The first thousand and sixty-three chapters are the thieves
Liu Xiu opened the bamboo slip and lowered his head to take a closer look.
Xiping Granary is a hidden pile that Kai Xiao had buried in Chang'an long ago, and it is also an important stronghold of Kai Xiao's craftsmanship in Chang'an.
The first person who came into contact with Wu Qing was the shopkeeper of Xiping Granary, He Yong. The first person to bribe Wu Qing with money was also He Yong.
After Wu Qing was bribed by He Yong, he followed He Yong's wishes and dismissed the servants in the officialdom one after another, replacing them with Shen Lun and others. Shen Lun was the big man with the scar on his face.
It is worth mentioning that Shen Lun was Du Ling's apprentice, and Du Ling and Jin Dan were the two most important guests of Kaixiao.
Jin Dan is a master of alchemy, and Du Ling is a master of mechanism skills. Those mechanisms in Guanji were created by Shen Lun and other senior brothers.
The martial arts of Shen Lun and others cannot be said to be very strong, but their mechanism skills are really powerful and hard to guard against.
The people from Xiping Granary were responsible for the operation of the missing woman in Chang'an City this time. After they succeeded, they deliberately left the hair of wild animals at the scene, pointing the clues to the black hair, big flower, and er hair raised by Liu Xiu.
The abducted women were first imprisoned in the secret room of Xiping Granary, and then they were secretly taken out of the city and sent directly to Guanji by taking the opportunity of transporting food for Guanji.
These details are really clever, knowing that Guan Ji will not be suspected by others, let alone searched.
Here in Guanji, these women were secretly executed, taken to the wild, dug a hole and buried, so that no one would see them alive, no body would be seen after they died, and no one would be able to find out.
However, Wu Qing was greedy and lustful and did not follow He Yong's wishes to kill these women. Instead, he imprisoned them in Guan Ji's secret room for his entertainment and became his personal playthings.
Shen Lun and others were both dissatisfied and dissatisfied with Wu Qing's actions, but since they could still use Wu Qing for the time being, they turned a blind eye and allowed him to do what he did.
This is the cause and effect of the entire case. There were a total of eighteen women abducted, including commoner women and rich ladies from wealthy families.
After reading the case conclusion written by Liu Zhang, Liu Xiu slammed the bamboo slips on the desk and said angrily: "Wu Qing, He Yong, Shen Lun and other thieves have committed many crimes and their crimes are unforgivable!"
Liu Zhang bowed and said: "Uncle and nephew think that something like this should be beheaded in public, and the justice of a woman is insulted, so as to calm the anger of the people of Sanfu!"
"Accurate!" Liu Xiu didn't even hesitate. After a pause, he added: "Cut him in half!"
Cutting in half is a more cruel death penalty than beheading. Beheading is a single stroke. When the head falls to the ground, the person dies on the spot.
This is not the case with waist cutting. With one cut, the person will not die immediately, but will die slowly after suffering all the torture and pain.
When many people were subjected to the death penalty of being cut in half, their bodies were cut into two pieces, with the back half still in place and the front half able to crawl far away without dying. The appearance was terrifying and frightening.
Liu Xiu was not a ruthless person, and not many people were executed by him. Even if he was executed, it was usually beheading. It can be said that there were very few people who could be executed by him.
This time, Wu Qing and others really made Liu Xiu very angry.
Liu Zhang also severely punished these heinous thieves, and immediately handed over his hands and said: "My nephew, I obey!"
Hua Feiyan on the side picked up the bamboo slips that Liu Xiu had dropped on the table, looked at them briefly, leaned towards Liu Xiu, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Shen Lun and others are all Du Lingzhi." Disciple, and Du Ling is a master who is extremely good at mechanism skills."
Du Ling, like Jin Dan, was both a guest of Kaixiao. In Hua Feiyan's view, this person might be won over by our side. If Shen Lun and others were killed, then Du Ling would be just like Jin Dan. There is no chance to fight for him.
Liu Xiu said seriously: "I have never regretted killing Jin Tong! I will never regret killing Shen Lun and other thieves!"
Jin Tong committed the crime of assassinating the emperor and deserved his death; Shen Lun and others committed crimes that were not much lighter than Jin Tong's and were even worse in nature. How could Liu Xiu tolerate them?
Seeing Hua Feiyan still wanted to persuade him, he waved his hand and said: "Even if killing Shen Lun's thieves will offend ten Du Lings, I will still kill them!"
Hua Feiyan lowered her head and stopped talking. It was obvious that His Majesty was determined to kill Shen Lun and other fellow apprentices. No matter how much she said, it was useless. On the contrary, she was suspected of covering up.
Inwardly speaking, Hua Feiyan admires the masters of mechanism skills very much. If he can be used by his side, he will undoubtedly become a great help. If he is used by Wei Xiao, he will become his own strong enemy. He does not know what consequences he will have in the future. What a trouble!
On the same day, Liu Xiu asked Jingzhao Yin Zhang Chang to put up notices in various places in Chang'an, announcing that the recent disappearances were all the work of Kuai Xiao, and that Wu Qing, the official minister, was involved in the case, and all the thieves were executed.
In this announcement, Liu Xiu still showed some kindness to Guan Ji. He did not say that the entire Guan Ji was involved in the case, only that Wu Qing was involved.
Guanji Guanji, after all, is the social palace of the official family. If there is a problem, the court and even the emperor are to blame. For the sake of the court's face and his own face, Liu Xiu cannot mention Guanji in the notice.
The announcement was posted, causing an uproar in Chang'an and even the entire Sanfu.
It is understandable to say that this case is related to Wei Xiao. What people don’t understand is how could the respected Guan Ji Ling be involved in the case? How could the dignified Guan Ji Ling do such a despicable and shameless thing?
On the day of the execution, there was a sea of people inside and outside the execution ground. When the prison van holding Wu Qing and others appeared, the place was like a pot exploding, with curses everywhere.
Unknown whose hands were moving, rotten vegetable leaves and gravel were thrown into the prison car one after another.
The people in the prison car were naturally beaten to a bloody state and were in a miserable state. The escorting officers and soldiers outside the prison car were also affected, and they were hit by broken stones from time to time, making a clanking sound.
Because they have armor to protect themselves, it doesn't hurt if they are hit by small stones, but the feeling of being hit is not pleasant. Many soldiers' helmets and armor are covered with rotten vegetable leaves, and they are covered in a rotten smell, which makes them grin. .
After finally escorting the prison car to the execution ground, the officers and soldiers escorting them all breathed a sigh of relief, looked down at themselves, and secretly thought that they were unlucky, why did they accept such a bad job?
When the officers and soldiers opened the prison car and pulled Wu Qing out of the prison car, Wu Qing's legs were weak and he could not stand firmly. He was forcefully carried to the execution platform by two soldiers.
When Wu Qing was pushed down and put under the guillotine, his crotch was wet and urine was flowing down his trouser legs. He cried out in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life -"
The executioner was none other than Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang looked at Wu Qing, who was so frightened that he lost his mind. His face sank, he pulled out a command arrow, threw it outward, and shouted: "Execution!"
As he gave the order, the guillotine hanging high in the air fell, and a crisp click was heard in the helix. The falling guillotine cut Wu Qing in two.
Wu Qing opened his mouth wide and let out a heart-rending scream. His only remaining arm kept moving back and forth on the ground. Only half of his body was left, spinning in circles, and his white intestines were flowing. All over the place.
This is the torture of being cut in half.
The next person to be tortured was He Yong, followed by Shen Lun...
One by one, the living people were dragged to the execution ground, and when they were brought down, they were broken into two pieces, and were thrown into the carriage, one piece wrapped around the other, and they were piled up high.
After each person was guillotined, the executioner would carry a bucket and pour water over the execution ground. In the end, all the blood flowing down from the platform was scarlet blood.
After Wu Qing, He Yong, Shen Lun and others all took action, this sensational serial disappearance case finally came to an end.
After that, Liu Xiu ordered the Jingzhao Mansion to provide certain compensation to all the abducted women. The Jingzhao Mansion also gave additional rewards to the woman who stopped the imperial driver and complained.
This case was solved by Hua Feiyan. The subsequent interrogation, case closing and even execution were all completed by Liu Zhang. Liu Xiu was quite satisfied with Liu Zhang's performance. It was not too outstanding, but there were no faults either. It was quite satisfactory. .
But you must know that Liu Zhang was a newcomer to the officialdom and had no experience. It was not easy to achieve this step. After the case was over, Liu Xiu issued an edict to officially confer Liu Zhang as the Pingyin Order and took office in Pingyin County.
Liu Zhang was the king and had a county fiefdom. The food he received every year was far more generous than that of a marquis. As far as the county magistrate's salary was concerned, it was really a drop in the bucket for him.
But he couldn't sit still and wanted to go to the battlefield. Liu Xiu had no choice but to send him to Pingyin and let him be the parent official of a county. He had something to do, so he didn't have to figure out how to go to the battlefield all the time. Killed the enemy.
Of course Liu Zhang was dissatisfied with Liu Xiu's order, but since the imperial edict had been issued, he had no choice but to follow the order and go to Pingyin.
Pingyin is in Henan County, not far from Luoyang. Before Liu Zhang went to Pingyin, he first returned to Luoyang and went to the palace to meet Yin Lihua.
Liu Zhang and Yin Lihua have known each other for a long time. Speaking of which, Liu Zhang is older than Yin Lihua, but in terms of maturity, he is far inferior to Yin Lihua.
After seeing Yin Lihua, Liu Zhang knelt down without saying a word. Yin Lihua was startled, leaned forward and asked, "What is King Taiyuan doing?"
"Please ask aunt to make the decision for your nephew!"
"Ah?" Yin Lihua asked with a confused look on her face: "Did the King of Taiyuan feel wronged?"
"Um……"
Yin Lihua couldn't help but laugh. This was quite new. Who else dared to suffer injustice for Liu Zhang? She asked curiously: "Who made King Taiyuan suffer injustice?"
"It's uncle!" Liu Zhang told Yin Lihua everything about Liu Xiu's decision to prevent him from going to the battlefield and transfer him to do the Ping Yin Order.
Finally, he said: "My uncle always listens to my aunt. As long as my aunt speaks kindly to my nephew, my uncle will definitely take back his life!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Lihua's shoulders immediately slumped. For other matters, she could go to His Majesty to intercede on Liu Zhang's behalf, but when it came to letting Liu Zhang join the army and go to the battlefield, Yin Lihua was also opposed to it. She felt helpless and said: "I'm afraid I can't persuade His Majesty about this matter. The King of Taiyuan also knows that His Majesty has always valued you and was afraid that you would make a mistake. Last time the King of Taiyuan was in trouble, Your Majesty did not hesitate to risk his own life to save you. Has King Taiyuan forgotten?"
Liu Zhangdi lowered his head and became silent. Yin Lihua said seriously: "I can help you with other things, but I really can't help you with this matter."
Looking up at Yin Lihua, Liu Zhang was as wilted as an eggplant beaten by frost. He murmured: "If even my aunt is not willing to help my nephew, no one will really be able to help my nephew!"
Yin Lihua said: "I thought that His Majesty asked King Taiyuan to do the Pingyin Order after careful consideration. The battle will always be over one day. When the war is over, what else can King Taiyuan do?
After all, we still have to return to the fiefdom and manage it. Now that King Taiyuan is doing the Pingyin Order, it is a good opportunity to practice, and it can also be used to accumulate experience and lay a solid foundation for future management of the fiefdom."
Liu Zhang understood what she said, but he still wanted to go to the battlefield. Persuading Yin Lihua to help him was his last resort, but Yin Lihua refused, and he really had no choice.
He pondered for a long time, then approached Yin Lihua and whispered mysteriously: "Auntie, it's best to go to Chang'an to visit!"
Liu Zhang's thinking was so fast that Yin Lihua didn't react for a while. Liu Zhang continued: "My uncle raised many beautiful women in Chang'an. He not only allowed those women to raise tigers and leopards and other wild animals in the palace, but also allowed those women to raise wild animals such as tigers and leopards in the palace.
As an official in the court, if my aunt doesn't go to Chang'an to restrain my uncle, there will be chaos, and there will be a big chaos in Chang'an!" After speaking, Liu Zhang nodded to Yin Lihua seriously, indicating that what he said was true.
When his uncle wouldn't let him go to the battlefield, he would wear small shoes for his uncle. Liu Zhang acted like a scoundrel, much like his father.