Section 364: Public executions

Yun Kai turned around and said loudly to the other attendees, "We have caught up with a special era, but there is no need to complain. All this is the will of the gods, there has never been an eternal royal family, and the object of loyalty must be the wise lord. I confess that the patriarch of the Thunder Cow tribe approached me, but I definitely did not get any promise of power from him. ”

Someone stood up and questioned: "Then for what did you make a choice and follow his orders?" ”

Yun Kai had thought about this answer for a long time: "For the sake of the Niu clan, for the sake of our women and children, in order for all civilians to be fed and have clothes to wear in the cold winter." It's as simple as that. ”

Including Guohao and Feiyun, people couldn't help but gasp when they heard it.

As Commanders, they know how hard it can be to do that.

There are still people questioning: "Can Niu Tianhao really do what you say?" ”

Yun Kai nodded slowly: "In the Thunder Bull Department, he has already done it. Now, what he wants to do is to extend these benefits to the entire Niu clan, all tribes, and everyone. ”

After a pause, Yun Kai let out a voice with infinite majesty and strong worship at the same time.

"So, I choose him king!"

……

A few days later, Liao Qiu arrived at Black Horn with 30,000 infantry.

The situation in the city is stable, thanks to the choice of political positions by the commanders of the city guards and forbidden armies led by Guohao, Feiyun, and Yunkai. As early as two years ago, Tianhao had contact with them separately, and it was carried out under the leadership of the great national teacher at that time. Although they just got together for a meal, their speech and demeanor can tell their basic tendencies.

To put it simply, it is to be loyal to the royal family and loyal to the great teachers.

Based on this level, the secret contact between the intelligence department and the three commanders in the later stage was much smoother. Every New Year's Day, Tianhao will send someone to send a gift, there are not many things, and they are not valuable, at best, they are just normal human exchanges. The point is that a handwritten letter is attached to the gift every time. In the letter, Tianhao recounted his ideals, plans for the future of the race, and concrete steps to become strong.

People who are down-to-earth in their work will be attracted by these words, and then resonate.

Some people will change their choices because of interests, and some people will come together because of common dreams.

The strong army ensured the situation in the city, and Liao Qiu also brought good newsβ€”β€”β€”β€” the harvest of the walled cities of the Lei Niu tribe had been completed, and the grain production had reached an astonishing historical high. The main reason is potatoes from the south of the mainland, and Tianhao has spared no effort to promote them in an all-round way, sowing a large area in the territory, so that this year's harvested potatoes are piled up in granaries everywhere, far exceeding the rice and wheat harvested in normal seasons.

With a strong army as a guarantee, Tianhao decided to publicly try Niu Yanfang and hold the funeral of the great division at the same time.

A high platform was erected in the square, with every 10 households in a group, and the residents of Pointe-Noire left their homes under the arrangement of the soldiers, and gathered in the square and the nearby open space. They were curious about the tin horns set up on the surrounding walls, which were a novelty to the people of Pointe-Noire. After a short period of study, people's thoughts and attention are focused on the high platform in the distance, where the real focus is on.

When Niu Yanfang was taken out of prison by the soldiers, snowflakes were floating in the cold sky.

She walked barefoot, on a trail covered with hard gravel. The road was paved improvisedly last night, and according to Tianhao's order, thumb-sized rock slag was deliberately chosen. As soon as she walked a few dozen meters, the soles of her feet were cut, and blood flowed.

Her clothes were ragged, and they had nothing to do with the word "noble". During this time, Niu Yanfang has been locked in a water prison, the water is very shallow, just below her ankles. The jailer didn't let her feet get soaked, and he kept the time right, and there were always hours a day for her to leave the depression and rest in a dry place...... This was certainly not done out of kindness and kindness, but to ensure that the skin on the soles of her feet was soft and that she would suffer more on this special day.

Behind her, hundreds of prisoners were being tried at the same time. Most of them are related to Niu Yanfang by blood, aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, cousins, ......

Tianhao uprooted the entire royal family, whether it was near or far, whether it was a city lord or a broken commoner, as long as it was related to Niu Yanfang, all people were arrested. As for the crime, of course, it is "participating in the murder of a great national teacher".

The only kindness is given to all criminals who are minors. They were not imprisoned, and their bodies were beheaded as soon as they were caught. Wolf cubs will always eat people when they grow up, rather than raising them to adulthood and shouting to avenge the blood feud of the year, it is better to hack them to death now and never suffer in the future.

Niu Zhenfeng is also among them. He dragged long chains under his feet, his hands were bound by heavy shackles, unkempt and glazed, and his wife walked behind, followed by his father.

The Bull Department no longer exists. Previously, because of the lack of troops, Tianhao did not attack the bull subordinates, but only imprisoned Niu Zhenfeng in the name of "under investigation". When Liao Qiu led the army to arrive in Black Horn City, Tianhao immediately ordered Niu Zhenfeng to be judged as a "conspirator", and the thousands of bull soldiers imprisoned in the city were all disarmed, and they went to the original clan under the escort of 20,000 Lei Niu soldiers, and since then they have been under the jurisdiction of the Lei Niu Ministry.

Annexing a tribe of more than 100,000 people was as simple as that, and the process was even smoother than Tianhao had imagined. He knew very well that Niu Zhenfeng did not participate in Niu Yanfang's plan, but it didn't matterβ€”β€”β€”β€” he jumped out at the most critical moment, shouting and standing on the opposite side. Such acts can never be condoned, and must be judged as enemies and tortured.

Wearing a set of exquisitely crafted black robes, Tianhao sat on the high platform, watching these people being escorted up with indifferent eyes, lined up in a horizontal row, and knelt down in front of the coffin of the great master in turn.

Yuan Meng and Zong Yu were also sitting on the stage, and on the side was Niu Ling Xiao of the Fierce Bull Department. They are now the most powerful people in the entire Niu clan. In accordance with the laws of the communities, a provisional parliament was formed.

The amplification effect of the iron microphone is very good, and Tianhao's majestic voice spreads all over the world: "Niu Yanfang, are you guilty?" ”

Her eyes were chaotic, and the guards grabbed her braids, lifted her whole head, and replied in a loud voice in the habitual pain, "...... I...... Conviction of sin. ”

This scene was rehearsed in advance, and the end of refusing to obey was miserable, it was a terrible experience that Niu Yanfang didn't even want to think aboutβ€”β€”β€”β€” those jailers were too ruthless, they pricked with needles, and then sprinkled salt on the surface of the wound; pluck out your own nails with steel pliers; Hanging himself, his ankles were stuck with barbed wire, and from that position he divided the whole person into two parts, and his feet were smeared with sesame oil, and he was confined to a single room, and a dozen rats were placed from the bottom of the barbed wire...... The only thing they could do was watch them gnaw at their feet, struggling desperately in fear and screams.

All torture was confined to the surface of the body, and the daily meals in the prison were excellent. There is a fragrant broth, stewed meat until it is crispy, dough with fat and honey, and even fresh milk.

Niu Yanfang knew Tianhao's thoughts and purpose. He didn't want to die too easily, so he had to make sure he was well nourished.

She fought and went on a hunger strike.

It didn't work, and a group of wolf-like jailers rushed in, forcibly holding down their shoulders and bodies, shoved a metal funnel into their mouths, and slowly poured the cold broth and milk down. This kind of thing is very technical, and the prisoner cannot be choked to death by excessive force, nor can it be poured too much at one time to cause various sequelae.

I was tortured a lot, and after a long time, I got used to it.

Niu Yanfang completely lost the courage to fight, and no one would call her "the princess". Even the dirtiest and most despicable prisoner in the prison would spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm at her from afar through the cage.

Great Powers ...... He was recognized by all as a wise elder. Even those who were taken to prison by his own order, there were many on his side.

The people gathered in the square heard her say the word "confession".

The crowd began to get agitated.

Advocacy work began two days ago. Tianhao urgently requisitioned a large number of working groups from Thunderhorn City, engraved printing plates in Black Horn City overnight, and produced as many as one million leaflets.

It doesn't matter if you can't read, the leaflets are full of pictures and texts, and people can understand the content at a glance in the form of simple pictures and text descriptions. There are a total of eight pictures, which clearly show the whole process of Niu Yanfang's killing of the great master, without the slightest omission.

The propaganda team made up the ballads, and they walked the streets and sang them in every corner of the city.

Witch walkers are revered wherever they go, and during this time there are always crowds of people gathered around the city to listen to his preaching to the leaflets and to know the meaning of the pictures and words.

"The great master has worked hard for so many years, and he has never rested, and he has always been busy for the clan. If it weren't for the policies of the great masters, many of us would have starved to death long ago. ”

"This wicked woman is not worthy of being called a princess at all. She killed the Great Master for her own selfish interests, and she was the sinner of the entire Niu Clan. ”

"It's a huge conspiracy, with almost the entire royal family involved. Do you think that the first king was called by the spirit of God to die normally? In fact, it was Niu Yanfang who colluded with others to poison the medicine that the former king drank. She then killed the two princes, and in doing so, she became the only legitimate heir to the throne. The last obstacle in front of her was the Great Teacher, who was mad and killed the Great Master together with Niu Zhenfeng, the patriarch of the Bull Tribe, and the Tiger Clan. ”

It is impossible to tell whether these words are true or false.

But it doesn't matter.

The same thing comes out of the mouths of different people, and the number of people who speak is huge, and the false becomes true.

The importance of propaganda work can be seen from this, and Tianhao has always regarded it as a core strength training. The working group and up to 1,000 urgently recruited political commissars ensured his position in Pointe-Noire. Countless people wept bitterly for the great master, they cursed Niu Yanfang with the dirtiest and most vicious words, and even stormed the prison en masse, demanding that this wicked woman be dragged out of the prison and beaten to death.

In order to meet the demands of the masses, Tianhao ordered the prison to hand over dozens of members of the royal family. The fate of these men was terrible, they were gouged out and noses cut out by angry civilians, and stoned to death.

Let more people's hands be stained with blood, so that they can vent their anger and have a sense of honor, and then become a member of my circle.

"Kill her!"

"Cut off her head and pay tribute to the spirit of the great master in the sky."

"Cut her with a thousand cuts, cut open her belly, and burn her intestines."

"Let her taste what it's like to be poked in with a red-hot iron!"

The tsunami-like fury of the mountains spread rapidly from the center of the square like a tornado, and then evolved into a violent storm over the city of Pointe-Noire.

Niu Yanfang trembled violently, she couldn't help but turn her head and look behind her in disbelief.

The other prisoners behaved like her, including Niu Zhenfeng, and if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it was true.

Hundreds of thousands of people shouted the word "kill" at the same time.

"What have I done...... Niu Yanfang has been muttering to herself: "I...... What did they do? ”

Fear spreads like a virus through the prisoners.

Niu Zhenfeng let out a bitter and regretful wail: "I didn't do anything, I really didn't kill the great master!" ”

Next to her, a woman with her hands tied behind her back sobbed: "I don't know anything, I was wronged." ”

An elderly man looked blank and sad, looking up at the sky: "The gods are above, save us......"

At the top of the high platform, Tianhao responded to their painful prayers with two cold and tough words.

"Execution!"

The whole person was hoisted, and the hands and feet were locked with strong iron chains, forming a standard "big" character. The executioner vigorously ripped off Niu Yanfang's clothes, looked at her naked body, and released a greedy and eager gaze in his eyes. Not because of desire, but from the pleasure of the execution of the nobles by the lowly people. The originally high-ranking person was trampled underfoot, such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and she is also the princess, the last person in the entire Xianwang family to have the right to inherit the throne.

Next to it, Niu Zhenfeng was tied to a huge wooden frame. He had been pleading, praying to the gods for help, to the four patriarchs sitting on the high platform for forgiveness.

"Niu Lingxiao, help me, you know I'm not a murderer. I've never been involved in a conspiracy to kill a great master! ”

"Niu Yuanmeng, help me say something! I'll give you whatever you want. ”

"Niu Zongyu, are you just watching them kill me? I am your kin, a true relative! ”

Niu Tianhao...... Please spare me, I really didn't mean to do that. You have already obtained my race, for the sake of the gods, let me go! ”

The executioner shoved a special cork into his mouth and pulled out his tongue with a sharp hook knife.

Directly in front of the two execution tables, the rest of the prisoners fell to their knees in order, and the executioner, dressed in red uniform, picked up his steel axe and slashed through the cold air under the gaze of everyone, splashing large patches of blood.