Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 44
Shuangxing and the others are tall and tall, and Xianggua looks a little too big in their clothes.But on weekdays, Xianggua wears patchwork clothes, and she is very happy to wear such comfortable and tidy materials, touching here, scratching there, who cares whether it fits or not?
At this time, the cantaloupe has washed away the stains on the face, revealing its original appearance.I saw her bright eyes, bright teeth, pink face and vermilion lips.Slightly red and swollen eyes, slightly squinting.But between his brows, he still couldn't hide the sassy heroic spirit.

Feng Quan was dumbfounded.He didn't expect that the little beggar-like field cantaloupe would be so juicy.Not only Feng Quan, but even Shuang Xing and Xia Zhu beside her couldn't help but look at her more.

Seeing Feng Quan was stunned, Xianggua rushed forward and grabbed him: "Where's my 'Hand Crossbow'? Return it to me quickly!"

Cantaloupe fights small martial arts, and its strength is not small.With this tug, Hao Xuan didn't pull Feng Quan to the ground.

Feng Quan made up his mind and broke out in a cold sweat: "Young Mistress...you are so strong..."

"Feng Quan begs to be beaten," Feng Shen glared, "What are you yelling about? Why don't you get that crossbow quickly?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Seeing that the young master was annoyed, Feng Quan hurriedly responded, and immediately went to find the "Hand Crossbow".

After a while, Feng Quan came back with a crossbow.Seeing this, the muskmelon snatched it up in his hand and quickly put it on his wrist.

At this time, Chang Ma also heated up the meal.Cantaloupe was very hungry, so he was not polite. He squatted in front of the table and started to eat.

Feng Shen shook his head and smiled wryly, then turned around and sat down at the table.Seeing that everyone was suspicious, after Feng Shen sipped his soup, he told how he met Tian's grandfather and grandson.Of course, to avoid having too many people, Feng Shen also concealed their identities of Yihequan and didn't mention them, only saying that they were just out of the world.

Hearing that it was the old man Tian who sacrificed his life to save Feng Shen, Feng Quan was very grateful to Tian's grandfather and grandson.If he hadn't seen that Xianggua was too young, he would really have the heart to kneel down and kowtow: "Young...Miss Tian... I will replace our Feng family, thank you for your kindness!"

But when the old man Tian was mentioned, Xianggua felt sad again.The corners of her mouth fluttered a few times, and then she threw the chopsticks, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

Shuang Xing and Xia Zhu saw each other, and hurried over to persuade them.Cantaloupe plunged headlong into Shuang Xing's arms, crying all over.

Feng Shen sighed and began to discuss with Feng Quan.Regarding the death of Old Man Tian, ​​the Yamen already fully understood.All you need to do is write down the crime of Lai Qing in the reported documents.

In terms of emotion and reason, old man Tian is a benefactor of the Feng family.Therefore, Feng Shen decided to hold his funeral in his own house.In addition to the funeral money allocated by the yamen, the Feng family added some money, intending to bury Old Man Tian in a good manner.

Therefore, Feng Shen made a list and asked Feng Quan to buy what he needed in the morning.Things like the coffin, shroud, papyrus, etc. had to be ordered in advance, so as not to miss Old Man Tian's funeral.

Tomorrow the prisoner will have to be tried and sentenced in the yamen, so Feng Shen can't stay awake anymore.After giving Feng Quan a few more instructions, Feng Shen asked Shuang Xing and the others to bring muskmelon to stay, and he went back to his room to sleep.

Feng Shen was injured and tired, and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he touched the pillow...

When I opened my eyes again, the sky had turned white.After a good night's sleep, all the fatigue accumulated in the body was released.With a slight movement, my whole body is numb.Feng Shen took a deep breath and breathed out to himself. After feeling that the blood circulation had opened up, he reluctantly climbed off the bed.

When he left the Yamen last night, Fu Yin had asked Feng Shen to go earlier.So Feng Shen moved around for a while, ready to leave.

As soon as he went out, he met Feng Quan returning Ye Xiang.Feng Quan was afraid that the smell would infect Feng Shen, so he hurriedly put the dung bucket aside: "Young master, you got up so early? This is going to Chang Ma's side, I'm afraid I haven't prepared breakfast yet..."

"Don't eat, there are important matters in the yamen," Feng Shen waved his hand, "Don't forget to prepare the funeral app for Old Hero Tian."

"Don't worry, master, I won't forget it!" Feng Quan hurriedly said, "I started to think about it last night. As for the birthday material, I went to the 'Zhende Mastyard' and put on a pair of 'Fir Wood Thirteen Dollars'; the birthday material , go to 'Ruifuxiang', let the tailors catch up with the needles, and make another three funeral clothes... Do you think this is appropriate?"

"Look at the arrangement." Feng Shen was about to lift his foot, but suddenly remembered something, "That's right! Old Hero Tian died of poisoning. When cleaning his body and changing his clothes, remember to avoid those poisonous thorns. Then The drama of poison, if you see blood sealing your throat, be careful!"

"I know...I know." Feng Quan's heart trembled, firmly remembering Feng Shen's instructions.

After Feng Shen left, Feng Quan hurried back to the house, called Shuang Xing, Xia Zhu and others to help, bought black gauze, pulled white cloth, and started to work inside and out.

How they prepare for the mourning, I will not show it for now.Simply speaking, Feng Shen rushed all the way to Shuntian Mansion.

Coming to the government office, Feng Shen went straight to the back hall.Looking at the back, Fu Yin is fully dressed and having morning tea with Cha Wu.

"Greetings, my lord." Feng Shen bowed.

"Nephew, don't do this if you're not in court." Fu Yin got up and pulled Feng Shen over, "Has your injury healed?"

"Meng Shibo remembers," Feng Shen said, "after a night's rest, there is no serious problem."

"That's good, that's good," Fu Yin nodded, "Come... sit down here and talk."

"Master Feng," Zha Wuzuo said to Feng Shen with a piece of candied fruit in his mouth, "you must not have eaten it yet, right? Come, come, taste this fruit, let's eat it first...Don't say, what you eat here, sir. Not bad at all!"

"Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites is the same age as the old man. He has been a filial piety for three years, and he returned to Beijing from his hometown in Suzhou a while ago to return to his post," Fu Yin pointed to the dishes on the case, and said, "These are all local products from his hometown. My nephew tasted them." Try it."

"My nephew is disrespectful." Feng Shen turned his side, picked up a piece of candied fruit from the plate, and put it into his mouth.

At this time, a servant brought a bowl of hot tea.Fu Yin took it, but passed it to Feng Shen.

"My nephew is terrified," Feng Shen hurriedly took it with both hands, "How dare you work for the uncle?"

"You don't need to be polite," Fu Yin smiled lightly, "I specially ordered to soak it a little bit, so as to refresh myself."

Feng Shen nodded, and took a sip of his drink.An astringent taste enters the throat, and the spirit suddenly shakes.

Putting down the gaiwan, Feng Shen rushed to the governor and said: "Shibo called my nephew to enter the yamen early, presumably there is something important to discuss?"

"That's right," Fu Yin stroked his beard and said, "It's just to discuss how to determine the punishment for those villains!"

After listening to the topic, Zha Wuzuo hurriedly wiped his hands, sat upright, and listened carefully.

"Such a tyrannical man who has no father and no king must not be forgiven lightly!" Feng Shen said angrily, "I don't know what your lord's opinion is?"

Before Fu Yin could answer, Zha Wuzuo couldn't hold back: "If you follow me...they will be killed!"

"The murderer is a crime that cannot be punished! The bamboo in the South Mountain is exhausted, and the crime is endless; the waves of the East China Sea, the evil is endless! He deserves to be punished and abandoned the city," Feng Shen changed the subject, and said bitterly, " But right now, under the law... let this group of thugs escape the punishment of thousands of cuts..."

"Alas...who said otherwise?" Zha Wuzuo said angrily, "In the spring of this year, the imperial court ordered Ling Chi to be removed...that gang of villains was really taken advantage of!"

"The old man didn't pronounce the sentence in court last night... that's why," Fu Yin shook his head and sighed, "The Holy Majesty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and ordered the three punishments of scorpion, owl, and killing to be abolished forever. But just beheading is not enough to punish violence , to serve as an example to others."

"How about... let's put those villains in prison and let the jailers "rectify" them?" After a long while, Cha Wu said, "The gang of jailers are ruthless! What 'iron brush' and 'playing the lute' Yes, greet each other in turn, keeping those villains alive would be worse than death! It’s better to let out the bad breath in my heart!”

"It's not right!" Fu Yin immediately vetoed it, "Thinking that I am dignified and obedient to the Tianfu, following the principles of heaven and upholding morality, how can I do such abusive lynching?"

"In my opinion," Feng Shen suggested, "before execution, it's better to put them in the shackles for public display!"

"Master Feng," Zha Wuzuo's eyes lit up, "You mean... put that criminal in a wooden cage?"

"Exactly," Feng Shen nodded and said, "pull the cage with a cart, parade the criminals through the streets, mark the crimes, and let the people surround and scold them. Not only can the majesty of the law be promoted, but also the punishment To serve as an example to the hundred, so that those heavenly and chaotic parties hiding in the dark will restrain themselves, and dare not act rashly for the time being!"

The flail is actually a wooden cage with a long front and a short rear.There is a bayonet on the top of the cage. Once the prisoner is locked in, his neck will be firmly restrained by the bayonet.Under this kind of shackle, the life and death of the criminal depends entirely on the person who performs the shackle.The doorway here lies in the height of the wooden cage.Generally speaking, the cage must be longer than the prisoner's stature.Once the neck was locked, the prisoner was completely suspended in the wooden cage.If a person wants to die, just drop some heavy objects on his feet, and he will be suffocated within a while; if he only wants to make the person suffer, there are two methods.

Or put a few bricks on the bottom of the cage, so that the prisoner can stand on tiptoe, just enough to support his body, so as not to get stuck in the throat; I can't stand upright, I can't stand upright, I can't squat, and I can't stretch my legs bent.

Although these two methods of punishing a person will not lead to immediate death, but standing for a few hours, the criminal will be beaten to the point of dying, so it would be better to receive a knife.

"It has to be Young Master Feng!" Zha Wu praised, "This trick of 'standing in a wooden cage' will be accepted by those gangsters! This is called 'the wicked have their own evil tricks'! My lord, let's do it like this!"

Fu Yin nodded, seeing that the time was almost up, he called Feng and Zha, and moved to the lobby to start the trial.

The third class of yamen servants heard that Fu Yin was promoted to the hall, so they rushed over in a hurry, and they were in line to listen to the order.

Sitting in front of the case, Fu Yin adjusted the whole court uniform and put on the top, and ordered all the criminals involved in the case to be escorted to the hall.

(End of this chapter)