"Your Majesty has changed. Your Majesty knows everything about what happened this morning. He knows the situation of the people in our own yamen before we do!"
"Yes. In the past, His Majesty only cared about eating, drinking and having fun. How did he care about national affairs?"
"Keep your voice down, you are risking your life! I heard that His Majesty has been looking for good talents recently, and the one from the Zhou family will be hired soon!"
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After the morning session, the officials gathered together in twos and threes and discussed in low voices.
"Mr. Wang, where is the accountant of Taishi Mansion? Come and see me." Zhao Yizhi rubbed his forehead and said to Wang Zhenliang.
Wang Zhenliang responded and quickly went down to receive the people.
"The king of a country has too many things to worry about. He even has to worry about how many maids and eunuchs will be used to arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival. Alas... The vassal king is still preparing to move outside, and the capital has not been cleaned up yet... "Zhao Yizhi felt a headache when he thought about many complicated things.
Yi Xiaodao and the others arrived at Caishikou. After Yi Xiaodao asked about the location of the execution ground, he, He Yue'er and Xiang Lian'er found a teahouse, ordered two pots of fragrant tea, and chose a private room by the window on the second floor. Location, drink and wait.
"Yi Xiaodao, are we here too early?" Xiang Lian'er looked down from the window. People were coming and going on the street, and it was very lively. It didn't look like it was going to be an execution ground.
Yi Xiaodao filled the teacups of the three of them and said: "You don't know, this is going to be beheading, so you have to come early. If you come late, you won't be able to squeeze in. You will see later that the teahouse is full of people." people."
Xiang Lian'er was doubtful, but He Yue'er was neither arrogant nor impetuous. She picked up the fragrant tea on the table in front of her and sipped it. The three of them chatted away.
"Yi Xiaodao, are the injuries on your face feeling better?" He Yuer asked.
"It doesn't hurt much anymore. I don't know if the bruise has gone away. I'm born with a bone that can't be hurt." Yi Xiaodao touched the bruise on his face and said feeling it.
He Yue'er continued to ask: "You seem to know some boxing and kicking skills? Although you were beaten up in the morning, when you rushed up first, you punched the Fourth Young Master. I saw it."
Yi Xiaodao smiled and said: "It's just the bastard boxing of street gangsters. I only have a little strength and can't talk about kung fu. It would be great if I could learn kung fu."
"Then how did you catch Kong Bao? His martial arts should be pretty good, right?" Xiang Lian'er also became interested in He Yue'er's topic.
Yi Xiaodao thought for a while, looked around, and whispered to the two girls: "Do you still remember the old beggar in Wucheng? I suspect that he slapped me, passed something to me, and said Not sure what it is.”
He Yue'er grabbed the clue and said, "Tell me more, how did you find out?"
"When I was catching Kong Bao, I couldn't hurt him originally, so I could take advantage of him by acting bad. Then I was pushed to the ground by him. When he was about to punch me, he mentioned County Magistrate Zhang, I was very angry at the time, so I punched him, and for some reason, I felt a fire rushing around my body. When I punched him, I also punched him with that fire." Yi said. The knife described it magically.
"Hahaha, just blow it, and a burst of anger will come out. Then I won't be able to make you angry in the future?" Xiang Lian'er giggled at the side.
He Yue'er scolded: "Lian'er, you didn't interrupt, what else is there? Do you still feel this way later?"
"Yes, last night. You don't know that I met a strange man last night. This man could control rats and was about to assassinate the emperor. I caught him. At that time, a lot of rats crawled on me. When I was anxious, the anger came out again. I didn't know what was going on. I was so scared that I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, there were a bunch of dead rats around me, all of which had been burned to death." Yi Xiaodao Telling what happened last night.
He Yue'er nodded: "This feeling first appeared again and again after the old beggar slapped you, right? Maybe he taught you a certain ability. You can try to explore it. If you can master this ability, you won't be beaten so badly next time you meet a master like Fourth Young Master."
Xiang Lian'er didn't care what abilities they were discussing. Seeing was believing, and anything she didn't see was regarded as Yi Xiaodao's bragging: "Hey, tell us what happened last night? Why didn't you come back all night? ah?"
Yi Xiaodao told what happened last night when he found Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master, ignoring the fact that he was knocked unconscious in the middle. It would be too embarrassing if he was beaten again and again. He Yue'er was still there, but You can't be embarrassed all the time.
The three of them were chatting, and the noise started to get louder downstairs. The teahouse was gradually filled with people, and all the window seats around were filled. There were even many people standing in the lobby on the second floor, lying down on the windows. Looking around.
Yi Xiaodao quickly lay down by the window and stretched his head to look. He Yue'er also supported Xiang Lian'er to the window and looked out.
A prison officer rode a tall horse in front of him. Chen Yu, Kong Bao, Kong Fang, Kong Jie and others were pressed on the prison cart. Behind him were a group of relatives of Kong Bao's three clans. There were Xu Xu on both sides of the prison cart. Escorted by security guards and followed by more than a dozen executioners, the team marched toward the Caishikou in a mighty manner.
"Behead it, behead it!" A group of rogues clapped their hands excitedly and started shouting on both sides of the team. Only they dared to shout like this at this time, it was the best time to "show off".
The women passing by quickly called back their babies, picked them up, and hurried home, fearing that they would run too slowly and let their children see the beheadings, which would leave a bad impression.
The middle-aged men and some old men and women were pointing and calculating the date and number of people who had been beheaded last time, in order to show their "well-informedness" to the people around them.
The whole street was bustling with activity.
Only the people in the prison car lowered their heads, knowing in their hearts what was going to happen next, and no one spoke a word.
Kong Bao had broken one of his hands, and now he had taken off the linen, letting it hang casually, following the movement of the prison car. If someone came closer, they could hear Kong Bao muttering to himself: "I'm sorry. Mom, I'm sorry, Mom, I'm sorry..."
"I really wish I could be the executioner!" Yi Xiaodao said bitterly.
Xiang Lian'er also nodded aside. The two of them had experienced the bloody battle on the city wall. Although they didn't see the most tragic moment, they could clearly see Kong Bao's order to kill the people. The villagers who usually greeted each other warmly and helped each other fell under Kong Bao's butcher's knife. How could they not feel angry at this time.
He Yue'er had never experienced a bloody battle on the city wall, and she only knew that the guy chasing after him when he was running for his life was Kong Bao. Even when Kong Bao admired Yi Xiaodao and showed his intention to recruit him, He Yue'er secretly sighed in his heart that he was quite capable. vision. Seeing Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er gnashing their teeth at this time, He Yue'er didn't know what to say and just watched quietly from the side.
A team escorted Kong Bao and others to the entrance of the market. Kong Bao was pushed to the ground by the executioner. Kong Bao, who was muttering to himself, seemed to have regained his consciousness. He looked at his relatives behind him and kowtowed three times: " Kong Bao deserves death, and he has brought trouble to everyone."
Kong Bao didn't care whether the relatives were crying or cursing, he raised his head and started searching in the crowd. He was looking for Yi Xiaodao, and he knew that Yi Xiaodao would definitely come at this time.
"Here!" Seeing Kong Bao looking around, Yi Xiaodao understood what he meant and couldn't help but signal from the teahouse.
"Yi Xiaodao, I can't fight you, I admit it!" Kong Bao shouted loudly. The executioner on the side knew that these were the prisoner's last words, and he waited patiently for him to finish.
"Okay, admit it. Don't do so many bad things in the next life." Seeing Kong Bao bow his head in submission, Yi Xiaodao's anger subsided a lot.
Kong Bao smiled and said: "You are very powerful. I, Kong Bao, will not be ashamed to lose to you. Is there anything you want me to bring to Fatty Zhang?"
"Go on with peace of mind, you won't see him." Yi Xiaodao rejected Kong Bao's question.
Kong Bao nodded with a wry smile and said solemnly to an old woman: "Mom, the child is unfilial." After saying that, he closed his eyes. The old woman cried so hard that she couldn't move because she was shackled, so she just kept crying.
After the executioner and the executioner identified themselves, the executioner sprayed a mouthful of water on the blade of the knife. He raised the knife and dropped it. Kong Bao's head rolled down with a thud.
"He's a good person, but it's a pity that he followed the wrong person and did the wrong thing." Yi Xiaodao watched Kong Bao be beheaded with his own eyes, and then sat back down. There were also members of Kong Bao's clan behind him, so it had nothing to do with him, but I'm not interested in looking at them one by one.
"Enjoyed! The thought of showing off my power on the city wall made me angry, and I finally let it out." Xiang Lian'er let out a long sigh of relief, as if she had been holding it in for a long time.
"This is my first time to see beheading. It turns out this is what beheading looks like." He Yue'er said with emotion.
At the market entrance, Chen Yu remained silent. After Kong Bao's execution, it was his turn soon. He had already asked someone to settle down his home, and he no longer had any worries.
"Husband! Husband!" A woman pushed her way through the crowd and stumbled to run to Chen Yu, but was stopped by Xu Shiwei.
"Madam, why are you here? Is Kang'er okay?" Chen Yu recognized the woman as his wife and quickly asked about the situation at home.
The woman nodded repeatedly: "Everything is fine at home, you don't have to worry, it's just you..."
Chen Yu lowered his head in shame: "My husband is stupid and has taken the wrong path. When you go back, urge Kang'er to study hard. If Your Majesty can forget the past, let him serve the country well. If not, he can take care of his livelihood as a common man. You If... you can remarry..."
The woman had already burst into tears: "Don't worry at home, Brother Chen..."
When Chen Yu saw Chen Jing talking about it, he sighed: "Chen Jing and I are at odds with each other. This time he lost his official position because of me, and I don't know where he went. There is only one old mother in his family, who is my aunt. Please move around more and pay my respects, please."
"What's the trouble between husband and wife? Husband, I don't want to see this scene. I'll stay away first..." the woman sobbed.
Chen Yu nodded: "Spend some money and hire someone to help me collect the body..."
After the woman escaped, the same process continued. The executioner raised his knife and fell, and Chen Yu was chopped down at the entrance of the vegetable market. After Chen Yu, Kong Bao's three relatives were killed one by one, and no one was spared.
"Okay, let's go. Kong Bao's matter is over. Let's go back to Wancheng after Xiang Lian'er recovers from her injuries." Yi Xiaodao said, and he and He Yue'er supported Xiang Lian'er together, got up and went to the inn. Back.
