Chapter 57 The Game in the West Market Execution Ground
In the first year of Xianqing (656 AD), the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, at the sixth hour of Mao.
Kaiyuanmen in the northwest of Chang'an City, opposite the Persian Hu Temple in Yiningfang is the Dali Temple in Sansi. The northeast of the temple is Dali Prison, with a luxurious cell full of people. Wu Kang, who was sleeping in his dream, was woken up by annoying sounds. I drank too much yesterday and played with Li Jiu in a chess game. He killed him and threw away his armor. He was so angry that he screamed strangely.
Later, Mei Niang participated, and the couple worked together, but the water was still falling. In the end, Li Jiu finally won the game, and he was so happy that he smiled. He cleaned up the chess game, started chatting, and talked about the mountains from all over the world. It was not until the second day that the guards urged him several times before bidding farewell.
He kneaded his sleepy eyes, pulled off the corners of his eyes, and glanced at the prison cells. Duan Baoxuan, the Dali Temple minister, and the Dali Temple staff, were carrying various tools. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time. Wu Kang yawned, stretched his waist, shook his head, and stared at the objects. He was so familiar.
Long strip, wide wooden sign, similar to the sign of the yamen sign. A cinnabar red circle is painted above, the word "Zhou" is in the circle, and the black characters are vertically arranged below: Bingzhou Wenshui and Wukang, the most unforgivable disrespectful thing. The square black wooden shackle is about ten kilograms, which is specifically choked.
I smelled the aroma of alcohol and felt instantly. I took it and finished drinking it. The wine bowl was stuffed to Duan Baoxuan and said seriously: "On the morning of the execution, the prisoner could not eat or drink. Maybe he was so scared that he was so scared that he urinated. Mr. Duan drank for me, which violated the regulations."
He is still good at getting cheap, Duan Baoxuan smiled: "Others have all their shit and urine, but they will never change. I have this confidence. If you say that they violate the regulations, the execution of the West City will be punished today, and it is not in accordance with the rules. You are lucky. The saint issued an oral order. On the way to the West City, you will not take the uncovered prison car."
Wu Kang laughed in silence, spread his hands and nodded, signaling the prisoners to take care of themselves. In the Tang Dynasty, the prisoners inherited the Zhou rituals and abandoned them in the market. Civilians and low-ranking officials were publicly executed in the market to warn them. Officials above the fifth rank were allowed to commit suicide at home as long as they were not treason, pursuing great rebellion, treason and evil rebellion.
The governor of Yuezhou is the third rank, and the governor of Wuzhou is the third rank, and they can commit suicide at home. The first day is the first day of each month, and the fifteenth day of each month, including the twenty-four solar terms, the entire month of the leap month, and the rainy weather, can all be executed? The old guy Changsun Wuji forced Li Jiuxi City to behead him in order to expel his anger.
Feeling that his ankles were cold, the two jailers squatted down their feet and installed heavy shackles. The thick black iron chains were raised and weighed them. The two jail officials stepped forward, laughing with regrets, and the handcuffs in their hands weighed at least ten kilograms.
Wu Kangping stretched out his hands and hung cold handcuffs, which was so cold that it was biting. Two horizontal lines were placed up and down, and hemp ropes were fixed on both hands. On the horizontal lines were above, the names and crimes were written. Seeing the prison guard holding the wooden shackles, he raised his head, and the two halves were merged, firmly jamming his neck.
A jailer held him and a jailer nailed iron nails, looking cautious, and was very anxious for them. After the equipment was completed, he found out that he was in good condition and left Dali Prison and walked out of Dali Temple. Hundreds of soldiers were escorted, wearing bright light armor, and each armed to his teeth.
Wu Kang was shackled with his legs and was guarded in the middle, with a gong in front of him opening the way. The melon-eating crowd waited for a long time, and his head was poked out from the gates of the courtyards in the yard. Some of them were brave and watched the fun openly and kept pointing fingers.
When leaving the Yiningfang Gate, people were all black and rank on both sides of the road. These melon-eating crowds were really speechless and just chopped their heads, so what was there to look good about them? They gradually smiled bitterly, and they were too high in their status, and they were the third-rank governor and the uncle of the current dynasty, so they were naturally very popular.
These bastards won’t buy my meat, you won’t offend you. The team headed east, at the intersection of Puningfang and Jinchengfang, and heard the sound of horse hooves. Qianniuwei blocked the way, and the man in his forties had an extremely loud voice: The saint has orders, and the uncle worked hard and made great contributions, so he could not give him shackles.
Duan Baoxuan responded to the promise, and the jailer immediately took action, pried nails and removed the shackles, untied the hemp rope and removed the crossbar. Wu Kang shook his neck and moved his sore wrists, feeling very comfortable. The team continued to travel south, crossed the intersection, and entered Jude and Liquanfang.
The horse's hooves were ringing again, and the Qianniuwei sent an edict. This time it was a reward for saving the horse, and the iron rope was given without adding it. The handcuffs and shackles were removed, and the hemp rope that was tied was untied, and the wooden signs on the back were even more comfortable. Li Jiuren was very righteous, and Wu Kang was not vague, so he bowed to the direction of the palace.
Without restraint, the whole body surrounded him and the armor of Mingguang surrounded him to prevent him from escaping. After passing the intersection, he arrived at the destination, the west city of Chang'an City. Under the walls on both sides, countless people were crowded, and the discussion was louder. Hou Wei all went out, lined up a long wall to maintain order on the spot.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the only high-ranking officials in Xicheng City seemed to be beheaded. They were also his fellow villager, from Xingyang County, Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou City, Henan Province). They originally made a living by farming, but then followed Li Shimin and became a hero of Lingyan Pavilion.
After becoming rich, he abandoned his wife and son, married an unlucky wife, with a green grassland on his head. He was superstitious and raised five hundred adopted sons, and was falsely accused of treason. Li Er was furious and beheaded in the western market, and his family's wealth was confiscated. Later, Li Er regretted and found out that Zhang Liang was wronged and caused a major unjust case in the early Tang Dynasty.
In a few decades, there was another big boss who was also beheaded in Xicheng City. The famous Lai Junchen, who wrote the "Caraichio Sutra", unfortunately he couldn't see him. In a daze, he arrived at the gate of Xicheng City, and there was a riot in front of him. Wu Kang relied on his height and saw soldiers roaming into a wall of humans, but he could not see the troublemakers.
The soldiers hurriedly came to report, Duan Baoxuan sighed lightly, discussed with General Hou Wei, and ordered people to come forward. The women of the Dai Kingdom, Yang, Wu Shun and Minzhi, Wu Shun hugged Er Ya. The white-haired old man was very familiar with each other and could not remember who it was.
When his relatives came to see him off, Wu Kang was very happy and pulled out a gentle smile. Yang's tears were filled with tears, and the crutches kept trembling. Wu Kang gave a salute first, then smiled and comforted her, and wiped her tears. He patted Minzhi's shoulder, smiled slightly at Minyue, hugged Erya in his arms, and looked at Yang and said, "Auntie shouldn't have come. I am a dying person, which will bring bad luck."
Minzhi couldn't control himself and shed tears again. Yang threw away the crutch and pulled his arm to blame: "What stupid things do you say? You are a member of the Wu family in your life and a soul in your death. When you get down there, what's missing? I've asked my aunt to dream, and my aunt burned it to... What kind of evil did you do? I feel uncomfortable when I give a white-haired man a black-haired man."
Yang burst into tears, and Wu Shun advised her not to scare the child while crying. Erya was not affected and pulled her father's hair while her hair was pulled. Wu Kang reached out to pull a strand and handed it to her baby's daughter. Erya giggled, her heartless look made her amuse her father.
He pressed his pressure and was reluctant to leave. He rubbed Erya's forehead and handed it to Wu Shun's arms. He said softly: "Take aunt back. This place is unlucky, don't scare the children. Tell Xincheng that I will be grateful to Erya for taking care of him."
Wu Shun reached out to take it, but Erya was not happy, and she held the collar and refused to let go, and she cried out. Wu Kang smacked his lips, then pulled his hair, and sent off his precious daughter. Duan Baoxuan and General Hou Wei were kind and comforting, and the time was almost here.
After much effort, he finally persuaded them to leave, and only the old man was left. His eyes were red, and he took out a hard rice cake from his waist. Wu Kang was struck by lightning and quickly supported him, saying unbelievablely: "You are Sun Qi Lao, why did you run to the capital? You are eighty-five years old, you have to take care of your child. Come and take care of him quickly."
As soon as this said, the surroundings were silent. Duan Baoxuan was shocked and General Hou Wei was shocked. Sun Qi Lao burst into tears and handed out the rice cake, crying in tears: "Governor Wu, try it. I will make the food I just collected this year. I will go on my way after eating it."
Wu Kang quickly took over, bite it into his mouth, chewed it for a while, swallowed it. He eliminated two steps and eliminated the hard rice cake, and gave a thumbs up: "Wuzhou rice is fragrant and sweet, crushing the whole country. Old sir, go back to Wufu and find my aunt. The queen will send someone to take you back to Wuzhou."
Sun Qi Lao shook his head, knelt in front of Duan Baoxuan, and cried in tears: "I am from Wuzhou, Jiangnan. I am 86 years old this year. I came to the capital to see the governor off. From Yongkang to Jinhua and then to the border of Hangzhou, the people all the way cried bitterly. He was a good official. The court wronged him. He was such a good official."
Duan Baoxuan was frightened and quickly bent over to support him. Sun Qi Lao shook his head: "Fifteen of us were stopped by Di Renjie on the border of Wuzhou. I forced him to die, and Di Gong agreed to let him go. If the governor was a bad official, I would not come. Please give me kindness from the law. He was framed by a treacherous minister and he was wronged..."
The picture is touching, and when you smell it, you cry when you see it. Duan Baoxuan was speechless, not knowing what to do, and he didn't dare to say anything more. Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted for injustice, and several people soon responded. The sound became louder and louder, and in less than two minutes, the shouts resounded through the sky.
The picture was too shocking, and the soldiers were facing a great enemy. Hou Wei was frightened and ordered the people to ban their words. However, it was useless and the public opinion could not help but lose control. Duan Baoxuan was in a splitting headache and immediately called the prison guards to get rid of Sun Qi Lao. Lao Sun struggled violently, shouting for injustice at the top of his voice, and the people were excited.
General Hou Wei sent an order that the soldiers of the government besieged the prisoners and hurried into the gate of the West City. The people were blindly following, shouting that they spread rapidly and the scope became larger and larger. Duan Baoxuan was in a panic and immediately sent someone to the palace to report the situation and request support.
Wu Kang's heart was in the valley, without any touch, only deep fear. This was Qian Shun's work. This apprentice was too tricky and knew how to incite people's hearts. Beijing and Wuzhou were three thousand miles apart. In the era when news was blocked, the people of Beijing would not know me.
It must be Qian Shun and Pinglang who started from the two cities of Chang'an to promote the cutting of holy robes to rescue the victims and create public opinion and rumors. The purpose of doing this is to save me first and then gain sympathy. When the court robbed the court, the risk of exposure was reduced, because the people's reports were more terrible than searching by officers and soldiers.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly, these bastards are trying to break the world. Unfortunately, they can't succeed. Your opponent is the CEO Wu Meiniang. I put away my thoughts, followed the team, and came to the execution ground. Hou Wei opened the way, walked the special passage, and went up the execution platform along the steps.
It is located in the northeast of the west city, with a high platform of five meters square, and behind it is the prison case. The prison officer is Lai Ji, and the Minister of the Court is very proud of his face. He also heard the cry for injustice, and his eyes were a little entangled. He dared not look at Wu Kang, and he clasped his fists to return the court, and turned his face over his face.
Wu Kang sneered, you know that you are shy, it's a bit interesting. Turning around to the guillotine, I saw the executioner in front of the stage, holding a ghost-headed sword, thrusting his big belly, slapping his palm to protect his heart, and his body is extremely tough.
It fits the film and television style, and is distracted and does not check it for a while, stepping on his feet. He subconsciously clasped his fists and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."
The executioner was stunned and stunned for a moment, and flashed his head. He put his sword on the ground and said, "It's okay, it's okay." The killing platform was silent, and the prison officer was stunned, and soon sighed. Lai Ji felt so stinging in his heart. Why is it the Wu family member so polite?
Wu Kang knelt on the tablecloth, held his head up and raised his chest to welcome the last moment. The buildings within his sight were all second-floor shops. The windows on the second floor were opened and his head was poked out. He laughed in a silence. Qian Shun had some tricks, but did not take the second floor, but mingled on the second floor.
Consider the angle and strength of the arrow, after careful identification, the direction of the four o'clock is locked, the inconspicuous small window. The perfect sniper point, if I were Qian Shun, I would choose there. Unfortunately, brother, you are a little different. The plan has failed, and you can't hide it from the professionals.
In terms of assassination skills, you are no better than Chu Shenke. He can easily lock you. At the entrance of the restaurant, the doctor was very happy and the second floor, which was left unattended, was gathered today. It was especially close to the window and sold at a high price. If I killed my uncle every day, I could be rich.
Another guest came, five and a half feet tall, wearing an ordinary gray robe, but it was hard to hide his nobleness. The man with a burly heel was more than six feet tall, which was almost the same as his uncle. Dr. Jiu believed that the front was the master and the back was the division.
When they approached, Dr. Dr. was stunned. The owner was actually a woman and was so tall. He laughed and stopped at the door, nodded and bowed, "Sorry, the shop is full, and I can't entertain you. The hoarfrost building in front is much bigger than the shop, so let's try your luck."
The tall guard stepped forward, took five golden leaves, clenched the wrist of the wine doctor, and held it on his palm. He forced him to clench his fists, and he screamed in pain. He heard the cold words again, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and promised with confidence: "Don't worry, please don't worry, you two, and clear the scene immediately."
He rushed in and whispered to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper looked pale and immediately begged the guests to leave and all the money for food was exempted. Some customers were tactful and even took advantage of them, they stood up and left the table. Several tables of people who were blinded by the big man's waist card were frightened and ran faster than rabbits.
After the clearing downstairs was finished, the shopkeeper ordered the doctor to guard the door and bring the distinguished guests upstairs. With the same routine, after the in charge of the words, the guard showed off his waist sign, and his voice was extremely cold: "The Qianniu Guards, the idle people, leave immediately."
The diners were stunned and rushed downstairs, all of whom were pissed downstairs. When they were near the window, the two were indifferent and turned their heads to look out the window. The guard smiled slightly, closed their waist signs and took steps, screamed in an instant, blocking the woman: "Shunzi, Pinglang, I am Chu Shenke, have you forgotten?"
Two spirits and strong crossbows, two crossbow arrows aimed at them, Qian Shun smiled and said, "If you can find this, it must be the boss who revealed it, but it's a pity that it's useless. I'm ready to make a big fuss in Chang'an today and beat the dog emperor's stinking face. Since you are here, stay."
Chu Shenke shook his head and immediately explained: "Two brothers are calm. I didn't betray the boss. He told the queen. The robbery of the law is like rebellion. The wife and the young lady must have been implicated. Di Renjie did not keep his promise. The wife is in Chang'an, and your family are still there, don't be impulsive."
Lin Pinglang sneered: "Don't threaten your wife. In Pinglang's heart, the big guy is the most important thing. I killed fifteen people, but if I hadn't met the big guy, I would have committed suicide. Before coming to the capital, I arranged my family and they would not be implicated. If the wolf-hearted Chu Shenke, if the big guy hadn't protected you, you would have been in a different place."
Chu Shenke was silent, covered his chest with his right hand, and swearing: "I have never forgotten. If you do this, the boss will hate you. Shunzi, tell the truth, why did he keep me in Beijing, and why did he cut the holy robe?"
For a moment, Qian Shunhen grinded his teeth and his facial features gradually distorted: "The boss cut the holy robe because of Wubinlin and Empress Wu. Tens of thousands of victims surrounded Wuzhou. If a riot occurs, blood flows out of the city will affect her subordinate position."
Chu Shenke nodded: "The wish of the two brothers is not to save him, but to protect his family. Lady and the young lady, Empress Wu, and the second lady. Stop, brother, let's find the lady and fulfill his wish."
Qian Shun sneered and raised the crossbow in his hand: "I can tell you that all brothers are hidden in the crowd. As long as Pinglang shoots the arrow, the alcohol will explode and it will turn into a sea of fire. The time is almost over. Pinglang gives me the crossbow and prepare to shoot the arrow."
Pinglang handed over the crossbow, bent over and took out two stone bows from the bottom of the table. The arrow poked out of the window, bent the bow and pulled it into a full moon, and quickly calibrated the angle. At the critical moment, a voice came from behind: "The guards at the left and right have closed the city gate, and you can't escape."
The bombshell was thrown down, Qian Shun's eyes turned red, and the worst result happened. He stared at the hateful woman and bit his back teeth: "It's all because of you that it's so far. You're okay. The boss is fine in Wuzhou, why do you recognize relatives?"
Mei Niang walked to Qian Shun against the crossbow arrow, stared at his eyes, and showed a charming smile: "Shunzi, don't be stupid. I want to save him from danger than any of you. These days, I have been thinking of various ways and entrusting all kinds of relationships, but the heavens are against people's wishes. Put down the arrow in my hand and look for Xiaoqing with me. I am worried that she will do stupid things."
After a long period of silence, Pinglang slowly closed his bow and sat down at the table with a very ugly face. Chu Shenke stepped forward and persuaded him with great painstaking advice: "You also know that the wife is stubborn. She knelt in front of Li Ji's mansion for two days, and then disappeared. She didn't look for the queen or you. This is very abnormal."
The plan had failed, Qian Shun laughed miserably and threw out the crossbow in his hand. He grabbed the wine jar and poured the wine into his hands. He turned to look at Mei Niang and asked angrily: "What does this mean? If your wife doesn't look for you, who else can you go to? Yesterday, Sun Qi Lao said, "Who can you hand it to the emperor except you?"
Mei Niang frowned, and the cloth on Xiao Qing's back was actually Wan Min's book? She asked to see Li Jie, but was she asking him to hand over the book? This is unreasonable. I can present it for her, so why should I leave it close and far? As my mind turned around, I thought of that possibility, my face turned pale and said impatiently: "Follow me quickly, Xiao Qing is in danger."
After saying that, she left, she stopped at the stairs and turned around and explained anxiously: "She is Kang Lang's wife. Only when she presents Wanmin's book in person can she be justified and convincing. She does not believe in anyone. Sikong's mansion asked to see Li Jie not to hand over the book, but to delay him. Because three days later, the saint went to the southern suburbs to worship, and she wanted to hand over the book."
Qian Shun finally changed his sarcasm and stopped the sages to seek justice. Mei Niang sweated on her forehead and continued to explain: "Li Ji didn't see her, there was only one way left to go, just beating the drum. When the drum sounded, the hundred sticks of the forest were opened, and the saints received it. No one could pass the White Staff Forest, that was an absolute dead end. Come with me quickly and don't delay any more."
After saying that, he went downstairs, his pace was extremely fast. The three of them hesitated for a moment and immediately followed him out. When they arrived downstairs, Qian Shun winked and Pinglang entered the crowd. He quickly found Zhao Sheng and lowered his voice and said, "The city gate is closed, the plan has failed, brothers will withdraw the team."
Zhao Sheng subconsciously shook his head, Pinglang grabbed him and stared at the bull's eyes and scolded: "The plan has failed. Don't make fearless sacrifices. The only hope now is the Book of People. The lady knocks on the drums, knocks on the door and breaks into the palace, and is a life-and-death life. Let the brothers withdraw the team and we go to support the lady, so don't delay any more."
Hearing that he could save the boss, Zhao Sheng nodded repeatedly. He put down the alcohol jar, squeezed away the person next to him, and squatted down on his horse. Pinglang stepped on his thighs, stood quickly on his shoulders, and shouted in a loud voice: "Brothers, the wind is tight!"
After shouting, he jumped off, pulled Zhao Sheng out and ran to the gate of the west market. Soon, the crowd was filled with "winds tightly", and secret messages were rising one after another. With the crowding, chaos appeared. Wu Kang on the stage heard this and smiled with relief, and the brothers were about to retreat.
Mei Niang did a good job. With her intelligence and talent, it would be a problem to clean up money. Suddenly, severe pain came, my heart stirred like a sharp blade, and cold sweat instantly overflowed. Ominous premonition lingered, my head was uncontrolled, and I looked to the northeast...
Chapter completed!