Chapter 3 (3) Narrow escape

So Zhang Xianzhong and other 18 people were pushed to the execution ground together, one by one, and chopped down next to each other.After beheading five people in a row, when there were only thirteen heads left, a soldier came to report: report!Lord Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief of Denglai, came to inspect the frontier soldiers. After hearing this, Wang Wei, the general, couldn't express his awkwardness: You said this Chen Hongfan, you are the chief soldier, and I am the general.That's right, your official is bigger than mine.But you are in the Denglei Military Region, and I am in the Northwest Military Region. Neither of us can control the other. Why do you come to my place to review the soldiers when you have nothing to do?

But if you don't care about it, it's still a high-ranking official who crushes people to death, so Master Chen is invited to enter. Chen Hongfan came in: Hello brothers, everyone has worked hard. Behind him was a follower named Zuo Liangyu. This Chen Hongfan was the man who later surrendered to the Manchu Qing when he went to Beijing from Nanming as an envoy.Although this old man lacks a little bit of national integrity, his behavior is that he is good at practicing in a yamen, and he has to be forgiving and forgiving.When the old man came in, he could smell bloody blood. There were five human heads rolling around like balls on the ground, and there were thirteen more heads waiting to be chopped off.

Chen Hongfan's heart softened at that moment.So he said: Compassion does not command soldiers, righteousness does not manage money, my brother is serious about running the army, and his reputation is well-deserved.It's just that I came to visit today and happened to encounter this... Brother, can you give me a little face?Just let them go!These people are all raised by their mothers and fathers, and their wives and children are still waiting for them to go back... Please hold your hand high, bro. Counselor Wang Wei replied coldly: Lord Chief, you only know that they all have parents, wives and children, but don’t others have parents, wives and children?These eighteen people are all full of crimes, and everyone has an unforgivable crime.There were twenty-two cases of raping women from good families that they committed alone.Every time a crime is committed, as few as a dozen people, as many as dozens of women are raped.Mr. General Bing, I would like to ask, if these people are released, will those women who have been raped will agree to you?

This... Chen Hongfan was at a loss for words for a while, and turned his face to look at Zuo Liangyu: Xiao Zuo, look at him... he doesn't give us any face. With a thought in his mind, Zuo Liangyu pointed at the last person on death row, and said: Lord Chief Soldier, look at that person... Chen Hongfan suddenly came to his senses, pointed to Zhang Xianzhong at the end and asked: "Look at this, he is still a minor... Did he also commit twenty-two rape cases?" This... General Wang Wei hesitated, really, among these people, he was the only one who was a first-time offender... Chen Hongfan was overjoyed: Then man, let's make a decision like this.Since I opened my mouth, you have to give me some face anyway, so just forgive him.I want this guy, some use.

okay then.The general Wang Wei couldn't refute Chen Hongfan's face anymore, so he handed the rope tied to Zhang Xianzhong by the soldier to Zuo Liangyu. Chen Hongfan and Zuo Liangyu led Zhang Xianzhong back to the posthouse. After entering, they untied Zhang Xianzhong from the rope, and taught him earnestly: "Look at you, you are a good boy. Why can't you learn?"Why don't you learn it well?Are you supposed to do things like murder, arson, and rape of women? Zhang Xianzhong drooped his head, admitted his mistake, and said: My lord, the villain made a mistake, and the villain will correct it later.If my lord needs me, Zhang Xianzhong, no matter what you tell me, I, Zhang Xianzhong, will not hesitate to go through fire or water.

Chen Hongfan said: I just want to save your life, what can I use you for?You go home quickly. Zhang Xianzhong was very grateful: I will never forget my lord's life-saving grace. Kneeling down and kowtowing, Zhang Xianzhong walked out of the station with tears in his eyes.He secretly vowed in his heart: he must be a law-abiding citizen in his life, in order to repay Chen Hongfan's life-saving grace.