Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Your Excellency, the grassroots have no such intentions, and they are here to express their grievances." The young man at the head quickly knelt down and begged: "The grassroots name is Zhuang Shenzhi, and he was originally a policeman in Zhenyang County. We depend on each other for life. Clinker Three years ago, Huang Dang, the head arrester in Zhenyang County, coveted his younger sister's beauty, and raped her to death when Cao Min was not at home."

Speaking of this, Zhuang Shenzhi, a gentleman, couldn't stop crying, and the faces of the people behind him were also heavy.

Zhuang Shenzhi wiped away his tears and continued: "For three years, the grass people have been thinking about revenge all the time, but Huang Dang is the nephew of the county magistrate Xu Guozhang. With him protecting us, we have no chance at all. Until today, the grass people have the opportunity to personally revenge."

Zhu Yuming asked in a cold voice: "What's the use of saying this? Could it be that you can incite the people to riot just for revenge?"

"Caomin has no such intentions." Zhuang Shenzhi shook his head and said, "The reason why I have said so much is just to tell your lord that this plan was all done by Caomin alone, and Huang Dang's head was also cut off by myself. You guys came with me only out of brotherly loyalty. I am the main criminal, and please forgive me for the crimes of these brothers. In addition, several of my brothers were arrested by the military master. Please let them go."

"Brother." The other young people shouted immediately: "Brother, this is different from what I said before. Didn't you say that you have the same blessings and the same suffering? What do you mean?"

Zhuang Shenzhi turned his head and said slowly: "Brothers, you are all my good brothers. As a big brother, I can't just watch you carry the name of sinners on your back and live. Besides, my little sister has nothing to do with you, only I have a reason to avenge my little sister, and I will bear this charge, and you must behave yourself in the future."

"Brother!" The thin monkey said anxiously.

Zhuang Shenzhi ignored them, and asked Liu Yi, "I wonder what your lord thinks?"

Zheng Yuan asked first: "Do you think the laws of the Tang Dynasty are a vegetable market? There is still a chance to bargain? Breaking the law is breaking the law. It is impossible for your brothers to be pardoned just because you bear it all. There is no such thing in the law. One, since you were once a member of the Gongmen family, don’t you even understand these things?”

"But they really didn't do anything." Zhuang Shenzhi eagerly argued: "I was the one who had a grudge against Huang Dang, I also cut off Huang Dang's head, and it was my idea to incite the people to throw stones at those dog officials. , They just helped stop the officers and soldiers who arrested me from the beginning to the end."

"But you have to know, it's because they helped you stop the officers and soldiers who brought order, which led to the current scene." Zheng Yuan pointed to the corpses and wreckage covered in white cloth: "Xu Guozhang and the others have died without guilt, and if they die, they will die." Dead, it’s nothing. But the three people are innocent, but they died because of your brothers’ actions, what can you say?”

Zhuang Shenzhi's eyes flickered, and he instantly understood Zheng Yuan's meaning: "What exactly does your lord mean?"

"I'll talk about your business later." Liu Yi interrupted the conversation between the two, turned to look at Feng's father and son, who were the former owners of the teahouse, and asked, "What about you? It's also the same plan as Zhuang Shenzhi ?"

The owner of the teahouse smiled wryly and said: "Master Mingjian, Cao Min did plan this way before, but now, judging from what you mean, it should not be possible."

"father."

"Son, killing an official is a felony. I originally wanted to do it alone, but now it seems that I'm afraid it won't happen."

"Father!" The father and son cried with each other in their arms.

"What about you?" Liu Yi turned his attention to several other groups. What's interesting is that all those who turned themselves in were more than two people, and most of them were young and old. Obviously, these old people were I want to bear the crime alone so that my children can survive.As for those solo travelers, none of them came. For example, Shen Hong who was the first to attack, or the beggar before, all disappeared with the crowd.

"Since you all admit it, then" Liu Yi's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile: "Originally, assassinating an official is a felony, and according to the law, it is for the barbarians. But I think you all came here for revenge, Xu Guozhang They are also criminal officials, and in addition, they were already crushed to death by the people, and you just cut off their heads, so you did not commit murder at all. The crime you are most accused of is actually causing chaos and causing The tragic death of innocent people is considered manslaughter, not a capital crime."

Lu Bin next to him widened his eyes in surprise and said, "Damn, can you still play like this?"

"That's what it is." Liu Yi took it for granted: "After all, Xu Guozhang and the others were really smashed to death by the people. Before they died, these people didn't even touch a single hair of them. They just damaged the crime after death. Is it just the corpses of officials, will desecrating corpses be punished with death?"

"Of course not." The crime of destroying a corpse is not even as serious as the crime of insulting a corpse, and the crime of insulting a corpse is only a moral crime, and it will come out after a few years of imprisonment at most.

"Isn't that what it is?"

"" Lubin was speechless.

Chapter 329 Conspiracy

Chapter 1 Conspiracy

After persuading Lu Bin, Liu Yi looked at the cheerful Zhuang Shenzhi and the others: "But don't be too happy too early, stir up people's emotions, cause riots, cause people to die, and instigate people to destroy criminal corpses, this Enough for you to go to jail."

Zhuang Shenzhi even asked: "My lord, how long will we be in prison?"

"I'll give you two choices now." Liu Yi said: "First of all, destroying the corpse, destroying the parade, causing riots and killing people, these crimes add up, of course the death penalty will not be imposed, but if you are punished for several crimes, you will be punished for five years. Don't even think about getting out of the prison."

"what?"

Ignoring everyone's exclamation, Liu Yi continued: "The second is that I will give you a chance to exile you for three hundred miles and send you to Huanzhou. Now Linyi and Baitou allied forces have invaded Datang with [-] people, Huanzhou It is the main battlefield, if you can survive on the battlefield and make contributions, not only will you be exonerated from the crime, but you can also make contributions and return to your hometown, you can consider it.”

"Don't think about it, I'll choose the second one." Almost without thinking, Zhuang Shenzhi chose the second one.

"Very good, what about you?" Liu Yi glanced at Zhuang Shen approvingly, and then turned his gaze to the others.

"I'll take the second one too."

"Me too."

"the second."

"me too."

""

As Liu Yi expected, everyone chose the second option. Those who can take revenge in public are basically not too courageous, and since they can turn themselves in after taking revenge, it also proves that People are not afraid of death, so it is only natural that they choose to fight on the battlefield instead of sitting in prison for five years.

Liu Yi nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, I didn't misread you."

Lu Bin looked at Liu Yi: "Is this the result you want?"

Liu Yi smiled and said, "It's a perfect ending, everyone is happy, isn't it?"

"But how do you explain to the imperial court? After all, so many people died, it is impossible for the imperial court not to investigate."

"I will explain to the imperial court? Then who will explain to the people of Zhenyang?" Liu Yi stared: "Zhiyang County has been controlled by these bastards for more than ten years, and the people of Zhenyang have also been in dire straits for ten years , In the past ten years, no one has noticed the abnormality in Zhenyang County, and now that these bastards have been killed by the people of Zhenyang, the court still has the face to ask me to explain it?"

Speaking of this, Liu Yi was full of anger: "If you want to ask me for an explanation, it's no problem, but before you ask me for an explanation, please trouble those elders of the imperial court and give the people of Zhenyang a reasonable explanation."

"What you said makes sense, but I'm speechless." Lu Bin was speechless. Is it really okay for such an upright villain to file a complaint first?

But to be honest, this matter is indeed an oversight by the court. If it is really pursued, the censors at Yushitai will all be charged with a serious negligence.

"It's just that you are a mere Qipin county magistrate, are you qualified to inquire about Yushitai's crimes?"

"I'm not qualified, but don't you still have His Highness?" Liu Yi chuckled: "Your Highness must be qualified, right?"

"Okay, you won." Lu Bin immediately admired, this Liu Yi should be an official by nature, killing people with a knife, playing hard to get, and the villain suing first all kinds of official tricks Liu Yi can be said to be at his fingertips, and he is familiar with it.

"What are you thinking right now?"

Liu Yi sighed: "I was thinking of Zeng Daxian, as you have seen, after he was arrested, he kept saying that he would be fine and would not die, but no matter how we searched, he was just a little He's just a county magistrate, without a backer or backer, where did he get the confidence?"

Lu Bin guessed: "Could it be that he himself has gone crazy from fright, talking nonsense?"

Liu Yi shook his head and vetoed: "No, when he said these words, his eyes were always clear, and his tone was full of confidence, not like a lunatic talking."

Lu Bin thought for a while, and suddenly his face changed greatly: "You just said that he has always said that he will not die?"

"Yes." Liu Yi's complexion also changed: "You mean to go, go and check Zeng Daxian's body immediately."

A few people came to Zeng Daxian's prison car, and just took a look at it for the first time, Liu Yi's complexion was not right, and after a long time, he said in a shy voice: "This is not Zeng Daxian, first of all, his body shape does not match, Zeng Daxian is from the north, and his height is about It is more than eight feet, but this person is less than seven feet, which is an obvious characteristic of southerners."

Zhu Yuming picked up a rag: "The clothes are not right either. Although he was wearing a prison uniform, his clothes were too clean. You must know that they were washed by rotten eggs and rotten vegetables before they were smashed to death." Yes, there is no smell of egg liquid on this prison uniform except for blood."

"What is this?" Lu Bin's sharp eyes suddenly found something in the hands of 'Zeng Daxian', and quickly took it out.