Han Fang nervously looked at the tense torture table up and down, and really pinched a cold sweat for His Royal Highness King Ling.

You know, when he heard His Highness say that he wanted to punish these arrested murderers in public, he felt that it was inappropriate for the first time.

In the city of Yuezhou, there have been cases of rebellion among the people in recent times, and just a few days ago, there were also deaths and injuries, and it took him a lot of effort to calm the emotions of the victims' families.

At present, under such circumstances, this group of troublemakers will be brought up to punish them, but I am afraid that before the knife in the hand of the executioner can cut off the heads of the thieves, the people will rush up and tear these thieves apart.

Sure enough, his guess was not wrong at all.

Looking at the excited people under the torture platform, he was really worried that His Royal Highness King Ling would not be able to deter the situation at the scene, so that the people would rush up and make things worse and worse.

But obviously, Han Fang's worries were unnecessary.

What Zhao Ling wants is to stimulate the emotions of the people in the city, and it is best that the more excited and hated the people who are causing trouble, the more successful his plan will be.

Zhao Ling looked at the people who were hate the people who were kneeling on the torture platform, took another step forward, and said, "Since this king led the troops, what he hated the most was this kind of bully, and now the catastrophe is current, the people are displaced, but all heroic men will not do such a wolf-hearted thing at this time, but I didn't expect that right now, such a thing is happening in this Yuezhou City." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ling turned around and looked at Diao Min who was kneeling on the ground with aggressive eyes, "When this king received the holy decree in Beijing and became a disaster relief messenger, many people in the court were secretly wondering whether this king could come back safely from Beijing this time, because, as long as there is a disaster in my Great Wei, if the disaster relief is unfavorable, there will be rebellion among the people, and even more powerful, they even have to use the army to suppress it." ”

"There was the Linzhou disaster in Hongwu for 23 years, and the Qianzhou drought in Xianghe for 17 years, these two disasters have been recorded in the history books by historians, not because of how serious these two disasters were, but because the riots after these two disasters were the most powerful; Diao the people to make chaos, bewitch the ignorant people in a vain attempt to shake the country's foundation, and finally even dare to kill the disaster relief messenger; Such an outrageous act is simply outrageous. ”

When the prisoners who were detained and kneeling on the ground heard Zhao Ling say such words, they immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

A few people who were a little bold dared to straighten up at this time and shouted at Zhao Ling.

"We are forced to do such a thing out of desperation, Lord Wang, what you are saying is a great rebellion, we will only break into the homes of innocent people and seize some things because of hunger and cold, you can't escort us here and punish us with heavy fines."

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Ling was born in the royal family, and he has been golden and precious since he was a child, how can he be considerate of the suffering days of us poor people; Jeju disaster, how many people starved to death overnight, His Royal Highness King Ling knows? You want our lives if you say a few words here that are not light or serious, and we are not convinced! ”

Seeing that these thieves still dared to be stubborn at this moment, the anger between Zhao Ling's eyebrows and eyes quietly rose.

The people under the torture platform who heard the thief say such a thing showed resentment on their faces, and a few of them had a big temper, and they were about to roll up their sleeves and rush up to beat people, but fortunately they were stopped by other people who were still rational around them.

Zhao Ling watched the crowd fall into a state of impatience because of Diao Min's words, stretched out his hand to appease everyone's emotions, and at the same time, his eyes looked coldly at Diao Min's thieves kneeling on the torture platform, "This king didn't expect that each of you is still a sharp-tongued master." ”

"Yes, carefully consider the mistakes you have made now, it is true that the sin is not unto death, and it is so hasty to take your life, you are not convinced, and you should be."

Hearing Zhao Ling say this, Diao Min seemed to have regained his life, and his face showed a joy that could not be concealed, and at the same time, he seemed to be a little proud.

There were even a few people who secretly thought that shouting such words in front of everyone really won a chance for themselves to live, and His Royal Highness King Ling in front of him seemed to be a powerful one, and it didn't seem to be so difficult to deal with.

The other people present showed disbelief after hearing Zhao Ling's words, especially the bitter lord who knelt on the ground just now, his face was even pale; I can't believe how King Ling, who just said that he was going to be the master for them, turned against him in the blink of an eye?

Could it be that King Ling really planned to let these thieves go? Is it really necessary to ignore the suffering of their victims?

Just when everyone was nervous, Zhao Ling's cold voice came again.

"Since your sins do not lead to death, then today happens to be free for this king, so I will consult with Lord Han in front of everyone to discuss what crime should be punished according to the mistakes you have made."

After speaking, Zhao Ling slowly paced back, sat comfortably on the cross-backed wide chair, and looked at Han Fang who was sitting beside him.

Han Fang looked at Zhao Ling's eyes, and immediately didn't dare to slack off, and got up from the chair and replied to Zhao Ling.

"Lord Wang, most of these Diao people were arrested by the lower officials because they broke into shops and good homes many times and took the opportunity to rob property and food; Because of the lessons of the past, the lower officials were worried that Diao Min's rebellion might cause civil unrest, so he was sent to heavy prison. ”

Hearing Han Fang say this, the hearts of the people who were already worried that King Ling might let Diao Min go were silent, and sure enough, the most feared thing still happened.

And the Diao people who were escorted and kneeling on the torture platform seemed to have seen the dawn of hope, and the smug look in their eyes was not too obvious.

Zhao Ling's eyes were faint, and he didn't seem to care much, but he couldn't bear the expressions of many people.

Especially when he saw the hint of joy that Diao Min revealed, the corners of his mouth slowly pursed a smile, but that smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes at all.

The guards who followed Zhao Ling saw their master smiling like this, and they all beat the drum in their hearts; Others don't know, how could these subordinates who have been following the prince all the year round not know, the more the prince laughs like this, the more it proves that the killing heart in his heart is heavier.

It seems that these Diao people who dare to make trouble can't survive today.

Han Fang pretended to cough a few times, cleared his throat, and said, "According to my Great Wei law, those who rob or seize other people's property will be sentenced to imprisonment of up to ten years in light cases, and fifty lashes in serious cases, and then sentenced to exile. ”

"Oh? What is serious? Zhao Ling asked slowly.

Han Fang continued to answer, "It was bleeding and injured in the process of being robbed. ”

"If you are bleeding and injured, you will be flogged and sentenced to exile, but what if human life is involved?"

Han Fang said, "If it's human life, then it's a different matter." ”

Han Fang's voice was clear and clear, and Zhao Ling's words were also direct and simple, and the conversation between the two was almost clear in everyone's ears.

At this time, the bitter lords who originally felt that it was hopeless to redress their grievances and shout bitterness were all stunned as if they had clicked on the acupoints, looking at His Royal Highness King Ling, who was slowly talking to the prefect.

What does this mean, Your Highness? How did they listen to this, and it seemed that they did not mean to favor this gang of thieves.

And the Diao Min, who were kneeling in a row and were complacent, immediately noticed that something was wrong after hearing this conversation, and there were a few smart and clever Diao Min.

What the hell is going on? King Ling was ostensibly intent on letting them go, but why did the conversation with this prefect have another meaning.

Zhao Ling seemed to not see the wonderful expressions on everyone's faces, and continued to say to Han Fang, "If this king is not mistaken, just now there was a bitter lord who said in public that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, but because of the vicious people who broke into the room with the intention of insulting, she was frightened to the point of miscarriage, I don't know if this king can remember wrong?" ”

Before Han Fang could answer, the bitter lord who had previously knelt on the ground and cried and begged knelt on the ground again.

shouted at Zhao Ling, "The prince is not mistaken, it is the daughter-in-law of the Xiaomin family who is persecuted by this; The grievances of Xiaomin's family have not yet been finished, on the same day, this group of thieves broke into Xiaomin's baked cake shop, robbed Xiaomin's family of all the money and surplus food, and frightened Xiaomin's daughter-in-law to a miscarriage. ”

"Xiaomin's family went bankrupt to save their daughter-in-law, but in the end they couldn't prevent the tragedy from happening, and one night, the daughter-in-law who had a mad attack ran out of the house and threw herself into the well in Xiaomin's backyard and drowned; Lord, Xiaomin's family was originally a happy family, the son was pure and filial, the daughter-in-law was benevolent, and there was a one-year-old granddaughter at home who was babbling; But after this incident, Xiaomin lost his thrifty and kind daughter-in-law, his son lost his beloved wife, and the most pitiful thing was Xiaomin's innocent and lovely little granddaughter, who lost her biological mother at an age when she couldn't remember; Lord Wang, please be the master of Xiaomin's family, so that this evil person will not end well. ”

Hearing the bitter lord say this, he immediately attracted the pity and sympathy of countless people on the spot.

When Zhao Ling heard this, he turned his head to Han Fang beside him and said, "It seems that there is more than one life, and now it has become two." ”

At this time, the people who were lucky finally understood the meaning of Zhao Ling's words, and secretly knew that they had been fooled.

I didn't expect this dignified King Ling to be so cunning, and set this trap for them by sparing such a big circle, in order to kill them.

Rabbits bite when they are forced to be in a hurry, not to mention these people who have always been idle and vicious.

Therefore, after perceiving Zhao Ling's intentions, the Diao people began to resist, shouting at Zhao Ling with a loud voice, "What kind of life is a miscarriage of a baby?" How can the crazy woman jumping into the well be counted on our heads, is there any royal law in this Great Wei? You are disregarding human life, and we are going to sue the royal court and find someone who can really make decisions for us to administer justice to us. ”

Seeing that these Diao people were still so unrepentant at this moment, Zhao Ling finally stopped suppressing the anger in his heart, stretched out his hand and slapped it heavily on the table, and said, "Here, this king is the king!" ”