Chapter 197: The Mortal Situation of the Prisoner
Hang Zhou knew about this cruel act, and no one dared to go up and persuade him.
But in fact, they were also very frightened in their hearts, because once he escaped, it would be the life of the whole family.
If they dig up the previous crimes, they will have to be punished by the Nine Clans.
Whom? Who isn't afraid?
Therefore, the officials can understand Tongzhi's collapse at this moment, and no one laughs at him for crying.
After Cao Tongzhi's mood stabilized, he immediately threw away the knife in his hand, and then turned around and walked back.
"Clean up and throw his carcass into the mountains to feed the wolves."
"The fort fire was lit and told them it was a mistake."
"On the transfer record of the reserve soldiers, erase this operation, and the others will go back with me and surround Xu Jinyi and them!"
When Cao Tongzhi walked back to the horse, his legs were still trembling.
Because he was really scared by the group of crazy people in the country.
came up, and gave him Cao Tongzhi such a big gift, how could he not return the respect?
The soldiers and horses turned around and quickly returned to Hangzhou City.
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Inside a dilapidated inn.
Hangzhou Station, which was built by the center in the second year of Hongwu, was originally built quite large, but unfortunately it was sold to others by Cao Tongzhi to open an inn, and he himself built a few thatched houses casually, which is Hangzhou Station.
Since the students of Guozijian came to Hangzhou, they have lived in these dilapidated thatched huts.
The thatched hut is loophole, and now it is autumn again, and the wind is strong at night, so that the students can't sleep at all.
Xu Jinyi was draped, and his face was a little more worried.
He hid the few pieces of evidence he had already written under the bricks, and was sitting on the table at the moment, writing something.
"Lord Yuxia, Yu Yu Bachelor, Hangzhou has been decaying for a long time, Hangzhou Tongzhi has the power of the prefect, together with the local gentry and wealthy families in Hangzhou, exploiting the people, most of the people's land has been annexed, and the last flood, the land was annexed to tens of thousands of acres."
"Commercial tax reform could not be carried out, and the gentry refused to pay new taxes......"
Write here.
Outside the thatched house, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves.
Immediately after, the thatched huts were surrounded inside and out.
Xu Jinyi snapped, and the brush in his hand almost fell, but he sped up.
Immediately afterward, the door of the thatched hut was suddenly kicked open.
Cao Tongzhi strode in, and at a glance he saw what Xu Jinyi was writing.
Cao Tongzhi laughed cruelly, at this moment, he changed from a gentleman to a beast: "What are you writing?" Show me! β
As he spoke, he took it.
Xu Jinyi didn't resist and let him take it away, but asked in a deep voice, "My scholar was killed by you?" β
Cao Tongzhi can get here, which means that the situation over there has been resolved.
"yes, I killed him."
Cao Tongzhi smiled, and the blood on his face that had not yet been washed off looked particularly hideous.
After saying that, he looked at the paper written by Xu Jinyi.
After reading it, Cao Tongzhi took a deep breath and said fiercely: "You want to denounce all the officials in the entire Hangzhou?" β
Xu Jinyi sneered, with his own integrity: "Yes!" β
The prisoners also woke up, and hurriedly gathered behind Xu Jinyi, and no one avoided Cao Tongzhi's eyes.
Cao Tongzhi walked up to Xu Jinyi and said coldly: "Do you know that you will kill us all like this!" β
"Did you know that my whole family will be copied?"
Xu Jinyi sneered: "This is the retribution for your crimes. β
Cao Tongzhi's face was exposed, staring at Xu Jinyi and the prisoners, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Jinyi, take out the evidence you found and give it to me, and I will let you live." β
"From now on, I will be rich and prosperous with you, and what is mine is yours, okay?"
Xu Jinyi looked at being surrounded inside and out, and it was impossible to rush out.
But looking at Cao Tongzhi's face, Xu Jinyi felt disgusted to the extreme.
Not only this Cao Tongzhi, but also these officials behind him, Xu Jinyi felt disgusted.
He straightened his back, took a deep breath, his eyes became determined, and a few words gradually came out of his mouth.
"Er Cao's body and name are destroyed, and the rivers and rivers will not be wasted!"
It's insulting to them.
Insult Cao Tongzhi.
Cao Tongzhi's face turned pale: "So daring, so daring!" β
"Since you don't know each other, then don't blame me for being merciless."
"If you don't say it, I'll kill one of your junior brothers, and if you don't say it again, I'll kill you another junior brother until you kill them all!"
How dare he do that!
After Xu Jinyi is a famous family, he is the grandson of Xu Lao, Cao Tongzhi does not dare to break the net, but when it comes to the lives of his whole family, he is already approaching madness.
After that, Cao Tongzhi laughed cruelly: "Come on, pull a prisoner out and tie him to the pillar." β
Behind them, the officers and soldiers immediately went into action.
From among the more than 20 prisoners, one prisoner was dragged out and tied to a pillar without saying a word.
Cao Tongzhi took an arrow, aimed the arrow at the prisoner, and roared angrily: "Xu Jinyi, do you want to show evidence?" β
Xu Jinyi's eyes were slightly red, he looked at his junior brother who was tied to the pillar, and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, are you afraid of death?" β
The junior brother was obviously so frightened that his legs trembled, but his face was red and he shouted: "If the teacher can serve the country, so can I!" β
"With their group of corrupt officials, the commercial tax reform cannot be successful, I would rather die than eliminate harm for the country!"
He inherited the spirit of Xu Lao and inherited the most unyielding spirit of Chinese civilization!
Cao Tongzhi was also enraged: "Die!" β
Arrows shoot out!
Shout!
Hitting the throat of the prisoner, the brilliance in the prisoner's eyes was passing little by little, and the bleeding mouth struggled to say, "Teacher...... I'm here to accompany you. β
These prisoners are the pillars of the future country.
It was cultivated by Zhu Di and left to the right-hand man of future generations, so he gave preferential treatment to Guozijian, but Zhu Di never expected that the prisoners who received preferential treatment in the capital would be shot like this!
If this matter is known to the emperor, I am afraid that the sky of the Ming Dynasty will be overturned.
Cao Tongzhi knew that he was guilty, and his hand holding the bow and arrow was shaking, and he shot the prisoner, which put great pressure on him.
Behind him, Hang Zhoutong said in a trembling voice: "Master Cao, this is a prisoner, a protΓ©gΓ© of the late Taishi Xu Lao, we do this......"
Cao Tongzhi gritted his teeth and looked at Xu Jinyi: "Take out the evidence!" β
Xu Jinyi was unmoved.
Cao Tongzhi had to look at the other prisoners, and said gloomily: "He doesn't say it, you say, don't look for death!" β
More than 20 inmates, straightening their waists and sticks, were unmoved.
"We are students of Guozijian!"
"We are the disciples of Old Xu!"
"It is the duty to set up a life for the people, and to find out the corrupt officials for the country, the duty is!"
An inmate stood up: "Today, you keep beating the bones of the scholars, if the scholars are broken in the backbone, then they will not have the face to see their ancestors." β
"Isn't it our lives? Then take it. β
Cao Tongzhi roared, filled with grief and indignation, grabbed the knife, and stabbed him into his hot chest!
Blood burst out, and the prisoner's face instantly distorted.
He turned around, looked at the juniors, and said in a trembling voice: "Juniors, don't be afraid, our blood is still hot......"
"Don't... Don't forget... What do we read for? β
"Cold window, hard work, hard study, isn't it, is it to serve the country and ask for the people's life?"
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt......"
"Teacher, senior brother has taken a step first, don't be afraid, the teacher's soul is watching us from the sky."
With every word, the blood in his mouth flowed inexhaustibly, and he finally fell to the ground.
All around, the prisoners ran over and helped the senior brother up, their eyes were red, and they wept silently.
Xu Jinyi choked up, tears covering his face.
He thought of all the ways he could think of, but he knew that this was a death-defying situation!
It's just that Xu Jinyi is still too young, and this group of inmates is still too young, thinking that if they send someone out to deliver the letter, Cao Tongzhi will not find out, and the inmates greatly underestimate Cao Tongzhi's permeability.