Chapter 242

These people are all gathered in front of the cauldron, their eyes are staring at the cauldron, their eyes are about to bleed, one by one stretching their necks and swallowing foam, many of them are holding the guy in their hands, and they also put the guy on the ground, squeezing forward, everyone wants a piece of the pie.

Some of them fished meat directly into the pot with their hands, and when I saw that things were not good, I quickly shouted: "Don't eat it, everyone, that is human flesh, the human flesh of the person killed by the evil monk." ”

As soon as I said this, the people around there were stunned for a moment, and then the people who went into the water with human flesh in their hands screamed in fright, and threw the human flesh directly into the sky, and the juice was sprinkled into a piece, and then caused even more panic, everyone screamed loudly, like flies without heads, scurrying around, and some old people who ran slowly were directly pushed down, and suddenly the whole yard was chaotic, crying, shouting, and screaming mixed together, and the whole yard was messed up into a pot of porridge, and the crow soldiers behind me were scared stupid.

At this time, people are desperate, and the cries and cries only cause greater panic. The face of the county magistrate Ma was also with fear, I saw this, and found that the scene was about to get out of control, so I took a rifle directly from the crow soldier behind me, pulled the bolt, and then shot it towards the sky, my shot, scared those panicked people stupid, I looked effective, and fired two more shots in a row.

After three shots, the people stood there stunned, looking at me with their eyes in the air, and I said loudly, "Don't panic, or the bullet won't last long." ”

I was scared, those people were directly honest, and the people who fell on the ground were also helped up, and at this time the humanity came back, Ma Zhanhao said: "Brother Yang, you should go to be a soldier and contribute to the country, I see that you are decisive, you are definitely a soldier, maybe you can soar." ”

I said, "When my master comes back, after I leave the school, I will definitely go to the army." ”

We were talking, at this time someone had already entered the hall, just entered the hall and then there was a wolf howl-like cry, and then more people went in, and then the crying was connected into a piece, Ma Zhanhao and I went in to take a look, and knew what happened, it turned out that the first to cry was the family of the deceased, and then there were other missing family members, they cried very sadly, at this time some elderly people, just there to persuade.

Ma Zhanhao and I went into the cave, and then the crow soldiers carried the evil monk out and threw it in the courtyard at once, and then those people entered the cave again, at that time, all the people inside and outside the cave were crying, Ma Zhanhao had to go to the crying crowd, comfort those people, the aftermath was almost dealt with, the crow soldiers found sticks, and they were ready to carry the evil monk back to the county government, at this time the family members of the deceased stopped the crow soldiers and Ma Zhanhao at once, and threatened not to allow the evil monk to go, and he must be beheaded here.

Ma Zhanhao looked at the angry people, and reasoned there, and at this time, he didn't know who coaxed, saying that as long as he didn't kill the evil monk today, he would change and run away at night, and he had to kill him today. Since ancient times, the people's anger has been terrible, those people have a guy in their hands and the crow soldiers confronted, at this time Ma Zhanhao had no choice, so he discussed with us what to do.

Zhang Shan said: "So far, I can only kill this evil monk, and the people will be angry." ”

Ma Zhanhao said: "This kind of killing is not in accordance with the regulations, and I can't explain it." ”

Zhang Shan said: "There have been a lot of people killed over the years, and there are few who have seriously explained to the top, I want to kill this evil monk, the above will not be investigated too closely, such a heinous person, you just don't report it, and no one will specifically look for trouble with you." ”

Ma Zhanhao said: "Okay, ginger is still old and spicy." ”

After finishing speaking, Ma Zhanhao walked to the center of the crowd and said loudly: "Villagers, be quiet, I will listen to the villagers, and shoot this evil monk at three o'clock in the afternoon." ”

I didn't expect those people to quit, I was afraid of shooting the evil monk, he would be able to bring the dead back to life with spells, forcing Ma Zhanhao, he had to kill his head, because only by killing the head can this evil monk be eliminated. So Ma Zhanhao agreed to kill the head, this head must have a knife and axe hand in red clothes, also called the red cha, Zhang Shan has quit, so there is an executioner in the small county town to replace him, the executioner is a butcher, part-time to cut off people's heads.

In fact, it is not easy for Ma Zhanhao to decide to cut off his head, because in ancient times, when people paid attention to murder, people could not correctly explain certain phenomena in nature and human society, and believed that there was a creator who could dominate all things in addition to human beings and everything in nature. Disasters, pestilences, auspicious fortunes, and good years are all given by God, so all human actions must be in accordance with Heaven's will. Nor can torture or pardon be contrary to the will of Heaven. Ancient judicial workers believed that heaven and man are one, and that the vegetation is lush and vigorous in spring and summer, and that human life and death should be in harmony with nature. In autumn, the grass withers and the leaves fall, and the execution of criminals is the time to kill the heavens and the earth.

The reason why the implementation was chosen in the autumn and winter seasons was mainly due to the role of warnings, and the peasants were relatively idle in the autumn and winter seasons, which was also convenient for local officials to mobilize the people to watch. In addition, it is probably because of the depression in autumn and winter, and it is also the end of the year, which is also suitable for execution, spring symbolizes new life, and everything is growing vigorously in summer, so it is less suitable to take people's lives. As a result, the execution of criminals who committed the most heinous crimes in the autumn and winter has become a tradition from ancient times to the present, and gradually formed a "autumn formula" system in the legal text: conviction in the spring, beheading in the autumn.

Anyway, at that time, everything was particular, and the old people said that especially when there was an emperor, the 24 solar terms, the days of major celebrations, and the emperor's birthday could not be killed casually. But now it's the Republic of China, and although there are not so many rules, the execution after the autumn is still deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Soon it was noon, that is, three o'clock in the afternoon, and this three o'clock in the afternoon to kill people was the time when the yang energy was at its peak, because the soul of the person who killed at this time would be dispersed by the sun, and he could not be a ghost, he could not be reincarnated, and naturally he could not harm the person who killed him. When the time was approaching, the knife and axe man and apprentice from the county town, two people put the evil monk on the stone platform, let the evil monk lie there, the executioner held the ghost head knife in his hand, wearing red clothes, showing heart hair on his chest, a beard, garlic nose, fierce and scary, the ghost head knife in his hand, the knife was shining, his apprentice was also wearing red clothes, and the two people stood there majestically.

They didn't seem to put Zhang Shan, the executioner, in their eyes at all, just waiting there to execute the evil monk, and at this time, the evil monk, with a look of resentment, looked at me deadly, I didn't want to look at the evil monk more, at this time it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and the temporary hi cannon was used as a soul chasing cannon.

The so-called joy cannon is a kind of cannon used when the countryside gets married, cast from pig iron, there is a gap in it, put in black powder, and then a little coaxing, the soul chasing cannon is also similar to the joy cannon, three soul chasing cannons, the third sound is exactly three o'clock at noon, the execution is opened, and three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when yang and yin meet. The function of the soul chasing cannon: timing, driving away evil spirits, avoiding evil and dispelling filth.

First, there was a cannon sound, the sound vibrated the mountains and forests, and the birds in the mountains and forests were startled, and they flew in panic. But this evil monk is different, his eyes are fierce, a sneer comes out of his mouth, and then the second soul chasing cannon, the evil monk still doesn't change his face.

Although everyone knows that this evil monk has done a lot of evil, but he is still subdued by his face does not change, and they can't help but applaud the evil monk, at this time everyone has forgotten about the evil monk eating people, and they are all staring, waiting for the visual impact of the ghost head knife killing moment. Some people prepare the steamed buns early and keep the bloody steamed buns for treatment, at this time, the timid people are frightened and retreat, while the bold people want to squeeze to the front.

There was a bang, and there were three soul chasing cannons, which means that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and Ma Zhanhao shouted "Beheading." After drinking, he turned his face to the side, and then the executioner took a sip of wine at the ghost head knife, and then raised the ghost head knife high and said, "The old monk is good, I am executing on behalf of the heavens." ”

That evil monk was really a bachelor, and he didn't shout for mercy there, but just giggled and sneered, and that laughter gave people goosebumps.