This is a baptism of blood, the bluestone bricks in front of the Fengtian Temple are soaked, and the smell of blood and a stench from the inner abdomen of human beings diffuse in the air, making the hairs of the people present stand on end, and even some people have lowered their heads and closed their eyes and dare not look at it.

The pain of cutting flesh and scraping bones is not something that normal people can bear at all.

Siqin fainted painfully many times, and continued to scream after waking up, and fainted again in pain, and the cycle continued.

For example, Bian Ruohan has been frightened to death, and Siqin's original subordinates are all shaking like chaff, and even more bluffing have urinated out.

Seeing that the people who used to get along day and night were cut and scraped their bones raw, and in the end, only the skeleton and internal organs were left, and no one could bear to collapse soon.

"Cut in half!" Li Qitian stood on the top of the high stairs, his eyes showed a burst of excitement after seeing the blood, and pointed to the rest of the people in the cage, "Drag these rebels to the noon gate for me!" ”

"Yes!"

After seeing a Ling Chi, all the palace people, guards, and Han generals were covered in cold sweat, all of them were nervous, and their voices were much higher than usual.

The person in the cage was still not stunned, when he heard the word "cut in half", his eyes widened in horror, and he wanted to open his mouth to beg for mercy, but his mouth was blocked, so he could only look at Li Qitian praying and nodding his head again and again.

The person who was cut in half did not die immediately, and it even took two or three hours for him to completely breathe.

Compared with Ling Chi, the waist cut is just as painful.

None of the ministers dared to say a word of persuasion, and at this time, everyone had a chill on their backs, and their hair was about to stand on end when they were swept by Li Qitian's bright gaze. Killing the Tatar Khan is certainly a matter of relieving hatred, but anyone can feel it, and if the Son of Heaven does this, why is it not a disgrace to them?

The cage was loaded onto a prisoner's cart and transported to the noon gate.

The news that the Tatar Khan was executed by Ling Chi and that the rest of the people were sentenced to be beheaded was posted by the yamen.

The people spread ten, ten to hundred, and at noon, the onlookers drained the crowded open space in front of the noon gate. The Gyeonggi Guards marched through the road in two columns, pushing the people behind them, making way out of the middle and transporting the prisoner carts to the noon gate.

Qin Yining frowned in the crowd, and turned to a few people around him: "Go back." ”

"You don't want to see it?"

"There's nothing to see, let's all go back." Qin Yining didn't hate those people to the point where she wanted to watch them being cut into two and slowly dying, even if it was an enemy, she felt that this kind of death was too much for her to see.

"You're kind-hearted." Stunned and Xiaoxue followed left and right, escorting Qin Yining, who was dressed as a teenager, out of the crowd and making a detour back to the Grange.

And this torture in the capital, its tragic situation has been known to the whole country.

The most surprising thing is that Siqin's news of Ling Chi reaching Tartary, did not cause a splash. Because the Tatar Khan was captured by the Great Zhou, the Tatar dragons were leaderless, and they were suppressed by the joint attack of Xiao Xiao and Ji Zeyu, and there was no longer any desire to cause chaos, and the court began to anxiously seize the only seat.

"The Tatar court was so busy seizing the throne that no one cared about the life or death of Utkin Khan. It's also embarrassing. Xu Weizhi held the pot to refill the tea for Qin Huaiyuan, Xiao Xiao, and Ji Zeyu respectively, and then made a gesture of please.

Everyone took a sip of tea and sighed in unison.

Ji Zeyu asked Xiao Xiao: "Are you planning to leave for Beijing one day?" ”

Xiao Xiao nodded, "The grain and grass are ready, and you can start at any time." Lan, what do you plan to do in the future? ”

Xu Weizhi and Qin Huaiyuan both lowered their eyes and served tea, and did not deliberately look at Ji Zeyu's expression, this was out of the most basic respect for their friends.

Ji Zeyu also behaved very casually in front of Xiao Xiao, and said with a smile: "I've already thought about it." Tianmen and other four passes are now guarded by the Long Xiang army, and the Long Xiang army is familiar with this place, and it is impossible for the Tatars to invade the south again, so there is no need to worry about it here. I plan to return to Beijing with you. ”

Ji Zeyu's words surprised Qin Huaiyuan and Xu Wei.

Xiao Xiao said that he was leaving for Beijing, but in fact he wanted to go to the Tiger Army and the Pingnan Army, and the Pingnan Army said that Feng Dazhuang was a close confidant of Xiao Xiao and could be trusted. The Tiger Ben Army now has the coach Gao Wenliang here, and if you want to take away the Tiger Ben Army, you have to solve Gao Wenliang first.

To put it bluntly, when he returned to Beijing after dinner, he went against Li Qitian.

If Ji Zeyu wants to protect himself, staying at the border is the best choice, and if he goes back with Xiao Xiao, he will inevitably be involved in this dispute.

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyes and looked at Ji Zeyu and Xiao Xiao, he had always known that Ji Zeyu and Xiao Xiao were brothers and best friends, but on the other hand, isn't the Son of Heaven also a brother of Xiao Xiao, and in the end, he will also be afraid of Xiao Xiao and try to put him to death?

From Ji Zeyu's point of view, it is already extremely affectionate not to report the owl, but now he wants to follow back, but he wants to help the owl.

This approach is really unexpected and extremely moving.

Xiao Xiao looked at Ji Zeyu, there was some worry in his phoenix eyes, and he was a little disapproving: "Ah Lan, I know and appreciate your kindness, but what am I going to do this time, you know in your heart, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and things in the world are unpredictable. ”

Seeing that Ji Zeyu was about to open his mouth to refute, Xiao Xiao patted him on the shoulder and said: "I know your intentions, but your best choice this time is to protect yourself, although Anyang is no longer there, but you are the royal concubine." The Queen Mother is still here, if you go back with me, you will be charged with rebelling against the Yue family and rebelling against your own family, which will become a stain on you! You are now a hero who has made great achievements in war and is respected by the people, why bother to wade into troubled waters? ”

Xu Weizhi and Qin Huaiyuan both agreed, and the two also nodded: "Dingguo Gong really doesn't have to take risks. ”

Ji Zeyu smiled freely and said, "What is the Duke of Dingguo, what kind of military achievements are respected by the people?" I never cared about that. Now that we are only one step away from Guotai and Min'an, and the goal of our incident that day is only one step away, why should I retreat? ”

Xiao Xiao's heart shook.

They rose up back then, contrary to the promise of the Northern Hebei State, with only one purpose, that is, to let the people of the world no longer be oppressed and exploited by the imperial court, so that the people can live a stable life.

The original Emperor of Northern Hebei couldn't do it, and they got into trouble.

The Son of Heaven can't do it now, so they have to continue.

Xiao Xiao and Ji Zeyu are the same kind of people, for more than ten years, their original intentions have not changed, and no one has been blinded by fame and fortune, confused, and changed direction.

Of the three brothers, only one of them sat in that position.

Ji Zeyu slapped Xiao Xiao's shoulder back, and smiled heartily: "What are you afraid of, but when we come here, we should take the next step, just be our own." ”

Xiao Xiao finally couldn't stop Ji Zeyu and nodded.

Qin Huaiyuan and Xu Weizhi were also very moved.

Ji Zeyu is a taciturn person, and he couldn't imagine that at a critical moment, he would not only be able to stand up for the sake of the owl, but also be able to say such a thing. It seems that his reticence is reserved only for irrelevant outsiders, and he will never be cold again when he regards him as his own brother.

"Good!" Xiao Xiao nodded confidently: "Since this is the case, then let's prepare to set off!" ”

When Ji Zeyu heard this, he nodded with a smile.

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At the same time, Li Qitian, who had dealt with the Tatar Khan and the traitors, was finally in a better mood, and began to arrest people suspected of being the former prince Zhou Lian, and expanded the scope of the search to the surrounding towns.

Such a search made the Suncheon Mansion and the Gyeonggi guards exhausted, and they searched twice in a row, but no one was found, and when the third time they searched, everyone was too lazy to take a closer look. There are so many people on the left and right, everyone is on the register, and everyone is not suspicious, so how can they just catch someone to make a mistake?

Even if they can find a teenager of the same age, they have to find the jade seal of the previous dynasty! Otherwise, with the temper of the Son of Heaven, he will definitely punish them severely!

After killing the traitor in a fit of rage before the snow, the capital fell into the wind again.

Some people don't even dare to leave their homes, but only come out when they don't have anything to eat at home.

Not only ordinary people, but also dignitaries, after the bloody scene in front of the Fengtian Palace, the understanding of the Son of Heaven has also greatly improved, no one dares to touch the head at this time, and even the homes of the court officials are now a little low-key.

The entire capital was shrouded in a layer of black clouds.

Li Qitian, the prince of the previous dynasty, couldn't find it, so he pointed the finger at Xiao Xiao again.

He mobilized 3,000 battalions of soldiers and horses, arranged for Song Deqiu and Lei Guoneng to be two henchmen, and went directly to the border to read the holy decree, escorting Prince Zhongshun, who had committed eleven felonies, back to Beijing, and informing the world of the crimes and punishments committed by Xiao Xiao.

Li Qitian's words this time were earnest, and he wrote the tone of a sworn brother and a conscientious monarch of a country, so that many people had some doubts about their previous judgment after reading it.

"Could it be that the Son of Heaven is really wronged? Is Prince Zhongshun really plotting against him, but the Son of Heaven has been putting up with it? ”

"Could it be that we have misunderstood the Son of Heaven?"

"How do those high-ranking officials and nobles in the court live, and what grievances and hatreds are in between, and it's not something that our group of ordinary people can see and hear, what we see is all an illusion, who can say for sure what it really looks like?"

There are not a few people who have such questions.

Li Qitian's method actually made many people suspicious of Xiao Xiao.

And at this time, there was a text from Zhou Lian, the prince of the previous dynasty, sprinkled all over the streets and alleys of the capital overnight, counting what Li Qitian had done over the years, and listing everything he had paid for the two disaster relief campaigns and the expedition to the west.

Such a strong contrast, but anyone with some brains knows who is black and who is white.

Before Li Qitian could get angry enough because of this Wensheng, news came from Northern Xinjiang again.

"The Holy One is not good! Prince Zhongshun and Duke Dingguo returned to the dynasty with a large army! ”