"Scholar!" Wang Jun kowtowed again, but raised his head with a gap in his mouth and spoke earnestly. "I am not indecisive. I also know that this will not end well for General Fan, but General Fan has been very kind to me... When I was in Tokyo during the Jingkang period, I was just a deputy captain when my front teeth were shot out. Two years later, I became a commander, in charge of 3,000 of the most elite soldiers... How could I have done that at this time?"
Scholar Xiao Lin sneered, "Then why are you still kneeling here to talk to me? Wouldn't it be a good way to repay General Fan's kindness if you had tied me up and given me to him earlier?"
Wang Jun kowtowed again: "Don't I know what loyalty is? Loyalty to the emperor and righteousness to the general. This is exactly the saying in the martial arts world that loyalty and righteousness are difficult to achieve. Back when I was in Dongping Prefecture, I was with General Zhang Rong..."
"If you hadn't said Zhang Rong, why would I have followed you into the city?!" Scholar Xiao Lin threw down his book, but he was finally furious. "Why do you think you can make me come to see you?! Zhang Rongxu is the governor of Dongping Prefecture, who are you to fool me again and again?!"
"Master!" Wang Jun kowtowed again, but still spoke incoherently. "I know no one will believe such nonsense, but I am in trouble... Today I asked you to go to the provincial capital with me, so that you can see my difficulties with your own eyes!"
Seeing how earnestly the other party spoke, Mr. Kobayashi hesitated again.
"Master, don't worry, my officers are all from Jingdong, and General Fan and below don't recognize you." Wang Jun quickly struck while the iron was hot. "It's raining today, and the sky is dark, just like night. Master, bear with it, put some yellow powder on your face, and pretend to be my attendant. There is absolutely no danger..."
It is said that Scholar Xiaolin has been here for several days and has been hung up by Wang Jun, which is like house arrest. He is also annoyed and wants to go and see the situation over there so as to prescribe the right medicine. However, he hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.
So, according to Wang Jun's arrangement, Bachelor Kobayashi put on an inconspicuous set of clothes, painted his face yellow, and then took advantage of the continuous rain and heavy clouds to go to the provincial capital of Xiangyang City.
Of course, with Wang Jun, the most powerful person in the city, leading the way, the journey was naturally smooth. Not long after arriving there, Scholar Kobayashi understood the reason for the gathering from the conversation of these people. It was said that since Fan Qiong ordered the city to be closed three days ago, those who fled had to be publicly executed for three consecutive days, and today, because it was raining, they were going to kill people in the lobby of the government office.
At this point, seeing all the officers under Fan Qiong's command had arrived here, Scholar Kobayashi understood Wang Jun's "painstaking efforts". He knew that the gap-toothed man wanted to tell him that although the title of Emperor Zhao was useful and everyone understood the overall situation, Fan Qiong had accumulated power over the years and used such brutal means, so no one dared to take the lead for the time being.
In addition, he must have wanted to use the murder to intimidate a scholar like me.
But to be fair, although Lin Jingmo was once ridiculed by Han Shizhong as a "cute boy", that was because he was not good at riding a horse, which had nothing to do with his other courage. Moreover, he himself had been on the battlefield, so why should he be afraid of the so-called killing and execution?
While Mr. Kobayashi was daydreaming, a group of officers in silk uniforms were hurling obscene words at each other in the hall. Suddenly, he heard a sharp sound of armor plates rubbing against each other from behind. The people in the hall were instantly terrified and quickly took their seats.
However, Wang Jun was a well-behaved man after all. He just gave a slight gesture, and the other three attendants hid Scholar Kobayashi behind them, allowing the latter to hide in the shadows against the wall calmly.
On the other side, Fan Qiong, wearing armor, came up with his face covered. He said nothing, but signaled the guards to act quickly. As the guards brought some belongings and the fugitives into the hall and began to prepare, everyone including Han Li and Wang Jun became confused again.
Because, under the eyes of everyone, the guards did not simply tie up the fugitives, but first dug up the blue bricks in the hall, and then continued to pour water and dig the soil, directly wedged a meter-long wooden stake firmly into the ground, and placed fire pots on all sides, and then tied up one of the fleeing soldiers... This posture does not look like a serious beheading, does it?
Are you trying to dig out your heart and lungs to make a hangover soup? !
"Chopping heads all day is so boring!" Amid the suspicion of the whole room, Fan Qiong suddenly held his cheek and spoke. "It's raining today, so it's a good time to change the way! The rest, chop them off first!"
Following Fan Qiong's words, several fugitives who had not been put on the rack were instantly pinned down by the fully-armed guards. Then, they were beheaded one by one amidst scolding and struggles. As expected, Scholar Kobayashi was not frightened.
"The last one, the fattest one..." After the others were killed, the bound fugitive cursed a few times and then trembled and lost control of his bladder, until he gradually fell silent. In the silence of the whole room, Fan Qiong finally held his cheek and continued to speak casually in the rain. "Skin him now!"
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Scholar Xiao Lin, but also Han Li and other military officers in the hall felt cold all over.
PS: I can’t sleep tonight, so I’m posting this in advance. Good night everyone.
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