"Long live the Lord has come to give his will...Long live the Lord has come to the will..."
There was still no movement in the cell, but there was already a buzz of people outside the iron factory. The guards from the capital were guarding the Minister of Punishment, Quan Qing, and the eunuch Da Sixi. A group of people came with the imperial edict of Emperor Tongzhi. On the street outside the prison.
"By God's blessing... Guang Liang and other lawless people are conniving at domestic slaves to harm the people... From now on, the twenty-two culprits who murdered Wang Grasshopper and others... will be executed in Lingchi!"
"Guang Liang and other ten general managers are corrupt and lax in their duties... They order the property to be confiscated. After the chief culprits are punished, they will be sent to serve in the Northwest Army..."
On the one hand, the people were so noisy that they couldn't understand the official language. On the other hand, only those closest to the inside could understand it. The people behind them had no idea what was being said inside.
"What did you say? What did Long Live Master say..."
"Long live the Lord said that the more than twenty murderers who killed Wang Grasshopper and others will be executed in Ling Chi, and not all of them will be killed in one day, but one in a day..."
"On the street outside this prison, we people can see it with our own eyes every day!"
"Okay! That's good. Long live the Lord is a wise king! O Holy Emperor! We have to delay them... and let them bully others! By the way, where are the supervisors?"
"Hey... I can't die. Guang Liang and the others have been confiscated and their property has been confiscated. They were told to let them watch those people being tortured before they were sent to the northwest to serve as soldiers!"
"Oh, Guang Liang and the others are not dead?" There was a sudden cry of regret from the crowd.
"Why is he not dead? Aren't these bad things ordered by them?"
"But that's what this imperial edict says. It's these bad guys who did it themselves when they said they were lax in their duties!"
"Forget it, that's enough...the family property was confiscated and the whole family was sent to the northwest to work as military slaves. It's miserable enough!" There were still honest and kind farmers in the crowd.
"Bah...this is all a lie!" Of course, there are some who are not easy to deceive, especially those students who go to night school. "What do you know? Confiscation of property? They are all the prince's slaves, and their money is kept in the prince's palace. , they ransacked one house, and the prince will reward them with ten houses when he comes back!"
"What else can you do to serve in front of the Northwest Army! You are fooling us. The Northwest War has been fought long ago. I heard that the imperial court and the Rakshasa Ghost are just about to sign a treaty!"
"Let them go to the northwest? Let them eat fat lamb? Bah..."
"Shhh... please keep your voice down, are you willing to die? We are just ordinary people, it's not easy to win these things! Anyway, if you exchange six lives for more than twenty lives, you won't suffer any loss!"
"This...how can this be settled by whether you have suffered a loss or not? Reason, what is important is reason!"
"Okay, stop talking...be careful not to let the officials hear..."
A few honest and kind workers stretched out their hands to gag and pull the night school student behind him.
Everything was as Concubine Zai Chunhui and the others expected. For the people, such an edict could only dissipate 70% of their anger. There would definitely be 30 people who would continue to cause trouble.
But the court has made up its mind. If the last 30% really dare to cause trouble, they will have to be suppressed!
Da Sixi and the Minister of War, Quan Qing, were also well prepared. They had summoned Xie Ting and other officers before announcing the decree. There were more than 7,000 troops stationed in the iron factory at the moment. On this street alone, there were A thousand were laid out.
The new Yulin Army and the Guaizi Horse Cavalry can completely control the situation here. Even if 30% of the people are dissatisfied, they will not be able to cause a big storm!
Da Sixi said to Master Quan Qing, "Sir! You have to find a way to hurry up and kill one of them quickly so that the people can open their eyes and divert their thoughts!"
"They won't think about the imperial edict after watching a good show!"
"Yes, yes... my father-in-law is right... I understand..." As soon as Quan Qing waved his hand, Ling Chi's veterans from the Criminal Department had already stepped forward.
Quan Qing waved to Xie Ting, "Has anyone been brought up yet? The people are waiting to see..."
Xie Ting saluted, "Yes, prisoner No. 1 has been brought up from the death row and is now handed over to the officials of the Ministry of Punishments... The director of the 10th Route has also been tied up to watch the execution! Please check, sir!"
Death row prisoner No. 1, the one who personally cut Wang Grasshopper's throat, is a slave of Guang Liang's family, a well-known gangster in the capital, nicknamed Half Brick Liu Heita.
This kid has always been Guang Liang's thug. He does all kinds of evil in the capital, and he has three or four lives on his hands!
At this moment, the man who had slipped out had only half his life left, and was being dragged forward little by little.
Guang Liang and other tenth-level supervisors were also tied up and pushed out, with horror on their faces!
At this time, five to six thousand people had gathered on the street. If it hadn't been for the horse wall formed by the kidnappers and horses to isolate them, I'm afraid a hundred thousand people would have crowded in today.
Five or six thousand was quite a lot. The spacious street was now filled with crowds on both sides, and there was an alley in the middle. When these people saw the tenth road manager coming out, they all went crazy.
"Bah... you evil thing! Why doesn't God strike you with thunder?"
"I'll beat you to death..." A young man rushed out and slapped Guang Liang on the head. Guang Liang subconsciously avoided it and slapped him on the head, making stars appear in his eyes.
"Smash him to death..." People threw rubbish, rotten eggs, vegetable leaves, and rocks at him like raindrops.
The 10th Road Manager has been bullying the common people all his life. I have never seen such a scene before. Everyone's face turned gray with fear, and some of their feet were trembling.
"Kneel down..." The New Army soldiers pushed the 10th Route Supervisor and knelt in a circle around the execution ground. The soldiers behind used their bodies to isolate the people.
"Don't smash it! Don't smash it... Look at Ling Chi, look at Ling Chi!"
These soldiers spent a long time to suppress the people and stop taking action, but the yelling and cursing never stopped, coming in waves like a tsunami.
You must know that there are a hundred thousand people in the Capital Iron Works. There are so many people who want to watch the excitement. How can it be done if you saw such a lively thing in Lingchi and I didn't?
Many blocked intersections were crowded with too many people who wanted to squeeze in to watch the excitement.
"Stand back...if you push forward again, you will die..."
"Your Majesty has an edict... One person will be delayed every day... Come and see us tomorrow!"
"Fuck, the worst we can do is tonight... you can come see Ling Chi with your tickets tomorrow!"
"Everyone, step back, everyone, step back... I promise that everyone can see Ling Chi!"
"There are more than 20 criminals. I promise everyone can take turns... Everyone, stay back!"
These mountain people from Fujian shouted until their throats became hoarse, and then they managed to control the situation.
Under the spotlight, Liu Heita was finally dragged onto the wooden frame. When people saw this scene, they stopped cursing and cheered.
"Okay...Ling Chi...ok..."
