Chapter 685 The Desire of the People
In late August, near the end of the month, the imprisoned Imperial Historian Xi was escorted to the execution ground.
After the posting, the people inside and outside the city came one after another, chasing the prisoner car, and the crowd of excited Chao Xi spat on the spit, picked up the yellow and rotten vegetable leaves on the side of the road, and smashed them straight over to vent the resentment in their hearts.
Look at the angry posture, it seems that everyone has been punished.
"Brother, what heinous sin did this man commit, and he should be hated by the people so much." At the back of the crowd, a young man in a brown robe squeezed forward and asked the farmer beside him.
Nong Han turned his head and saw that the young man was dignified, and his speech and demeanor were good, far from being comparable to a reckless man like him who could only grow crops, so he asked more kindly: "Little brother, are you from other places?" ”
The young man was not arrogant, nodded his head, and praised: "Brother is wise." ”
"This old thing who is about to be executed is the imperial historian of the imperial court, and it seems to be called Xi Xi. Some time ago, this old thing was so bold that he dared to send someone to assassinate Da Sima, you said that you are hateful and hateful! ”
The man gritted his teeth, his face was full of anger, and he wanted to eat it alive immediately.
The young man became more and more confused: "This is just intrigue and deceit in the officialdom, what does it have to do with the people?" ”
"You don't know that, do you? When you came, did you see a porridge shack set up outside the city? ”
Seeing the young man nodding, the man continued: "In the past, it was the servant Shi Houwen who was responsible for distributing disaster relief food, but this dog thing is black-hearted, and only a few grains of grain are boiled in each cauldron, and the people who starve to death outside the city are everywhere, thousands!" ”
"Later, the big Sima class came back, and within two days, the dog official was beheaded and raided, and the grain was also ordered to be poured into the big bags, not distressed at all, I don't know how many people have been saved."
"Such a beloved good official was assassinated, you say, is that assassin a thousand knives and innocent?"
The man said indignantly, but the young man could only nod in agreement.
At this moment, if he wants to say no, it is estimated that the spittle of the people around him can drown him alive.
Unexpectedly, there was no grain harvest in the great drought in Guanzhong, and the people here not only had no trouble, but they could still face Lu Bu like this. This guy's ability to buy people's hearts is too terrifying.
The young man frowned, thinking in his heart.
At the beginning, my father learned of the drought in Guanzhong and wanted to send someone to Guanzhong to spy on the truth and see if he could find a breakthrough opportunity.
So, the young man volunteered, received the general's order, and sneaked into the pass.
However, the situation in Guanzhong was not the same as he imagined, there were few riots in various places, and in general, they were still firmly held by Lu Bu.
After watching this execution, he was ready to go back and write a letter to his father to tell him that although Guanzhong suffered from a great drought, the people's hearts had never been dissolved.
Who is he?
The eldest son of the Cao family, Cao Ang is also.
On the other side, Xi Xuan, who was handcuffed and shackled, was taken to the middle of the execution ground.
is different from the radiant appearance of the past, Xi Xian after being imprisoned can be said to have suffered enough, and he is already unkempt and ragged. If he did not have this shackle, he would be no different from a beggar begging by the roadside.
In the past, he was the imperial historian and the national abbot, and the officials of the court and the central government were three points shorter when they saw him.
Now that he is in trouble, who will not come to ridicule him for a few words, and take the opportunity to take revenge to vent the hatred in his heart in the past.
After a harsh interrogation, Xi Xian's confession was also thorough.
The Tingwei Mansion gave the execution according to the law, and the car was split.
The so-called car splitting, also known as the split of five horses, that is, the head and limbs of the person are tied to five cars respectively, the horses are put on the horse, and they are pulled in different directions, and the human body is torn into six pieces, which is extremely bloody.
Because such punishments are so harsh, ordinary prisoners do not enjoy such treatment at all. Only the great thief of the country, or the heinous man who plots rebellion, can be punished with the punishment of splitting the car.
The executioner came up and removed the chains from Xi Wei's body, laid him flat on the ground, and put new ropes on his head and limbs.
The execution is imminent, but no one comes to see Xi Wei off, which is really pitiful.
The sun shone directly, the wrinkled corners of his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he was a little in a trance when he listened to the people shouting for the tsunami of the mountains where he was executed.
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, is this the heavens that want to destroy my great man?
The official in charge of the beheading looked at the sky, saw that the hour had come, drew the arrow on the table, threw it heavily on the ground, and shouted: "Execution!" ”
The rider turned on his horse and at the moment the order was given, he drove his horse forward.
Hiss!
With the gallop of the horse, in just a moment, Xi Wei's body disappeared from the spot, leaving only five long traces of blood in different directions.
Good!
Among the onlookers, there was a deafening applause.
"Such a tragic and inhumane scene, there are still people who high-five and applaud, the world is going down, the world is going down!" Some old Confucian students who came to Beijing from other places to seek official positions could not help but shake their heads and sigh that people's hearts are not ancient.
"Daughter, do you see that? Lu Bu acted so brutally, anyone who went against his will would be brutally tortured and killed by him! ”
On a certain pavilion, Wang Yun, who looked down below, had an angry face: "Lu Bu has brutalized Zhongliang and deceived the people, one day, I will expose his ugly face of hypocrisy." ”
Standing next to Wang Yun was a beautiful woman wearing a cloak and covering her face with a veil.
She couldn't recover for a long time, obviously the bloody scene just now made her feel palpitations, especially afraid.
On top of another tall building, Lu Bu, who was holding the railing, also retracted his gaze.
It's a bit cruel, but he just wants to deter those who hide their heads and tails. If you work against me, you have to first prepare the consciousness of the car being divided by five horses.
"Sir, how is the disaster going?"
Lu Bu turned around and asked the thin scribe beside him.
"The situation has been brought under control, and the number of deaths has been greatly reduced by the general's raid of the Houwen Mansion and the relief of the victims." Xi Ce replied with a smile, for the people, it is useless to tell them the truth, whoever can let them live a life of food and clothing, they will remember whose good.
"That's fine."
Lu Bu muttered, comforting the victims, and finally being able to breathe.
Now that we're down to business, it's time to talk about personal matters.
"Sir, you should also urge Feng Xiao, when will you be willing to come to my house to propose?"
When Xi Ce heard this, he also smiled at the corners of his mouth, but he didn't expect that during the time when he was not by Lu Bu's side, Guo Jia and the general heated up quickly. The two who didn't want to see each other before, but now they are about to become sons-in-law.
This had to be put in the past, and no one believed it.
"It's just that this generation is not easy to rank?"
Xi Ce's face was embarrassed, according to his generation, he was not only with Lu Bu's generation, but also with Guo Jia as brothers and friends. If Guo Jia marries Lu Buyi's daughter, and the drama is caught in the middle, this generation will be chaotic.
Lu Bu was not worried about this, and waved his hand: "It's okay with this, let's go our separate ways in the future, you call Fengxiao Jiadi, and he calls me Bu Dad." ”
The joke was full of black lines: "General, why do I always feel like you're taking advantage of me?" ”
Lu Bu laughed heartily.
cough cough, cough cough......
While talking and laughing, perhaps because he was too happy, Xi Ce coughed violently.
"Are you alright, sir?"
Lu Bu hurriedly held on to Xi Ce's elbow, full of worry and concern.
Xi Ce shook his head, and put the handkerchief on his waist without a trace.
On the handkerchief that Lu Bu couldn't look at, there was a shocking red.