Chapter 294: Law Enforcement and Punishment Practices Loyalty
At the foot of the steps, the prisoner cart was opened. The soldiers drew their weapons to protect them, and Lu Qian looked around, all he saw were ordinary people. But there are a lot of people here, so he had to be careful. The two men, whose hands and feet were shackled, were pushed up the stairs by the soldiers. After reaching the center, the two were pressed to their knees.
Cao Zhang's face was calm, and Xun Yu shouted: "Is there a king law in the whole world? The emperor ...... "Before he finished speaking, he had already been gagged with wood." Lu Qian walked to the side and sneered: "Old guy, don't die." It's good that I've thought it through. Then he raised his head and said loudly: "This person is going to cut off his tongue to confuse the public, but the emperor is merciful and thinks that he is an old minister, so he can't bear it." ”
"Wearing an official uniform and telling lies, shameless!" Some people were coaxing, and then some people began to insult Xun Yu. But most people don't seem willing to join them. This is a peaceful day Xun Yu has a good way of governance, and the people have no resentment towards him. It's just that many people don't understand why King Chengwei wants to use witchcraft to frame the emperor, but Xun Yu wants to rebel.
At this time, Lu Qian took out the documents, and the people quieted down and opened: "The emperor's edict said: Cao Zhang, the king of Chengwei, framed the imperial relatives and nobles with witchcraft, conspired with the Taiwei Xun Yu to usurp the throne, and killed Cao Chong, the king of Deng Ai, and his people, and the evidence is conclusive. Today, these two people are beheaded to show their might. ”
The noise began again, and all kinds of assumptions and speculations surfaced in the crowd, thinking and discussing. Cursing erupted from time to time.
Cao Zhang let out a deep sneer. Lu Qian glanced at him and said, "Don't thank Lord Longen yet!" ”
Cao Zhang closed his eyes and ignored him. Lu Qian waved his hand, and the two **** executioners walked over with big knives in their hands and stood behind the two prisoners.
The crowd fell into a deathly silence, knowing that the next step was the day's priority. Pang Tong was in the crowd, and he just watched it all calmly, while also complaining about the crowd around him. However, he found that there were some problems from the beginning, and there seemed to be some people in the crowd here who were particularly calm, although they were all dressed in ordinary folk clothes, and it could even be said that they were the most simple clothes, and some people looked like men who split wood. But the black boots of some of them were too long, and they caught his attention.
"Dongcheng Prison was attacked at night, I knew it wouldn't be so simple today, no wonder there were so many guards." He looked back at the buildings surrounding the square. These buildings are all high-rise, the tallest is as tall as a five-story building, and most of them are restaurants. However, the building was full of Wei soldiers, and each floor of the high place was guarded by archers, waiting solemnly. It seems that as long as anyone dares to come and rob the prisoner, they will not want to escape from the square. And under the stairs of the square, it was already surrounded by Lu Qian's soldiers twice. The stone platform is simply one zhang high, otherwise you can't see the situation above.
The distance where Pang Tong is located is more than ten zhang away from the stone platform, and he can see it very clearly. If those people are within a few feet, they will not be able to see the execution of the central stage at all. At this moment, the executioner had already raised his broadsword. Xun Yu lowered his head with a sad expression, but Cao Zhang showed a smile and calmly went to death.
Pang Tong gasped, this smile hid confidence, but also a joy from the heart.
"That's not right!" He shouted in his heart.
The scorching air, the unusually quiet square, seemed to be audible even the breathing of the two prisoners. The executioner's knife was held aloft, shining brightly. Just as some of the women began to scream, the two large knives swung down.
"Wait!"
A roar struck, and the two executioners were stunned. Because the sound tore through the silence, it was particularly shocking.
A rider was speeding from the route the prisoner had just passed. The glittering sheen on the armor was dazzling, and the sweaty man held his right hand high, holding a roll of fabric. No, this is the usual court document, and it seems to be a holy decree.
"What kind of play is this?" Pang Tong squeezed through. Some people yelled and scolded him, but he didn't care and rushed to the side of the road. I saw that the cavalry was galloping by, and soon reached the bottom of the stage.
Lu Qian's eyebrows tightened. The executioner did not dare to act rashly and put the knife down.
"What!" To his great puzzlement, under the silver armor was a civil official.
Taizhong doctor Liu Ye said loudly: "The holy decree has arrived!" ”
Immediately turned over and dismounted, Lu Qian trembled when he heard this, revealing a suspicious look. The people in the square held their breath and stopped all whispering. He pricked up his ears.
Liu Ye strode up the stairs and came to the stage, facing the calm Cao Zhang, as well as Xun Yu with a shocked face, and Lu Qian who was holding a long knife.
"The Divine Decree has arrived!" Liu Ye shouted again. Lu Qian gritted his teeth and knelt down with a very reluctant look. The two executioners in the back had already knelt in acquaintance. If Lu Qian looked up, his guards had already knelt down, and after the people knelt down scattered, most of them did not dare to disobey the holy decree, and they all bowed their knees towards Liu Ye, who was holding a document in the square.
The soldiers stationed behind the building saw a spectacular sight. Everyone in the square began to kneel, causing another crowd due to the space to kneel. Some were even pushed backwards, some had no choice but to climb onto the building, and some climbed to the second floor of the building, trying to enter with dexterity behind them, but unexpectedly saw heavily armed archers, who fell in fear and fell back into the crowd. It's just that there are all human heads underneath, which is to smash others into a solid one.
The chaotic scene was not at all at all the people standing on the high platform that seemed to be deserted, and there was no one more confused than one person. Pang Tong knelt in the crowd, and the road closer to him, although still maintained by the soldiers, had been tightened by the commotion of the crowd. The situation was uncontrollable, and people knelt down for the sake of the Divine Decree. The soldiers also needed to kneel, so the road was narrow enough for the cart to pass by, and no one was allowed to stand on either side of the cart.
Pang Tong's temples were covered with sweat, and the ****** against the red pants of the old woman in front of him made him very uncomfortable, but there was no way, so he had to knock down on the ground without raising his head.
"The emperor's edict said: The use of witchcraft by Cao Zhang, the king of Chengwei, to disrupt the government is to be discussed. And the case of collusion and rebellion with Taiwei Xun Yu has also found new evidence, proving that the two have no intention of rebellion. Although things can't be arbitrarily judged, they can't just kill the royal family. In order to give an explanation to the people of the world, the two were first detained in Dongcheng Prison pending trial. Chin this! ”
Liu Ye's voice was high-pitched and powerful, echoing everywhere. The crowd listened silently to every word.
"Is it true?"
"How dare you be fake, that's a holy decree."
"Ahh And this kind of thing. ”
"It's not that simple......"
"After all, it's an old minister, and the water conservancy project is all due to this captain."
"Then King Chengwei is young, how can he be so bold?"
This sound began to crowd the square. But the people on the stage, Xun Yu kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”
Cao Zhang was silent, but he also knelt on the ground like this. The two executioners were also shocked in their hearts, if the knife had just gone down, I am afraid they would have to cut down the whole house. "Thank goodness." One of them said reverently, slamming his forehead the ground.
"It's a little weird......" Pang Tong said in his heart.
But he said it too soon. The military general Lu Qian who was present did not show any convincing face to the holy decree, but stood up and faced Liu Ye, a civil official wearing armor, and shouted: "Where did the holy decree come from!" ”
The voice shook Liu Ye's eardrums. The people were getting up, and when they were in the commotion, they were really hit by the sound, and they were at a loss to know what was going on. General Lu was actually questioning the holy decree in Liu Ye's hands?
"What I took is the Holy Decree, didn't you hear the Holy Word just now!" Liu Ye glared angrily and pointed at Lu Qian. "As a mighty general, you are really offensive to the Holy Majesty when you see the Holy Decree with such an attitude, and this is a great disrespect!"
The soldiers were also stunned when they heard this.
Lu Qian laughed stupidly, didn't pay attention to Liu Ye and the holy decree in his hand at all, and strode away with a long knife. Liu Ye subconsciously took half a step back. Lu Qian tapped the ground with the end of his halberd and shouted, "Where did the holy decree come from!" ”
Liu Ye raised his hands and said: "This is a holy decree, you dare to make a holy will!" ”
Lu Qian stretched out his left hand and said, "Hugh wants to tease me with the people of the Wei Dynasty and show me the holy decree!" ”
Liu Ye showed a rare look of surprise, and was looked at by Lu Qian.
"Bring it!" Lu Qian said loudly, domineering.
"Audacious, Lu Qian dares to question the holy decree!" Liu Ye said angrily.
Lu Qian sneered: "Take it and let the people of the world know what kind of holy decree you have in your hand!" ”
Liu Ye didn't pay attention to him at all, but turned around and walked to the side of the stage, which made Lu Qian stunned.
"Everyone's eyes are wide open." Liu Ye unfolded the document in his hand in front of everyone and said: "This is a holy decree, how can it be fake if there is a jade seal on it!" ”
It was as if they had seen Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, through the Holy Decree, and everyone showed a look of awe.
"Look at the, so far!" Pang Tong patted the dust on his body. An old man on one side hurriedly said to him: "Little brother, you can't talk nonsense!" ”
"Ah......h But the next moment, his eyes were opened to the maximum. Like everyone else, as the sigh spread like a virus, the horrified expression captured everyone's bodies.
Liu Ye, who was full of confidence, held his holy decree in his hand, and behind him, a dark night stood quietly.