Chapter 249 Simon Leopard
The ancestral temple mentioned by Qin Zhong was naturally not built, and of course the Dragon King Temple was even more invisible.
Old age but not dead is a thief, but equally, in this age when most people live to be fifty or sixty years old, older people also represent some kind of authority.
Fortunately, Gao Jin's reputation is no longer comparable to ordinary people in Hekou Fort. Even though the temple was not built, many people heard what Qin Zhong shouted in front of the dam that day.
Especially those military households who had just escaped from other places, after the dam was built and water was stored to irrigate the wastelands on both sides of the straits, they were all assigned to their fields, and almost every household carved Gao Jin's longevity sign and placed them in their homes for worship.
Then it spread to the entire Hekou Fort, and everyone tacitly regarded Gao Jin as the guardian saint, so when Gao Jin learned about the news, almost every household tributed his tablet. Even in the prisoner camp who worked, Zhang Jian prepared the same tablet for them at the strong request of the Camel City soldiers.
"Grandmaster, this really doesn't matter to me. That's what the people below do on their own."
Qin Zhong was suddenly called by Gao Jin to ask questions again. Before Gao Jin could speak, he shouted loudly, saying that he had really not made any mistakes in the matter of the Longevity Tablet.
"Who asked you about this?"
Gao Jin really had no choice but to do about the Changsheng Card. He didn't like this kind of superstitious behavior in his heart, but he was even more unlikely to forcibly ban it. It is not uncommon for erecting temples for living people to build a Changsheng tablet. Even Mulan and Chen Sheng and others think it's no big deal, and they even think it's a good thing.
Gao Jin glared at Qin Zhong angrily, and then his face sank, "I'll ask you, how did Old Man Yang die?"
The old man Yang in Gao Jin's mouth was not someone else. It was when the dam opened the gate and released water that day, he shouted that he wanted to build a Dragon King Temple to worship the Dragon King's old temple. Even after the crowd dispersed that day, this old man Yang often nagged that if he didn't build a Dragon King Temple, he would offend the Dragon King. This dam would be finished sooner or later.
But after only three or five days of this sentence, the old man Yang drowned in Huilong Bay inexplicably, but was caught by the servants guarding the dam. Then some rumors of the appearance of the Yama were spread in the fortress. Originally, such an old man died and Gao Jin would not take such evil words to heart, but there were still a few old man who was bewitched by the old man Yang and said he wanted to build the Dragon King Temple and ran to the Gao family to kowtow and beg for mercy.
Qin Zhong thought that his timid and fearful habits had been cured, but now when he saw the high man in front of him, his legs couldn't help but slamming, and then he knelt on the ground with a thud, "Grandmaster, that old man Yang's death is nothing to do with me. I just asked Yang Wu and the others..."
Yang Wu and the others mentioned in Qin Zhong were old men in this fortress who were nearly fifty years old. They were all military households near Huilongwan. Later, the Tatars attacked the border, and the canals in Huilongwan were destroyed and the fertile land was abandoned. They moved to Hekou Fort. At that time, all their brothers and sisters were treated as spiritual children to worship the Dragon King Temple.
After so many years, the hatred of that year should have been washed away by time, but the old man Yang said he wanted to build a Dragon King Temple to worship the Dragon King, which reminded them of the unforgettable tragedy in their childhood. So when Qin Zhong came to the door and teased him a little with words, Yang Wu and the others decided to kill the Old Man Yang to take revenge.
Although Qin Zhong did not take action, he found the man, and even drowned the old man Yang in Huilongwan was his idea.
"Second brother, Mr. Qin did nothing wrong..."
Qin Zhong had just finished telling the matter, but before he could cry, he begged for mercy. On the side of Gao Jin, Chen Sheng had already pleaded for him. Then Yang Dayan and several other people present also spoke to him.
"Yes, second brother, that old man Yang should have died..."
Gao Jin had no intention of punishing Qin Zhong, but just wanted to hit this guy so that he would not think he could do whatever he wanted in the future. But now that Chen Sheng, Yang Dayan and others were disturbed, it seemed that he was going to punish Qin Zhong.
"Get up, Lao Qin."
Qin Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at Gao Jin, who was still not so ugly. Fang Zi stood up carefully and then looked at Chen Sheng and the others gratefully.
"Remember to report to me when doing things in the future, and don't take action first and then report."
"Yes, yes, don't worry, if there is such a thing in the future, I will never dare to be good at it..."
Qin Zhong quickly responded, he knew that this matter had been exposed by Gao Ye, and he also reviewed it in his heart, feeling that he had made a big taboo of making decisions without authorization, and he could not act so recklessly in the future. He should ask for instructions and report more in everything so that he would not make mistakes.
Not to mention Qin Zhong was self-examination, Gao Jin also had a headache at this time. It was nothing to worry about a god-man who died, but the old men came to kowtow and beg for mercy, calling for nonsense like them to hit Grandpa Yan Luo's divine power and beg him to let him go, which confirmed Qin Zhong's words.
Gao Jin couldn't stand the Hekou Fort and worship him as a ghost. After thinking about it carefully, he said to Qin Zhong, "You tell Yang Wu and the others to surrender and explain what happened back then! Don't call the fortress suspicious people."
"Yes, yes, Gao Ma, I'll go find Yang Wu and the others now... but I don't know what Gao Ma plans to deal with it..."
Qin Zhong wanted to leave but stay, but he wanted to talk but stopped. Although he was a tyrant, he really wanted to discuss in detail about killing Old Man Yang. Yang Wu and the others were just accomplices.
"Since that gods deserve to die, although they killed people, it is understandable that they will not die. They will be punished for labor."
A place like Hekou Fort has a murder case. Unless it is sued by Shenmu County, no one will pay attention to it at all. As for the Ming Dynasty, in a border military fort such as Hekou Fort, hundreds of households like Gao Jin are the kingly law.
Since Gao Jin said that he would not pursue Yang Wu and the others for murder, Qin Zhong was relieved and hurriedly stepped back to find Yang Wu and the others.
"Second brother, I think Yang Wu and the others should not be punished."
After Qin Zhong left, Yang Dayan said, and the others also looked quite agreeable. When Gao Jin saw Chen Sheng silent, he knew that he had made a promise in his heart.
Revenge of blood relatives and heroes in the border areas have always been praised. On that day, they slaughtered Baihu Mansions, from top to bottom, without leaving any chickens and dogs. Even if they were covered up by them and became horse thieves, anyone with discerning eyes knew what was going on. However, among the people who Gao Jin met in Shenmu Fort, the county and Camel City, they all thought it was natural.
In this way, what Yang Wu and the others did was to say on the surface, the people around the Hekou Fort would only applaud and say that they had killed well, because the retribution of Old Man Yang came too late.
Gao Jin looked at his companions around him and knew what they were thinking. So he said, "Yang Wu and the others are right, but second brother, I want to set rules for this Hekou Fort. In the future, I will have personal grudges and need to come to Baihu Mansion. At that time, I will preside over justice for them, rather than private revenge."
There is a custom of blood revenge among the people, which Gao Jin can understand, but he cannot indulge it. Otherwise, everything he has done so far has been useless.
"What my second brother said is that in the past, we will not blame each other. But in the future, our Hekou Fort will be a place where there are rules, so we have personal grudges. We should come to Baihu Mansion to ask my second brother to preside over justice."
Seeing Chen Sheng echoing and responding to him, Gao Jin nodded. It was A Sheng who understood him best. Sure enough, when Chen Sheng spoke, Yang Dayan and the others had nothing to say, and agreed with this truth.
After noon, the huge open space left behind in Hekou Fort was filled with people watching the fun. After everyone got the news, they came to see the Gao Ye for the trial and said that the old man Yang drowned, not because of the gods and ghosts, but because of humans.
Most of the people in the fortress had no good impression of Mr. Yang. As people were talking in the crowd, Liu Suifeng realized that Mr. Yang was a god.
On that day, the dam opened and released water, and it was rare for Liu Suifeng to have not been affected much. Zi said that the strange power was in chaos. The dam in Huilongwan could drive the tame water power, but Liu Suifeng didn't think it was a god or ghost. Instead, he had complained about the people in Hekou Fort privately treating Gao Jin as a ghost or god. If he hadn't known that Gao Jin was unwilling to do so, he would have left long ago because of the foolish man and wife in the countryside.
"Grandmad is here!"
As people shouted, Gao Jin wore the robes of the hundreds of households, and there were servants around him to maintain order in the square. Although this was a trial, it was just a person who stood there. Then Yang Dayan shouted, "Take a criminal."
Then, in people's curious eyes, Yang Laowu and the others walked out with their heads raised their chests, but they were not tied up with ropes, but there were a few spear-holding servants following them.
"Yang Wu, Old Man Yang is the one you killed."
"Back to Master Gao, that old man Yang was indeed killed by several of us."
Yang Wu answered with great pleasure. In front of everyone, he told the whole story of what happened back then. How did the brothers and sisters of the few of them be called spiritual children by the old man Yang and used them to sacrifice to the Dragon Prince, and finally they were thrown into Huilongwan and drowned alive.
People were impressed by the hearing, and the people present knew that there were not many people in the Dragon King Temple back then. Now they were full of righteous indignation after hearing this. Now under the rule of the Gao Ye, they are full and well-dressed and have spare money. Who doesn’t regard their own dolls as treasures? If the Dragon King Temple now asks them to take their children to the river to worship the Dragon King, they may be able to overturn the temple.
"Grandmaster, I'm angry that Old Man Yang wants to build the Dragon King Temple again, which will harm the countryside. So I lie in your reputation and drowned in Huilong Bay as a famous general of ghosts and gods."
Yang Wu and the others pleaded guilty happily, and at this time the villagers below all spontaneously shouted, "Master, let Yang Wu go!"
Revenge of blood relatives is a custom in the border areas, and killing people to pay for their lives is also a kingly law recognized by everyone. Liu Suifeng, who was in the crowd, also felt that although Yang Wu and the others killed people, they would not be punished until they died. He was quite curious about how many people Gao Jin would deal with.
"Everyone is quiet. Although Yang Wu and the others are guilty of murder, their feelings are pitiful. Old Man Yang is also worthy of death, so Gao punished Yang Wu and the others for one year to work as a warning."
Gao Jin quickly announced his sentence. Yang Wu and the others were happy to receive the crime, and only for one year of labor was punished to work, which also made the villagers in the square cheer, "Gao is wise!" "That's what it should be!"
After the people's emotions calmed down, Gao Jin continued to shout, "But if there is such a thing in the future, you need to come to Baihufu to report to the officials. At that time, Gao will uphold justice for you. If there are any lynching, the national law will punish it and severely punish it."
Chapter completed!