In addition to Wu Sanpin, there are also Su Wei, the imperial censor, Li Shaowen, the imperial censor, Zheng Qing, the minister of Dali Temple, and the new commander of the Hou Guanfu - an old man who is the same as Du Luoge, with a very similar temperament and coldness.
The old eunuch was known to all civil and military officials in the dynasty as his surname was Chen, and he seldom spoke.
The old eunuch surnamed Chen had an expressionless face, Wu Sanpin looked calm, but the faces of the other civil servants were a little uncomfortable. The prisoners waiting to die under the execution platform were all their colleagues and even relatives.
They had been happy together in a brothel and drunk together at the wine table, but now they had to watch them die, which made them fear the imperial power even deeper in their hearts.
The rainwater falls on the eaves of the restaurant next to Caishikou, and then flows down along the water channel beside the tiles, forming a small waterfall from the sky. There are many two-story buildings here, so there are more than ten small waterfalls.
It hits the bluestone ground like a white dragon, making a snapping sound.
Wu Sanpin stood up and announced the decree loudly, but it was difficult to hear clearly due to the splashing sound of these small waterfalls. The crowd of onlookers only saw his mouth moving, but they didn't know what he was saying.
At the end, Wu Sanpin's face turned solemn and he shouted loudly: "Behead!"
When the people watching heard this word clearly, they immediately became excited, shouted in confusion, and then pushed forward, hoping to get closer to the wooden platform to appreciate this rare excitement and excitement.
The executioner on the wooden platform spat. He wiped the rain off his face, put the broadsword behind his back, stepped forward, stretched out his left hand and gently pressed the back of the first prisoner's neck, identifying the location of the joint.
, then roared, and the sword flashed!
When the knife fell, it made a dull sound like a sharp knife cutting into pork.
With a brushing sound, blood spurted out from the headless hole and splashed far away. The prisoner's head slumped down on the wooden platform, as if he was still afraid of the big sword of the Sui Dynasty.
The ground rolled up, and thanks to the flow of rain, it didn't stop. It rolled to the edge of the wooden platform and fell down.
Seeing a bewildered, blood-stained head fall at their feet, the people of Kyoto who had been so excited before took a big step back in fright.
Where the head rolled, a trace of blood was left, but it was washed away by the rain and quickly faded away without a trace.
It was only then that the people watching the execution let out a cheer, but there were not many cheering people, and they were not very neat. They looked a little shabby. On the high platform, the imperial censor sat on the chair next to Wu Sanpin, who was imprisoned.
Su Wei and Dali Temple Minister Zheng Qing showed hesitation on their faces.
Then the executioner struck again, another head fell to the ground, another streak of blood rose to the sky, another burst of exclamation, and another life disappeared from the world. There were five executioners in total, but in just a moment, nineteen of them were dead.
The prisoners were all beheaded, leaving only dirty blood and corpses on the ground.
As the beheading progressed, the crowd of onlookers gradually became bolder, and the cheers became louder and louder. Finally, when the head of an official from the Ministry of Rites finally left his body, the sound was even louder.
The sound was very unpleasant to the ears of the officials on the stage.
Several officials from the Criminal Department were busy looking for the prisoner's head that had been left behind in the crowd, but they couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
After a while, a black dog ran out from the crowd, holding a head in its mouth, its sharp teeth biting the ears on the head, and a pair of dog eyes looking around, but the light in the dog's eyes made people feel...
It was cold and gloomy.
"Woof!" The black dog received a scabbard from the Ministry of Punishment officer's butt. The black dog let go of the head in his mouth in pain, whined several times, and jumped into the heavy rain.
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Because the Hou Guanfu had solid evidence and the emperor was not too ruthless, although nineteen prisoners were beheaded, Yang Jian worked hard to choose these nineteen people. When divided, the losses of each wealthy family were
There were only one or two people, plus other reasons, so they did not form a quarrel and openly opposed the emperor over this matter.
But all the aristocratic families knew that this incident itself was the emperor's weakening of their aristocratic families, which made them increasingly wary of the emperor.
Weakening and counter-weakening the powerful families, controlling and counter-controlling the court, until finally reaching a tacit balance, has been the constant theme of the court for more than 20 years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, but this time the emperor
The force was a bit stronger, and it ended with the emperor's victory.
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Early next morning.
There was a little light on the eastern side of the sky, but the western half of the sky was still dark blue.
The silent convoy left the Qin'an Hou Mansion in the capital and headed to the West City Gate along the East-West Avenue. The early morning of late autumn was as cold as a sword. There were only a few people on the wide East-West Avenue in the capital, and patrols on the top of the city could be faintly seen in the distance.
Soldier.
After calculating the time in advance, the convoy arrived in front of the West City Gate. The city gate just opened. The convoy could have left the city without stopping, but it had to stop at this time because a group of people emerged from the attic of the City Gate Division.
Qiao and his group of thirteen officials from poor families.
Perhaps he also thought that sending them to other places as officials might not make it to the place alive, so Yang Jian considered staying in San, and finally left them all in the capital, and they all served as officials in three provinces and six ministries. This was a great opportunity for Fang Qiao and others.
One step to reach the sky.
According to Wang Junlin's wishes, he established a close relationship with these thirteen people and formed a tacit understanding, but he would not meet without meeting, because he knew that his enemies in the capital were all powerful characters. With a little move of his fingers, these thirteen people
It would be very miserable. He didn't want these thirteen guys who he had high hopes for to disappear in a daze before they could grow up.
But these thirteen newly wealthy people from a poor family behaved kindly and kindly. They found out in advance that their benefactor was leaving the city today and were worried about missing the time to see them off, so they waited here as early as half an hour ago.
Riding on a blood-maned horse that was inexplicably excited because he was about to leave the city, next to Maomao, a lynx who was equally excited and had grown to the size of an adult leopard and looked extremely handsome. Wang Junlin approached Fang Qiao and Wei from a distance.
Yun Qi and his group of thirteen people raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has been waiting for a long time."
This was the first time that the thirteen people had officially met with Wang Junlin. Wang Junlin behaved extremely peacefully. His words and deeds did not have the airs of a superior, nor did he have the air of a benefactor. They were just like people meeting each other, which made everyone everywhere these days.
The thirteen people who were hit by the wall, excluded, and despised were completely moved. Some of the relatively young guys with rich emotions had their eyes wet. This was something Wang Junlin had not thought of before, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. After all, he was the most
I started helping these thirteen people out of selfish motives.