Chapter 37: The Autumn Decision

Huaien and Zhu Ji were tense in the front yard, just like killing their father's enemy.

Chang Feng secretly said on the side: They are too good at acting. Who would have thought that Zhu Ji was a hidden stake in the hands of Father-in-law Huaien.

Zhu Ji sneered: "Heh, you said that Chang Feng is your person?" Is he a eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison? Or a regimental battalion soldier stationed in Beijing? ”

"Don't forget, he is still a hundred households of Jinyiwei!"

"Grandpa Shang is his boss, Commander Wan is his boss, and I am also his boss! You're not! ”

Wynne said angrily, "Then I want to see what orders you can give him." If there's a fart, let it go! ”

Tangtang hugged Huai'en's thick legs and said, "Old fat man, you are so fierce." ”

Wynn touched Sugar's little head: "Silly doll." You have to be so fierce when dealing with vicious dogs that bite people. ”

Zhu Ji walked in front of Chang Feng: "Chuan Wan commands Jun Ling." I order you to participate in the autumn duel of the day after tomorrow and serve as the executioner! Violators will be dismissed. ”

Chang Feng was stunned: When the executioner? What is this command? What kind of medicine is sold in Wantong Gourd?

Wynne said, "Is the order finished?" My mansion speaks of the word 'li'. Even if a dog runs in from outside, I'll have to give it a drink! ”

"Dog fights people, go into the living room and have a cup of tea!"

Zhu Ji sneered: "If you have a bargain, you don't take advantage of the bastard." I know that Grandpa Huaien has a good pre-rain tea here. ”

The three of them entered the living room. Liu Jin followed in and waited. The rest of the eunuchs all stayed outside the house and continued to play with Tangtang.

Liu Jin poured the tea, and Huai En also broke him away: "You can go out too." Go and be Miss Chang's big horse. ”

Liu Jin is Huai'en's person, and Huai'en trusts him very much. But there is a limit to trust.

Zhu Ji's identity as a secret stake of the party is known to no more than five people in the whole capital. Even the crown prince himself did not know.

Huai En wants to talk to Zhu Ji about himself, so he naturally wants to support Liu Jin.

Wynne asked, "Why did Wantong give such an order?" ”

Zhu Ji said: "It was I who suggested this order from Wantong." Killing is a hurdle. The wind must be crossed. ”

"Otherwise, he will always be a useless person."

After speaking, Zhu Ji looked at Chang Feng.

Chang Feng said: "Understood." The pacification envoy is to train my courage. ”

Zhu Ji shook his head: "It's not about practicing courage, but about practicing the heart!" Those who do secret errands must learn to be ruthless. ”

Chang Feng has never killed anyone. He didn't know if he could cross this hurdle.

Zhu Ji and Huai En glanced at each other.

Huai'en comprehended, and threw the teacup on the ground: "Reward you for drinking tea, you still took it to the court, right?" Get out of here! ”

Zhu Ji also shouted at the top of his voice: "Father-in-law Huaien, for the sake of your body, eat less in the future!" It's not easy to fish up in the pit! ”

After speaking, Zhu Ji left angrily.

Tangtang ran in: "Old fat man, why are you so fierce!" The guy who came in just now was also so fierce. ”

Wynne hugged Sugar Candy up, "Leave him alone, it's time for lunch." Grandpa asked the kitchen to make your favorite pork head meat, and also mashed garlic! ”

Two days later, Jinyi Wei School Field.

The school field is the place where the Jinyi guards are ordered. Every autumn, it becomes a dharma field.

Chang Feng stood in front of the school yard with twenty executioners.

Wantong sat on the school platform, leisurely drinking tea.

The death penalty in the Ming Dynasty was divided into three types: Ling Chi, beheading, and autumn.

The autumn duel is equivalent to a reprieve. He was sentenced to be "beheaded after the autumn", and he would not be executed immediately, but would be kept in a cell.

On the day of the autumn duel, early in the morning, the officials of the Three Law Divisions would present the emperor with a list of condemned prisoners.

The emperor usually takes one of three or five random people and puts a red tick. This is called the Imperial Pen Collusion.

Prisoners with good luck can live five or six years longer.

There was even a prisoner in the Chenghua Dynasty who was not executed by the royal pen for twenty-one consecutive years. Emperor Chenghua thought that this was the will of heaven and simply pardoned him.

After a while, a eunuch in the palace ran over with a fold in his hand.

The eunuch said: "Uncle Guo, this is the list of the emperor's royal pen." ”

Wan Tong took the list and instructed Zhu Ji: "Go to the edict prison to raise prisoners according to the list." ”

Half an hour later, sixteen prisoners were brought to the school grounds.

Among them was the leader of the Guangxi rebels who sang bandit songs in the edict all day long.

The leader of the rebels first sang the bandit song of "Shut up the four doors and burn the fire" again.

Then he shouted: "When the eldest husband is alive, he has to be called the princess and the sleeping queen, and he can be called happy!" ”

No one came to stop him from talking nonsense.

Jinyiwei has rules, on the day of the autumn duel, death row prisoners are the greatest. They can shout as much as they want. People are going to die, and they are not allowed to speak.

This rule is actually quite humane.

Chang Feng, as the executioner, happened to be assigned to the rebel leader.

He carried a basin of water and came to the leader of the rebels: "Brother, I will serve you on your way." Be a good person in your next life. ”

The leader of the traitors said angrily: "Lao Tzu is also a good person in this life!" The villagers were so hungry that they couldn't survive, so I led them to the county seat, opened the official warehouse, and how many people were saved? ”

Chang Feng said: "Rebellion is always wrong. ”

When the rebel leader heard Chang Feng's words, he actually laughed out loud and laughed breathlessly.

Chang Feng asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

The leader of the rebels said: "Let me ask you, is Zhu Chongba born in rebellion?" ”

Chang Feng was speechless, and said in his heart: Yes, if you want to say rebellion....... Grandpa Tai is the champion of the rebel world.

The leader of the rebels said: "Since ancient times, officials have forced the people to rebel, this is the principle of heaven!" ”

Chang Feng didn't answer, what they said made sense, but he couldn't refute it.

He wet a towel and wiped the rebel leader's neck.

The so-called "wash your neck and wait for me to kill" proverb is here.

It's almost noon.

Each executioner was assigned a ghost-headed broadsword. They sprayed the devil's head knife with wine and wiped it carefully.

Zhu Ji suddenly walked in front of Chang Feng and handed him an embroidered spring knife.

Chang Feng was surprised: "Pacification envoy, what is this?" ”

Zhu Ji said: "Others use ghost-headed broadswords for execution. You have to use an embroidered spring knife to execute your execution! ”

The ghost's big knife sank vigorously, and with one slash, the death row prisoner immediately fell to the ground.

The death row prisoners are happy, and so are the executioners.

The embroidered spring knife is a short knife, the blade is light and thin, the blade length is only two feet and two inches, and the handle is seven inches long.

The general of the Beijing camp even ridiculed that the embroidered spring knife was a "girl's knife".

The execution of prisoners with embroidered spring knives is a kind of torment for death row inmates. For the executioner, it was also an ordeal.

This is Zhu Ji's idea again. His idea is that if you want to sharpen the wind, you must sharpen it thoroughly!

Let him hack the prisoner a few more times and practice his ruthlessness!

Chang Feng was helpless, so he had to take the embroidered spring knife.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the executioners walked behind the death row prisoners.

When a man is about to die, his words are good.

The leader of the rebels suddenly lowered his voice, as if he was saying to Chang Feng behind him: "Brother, help me set off quickly." ”

"In my life, although I sang songs about arson and robbing girls every day. But I have been crisscrossing 100,000 mountains for four years, and I have never insulted a woman! ”

"Otherwise, what's the difference between me and those officials with a human face and a beast's heart?"

Chang Feng let out a "hmm".

He remembered a popular saying: The officials in the yamen are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and they are full of men and prostitutes!

That's true.

The Wang Fan of Zhejiang, even his granddaughter-in-law can be defiled. Not to mention the treatment of girls from poor families.

It's a belly of male thieves and female prostitutes.

Three o'clock in the afternoon came. The wrestlers of Nanzhen Fuji roared to the sky.

Chang Feng is about to start to cross this hurdle in front of him!