Chapter 44: The Miserable Prince

It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty has not yet appeared in the saying of beheading at three o'clock at noon, and it only appears from Yuan Xian at three o'clock at noon.

However, this halving also needs to be timed, and Zhu Yougong was thrown on the platform of the court like a dead dog.

The hour had come, and the two jailers lifted Zhu Yougong under the guillotine, which was aimed at Zhu Yougong's waist.

Then Zhu Yougong began to howl, and the people in the audience began to talk about it. The timid heart thumped, and the bold curiosity looked up.

The executioner was expressionless, and doing what he did was no different from killing a pig. The executioner leaned down, touched Zhu Yougong's lumbar vertebrae a few times, and aimed the blade of the guillotine at his spine.

Zhu Yougong's legs shook like chaff, and then a fishy smell came from the surface, and it turned out that he was so frightened that he was incontinent.

The executioner must touch the gap between the lumbar vertebrae in advance, otherwise he will not be able to cut it off with a knife, and the scene will be naturally embarrassing, and the crowd of onlookers will ridicule his craftsmanship for not being perfect, which will damage the executioner's "professional ethics".

The edge of the guillotine knife had already been sharpened on the grinding stone, and Zhu Yougong's three souls scared the two of them. The executioner let out a loud shout, and he turned his head to see the sharp edge of the guillotine knife slashing down.

"Ahh The scream was miserable, and Zhu Yougong was cut in two. The scene was bloody and unbearable to watch, and the timid covered his eyes and screamed, and the bold clapped his hands.

The executioner regarded this as someone else's recognition of his profession, and clasped his fists at the people of the Quartet, and the audience cheered again.

Although this crime is deserved, Li Ji still feels that it is too cruel. He is not a, as a person educated in modern civilization, although he also fantasized about cutting Zhu Yougong with a thousand knives. But after witnessing the horrific torture with his own eyes, he still felt compassion in his heart.

"Let's go." Li Ji turned around and ignored all this, and behind him Zhu Yougong walked and crawled with his upper body, blood and internal organs spilled all over the ground, and he wailed in pain there.

Probably Zhu Youneng also found that this waist slash was not so interesting, and left the law field with Li Ji.

There was nothing to say all the way, and the tragedy of beheading and torture was still shrouded in everyone's hearts. Zhu Yougong's death is not a pity, it can be regarded as a deserved end, Li Ji comforted himself in his heart.

Suddenly, a neighing sound of horses caught his attention, and Li Ji followed the prestige, and it turned out that they had arrived at the Imperial Horse Garden in the capital.

This is a place dedicated to the horses in the palace, and Li Ji remembered what the Empress Dowager He had said, and his brothers were imprisoned in this Imperial Horse Garden.

"Let's go, go in and have a look." Li Ji said.

Zhu Youneng looked at the dilapidated gate at the door, where two soldiers were guarding: "Here, what's so fun here?"

Li Ji told the truth: "Several of my brothers are arranged in this Royal Horse Garden, I want to go and see those brothers, and find a few horses to ride by the way."

Zhu Youneng's other hobby is also horseback riding, and he immediately became interested: "Let's go, then go in and have a look."

Li Ji and they were dressed in disguise, and the guards didn't know each other, and one of them blocked everyone's way: "The Royal Horse Garden is important, and others are not allowed to trespass."

A guy named Wangcai next to Zhu Youneng jumped out, 'Smack! slapped the soldier fiercely: "Blind your dog's eyes, you dare to block my son-in-law's way, get out!"

The guard was slapped in the face, and he was in a daze, when another guard next to him grabbed him and whispered: "This is the second son of King Guang, you are looking for death, and you are not quick to admit your mistake."

When he heard that it was a well-known evil boy in the capital, the guard was so frightened that he hurriedly laughed: "It turned out to be Zhu Gongzi, the villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, please go inside the child."

Zhu Youneng is notorious in the capital, partly by fighting. Wangcai went up and gave the guard another kick: "Get out of the way, dog-like things, don't disturb my son-in-law Yaxing, get out!"

The two guards were so frightened that they didn't dare to put another fart, and shrank aside, and Zhu Youneng and Li Ji swaggered in.

The dilapidated level of the Imperial Horse Garden is still beyond Li Ji's imagination, this is simply a slum. In addition to the well-built stables, there are several thatched huts made of mud.

The Tang dynasty was in decline, and the Imperial Horse Garden was only a dozen old horses, which were fed by two elderly horse breeders.

Zhu Youneng was a little disappointed: "This is called a horse, it's not as good as a mule, let's go to my house, and I'll pick a few high-quality horses for Brother Li."

"Brother, you raise a little higher, up, up."

"You can't do it, you can't let me come."

"It's coming, it's hooking."

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the east side of the hut, and Li Jiyi waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go and have a look."

Turning the thatched hut, Li Ji and the others saw that Li Yu, the king of De, and others were holding a few bamboo poles and dragging the branches outside the wall.

It was an elm tree, and many elm branches had been pulled from under their feet.

Li Yu and the others glanced at it, and thought it was dazzling: "Your Majesty?"

"Brother Emperor." The youngest, Li Zhen and Li You, ran over.

"You, what are you?" Li Ji looked at everyone strangely.

These are the sons of the former emperor Li Ye, that is, Li Ji's brothers, of which the eldest son Li Yu is the elder brother of Li Ji's mother.

Everyone lowered their heads in shame, and the tenth prince Li Xiang said timidly: "The grain is not enough to eat, so we have to pick some elm leaves, put them in the multigrain porridge and cook them, so that Your Majesty will laugh."

Hearing this, Li Ji burst into tears. These are all the flesh and blood of the prince, the former emperor. Unexpectedly ended up in the miserable situation of not having enough to eat, Li Jiqiang held back his tears, he secretly swore in his heart, Zhu Wen, I swear, I will make you pay for your blood debt!

"Brother Emperor, I'm hungry." The youngest Li You walked over and timidly pulled Li Ji's sleeve.

Although he tried his best to restrain himself, Li Ji's tears still flowed down uncontrollably, and he attached himself to pick up his youngest brother, who was only three years old: "You'er, don't be afraid, my brother won't let you starve anymore when he comes." Youwei, you go and call Duan Hu and them, and buy some meat and rice outside. ”

Youwei bowed down, Duan Hu kept in mind Zhu Youneng's advice and followed from a distance, and did not dare to step forward.

Zhu Youneng next to him didn't say a word, his face was pale and he looked at everything miserable in front of him, and he was probably shocked by the scene in front of him.

"Wangcai, go and call me the envoy of the Imperial Horse Supervisor." Zhu Youneng said coldly.

Wangcai went without saying a word, and these doglegs that Zhu Youneng took were all silent, and he couldn't even stand these splashes.

Li Ji hugged the youngest Li You, and took Li Zhen's hand with his left hand: "Let's go, let's go back to cooking."

The princes left behind by Zhaozong Li Ye were unkempt and ragged and followed behind to the thatched houses, which were the residences of these princes.

Thatched huts, mud walls, broken wooden doors.

The room was empty, a table was placed in the hall, and even a stool was missing, so Li Yu and the others had to bring some wooden stakes from outside. There was an iron kettle near the door, and that was where they cooked their porridge.