Chapter 240 Forgiveness
"Injustice"
Regardless of the official position, the performance of the prisoners is basically the same. When they get the chance, they shout for justice and deny the crimes they committed that day.
However, there were also several of them who found conscience. No matter what they were asked, they told the truth, only to atone for death. After several rounds of interrogation, all those who shouted for justice and refusal were unanimously sentenced to death by the elders in the jury. However, the few who confessed their guilt and were determined to die were sentenced to hang because of the serious circumstances and the evidence was conclusive, while the others were sentenced to only lifelong labor service.
The old men in the jury not only showed their compassion, but also rejected several people's murder charges in the name of insufficient evidence, and took the courage to beg for the murderers. "At that time, the city was so chaotic, they must have been bewitched by others and lost their true intentions for a while. Today, they killed Zhang Mingjian and his direct minions, which was enough to comfort the dead. Those who had died could not be resurrected. No matter how many people they killed today, Yangzhou City was not the original Yangzhou. It would be better to give up these little fish and shrimps, let them make meritorious contributions, and repay the kindness of General Manager Zhu for the people of Yangzhou."
"Yes, I have killed almost a hundred people, enough, enough." Among the onlookers, there were some former big-name players who took advantage of their courage to suggest, "If you continue to kill, it will be harmful to Tianhe."
"Yes, yes, it's not important to spare their lives, so I dare not let Lord Jufu take the name of bloodthirsty." Some scholars and some idle men also shouted loudly.
The people of Yangzhou originally wanted to be killed by prisoners, but when they saw dozens of heads hanging on high poles, the hatred in their hearts had long disappeared. Instead, the compassionate feelings of the common people from their bones were unwilling to see more lives disappearing in front of them, and they were even more unwilling to lose the blessings of their great benefactor Zhu Bashiyi because of the excessive murder.
Deng Yu looked at him secretly and turned his head and asked Zhu Chongba, "Brother, how did you know that this would be the case? This is impossible that Manager Zhu expected."
"Of course it was not expected by the Grand Chief Executive Office." Zhu Chongba smiled and said with a smile, "He just felt that letting Yangzhou people interrogate the rebel soldiers themselves can give the locals the most justice, but he didn't know that this person's heart is the most unpredictable. How could local officials be able to judge local cases well? Zhang Mingjian and others had too much evil before, so no one could openly lenient them. But any of these little fish and shrimps are not the nephews of families near Yangzhou. No matter how far they are, they can't run off Yangzhou Road. The elders of the Su clan and the wealthy families in the city are involved in an indescribable connection. This time, the old people in Yangzhou came to kill their lives and deaths. How could they not save their lives?"
"Yes, but they killed someone that night without thinking about the old love." Deng Yu was confused when he heard it, and his small eyes were covered with stars.
"They could only follow the crowd that day." Zhu Chongba sighed and continued to whisper, "The situation is so chaotic, and it is impossible for me to miss the old love. Today, it is impossible for a few old people to ignore the family behind them. They can only get favors in the future. If they don't do it well, just as the list of juryers was confirmed, the two sides had already started to secretly engage in a secret relationship. How much money and how much food is for a lifetime, there was a clear price tag."
"This, how is this possible?" Not only Deng Yu, but Tang He and Wu brothers also had sweat on their foreheads and their faces were full of disbelief.
However, regardless of whether they believed it or not, during the subsequent interrogation, the old men became more and more bold and exercised their veto power more and more frequently, allowing most of the captured soldiers to escape the death robbery. Only a few were recognized by the onlookers on the spot and the crimes were irrefutable, so they were sentenced to the extreme punishment, but they were mostly hanging and saved a whole body.
The soldiers who were taken to the court were becoming more and more obedient and found that they would have great hope of dying if they confessed their guilt honestly. The more they denied, the more they would be doomed, and after they could not escape, they all became daring to act and accept all the accusations without resistance, and they cried bitterly, willing to atone for their sins with their lives.
In this way, the speed of judgment was greatly accelerated, and almost a large number of riots were taken up, and then forgiven in batches, and escaped from the sky. Although most of them had to serve hard labor in the army or local areas for a lifetime, compared with those of the previous accomplices who were beheaded and displayed, the result was nothing like heaven and earth.
Including some Khitan, Mongolian and Semu soldiers, most of whom were jury, had a way out for life, allowing these people to escape the disaster in a confused manner, and they could hardly believe their ears. They knelt on the ground, kowtowed everywhere, and thanked the people of Yangzhou for their grace of not killing.
Those people didn't know what the jury was doing. Instead, they looked red and waved their hands repeatedly, "People are raised by their biological parents. I will let you go this time and I don't expect you to repay you. I just hope you will know what you are doing in the future. Don't take the opportunity to surrender to the court and cut the knife on my head."
"It must, I will never forget the recreation of the elders." The eyes of the eyes of the Mongolian and Khitan soldiers in tears, agreed repeatedly, and then silently thought in their hearts how to contact their relatives and friends in the distance, and let them come to the Huai'an army to redeem the people, so that they can escape from the sea of suffering as soon as possible.
As for whether to put down your weapons and be a steadfast commoner after you escape from the sea of suffering, or continue to help the evildoer, it is something that you will only consider in the future. Anyway, as long as you don’t face the Huaian Army in the future, you will basically not have to worry about your own lives and future.
"Come on, bring Fan Shutong, the right envoy of Guangming. "Looking at the beginning of the day, the presiding judge Robben slapped the agglomeration hard and ordered in a hoarse voice.
The generals and soldiers handled almost the same, and the next step of handling the captured civilian officials was a big problem. These guys must have not killed or set fire by themselves, but they sat on the ground to share the spoils and gave Zhang Mingjian some advice, especially Fan Shutong, who was closely following Zhang Mingjian until the moment he was captured, as if the two had been together for many years and were never abandoned.
Chapter completed!