Chapter 59: Daxia's No. 1 Traitor
The people watching at the gate of the county government had never seen such a scene before. They had just been watching from a close distance, but when they saw this, they immediately stepped back a long way with expressions of extreme fear on their faces.
Their hearts were filled with confusion and shock.
What crime did this man commit that he was beaten to death in public at the gate of Chang'an County Government?
This was the first time they had seen such a scene in their entire lives.
A man in black walked into the county government office and bowed to the elegant man standing in the yard and said, "Your Excellency, the prisoner has been beaten to death."
Li Xuanjing nodded, looked at Pei Zhe, and suddenly said, "Master Pei, we haven't seen each other for nearly 20 years since we parted at the Qionglin Banquet in Furong Garden that day, right?"
County Magistrate Zhang and County Lieutenant Wang were stunned when they heard this. What? County Magistrate Pei and Lord Li knew each other twenty years ago?
Pei Zhe forced a smile on his face and said, "Replying to Lord Li, nineteen years."
Li Xuanjing said: "Thank you, Master Pei, for taking care of Nuoer these days."
Pei Zhe said quickly: "No, no, it's actually you who is helping me. I can't thank you enough..."
Li Xuanjing stretched out his hand, and Pei Zhe's face turned pale, but that hand just patted his shoulder lightly and said, "Chang'an is not like other counties. It's not easy to be a county magistrate here. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to the Dali Temple to find me..."
"Thank you, Lord Li..."
Watching the figure go away, Pei Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he only heard two "thumps" and the county magistrate Zhang and the county lieutenant Wang behind him knelt down at the same time, one of them holding one of his legs and crying.
"It was us who were blind and offended Lord Pei before. Lord Pei, please forgive us!"
"We will definitely listen to Master Pei in the future. Please let us go!"
Pei Zhe looked at the two people who were extremely frightened and said in astonishment: "What are you two adults doing? Didn't we agree that what happened before is over..."
County Magistrate Zhang and County Lieutenant Wang felt very aggrieved.
In the past, they only thought that County Magistrate Pei was Lord Li’s dog, but who would have thought that they had been friends for twenty years!
If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to Dali Temple to find me...
Who understands, who understands the weight of Lord Li's words? With this promise, County Magistrate Pei can walk around Chang'an with his head held high in the future.
In the eyes of the common people, they are high-ranking officials, but in the eyes of the powerful Lord Li, they are no different from ordinary people.
The one who was beaten to death at the gate of the county government office today was the blind assassin, and tomorrow it could be these two. It all depends on the thought of that gentleman, so how can they not be afraid?
Pei Zhe personally helped them up, shook his head and said, "You two adults, there is no need to do this. There is no need to mention the past. As the parents of Chang'an, we should work together to help the people solve their problems..."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
"Master Pei is right!"
The two men got up from the ground and patted the dust off the hems of their official uniforms. County Magistrate Zhang couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Sir Pei, why haven't I heard you say before that you and Sir Li know each other..."
If County Magistrate Pei had said earlier that he knew Lord Li, wouldn't they have knelt down long ago? Why would all those things have happened before?
Pei Zhe glanced at them and said, "Keep a low profile, keep a low profile. This official and Lord Li are old friends, and I don't want too many people to know..."
The two nodded immediately: "I understand, I understand..."
Looking at the direction where the figure disappeared, Pei Zhe was in a trance, lost in memories.
In the fourteenth year of Zhisheng, when he was eighteen, he took the imperial examination and won the first place in six subjects. He was unprecedented in history and became famous in Chang'an. He was the object of wooing by major wealthy families and the dream lover of countless girls in Chang'an.
This is Li Xuanjing.
That year, he was also eighteen years old. He took the imperial examination and ranked last in the Jinshi examination. In the Furong Garden, at the Qionglin Banquet, Li Xuanjing was surrounded by tens of thousands of people and was in great glory. He sat in the corner of the banquet table like a minion.
What a distant memory...
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Someone was beaten to death in public at the gate of Chang'an County Government. This was no small matter.
You must know that the Chang'an County Government did not have the power to execute death row prisoners.
The death penalty order issued by the Chang'an County Magistrate had to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for review and finally approved by the Dali Temple before it could be implemented.
But this was not a mistake in the caning. Although caning could potentially kill someone, the fact that the man was beaten to death with only ten strokes of the cane showed that the executioner was aiming to cane him to death from the very beginning.
The officials of Chang'an County Government did not have the courage to do so.
The news spread in a very short time and quickly reached all the major families in Chang'an.
With their abilities, they were of course able to quickly find out the whole story.
Li Xuanjing's son was assassinated on the streets of Chang'an.
The assassin failed and was arrested.
Li Xuanjing personally went to the Chang'an County Government and ordered the assassin to be beaten to death.
Even many important figures in Chang'an were stunned for a long time when they heard the news. While admiring the assassin's bravery, they secretly cursed him as an idiot in their hearts.
This is not the way to seek death.
Li Xuanjing was not interested in women. His wife died early and he had only one stupid son. I heard that he is no longer stupid now. Who was such a brainless guy to assassinate him?
Assassinating Li Xuanjing might provide a way to survive.
Assassinating his only son and leaving the Li family without descendants, isn't this courting death?
There are so many people in Chang'an who hate Li Xuanjing, including many top dignitaries and even royal nobles.
Including those princes who serve as regents, how many people dare to do this openly?
This foolish assassin was not cut into pieces or tortured to death by Li Xuanjing, but at least his body was left intact. He should be enjoying himself in the underworld.
It’s not like he hasn’t done this before.
Beating him to death in public was a punishment for the assassin and also a deterrent to others.
Anyone who dares to touch his son in the future will suffer the same fate as this assassin.
No one sympathized with the stupid assassins because they also had children and grandchildren.
If this trend of assassinations is not curbed, perhaps one day the same thing will happen to them.
As for the caning talisman, it does not comply with Daxia law...
Excuse me.
In Bactria, he is the Dharma.
With the special permission of the emperor, he could execute first and report later. He had great power in the court and the country and covered the whole country with one hand.
This is Li Xuanjing, the most treacherous man in Daxia.
Li Mansion.
Li Nuo locked himself in the room. The pile of Legalist books on the table looked a bit ironic.
To be honest, before today, he had great respect for the father of this world.
Before him, the Li family was just a humble family.
After him, the Li family became the top new noble family in the Great Xia Dynasty.
This took less than twenty years.
It can be called a legend of a generation.
Li Nuo had always thought that he was a righteous pioneer who stood up for the people and punished the wicked and eliminated the evil. He never expected that he was a traitor who formed a clique for personal gain, abused power, betrayed his trust, took bribes and perverted the law, murdered loyal people, and took human lives lightly...
What kind of legalist school is he practicing?
The first thing you do when you get ashore is to kill your old father?
Who is he to be able to kill a third-rank official of the current dynasty?
The third rank was only a superficial rank. The power he actually held was far more than the third rank. He was a truly powerful figure in the court.
Moreover, he didn't know what the relationship between the father and son was like. Maybe before he could kill his own relatives for the sake of justice, they would clean up the family and deal with this rebellious son who had rebelled against Tian Gang...
Li Nuo always used to feel that Butler Wu was nagging and always tried to stop him from practicing intentionally or unintentionally. Now that he thinks about it, he can appreciate his good intentions.
Every look and every movement of his was intentional.
But he didn't understand it at that time.
Li Nuo sighed. He really didn't know what to do.
He looked at the "Code" floating in front of him, feeling confused.
Suddenly, Li Nuo's body shook.
I don't know when, the numbers on the code changed again.
"Name: Li Nuo."
"Lifespan: 150 days."
(End of this chapter)
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