From time to time, wailing sounds could be heard in the prison cell of the trial center. This sound was not unusual here at all.
Zhao Sandao was wearing wooden shackles and was huddled in the corner of the cell. Although the wounds on his body were painful, he did not howl like the others.
It's useless to scream, and it's impossible to escape... So now Zhao Sandao just wants to spend his last few days peacefully.
Except for the first day after they were arrested, when they were severely beaten both verbally and physically, no one took care of them in the following two days.
If you think about it carefully, these three days in prison, with food and water, were indeed the most peaceful days in the past six months.
It's a pity that life is getting worse day by day.
Just as Zhao Sandao was thinking about this, a series of footsteps sounded in the corridor of the cell, which made his heart skip a beat for no reason.
A few breaths later, an official appeared in front of him, followed by a large number of officers.
This official is the judge of King Zhengjun. Today is the day of execution, so he brought his servants to pick up the person.
I saw Wang Zhengjun spread out an official document and read aloud: "Zhao Sandao and other mountain bandits are cruel and murderous, oppress good people, rob public property, and murder officers and soldiers. They are heinous criminals. They are sentenced to such unforgivable punishments.
Serve as a warning to others and comfort your loyal souls!"
Zhao Sandao was most concerned about how he would die, but what he never expected was that he would be executed by Ling Chi.
That is the most severe form of capital punishment. From the founding of the Jin Dynasty to this day, not many people have suffered such punishment.
However, what happened to him was an unreasonable disaster. The trouble caused by Ma Cheng's fellow was not his own fault.
Even though he was ready to die, when he heard his punishment, Zhao Sandao couldn't help shouting: "Sir, the villain is unjust... The villain is unjust!"
"Everything was done by Ma Cheng and has nothing to do with villains..."
As Zhao Sandao shouted, several other bandits also shouted. Although it was destined to be in vain, only shouting at this time could dispel a little bit of fear.
The officers opened the cell door, rushed inside like wolves and tigers, and escorted all nine of Zhao Sandao out.
When they arrived outside the prison, after identifying themselves one by one, they were all gagged and then put directly into the prison van.
So they can only make whining sounds, they cannot scream injustice or howl, and they will die in frustration.
"Okay, let's take him to the execution ground!"
Listening to the sounds outside, dominated by great fear, Zhao Sandao struggled with all his strength.
But he was tied tightly at this moment, and no matter how hard he struggled, there was no possibility of escaping.
In endless fear, Zhao Sandao and others were taken to the execution ground, where a large number of people had gathered.
The scene was extremely noisy and crowded, but it was the police officers who took the initiative to clear the way, allowing the prison van to continue moving forward.
This is the school ground in Nancheng, which can accommodate many people. At this moment, a temporary high platform has been built in the middle.
The prison car arrived at the foot of the high platform, and the officers detained the prisoners one by one, and then took them up to the high platform.
Every four officers escorted one person, so it was ensured that no one could escape, and everyone was escorted down easily.
Because it was a Lingchi execution, after Zhao Sandao and the other nine people were brought to the stage, they were all tied to the "cross" cross, so that it was easier for the executioner to operate the execution.
Immediately, their hoods were taken off, allowing the people below to see their faces clearly, and the sound at the scene became even noisier.
At this time, Wang Zhengjun was sitting on the high platform and once again read out the decision to deal with Zhao Sandao and others.
"These heinous criminals with human faces and animal hearts cannot be punished without Lingchi, and their bodies will undoubtedly be punished without capital punishment. Therefore, I respect His Majesty's order... to sentence Zhao Sandao and others to Lingchi!"
After saying these last words, Wang Zhengjun picked up the command arrow on the table and suddenly threw it forward.
"Execution!"
There are nine people including Zhao Sandao, so nine executioners are needed. Their first step is to take off the prisoner's clothes.
Only a small number of these people were professional executioners, and the rest were temporarily hired from the Guards Department.
Although Ling Chi had to make 3,600 cuts, this job was impossible without professional techniques, so Zhao Yanxun did not ask for such strict requirements and only allowed as many cuts as possible during the execution.
If you can't reach it with 3,600 dollars, you should have 1,600 dollars.
Ling Chi used a small knife for execution. After the nine "executioners" approached, they used a technique similar to that of a Western chef to slice ham, and carefully "cut" the prisoner's body.
It is said that ten fingers are connected to the heart, but every inch of skin on the human body is connected to the heart.
Every time a knife is cut on the body, the pain that affects the nerves will be extremely destructive to the person.
Logically speaking, shouting out would make you feel better, but people like Zhao Sandao had their mouths blocked.
So they could only carry it hard, making whining sounds and looking extremely ferocious.
Cutting off pieces of flesh from a human body, the scene was undoubtedly extremely bloody, and the people were horrified to see it.
But standing in the front row, the family members who had lost their loved ones felt extremely happy in their hearts at this moment.
The great revenge has been avenged, and they only hope to be more cruel to these bandits in order to comfort the souls of the dead in the sky.
The punishment continued, and these bandits had been cut dozens of times, and all of them fainted from the pain.
But every time a cut was made, they would wake up from the pain, and the cycle started over and over again.
This is a process of removing flesh. Just like Zhao Sandao at this moment, the white bones of his left arm have been exposed, and the cut flesh and blood was thrown into the wooden basin on the ground.
At this moment, Zhao Sandao was incontinent, and the scene emitted a foul odor, but the punishment had to continue.
Throughout the execution process, the people's discussions turned from noisy and full-faced to quiet.
Seeing this inhumane way of death, while the people praised King Yong for his benevolence and righteousness and his love for the soldiers, they also had a deeper respect for the royal power.
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Outside Jinshen Hall, Zhao Yanxun, wearing a dragon robe, was standing on the steps, looking at the clouds on the horizon.
An execution was being carried out over in Nancheng, and even in the palace, many people rushed to watch.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew, making Huo An, who was waiting on the side, shiver. This indicated that winter was coming.
"Wear more, you may catch the cold!" Zhao Yanxun reminded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will keep this in mind!"
At this moment, Lin Dagui came to the bottom of the steps, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the people who stayed in the mountains have returned, and Ma Cheng has not shown up!"
Zhao Yanxun nodded and said nothing more.
This person may have died at the hands of zombies, or he may have escaped... I can't tell.
The only thing that makes Zhao Yanxun strange is that since Qin Hao is not dead, where is he?
Could it be that he was trapped somewhere? Or was he held hostage?
What makes Zhao Yanxun a little confused now is whether to take back the divine power he was given and not let Qin Hao take up his quota in vain.
But in the end, Zhao Yanxun gave up the idea.
If Qin Hao is really trapped, taking back his abilities will undoubtedly kill him.
Just as Zhao Yanxun was thinking about this, Lin Quan quietly came to Zhao Yanxun and lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, those bandits are all dead, and the most they only cut more than 400 times, do you want to punish these guards who carried out the execution?"
"Forget it, they have never done this job before, four hundred dollars is just four hundred dollars!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun turned around and walked slowly into the main hall.
