Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 95 Confiscating Xie Qian’s Family (Part )

Deng Bing did not expect that Xie Qian would suddenly use this method to incite the people of Yuyao County to obstruct his law enforcement, but because of this, he became more certain that Xie Qian was not as honest and popular as he seemed, and that the Liuxiang Cave must be hiding some unspeakable secrets.

Lu Ju was obviously not as calm as Deng Bing. Seeing so many people being instigated by Xie Qian to go back and search his house to rescue Xie Qian, Lu Ju couldn't help but ask Deng Bing worriedly, "What should we do? Will this really lead to a popular uprising?"

"What are you afraid of? We just need to follow your orders. You can search your house with peace of mind. I will be responsible for arresting people. Whether the prisoners are lost or a civil uprising is provoked, I will be held responsible!"

Deng Bing said this and led his trusted servants out of the main gate of the Xie family mansion. When he came to the courtyard gate, he drew his sword, held the imperial edict in one hand, and shouted at the people who were rushing towards him:
"We are acting on orders. I will say this once: anyone who dares to approach will be killed without mercy!"

But some people did not believe it, or perhaps they relied on their large numbers, and were instigated by a few members of the Xie family who had made great achievements, so they were not afraid of Deng Bing's warriors, and they rushed over with swords, guns, hoes and shovels.

Without saying a word, Deng Bing knocked to the ground a scholar from the Xie family who approached him first. His head immediately fell into the pond outside the yard, dyeing the water red.

A citizen who was causing trouble had no time to stop due to inertia, so Deng Bing hacked him to death on the ground.

However, because of this, the people who were greedy for the land and silver rewards promised by Yang Tinghe and were willing to go against the court were also frightened. They stopped and stood there, looking at the bodies lying on the ground. They did not dare to approach the Xie family compound for a while, but they were reluctant to leave.

After all, the Xie family promised a hundred acres of fertile land and a hundred taels of silver! This was money they might not be able to earn in their entire lives.

Even in the seventeenth century when silver was abundant, one hundred taels was a huge sum of money, let alone now.

Moreover, there are many people and few fields in Jiangnan, and the fields are very fertile, so one hundred acres are enough for them to become landlords or even bigger landlords.

Even the successful candidates in the imperial examinations were tempted, let alone ordinary people.

At this time, a scholar from the Xie family also rushed over with a group of people, but when they saw the corpse and the people who dared to stand outside, they couldn't help but be frightened. They could only stand outside and yell at Deng Bing:

"Although this lord is an official appointed by the court, he is just a warrior. How dare he kill ordinary people, even scholars! There are many scholars here! They are even the sons of officials and gentry! Aren't you afraid of being impeached in the future?!"

"I have already said that I am acting on orders and obeying the emperor's orders. They are seeking justice for Lord Xie, and I admire their courage, but the emperor's orders cannot be disobeyed. They are defying the emperor's orders and are tantamount to treason. I have no choice but to kill them. Not to mention the scholars, but the juren and jinshi, and even the officials appointed by the court, anyone who dares to obstruct the emperor's orders will be killed!"

As Deng Bing spoke, he slashed with the bloody long knife, as if he was going to kill the scholar from the Xie family if he dared to take another step forward.

The scholar from the Xie family obviously didn't have the courage, but because Deng Bing's words were well-reasoned, he couldn't refute Deng Bing and could only stand there obediently. However, he hated Deng Bing in his heart for cutting off his source of wealth!
The scholar from the Xie family was naturally unwilling to accept this. Although he did not dare to take a step forward, he continued to make a fuss: "No matter what, Lord Xie is a good official and an honest official. The people of Yuyao County are all grateful to the Xie family and Lord Xie. Lord Xie was wronged, Lord Xie was wronged!"

"Mr. Xie is wrongly accused!"

"Mr. Xie is wrongly accused!"

"Mr. Xie is wrongly accused!"

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A group of Xie family members and common people related to the Xie family continued to shout.

Xie Qian was secretly proud of this, and could not help but sigh and shed tears: "I am so loved by the people and missed by the villagers, I have no regrets even if I die."

Some of the simpler officers and soldiers were greatly affected by this and began to sympathize with Xie Qian and his clansmen. Even the commander Lu Ju could not help but say:
"Thank you, Lord, please don't be too sad. Although I dare not discuss the affairs of the court, I believe that the emperor will not wrong you."

At this time, a thousand-household official in charge of the house confiscation came to Lu Ju and said, "Reporting to the commander, we have found Liuxiang Cave and hundreds of children in the cave, all of whom are no more than twelve or thirteen years old. Some were locked up or even nailed to the wall. The means of persecuting the children were very cruel. We also dug out more than ten children's bodies in the nearby woods. They were all disgusting. Their lower bodies or backs were torn, but their faces were still recognizable. The scene was very cruel!" The thousand-household official shouted, "Bring up those children and bodies! Show them to the commander!"

Soon, dozens of soldiers came out carrying some injured children and children's bodies, as well as driving out hundreds of children, most of whom were girls.

Lu Ju's face changed when he saw this. At this moment, he no longer believed that Xie Qian could be a good person, because no matter whether Xie Qian did it or not, there were so many children in the Xie family who were tortured to death or disabled, which meant that the Xie family was not a family that accumulated good deeds!
Lu Ju felt cheated and shouted, "Keep digging! Dig up that fragrance cave and the surrounding area!"

At this time, Deng Bing also heard the noise in the yard, and hurried in. Seeing this scene, he put the knife on Du San's neck without thinking:

"You said you are not from the Xie family. The smell and dress on you clearly show that you are not from here either. You even look like you are a newcomer. And there are many girls here who are obviously newcomers like you. They haven't even had time to wash up. Tell me! Did you send these girls here? Why did you send them to the Xie family? If you don't tell me, I will chop you to pieces!"

Deng Bing had just killed someone, his face was covered in blood, and now everyone was scared when they saw him. Even Du San was a little scared and said hurriedly: "I said, I said, I gave them away, but I only gave fifty. The others were not given by me. I gave them to the Lord. Only we and the people in the Lord's mansion know that the Lord likes to play with this! I don't know about the others! Sir, please spare my life!"

As soon as Du San said this, all the officers and soldiers present looked at Xie Qian. Even some people in the Xie family who didn't know about this looked at Xie Qian, and at the same time, they also looked at the children in the yard.

At this time, an old girl from the Xie family suddenly cried out, struggling to hug a little girl lying on the ground: "Xiao Die! It turns out you have been in the mansion all the time! I thought you were really kidnapped!"

The old woman started crying and scolding Xie Qian again: "Master! I am blind! You raised her from childhood! She is my niece, and you dared to do that to her! How can you be so cruel!"

From the moment Xie Qian heard that Liuxiang Cave was discovered, he knew that he would be deserted by his friends and relatives, so he remained silent for a while.

At this time, Deng Bing also realized something and hurriedly ordered: "Carry all these children outside, and drive those who are not dead outside, so that the people outside can identify them for themselves. Since they were captured, according to the decree, they can be released directly."

Before Deng Bing finished speaking, the scholar from the Xie family who had quietly come to the door started crying. When he saw that the disabled girl was obviously his granddaughter, he was no longer afraid of the soldiers and rushed forward: "Susu! You are here. It's so hard for my grandfather to find you!"

When the little girl saw her great-grandfather coming over, she pointed at Xie Qian and started crying, "Great-grandfather, the great master is a bad man, he is a bad man, he defiled Su Su!"

The scholar from the Xie family no longer wanted to help Xie Qian. He was extremely angry with Xie Qian and rushed towards him: "You beast, I'm going to kill you!"

As these children were released outside, more and more people who had experienced missing persons discovered that their children were in the Xie family.

"This is my daughter!"

"My poor granddaughter!"

"My son!"

"My poor grandson, you were the first in the case when you were thirteen, but you never came back after you went to the eldest master's house (Xie Qian's house). I thought you were really kidnapped by robbers, but I didn't expect you to be in the Xie family. Elder Xie, you bastard, give me back my grandson's life! The hope of several generations of my family is gone just like that!"

Now, the goodwill that Xie Qian and his family had among their neighbors was gone in an instant!

These people wanted to kill Xie Qian so much that they even started to make a fuss. However, the Xie family members and Xie Qian fell silent and dared not say anything anymore.

Thanks to the book friend Lu Yangyang for the 100 starting coins reward. Sorry, this chapter is still not finished without copying the plot of Xie Qian. The first chapter will definitely be finished tomorrow! I am also sorry that the author seems to have blackened Xie Ge Lao too harshly, so it turns out that the most cruel person is still the author himself. In addition, please forgive me for this malicious fragment. Since the plot has come to this point, I would like to ask, do those members of the Xie family whose families were harmed by Xie Qian need sympathy, and do they need the protagonist to spare their death penalty? After all, their daughters or sons were also harmed by Xie Qian. If necessary, the protagonist will change their death penalty to exile later. Please leave a message, book friends, so that I can confirm the subsequent plot.

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