"Ah? If that's the case, how can we survive?"
Even if everyone panicked, the timid ones had already covered their faces and wept on the spot.
"How did things turn out like this? At first we listened to Cheng Zhixian's advice and went to the prince to petition."
"But Cheng Zhixian has already interceded for us. Now that such a big incident has happened in the city, the county magistrate can't protect himself, can he still take care of us?"
"Which grandson of the turtle's hand hurt the prince! Take this man out and hand it over, maybe we can escape!"
"It was so chaotic at the time, no one saw who it was!"
"Let's look for it, maybe it's the ones closest to the prince at that time! Sigh! Who is it, stand up and recognize it yourself, don't wait for others to find it!"
…
The people were in great chaos, and before they could wait, there was already an infighting.
They were really panicking, especially since they went to participate in the wish that day, but did not approach the people on the inner side, they felt more and more of their wish.
When a woman heard the movement here, she gathered around and cried with face, "Women and children like us who didn't go to petition that day, could they be implicated?"
"Do you think it's too small? Besieging the yamen and stabbed the only king with different surnames in the dynasty. If the sage thinks that we are going to rebel, tell me whether the crime is big or small! I'm afraid that the whole family will not be arrested by then. Go behead!"
"Huh? No, no..."
"Why not? If we are all beheaded, the blood will not be washed even if the river is poured down!"
This statement is too scary, and all the people are chilled. The women cried louder in horror. The men also had cold hands and feet.
"Let's go back and pack up and run away with the family immediately!"
"That's right, just run away!"
Someone turned around and asked to go home to clean up.
But the elders who had been silent for a long time said, "It's useless. If it's a crime of treason, it's useless even if you escape to the south and the north. When the Holy Master sends someone to arrest you, can you escape for the rest of your life?"
These elders are all people of high morality and respect, and they are quite majestic in front of everyone. Hearing what he said, everyone was in despair.
"No, we've been wronged! We have to get Cheng Zhixian to reason with us! The idea that the magistrate gave us at the beginning, but now the sub-sage may kill us all, isn't the magistrate irresponsible? He said a word. Can you send us off just by pleading?"
In desperation, someone immediately followed suit.
Others whispered, "Who knows if he has been begging for mercy, maybe he is begging for himself."
"The magistrate's wife and children haven't appeared for a long time..."
"My sister-in-law, the eldest niece of my third wife's family, said that there are not many people in the yamen now, and the magistrate's wife has long since left."
"What! He really calmed down and escaped with his wife and children! Let's top the tank here!"
"Go, find him!"
"Yes, go find him!"
…
In desperation, the people gathered at the yamen just like when they asked Pang Xiao to petition that day.
Knowing that Cheng Zhixian was looking for an explanation, more and more people joined the team. In a short time, the front of the yamen was surrounded by water.
Compared with the last time, this time the people did not hold anything, but the grievances were obviously heavier than the last time.
Cheng Zhixian heard the news and hurried to the door.
Seeing a group of people surrounded by Wu Yangyang in front of the door, he couldn't help frowning: "Wait, what do you mean?"
"My lord, after so many days, is there any news from the Holy One?"
"Yeah, we've been worried all day long, we can't eat or eat, we can't sleep, we just wait for what's going on."
"Didn't your lord say to intercede for us, why hasn't the sage made his will to forgive us?"
…
Looking at the anxious and resentful faces, Cheng Zhixian felt a little helpless from the bottom of his heart.
These are ordinary people who think about their own interests as the most important thing, do not consider the overall situation, and are very easy to incite. Although they have some brains, they are no match for selfishness.
Cheng Zhixian's silence made all the people excited, and the grumpy young man was already scolding his mother in the crowd.
Cheng Zhixian was in a complicated mood when he was scolded. He remembered the three thousand cavalry soldiers who were stopped by Pang Xiao outside the city. It is said that Pang Xiao paid for the money that people eat and chewed on horses these days, and was stabbed by the people. Also willing to explain with Ma Dudu.
The most important thing is that Cheng Zhixian knew that Pang Xiao had already interceded for the people.
Such a person with good character and consideration for the people, he is already reluctant to smear behind his back.
In order to make a big event that day, he incited the emotions of the people, and gradually planted the seeds in the hearts of the people, making everyone think that Prince Zhongshun was a fool who would kill without blinking an eye.
But now, Cheng Zhixian felt some regrets.
If there were two or three such generals in the DPRK and they would check and balance each other, why would the Great Zhou Dynasty not be safe
It's just that Cheng Zhixian knew that he would not be able to see such a scene in the future. He doesn't know if the sage will listen to Pang Xiao's persuasion. But he knew that he must not survive.
Xu Shiren is also good at his words when he is about to die. Cheng Zhixian said involuntarily: "This county has already explained the situation on that day. Even if the sage is to blame, only one person in this county will be blamed. You will not be involved. Also, according to my opinion You know, Prince Zhongshun has already explained the situation of that day to Dudu Ma of the 3000 Battalion. Dudu Ma and Prince Zhongshun also went to Shusheng Shang together. It has been explained that you and others were not treason on that day. Prince Zhongshun and Jin Shang were sworn brothers, even if If you don’t believe the words of this county, you will definitely believe the words of the prince.”
Everyone was surprised.
"My lord, you said that Prince Zhongshun also went to Shusheng to intercede for us?"
"Sir, don't lie to us!"
Seeing that all the people were shocked, Cheng Zhixian shook his head and said, "How can this county talk nonsense about such a big event?"
Some people lowered their heads and whispered, "So it seems that Prince Zhongshun is not a bad person!"
"We didn't feel good about him before, and we really misunderstood him!"
Seeing that everyone's anger was no longer so heavy, Cheng Zhixian took two steps forward and said slowly: "Think about it, you were misunderstood and rebelled because of the siege of the county government, right? Are you still doing this now? Want to add another layer of guilt?"
When the people heard this, their hearts were agitated.
Isn't it! It was a petition to surround the yamen that day, and now they are still besieging the yamen. Prince Zhongshun explained what happened that day, but what happened today is nothing. Now that the sage knows about it, are they "rebellious again"
The majestic elders said loudly: "Quickly, they are all scattered, don't be around here!"
"Yes, yes, it's about to leave, don't cause people to misunderstand!"
The people turned around and dispersed.
At this moment, a fast horse came from the end of the street. After the fast horse, there were more than ten men who also rode their horses. They looked like people from the Fifth Army Camp.
The noise of the people's voices covered up the sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground.
But Cheng Zhixian stood on top of Dan Chi, watching the fast horse approaching fast, and the knight on the horse was still wearing an iron-gray sunflower shirt, he immediately knew that someone was coming from the palace!
Although Cheng Zhixian had already prepared in his heart, when he saw someone coming to the palace, his heart skipped a beat, and his heart beat so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest.
But even so, Cheng Zhixian was still very calm.
As the sound of hooves approached, Cheng Zhixian kept his back straight.
The people also found the person who was coming. As soon as they saw the clothes on the person's body and the burden on their back, they all retreated in silence and gave up the open space in front of the yamen.
The inner supervisor rolled over and dismounted, and walked quickly to the front of the yamen. The men from the five army battalions behind him also dismounted, and lined up in two columns aggressively.
The inner supervisor shouted loudly: "Where is Cheng Jun!"
Seeing this attitude, the people's hearts are cold.
Cheng Zhixian said calmly, "I'm the next official, Cheng Jun."
The inner supervisor raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. Even if he took out the imperial decree, he would not give Cheng Zhixian time to change his clothes and burn incense to set up a case. He unfolded the imperial decree and read aloud:
"Cheng Jun accepts the order!"
"The minister accepts the decree." Cheng Jun kicked his clothes and knelt down.
The soldiers of the fifth army camp knelt on the ground, and the people also knelt all over the ground.
The inner supervisor said: "Fengtian Chengyun emperor, and the edict said: Chengjun, the magistrate, has no way to govern, he has unpredictable thoughts, and he has no intention of being a minister! He has taken away all official positions and handed it over to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and asked him to be executed after the autumn! Acting as an official slave, the servants of the family sell it to others, I respect this!"
There was silence in front of the yamen. The people were all terrified.
The sage didn't even try, and immediately arrested Cheng Zhixian, and asked him to be executed after the autumn!
What about them? Don't they have the same fate
When Cheng Zhixian heard the word "Qianjian", it was as if he had finally received the second shoe. Although he was afraid, he was more excited and relieved that the plan had succeeded.
"The sinner obeys the order." Cheng Zhixian kowtowed calmly.
Seeing that he was so calm and not panicking, the inner supervisor couldn't help but admire him.
As soon as the men from the fifth army battalion rushed up, they arrested Cheng Zhixian. Then someone rushed into the yamen to arrest people.
The inner supervisor directly ordered that Cheng Zhixian be escorted into the yamen and locked up.
The people watched with trepidation as the inner supervisor and others pressed Cheng Zhixian to enter the yamen, and the gate of the yamen slammed shut in front of their eyes, and everyone was stunned.
"This... Cheng Zhixian is going to be beheaded, we... "
"Holy, this is, let us go?"
The people were all in disbelief.
Immediately afterwards, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
There were even those with shallow eye sockets who were already crying with joy.
"Thanks to the prince for not remembering the villain's deeds!" The old man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a moving expression.
"The lord begged us for mercy, so the sage let us go because of him."
"Your Majesty was hurt by us, but he was willing to tell the truth and didn't take the opportunity to retaliate against us. We were afraid that we all misunderstood Prince Zhongshun. He is clearly an upright and upright man!"
The people in front of the yamen all happily dispersed, eager to go home and tell their families the good news.
In the crowd, there were a few simple-looking men who quietly hid in the dark alley while taking advantage of the chaos and quietly went out of the city.