It could be seen that Feng Tai was very puzzled by Li Huan's behavior. Judging from the tone of his words, there was a hint of envy in his heart. After all, he suppressed the greed in his heart and chose a box of silk.
Although a box of silk fabrics can be considered valuable, compared with the things Li Huan selected, there is no comparison between the two.
There were no outsiders on the carriage at this moment. Feng Tai couldn't help but speak to Xu, his words were full of strangeness.
On the contrary, Xu Pu seemed very calm. Sitting in the carriage, after listening to Feng Tai's words, Xu Pu just raised his head and glanced at Feng Tai lightly, but said nothing. Although Feng Tai said that he was staying in Nanjing.
Eunuch, in Nanjing City, there are almost no people who dare not give him face. But compared to the behemoth of the Duke of Wei, to be honest, Feng Tai is really nothing. So seeing Xu at this moment is nothing.
In reply, Feng Tai just laughed.
The carriage moved forward slowly. When Feng Tai got out of the car, he suddenly heard Xu say: "Supervisor Feng, don't forget to accompany the champion to behead him."
Feng Tai staggered in his steps, raised his hands to Xu Gong and said, "Don't worry, old man, our family knows what's going on."
In the study room of Duke Wei's mansion, after washing up and changing into clean clothes, Duke Xu of Wei was telling Xu Pengju what had happened previously.
After finishing speaking, Xu Xuqi saw Xu Pengju's brooding look and said with a smile while sipping tea: "Pengju, please tell me why the champion was so bold and took so much property?"
This question was also asked by Feng Tai not long ago, but now it was asked by Xu to ask Xu Pengju.
When Xu Pengju heard this, he just pondered for a moment and then said to Xu Pu: "To tell you what Grandpa said, if my grandson's expectations are correct, this must be a way for the champion to taint himself."
After Xu Pengju said this, Xu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and a smile flashed in his eyes: "Oh, why do you say that? Isn't it because Li Huan is greedy for money, so he chose so many possessions?"
Xu Pengju smiled and shook his head and said: "If Li Huan is really the kind of person who is greedy for money, I'm afraid he won't be so upright. After all, the Jin Yiwei are his people, and those who ransacked the house are also his soldiers. As long as he is willing, he can do whatever he wants.
Hiding a huge amount of wealth is definitely not a problem."
Xu Pengju then said: "With Li Huan's current status, he has made such an extraordinary contribution. It can be said that once he returns to the capital, he will definitely be rewarded by the emperor. It can be foreseen that Li Huan will definitely be awarded the title of Wu in the future.
It is a sealable situation. In this case, Li Huan is still so young and may not be able to do anything in a short time. If it takes a long time, who can guarantee that the emperor will still trust him as always? After all, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and the emperor's heart is difficult.
It is conceivable that once the emperor becomes jealous of Li Huan in the future, then Li Huan will probably die and his family will be destroyed."
After taking a sip of tea, Xu Pengju said with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "So Li Huan chose to taint himself and use this method to protect his future."
Xu Dang even clapped his hands and praised: "Well said, you can see this, it is not in vain that I have brought you by my side to train you all these years."
As he spoke, Xu looked at Xu Pengju and said, "One more thing, Li Huan did it in front of us just to use our hands to spread the news."
Xu Pengju was stunned for a moment, but then he came to his senses. At this moment, Xu said to Xu Pengju: "Prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I want to report to the emperor."
Xu Pengju reacted and couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, our Duke of Wei family is loyal to the emperor and the royal family. We should report everything today to the emperor."
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled, and the study was filled with their laughter.
In November of the fifth year of Zhengde, winter has already entered. Although the climate in Jiangnan is mild, pedestrians on the street have also put on thick clothes.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and then a group of cavalry was seen roaring towards them, shouting slogans for the rest of the crowd to dodge.
During these times, the people of Nanjing City have actually become accustomed to the sight of the Royal Guards in the city, so when they saw the Royal Guards roaring past, they did not appear too alarmed, but they all took the initiative to dodge away.
After all, the opponent is Jin Yiwei, who has a notorious reputation. Even with Li Huan's restraint, Jin Yiwei did not harm any ordinary people in Nanjing. However, Jin Yiwei's name is too loud, and no one would even think of going there unless he is a fool.
Provoke the Jin Yiwei.
Many people had gathered on both sides of the long street, and each of these people looked into the distance with great curiosity.
Just on the long street in the distance, the sound of a gong was heard, and prison cars were seen slowly approaching one after another.
"Here, look, I heard that the Imperial Envoy will personally kill these traitors today!"
"Yes, yes, it is said that at least tens of thousands of people will lose their heads!"
"Ah, how come there are so many? There are tens of thousands of people. That imperial envoy is really killing people like the legend!" Among the people on the roadside, some people obviously heard about the news in advance.
So when I saw the prison cars slowly approaching one after another under the escort of soldiers, I couldn't help but feel excited and show off my first-hand news to the people around me.
Sure enough, when they learned that the imperial envoy Li Huan was going to personally kill a group of rebels today, the people around him showed extremely excited expressions.
People have been like this since ancient times. They have a different kind of sentiment towards the excitement of beheading. After all, everyone has the desire to watch the excitement.
What's more, the people who are about to lose their heads this time are all the superior beings that they needed to look up to in the past, which makes them even more excited.
The prison cars formed a long queue, and the figures in the prison cars had different reactions. After all, according to what Li Huan said before, in addition to dozens of people with special identities who would be taken to the capital together with Prince Ning to await their fate.
, the rest of the people will be tried by him, the imperial envoy, in person.
It can be imagined that among so many people, except for dozens of people, the rest of the local powerful, gentry and even some officials were simply not qualified to be taken to the capital. Naturally, they were locked in prison cars and taken to the execution ground together.
In normal times, these people are definitely high-ranking figures in the local area. Many times, just one word from them may cause the death of many people.
Now, these people are in the prison car, in a state of embarrassment, allowing the people on both sides to comment and point their fingers.
You can imagine how great the impact this situation had on these people.
"God damn Li Huan, he is a fool and has no moral principles. He favors women and commits thieves." "Hahaha, you are still a good man after eighteen years. Little Li Huan, you must die a happy death!"
Some people seem to know their next fate, so they naturally don't think about it so much before they die, but loudly vent their inner hatred and unwillingness.
The two sides of the prison car were naturally guarded by royal guards and elite cavalry soldiers.
I saw a guard in Jin Yi suddenly whipped the riding crop in his hand towards one of the officials who was yelling at Li Huan.
A shrill scream was heard, and the official was whipped directly. A bloody scar appeared on his face, and the official was almost beaten to death.
This kind of situation happened in more than one place. After all, those who were unwilling and resentful towards Li Huan, and were destined to be stabbed in the execution ground, naturally started to curse Li Huan.
Obviously, those Jin Yiwei couldn't just sit idly by, so soon there was a scream.
As for when the people on both sides saw the guards beating the criminals, the bloody scene shocked many of the people watching.
After all, it's fun to watch, and if it really comes to the point of seeing blood or killing people, to be honest, most people may not be able to bear it.
The execution ground is located outside Nanjing City and was specially built. It can be said that it covers an extremely large area and can accommodate tens of thousands of people to watch.
The land south of the Yangtze River was far away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the existence of Nanjing as the capital made the land south of the Yangtze River feel alienated from the imperial court over time.
Why did King Ning's rebellion become so powerful and cause such a big stir in such a short period of time? In the final analysis, it was still the powerful people in many places in the south of the Yangtze River, and the gentry lost control.
Because of the awe of the imperial court.
The reason why Li Huan wanted to make such a big fuss this time was because he wanted to shock people's hearts through a bloody killing.
Otherwise, why would Li Huan have to bear the reputation of being a murderer? Does he really want to be criticized behind his back and regarded as a murderous maniac?
One prisoner after another was escorted into the execution ground. On a platform as big as a football field stood hundreds of burly executioners.
These executioners were filled with evil spirits, and they looked like elites carefully selected from the army.
Even if the entire city of Nanjing was emptied, it was impossible to gather hundreds of executioners at once, so Li Huan directly transferred troops from the army.
At this time, Wei Guogong Xu Pu, the left-behind eunuch Feng Tai and Gao Feng, as well as some nobles from Nanjing who were invited by Li Huan,
Officials, no less than a hundred people in total, were all standing on a high platform to watch the execution.
Under normal circumstances, given the temperament of the officials in Nanjing's small court, how could they possibly give Li Huan face, let alone accept Li Huan's invitation to come.
You must know that many of the people who will be killed this time have more or less relationships with them, either as old friends or related by marriage.
Li Huan wanted them to watch their former friends beheaded in person. It would be strange if these people didn't go crazy.
However, facing the Jin Yiwei sent by Li Huan to invite them, these people all rushed over early, fearing that they would be misunderstood by Li Huan because they were late, and then Li Huan would take the opportunity to install a Ning Prince.
Those who were labeled as comrades ended up having their homes confiscated and their entire clan exterminated.
In fact, Li Huan's confiscation of homes and extermination of clans in Nanjing during these days frightened too many people.
These people saw with their own eyes that their old friends were arrested on the charge of being accomplices of King Ning, and their homes were confiscated and their families exterminated. No matter what their identity or background was, even if they were related to the clan, they were all ruthlessly taken down by Li Huan. That was
It really calmed too many people.
Li Huan sat in the middle seat, his eyes swept over the people present, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Just come, I believe that as long as today is passed, these people will remember everything they saw today firmly in their hearts and never dare to forget it for the rest of their lives. And this is also his purpose, as long as these people remember what happened today
, he didn’t believe that there could be any trouble in Jiangnan. There were still people who dared to violate all the new policies he implemented.
Just when Li Huan was lost in thought, he heard Chen Ke whispering to Li Huan: "Sir, the time has come and the execution can begin!" Li Huan nodded slightly and looked at the scene where the people who had been identified were being pinned down one by one.
The person who was waiting to be executed on the ground had a cold light flash in his eyes. He reached out and threw out a token on the table and shouted: "The time has come, behead!"
The soldiers standing around shouted in unison: "Behead!"
"cut!"
Suddenly, the huge execution ground echoed with the shouts of the soldiers.
The tens of thousands of people who had poured into the execution ground were stunned at this moment, and subconsciously looked at the criminals kneeling there.
"Killed!"
Along with a fierce sword flash, the big heads rolled down one by one, blood flew everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, the corpses of hundreds of people fell to the ground.
I have to say that this scene is really shocking. It can be said that such a situation of killing so many people at once may not be encountered once in decades.
Except for Chen Ke, Li Hu and others who had followed Li Huan through many storms and witnessed many big scenes, it can be said that almost everyone present was stunned for a moment.
"vomit!"
A smell of blood filled the air. On the high platform, among the spectator seats, someone finally couldn't bear the bloody and cruel scene and lay there directly vomiting.
This person seemed to be the beginning, and then many people couldn't stand such an exciting scene and started vomiting.
A group of distinguished officials on the high platform were vomiting wildly, and the people below who were watching the execution reacted even more unbearably. Many people were so frightened that they backed away. If Li Huan hadn't foreseen it,
If soldiers were arranged to maintain order, I am afraid that many people would have been pushed to the ground by now and a stampede would occur.
There were even some timid people who were so frightened that they fainted. It could be said that it was chaos.
Li Huan just glanced here lightly, his eyes swept over the criminal not far away who was ready to be taken to the execution ground, and said coldly: "Continue the execution!"
Compared with the previous group of people who were able to walk onto the stage, this group of criminals who were escorted over just saw the bloody scene with their own eyes. Now, each of them turned pale with fright, their legs were weak, and they couldn't stand.