Chapter 42 A Thousand Cuts, Broken Bones and Ashes
Huang Pu smiled gently and said, "It's okay, this is what I willingly do." ”
The king of Chu said: "Sir, Lone doesn't want you to die, Lone still has a lot of places to rely on you, and this world also needs Mr." ”
Huang Pu said: "If you don't kill me, how can the people be angry?
The king of Chu did not answer, and replied: "Lone is willing to give up the throne to Mr. Yu, and with Mr. Yu's great talent, he will be a thousand times stronger than Lone." ”
Huang Pu said: "If I am the king, my name is not right, my words are not good, how can I win the hearts of the people?"
The king of Chu said: "Mr. can be suppressed with iron and blood, and I believe that with Mr. 's wisdom, it is as easy as a hand." ”
Huang Pu said: "In that case, I don't know how many people will die, I don't want to kill people anymore." ”
The king of Chu was silent for a while, and then said, "Sir, do you have any other wishes?"
Huang Pu replied with a smile: "I wish the world was peaceful." ”
In the next three days, the two of them did not sleep and talked freely, most of the time it was Huang Pu who was talking, and the king of Chu was listening, and from time to time he had to pick up a pen to memorize it.
Huang Pu will do his best to learn what he has learned in his chest, and will do what he will do after pacifying the world, what he should pay attention to, and what phenomena he will put an end to.
The king of Chu is like a student who is dedicated to seeking advice, diligently, and sincerely hopes that time can pass slowly, and he can leave more time to learn the way of governing the country from Huang Pu, but time is like flowing water, it does not stop, what should come, always comes.
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.
The king of Chu knelt on his knees and kowtowed to Huang Pu respectfully.
Huang Pu didn't stop him, didn't say a word, and let it go.
The king of Chu got up and left, and after a while, two armor soldiers came, tied up Huang Pu, and escorted him to the execution ground.
The execution ground is set up in the square in front of the gate of the palace, the square is very large, more than enough to accommodate 350,000 people, usually it seems very empty, but at this moment, this square is crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder.
Everyone has to come to witness the exhilarating moment when the bloody butcher was slashed with a thousand knives.
In front of the gate of the palace there is a makeshift platform, built high enough for the entire square to be seen.
Around the high platform, the shadows of the sergeant station were sufficient, and everyone was waiting for the battle, not daring to relax in the slightest.
The king of Chu appeared on the wall of the palace, and the people knelt down and shouted, long live, and the king of Chu waved his hand to signal him to be flat, and then he did it on the dragon chair that had been prepared.
A eunuch stepped forward, stood next to the king of Chu, and shouted, "Take the guilty minister Huang Pu." ”
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and in an instant, the people were boiling, and everyone looked at the figure who was escorted to the high platform with hatred, the figure with white hair and covered in blood, the bloody butcher, the sinner who everyone was punished.
There was a cross on the high platform, and Huang Pu was tied up.
The eunuch raised the holy decree in his hand, read out the eighteen major sins and one hundred and eight minor sins of Huang Pu listed by the courtiers, and finally said: "The rebel Huang Pu, deceive the king, poison the living beings, the crime cannot be forgiven, special order, Ling Chi will be executed, and the bones will be scattered." ”
The people were even more boiling, and the voices of chanting long live were endless.
The eunuch said again: "Rebel thief Huang Pu, can you confess?"
Huang Pu didn't answer, he looked at the boiling people under the high platform through his scattered white hair, and looked at the hateful faces, but there was no sadness or joy in his heart, and his face was not shocked, what should have been done has been done, and he has no regrets.
The eunuch didn't expect to get an answer from Huang Pu, and then shouted loudly: "Execution." ”
Under the expectant gaze of the boiling people, a big man with a majestic face and bare breasts stepped onto the high platform, he was the executioner, but he did not hold the avenue in his hand, but held a dozen knives of different shapes and functions.
He rudely tore off Huang Pu's clothes, placed him naked in front of the world, and then, with a hideous look, picked up a knife and cut off a small piece of flesh from Huang Pu's arm with a cruel smile.
The so-called Ling Chi is to cut the prisoner piecemeal, not killing the prisoner at once, but using a knife to cut off the flesh of the prisoner piece by piece, first the limbs, then the torso, and finally the head, until only the white bones remain.
With each cut, Huang Pu's face twitched, it was painful, but he didn't scream, but stared at the people, hoping that after he died, they would be able to find peace.
Every time he cut a knife, the face of the king of Chu was a little colder, his fists were tighter, and the pain in his heart was deeper, he looked at the executioner, and for the first time felt that how could a person be so hateful, he swore that when the matter was over, he must let the executioner bury Huang Pu, but now, he has no choice, he must endure it, otherwise, he will be sorry for Huang Pu's hard work.
Every time he cut a knife, the people's roar became louder, and sure enough, as Huang Pu expected, the resentment in people's hearts towards him slowly turned into awe for the king of Chu, and the people's hearts slowly converged on the king of Chu who executed him. This subtle change is unnoticed, but it is real, and it will lay a solid foundation for the future path.
With each cut, the fat man in the crowd trembled, and the tears in his eyes swirled, condensing into a line of water, cutting across his cheeks, leaving a furrow. He trembled and took Master's hand, like a helpless child, and pleaded sadly: "Master, let me go and save him, he doesn't deserve this great sin." ”
Even Cha Cha had a rare sense of compassion, the hand holding the sword trembled slightly, she knew that this person who was being Ling Chi was destined to become her next junior brother, and she didn't want her junior brother to suffer such grievances. Therefore, she wanted to draw her sword several times to rescue Huangpu, but she was stopped by Tuoba Pifu.
Tuoba Pifu's face was very solemn, such an expression rarely appeared on him, but today, he was moved by Huang Pu's fearlessness, and he had already made up his mind, this son was his fourth disciple, and no one could snatch it away. He also wanted to save Huang Pu, but he knew that Huang Pu didn't want others to save him, he was doing the last thing he could do for this common people, and whoever saved him at this time was his stumbling block.
So, he stopped Cha Cha and the fat man, and became a quiet spectator in the crowd.
Huang Pu's limbs were already covered with blood and bones, and there was not a trace of flesh and blood, and what the executioner was doing at this time was cutting the flesh from his waist up inch by inch.
From beginning to end, Huang Pu didn't make a single sound, silently bearing everything that happened to him.
When the flesh and blood of his limbs left his body, Huang Pu's vision was already blurred, he knew that he was about to die, and when the knife fell on his torso, Huang Pu no longer felt any pain, he was numb.
He finally took a deep look at the people, slowly closed his eyes, and did not open them.
The face of the king of Chu was gloomy as if it was going to rain, his nails were deeply embedded in the flesh, and blood was flowing, but he didn't realize it, how he hoped that this would end soon.
Finally, he saw that Huang Pu closed his eyes, and his heart, for no reason, was finally over, and Mr. didn't have to suffer anymore.
The boiling of the people slowly calmed down, the resentment in the heart finally slowly dissipated, and when I watched it again, I already felt creepy, watching the pieces of flesh and blood fall off from the body, and I invariably got goosebumps, and the awe of the imperial power in my heart increased day by day.
The lower abdomen, chest, back, neck, and finally the skull.
It wasn't until the evening that the execution ended, and at this time, on the high platform, in addition to the blood on the ground, only a bloody skeleton remained.
But that was not the end, for the eunuch stepped forward again and cried out, "The bones are scattered." ”
These four words are so harsh, echoing in this silent heaven and earth, lingering for a long time, turning into a brand, deeply piercing everyone's hearts, and turning into a shackle in their hearts.
In this silence, the executioner dismantled Huang Pu's blood and bones one by one, put them into the stone mill that had been prepared long ago, and then pushed the stone mill, slowly turned, and ground it into blood-colored powder, which fluttered in the wind, swayed between heaven and earth, fell on everyone's body, and fell on everyone's heart.
Tuoba Pifu in the crowd sighed leisurely, and said to Cha Cha and the fat man: "This thing is really cruel to yourself, go, go and snatch his skull, if even the skull is ground to ashes, no one can save him." ”
When the fat man heard this, he immediately became anxious, and he was about to rush forward with a stick.
Cha Cha also drew his sword and prepared to rush forward.
However, before the three of them could leave, they heard the eunuch's voice sound again: "Nian rebel thief Emperor Pu Shang is considered to have contributed to the country, amnesty, leave his head, and enter the mound of clothes." ”
Tuoba Pifu breathed a sigh of relief, it is better not to cause trouble if Cha Cha and the fat man really rush up, it will inevitably have a very big impact on the majesty of the King of Chu, presumably this is not what Huang Pu wants to see.
Now, the King of Chu's actions happened to be in line with Tuoba Pifu's intentions, so he stopped the two apprentices who just wanted to rush out and continued to wait and see.
The fat man was still a little uncertain and asked, "Master, can this guy be resurrected?"
Tuoba Pifu smiled confidently: "Of course you can, don't worry." ”
The fat man grinned, he never doubted anything that Tuoba Pifu said, the master said that if he could be resurrected, then he would definitely be resurrected.
The matter was finally over, and the people invariably knelt down again, chanting long live the king of Chu, and then slowly dispersed.
Huang Pu's skull was sent to the hands of the King of Chu and was collected by the King of Chu.
Three days later, the king of Chu held a grand funeral for Huangpu, whose specifications were comparable to those of the emperor.
The people sincerely admired the King of Chu's actions, and deeply felt the magnanimity of the King of Chu and the people's hearts gathered again.
In March, the world was finally unified, and the king of Chu ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Huang Chu.
After the king of Chu ascended the throne, he strictly followed the path planned by Huang Pu and prudently governed the country, and the people of the world gradually lived and worked in peace and contentment, and were no longer devastated by war.
Gradually, some learned people came to realize that all this seemed to have been brought by the butcher, and without him, the war would not have known how long it would have spread.
However, no one will proclaim these things to the public, and they are all hidden in their hearts, and they may be put into writing for future generations, who knows.