After Chen Zhi got in the car, he found Lang Tu sitting in the back seat.
Lang Tu nodded to Chen Zhi very respectfully, and then waved his hand to signal the driver to drive.
Lang Tu's expression was very serious all the way. His face with the oblique scar was as green and black as a stone carving. His lips were tightly closed and he didn't say a word all the way.
In the dull atmosphere, the car drove forward and finally reached its destination. When it arrived at the gate of Xiqi King City, Lang Tucai said to Chen Zhi:
"Clan leader~~, please go in! Your subordinates cannot accompany you here.
The leader asked me to bring you a message. You don’t have to say anything after entering, and you don’t have to plead for anyone. Just stand quietly and watch. This is the matter of the Xiqi warriors themselves..."
"knew……",
Chen Zhi nodded when he heard the words, turned around and looked at Lang Tu again, and then looked around again. He saw that the yard was full of men in black, and everyone's face was as serious as Lang Tu.
"It seems that what is happening inside is now known to everyone..." Chen Zhi thought silently in his heart, and then walked into Xiqi King City.
The old lamp boy who greeted him at the door was still the old lamp boy. The old lamp boy had his face covered. He seemed a little nervous at this time and pressed against the outside of the wall, as if he was afraid of someone attacking him.
After seeing Chen Zhi come in, the lamp boy took the lamp and led Chen Zhi towards the interior of the royal city.
This is a road that Chen Zhi has never walked before. The road is very narrow, the surrounding lights are dim, and the road is winding and winding. I don’t know how long it took. Finally, Chen Zhi finally asked:
"Where are we going?"
After hearing Chen Zhi's question, the old lamp boy did not stop. Instead, he continued to move forward and answered softly:
"Yes~~", the old lamp boy replied, his voice was a bit hoarse and old,
"The death chamber is a secluded place in King Xiqi City. No one is allowed to enter on weekdays.
The leader has ordered me to send my slaves to send the clan leader there..."
"What about the others?",
Chen Zhi immediately asked the old lamp boy:
"I didn't see any other warriors along the way, not even the shadow of the guards. Where did they go?"
"them……"
The old lamp boy seemed to be very afraid of the question asked by Chen Zhi, his voice was trembling involuntarily~~~, and his pace became extremely fast, as if he wanted to pretend not to hear and send Chen Zhi over quickly.
"stop!",
Chen Zhi stopped him with a very soft voice, but his tone was unquestionable.
The old lamp boy was startled, immediately stopped, turned around and bowed to Chen Zhi.
At this time, I heard Chen Zhi say in a cold voice,
"I know where the execution chamber is. From ancient times to the present, it has been the place where blood relatives of the Ji family have been dealt with. Because the people killed were of noble blood, no one is allowed to watch!
Let me ask you again, where have all the people in the royal city gone~~~
Who is there to watch the execution?"
"Go back, report back to the clan leader..."
The old lamp boy replied tremblingly:
"The leader issued a strict order this morning. All people in Xiqi King City, including the elders, warriors, guards, medical personnel, etc., including the lamp boys, should all go to the execution room to watch the execution~~~
I don’t know the specific reason, but I just heard that there is a traitor in the Elders’ Court, and he wants to kill him in front of everyone!”
"What? He wants to kill the royal family in front of everyone...",
After hearing the old lamp boy's words, Chen Zhi immediately frowned tightly and his heart beat loudly.
In fact, he had heard of the death chamber from the first day he entered the organization.
Death, death~~~, the death chamber is a shabby room where people are killed...
But in the distant ancient times, death was not that easy. The form of death was a complicated etiquette. It did not mean that you could die casually if you wanted to, but that you had to die in accordance with your status.
There is no dignity in the death of slaves. They are beheaded by their masters and thrown away~~. However, nobles and royal families are very particular about death. They demand a noble and honorable death. Even if they are beheaded, they must die with dignity.
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During the Qing Dynasty, there was a department called Zongrenfu, which dealt with people from the Aisin Gioro clan who had committed crimes.
For example, even if the emperor's son or the prince's grandson made a huge mistake, they could not be beheaded by the Dali Temple or the local government at the downtown entrance. They had to be sent to the clan's government for punishment, or imprisoned or whipped.
, and then buried in style, which is called mourning and honoring after death.
This kind of criminal law was taken more seriously in ancient times and during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The death penalty of princes was not allowed to be seen by the common people.
For thousands of years, the surname Ji has been revered in King Xiqi City. All people with the surname Ji are descendants of the ancient royal family.
But people with the Ji surname may also make mistakes and even break the law.
The laws in King Xiqi City are far stronger than those in the outside world. Once many mistakes are made, there is no room for turning back. If you make a mistake, you will pay the price with your life. Everyone in the organization knows this, even members of the royal family.
Nor can it be forgiven.
But the royal family is the royal family after all. When members of the Ji family die, they retain a trace of royal dignity, that is, when they are executed, they are sent to the execution chamber.
Execution in secret without anyone's knowledge, and then buried with royal rites, can be regarded as the last fig leaf for the royal family.
In Chen Zhi's memory, in the past 5,000 years, there were very few royals who made mistakes in the Xiqi King City, but there were several royals named Ji who were executed. They were all taken to the execution chamber without anyone noticing and dealt with secretly.
But this time, Bao Ping actually asked everyone to go to the formerly secretive death chamber to watch the execution. This was a huge insult to the Ji family who was about to be executed. It could easily lead to a sudden change. For this
, Bao Ping never said hello to Chen Zhi~~~, and Chen Zhi didn’t understand it at all~~~
Chen Zhi followed the old lamp boy and continued walking forward. After walking for a long time, he finally came to an open door. From there to the outside was a translucent space~~~, and inside was a double door.
The big stone gate.
Above the space is a thin glass cover, through which a faint moonlight shines.
Below is a huge hall. The hall is very old. Every floor tile is pitch black and full of history.
The old lamp boy walked behind the big stone gate, stepped aside, stopped walking forward, and bent down to signal Chen Zhi to open the door.
Seeing this, Chen Zhi could only walk up and gently push the pair of big stone doors.
"Danglanglang~~~",
With a heavy sound, the door slowly opened to both sides, and a magnificent scene appeared in front of his eyes...