Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 114 Kill first!

Xia Lin had just arrived at the dock and hadn't even set foot on the ground when he heard a piece of news that made him furious.

Dong Shi, a student of Ehu Academy, was stabbed in Hongdu Prefecture and died after unsuccessful treatment, and he was asked to go to Hongdu Prefecture as soon as possible.

At that moment, Xia Lin did not even stop. He turned around and boarded the boat and headed straight for Hongdu Prefecture. He sailed in the wind and rain without stopping for a moment along the way. He arrived in just two days, which would have taken three days.

After landing, Xia Lin, with big dark circles under his eyes, ran directly to Lao Guo's provincial government office.

At this moment, Old Guo was extremely anxious. The students outside were becoming more and more violent. He had a very hard time during these seven days. On the one hand, he hated himself for not being able to avenge his enemies as he did before, and on the other hand, this matter happened at a time one month before the emperor's southern tour.

Just as he was getting restless, Xia Lin rushed into the government office and came to him: "Father Guo, what do you mean? You still have to wait for me to deal with the murder in the street? Did my student die in vain?"

Seeing how exhausted he looked, Lao Guo heaved a sigh of relief and shook his head. But before he could speak, Xia Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there something you can't say to prevent me from doing this?"

Old Guo looked up at Xia Lin, then sighed, "When you are in the court, you have no choice."

"Okay, if you can't do it, I'll do it."

On the way here, Xia Lin thought about the whole cause and effect for a while. After thinking it over, he came to a conclusion that if such a set-in-stone matter had to wait for him to deal with, there was only one possibility, that is, it was not easy for Lao Guo to do it himself.

"The murderer's father was the Minister of Rites, a member of the Marquis family of Binzhou, and the godson of the current Grand Tutor Feng... I..."

"Okay, I know you're in a difficult situation. Just decide whether this man should be killed or not, and that's it."

"He deserves to be killed, of course he deserves to be killed. For an immediate execution, there is no need for the Ministry of Justice to review it. It's fine to just kill him directly."

"Row."

Xia Lin turned around and walked out: "Dad Guo, do you dare to play a big game?"

"You said."

Xia Lin rubbed his nose and said, "If we delay for a while longer, what will happen when the guy on the other end comes?"

"He's definitely not going to die. He'll probably be sentenced to prison for insanity, and then have to pay some money."

Xia Lin nodded: "Open the court and put him on trial!"

"Public trial?" Lao Guo was stunned. He chewed for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed: "Hey! Boy, how can you be so insidious!"

"Father Guo, is this insidious?" Xia Lin narrowed his eyes. "I am just seeking justice. Killing someone means paying for his life. It is only natural! We must make a quick decision. You definitely cannot preside over the trial. Then I will do it. It is better to do it today than today. Let's try him now and chop him off at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon."

"I can see it."

Xia Lin took a bath and changed into official uniform at Guo's place, and then arranged for people to go to the streets to start beating gongs and drums.

"Today, the murderer Hou Changjing will be put on trial in the East City Parade Ground!"

"bang bang"

"Today, the murderer Hou Changjing will be put on trial in the East City Parade Ground!"

The sound of the gong was deafening, and people in the city leaned out to watch the excitement. This incident itself was already a big deal, with students working in three shifts to shout every day. After the gong sounded, the people heading to the parade ground were so dense that in a short while the entire parade ground in the east of the city was blocked.

Xia Lin was sitting in front of the stage at this moment, wearing the official uniform of a county magistrate, with a brand new copy of the Wei Law placed in front of him, and yamen runners holding water and fire sticks stood at both ends.

The people who came to watch started whispering after seeing Xia Lin, wondering why a county magistrate would be asked to judge this case. However, many people here knew Xia Lin, and even if they didn't know him, some of them knew him well.

"This is Xia Daosheng, the magistrate of Fuliang County! The student who was killed was one of his subjects."

"Ah! I know. He is the county magistrate who secretly married the barbarian girl, the one who killed the barbarian king of the grassland and recovered seventy miles of lost land."

"Yes, yes, that's him."

"He is so young. If my son could achieve such success, it would be worth it for my husband and I to die ten years earlier."

"Ten years? Even if all nine of your clans were wiped out, you wouldn't have that blessing."

As the discussion below became more and more heated, Xia Lin slammed the gavel on the table, and the messenger next to him shouted at the top of his voice: "Silence!"

There were about 10,000 or 20,000 people around the parade ground. In an instant, there was complete silence. Even breathing and coughing had to be held back. It was drizzling at the moment, and the cold wind added a bit of solemnity to the parade ground. Xia Lin sat under a large umbrella and said loudly, "Call the prisoner to the court!"

The loud-voiced messenger next to him immediately shouted, "Call! Prisoner to the court!"

Soon, Hou Changjing, who was wearing handcuffs and prison clothes, was brought to the parade ground, and following him was a man who looked to be in his forties and a little fat.

After arriving at the training ground, Hou Changjing stood still on the field. Xia Lin frowned and said, "Since you have come to see me, why don't you kneel?"

Hou Changjing looked Xia Lin up and down, smiled contemptuously but said nothing. Instead, the middle-aged fat man next to him stepped forward and said, "Sir, you may not know that my young master is the descendant of three generations of meritorious officials. When he was young, he was raised by His Majesty and never kneeled before an official."

"Someone come!" Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "Break Hou Changjing's legs for me. I want to see if he will kneel down."

After the messenger shouted out his order, the people around him immediately cheered and applauded. The middle-aged fat man's face changed drastically at this time: "How dare you deceive the emperor!?"

"Who is deceiving the emperor? His Majesty's pat on the head is to grant your young master peace and happiness, could it be that he is granting your young master a free pass for murder? The person standing here is not the descendant of a meritorious official, nor is he someone who was patted on the head by an elder. He is a murderer." Xia Lin stood up and threw a token: "If you don't kneel, I will beat you!"

This time the people around were silent and held their breath again, because everyone wanted to see the murderer's legs broken, and at the same time they secretly cheered for County Magistrate Xia.

Seeing that he could no longer deceive people about his identity, Hou Changjing bent his legs and knelt down.

At this time, Xia Lin sneered, and the messenger next to him also said: "Humph!"

"Alas, there's no need to pass on this message." Xia Lin pulled the messenger.

"Alas! There's no need to spread this message!"

The whole audience burst into laughter at this shout. Xia Lin glared at the stupid, big, black and rough guy. He felt amused and angry at the same time. However, he didn't have time to waste time talking to a stupid soldier. He just rang the gavel again and said, "Prisoner, do you admit your guilt?"

"Whether I know I'm guilty or not, it's not your turn as a small seventh-rank county magistrate to judge me." Although Hou Changjing was kneeling there, he still said stubbornly: "I am also familiar with the laws of the Wei Dynasty. If they want to judge me, they should come from the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple."

Xia Lin sneered and pulled out the Great Wei Law on the table. "The Great Wei Law states that anyone who commits murder, rape, robbery, arson, or other serious crimes can be sentenced by the prefecture, county, or city without any official title. There is no need to submit the case to the Dali Temple for review. If the crime is proven, the person will be executed immediately without the need for the Ministry of Justice to review it. You have no official title, so you are qualified to shout here? Someone, come here!"

The guards on both sides stepped forward and said, "Yes!"

"Disrespect for the court, thirty slaps on the face."

Without saying anything, the yamen runner went up and slapped him thirty times. This slap was not as simple as being slapped by your parents. After thirty slaps, half of your teeth fell out and your mouth was covered in blood, which was very scary.

At this moment, the middle-aged fat man next to him was getting anxious, but just as he was about to speak, Xia Lin pointed at him and said, "If you keep talking nonsense about the execution, I'll beat you too."

The subsequent interrogation went much more quickly. Xia Lin laid out the facts one by one, and with all the witnesses and evidence available, there were basically no obstacles.

Some things really need to be handled impartially, and that really is a quick and decisive move to cut the Gordian knot. Xia Lin doesn't care about personal relationships at all, and he doesn't expect to gain any reputation in the court, no matter if it's the young prince, Prince Teng or Old Guo... Just Old Guo's words "Fuck you, Gao **!" basically determined that his line could not expect to have any good reputation there.

"The evidence is irrefutable. It doesn't matter whether you sign it or not." Xia Lin picked up the indictment written by Lao Guo's staff and said, "Go, walk around the court for a week. Bring the ink. This is a public trial and the people are witnesses."

The charges were delivered to the surrounding people, and soon they were covered with dense fingerprints, until almost all the blank spaces were covered. Some people even bit their fingers and used blood as seals instead of using ink.

The blood letter of the people, what is this? This is the highest level of moral kidnapping, a moral kidnapping that even the emperors find difficult to defy, which is reasonable, rational, legal and in line with public opinion.

Therefore, after today's public trial, this young master of the Hou family will definitely die!
"Well, since everyone is so excited, I have to show my appreciation to you." Xia Lin grabbed a handful of tokens and said, "We might as well do it now. We can't wait until 3:45 tomorrow afternoon, so I'll chop it off right here to cheer you up."

The scene of tens of thousands of people cheering in unison was indeed somewhat shocking, but the young master of the Hou family instantly collapsed to the ground, and the middle-aged fat man next to him roared: "You! You! The Hou family will not let you go, and Grand Tutor Feng will not let you go!"

Xia Lin waved his hands impatiently: "Take it away, take it away, take it away."

The fat man was dragged out of the arena, and then the young master of the Hou family collapsed on the ground howling like a ghost. But at this time, the executioner had already appeared and was preparing, and it seemed that it was too late to stop what had been done.

The young master of the Hou family felt as if all his bones had been pulled out at this moment. He didn't have any strength at all.

But the more he did this, the happier the people around him became. There was applause and even singing. Xia Lin felt as if he was at a concert...

The demon-headed sword was raised high. Suddenly, a hurried shout rang out from outside the arena: "Spare his life! Spare his life!"

But this is not "My Fair Princess", there is not much room for people. When several fast horses arrived, the big knife had already fallen, and the head rolled to the side along the muddy training ground. After the people on the fast horses broke into the training ground, they were all stunned on the spot, staring at Xia Daosheng.

(End of this chapter)