Chapter 602: The Great Case in the Capital

Something happened in Zhongjingjing! Hubu Shangshu, who had only been in office for more than two years, was impeached for embezzling 100,000 taels of grain and grass for the northwest army. The Emperor was furious. The joint investigation between the Criminal Department and Dali Temple finally found out that the cat was greasy. The case was understood very quickly, and it only took about ten days inside and outside, to do it to the Hubu Shangshu before the big war, presumably it was also the emperor's thoughtfulness, the Northwest Army complained, the problem of grain and grass is getting bigger and bigger, the emperor is not stupid, if it is not solved, I am afraid that this tough battle will not be able to be fought. In this case, except for one squire who was sentenced to 3,000 li, a total of ten officials involved in the case were sentenced to death, which was the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and the evidence was ironclad, no force dared to say more, and no official dared to put forward the slightest opinion.

Summer in Zhongjing City is naturally more lively than other places, and the flowers are in full bloom. Every night, the lights of thousands of homes are in the spring bridge, it is very lively, ten miles of red candles reflect the flower river, all kinds of fragrant, it is a good season to play.

But during the day, it was a little quiet, and it seemed that both the people and the officials were a little restless, lazy and did not want to move much, so there were not many pedestrians in front of the street.

On a certain day in the irritable summer of Zhongjing, a few spring thunders struck for no reason, and a gentle spring rain fell, soaking every building and alley in Zhongjing.

Hubu Shangshu sentenced to beheading, this is the Han Dynasty, the most senior official who was convicted of capital crimes, as soon as the news came out, the government and the opposition were shocked, it is said that even the queen mother went to His Majesty's palace to intercede, but after His Majesty's gentle words, he wiped some tears of the Son of Heaven, but did not take back his fate.

Along with this Shangshu, who had embezzled 100,000 taels of military salaries, there were ten other officials.

Raindrops slowly fell from the sky and fell on the ground of Wudaokou, the most lively place in Zhongjing on weekdays, but it still did not drive away the people of Zhongjing who braved the rain to watch the execution.

Eleven officials dressed in white torture clothes knelt on a wooden platform that had already been erected. There was already blood on his clothes, and he thought he had suffered a lot of punishment. These former glamorous officials are now devastated and their hair is tangled. Looking extremely miserable, but I don't know what means Dali Temple used, some of the more mentally strong prisoners forced themselves to open their godless eyes, trying to find their relatives in the crowd watching the execution, their lips were wide open, but they couldn't shout.

The officials of the Criminal Department, who were ordered to supervise the sentence, and Le Song, the chief administrator of the emperor's supervised palace, sat under the canopy and watched the scene in front of them. Le Song's face was expressionless, but the rest of the civil officials had a little uncomfortable on their faces. The convicts who were waiting to be executed under the torture platform were once their colleagues, and they had been happy together on the flower boat, and drunk together at the wine table, but now they had to watch them die.

The rainwater falls on the eaves of the restaurant next to Wudaokou, and then flows down the waterway along the tiles, forming a small waterfall from the sky. There are a lot of buildings here, so there are more than a dozen small waterfalls, hitting the bluestone ground like a white dragon. There was a snapping sound.

Some high-ranking officials stood up and announced the decree loudly, but they were still a little inaudible by the crackling sound of these small waterfalls. The crowd of onlookers only saw that his mouth was moving, but they didn't know what he was talking about, and they saw that the last high-ranking official had a solemn face. Shouted loudly: "Slash!"

When the onlookers heard this word clearly, they immediately became excited. shouted and squeezed forward, wanting to get closer to the wooden platform to appreciate this rare liveliness.

The executioner on the wooden platform spat on it. wiped the rain off his face, put the big knife behind him, kicked forward, stretched out his left hand and gently pressed the back of the neck of the first prisoner, cut the position of the bone joint, and then roared, the knife flashed!

When the knife fell, it made a muffled sound like a sharp knife cutting into pork.

With a swipe, blood spurted out of the headless cavity and splashed far away. The prisoner's head fell to the wooden platform, and as if he was still afraid of the big knife, he rolled up and rolled with a rumbling voice, but by the flow of rain, it did not stop, rolled to the side of the wooden platform, and fell.

Seeing a blood-stained head fall at his feet, the Han people, who were still in high spirits before, took a big step back in fright.

Where the skull rolled, there was a trail of blood, but it was washed away by the rain and quickly faded away.

It was only at this time that the people watching the execution let out a cheer, but there were not many people who applauded, and they were not very neat, and they looked a little gloomy. On the high platform, Le Song, who was sitting on the lowest chair and was imprisoned, showed a look of uncertainty on his face.

Immediately after that, the executioner stabbed again, another head fell to the ground, another bloody light went up to the sky, another exclamation, and another life was gone. There were three executioners, but in a matter of moments, eleven generals were beheaded, leaving only blood and corpses all over the ground.

As the beheading progressed, the crowd of onlookers gradually became emboldened, and the cheers were louder and louder, and finally when the head of the Tobe Shangshu finally left his body miserably, the sound of good listening was even more shocking!

Several officials of the Criminal Department were busy looking for the head of the prisoner who had fallen earlier in the crowd, but they did not find it for a long time.

After a while, a black dog ran out of the crowd, holding a head in its mouth, sharp teeth biting the ears on the skull, a pair of dog eyes glancing around, but the light in the dog's eyes made people feel cold for no reason.

"Wang!" The black dog was stabbed on the buttocks by the official of the Ministry of Punishment, and he loosened the head in his mouth in pain, screamed several times, and jumped into the heavy rain.

Le Song finally couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere and vomited all at once.

The supervisor of the criminal department sitting next to Le Song was a petty official who had worked hard to the death, and when he saw Le Song behaving like this, his eyes immediately lit up.

Le Song is a popular nobleman next to the emperor, even Shangshu in this court has to risk the crime of killing his head to slap him one or two, how could he let go of such a good opportunity at this time.

"Steward, steward. The supervisor of the Criminal Department hurriedly got up, regardless of the heavy rain drenching his official uniform, squatting beside Le Song and gently tapping his back.

Le Song's condition seemed to have improved, but when he raised his head, his face was pale. It's poignant.

"Quick, bring a jug of water. "The supervisor of the criminal department is as if his own people and relatives have been punished, and he is extremely attentive. Le Song did not refuse, and he was even more overjoyed.

The entourage brought the water, Le Song took a few sips, spit it out, and the situation improved a lot.

At this time, all the processes on the execution ground had almost been completed, and there was a wail on the field, and the people who collected the bodies of the officials had already fallen to the ground and cried.

The people of Zhongjing City saw that there was nothing to see and continue to watch, so they gradually dispersed.

"Chief, your body seems to be a little unwell, and the weather is gloomy, if you return to the palace now, I'm afraid it will be a little bad for your body. The supervisor of the Criminal Department, his eyes rolled, and he quickly answered.

Le Song thought for a moment and felt that there was some reason, and nodded: "What about according to the adult's opinion?"

"Xiaguan's mansion is near these five crossings, it is better for the chief manager to go to Xiaguan's house to rest for a while, and then rush back to the palace when his health is a little better, I want to come to Your Majesty to be sympathetic to the chief manager, and I will not blame you." The supervisor of the criminal department said flatteringly, inviting Le Song to the house, that is equivalent to a successful relationship with Le Song, and in the future, he will give himself a few good words beside His Majesty, and he will inevitably soar, thinking about it, a smile appeared on his face.

"That's naturally not possible, each of my ministers goes to the house of a criminal department official to rest, what kind of system does that become. Le Song's face changed when he heard this, and he refused.

"The chief manager is right, it's the lower officials who are not thoughtful, you see that otherwise, there is a small courtyard held at the mouth of the three roads, no one knows about it, and there are also subordinates who live, why don't you take you there to rest? The supervisor of the criminal department said regretfully, and hurriedly made another plan.

Le Song's face relaxed slightly, his solemn expression gradually faded, he thought for a while and nodded and said, "It's okay, although I also practice, but the Taoist is still too far behind the master, let's take a rest and go back to the palace." He turned to look at the superintendent of the criminal department and said, "Then it's troublesome......." Le Song was embarrassed to find that he didn't know what the surname of the criminal department supervisor who seemed to be very familiar with him was.

"Xiaguan Li Li. The supervisor of the Criminal Department said with a smile.

"Oh oh, that's going to trouble Lord Li. ”

"No hassle, no hassle. Li Li beckoned and trotted away, so he went to take care of it first.

If you like the Burning Sky Holy Emperor, please collect it: () The Burning Sky Holy Emperor has the fastest update speed.