Buddha Xiao, the soldiers and craftsmen who received the order were already busy in the open space outside the city, and some wood was transported by horse-drawn carts to build an execution ground under the labor of the craftsmen and soldiers.

The soldiers dug a trench outside the execution ground, and at the edge of the trench they drove stakes and inserted chest-high wooden fences.

A servant in the city led a group of soldiers behind him, and the official carried a gong in his left hand and a mallet in his right hand, and when he walked for a while, he struck the gong and shouted, announcing to the residents of the city that the execution ground had been moved outside the east city gate, and the people could go to the scene to watch the execution.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan sat at the small stone table in the backyard of the Thorn Mansion, there were two plates of pickles on the stone table, he and Hua Mulan were eating with a bowl of millet porridge, and there was a basket of steamed cakes in the rattan basket next to them.

"Just now when I came back from the camp, I passed by the vegetable market, why didn't I see anyone building an execution table?" Hua Mulan took a sip of millet porridge and asked.

Zhao Junsheng: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, last night the emperor sent someone to send an edict to set up the execution ground outside the city, before the execution, the emperor and the ministers accompanying the driver and the soldiers of the army will come to watch the execution, it seems that he wants to make the scene bigger, but he does this, I have some ups and downs in my heart, in case something happens during the execution, it will be a big deal!" ”

"Probably not, I heard that at dawn, the emperor issued an order to Hedoro, let him take 2,000 men and horses to Baoqiu Water to build a pontoon bridge for the vanguard," Mulan said.

"Oh, really?" Zhao Junsheng felt a little relieved, he guessed that this should be Tuoba Jian who was worried about Hedoro making trouble, so he sent Hedoro to build a bridge.

The heat was unbearable, and when he first arrived, Zhao Junsheng was sweating like rain.

The area around the execution ground was already crowded with people, and the reserved places for the military were still empty, but before two moments, some soldiers and generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army came to the execution ground one after another, and these people were crowded around the execution ground in groups of three or five.

Cao Jiao came over and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "General, look over there, the situation seems to be a little wrong!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said to Cao Jiao and others that the emperor is going to come to watch the execution, and the soldiers of all armies will also come to watch the punishment in an organized manner, and the emperor will definitely not come until the last moment, but what happened to these Eastern Expeditionary generals? They will come, what a mess, it seems that it is not formed into a system led by the commander of the army, it is like a holiday.

Zhao Junsheng looked over there and frowned, the situation is indeed a little wrong, if the army is not organized, it will be chaotic, and it is easy for something big to happen.

He thought about it for a while, took out the talisman and handed it to Cao Jiao, and said, "You quickly send someone to take the talisman to Wei Chi Yandong to give an order, and order him to quickly assemble the Youzhou army and pull everyone to maintain order!" ”

"Subordinates obey!" Cao Jiao took the talisman and turned around and left.

Wei Chi Yandong received the military order and soon rushed over with 3,000 Youzhou cavalry, these 3,000 Youzhou cavalry blocked outside the trench outside the execution ground, not only blocking the onlookers, but also blocking the soldiers and generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army who came to watch the execution, but the soldiers and generals gathered more and more, and gradually exceeded 10,000 people.

"General, there is a eunuch father-in-law!" Cao Jiao came over to report.

Zhao Junsheng looked behind Cao Jiao, and sure enough, he saw the eunuch coming over, he got up and hugged his fists and asked, "How many fathers-in-law, but the royal driver is coming?" ”

A middle-aged eunuch shook the dust on his hand: "Zhao Yuanjun, Your Majesty woke up this morning and felt that the dragon was unwell, and after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, it seems that he was suffering from heat stroke, and he can't come to watch the execution." However, His Majesty told the envoy to stabilize the situation during the execution, and not to let the scene get out of control and cause trouble! ”

Zhao Junsheng's heart sank when he heard this, this is good, the emperor can't come, but he didn't issue an order to restrain the soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, leaving this mess to him alone to support.

"Obey the order!"

The eunuchs left, but Zhao Junsheng's heart was like pressing a huge stone, looking at the more and more Eastern Expeditionary soldiers gathered around the execution ground, faintly more than 20,000 people, once someone provoked the noise, I am afraid that only this more than 1,000 state and county soldiers and 3,000 Youzhou troops will not be able to control the situation at all.

"Why, Tuoba Jian, Tuoba Jian, you fucking don't keep your word, you ordered Lao Tzu to move the execution ground outside the city, but you released pigeons for Lao Tzu, you fuck ······" Zhao Junsheng scolded Emperor Tuoba Jian angrily in his heart.

Cao Jiao's expression was nervous, worried, and he clenched his fists and asked: "General, there will be more and more Eastern Expeditionary soldiers gathered, and the consequences of this situation are unpredictable once something happens!" ”

Zhao Junsheng took a deep breath and said to Cao Jiao: "You personally go to the camp of the Right Wing Army, tell General Hua about the situation here, and say that I will ask her to lead troops to maintain order in the execution ground, just in case something unexpected happens!" ”

"Yes, my subordinates will go!"

As it approached noon, the smell grew higher and higher, and there was a commotion among the crowd of onlookers, and angry scolding was heard from time to time among the crowd of soldiers and generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army gathered outside the execution ground.

Zhao Junsheng tried to calm himself down, he told himself that if someone really made trouble, he couldn't stop it, so he could only calm it down as quickly as possible.

Seeing that it was about to be noon, Cao Jiao walked over quickly with a sweaty head and reported: "General, General Hua has rushed to the periphery of the execution ground with 10,000 horses of the Right Wing Army, and he can be dispatched at any time!" ”

Zhao Junsheng felt a lot more relieved after listening to the report, there were 10,000 horses and horses of Mulan in the periphery, if there was a riot at the scene, as long as his side resisted it at the first time, the problem would not be too big, as for the casualties, it could only depend on God's will.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and instructed Cao Jiao: "Assemble all the infantry in the city, leave only the necessary patrol soldiers, and the rest of the horses and horses rush over, once an incident occurs, we must separate the Eastern Expeditionary Army from the people as soon as possible, evacuate the people as quickly as possible, and block and surround the troublesome Eastern Expeditionary Army!" ”

"Yes!" Cao Jiao left quickly.

At noon, the sun hung overhead, and the thirty-two Xianbei soldiers who committed the crime were escorted into the execution ground, each prisoner was controlled by two soldiers, and the prisoner was driven to the execution table in handcuffs and shackles, and lined up, all the prisoners were inserted behind the wooden card, and a big cut was written on the wooden card, according to the rules, the other side should write the name of the prisoner, but Zhao Junsheng promised to give these people the treatment of the dead, so the name could not be written.

Thousands of onlookers were very excited to see these Xianbei soldiers escorted to the execution platform, and many of them burst into tears, although these criminals were not about to kill their relatives and loot not their villages, they were still very happy, and they could only describe their feelings at the moment as hatred and hatred.

The onlookers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were agitated when they saw this scene, and some people scolded angrily in the crowd, shouting for Zhao Junsheng to release him, after all, the Xianbei people still protect the Xianbei people.

The generals of the Crusade Army who were close to the fence of the trench began to make noise, causing others to echo it, and the people who were clamoring and scolding saw that someone was echoing, and they all became energetic, scolded even louder, and shouted: "Release people, release people quickly!" What's the matter, what is it for our Xianbei warriors to kill a few untouchables, and they dare to arrest our brothers and kill them? Brothers, we can't let them kill our brothers, or it will be our turn to be stabbed in the future! ”

"Yes, they can't be allowed to kill! Release people, release people! ”

Someone yelled: "Release people, release people!" ”

The surrounding generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army also shouted: "Release people, release people······"

The shouts for release grew louder and more neat.

The onlookers began to feel that something was wrong, and these soldiers and generals were clamoring outside, and if something happened, it would be a catastrophe, and many smart people began to leave.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhao Junsheng immediately waved his hand and ordered a group of soldiers in the execution ground to go out, and they lined up in a neat line in the fence on the edge of the trench outside the execution ground, one by one holding spears to make an attack posture, and anyone on the other side of the trench would face the assassination of the spears in their hands as long as they dared to rush over the trench.

In the palace, Fang just drank two bowls of heat-relieving soup in a row, Tuoba Jian felt a lot more comfortable, and his mind was a lot clearer, he sat up from the couch, rubbed his temples and asked, "What time is it?" ”

A eunuch replied, "Back to Your Majesty, it's almost noon!" ”

Tuoba Jian got up and stepped off the bed and asked, "Is it almost noon?" Isn't the execution coming up from the execution ground? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Jian's face changed suddenly, he remembered something, he had not yet issued an order to restrain the soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army not to go out, once a large number of soldiers and generals gathered around the execution ground and someone made noise from it, the consequences were unimaginable, he immediately shouted: "Quickly send an order to let the generals of the army restrain the soldiers, and the soldiers who have not left the camp are not allowed to leave the camp, and recall the soldiers who have gone out quickly, quickly!" ”

“······ Yes, Your Majesty! The eunuch reacted and left immediately after agreeing.

Tuoba Jian walked anxiously around the palace, praying that nothing would happen, and the situation on this side of the execution ground had reached the brink of sabre-rattling and would erupt at any time.

When Zhao Junsheng saw this situation, he immediately called the thief Cao over and ordered: "Execute immediately!" ”

The thief Cao turned his head to look at the benchmark inserted in the sun, turned around and hugged his fists and said, "Envoy, the time has not yet come!" ”

Zhao Junsheng shouted loudly: "No matter what time is not the hour, you look outside at any time There may be a big mess, you can't wait any longer, Ben will order you to be executed immediately!" ”

"Yes, General!" The thief Cao didn't dare to disobey, turned around and walked quickly to his desk, picked up the arrow on the table and shouted: "The hour has come, prepare for execution!" ”

When the executioners heard the order, they took their bowls and drank them one after another, and sprayed them on the devil's head knife.

"They're going to kill people, brothers, we can't wait any longer, we can't let them kill people, let's rush over, snatch people out, and rush with me!" Some of the onlookers shouted loudly, and one of them stepped over the trench and grabbed the fence, and with his hands and feet, he was about to climb over the fence and rush into the execution ground.

Seeing that someone was taking the lead, the angry soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army rushed over the trench one after another, climbed over the fence and rushed into the execution ground to rob people, and the situation instantly got out of control.

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