Countless people looked up, trying to read the words on the scroll: "Today is the day of justice. We invite all the people in the city to denounce the evildoers."
After reading it, everyone looked at each other in surprise.
What does this mean? Which evildoer are you denouncing?
Suddenly someone shouted, "It must be the villain who forced the Li family's wife to death!"
There was a sudden commotion among the crowd.
Who wants to seek justice for Madam Li?
The actor on the chair ladder raised his hand and another long banner fluttered up, with three large characters written on it: "Yanwang Mansion."
The crowd was immediately excited.
It turned out to be someone from Prince Yan’s Mansion. This is really unexpected!
People were talking, from low to high, and gradually the voices built up into a wave.
Long Dan stepped in front of Yu Jin and said with a smile, "Master, by the afternoon, this place will probably be packed with people."
"That's perfect." Yu Jin had a smile on his face.
Actually, he learned how to use banners to attract people's attention from Asi.
The method doesn't have to be old-fashioned, as long as it works.
The news that Yu Jin and his men had caused such a scene on the street soon reached the ears of Emperor Jingming.
Emperor Jingming was dumbfounded. After a long while, he sighed, "Only someone as shameless as the Seventh Brother could do such a thing. If this happened to someone else, they would want to hide it and silence all the people who knew about it. But the Seventh Brother did the opposite and made a fuss about it so that everyone in the city would know about it..."
Pan Hai didn't know how to comment, so he just agreed with Xiao Xiao.
The King of Yan used this tactic of going against the grain and it worked well.
With the speed at which gossip spreads among the common people in the capital, it won't be long before everyone knows it. No matter how the cousin of the Princess Yan is convicted, people will not believe it, and it will only spread a worse reputation for the Prince Yan's Mansion.
The only way to solve the problem is to expose the matter publicly and let the people of the whole city see with their own eyes what happened to the relatives of Princess Yan.
By then, people might praise the Prince and his wife of Yan for not favoring their relatives.
"When the Prince of Yan has dealt with the matter, ask him to come to the palace. I will give him a good scolding. It's really nonsense."
I wonder how lively it was in the afternoon when we denounced the evildoers? It's a pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes.
Pan Hai rolled his eyes silently.
The emperor said one thing and meant another again.
"Oh, Your Majesty, the banner denouncing the evildoers is hung on a five-meter-high ladder. If we climb up to the top of the building, we might be able to see it..."
Emperor Jingming's eyes lit up, and then he regained his serious expression: "What's so good about the banner?"
Pan Hai lowered his head.
After a while, Emperor Jingming stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back: "It's boring to read memorials for so long, let's go out and get some fresh air."
Pan Hai: “…” Following a master who says one thing and means another, I feel so tired.
It was just noon when Long Dan came to check the venue out of concern and nearly dropped his jaw.
Yu Jin was taking a nap in the study room when he saw Long Dan walk in with a strange look on his face. He glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Long Dan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Master, let's hurry over there. If we're any later, we won't be able to squeeze in."
"So exaggerated?"
"It's not an exaggeration to say that there were so many people here. There were even people sitting on the trees by the roadside..."
Yu Jin thought for a moment and said, "Then let's start from the Jinlin Guard Office."
It takes about half an hour to walk from Jinlinwei Yamen to the scene of the incident. Considering the actual situation, Yu Jin arrived there an hour earlier.
Uncle Dou was escorted out by the Jinlin Guards.
Han Ran had a complicated look on his face: "My Lord, there are so many people here, we need to be careful of people throwing things around and killing people..."
"Thank you, Lord Han, for the reminder." Yu Jin thanked him with a smile and nodded to Long Dan.
Long Dan raised his hand and the sound of gongs rang out immediately.
Immediately, many people stuck their heads out to look.
Han Ran, who was standing in front of the yamen, had a distorted expression.
This was the first time that gongs and drums were played in front of the Jinlinwei Yamen.
The team moved forward, with more and more people following behind.
Uncle Dou, who was in shackles, looked numb and enjoyed the treatment of being the one who smashed the rotten cabbages along the way.
"Here they come, here they come, here they come!"
The crowd that had been waiting for a long time suddenly became excited.
"Is that the lecher who forced the Li family's wife to death?"
"Yes, that's him!"
Suddenly, countless rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs and broken straw sandals flew out.
They had prepared these things long ago, just waiting for this moment.
As ordinary people in Beijing who have witnessed countless lively fights, they are very aware of the rules. For example, hard objects like stones should not be thrown, as it would cause trouble for both parties if someone died.
The team stopped next to the banner fluttering in the wind.
Long Dan jumped onto the table and shouted, "I am a guard from the Prince of Yan's mansion. I have brought here the pervert who took advantage of our princess's title to molest decent women. Neighbors, please don't be polite. You can smash as many rotten vegetable leaves as you want. Just be careful not to hurt the person, because the officers have to escort him to Lingnan to open up wasteland..."
The noisy crowd suddenly became quiet, and then there was a burst of discussion.
"Escorted to Lingnan? This is exile, right?"
"Is exile so severe?"
There were not many death row prisoners in the Zhou Dynasty, and most of the serious criminals were exiled to the army. Although Dou's cousin molested a decent girl in the street and forced her to death, his crime was not a small one, but in the eyes of the people, it was not enough to be exiled.
The reason is simple. It is a common sight for playboys to molest decent girls. If they were to be exiled for doing so, there would not be enough officers to escort the prisoners.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "You said you would exile him, so who would know if you released him secretly?"
After a brief silence, countless voices echoed: "That's right, you're not just kidding us, are you?"
A man suddenly rushed over, with disheveled hair and a ferocious expression: "You beast, give me back my wife's life—"
"It's Li Dalang!"
The two men hugged Li Dalang from the left and right: "Dalang, don't be impulsive. It's not worth it to get yourself into trouble for such a person. Didn't you hear that the official sentenced this scoundrel to exile——"
Li Dalang spat loudly: "Bah! They protect each other, can you trust their words? Everyone knows that the Prince of Yan's Mansion is doing a good job now, but they will quietly release the person, and then my wife will die in vain..."
As he spoke, he burst into tears.
Such painful and sad cries made the people watching the excitement quiet down and silently look at Li Dalang and his cousin Dou who was not far away.
A tall man, between a teenager and a young man, walked up to Li Dalang.
He was as beautiful as an orchid and jade tree, and attracted countless eyes as soon as he appeared.
Li Dalang's sobbing stopped for a moment, and then he heard the pearl-like man say loudly: "I am the King of Yan."
The scene was silent.
"Brother, don't you believe that this scoundrel will be exiled?"
Li Dalang stared at Yu Jin warily without saying a word.
To ordinary people, a person like the prince is like the clouds in the sky, far away and out of reach.
Yu Jianchong bowed to Li Dalang and said, "How about you accompany the officials to escort him? You can watch with your own eyes as he is exiled to Lingnan."
At this point, he paused and continued, "Xiao Wang will also give you another 1,000 taels of silver as a reward for your hard work."