v5 Chapter 748: Xiezhi opened the guillotine! There is no grade of punishment!

Chapter 748 Xiezhi opens the guillotine! There is no grade of punishment!

The bleak autumn wind is accompanied by autumn rain, falling in a patter.

The long queue of prison cars stretched along the official road.

The prison car was specially made, like an iron box, and it was impossible to see who was inside. A coffin was placed above each prison car, and ghostly and dead energy emanated from the coffin, suppressing the iron box prison car.

In the sky behind the team, there were streaks of blue lights flashing, and a figure stood there.

These are great Confucian scholars in nearby cities.

"The rumors are true. Chen Zhuguo has really dealt with it." A great scholar sighed, and he could sense that the people imprisoned in the iron box and cage were all great scholars with his same level of cultivation.

"I heard that they are the great Confucians of Qi Shui'an's family and those who helped Qi Shui'an's family resist arrest." Another great Confucian shook his head, "There are fifty-four people in total. Look, the number of prison cars is just right. !"

"Speaking of which, when Chen Zhuguo was still in Dongcang, it was written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that 'the autumn wind and stars fall on Wuzhangyuan', and the old man went to Dongcang with the former Wenxiang, and when he saw Chen Zhuguo, he was still an obedient and well-behaved junior. "

"Why are you so fierce all of a sudden?"

"Old Yu, look clearly, he is the master of martial arts, the Prime Minister of the Zhu Kingdom!" A great Confucian said, "He is no longer the young man he was back then."

The Confucian surnamed was stunned: "That was only half a year ago..."

"That's not the point." A great scholar shook his head, "I'll go back first."

"Old man, what are you doing in such a hurry?"

"What are you doing? Go back and teach those prodigal **** a lesson, don't cause trouble for me!" said the Confucianist, "Chen Zhuguo is really serious."

"This old man doesn't want to sit in that prison cart and be crushed by a coffin!"

One word awakens the dreamer!

All the great Confucianists present were terrified.

Still watching the fun here!

Yes, yes, go back quickly and rectify the family style.

Qi Shui'an's family is down, what are they!

Sit up startled in a dying dream, don’t be the sinner myself!



At the same time, about the process of Chen Luo's breaking and settling down, spread to the world's aristocratic and holy families at an extremely fast speed, and then spread to the ears of ordinary people through multiple channels.

The details are gradually becoming fuller.

What is the three-thousand armor mountain sealing Qing'an, what is breaking the formation and summoning the coffin of the wronged corpse; the most important thing is that in the whole incident, the reputation of the second senior sister of Zhulin actually surpassed that of Chen Luo.

The goddess descended from the sky and angrily reprimanded the half-sage. There were even rumors that the second senior sister of the bamboo forest exchanged blows with the half-sage and gained the upper hand.

Sure enough, Chen Zhuguo's senior sister is not ordinary.

When Chen Luo escorted the team of prison cars into Zhongjing, the common people of Zhongjing had already spontaneously greeted him at the top of the city, with a banner flying and crowds of people...



"The next step is the key point!" After the second senior sister was settled, Chen Luo returned to the back room, imprisoned the many Confucian scholars brought back one by one, and began to plan the next trial.

The entire trial process has been arranged for a special issue of "Minmin Legal News" to record the whole process, and it will be spread to the world immediately after it is over. At the same time, the trial process will be activated again, live broadcasting throughout the city!

This time, he wanted to let the world know that times have changed!

After arranging a series of things, Chen Luo was about to return home, when he just stood up, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He looked out of the lobby, and there was an old man standing outside, leaning on crutches, with an old face and a kind smile. But the people who come and go in the bias place seem to be the only one who can see him.

As soon as Chen Luo's heart moved, he knew who the other party was.

Qi Shui An's family, the semi-sage of the town clan, Qi Shui Weng An Zijie!

"It's been a long time in Zhongjing, and I miss the taste of that old wine. I don't know if Faxiang can invite this old man to have a drink." A voice full of vicissitudes rang in Chen Luo's ears, and Chen Luo showed a smile on his face.

"Stick what you want, don't dare to ask for it."

An Zijie nodded, turned around, and walked out. Chen Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed.



After leaving the side, An Zijie got into an ox cart, and Chen Luo followed behind the ox cart, walking like this. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the ox cart stopped in front of a small wine shop, the ox cart stopped, An Zijie jumped off the ox cart, and smiled at Chen Luo behind him: "This is it."

Chen Luo glanced at the restaurant and was startled. This wine shop is not big and not luxurious, but it has a domineering name - Shengyinju.

The name doesn't matter, it's just that the word is a bit unusual.

"Did you see it?" An Zijie also looked up at the plaque, "It was written by Liu Mengde when he was drunk."

"At that time, Mengde was only in his twenties. The young couple had just opened this wine shop, and asked us to name him with a jug of wine, and he wrote these three words."

After finishing speaking, An Zijie walked into the restaurant. At this time, the shopkeeper of the restaurant was arguing with a person. An Zijie looked up, did not speak, but walked to an empty table in the corner and sat down.

Chen Luo didn't care either, and followed An Zijie to sit opposite him.

At this time, the shopkeeper had no time to entertain, but a little girl who was not as high as the counter ran out from the counter, wiped the tears from her face, forced a smile, and ran to Chen Luo: "Grandpa, big brother, you guys What wine do you want?"

"My grandfather said that when he was a child, he heard from his grandfather that the saint also came to my house to drink."

"Hmph, you're lying to a fool!" As if hearing what the little girl said, the person arguing with the shopkeeper didn't look back, but just sneered.

The little girl pursed her lips, looked back, and then looked at Chen Luo and An Zijie: "He...he was talking nonsense."

Chen Luo smiled and looked at An Zijie: "Senior, do you have any hobbies?"

An Zijie looked at the little girl and said, "My girl, bring us a pot to burn the spring river."

"En!" The little girl nodded quickly, turned and ran away.

Looking at the little girl's back, An Zijie tapped the table with his finger, and an invisible barrier was formed around them immediately, preventing words from being transmitted.

"When I was young, I went to Beijing to study, and the wine in this restaurant is the cheapest, so every time the college is closed, I will come here to get drunk with my classmates."

"At that time, Bai Letian admired Li Qinglian the most, but he didn't have the capacity to drink. He was often the fastest to drink. Liu Hedong liked to wrestle with people when he was drunk, and collapsed several tables; The superiors wanted to go to the north to join the army, but they couldn't stop them. Once, Han Changli was so angry that he beat him..."

"There is also Yuan Weizhi, for some reason, every time he drinks, he must be accompanied by a female companion from Hongxiu Academy. I am really envious."

This is the little girl running over with the wine jug and wine glass, and put them on the table.

An Zijie gestured to Chen Luo, and Chen Luo quickly picked up the jug and poured two glasses.

An Zijie picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and sighed lightly.

"Flowers will never bloom again, and people will never be young again. I don't know how many generations they have passed down this drink."

"But the human race has become more and more prosperous under the protection of the seniors." Chen Luo chuckled, "The history we read is all about the vigorous youth of the seniors..."

"Hahahaha..." An Zijie smiled heartily, "No wonder those old friends love you, this sentence should make sense!"

Then An Zijie drank nearly the wine in the glass in one sip, and Chen Luo filled it up for An Zijie again.

An Zijie looked at Chen Luo: "Do you think the old man is relying on the old to sell the old?"

Chen Luo shook his head, and said with a smile: "Seniors are touched by the scene and recalled the events of their youth. The juniors are honored to listen and learn some records that are not recorded in the history books. It is a great honor."

An Zijie drank the wine in his glass again, this time he took the hip flask, filled the glass, and said flatly, "I'm sorry about Mochizuki."

"He won't hurt you, and he doesn't dare to hurt you; not only him, almost all the half saints won't shoot you."

"He's just... a little anxious."

Chen Luo's face remained unchanged, he just shook his head and did not speak.

An Zijie sighed lightly: "Can you tell me the details of the case again?"

Chen Luo nodded. Starting from Tang Anshi's death, he told An Zijie all the investigation process in detail. An Zijie just listened quietly, drinking a few sips of Shaochunjiang from time to time.

"That's the way it is." Chen Luo said, "The six doors are comparing An Songren's uprightness with that of the crime scene; An Qing's clothes and other evidence are also being compared with An Ruyan's blood."

"Interrogations are also ongoing, including with other persons who may have knowledge of the settlement."

"Not surprisingly, the result will be available before the class opens tomorrow."

An Zijie put down his wine glass, sighed lightly, and fell into silence.

After a while, An Zijie said: "Can this crime be filed, so that it is not exposed to the world?"

Chen Luo frowned slightly, and said softly: "The law of the Great Mystery is fixed, and those who are sentenced to death should be reported to the world to warn the world."

An Zijie was startled, and looked at Chen Luo. Chen Luo's eyes met An Zijie's, not giving way.

"Then..." An Zijie withdrew his gaze, poured himself another glass of wine, and said, "The fate of the human race backfired..."

"I can solve it." Chen Luo replied.

An Zijie nodded: "Sure enough, it has something to do with the three Haechi guillotines, right?"

Chen Luo nodded without explaining too much.

An Zijie thought for a while, and said softly, "Song Ren has already entered the first rank and has the appearance of a semi-sage. Is it a pity to just kill him like this?"

"Can you be dispatched to northern Xinjiang to fight against the barbarians?"

"Or go to the sky and fight against the demon?"

"I don't ask for crimes and meritorious deeds, but I ask him to do his best for the human race."

"After all, he is a great Confucianist..."

Chen Luo shook his head: "No!"

An Zijie paused slightly, and put down the jug.

"The old man knows that you want to establish the authority of the law!"

"I also understand that Anjia is your Lixin log!"

"Putting aside selfishness, this old man also hopes that you can consider what to do with the pine nuts."

"He is a first-grade product, and he can play a greater role for the human race!"

Chen Luo drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, interrupting An Zijie's words: "Senior!"

An Zijie closed his mouth and looked at Chen Luo. Chen Luo let out a long sigh.

"An Songren is not an ordinary murder case!"

"He killed the officials of the imperial court, he destroyed the post of the imperial court, and he rejected the minister of the imperial court!"

"One by one, they are all serious crimes of treason!"

"This kind of person is not qualified to serve the human race!"

Seeing that An Zijie was about to speak, Chen Luo lowered his voice and said solemnly: "A rebellious person, I'm afraid he will betray me!"

An Zijie was taken aback for a moment, and the words just choked in his mouth.

Chen Luo picked up the jug again, filled An Zijie's cup with wine, and said softly, "Old man, as the saying goes, you can't get close."

"The younger generation is presumptuous, please say one more thing."

"Towering ancient trees, there are always some broken branches and leaves; there are many rotten fish and rotten shrimps in the mighty river; you are an ancient tree, and you are also a long river, so there is no need to give up your semi-holy dignity for these people, and come to please me, a junior."

"Did they think about this when they did it? Did they care about it when they killed people?"

"They don't care. They think in their bones that if something goes wrong and the sky is broken, it will be you, the old man, who will fight for them in the end!"

"Just for this, they are not filial!"

"People who are not filial, what kind of etiquette are you talking about!"

"Then An Songren, he won't be able to become a semi-saint in this life. Not to mention a semi-saint, he won't even be able to step on the bridge of seeking!"

Hearing Chen Luo's words, An Zijie was silent for a moment, and then let out a long breath.

"They, if they have your thoughts, the An family will be able to thrive."

An Zijie stood up and looked at Chen Luo: "Boy, you are fine."

"It is a blessing for the human race to have you."

"Grow up quickly."

"Old man, let's go."

After speaking, An Zijie slowly walked out of the restaurant.

"Senior..." Chen Luo shouted, only to see An Zijie gently waving his hand, what is that figure from behind? Ask the half-sage, just an old man with many vicissitudes in the world.

Chen Luo watched An Zijie's back disappear from sight, with mixed feelings in his heart.

This semi-sacred Anjia, this time, came to intercede for his descendants.

He didn't use his status as a semi-saint, nor did he use the authority of a semi-saint, just like an old man, he apologized to his unsatisfied descendants, and carefully asked if he could be given a lighter sentence.

He knew that his children and grandchildren had done wrong, but he couldn't get around the word family.

So he gave up his face and came to Chen Luo and asked Chen Luo to treat him to a pot of wine.

"What saint has drunk it, stop talking nonsense with me!" At this moment, an argument came from the counter, Chen Luo stood up and walked over.

"Let me tell you, move out for me tomorrow, or I'll take you to see the officer..." The quarreling person was patted on the shoulder suddenly, and he turned around, "Who the **** patted... um ?Fa...Fa...Fa..."

Only then did he see clearly that the person who photographed him was Chen Luo, Minister of Law.

Rubbing the little girl's head, Chen Luo looked at the shopkeeper and said, "No need to ask, what's going on?"

The shopkeeper also recognized Chen Luo at this time, and just about to bow down, he was stopped by Chen Luo, and hurriedly said: "Back... back to Faxiang, my lady was seriously ill before, I used this shop as a mortgage to borrow some money .At the moment the money is not paid, he is here to collect the store..."

"That's right, Mr. Xiang!" The borrower quickly took out the IOU from his arms and handed it to Chen Luo, "Look, here is the IOU. The villain really didn't bully the good."

Chen Luo glanced at the IOU and nodded. Although the interest rate is high, it is within a reasonable range.

"It's not that the villain doesn't want to pay it back, it's that my wife... was not rescued in the end, and the money just raised was used for a funeral. I just want to ask this little brother to give me a little more time." It was passed down by the ancestors, and the ancestors have passed down the words, so they dare not sell them."

"Your ancestor won't let you sell it, so you won't sell it? My ancestor also asked me to collect money on time, and I must not default on it."

As he said that, the man smiled at Chen Luo: "Fa Xiang, do you think he is fooling people?"

"He said that some saints drank here in the generation of his ancestors, and said that they would come back to drink again if they had the opportunity, so they guarded the tavern for generations and did not move the place."

"Did you make up a story to deceive a fool...Master Faxiang, I didn't mean what you said, don't...don't get me wrong..."

Chen Luo glanced at the shopkeeper, then at the little girl hugging the shopkeeper's thigh, and smiled.

He took out an ingot of silver from the storage order, handed it to the borrower, and said, "Take it, I will pay it back..."

After finishing speaking, Chen Luo looked at the shopkeeper again, and said with a smile: "The wine is good, and I will send some to my house every month in the future. I have several elders who like this one very much. The money is considered as a deposit."

After finishing speaking, Chen Luo finally showed a smile and walked out of the wine shop. Then, there was a weeping voice of thanks behind him.



"Huh? Second Senior Sister, why are you here?"

As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, Chen Luo saw the second senior sister squatting on a stone pier by the side of the road, her face darkened, and she didn't know why she was angry.

"What's wrong?" Chen Luo wondered.

"Don't be fooled!" Ling Chuchu stood up, "The old men said that you are not in danger, so they won't let me in!"

"It will be buried in the future!"

After finishing speaking, she looked Chen Luo up and down, and was relieved to see that Chen Luo was fine.

"Come back, don't be too sleepy!"



the next day.

The sky in Zhongjing City, which had been gloomy for several days, suddenly cleared up, and the warm autumn sun hung high in the sky.

The entire Zhongjing City was watched by countless eyes, and in Zhongjing City, the academy was on holiday today, the businesses were closed, and even the imperial court gave all officials the grace to rest for half a day.

Today is the day when Chen Zhuguo begins the trial of the Anjia case.

The teahouses in the morning teahouses are overcrowded, but outside the teahouses, there are also huge crowds of people. In order to satisfy the common people who cannot watch the photo formation, all the storytellers took action, intending to tell the scene of the photo formation to the audience word by word. People listen!

And many aristocratic and holy families in Daxuan, at great cost, also projected the shadow formation to their homes, and began to wait from sunrise.

sanctuary.

The gazes of semi-sages also fell on the magic circle made by Shen Mengxi, waiting for the trial to begin.

At three o'clock, the grievance drum at Biyi rang, the sound shook the whole city, and everyone was shaken.

The trial is on!



Kaifeng Mansion.

Two squads of yamen servants filed in, splitting into two rows. Chen Luo, dressed in a purple and golden Faxiang gown, walked out from the back office and sat on the main seat. Ji Zhong stood behind Chen Luo with a sharp sword in his hand.

Chen Luo picked up the gavel, slapped it suddenly, and shouted: "Success!"

The yamen servant beat the ground with water and fire sticks, shouting "mighty"

Immediately afterwards, the yamen servants pressed An Songren, who had suppressed his righteousness, to the Kaifeng mansion.

An Ruyan was just a case of **** and incest, not worthy of Chen Luo's trial. It was just an auxiliary case for An Songren's assassination of the imperial court official and his resistance to arrest.

This time, Chen Luo adopted the "public prosecution" system, and Chen Xiliang started the public prosecution on behalf of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

As pieces of evidence were presented and witnesses corrected them one by one, the crimes of An Songren and his son were completely confirmed, and the evidence was as solid as a mountain!

And this also caused the people watching the trial to exclaim.

"What? Rape my half-sister!"

"What? In order to conceal it, he chased and killed the imperial court official and assassinated the new top scholar!"

"What? The rumors are true, they really formed an formation against Faxiang!"

"Bah! Holy shit!" The first mouthful of saliva was spit out.

Immediately afterwards, the feeling of contempt spread throughout the city.

This is the holy race they admire?

nausea.



Ordinary people watched the trial with emotion, but the noble family and the holy family remained calm.

There is nothing new under the sun.

These things are hard to say, but under the shadow of the gate of the mansion, there are many things hidden.

There are even some families who know it and don't want to control it, or can't control it.

These are not the focus of their attention!

The point is, if you are convicted, then what?



Kaifeng Mansion.

Because the evidence was clear and the facts of the case were clear, the entire trial process lasted less than an hour, even if the trial was over.

Gongsun Bo on the side handed in the verdict.

The verdict enumerated the Daxuan law that An Songren committed, and finally gave the verdict conclusion: beheaded!

Hearing the verdict, An Songren who had been quiet all this time suddenly opened his eyes.

"Chen Luo!"

"I am the Patriarch of the An family!"

"Luck and Anjia blend together!"

"If you kill me, the luck of humanity will be damaged, and it will come back to you!"

"I would like to plead guilty! Immediately go to Northern Xinjiang to kill the barbarians, and make meritorious deeds. I only ask you to spare Ruyan's life!"



At this moment, all the people who were paying attention to the opening of the hall were silent, and their eyes were fixed on Chen Luo.

Every word Chen Luo said next will affect the fate of countless people.



"Your crime is heinous and unforgivable!" Chen Luo said coldly, "The law is above, how dare you negotiate a deal with me?"

"Please Xiezhi three guillotines!"

After Chen Luo finished speaking, three blue lights fell on the lobby.

The guillotine was covered with red silk. At this moment, Chen Luo waved his hand, and the red silk flew down, and Xie Zhi's eyes on the base of the three guillotines suddenly opened.

White pupils, blue pupils, blood pupils!

"Xiezhi has three guillotines: Qi, blood, and flesh!"

"Come here, bring An Songren to the blood pupil!"

"Yes!" Two yamen servants stepped forward and pushed An Songren onto Xuetong's guillotine.

At this time, a surprising phenomenon happened.

Just as An Songren's neck landed on the guillotine, An Songren's phantom also appeared on the guillotine with white pupils and blue pupils.

This is the wonder of Xiezhi Sangui.

Don't think that there is only one cut at most!

The heavenly guillotine will extract the body of luck and the body of blood, and suffer the punishment together!



The moment these two phantoms appeared, the noble family and saints saw the mystery at a glance.

In an instant, every child of the holy family felt a chill from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

What kind of knife is this!

So cruel!



sanctuary.

When the phantom appeared, there was an exclamation in the church.

There are those who rejoice, and those who frown and say nothing.

There are those with a relaxed face and those with a heavy heart.

However, all of this cannot change the result.

Chen Luo really condensed the magic weapon of heaven.

Dedicated to luck binding!

Once the magic weapon of heaven comes out, even if it is destroyed, as long as the law is still there, it can be summoned by the will of the people.

The unspoken rule that the punishment does not go to the aristocratic family, and the law does not punish the holy clan, is it really going to be broken?

The eyes of the saints looked at the formation again.



Chen Luo took out a token from the desk, and suddenly frowned.

He felt that his connection with Xiezhi Sangui seemed to be blocked suddenly!

An Songren looked at Chen Luo and smiled.

"Chen Luo, you don't understand the saints. They may not agree with me, but they will definitely protect me."

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold!"

At this moment, a voice rang in Chen Luo's ear.

"Half-sages in the way of etiquette can use the power of the avenue to interfere with the way of heaven, and you can use the martial arts of the world of mortals to attract the will of all people to resist it..."

Chen Luo was taken aback, the voice was Qi Shuiweng!

Before he had time to think about it, Chen Luo closed his eyes slightly, and his mind was connected with the world of martial arts.

At the same time, the original manuscript of "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" in Chen Luo's storage order glowed with seven colors of light.

A phantom of a crescent moon appeared behind Chen Luo.

The moment the phantom of the crescent moon emerged, the pupils of the three Xiezhi big guillotines shone brightly, and Chen Luo immediately felt that the connection between himself and the three Xiezhi big guillotines had been restored again!

"Hmph!" Chen Luo snorted coldly, then picked up the token and threw it down!

"Open - guillotine -"



"Crack!"

The three guillotines fell at the same time, and the two phantoms dissipated in an instant, and a head rolled down from the Xuetong knife, with both eyes open until death.



silence.

Everyone fell silent.

All aristocratic saints are sensing the fluctuations in the luck of the human race.

However, let them down.

Not only was the air luck not damaged, but after careful induction, there was a slight increase in it!

The next moment, these aristocratic and holy families heard the cheers of the civilians outside the mansion!



In the Kaifeng mansion, Chen Luo picked up An Songren's head and looked in the direction of the photo formation.

The crowd who had just cheered fell silent again in an instant.

Chen Luo looked solemn, and said slowly and solemnly—

"From today onwards, there will be no levels of punishment!"

"Punish the aristocratic family, punish the holy family!"

"Xiezhi three guillotines, stay in Kaifeng forever!"

As soon as the words fell, Kaifeng Mansion was suddenly full of righteousness, Chen Luo turned his head, and saw Chen Xiliang's body was full of righteousness, which was almost uncontrollable.

"Old man, first grade!" Chen Xiliang murmured, then bowed to Chen Luo, and shouted loudly: "Thank Fa Xiang for rectifying the way of Fa!"

Many officials and servants in the Kaifeng Mansion also shouted in unison: "Thank you, Fa Xiang, for rectifying the way of the Fa!"

In the city of Zhongjing, countless people worshiped in unison: "Thank you Fa Xiang for rectifying the way of the Fa!"

In the territory of Daxuan, pillars of righteousness rose up everywhere, shooting straight into the sky.



"Let's all go back and rectify the family style!" Han Changli waved his hand, closed the magic circle, and said calmly, "Legalism, it's about to flourish."

"You fight for your holy way, but interfere with the secular world, so don't blame the old man for not talking about the old feelings."

Han Changli stood up, looked around the saints, and sighed: "The human race is the most important thing!"

After finishing speaking, Han Changli's figure disappeared into the church, and the remaining half-saints flicked their sleeves and left the church.

In the end, there were only a few semi-saints left in the church, most of whom practiced the way of Legalism.

"Today, congratulations!"

"Yeah, it should be clear."

"Or, go for a drink?"

"Why don't you go to Zhongjing Sheng Yinju?"

"Oh, it's been a hundred years, I don't know if it's still there?"

"Old man, let me feel it... well, it's still there."

"Let's go, UU ReadingSuddenly thought that one mouthful would burn the spring river."



In the forty-seventh year of the Daxuanzhenghe calendar, autumn, November 29th.

Chancellor Chen Luo checked the assassination case of Tang Anshi, the number one scholar in the new division, which led to the illegality of Qi Shui'an's family. Luo Ning Xiezhi took three guillotines, beheaded An Songren, the patriarch of the An family, and An Ruyan, the eldest son of the An family, under the guillotine, sentenced the An family to 21 guilty scholars, and helped the An family to cause chaos. Sent to the front line of Wanren Mountain.

So far, there is no hierarchy of punishment, and no one can be excluded from aristocratic families and saints. From this, Legalism flourished. In ancient times, there were merchants who "moved trees to establish faith", and now there is Chen Luo who "opens the guillotine to rectify the law".



At this time, Chen Luo looked at the densely packed storage orders hanging in the secret room with a solemn expression.

"These... are all the grievances of the corpse guards?"

Chen Luo looked at the servant Cheng Nansong sent, and asked softly.