Chapter 367: Killing to vent public anger
Lu Huacai immediately walked out and asked the guards to arrest people and search their homes according to the list of criminals in Huang Shiren's private prosecution, and to search for stolen money and stolen goods.
He held an iron loudspeaker and announced loudly that Huang Shiren had committed suicide, and the Shenwei Army would not shelter a criminal, and anyone who broke the law would be severely punished.
Huang Shiren's body had been carried to the street by the guards. The common people recognized him in the faint light and shouted that the Shenwei Army treated everyone equally and enforced the law fairly, "The Shenwei Army is mighty, the Shenwei Army is mighty."
At this time, the Suide Tongpan came back and handed over the confessions of the four villains. Zhao Yulin did not read them and still handed them over to Lu Huacai for disposal.
He said: "Dong the evil thief and the other four villains molested women in the street, which is a serious crime. They also killed innocent people in broad daylight with extremely cruel methods. It is a heinous crime. Cutting them into pieces is not enough to appease the public anger. Since it has been verified, they should be beheaded in the street immediately and reported to the Chengdu Dali Temple and the Supervisory Office.
The Tongpan was surprised to hear that Zhao Yulin had elevated this case to the level of venting public anger and maintaining national stability, and had explicitly demanded that the criminal be beheaded.
However, only in this way can the resentment in the hearts of the people be relieved.
The Third Young Master had a very high prestige in the army and even in the whole country, which was equivalent to the fact that he had the final say on the case. He immediately got up and went out to do his job.
When the people on the street heard the judge read out the charges against the villains and Zhao Yulin's immediate verdict, they immediately shouted, "Kill the evil thieves, kill these villains."
The common people spontaneously lit torches to illuminate the place. The executioner pushed the four villains onto the street and cut them off with his sword one by one. With a clean click, four round heads rolled onto the street.
The common people were delighted, and gathered in front of the mutton restaurant, calling the Third Young Master a "killer of evil for the people" and "the Third Young Master is mighty..."
Manager Dong of the carriage company was in a miserable situation. At this moment, his family was surrounded by the soldiers of the Shenwei Army, and the constables from the provincial government were going in and out to search and confiscate their house.
Ever since Huang Shiren was on the list, this guy has been having two drinks with his son-in-law and Lu Huacai. He feels that his status has increased more than tenfold, and he always mentions the two of them when he speaks or does things.
Huang Shiren is his biological son-in-law, and Coach Lu is a guest of honor in his family. Catching up with this era where relationships are the most important is like a huge amulet. He walks sideways throughout Yan'an Prefecture, almost monopolizing the transportation business, and getting involved in all walks of life in Yan'an.
If anyone disobeys, this guy will use his own son-in-law of the Shenwei Army to scare them.
Those officials knew that he was Huang Shiren's father-in-law, so they always considered his personal advantages when doing things. They would easily let people pass through the checkpoints even if they were guarded. Naturally, his business grew bigger and bigger, and his family's wealth accumulated quickly. However, he did not keep a low profile and became more and more arrogant.
The common people saw this and were filled with complaints but had no place to vent.
Today, the Third Young Master finally let them vent their anger.
When Zhao Yulin returned to Suide Prefecture, Miao Gui asked him to go to the back hall to rest, and he and Lu Huacai went back to deal with military affairs.
Hua Cai immediately nodded and said: Yes, yes, brother, you take a rest, they will do the rest.
He nodded and entered the back hall. Hu Lan said carefully, "Brother Yulin's face is so dark that it's scary. It was because Brother Lu and the others were not busy that the trouble happened. Why should you be so angry?"
Zhao Yulin should not use these excuses to prevaricate. She did not understand the governance philosophy of the new Song Dynasty yet, and she did not understand what the Shenwei Army did, so of course she did not care. But Hua only realized that it was disappointing for him that she still made such a serious mistake.
The little girl immediately fell silent, and went back to her room to rest with questions in her mind.
In the Dali King's Palace, Duan Xiaolin's father was sitting on the dragon throne, drinking and chatting happily with his ministers.
During this half year, he finally gathered the army of Dali, joined forces with Pagan in the southwest to fight against Yue and won a complete victory. He divided up Yue's jade mining areas and several rich counties on the border, and Dali's reputation in the southern countries was greatly boosted.
The court was filled with laughter and the sound of clinking glasses.
From the emperor to the ministers, everyone started to talk nonsense about the New Song Kingdom in the north after drinking. Some said that the New Song Kingdom was unkind and secretly sold weapons to the Yue Kingdom to help them fight Dali. This was too much, huh.
Some said that the New Song Dynasty was becoming increasingly powerful, and that the Mongol Empire not only failed to gain any advantage when it went south to plunder, but instead suffered heavy casualties and lost cities and territories.
It is said that the Shenwei Army has recaptured the entire Yan'an Prefecture and pushed the border to the foot of the Great Wall. This is the greatest victory since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
The Gao family and the Chai family still miss their Zhenwu Mountain and Jianchang Prefecture, and dream of taking them back one day.
The civil servants in the hall immediately said that since they had signed the contract, they must be honest and trustworthy and must not cause trouble with the New Song Kingdom. Looking back at the battles with the Shenwei Army in the past few years, which time did we not suffer a tragic defeat and which time did we not lose cities and territories?
An imperial censor changed the subject and praised Duan Xiaolin, saying that the Prince of Zhennan had carried out great reforms in the east, helping the people to expand their ways of making money. The people's lives were getting better and better, and even the taxes paid to the national treasury had increased by 20%.
The Gao family was dissatisfied, thinking that this was a new town east of Kunming close to the wealthy country, with the New Song Kingdom leading it to do business. The Queen of the King of Zhennan was the sister of Zhao Yulin, the commander of the Shenwei Army. The goods they obtained were of high quality and low price and would definitely sell well, so of course they could make a lot of money.
The Chai family was even more sinister, saying that the Prince of Zhennan was promoting the New Song Dynasty in the east, advocating a system where everyone was equal and there was no hierarchy. If this continued, wouldn't it be like Lin'an and destroy the royal court?
Damn, every word is so heartbreaking.
The little emperor shuddered in his heart when he heard this, thinking that if this was true, his throne would certainly be lost, and he had to call his fool son back to have a good talk with him.
In Suide Prefecture, Zhao Yulin had already gone to bed, but Miao Gui and Lu Huacai were still chatting.
The two of them cleaned up the logistics mess, and accompanied the magistrate in arresting the suspects from the carriage company and the remnants of the city. They were also surprised when they confiscated a large amount of stolen money.
Miao Gui told him that although the Third Young Master usually seemed careless, he was actually very thrifty. The blue shirt he was wearing was bought for him by Sister Fenghuang in Yangzhou a few years ago, and he was still wearing it after all these years.
He hates it most when people bully ordinary people. We, as the leaders of a place, must not be confused.
Lu Huacai regretted deeply and said that it was his indulgence that harmed Huang Shiren.
If he hadn't let it go, it wouldn't have come to this. If he had stopped it earlier, or even just given this brother a beating, he wouldn't have gotten into such a big trouble today, with his head and body torn apart, and his reputation ruined.
Miao Gui picked up the tea bowl and asked him to have tea, and said to himself that Li Yunqing was an example, "Brother, have you forgotten?"
If Yun Qing had supervised and reminded Lao Han, he wouldn't have gone down the path of no return. The burden on our shoulders as a coach is not light, and we need to keep an eye on our brother at all times.
Both of them sat in their chairs with gloomy expressions.
Originally, the Qinzhidao Army should be happy about the victory, but they all put on a bitter face. After a while, Lu Hua hammered the coffee table and said that he was guilty for not keeping an eye on his brothers.
The third young master once said that the brothers must support each other all the way to revive China, and he must remember this.
Miao Gui had already held up his fist and whispered that it was good enough once he had figured it out, the Third Young Master was resting in the back hall, so don't scare him.
We originally thought that taking over the dock in Yibin would give us a place to stay, and that was enough. How could we have imagined that the Third Young Master could lead us to conquer such a vast empire and achieve great achievements that will last for generations?
The Third Young Master said that we still have to recover the Western Regions, defeat the Mongolian army and unify the desert. This is the responsibility of our Shenwei Army. Just thinking about it is so inspiring...
When it was daybreak, Zhao Yulin was ready to return to Chang'an, and Lu Hua followed carefully behind him, walking a long way to see him off.
He saw that they had arrived at another thatched pavilion on the side of the road and asked the team to stop and rest in the pavilion.
Miao Gui said with a smile that Hua Cai already knew he was wrong, so the young master should punish him severely, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable if he kept it in his heart.
Zhao Yulin smiled when he saw his aggrieved look, and asked the guards to bring some wine, so that the brothers could drink three cups together.
He said knowing that one is wrong is not enough, the key is to take action.
Huacai’s biggest shortcoming is that he doesn’t study and only knows how to fight and kill all day long. He has not made any progress compared to when he was young. How can he go further?
He continued to remind: Fighting a war requires using your brain, and when the world is stable in the future, governing the country will also require using your brain. How can you not study?
Go back and sort out the brothers, and purify the team.
Lu Huacai quickly agreed with a yes.
Miao Gui immediately said that a new military academy had been built in Qingcheng Mountain in Chengdu, and the third young master would go there in person to give lectures. He would select the brave and capable warriors send them back to study for two years. They would all be good seedlings for our Shenwei Army.
Hua Cai continued to nod in agreement.
Zhao Yulin raised his glass and asked everyone to drink it up. He said with certainty that those who have made contributions should be rewarded and those who have made mistakes should be punished. The Shenwei Army's tradition of clear rewards and punishments should not be lost. We should work hard.
He patted Lu Huacai on the shoulder and told him not to see him off, then walked out of the thatched pavilion, jumped on his horse and rode away.
A group of people followed behind him, urging their horses forward.
After they had walked a long way away, Miao Gui asked him: Are you still angry with Hua Cai?
Zhao Yulin said that he was not angry with him, but with himself. He felt that he too incompetent. Why couldn't the corruption be controlled? Why couldn't the corrupt people stop?
Miao Gui also sighed and told Zhao Yulin that every year many brothers fell because they could not resist the temptation of gold and silver, and he was also very conflicted.
Then he immediately said that he could no longer resist the temptation of the new currency invented by his brother. This time, a large amount of new currency was seized from Huang Shiren’s house, and there were piles of new money.
Huang Shiren’s wife explained: The money kept by the wealthy families are all new currencies.
This paper currency is linked to the silver coin. It is light, value-preserving and small in size. Who would be willing to hide metal coins that jingle and get exposed when moved?
Zhao Yulin said fiercely that no matter how difficult it is, we must stick to the bottom line of integrity, otherwise we will be destroying our own Great Wall and we will collapse without the enemy attacking.
He then spurred his horse and galloped forward.
Lu Huacai suffered a setback because of Huang Shiren's incident, so he summoned all the generals to summarize the battle and turned it into a military reorganization meeting of the Qinzhidao Corps. He also arrested several generals who had seriously violated discipline at the meeting.
Du Baiyue and Feng Guiqi both supported him in person, but only asked him after the meeting if he had gone a bit too far.
