The middle-aged man dressed in ochre and red was the dean of the Beggar's Academy, named Dongfang Baiday, the eldest son of the current sect leader Dongfang Xiao, and this position was the natural successor of the sect master. Among the 100,000 sects, any member of the House is higher than all the people in the House, which means that the person with the lowest rank in the House can govern the president of the House. From this, the high position and weight of the eastern day can be imagined.

Several officials came up and warmly welcomed and thanked Dean Dongfang, who only snorted a few times with his nose, then ignored them and continued to ask Wang Dazuo what to do next.

In front of these bosses, Wang Dazuo was not good at making his own decisions, and looked at Jia Zhixian again. The latter's ability to observe words and emotions is of course extremely high, and seeing that his gang is not popular, he instructed Wang Dayong to act according to the plan just now, and then turned around and beckoned the two kings of Jia to go out.

At the beginning of the afternoon, the square in front of the county government gate was already crowded. Some of the officials held black and red sticks and shouted loudly to maintain order. In the north, near the gate of the county government, a high platform was erected, which was used during executions to allow more people to see.

On both sides of the high platform stood a team of heavily armed officers and soldiers, with military flags unfurled, neat uniforms, all green, this is the most powerful regular army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Green Battalion.

To the north of each infantry platoon, there was also a cavalry squadron, at least about a hundred men. There is a white dragon on the military flag, with four claws flailing, ready to fly, and the background color of the military flag is red, which is obviously a cavalry with a red flag.

Although these cavalry are not as good as their ancestors, or even as good as those green battalion soldiers, they all ride horses, and they are strong in mobility, and they still have an irreplaceable role when fighting a tailwind battle.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the front door of the county government was opened, and a team of officials poured out, and after the road was opened in front, there was a tall wooden cage, carried by five or six people, and one person stood inside, with his head sticking out from above, unkempt, and his head hanging down, and he didn't know who it was. However, looking at the top of the wooden cage, there is a wooden plaque with eight big characters on it: "Feng Yunshan of the Chaotic Party is decided".

Behind the high platform, there is a pedal for going up to the platform. The officials in front ran up first, and stood in two teams on the left and right of the prince. Then the wooden cages in which the prisoners were held were lifted up and placed in the middle of the wooden platform. Then these people stood around the cage.

Immediately afterwards, an executioner dressed in red clothes also walked up to the stage, followed by two people, also in red clothes and red pants. Each of them carried a ghost-headed broadsword in their hands. Before coming to the wooden cage, the first big man stood in front of him, and the other two stood on either side. Before standing up, he glanced at the prisoners a few times, as if to determine where to place the knife.

Finally, the three sedan chairs went up to the high platform one after another, and there was a team of guards on the front and back of the sedan chair to follow. There was a pergola on the right side of the platform, and they got there.

The sedan door opened, Jia Zhixian, General Wang, and Mr. Jia respectively got out of the sedan chair and sat on the chair that had been prepared long ago, acting as today's supervisor.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout of killing outside the east gate, mixed with the neighing of the war horse, and there were bursts of noise. Then I saw a fast horse galloping through the crowd and rushing to the high platform. The knight did not wait for the horse to stop, flew off his horse, and in a few arrows he ascended the high platform.

The knight came to General Wang and knelt down on one leg, "Report to the general, the rebels have come!" There are about 2,000 people, and when I came, I was walking into the ambush circle, and General Zhao ordered me to report to the general, and as expected, he promised to wipe out the rebels. ”

It seems that the sergeant who reported the news was indeed eloquent, and after traveling for several miles, he did not need to rest, and he could tell the matter clearly in one breath.

General Wang laughed, and said to Jia Zhixian and Mr. Jia, "You don't have to worry about it this time, right?" and then said to the messenger, "Boy, you're good! Go back and get the reward from the lieutenant general. ”

Jia Zhixian's worries have lessened slightly, but they have not been completely eliminated. Said to Mr. Jia, "Since the fish has been hooked, can you dispose of this bait?"

At this time, it was close to noon, and it was about to be the regular time to start the knife and ask for a slash. Seeing that there were no accidents and no need to procrastinate, Mr. Jia nodded and said, "Let's start." ”

Jia Zhixian looked at the hourglass for execution time, it happened to be three o'clock in the afternoon, and immediately ordered: "It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and the knife will be beheaded." ”

Several loud-voiced officials shouted: "At three o'clock in the afternoon, open the knife and ask for the beheading!"

The main executioner heard this, shook off his shirt with a brush, revealing his strong upper body muscles, and the assistant next to him handed over a bowl of wine, he grabbed it, tilted his head and poured it into his throat, and took the last mouthful, "poof", all sprayed on the ghost head knife. The broadsword shook as if it were alive, and the drink trickled down the blade like a vampire smelling blood.

At the same time, another assistant also gave a bowl of wine to the man in the wooden cage. Knowing that at the last moment, the prisoner who had been hanging his head suddenly raised his head, it was Feng Yunshan, the most important founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. His eyes were clear, sweeping towards everyone present, as if he was looking for someone, and as if he was saying goodbye to everyone.

Then he stopped being nostalgic, tilted his head back, and said to the assistant, "Little brother, help me drink this desperate bar!"

It turned out that his hands were fixed in the wooden shackles in front of him and could not be moved, so he could not drink the last farewell wine by himself.

According to the custom of the time, the executioner had to drink a bowl of wine, called gall wine, and the condemned prisoner also drank a bowl of wine, called decapitation.

Feng Yunshan drank a bowl of wine in one gulp, seemed to regain his strength, straightened his neck, and shouted with all his might: "Heaven will win, and Qing demons will be defeated!"

Jia Zhixian over there shouted: "Don't do it yet!"

The executioner was accustomed to this kind of scene, and when he saw that the final procedure had been completed, he muttered routinely: "There is a head for grievances, and there is a master for debts." I cut you to do what you were told, don't blame me. It's fine, it doesn't hurt. Respect you for being a good man, and I will be sharp and not let you suffer. ”

The mouth was chattering, but the hand was not delayed, and the ghost head was as fast as a bolt of lightning, and it went straight to Feng Yunshan's neck and slashed diagonally!

When he was about to cut into the prisoner's body, with a "ballast", the ghost head knife was blocked by a strong force, and then his back was numb, and his whole body was stiff, and he couldn't move. The two spare executioners were not slow to react, ignoring the main prisoner, but respectively waved the ghost head knife in their hands and slashed at the prisoner.

"Chirp" and "chirp" sounded two times in a row, and the two of them and the chief torturer were in trouble together. The assistant who helped Feng Yunshan drink also deliberately used his body to block the big knife, but it didn't have any effect.

How did he know that Mai Ke's hidden weapon was used like a straight road, and the accuracy was not affected in the slightest.

As the executioner was subdued, the officers and soldiers on both sides surrounded with a bang. The first is to mend the prisoners, and the second is to protect the adults.

Before they left where they were standing, three people had already flown in front of the high platform, it was Mai Ke, Feng Yunshan, and Wei Changlu. After taking the stage, Mai Ke did not stop, and went straight to the wooden cage, while Feng Wei and the others turned around and dragged up from the stage, it was Wei Changhui and Qin Richang.

At this time, half of the guards protecting the three officials rushed up to kill Feng Yunshan, but they were stopped by Mai Ke. Two nine-section whips were swung out at the same time, and one move was "a blockbuster", knocking the two guards who ran the fastest and whose martial arts were also the highest to the ground on the ground.

Mai Ke's invincible nine-style whip method is not in taking people's lives, but in the combination of acupoint technique and whip method, and using a soft whip to accurately point acupoints is much more efficient than using fingers to point acupoints.

Then four more guards pounced, and Mai Ke waved his hands at the same time, each performing a trick "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", and solved these four people.

The biggest wave finally arrived at this time, and there were at least fifteen or sixteen people. When they saw that the few companions with the highest martial arts skills in front of them were instantly defeated, they quickly adjusted their tactics, gathered together, and attacked Mai Ke from the left and right.

In the face of many enemies, he did not retreat but advanced, while approaching the enemy, he folded the nine-section whip in his hand like chasing the wind and lightning, and then brazenly used the eight-sided majestic move, and in an instant, the whip shadow was heavy, and the evil spirit was rolling, and the enemy was frightened when he saw it, and was all knocked to the ground by Mai Ke's move.

The three Manchu officials had withdrawn under the protection of the other guards, and a large crowd of officers and soldiers were pouring onto the high platform. Mai Ke solved these guards, and immediately ordered Wei Changlu and Feng Yunshan to block those officers and soldiers, and he wanted to rush out with Feng Yunshan.

At this time, Wei Changhui and Qin Richang were trying to open the wooden cage and release the people. Lao Feng inside saw these people coming to the rescue, one was happy, and the other was worried. These people didn't leave themselves, but could they rush out?

Mai Ke saw that this wooden cage was quite sturdy, and saw that Lao Feng didn't seem to be tortured, and he was afraid that he couldn't walk. Then he said to them, "Don't make trouble." Break the shackles, loosen the shackles, and remove the cages with them. ”

The two laborers lifted it up, and although they felt that they could still walk, they lifted it up and jumped down from the front of the high platform together. The two brothers who dealt with the officers and soldiers also fought and retreated, and followed behind.

The officers and soldiers on the left and right sides were also anxious when they saw that the prisoner had been robbed, and under the death order of General Wang, they shouted and chased after them. The first to bear the brunt were those Eight Banner cavalry.

A big man who looked like an officer, riding on a tall black cone horse like a black tower, holding a golden eight-petal hammer in each hand, went straight to Wei Chang, and screamed in his mouth.

Wei Changlu looked back, this stupid big man's weapons and horses are good, did he send them to me? If he doesn't accept it, he seems to be ashamed of his enthusiasm for the giver. There were quite a few cavalry in the back, and it was a bit of a loss on foot.

At this time, the big man had already chased after him, and the two sledgehammers smashed at him with two "whining" sounds. It looked like it was about to be smashed, but it was empty, and the person in front of him was gone. Depressed, he took back the sledgehammer that had been knocked out, and felt that there was an extra person behind him. This shocked him into a daze, and he immediately wanted to turn around and drive the man away, but he felt a numb back and couldn't move his whole body.

The special forces are all apprentices of Mai Ke's acupoints, and they will certainly not miss the opportunity to practice acupoints. Wei Changlu took two sledgehammers at the moment, weighed the weight, and made sure that it was genuine. Then he dismounted the immobile fellow and slammed him to the ground. The big one rolled twice on the ground, got up, and ran.

He wondered as he ran, "Huh, how can you move?" What he didn't know was that Wei Changlu was afraid that he would not be able to move and be trampled to death by the horse, so when he threw him off the horse, he unlocked the sealed acupoint for him.