Wang Lei stood on the high platform, took out a bamboo slip and read aloud in a rhythmic voice: "The earth is kind and virtuous to carry all things, and the sky is bountiful to rectify the universe. God has a way, and people follow the ethics. I, Liu Zhang, guard Yizhou on behalf of the emperor.
To be loyal and to punish crimes on behalf of Heaven, there are twenty-six officials in Jiangzhou today, including Zhang He, Yuan Kui, and Han Chang, who have taken advantage of the people, corrupted the officialdom, stolen the wealth of the Han Dynasty, and ruined the reputation of the Emperor. They should be killed according to the laws of the Han Dynasty."
Zhang Ren drew his sword and raised it to the sky. Immediately, a sergeant escorted Zhang He and others to the center of the place. Twenty-six swordsmen raised their swords. Only then did Zhang He and others realize that Liu Zhang was serious and treated death
As he approached, his usual arrogance disappeared, and his face turned pale with fright. He wanted to shout something, but found that no sound came out of his throat.
Zhang Ren fiercely slashed down the twenty-six swordsmen with their swords, and twenty-six heads rolled to the ground. Deng Heng and Fei Zhao closed their eyes, and the people around them booed. These are the people who are showing off their power in Jiangzhou.
For several years or more, some officials who have been in their twenties or so have been cutting it off at will, but yesterday there was no sign of it.
The courage of the Yuan clan patriarch and the Korean clan clan leader brought up by Mr. Zhang's words disappeared as the twenty-six heads fell to the ground. Their bodies were shivering under the scorching sun. They kept asking Mr. Zhang next to them, asking an answer that they knew clearly.
The problem.
"Mr. Zhang, what is Liu Zhang doing? What is he doing? Will something happen to us? Just speak."
Mr. Zhang's lips began to tremble, and in his eyes there were only Zhang and the bloody human head, and he kept chanting: "This is impossible, this is impossible, Liu Zhang must be scaring us, must be scaring us, forcing us to support
We will be fine if we take the four civil service examinations, we will be fine."
Wang Lei picked up another bamboo slip: "Prefect Deng Chang took advantage of the situation and misappropriated treasury money in a huge amount. Deng Chao, a common man, robbed women of the people, forced debts and killed people. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, he should be executed."
The sons of the Deng family, Deng Chang and Deng Chao, were escorted forward by four Dongzhou soldiers. Seeing the swordsmen holding their swords high, they both shouted heartbreakingly: "Head of the clan, please save me, brother Deng Xian, please save me, I don't want to die..."
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The tragic screams spread throughout the execution ground. Except for Liu Zhang, who closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, everyone else was worried. Deng Xian held the hilt of the sword tightly and stared straight ahead with his eyes motionless. He originally thought that Deng Heng was ignorant of current events.
, trapping the Deng clan into eternal doom, this result is already the best, what else can be said, Deng Heng did not dare to open his eyes, he only thought in his heart, for the sake of the whole clan, I can't save you.
The two heads rolled down again, and the heads on the grass were scattered like watermelons in the watermelon field. Many people did not dare to look at it anymore, but they were reluctant to leave. More and more people gathered.
Wang Lei changed another bamboo slip: "The Liuhe Ma family ran rampant in the countryside, seized farmers' land, oppressed tenants, allowed their own children to cause harm to the countryside, followed the Zhang family, Yuan family, and Han family, gathered people to cause trouble, fought against the Mufu, and colluded with Zhao
If Wei rebels, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the clan will be executed."
"Wow." The words "Zhu Clan" came out, and the whole place burst into an uproar. The whispers of tens of thousands of people gathered together, shaking the heaven and the earth. The aristocratic clans who were being held in custody all changed their colors in fear, and their bodies were like the wind.
They were as thin and trembling as fallen leaves, with infinite fear in their eyes. The Yuan Clan Clan Chief and the Han Clan Clan Chief were speechless. There was only one thought flashing in their hearts. The clans that followed them to cause trouble were all killed. What would happen to them?
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More than two hundred people were divided into two groups. The first group was put under the sword of the swordsman. The women, children, old and young cried heartbrokenly. Some fainted when they saw the cold light of the sword and were dragged forward by the Dongzhou soldiers.
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Everyone around was horrified. There was no longer a voice of discussion among the people. Many people around the execution ground closed their eyes. The children of the detained family were now unable to do anything except fear in their hearts. They only looked at the person in the center.
Those two hundred big knives, the cold light penetrated from the eye membranes to the heart.
Zhang Ren raised his long sword high. At this moment, two Jiangzhou officials stood up, knelt down at the foot of the stone steps and said: "My lord, the crime is not as bad as that of the wife and children, and the law does not punish the old and the weak. Please show me your kindness, lord."
Punish the culprits and let those innocent women and children go."
The two men kowtowed together. Although they were usually bullied by the officials of the clan, but now seeing such a tragic scene, they could not help but stand up and intercede. More than a dozen common people struggled to push away the spears of the Dongzhou soldiers and knelt before the two subordinates.
Behind the official position, he begged for mercy for the descendants of the family.
When the officials interceded for the rich family, Liu Zhang's expression did not change. However, when the people tried their best to plead for mercy, Liu Zhang's eyebrows trembled. Could it be that I have really become Wang Mang, killing the rich people, and even the people want to be my enemy?
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A young man cried and begged: "Lord Zhou Mu, please let Ma Xiaolian go. Their family are all good people. The common people dare to guarantee their lives. They have not done anything bad and they often help the village. Lord Zhou Mu, don't abuse them."
Kill innocent people."
A beautiful woman also cried and cried: "Please let me go, sir. We grew up together. I know his character best. He will never commit adultery. Please have mercy."
A group of people kowtowed one after another.
Zhang Ren hesitated with his raised sword and looked at Liu Zhang inquiringly: "Lord, this..."
"Kill." Liu Zhang squeezed out one word slowly and roughly.
Zhang Ren was about to swing his sword. Seeing that the sword was about to be cut down, the young man and woman were horrified to death. The young man shouted: "Lord Zhou Mu, I am Ma Xiaolian's fiancée. You want to kill the company."
I'll kill you too, you stupid official who kills without blinking an eye."
"How dare you be rude to your lord." Leng Bao held his sword and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Yang Huai who was standing next to him.
"Wu Jun." A woman shouted from the execution ground: "What nonsense are you talking about? My father looks down on you at all and will never marry me to you. Just give up, Mr. Zhou Mu, I have nothing to do with him."
No, it doesn't matter at all." Then there was a burst of female sobs.
The people around were all moved, and some began to shout: "Let them go, Lord Zhou Mu, let them go."
Zhang Ren's sword was frozen in the air, and Liu Zhang's hand was tightly holding the armrest. After a long time, he held back his breath and said, "Zhang Ren, I asked you to kill me, didn't you hear me?"
For the first time, Zhang Ren felt that the sword in his hand was so heavy, and finally couldn't help but close his eyes. The long sword was struck hard, and two hundred heads fell to the ground in an instant. Heartbreaking cries and shouts came from the execution ground. Yang Huai waved,
Let the soldiers pull the people out.
"The Huang family in Linxiang condoned the lawlessness of the family members...According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the clan was executed."
"The Wu family in Yangjiang condoned the lawlessness of the family members...According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the clan was executed."
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As a bamboo slip was read out, heads fell to the ground one after another. The wide execution ground was full of heads. The blood flowed into the moat along the ditch on the grass. The water of the moat and the grass turned into a bright red. The sun shone on it, and the air was filled with blood.
It was all filled with the smell of blood, and the crowds of people around were silent.
Blood flowed like a stream in front of the head of the Han family. The head of the Han family's eyes went dark and he fainted.
"We support the examination of officials in the four subjects. We support the examination of officials in the four subjects. Master Zhou Mu, please spare your life."
Many families began to cry loudly. They were pampered. Death was too far away and too scary for them. But now, the blood all over the place made them dizzy, and the taste of waiting for death made them collapse. They couldn't care about anything anymore.
No matter what the conditions are, they are willing to agree, as long as they are allowed to survive, even if they lose everything.
But, it's too late.
As Zhang Ren's long sword slashed down again, two hundred heads fell to the ground again, and there were already more than a thousand heads in the execution ground.
Fei Zhao now finally knew how Liu Zhang would suppress the voices in his clan that opposed the Four-College Civil Service Examination. With these heads placed here, even if he, Fei Zhao, wanted to oppose the Four-College Civil Service Examination, no one in his clan would be willing to follow him.