I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 796 The law does not punish the public

Chapter 796 The Law Does Not Punish the Crowd

After being "tortured" by Wang Wenzhou, Sun Ruhe, the spy sent by Gao Guiying, finally couldn't take it anymore and confessed to all her crimes.

"Good girl!" Wang Wenzhou patted Sun Ruhe's head with a smile and pulled up his pants with satisfaction.

Sun Ruhe finally felt relieved. The matter had finally been covered up. She wouldn't have to die, and she wouldn't let her adoptive mother, Sheng Lan, down. That little bitch Gao Guiying had taken the blame, and even if she jumped into the Yellow River, she would have a hard time clearing her name.

Wang Wenzhou untied Sun Ruhe's ropes, hugged her, kissed her, and said with a smile, "Baby, baby, be good. Take good care of your injuries. As long as you don't contact Gao Guiying and Li Zicheng again, you'll be my dear baby from now on!"

"Yes!" Sun Ruhe nodded gently, her eyes filled with tears.

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Hanshan Square was packed with people.

Standing on the high platform, the Ming Dynasty Hero 001 spoke with great passion: "Fellow elders of Hanshan, in recent days, more than a dozen inhumane massacres of villages have occurred in various parts of Hanshan."

"what?"

"What is it?"

"How come I didn't know?"

Many ordinary people were completely confused and did not know what the Ming Dynasty Hero 001 was talking about.

The Ming Dynasty Hero 001 explained: "In the past two weeks, more than a dozen villages, including Meihua Village, Dagang Village, and Huoxi Village, have had their property looted and their villagers slaughtered overnight. I learned from a friend who is a policeman that the murderers who committed such heinous atrocities are the Tartars!"

"I've heard about it too. There are over 400 people in Dagang Village, and only three girls survived! Those beasts didn't even spare the children, it's so tragic!"

"Yes, yes! I heard that not a single person was left alive in Plum Blossom Village. When the police went to investigate, they were met with a terrible stench as soon as they arrived at the village entrance!"

"What? Tartars? How is that possible?"

"Aren't the Tartars in Liaodong?"

The surprised people were puzzled. After all, Hanshan was so far from Liaodong, how could the Tartars have come to Hanshan to commit evil?

The Ming Hero 001 waved his hand, and the people gradually quieted down. He said loudly, "Fellow elders of Hanshan, I didn't believe it at first either. Although the Ming Dynasty is an enemy of the Tartars, Hanshan is so far away from Liaodong. How could the Tartars come to Hanshan to do evil?"

Yesterday, I discussed this matter with a Zen master. The Zen master asked me in return, "If I were a robber wanting to rob someone, would I rob a rich person or a poor person?"

"Now I understand! Possessing a treasure is a crime! In recent years, under the Prince's leadership, Hanshan has changed year by year, progressing step by step. Now, every Hanshan native, when they go out and mention they come from Hanshan, is met with envious glances!"

"Yes! Yes! In today's Ming Dynasty, even the capital city is not as wealthy as our Hanshan!"

"I have no regrets about being born in Hanshan in this life, and I will be a Hanshan native again in the next!"

"Those damned Tartars, why can't they stand to see us, the people of Hanshan, doing well?"

"Gentlemen! Gentlemen!" The Great Ming Hero 001 waved his hand and said loudly, "I believe we cannot sit idly by and wait to die! Although Hanshan is small, it is not lacking in men. Those who offend the people of Hanshan will be punished no matter how far away they are! We cannot allow the Tartars to continue to harm the people of Hanshan!"

"No matter how far away they are, they will be punished!" In an instant, the onlookers raised their arms and shouted!

"Gentlemen, follow me to the Prince's Mansion to plead for Your Highness to send troops to Liaodong to recover our lost lands and avenge the dead people of Hanshan!" After speaking passionately, the Hero of the Ming Dynasty 001 jumped off the high platform and strode towards the Tu Zhu Prince's Mansion.

"Please send troops, Your Highness! We will punish them no matter how far they are!" The onlookers followed behind him, shouting slogans indignantly.

Petitioning was a familiar activity to the people of Hanshan. Thanks to Wang Wenzhou's influence, they enjoyed petitioning at the drop of a hat. In fact, over time, the people of Hanshan even grew to enjoy it.

A few days ago, some people heard that Wang Wenzhou was drinking heavily every day because of his grief over the loss of his wife. The people were worried that Wang Wenzhou's drinking would ruin his health. So some people rallied the people to petition Wang Wenzhou to take more beautiful girls as concubines, otherwise they would kneel in front of the Wang mansion for a long time.

Wang Wenzhou was both amused and exasperated. In the end, he had no choice but to step forward and promise the people that he would listen to their advice and marry more babies and have more children. Only then did the people leave happily.

When the heroes of the Ming Dynasty 001 mobilized the people to petition for their lives, Wang Wenzhou was drinking while holding his baby.

Wang Wenzhou hugged Da Yu'er, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile, "Baby, baby, keep singing your little tune!"

Da Yu'er rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, and sang with a wry smile: "Big, good, and long-lasting, I can make you cry every time. You don't love such a good man, but you still think about other men..."

Wen Liandie suppressed a laugh, took a sip of wine, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou. That rascal, he still couldn't let go of that little bitch Gao Guiying. He even wrote a mournful little tune, which he would have Dayuer sing to him whenever he had a spare moment.

"Knock knock!" Just then, Sheng Liang, the little racing god, knocked on the door and said anxiously, "Big brother, something's happened!"

"Come in, your sisters-in-law are all dressed up today!" Wang Wenzhou said.

"Bang!" The faces of the two babies, Da Yu'er and Wen Lian Die, immediately turned red. Can't you be serious for once, you rascal?

Wang Wenzhou looked at Sheng Liang and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Huff, huff..." Sheng Liang was covered in sweat and panting heavily. He said, "Brother, according to your plan, the Ming Dynasty Heroes Group was supposed to trick the people into coming to petition for help. But an accident happened on the way. Some people saw that some merchants were selling goods produced in Liaodong and said that this was aiding the enemy. Then the people started to smash and destroy the shops that sold Liaodong goods."

"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou spat out a mouthful of wine. Damn it, he really brought this on himself. He had only wanted to stir up the hatred of the people. After all, last time he led troops to defend the emperor, out of tens of thousands of soldiers, less than ten thousand returned alive. Compared to the population of Hanshan, although the number of casualties wasn't high, most of the people of Hanshan had relatives or friends who had died in battle.

Wang Wenzhou felt that if things continued like this, it would be difficult to recruit soldiers again. He was trying to stir up hatred just to recruit soldiers.

"Your Highness, Feng Yuantao, Geng San, Fan Ning, Li Jinshui, and others request an audience!" A guard came to report this.

"Let them in!" Wang Wenzhou waved his hand.

The guards went to report, and soon Feng Yuantao and the others all entered the room.

"Your shop was also vandalized by the people?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

"Yes!" Feng Yuantao said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, they are not ordinary people, they are clearly rioters! They are just looking for an excuse to smash shops and loot!"

Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and then said, "Xiao Liang, immediately order a citywide curfew. Then take the troops and arrest all those rioters who smashed the shops!"

"Huh?" Sheng Liang frowned and said with a wry smile, "Brother, the law doesn't punish everyone!"

Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly, put his arm around Da Yu'er, took a sip of wine, and said, "Yes, the law does not punish the masses, but if one day, the common people are fooled and smash my mansion, or drag you out of the brothel and beat you half to death, will you still not punish the masses?"

"Go quickly!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile. "We're just worried about not having enough soldiers. Arrest these people and send them all to labor camps, and we'll have enough men, won't we?"