The next day is the Festival of Lights, and the doors of the Pavilion and the "Cup of Tea" are opened at the same time.

It's just opening the door.

Because the Lou family has a lawsuit, the two shopkeepers are afraid of leaving people behind, and they don't even hang a new lantern at the door, and there is no festive atmosphere.

Of course, it doesn't use having an atmosphere.

Passers-by saw that Lou's shop was open, but none of them came to look in, and they all tacitly retreated and avoided, and they could go as far as they could.

Such as avoiding the plague.

Zheng Xian'er sat upstairs in the Jin Pavilion, looking out the window with the curtains, in a daze.

Xiaozhi walked in and asked hesitantly, "You really don't want to visit the prison again?" In another half a month, there will be no people! ”

"Today is the Festival of Lights......" Zheng Xian'er looked at a pair of red lights at the door of the store opposite, and sighed wistfully.

"Yes," Xiaozhi immediately continued, "Shangyuan Festival, there is a flower market at night, you can enjoy flowers and lanterns, and you can also embroider a purse to find your sweetheart." - Anyway, your one is dying, why don't I accompany you to find a new one tonight? ”

"Poof!" Zheng Xian'er couldn't help laughing.

Twig was terrified: I can still laugh at this time, this is really crazy!

The smile on Zheng Xian'er's face only flashed for a moment, and then disappeared without a trace.

She still watched the flow of people coming and going on the street, pursing the corners of her lips.

Xiaozhi leaned over and followed her gaze to look down: "Look at what?" ”

Zheng Xian'er shook her head and didn't answer her words.

What about the Festival of Lights......

Thousands of miles away in the capital, there may be a big event today.

As for who will die and who will live after the fact, it is not something she can predict for sure.

Now Zheng Xian'er's eyes are black, and she can only choose to trust her instincts.

Her instinct was: Lou Que, that bastard can't die!

Zheng Xian'er touched her heart. At this moment, the place was no longer panicked, as long as she sat honestly and didn't move around, her heart was as if nothing had happened, and she was very calm.

If her instincts were correct, then Lou Que should be safe and sound soon; If your intuition isn't right, it only means ...... She had begun to forget about him.

At this rate, she didn't need to wait for Lou Que to be beheaded, she could forget about him and happily turn around and find a new love.

Isn't this a beautiful thing!

Xiaozhi didn't know what Zheng Xian'er was thinking. Seeing Zheng Xian'er's upturned lips at this time, she just wanted to escape.

Female madman or something, the most terrifying!

This Lantern Festival, Zheng Xian'er had a very quiet time, and went to sleep after eating a few bites of glutinous rice balls, and did not embroider a purse to hook up as Xiaozhi hoped.

The next few days were still very calm, but Zheng Xian'er's heart became anxious day by day.

The distance between Sangyu County and the capital is not close, but it is not far. It takes about eight or nine days to get on the horse, and if it's a carrier pigeon......

Three or four days of normal weather should be about the same.

So, when will the news from the capital come over?

After the Lantern Festival, the flavor of the New Year will gradually dissipate. The lives of the common people have returned to normal order, and they are full of enthusiasm for the new year.

At this moment, a new news exploded in the sky above Sangyu County: the day of Chu Zhongtan's execution in the anti-poetry case has been advanced!

When all the people heard the news, they were astonished.

Ahead of schedule? Killing people in the first month?

This is simply unheard of! Is the boss crazy?

In the Jin Pavilion, Zheng Xian'er also heard the news.

Xiaozhi was frightened, kicked the guy who delivered the news out, and then pounced back and hugged Zheng Xian'er: "Grandma, you must hold on, hold on!" ”

"Hold on to what?" Zheng Xian'er was inexplicable.

Xiaozhi was stunned: "Did you understand what Er Shanzi said just now?" He said......"

Zheng Xian'er immediately continued: "He said that the sentence was advanced, and it was set at twenty-two, that is, the day after tomorrow." ”

The sprig opens its mouth and stammers.

That's right, that's right! So your spiky baby man is going to die the day after tomorrow!! Why are you still so unanxious!!

When normal women hear this kind of news, they all roll their eyes and pass out on the spot, okay!

Why aren't you faint?

Xiaozhi let go of her hand tremblingly, looking at Zheng Xian'er with blank eyes, waiting for her to pass out.

Later, I saw Zheng Xian'er roll her eyes-

But instead of fainting, he gave her a white eye: "Xiaozhi, are you stupid?" originally said that the execution would be carried out in the first month, but now it is cold and suddenly changes the day, which means that something must have happened above! Something happened above, it's too late for us to be happy, why should I be in a hurry? ”

"But......" Twig felt that her brain was a little inadequate.

Even if something happens to the top, who knows if it's a good thing or a bad thing?

Even if it's a good thing, it's ......

That's a head-killing!

There is a good thing at the top, and the one who should be killed at the bottom still has to be killed!

The time is set for the day after tomorrow, even if someone in the capital wants to save those nerds, it will be too late to fly over!

Xiaozhi felt that his master must be stupid.

Zheng Xian'er didn't care about this.

She only knew that if the government didn't move at all, and she waited until the first month of the year to execute and behead her, it would be really over.

When there is change, there is hope!

On this day, Zheng Xian'er went to the county government again.

Without any suspense, I ate another closed door.

However, Zheng Xian'er did not panic at all.

Because, those officials in the county government looked a little anxious, and they didn't even want to talk to her for a few words, and when they saw her, they were like seeing a ghost, and they drove her away with their teeth and claws.

Zheng Xian'er knew it in her heart.

People who do business understand: as long as the other party panics, the initiative is completely in their own hands!

Although Zheng Xian'er didn't even know what the wind direction was in the capital at the moment, it didn't prevent her from making the closest judgment to the facts in her heart:

The government has brought forward the date of the execution, but they still dare not guarantee that nothing will happen!

What Zheng Xian'er wants is this "change"!

After returning to the Decoration Pavilion, Zheng Xian'er's mood has become very good.

Not because of how sure she was that the Lou family would be fine, but because she was 100% sure that the life of the Lord Qincha must be very difficult.

At this moment, Lord Qincha must be eager to immediately drag all the "human criminals" to the execution ground and cut them down, right?

But no! Such a big case must be executed in public, so he must set aside a day or two to spread the news throughout the county, so that no one will come to watch the execution when it comes.

Not only that, but he also has to ensure that those "human prisoners" must be alive before the execution, especially those scholars, none of them can die!

As the saying goes, "long nights and many dreams". Wait two more days, any change could happen, but they have to wait.

Zheng Xian'er thought of Lord Qincha's anxious and aggrieved appearance at the moment, and she felt that her heart was so comfortable!

However, Zheng Xian'er is not the kind of fool who is blindly optimistic and self-deceptive.

She knew very well in her heart that even if there had been a "change", everyone in the Lou family was still unlucky at the moment.

Think about it: something big has happened in the capital, and maybe the day has changed, but Lord Qincha and Governor Zeng not only refused to stop there, but wanted to execute in advance, and even did not hesitate to break the rule of "no killing in the first month", what is the reason for this?

You don't have to ask to know that there must be someone pressing on top!

For example, the "old thief Lin" in the mouth of Mr. Lou?

The most obvious clue is that Mr. Lin, who made great efforts in compiling the poetry collection, seemed to suddenly become invisible after the crime, and had no sense of existence at all.

What kind of article is there, even a fool can see a little bit of it!

Zheng Xian'er used her pitiful understanding of the government and politics to guess the ins and outs of this case.

The rest will have to wait and see.

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, the people in the city just had breakfast and walked out of their homes and went straight to the school in the east of the city.

The reason why I ran to the school field instead of the execution ground was because ...... There are no execution grounds in the city at all.

Not only is there no execution ground, but there is only one named executioner in Sangyu County, and there is not even a decent knife. The only thing that can be called a "knife" in the county government is the dozen or so thin blades that usually hang on the waists of officials.

There's no way around it. Sangyu County is a very calm small county, and there has never been any Jiangyang thief who must be killed for decades - not to mention that even if there is a Jiangyang thief, it must be reported to the government for disposal, how can there be a reason to kill on the spot in this small county?

In this anti-poetry case, the seriousness of the case, the speed of the trial, and the hasty execution of the case, not to mention that Sangyu County has never heard of it for more than a thousand years, even in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a similar incident before.

More than a dozen scholars are all over the house, adding up to hundreds of people!

In this small county, just cut it casually?

Or how can it be said that the people have the courage to send the adult: if there is no execution ground, the school field will be cleaned up and requisitioned; If there is no executioner, let the officials take the responsibility; There was no knife for beheading, so he hurried to the capital city to call ......

All in all, you have to kill even if you overcome all odds!

Because this case is so incredible, even the most ordinary and ordinary people can smell a trace of unusual meaning from it.

The sky has changed, and the world is going to be chaotic!

Before noon, the outside of the school grounds was already crowded.

There was no figure on the high platform of the execution, and the people below had already stretched their necks.

Discussions, quarrels, and the cries of children rang out.

From these voices, it could also be heard that the people were looking forward to the impending execution, accompanied by great panic, and were not as excited as the Lord Chincha had imagined.

Of course, if one or two people are killed, most of the spectators will be excited, but today there are hundreds of people to be killed!

There must be a great secret behind such a strange case, who knows if there will be something more terrible in the future?

Zheng Xian'er came early and occupied an excellent position, just under the high platform.

She sat in the carriage, and no one outside could see her, but she kept an eye on the movement outside.

Listening to the topics in the mouths of the people outside, from "It's a pity" to "I'm afraid something big is going to happen" to "Hundreds of corpses are afraid that it will be easy to cause a plague", Zheng Xian'er's heart has been tormented many times.

Xiaozhi took out a bun from the box and handed it to her: "Eat one." ”

Zheng Xian'er shook her head and ignored her.

Xiaozhi was depressed in his heart, but he had to soften his tone as much as he could: "It's just noon, and I will have to wait at least half an hour to see people." You didn't eat last night, and you vomited it all after a few mouthfuls of porridge this morning...... With this kind of appearance, I'm afraid that before you see someone, you yourself will fall first! ”

"You don't have to be verbose," Zheng Xian'er was helpless, "I don't have an appetite at this time, I still have to vomit if I eat it, why suffer more than that!" ”

"Grandma......" Twigs felt that something had to be reminded of her.

But at this moment, Zheng Xian'er was obviously not in the mood to listen to her say anything else.

After struggling for a while, Xiaozhi had to choose a topic that Zheng Xian'er liked to listen to: "Chen Jingxing's gang has already arranged it, and they will definitely make a lot of noise later...... I just don't know if it's useful or not. ”

This topic really aroused Zheng Xian'er's interest. She tugged at the corners of her mouth, gritted her teeth and said, "Whether it's useful or not, you have to try it to know." ”

Xiaozhi knew that it was useless to talk more, so he stopped talking.

Lord Qincha personally supervised the beheading, and there was no chance to save people. This kind of thing has only been seen in dramas, and it is still difficult to operate in reality.

What Zheng Xian'er wants to do is still the same thing as before: hold on!

From the capital to here, there is always eight or nine days away. But what if you hurry up? What about riding the best horses? Does the post station change horses or not?

As long as you have the heart, there will always be a way to be faster!

Hasn't Lou Que been secretly in contact with the capital? Didn't Ge Feng already go to the capital to help him move the rescue soldiers?

Although the hope is slim, even if it is only one in 10,000, Zheng Xian'er will not be discouraged.

Of course, in addition to Chen Jingxing's group of scholars, Zheng Xian'er also prepared another hand.

That's the way to go, a risky move that you have to take. She didn't even tell Xiaozhi about that trick.

The shadow of the sun gradually shifted, and there was finally movement on the high platform.

First a few officials came up and drove them away, climbed up to see the fresh people, and then Lord Qincha rode up to the stage on a tall horse and sat down behind a high table covered with red cloth.

Later, the officials carried the prisoners up to the high platform with leather whips in their hands, like animals.

Because there were too many people, there were not enough shackles, chains, and prison clothes in the county, so except for a few "main criminals", the rest of the people were casually tied with straw ropes, like zongzi.

As for the "main criminals", they were wearing shackles and locks, but they did not change their prison clothes.

As a result, after this large group of people were driven to the high platform, they still stood with their heads held high, and the shabby and dirty robes were worn like green pines.

In the small Sangyu County, how many people have been lifted and how many talents have been shown?

Of the sixteen or seventeen standing on the guillotine today, the most unfortunate ones are also Xiucai!

Among them, there is also a well-known scholarly Hongru, and a young and handsome Xie Yuangong!

If these people are beheaded, will there be people in Sangyu County who will study in the future? Is there anyone in the world who dares to read?

The people were a little restless.

After a lot of effort, the officials finally drove hundreds of sick prisoners' families who had not eaten enough for many days to the guillotine.

Fortunately, these people have been hungry for many days, and most of them are old and weak, women and children, otherwise even if they are tied with straw ropes, so many people can kill most of the officials by just their shoulders!

Governor Zeng and Li Xian Ling also walked to the table and sat down, talking and laughing all the way, their faces full of excitement. Only the scholar frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

An official errand set up a pole on the guillotine to watch the shadow of the sun.

But today, the sky is cloudy as if ink is about to fall at any time, what kind of pole to erect? What sun shadow to watch? - Even the people can't stand it.

But anyway, the pole was erected, and the death row inmates were pushed to the front of the stage. Everything is ready, only one cut is owed.

Obviously, because the number of "executioners" is not enough, and the number of knives is not enough, this head must also be killed in batches.

The first group killed the main culprit first, then their families, and finally the house slaves......

After seeing this, there was another uproar in the crowd.

The people substituted their own imagination and came to a surprisingly unanimous conclusion: "Those who are in front are more blessed, because those in front only need to be stabbed once, and those in the back will be stunned, stunned, and stunned again, and I don't know how many times they will have to faint before they can die!" ”

When Zheng Xian'er heard those discussions, she couldn't help but secretly lift the curtain and look at the stage.

Lou Que stood in the front row, next to Mr. Chu and his eldest brother, still standing casually as usual, but easily attracted the attention of almost the audience.

When Zheng Xian'er looked over, as if she had a sense, Lou Que happened to look over here.

Looking at each other, Zheng Xian'er subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but saw Lou Que move her mouth and silently said two words to her.

Zheng Xian'er originally thought that what he was going to say was "dragging" or something, but after thinking about it, it didn't look like it.

It wasn't until Lou Que looked away that Zheng Xian'er reacted.

What he said was: "Rest assured".

At this point, how can she rest assured?

The resentment in Zheng Xian'er's heart came out again.

But if he was willing to reveal a little bit in advance, even if he gave her a little clue, she would not be like at this moment, with a glimmer of hope that almost non-existent, and struggling to hold on.

Feel relieved?

It's easy to say!

That bastard!

Zheng Xian'er gritted her teeth and scolded him dozens of times, but in the end she ended up sighing.

I already knew that guy was a bastard, but what if I knew? It's not that I still can't put it down!

By this time, Lord Chincha had already finished his tirade in a rambling manner. The people below didn't react at all, and still craned their necks and waited.

It's not that the people refuse to give face to Lord Qincha, it's that they can't hear anything at all!

Even Zheng Xian'er, who was closest to the high platform, didn't hear Lord Qincha talking, and the people behind him couldn't hear it. This school is crowded with people, not to mention tens of thousands!

Of course, the words of Lord Chincha were not meant for the people. There was a scribe next to him who wrote down his righteous and awe-inspiring speech, and left it for him to return to Beijing in the future.

Anyway, the previous process has been completed, and it is time to start - beheading?

As for the timing of the execution, the three prison officials were a little uncertain.

It's a cloudy day! The sun is not out! How do you see the sun shadow?

There are time-counting and leaky pots in the county office, but who is okay to bring that thing out?

What's more, the most standard execution time is "three o'clock in the afternoon", which is not yet the hour, who can guarantee that the knife will be so punctual?

Lord Chincha quickly made a decision: almost cut it down! Anyway, there are a lot of people, and there will always be a few knives that are on time!

So, Lord Qin Cha waved his hand: "Execution!" ”

The officials who acted as executioners were a little trembling in their own hands, but they had to pretend to be very confident, and ordered the prisoners to kneel majestically.

No one paid any attention to them.

It's no wonder that these people are the most disadvantaged talents! You don't have to kneel when you see an official!

Although Lord Chincha had already taken the lead and revoked their reputation, they did not admit this sin in their hearts, and of course they would not be punished willingly.

This mentality manifests itself, first of all, by refusing to kneel.

Of course, these scholars knew very well in their hearts that the final result must be to kneel, but they still had to fight for it.

Not only must we fight for it, but we must also have all kinds of tricks and would rather die than give in...... Strive not to kneel by all means.

As for the reason for this, others don't understand, but Zheng Xian'er understands.

Stall!

watched those scholars being pushed down and climbed up, pressed down and up, kicked down and got up...... Zheng Xian'er knew it in her heart.

But these little tricks won't last long.

After a quarter of an hour at most, the scholars were already on their knees.

Including Louque.

Zheng Xian'er saw Lou Que's kneeling figure from the gap in the car curtain, and only felt that a wave of blood rushed to the top door, and she couldn't care about anything immediately.

After pushing the car door and jumping out of the carriage, Zheng Xian'er didn't know how she could become so flexible, anyway, she only remembered that she held up on the edge of the guillotine more than four feet high with one hand, and then found that she was already standing on the stage.

I was completely unconscious in the middle process, and of course I didn't remember whether the posture of jumping on the platform was elegant.

Someone jumped on the stage before the execution, which is a big deal, and it is completely possible to arrest and behead people as if they were in the same party.

Several officials roared in unison and rushed over.

Zheng Xian'er quickly calmed down after a moment of dazedness, and did not retreat but advanced.

At this moment, there was a sudden uproar among the onlookers.

The people who were quietly stretching their necks and waiting to watch the play somehow began to shout:

"How can a group of scholars rebel? It's ridiculous! ”

"Lord Qincha is bent into a move!"

"The master of the Qin Cha is a traitor!"

"The slaughter of the first month is broken, and murder is not tolerated!"

……

Different voices, similar content, shouted from every corner, from every person's throat.

If he had gotten any closer, he would have found that the people were not shouting, but that someone was hiding in the crowd and guiding them.

But Lord Chincha would not choose to approach the people. He is a native of Dali Temple, and he has always been only responsible for sitting in the high hall to try cases, where has he been frightened by the common people?

In fact, after the people began to shout, Lord Chincha was the first to turn white in fright and start to retreat.

When the people saw his cowardice, they clamored even more. Words such as "Lord Qincha is a thief with a weak heart" and "Lord Qincha is innocent of death" were shouted.

Lord Qincha was very embarrassed, although he was supported by a small servant to prevent him from falling to the ground, but he had already lost face.

Annoyed and angry, Lord Qincha's face had turned the color of pig liver.

He threw out the order sign in his hand with all his might: "Chop!" Slash! ”

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