The big lock of the cell door was held in the palm of Liu Jin's hand, and no matter how the factory guard smashed his hand with the handle of the knife, Liu Jin would not let go.

Until this time, Liu Jin still firmly believed that there would be an amnesty in the palace soon, and he firmly believed that Zhu Houzhao would not kill him, because he had accompanied His Majesty for ten years, and the love accumulated in the past ten years was his biggest capital, and he always felt that this capital had not disappeared and could save his life at the most critical moment.

The handle of the knife smashed Liu Jin's hands again and again, Liu Jin had no tears to flow, his forehead was so painful that cold sweat was oozing the size of a bean, he still gritted his teeth and refused to let go, the pain was terrible, Liu Jin suddenly hissed and shouted: "Your Majesty, save the old slave——"

The brocade clothes who had been smashing Liu Jin's hands with the handle of the knife saw that it was not a way to spend it like this, and the execution time was delayed, not only the prison officials of the Criminal Department would blame, but I am afraid that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military adults and the people in the Jingshi who were brutalized and oppressed by this eunuch have eaten his heart, after all, today's vegetable market is in the spotlight.

Baihu simply put his mind down, this eunuch will die today anyway, why be so careful?

So Baihu's eyes flashed, and he smashed Liu Jin's handle with great strength, and smashed it towards his knuckle joints.

With a crisp click, Liu Jin's finger bones were smashed alive, and the four fingers drooped down weakly, and he could no longer hold the big lock of the prison door, and then Baihu smashed it down again, and the three fingers of Liu Jin's other hand were also broken.

Liu Jin didn't care about crying out in pain, and watched as the captains in brocade clothes opened the lock of the cell door, and then swarmed in, pressing Liu Jin to the ground, Liu Jin struggled left and right. He was still shackled and escorted out of prison.

The weather outside the hall was very clear, the early morning wind carried a slight chill, and the sunlight passed through the clouds in the morning breeze and projected on Liu Jin.

Liu Jin, who was wearing a heavy flail, was escorted to the prisoner car, standing in a moving wooden cage, and the factory guards dispatched more than 1,000 people to be escorted on both sides of the prisoner car, and marched towards the entrance of the vegetable market.

On the road from the palace to the entrance of the vegetable market, the shops and tea shops on both sides of the restaurant opened their doors for the first time, and the windows facing the street on the second floor have been contracted by the powerful and wealthy families in Beijing, and the big families even brought their families out. Stand by the window and point.

Far away. Before they saw Liu Jin's prisoner car, the magnates and people on the street were in a commotion, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division couldn't stop the crowd that was squeezing towards the center of the street with their spears. Until the prisoner cart appeared. Hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the street fell silent. Countless eyes quietly watched the prisoner cart slowly move forward, and everyone looked at the former eunuchs in the prisoner cart in silence as if they had lost their voices.

Silence will eventually erupt.

I don't know who in the crowd screamed sadly: "Dog thief, you will fall into the animal road for the rest of your life!" ”

This cry of grief seemed to ignite a long-suppressed anger. The overwhelming scolding suddenly resounded in the sky, like a drop of water falling into a pot of oil, and the Jingshi City boiled.

"Eunuch, return my father's life!"

"I said back then that you would not die well, and today I got my wish, Liu Jin, I am waiting for you to see how you are cut by a thousand knives! Your Majesty is wise, long live my Emperor—"

"Ha Lu Ha, eunuch, I have spent ten taels of silver to buy you ten catties of meat, and I will share it with my family!"

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The boiling crowd gradually got out of control, I don't know who took the lead, countless large and small stones roared and smashed towards the prisoner car, Liu Jin in the prisoner car was quickly smashed to the head and bleeding, Liu Jin did not cry out in pain, stood in the prisoner car and scolded at will, and suddenly laughed like a night owl.

"The miscellaneous family has been misunderstood by the world, where do you complain about me!"

Although Liu Jin will die today, His Majesty's will is to kill him, if he is stoned to death in the market, the factory guards of these prisoner cars will be unlucky, and they will be responsible.

So Jinyi Qianhu and the stall heads of the two factories once again reached a tacit understanding, waving their hands to beckon their subordinates to escort the prisoner car, and hurriedly passed through the downtown area.

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Xicheng vegetable market entrance.

Although it is called "vegetable market", in fact, this is not a place to buy and sell vegetables, but there have always been prisoners who have committed capital crimes after the execution of the autumn will be selected here, the imperial court allows and even encourages the people to watch, this is also an indirect deterrent to the people by the imperial court, through the scene of the prisoner being killed, let the people know the strictness of the law of the king of the Dao, and know the awe of the court of the Dao.

Min Jue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, had to receive another drudgery, and this time he was reduced to a prison officer.

Liu Jin's identity is extraordinary, and it is reasonable to use the Shangshu of the Criminal Department to personally supervise the sentence.

In the center of the execution ground at the entrance of the vegetable market, there was a vacant space for the boss, and four slightly old executioners stood quietly in the center in all directions, followed by two young apprentices behind the executioners, each of whom carried a large bamboo basket, which contained all kinds of torture instruments, iron hooks, knives, daggers, and spikes...... And so on.

The word "Ling Chi" seems simple, but it is by no means simple to do, in fact, its process is very complicated and cumbersome.

This kind of punishment existed as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, when the famous Bo Yi Kao, the eldest son of King Wen of Zhou, was chopped into meat sauce by the Shang king Ling Chi, and Confucius's disciple Zi Lu was also killed in the battle for power by the great doctor Kong Kui.

In the past dynasties, Ling Chi was only a vague statement, and there was no unified standard, and how many knives were cut, until the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu began to set the laws of the world, and Ling Chi, the most inhumane punishment, also stipulated the specific location of the knife, the number of knives and so on.

is different from ordinary beheading, this time for Ling Chi Liu Jin, the Criminal Department sent four executioners to execute, in fact, Ling Chi alone requires great physical strength and patience, and the executioner must also have sufficient psychological quality, it is impossible for an executioner to complete the entire Ling Chi process, so it is necessary to change people in the middle to take turns to execute.

Liu Jin's prisoner car did not arrive until three o'clock, and the factory guards surrounded Liu Jin's prisoner car like a great enemy, rudely pulled Liu Jin off the prisoner car, and then tied him with thumb-thick hemp rope, looking like an autumn hairy crab, after tying it, the captain kicked Liu Jin's leg bend, and Liu Jin knelt in the center of the vegetable market.

At this time, Liu Jin looked very embarrassed, his prison clothes were covered with all kinds of disgusting feces and vegetable leaves, blood was oozing from large and small wounds all over his body, and his face had been smashed by stones and he couldn't distinguish his original face.

Min Jue sat behind the bookcase not far from the execution ground, looked up at the sky, crossed his legs unhurriedly, took a sip of tea slowly, and waited patiently.

The best time to execute is three o'clock in the afternoon, this hour is the time when the yang energy is the most abundant in the day, and the shadow of the person is the shortest, and the prisoner's soul is scattered after being killed, and he cannot be reborn forever, so the three o'clock in the afternoon has also become the best time to execute the prisoner.

Liu Jin knelt in the center of the execution ground without moving, listening to the angry scolding and crusade of the onlookers in all directions, Liu Jin was unmoved, but his head was always stubbornly looking at the direction of the leopard room, his eyes showed an extreme desire to survive, mixed with a trace of regret, at this moment, what the eunuch who once covered the sky with one hand is regretting, what is reflecting, no one knows what to do.

God is very face-giving, the weather is sunny today, it is winter, the sun is shining on people's bodies but it is still warm, and time passes quietly in everyone's waiting.

Liu Jin's expression became more and more expectant, until this moment, he still did not despair, he believed that His Majesty's pardon would definitely come, because His Majesty could not do without him, because His Majesty would find out that he had been wronged sooner or later, didn't it all say in the play? Zhongliang, who has been wronged in everything, will come to the last moment when he is beheaded in the court, and the astonishing emperor's pardon will come as promised, just right to stop the fatal stabbing in the neck.

The drama doesn't lie! Your Majesty will forgive me!

This is the only force that supports Liu Jin not to fall down at this moment.

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The shadows in the sunlight moved slowly with the passage of time, and when the sun moved above people's heads, the shadows of the people almost shrank into a small black dot under their feet, and the hands of the meridian clock next to the Dharma field finally pointed to three o'clock in the afternoon.

An official of the Criminal Department confirmed the hour, and then shouted, "The hour has come!" Gang Kill the criminal Liu Jin, the criminal department has verified his identity, and he is ready to be executed! ”

The two officials stepped forward and took a closer look at Liu Jin from head to toe, and then the four executioners surrounded Liu Jin, who was tied up with five flowers, stripped Liu Jin's clothes with seven hands and feet, and then wrapped Liu Jin with a huge fishing net.

At this moment, Liu Jin finally collapsed, struggling and screaming like a madman, his head unyielding and stubbornly looking at the direction of the leopard room, and shouting hysterically: "You are not allowed to use torture!" Your Majesty's pardon is coming! Your Majesty will forgive me! ”

Min Jue was taken aback by Liu Jin, and subconsciously glanced in the direction of the leopard room, thinking that what Liu Jin said was true, his expression was full of apprehension and nervousness, seeing that the street in the direction of the leopard house was empty, and the people were all around the law field, Min Jue immediately came back to his senses, and suddenly became angry, his old face turned red, and he glared at Liu Jin viciously, and the brush in his hand did not stop on the execution arrow, and then threw the arrow to the center of the law field.

"Verify that the person is correct and executed!"

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PS: There is one more ...... (To be continued......)