The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 203
Inside Zhuangzi, Wu San and two younger brothers were squatting in the corner, slowly chewing dry food.

Under the high-intensity work, they are all sweating, and now they are enjoying a short rest.

The scorching sun, a gust of cool wind blowing, is God's gift to them.

It's a pity that before the cool wind blows, Zhuangzi broke into a group of soldiers and directly scolded the resting young men.

"Get up, get up, everyone!"

"Get up quickly..."

Those who moved slower were directly whipped by the scabbard, and then quickly stood up from the ground.

"Third Brother, I have just rested for a long time, and we are going to work again!"

Wu San followed the crowd to the drying yard outside Zhuangzi, but he felt that things were not that simple.

The soldiers who came in to drive them away this time were the guards of the palace, and these people's actions usually meant that something big happened.

Soon, hundreds of people were all driven to the drying yard outside Zhuangzi.

This place is specially used for drying food, so the place is big enough for these hundreds of people to stand.

There are a large number of soldiers guarding the outskirts of the drying yard. These are all soldiers and horses, and they are all invited by Fang Tong.

As a general banner, Fang Tong has only about [-] people under his command, so it is unrealistic to screen hundreds of people.

Walking up to the high platform with Fang Tong was a member of the Bingma Division, both of them had very ugly faces at the moment.

"Silence, silence!"

After the soldiers shouted loudly, the people below fell silent, and then looked at the tall man standing there.

Fang Tong held a few stalks that had been pulled off, and asked directly, "Which one of you got the ears of wheat?"

Everyone discussed for a while, but no one admitted that they did it.

Scanning the crowd below, Fang Tong said in a more stern tone: "Stand up honestly, I can deal with it lightly!"

It's a pity that no one below took the initiative to admit their mistakes.

"If you don't admit these people, the official will find you out!" Fang Tong said angrily.

So he ordered everyone to stand still and not move, and made it clear that anyone who moved would be guilty of the same crime as the thief, and those who reported would be rewarded with ten catties of food.

This action caused the young and strong to be divided and supervise each other, and no one dared to make any moves.

Then Fang Tong asked his guards to enter the crowd and searched one person after another.

Every time a person is searched, he will be allowed to leave after confirming that there is no suspicion, so there are fewer and fewer people in the drying field.

Wu San and the two younger brothers did not stand together, they were separated by three or five people, and they could only see the guards approaching them.

At this moment, Wu San remembered that his younger brother mentioned stealing food in the morning. Could it be that he did it?
Then Wu San glanced at the younger brother who proposed the "solution", his gaze was full of inquiries.

After the latter understood, he just shook his head slightly, which made Wu San feel relieved.

Soon, the guards searched for Wu San, rummaged through his clothes and shoes, and let him leave the drying yard.

At this moment, more than 100 people have been screened on the drying ground, but no stolen food has been found.

Although the amount of this food is small, Fang Tong must investigate thoroughly. If he can't prevent it from happening, the appetite of these people will grow bigger and bigger.

Soon, the guards found Wu San's younger brother.

"Hands up..."

"Turn around..."

"Take off your pants and shoes..."

The last step is also what everyone on the scene has to do. Although it is very intrusive, no one will express dissatisfaction.

But before the young man took off his pants, the guard who looked down saw the wheat grains scattered on the ground.

You don't need to count, just glance at it, and you can estimate that there are probably a handful of them.

Seeing the gloomy face of the guard in front of him, the young man also looked down and found the scattered wheat grains under his feet, which made him pale with shock.

"Oh it's you!"

After saying this, the guard directly grabbed the young man's neck and put him on the ground a little ahead.

Seeing this scene, Wu San, who was watching from a distance, felt his heart tighten. Could it be that the bastard Liu Ergou really stole the food?
Wu San looked gloomy, quietly watching from the sidelines, and at the moment he could only watch.

"My lord, it's not me, it's not me!" Liu Ergou hurriedly defended, at the moment he was so frightened that he couldn't keep his wits about him.

"It's not you? Then where did these ears of wheat come from?" The guard stepped on Liu Ergou's head and asked.

Immediately, two guards stepped forward, dragged Liu Ergou away like a dead dog, and brought him to Fang Tong.

"You are so bold, you called everyone over to watch, and see what will happen to the thieves!"

After Fang Tong finished speaking, the guards next to him immediately greeted the young men, and those who left were driven back to the drying yard.

"My lord, I didn't steal this, my lord...you are wronged!"

Liu Ergou's voice was echoing on the drying ground, and the young adults all watched blankly, but Fang Tongji ignored it.

After everyone arrived, Fang Tong said loudly, "Call me!"

Liu Ergou was pinned to the ground, and a guard brought a whip, and whipped Liu Ergou without saying a word.

pop... pop... pop...

Every time the whip fell, Liu Ergou would scream, the voice was so shrill that others' hearts trembled.

Just stealing a few stalks of wheat would result in such a severe punishment, which greatly frightened the young adults present.

The whipping continued, and Liu Ergou was so painful that he cried for his father and mother, but his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally passed out.

Thirty lashes in a row, although the whole process only took a few minutes, it made everyone at the scene feel that it was extraordinarily long, and every lash seemed to hit him.

"Is he dead?" Fang Tong asked casually.

The guard sniffed and confirmed that Liu Ergou was still alive before Fang Tong really felt relieved.

"Who knew this guy? Drag him away!"

Fang Tong gave a casual order, then turned and left, which also meant that the incident was over.

The guards and soldiers also left one after another, starting the patrol mission again, only the young and strong stayed where they were.

At this moment, the officials in the yamen walked up to the high platform, and said with an extremely ugly expression: "You have all seen that this is what happens to stealing things, so keep it in your heart!"

"All go back, wait another half an hour to continue working, let's go!"

After the official left, the young adults at the scene left separately, and only then did Wu San come to the center of the drying yard.

"Two dogs? Two dogs?"

After shaking Liu Ergou on the ground a few times, the severe pain woke him up, and he let out a weak groan.

"Didn't I tell you not to do this? Why didn't you listen?" Wu San reprimanded in a low voice.

"Third brother, I didn't..."

"How dare you lie!"

"Third brother, I... I really didn't steal food, I didn't do it!"

Speaking of this, Liu San said in a very sincere tone: "Third brother, it's already this time, why should I lie?"

Wu San couldn't help being stunned, the punishment had already been taken, there was really no need to lie at this time.

In that case, someone framed his brother... Wu San thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)