September 25th was the fourth day that Zhao Sandao and his party were arrested.
In the palace court, Wang Zhengjun was sitting in the lobby waiting, and two officials were waiting on the left and right.
The Royal Inquisition Office is the highest judicial institution in the Royal Palace, and this time Zhao Sandao and others were tried here.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun could have killed Zhao Sandao directly, but he restrained his anger and chose to deal with it in a more ritualistic way.
This sense of ceremony can make the officers, soldiers and people more prominent and feel more strongly that the palace has the ability and determination to wipe out all invading enemies.
At this moment, Wang Zhengjun is waiting for the final punishment of Zhao Sandao and others.
There is no doubt that they impose the death penalty. The key lies in how you die.
Wang Zhengjun gave the opinion that Zhao Sandao and others should be cut in half, which is a heavier punishment than beheading.
"Sir, the approval letter from Chang Shisi is back!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengjun immediately stood up and walked quickly to the door to greet him.
After receiving the document from the official, Wang Zhengjun was shocked when he saw the four characters "executed at Lingchi" written clearly in red pen on it.
Only one person in the palace can use the ink pen, which means it is Zhao Yanxun's intention.
Wang Zhengjun turned to an official and said: "Arrange immediately to execute the prisoners at the Nancheng execution ground at noon tomorrow!"
"As you command!"
Then Wang Zhengjun said: "Except for a few criminals, the dead thieves, according to His Highness's instructions... can be taken down from each city gate and allowed to be whipped by the soldiers and civilians!"
"As you command!"
The corpses brought back by Zhao Yanxun were hung at the city gates for public display. Today is already the third day.
As Wang Zhengjun's order was issued, some people went to arrange the layout of the execution ground, while others rushed to the city gates and removed the corpses hanging on the city gates.
In the streets and alleys, the police officers beat gongs and drums to remind people that the prisoners would be executed tomorrow, and told them that they could whip the corpses today.
The recent production tasks were not heavy, so the people had some free time, and many people rushed to the nearby city gate to see what it was like to whip corpses.
For the people in the city, it may be rare for them to see excitement, so they are naturally keen on it.
Inside the Yongning Gate in Nancheng, the body had just been taken down and hundreds of people were already surrounding it.
Of the more than thirty corpses brought back, eight were allocated to the south gate, and now they are all placed in the open space inside the city gate.
These people killed soldiers, so the soldiers stationed at the South Gate hated them more than ordinary people.
So at this time, Qianhu Fangsheng was the first to hold a whip and wave it at the scene.
The sound of swishing swishing kept ringing, and Fang Sheng was whipped more than twenty times in a row.
"If you kill someone from the royal family, even if he is on the horizon, even if he is dead, the prince will avenge our people..."
I have to say that this sentence was very inspiring and made many people watching the scene once again confirm their idea of joining the army.
Many people swear in their hearts that they must be selected in the next recruitment, so that they can be called a good man in Longyou.
Then Fang Sheng raised his whip and shouted: "Long live your highness!"
The passion of the soldiers was instantly ignited, and shouts of "Long live His Highness" broke out at the scene, and the people also followed suit.
When the shouting slowly stopped, Fang Sheng handed the whip to Bai Hu next to him, and then walked straight to the side.
Then the whip was waved again, hitting the corpse continuously, and soon the surface of the corpse was broken into pieces.
After several officers finished beating them, a dozen long whips were placed on the ground for use by soldiers and civilians.
"Everyone, officials and civilians... can slap these bastards!"
After saying these words, Fang Sheng walked up to the tower, while soldiers below picked up whips and beat the corpses hard.
These people killed officers and soldiers, which made the soldiers at the bottom feel the same pain, so they had a strong hatred for the bandits.
As the situation progressed, some bolder people joined in, picked up whips and whipped them a few times.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is that a woman picked up a whip and whipped the corpse on the ground more than twenty times until her hand had no strength.
This person is a woman who was rescued from a den of thieves. Her hatred for these bandits is the deepest and will not diminish even if the bandits die.
What happened at Yongning Gate was also happening at several other city gates.
At the Privy Council on the other side, Guan Hetai arranged for two teams of people to rush to various directions in the city to deliver the news of the execution of the prisoners tomorrow.
Those who can receive this treatment are the family members of soldiers killed in the attack.
We must solemnly inform the family members. Zhao Yanxun personally mentioned that Guan Hetai must be taken seriously.
Officials were dispatched, and one team came to Zhang Ersheng's home, where the mourning hall has not yet been removed.
Zhang Ersheng is the eldest son in the family, and his wife gave birth to two sons for him. At this moment, they all pay tribute in front of the funeral.
Zhang Ersheng's parents and brothers are busy with their own affairs at the moment. Life has to go on even though the mainstay of the family has fallen.
Although the palace has issued a pension, they would feel more at ease if they could earn a little more food.
What's more, only by keeping yourself busy can you forget the sad things.
"This is the home of Zhang Ersheng, Mr. Zhang Qi?"
Hearing the door call, everyone in the courtyard glanced outside the door and saw several officials standing at the door.
"What are you doing, sir?" Zhang Ersheng's old father asked.
"Old man, the murderer who killed Mr. Zhang Qi will be sentenced to death tomorrow at the South Gate Campus... If you are willing, you can go and watch the execution!" the Privy Council official explained.
"These thieves deserve to be killed!" Old Man Zhang said fiercely, tears welling up in his eyes.
It is a very cruel thing for a white-haired person to give a black-haired person a gift.
The officials of the Privy Council then reminded: "Not just beheading, the prince himself has given instructions that these people will be put to death in Lingchi!"
Lingchi was executed, and Old Man Zhang was stunned. He was sad and at the same time felt happy in his heart.
These thieves who killed their own sons will be executed by Lingchi. There is no better outcome in the world than this.
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!"
After saying this, Old Man Zhang knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed towards the direction of the palace.
"Now that you all know this, I'm going to resign!"
After saying that, the official from the Privy Council left. He had two other families to inform.
After he left, Old Man Zhang stood up from the ground, looked at his young son behind him and said, "Go with me tomorrow and bring back more meat!"
Why are you collecting meat? Of course it is to pay homage to your son.
"Yes!" The second child of the Zhang family replied quickly.
Soon, the people in the Privy Council notified all the family members. Every family was in the same sorrow, which made the officials who conveyed the news infected and felt depressed and uncomfortable in their hearts.
Of course, during the one-on-one notification from the Privy Council, all the people in Yuanyang Mansion gradually learned about tomorrow's execution.
Lingchi's execution was a rare event, and everyone had great expectations.
