Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 206
The wind in late spring was chilly, and the capital city felt like it was in an ice cellar. It was not as prosperous and lively as it used to be, and the world seemed to have stopped.

clang!clang!clang!
The piercing sound of the gong broke the calm. Several members of the Imperial Guard in military uniforms carried the gongs and struck them with mallets from time to time. Pedestrians gave way to where they passed.

"Sun Nian, the former head of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, colluded with evil businessmen from Zhili during his tenure, used power for personal gain, corrupted the law, and ignored the law..."

"Chen Ke, the former head of the Shaanxi Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, took advantage of his position to collect bribes. After investigation, when the price of grain in the capital was being driven up, he obtained 27619 taels of stolen silver and 739 acres of high-quality irrigated land in the suburbs of Beijing. A Yongfang Mansion..."

"Original household department..."

The voices of the several Jin Yiwei Banqiaomen who were carrying gongs were hoarse, but they still read loudly. Dozens of steps behind them, prison cars were slowly moving forward one after another. Hundreds of Jinyiwei Banqiaomen were scattered. The people accompanying them on both sides of the convoy, while sitting in the prison car, all looked dull.

"Good kill!"

"It's time to peel it off!"

Among the crowd watching on both sides of the street, some people raised their arms and shouted, with excitement and excitement in their brows. It was not the person who escorted this group of death row prisoners, but the Jin Yiwei with a notorious reputation.

Anyone who dares to be escorted by Shuntian government officials or people from the Five Cities Army and Horses Department will have already been greeted by rotten vegetables and rotten eggs.

"Tsk, tsk, that's so cruel."

At the entrance of a teahouse, among the crowd of onlookers, a thin man exclaimed: "How many batches are these? In the past few days, there have been hundreds of people who have been skinned, right?"

"more than!"

A person next to him crossed his hands on his chest and said, "Let me do the math for you. The first batch of people to be killed were officials from the Lianglu Division who secretly collaborated with Jianlu. They were paraded throughout the city and taken to the West City for execution in Lingchi."

"This second batch of people who were killed were evil businessmen who were driving up prices in Gyeonggi Province. They were paraded throughout the city and taken to the West Market for stripping and filling the grass. The screams were horrific."

"For two days and two nights, the ground in the West Market was soaked red, not to mention the smell. Not only was it fishy, ​​but the most important thing was the smell of urine."

"This is the fourth batch of people to be killed. They are all officials in Beijing who colluded with those evil businessmen. Tsk, tsk, they all don't look as energetic as they used to."

"May I ask this brother, who are the third batch of people who were killed?"

At this moment, a young scholar standing in the crowd looked at the man and said: "Don't the laws of the country and the dynasty require death row criminals to wait until the Autumn Judgment before dealing with them? Why are so many people killed now? There are so many more To be punished with death penalty, skinning, etc.?"

"Just arrived in Beijing?"

The man glanced at the young scholar, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Are you preparing for the examination next year?"

"Bucai Lu Xiangsheng is from Yixing, South Zhili."

The young scholar raised his hand and said in salute: "This time I am going to Beijing to study at the Imperial Academy."

"Hey, it's still the supervisor."

The man's attitude changed and he became very enthusiastic. He smiled and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "It's no wonder that the supervisor didn't know that the third group of people to be executed were a group of warehouse officials who were arrested after the old Taicang and shipping warehouses were burned due to flooding. "

"Old Taicang and the shipping warehouse were burned down due to flooding?"

Lu Xiangsheng's face showed surprise and disbelief, "How is this possible? Cangchang is an important place of the country and has always been heavily guarded. Why did it get leaked?"

"You don't know something about this. The emperor wants to inspect the warehouse. Tongzhou was sealed off before, and a lot of tricks were found, so the emperor..." "The emperor is really ruthless, quite ruthless." He has the style of Emperor Taizu and Gao. He treats corrupt officials very harshly. It has been many years since we in the Ming Dynasty have killed officials like this."

"Who says it's not? I have a relative who works in Jinyiwei. Just by searching these guys' property, guess what, the gold and silver are piled up into hills. Mountains of gold and mountains of silver. I've heard of this in dramas. I didn’t expect it to exist in reality.”

"Hey, if you want to say this, my brother-in-law is working as an errand in the Shuntian Prefecture. I heard that the officials at the Chongwen Gate Customs House will also be executed. Even though we, the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, are young, he is quite capable. You are so courageous. Just because of this matter, I am in a lawsuit with Hubu Yusi."

"Still killing. If the killing continues, will we still be able to go to West Market?"

"What's going on here? Let me tell you, we should kill all the monsters and monsters. Let's go, don't stay here anymore, let's go to the West Market to see how to skin them..."

As they chatted, the group of people in the teahouse became excited and rushed towards the West Market along with the crowd of onlookers. The surprised Lu Xiangsheng was carried to the West Market by the crowd.

"it is good!!!"

"what!!!"

Before Lu Xiangsheng arrived at the execution place, he heard waves of cheers and hysterical screams, which were even suppressed.

The smell of blood filled the air.

"哕~"

In the outer area of ​​the execution place, some people who couldn't bear it kept vomiting. The scene was too bloody. It was the first time they saw this and they couldn't bear it.

"Dad, let's go."

A young man supported the old man and said with a worried look on his face: "You are not suitable for staying outside, let alone in such a dirty place. Don't be contaminated by evil spirits..."

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

The old man, who was spitting out acidic water, had red eyes and glared at the young man, "After all these years, I can finally see these corrupt officials being killed, skinned and stuffed with straw. I will die. I can see this with my own eyes. How can I?" Damn it’s worth it!”

When Lu Xiangsheng was walking forward, he heard what the old man said and looked at the trembling old man, and his mood was very complicated. This seemed to be different from the capital he thought.

Isn’t the capital the capital of the Ming Dynasty?

Why are there so many corrupt officials?
Isn’t the capital the capital of the Ming Dynasty?

Why is there so much resentment?
The worldly affairs described in the sages' books he read seemed not to be like this. Why...

But after thinking about it, Lu Xiangsheng was attracted by one place.

"Open your eyes and watch carefully!"

In one of the stands, a member of the Royal Guards shouted: "According to the emperor's decree, after watching this execution, all the students in the Imperial College thought carefully about it. They were once students who read poetry and books, and they also thought about it. If you want to help the country, why do you pass the imperial examination and become an official, but then forget about them all?"

"You are all students of the Imperial College. You will also take part in the imperial examination in the future. If you are named on the gold list, you will also enter the official career. Will you, like them, forget your former ideals and beliefs?"

Most of the scholars in the stands were trembling, and they did not dare to look at the cruel scene, but the hysterical roars echoed in their ears. At this moment, Lu Xiangsheng was stunned, although he did not know what happened. What's the matter, but he is a little curious about what life will be like after going to the Imperial College to study...

(End of this chapter)