere and protect the people of Jingzhou. "I'm talking about it, general?" Luan Jing held the letter and grasped it tightly, and said what Li Yu had written.
Li Yu's face suddenly turned pale!!Looking at Luan Jing in horror, he asked, "...... you How do you know what I wrote......" followed by another tightness. He turned his face and asked, "Who the hell are you?"
Luan Jing still said unhurriedly: "General, it doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that you can't send this letter to Shangjing." ”
"Why?" Li Yu asked a little shocked and puzzled. Luan Jing smiled. "You have to agree to my request before I can tell you." ”
Li Yu looked at Luan Mirror, the veil covering his face, which made people feel inexplicably mysterious. It makes people want to lift her veil and her heart to see what it is like.
"Say, what do you want?" Li Yu's tone was still so tepid, but there was a little more emotion.
"When I tell you all the truth, you must obey me. Luan Jing said.
"What! you are so bold!" Li Yu had already placed his sword on Luan Jing's neck when he heard the words. Luan Jing didn't have a trace of expression on his face.
"What are you?" Li Yu said indignantly.
"I can save your life, save your wife!!" Luan Jing leaned close to his ear canal. The following word is a bit heavy. Li Yu's expression changed slightly. looked at Luan Jing in surprise, and still didn't put down the sword in his hand for a long time.
Luan Jing pointed to the roof of the building, and gave Li Yu a look. Li Yu knew what she meant. I feel it now, there is someone on the top floor!
"Someone whispered, arrest this assassin for me!" Li Yu said loudly, and pressed the mirror down a few more times. The crowd arrived, and saw the general's sword facing the girl's neck.
Li Yu saw that the generals had arrived. He said coldly: "This cunning woman entered the mansion and wanted to assassinate Ben Shuai, and now that she has been discovered, she must have an accomplice, go and search for me!
"Yes," dozens of soldiers responded in unison. I started to search slowly and step by step out of the window. Seeing this, the man on the roof fled from the yamen. Hearing the voice, Li Yu put down his sword. Luan Jing walked to the desk and twisted the heel of the table back twice. Immediately, a door slowly came to the wall behind him. Luan Jing motioned for Li Yu to walk in, and when he saw that Li Yu was not approaching, he walked into the dark passage without hesitation.
Inside the dark passage, there is a room, Luan Jing touched the familiar lines to add the lanterns on the wall, and the room suddenly lit up, it was a bit like a room, the desk was neat, and there were a few books in front of the table.
"What are you bringing me here for?How do you know about this place?" Li Yu looked at the woman in front of him in a daze. Luan Jing didn't speak, and reached out to untie the knotted scarf at the back of his head. suddenly revealed a beautiful but somewhat charming face.
"You ......" Li Yu looked straight at the beautiful woman in front of him, his tongue knotted and he could barely speak. I'm afraid there are few people who compare this appearance.
"General, I'm the person you're looking for, I'm the Oiran Jin'er of Huayue Tower. Luan Jing looked at Li Yu seriously. There is no expression on his face.
"What!!!You've always been the person I've been looking for, and now you dare to throw yourself into the net. Li Yu said indignantly, raising his long sword and stabbing into the abdomen of the mirror. I want to avenge my brother.
"Sooner or later, I will fall into your hands, General. The general listened to the slave first. Luan Jing's words were a little light. But he dodged the attack of the long sword.
Li Yu stood behind Luan Jing. Ma Li turned around and pressed his sword against Luan Jing's abdomen. Said coldly: "I want to see if you have any other reason to be free!"
Luan mirrored the storyteller, moistened his throat, and said, "That's right, I killed Li Wen." I thought that the general was past his old age, and he was brave and a smart man. But why can't I figure out what ability I have to kill Li Yuanwai? I am a woman in a Qinglou with no power or power, and I think the general army also knows what my brother has done in the past few years. Why don't you want to think about who I want to kill him?"
Hearing this, Li Yu seemed to start thinking slowly. He really didn't think about why a red boy would have any ability to kill his own brother.
Luan Jing saw him and began to think. He also said: "Now that the general has left his post without permission and taken away 3,000 soldiers and killed the officials of the imperial court, have you not thought about the consequences? If you send this letter to Shangjing, you will not be guaranteed to die, and the 3,000 troops you bring will be punished, and the soldiers who are guarding the border of Shangjing will also be punished." Thou hast sacrificed so many of thy brothers for the sake of one man. General, tell me, what did you kill? What you killed was the hope of the people of 100,000 families and the trust of the soldiers in you. What you did is even more painful than the pain of losing your brother!!" Luan Jing's tone slowly became loud and excited. But it is still as deterrent as before.