Chapter 340 Public execution
Liu He walked step by step to Pan Yun.
At this time, a figure suddenly rushed over and knelt in front of Liu He with a "thump".
"Lord, my elder brother is confused for a moment. Please give him a chance. He is all for me..."
"Second brother, get up! Although he has a great kindness to us, I have left him a hidden illness. You have cut off an arm for him. We don't owe him anything, get up!"
Pan Yun couldn't break away from his hands, so he could only shout at Pan Xian.
"Brother, you are confused, how can you speak like this! If you and I don't have a lord, it's unknown whether you and I can live to this day. The grace of saving lives is like recreating, what's wrong with you..."
Liu He and others looked at Pan Yun, and were extremely puzzled.
Zhang Yong walked over and knelt down on the ground: "Brother, this Pan Yun is under the jurisdiction of his younger brother. He is unforgivable for his actions. I also have the crime of misunderstanding. Please follow the military law!"
When Pan Yun heard this, he looked at Zhang Yong with a tangled look.
"General Zhang, you...forget it, this matter was done by me alone. I know I'm sorry for my lord. I also know that according to military law, I should be beheaded, come on!"
Guan Yu nodded slightly: "At a critical moment, being able to take responsibility alone is not considered a conscience."
"This matter is very strange. We always know that you, Pan Yun, are not such people. If you do this inexplicably, someone must be bewitching and instigating. As long as you tell the person who commands the commander, you can handle it leniently. You and Lingdi are still young. Would you ruin your life for a traitor?"
Pan Yun's eyes lit up and he looked at Cui Jun, as if he had some enlightenment, but soon he lowered his head again.
"No need to ask, I, Pan Yun, do things and do things alone, and there is nothing to say."
"You...you are simply obsessed!"
Zhang Yong was heartbroken to see Pan Yun, whom he taught, become like this now.
"Okay, no need to say it, take it away and go up the city tower!"
Liu He suddenly said coldly, which made everyone look at him in surprise.
"Brother, you really want..."
Zhang Yong felt a little reluctant.
"Our Anmin Army has always enforced orders and will punish mistakes. Pan Yun's crime is enough to behead him. Since he has given up the opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his sins, what else can he say? Take it to the city tower and in front of the people, and make the justice and punishment!"
"Lord, are you a little anxious? I see that this matter is related to the traitor who poisoned you. Isn't it a clue to behead Pan Yun in such a hurry?"
Cui Jun became a little strange too.
Liu He glanced at Pan Yun, shook his head and said, "Since he refused to cooperate, what else can he do?"
After saying that, he stepped onto the war horse and headed straight for the city tower.
Cui Jun, Guan Yu and others looked at each other, and saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes. They seemed to think that Liu He was a little too impatient for doing things today. However, looking at Liu He's appearance, thinking that he had just recovered from serious injuries. Everyone finally sighed and said nothing.
"Let all these Xianbei women be released, and then take Pan Yun and Pan Xian to the city tower."
Cui Jun ordered, and a group of soldiers loosened the ropes of the dozen girls, escorted the two brothers, and followed Cui Jun and others to leave.
The people seemed a little surprised.
"What, I'm still... I'm going to kill General Pan?"
"It seems... it's true..."
Needless to say, even the Xianbei people gritted their teeth with hatred for Pan Yun before, but now they see such a group of people mingling among the crowd to instigate. No matter how stupid they are, they now guess that this matter is not that easy, but they are afraid that Pan Yun himself will be framed.
In addition, Liu He was indeed very fair and did not have any personal preference to the people of the two tribes. The stolen girl was safe and sound, which made the anger in the hearts of these Xianbei people disappear. At this moment, many people felt a little reluctant to see that Pan Yun was going to be executed.
Everyone couldn't help but move and soon gathered below the city tower.
Pan Yun was tied up with his hands and knelt down on the ground. Liu He glanced at him and then looked at the many people below the city tower.
"Everyone..."
The people all calmed down.
"Liu's orders repeatedly, Hu Han treated everyone equally and strictly prohibited from robbing anything from the people. If they violate it, they will be punished according to the law. If the people in our army forcefully robbed the girl of the people, they will be beheaded and displayed for public display!"
He paused, looked at everyone's reaction, and then continued.
"Now, Pan Yun, the marquis of the army and the commander of Yanmen Pass, seized eleven women from the civilians. The crime is unforgivable and he should be sentenced to beheading. We hereby announce it to the whole city!"
The people under the city were talking a lot.
"I really want to behead him? General Pan has made many military achievements, and it is a pity that he was killed like this."
"I think he was also passing on the family line for the family. He was eager for a while. Now the girls have not suffered any damage. They killed a pillar of the army like this. They always felt that it was not worth the effort."
A group of Xianbei people suddenly squeezed into the front of the crowd.
"Premier Liu, we are the parents and family members of eleven girls. The prefect's feelings for us Xianbei people make us all admire them. Even the leaders and generals of the same clan have never looked at us in the past. We all forgive General Pan, so you can let him go once!"
The group knelt down one after another and asked Liu He at the same time.
Pan Yun watched this scene on the city tower, his eyes that were originally full of resentment became a little complicated at this time.
"you……"
He opened his mouth, but found that he seemed to have nothing to say.
Liu He ran down the city tower quickly and came to the Xianbei people.
"Everyone please come up quickly. You are broad-minded and can do nothing for the past. Liu thanks me here. But the law is like a mountain, and the military law is even more prohibited. You must not disobey. Since I have had such a military order, it must be implemented. Not to mention Pan Yun today, even if I am my own brother and relative, I will never be lenient if I violate the military law."
"Premier Liu..."
"Okay, everyone is kind, Liu understands it. After this matter is over, Liu will bring a generous gift and visit you to express his apology. I have made up my mind to decide on the punishment in the army, so you don't need to persuade me."
When the Xianbei people heard that he said, they could only shake their heads and retreat aside.
In the restaurant in the distance, the masked figure finally couldn't sit still.
"Oh no, I don't expect that Liu He was so thunderous. He just said a few words, not only regained the hearts of the people and calmed the chaos, but also made the people in the city respect him even more. He didn't expect that he would kill Pan Yun in public because of this incident. Wouldn't this make me in vain? No, I have to find a way."
He hurried downstairs, walked out of the restaurant, and came all the way to a small house in the remote part of the city.
"Dongdong...Dongdongdongdong...Dongdongdongdong..."
After knocking on the door in a specific order, the door finally opened, but only a crack was exposed. The light inside the house was dim and it was impossible to see clearly what was inside.
"What else do you have? You have already done this matter, and we are about to leave here immediately, so as to avoid being caught by Liu He. There is nothing to help you. You can hide it yourself and wait for the master's follow-up instructions."
After saying that, the people inside had to close the door.
"Stop being a sir. Now, seeing that Liu He wants to use this incident to gather people's hearts. Once he succeeds, not only will the tens of thousands of Xianbei people under his rule be completely devoted to him, but even among the many Xianbei tribes that have just experienced great defeat, there will inevitably be many coming to surrender. The master has just carefully planned and seriously damaged Liu He's power. Then it won't take long to recover, even more than before."
"Hmph, who should I blame? It's because you are not doing your job well!"
The man outside the room hurriedly said, "I know I can't escape the blame, but I have another way, maybe I can make up for it."
The person in the room hesitated for a while and said, "Are you sure your method will work? Our figures must not be exposed, otherwise you will know the consequences."
The people outside said in a flattering tone: "Don't worry, this plan is very simple. As long as you kill a few more Han people in the city in secret, some people will inevitably suspect that the Xianbei people are revenge. As long as the water is muddy again, it will be convenient to act."
"This is also a solution? Did you see how many of our subordinates were arrested before? I think you saw Liu He's method, and I regretted rebelling against him. Now I want to make contributions to us and return to his command? Humph, dream!"
The man said that, he was about to close the door.
"Oh, please don't worry. The reason why those people were arrested before was Liu He had expected that they had arranged for people to wait in advance. Now that the dozen people were arrested before, Liu He would definitely relax his guard. Now, as long as the envoy sent people to hide in some alleys, and after killing people, they remained the same as ordinary people, how could they tell? As long as the murderer was not caught out at the first time, it would inevitably cause chaos in the people in the city. When the people fled in all directions, and you will leave again, it would be legitimate and no one would notice you."
Chapter completed!