In the end, Fang Jie didn't walk out of the living room with Luo Yao, and he didn't even persuade him.
Mu Xiaoyao gave him a puzzled look, and couldn't help it: "Because an assassination that will never succeed will implicate more than a thousand people, Luo Yao's words are more useful here than the court's law. Fang Jie... Why don't you persuade?"
Fang Jie drank the cold tea in one gulp, and slowly shook his head: "If Luo Yao did this to give me a bad impression, then it's useless for me to persuade you. Those thousand people were really wronged, that's all." No one can bear to die."
"But my lord didn't even try to persuade him. The crime of dereliction of duty is not punishable by death. Even if you report to the court, at most you will be dismissed from office."
Chen Xiaoru said anxiously.
Fang Jie glanced at him and said indifferently: "If Luo Yao did it on purpose for me to see, the more I try to persuade him, the colder his heart becomes. It is impossible for him to defend the northwest with just the name of a butcher. It doesn't sound good to say it. If I don't persuade, those people still have a chance to survive. If I persuade, they will really die. He let me watch this play, but he doesn't necessarily want me to go in play."
This sentence surprised everyone, and then fell silent.
Fang Jie looked outside and lowered his voice, "Could it be that Luo Yao doesn't cherish his reputation in his current status? A general who can only kill people can only be feared but not convinced. Look at those people under Luo Yao, To what extent is he convinced? In this case, it shows that Luo Yao is an admirable person, so he will not do anything wrong. If I followed him out just now, those generals would be bad if this happened because of me. Plead. If I don't go out, if they plead, Luo Yao will go down the slope and gain a good reputation. Of course, if I go, I can also gain a good reputation, but I will steal Luo Yao's limelight... "
"I hope so."
Chen Xiaoru sighed: "It's the first time for a master to meet Luo Yao, how do you know him so well?"
"I don't understand."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "But all the superiors have one thing in common."
"What?"
"If you don't like what you say, someone will immediately refute it, especially in front of his subordinates."
Fang Jie stood up and looked outside, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly smiled: "Xiaoru, go out and look around to see if there is any shop in the city that makes plaques or silk banners, and if there is extra money, someone will rush to make one today." , I want to give a gift."
"What content?"
"Of course it's because I admire General Luo's merciful act of saving more than a thousand lives. I will do it tomorrow morning at the latest. Before I leave Anlai County, I will give it to him in front of the people of the county."
"My lord, are you sure that Luo Yao will spare those people?"
"I told Luo Yao before that I just watched His Majesty behead 36,000 heads in Chang'an City. I just wanted to tell Luo Yao that no matter how old he was, His Majesty killed 30,000 heads in such a big case as Prince Yi's treason." 6,000 people, it sounds like this terrifying number has already been controlled within the range of certain killings. And the 1,000 people that Luo Yao wants to kill don't have to die at all. No matter how domineering he is in the southwest, he can't do anything arbitrarily. Eighty-nine is to make a gesture... First, it is to show me his strength. Second, to order the killing of those people first and then to save those people from the death penalty is to let me see his benevolence."
Fang Jie smiled: "So I'm 90% sure that he won't kill those people."
"What if I kill him?"
"Then smash the plaque."
After Fang explained this sentence, he walked out of the living room and walked into the garden behind. Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao followed up, telling the others to wait in place and not to move around indiscriminately.
"Are you really sure that Luo Yao won't kill someone?"
Shen Qingfan couldn't help asking.
Fang Jie plucked a piece of hair and put it in his mouth as he walked. He chose a clean place to sit down and said, "I'm sure... But what's certain is that Luo Yao will definitely kill people, not not not to kill."
"ah?"
Mu Xiaoyao was stunned: "Then you still let Chen Xiaoru customize the plaque?"
Fang Jie shook his head and said: "Those people can't die... Luo Yao didn't want to kill them. You all overlooked one thing. Ye Jinnan mentioned the Ruyi Sect earlier. Since the Ruyi Sect is behind this matter, How could Luo Yao ignore it? County Magistrate Sun Maocai and the others can’t die, but many people will die in this city. Have you forgotten...Ye Jinnan said a while ago that Luo Yao killed 160,000 people in Ruyi County .”
"In order to maintain one's absolute status, killing is a necessary means. But to distinguish what should be killed and what should not be killed, Sun Maocai is just dereliction of duty. If he kills, he will be criticized. First put everyone in the execution ground, and then Find a few more people to intercede, and then of course the death penalty is inevitable... Luo Yao can gain a reputation of being lenient. He will let the common people see it, which is one of the reasons why he came to Anlai County in person."
"Following Luo Yao, he will order the entire city to search and arrest people related to the Ruyi Sect. Anyone who has anything to do with the Ruyi Sect will not be let go. The imperial court has long established a rule that once anyone from the cult is discovered, they will be killed without mercy. Kill these People don't violate the laws of the country. Even if they use this excuse to massacre all the people in Anlai County, those people in Yushitai can't impeach him. Luo Yao needs to kill people to maintain his prestige in the southwest. If he doesn't kill people, no one will be afraid of him. ? This is the second reason why he came to Anlai County in person."
Fang Jie spat out the tasteless fur that had been chewed: "Of course, the reason he came here is to show me off."
After listening to him, Mu Xiaoyao couldn't help sighing and said, "The head thief of Ruyi Sect is a scourge, and wherever he went, he suffered disaster. Because he killed so many people, but he was able to escape all the time. ...Why do some people in this world have this kind of dream, thinking that the emperor can be casually?"
"You're so childish..."
Fang Jie couldn't help but smiled: "The man named Chaser advertised that he was the heir apparent of the Shang Kingdom, but why did he establish a cult in the territory of the Sui Dynasty instead of going to Nanyan? He has been able to escape the pursuit for so many years." , is it true that he is blessed by the gods?"
After Fang Jie finished asking these few words, the expressions of Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao changed at the same time.
"You... you mean..."
Fang Jie nodded: "The reason why the businessman has not died for so many years is because Luo Yao didn't want him to die. With the strength in Luo Yao's hands, if he wants to catch such a person, seven years is really too much time." Can't catch it? If you don't die after chasing businessmen, he will still go around to preach and preach. In this case, Luo Yao will have the opportunity to kill a group of people every year... The world is peaceful in the Sui Dynasty. As long as a person is alive, Luo Yao will always have the opportunity to kill..."
"That chasing businessman is a smart man, that's why he stayed in Da Sui to preach, because he knew that Luo Yao would not kill him easily. He didn't go to Nanyan because he knew that he would die if he arrived in Nanyan. The Emperor of Nanyan, Murong Shame, will definitely not tolerate him alive."
"Live to kill."
Fang Jie breathed a sigh of relief: "This is how General Luo keeps people in fear of him."
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In the evening, Fang Jie's people brought news from outside. Sure enough, it didn't go against Fang Jie's expectation, Luo Yao ordered the magistrate Sun Maocai and more than a thousand people to be beheaded in the execution ground. Before that, he rang the gong so that all the people in the county came to the execution ground to watch the beheading. After the people gathered, first Luo Yao's subordinates interceded, followed by several respected gentry from Anlai County, Luo Yao hesitated and then ordered not to kill.
But living is inevitable.
Sun Maocai, Li Heitai and other county government officials were all regarded as military slaves and sent to the frontier army to do coolies, and their families and relatives were exempted from punishment. Those people who came back after walking around the ghost gate were naturally overjoyed, their foreheads were pierced, and their faces were bloody, thanking the general for not killing him. The people weeping with joy had no idea that Luo Yao didn't intend to kill them in the first place, of course, it was only in Luo Yao's thought.
They are grateful to Dade, and the common people also feel that General Luo is not a hard-hearted man.
Although there are not many people in Anlai County, it won't take long for this story to spread all over the world.
Just when people were praising General Luo's benevolence, Luo Yao suddenly ordered a thorough investigation of Ruyi Sect in Anlai County. Anyone who is found to have any connection with Ruyi Sect will be taken down immediately. Chaser has been hiding in Ruyi County for more than half a year, and there are not too few people who have joined the club. After all, there are many idiots in this world, most of them are old people and women.
Overnight, every home in Anlai County was searched.
When Fang Jie heard the news, he didn't express anything, and almost nothing happened beyond his expectation. And Chen Xiaoru and others admired Fang Xie to the extreme, no one thought that this young imperial envoy could predict Luo Yao's every move so accurately.
By the next morning, more than 700 people from 139 households were found to be related to Ruyi Sect. This time Luo Yao brought thousands of elite soldiers, even door-to-door interrogators were enough. No one can tell how many wronged people among the seven hundred people have been wronged, but since they have been convicted, no one can intercede.
Those who had previously pleaded for Sun Maocai and others shut up collectively this time, and no one stood up to beg for mercy for these common people. Naturally, Fang Jie would not even intercede, the cult itself was absolutely intolerable by the Sui court, and there was no possibility of pardon for Ruyi Sect instigating rebellion.
These people are worthy of sympathy, but in the Sui Dynasty, their death was not wronged.
More than 700 heads were chopped off in the execution ground, and the people who were gathered to watch were all trembling with fright. With this killing, it is estimated that for many years, no one in Anlai County will dare to mention the three words Ruyijiao.
Fang Jie still didn't go to the execution ground, he took Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao to the Bison River, a branch of Nanluoshui in Anlai County, to go fishing.
He tried his best not to think about those people who were killed, and also tried his best not to think about Luo Yao.
Now he needs to calm down his heart as soon as possible, because he may deal with Luo Yao every day in the next few months. The reason why he was able to predict Luo Yao's behavior was not because he knew Luo Yao, but because Fang Jie knew Da Sui's officialdom. Even if Luo Yao hadn't been replaced by another general, this matter would have been handled in the same way.
Fishing can calm people down.
"How about a poignant love story for the two of you?"
"Go ahead."
"There used to be two tigers who were brothers and sisters. They grew up together and depended on each other. The elder brother gave food to his younger sister first, and the younger sister did the same. When they grew up, they suddenly found that they fell in love... But they are brothers and sisters, and their groups are different. Allowing such a thing to happen forced them to separate. When they were forced to separate, the elder brother said that if I could not see you in the future, I would rather be blind, so it stabbed his own eyes. The younger sister said that if in the future Days when I cannot hear your call I would rather be deaf, so it cut off its own ear."
When saying this, Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao's expressions changed a little.
"and after?"
"Later, a poet learned about this incident and was moved by the love of the tiger brothers and sisters. He wrote a song specially for them and it was widely sung by the world."
"You can sing?"
"meeting."
"I want to hear..."
"Well... it's sung like this... cough cough... two tigers, two tigers, running fast, running fast. One has no eyes, the other has no ears, it's so strange, so strange..."