A scorching sun hung in the sky, causing Yunhuaicheng to begin to shed its "white clothes".
The main street, which was in chaos yesterday, returned to its previous appearance. On the houses on both sides of the street, the snow turned into water droplets and slid down to the ground along the eaves. Suddenly, a drop of cold water dropped on the forehead of the passing boy, but
He didn't pay much attention, stretched out his plump little hand and stroked it twice, pointed to the place where the crowd gathered in the distance and asked: "Mom, there are so many good people there, what are they doing?"
The woman looked in the direction of her finger and suddenly felt angry, but she quickly controlled her emotions and said softly: "They are here to send the bad guys off."
"Huh? Where are the bad guys going? Why are they sent on the road? Can Xiaobao go and have a look?" the boy continued to ask.
The woman held his hand and shook her head: "Xiaobao is still too young. We can't see him until he grows up. Come on, let's go home."
"Oh, okay." The boy glanced at the distance a few more times, then obediently followed the woman away.
In the open space not far from the city wall is the execution platform that was built yesterday. It consists of two parts. In front of it is a square platform five feet long and wide. There are several tall and sturdy men standing on it, wearing red.
He was wearing clothes and holding a broadsword in his hand. Behind him was a slightly longer and slightly higher platform with tables and chairs. There was a small copper-colored jar on the right side of the table, with several wooden signs with the word "order" placed inside.
Soldiers were standing around the execution platform, and the area five feet in front of the platform was filled with civilians, who were denounced by the bandits.
Not long after, Yan Jiong, who was wearing official uniform and official hat, walked out from the side of the high platform, walked straight to the table and sat down, and said loudly: "I, Yan Jiong, the magistrate of Yunhuai County, will be responsible for this execution."
Officer, come here and bring the prisoners."
Immediately, several officers escorted the bandits headed by Zhu Mang to the beheading stage.
"Let go, let me go!" Zhu Mang was restrained by shackles, and his arms and legs were also tied with iron chains, but he was still struggling.
But Cao Kuan would not give him a good look, so he took Zhu Mang to the center of the stage and kicked him down.
The next second, as soon as the officials stepped off the stage, the common people lifted up the rotten eggs, rotten cabbage, etc. they carried and threw them at the bandits, and some even threw stones.
"You beasts, you deserve to die!"
"My little sister is about to give birth, but you took away my brother-in-law's life. How will they live in the future? You beasts, even if you die, the Lord of Hell will not let you go!"
"I'll crush you to death, let's see if I don't crush you to death."
"..."
At this time, in the small building on the opposite street, the young master in white fur was a little angry when he saw this scene: "This matter is really not that simple. According to the bandit leader, their boss once had an affair with a masked man.
The man reached a cooperation, and the weapons in the hands of these bandits were provided by that man. After I asked Su Ling to identify them, I was able to confirm that they came from the imperial court. From this point of view, the people behind the scenes are probably my two good brothers.
Are you so afraid of my return?"
Tang Ji looked at Li Yu with some surprise. This guy actually took his brain with him when he went out today? He shook his head and added: "For the sake of power, he did not hesitate to make so many people lose their lives. He is really ruthless!"
"Huh, the reason why my father has not established a heir apparent is probably because of this." Li Yu clenched his fist and smashed the window frame.
Tang Ji raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "You can rebel if you want, but don't involve me."
Li Yu originally thought he was going to say something touching, but he didn't expect that he was eager to distance himself from the relationship. He gritted his teeth and replied: "If I rebel, I will be the first to drag you into the water!"
As the two spoke, something happened on the execution platform.
The officer stared at the sundial and saw that it was three quarters past noon. He quickly walked to the high platform, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the hour has arrived."
Yan Jiong nodded slightly, waited for the people to vent their emotions, and stood up slowly: "The bandits in Black Lingzhai are lawless, harming one party, gathering people to rebel, and committing heinous crimes. I will be sentenced to death!"
After saying this, he took out a beheading order from the copper jar and threw it out.
The executioner on the beheading platform picked up a big knife, took a swig of liquor and spit it on the knife, and walked straight behind the prisoner.
Zhu Mang did not continue to struggle, but laughed loudly, and the fat on his face trembled violently: "Hahaha, I have killed more than a thousand people in my life, and I don't know how much I have earned. Big brother, second brother, third brother, I
I have come to see you, and we will continue to be brothers in the next life!"
After saying this, he couldn't help but look at Xia Yunling, who was standing in the crowd, and shook his head slightly, signaling her not to take action.
Xia Yunling really wanted to save Zhu Mang, but Su Ling was standing on the high platform. If she really had to rush out, the final result could only be to explain it here. She held her hands hidden in her sleeves tightly and closed them slowly.
eyes.
"cut!"
Following the order, dozens of high-raised swords fell simultaneously, and the blood of the bandits splashed out. Some fell on the executioner, some fell on the snow beside the stage, and even splashed in front of the people.
on the flat ground, but no matter where it landed, it meant that this chaos was completely over.
The common people rarely felt scared, but instead clapped their hands and applauded.
Xia Yunling took a deep breath, turned around and left without looking at the execution platform, muttering in her mouth: "Fifth brother, sooner or later, I will get back the vengeance between you and your three brothers."
Above the small building, Tang Ji had already withdrawn his head and was sitting at the round table drinking tea. He had seen too many dead people in the past two days, and now he felt sick to his stomach when he saw such a scene. If he had known better, he would not have accompanied Li Yu here.
The latter was still a little unfinished, turned around and asked, "Just these bandits?"
"Of course there are more, these are all the leaders, the other gangsters have been dealt with long ago, and their bodies must have been burned." Tang Ji casually replied, killing these bandits in public is a way to appease the people.
Method, if you kill all the captured bandits, the execution platform will probably not be able to accommodate so many heads, so don't bother anymore.
Hearing this, Li Yu had no choice but to close the window, sit back at the table, pour a glass of water, and asked: "Why did you burn the bandit's body? It's so troublesome, why not just dig a hole and bury it?"
."
"Epidemic prevention, what's the use of just burying it? If you burn a hundred, you can save some land." As the saying goes, there will be a great epidemic after a great disaster. Although the battle of Yunhuai City is not a big war, it still needs to be done.
Be careful, otherwise once an infectious disease occurs, you don't know how many people will die. Tang Ji shook his head and continued: "Remember to have the streets cleaned later. If possible, it is best to use alcohol."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door.
"Cleaning the streets with alcohol, are you crazy or am I crazy..." Li Yu murmured and complained twice, then quickly chased after him: "Where are you going?"
"Go home and watch the execution. I'll go back and catch up on some sleep."