Chapter 69: The Theory of Corrupt Officials (Revised)
Cao Bin didn't give the victims time to talk at all, and quickly shouted:
"Because it's moldy grain."
"It was Jeju who was sentenced to embezzlement in partnership with profiteers and exchanged the good grain of the imperial court!"
"Ben Chin will kill the profiteers first, and then the corrupt officials today, and be the master for you!"
After saying that, he waved his arm suddenly, and was about to let his subordinates carry out the execution.
At this moment, an anxious shout rang out: "Slow, can't kill!" ”
The gagged Jeju Tongju and the head of the Wu family immediately began to cry.
Especially the head of the Wu family, his eyes were full of fear at this time, and his heart was full of remorse, hating that he shouldn't offend Cao Bin.
I didn't expect him to be so ruthless, and he was going to kill his family in the next day.
Until now, the head of the Wu family thought that Cao Bin had killed him just for last night's revenge.
Cao Bin saw the hesitation on the faces of the soldiers of the forbidden army, and shouted in a deep voice:
"What are you doing? Kill me! ”
At his command, seventeen heads suddenly rolled down, and the blood in the cavity spurted out like a fountain, covering the entire mound.
It's not that Cao Bin is ruthless, he has to kill them in public.
Rather, the victims need these heads to calm their grievances.
More than a dozen heads rolled down, and suddenly calmed all the people present, and the world was quiet for a while.
Immediately afterward, the cries of the victims rang out like a landslide.
"Lord ...... Sky"
"Living Bodhisattva, ......"
Cao Bin waved his arm again and said, "Pour the moldy grain into the moat!" Re-boil the porridge! ”
The officials did not dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly took action.
At this time, Jeju Governor and other officials and local gentry all rushed over.
They looked at the blood and skulls on the mound, and suddenly turned pale, and came to Cao Bin's side tremblingly:
"Uncle, you ....... How did you really kill them. ”
Jeju Zhizhou said with a bitter face: "The daughter of the head of the Wu family is the inner family of Chang Da, how can I explain this to him?" ”
Cao Bin waved his hand absently and said, "No need to say more, I have my own way to explain to him." ”
After saying that, he commanded:
"Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, I plan to use work relief to help the victims of the disaster in various states and counties build stable shelters!"
At this time, the victims were still living in makeshift grass huts, not only did they have no planning, they urinated everywhere, and they did not keep warm.
If you let it go, it will be difficult to winter.
Seeing that Cao Bin had lightly skipped the murder, a chill suddenly appeared in his heart, and he couldn't help but be afraid of Cao Bin.
He originally thought that Cao Bin was just a gentleman, as greedy and cowardly as himself, and had not experienced any major battles.
It wasn't until now that he re-acquainted himself with this so-called "gentleman", which is really ruthless! It was so hard that his hairs stood on end.
Hearing that Cao Bin planned to implement cash-for-work, he didn't dare to refute, so he could only say cautiously:
"Uncle, if the method of 'work for relief' is implemented, I am afraid that the amount of food consumed will skyrocket several times, I am afraid that it will ...... I won't be able to harvest next fall! ”
Cao Bin said disapprenosingly:
"The court has a lot of money, if it is not enough, Ben Jue will ask for it again, isn't it that the more the disaster victims eat, the more we earn?"
Jeju Zhizhou nodded hurriedly and said, "What Uncle said is, what he said is, I am confused!" ”
Cao Bin saw that the other officials and gentry were all stunned, and said dissatisfied:
"Why, do you have different opinions?"
Those officials and gentry hurriedly shook their heads and said, "No, no, we obey the orders of the uncle." ”
While they agreed, they couldn't help but slander themselves.
The head of the Wu family just threw your face at the banquet, and you were killed by you, and you were sentenced to Jeju, who would dare to have a different opinion?
Even Shandong's pacification envoy Chang Feng didn't give face, it can really be called a retribution, who can afford to provoke this?
None of them believed that Cao Bin was really mad because of the replacement of grain, and they only felt that Cao Bin was taking advantage of the topic to take revenge.
Aside from their belly, at this time, the cauldron used for disaster relief has been replaced with clean grain, and the aroma has begun to diffuse.
The victims lined up again, but their expressions had changed to longing and satisfaction.
The hope of a full stomach gave them a glimmer of happiness that they could not hope for on weekdays.
It was a carnival day for the victims, and the cauldron never stopped until late at night after boiling the thick porridge.
Two days later, Chang Feng returned to Jeju City with 20,000 soldiers.
As soon as he came back, he came to see Cao Bin with a blue face, and as soon as he met, he directly asked:
"Uncle Cao, what do you mean by this?"
"Even if you're dissatisfied with me, why do you want to kill Jeju Tongju?"
"He's an official from the fifth grade, don't say it's you, even if the old lady is here, he has to ask the official."
As he spoke, he said viciously: "If I write a recital, even if you save your life, you won't be able to escape the fate of being sent to the army." ”
Cao Bin crossed Erlang's legs and said disdainfully: "Who said that I killed Jeju Tongju?" That was clearly killed by you! ”
Hearing Cao Bin's words, Chang Feng almost didn't believe his ears, and laughed out loud angrily:
"Cao Bin! Are you crazy or whimsical? ”
"Hundreds of thousands of victims saw it with their own eyes, and the local gentry witnessed it on the spot, are you daydreaming?"
Cao Bin knocked on the table and said:
"The most important thing I hate in my life is working with idiots! Jeju Tong counts one, the head of the Wu family counts one, aren't you Chang Adult? ”
Chang Feng's eyes flashed with anger, and just as he was about to speak, Cao Bin interrupted him and said:
"It's okay to be greedy, but you have to understand what you can move, and you can't even touch anything!"
As he spoke, he laughed:
"More than 10,000 stones of moldy grain, the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of victims, does Lord Chang think this kind of thing can be hidden from the imperial court?"
"When the incident happens, not only you and me, but also the officials of the entire Shandong will not be able to escape."
"When the time comes, I don't know if Lord Chang chose to kill the Nine Clans? Or is it a thousand cuts? ”
As he spoke, he paused and continued:
"This is what Ling Yue did for a few thousand taels of silver, I was stupidly cried by them!"
When Chang Feng heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and then gritted his teeth and said:
"He's not my father-in-law! I didn't know about it! ”
Cao Bin gloated:
"That's why they are stupid, so the Jeju general judge wants to slap up with Chang Da, right? It's a pity that he's actually guillotining you! ”
Chang Feng looked at Cao Bin for a while, and said deflated:
"I didn't expect Uncle Cao to be the real wise fool, Chang is really convinced!"
Then, he took a breath and said viciously:
"Jeju Pass is a good kill! He must not be allowed to live, or you and I will be in danger. ”
"Uncle, rest assured, Chang Mou took on this matter, and when the time came, I joined the Shandong officials to write a book, and said that Jeju Tong was sentenced to public anger, and Chang Mou had to order to be killed!"
As he spoke, he seemed to have remembered something, beckoned his follower to his squad leader, and commanded in front of Cao Bin:
"You go back to the house immediately, hang Aunt Wu to death, and quietly bury her in the wilderness......."
As he was talking, the sound of a cup and plate shattering came, and he turned his head suddenly, his eyes were as fierce as lightning, staring at Chang Qinglian who was trembling!