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Chapter 136 Sentence

Many people in the city knew that the scholar's family of four were burned to death, and several families who lived near the scholar all came out to testify.

They all said that on the night of the fire, they saw yamen runners sneaking towards the scholar's house.

That bailiff is still working in the county government.

Luo Qinghan ordered someone to bring the bailiff into the court.

When the yamen runner saw that the county magistrate had been arrested, how could a small errand boy like him stand up? He confessed everything he knew without even being tortured.

He admitted that he set fire to and killed the scholar's family of four.

"Your Highness, it was Magistrate Yang who forced me to do this. I was just a small yamen runner, and he forced me to set fire and kill people. He said that only by killing that scholar could the trouble be eliminated forever. I was really forced. I actually didn't want to kill anyone. Please spare my life, Your Highness!"

Luo Qinghan ignored his pleas and said coldly: "Take him away and beat him to death."

Immediately, a guard stepped forward, covered the mouth of the yamen runner, and dragged him away roughly.

The people who were originally gathered at the gate of the county government office to watch the excitement saw a bailiff being dragged out, and then the bailiff was pinned to the ground, and sticks hit him hard again and again.

The one who did it was a guard from the Yulin Army. He was merciless, but after only a dozen hits, the bailiff was dead.

The people were all stunned.

This was only the first case, and he had already beaten a bailiff to death. Isn't this prince too swift and decisive? !

Thinking about how these yamen runners usually acted arrogantly in front of the people, and then looking at the miserable appearance of this yamen runner lying in a pool of blood with his eyes open, the people finally believed what the prince said.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wants to seek justice for the people!

Those who were originally waiting and watching no longer hesitated. As soon as the scholar's case was concluded, a man rushed in impatiently.

"I am also going to sue County Magistrate Yang. He colluded with the local gentry and seized 100 acres of my family's land, forcing my family to go from being good citizens to being tenant slaves!"

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More and more people came to complain, and the Prince's Tutor and the Prince's Guardian, who were in charge of taking notes, had so many sore wrists from writing.

They never expected that a mere county magistrate could commit so many crimes.

From big crimes like murder and arson to small ones like forced buying and selling.

This County Magistrate Yang really dares to do anything bad!

It took them three full days to review all the cases.

Yang Kaiguang was sentenced to death for multiple crimes.

The county magistrate, the chief clerk, and Jin Dianshi also failed to escape. The charges against them were no less than Yang Kaiguang's, so naturally they were all sentenced to death.

As for the constables and yamen runners who assisted the evil, they also received the punishment they deserved.

Qianshan hermit was tattooed on his face and forced into slavery for the crime of fraud.

The local gentry and powerful people were also arrested.

In the past, they relied on their family's wealth and power to collude with officials and run rampant in the countryside. Now that their crimes have been exposed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to hold these people accountable.

Those who deserved to be killed were killed, those who deserved to be beaten were beaten, those who deserved to be exiled were exiled, and those who deserved to have their properties confiscated had their properties confiscated. None of these people escaped.

Before the execution, Yang Kaiguang, the county magistrate, the chief clerk, and Jin Dianshi were put in shackles, put in a prison car, and paraded through the city for public display.

This day is probably the happiest day for the people of Gangu County in recent years.

They all rushed out of their homes happily as if it was New Year and gathered on both sides of the street.

When the prison car passed in front of them, some of them spat at it, others threw stones directly, and all kinds of insults flooded in.

(End of this chapter)