On October 28th of the second year of Wanli, the first snow fell in Liaodong. Although the snowflakes fell and melted before they could be stored, the biting north wind had told all the people and beasts living on this land -
—Winter is coming.
In the large market of Fushun Horse Market, there is no longer the livestock excrement on the ground and the Jurchens and Han merchants wearing furs and exuding a foul smell. At this time, standing around the market, there are a team of brightly-colored helmets.
The Ming army.
A long and tall flag stands on a newly built wooden platform in the middle of the market. The flag is embroidered in Hongwu style: Right Minister of the Ministry of War, Liu, Governor of Jiliao; Ning Yuanbo, Li, the Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong; Wang, Commander-in-Chief of Jizhen, etc.
Waiting, a total of more than ten faces were fluttering in the north wind, making hunting sounds.
On the west side of the high platform, there is a execution platform with a wooden platform and a shelf on it. Two nooses are tied to the crossbar. In front of the noose, there is also a wooden stake more than a foot in diameter and thick on the side.
There is a pile of fishing nets.
On the east side of the high platform, there is a large piece of dark red felt, which is now filled with Jurchens wearing thick woolen clothes but still wearing left skirts, jewels and jade ornaments and pigtails.
Including Haixi Wangtai, Yehe tribe Nalin, Huifa tribe Baiyindali, Jianzhou Zuowei Juechang'an, Takshi, Sukesuhuhe tribe Nikanwailan, Hunhe tribe Lidai, etc.
More than a hundred Jurchen leaders from various tribes arrived in Fushun on October 20th.
Because there were many enemies among these tribes who killed their fathers, and territorial disputes broke out every day, Fushun City Preparatory Officers scattered them all to live in various places, and strictly ordered them not to go out. Anyone who fought and killed in the city would be executed immediately.
During today's ceremony, these people came to one place. As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. A small tribe that is attached to the Hada tribe is called the Dong'e tribe. When its minister Ahai entered the gate of the market, he saw the face of the enemy Wanyan tribe.
The minister was disrespectful and immediately drew his knife to kill him.
Li Chengliang's eldest son, Li Rusong, was promoted to the rank of general due to his meritorious service. At this time, he also served as Ning Yuanbo's honorary guard. Today he was responsible for suppressing the venue. When he saw Ahai drawing a knife, he immediately sent his own soldiers to capture Ahai from the noisy Jurchen crowd at the entrance of the venue.
He scolded him, took off Ahai's head with a knife, and ordered him to hang it high on the gate.
A year ago, Li Rusong's behavior was enough to trigger a continuous war on the border wall, but today, no one, including Wangtai, who can mobilize five thousand troops, resisted Li Rusong.
Immediately, Li Rusong read out the order of Governor Jun of Jiliao, ordering all the Jurchens attending the meeting to remove their sabers and enter the venue. If there is another fight or other situation, they will all be captured and killed. The chiefs obeyed, and together with their own guards, they took off their sabers one after another, and under the guidance of the Ming army
Go down to the market and enter the market. On the red carpet on the east side, stand in line according to the tribal population.
After waiting in the cold wind for half an hour, I heard the sound of a cannon outside the stadium. Then the sound of horse hooves came in the distance like thunder.
After another tea time, Li Santai, a member of the Jinyi Guards in Feiyu uniform and carrying an embroidered spring knife, rode on a white horse and came roaring with a group of Jinyi Guards cavalry in red armor.
After the cavalry entered the hunting ground, they divided into two rows, leaving a foot-wide aisle in the middle. Then they pulled out their swords together and knocked the scabbard with the back of the sword to make them uniform.
Amidst the sound of beatings, a small group of Ming soldiers in the field took off their horns and blew the horns in unison. During the sound of the horns, a uniformed flag officer shouted: "Minister of the imperial envoy? The censor of the right capital and the left minister of the Ministry of War, the governor-general
Ji Liao is responsible for military affairs and food and salary matters. Lord Liu is here! All troops salute!"
The Ming army in the field shouted together: "See the Commander-in-Chief! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The red shadow flashed in front of the gate of the market, and the tooth flags entered from all sides first. Then Liu Yingjie, under the protection of the imperial guards, entered the venue on horseback.
Afterwards, the flag officials called the names one by one. Ningyuan Bo Li Chengliang, Liaodong Governor Zhang Zhao? Jizhen General Soldier Wang Chen and others all filed in on horseback.
When the important ministers and generals entered the court, all the Jurchen chieftains were standing on the east side with their necks raised to look. Except for Li Chengliang and other generals whom they had seen before, Liu Yingjie, Zhang Zhao and other civil servants and officials were all appearing in front of the Jurchen chieftains for the first time.
I saw that these civil servants were either wearing red python robes, flying fish suits, or bullfighting suits, or jade belt waistbands. The pattern embroidery on the robes dazzled them. Under the tall black gauze hats, their faces were serious and graceful.
The majesty of the Han officials was fully displayed, and some captive chiefs who had never seen the world could not help but feel ashamed of themselves.
After some etiquette, Liu Yingjie sat in the middle on the wooden platform, Li Chengliang was on the left, Liaodong Governor Zhang Zhao was on the right, and all the Han officials and military generals sat down on their hat chairs. A high table was set up behind Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, with a six-foot-five-inch wooden table on it.
The high imperial flag, under which is the wooden Crouching Tiger Talisman one foot and nine inches wide, is the king's order flag that can be beheaded up to the fourth rank. The splendid majesty suppressed the entire audience into silence.
Liu Yingjie, the governor of Jiliao, is fifty-eight years old this year. Although he is older, he has served in the army for many years and is strong and strong. His voice is like a bell.
Seeing that the place was quiet, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "All armies, guards and Jurchen tribes! Wang Gao, the commander of the Jianzhou capital, is a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty and does not listen to the imperial court's instructions. You dare to raise troops and invade our border city!
Relying on his own bravery, he killed the imperial guards, scouted the horses, and rode a few on the side. He did not plead guilty afterwards, but still coerced his troops and resisted the heavenly soldiers. I want to ask, the imperial soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles have millions of armors - just Jianzhou
, why should it be taken as such?”
"Opportunities for misfortune and fortune are only brought by one's own self. In the battle of Liaoyang, all Wang Gao's soldiers died, and he only escaped with his own body. Immediately afterwards, in Gule City, both women and children were burned, and all the jade and stones were burned. This kind is extinct in Liaodong!"
"Today, I have been ordered by the imperial court to summon all the ministries to come here. To express my gratitude to God, all of us are the emperor's innocent sons. I will clearly show you the opportunity for misfortune and fortune, and open the way for you and others to make a new start!"
After saying this, the place was still silent. In the circle of Jurchen nobles, there were captive chiefs who did not understand Chinese, and there were also interpreters around them who translated Liu Yingjie's speech in a low voice and said it to him. He could understand the meaning of Liu Yingjie's words.
Surprisingly, everyone's face was pale and their legs were trembling.
Liu Yingjie felt happy when he saw that the prisoners' faces were ashen and their ambitions had been taken away. He touched the short beard on his lips and shouted loudly: "Put Wang Gao and his son on the execution platform!"
The soldiers in Jinyi listened to the order and escorted Wang Gao and his son to the execution platform on the right side of the forgery field. Liu Yingjie said: "According to the order!"
All the captive chiefs knelt on the red carpet under the command of Li Rusong, and then Li Rusong and all the troops in the field knelt on one knee to listen to Liu Yingjie's announcement.
"The emperor ordered: Wang Gao will be beheaded and his two sons will be hanged! It will be shown to the public in Fushun for three months, and the leaders of various tribes will observe the execution - this is a clear statement of the way of heaven. If there is another person who disobeys the instructions, the punishment will be extended to you. I regret it."
Out of reach!"
When everyone heard this, they first shouted "Zunzhi", and then they all shouted "Long live the throne".
Under the command of Li Rusong, the captive chieftains moved to the west and watched the execution under the execution platform. Everyone saw that Wang Gao, his father and his son were tied up with five flowers. Each of them had two Ming soldiers pressing their necks, and they were kneeling on the execution platform with their heads bowed.
above.
The Jurchen leader who once dominated Liaodong was now strangled with a piece of wood in his mouth, and the pigtails on his head had long been scattered into a mess. How could he still have the dignity he had when he was commanding the chiefs and honoring Mafa?
Some of those who were usually bullied by him felt a little happy; some of them respected Wang Gao, but dared to get angry but did not dare to speak; as for Jue Chang'an, Wang Tai and Wang Gao were familiar with each other, thinking of their granddaughter and the binding of Atai.
I have mixed feelings about the matter in Beijing.
According to the execution procedure, the Jinyi Guards first lifted up the two Atai brothers, tied the ropes behind their arms tightly, and put nooses around their necks. After tying a sandbag to each of their feet, they finally removed the wooden mouthpieces from their mouths.
Before the two brothers could say anything to Wang Gao, a cannon sounded, the partition fell down, and the sandbag dragged their bodies down. The noose suddenly severed their cervical vertebrae, and they died immediately.
Seeing the fear on the faces of all the prisoners, they were whispering to each other. Li Rusong said to himself from the side: "The good show is yet to come, just watch."
Another cannon sounded, and executioner Liu Xiaodao, who was dispatched from the capital as a red officer, led two apprentices, dressed in red, onto the execution platform.
Liu Xiaodao opened the package he carried with him, revealing various torture instruments that no prisoner had ever seen before. Then he ordered his apprentice to take off Wang Gao's clothes and tie him to the wooden stakes of the execution platform.
After the naked Wang Gao was tied up, the two apprentices picked up the fishing net on the ground and shook it open. They surrounded Wang Gao with a fishing net from the neck down and tightened it behind the wooden stakes. As the fishing net tightened tighter and tighter, the clothes on Wang Gao's body
The muscles swell out from the mesh.
When Liu Xiaodao saw that his apprentice had finished the preparations, he picked up his favorite knife with his right hand, inserted it under the wood stick on Wang Gao's mouth, and then held the leather strip binding the wood stick with his left hand and pulled it down - everyone just felt that before their eyes
In a flash, the knife had cut out Wang Gao's tongue from his mouth.
Wang Gao screamed in pain and opened his mouth wide to scream. Liu Xiaodao had already taken the powder handed to him by his apprentice and threw it into Wang Gao's mouth to stop the bleeding.
Then he brushed twice, and no one could see his movements clearly. Wang Gao's eyelids were cut off again - the round eyeballs, with blood dripping from the eye sockets, were exposed to all the captive chieftains!