Today, Lantian County is destined to be bustling with activity.
After Sister Pomegranate stepped down, a little girl came out and knelt on the ground.
"My name is Wang Xiaoyu, and I live in the village..."
Little Fish had barely said a few words when he burst into tears.
Li Chang'an walked down, squatted down, and used his sleeve to wipe her tears: "Don't cry, don't cry. If there's anything wrong, just tell me. I'll protect you. No one in the world will dare to bully you anymore."
As the shopkeeper Tong looked at the Marquis and gently wiped away Xiaoyuer's tears, she felt a lump in her throat.
How many years has it been?
For many years, the Ming Dynasty had not seen a minister who loved the people like his own children.
“My grandfather was walking on the street when he was trampled on the foot by members of the Tung Sing Gang on horseback. They demanded that my grandfather pay compensation.”
“My family had no money, so they kidnapped my sister and brought officials with them. They killed my whole family, leaving only me.”
With tears streaming down her face, Xiaoyuer felt that the man in front of her was as handsome as a god.
Li Chang'an's eyes turned cold upon hearing this.
In the Ming Dynasty, no matter where the common people went, even if they hid at home, they were not exempt from the law.
Anyone who gets hit by a carriage is considered the injured party and must compensate the carriage for the damage.
Because those riding in horse-drawn carriages are distinguished guests.
The people who were hit were considered lowly.
The fact that the nobleman was frightened is far more serious than the common people being killed in the accident.
Therefore, the people have to pay compensation.
When Li Chang'an heard about this, he was completely baffled.
It's like someone eating at home gets hit and killed by someone driving a luxury car.
Instead, they have to pay the repair costs for the luxury car.
What kind of bullshit logic is this?
"Little Fish, do you know those officials?"
"I know them, just a few of them."
Xiao Yu'er pointed to several disciples of the Dongxing Gang and several people dressed in official robes.
Li Chang'an waved his hand, and Zhao Hu and the others tied the group of people to the pillars.
How many people are in your family?
"There are so many people, Little Fish can't count them!"
The little girl looked down at the kind older brother in front of her, feeling useless because she couldn't count and didn't know how to answer his question.
"It's okay, that's a lot of people."
After saying that, Li Chang'an said to Chen Da, "Execute him by slow slicing!"
"yes!"
After saying this, he had someone bring a box of silver and place it in front of Xiaoyuer: "From now on, you can come to my house, and I will have someone teach you to read and write, okay?"
Little Fish nodded, then shook his head: "I still need to work for Manager Tong, thank you, sir."
After she finished speaking, she waved to Manager Tong and Brother Zhantang.
Li Chang'an followed her gaze and saw two familiar faces.
He carried Xiaoyuer over and said, "Thank you, Manager Tong and Master Bai, for taking in this little girl. I'll leave this silver to you for safekeeping. I hope you'll treat this poor little girl well."
After saying that, he handed Xiaoyuer to Manager Tong and whispered in Bai Xiaoer's ear, "Bai Daosheng, remember, this silver belongs to Xiaoyuer."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhantang tensed up, his eyes showing some wariness.
Li Chang'an didn't seem to mind and said to them, "I'll continue with the case."
After saying that, he turned around and sat down in the county magistrate's chair.
One by one, the parents of the children came forward to plead their cases, forcing Li Chang'an to arrange for others to also begin hearing the cases.
Actually, there's not much need for a trial, as long as someone files a complaint.
Then proceed with the execution.
The entire East Star Gang was killed; not a single one was a mistake.
As for evidence, these people with missing limbs are the evidence.
After the parents of the children finished speaking out their grievances, people gradually came out and began to denounce the actions of the Tung Sing Gang.
Everyone who came to plead their case received some amount of money as compensation.
All of this money was accumulated by the Tung Sing Gang over the years.
The trial of this major case continued until dusk.
Almost all the prisoners were subjected to the death by a thousand cuts.
Everyone went from begging for mercy to cursing, ultimately just wanting a quick death.
Li Chang'an did not meet their needs.
After all, this lamp of hell is short of fuel.
Qin Hui, along with Zhang Yaoyang and Yan Shifan, the three main culprits, were subjected to all sorts of torture instruments, much to the delight of the people who watched, who applauded and cheered continuously.
As soon as they screamed, people cheered.
Hearing the group praise his skills, Chen Da became even more excited, displaying his interrogation techniques to perfection.
They had no skin on their bodies, and in some places you could even see their bones.
Li Chang'an stretched and loosened his limbs before walking up to them under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
“I really didn’t expect that more than half of the people in Lantian County would be persecuted by you.”
"I never imagined that you beasts would eat people."
Qin Hui was numb; he no longer wanted to beg for mercy, he just wanted to die.
"You will get your comeuppance, you will..."
He muttered something and began to curse.
"Ha, retribution?"
Li Chang'an sneered and ordered his men to bring out hundreds of boxes of various sizes, open them, and place them on the ground.
With his only remaining eye, Yan Shifan saw that inside the box were countless goose-feather knives.
He saw Li Chang'an, dressed in white, take a knife out of a box and walk in front of the people.
"Fellow villagers!"
"Yan Shifan has been punished, the Dongxing Gang has been punished, and all those beasts have been punished."
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