Chapter 399: Caning (please vote and subscribe)
Although Jing Yu was also sentenced to ten lashes, he felt that the chief was right. Mistakes are mistakes, no matter the reason. If you make a mistake, you must be punished. Moreover, the chief also awarded the house near the alley entrance to him, which made him even more convinced.
The two admitted their mistakes and prepared to be punished, but Luo Chong was not done yet. This belated punishment made the two of them very upset, just like wiping cotton balls before an injection. They knew that they would be beaten sooner or later, but their nerves were broken for a long time, and the needle just wouldn't come out. This feeling felt worse than a direct beating.
"Chief Jing, where is Chief Xiong?" Luo Chong asked immediately.
The two chiefs were sitting at the table next to Luo Chong. Suddenly they heard Luo Chong calling them, and their hearts jumped. What did they have to do with it?
"Chief."
"Chief." Although they were confused, they quickly stood in front.
"As clan leaders, you two not only did not stop the private fighting among the clan members, but instead instigated the clan internal fighting and affected the unity of the tribe. As clan leaders, your behavior is even worse.
Do you know the seriousness of this matter? Have you forgotten the reason why you joined the Han tribe? Only when everyone contributes their own strength to the tribe and the clan members are closely united, can we protect our own people and stop any attack and killing from the enemy.
But what did you two do? Ah? You instigated internal fighting among the clan members and destroyed the unity of the tribe. We have just had a few days of peace and security. The enemy was just defeated a few days ago, and now the team I sent out to search for the cannibals' residence has not returned yet. In order to find the enemy's traces, they have already lost people on the way. Those are our relatives, you know? Are you two worthy of the sacrifices they have made for the tribe? Ah?"
Luo Chong's questioning and scolding immediately frightened the two clan leaders. They just gathered to fight, but they didn't expect Luo Chong to talk about such a big truth, and it seemed to be just as he said. The two of them really didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.
After hearing Luo Chong's heart-wrenching condemnation, they immediately felt guilty. It was true that their lives had been too stable recently. They didn't even have to worry about hunting, and they actually forgot that the enemy had not been completely eliminated.
"Chief, we know we were wrong. Please punish us too." The two clan leaders admitted their mistakes in unison.
"As clan leaders, you don't take the lead in leading the clan members to live a good life, and you actually have the leisure to fight. You should be punished so that you can remember it and think about those relatives who died in the last battle. How can you be worthy of them? The
clan leader's crime is one level higher. Each person will be caned twenty times. Do you have anything to say?" Luo Chong said, slapping the table.
"No, we are willing to be punished." The two clan leaders immediately bowed their heads and admitted their guilt.
"Well, let's execute them, right here, so that other tribesmen can learn from it. I won't punish those of you who participated in the fight this time. I just want to say one thing to you.
Think about the relatives who died in the last battle with the cannibals. If such a battle happens again, can you rely on yourself? The person you beat today may be the one who can save your life tomorrow. Think about it!
Execution!" Luo Chong waved his hand and said to everyone.
Shu Da also immediately sent his soldiers to move out four benches, pressed Jing Yu, Xiong Kaishan and the two tribesmen on them, and then sent soldiers to execute them.
The thin bamboo sticks crackled on the naked back, and each time they left a bright red whip mark, and even tiny blood beads emerged from it. The four people were sweating profusely in pain, but as soon as the sweat touched the scars of the caning, they grimaced in pain and couldn't help but howl.
Even with each beating, the crowd watching around would tremble, as if they felt the same pain. Some children were so scared that they hid behind adults, only half of their heads were exposed to observe secretly.
Luo Chong's purpose was exactly this. This public trial in front of everyone was not only to tell them that he was fair, but also to shock them. No matter who it was, if they made a mistake, they had to accept the punishment, even the clan leaders who had the highest status in their eyes before were no exception.
As the saying goes, heavy punishment is used in troubled times, especially now that the empire is just starting out, heavy punishment is particularly important, and the tribesmen must be made to deeply understand the iron law that if they make a mistake, they will be punished.
The caning was carried out quickly, with only a few strokes in total, but they were beaten half to death. Jingyu, who was sentenced to only ten strokes, climbed up first. There were already blood marks all over his back. His head was like he had just washed his hair, and it was full of sweat from the pain. Even the muscles on his body couldn't help but tremble slightly under the stimulation of the nerves.
Jingyu wanted to salute, but Luo Chong waved his hand and refused.
"You don't have to work tomorrow. Go back and wash yourself with cold water. I'll have someone give you some medicine later."
"Thank you, chief!" Jingyu bowed stiffly, then turned back home. His two women stood in the crowd waiting for him, fearing that the chief would drive them all out of the Han tribe in anger. However, the ending was not bad. Their men were only beaten, and the chief also gave them the house. In comparison, the beating was nothing.
The remaining Xiong Kaishan and the three tribe leaders also received twenty lashes of caning, but they couldn't even get up. The criss-crossing bloodstains on their backs proved how much pain they had just endured.
Luo Chong still followed the same method as before, and directly asked Xiong Kaishan to go back and rest for a day, and told him that someone would send medicine over in a while. The two tribe leaders who had just been beaten were kept by Luo Chong, after all, he had other things to do with these tribe leaders.
Dashu also quickly brought the ice basin and linen cloth prepared in advance, and made a simple ice compress to relieve the pain of the two.
"How are you two? Can you still hold on? If you can, stay and have dinner with everyone. I have something to tell you. If the pain is unbearable, I will send someone to carry you home. You can ask Dashu for the rest when you come back."
Luo Chong looked at the two clan leaders who had just been tortured and asked them with concern. In fact, he knew that it was no problem for these two to take 20 hits. The clan leaders were originally the leaders of the tribes, and those who could become leaders were all strong and healthy. Moreover, the Thorn Tribe and the Bear Tribe were originally tribes that made a living by hunting and advocated the use of force.
"Chief, we are fine. We were wrong in this matter. We didn't think too much and forgot about those terrible enemies. We caused you trouble." The two said together again.
"Well, now that you know you are wrong, you must remember the lesson this time and don't make the same mistake again. You are all the leaders of the tribe, and you must take the lead in front of the tribe members and lead them to develop well.
What I want to tell you today is about the future development of the tribe. Come, take a look at this first." Luo Chong said, pointing to the three pieces of paper he had just written.
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(End of this chapter)
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