Generally speaking, there are two explanations for why Caishikou was chosen to interrogate and execute the condemned prisoners in ancient times.
The first is that Caishikou is bustling with people, and beheading here can serve as a "warning".
The second one is that the market is so popular that it can suppress the souls of the dead.
The above two statements undoubtedly have some truth, but they are not applicable to today's special execution.
The reason why Ning Yongnian chose to kill Li Qi at Caishikou was because he had only one purpose.
He just wanted to use this "public execution" method to tell some forces in Dafeng who were ready to move -
Your emperor is indeed dead, you can go and fight for the throne.
"..."
At the last moment, the prison car escorting Li Qi slowly drove into the execution ground under the gaze of tens of thousands of people.
The eyes of everyone crowded around the execution ground were full of reluctance and anger, but when their eyes fell on the rows of spear points glowing with cold light, this grief and anger would be suppressed by the instinct of survival.
In the bottom of my heart.
Because dozens of corpses and pools of blood scattered everywhere have proven the consequences of impulsiveness.
As a result, all the humiliation can only be turned into gazes, shooting like arrows at every Daning soldier.
If looks could kill, then the thousands of yellow-armored soldiers present would have died countless times.
Unfortunately, this is just a metaphor after all.
Therefore, countless Dafeng people could only watch as Li Qi was dragged out of the prison car and escorted to the center of the execution ground like a broken sack.
And when the Daning soldier who acted as the executioner kicked Li Qi in the knee, causing the latter to kneel down tremblingly, countless people closed their eyes in despair.
Although they were just ordinary people at the bottom of Dafeng, their previous lives had nothing to do with Li Qi.
Some people even criticized the imperial court for being incompetent and losing this national war.
But no matter what, they are all the people of Dafeng and the people of Li Qi.
Therefore, this kneeling not only represents the loss of a country's dignity, but also seems to have severely stepped on the dignity of each of them into the vast snow of Huailing City.
Thousands of years of home and country, tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.
Even though these people only have firewood, rice, oil, and salt in their daily lives, their goals in life are only a few taels of silver.
But at this moment, these illiterate peasant women, porters, vendors, and hard laborers all felt the clear sorrow of the country's subjugation.
They didn't know how to express their feelings, so they had no choice but to shed tears that they didn't know why, clenched their rough and dry fists tightly, and kept trembling in their mouths as they repeated:
"It's evil, it's evil..."
"..."
Regardless of whether the country is prosperous or not, how sad it is to let the sun set.
If there was a way to save Dafeng, I believe many people here would be willing to go through fire and water for it, no matter how much they died.
However, until now, no one has told these people how to do it.
Or, many things may not be something they can decide in the first place.
...
...
A private room on the top floor of a pub a street away.
The rays of the setting sun fell on Yang Liushi's face, coating the black veil with a layer of golden light.
He looked at Li Qi, who was as big as a pea in the execution ground in the distance, and then scanned the slightly moving heads around him, but in the end he still couldn't find Wei Changtian's figure.
That's right, although Wei Changtian asked the spies to find such a good seat to "watch the show", he himself was not here. Instead, he blended in with the crowd and squeezed near the execution site.
Yang Liushi didn't know what Wei Changtian was going to do and wanted to follow him, but was rejected by the latter.
So she had no choice but to wait here anxiously, clutching the corners of her clothes with both hands and never letting go for a moment.
She has nothing to do with Li Qi's life or death.
The only one she cares about is Wei Changtian.
The latter warned before leaving:
"If something goes wrong, leave the city immediately to meet Zhang San. You don't have to wait for me."
After saying this, Wei Changtian left without even explaining what "the situation is wrong" meant.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Yangliu Shi became.
Are you going to save someone?
But how can it be saved?
Besides, why should we care about Li Qi’s life and death?
Wouldn't it be better if the latter died?
Breathing became more and more rapid, and Yang Liushi almost wanted to leave the restaurant to look for Wei Changtian.
But she was afraid that she would ruin the latter's plan, so she finally resisted the impulse in her heart.
Young Master, what exactly are you going to do...
...
At the same time, among the crowd only ten feet away from the periphery of the execution ground.
Just when Yang Liushi was worried to death, Wei Changtian's expression was also very serious at this time.
He had already inspected the area around the execution site several times, but could not find Ning Yongnian.
Not only Ning Yongnian, but also Li Huaizhong, Wu Ding, Bai Youheng and others did not show up.
Obviously, it is impossible for Ning Yongnian not to send second-grade masters to "see the scene" at this time, so these people should be hiding places that they have not discovered.
And Ning Yongnian was most likely witnessing this beheading.
But where are they hiding?
"..."
"I am a pilgrim with a kind heart, but the evil deeds committed by the sinner are really intolerable by heaven..."
"Therefore, only the death penalty can comfort the souls of the dead and restore peace and justice to the world..."
Not far away, the supervisor's interrogation and judgment was coming to an end, and the reason used was nothing more than "Li Qi killed millions of people in Yuanzhou City."
Wei Changtian was not interested in listening to this. He just turned his head calmly again and turned his attention to the row of shops in front of him.
There are about seven or eight teahouses and restaurants, the tall ones are three or four stories high, and the short ones are only two stories high.
Although he had observed it several times, he still felt that Ning Yongnian was most likely behind one of the windows.
Um?
Suddenly, his eyes stopped somewhere and his expression changed for a moment.
Wei Changtian only looked at it for less than a breath, then looked away, and then didn't look around again.
Although he didn't see Ning Yongnian, he saw another person.
Li Wutong.
Good guy, is Ning Yongnian such a pervert?
There is no doubt that Li Wutong must have been kidnapped by Ning Yongnian.
The latter's purpose was undoubtedly to make her watch Li Qi lose his head.
Those who were forced to become children watched their own father being killed...
Damn it!
Wei Changtian really couldn't imagine why Ning Yongnian did this other than to satisfy some bad taste.
Could it be that Ning Wenjun's usurpation of the throne was a huge blow? His anger drove him crazy?
After all, Ning Yongnian's city would definitely not let such an incident happen unless it was profitable or really crazy.
etc!
Wei Changtian frowned, and a guess suddenly flashed in Wei Changtian's mind.
He definitely didn't believe that Ning Yongnian would be crazy.
Then, this move must have other intentions.
And the purpose may be related to myself...
His frown relaxed and his eyes narrowed slightly.
When Wei Changtian thought of this, not only did he not show any worry, he even seemed to smile.
hehe.
It doesn't matter whether it's Xu Suisui or Ning Yongnian.
Now that we've reached this point, let's just play a little bigger.