Hu Changqing's call of "Daddy" reached everyone's ears and was like a slap in the face to Master Hu.

He was like a huge joke, for everyone to point fingers at.

Hu Changqing's word "Daddy" did not arouse any guilt in him, but only brought him endless resentment.

Why can't you shut up even though you're dead! Why do you call me daddy...

The old lady who was watching clapped her hands with pride and continued to show her expertise: "Listen, this kid is calling me daddy!"

"Master Hu, even if he is a monster, you raised him with all your might."

"How can you be so cruel to watch your daughter get hit? You should at least go up and protect her."

"You're going to die anyway. If you go up there and get struck by lightning, the young and old men in Kyoto will look up to you!"

"Oh my, what a cruel heart! In order to exonerate himself, he treats everyone as fools."

After saying that, the old lady curled her lips fiercely at Master Hu's back, expressing her contempt for him.

Under the guidance of the old lady, the onlookers pointed fingers at Master Hu even louder.

Master Hu found himself once again the target of public criticism because of that rebellious girl's talkativeness.

Hearing the old lady's sarcasm and the pointing and criticizing of the people behind him, he could no longer contain his boiling anger and roared in rage.

"Shut up, everyone, shut up. I said she is not my daughter, and she is not! She is obviously a monster."

When the old lady heard that Master Hu was still being stubborn, she rolled up her sleeves and scolded confidently, "If she's not your daughter, then why is she so wrinkled? She looks like your aunt, Madam Junshan, who was made from the same mold as her?"

"Back then, your aunt was so arrogant and powerful in Kyoto that she even used her chin to look at the road when she walked."

"Why, could it be that your own aunt is also a monster?"

"Oh, I don't know what evil your Hu family has done. Both the old and the young are evil. You are a whole family of evil."

When it comes to Old Lady Koriyama, there are few in Kyoto who don’t know her.

The old woman, although already very old, still dressed like a little girl, with her hair full of golden hairpins.

He always looks down on everyone he meets and acts superior.

The furious old master stood up and rushed towards the old lady: "Old thing, who allowed you to gossip about my Hu family? I..."

Before Master Hu could rush to the old lady, he was pinned to the ground by several burly men who surrounded him.

The old lady adjusted the loosened silver hairpin and sneered at Master Hu who was pinned to the ground: "Master Hu, I didn't give birth to these four sons in vain."

"If it were you before, the people of Kyoto would not dare to say a word to your Hu family."

"But now, not only will you not be able to survive, but your entire Hu family will soon be taken into slavery."

"What qualifications do you have to boss me around?"

"Master Hu, the retribution for your entire family has arrived!"

At this time, someone shouted in the crowd: Kill this beast in human clothing and avenge those people who died tragically...

This sentence successfully ignited the anger of the people around. They surrounded and beat and kicked the ambitious Master Hu.

In order to allow the onlookers to fight to their heart's content, the imperial guards who were maintaining order moved their steps tacitly.

He was afraid that he would delay the people from venting their anger.

Yinshan Ferry turned a blind eye to Master Hu's running away and wailing.

Only after seeing that Master Hu was breathing more than he was breathing out from the beating did he wave to the surrounding imperial guards.

After being successfully rescued, Master Hu was grabbed by the arms by the imperial guards and dragged to the front of Yinshan Ferry.

Yinshandu looked at Master Hu, who was lying on the ground like a puddle of mud, and sneered: "Master Hu, you are such a ruthless person. In order to turn the tables for the whole family, you even spared your own dead daughter."

"What a pity! Your lies are just like you. They can't stand up to scrutiny."

"Look at the people behind you, is there anyone who believes?"

"It's getting late. Master, you should give an explanation to the people of the world."

"Go on your journey with peace of mind. None of your people can escape."

At this time, Eji, who was in charge of interrogating Cheng Jinyun, came back with a bloody list in his hands and presented it to Yinshandu with both hands.

"Your Majesty, Cheng Jinyun has explained everything clearly. A total of 32 wealthy families had their properties forcibly seized by him. Nine of them are in Kyoto, and the rest are scattered in Shengjing, Luocheng, Zhuma, Kefeng and other places."

"Cheng Jinyun also confessed that he had secretly hidden 400,000 taels of silver in the villa under his name."

“Even the list of officials who bribed him has been drawn up and all are included in the list.”

Yinshandu unfolded the bloody list and checked every official on it, making those bribers sweat and feel nervous.

I was afraid that the next person to be called would be me.

Yinshandu tore the list in his hand into two.

He handed the list of people whose property had been seized to Huang Rongzhang. He waved the list of officials who had bribed him in front of all the officials and put it into his sleeve.

The officials who bribed him immediately understood his intention: His Majesty was warning them that if they did anything that displeased His Majesty in the future, they would suffer the same fate as Master Hu...

Yinshandu looked at the officials who were sweating profusely from fear, and a sneer appeared on his lips: For the time being, we can leave you alone, because your people and your family businesses are of great use to the court...

Yinshandu looked at Master Hu lying on the ground and said to Eji, "Eji, I will appoint you as the executioner of this case. First, take Master Hu and Cheng Jinyun to Caishikou and sentence them to death by slicing."

"When his accomplices have confessed clearly, they will be taken to Caishikou together and sentenced to death."

He looked at the pile of broken limbs on the ground and continued, "As for the method of punishment, let them decide by drawing lots."

After explaining Eji, Yinshandu said to Hua Qiuchuan who had been protecting him, "Qiuchuan, take a team of people and take all the people from the Hu family to Caishikou to watch the execution."

"Let them all take a good look at what happened to Master Hu and Cheng Jinyun!"

Finally, Yinshandu summoned Huang Rongzhang and said, "Huang Rongzhang, I order you to be the inspector of this case. Confiscate all the property of all those involved in the case. Not a single cent shall be concealed or missed!"

"All the property of the Hu and Cheng families that has been seized must be returned to the damaged families. There must be no slackness."

"As for the rest of the seized proceeds, they will all be deposited into the national treasury."

"All officials involved in the case will be exiled along with their entire clans, and their descendants for three generations will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations."

After saying this, Yinshandu looked up at the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning in the clouds, bowed to them and asked, "Do you two gods think this public trial is fair? Can it reflect our repentance?"

The Thunder God and Lightning Goddess looked at each other, nodded and said, "The traitor has been brought to justice and his family has been confiscated, and the vicious woman has also been destroyed by thunder."

"It can be seen that you are sincerely repentant and will definitely take this as a warning in the future."

"In that case, let's return to the divine realm first. When the new city god of Kyoto enters the temple, we, the four gods of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, will cast a spell at the same time to bring nectar to Kyoto!"

After saying this, the images of Lei Gong and Dian Mu disappeared into the clouds together.

Only a little divine light remains, reminding everyone: everything you do cannot escape the eyes of God...

When the people of Kyoto heard that the four gods of wind, rain, thunder and lightning were going to send down sweet dew on the city, they all showed expressions of joy on their faces.

They gathered together and whispered to each other: This new city god will definitely bring them good days with good weather and good harvests...

Yinshandu watched the disappearing figures of Leigong and Dianmu, his heart filled with gratitude.

Huang Rongzhang, Eji and Hua Qiuchuan received the order at the same time, and the onlookers followed the prison van to Caishikou to watch the excitement.

Seeing Xuzhou Jiao, whose public trial had ended, walking over, she winked at Yinshandu, Pugong and Xuzhou He.

The three of them immediately understood what she meant.

Tongfu bowed to Yinshandu and said, "Your Majesty, although the God of Thunder has returned to the God Realm, the divine talisman has not yet been burned for the God of Thunder."

"Your Majesty, please come with me to the Imperial Observatory and burn the talisman to show respect to the God of Thunder."

Yinshandu nodded in agreement and said, "It is proper to do so. The talisman must be burned."

As he said that, he turned to look at Xuzhou He who was standing beside him and said, "Xiaohe, since Qiuchuan is not here, you will be responsible for my safety."

"Xuzhou He obeys your order!"

The three of them got on the imperial carriage and went to the Imperial Observatory to meet Xuzhou Jiao...

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