Zhao Ji, under the protection of his personal officials, stepped onto the high platform of the execution ground through a passageway between two people kneeling on the ground.
The executioner Liang Shicheng, who was ordered to visit the execution ground this time, was as attentive as ever. He trotted forward to meet him, stretched out his hands, and made a gesture to support Zhao Guanjia.
Zhao Ji said coldly: "I can climb to the high platform of Xingchang by myself."
Liang Shicheng's smile froze and he said sarcastically: "The official family is in its prime, look at this old slave who doesn't open his eyes."
As he spoke, he slapped his mouth with his right hand.
Zhao Ji couldn't stand the look of a villain like Liang Shicheng, so he said, "Grand official Liang is in a high position. In front of hundreds of officials and people, why should he demean himself?"
Liang Shicheng quickly stopped the right hand that was about to slap him in the face, and said with a smile: "What the official said is absolutely right. I know I was wrong."
Zhao Ji climbed onto the execution platform, which was more than ten feet high, and looked down from the platform at the hundreds of officials and people kneeling on the ground. It was really a supreme feeling.
Zhao Ji enjoyed this feeling very much. However, he also knew that if he wanted to keep his supreme status as emperor, he must first keep his country and country. It was absolutely wrong to let the shame of Jingkang in history happen to him...
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This is one of the reasons why Zhao Jiwei insisted on killing the demon Dao Lin Lingsu.
To be honest, Zhao Ji, a time traveler, knows that although the elixir refined by Lin Lingsu and donated to the original owner of his body has toxic side effects, that is because Lin Lingsu does not understand modern chemistry knowledge and does not know the process of elixir refining.
Chemical changes can produce harmful substances.
From the bottom of his heart, Demon Dao Lin Lingsu hoped that the Zhao Guan family would live longer after taking the elixir he donated.
In this way, Lin Lingsu can continue to enjoy glory and wealth, continue to spend huge sums of money from the national treasury, requisition free labor from all over the country, and build Shenxiao and Longevity Palaces all over the country, from which he can embezzle huge amounts of money, and also get a name to write down in history.
——The founder of the Shenxiao sect of Taoism.
Zhao Ji sees all this clearly.
The demon-slayer Daolin Lingsu really did not give his own body to the original owner to avenge his personal revenge for the damage to his body caused by accidentally taking pills over the years.
Killing the demon Daolin Lingsu was an act of revenge for harming the country and the people.
"Official!" Liang Shicheng reminded softly: "I respectfully invite the official to enter the banquet tent and take a seat."
Zhao Ji nodded.
Liang Shicheng led the way, and Zhao Ji, under the protection of his subordinates, walked towards the mat shed inside the execution platform.
At this time, Lin Lingsu, who was kneeling in the center of the execution platform, glanced at the fierce executioner who was also kneeling next to him. Since the Zhao family had climbed onto the platform, they were not too strict with him.
Lin Lingsu mustered up the courage, looked up at Zhao Guan's house who was approaching him, and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"O official, the guilty minister knows his guilt!
The guilty minister prays for eternal life. The great emperor will show great mercy and spare the guilty minister and not die!"
"Hmph!" Zhao Ji flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "The evil way harms the country and harms the people, and the death penalty cannot be pardoned."
Hearing this, Demon Dao Lin Lingsu collapsed on the execution platform like a deflated rubber ball.
Zhao Ji ignored Lin Lingsu and walked straight to the mat tent.
When Liang Shicheng passed by Lin Lingsu, he stared at him fiercely and whispered: "Have you forgotten my warning to you?" Lin Lingsu was so frightened that she immediately fell silent.
When Lin Lingsu was taken to Dali Temple for trial, Liang Shicheng was present throughout. Liang Shicheng warned him to plead guilty honestly. Although the death penalty is unavoidable, the Zhao Guan family is kind and will not implicate your nine tribes. If you don't plead guilty honestly, you will be a monster.
Lin Lingsu will also die, and he will be cut into pieces by Lingchi, which will also implicate your nine tribes.
Although Lin Lingsu has no heirs, he still has brothers and other relatives in his hometown.
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The main seat of the prison banquet on the high platform was wiped spotless by the great eunuch Liang Shicheng with the sleeves of his purple robe.
"Old slave respectfully invites the officials to take a seat."
Zhao Ji nodded slightly and sat on the main seat.
He opened his mouth and said: "I love you and all the people, please live in peace!"
Several other executioners on the execution platform, as well as more than a hundred civil servants of rank six or above in Beijing who were kneeling in the front row, thanked each other and stood up.
Liang Shicheng said: "It is passed down from Zhao Guan's family's oral edict: All the people love you and all the people, live in peace!"
Under the high platform, the small officials standing at a distance immediately conveyed the Holy Sage's oral instructions one after another. This was because there were no loudspeakers in the Song Dynasty. Originally, the small officials who relayed messages were to convey the judgment of the demon Lin Ling. Zhao Ji saw that tens of thousands of people who were kneeling on the ground stood up like a wave of people...
Zhao Ji said to Liang Shicheng: "Don't delay the time because I came to the execution ground. You can continue!"
"Old slave, I obey the order." After Liang Shicheng kowtowed, he stood up and said to the other three supervisors: "Get ready to read out the verdict!"
The three supervisors and beheading officials naturally did not dare to sit down again because Zhao Guan's family had sat down in the banquet tent.
Liang Shicheng and the three supervisors stood. One of the red-robed officials took Lin Lingsu's judgment document, checked it according to the system, and handed it to Liang Shicheng, the highest-ranking official among them.
Liang Shicheng unfolded the verdict document and read it loudly. Every time he read a sentence, he paused briefly and let the messengers standing at intervals in the audience spread the word to the people...
Zhao Ji listened to the verdict document read by Liang Shicheng, regarding Lin Lingsu's crimes.
The first thing to do is to commit treason and murder the emperor;
Secondly, when he set up a dojo in the capital to teach the Dharma and gave away money, he embezzled public property many times.
Ordinary listeners are just making a small profit, most of the money is stolen by themselves.
Thirdly, when he was presiding over the construction of the Shenxiao Wanshou Palace in Beijing and various places, he embezzled a huge amount of money from the national treasury...
Also, he doesn’t know the dignity and courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, so he dares to compete with the prince...
Finally, last year, the first year of Xuanhe, the capital city was hit by floods. The demon Dao Lin Lingsu claimed that he could use a method to eliminate the floods, but the result was not only ineffective, but the floods were even worse...
Liang Shicheng finally announced:
"The demon Dao Lin Lingsu was punished for several crimes. He should have been executed in Ling Chi and punished his nine clans.
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However,
Today's emperor is kind and virtuous, and cannot bear to kill too many creatures.
Emperor Zhu Pi changed the sentence of Lin Lingsu Lingchi, the demon Taoist, to beheading.
Pardon the death penalty for the nine clans, and only pursue human crimes related to the case of demon Dao Lin Lingsu."
"Your Majesty is kind and holy!" More than a hundred civil servants of rank six or above were the first to shout loudly under the execution platform.
They knelt on the ground again and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"
Following the rhythm of these ministers, the common people behind them also followed suit, kneeling on the ground one after another and shouting:
"Your Majesty is kind and holy!"
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
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Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, the momentum was earth-shattering.
Zhao Ji enjoys the pleasure of being shouted "Long live" by thousands of people.
However, he has not yet been fooled into being dizzy.
He knew that under the execution platform, the first group of civil servants who were forced to visit Gen Yue were not willing to watch the killing. After all, they were all "benevolence-based" Confucian believers and could not bear to see the emperor carrying out executions.
The nine tribes of criminals. Therefore, in the eyes of civil servants, it is a benevolent act not to implicate the nine tribes.
There is a deeper reason, that is, most of these civil servants should have been corrupt before. Of course, they don’t want to see cases where the nine tribes were punished for corruption. Think about it, if you are investigated
That day, I'm starting to feel scared now...
In fact, Zhao Ji also thought about whether to change Lin Lingsu's sentence to hanging in the Song Dynasty's death penalty? What about leaving Lin Lingsu's whole body?
This may win more love and support from civil servants and praise the eternal benevolent king.
This thought flashed across my mind, and Zhao Ji thought it was absolutely not possible.
Although, this group of civil servants may praise themselves even more for the benevolence and saintliness of the emperor, but I still want to use this to deter corrupt officials who violate the law!
Zhao Ji said coldly: "Now that Mr. Liang has read out the sentence, let's carry out the execution!"
"I obey the order!" Liang Shicheng humbly accepted the order.
When he turned around and faced the execution platform and the officials and people below, he immediately became arrogant.
Liang Shicheng said loudly: "The time has come, let's kill the traitorous demon Dao Lin Lingsu!"
After receiving the order, the executioner picked up a large bowl of wine, took a swig, and swallowed it.
Take another sip of wine, hold it in your mouth, and face the bright and cold sharp blade of the ghost-headed sword,
"Pfft..."
He spat out the drink in his mouth.
There was a "pop" sound.
The executioner, a strong man, smashed the wine bowl to pieces on the execution platform.
He pulled out the death card stuck behind Lin Lingsu's back and threw it aside.
The executioner is a strong man, raising and dropping the knife with ease...
A "click" sound.
A column of blood spurted out...
The body of demon Dao Lin Lingsu fell,
A head fell to the ground and rolled to the edge of the stage...
More than a hundred civil servants were frightened and lamented...
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