"Congratulations to all generals," Hua Ju said with cupped hands.

Guan Sheng said: "Sir, why do you only have our reward and not yours?"

"Yes, you are the one who contributed the most to the conquest of Zengtou City this time. Your Majesty should reward you the most. Without your reward, we would rather not have these things." Gao Zhan said.

Hua Ju said: "Just now in the Golden Palace, His Majesty personally awarded me a reward."

"I see."

After hearing what Hua Ju said, Guan Sheng and the others accepted the things with confidence.

"Old Qin, go and finish the matter." Hua Ju said to Qin Donghao. He was worried about leaving the money outside, so he had better transport it back as soon as possible.

"yes."

After Qin Donghao left, Hua Ju looked at Guan Sheng and others and said: "The emperor has ordered that the five tigers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong be killed at the intersection at noon. I am the prison officer. It is already getting late, everyone hurry up

Go get ready and escort them to the intersection."

"yes."

After a little preparation, Hua Ju rode on the Zhaoye Lion Snow Horse and led Guan Sheng and others to escort the five tigers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong from the escort barracks to the intersection.

After going to court in the morning, Huizong had people put up a notice, claiming that Zengtou City was a hidden force of the Jin Kingdom, and sent Hua Ju to lead the escort to annihilate it, capture the five tigers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong alive, and kill them at the crossroads at noon today.

The matter was introduced in detail.

Therefore, when Hua Ju led people escorting the prison van down the street, the people were already waiting on both sides of the road to watch.

"Damn the dog of the Jin Kingdom, you still want to annex our Song Dynasty. You just don't know how to live or die. I will smash you to death."

"The border barbarians, instead of staying in your own country, actually came to our Song Dynasty territory to cause trouble, and you deserve to die."

"That is Shi Wengong. He is from our Song Dynasty, but he helped the Jin Kingdom to murder us. He is a scum of the Song Dynasty."

"The scum is more hateful than the golden dog, beat him to death, beat him to death..."

The people on both sides of the road became more and more angry as they talked and threw vegetables, fruits, and tofu at the five Zeng brothers and Shi Wengong.

Poor the five tigers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong, their hands and feet were chained, and only one of their heads was exposed. They could not dodge or dodge, and they were smashed into disarray in the blink of an eye.

"Sir, more and more people are hitting them with objects. Do you think we should stop them?" Guan Sheng asked softly.

"Don't stop it, just let the people smash it."

Hua Ju said: "This is a good opportunity to inspire people's patriotic enthusiasm and unity. It would be bad to stop it."

Guan Sheng said worriedly: "But what if..."

Hua Ju interrupted him and said: "They are just fruits and vegetables. They can't kill them, so don't worry."

Seeing that Hua Ju was not worried, Guan Sheng immediately said nothing more.

It was almost noon when the five Zeng brothers and Shi Wengong were escorted to the crossroads.

"Master Hua."

Seeing Hua Ju coming, several officials from the Ministry of Justice immediately came forward to greet him and saluted him.

Huizong only appointed Hua Ju to oversee the execution. All other matters, such as identification before execution, recording of the execution process, and post-execution inspections, etc., were all handled by the Ministry of Punishment, so someone from the Ministry of Punishment had to be present during the execution.

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After Hua Ju bowed his hands and saluted these officials, he walked onto the prison platform accompanied by them.

The execution platform is a temporary structure, just opposite the execution platform, but it is much higher than the execution platform. From above, you can directly overlook the prisoners on the execution platform.

After Hua Ju sat in the prison officer's seat, he ordered: "Put the prisoner on the execution platform."

The execution platform was also temporarily built. It was made of several logs to make a frame, and then laid with wooden planks three feet above the ground. It would be dismantled and taken away after the prisoner was executed, and then rebuilt again the next time the execution was to be carried out.

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The guardsmen dragged the five Zeng brothers and Shi Wengong out of the prison car and handed them over to the criminals from the Ministry of Punishments who were responsible for executions. These people were responsible for executions all year round and were very experienced in dealing with criminals. Any dishonest prisoners in their hands would be punished.

The system is docile and docile.

The five Zeng brothers knew that they were going to die, so they struggled desperately not to go to the execution platform. However, the executioners twisted their hands behind their backs and pulled their hair. They immediately became obedient and followed them to the execution platform.

There are six beheading positions on the execution platform, each of which is spaced three feet apart to facilitate execution by the executioner.

The prisoner forced the five Zeng brothers and Shi Wengong to kneel down in front of the execution position, but because it was not time for execution yet, they did not press their heads on the beheading pillar.

Hua Ju looked around the execution platform and saw that tens of thousands of people had gathered, and even the surrounding roofs and trees were covered with people.

"There are so many people coming to see it," Hua Ju said.

"Although the Kingdom of Jin has not yet started a war with us, the Song Dynasty, people from the Kingdom of Jin often come to the Song Dynasty to purchase goods. They are arrogant, barbaric, and domineering. The people have already hated them, so I heard that they were killing spies of the Kingdom of Jin. Many

People put down what they are doing to watch," said an official from the Ministry of Criminal Justice nearby.

"That's it." Hua Ju nodded.

After nearly half an hour, the official from the Ministry of Justice said, "Sir, it's almost a quarter past noon."

Hua Ju nodded slightly. The officials from the Ministry of Punishment went up to the execution platform to check the identities of the five tigers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong. They came back and said to Hua Ju, "The identities of the criminals have been verified and are confirmed to be correct."

"I know." Hua Ju said.

Then, six people walked up to the Zeng family's five tigers and Shi Wengong with execution wine, and each fed them a large bowl of wine.

"Sir, it's three quarters past noon," the time teller said.

Hua Ju took out the beheading order from the lottery tube on the table in front of him, threw it down, and shouted: "Behead."

The prison guard standing behind the five Zeng brothers and Shi Wengong pressed their heads on the beheading pillar, while a man in front pulled their hair hard and stretched their necks.

Six burly executioners, dressed in red and carrying ghost-headed swords, walked to the left, raised the ghost-headed swords high, and then swung them down together. The heads of the five brothers of the Zeng family and Shi Wengong were cut off, and their necks were cut off.

The blood in the cavity spurted out like water jets for a long distance.

After the execution, the six executioners put away their knives and lined up in a row, taking six steps back.

Following the officials from the Ministry of Punishments to the execution platform, they inspected each one and reported back to Hua Ju: "Sir, the prisoner has been executed and it is confirmed to be correct."

Huaju stood up and said to the officials of the Ministry of Justice: "The task entrusted to me by Your Majesty has been completed. I will go into the palace to report to Your Majesty. The rest will be left to you."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

Hua Ju came down from the prison platform and said to Guan Sheng and others: "You take the people back to the guard camp first, and I will go to the palace to report to His Majesty."

"As commanded."

Guan Sheng and others took the escort back to the guard camp, while Hua Ju took his own escort to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, Hua Ju told Huizong about the execution of the prisoner, and Huizong was very satisfied.

After coming out of the palace, Hua Ju returned to the guard camp and called Hu Cheng, asking him to send someone to check the situation of all the guards on the border with Xixia and Liao.

Huizong asked him to find out the followers of Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others below, and the border was the first line of defense against Xixia and Liao.

Therefore, he felt that Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu in the army should first be identified and eliminated. Only by ensuring that there were no problems with the border guards could we safely carry out elimination operations in other places.

"yes."

After Hu Cheng took the order and left, Hua Ju sat behind the table and began to think deeply.

Huizong wanted him to find out all the minions and accomplices of Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, and Tong Guan, but the Song Dynasty was so big, there were tens of thousands of local officials, and they did not have the label of Cai Jing's accomplices on their foreheads. If one

It would probably take several years for one person to conduct an investigation, so we must think of the best way to do it.

"What should I do?"

Hua Ju's fingers were tapping lightly on the table, and his brain was running as fast as a processor, thinking of a solution.

Suddenly, his fingers stopped moving, and a solution appeared in his mind.

Two hours later, Qin Donghao came back and told Hua Jutong that all the money had been brought back and locked in the warehouse.

"Old Qin, from now on you will be responsible for guarding the warehouse where the silver is kept. No one is allowed to enter without my order," Hua Ju said.

"Yes." Qin Donghao said.

Hua Ju waved to him, Qin Donghao walked over, Hua Ju gave him instructions in a low voice for a while, Qin Donghao took two steps back, clasped his fists and bowed and said, "Yes, I will send someone to take care of it immediately."

"Tell them that they must find out clearly and not make any fools of themselves." Hua Ju said.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely give them instructions." Qin Donghao said.

Hua Ju nodded and said: "Also, from today on, your army will be separated from Lao Sun's left wing army and changed into a direct army. From now on, it will directly take orders from me."

The so-called directly-affiliated army is an army that only takes orders from the highest command and is not under the command of other departments or senior generals.

Like the armies of later generations, whether it is headquarters, military headquarters, division headquarters, or basic-level battalion headquarters or company headquarters, in addition to the regular deployment of troops, there is also a direct-affiliated unit that directly takes orders from the headquarters at each level. This can

It plays a role in protecting the headquarters in the event of an unexpected incident.

Although Hua Ju commands the entire escort army, he still does not have his own direct army, which is very inconvenient when handling some confidential matters.

That's why he wanted to separate Qin Donghao's army from Sun An's left wing army and make it his own direct army.

The reason why he chose Qin Donghao's army was mainly because Qin Donghao was more honest and loyal. He could do his best to complete the tasks assigned to him and would not make random inquiries.

Another reason is that Qin Donghao's abilities are weaker than those of Xuanzan and Hao Siwen. Even if he is transferred from the Zuoxiang Army, it will not have much impact on the combat effectiveness of the Zuoxiang Army.

Hearing that Hua Ju transferred his army to a direct army, Qin Donghao was very excited and said: "Thank you sir, I will never let you down with a humble position."

"Go and do some work." Hua Ju smiled and waved.
Chapter completed!