Chapter 424: Those who disdain benevolence ridicule
On Sanshan Street, several children were playing, and there were some vendors on both sides of the road. Due to the hot weather, some stalls were set up there, and the vendors hid in the shade. When they saw customers looking at their goods, they hurried over to greet them warmly.
Those who stayed in front of the stall also wore straw hats, looking lazy and leisurely.
Suddenly, the sound of hoofbeats was as rapid as rain, and dozens of horses galloped along the long street. The warriors on the horses were each wearing red battle robes, wide-brimmed sun hats on their heads, and swords on their waists, looking murderous.
The children hurriedly ran to the roadside. An old man heard the sound and ran out quickly, just in time to catch his little grandson. The old man held his precious grandson in his arms and looked at the warriors in red uniforms in surprise.
They galloped on their horses and ran towards the city gate in a hurry.
The old man looked at their backs, blinked, and finally remembered the familiar attire, and his expression suddenly changed: "Tiqi? Your Majesty has rebuilt Tiqi!"
On Sanshan Street, Tiqi rode fiercely and flew suddenly, like an eagle.
Jinyi Tiqi has returned to the world.
The first thing they did when they returned to the world was to go to Jingqing's hometown - Zhaizi Village, Mingxinzhuangli, Zhenning County, Qingyang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province (today's Zhengning, Gansu Province). The commanding envoy, Master Ji, passed down the emperor's oral instructions to them
The order was: "No chickens or dogs left in Zhaizi Village!"
Ji Gang, holding the driving sticker issued by the Chief of Ceremonies and stamped with a letter, rushed to the Criminal Department in a hurry, and went straight to the Office of the Criminal Department to give the matter. The Criminal Department saw the emperor's edict, did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to the
The driver's license plate is stamped with "佥证".
Every time Jin Yiwei handles an imperial errand, he needs to hold a driving sticker, and the driving sticker must be stamped "Qian" by the Ministry of Punishment to be legally valid. Before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful the Jin Yiwei was, they would not dare to violate this rule.
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After the "Qian lot", the Jinyiwei had the power of life and death, and the cases they handled did not require review by the Criminal Department or Dali Temple. Ji Gang immediately rushed back to the office and issued orders, and teams of Jinyiwei who had just been formed rushed into the streets.
Jingqing's home was ransacked, and the entire family, young and old, were taken away. Without having to go through the complicated procedures of first-instance review by the Ministry of Punishments and the Emperor Zhu's approval, they were immediately taken to Caishikou to be beheaded. Jingqing's nephew Liu Gu and Liu Guozheng, who were fighting in the autumn breeze at their uncle's house, also fell together.
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Caishikou is just a common name, and the specific location is different in each dynasty. Generally, it is a convenient place to execute prisoners that is close to the Ministry of Punishment. It also has to be a bustling and bustling city, so that people will not dare to break the law by killing the police as a deterrent.
When a family of young and old were beheaded, Jing Qing had already been taken to the Jinyiwei Prison and tied to the bloody and rusty iron bed. An execution master who had been unemployed for nearly ten years was invited back by the Jinyiwei.
He put down the small box and looked at Jing Qing, who was naked and tied to the bed. His face was expressionless, and he tested the looseness of his skin as if looking at an animal. Then he opened the box unhurriedly and took out a sharp knife.
Xiaodao said calmly to Jingqing: "Master Jing, I am sending you on your way today. My craftsmanship has been neglected for more than ten years. It's too late for me. Please bear with me!"
Then he turned to the few Jinyi guards nearby and asked: "Be skinned alive or dead?"
The emperor has not ordered this, and all the royal guards are all newbies. They were still babies wearing crotchless pants more than ten years ago. This is the first time they have seen the torture of skinning that they often heard about. They couldn't answer for a while, and Xiaoqi glared.
He said: "This bold traitor committed an unforgivable crime by assassinating the king and killing his chariot. Naturally, I skinned him alive!"
The execution master smiled and stepped forward. Jing Qing was lying on his back and tied to the iron bed, with a ball of rag stuffed in his mouth. His eyes were wide open, but he could not say a word. The execution master walked up behind him, holding a sharp knife
Lift it up...
Zhu Di's punishment for Jing Qing was to skin him, pull out the grass, and hang him on the Chang'an Gate for public display!
The method of skinning has been practiced in all countries at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, including Rome, Persia, Germany, Tibetans, and Indians... The punishment of skinning has been practiced in China since before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. However, the method of skinning after skinning was an exclusive invention of Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, many corrupt officials were punished by skinning. When a new official took office, if a predecessor in the Yamen was executed for corruption, there would be a separate room to display the skin of the former official. The successor official would have to
I went to pay my respects as a warning. Not to mention, the number of honest officials in the thirty years of Hongwu accounted for more than half of the number of honest officials in the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty.
It is not that the other dynasties had fewer corrupt officials than the Hongwu Dynasty, but they did not arrest them as harshly as the Hongwu Dynasty, which is why it seems that corrupt officials in the Hongwu Dynasty were endless. Of course, those who were skinned were not all because of corruption and bribery, and officials who were defeated in political disputes were also
There are a lot of people there.
Skinning can be done alive or dead. General Sapphire received the punishment of skinning. Thinking of his past military exploits, he was given the punishment of skinning alive. That means he was executed first and then skinned. It didn't matter if he was just a stinky skin. But skinning alive was...
It was tragic. Since the last years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang had reduced the punishment, but today, because of Jingqing's assassination in the Golden Palace, the execution master once again used the skinning knife.
He picked up the knife and swiped the tip of the knife across his spine. The skin on Jing Qing's back was cut in half, and blood quickly poured out. The body tightened suddenly. Although the body was tied tightly and could not move, it could not move.
He was still trembling violently, and there was an inhuman roar coming from his throat.
The skinning master was familiar with this, and the knife in his hand moved quickly. A piece of bloody human skin slowly separated from the human body like a butterfly spreading its wings, and blood dripped on the ground...
When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses, bleeding and floating in the oars!
Zhu Di has never been afraid of killing people. As the saying goes, a son with a lot of money cannot sit down in court. As a vassal king, Zhu Di likes to risk his own life and fight decisively on the battlefield. He is warlike at heart and is not afraid of any provocation. Killing is
In order to conquer, he would not kill for the sake of conquering. His subordinates paid equal attention to kindness and power. When he needed to kill someone, he would not even blink an eyelid.
In the Jinshen Hall, Chen Ying was like a cowering mouse, kneeling in front of Zhu Di, bowing to the ground, enduring Zhu Di's thunderous wrath: "How do you all do the procuratorate? Since you took office, you haven't arrested anyone yet.
When there is a rebellion, there is no impeachment of a guilty official! Go back and investigate for me, and I will arrest anyone who has a secret faction, slanders the court, or has any collusion with the rebellion!"
Chen Ying said unconsciously: "Yes, yes, I obey the order, I will do it right away!"
"Get out!"
"Yes, yes yes!"
Chen Ying crawled backwards to the entrance of the palace, kowtowed again, got up and ran out quickly.
As soon as she left Jinshen Hall, the panic and fear on Chen Ying's face disappeared. A flash of pride and ecstasy quickly flashed across her angular eyes, and she hurriedly ran out...
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Jing Qing's torn human skin was floating in the wind on Chang'an Gate. For the first time since Zhu Di entered the city, there was a bloody storm in the capital.
Before the blood of the Jing family was dry at Caishikou, Chen Ying, the imperial envoy, went all out to impeach Jianwen's old ministers as quickly as possible.
Chen Ying was impeached and Ji Gang arrested people. The two people cooperated closely. For a time, the civil and military officials were in turmoil, and everyone was in danger. Before Zhu Di entered the city, he announced twenty-nine "treacherous party members", some of whom had committed suicide, and some were in danger.
They confessed and were released, and now only fourteen people are still in prison.
After Chen Ying's rigorous investigation day and night, he concocted a larger list of traitors. This list included fifty-three traitors. Although they would not all be killed, one of them could not escape.
A prisoner of sin.
For a time, Chen Ying and Ji Gang became famous in the capital, and all the officials looked at them with suspicion. They had a bad reputation for stopping children from crying.
A sedan stopped between a courtyard in the alley on the left side of Sanshan Gate. The curtain was lifted, and a beautiful girl walked out.
Ming'er has moved to the residence of her nephew Xu Jingchang, Duke of Ding. Today she brought gifts to visit Prince Consort Wang and his wife. I overheard that Prince Consort Wang lent his family's house to Duke Fu yesterday. Yang Xu now has
It was fine that he didn't know where he lived. Once he knew where he was, Ming'er became a little restless.
On the way back, she boredly visited a few high-end jewelry shops and rouge shops that often entertained dignitaries and famous ladies. After wandering around for a long time, she finally plucked up the courage to report the address she knew by heart.
She asked the coachman. She had made a last-minute idea, but once she arrived in front of Xia Xun's door, she suddenly became timid: "What should I say when I see him?"
Unexpectedly, when Ming'er lifted the sedan curtain and came out, she saw many people kneeling in front of the courtyard door. Ming'er was startled and asked suspiciously: "Who are these people?"
The family generals who followed him hurriedly went forward to make inquiries and came back to report: "Princess, these people are the family members of the supervisory envoy Duan Mi. Because they were labeled as traitors by Chen Ying, the Jin Yiwei put their master in prison. I don't know what they are doing."
Where did I hear that Duke Fu was highly regarded by the emperor and had a close relationship with Ji Gang, the commander of the Imperial Guards, so I asked to come to him."
"oh?"
The little girl vaguely felt that something was wrong. She frowned her delicate eyebrows and thought about it seriously. Then she raised her head and said to the general: "Knock on the door and tell the princess that I want to see Duke Fu."
The general said: "Princess, the Duke of Fu is not at home. These people are kneeling here, waiting for the Duke of Fu to come back. The villain has just called through the door. There are only two disciples sent by the prince's consort to serve Duke Fu.
, two girls."
A shrewd look flashed through Ming'er's big, smart eyes, and she immediately ordered: "Kick these people away!"
The leader of the family was stunned and said in astonishment: "Princess, they... are waiting for the auxiliary Duke. We are here to make a fool of ourselves. It seems..."
Ming'er's pretty eyes glared, and the leader of the family hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, I will obey my orders!"
"etc!"
Ming'er thought about it again and said slowly: "Xu Sheng, take a few people to stay. After driving them away, you will stay with Duke Fu for the time being. To the outside world, you will only say that you are a general of Duke Fu's mansion. Remember
, no matter who comes to ask for help, they will be kicked away without mercy!"
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