Shi Jingxuan couldn't help but secretly thought that he was unlucky. This person would die sooner or later, but he died just before execution. Wasn't this a deliberate attempt to cause trouble for him?

But there was no way, this person was dead, Master Shi couldn't get angry with a dead person, right? So he could only call Lai Wu to do an autopsy, and after confirming that Fang Xuanling was completely dead, he ordered people to transport the body out of the city and dump it. Go to the mass grave and make a circle with a red pen on the list of death row prisoners, and a life is wiped out in one stroke.

In ancient times, executions were usually carried out at 3:00 noon, because the sun was shining directly at that time and it was the time of day when the Yang Qi was at its strongest. The ancients believed that if executions were carried out at this time, the prisoner's ghost would be completely wiped out by the Yang Qi, and even ghosts would not be able to do so. Naturally, Then he won't linger around and harm others.

In late autumn, everything is withered and yellow, and everything is desolate. At about ten o'clock in the morning, all the prisoners were in place at the execution ground. Eighty-seven people were divided into several rows and knelt on the ground, with their hands tied behind their backs, and wooden signs of death row on their backs. The shirtless executioners stood behind them with ghost-headed knives in their hands. They all had sinister faces, bulging eyebrows and eyes, full of murderous intent, as if they were born to do this job.

The execution ground is surrounded by soldiers with armored armor and sharp swords, and there are also swordsmen, shield bearers and archers on standby. The security is very tight. After all, the emperor is personally present to supervise the execution, and the horsemen are not allowed to do so. If any desperadoes collide with the holy cavalry, That would be terrible.

At nearly noon, Yang Guang's imperial chariot finally appeared on the execution ground. Qianniu Guards left the way and hundreds of officials followed behind the imperial chariot. Gao Bufan was among them.

Let's talk about Yang Guang sitting down on the execution platform and scanning all the death row prisoners in the field. There was a kind of morbid excitement in his eyes, as if a bloodthirsty beast had seen its prey. Even Gao Bufan couldn't help but secretly see it. Shocked.

When Yang Guang's eyes fell on the Yue King Yang Tong beside him, he finally became softer. He had high hopes for this grandson. The only thing he was not satisfied with was that Yang Tong was not courageous enough and was too kind.

However, today Yang Tong actually offered to accompany him to the execution ground to supervise the execution. Yang Guang was surprised and very happy. There is nothing in this world that can cultivate courage more than killing people and seeing blood. As a monarch, he should kill and kill people. Decisive, taking things and taking things away, rather than being kind and indecisive like a woman.

At this time, Wei Wensheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, walked up to the throne and saluted: "I would like to inform your Majesty that the eighty-seven death row prisoners on site have all been certified and will be executed as soon as three quarters past noon."

Originally there were eighty-eight people on death row today, but Yang Guang obviously didn't remember it, and there were nearly a hundred people kneeling there. It was not obvious that one or two people were missing, so Yang Guang didn't ask, just nodded and said quietly. Waiting quietly for the arrival of three quarters of noon.

Wei Wensheng was a little nervous at first, but when he saw that Yang Guang didn't care, he didn't mention it, so as not to cause trouble. Moreover, Fang Xuanling, who died of a sudden illness, was not an important person, so it shouldn't matter.

Just as everyone was waiting for the arrival of three-quarter noon, there was a sudden commotion outside the venue. A woman cried loudly: "It's unfair, it's unfair, Your Majesty, my husband is unfair!"

Yang Guang's eyes suddenly became sharp. He killed prisoners every day for seven consecutive days, and the number of heads he beheaded was no less than a thousand. No family member had ever dared to come to complain. The women in this family were so cowardly that they had the heart of a bear. ?

All the ministers obviously had this thought as they stretched their necks and looked outside the venue.

"It is a great injustice. My uncle has been wronged. The sky is clear and the road is bright. The emperor is a wise king. How can he kill his loyal ministers in vain and chill the hearts of all the people in the world?"

Gao Bufan secretly sweated, he did not expect that the always quiet and dignified sister Changsun could shout such a hysterical high-pitched tone, but this speech was undoubtedly very good.

As expected, Yang Guang's face darkened and he shouted sternly: "Bring in those who complained, I want to see which loyal minister I killed in vain?"

The forbidden soldiers outside the venue were planning to forcefully drive away the troublemakers, but with Yang Guang's order, Qianniu Guards immediately rushed over and brought over those who complained about injustice.

All the officials quickly looked around to see which house of tiger girls were so fearless that they dared to cause trouble for the emperor at this time!

Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, was the first to change his face slightly, thinking: "It's them who are the ones who are bad. Could it be that this treacherous son of Shimin didn't listen to his advice? I don't know what kind of evil moth he is going to do again. This treacherous son really wants to kill his father?"

Here Li Yuan was frightened, but over there Xianyu, Gao and Changsun Wugou had been brought to the prison execution platform by Qianniu Guards. He saw that the three women were all wearing hemp and wearing mourning, and their bodies were covered with raw materials. Gao's arms

In the middle, she was still holding the tablet of her husband's eldest son, Sun Cheng, and knelt down in front of the throne, crying.

Gao Shilian, who was on death row, was so shaken that he almost lost his wits. He struggled to stand up, but was pinned to the ground by the executioner and unable to move.

"It's unjust, please see the truth clearly, please make the decision, please be merciful!" Xianyu cried loudly.

Wei Wen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, shouted sternly: "Ignorant fool, how dare you behave wildly in front of the car? Shut up, otherwise your teeth will be knocked out."

Mrs. Xianyu was so frightened that she hurriedly shut up. Mrs. Gao was also obviously very nervous. After all, she was just a reclusive housewife. She had never seen such a battle. If they hadn't supported each other along the way, they would have been weak.

fell to the ground.

Yang Guang glanced at Changsun Wugou and others coldly. When he saw the Changsun Cheng tablet in Gao's arms, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Are you Changsun Cheng's first wife Gao?"

Mrs. Gao kowtowed and said, "It's the widow!"

"General Changsun passed away two years ago, who are you complaining about?" Yang Guang's expression softened slightly. Changsun Cheng went to Turks several times as envoys and successfully divided the Turks by "separating the strong and combining with the weak" and creating a strong foundation for the country.

The Sui Dynasty made great strategic achievements in unifying the country. Princess Yicheng was sent to marry Changsun Cheng, so Yang Guang still favored Changsun Cheng.

Mrs. Gao said truthfully: "The commoner's wife has a younger brother, Gao Qian, whose nickname is Shilian. He is loyal to the emperor and abides by his duties. He has never participated in any wrongdoing. However, he was sentenced to beheading by the Ministry of Punishment. I hope the emperor will be aware of everything and return my brother a favor.

justice."

Yang Guang killed so many people every day, so he obviously didn't remember Gao Shilian. He looked at Wei Wensheng, the Minister of Punishment, who coughed lightly and reminded: "Gao Shilian and Hu Sizheng are on good terms."

When Gao Bufan heard this, he secretly screamed that something was wrong. As expected, Yang Guang immediately lowered his face and his eyes became sharp. Hu Sizheng just participated in Yang Xuangan's mutiny. He fled to Goguryeo afterwards and slapped Yang Guang in the face.

It has to snap.

It can be said that the person Yang Guang hates the most at present is Hu Sizheng. He wants to capture this person and peel off his skin and cramps. When he heard that Gao Shilian was on good terms with Hu Sizheng, he immediately felt murderous intent and looked at Gao and the other three.

The woman's eyes also became murderous.

Mrs. Gao's heart was shaken, and Mrs. Xian Yu's face was also pale, and she almost fainted from the fright. The eldest grandson Wugu collected himself and said loudly: "Master Wei, what you said is wrong. My uncle has no friendship with Hu Sizheng. You are obviously

You are maliciously slandering me. Even though you are a gentle woman, I will not allow you to speak nonsense and trap my uncle in disloyalty and unrighteousness."

Wei Wensheng looked slightly stunned, obviously he did not expect this woman to be so articulate. In this situation, not only was she not frightened, but she was also able to talk eloquently. He slapped himself, the Minister of Punishment, and scolded: "That's nonsense.

There are letters between Gao Shilian and Hu Sizheng as evidence, which cannot be denied. If I hadn't considered you young and a woman, I would have ordered someone to slap your mouth right now."

Changsun Wugou was also willing to go all out and said without fear: "Master Wei is in charge of the people's daughter's mouth, and the people's daughter must tell the truth clearly. My uncle's relationship with Hu Sizheng happened a few years ago, and he was just an ordinary colleague.

It's just correspondence, there's nothing wrong with it, and the correspondence has been broken off in the past two years, and we have nothing to do with each other. If this is the case, it will be punishable by death. I wonder which of the gentlemen present can get away with it?"

Wei Wensheng's face turned slightly stiff. Hu Sizheng was able to sit in the position of minister of the Ministry of War. At this level, he naturally had personal contacts with various officials in the court, including Wei Wensheng himself. Not to mention Hu Sizheng.

Every one of the officials present in front of me had some relationship with Yang Xuangan. According to Gao Shilian's sentencing standards, none of them could escape the relationship.

"Your Majesty, this woman is talking nonsense and deceiving everyone with her monstrous words. She should be executed!" Yu Wenshu said sternly.

"Yes, he deserves to be killed!" Yu Shiji, an old sycophant, quickly agreed.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but sweat, the situation was a bit beyond his control, but when he saw Yang Guang's expression, he calmed down again.

As Changsun Wuji said, Yang Guang prided himself on being smart and did not like to be manipulated by others. Often when ministers wanted to do this, he would do the opposite.

Sure enough, although Yang Guang's face was gloomy, the coldness in his eyes was gone, and he was still looking at Changsun Wugou with interest.

The eldest grandson, Wugao, was born with bright eyes and smooth skin. Now he was wearing linen and mourning, and he was dressed in plain white, which added to his beauty. Yu Shiji rolled his eyes and secretly regretted that he had spoken too quickly. Looking at the emperor's appearance, could he have looked at it?

Hit this girl?

"What's your name?" Yang Guang looked back and asked blankly.

"Back to the emperor, the eldest grandson Wugao, daughter of the common people." The eldest grandson Wugao lowered his eyes and said.

Yang Guang said calmly: "She is indeed the daughter of General Changsun. She is a woman and a woman. Tell me, what evidence do you have to prove that Gao Shilian and Hu Sizheng have broken off contact in the past two years?"

Changsun Wugao shook his head and said: "The civilian daughter can't prove it, but the Ministry of Punishment certainly can't prove that my uncle has been in contact with Husizheng in the past two years."

Wei Wensheng frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this woman is clearly quibbling."

"There are no civilian girls. If my uncle has been in contact with Hu Sizheng in the past two years, there must have been correspondence. If the Ministry of Punishment can produce letters, the civilian girls will have nothing to say."

Wei Wensheng was immediately at a loss for words. Judging from the signatures of the letters that Feiyuwei had found, they were indeed from two years ago, and there was none in the past two years.

At this time, the King of Yue rolled his eyes and interjected: "Master Wei, if this is really the case, it is indeed very inappropriate for Gao Shilian to be sentenced to death. He should be retried to avoid killing his loyal minister in vain."
Chapter completed!