A family is nothing more than a big family that has lived here for generations and is quite famous.

Although the family in a region may not seem so powerful, its heritage and connections are beyond the imagination of others.

Rong Mingzhi knew that Chu Yujia didn't care about his reputation, his official reputation, and his so-called family.

But he had to care about the family.

Chu Yujia has not been in the northwest for a long time, and he has not taken over the power of the whole country like Chu Qianwen at the beginning.

To a large extent, the power in his hands has been divided by himself, in terms of internal affairs, there are Meng Feihang and Rong Mingzhi, and there are also Zhuang Jiade, Yang Renqi and others in the army.

This has the advantage that he can be a hands-off shopkeeper on weekdays.

But there is also a drawback, that is, the people can't see Chu Yujia, and the grassroots officials below can't see Chu Yujia, so although Chu Yujia is famous, it is not high.

At such a time, he himself wanted to enhance his fame and prestige, and he wanted to use his fame and prestige to recruit soldiers for the Northwest Army and distribute benefits to the people.

But if you offend the family, the consequences are almost unimaginable.

Even if Chu Yujia used his iron and bloody wrists to slaughter this family, it would be like being stuck in a quagmire and unable to get out.

After all, almost all of the families are nepotism, and moving one is equivalent to moving all.

What's more, he doesn't have the ability to clear the family's influence on the entire Shuiyun County now.

But now that Chu Yujia's words have been spoken, Guan Qian didn't dare to say anything in front of Chu Yujia, because as long as he said it, it would be his use of power for personal gain.

But Rong Mingzhi knew the stakes well, so he said: "Master Hou, the lower officials feel that this matter still needs to be discussed. ”

"Huh?"

Chu Yujia looked at Rong Mingzhi with raised eyebrows and asked, "Shouldn't this person be killed?"

"It should be killed, but it is not killed now, let alone killed by adults. ”

Rong Mingzhi arched his hand and said: "Although Shuiyun County is a poor and remote country in the eyes of many people, but after the adults came, the economy, taxation and other aspects have improved, and now is the most critical time for the development of our Shuiyun County, but the Zhu family is a family of this Shuiyun County, and the reputation is quite high, if the Hou Ye directly orders this person to be beheaded, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction, and the gains will outweigh the losses." ”

Hearing this, Chu Yujia's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered: "Then in this case, this person has broken the law, and I can't touch him?"

"Yes, but it must not be a capital offense. ”

Rong Mingzhi bit his lip and said: "If Master Hou is really thinking about the people of our Shuiyun County, he will endure this breath and let this person live, but the living crime can avoid the death penalty, and the adult can take it to the entrance of the vegetable market and beat the board hard, and it will be fine, in this way, only Lord Guan needs to go to the Zhu family to lobby, and the stakes are naturally clear." ”

"If you don't kill him, how can you solve the hatred in my heart?"

Chu Yujia tilted his head and said, "Do you know that now the people all over the city are poking at my Chu someone's backbone?"

"But after all, Lord Hou is not only the general of the royal court, but also the county guard of this Shuiyun County. ”

Rong Mingzhi said: "Since it is the county guard of Shuiyun County, it is necessary to take a long-term view, and it is the right way to seek benefits for the people of the county, if the adult kills the surnamed Zhu today, then tomorrow the Zhu family will raise the strength of the whole family to oppose the adult, every decree of the adult, the Zhu family has brought their own descendants to the side of the yang and the yin, at that time, what should the adult do?"

Without waiting for Chu Yujia to speak, Rong Mingzhi continued: "If the adult kills them all, then the adult will inevitably lose the support of the people in this family in the future, and at that time, the adult will be in the quagmire in Shuiyun County and will not be able to extricate himself." ”

Chu Yujia is not a person who can't listen to opinions, and when he heard Rong Mingzhi say this at this time, he actually began to think carefully about the stakes.

At this time, Rong Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at Guan Qian.

Guan Qian hurriedly knelt on his knees, and almost burst into tears: "Master Hou, during the time you came, Xia Guan tried his best to serve Hou Ye and seek welfare for the people, but Xia Guan is also a human being, and he also has seven emotions and six desires, and I also ask Hou Ye to read that Xia Guan has no merit and hard work during this period of time, and let my wife and uncle have a way to live......

After careful consideration, Chu Yujia sighed and said, "Since this is the case, then I will spare him from death." ”

Rong Mingzhi saw that he was relieved, for fear that he would regret it, and hurriedly said: "Hou Ye is wise." ”

When Guan Qian just wanted to speak, Chu Yujia said: "But as Mingzhi said, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. ”

No matter what, Chu Yujia can be regarded as an extrajudicial grace.

Guan Qian was also very grateful, after all, Chu Yujia gave him a thin noodle, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Chu Yujia sighed softly, got up and walked to Guan Qian's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's not a pity to oppress the people under my rule, but you Guan Qian is a talent, and I don't want to estranged you and me because of such a small person." ”

Guan Qian was stunned for a moment, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, until Chu Yujia walked out of the mansion that Guan Qian gave a respectful salute and said loudly: "The lower officials must do their best to assist the Hou Ye." ”

Chu Yujia, who walked out of the mansion gate, paused slightly, but he still didn't look back and continued walking.

Chu Yujia was still in the same white robe, and personally escorted Zhu Weichen and his men in the prisoner car to the execution ground.

Hearing that the Marquis of Chu wanted to punish the villains who bullied and oppressed the traders, the traders and the common people had already surrounded the execution ground.

When everyone saw Zhu Weichen in the prisoner car and the ruffians below him, the crowd immediately rioted.

The angry people grabbed eggs and leaves in their hands, and even grabbed stones from the ground and threw them at them.

None of the surrounding Ye Jun stepped forward to stop them, let alone stop them.

Such a person is not welcome even in the Northwest Army.

Because the iron law in the Northwest Army is not to oppress the people.

Before they arrived at the execution ground, the people in the prison cart had already been beaten to the head and bleeding.

By the time they arrived at the execution ground, there were even a few people who were no longer dead.

It was the head that broke their heads.

Chu Yujia jumped off the war horse and strode onto the execution platform.

Chu Yujia's personal soldiers dragged out the people in the prisoner cart and brought them to the execution table.

Dozens of benches had already been placed neatly on the execution table, and after bringing them up, the soldiers directly tied the other party to the bench regardless of how the other party struggled.

Immediately afterwards, another group of pro-soldiers came forward with a long stick nearly two meters long.

These sticks are not everyday military sticks, let alone sun-dried sticks.

These so-called long sticks are nothing more than branches that have just been brought down from the tree, but they have been stripped of their skins.

This kind of wooden stick contains a very heavy amount of water, and its lethality is much greater than that of sun-dried wooden sticks.

If you have a little more strength, you are afraid that you can break your bones and tendons with a stick.

When Zhu Weichen saw this long stick, he couldn't help but whimper: "It's over......"