If it hadn't been for such a group of strong men from the world as laborers, the construction of the altar would have been impossible to carry out in this cold winter month with heavy snowfall.
As an emperor, Zhu Houzhao was definitely a qualified emperor. Tens of thousands of young and strong laborers were recruited with generous wages. Instead of complaining at all, the people respected Zhu Houzhao even more.
However, Zhu Houzhao was unparalleled in his kindness to the common people, but he had no sympathy for these gangsters who committed many crimes in the world.
Although most of these people say that sin does not lead to death, they are also the kind of evil people who commit no major sins but only minor sins.
If the imperial laws were stricter for such evil people, most of them would have to go to the legal field.
It can even be said that if the imperial court had not revised part of the laws a few years ago and abolished a considerable number of capital crimes, perhaps half of these people in the world would have been beheaded.
Just because the imperial court revised the law and abolished a considerable number of capital crimes does not mean that some of the sinners who made serious mistakes will have a better fate.
In the past few years, the imperial court has entrusted many royal family members with overseas lands. Considering the future of their own fiefdoms, those royal family members naturally tried every means to bring some of the Central Plains people to move to the fiefdoms to thrive.
In the beginning, the royal family members could easily recruit a large number of poor people, but gradually, as all the poor people were recruited, it became very difficult for the later royal family members to recruit people.
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Originally, the fiefdom could support millions of people, but they spent a lot of effort and offered extremely generous conditions, but they couldn't recruit many people who were willing to go to the overseas fiefdom with them.
After all, the farther back the fiefdoms are from the Central Plains, the fiefdoms of these royal family members were enfeoffed along the route of the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's navy and army. It is conceivable that the fiefdoms of these royal family members that were later enfeoffed were actually
It is already quite a distance away from the Central Plains.
If poverty is a problem and even survival is a problem, those people naturally have no choice but to seize any chance of survival.
It's a pity that the lives of the people in the Central Plains are now like one in the sky and one on the ground. Compared with the past, the life of the people in the Central Plains has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Later, these royal clansmen often had to spend a lot of money to recruit a group of people who were willing to follow them to the fiefdom, but there were still a large number of gaps.
Under this situation, all the officials in the court begged the emperor, hoping that the emperor could issue an edict to amend the law, abolish some tortures, abolish some death sentences as much as possible, and replace them with fiefdoms for the royal family members who were exiled thousands of miles away.
A few vicious men were scattered among hundreds of fiefdoms. No matter how ferocious and arrogant these murderous men were, they would not be able to cause any trouble in an unfamiliar environment.
Besides, people who have truly committed the most heinous crimes will not have the opportunity to go overseas. They must go to the legal field once and for all.
Amidst the heavy snowfall, thousands of people from the rivers and lakes, all wearing thick clothes, insisted on building the altar with their abundant blood.
There was a battalion of thousands of soldiers from the Tengxiang Fourth Guard Camp all around. Even though there were only a thousand soldiers sitting in the area, even if these people in the world were given a brave heart and a leopard's courage, they would not dare to leave the area around the altar.
Under the fire of muskets and powerful crossbows, even the best players in the martial arts world can only fall into the hornet's nest when faced with such a battle.
Since these Jianghu people were captured, there were not many Jianghu people who tried to escape, and there were also many Jianghu masters who secretly took action. After all, in order to facilitate these people's work, these captured Jianghu people did not have the same level of cultivation.
They have not been abolished, so if they want, they can still escape with their cultivation.
However, each and every unruly person would be captured the day after taking action, and then in front of everyone, they would be shot into a hornet's nest with a strong crossbow.
It has to be said that the four guards of Tengxiang guarded the area around the altar extremely tightly. Even these elite warriors could not escape and were even easily captured.
This kind of thing happens only a few times and many people give up the idea of escape. Of course, there are always some newly captured Jianghu people who are obsessed with themselves and think that they can escape without being captured.
After all, most people have this kind of mysterious self-confidence, so within three to five days there will always be someone staged a drama of escaping, and then in less than a day, they can see the escaped person being caught and then staged for them
What is an artificial hedgehog and how it is formed.
Amidst the heavy snow, the sound of horse hooves approached, and the people who were building the altar couldn't help but look around. When they saw the group of people and horses approaching slowly in the wind and snow, many people had such a look in their eyes.
Everyone has long been accustomed to this kind of situation. This is exactly what happened when a battalion of the Tengxiang Four Guards Battalion stationed around the altar returned from arresting those who had escaped.
After a while, someone will be captured and become their companions. These people are all people who have done evil things in the world.
Not long ago, among a group of gangsters who were captured, there were a few brothers who were impressive.
Because these brothers were arguing with each other and tore an old scalper into six pieces. These brothers were the Six Immortals of Peach Valley with a notorious reputation in the world.
The Six Immortals of Peach Valley had only been captured for three days. On the first day, they tore the old scalper alive, and on the second day they chose to escape. Today is the third day, and the Six Immortals of Peach Valley were captured.
Everything was as expected.
Accompanied by the loud sound of a whip, a Jinyiwei Baihu dressed in Jinyiwei's attire shouted to the crowd: "Come here, bring the fugitive!"
Soon I saw a group of soldiers escorting several people over.
Everyone looked intently and saw that there were eight people being escorted up, six of them were the Six Immortals of Peach Valley. The six brothers had a notorious reputation in the world of martial arts and would tear people into pieces at every turn.
To put it nicely, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley are called innocent and ignorant; to put it worse, they don't distinguish between good and evil and kill people like hemp.
If it weren't for rushing work, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley would most likely have their heads chopped off on the execution ground after being reviewed by the Ministry of Punishments. However, in order to build the altar, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley were sent here.
As a result, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley tore up a scalper on the first day and fled the next day. Although it was not the first time, at least in the past six months, I have never seen anyone caught here being so arrogant.
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The six brothers were brought up one by one in shackles, and the eldest of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley was heard shouting: "Let us brothers go, or we will tear you into eight pieces..."
"Ooooooo, brother, it hurts so much, they hurt me so much!"
Wherever the Six Immortals of Peach Valley passed by, there was really a smoky atmosphere. As for the other people in the rivers and lakes who escaped and were captured, they were silent one by one. It was obvious that they had realized their next fate.
"drink!"
I saw a general shouting, and dozens of soldiers slowly walked out with crossbows in their hands. The crossbows in the hands of these soldiers had been loaded with arrows. The arrows shone with cold light, which was chilling to watch.
"Bring the prisoner in, identify him, and give him a canonical punishment!"
Soon the Six Immortals of Peach Valley and several other people were escorted up, and each of these people was tied to several vertical poles.
Each of these poles was covered with dark red bloodstains. There were more than one batch, not just one or two people. It can be said that since the pole was erected, they were tied to the pole and shot into a hornet's nest.
There are usually no less than dozens of people in the Jianghu.
Several soldiers stepped forward and tied the Six Immortals of Peach Valley and others to the poles. Even the Six Immortals of Peach Valley realized that something was wrong at this moment. They screamed and cursed at everyone.
"Ah ah ah, let us go quickly, I will tear you into pieces!"
It's a pity that no one will take the threat of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley seriously. If the Six Immortals of Peach Valley really run away, it will be quite a big trouble.
Several soldiers came forward to identify themselves one by one, and then a general read out the judgment of these people.
The crime of escaping is an extra level. Especially in order to frighten these people in the world, the rules have been set from the beginning. If someone escapes, once he is caught, no matter who he is, he will die.
As the bell rang rapidly, many people from the arena were soon seen coming from all around. Most of them looked at the few people tied to the pole with calm eyes.
"The time has come, the execution will be carried out immediately!"
With the emperor's special decree, there is no need to report the punishment of these fugitives to the Ministry of Punishment and then to the emperor. The Ministry of Punishment and the emperor are directly ignored. It can be said that it is a special matter.
Dozens of soldiers holding crossbows came forward and locked the people in front of them with their crossbows. The people who were tied to the pillars watched helplessly as dozens of soldiers holding crossbows locked themselves on the opposite side, especially
The moment the gleaming arrow was aimed at them, some people couldn't help but fainted from fear.
Some even trembled with fright, and a fishy smell came out, but they were so frightened that they peed.
There were endless pleadings, but it was a pity that these people just obeyed those words. They would not shed tears until they saw the coffin, and they would not die until they reached the Yellow River.
Everyone was confident and thought they could escape, but they didn't know that whether it was Dongchang, Jinyiwei or the Tengxiang Fourth Guards Battalion, they had already laid a dragnet around the altar to ensure that no one entering or exiting could escape Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
gaze.
In this case, it would be a surprise if anyone could escape.
"shoot!"
As soon as the words fell, a whistling sound was heard, and the next moment there was a scream.
Unfortunately, the screams were very short-lived. They only lasted a few times, and then the screams completely disappeared.
Looking at it now, I saw that those people on the pole had been shot dead on the spot by strong crossbows.
A Baihu who was responsible for guarding these Jianghu people swept his eyes across the crowd like knives and sneered: "Did you see it? I said that if you want to escape, you can run away. I will never stop you. As long as you feel like it."
You can really escape, otherwise, these people will be your role models."
Hearing the words of these officials, many people in the Jianghu lowered their heads, with unwillingness in their eyes. However, they just thought about what would happen to those who had always chosen to escape, and they felt unwilling to do so.
The lunch disappeared immediately.
From the high attic in the Forbidden City, Zhu Houzhao could only see the towering altar, but he could not see what was happening at the altar at this moment.
But even if Zhu Houzhao could see it, he wouldn't have any abnormal reaction given his temperament.
Looking back from the white void, Zhu Houzhao slowly descended from the attic and returned accompanied by Wang Zheng and Shao Yuanjie.
In the quiet room, Zhu Houzhao sat down, and Shao Yuanjie stood aside. On the table in front of Zhu Houzhao, a piece of bright yellow silk was unfolded and placed there very smoothly.
When Shao Yuan's program light swept over the piece of silk, especially when he saw the content on the silk, Shao Yuanjie felt a bitterness in his heart. He felt helpless and wanted to laugh. At the same time, he felt sorry for the emperor's persistence.
And sigh.
Except for Shao Yuanjie and Wang Zheng, only Zhu Houzhao knew about this piece of silk. Not even Yang Yiqing, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Wang Yangming, the Duke of Anguo, had ever seen this piece of silk.
If someone saw the content on the silk, I'm afraid they would have a strange feeling just like Shao Yuanjie.
This is clearly a prayer to offer sacrifices to heaven. Of course, many emperors in the past dynasties have offered sacrifices to heaven, so the prayers naturally have certain similarities. But this time, on Shaoyuan Festival, Wang Zheng and the others saw the prayer to offer sacrifices to heaven drawn up by Zhu Houzhao.
In the quiet room, Zhu Houzhao sat down, and Shao Yuanjie stood aside. On the table in front of Zhu Houzhao, a piece of bright yellow silk was unfolded and placed there very smoothly.
When Shao Yuan's program light swept over the piece of silk, especially when he saw the content on the silk, Shao Yuanjie felt a bitterness in his heart. He felt helpless and wanted to laugh. At the same time, he felt sorry for the emperor's persistence.
And sigh.
Except for Shao Yuanjie and Wang Zheng, only Zhu Houzhao knew about this piece of silk. Not even Yang Yiqing, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Wang Yangming, the Duke of Anguo, had ever seen this piece of silk.
If someone saw the content on the silk, I'm afraid they would have a strange feeling just like Shao Yuanjie.
This is clearly a prayer to worship heaven. Of course, there are many emperors in the past dynasties who have worshiped heaven, so the prayers naturally have certain similarities. But this time, on Shaoyuan Festival, Wang Zheng and the others saw the prayer to heaven drawn up by Zhu Houzhao.
This is clearly a prayer to worship heaven. Of course, there are many emperors in the past dynasties who have worshiped heaven, so the prayers naturally have certain similarities. But this time, on Shaoyuan Festival, Wang Zheng and the others saw the prayer to heaven drawn up by Zhu Houzhao.
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