Chapter 232 It is the Huanghuang Law and the public opinion that must kill him!
"What do you mean by Master Deng's words?"
Zhao Cheng frowned and said: "The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. You are the Minister of Punishment in the Eastern Capital. Who is there that you can't cure?"
"That's right." Deng Fugui said, "But I have to find out first what crime the young prime minister wants to punish them for?"
Zhao Cheng said: "You are the Minister of Punishment."
"Xiao Xiangye, let's not play charades. What kind of friendship do we have? I will bear in mind the kindness of your recommendation by taking me to see the right minister."
"I'm not polite if Mr. Deng says that! What happened tonight seems to be a drunken brawl, but in fact it is a unilateral deliberate killing in public. Yanchuan is the capital of the East, and Dajing is second only to
The second largest city in the capital is the face of Dajing, and by coincidence, Lu Zhao, the Minister of Rites of the Western Capital, is in Yanchuan! If this matter is not dealt with seriously, when Lu Zhao brings the news back, His Majesty may
It’s hard to explain, right?”
Zhao Cheng became more and more excited as he spoke, and said sternly: "This matter has aroused public outrage. Public outrage is public opinion, and public opinion is greater than heaven. On behalf of the unified opinions of the people of Yanchuan City, I will behead these nine people to show the public!"
Deng Fugui wiped his sweat and said: "According to the criminal law, these nine people are not guilty of beheading. Especially their identities, I am afraid it will be difficult to judge..."
Zhao Cheng asked: "Who are they? Are there any dignitaries in Yanchuan City that I don't know about?"
Deng Fugui said: "The young prime minister is right. Most of them are not from Yanchuan. Five of them are from Jiangyang County."
"Then they are so arrogant?!"
"Xiao Xiangye, listen to me, there is a man named Xue Feiren among them, who is Xue Gai's son."
"Who is Xue Gai?"
Deng Fugui was stunned for a moment, then he thought that it had not been many days since Zhao Cheng came back, and he did not know that this person was normal, so he quickly explained: "Xue Gai is from Jiangyang, and he is still a figure in the local area, but the Xue family is the most important person in Jiangyang."
The county is not ranked high, it is just a low-income family."
"But Xue Gai had a sister named Xue Yun, who was the wife of General Wang Ren. After Wang Ren's Northern Expedition was successful, Xue Yun brought Xue Gai's family to Yanchuan, and Xue Gai began to manage contacts and contacts in Yanchuan.
Power. After the state banquet, Wang Ren went north to take charge of the three counties of New Taipei Province. Xue Yun was left in Changsui, so he handed over all the properties in Yanchuan to Xue Gai to take care of it."
"Xue Gai then transferred most of the tribesmen from Jiangyang County to Yanchuan and occupied the Yanchuan General's Mansion. Taking advantage of Wang Ren's limelight, he became a new rich man in Yanchuan. The current General's Mansion is no longer uninterested in the past.
It's looking good, Xue Gai is good at running it again, there is a lot of traffic in front of the General's Mansion every day, and the relationship with the Dongdu court and the dignitaries of Yanchuan is fierce."
Hearing this, Zhao Cheng laughed angrily.
Xue family.
He is also related to Xue Yun.
Zhao Cheng said: "The imperial court of Dongdu is fighting fiercely with the dignitaries of Yanchuan? Are you fighting fiercely with my father?"
"This... this..." Deng Fugui choked and said, "I've never heard of this."
Zhao Cheng asked: "Then who is he?"
"You can't even get through the door of my right prime minister's house, how do you deserve to be called a new rich?"
"Wang Yan is Wang Yan, and Xue Gai is Xue Gai. Even if Wang Yuluan commits murder on the street, he must be beheaded. He is just Xue Feiren, who gives him the guts?"
"I know, it's wine!"
Zhao Cheng suggested: "When you behead Xue Feiren, first put him in a wine vat and let him know how to die!"
Deng Fugui was shocked and said: "Young Prime Minister, do you mean that you must kill him?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head, patted Deng Fugui's shoulder lightly, and said: "It's not that I have to kill him, and it's not that you have to kill him, it's the law and public opinion that have to kill him!"
Saying that, Zhao Cheng asked: "Master Deng, does he have the filial piety of the Xue family?"
"Absolutely not!" Deng Fugui said swornly: "I will not tell lies in front of the young prime minister. Although I am not an honest person, I am in charge of the punishment department and know what should be accepted and what should be rejected. Xue and I
The family has nothing to do with it!”
"That's it..." Deng Fugui sighed and said, "If we really kill them, I will offend the Wang family and the Xue family to death."
"Master Deng, I know what you want, and I won't let your work go in vain."
Zhao Cheng gave Deng Fugui a look, then looked at Chai Xin and said, "The same goes for Master Chai. If you want to do this, don't do it. If you do, don't be lenient!"
"I've said everything that needs to be said. As for how to decide, it's up to you to weigh it yourself." Zhao Cheng clasped his fists at the two of them and turned to leave.
Sure enough, as Zhao Cheng said, the next morning, when those who woke up knew what happened last night, the entire Yanchuan City exploded.
If a group of hooligans were fighting, or if an ordinary murder occurred, the people would not be so excited.
But a group of men failed to flirt with women, so they violently beat several women, causing the victims to remain unconscious until now. The story spread from one to ten, and the story became more and more outrageous, and the people couldn't bear it!
Before noon, the entrance to the Central Government Office was blocked by people, calling on the Ministry of Punishments to severely punish the murderer.
Some said they were put on death row, some said their hands were chopped off, some said they were castrated and sent to the palace, some said they were chopped off directly...
There are various opinions, and public opinion is completely overwhelming. Such inhuman thugs must be severely punished!
Otherwise, the people of Yanchuan City will lose their sense of security and their morale will be unstable!
The Ministry of Punishment has not issued a verdict yet, only saying that it is still under investigation. The Xue family and other family members of the murderer have come and gone to the Central Government Office several times.
The power of one common person is very weak, but a group of common people can create countless possibilities. Someone has found out Xue Feiren's identity, and more common people immediately surrounded the gate of the general's mansion.
Originally, horses and carriages parked in front of the General's Mansion every day, but today it was filled with ordinary people eating steamed buns on the spot. They threatened to besiege the Central Government Office and the General's Mansion every day until the verdict was announced.
Xue Gai was anxiously running around in the general's mansion, never expecting that things would escalate to this extent.
He ignored it on the first day, thinking that the people were just enjoying the excitement, but on the second day more people came to block the door, and he couldn't help but panic.
My sister’s husband-in-law handed over the General’s Mansion to me, but he ended up like this. It’s really embarrassing!
He couldn't bear it anymore and ordered people to drive the people away.
I thought to myself that it was a ragtag group of people, so I shouldn't be merciful to them. As long as I beat a few away, the rest would be scared and they would naturally disperse.
So the door of the General's Mansion was opened, and the evil slave of the Xue family came out with the dog and beat the people in the front row.
"Get away! Is the General's Mansion a place where you can cause trouble?!"
"roll!!"
The common people did not disperse and started to fight against the evil slaves of the Xue family. However, they could not resist the evil slaves because they had weapons and dogs, so they were still forced to take a few steps back.
Whoosh——
A spear suddenly flew over, landed directly in front of an evil slave, and nailed through the sole of his foot.
Bang bang bang...
There was a sound behind the people, and they saw forty or fifty people surrounding them from both sides, blocking the people in front.