After learning that his son had given him an answer, Xu Jingzong just waited to get out of prison and enjoy the victor's carnival.
So what if you slander the minister?
I have a backer!
However, as the days gradually passed and the execution day arrived, no matter how calm Xu Jingzong was in his heart, there was still a flaw.
He started to panic.
He's really panicking now.
Why hasn't anyone come to release him yet?
Should he be released on the execution ground?
No, no, something is wrong.
At this time, he wanted to say something, but it was too late. In order to ensure the cleanliness of the body, the yamen was worried that the prisoner would be scared to death and make noise before beheading, so the officers had already blocked Xu Jingzong's mouth.
On the execution ground.
Xu Jingzong knelt under the eyes of thousands of people, enduring abuse and contempt. The people had no impression of Xu Jingzong. They only knew from the newspapers issued by the court that this man was slandering the emperor and alienating the monarch and his ministers.
This alone is enough to make the people of Chang'an angry. Because the people in the pass regard the emperor as the Holy Emperor, and anyone who slanders the Holy Emperor is not a good person.
More people actually come here to eat melons. Beheading is something that makes people feel fresh no matter how many times they come here.
At this time, Xu Jingzong already knew that something was wrong. However, he did not doubt his son. He suspected that Changsun Wuji had deceived his son.
He groaned and roared with his throat, trying to remind Xue Yuanjing that he had something to say, and at the same time he looked for his son.
It's a pity that he failed to do either of the two things.
Xue Yuanjing did hear Xu Jingzong's low roar, but he thought Xu Jingzong was making his final plea for mercy, so he didn't care at all. Furthermore, what Xu Jingzong did made him very wary.
This person holds a grudge because of Du Ruhui's words, so who can guarantee that he won't hold a grudge against himself or Xue Shou because of other words?
When they accepted the former members of Prince Qin's palace, they made the same decision not to accept Xu Jingzong.
But Xu Jingzong didn't know this. Seeing that Xue Yuanjing didn't respond, his heart bled with hatred, and he hurriedly looked for his son.
As a result, it was still not found.
Where is the son?
I'm about to die, why don't you come and give me my meal?
At this time, Changsun Wuji was ordered to come to observe on behalf of the emperor. He would cut off Xu Jingzong's head before going back to report to the emperor.
Seeing Changsun Wuji strutting in the stands, Xu Jingzong's eyes instantly turned blood red.
This bastard gave up on himself!
"Don't move!"
The muscular man holding the decapitating sword grabbed Xu Jingzong's shoulder with one big hand and held him down, kneeling on the spot, unable to move.
"Don't worry, I'll give you a quickie soon. I remember when I chopped off the heads of Turkic people, I did it quickly and never did it a second time. Today I'll kill you one, you can rest assured and leave it to me. I'm
If you don’t know how to cut with a second knife, I will cut you off with one knife to end your pain.”
The muscular man seemed to be proud of himself as he kept talking to Xu Jingzong about his glorious achievements in beheading prisoners over the years.
Xu Jingzong: "..."
In the stands.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "This guy seems to be resisting."
"People who are dying are all the same." Xue Yuanjing said disdainfully: "You don't know, until he went to the execution ground, this guy looked like he was going to die calmly. After that, he was still afraid. Facts have proved that no one
Not afraid of death, Xu Jingzong is the same."
Changsun Wuji smiled and nodded, but he was thinking secretly in his heart; it was not that he was not afraid of death, he was deceived by his son.
But to be honest, Changsun Wuji himself did not expect that Xu Jingzong believed in his son too much. It was not until this moment that he realized that something was wrong when he went to the execution ground.
Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji felt that he had gone astray again. Because no one could believe that his son would betray his father and kill him with his own hands.
This is not human, this is animal behavior.
Who would have thought?
As the time came, Xue Yuanjing ordered his beheading.
The muscular man raised his sword, the blade glowing coldly in the sun.
At this moment, Xu Jingzong was still struggling not to give up. When he was about to die, he realized something. His son's absence today might have something to do with his murder.
Did his son betray him?
Thinking of this, his thoughts suddenly stopped, and then he felt his vision spinning. Finally, he heard a "bang" in his ears, and he saw the proud muscular man and a headless corpse.
That seems to be your own?
At this point, Xu Jingzong's train of thought stopped.
The muscular man looked at the dead head with a very indifferent expression. He had cut off countless heads and was already used to it. Compared with this, he was most happy to get the beheading fee later.
Beheading prisoners for the imperial court, one hundred dollars per head.
Sometimes, he even wanted to kill prisoners every day.
The people applauded, seemingly applauding the muscular man's clean and neat technique.
It wasn't until he saw Xu Jingzong's head being chopped off that Changsun Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, said hello to Xue Yuanjing, and left the execution ground.
For him, the battlefield here is over.
The winner is him.
What happened this time was a huge lesson for him. Next time he does something, he will never be so careless again.
Almost capsized!
Political Hall.
"Your Majesty, Xu Jingzong has surrendered." Changsun Wuji bowed to report.
Li Zhiyun put down the memorial and glanced at Du Ruhui. The latter's expression did not change, and he still lowered his head to deal with government affairs, as if he had not heard anything.
"knew."
"Yes, I will retire."
Xu Jingzong's death was nothing noteworthy to Li Zhiyun. The only thing worthy of his attention was that the person Xu Jingzong framed was related to his arm Du Ruhui. He didn't care much about the rest.
Xue Shou said: "This Xu Jingzong is extremely brave."
"Isn't that true?" Li Shuliang said: "How audacious is it for a white man to spread rumors about a court minister?"
Xue Shou thought: "So, this Xu Jingzong is still a fool."
Li Zhiyun glanced at Xue Shou and said, "Xue Xiang means that there may be someone behind this Xu Jingzong?"
"I don't dare to speak nonsense." Xue Shou said: "I just feel strange. If he hates Prime Minister Du because of his words back then, then based on his status, if he wants to take revenge, he should take a one-shot strategy.
But this time, I can’t see it. It feels a bit like I’m causing some trouble for Prime Minister Du.”
Hearing this, Du Ruhui raised his head, his eyes flashed, but he said nothing.
At this point, several prime ministers were silent. Because if they continue to talk, they will inevitably doubt who is instigating Xu Jingzong behind the scenes.
The question is here, can the person who dares to deal with Du Ruhui be an ordinary person?
If you continue to investigate, there may be big trouble.
Li Zhiyun gently rubbed his pen and became serious. It's not that he hadn't considered this possibility before, but he was a little concerned about it.
It's not that he's afraid of anyone, but that if the person who is finally found out causes turmoil in the court, it will be a bit more gain than loss.
The imperial court had finally come out of the disaster and had recovered well this year. He really didn't want to cause trouble at this time.
Moreover, Wei Zheng was in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and had been streamlining the official structure all year round, which made some officials feel very uneasy. If something were to be found out at this time, it would be detrimental to the stability of the overall situation.