Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 62
Wen Bing's plan was very much in line with Cao Cao's intentions, so Cao Cao didn't reply immediately, but looked at Pei Xuan.

Pei Xuan was secretly moved, knowing that this was Cao Cao's respect for his family.

Pei Xuan thought to himself: I have been a Kongmu for many years. If I follow the law and explain the subjects, I can take care of the tedious and trivial matters without any mistakes; , it is indeed not as good as Huang Tong's sentence, he should be let go.

So he said sincerely: "Brother Wen Bing's plan is very clever, and my younger brother also agrees."

"Okay." Cao Cao nodded secretly: "In this case, let's set up a high platform at the intersection of the cross street, choose some articulate brothers, let the local officials take them, and tell the common people that the hero Qiu of Liangshan did not commit any crimes. People's thieves, if there is a grievance, you can file a complaint, and the grievance will be cleared for them."

Two hours later, the night was dark, the clouds were dark and there was no moon.

At the crossroads of Jiangzhou, the bloodstains left during the day exude a slight stench. A wooden platform more than ten feet high has been built hastily. Torches are placed all over the wooden platform and the surrounding houses, illuminating tens of feet in a radius as bright as during the day.

Cao Cao deliberately did not arrange for the next day, but acted overnight, but because of the darkness, the people were more daring.

On the high platform, two people sit and two stand.

Sitting are Pei Xuan and Huang Wenbing, and standing are Deng Fei and Meng Kang. They each carry a waist knife and a water and fire stick, proudly pretending to be gentlemen.

There were hundreds of people standing shadowily under the stage, all of them looked terrified, obviously they didn't come so willingly.

Cao Cao turned a blind eye to this, and acted in an extraordinary way, regardless of whether there was a forced eviction or not, as long as no one was killed, it would not be a big deal to him.

Huang Wenbing and Pei Xuan exchanged glances, coughed, and stood up excitedly.

"You are all Jiangzhou Lishu, some people may know me. Yes, I am Huang Wenbing, the general judge of the Wuwei Army. I am here today because Liangshanbo's hero came to the city to liquidate Jiangzhou's officials who harmed the people. If you are persecuted, you can report it, if it is the truth, according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, if you kill, you will kill, if you cut, you will cut, and avenge you and others."

After Huang Wenbing finished speaking, there was a slight commotion in the audience, and it returned to silence in a blink of an eye.

Huang Wenbing blinked, and was about to persuade him again, when Pei Xuan stood up and stood in front of the stage: "Old people, do you still remember Pei Xuan?"

Obviously, Pei Xuan's popularity was much higher than Huang Wenbing's. Someone shouted in a low voice: "Iron face!"

Pei Xuan's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Pei has worked in Jiangzhou for several years, and may have dealt with you. Everyone should know that Pei has never done anything wrong in his life. He has received money from black hearts. Acting according to the law, only then has the little name of Iron Face and Eyes."

The people below commented in a low voice: "Pei Kongmu was a good man back then." "Yes, but he is a living Bodhisattva. When Mr. Zhao hurt me, it was Pei Kongmu who made the decision and he was willing to pay for it."

Pei Xuan and others discussed for a while, and then said: "Pei doesn't look at winks, doesn't know how to praise, Jiangzhou officials, he has been suffering for Pei for a long time. Last year, Cai Dezhang, the magistrate, framed me and exiled me for three thousand miles. Serving prison in the border military state, if it wasn't for the rescue of a group of brothers, today Pei would have become a dead bone."

"I came back this time for no other reason than to let everyone know that there is still the word "justice" in this world. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, Cai Dezhang was exempted from the official position of the magistrate, and he will never be used. But Pei also knows that the dog official Pei is not the only one who bullied and framed people? Therefore, today, we put down the stage of public trial, and ask you to avenge your grievances and revenge."

After he finished speaking, he went back and sat down on his own. There was a commotion in the audience, and there were countless murmured voices of discussion. However, after waiting for a long time, no one complained of grievances.

Seeing Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi from the audience, they couldn't help sneering: "People like this have no blood, so why should we bother to stand up for him?"

Cao Cao looked at it for a while, then asked Zhang Shun to whisper, Zhang Shun nodded and left.

But at that time, Zhang Shun invited dozens of people, all holding big bamboo and white cloth in their hands, and immediately built several sheds under the stage.

Cao Cao didn't go on stage, so he just stood below the stage and raised his voice: "Officials are like the sun and the moon, hanging high in the sky, and the people are like weeds, surviving in the world. I know what you think: suing an official with the people is different from hitting a stone with an egg It’s the way to bring disaster. Haha, what I’m talking about below is your heartfelt voice? Forget it, I, a Liangshan hero, entered Jiangzhou this time, in order to obey the will of heaven, and in order to respond to public opinion. The people of heaven and earth judge those dog officials who harm the people! This act was originally for the people, how could it harm you? Wait and see, the white shed under the stage is built, and the words are spoken in it, but the voice is heard, but the person is not seen. After a while, the torches under the stage were extinguished, and whoever went in to speak would not be afraid of someone making trouble."

After finishing speaking, he slowed down, and then said: "I have thought about the difficulty for you, and the solution has been worked out for you. If you are still timid, you would rather be wronged than sue. Hehe, when I, the hero of Liangshan, return, Cai Jiuzhi will regain power. , when you continue to bully you, you should stop blaming others, just blame yourself for being cowardly and incompetent, and you deserve to be a bully and a waste of others."

With a wave of his hand: "Extinguish the torches under the stage."

More than a dozen capable minions immediately went to extinguish most of the torches, only the high platform was still bright, but it was pitch black underneath.

After waiting for a while, Li Kui opened his eyes and was about to scold the street, when suddenly someone in a shed cried out sadly: "The little girl has been wronged, and I ask the kings to make decisions for the little girl."

Pei Xuan and Huang Wenbing's expression was shocked, and he said at the same time: "What grievances?"

The woman said: "The little girl wants to sue Liu San, the official of the government. He took a fancy to a shop in my family and bought it at a low price. My husband didn't want it. He would make him a thief and send someone to take it to prison..."

She babbled and cried and said, and it took a long time to explain it. It was nothing more than killing her husband for money and killing her husband in prison, and she refused to collect the body for her family.

After Pei Xuan heard this, he asked people to drag out Liu San to confront him in court. Liu San denied it in every possible way. Huang Wenbing sneered and asked a few questions without saying a few words. He had no choice but to confess the crime in dejection, and Pei Xuan was sentenced to be executed according to the law.

Deng Fei sneered, put down the water and fire stick, grabbed Liu San's hair and came to the edge of the stage, pulled out his waist knife, and cut off his head with a snap.

Who in the audience thought of this and killed them directly?The head fell to the ground and rolled several feet away. The body was still on the stage, and the blood in the cavity spurted out for a distance of one or two feet. The common people exclaimed in unison. !"

Ruan Xiaoqi turned somersault even on the ground, grabbed Cao Cao and shouted: "It's such a fun thing, why doesn't brother teach Xiao Qi to use a knife?"

Immediately, Wu Yong glared at him, and retreated silently.Cao Cao said softly: "Deng Fei and Meng Kang on the stage are the ones who saved Pei Xuan. The three of them have a deeper friendship than the others. If you envy me, why don't I let you do it next time?"

Ruan Xiaoqi was overjoyed: "You are the elder brother of Shezhe, don't coax me." Cao Cao liked his straightforwardness, laughed and nodded: "I will not coax you."

Song Jiang looked at the panic and horror of the people, and sneered again and again: "This group of birds, they are all very interested in killing my head during the day, but now they are frightened when they kill the real villains."

In the white cloth shed, the woman fell to her knees, kowtowed and cried loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for avenging my family's blood."

With the leader, the people behind were ready to move, and more than a hundred people ran around. Chao Gai was waiting to be stopped, but was stopped by Cao Cao: "Don't worry about the king of heaven, they are all going to call friends."

Sure enough, not long after, more and more people came from all directions, and the front and back were blocked, so Cao Cao said: "Brother Chao, send our brothers down to maintain it, light torches every ten feet, and there must be no chaos, otherwise There will be countless casualties if you step on it."

Chao Gai woke up suddenly, and hurriedly called Wu Yong and others to send minions to maintain it, and a hundred minions led by Zhang Shun and Pei Xuan also joined in. Cao Cao was still worried, so he ordered Shi Qian to ride a fast horse and go to the four city gates to transfer half of the men each. come to help.

At this time, many people from the audience rushed into the white shed, either roaring or weeping, each telling about their own experiences, all pointing fingers at the evil officials in the yamen.

Pei Xuan was also unambiguous, suing one and interrogating the other, although the officials are as evil as ghosts and the officials are as slippery as oil, how can they prevent the hornets from helping?This thorn has a wide range of knowledge, a quick mind, and a tricky tongue. Every few words, he will refute the guilty person and have nothing to say.

Deng Fei is not too tired. Once Pei Xuan decides the case, he will throw aside the non-capital crimes first, and carry the capital crimes in front of the stage. After a while, there are seven or eight headless corpses piled up on the stage, and the heads of the audience are rolling everywhere. Yes, Deng Fei's hands were blood red, and his eyes were also red and shining, just like his nickname.

Chao Gai cheered and said: "This brother Deng is also a tough guy who is so murderous and dares to strike. If he hadn't been called Huoyan Suanni, after tonight, he would be called Xueshou Rentu."

There are different teachings: the cry of blood is a crime, and the world is frost in June.An De, a dignified hero, split the light of heaven and earth with his sword.

(End of this chapter)