Chapter 9: Kill Antonye!
The prisoner car team escorting Antonye walked on thin ice and cautiously arrived at the "vegetable market entrance" where the death row prisoner was executed.
Although it was already past morning, the fog at the entrance of the "vegetable market" was very large, and even the four vermilion characters that now looked quite ironic on the archway of the vegetable market were not very clear.
According to the practice of the past, at this time, the housewives of the people in the capital should get up and go to the market to buy vegetables, buy rice, send babies, and walk dogs.
Strangely, there seem to be very few people in today's market.
It's deserted.
This morning's fog was silvery-gray, gathering and dispersing, like a soul.
The time had not yet come for the execution, but nothing had happened.
Gonggong Tong sat on the high platform, looking at his white eyebrows, he suddenly felt like the frost in this late autumn, and the firewood sitting next to him was like a song, like the harsh fog at the beginning of winter, a little unpredictable.
As soon as he thought of this, a mouthful of thick phlegm suddenly surged up to his throat for no apparent reason, and he couldn't help coughing violently, giving birth to a feeling of being stuck in his throat and not spitting up.
Patiently listening to him choking and coughing for a while, Chai Ruge leaned over slightly, and asked in a low voice of concern, "Father-in-law, is your body okay?"
The coquettish coquettish beside him knelt down with both hands and offered the spittoon, Tong Dagong spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, Li Xiaoxiao carefully used a soft silk handkerchief to wipe off the saliva between the master's beard, Tong Guan said: "Little prince, you say, will those people come?"
- Tong Guan's title for Chai Ruge has always been very measured, and when they are alone in private, the two can only be called father and son, but in public or in the presence of outsiders, both of them tacitly call each other's titles and official titles.
"It's hard to say. Chai Ruge groaned for a while: "That Sana Caien, who was full of sheep's smell, committed suicide in the 'Heavenly Prison', Gao Yu's plan of 'killing two birds with one stone' was half of a failure, Chenyuan of the 'Tsing Yi Building' quietly retreated, and the remaining 'Dafeng Hall' was lonely;
Meng Dongtang was thousands of miles away in 'Liaodong,' and he was dealing with the people of the 'Western Xia,' and he didn't have time to hear the news; the Xiongdong Tribe, which was closest to the 'Shanhaiguan,' was far away, and even if he heard the news, he might not be able to enter Beijing in time. To save people, there are only Yunyun, Zhuge Xi, and some vulnerable stragglers.
Yun is concerned about An Dongye, and he is easy to be emotional, but with the wisdom of Zhuge Xi, an old fox, there is no reason not to see that this is a game. β
Tong Guan's eyes were as gray and cold as today's weather, and he asked, "So, the little prince thinks that these people from the Wang's 'Dafeng Hall' will not come?"
"On the contrary, they will come. Chai Ruge confidently analyzed: "Yun and Zhuge Xi, who claim to be 'chivalrous and righteous', know that it is a game, and they know that it is a plan, but they will still come." They claim to be 'chivalrous and righteous', but once they put on their 'chivalrous name', they become stupid people who don't care about their lives and only have full fame, which is really ridiculous!"
As he spoke, Chai Ruge's eyebrows and eyes flashed with a rare impetuous color. He couldn't even hold it back, and suddenly gestured twice with his hand void, "Boom" sounded, Huo Huo was windy.
Father-in-law Tong looked at all this sideways, and for the first time, there was a faint look of worry in his eyes.
On the execution ground prison beheading table, the two chief and deputy prison officials were also whispering.
Gong Chen, the chief catcher of the "Six Doors" who has just taken office for less than two months, and Gong Chen, the "proud of the sky and the great master of dragon protection", is obviously a little worried, he can't help but ask Suo Lingchi, the head of the "Heavenly Prison" who is the deputy supervisor and beheading officer, but the father-in-law Tong has only asked Chai Xiaowangye: "Mr. Suo, do you say that the people of the 'Dafeng Hall' will come to save people?"
Suo Ling didn't answer but smiled.
His smile is like a cloud of smoke, and it is almost difficult for the people around him to perceive his smile, and his smile is absolutely gloomy and compassionate, not only with yin, but also with danger, and even with evil.
A colleague for many years, Gong Chen is very familiar with Suo Lingchi's smile, so he is very conclusive that the "cobra snake" next to him has indeed laughed.
Suo Lingchi not only smiled, but also smiled and asked, "Mr. Gong seems to be worried?"
Gong Chen wanted to shake his head, but in the end he nodded. Because he knew his inner activities, he couldn't hide those snake eyes at all.
"What is Gong always worried about?" asked Suo Lingchi with a smile.
"Most of the people who are here today are mainly the 'Golden Gun Invincible' Old Man Long, the "Nodding Lion" Zhao Zongdart Head and other martial arts people under the control of the imperial court, the real masters of the Great Interior, the fierce generals of the forbidden army, and the big names of the public family...... It doesn't seem like much. β
"The bow is not mistaken. Suo Ling said slowly: "The current situation is mainly due to three reasons, and Gong always might as well guess." β
"Gong is stupid, at most...... Only one possibility can be thought of. Gong Chen said.
"Mr. Gong said let's talk about it. Suo Ling Chi said.
"Antonye's big backer, Li Gang and Li Xiangye, are highly respected in the martial arts and in the army, and he hinted that he supports his faction and army, don't come to wade into this troubled water, so, naturally, there are many masters and martial arts experts who dare not respond to the order of Lord Taiwei to meddle in the case of 'Shanhe Society'. Gong Chen said his answer.
That's one of the reasons. Suo Lingchi admitted: "Li Gang's old thief regards himself as the 'head of the ministers', and there are many people in the court and in the rivers and lakes who work for him; if it were not for Cai Xiang's secret clamping down on Li Gang's forces, it would be difficult for Lord Taiwei not to take advantage of this overall situation." β
"The other two reasons ...... The foolish brother couldn't think of it. Gong Chen said.
"The second reason is that Lord Taiwei is also controlled by the emperor. Suo Lingchi said:
"Although the official family seems to be very trusting and spoiling Lord Taiwei, and the four fathers and sons of the Gaomen are all in charge of the tiger and the military, the official family also secretly pays attention to the wind and grass in the palace and even in the capital. Lord Taiwei has full authority to dispatch the masters in the capital and the palace to go out, but I am afraid that the movement will be too big and disturb the official family and the Queen Mother, after all, it is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it is not Lord Taiwei alone, who can turn over the clouds and rain and do whatever he wants. β
"That's nature. Gong Chen said dissatisfiedly: "Otherwise, how could Lord Taiwei try so hard to win you and me over recently, it is nothing more than to borrow our strength to drive the Yan Fat brother out of power and help his henchman 'Five Elements Toutuo' to ascend to ......the throne."
"Lord Taiwei doesn't want the official family to pay too much attention to this matter, and he doesn't want to show his strength in the army too much, so the dispatch of the military master and fierce general naturally does not dare to be too blatant and grandiose. Suo Lingchi had no intention of obeying the grumbling of his colleagues, and avoided the important and trivial.
"So," Gong Chen asked, "what about the last reason?"
"According to my guess," Suo Lingchi leaned forward again and said in a low voice: "Lord Taiwei intends to let the forces of the various sects and factions of the Jingshi Martial Arts fight each other this time in order to eliminate the merit of relieving the disaster. β
"Use Antonye as an introduction, coupled with the official army to add fuel to the fire, so that the two 'Jingshi' martial arts figures who are loyal to the government and oppose the imperial court will fight each other to die, Taiwei's trick is absolutely useless!" Gong Chen smiled: "In this way, the martial arts people in the capital, the people of the rivers and lakes, either friends or enemies, are difficult to neutralize, and they can only fight to the death and fight against the water!"
Suo Lingchi echoed and smiled: "Let's wait to see a good show!"
Wait!
All of them, waiting.
Wait for the three o'clock in the afternoon, when the hour of the decisive moment comes! Wait for the overwhelming rain of hidden weapons! Wait for countless outlaws to come and rob the Dharma field!
Chen Ze, the "deputy chief cell leader" who was in charge of staring at the hourglass of the arrow plate and known as the "god of death", reported loudly: "The Grand Duke, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the two bosses, the time - the hour - to -"
Finally, it's here.
Although Chen Ze has seen many big scenes, he has been waiting for it in horror, and although Ge Shu Yixiu has cut off many wicked heads, he has also waited for his hands and feet to be weak.
Now, the time has finally arrived.
An Dongye in the prison car had already pushed more than a dozen soldiers out and forced to kneel in the center of the execution ground.
Standing up after the case of Gong Chen, the official of the Zhengyin Prison, unfolded the "beheading order" that had already been prepared by the "Criminal Department", read out Antonye's guilt aloud, and then, three soul-chasing cannons rang out, and threw down the "beheading and decision" token-
The head wrapped in red silk, the shirtless and shirtless executioner Ge Shu rested, raised the ghost head knife tied with a red streamer, and danced a knife wind in the air, the blade in the afternoon sun, a knife light, this hand up and down, An Dongye was about to fall upside down-
Ge Shu was vigilant and he was afraid that a hidden weapon would suddenly fly and kill him, or shoot at his hand and knock down the "ghost head knife" in his hand.
Usually, in the "Pear Garden" troupe, the dramas of "robbing the law field" are all based on this scene as the opening song.
Ge Shu Yixiu had already been on guard, and he had already thought about the steps: how to dodge this first hidden weapon, how to escape the attack of the robbers, and how to escape to a safe place to save his life.
Perhaps, in history, there has never been an executioner who has beheaded a person who has been so cautious and embarrassed as Ge Shu Yixiu, afraid of being hit by a hidden weapon, and afraid of someone suddenly attacking, and even waiting in horror for someone to rob the prisoner, while carrying out the execution order, and on the other hand, he has to keep his head.
On the one hand, he couldn't help but behead Antonye. Because he injured the Son of Heaven and the minister, and committed a terrible disaster, it was he Antonye himself who killed Antonye, and he was to blame; on the other hand, he was worried that if he cut down with this sword, he would provoke enemies all over the world and a bloody feud for himself.
- This Antonye, who even beat the Son of Heaven and Xiangye, what else does the same party that avenges them dare not do?
The torture knife was raised, and the sword light flewβ
There was a shout outside the venue, and it suddenly sounded: "The wind is blowing, save the third master!"
- It's coming!
Chai Ruge and Tong Guan immediately exchanged glances.
- And sure enough, it came!
Gong Chen and Suo Lingchi also immediately exchanged a gesture.
With the sound of the cessation, countless figures emerged around the "law field", unveiling the prelude to a chaotic battle -
At this time, in the "Shanhe Society" and the "Gengyi Room", Gao Yu and Master Li were resting.
Listening to the sound of a gentle knock on the door, Zhao Shanhe, the old emperor's uncle with a futai face, opened his arms excitedly, trotted in, and before anyone arrived, the voice arrived first: "Congratulations to Taiwei, He Xi Taiwei!" Those thieves and those two masters of the rivers and lakes in the 'Dafeng Hall' really fell into the plan, and openly robbed the law field at the 'Caishikou', and now they have exchanged fire with the officials and soldiers!"
Master Li generously sat in Gao Taiwei's arms, as casual and natural as sitting on his own stool, her white lotus-like pink arms, wrapped around Gao Yu's neck, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid everyone didn't expect that An Dongye, who is now waiting for execution at the 'vegetable market', is just a 'Xibei goods', the real An Dongye, who has long been escorted to the 'small colonel military field' in the west of the city by Brother Pheasant and the Big Head of the Five Elements, and secretly executed!"
Outside the window, the wind suddenly rose, and it was a little chilly.
Draped a fox fur on his body, Gao Yu's eyes closed, and he said inadvertently: "The wind is blowing-"
(End of volume)