Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 17 Xu Sheng
Yan Yi's actions surprised people like Si Qing who were familiar with the original owner.

Although they had gradually adapted to the changes in the young master of the Yan family, what they saw today still gave them an unprecedented shock.

Even when Wang Mai was dragged to the front of the stage, his face was blank and he had not yet recovered from the shock.

After a long pause, when the noise subsided, Yan Yi's expression turned cold. He pointed at Wang Mai and said, "The corrupt official Wang Mai rented 47 public residences to Zhu Gui at a low price for profit. Now it has been verified, and Wang Mai has confessed. He must be executed immediately! The amount of money he embezzled must be fined double, and his family must pay the compensation! An immediate arrest warrant is in place for Zhu Gui, and there will be a reward for anyone who reports him!"

Wang Mai shuddered as if he had been electrocuted, nearly fainting. A stream of heat soaked his lower collar, leaving only one thought in his mind: "If I had known he was such a person, why would I have approached him? Why didn't I run away immediately?"

A cavalryman grabbed Wang Mai by the collar of his clothes and dragged him to the front of the wooden platform, while another cavalryman drew his sword and stepped forward.

laugh!
The knife flashed, blood gushed out, and Wang Mai's head fell onto the wooden platform and rolled to the ground.

The scene first fell into an eerie silence, and then erupted into a thunderous roar.

"Good kill!"

"You dog official has also suffered this day!"

The people in the audience shouted out as if to vent their anger. The depression buried deep in their chests burst out like a flood that broke through a dam, and was vented with each shout.

Although they knew that after this moment they would still face heavy corvee labor and taxes, and would still be exploited and oppressed, at least at this moment they were happy.

The wealthy and powerful young men in front of Mu Taipei looked at each other with complicated expressions.

A middle-aged man in a purple brocade robe, with a plump figure, tucked his hands into his sleeves, staring at the stage, muttered, "It's just a few small bucks, why would you kill someone?"

This man's surname is Fei and his name is Jin. He is the cousin of the head of the Fei family.

Standing next to Fei Jin was a middle-aged scholar with a fair complexion and long beard. His surname was Shen Jing. Hearing this, he snorted coldly, "Mr. Fei, don't you see that this boy is trying to win the hearts of the common people?"

The Fei and Shen families were not very close to each other, but they came together because of the prison break in the pavilion.

At this moment, a commotion erupted from the crowd west of the wooden platform. A young man in a coarse hemp robe and a short sword at his waist stood on tiptoe, waving his arms and shouting, "Young Master, I know where Zhu Gui is hiding."

Several young men of the same age as him protected him in the middle and squeezed out of the crowd.

Judging from their appearance, these young men seemed to be young knights in the countryside. There was a heroic look between their brows, and each of them was carrying a knife or a sword.

Among them, a young man wearing a hakama and a long sword at his waist was particularly eye-catching. Although he had not yet reached the age of a crown, he was already over seven feet tall. With a burly figure, a resolute face, and a firm gaze, he stood out from the crowd.

Yan Yi asked gently, "Who are you?"

"My name is Zhao Cuo, and I'm from Changshou Village." The young man in the hemp robe puffed out his chest and pointed at his companions with a proud look, saying, "These are my brothers: Zhao Hu, Zhang Ying, Shen Lian, and Xu Sheng."

"The fugitive Zhu Gui has the same crime as Wang Mai." Yan Yi had a good impression of these young people. He smiled and was about to continue speaking when he suddenly froze and turned his gaze to the young man in hakama.

If I heard correctly, Zhao Cuo just called this person Xu Sheng?
Yan Yi calmly changed the subject, "You are truly outstanding young men. Where are you four from?"

The four young men were very excited to receive Yan Yi's attention in public, and they spoke one after another.

"I am Zhao Hu, a native of Changshou Village in this pavilion."

"Young Master, I am from Wu County."

"My Lord, I am from the Dawangli of Pingwangting." "I am from Ju County, Langya, and currently reside in Wu County."

Yan Yi's heart was pounding, and he was basically certain that the young man in front of him who called himself Xu Sheng was the General Andong, Marquis of Wuhu, and one of the Twelve Tiger Ministers of Jiangdong in history.

When he played Three Kingdoms Kill in his previous life, he liked the general card Xu Sheng very much, so he had some understanding of Xu Sheng and knew that this person was from Ju County, Langya.

However, he was not very clear about Xu Sheng's movements after he moved to Jiangdong. He did not expect to meet him here. It was like looking back and finding that person there, in the dim light.

Yan Yi calmed down and said in a clear voice, "Si Qing, take five men with you and follow Zhao Cuo to capture the man. If his words are true, there will be a reward of fifty thousand yuan."

"Thank you, young master! I've got the reward!" Zhao Cuo was overjoyed, as if the money was already in his pocket. He said to his companions, "After we get the reward, we'll divide it equally among the five of us brothers."

Xu Sheng and Zhang Ying smiled and nodded, while Zhao Hu and Shen Lian seemed very excited.

Si Qing stepped out to receive orders, selected five cavalrymen, and was ready to set off.

Yan Yi stopped him, lowered his voice, and earnestly instructed him, "Find out more about these five people, especially Xu Sheng. Befriend him."

Si Qing was slightly stunned, then nodded seriously and strode away with his men.

Shen Jing, watching all this from the audience, felt his eyelids twitch. "This boy used to hide his edge, and everyone thought he was a playboy. But now he's unsheathed his sharp sword, and how sharp it is! The Yan family has a successor."

"I was wrong, I really was wrong." Fei Jin looked at Sun Ke and the other two being escorted to the stage, his face extremely grim. "Is this guy really here at Geqiting to recruit soldiers? How could he come here by such a coincidence?"

Shen Jing cursed inwardly, "You idiot!" If it weren't for you, the Fei family, being so foolish as to rob people in the pavilion just for a little face, how could my Shen family be involved?

It was unlucky for Shen. After learning that one of his guests had caused trouble and was captured by Ge Qitingzhang, Shen Jing wrote a letter to Wucheng County Magistrate, asking him for help and intending to pay money to redeem the person.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Ping went to rob people, he rescued Shen's guests as well. Shen Jing was so angry that he smashed a porcelain inkstone on the spot.

Fei Jin suddenly asked in surprise: "Where's Zhao Ping?"

There were three people kneeling on the stage at this time. One was Sun Ke, who married a daughter of the Fei family, and the other two were Zhao Ping's attendants, but Zhao Ping was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Jing sneered, "Needless to say, Zhao Ping must have been detained. I'm afraid the young master won't let you, Fei, go easily."

Fei Jin's face looked extremely ugly and his heart was in turmoil. He did not notice the alienation in Shen Jing's words and the subtle change in the way he addressed Yan Yi.

On the stage, Yan Yi announced loudly, "Zhao Ping and his four companions gathered a crowd to attack the pavilion, breaking into the prison at night. They must be executed! One of them was executed yesterday. Zhao Ping, as he is still connected to the subsequent events of this case, is temporarily imprisoned. These two will be executed first! Sun Ke, for harboring a criminal, shall be punished by amputation!"

The punishment of foot amputation is to cut off both legs.

Sun Ke lost his usual composure, his hair disheveled and his appearance mad. He seemed relieved when he heard the word "cut off feet," but soon showed fear and was pinned to the ground by two cavalrymen.

He struggled desperately, and out of the corner of his eye he saw two other cavalrymen approaching with a big axe each. His pupils suddenly dilated in fear.

Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out and splashed all over his face. Then he saw that the heads and necks of Zhao Ping's two companions were empty, and their heads were nowhere to be found.

Sun Ke was so frightened that he lost his mind. Suddenly he felt a pain in his legs, which had been chopped off by the axe.

His head tilted and he fainted.

(End of this chapter)