The southern suburbs of Yanping County, on the banks of the Gu River.
What is usually a deserted wilderness today is crowded with people, including men, women, and children from Yanping County.
Because, as soon as three quarters of noon comes, Qiu Zhennong will be dead here!
The common people all wanted to see with their own eyes how this bully who had brought trouble to the village and caused countless harm to people ended his life.
Among the crowd, some people have prepared gongs, drums and firecrackers in advance. When the execution is over, they will beat the gongs, drums and set off firecrackers to celebrate.
It is now approaching the execution time, the guillotine has been prepared, and all the officials have taken their seats.
This time, the Ministry of Punishment indeed sent a censor to give some advice.
Tidian Yushi, also called Tixinguan, is mainly responsible for reviewing serious cases, important cases and unjust cases in various places.
However, what surprised everyone was that the Tidian Censor was straightforward and low-key. He made his intention clear as soon as they met, emphasizing that he was only here to supervise the case and would not offer any opinions or make any decisions.
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"We...we have no choice but to...we are also confused for a moment..."
However, he pulled twice and found that Song Zhili didn't move.
Chen Houlu hurriedly took advantage of the situation and took a look. After seeing the five big characters clearly, he was also very frightened.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The next second, Song Zhili looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, so wildly that it seemed as if the entire county government hall was darkened and a strong wind blew up.
Soon, the final preparations were completed.
"OK!!!"
It seems that the officials from the Holy City are indeed human beings.
In addition, he lived in seclusion and seemed to try his best to avoid contact with local officials. Sima Xin invited him for good opportunities, but he was declined politely.
Unexpectedly, the person who threw the death penalty card in the end was myself, the lowest ranking official present!
Therefore, it is not easy for him to be the censor who advises the emperor. He must not disobey the emperor's wishes, but he also needs to try not to offend the minister of official affairs.
Therefore, in the following period, the censor who raised the point was completely a bystander, only symbolically checking the case information and all the approval documents.
However, since they understood what they meant, Sima Xin and Cai Jin naturally did not carry the big pot, and finally returned it all to the county magistrate Song Zhili.
"Whoa whoa……"
Song Zhili took the death warrant and looked at the officials first, feeling a sigh of relief in his heart.
They never imagined that a weak civil servant could laugh with such a powerful aura and laugh so evilly and crazily!
And then, with a bang, he knelt down in front of the two officials.
The guillotine was a little far away from the audience, and no one could clearly see what Qiu Zhennong's expression was at this moment.
As for Qiu Batian's other accomplices, they were all sentenced accordingly based on the nature of their crimes.
Three quarters past noon is approaching, and the five condemned prisoners have been identified and brought to the guillotine.
"You..." Sima Xin and Cai Jin were both stunned, wondering whether the county magistrate had suffered a stroke or was possessed by evil spirits.
Therefore, coming here as a mute spectator is undoubtedly the best choice!
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Song Zhili naturally knew that the situation was not good, so he immediately opened the letter tremblingly, only to find that it was an urgent and secret letter written by the governor himself!
The content of the letter only contains five words: "Release Cui Xiaotian immediately!!!"
Before even having time to enter the inner hall to talk, Sima Xin impatiently took out a letter and almost threw it into Song Zhili's face.
"No one of his sons or men should be left behind, let them all go!"
The county government has so many things to do, so they can't be taken care of at the moment.
"Hey," Cai Jin glared at Song Zhili and urged, "Why are you still standing there? Go and let him go!"
The crowd was instantly excited, gongs and drums were beating, firecrackers were blasting, and the people were excited, singing and dancing with joy.
All follow-up matters regarding the death penalty have been handled.
Si Maxin and Cai Jin were not only dumbfounded, but also a little hairy.
At this time, Song Zhili could not care about Qiu Batian's life and death. He wanted to find his son and daughter as soon as possible, so he immediately made a decision to set the execution date as today.
"Two...two adults..." Finally, Chen Houlu couldn't stand listening anymore and begged, "Mr. Song, after all, his child was kidnapped. Please help him say a word and beg for mercy!"
However, as soon as they entered the Yamen, Sima Xin and Cai Jin's expressions suddenly changed.
No matter what decision the Tidian Censor makes, people will inevitably think about whether he represents the intention of the Minister of Civil Affairs?
However, this case happened to be a case appointed by the Holy One. The Holy One obviously did not want this case to be interfered with.
Officials at all levels not only had no objections to this decision, but also supported it, because no matter who they were, they wanted to end this suffering as soon as possible.
"This...this..." Song Zhili held the secret letter, his legs were paralyzed and he was at a loss.
The executioner swung his knife downwards, and the head fell to the ground...
Song Zhili laughed ferociously, but tears fell in the air. His face was twisted, but his tears were shining...
If you can't go back, then do it!
So, he suddenly opened his eyes and threw the token out.
Saying that, he quickly pulled Song Zhili and asked him to go with him to release the person.
"Yes, yes..." Chen Houlu stood up quickly, nodded and bowed, "We're going to release him right now!"
"good!"
As a result, Sima Xin and others gradually understood his brilliance.
"Oh! Why are you kneeling so hard?" Cai Jin waved his hand, "It's useless to say anything now. You have also seen the governor's letter, so hurry up and let him go!"
In addition to the culprit Qiu Zhennong, there are also Kuai Peng and Qiu Bin who were involved in the Pan family massacre, as well as two other Qiu Batian's men who were involved in multiple murder cases.
Song Zhili closed his eyes and thought to himself, okay, this is the end, there is no turning back.
Yes, behind Qiu Zhennong, there is always the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"Oh, meeting a bastard county magistrate like you is a lifetime of bad luck," Sima Xin gripped his waist with his hands and kept complaining, "I killed so many people in Cui Xiaotian, and I still don't know how to explain it later!
"As promised in advance, I don't care. I have to blame all this misunderstanding on you. You should bear it yourself, hum!"
However, Pan Wending, who killed Ailian, and Mrs. Wei Sina, who killed the third lady of the Wei family, have not yet been tried because they belong to different cases.
This time, Chen Houlu used the word "we" without any shirk.
However, Song Zhili didn't realize it and turned around like a zombie to face the two high officials.
Everyone tacitly understood that he wanted to leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible, so they respectfully sent him out of the city before returning to the county government office.
"I'm begging you. Magistrate Song is very eager to save our son. He has offended the two adults before. We...we can't apologize..."
Um?
Chen Houlu quickly looked at Song Zhili and was suddenly surprised, because he found that Song Zhili seemed to be a different person at this moment!
But I saw Song Zhili's face was red, his fists were clenched, and his body was still shaking...
The governor is the highest official in the state capital, and even he has spoken personally, so Cui Xiaotian... is naturally impossible to let go!
"Is she beautiful now?" Cai Jin reprimanded with his hands behind his back, "Let me tell you, you must not play word games with us. If we ask you to let Cui Xiaotian go, just let him go.
The fewer words, the more serious the situation is.
During this period, a large number of victims who were deeply poisoned by Qiu Batian spontaneously knelt down in front of the officials at a distance, kowtowed and shouted "Song Qingtian"...
I just saw from a distance that when he was put on the guillotine, his feet were almost dangling in the air. Fortunately, the executioner was strong enough.
Two hours later.
"Take a good look! Are you satisfied now?" Sima Xin shouted coldly, "I told you a long time ago that Cui Xiaotian is not Qiu Batian, and you can't afford to offend him!"
The token fell to the ground, and the soul-chasing cannon exploded instantly.
The warden of the Ministry of Punishment also resigned very wisely, saying that he was busy with official duties and had to return to his post as soon as possible.
"Oh my god..." Suddenly, Song Zhili's eyes widened, staring like bells, and he lamented with grief and indignation, "There is a saying in Xuan Dao: If there is a way in the world, you will die with the way; if there is no way in the world, you will die with your body!
"I...I want to see if Tao is in heaven or in humans!? Hahahaha..."
"He..." Cai Jin murmured, "Is he really crazy?"
"Hahahaha...Two adults," Song Zhili finally stopped laughing wildly, tilted his head weirdly, and said with fierce eyes, "Cui Xiaotian...I won't let go!!!"
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