The window flashed, and a red light shone into the room, hitting the back of Wang Ziqi's hand. The dagger fell to the ground with a "clang", and Chu Jiangfeng from behind dropped the hilt of the sword and struck Wang Ziqi hard on the back of the neck with his elbow, forcing Wang Ziqi to let go. The guards on the side pulled Xiaozong Zhao Shen and kicked Wang Ziqi's knees. Wang Ziqi collapsed to the ground like a big flour bag. The adults in the inner hall were all shocked by this sudden turn of events. , Wang Baoer reacted the fastest and immediately fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I have been deceived." For a while, those right servants and ministers all knelt down and kowtowed like garlic, wailing and begging for mercy. The sound was endless. The two imperial guards broke out of the window, but the window was empty.
"Haha, Zhao Shen, you can't kill me, you can't do anything to me. I am protected by the gods, what can you do to me?" The prince who fell to the ground was still laughing arrogantly. If he knew that the old Taoist Liu Minqi himself has already reported to the Palace of Hell, and if he is suffering in the Fourth Division of Netherworld now, he will definitely not be able to laugh.
Zhao Shen recognized that he was the one who warned him in his dream that day. Since the god did not want to show up, Zhao Shen had no choice but to sigh. Looking down, he only saw the prince shouting, coldly. He said: "Cut this rebellious minister and traitor for me, and the imperial army will assist Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the case. Hum." Xiaozong looked at the officials who were kneeling on the ground and the servants in the Yushi Mansion, woke up the concubine, and was led by Prime Minister Zhang Jun. Driving back to the palace.
After Xiaozong left, the prince was still yelling and cursing. Hu Gansi of Dali Temple shouted: "Where are the imperial guards? The Holy One has ordered this guy to be chopped up alive, and he is still allowed to run rampant. Where is the power of God? General Li Xianzhong, please lead the imperial army to conduct a thorough search. Censor's Mansion."
"Yes", "obey". Chu Jiangfeng stabbed Wang Ziqi's thigh with his sword, and the guards behind him drew their swords and stabbed Wang Ziqi.
"Ah, it hurts, it's wrong, Liu Laodao lied to me." The inner hall was filled with Wang Ziqi's screams. He just didn't understand why it was different from what Liu Minqi said. He didn't think about what Liu Laodao said. That way, all catastrophes and pains are suffered by those who change their lives. Wang Ziqi has already cursed Liu Minqi thousands of times in his heart for lying to him, and his screams made everyone present feel terrified. This punishment was Ling Chi. According to "History of the Song Dynasty·Criminal Law Chronicles": "For those who were Ling Chi, first cut off their limbs and then cut off their mouths. This was the most extreme method at that time." A big traitor or a big evil would have to cut thousands of people with a knife. He had to be tortured with a hundred knives. Of course, there was no condition like Ling Chi in the Yushi Mansion, and the guards were not specialized executioners. Eight guards stabbed the prince dozens of times, and the prince had already died. In the inner hall Everyone was taken away by Hu Gansi of Dali Temple, and everyone from the Censor's Mansion was detained in the Censor's Mansion. Hu Gansi was checking one by one. On the top of the inner hall of the Censor's Mansion, Chen Mengsheng saw that the overall situation had been decided, and chanted a Taoist cloud. He climbed up the ladder and left in a fluttering manner.
That night, Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty and Zhao Shen received reports from the Forbidden Army and the Dali Temple. In the Yushi Mansion, they found the autographed document of Prince Qi and Jin's traitor to the country. They also found the dragon robe in the iron cabinet in the secret room, which was implicated in Prince Qi's case. With nearly half a hundred officials, big and small, Emperor Xiaozong felt sad and ordered Hu Gansi to follow the law. Otherwise, Xiaozong would also have to thank the prince. This victory over the Jin people was a great achievement, but the people didn't know it. Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong This time I was really depressed. I sent an army of tens of thousands and was completely wiped out without knowing anything. The strength of the Jin Kingdom was greatly weakened, and there was no war with the Southern Song Dynasty for nearly twenty years.
The busiest thing in Lin'an City right now is the Dali Temple, where officials involved in the case are being arrested and brought to justice. Three days later, another imperial list appeared outside the Qingbo Gate. Everyone pushed the wall and listed the top ten crimes of the prince, including collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and committing rebellion and rebellion. , forming a party for personal gain, all of which are quarreling and exterminating a family. Prince Tomorrow’s imperial censor’s house will be executed at noon, and all the officials affected by this case, from the second-rank official Liu Wenhua of Tongzhi Yuan to the fourth-rank and below, should be executed. The people were killed, the troops were expelled, and there was a sense of murder in Lin'an City. The next day, the streets in Lin'an City were deserted. Since the morning, people had been rushing to Caishikou. Before noon, the entire execution ground was full of people. I saw two rows of imperial troops escorting these prison cars from Dali Temple. There were dozens of them, followed by the servants of the Censor's Mansion wearing irons. Their cries were earth-shattering.
After Lord Hu Gansi read out the imperial edict, the prisoner was pushed to the executioner by the Imperial Guards. Hu Gansi dipped his pen in cinnabar and threw the wooden sign on the ground every time he wrote a name. An executioner would kneel down on the ground and pull out the wooden sign. The beheading sign behind the prisoner. Deacons will check these two signs. This is called verification. However, there are a lot of prisoners today. About 130 people are about to be beheaded. Hu Gansi has to go back and forth after writing a deacon. After the first group of prisoners were identified, they would have to wait for the order from the prison officer and Mr. Hu.
"It's three quarters past noon." The beheading officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs shouted. Mr. Hu pulled out the beheading flag and waved it. At this time, there were not many people crying, and most of them closed their eyes tightly. The executioner Guitou raised his sword. As soon as it fell, a human head was chopped off to the ground, and the blood in the cavity was splattered... Several disobedient people would come out of the execution ground, wrap the body with mats, and pick the head into a big basket. , after the incident is over, if there are still people in the family, they will give the disobedient a small amount of money, sell the body back to a cobbler, and find a cobbler to sew the head and cavity together for burial.
After Hao Zuo had cleaned up the dead bodies in front, the imperial guards pushed the prisoners behind him forward. There were only a dozen or so executioners in total, and they could only chop off one group after another. Among the many spectators, Chen Mengsheng was holding a Porcelain vase, in front of Chen Mengsheng were two men muttering softly.
"Second brother, we will survive this time..."
"Stop talking, don't even look where this is." The man who was scolded was silent. These two were Niu Er and Li Mu who were sent home by Wang Ziqi from the Yushi Mansion... Wait until one day When more than 130 executions were completed, a layer of blood accumulated on the ground at Caishikou. Later, I heard that the strong smell of blood did not disappear for half a month.
Wuliupo is particularly weird at night, with some unknown insects hissing. Wild dogs on the mass graves are digging into the rotten bones of the dead with red eyes. The sound of biting the bones is creepy. The pale green spiritual fire on the grave was blowing in the wind, surrounding Chen Mengsheng who was carrying a shovel and a lantern. Chen Mengsheng removed the requiem charm on the porcelain bottle and summoned Ying Xiaolian's soul.
"Miss Ying, but here?"
Ying Xiaolian nodded sadly and said: "Your Majesty Judge, this is the place where Xiao Lian's body was buried. Today, it is all because of the Judge's redress for the little girl that she can finally see the fate of her enemy with her own eyes. Lord Mingjian, please accept Ying Xiaolian." Bow down." After saying that, he bowed down and bowed down.
"Miss Ying, get up quickly. After I have transcended the girl's body and resolved her grievances, I will send her to the six realms of reincarnation."
"Well, it all depends on the judge."
Chen Mengsheng took off the shovel from his shoulder and started to dig up the ground. Li Mu and Niu Er had also hastily buried Ying Xiaolian's body. After Chen Mengsheng dug the shovel for a few seconds, a white elephant was revealed under the light of the lantern.
I carefully and slowly excavated the cocoon. After burning incense, I finally saw the whole picture. The resentment after Ying Xiaolian's death became tangled into a thread of resentment and wrapped the body tightly. With this thin layer of resentment, the wild
The dogs didn't dare to dig for food. Chen Mengsheng could see Ying Xiaolian's bones through the resentful silk.
"Little Miss Lian, I'm going to cast a spell. Do you want to take another look at your life?"
"In this life, Ying Xiaolian is just a pitiful and weak woman. It's okay if you don't look at her. I just hope that Xiaolian in the next life won't be so pitiful anymore."
Chen Mengsheng remained silent, reciting the Yin Thunder Fire Curse in his mind. He flicked his fingertips a few times, and a few rays of red light fell on Ying Xiaolian's corpse. The whole body was immediately covered with red light, and soon it was turned into ashes by this red light.
Chen Mengsheng used this Yin Thunder Fire to save Xiaozong that day. After collecting Ying Xiaolian's ashes, Chen Mengsheng recited the death curse again, and Hei Wuchang saluted Chen Mengsheng as soon as he came out.
"Soul Seducer, today I have to trouble you again to bring the soul of Miss Ying Xiaolian to the underworld and enter the six realms of reincarnation as a human being. I will take Miss Ying Xiaolian's ashes to Yangzhou to reunite her with her parents in this life."
"Yes, Hei Wuchang wishes the judge a safe journey. Miss Xiao Lian, let's go." The iron chain was put around Ying Xiaolian's neck and she said goodbye to Chen Mengsheng. Ying Xiaolian looked back at her benefactor Chen Mengsheng several times.
Kneel down and worship each other.
The largest ferry in Lin'an City is near Qiantang Bridge. Chen Mengsheng asked about the boat to Yangzhou at the ferry. In the Southern Song Dynasty, transportation was not very developed. If you wanted to go where, you had to ask first. If there were merchant ships passing by, they would take you there.
. Lin'an City is considered a good place in the Southern Song Dynasty. There are boats, stern boats, flat boats, and flat boats parked at the ferry. The boats are for traveling on the West Lake, the tall boats are for officials and ordinary people, but not for the common people, and the rickshaws are for the navy to fight. Only
Flat boats can carry goods and passengers, but because Zou Wei Tiezhao defeated the merchant ships of the Jin army in Hulu Bay, the navy is still busy dredging the waterway. The number of ships that can go down the canal every day has been greatly reduced, and they have to wait for the navy
After receiving the approval, Chen Mengsheng searched for a long time at the ferry and finally found a flat boat that was ready to return to Yangzhou after delivering the goods. He paid the money and agreed to get on the boat and go to Yangzhou together tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Chen Mengsheng rushed to the ferry and boarded the boat. Chen Mengsheng looked around and saw that the boat was about six feet long and two feet wide, and was made of fine willow wood. Rows of nail caps were exposed on the hull.
The appearance of the iron-headed boat is like the spoon of the Big Dipper, with the bow protruding like a handle. The boatman usually stands on the front deck to paddle the boat. There is an iron cargo hold at the rear of the ship. The back cabin is generally divided into two layers, with the upper layer for people and the lower layer for storage.
Cargo. There were forty or fifty people on the same ship sitting in the cabin. One of them turned out to be Xiao Zhuzhu, the son of Xiao Laoshi, the treasurer of Fulai Restaurant, whom he knew.
The boat moved slowly, and there were navy warships cruising outside the boat, dragging some charred boats back to the ferry. When the boat arrived at Hulu Bay, Chen Mengsheng saw that there were broken corpses of broken boats floating on the waterway less than 30 feet.