Chapter 1209 The sea of ??blood and the mountain of knives are brothers, carry it together!
After the shock in his heart, Wu Song noticed that around the execution ground set up by Shi Cao, not only Xiao Tang was presiding, but there were also a large number of officers and soldiers surrounding Zhu Meng and his minions and confidants. Officials of all sizes in the Hangzhou government office were waiting here. Watch.
In addition to Zhao Ting and others who were transferred from the Bianjing court to temporarily serve as the magistrate of Hangzhou, they looked very embarrassed and uneasy. Most of them were Zhu Meng's obedient officials, who looked like cats playing tricks on mice. .
Especially Zhu Meng, who was sitting opposite Xiao Tang, always had a gloomy smile on his face. He was surrounded by family generals who had been following him for a long time and mobilized several groups of official troops and private soldiers. It seemed that he was doing this intentionally or unintentionally. He also surrounded Xiao Tang and his confidants in the center of the city. A few days ago, Xiao Tang and his confidants who came to Hangzhou with him fell down and left the city before the execution. None of the minions under his command who went to keep a lookout were found alive. , there was no corpse left, Zhu Meng was certainly alert and resentful in his heart, but he knew that even if this debt was to be settled, it would take some time. No matter what kind of battle Xiao Tang planned to make, the most important thing was He wanted to witness with his own eyes the execution of Wu Song by going to the execution ground to supervise his execution.
After all, Wu Song was bound to die today, and seeing with his own eyes that Xiao Tang, who was well-known in the world, had to personally order the execution of his sworn brother. Zhu Meng also knew very well that this was likely to cause Xiao Tang's reputation in the world to plummet. This is exactly what Cai Jing, the powerful prime minister who secretly gave him instructions, would like to see.
Although his temperament was extremely strong, Wu Song also had a delicate and alert side. At this time, he was thinking quickly and immediately thought that although he succeeded in assassinating Cai Yun, he could not escape. This murderous case alarmed the government and the public, and it must have been the court. Deliberately trying to draw a clear line between Xiao Tang's brother and himself, Zhe Mo was also a powerful traitor in the court who deliberately used evil tricks to force Xiao Tang to come and personally supervise his execution.
Thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and Wu Song suddenly laughed loudly. He looked at Xiao Tang, and suddenly shouted loudly: "It's you who are asking for trouble! Although you and I have been through life and death, we have a sworn bond in the past. Love, I hate it. You are greedy for power and wealth, and you have neglected your brothers in the world. You are so cruel, and you are no longer a straightforward hero! After all, I, Wu Song, live upright. With my ability, I only want to kill people who have used power to do evil in my life. How can I You guys are used to following the crowd. Since you and I have broken all ties long ago, don’t think that I, Wu Song, will beg for mercy from you now. What crime do I have to do something stupid to you!?”
Hearing Wu Song suddenly scolding him loudly, Xiao Tang secretly sighed in his heart, how could he not know that Wu Song was knowing that under such circumstances, he wanted to protect the big thing he secretly planned from being exposed by the court's vigilance, so he deliberately He had to shout and curse loudly and sternly, so that everyone present would think that he, the main criminal who killed the imperial official, had nothing to do with his sworn brother?
Because Zhu Meng took advantage of the fact that the court and Cai Jing were guarding the airtight, when Xiao Tang and Wu Song reunited after arriving in Hangzhou, they actually went to the execution ground to order the execution of their sworn brothers. Although there was someone who was good at climbing over walls and sneaking into The detective's drummer Shi Qian and his brothers also arrived at the border of Jiangnan, but without the magical power to fly to the sky and escape from the earth, they still had no way to quietly sneak into the extremely tightly guarded death row inside and outside the official prison and exchange information with Wu Song beforehand.
Zhu Meng, who was watching coldly from the sidelines, saw Wu Songzhong making a move to turn against Xiao Tang. The cold smile on his face became more and more obvious, and he secretly said in his heart: Mr. Cai has a clever plan and has already seen through the evil intentions of Xiao Tang and his treason.
The plot is just for you, a prisoner on death row who deserves to be cut into pieces, to act on the spot. How can you hide it from me? After you die after suffering all kinds of hardships, it won’t be long before Xiao Tang’s reputation will be ruined, his future will be ruined, and he will be in hell.
You two rebels who have betrayed the country can renew your friendship. Only then will you find out that Mr. Cai has already planned and involved you. No matter how deceived you guys are, they will still be doomed.
After thinking sinisterly in his heart, Zhu Meng immediately winked at a small official next to him. The small official understood and immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "The murderer ordered Wu Song to kill Zhang Mengfang in Mengzhou and government office.
More than ten people were killed in the official prison. He also assassinated the imperial official Cai Zhifu in Hangzhou. He also committed multiple murders. He was collaborating with the rebels. He was a heinous crime! The court issued a verdict early, and he was tied to a bamboo pole and dragged to the bone. His flesh was removed to the bone, and he was later exposed to the public!
Now that the time has come, everything has been put in place, please urge Xianggong Xiao to give the order!"
As the little official said loudly, the executioner saluted Xiao Tang, Zhu Meng, Zhao Ting and other officials present, and then took out the execution knife and walked to the center of the execution ground.
Most of the executioners in prison were holding swords with ghost heads, and looked like butchers. The executioner who came to carry out the execution was thin, but his face looked particularly ghastly. There were two small cells behind him.
Holding the fishing net in his hand, the executioner was waiting to strip off the clothes of the condemned prisoner who was bound to the bamboo pole for explanation, and then tightly tied the body with the fishing net, and then the extremely thin and sharp knife in the executioner's hand would protrude from the mesh of the net.
Cut the skin and flesh carefully.
Seeing that another official came forward to tie Wu Song to the bamboo pole that had been erected, Xiao Tang's face suddenly seemed to be enveloped by a layer of green air, his eyes showed murderous intent, and he shouted angrily, as clear as a sunny day
Suddenly there was a thunderbolt: "How outrageous! According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, the execution officials must show off the crime and read out the criminal's charges in public. They must not abuse the law and deprive the condemned prisoner of the opportunity to challenge his case. I have not yet issued an order.
, who dares to act rashly!?"
Although the executioner and the officials who were executing the execution in the center of the execution ground were frightened by Xiao Tang for a moment, Zhu Meng slowly stood up and said with a sneer: "Xiao Xianggong, ordered the criminal Wu Song to assassinate the imperial official, and cost many lives."
In a murder case, committing a heinous crime is tantamount to rebellion, and there is no need to follow our court's cautious punishment laws. Death row prisoners do not need to interpret the case, and they can be sentenced after being determined and publicized about the murderer's crime. The imperial court appointed Xiao Xianggong to supervise the execution.
Decision, now that the time has come, everything is ready, but why is it so delayed?"
Wu Song looked at Qing Xiaotang's expression and saw that the dog officer Zhu Men was about to take advantage of the situation to attack him. He turned around and saw the thin and sharp knife held by the executioner, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely and straightened out.
Standing up, Haosheng said urgently to Xiao Tang: "The matter has come to an end, don't wait for a son-daughter relationship! What's the point of trying to get along with me like this? Killing that thief Cai Hu, grandpa, only felt happy, but after all, it cost a lot of lives. I myself
If you pay with your life, you will not die unjustly! Talking is useless, just take action!"
Xiao Tang saw that Wu Song looked anxious, but there was no hint of resentment in his expression. Instead, he gradually calmed down. After a moment, he said again: "Okay! Since you want me to read out the reasons for the crime in front of everyone, I also
How can you say that you can't? Brother Wu, what you did was indeed inappropriate. I know that you originally planned to bear the great danger alone to prevent me from being implicated. But it was absolutely wrong and absolutely wrong. You and I were righteous back then.
We are married to Jinlan, and we trust each other with our lives. It is a friendship like cutting heads and exchanging necks. Brothers share blessings and share hardships. How can they be lying?"
Listening to Xiao Tang's loud voice, the sinister smile gradually solidified on Zhu Meng's face, and the faces of all the state officials nearby also showed expressions of surprise. How could this mean that the crime of the death row prisoner should be publicized before the execution was ordered?
Jue? Listening to Xiao Tang’s tone, is it possible that he really dares to openly betray the imperial court just for the sake of a reckless man?
According to Zhu Meng's thinking, it was Duke Cai who should have seized the opportunity to defeat Xiao Tang. Even though Xiao Tang was a rebellious traitor, he still had to act secretly in the court, so the court ordered him to personally order the execution.
He had to come to execute Wu Song. No matter how ambitious a man was, how could he go so far as to openly start an uprising and become an enemy to the entire huge empire of the Song Dynasty just for the sake of his so-called loyalty?
Is this more than just eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard? Is Xiao Tang, this fellow, really out of his mind and crazy!?
While all the officials present, including Zhu Meng, were in shock, Xiao Tang stood up, his pupils filled with blood, and roared in a deafening voice: "Brother Wu, you shouldn't think that you can bear all the disasters on your own.
Forget it! What kind of person do you think I am, Xiao Tang? How can I, a brother, watch you die with hatred and remain indifferent? You thought that I only wanted to protect myself, but I would really be at the mercy of the evil people in the court, so I personally gave the order.
Is it possible to torture you!?
Even if the sky falls, we brothers should shoulder the burden together. The passion of our brothers and sisters who work together for righteousness will never be cold because of the world! Don't say that you killed Cai Yun with just one hand. Then I will do the same.
If you want to kill the thief quickly, you will risk your life to fight the imperial court to the end. We are brothers, so of course I will carry it for you!!!"