Chapter 4 Learning from the experience of being cut
Looking at the small back of Di'er when he left, Li Jie smiled bitterly, when he first crossed over yesterday, he still regarded himself as an outsider, which was like playing a game in the future, except for himself, everyone else was just an NPC in his eyes, but now he found that they were actually flesh and blood people.
"What are you doing?" Without allowing Li Jie to think too much, Mrs. Li finally came over and asked, only then did Li Jie find that Liu Yi was also behind his mother.
"It's nothing, cousin, you're here too!" Li Jie smiled reluctantly.
"You're just sick, and you've forgotten a lot of things, of course I have to accompany you, if there's anything you can't think of, I can also help you explain it!" Liu Yi laughed and said, he really regards Li Jie as his own brother, since Li Jie fell ill, he came to visit almost every day, and now that Li Jie's condition is improving, he is also happier than anyone else.
"You're with Yi'er, I'm not worried, you two brothers can talk, I'll cook you a few specialty dishes at noon." Mrs. Li was also very happy at this time, and turned around to leave.
However, Li Jie hesitated for a moment, and suddenly stopped Mrs. Li and said, "Mother, I want my cousin to take me out for a walk!" ”
Hearing that Li Jie wanted to go out, Mrs. Li and Liu Yi were stunned, and then Mrs. Li showed a look of embarrassment, after all, Li Jie's condition had just improved, and of course she didn't worry about letting Li Jie go out.
"Auntie, my cousin must be a little depressed when he stays at home, and he can change his mood when he goes out for a walk, and when I bring a few more people to follow, there will definitely be no accident!" Liu Yi patted his chest and assured that since Li Jie fell ill, he hadn't gone out with Li Jie for a long time.
Hearing her nephew say this, Mrs. Li also felt reasonable, so after hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded: "Okay, but don't run too far, come back early in the afternoon, don't let me worry!" ”
"Thank you, Mother!" Li Jie saw that Mrs. Li agreed, and immediately smiled.
When going out, Mrs. Li stuffed a purse into Li Jie's arms, and after going out and getting into the carriage, Li Jie opened the purse and found that it was a stack of Daming treasure banknotes, all of which were of consistent face value, a total of ten, that is, ten money.
"My aunt is really generous, she gave you so much money at once!" Liu Yi, who was next to him, couldn't help but smile when he saw the treasure money in his purse.
The Ming Dynasty issued treasure banknotes, has always been the largest face value, although because of the imperial court indiscriminately, resulting in the depreciation of treasure banknotes, but in the early Ming Dynasty, the depreciation of treasure banknotes is limited, so the consistent treasure banknotes are still very purchasing power, enough for a medium family for a month.
Of course, Li Jie's family must not be short of money, although he has been ill for nearly a year, but his father is Li Shanchang's son after all, and he also got some land when he split the family, and when his mother got married, she also brought a rich dowry, so this ten yuan is just his usual pocket money.
However, Li Jie looked at the treasure money in his purse, and a warm current suddenly surged in his heart, although he had crossed into a mortal situation, at least he still cared about his family, but it was just ......
Thinking of the death catastrophe half a year later, Li Jie couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness, last night he could still say very freely, 'Lao Tzu is no longer playing', but in the game, can he really not play if he wants to not play?
"Cousin, you have just recovered from a long illness, of course you have to have a big meal to celebrate, how about we go to the Full Moon Tower today? You used to love duck there! As soon as the carriage left the mansion, Liu Yi said to Li Jie very excitedly.
"Everything is up to my cousin!" Li Jie also came to his senses from his contemplation and said that he only had half a year left, whether it was eating and waiting for death, or anything else, he couldn't stay at home all the time.
The carriage drove to the Full Moon Tower, and the window was also opened by Li Jie, so that he could look at the scenery in the city, only to see that the street was full of traffic, pedestrians were weaving, and there were shops on both sides of the street, a prosperous scene.
Liu Yi is also introducing the situation of Nanjing City to Li Jie, of course, Nanjing is the name of later generations, and the current Nanjing City should be called Jinling or Yingtian.
Jinling City is generally divided into three parts, the middle position is of course the imperial city, and the outside of the imperial city is the capital, also known as the inner city and the city god, and most of the dignitaries and dignitaries live in the inner city.
And in the outermost part of the capital, that is, Waiguo City, Waiguo City is also the largest area of the three parts, including the Purple Mountain, and most of the peddlers and pawns in the city live in Waiguo.
"Cousin, you see, those who wear silk and boots are generally famous, and those who wear linen clothes, but the colors are brighter and cleaner, most of them are merchants, although they are rich, they are not allowed to wear silk gauze clothes, and those men who wear green turbans are turtle slaves in the green buildings......"
In the end, Liu Yi told Li Jie that if you can identify the identity of a pedestrian from your clothes, this is because Zhu Yuanzhang has strict dress rules for all professional levels, and no crossings are allowed, for example, there was once a group of rich children who put on boots without authorization, and as a result, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered them to cut off their feet.
Under this kind of strict law enforcement, not to mention the common people, even the officials are very careful about wearing clothes, for fear that they will be caught if they overstep the line, so it is still easy to identify a person's approximate identity from their clothes.
However, just as Li Jie and the others were chatting while walking, the carriage suddenly stopped, and there was a lot of noise in front, which seemed to be blocking a lot of people, and then the coachman reported: "Childe, the front is impassable!" ”
"What's going on?" Liu Yi also opened the car door when he heard this, but the two of them were surprised to find that the wide road in front of them was crowded with people, and they all stretched their necks to look ahead, as if they were looking at some kind of excitement?
"It seems to be Sanshankou in front, is it possible that the imperial court is going to kill people again?" Liu Yi looked around, and suddenly showed a surprised expression and said, the so-called Sanshankou is the execution ground for murder in Jinling City.
"Murder? Cousin, are you saying someone is going to be beheaded? Li Jie was also shocked when he heard Liu Yi's words.
"Yes, this is Sanshankou, and it is also one of the most prosperous streets in Jinling, and the killing here is to let more people see it, so as to play a deterrent role." Liu Yi explained in a low voice, then hesitated for a moment and said again, "There's nothing to see about killing, cousin, let's go to dinner!" ”
Liu Yi said that he wanted to haha the coachman to bypass this street entrance, mainly because he was worried that Li Jie's illness was just right, and it would be bad if he was stimulated again when he saw such a bloody thing as beheading.
However, Li Jie suddenly grabbed Liu Yi and said: "Cousin, you brought me out just to let me know more, it's rare to encounter such a thing as beheading, wouldn't it be a pity to miss it?" ”
Li Jie's idea is actually very simple, since sooner or later he will not be able to escape this knife, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity now to learn the experience of being cut first, so as not to be unprepared when the knife falls on his head in the future.
Seeing Li Jie's insistence, Liu Yi thought about it for a while and finally nodded in agreement, but there were too many people watching the excitement, and they couldn't squeeze forward if they wanted to, and finally the two of them simply climbed onto the roof of the carriage, and finally saw the situation on the execution ground clearly.
I saw a row of criminals in prison clothes kneeling in the execution ground, and behind them stood five big and three stout executioners, holding wide ghost-headed knives, waiting for the prison officer to give an order.
"Why are there so many prisoners!" Li Jie roughly estimated that there were more than a dozen prisoners kneeling in front of him alone, and there were a bunch of prisoners being guarded behind, which seemed to be hundreds.
"I don't know, supposedly, if there was such a big case, it should have spread all over the capital?" Liu Yi also asked in the same puzzlement, killing so many people at once is definitely not a small case.
As soon as Liu Yi's words fell, he saw a clever subordinate run to the car and report: "Qi Yu Gongzi, the villain has already inquired clearly, these people are thieves in Yunnan, and after being defeated by Yingguo Gong, hundreds of people were captured, and His Majesty ordered them to be publicly beheaded to set an example!" ”
"It turned out to be a thief in Yunnan!" Liu Yi also showed a look of surprise when he heard this, and then introduced Yingguo Gong to Li Jie.
In fact, even if Liu Yi didn't introduce him, Li Jie also knew that Yingguo's name was Fu Youde, because this person died very unjustly, although Zhu Yuanzhang killed a lot of people, but at least he would find a crime in advance, but Fu Youde was killed because he was not guilty.
Speaking of Fu Youde's death, it has to start with the death of the prince Zhu Biao a few years later, when Lan Yu was liquidated, and Fu Youde and Lan Yu were friendly, which also caused Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, so once in the court, Fu Youde's son was questioned by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was wearing a sword naan, and let Fu Youde kill his son with his own hands, so Fu Youde did so, but Zhu Yuanzhang blamed him for being too ruthless, which made Fu Youde yell, "Don't you just want the head of our father and son", and then killed himself.
It can be said that when it comes to grievances, Fu Youde is even more wronged than Dou E, especially for the Ming Dynasty, he made great achievements, the Western Expedition to Bashu, the Northern Expedition to the Desert, and the Southern Ping Yungui, especially Yungui's side, almost he single-handedly beat it, even Mu Ying was just his deputy, and later Yungui rebelled, and he led the troops to pacify, but in the end he ended up unjustly killed, which is really embarrassing.
"Knock knock knock~" Suddenly the drums on the execution ground sounded, and the originally noisy execution ground immediately quieted down, only to see the prison officer pick up an arrow and throw it to the ground casually and ordered: "Execution!" ”
With the order of the prison officer, the group of death row prisoners also had different expressions, and some of them were righteous and awe-inspiring; Some wept bitterly; Some people are dumbfounded. However, no matter what their reaction was, the executioners moved in unison, only to see them pull out the death card behind the collar of the death row prisoner, and the ghost head knife in their hands was also raised high, and then slashed downward.
"Snort~" With the sound of sharp blades cutting through the flesh, more than a dozen heads rolled to the ground, and the blood of the headless corpse spurted out several meters away from the neck, and some even sprayed onto the onlookers, causing the crowd to exclaim.
Li Jie on the roof of the carriage saw with his own eyes that when some people's heads hit the ground, their eyes blinked several times, and their mouths were also closed one by one, as if they wanted to say something, but they couldn't make a sound, and this scene also had a great impact on him, and after a while, he muttered to himself: "It turns out ...... If your head is cut off, you really won't die right away! ”