Chapter 196 Supervising and beheading
The next day, Hei Shafeng came to Lansheng Building as promised, and found Yuantai already waiting for him here.
As soon as she saw him coming, she impatiently dragged him into the tea room.
Yuantai stepped forward and grabbed Hei Shafeng and said, "Brother, I have thought of a more feasible method. I am very sure of its success, but it requires your cooperation."
"Okay, then come and listen." Hei Shafeng replied calmly.
"That's it. I can tell the Ministry of Punishment that this prisoner is more important and we will submit it to them on the day of execution. To save trouble, they will definitely agree. Then, on the day of execution, I will lead the department to escort the prisoner to the execution ground and at the scene
, handing the prisoner to the Ministry of Punishment for identification, my task is completed. Serious criminals are usually executed at the execution ground in Bei City, which is very close to the Ministry of Punishment and close to the Flying Flag Camp of the Imperial Guard, so the defense is quite high.
Strictly. Send people to prepare for the robbery there."
"You said that the defense there is tight, how can we succeed, and how can we escape smoothly?" Hei Shafeng asked puzzledly.
"Of course I will cooperate with you. Just listen to me slowly." Yuantai said and sat down. He motioned Hei Shafeng to sit down and listen to him slowly.
Yuantai began to explain his plan to Hei Shafeng in detail, and it took him as long as a stick of incense to finish. Then he looked at Hei Shafeng, as if asking for his opinion. Hei Shafeng listened.
After finishing, he felt that Yuantai's plan was indeed feasible, but he was not in a hurry to express his position. Instead, after thinking for a moment, he said: "Your plan seems to be good, but it sounds a bit complicated, and I may not understand it all because I am vulgar.
Especially some key points need to be explained in detail by Mr. Yuan. It is best to write down the steps clearly one by one, and we can just follow the plan."
Rogue, Yuantai had no choice but to take a pen and paper and list the key points of the plan one by one. He also drew a detailed diagram, indicating the parties involved in the execution and the locations where the ambush was set up in advance. After he finished writing, he looked at it carefully.
After checking it once and confirming that it was correct, I handed it over to Hei Shafeng.
Hei Shafeng took the letter written by Yuantai, folded it and put it in his arms, then said goodbye to Yuantai. When the two of them parted, they reconfirmed the execution time.
"On the fourth day of next month, it's three quarters past noon. Remember this!"
"Remember!"
After Hei Shafeng said goodbye to Yuantai, he immediately found Miss Su, and the two of them came to find Zhang Tianci together and informed him of Yuantai's plan.
"I think this plan is feasible, so we will act accordingly. When the time comes, Brother Xue will lead ten people to ambush at the site, waiting for the opportunity. Master Zheng will prepare the carriages and horses one mile away. I will send a team of people to the north of the city when the time comes.
We will meet you at the gate to make sure you get out of the city smoothly."
Tianlang said.
"Yuan Tai asked us to send Mrs. Yuan back on the same day after we succeeded. What do you think we should do about this?" Hei Shafeng asked again.
"This matter is easy to handle. Just send one person to drive a carriage and take Mrs. Yuan into the city before noon. After seeing that our people have left, drive to the Yang Mansion and return Mrs. Yuan to Zhao intact." Zhang Tianci.
explain.
"Are you just taking advantage of that kid? I think it would be better to use Mrs. Yuan to lure him out of the city and take the opportunity to kill him." Miss Su said from the side.
"This is not good. This matter should only be resolved quietly. If too much noise is made, our plan will be exposed. Yuan Tai will not move for now and leave it to me to solve it in the future." Zhang Tianci said confidently.
After the discussion was completed, several people went down and got ready, waiting for the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
On the fourth day of June, the weather was clear and cloudless, and the market in the north of Beijing happened to be busy. There was a bustle of people coming and going, buying and selling, and it was very lively.
Just after noon, a group of people came from the east and west sides of the market, and they all went straight to a high wooden platform in the middle of the North Market. This high platform was where the Ministry of Punishment carried out executions, and people called it the guillotine.
Coming from the east was a group of officers and soldiers from the Ministry of Punishment, headed by an executioner, followed by two executioners holding large swords.
Coming from the west were the Tianji Division guards led by Yuantai, escorting three prison cars. Everyone knew at a glance that the prisoners would be interrogated and executed here today, and all the good people gathered around, wanting to take a look at the excitement.
After the two teams arrived at the execution platform, they stood in separate positions. The officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Punishment lined up behind the execution platform. The master of execution led two officers and soldiers and two executioners to the execution platform.
The guards from the Tianji Department were divided into two teams and lined up on the left and right in front of the stage. After both sides lined up, the six soldiers from the Tianji Department escorted the three prisoners in the prison car to the execution platform.
Two of the three prisoners were wearing gray cloth smocks, and one was wearing a black cloth smock. After the three prisoners were escorted to the stage, the supervisor asked two sergeants to come forward and verify their identity.
At this time, Yuan Tai also stepped onto the execution platform. After meeting Master Jianzhan with fists in his arms, he raised his hand and pointed at the prisoner in black clothes and said to Master Jianzhan: "This is the criminal you appointed, the detective of Yuwen's rebel bandits.
Please leave it to the adults."
"Thank you, Lord Yuan, for taking the trouble and personally escorting me. You can just rest assured that it will be done when the time comes. You will just watch the execution from the stage." Master Jianzhan said with a smile.
After Master Yuan got the handover documents from the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, he led the soldiers from the Tianji Department to retreat from the execution platform and stood in front of the team from the Tianji Department to wait for execution.
A gong sounded on the stage, and the executioner read the verdict loudly on the stage. The two people in front were executed for treason. Generally, when important prisoners are executed, one or two prisoners will be brought along for questioning.
The first is to try the executioner's knife first, and the second is to make people who have the idea of a robbery scene confused about who is the criminal to be saved.
What Master Jian Zhan didn't understand was why Master Yuan deliberately let the important criminal wear different clothes from the two of them. This was completely unnecessary.
At three quarters of noon, another gong sounded, and the prisoner threw the execution token on the stage. The officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Punishment stepped forward and pressed the three prisoners on the wooden pier for beheading. An executioner held the executioner's hand.
The knife came forward and stood behind the first criminal, while the other executioner stood aside, preparing to take his place.
"The time has come for the execution!" Following the order from the executioner, the executioner raised the bright sword in his hand high above his head.
Among the people watching in the audience, some opened their eyes curiously and rushed forward to watch, while others moved back in fear. The timid people closed their eyes one after another, and everyone held their breath.
Breathed.
However, just when the executioner was about to swing his knife to cut, there was a sudden sound, the wooden platform shook suddenly, and then with a "boom", the entire execution platform completely collapsed, and at the same time, it stirred up dust all over the sky, and the execution ground was covered with dust.
shrouded.
The prisoners who were preparing to die on the platform, together with the executioners and the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Punishment, also fell down together with the collapsed wooden platform, and everyone fell over.
Chapter completed!