Chapter 769: Self-Punishment
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For the riot of the Besa people, Shangguan Xiu was both annoyed and angry in his heart, but his anger was more directed at himself. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The Besa people who died in the hands of Shangguan Xiu are countless, and they are few in thousands, but that was to kill people in wartime, and all the Besa people at that time could be regarded as the enemies of the wind army, and it was the duty of soldiers to go into battle to kill the enemy.
But now is different, now is not a wartime, the war has long ended, it is in a period of peace, even if only one person is killed, it is a careless human life, and it cannot be tolerated.
It was precisely because Shangguan Xiu knew this very well that he was now annoyed and remorseful about his impulse.
"After so many days, it's time for things to settle down. Shangguan Xiu, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Ah Xiu, can you do it and kill all those riotous Bessa?" Nie Zhen suddenly came to his senses, stretched his neck and asked, "My brothers are all ready to go, as long as Ah Xiu gives an order, they can enter the city at any time!"
Hearing this, Matt's body was shocked, and his face changed suddenly, they plan to kill all the Besa people in Guangxiuyue City?
Shangguan Xiu straightened up, turned his head to look at Liu Yun, and said, "Lord Liu." ”
"Next...... The lower official is here!" Liu Yun was trembling even when he spoke. Once such an order is issued, Beijun is afraid that it will be completely destroyed. Bai Du Yixia performed a new chapter of the Song Hall to cut the mouth of the L section
Shangguan Xiu took a deep breath and said in a calm tone: "The county guard will come forward and post a notice, tomorrow, I will apologize to the people of the Besa tribe in public in the city square, and ...... He was punished with 200 lashes and punished in public. ”
When he finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the venue, so quiet that people could hear their heartbeats.
Shangguan Xiu not only had to apologize in public, but also had to be punished with 200 lashes in public, a decision that was too unexpected and unbelievable. Not to mention that others couldn't react for a while, even Matt wondered if he had heard it wrong, how could Shangguan Xiu do it to such an extent?
After a while, Liu Yun was excited, and hurriedly bowed over and said: "Your Excellency only needs to make a gesture of repentance, which is enough to calm the dissatisfaction and turmoil of the Besa people, as for the whipping of two hundred, Xia Guan thinks ...... Xia Guan felt that it was really unnecessary. ”
"If you do something wrong, you deserve to be punished, don't you? Two hundred lashes are already considered light. Shangguan Xiu stood up, turned around and walked out of the hall.
"Ah Xiu-" Nie Zhen quickly caught up with him and said, "Are you doing this to give in to the Besa people? Beijun is now our territory in the Wind Country, what is there to fear about the Besa people?"
"I'm not giving in to anyone, I'm not afraid of anyone, I'm just doing what I have to do, and I'm doing justice to the Besa people!" Shangguan Xiu patted Nie Zhen's shoulder and asked with a smile, "Are you in the mood to have a few drinks?"
Where is Nie Zhen in the mood to drink, he still wants to persuade, Zi Yiling stepped forward and said: "Ah Zhen, Xiu's decision is right, indiscriminate killing can't solve the problem, it will only make the situation more intense, and give those who are secretly plotting bad things an opportunity, it's just ......"
Speaking of this, he looked at Shangguan Xiu and said, "Ah Xiu, I also think that these two hundred lashes are too much. ”
No matter how advanced Shangguan Xiu's spiritual martial cultivation is, when he executes the whipping, he can't cover the spiritual armor, these two hundred whips are sturdy and drawn on his body, so what is a joke, he can really beat people to death.
Generally speaking, there are 30 lashes, 60 lashes, and 80 lashes, and there are very few lashes of more than 100 lashes, and the punishment of 200 lashes is even rarer.
In Zi Yiling's opinion, Shangguan Xiu's self-punishment is not impossible, but the meaning of his self-punishment is to set an example, and the symbolism of treating the Feng Clan and the Besa Clan equally, is more symbolic, and there is no need to really be whipped.
Shangguan Xiu looked at the worried Zi Yiling, and then looked at the people who were also worried, he smiled indifferently and said: "Receiving these two hundred whips actually makes my heart a little more comfortable, and it is also to leave a thought for myself, so that I can remind myself from time to time in the future." Remind yourself that you can no longer listen to and believe partially, and act impulsively after hearing only one side of the story, and eventually harm others and yourself.
He is a human being, not a god, it is impossible for a human being to never make mistakes, this incident is to make Shangguan Xiujie suffer a big loss, and also let him be carried away by victory, a little fluttering, and fall from the clouds to the ground.
On the same day, according to Shangguan Xiu's request, the county guard put up the notice, and at the same time distributed it to all counties and towns in the northern county, showing all the people of the Feng tribe and the people of the Besa tribe that Shangguan Xiu was determined to admit his mistake.
With this notice posted, the people of the two tribes stopped making a fuss, the people of the Besa tribe who gathered on the streets dispersed one after another, and the people of the Feng tribe, who bullied the Besa people on weekdays, did not dare to act rashly anymore, and people were waiting to see what would happen tomorrow.
The next day, Xiuyue City, Central Square.
Before noon, it was already crowded with people, and as far as the eye could see, it was black and oppressive, not to mention that there was no open space inside and outside the square, and there was no gap between people. People are next to each other, people are crowded, and there are no less than 100,000 people gathered in the huge square, and the streets near the square are also full of people.
Shangguan Xiu's identity, even if he is not the No. 2 person in the Wind Country now, but he is definitely the quasi-No. 2 person, his attitude can completely represent the attitude of the court of the Wind Country, with his identity, admitting his mistakes to the people of the Besa tribe, this is already an unimaginable thing, not to mention that he has to punish himself with whipping? If Shangguan Xiu can really do this, it is equivalent to showing that the wind direction of the court has changed in the future, and he will no longer favor the people of the Feng Clan, and will treat the people of the two clans equally.
Of course, this is what the people of the Besa people are happy to see, but for the people of the Wind Tribe, this is a difficult thing to accept.
The people of the two ethnic groups have the same status, and the people of the Feng tribe in the northern county are directly damaged, not only to hand over all the assets of the people of the Besa tribe, but it is impossible to continue to oppress the people of the Besa tribe in the future.
The people of both tribes talked and said everything. There are many Feng people shouting to the people of the Besa tribe, it is impossible for the town to admit their mistakes to the Besa people, let alone punish themselves for the Besa people, and the county guard has posted a notice, which is a scam, to deceive all you disgruntled Besa people here, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The people of Besa were not convinced, the two tribes scolded each other, and the atmosphere in the square became more and more chaotic and tense. At this moment, the horn sounded, and a large number of wind troops poured into the square, squeezing a passage through the sea of people.
With the arrival of the soldiers, the people of both ethnic groups have stopped, no one dares to shout loudly anymore, and people are stretching their necks to see if Shangguan Xiu will really come.
Church near the square. On the top floor of the church, Tang Ling stood in front of the window, and behind her, there were a large number of generals of the Wind Army, as well as disciples of Tongtianmen and warriors of the Praetorian Guard.
Tang Ling looked at the appearance for a long time, then turned his head sideways and said, "Meng Aiqing." ”
Meng Qiuchen hurriedly came out of the crowd, bowed down, and said, "Weichen is here!"
"You adults, do you really plan to be whipped? Two hundred lashes?" Tang Ling heard about this yesterday, and like most Feng people, she didn't think that Shangguan Xiuzhen would punish herself with two hundred lashes, just to calm the situation and make a show.
But now, there are so many people at the scene, if it is really just a show, I am afraid that not only will not calm down the situation, but will stimulate the situation even more out of control.
This time, Meng Qiuchen really didn't see Shangguan Xiu's true thoughts. Shangguan Xiu has a cold and rigid temperament, and no one can force him to do what he is unwilling to do.
If he himself is unwilling to apologize and punish himself, even if the people of the Besa tribe fall out, he will be unmoved, and it is a big deal to order all the Besa people to be killed.
But to say that Shangguan Xiu is willing to apologize and punish himself for the Besa people, it makes too much sense, who is Shangguan Xiu, how could Meng Qiuchen not understand, in his mind, only the life of the Feng people is the life, and the lives of other tribesmen are not worth mentioning, not to mention that he only killed one Besa people this time, even if he killed a city of Besa people, he would not have the slightest apology in his heart.
Meng Qiuchen pondered for a while, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know what adults are thinking. ”
Tang Ling's gaze swept out of the window again, and he raised his hand slightly, and a Tongtianmen disciple stepped forward quickly, and said, "Your Majesty." ”
"You go and tell Zhen Guogong that since the matter has become so big, Zhen Guogong will be a little wronged and punish himself with ten lashes to show me the justice of the Gale Court. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the Tongtianmen disciple agreed, turned around and walked out.
In the crowd in the square, Xin Jiyao and Xin Jicheng brothers and sisters were also among them.
The task of visiting the Wind Country has been completed, and the two of them should have returned to Ningnan a long time ago, but before the two of them left Xiuyue City, such an incident suddenly broke out in Beijun, and the two stayed for the time being to see how the Wind Country would deal with this emergency.
Xin Jicheng looked at the little sister beside him and asked in a low voice: "Jiyao, do you think Shangguan Xiu will really apologize to the Besa people, and still punish himself?"
"I hope he doesn't apologize and punish himself, because the more chaos in North County is, the more beneficial it will be to our country. "The country's central army is now being dragged in Duki, and if the central army of the Wind Country can also be dragged in North County, that is the best outcome. It's just that Shangguan Xiu's style of doing things has always been weird, and it is often unexpected, and Xin Jiyao really can't judge what Shangguan Xiu plans to do.
"A dignified first-class duke, even if he cares about people's lives, it is already the limit to apologize in public, and self-punishment is unprecedented! Not to mention, he still punishes himself for the people of Besa. Xin Jicheng shook his head, he didn't think Shangguan Xiu could do it to this extent.
Xin Jiyao's eyes narrowed, and he said: "If Shangguan Xiu is just making a show, it means that he has no intention of sending troops to invade our country, at least in a short period of time, if Shangguan Xiu is not making a show, then my country has to be careful, he is quelling the rebellion in Beijun with the greatest determination, the purpose is to draw out the wind army in Beijun as soon as possible, and there is only one purpose for doing this, that is, to come to our country." ”
Xin Jicheng's heart was shocked, and he muttered: "If this is the case, our actions will have to be accelerated." ”
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