In the Great Song Dynasty.
Under the relentless efforts of the Zhao family's emperors, they were almost on the verge of destruction. But no matter what, no matter how corrupt the officials in Yanggu County were, in the end, Yanggu County was still peaceful and harmonious.
Unless a war broke out and the flames of war of the Jin soldiers reached this place.
Otherwise, no matter how ruthless those officials were, at most, there would only be resentment among the people. At least for the time being, things like rising up would not happen.
In ancient times, not many people had the courage to do so!
……
Early morning, probably not even 7:00!
Some commoners who needed to do business early in the morning noticed the thick smoke coming from the Yanggu County gate.
"Hey, isn't that the city gate?”
"Yeah, why?"
"Look, it's on fire."
"Strange, strange. What else can catch fire next to the city gate?”
"I don't know. Wouldn't we understand if we go and take a look?”
When the commoners saw the billowing smoke coming out of the Yanggu County's city gate, they started discussing among themselves. Out of curiosity, they walked towards the city gate.
There were also 'kind-hearted people' who were close to the government and quickly ran to inform the county magistrate.
However, he realized that there was no one in the county office!
Since they couldn't see the Magistrate, they naturally couldn't ignore the fire at the city gate. Someone went to the mansion of the Magistrate's advisor.
This time, he succeeded.
The advisor of the Yanggu County government went out in a hurry. He first informed the other officials except Tang Zhishan, who could not be found at all, and rushed to the city gate together.
They arrived at the city gate.
Immediately, regardless of whether it was the Grand Master or the few 'sirs,' all of them were stunned. Then, their expressions changed in horror!
At the city gate!
There was a huge wooden platform with a huge iron pillar erected in the center. Under the iron pillar was a pile of burning firewood. The intensity of the burning firewood increased the surrounding temperature by a lot.
The bottom of the iron pillar was burned red, and the top was roasted green. The air was sucked out, and it was a little dull, causing everyone to have the illusion that space was distorted.
Around the wooden platform, a huge circle had appeared. It was unknown when it had been piled up. The circle was made of thick firewood piled up in layers.
The firewood was doused with fuel, and it was ignited at this moment. Moreover, it burned even more vigorously.
However, this was not important at all.
The most important thing was!
There was a middle-aged man tied to the iron pillar. He looked like he had just been frozen. The middle-aged man's body was dark blue from the cold, his lips were purple, and his hair was unkempt.
"Damn it, it's Magistrate Tang." The advisor of the county government trembled and cried out in shock.
"What is it? It's Tang Zhishan." An official looked at the advisor fiercely.
Near the bonfire that separated the commoners, there were already hundreds of commoners surrounding the place. However, no one paid attention to Tang Zhishan who was tied to the iron pillar. More people paid attention to the flag that was inserted into the iron pillar behind Tang Zhishan.
The flag described all of Tang Zhishan's crimes in detail. As the heat wave rose, the flag kept fluttering, as if it was announcing to the world the crimes of a corrupt person like Tang Zhishan and warning all the officials: The Heavenly Dao was good at reincarnation. Whoever the Heavens spared, good and evil would eventually be rewarded. It was not that the time had not come yet!
"Damn it, bastard, this is the murder of an official of the Imperial Court.”
One of the officials had a gloomy expression as he hurriedly berated a soldier beside him,"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and put out the fire. If anything happens to Lord Tang, I'll hold you accountable!”
That was what he said.
However, as the official berated, his heart was beating violently.
The punishment of being branded with a cannon was cruel, but it would only result in death. However, if such a punishment was used on an official, it was clearly a corrupt official who had committed a heinous crime and should be punished!
The pawn quickly ran away.
However, not long after, he hurriedly ran back and shouted as he ran,"Milord, Milord, this is bad, this is bad. The well water is frozen. It's all frozen. We can't get water at all.”
"It's frozen."
The official's gaze turned cold as he looked at the soldier and said coldly,""Don't lie to me. How can the well water freeze in this kind of weather?”
"It's true, my lord."
In another direction, a soldier ran over, panting, and shouted,""All the wells in the area have been frozen.”
" This, hiss..." The official felt a chill in his heart.
"Where are the guards at the city gate? Didn't they notice such a big thing?”
"Milord, those guards, for some reason, have all fainted and have yet to wake up.”
Shocked! Flesh jump!
Listening to the reports of the soldiers, the official and advisor felt their scalps go numb, and they sucked in a breath of cold air.
This was a situation of certain death. He clearly did not intend to let Tang Zhishan live.
In the crowd.
Under the guidance of those who knew how to read, the commoners understood the words on the flag. Immediately, soft discussions spread.
"I knew that Tang Zhishan was a dog official, but I didn't expect him to commit so many major crimes.”
"That's right, this dog official. Fortunately, there was an unknown hero who punished evil and promoted good. Otherwise, our Yanggu County would have been exploited by him for a long time.”
"I don't know which warrior it is. If this old woman knew him, she would definitely marry all her granddaughters to him. For such a warrior to have this old woman's granddaughters serve him, he must have accumulated eight lifetimes of fortune.”
"You're right."
The discussion made the officials 'expressions turn uglier and uglier.
At this moment!
Tang Zhishan, who had been frozen on the iron pillar for a long time, woke up.
Because he had been frozen for too long, he couldn't feel much pain. However, this could not last long. When Tang Zhishan woke up, he found himself tied to an iron pillar.
Below it, there were rolling flames burning, making the iron pillar hot.
"The punishment of being branded." The word that terrified Tang Zhishan appeared in his mind.
When people were faced with a crisis, they would instinctively struggle.
However, when Tang Zhishan struggled, he was even more horrified to find that his back had been firmly embedded in the barbs on the iron pillar.
He struggled.
Instantly!
A large piece of flesh was torn off, and the heart-wrenching pain made Tang Zhishan let out a blood-curdling scream that made everyone's scalp go numb.
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