Everyone was dumbfounded by Su Jin's words. The soldiers and government officials never thought that following the orders of the prefect would have such serious consequences. In the words of Su Jin, it was tantamount to causing rebellion.
It's one thing to be ordered to perform official duties, but it's another matter to cause rebellion. The thought of rebellion and rebellion is unthinkable. The prefect really kept everyone in the dark and led them down the cliff.
If you were to be buried with him, this would be extremely destructive.
There was a death-like silence. Silence represented suspicion. How could Zhu Shiyong not understand this? If he allowed Su Jin to be bewitched, the situation would be out of control.
"I am the magistrate of Luzhou. The little thief Su Jin is just lying and making false accusations when he is about to die. What can he say at this time? I have been an official for many years and have been loyal to the imperial court. How could he plot a rebellion as he said?
Reply? What he said are lies to scare you. Where did the ten thousand forbidden troops come from? The forbidden troops are stationed near the capital, and their deployment requires the emperor's permission. How can they be mobilized just by saying that they are mobilized? Moreover, the four forbidden cities of our government are
In order to search for the escaped death row prisoner in Xishan, after capturing this person, we will restore order in Luzhou and report the matter to the court truthfully. Don’t be deceived by him. You cannot afford the consequences of disobeying orders."
Su Jin angrily rebuked: "You still deny it and are still loyal? How do you explain the Black Seven incident? How do you explain the Chen Laogen incident? The fugitive escaped in Xishan outside the city, how could he wait in the city again?
Are you here to arrest? As for whether the Forbidden Army will come, it is not up to you. The imperial court has already dispatched 100,000 Forbidden Army to coordinate the food supply and set up roadblocks in various states. Why does the Prime Minister need to go to the capital to ask for orders to mobilize troops?
Your fox tail has been exposed, and I have caught it and cannot retract it. At this time, no matter how much you try to deny it, it will be in vain."
Zhu Shiyong roared: "Light a fire, light a fire, burn them all to death!"
The soldiers looked at each other in confusion, but no one was willing to be the first to go forward and light the fire. Zhu Shiyong's eyes almost popped out, he grabbed Chen Erwang beside him and shouted: "Go and light the fire, why are you standing there? Are you disobeying your order?"
Chen Erwang said in a trembling voice: "Master Fu Zun...well...it's better...we capture them alive, so we can find out the whereabouts of the fugitives, right?"
Zhu Shiyong knew that Chen Erwang was suspicious. He grabbed his collar and glared at him, gritting his teeth and saying, "This is...an order! Are you going or not?"
Chen Erwang said with a sad face: "Sir...can someone else light the fire?"
Zhu Shiyong sneered, waved his hand and struck Chen Erwang's face with a knife, splitting Chen Erwang's big face diagonally in half...
"Chen Erwang disobeys orders and is disrespectful. He will be dealt with according to military law. Anyone who dares to disobey will suffer the same fate." Zhu Shiyong shouted.
The soldiers were in an uproar, and the prefect was obviously a little crazy. In the blink of an eye, he had personally killed Commander Yang and the head of the army, Chen Erwang. He seemed to have no regard for the consequences. Although the military law of the army was very strict, only soldiers who escaped from the battle would be guarded by the army or the governor.
It is a general who wields a sword to kill. Under normal circumstances, it is necessary to find out, convict, and then execute him; like Zhu Shiyong, who just killed someone after a disagreement, he has gone a thousand miles beyond the rules.
Su Jin said loudly: "Did you see it? This is a man who jumped over the wall in a hurry. He knew that he was going to die, so he took your life as his own. Don't you understand?"
The soldiers were completely in a state of confusion. On one side was the magistrate who took orders from him, and on the other was the eloquent food envoy. They didn't know which side to stand on.
Zhu Shiyong's eyes wandered among the soldiers and government officials who were as stunned as clay sculptures. His eyes were like thorns. Every time he passed by a person, that person's body trembled obviously, for fear of being selected by Zhu Shiyong.
Zhu Shiyong's eyes stayed on a figure covering his face with a straw in his arms, and he shouted in a muffled voice: "Liu Cangsi.(. "
Liu Dalang couldn't cry without tears, he cursed in his heart, I even covered my face with straw, you old dog still chose me, cao. The nainai of your eighteenth generation ancestors!
"Humble job...humble job is here!"
"Go and light the fire." Zhu Shiyong said coldly.
"This... humble official feels... there seems to be not enough firewood, and I'm afraid the fire won't start."
"Shut up, do you even dare to disobey my order?" Zhu Shiyong slowly raised the bloody steel knife in his hand and slowly approached Liu Dalang.
"You are in a humble position...how dare you be in such a humble position!" Liu Dalang was frightened and hurriedly put down the firewood, reached out to take the torch from the soldier beside him, and walked step by step towards the pile of firewood.
When he was ten steps away from the pile of firewood, Su Jin winked, and Wang Chao pulled out a dagger from his waist. He raised his hand and a cold light flew past. The dagger hit the burning part of the torch, and sparks suddenly flew black.
Ashes flew in all directions, scattered on Liu Dalang's head, face and neck. He screamed and jumped wildly because of the heat, but the torch was not extinguished and was still burning brightly. Liu Dalang only had to raise his hand and throw it, and the whole hall was ablaze.
will become a sea of fire.
Su Jin said: "Liu Cangsi, I am thinking of my old friend. If you and I hadn't met each other, this dagger would have been taken from your throat. Are you really obsessed with it? Do you really think that the affair between you and Zhu Shiyong is divine?
Are you unaware? Do you know Sun Xiaoliu?"
Liu Dalang was stunned. Sun Xiaoliu was one of his jailers when he was the head of the prison in the state capital. He had not contacted the original jailers for a long time after he was promoted, but he did not know why Su Jin mentioned this person.
"I will only tell you two names. You can figure out the rest by yourself. The first name is Sun Xiaoliu, and the second name is Wu Wuge. If you are smart enough, you will naturally understand what is going on between them.
Contact; if you don’t want others to know, don’t do anything except yourself.”
Su Jin's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Liu Dalang's heart. Liu Dalang was not a fool. Sun Xiaoliu and he were both jailers. The night when he went to strangle Brother Wu Wu, Sun Xiaoliu was on duty in the cell. Although he drank it
They drank meat and wine, and when they started, Sun Xiaoliu was snoring like thunder; but when he came out, Sun Xiaoliu was nowhere to be found. When he found him later, he said he had gone to pee, and he was a little panicked at the time and didn't think much about it.
, now that I think about it, there is quite a bit of unnaturalness in Sun Xiaoliu’s expression.
Since Su Jin said Sun Xiaoliu's name, it was obvious that he must have gotten something out of Sun Xiaoliu's mouth. Nine out of ten times, the situation of killing Brother Wu Wu by himself fell into Sun Xiaoliu's eyes, and Su Jin's reaction to
All this is already known.
"Liu Cangsi, although Su knows about your activities, he has not made it public. Today, you have only two options. One is to follow Zhu Shiyong in rebellion, burn me to death and silence me, and then be executed by the imperial army.
Kill all the people in the house; the second way is to turn back immediately. I know that you were ordered to do that thing. As long as you take the blame, I will definitely keep this matter in my stomach and will never do anything to anyone.
People have mentioned that even if it is leaked later, the merits and demerits are not equal to the death penalty."
Liu Dalang had already decided not to allow Su Jin to live today no matter what, but suddenly Su Jin gave him two easy choices. As long as he was not a fool, he would naturally weigh which option was best.
Just like a gourmet who has been hungry for three days and three nights, the first choice is like a delicacy smeared with poison. It makes you feel happy for a while, but it will inevitably lead to a miserable death; while the second choice is...
A bowl of clean white rice may not be very delicious, but it is safe and secure.
The wonderful thing is that Su Jinmiao did not make false promises of glory and wealth. As soon as those words were spoken, Liu Dalang would definitely doubt Su Jin's motives; Su Jin only said to save his life, which although it did not sound very attractive, was the most realistic.
a promise.
"Liu Dalang, what are you hesitating about? If you don't throw the torch over, do you want to die?" Zhu Shiyong shouted violently.
Liu Dalang lowered his head and said nothing, reached out and threw the torch on the ground, turned around and said: "Master Fu, please find someone else. Master Su is an acquaintance of mine, and I can't bear to do it."
Zhu Shiyong cursed angrily: "What did you say? Do you think you have a way out? You killed Wu Wu with your own hands. The murderer must pay for his life as an eternal law. Do you think you can escape?"
Liu Dalang changed his expression and said: "Your Majesty, since you told this matter in public regardless of my life and death, don't blame me for throwing away all your low-level positions; yes, I killed Brother Wu Wu, but it was all because of you.
What I did, brothers, is exactly what Mr. Su said. Zhu Shiyong ordered Hei Qi and others to kill Qin Dalang to silence him, and ordered his brother Wu Wu to forge a suicide note on the body to blame Mr. Su. Later, Mr. Bao discovered it.
Magistrate Zhu then lured Brother Wu to confess that he was responsible for everything. After extracting a false confession, he ordered me to hang Brother Wu in prison. Zhu Shiyong is a beast in disguise. Don't believe him anymore, otherwise you will all be dragged to death by him.
." The thunder rolled over the heads of everyone, and the stunned people were burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. If what Su Jin said was unbelievable, it would definitely be ruined if Liu Dalang, the deputy warehouse secretary who was an official of the Yamen, told this secret.
It was true; everyone could see that Su Jin and others were in danger. Under such circumstances, Liu Dalang could not turn back and speak for Su Jin. The only reason was that what Su Jin said was true, and Liu Dalang realized that following
Zhu Shiyong would eventually die without a burial place, so he told the truth together.
Everyone turned to look at Zhu Shiyong, with surprise and fear in their eyes. This Magistrate Zhu was not as law-abiding and law-abiding as he claimed to be. He was actually doing the dirty business of killing people and silencing them secretly.
After this incident was confirmed, it seemed that Su Jin's story of collaborating with bandits was definitely not groundless.
Su Jin could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Cold sweat ran down his spine and he felt weak all over. He understood that the most dangerous time had passed.dd