The two came to an open place outside the city, in the middle of which was a high platform built of stone about ten meters high, and a wooden stake was placed in the middle, which was the famous "guillotine", on which the blackened blood stains indicated that many people had died here.

Around the city, there were some people standing to see the excitement. This place is one mile away from the city, and it is not the execution in Caishikou that I saw in my previous life, in fact, the execution in Caishikou that Lin Mo saw in the past was only formed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there was no such hard rule before, and the main purpose of the execution in Caishikou was to deter the people and consolidate the rule.

Ordinary people like to watch the excitement but there is really not much interest in the killing of the head, in order to improve the effect of deterrence, later generations changed to the execution at the entrance of the vegetable market with more people.

In addition, there is another kind that is often said in TV dramas, "Launch the noon gate beheading." "It's also nothing, the noon gate is the main gate of the imperial city, and the ministers will pass through the court, and some grand events will be held, such as the army triumphant emperor will greet at the noon gate, and hold a "prisoner" ceremony, how can all such an important place be used to kill people and find bad luck?

Lin Mo was thinking about this, and in the distance, Zhao Pu walked over with a team of servants escorting a person, who was wearing prison clothes and shackles, it was Sun De. Lin Mo watched Sun De coming, his heart was very complicated, but Sun Yunxi couldn't suppress his emotions a little, and his body trembled a little.

Sun De was escorted to the execution ground, kneeling on the guillotine, and a strong man standing straight with a bright knife next to him, it seemed that he was the executioner. Although Sun De's eyes were full of fear at this time, after all, this was the closest time to death, and he would soon be in a different place, so he was not afraid that it would be fake. When Sun De saw Sun Yunxi and Lin Mo standing in the audience, he barely stabilized his mind and lowered his head, unwilling to look directly at the two.

At this time, there is still an hour before noon, the general execution is at noon, this common saying is that the sun is the highest at noon, this time is the time of the day when the "yang energy" is the heaviest, killing people is the "yin thing", the execution at the peak of the yang energy, can inhibit the ghost of the criminal so that he does not dare to harm other people, of course, this statement is also made up by later generations themselves, the real reason is that three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when people's energy is the most sluggish, often showing a drowsy state, the spirit is not very concentrated, Therefore, the execution of the prisoner at this moment, the moment the prisoner is beheaded, maybe the pain will be reduced a lot, which can be regarded as a kind of humanity.

Lin Mo looked at Sun De with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, or not wanting the two of them to see his embarrassment at this time, Lin Mo took Sun Yunxi to the guillotine, and Zhao Pu nodded when he saw this.

Sun Yunxi took out the wine and food from the food box he brought and put them on the guillotine, and then said calmly: "While there is still time, hurry up and eat these, only when you are full can you have the strength to go on the road, and you will not be hungry halfway." Then he took out Lin Mo's wine and said: "This wine is brewed by the owner himself, it is extremely strong, there is no stronger wine in the world, the owner is afraid that you will be afraid on the road, so he took it out, let you drink it, and go on the road safely."

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Sun De listened and said to Lin Mo: "Thank you." Lin Mo nodded and said, "No thanks." "Prisoners are usually given a bowl of wine before beheading, because alcohol has a paralyzing effect, and as with the execution at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, it is for humanitarian reasons to save him some pain when he is beheaded.

Sun Yunxi silently fed the meal to Sun De little by little, and then poured the wine into the cup and fed it to Sun De one by one, the wine was at least forty degrees, very strong, and Sun De almost choked when he drank it just now, and then drank it in one gulp, and couldn't help but say after drinking: "What a strong wine." ”

At this time, the county order Song Yi has also arrived, and today's execution is according to the law to behead him, the chief official. Song Yi was sitting on the prison beheading platform not far away, and was very surprised to see Lin Mo and Sun Yunxi coming to see Sun De off, I don't know what kind of medicine Lin Mo bought in the gourd, wasn't this Sun De personally sent to the guillotine?

Lin Mo did this with the meaning of a cat crying mouse, and Zhao Pu on the side also thought so, but seeing Sun Yunxi on the side, the two seemed to understand why Lin Mo did this. When Lin Mo saw Song Yi coming, he knew that it was almost time for the execution, and then Lin Mo whispered: "If you don't want to, you can cry out for injustice, and I will help you." ”

Lin Mo meant to let Sun De cry out before his execution, so that he could postpone the execution and wait for the official review, which is what many death row prisoners do, after all, he can live every day.

Sun Yunxi also looked at Sun De with some expectation, this person was her brother after all, and she didn't want him to die if it was possible. And Lin Mo did this just because he felt that Sun De still had hope and was worth saving, and Sun De asked lightly: "What if I shout wronged you?" Can you save me? ”

Lin Mo was speechless for a while, these charges were all set by himself, and he also retracted his confession, slapped himself in the face, and he might also be sentenced, and his charges were very ruthless, and it was really not easy to overturn.

Sun De shook his head and said, "I'm damned" and stopped talking, and then Zhao Pu stepped forward and said, "Lin Mo's hour is coming, you two hurry down." Sun De's face turned white when he heard this, and his body couldn't stop trembling, Sun Yunxi was a little unbearable, but finally walked back to the stage under Lin Mo's persuasion.

At this time, a small official walked up to the execution ground and read a letter of approval: "The prisoner Sun De, male, five out of twenty, after investigation, committed the following crimes, the first crime is to tear up the seal of the government and break into the forbidden place of the government" and then read several charges mentioned by Lin Mo one by one, and finally said: "All the charges have been checked correctly, and the punishment of beheading is approved by Lord Yin." Then he closed the approval and said: "Prisoner Sun De, you can accept the sentence, but what grievances do you have?" ”

Song Yi on the side and dozens of onlookers standing in the audience all looked at Sun De and guessed whether Sun De would admit his guilt, but most people thought that Sun De would not admit his guilt, after all, no one wanted to die, and there were very few people who could confess their guilt on the spot in so many death sentences. Even Song Yi was ready for Sun De to cry out for injustice, and then escorted him to the mansion to let Lord Fu Yin go to the trial himself.

Sun De looked at everyone, then looked at Lin Mo and Sun Yunxi on the side, and looked at Sun Yunxi full of hope

Looking at the pretty face, Sun De sighed and said in fear: "My lord, the villain pleads guilty, there is no grievance, please execute the adult." ”

Everyone on the side, especially Song Yi, was full of surprise, they didn't expect Sun De, a ruffian, to confess his guilt so quickly, it was good to admit his guilt, saving a lot of trouble, and he couldn't wait for a stick of incense to be executed, Song Yi silently prayed in his heart that Sun De would not cry out for injustice.

Sun Yunxi in the audience was full of anxiety when she heard this, and wanted to go up to ask, but was stopped by Lin Mo, and then signaled Zhao Pu to help, Zhao Pu came over, Lin Mo whispered a few words, and then Zhao Pu found a cloth bag, and then asked people to take Sun Yunxi to a distance, so that she could not see the process of execution.

Lin Mo put the cloth bag on the log, and after cutting off the head, the head rolled directly into the bag, so that it would not roll around, and then Lin Mo looked at Sun De and said, "I'm sorry." Then he picked up the wine jug and poured the rest of the wine into Sun De's mouth, even though Sun De's mouth and nose were full, Lin Mo still poured it all at once without hesitation.

Sun De was dizzy and drunk at this time, and finally said "thank you" to Lin Mo, and then fell unconscious. At this time, Song Yi said: "The time has come, verify the right body." Then Zhao Pu stepped forward and looked at it: "The body has been verified, and it is indeed his person." ”

Song Yi drank: "Execution." In the exclamation of everyone, the executioner raised his knife and fell, and Sun De's head was instantly separated from his neck and rolled into the cloth bag. Blood gushed out of his neck, frightening everyone present to scream.

Lin Mo was also dizzy at this time, almost fainting. Song Yi closed his eyes at this time and didn't dare to look at the scene on the guillotine. At this time, the little official told Song Yidao: "My lord, the execution, the prisoner is dead." ”

Song Yicai closed his eyes and said, "The prisoner Sun De has been ambushed, and the family can collect the body by themselves." Then he fled with a group of servants and left in a carriage. At this time, the crowd of onlookers also dispersed, and several people who drove the carriage and pulled the coffin came forward from behind the crowd, these people were contacted by Lin Mo in advance, and asked them to come here to help collect the corpses.

Lin Mo endured the feeling of vomiting, and with the help of Zhao Pu, he quickly put the corpse and head into the coffin, a person who carried the coffin, skillfully sewed the corpse with needles and threads, it seemed that it was not the first time he had done this. Then put on the coffin lid and wait for Lin Mo to arrange.

At this time, Sun Yunxi had also returned, looking at Sun De's coffin, he couldn't help but feel sad, and tears couldn't help but fall. Lin Mo comforted: "Sister Yun, don't be sad, the person is gone, the mourning is smooth, don't hurt your body." ”

Sun Yunxi nodded and stopped crying. Lin Mo sighed and said, "Sister Yun, let's find a place to put Sun De's coffin first." Sun Yunxi nodded.

"Where is Sister Yun's coffin buried? Is it buried with my father and mother or is it buried in another piece of land? ”

Sun Yunxi was stunned for a moment, and said with a sad face: "My father and mother encountered a big flood, the corpse capital is gone, and there is no grave, there is only a tablet, and he threw it away." When Lin Mo heard this, he couldn't wait to slap himself, this is really a pot that can't be opened.

Finally, Lin Mo sighed and said, "Then let's find a place to bury him, that."

Where is the Sun family's cemetery, let's pull him over and bury him. Sun Yunxi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not, he broke the law and was beheaded, and those old people in the family will not agree to him entering the ancestral grave." Lin Mo nodded, after all, being beheaded for breaking the law is a very disgraceful thing, and he will definitely not let such a person enter the ancestral tomb, if he enters, it will only bring shame to the family.

But in this hurry, Lin Mo didn't know how to place Sun De, looking at Sun Yunxi at a loss, Lin Mo finally sighed and said: "It's better like this, I'll find a place here to build a mourning hall for him, and after three days, I'll pull him to my general's town, where is there a cemetery, and then build a tomb for him, let him be buried in the ground, what do you think?" Sun Yunxi's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded.

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