OBS Chapter 870 The Day of Killing the Python
Chapter 870 The Day of Killing the Python
October twenty-two.
Great Zhou, the divine capital is Luoyang.
Luoyang is very lively today. It is heard that Mang Sansi, who proclaimed himself emperor of Jiangdong, will be executed today. Seven days in advance, all the inns and restaurants in Luoyang have been fully booked.
In order to watch this legendary figure being beheaded, the Caishikou in the east of Luoyang City was already crowded with people.
The Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards who arrived in advance separated all the civilians, leaving a gap of ten meters around the vegetable market entrance, and also blocked off a road leading to the outside, and began to guard it strictly.
At one quarter past four, which was around nine fifteen in later times, several carriages appeared at the end of the street and drove through the crowded crowd. Under the protection of the inner guards, these carriages successfully stopped not far away.
The high-ranking officials in the carriage, headed by Prince Wu Chengsi of Jin, got off the carriage one after another, straightened their official uniforms, and walked inside through the path separated by the soldiers.
At Caishikou, the execution platform has been prepared, and the seats for the gentlemen are still empty. Just like when they supervised the execution of Princess Taiping, the five executioners will sit until three quarters past noon, and then order Wu Sansi to be beheaded.
Those who came to supervise the execution this time included King Wu Chengsi of Jin, King Wu Youxu of Han, King Gui'an, Minister of Rites Bakhtinar, as well as Internal Secretary Di Renjie and Minister of State Zhang Jianzhi.
The five men sat down in order of priority, lined up in a row, from left to right, they were Wu Youxu, Bakhtaq, Wu Chengsi, Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi.
After sitting down, the five men said nothing, closed their eyes and rested, waiting for the inner guards to bring the bandit Wu Sansi over. When the execution time came, they would chop off Wu Sansi's head.
As time got closer, all the restaurants near Caishikou were packed with people, and every window that could see Caishikou was surrounded by people.
The people who rushed in from all directions also found the place and waited for the execution time to come.
Soon, at two o'clock in the morning, a torrent of shouting and cursing came from a street outside.
Huang Shengyan, the chief of the Internal Guards, personally led the team to escort Wu Sansi.
Thirty-six second-rate masters accompanied him and surrounded Wu Sansi's prison van, making it impossible for him to get in or out.
The four cabinet leaders were stationed in the four directions of front, back, left and right. Mo Ling and Yingzi led eighteen inner guards to lead the way, and one hundred and thirty-six inner guards were at the rear. The team of less than two hundred people marched towards the vegetable market in the east of the city.
The common people along the way saw that Wu Sansi was about to be beheaded, and they remembered the bad things he had done in the past, and cursed Wu Sansi along the way.
Even though he was scolded to the point of being humiliated and his ancestors were cursed, Wu Sansi did not respond. He just looked around calmly.
Finally, he smiled coldly and said to himself: "Why would I get angry with some untouchables? It's not worth it."
"I am the emperor. Even if I die today, it should be called a death."
"The people of future generations should address me as the Great Emperor of Wu, right?"
The prison van moved forward slowly, and it took a full quarter of an hour to escort him to Caishikou.
Wu Sansi, wearing shackles and heavy anklets, watched Fenghuang open the door of the prison van for him, and then walked out with his head lowered. The anklets dragged on the board of the prison van, making a harsh sound.
"You lowly people, I'm afraid you've never seen the emperor in your entire lives, right?"
Wu Sansi looked around at the people nearby and started to criticize.
"You have the honor of seeing my true appearance today. Are you so happy that you dance with joy?"
"Hahahahahahahahaha, you lowly people, you can only live a mediocre life in this life!"
"And I, even in death, am still an emperor. This is called death!"
"Hahahahahahahaha, hahahahaha, hahahahahahaha."
Wu Sansi laughed heartily and walked towards the execution platform.
He didn't need anyone to bring him here. As the emperor, he had to leave in a dignified manner.
Just like he ignored those people at the beginning, those people were not worth his scolding at all. He only needed to severely provoke these stupid trash the moment he got off the prison van!
Sure enough, his provocation was effective, and the people who were provoked by him insulted him with even more unbearable language.
In response to this, Wu Sansi just smiled calmly.
After Huang Shengyan ordered Mo Ling and others to assist in the defense, he stepped forward alone and clasped his fists towards the five executioners.
"General Huang Shengyan, following His Majesty's orders, brings the criminal Mang Sansi here!"
"Yes!" Wu Chengsi nodded. "Please ask the Grand Chamberlain to observe the ceremony. The execution will be at 3:30 PM, so it will take some time."
"I will obey your orders!"
After Huang Shengyan responded, he stood aside. Someone had already brought a chair for him and let him sit next to Zhang Jianzhi.
After working as the Minister of Rites in Bukhara for a month, he has basically become accustomed to the daily work flow of the Minister of Rites. He has often heard about the "beheading culture at Caishikou" in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but today is the first time he has seen it.
He looked around hurriedly, and saw heads everywhere he looked.
"Everyone, are we really going to sit here in silence for an hour?"
It's not even 5:15 pm yet, and there's still more than half an hour until 3:15 pm. If they don't chat, can they really sit there until then?
Di Renjie didn't know whether others could sit until 12:30 in the afternoon. He only knew that he himself would definitely not be able to sit until then.
In particular, the head that was chopped off today was Wu Sansi's.
This is a lot of fun.
God knows how many years Di Renjie wanted to chop off Wu Sansi's head.
Wu Chengsi smacked his lips and said, "Then what should we say, Huaiying?"
"The current situation in the north is unclear, and I am a little worried." Di Renjie certainly would not mention Wu Sansi on his own initiative, so he talked about the situation in the north.
"The North?" Wu Chengsi frowned slightly, glancing at Wu Sansi, who was being held on the guillotine. "If it weren't for this beast, there wouldn't be so many problems in the North. I just hope the generals can hold on."
"That's not a problem. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Hebei Road Army, Duke Xin, Daleha, has been marching north with 100,000 Right Dragon Guards. It's been several days since then. With the support of this large army, Chongzhou is expected to be safe."
"But I'm still worried. What if Helu attacks the Great Zhou with his entire nation's army? What will we do?"
"I believe the great generals in the north should know the outcome."
"Alas, this evil beast!" Wu Chengsi gnashed his teeth. "Because of this evil beast, my idle life as a prince has been ruined, and I'm forced to be regent. Now I have to oversee his execution. Is this what I, Wu Chengsi, should do?"
Di Renjie: “…”
Silence is the Di Renjie of today.
Not only was he silent, but the other four people on the side also fell silent.
He is already the Prince of Jin, why is he still the same as before? You know, he is the person with the highest status under the emperor.
Before he abdicated, Li Cunxi was not as high-ranking as him, so why is he still so out of touch?
"Your Highness Prince of Jin, I am old and can't hold on for many more years." Di Renjie reminded.