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The prison cars passed by one after another not far from the observation platform, but Chu Huan could see clearly at this time, a prisoner in his early fifties was imprisoned in the first car, with unkempt hair, gray hair, and his head raised , but his eyes were closed, and there were a few bloodstains criss-crossing his face, but his expression appeared calm and indifferent, without any panic of rushing to the execution ground to be tortured.

These prisoners had all changed into brand new snow-white prison uniforms. When they passed by the crowd just now, people threw things into the prison vans, and the prison uniforms on many prisoners had become very dirty.

After passing the viewing platform, many prisoners looked towards the viewing platform. When they saw the officials on the viewing platform, the prisoners in the prison car all showed anger and resentment, and several people even directed at the viewing platform. Spit.

Chu Huan watched a group of prison cars heading towards the execution platform not far away, and then asked Ai Zong, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, "These officials were executed today, how will their families deal with it?"

"Responding to your lord's words, the imperial court approved the document to exterminate the three clans." Ai Zongdao: "Many of their families were separated during the war, and those who could be found are now locked in the big prison. After beheading all the main culprits today, tomorrow they will be dragged out for execution... Fourteen people will be beheaded today, and 230 seven people will be beheaded tomorrow, and my lord can come to watch the execution tomorrow!" [

"I see." Chu Huan sighed, shook his head and went back to his seat, then opened the secret letter of incriminating evidence in his hand, and looked at it.

A group of prisoners, including Gongsun Chu, were dragged out of the prison car amidst people's yelling and cursing, and then pushed onto the execution platform by the soldiers. The execution platform was built so high that people around could clearly see what happened on the platform. .

Fourteen officials, including Gongsun Chu, were escorted to the execution platform, lined up, and behind each prisoner were two soldiers on the left and right. After making a few gestures, all the soldiers immediately pulled and dragged all the officials and knelt down. Some officials resisted a little, and they punched and kicked them mercilessly. One of the officials had already cursed: "You framed Zhongliang, Despicable and shameful, I shall die...!" Without cursing a few words, a soldier kicked the prisoner's mouth in accordance with the instructions of the superior, and immediately screamed, his lips were bloody, and his teeth were kicked off.

The rumble of the drum is the sound of the drum to convey the time. The first drum means the quarter of noon, the second drum means the second quarter of the noon, and when the third drum sounds, it is time for execution.

When the first drum sounded, a group of executioners came out from the crowd. They were all bare-chested, wearing turbans, and holding ghost-head knives in their right hands. As soon as people saw this group of executioners, I felt chills all over my body, and no one dared to approach it, just like seeing a group of ghosts walking in the daytime.

This team of executioners, exactly fourteen, walked up the steps on the edge of the execution platform, and walked behind the prisoners one by one, with their legs spread apart, one arm holding the knife, and the other arm behind their backs. It was already murderous looking.

At this time, Chu Huan's attention was not on the execution platform. He seemed to be very interested in the secret letters in his hands. He read several of them in a row. Seeing that Chu Huan was so concerned about the letters, Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen couldn't help but glance at each other. The corner of Xin's mouth showed a hint of disdain, and finally said: "Master Chu, isn't the humble words in this secret letter disgusting?"

Chu Huan also didn't raise it, and seemed to be still studying the secret letter, and asked casually, "General Dongfang, have you read all these secret letters?"

"nature."

"So, General Dongfang has also intervened in this case?" Chu Huan still didn't raise his head, and seemed to ask intentionally.

Before Dongfang Xin could answer, Dong Shizhen had already said: "General Dongfang naturally did not ask about this case. After these secret letters were discovered, Governor Zhu sent someone to imprison Gongsun Chu and others, and then reported the matter to the court, begging the court At that time, Gongsun Chu was still the magistrate of Yuezhou in name, so he always asked the imperial court for instructions."

"What answer did the court give?"

"Oh, this matter is under the joint management of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple. Both yamen have issued approval documents, and it is now handed over to Xiguan for trial." Dong Shizhen explained: "Ai Zongai is in charge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Governor Zhu Transfer this case to Mr. Ai for trial... These criminal evidences are also transferred to the Department of Criminal Justice... In order to make the trial fair and fair, the Department of Criminal Justice once posted several secret letters of the criminal evidence and made them known to the public, without Speaking of General Dongfang, the common people in the market know what these secret letters are written in."

"So that's how it is." Chu Huan came to understand, "Did Gongsun Chu be stupid when he saw these criminal evidences?" He finally raised his head and said with a smile, "Are they out of their wits?"

"They are still trying to argue." Ai Zong sneered from the side: "It's just that the evidence is so strong that no matter how they argue, they can't escape."

Chu Huan frowned, shook the secret letter in his hand, looked at Ai Zong with a strange expression, and asked, "This...these letters are... the ironclad evidence you said?" His tone It's very weird, it seems a little unbelievable.

Dong Shizhen frowned slightly, while Dongfangxin sneered and said, "It's an undeniable fact!"

Chu Huan sighed: "Is it possible that these so-called criminal evidences are all false?"

Dong Shizhen and the others suddenly changed their colors, and Dongfangxin said coldly: "Master Chu, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. You are the governor of Xiguan Road, so you must be more cautious in your words and deeds. The criminal evidence was all found from the governor's mansion, so how could it be fake?" His eyes were cold, "No one can do this kind of fake, and no one dares to do this kind of fake. The writing on it has been checked, and it is It was written by Gongsun Chu himself...Master Chu, you suspect that these secret letters are all fake, what do you mean?" [

Chu Huan sighed, and said, "General Dongfang is so firm? According to you, the handwriting on it was written by Gongsun Chu himself, and it was found from Xiao Tianwen's original residence. Is it an irrefutable proof? Looking at this, I believe that people like Gongsun Chu have treasoned and surrendered to the enemy...!" Pulled out a copy, "Oh, on this secret letter, Gongsun Chu mentioned the names of many officials, Mr. Dong, the things mentioned in the secret letter Officials, some of them should be on the execution ground now, right?"

The corners of Dong Shizhen's eyes twitched slightly, but he still said calmly: "Returning to my lord, the officials mentioned in the secret letter are all Gongsun Chu's henchmen. After interrogation, most of them have admitted the fact that they followed Gongsun Chu to seek refuge with Xiliang people. , These letters are rock-solid evidence, even if they want to quibble...!"

Chu Huan pondered for a while, and at this moment, he heard the rumble of the drum, and the second drum had already started to sound. Chu Huan suddenly stood up, pointed at the execution platform, and said in a deep voice, "The execution is suspended!"

Dongfang Xin sneered at the side and said, "The execution is suspended? Master Chu, are you kidding me? The law of the country is like a mountain, and the execution period has been fixed, and there is still the last moment left. Do you mean to postpone it!"

Chu Huan stared at Dongfang Xin, his eyes flickered, and said calmly: "General Dongfang, you are the general of the Pingxi Army, and you are in charge of the Pingxi Army. I really want to discuss with you a lot about military affairs, but I don't know it. When will it be General Dongfang's turn to intervene in Xiguan's government affairs? Execution of officials, this is Xiguan's government affairs and has nothing to do with military affairs. Afterwards, each province set up a governor to take charge of government affairs, and the commander of the guards to take charge of military affairs. The military and administration were separated... You and I know what the Holy One meant, but you General Dongfang was originally in charge of military affairs, but now you are doing government affairs several times. Intervene, could it be...do you want to be caught by the military?"

Dongfangxin's expression changed drastically, he opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

All the officials nearby also changed their colors slightly. They just saw Chu Huan and Yan Yue's "color". Many people thought that Chu Huan had just arrived, and he had learned the power of dismounting yesterday. He is a man with his tail down, but no one would have imagined that just now, Yan Yue's face was harming people and animals, but in an instant, his words were already sharp, pointing directly at Dongfang Xin.

It is necessary to know that after the founding of the Qin Dynasty, in order to prevent the local officials from gaining too much power, the emperor implemented the strategy of separating the military from the government from the very beginning. If the light one asks a question about exceeding the authority and involving the matter, the serious one will be labeled as having ulterior motives and intending to rebel.

At this time, Chu Huan directly pointed out that Dongfangxin "intervened" in government affairs. Although Dongfangxin was arrogant, he felt a chill in his heart. Even though he was a little flustered, he was more angry. He is the general of the Pingxi Army, but Dong Shizhen also bows to him. He really regards himself as the boss of Xiguan. Of course, he handles the military affairs, but he really intervenes a lot in these political affairs. At this time, Chu Huan reprimanded him coldly. Asked, Dongfangxin really didn't think that Chu Huan would go crazy at this time, and he was a little caught off guard.

Ai Zong saw it from the side, and said: "Your Excellency, General Dongfang does not want to 'intervene' in political affairs. Your Excellency should know that the soldiers and civilians in Xiguan have not completely settled down. This Gongsun Chu was the magistrate of Yuezhou at the beginning. Many people have been deceived, and even today, their accomplices probably still exist. Today, General Dongfang came to watch the execution, just to ensure that the country's laws can be implemented smoothly... General Dongfang's words were just to prevent the execution from being delayed, It's not for the purpose of "interfering" in political affairs, and... the lower officials think that General Dongfang's words are not at fault, the sentence has been fixed, and now there is still a moment to execute, at this time, there is no reason to suspend the sentence!"

Chu Huan sighed: "Do you think this governor intends to reverse right and wrong here and destroy the national law?" He glanced at Dong Shizhen, then at Ai Zong, and finally said: "This governor has good intentions, since everyone insists on execution , Ben Du didn’t stop me, but I just reminded one last thing, if the traitors who surrendered to the country are really going to be executed today, not just a dozen people will die, but many more people will die!” He looked calm, and his voice was slow, There was no intention of joking at all, it seemed that he was just stating a very simple fact calmly.

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