September 2, 1895, Beijing Caishikou Law Field.

On the guillotine, Tan Sitong was shackled, but his waist was still as tall as a pine. He had not seen the sun for many days, and he had suffered a lot of torture, his face was pale, but his eyes were still dignified, and he looked around the cold and shining swords and guns around the Dharma field, without fear.

Hearing the news, thousands of people rushed to see the excitement, huddled together behind the guns of a large number of Qing soldiers, each casting their eyes on the not too tall and mighty figure.

Since the First Sino-Japanese War, the situation in the capital has changed like a white cloud and a dog, even if the citizens who are used to seeing big scenes still feel overwhelmed. Especially after the change began, they suddenly found that the capital was like a boiling oil pot, and all kinds of people began to perform wonderful dramas on the big stage in the center of the empire.

The most lively scene was none more audacious than Tan Si and this group of young scholars, who openly wanted to dig up the corners of Manchu rule. When the people outside Sijiu City suddenly heard their remarks, they felt a chill all over their bodies, and the roots of their necks seemed to have knives on their backs. The experienced old people sighed in private: "This world is going to be chaotic!" ”

What a republic is, what democracy is, they don't know. But they all understand a simple truth, according to the statement of this group of so-called reformers who changed the law, it is impossible for the emperor to speak in the future. The hardcore crops of the banner people are no longer eaten, and those yellow and red belts can no longer kill people without paying for their lives, and it is not the Zongren Mansion that has the final say, but they must be judged and even beheaded like the common people.

And ordinary people don't have to kneel and kowtow when they see officials, and they can even impeach and dismiss corrupt officials who expropriate and extort money.

Do it. Isn't it about chaos in the world? Is there still a royal law? Is there still a way to live?

Involuntarily. There is a needle hidden in the hearts of the general public. In private, I also drank a little wine and imagined the joy of that kind of life, but more of it was a fear from the heart. This is no longer an ordinary rebellion, this is to turn the rules handed down by the ancestors for thousands of years!

Scared, incomprehensible, hard to accept. In the same way, the common people are also curious, what kind of person dares to say such a thing? Yang Hao's guy from abroad doesn't count. Tan Si and them, Yan Fu them, but they are all natives of the Qing Dynasty. How can such wild thoughts be born?

Hearing that Tan Sitong was arrested, many people applauded, thinking that after slaughtering these guys who caused trouble, their lives would continue to live in peace.

More people want to see with their own eyes what this kind of cattle looks like, is it like the living Li Yuanba who is "eight feet tall, ten waists thick, eats a cow at a meal, and can tear down the city wall with one hand" as said in the commentary?

As a result, it turned out to be a long-faced young man who was a little emaciated, and he couldn't say how handsome he looked. It looks like it must be a brain. But why did you do such a terrible thing?

In the crowd, there was no shortage of sighs: "It's a pity." Committing this kind of hard work at a young age. Isn't it good to find the right path to become an official? ”

"Whew! I heard that the emperor summoned him and rewarded him with the top of the four products. What a grace this must be, not thinking about the retribution of good life, but engaging in these great perverse deeds. Did you think he took the wrong medicine? ”

"Can't you either, can you? Didn't you hear all the praises of Mr. Yang? It is said that it is a rare talent among tens of thousands of people in China, and he will be designated as a billet who can be the prime minister in the future...... It's so bad, it's not worth it! ”

"I think he should clean up like this! It's all like them, do you want to talk about the discipline of the monarchs and ministers of the Great Qing Kingdom? Listen to what they say, you have to cut your braids and learn to dress up as a foreigner, hey I said that this ancestor became a law, is that what he can touch? ”

"Yo! Look at what you said, this isn't a flag man, is it? Could it be that your ancestors were born from this dynasty? ”

"What the are you talking about? What's the time to find a CEI? ”

"I don't like to hear what you say. Not convinced, let's practice? ”

"Who is afraid of whom! I think back then, Ye Na was also a ...... mixed on the flyover. ”

The gossip quickly turned into a commotion, but in addition to bothering the old guys, the two kept a distance of three feet and did not hold a hand. I know in my heart that you are blindly coaxing in the Dharma field, and beware of a knife from outside.

The buzzing sound was like an oversized hornet's nest, and all kinds of reverberating impacts on his heart, Tan Sitong felt sincerely sad. It's not that he can't accept the death he is about to face, but that he is insensitive and stupid to this full-eyed compatriot who has not changed in any way for thousands of years, and is very helpless and even pitiful.

This is a group of sheep who have completely lost themselves, as long as they have a mouthful of grass to eat, they do not know how to resist the evil wolves that keep them in captivity. Forget about it at all, they were supposed to be the masters of the whole world, and the horns on their heads were not just used to fight for the right to mate, but a sharp weapon to fight back!

Such a group of hooligans, I don't know when they can really become conscious, I don't know who can arouse the heroic spirit of the Han family in their blood, wash away all the bloody flesh everywhere, and return it to a bright future!

The midday sun makes people dizzy.

The Minister of Military Aircraft and the Minister of Rites resolutely looked up at the sun, took out the steel watch from his arms and timed, nodded at the person next to him, slowly came to Tan Sitong's side, and snorted with a pout: "Tan family boy, it's too late to regret it now." As long as you are willing to publicly admit your mistakes and kowtow to the emperor and the queen mother Lafayette to confess your guilt, maybe you can save your life in your father's face. ”

Tan Sitong glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then immediately turned away to look up at the sky, and said angrily: "How can an old and foolish person like you understand the righteousness that my generation desires in my heart?" In today's China, it is imperative to reform the law, but such a major event must shed blood and sacrifice. There is no one in China so far, just from the beginning of my Tan Sitong! ”

Gangyi's face darkened, and he smiled coldly: "Hey, there's really a kind." Since you are bent on death, this official will fulfill you. Come, the hour has come, execution! ”

He waved his sleeves irritably, turned around and returned to the prison platform, and didn't sit down, just staring at Tan Sitong's back so coldly.

The shirtless executioner, carrying the ghost-headed knife on his shoulder, came to Tan Sitong and arched his hand: "Mr. Tan, you are a hero, and we such lowly people respect it in our hearts." Please relax, let's tighten the knife and keep it from sin. ”

Tan Sitong smiled at him, nodded and said, "It's hard work." ”

Seeing that the big drama was about to reach the high-tide stage, the spectators outside the court began to make noise, and some shouted loudly: "Mr. Tan is about to go on the road, let's take a while!" ”

"That's right! Sing it to us! went without saying a word, and the Huangquan Road was also dry! ”

The chaotic shouts came and went, and the noise was like a singing church.

The executioner knew that this was an inevitable repertoire, and he usually killed those Jiangyang thieves and the like, and gave them a chance to say desperate words, so he calmly stood aside with a knife and pricked up his ears to listen to the movement.

In the crowd, Wang Wuhu, the "big knife" of the Beijing hero, who agreed with Tan Si, had wide eyes, gritted his steel teeth, and his fingers were crunched, and he couldn't wait to rush over and pinch the group of broken-mouthed bastards to death one by one.

Heroes and heroes calmly obey righteousness is a drama that the people like to see, but Tan Sitong died for the righteousness of the country like this, and he is a great man of the first class in the world. If he dies so generously, he can only be respected, if he still plays like watching a monkey show, he will tarnish his name for the rest of his life!

Huo Yuanjia, who was next to him, gently tugged at his shirt and said in a low voice: "Fifth Master, don't be angry, our Mr. Yang has his own arrangements, and the custody will not let Qinggou ruin Mr. Tan's life." ”

Wang Wu nodded stiffly, the green tendons on his neck burst up, and he breathed heavily, but his eyes were still fixed on the stage.

The crowd was a little quieter, Tan Sitong puffed up his chest and shouted loudly: "Tan has joined the revolution, and this body has already promised the country." If you have the intention to kill the thief, you can't return to the sky, and you will die as you deserve, so quickly! Hurry! ”

Before the words fell, the crowd burst into applause!

The resolute beard trembled, and he scolded sharply: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Do it! ”

The executioner was helpless, stepped forward and pressed Tan Sitong's back, said "offended", pressed him to his knees, and poked his head forward. Then, stand to the right with the knife in both hands, raise it high, and cut it down!

The crowd of onlookers seemed to be grabbed by the neck by invisible big hands and lifted up, one by one with wide eyes and open their mouths, holding their breath and clenching their fists, for fear of missing the most exciting scene at the moment when the blade shined!

At this moment, a bullet flew from a distance, accurately hitting the wide blade, and with a "poof" explosion, the big knife with a palm width and a finger thick was actually interrupted in it!

Under the impact of huge kinetic energy, the executioner's body involuntarily tilted to the left, and he stumbled out with a scream!

Countless people were so frightened by this turn of events that they let out an exclamation, and thousands of voices converged like a violent wind sweeping through a cave. There is a lot of regretful sighs mixed in there, as if it is something precious to keep a low profile.

For the first time in their lives, Wang Wu and Huo Yuanjia hated this kind of voice extremely much, and they suddenly felt disgust from the bottom of their hearts. I'd rather never see this kind of ugliness again.

The resoluteness behind the prison was shocked by this drastic change, the triangular eyes flashed sharply, and he scanned the back of the crowd fiercely, and shouted loudly: "What's the matter?!" ”

No gunshots were heard, and the speed of the bullets was not clear to them, only the explosion was heard, and then the ghost head knife that was broken in two.

The executioner, thinking that he had been blocked by ghosts and gods, was so frightened that he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately: "Mr. Tan! Grandpa Tan! The little ones are scared to death and don't dare to touch a single hair of you! Your adult spared a small a lot! ”

Gangyi gritted his teeth and shouted: "Pull this waste down, replace people, and continue the execution!" ”

There will be brave men under the great reward. Another executioner drank a bowl of spirits, came up to the stage with red eyes, and threw his hand at Tan Sitong, raising his knife and slashing!

Two stirring arcs of light disappeared in a flash! One broke the big knife that clenched his hands again, and the other hit his head with precision, and a fleshy head exploded like a rotten watermelon!

This time, not even fools can see that someone is shooting from a distance, this is to rob the Dharma field! (To be continued......)