Chapter 1209 Blood Sea Knife Mountain, It's Brothers, Carry It Together!
After being shocked in his heart, Wu Song noticed that not only Xiao Tang was presiding over the execution ground set up by Shi Cao, but also a large number of officials and soldiers surrounded Zhu Mian and his henchmen, and officials and officials in the Hangzhou Mansion were waiting here.
Except for Zhao Ting, who was transferred from the Bianjing Imperial Court and temporarily served as the prefect of Hangzhou, and others looked very cramped and uneasy, most of them were Zhu Mian's officials, who looked like cats playing tricks on mice.
Especially Zhu Mian, who was sitting opposite Xiao Tang, always had a gloomy smile on his face, and there were also generals who had been following him for a long time to transfer several teams of officers and private soldiers, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, Xiao Tang and his surrounding henchmen surrounded him in the center of the city. Some time ago, Xiao Tang led his own henchmen who went to Hangzhou with him to leave the city before the execution, and the minions under his command who went to keep an eye on him were all alive and dead, and Zhu Mian was certainly vigilant and resentful in his heart, but he knew that this account would have to be delayed for some time, no matter what kind of battle Xiao Tang planned to make, the most important thing was to personally go to the execution site to supervise and execute Wu Song.
After all, Wu Song is bound to die today, and seeing with his own eyes that Xiao Tang, who is famous in the rivers and lakes, has to personally order the execution of his sworn brother here, Zhu Mian also knows very well that this is likely to make Xiao Tang's reputation in the rivers and lakes plummet, which is also what Cai Jing, the minister of power who secretly instructed him, is happy to see.
Although his temperament is extremely strong, Wu Songzi is also a fine and clever side, at this time his brain turned quickly, and he immediately thought that although he succeeded in assassinating Cai Jun, he couldn't get away, this murder case alarmed the government and the opposition, and it must be that the court deliberately wanted Xiao Tang brothers to draw a line with themselves, and Sha Mo was also a traitor in the court, who deliberately forced Xiao Tang to come and personally supervise his death sentence.
The thoughts flashed in his mind like lightning, Wu Song burst out laughing loudly, he looked at Xiao Tang, and suddenly shouted: "But it's you who are boring to beg yourself!" Although you and I were born and died, we had a relationship of righteousness in the past, and you were greedy for power and wealth, and you snubbed the brothers in the rivers and lakes. I, Wu Song, have lived a good life, with my ability to kill people who have done evil in my life, how can it be like you are used to going with the flow, you and I have already broken off our righteousness, and don't think that now I, Wu Song, will beg you for mercy, what crime do I have, and do you bird things!? ”
Hearing Wu Song suddenly scolding himself, Xiao Tang sighed secretly in his heart, how could he not know that Wu Song knew that in the current situation, he wanted to protect the major things he was secretly planning from being exposed by the vigilance of the imperial court, so he deliberately wanted to shout and scold loudly, so as to teach everyone present to think that he, the key criminal who killed the imperial court officials, had nothing to do with his sworn brother?
Because Zhu Mian took advantage of the impenetrable guards in the name of the imperial court and Cai Jing, when Xiao Tang and Wu Song reunited after arriving in Hangzhou, they were already going to the execution ground to order the execution of their sworn brothers. Although there are the flea brothers who are good at flying eaves and walking on the wall and infiltrating the sentinels, they also went to the Jiangnan territory, but they have no magical powers to fly to the sky, and there is still no way to quietly sneak into the extremely tightly guarded death row inside and outside the official prison and communicate with Wu Song in advance.
And Zhu Mian, who was watching coldly, saw that Wu Song was turning against Xiao Tang, but the cold smile on his face became more and more obvious, and he secretly said in his heart: Cai Gongxiang is clever, he has already seen through Xiao Tang's bad intentions, and he has a big rebellious scheme, that is, you, a death row prisoner who is worthy of a thousand cuts, are acting on the spot, how can you hide it from me? When you suffer a lot of hardships and die, it won't be long before Xiao Tang will be ruined and his future will be ruined, and under the Yellow Spring, you two anti-thieves who betray the country can recount their friendship, and then I will know that Cai Gongxiang has already planned to be involved, and no matter how you are blinded by people, it is still difficult to escape after all.
With a cruel thought in his heart, Zhu Mian immediately glanced at a small official beside him, and the little official understood, and immediately stood up and shouted: "The murderer killed Wu Song, killed Zhang Mengfang and more than ten people in the government official prison in Mengzhou, and assassinated the imperial court official Cai Zhifu in Hangzhou, and accumulated murder cases, all of which rebelled and committed heinous crimes!" The court made an early judgment, and the punishment was tied to the bamboo chariot, and the flesh was all over the bone, and Ling Chi showed it to the public! Now that the time has come, everything has stopped, urge Xiao Xianggong to order it! ”
As the little official shouted, the executioner successively saluted Xiao Tang, Zhu Mian, Zhao Ting and other officials present, and then took out his torture knife and walked to the center of the court. It is different from the ordinary military state government offices holding ghost head target knives in prison, and most of the executioners are big shoulders and round waists, like butchers. The executioner who came to carry out the executions was thin and thin, but his face was particularly eerie. Behind him were two small prisoners with fishing nets in their hands, waiting for the death row prisoners who were tied to the bamboo chariot to be stripped of their clothes, and then tightly strangled with the fishing nets, and then the extremely thin and sharp knife held by the executioner cut the flesh that protruded from the mesh.
Seeing that another official messenger was about to step forward and want to bind Wu Song to the bamboo chariot that had already been erected, Xiao Tang's face seemed to be shrouded in a layer of green gas, his eyes showed murderous intentions, and he shouted angrily, like a thunderbolt suddenly hit on a sunny day: "Presumptuous!" According to the criminal law of the Great Song Dynasty, the prison officials must show the guilt and read the prisoner's guilt in public, and they must not arbitrarily rule and deprive the death row prisoner of the opportunity to be reinstated. Now that the official has not given the order, who dares to act rashly!? ”
Although the executioner and the officials in the center of the court were shocked by Xiao Tang for a while, Zhu Mian slowly stood up and said with a sneer: "Xiao Xianggong, who ordered Wu Song to assassinate the officials of the imperial court, and a bloody lawsuit that cost many lives, committing a heinous crime is tantamount to rebellion, and there is no need to follow the criminal law of our dynasty. Death row prisoners do not have to be different, they can decide and publicize the reasons for the murderer's crime and then carry out the execution, the court appointed Xiao Xianggong to supervise the execution of the prison, and now the time has come, and everything is ready to stop, but it is delayed, this ...... But why? ”
Wu Song looked at Xiao Tang's expression, and saw that Zhu Mian's dog official was about to take advantage of the situation to be aggressive, he turned his head to see the thin and sharp knife held by the executioner, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely, straightened up again, and said to Xiao Tang in a loud voice: "The matter has come to this, don't be such a child!" What is this kind of entanglement? Killing Cai Hu's dog thief grandfather only feels happy, but in the end it costs a lot of lives, I pay for my own life, and I am not unjust in death! It's useless to talk too much, let's do it! ”
Xiao Tang saw that Wu Song's face was anxious, but there was no resentment in his expression, but he gradually calmed down, and after only a moment, he said again: "Okay! If I want to read out the guilty plea in public, how can I not say it? Second Brother Wu, you did not do it properly, I know that you originally planned to bear the great danger alone, so as not to implicate me. But it shouldn't be, you and I married Jin Lan back then, entrusted each other with our lives, and we were friends who cut off their heads and changed their necks, and those who were brothers shared the blessings and hardships, how could it be a lie? ”
Listening to Xiao Tang say loudly, the sinister smile gradually solidified on Zhu Mian's face, and all the state officials next to him showed surprise. Where is this to publicize the death row inmate's sentence before the execution is ordered? Listening to Xiao Tang's tone, could it be true that he dared to openly rebel against the court here just for a reckless horseman!?
According to Zhu Mian's thoughts, it should have been Cai Gongxiang who took the opportunity to eat Xiao Tang, even if Xiao Tang was a rebellious minister and thief with a rebellious mind, but he still had to act secretly in the court, so the court ordered him to personally order the execution of Wu Song, and he had to come. No matter how arrogant the people are, how could they be enemies of the entire huge empire of the Great Song Dynasty just for the so-called righteousness of the rivers and lakes?
How much more is this than eating the bear's heart and leopard gall? Xiao Tang, this guy is really crazy!?
Taking advantage of the stunned and shocked of the officials present and Zhu Mian, Xiao Tang stood up, already filled with blood, and roared loudly in a deafening voice: "Second Brother Wu, you shouldn't think that you can bear all the calamities!" What kind of person are you and I, Xiao Tang, how can I be a brother and watch you die with hatred and be indifferent? Do you think that I only care about protecting myself, and if I really do, I will be at the mercy of those treacherous evils in the court, and I will personally order you to be tortured!?
Even if the sky falls, our brothers should bear it together, and the blood of our brothers and sisters who gather together for righteousness will definitely not be cold because of the world! Hugh said that you only slashed Cai Jun, and I was about to kill the dog thief who was about to kill him, so he risked his life to fight with the court to the end, he is a brother, of course, he has to carry it for you!! ”