309. Butterflies spread their wings
Mending the knife, in fact, there is no need, after all, these people can't be Xingtian.
It's just that Zhao Mengqi specifically asked for this, maybe it was for military training, or maybe it was to increase deterrence.
After a round of cutting, the corpse was like garbage and directly pushed to the stage.
Most of the prisoners in the back were so frightened that they were paralyzed like dead dogs, and the soldiers obeyed the instructions and mechanically dragged the next round of eleven people to the side of the stage.
Someone fainted, and Lang Zhong, who had already been prepared, stepped forward, and a few silver needles went down to make him sober again.
This is a death penalty, not euthanasia, and the criminal must be allowed to die clearly and feel the process clearly.
Originally, through the New Year's greeting of King Yan's wealth boy, the people saw the benevolent side of King Yan's people, and here, they suddenly saw his hard-hearted side.
The Spring Festival couplets given to the people by King Yan are red, representing joy, and the pools of blood in front of him are also red, but they represent death.
For a while, the image of King Yan in the hearts of the people became obscure, and they only vaguely felt that he was completely different from the officials of previous dynasties.
In the complicated and confused mood, the onlookers saw eleven heads fall to the ground, and the blood between heaven and earth became more and more intense.
Just after the third round of prisoners were in place, Zhao Heyun shouted, "Raise your knife......
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded on the south side of the royal street, and the knight immediately shouted wildly, "Leave people under the sword!" The Imperial Decree of the Government Hall, stop the execution! ……」
When the people heard the noise, they hurriedly made way for the middle line of the royal street to open a passage.
Zhao Heyun glanced at the herald with the pennant behind him, and subconsciously looked at the carriage parked next to the platform, but did not see any movement, and then continued to drink the order.
"Slash!"
The soldier did not hesitate to swing his sword, and his neck was broken and blood rushed wildly.
This scene made the herald who rode the horse gallop angry, rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, strode onto the platform, and grabbed Zhao Heyun's clothes.
"Are you deaf or blind!? This official said to stop the execution, stop the execution! This is the edict of the government hall, why don't you obey it!?"
At this time, the people realized that the herald was wearing a scarlet official robe, and he was actually a five-grade official, and some people recognized him as Rao Huchen, who was the official affairs of the central doctor.
Zhao Heyun also recognized him, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said lukewarmly, "The lower official is executing the military order of King Yan, he doesn't ask about anything, and then remind Rao Jian Zheng that King Yan has an order, and anyone who obstructs the execution will be regarded as hostile."
After speaking, the two East Guard soldiers behind Zhao Heyun pulled out half of the sword and looked at Rao Huchen with fierce eyes.
Rao Huchen's fierce gaze made Rao Huchen stagnate, and slowly let go of his grip on Zhao Heyun's hand, but he was still annoyed, "Okay! Very good! Since it doesn't make sense with you, then where is King Yan?"
"Alone here."
Rao Huchen turned his head at the sound and saw King Yan sitting in the carriage, so he hurriedly ran over.
"Your Royal Highness King Yan, the ministers here are the provincial documents issued by the Political Affairs Hall, and you all agree that Your Highness should not interfere in the case of the Salesian Bureau and the Nursing Home, and the trial process is too rough, and the verdict is not based on the law, please Your Highness immediately restrain yourself from the precipice, stop the illegal execution, and transfer the prisoner to the Criminal Department, which will be retried by the Imperial Court at a later date."
Rao Huchen spoke anxiously and spoke very loudly, so that many onlookers could hear it, probably to put pressure on King Yan.
Then he handed the note to Zhao Mengqi and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, we also know a little about the case, and we can understand the righteous indignation in His Highness's heart, but the judicial administration should follow the system, and we should not act rashly, otherwise hidden dangers will be buried...... And it's easy to cause unnecessary trouble to His Highness......
Zhao Mengqi looked at the provincial document and quietly listened to Rao Huchen.
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to be unhappy with the current few deacons, let alone think about stepping down.
Although Prime Minister Dong Huai is a little soft, his administration is forward-looking, and he has no courage in doing things, and he seems a little mediocre, but there is nothing wrong with him in principle, and he has no hostility towards King Yan.
Therefore, for Zhao Mengqi, who needs time to lay a solid foundation, Dong Huai is the most advantageous choice.
originally
Zhao Mengqi could use the power of the Imperial Doctor to refute it directly, but considering that he would save some face for the political hall, he was a little tactful.
"Lone has carefully looked at the notebook, although there are signatures and seals of the prime ministers, but I haven't seen the treasure seal of my father, so this empty provincial notebook is probably not in line with the system."
These words are the way of others, and the body of others is also governed, and they are very tired.
According to the system at this time, all government decrees had to be issued through the government affairs hall, but they had to be issued to the emperor before they were issued, which meant that the imperial power and the prime minister's power were in agreement before they were considered legal.
However, just as the emperor sometimes used the "internal edict", the government hall would also issue an empty provincial document to exercise the power of the emperor in an emergency, or when there was a disagreement with the emperor, which was not uncommon, and most of the civil officials would implement it.
Rao Huchen didn't expect King Yan to find fault with this, so he hurriedly defended, "It happened suddenly, so I didn't have time to ask the official family, but at this time, Dong Xiang should have already asked to see the official family, this note is reasonable, and the official family will definitely agree......
Zhao Mengqi raised his palms, "Since that's the case, then please ask Rao Jianzheng to bring this note back and come back after completing the procedure."
When I come back, the daylilies are cold!
Seeing that King Yan was insisting, Rao Huchen was very helpless, "Your Highness, you have violated the system so blatantly, the consequences will be very serious."
"Needless to say, I know very well in my lonely heart that I will bear any consequences!" After Zhao Mengqi finished speaking, he squinted his eyes and no longer bothered Rao Huchen.
Rao Huchen paused, took the provincial document and rode away on horseback, and rushed to the imperial city.
As soon as he left, the execution resumed on the stage, and the speed was accelerated, and the remaining 21 people were cut down in only half a cup of tea.
"Even the political affairs hall can't stop King Yan, so capricious and tyrannical, I'm afraid it's not the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty." Wen Tianxiang said solemnly.
Xie Fangde also nodded slightly, "King Yan, you are indeed a little stubborn."
Literati, no matter what they do, they don't like disobedient emperors.
On the stage, Zhao Heyun saw that the fifty-four beheaded people had been disposed of, but he looked at the remaining four but made a difficulty.
So he stepped down from the stage and asked Zhao Mengqi for instructions, "Your Highness, no one will do this punishment of skinning."
"Huh?" When Zhao Mengqi heard this, he realized that he only cared about bringing the punishment from Ming Taizu, but he forgot that his subordinates could not find someone who could do this work.
Zhao Heyun saw that he didn't seem to have any idea, so he proposed, "Why don't you change it to Ling Chi."
If it is Ling Chi, he can also go to the Criminal Department or Lin'an Mansion to find the executioner.
In terms of the shocking effect on the scene, Ling Chi must be more murderous, but what Zhao Mengqi wants more is to deter latecomers, and it is best to bring it out from time to time to scare those corrupt officials, so that they can restrain themselves.
But this handicraft is not just a random person, there may be butchers who are good at skinning livestock, but they probably don't dare to skin people.
Just when Zhao Mengqi was in a dilemma, Qin Duan and Imperial Doctor Bai, who were tired and covered in blood, came to report.
"Your Highness, I am fortunate not to disgrace my life and rescued Qin Juren, the situation is stable at this time, and I should wake up tomorrow."
When some people heard this, they felt incredible and questioned it.
"This can be saved, how is it possible!?"
"That's right, it's like a resurrection, this Lang Zhong looks like he's only a teenager, and he's not afraid to flash his tongue when he says big things."
"It must be a lie, I see, Qin Deyao is probably already cold!"
"Hehe, as a lifter, participating in a fight and causing death, how can such a person still be eligible to participate in the provincial examination?"
"That's right, if you can't severely punish those who participated in the fight, you should disqualify them from taking the exam!"
"Aggressive and immoral, in vain for being a scholar, and ashamed to be in the company of such people."
Public opinion quickly shifted from questioning to attacking the people concerned.
Obviously, many people don't really care about Qin Deyao's life or death, but want to use this to reduce competitors for themselves.
Listening to the words floating over, Zhao Mengqi was not surprised by such a situation, but it was just human nature.
Unlike the Salesian Bureau case, he planned to ease the brawl from the beginning, and the reason was simple, that is, to protect Lu Shangming and others, so he could even temporarily let go of Sun Yuanzheng and others on the other side.
It can be seen from this that Zhao Mengqi is actually not a selfless person.
At present, it is simple to calm down these public opinions, and then Geng Zhi followed Zhao Mengqi's instructions, walked onto the platform, and looked at the direction where the most people were gathered.
"Your Highness said, it can't be fake, it can't be fake, whether Qin Juren has been rescued or not, you can know at a glance, later, if there are people who have doubts in their hearts, you can elect five representatives, and you can even find Lang Zhong and go to the Kuixing Pavilion to see for yourself!"
The soldiers repeated Geng's words several times, and the people were surprised, and although they still had doubts in their hearts, they slowly calmed down.
As long as there are no real deaths, a small brawl can't make any waves.
Solving this little trouble, Zhao Mengqi began to worry about where to find the skinning master again, and when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qin Duan who was dressed in blood, and suddenly thought of letting him cut the chicken in the first place.
"Qin Duan, I'm afraid I have to let you go back to your old business today......" Zhao Mengqi commanded for a while.
After hearing this, Qin Duan wanted to cry without tears.
Which business is this back to the old business?
I used to be an apprentice, just to perform autopsies on the dead, not to turn people into dead bodies!
Besides, I'm studying medicine now, and I'm learning to save people!
Although he kept complaining in his heart, looking at Zhao Mengqi's eager gaze, Qin Duan still nodded with difficulty.
Since then, Da Song has had a hot hand ghost doctor who wears many hats.
Carrying the equipment box that was originally used to save people, Qin Duan walked onto the platform, followed by three assistants, as for the old age of Imperial Doctor Bai, Zhao Mengqi also knew how to be considerate of people, let him go, and let him rest.
Qin Duan looked at the four criminals, thought for a while, and chose Guo Mei, who was neither fat nor thin, and had tender skin, to start first.
Subsequently, the four soldiers carried Guo Mei, who had softened into a mess of mud, to the side of the stage.
Guo Mei looked at the corpse in the pool of blood in the audience, and then thought of the torture she was going to suffer, and suddenly began to convulse all over, rolling her eyes and about to faint.
Lang Zhong on the side twisted a silver needle and poked her all over the face to keep her absolutely conscious.
Then, the soldier used a knife to tear through her dress and stripped her of it.
The onlookers saw this delicate and bulging body, but no one had any thoughts, but their hearts trembled even more.
In fact, the soldiers also played drums in their hearts, but out of strict training for more than half a year, they mechanically carried out various orders.
They put Guo Mei, who was like a pig, on a long table half a person high, and fixed her limbs.
Finally, Qin Duan picked out the sharpest scalpel from the instrument box, aimed the tip at the back of his neck, and slashed down his spine decisively......
A butterfly, slowly spreading its red wings.