Soon, the hall of the township government office was filled with people. There were squires from Chongwen Town, seniors who had been invited to participate in the public trial, and even onlookers who had come to watch the show.
It was a sea of people, and Jiang Yi moved another 100 people over to maintain order.
"Our Chongwen Town has always been simple and honest. We have always had a tradition of advocating the study of literature. For hundreds of years, there have been many Juren and scholars. In the previous Qing Dynasty, there were even Jinshi. In these hundreds of years, there have been few bad things. I didn't expect that this good atmosphere would be destroyed by Tan Fa, this bastard.”
"Isn't that so? With this kind of behavior, he still wants to be elected as the mayor. I think he's a toad sticking chicken feathers into a chicken's feathers and pretending to be a wolf with a big tail.”
"I didn't expect Old Master Tan to be so playful. He's already so old, but he's still seducing his wife!”
"I saw just now that many people from the Tan family came. There won't be any problems with this public trial, right?”
"What are you afraid of? Didn't you see that Commander Jiang has just transferred another 100 people over? There are even machine guns.”
Old Master Bai stood in front of everyone and shouted,""Everyone, quiet down! The public trial will begin now!"
Behind him, Advisor Liu, Zhang Dadan, and his wife were kneeling in the middle of the hall.
Old Master Tan was treated better. He was supported by someone because he had fainted again when he saw the situation. He could not stand without someone to support him.
Hearing Old Master Bai's words, the crowd gradually quieted down and looked at the hall quietly.
Seeing this, Old Master Bai nodded and returned to his seat.
"The public trial will begin now!" Old Master Bai shouted again.
"Zhang Dadan, Tan family coachman. Honest and hardworking.”
"Zhang Pan Shi, Zhang Dadan's wife, did not know her husband's hard work and had an affair.”
"Liu Xuewen, the Tan family's Grand Master, did not think of persuading the main family, but instead helped the tyrant.”
"Tan Fa, the local squire of this town, did not think of returning the favor to his village. Instead, he had an affair with a married woman. Therefore, his crime was increased.”
As soon as Jiang Yi spoke, the surrounding people buzzed, but they did not make too much noise.
"Elders and squires, please discuss how we should deal with them!”
Jiang Yi pointed at Old Master Tan, Private Advisor Liu, and Zhang's wife.
Hearing this, the onlookers couldn't hold it in anymore. Even their breathing became heavy because the verdict was about to be announced.
The village elders and squires who were sitting down were discussing animatedly. They thought to themselves,'Since you said that his crime should be punished, the heavens will not tolerate it. Why do you still need us to discuss it? Can't you just decide for yourself? So, no one plans to stand out.'
"Pig Cage!"
The one who spoke was an old man with white hair, a round hat, and a braid.
This old man was the only Jinshi in Chongwen Town. He abided by etiquette all his life. He hated people like Zhang Panshi and Master Tan the most, especially Master Tan. He felt that such people were simply ruining the reputation of scholars.
It would be a waste of rice to keep a wicked servant like Advisor Liu in the world.
Oh, right, he was also a scholar, and he was ruining the reputation of scholars, so he should be killed.
"That's right, soak them in the pig cage!" Another person spoke.
Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the remaining village elders and squires expressed their opinions one after another.
In the end, out of the thirty village elders and squires, twenty-five agreed, two objected, and three abstained.
When the voting results came out, a person immediately walked out from the crowd and knelt in front of Jiang Yi and the other village elders.
"Lord Jiang, please have mercy! I'm willing to donate more than half of the Tan family's property to repair the bridges and roads in the town to make up for my father's mistakes.”It was Master Tan's son.
Hearing this, the Tan family immediately cried, hoping to let Master Tan live.
Jiang Yi did not answer. He only looked at the seats where the village elders were sitting. As expected, the old Jinshi spoke again.
"In this chaotic world, we should use heavy punishment. If we let Tan Fa go today, there will be more and more people who will learn from him in the future. In the long run, where will Chongwen Town's morals be?”
As he spoke, he looked coldly at Tan Fa, who was being supported by someone." So, according to what I said, we must suppress this sign and destroy it to warn the world.”
"Pig Cage!"
"Pig Cage!"
"Pig Cage!"
The old Jinshi's prestige was very high, and he immediately gained the support of a large number of people. As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding people let out earth-shattering shouts, as if it was just as Jiang Yi had said, if they were not soaked in a pig cage, it would be difficult for the heavens to tolerate them.
Seeing this scene, Old Master Tan fainted from fright.
Looking at the agitated crowd in front of him, Jiang Yi shouted,"Young Master Tan, this is a decision made by everyone. Do you have any objections?”
"I-I have no objections."
The young master of the Tan family was like a defeated rooster. He was dejected and didn't dare to oppose the public opinion.
Wow!
The women of the Tan family cried. The backbone of the family was gone just like that.
Of course, they did not dare to come out and refute Jiang Yi's words. They could only wash their faces with tears.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll announce the verdict!”
"Mrs. Zhang Pan had an affair after marriage. After a public trial, she was sentenced to be drowned in a pig cage!”
"Tan Fa, a tough man, seduced a married woman. After a public trial, he was sentenced to be soaked in a pig cage!”
"Evil servant Liu Xuewen, who aided a tyrant, was sentenced to be drowned in a pig cage after a public trial!”
"The verdict has been issued. July 27th, Year 7 of the Republic of China.”
After saying that, he waved his hand.”
"How dare you! How dare you!"
The original Hong Xing had been listening in a daze. Too many things had happened today, and her brain could not accept it at once. From the time Zhang Dadan led a few soldiers to break the door and capture her to the township office, until now she finally realized that she had been sentenced to death. The fear of death suddenly filled her heart, so she hurriedly cried to Zhang Dadan,"How dare you! Please save me! I'm your wife! I'll definitely live a good life with you in the future! Please give me another chance!”
However, Zhang Dadan ignored her and just knelt on the ground in a daze. He did not make a sound even when the security guards pulled her away, as if Hong Xing was an irrelevant stranger.
Seeing the security guards dragging the three of them away, Jiang Yi immediately signaled Old Master Bai with his eyes. Last night, Old Master Bai had received a generous gift of thousands of dollars from him.
Old Master Bai saw the hint and nodded. He immediately stood up.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
"Gentlemen, as the saying goes, Chongwen Town cannot be without a master for a day. Tan Fa has committed an intolerable crime, so I suggest that Tan Fa's ten votes be invalid and that Jiang Yi take over as the town mayor.”
Hearing these words, everyone looked at Jiang Yi in astonishment, thinking to themselves that this kid's connection was pretty good. Once Old Master Tan died, you came up to him.
However, everyone still expressed their agreement. After all, Master Tan had just fallen. They were still waiting to divide the Tan family's property. Who wouldn't be the mayor?
Of course, there were also some who were stubborn and wanted to oppose it. They suggested that since something had happened to Master Tan, then the person behind Master Tan should take over. They felt that it would never be Jiang Yi's turn to take over.
However, they quickly retracted their words under the friendly gazes of the soldiers and the passionate gunshots, and expressed their agreement to Jiang Yi taking over.
Just as Jiang Yi took over as the mayor, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. The reward will now be issued.”
Another four lottery tickets appeared in the system space. Now, Jiang Yi already had ten lottery tickets.
At the same time, the security team pulled up the three bodies.
Not long ago, they had helped the three people who did not want to be dignified.
"Perfected Qian, I heard that people who die in vain have a lot of resentment! According to the way the three of them died, they would probably be unwilling to accept it!”
Jiang Yi came to the river and looked at the three corpses as he said to Perfected Qian.
As soon as the public trial ended, he asked someone to invite Immortal Qian from the Jiang Family's mansion to deal with the funeral affairs of Master Tan and the other two.
Hearing Jiang Yi's words, Immortal Qian immediately nodded." Young Master Jiang, please rest assured. With me around, they won't be able to turn into ghosts even if they want to. Later, I'll arrange for them to be cremated directly and pour rooster blood down their throats. Their souls won't be able to come out of their bodies. They won't even be able to reincarnate in the netherworld, let alone become malicious ghosts and come back to claim their lives!”
"If Young Master Jiang is still worried, I can add a handful of cinnabar during the cremation. Cinnabar belongs to Yang, while ghosts belong to Yin. With the two added together, I guarantee that their souls will dissipate!”
Hearing this, Jiang Yi nodded in satisfaction. Perfected Qian's method was very safe and perfect. He was very relieved to leave it to Perfected Qian to handle.
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