The sun is shining brightly in the sky, and the surrounding tree-shaded scenery is full of green colors, which makes people feel comfortable. The cool breeze blows from Tianlai Novel, which makes the originally sultry weather feel refreshing. It is a good time to go out.
Xiao Tang, Xiao Yi, Xiao An, and Xue Yong, together with more than 30 township brave escorts, escorted the escort team from Xiaojiaji in Zongcheng County, passed through Gaotang Prefecture, entered Jingdong Road, and then passed through Qizhou, Zizhou, and Qingzhou
You can reach Michigan.
"Hey, Master, you've had a hard journey, let's drink some water to relieve our fatigue." Xiao An saw Xiao Tang driving his horse to the escort carriage he was riding in, and he said to Xiao Tang with a smile.
Xiao Tang Yile said: "Xiao An, you are already the manager of my Xiaojiaji store. This time you go to Banqiao Town, Mizhou to set up a store at the Shipping Department, which is an even more important job. Since you are no longer by my side,
Come on, you don't have to worry about these trivial matters."
Xiao An hurriedly shook his head like a rattle and said with loyalty: "Isn't it because of the young master that Xiao An is what he is today? He was once my young master, Xiao An, and he will also be my young master in this life.
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Xiao Yi also rode up to Xiao Tang and Xiao An. He was wearing a green robe and a roe deer leather gauntlet on his left hand. This time he also brought out a well-trained Gyrfalcon with snow feathers and white feathers. Then
The Gyrfalcon has frosty feathers, iron hook-like claws, stern eyes, and a jet-black beak that is really majestic. Not only the Gyrfalcon, but also several slender hounds are swaying.
The righteous horse ran happily beside it.
In Damingfu and Xiaojiaji, in addition to this majestic gyrfalcon, Xiao Yi also raised seven or eight hunting birds such as sparrow hawks, peregrine falcons, and magpie harriers. Except for the white-feathered gyrfalcons and Sanliang, the most majestic and swift ones,
The rest are only domesticated for two or three seasons, and are still released into the mountains and forests in early spring to allow them to breed.
Xiao Yi listened to Xiao An's disgusting words and couldn't help curling his lips and rolling his eyes at Xiao An. When Xiao An saw Xiao Yi's expression, he immediately cursed: "What are you looking at, you idiot! Just tell me if you are dissatisfied! You have nothing to say all day long.
Just a few words, so I just wasted the opportunity of being near the water, first come first, and I didn't let that girl take a fancy to you."
Xiao Yi's face suddenly turned red, and he cursed in embarrassment: "What nonsense are you talking about!? Now that we have met each other, of course I should take care of you more, how can you say that you are so unbearable?"
When Xiao An heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "That's a good relationship. Since you don't mean it, how about I give it a try?"
Xiao Yi glared and said angrily: "How dare you!" When he was excited, the gyrfalcon on his shoulder suddenly flapped its wings and screamed at Xiao An.
Xiao Tang heard some clues and hurriedly asked Xiao Yi: "Why, which girl's family have you fallen in love with? You didn't even inform me about such a big thing."
After hearing this, Xiao Yi and Xiao An's expressions became a little strange, and Xiao An said hey: "Young master, you noble have forgotten things so much. Do you still remember why you changed your gender?"
Only then did Xiao Tang think of his former master in this body, that is, the maid named Yingchun whom the Jin Mao Mastiff had flirted with in the past. Xiao Tang remembered that the maid was living in Xiaozhou because her brother killed someone in the Liao Kingdom.
At that time, he ordered Xiao Yi to give Na Yingchun a sum of money and help her go to Zongcheng County to start a career as a female prostitute. However, so many things happened later that Xiao Tang had long forgotten that Xiao Yi actually cared about that woman.
The Spring Festival is already full of feelings.
Seeing Xiao Yi's hesitant expression, Xiao Tang realized that Yingchun still hated her so much that even though she fell in love with Xiao Yi, she couldn't tolerate that the man she was committed to had a huge relationship with the playboy bully in the past.
Relationship. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang sighed and said to Xiao Yi: "Xiao Yi, is it that Yingchun still can't tolerate me, so she can't accept you?"
Xiao Yi smiled and said: "Young Master, you are too worried. Over the past two years, I have mentioned that it was Young Master who wanted to give her a free life. Although she could not accept it at first, as time went by, she became resentful.
My mind has become a lot lighter."
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "That's good. When it comes to marriage, it depends on whether you can grasp it."
After hearing this, Xiao Yi laughed and scratched his head, and then said: "By the way, young master, now she no longer calls the maid by the name of Yingchun, but has returned to her previous name of Ma Hui."
At this time, I heard Xue Yong from the escort car in front turned around and shouted: "Young Master, XJ County is not far ahead."
"XJ County Xiao Tang's attention was diverted and he couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Yi, Master Xue Yong, do you remember that we were framed by the Nine-Headed Insect and wanted by the government, and we fled all the way here but could not enter the county. Now we are a convoy
He was so arrogant, but he came back to kill him!"
Xiao Yi and Xue Yong laughed loudly after hearing this. In the evening, Xiao Tang and his party had arrived at a big inn in the county. Xiao Tang saw them and said, "We happened to be tired from walking. Let's take a good rest here today."
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As soon as Xiao Tang, Xiao Yi, Xue Yong and others entered the inn, the waiter hurried up and greeted: "Hey, guest, please come in quickly!"
Xiao An strode forward, raised his neck, and said arrogantly: "Waiter, there are more than thirty people here, more than a dozen peace trucks, and five or six horses. Can your shop accommodate it?"
"Sir, let's see what you said." The waiter said with a smile: "Even if there are more than thirty people, our store can still do business. This is the largest inn in the county. If there is no other place to go,
It’s hard to say.”
Xiao Tang made a table with Xiao Yi, Xiao An, and Xue Yong. The store's own waiters helped the escorts lead the horses to the stables to feed the grass, and the hay trucks were also placed in the backyard. When Xiao Tang was just about to order,
I saw a shopkeeper who looked like he was escorting the two yamen bosses out of the inn with a smile. The two bosses were also very respectful to the shopkeeper. When they came to the door of the inn, they clasped their fists and bowed heavily before leaving.
"Let me tell you, waiter, your shopkeeper H seems to have a good relationship with the county government." Xiao Tang said to the waiter.
The waiter put the rag on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Of course, you don't know something about this guest. There are gangs of bandits running rampant in Gaotang and Boping, killing people and stealing goods. I heard that they have killed many officials.
Not long ago, a thief also took advantage of the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage, and actually sold himself to us in a store!
The shopkeeper of our house saw that the man's face was frighteningly menacing, and suspected that the thief was stepping on the plates to find a way to rob our inn. He secretly sent the young man to the government to summon the arrester, and took the thief away while he was drunk.
Later, it was found out that the thief was actually the leader of the bandit! My shopkeeper’s report was meritorious, so the county government naturally welcomed my shopkeeper with a smile.”
"Oh?" Xiao Tang asked again after hearing this: "How does the Yamen, the leader of the gang of bandits, judge the case?"
The waiter in the shop seemed to be trembling all over, and said: "It's true that the thief was infiltrated. After the county magistrate reported it to the state government, the governor of Gaotang issued an order and sentenced the thief to death!"
Xiao Tang frowned. This execution was carried out by Ling Chi. The condemned prisoner had to be subjected to 3600 knives before dying. It was definitely an extremely bloody and cruel method of execution.
Originally, mutilation was not listed as a method of death penalty in the early days of the Song Dynasty, but during the Xining and Yuanfeng years of Emperor Shen Zong, Ling Chi was officially listed as one of the death penalty methods, and it became more and more serious ("Tong Kao·Penal System Examination":
Lingchi's method, before Zhaoling, was not used lightly even by thieves who were fierce and murderous. During the Xifeng period, imperial edicts and prisons flourished, and those who spoke arrogantly were all subjected to this punishment.) In this season, it is mainly used to deter Luocao from looting.
It is not unusual for a bandit to be sentenced to death after being caught by the government.
I don't know which bandit was so unlucky that he suffered so much and died miserably. When Xiao Tang thought of this, he casually asked the waiter in the store: "Then do you know the name of the bandit leader?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tang was stunned by the waiter's reply: "If the guest doesn't ask, then Xiao Tang really doesn't want to mention the name of the desperate bandit... Who in the county would be frightened to hear the name of the murderer with a thousand swords?"
His surname is Bao and his name is Xu. I heard that people in the green forest call him the mourning door god."
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At this time, Bao Xu's hands and feet were shackled, his hair was disheveled, and he was sitting in the damp and gloomy death row with a dejected expression. He was munching on a cooked dog leg. His dry, soapy black hair fell down and covered most of him.
The face is open, revealing only one deep-set eye socket and half of the raised cheekbones.
This was his last meal, consisting of only a dog leg and half a jar of muddy white wine. His naked upper body was covered with scars from torture, and his body was so skinny that every rib could be seen clearly.
Chu, look at his two arms that are as thin as firewood sticks. They look like they can be broken by someone forcefully breaking them apart.
Outside Muzha, the jailer and several small cells looked at Bao Xu as if he was a monster. This mourning keeper was so thin that the jailer and the small cells could almost squirm from Bao Xu's throat to his belly.
On the skin, you can see the whole process of a large piece of dog meat being grinded a few times with the teeth, swallowed whole and sliding down to the stomach. In less than a moment, Bao Xu’s belly can be visually inspected and gradually swelled, as if it was popping out of the six reincarnations.
The appearance of a ferocious hungry ghost.
The prison guard couldn't help but feel nauseous as he watched, and cursed fiercely: "Straight thief! This thief is really reborn as a starving ghost, and he is so disgusting that he is so hungry!"
Bao Xu ignored him and continued to chew on the dog leg that had little meat left. Seeing that Bao Xu ignored him, the prison guard became even more angry. He spat thickly at Bao Xu through the iron fence.
, and what a coincidence, the mouthful of yellow phlegm fell straight into the broken bowl that still contained the remaining wine.
The warden laughed ferociously and said: "Thanks to you for being such a thief, I have never seen Ling Chi alive. He who kills a thousand swords will kill a thousand swords, haha, you, a short-lived ghost, actually responded to this sentence.
Come."
Bao Xu slowly raised his head and grinned happily at the prison guard. The prison guard's heart suddenly beat wildly for no reason. Although the sinister Bao Xu was imprisoned in the prison, his expression
On the contrary, he was like a sinister ghost in the eighteenth level of hell, preparing to escort him to prison and torture him with blood!
"Cackle, cluck, cluck..." Bao Xu's throat burst out with a shrill and strange laughter again, which made the prison guard and several other prisoners feel numb!!