Chapter 52: Abandoned Sun Shihu on the Execution Grounds and Gets Sick Zhang Jack Negotiates with Prince Shi Shi
In the execution ground, Shi Xuan's tribesmen stood in rows on their knees, with "bright shackles" inserted behind them. The executioner held the knife with one hand and threw away the wooden board of the shackles with the other hand. He raised the machete with both hands and "clicked" when he raised the knife.
The heads rolled to the ground, and the wooden planks of the platform beneath their feet were soaked in blood.
There was a sigh of relief from the surrounding crowd, and everyone closed their eyes.
The little boy's eyes were covered by his mother, and he said childishly: "Mom, what did they commit that they all have to be beheaded?"
The woman lowered her head and said carefully: "Just because they are the Shi family."
Xiao'er said in confusion: "Everyone says that the emperor is good, but I think he is not as good as us common people."
The child's words made the woman shiver and she quickly covered his mouth.
While talking, I heard the sergeant with a fierce look inside the execution ground shouting: "Take the last group."
For a time, the people escorted to the execution ground were tied into several strings, connected with ropes from front to back, and pushed to the execution ground.
"Ah, mother, look, that person is so small." The child in the crowd exclaimed.
"Quick, close your eyes." The woman covered the child's eyes.
"Sister, sister, where are you going? You are all connected like this." The kid who was being escorted just looked puzzled.
My sister comforted me and said, "Shi Bao, let's go inside and play a game later. It will be over as soon as we close our eyes."
Shi Bao blinked his eyes and said, "It's not fun. I want my father, Grandpa Huang."
"Hurry up, let's go quickly." A sergeant at the back was pushing the group of people, and the woman with a delicate figure and a beautiful face suddenly fell down. Seeing this, the sergeant next to her pulled up her sleeves and moved forward.
Pull.
The maid next to her broke through the crowd to protect the man and said, "How dare you people be so rude to Princess Shiyun."
Shi Yun pushed Xiao Qiu away and said, "Don't talk about it, Xiao Qiu. Nai He was born in the emperor's family. They are also following orders. Now you are lucky to be freed. Go quickly."
On the execution platform, Shi Hu originally wanted not to go to the scene, but Empress Liu and Zhang Jack were worried that someone would interfere with it, so they repeatedly invited Shi Hu to watch the execution. Shi Hu was concerned about the safety of Shi Shi's throne. At this time, he was sitting silently. It was just a moment.
When it was time to execute the execution, he closed his eyes and couldn't bear to watch.
Under the stage, Shi Min was watching the people on the execution ground.
"Brother, it's difficult to handle." Wang Tai whispered to Shi Min from the side.
Shi Min glanced at Shi Hu on the execution platform, then turned back to Wang Tai and said: "The axemen and the guard sergeants are all our own, as long as we can distract the emperor."
Wang Tai said worriedly: "It's all Zhang Jack's fault. He's worried that we might do anything."
The drip mark next to "Didi" is dripping with water, and the engraved watch is sinking continuously.
At this time, Wang Tai reported to Shi Min: "Brother, Zhang Jack has sent people to urge him, why haven't he been punished yet?"
Shi Min pulled Wang Tai aside, gently touched his waist, turned to the side of the execution platform, and said, "Wang Tai, you see Shi Hu is always staring at that child."
Wang Tai looked at Shi Hu along, then at the child on the execution ground, frowning, "Indeed, I have always heard that Shi Hu loves Shi Xuan's Shi Bao's youngest son the most, and often holds him in his arms. If he hadn't been forced to do so now, he would be loved by Shi Hu.
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Shi Min exclaimed: "Wang Tai, if we want to save Shi Yun now, it seems that we can only use this child."
Wang Tai only thought for a moment and understood instantly. He cupped his hands and said, "I'll do it now."
The sergeant guarding the hour watched the clock closely, and the "drop" water dropped down one space, just to the three-quarter line, and shouted: "The time has come, execution."
"Grandpa, grandpa, I want to see grandpa." At this time, a childish voice was clear and came over.
Under the execution platform, at some point, the young child rushed directly to the execution platform. Outside the execution ground, the people around him heard the sound and whispered to each other. When they saw that it was a child, they started to shout loudly.
Zhang Jack was furious, drew out a saber belonging to the sergeant next to him, pointed at the people on the execution ground and shouted: "What are you people doing for food? You can't even look down on a child."
Zhang Ai, the captain of the infantry army, stepped forward and kowtowed to apologize, "I will be negligent, this child is like a loach, who can catch him." However, he blocked Zhang Jack's direction to intercept Shi Bao.
I saw the young child rushing up to the execution platform and throwing himself into Shi Hu's arms. "Grandpa, why don't you want a grandson?" Shi Bao cried heartbreakingly. Even though Shi Hu had a heart of stone, he couldn't bear it.
I just want to move forward and hug him.
Liu Zhaoyi was at the side at this time. Seeing this, he hurriedly grabbed Shi Hu and said, "Your Majesty, this is the remnant of the rebellious son. I can't hold him in my arms."
Unexpectedly, Shi Hu was very unhappy when he heard this, "I'm just holding my own grandson, what do I have to do with you?"
"Come here, baby, Grandpa Huang will give you a hug." He said and just picked up the toddler.
Just at this moment, the crowd nearby shouted, "What's wrong with the child?" Seeing this, Zhang Jacky hurriedly ordered his men to maintain order. At this time, he saw Shi Hu hugging his grandson. He knew that if he didn't stop him, he would be afraid of Shi Hu.
The feeling of a tiger licking its calf is about to arise. You must not leave Shi Xuan's young son in the world and go straight forward.
In the execution ground, Shi Min gave a signal with his eyes, and the sergeant on the side understood it immediately.
"Look," the crowd around them exclaimed. A large banner standing in front of the door fell down and was about to hit the crowd.
"Mom, Mom, I'm scared." A child happened to be standing under the flagpole and cried. Seeing that the flagpole was about to hit him, people in the crowd screamed. At this moment, a figure flashed by and pushed the child away.
The child retreated outside. The child was saved. Only the man was covered by the huge flag, alive and dead.
The sergeant in front of the door was also confused and pulled the flag away. However, the flag was quite large. The sergeant spent a lot of effort to close it. He saw the woman under the flag, her face covered with blood, as if she had been hit.
The flag was quite big and covered Shi Yun and the woman next to them.
The incident happened so suddenly that the surrounding sergeants had no time to react.
At this time, Wang Tai hurried over and ordered the sergeants around him: "You must guard the good criminals and don't let any of them escape."
Immediately, he ordered the sergeants who followed him to carry the injured woman away and treat her quickly.
At this time, Shi Min also arrived. Seeing that the wooden gate had been pushed down by the banner, it was difficult to repair it for a while, so he ordered the surrounding sergeants to guard the place and not let anyone in or out.
At this time, Zhang Jackal only glanced at Shi Min fiercely, knowing that Shi Bao would not have been able to escape if Shi Bao had not acted in the way.
.At this time, Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jack's younger brother, suddenly shouted: "According to our emperor's decree, all criminals will be executed without mercy."
When Shi Bao heard Zhang Xiong's words in Shi Hu's arms, he was furious and cried: "Grandpa is bad, grandpa is bad." He broke away and left.
Shi Hu just wanted to hug him again and said: "Grandpa has no choice but to do so. My grandson is not guilty. Grandpa will let you go now."
At this time, Liu Zhaoyi hurriedly sent a wink to Zhang Jack, who understood. The moment Shi Bao left Shi Hu's arms, he grabbed Shi Bao instantly. Shi Bao was shocked, knowing that his life would be in danger if he fell into the hands of this person.
Suddenly he cried: "Grandpa, save me." He only held Shi Hu's belt, but Zhang Jacky had already made up his mind. He tried hard to pull Shi Bao, but Shi Bao almost tried to grab Shi Hu's belt.
broken.
At this time, Shi Hu said angrily: "General Zhang, what do you want? I have forgiven Bao'er, but you dare to disobey me." Zhang Jack took Shi Bao down and put it into the hands of the sergeant on the execution ground.
Zhang Zhen turned around and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please don't have a single thought of kindness. If Bao'er were here, the stone that your Majesty erected would be like a stone again."
After saying that, Zhang Jackal's brother Zhang Xiong took the lead to kneel down, and the sergeants next to him also knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please do not make the same mistake again."
Shi Hong was the crown prince appointed by Taizu Shi Le. Shangshu's right servant She Chengya repeatedly admonished Shi Le, saying that Shi Hu "conquered for a long time and was powerful both inside and outside. He was also intolerant, cruel and easy to kill... Please take precautions and get rid of this problem as soon as possible."
." However, Shi Le loved Shi Hu's handsome talent and did not get rid of Shi Hu on the grounds that "the world is not at peace and the war is in danger". Unexpectedly, Cheng Xia's words became a motto, and Shi Hong was in power for two years.
Shi Hu held him hostage and forced him to take the Zen position. He died at the age of twenty-two.
"Grandpa, grandpa, save me." Shi Bao's cry brought Shi Hu's thoughts back to the execution ground.
Shi Hu looked at Shi Bao who was pulled down on the beheading platform and remained silent, closing his eyes gently.
Seeing this, Zhang Jack ordered on behalf of Shi Min: "Execution."
Shi Min was on the execution ground at this moment, and immediately shouted: "The last twelve of Shi Xuan's disciples are all here for execution."
The executioner raised his knife and dropped it, the heads rolled, Shi Xuan and his disciples were finally "dead".
"Pfft" Shi Hu heard the sound of his head rolling down, and his blood surged up in his chest. He couldn't stop it at this time, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Everyone was in panic.
"Quickly, go back to the palace and call the medical officer." Liu Zhaoyi hurriedly ordered people to lift the stone tiger and headed towards Ye Palace.
In the Jinhua Hall of Ye Palace and outside the dormitory, Liu Zhaoyi was serving decoctions and medicines outside, and Shi Shi was serving them inside.
Zhang Jack came quietly at this time. When he saw Liu Zhaoyi, he bowed slightly and said, "Liu Zhaoyi, is the King of Heaven okay?"
"It turns out it's Mr. Zhang." Liu Zhaoyi quickly stood up and whispered to Zhang Jie, "Now that Your Majesty is around, I forgive you for not being able to exert all your strength."
Zhang Jack was so flattered that he only looked up at his face which was full of grooves, his slender eyes were almost gone, and said with a smile: "Oh, why did Zhaoyi say this?"
Liu Zhaoyi took a step closer and said, "I've seen it all. Fortunately, Zhang Jacky made a quick decision at the execution ground, so that boy Shi Bao didn't have a chance to escape. I'm very grateful for this kindness."
However, Zhang Jack also had some words to say, "Where are you talking about Liu Zhaoyi? I have known Liu Zhaoyi for many years. Your Majesty is not going to live forever, so the artifact must be moved. That Shi Shi also has a heart of benevolence and filial piety. I think it is time to establish it."
"Ho, ho," Liu Zhaoyi covered her face and said with a smile, "General Zhang is really thoughtful. Thank you very much, my concubine."
"Ahem!" There was a coughing sound inside, and then Shi Shi hurriedly ran out, but when he saw Zhang Jackal, he hurriedly saluted. He turned to Liu Zhaoyi and said, "Mother, Your Majesty wants you to come in."
Liu Zhaoyi and his maid immediately entered the inner room. Shi Shi and Zhang Jackal were waiting outside.
After a while, there was a sound of reprimands coming from inside. I could vaguely hear "You are not allowed to interfere in politics" and so on. I saw Liu Zhaoyi hurried out, with an unhappy look on her face, and said to the female official: "Your Majesty has sent an order to invite Li Nong, Zhang Ju and Zhang Jack to come together."
Kneel down in front of the couch to welcome the imperial edict."
"Yes." The female officer turned around and walked out of the palace.
Seeing the displeasure on Liu Zhaoyi's face, Zhang Jack hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "It is common practice for Your Majesty to pass orders. Why is Liu Zhaoyi unhappy?"
Liu Zhaoyi only glanced at Shi Shi, but the child was respectful, thinking about his father's condition, and sighed and said: "Aren't I afraid of long nights and dreams, so I added a few more words, Zhang Jack has always been loyal, your majesty can entrust him to him
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"It's just a woman's opinion." Zhang Jack was very anxious, and hurriedly grabbed Liu Zhaoyi's lapel, "If you don't bear it, you will mess up your plan. It's not advisable to act too hastily."
"General Zhang?"
Suddenly, a voice came from the side, and Shi Shi was staring at the two of them. Although Shi Shi was only ten years old, things were complicated this year, and this ten-year-old child was already different from the past.
Zhang Jack hurriedly let go and knelt down in panic: "I lost my composure for a moment, so I apologize."
Liu Zhaoyi also said hurriedly: "Shi'er, General Zhang also made an honest mistake."
"Mother, if it weren't for Zhang Jackal, would it be true that I couldn't be crowned prince?" Shi Shi asked, staring at his mother.
"Oh, you child, what are you talking about?" Liu Zhaoyi said to Shi Shi, "Mother doesn't like you talking like this. Your Majesty likes you very much. General Zhang is just admonishing you."
Shi Shi just looked at Zhang Jacky for a long time, then he slowly saluted and said, "Although my mother said this, I leave it to General Zhang."
At this time, at the Dongming Temple in the southeast corner outside the city, Li Nong was entrusted by Shi Min to go to visit Shi Yun, but he was fine.
At this time, the eldest son came in a hurry. When he saw his father, he dismounted his horse and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Someone from the palace has sent a message, and ordered my father to enter the palace quickly to meet the saint."
Li Nong only tightened his thin forehead, his eyes became deeper, and asked: "Who else?"
"Captain Zhang Ju also entered the palace together."
"Son, this matter is of great importance. The honor and disgrace of my Li family are all tied to this. From today on, you must act carefully." Li Nong held the eldest son's shoulder.
The eldest son came closer and said: "My son heard that a serious illness broke out at Shihuguan execution ground the day before yesterday. Today, I am summoned urgently. I am afraid there is something important to do. Could it be..." He only wrote on his father's palm "
"Establish the crown prince." The father and son nodded in unison.
Li Nong smiled and said: "My younger brother is the eldest son, and he is much stronger than your third brother. I, the entire Li clan, will be safe in your hands. Yes, as a father, I also feel that I should do this."
The eldest son whispered: "Father, the person who should be established is King Yan Shi Bin. He is old and has been familiar with government affairs for a long time. He should be the best choice for the crown prince."
"For the sake of Zhao's plan, I must advise you." After speaking, he said to the horseman next to him, "Prepare the horse." Li Nong only took a few steps and flew onto the horse, only to see it was about to raise his whip.
"Wait a minute!" The eldest son blocked Li Nong's path.
"Father, the crown prince of the country is not something that we and other foreign ministers can comment on. As long as my father can do what he wants, how can he have his own opinions?"
Li Nong only led the horses to pace, with no intention of coming down, and said: "If I wanted to form a party for personal gain, back then when I was the leader of Zhao Dynasty, I invaded Jin Dynasty on the 5th day. Shi Jian, Shi Min and I each led the army. Fortunately, Shi Min came to help us.
To win the victory over Miannan, I should advise you to establish Shi Jian and Shi Min, but King Yan Shi Bin is the eldest son. Since ancient times, there has been an order of growth and development, and there are differences between direct descendants. How can they be established randomly because of love."
The eldest son hurriedly grabbed the collar of his father's horse and said, "Now that your majesty is ignorant and has been deceived by Zhang Jack, it is better for father not to give any advice."
"Go, get out of the way." Li Nong just raised his whip and "drove..." straight to Yecheng.
Soon Li Nong, Zhang Ju and Zhang Jack were all waiting for summons outside Jinhua Hall.
Liu Zhaoyi came out of the inner room and said to everyone: "Your Majesty has invited you."
The three of them entered Emperor Zhao's bedroom and saw Yang Huan supporting Shi Hu, leaning on the couch with his upper body and his feet hanging on the ground. He almost wanted to get up but was still unable to do so.
Seeing this, Li Nong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please take care of your precious body. We can kneel down to greet you and listen to your order."
Shi Hu raised his hand with great effort and signaled to the chamberlain next to him, "You are the important ministers of the country, how can you be rude to me? Come here, I will give you three people each with a bed, and I, the king and his ministers, will sit down and chat with each other."
Everyone sat down next to Shi Hu. Shi Hu supported his upper body and said: "Today the Hualin Garden of Ye Palace has been completed, and the Taiwu Hall was also completed the previous year. Our Ye City has regained the glory of Wei Wu in the past.
.I wish to succeed the emperor in the first month of next year."
Zhang Ju meditated for a while and sang: "'Fei Bi's square chariot is heading west, and three towers stand in a row to stand tall and majestic...Zhou Xuan is in the sky, Danqi is close to the 猋, E'e is added, and the dust is clear... The eight poles can be surrounded.
In the eyes of an inch, everything can be unified in one dynasty. Zuo Si, a former Jin Dynasty man, praised the splendor of Ye Palace in his "Ode to the Capital of Wei". However, the Jin Dynasty did not repair the political affairs and the city of Ye was destroyed by war. Fortunately, His Majesty has made great achievements all over the world.
I have been able to see you again. Now that the Central Plains has been leveled, only one corner of the south of the Yangtze River is undecided. In terms of merit, Your Majesty only pursues Wei Wu. However, Your Majesty was born in a humble position and is even more outstanding than Cao Cao, the eunuch and ugly man."
"What Zhang Taiwei said is true. Wei Wu was only called the King of Wei throughout his life. Why? However, he was trapped in the status of a minister of the Han Dynasty in his early years. Now that the Jin Dynasty is declining, the destiny has been moved." Shi Hu only looked at
Everyone saw that these three people were listening attentively. Shi Hu cleared his throat and said, "I have been thinking about this for many days. If I don't add the emperor's title at this time, I may be ridiculed by the world. Although I said in the early years, you don't dare to use the emperor's title."
I have heard that he can be called the King of Zhao Tianwang, but now that the Jin Dynasty is weak, I intend to succeed the emperor in the first month of next year."
Zhang Jack stood up immediately with a smile on his face and said: "Your Majesty should have done this a long time ago. The lord of Zhao is the emperor. Because the world was not at peace, the late emperor created the title of King of Heaven. This was unprecedented in ancient times. It was quite a twist.
I, the lord of the Zhao Kingdom, am the majestic emperor."
Seeing Zhang Jack's behavior, Zhang Ju understood in his heart that His Majesty had already had this intention, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly earlier. Now that the Holy Body was not hesitant, he no longer hesitated and wanted to make his wish come true, so he stood up and congratulated: "Your Majesty,
My achievements are worthy of the title of Emperor, I second my opinion."
"Li Sikong?" Shi Hu looked at the silent Li Nong beside him.
"Your Majesty." After hearing Shi Hu's call, Li Nong stood up in a hurry.
"What do you think?" Shi Hu asked.
Li Nong carefully expressed his worries, "I am thinking that the Zhang family in Hexi and Murong in Liaodong are both in the Jin Dynasty. If I take the lead in proclaiming the emperor, will it..."
Zhang Jack looked sideways at him again and said sarcastically: "Li Sikong must be exaggerating. The Jin Dynasty is now ruled by orphans and widowers, with the powerful minister Huan Wen outside and Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji. The political situation is in such decline. This should be a good opportunity for our Zhao country to proclaim the emperor."
At that time, the Zhang family in Hexi and Murong in Liaodong could not wait to change their families and honor our Zhao Kingdom."
Zhang Jack was quite arrogant about his remarks. He thought that the Zhao State was so strong that it should be the best among the other countries. Shi Hu had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor. In this way, Zhang Jack could persuade and remonstrate, and his status among the auxiliary ministers should be further improved.
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As Zhang Jack was talking, he saw Li Nong getting up and kneeling in front of Shi Hu. The beryl around his waist hit the clean floor tiles, making a crisp sound.
"Your Majesty, don't use false names to get real disaster. Don't you hear the story of King Min of Qi and the Eastern Emperor?"
Zhang Jack stood up and angrily shouted in front of Li Nong: "Li Sikong, your majesty is so wise and powerful that the young master of the Jin Dynasty can't match him. Our Zhao army is going south, and it will be easy to clean up the Jin Dynasty."
Shi Hu just waved his hand and said: "General Zhang, please be patient. Li Sikong has been with me for many years. He is indeed loyal. Please step back."
Zhang Jack was angry and sat down.
Shi Hu waved his hand, motioning for Li Nong to sit down, and asked: "Li Sikong, I don't want to say anything at this time. I have one more question, the rise and fall of a country depends on the crown prince. Who do you think is suitable for the crown prince?"
Li Nong just sat down, then stood up and said: "Yan Gong Shi Bin has military strategy, Pengcheng Gong Shi Zun has literary virtues, but your Majesty's choice must be followed."
Shi Hu was not in a hurry after hearing this and replied: "Your words are quite pertinent."
Zhang Jack heard this and said anxiously: "Mr. Yan is a bitch, and she has made mistakes in the past. Pengcheng Gong Shi Zun's mother is also the mother of the former deposed prince. If she is established now, I may still have resentment towards your majesty. Your majesty should think carefully about it."
Li Nong angrily rebuked: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, Shi Bin has quelled the chaos in Guanzhong and has made great contributions to the country. Shi Zun has been a brilliant civil servant, and all officials are convinced. Your Majesty will choose one of the two sons to establish him. He will comply with the destiny of heaven and the people of the world. I hope your majesty will accept it."
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Zhang Jack did not show any weakness, and only advised His Majesty: "Your Majesty, when you established a prince before, it was because his mother advocated lowliness, so the troubles continued. If you want to establish a prince now, you should choose a prince with a noble mother and a filial son."
Zhang Jack looked back at Zhang Ju and Li Nong, took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is appropriate to establish the Shishi."
Li Nong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Shi Shi is young, his mother is weak and his son is strong, this is unacceptable."
At this time, Zhang Ju, who was silent next to him, stepped forward and said: "Shi Shi is a virtuous and respectful person, quite like a virtuous master. I second my opinion."
"Lieutenant Zhang, you?" Li Nong was shocked.
But he saw Captain Zhang, staring at Li Nong. He glanced under the curtain next to him, but there was a skirt exposed. It was inconvenient to think about it. At this time, Empress Liu must be eavesdropping. Li Nong looked behind Shi Hu.
But it seems that there is a shadowy figure on the screen, a private ambush. He already knows in his heart that Shi Hu has made up his mind, and summoning his ministers here is just to test his mind. If he has two minds about Shi Shi today, he will be alive the moment he steps out of the palace gate.
The danger.
"I don't understand the holy will, I am atonement for my sin." Li Nong bowed down to apologize.
Shi Hu showed an imperceptible smile.
Shi Hu tried his best to squeeze out a smile, "You and the three of you all have this intention, I am very happy, come..."
