The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 129 He has the good qualities of Long Yang
For this execution, the execution ground was specially set up in the inner city, and it was also specially chosen on Dongjiaolou Street.

Business here is prosperous, and most of Kaifeng's chambers of commerce are located nearby.

Killing the president of the Caobang Chamber of Commerce in front of these chambers of commerce will have a shocking effect!
In order to prevent some people from being confused, the Ministry of Punishment even specially arranged for yamen to carry out the propaganda work by beating gongs and drums: "Caobang Chamber of Commerce, self-proclaimed and for four years, intimidated merchants, forged contracts, bullied the market, and intercepted the imperial commercial tax..."

Some people are smart and understand what is going on as soon as they hear it.

Some people who are not very smart even ask their advisors: "How did you intercept the imperial business tax?"

“Let’s collect [-]% profit from the merchant first.”

"What does collecting merchants have to do with the imperial business tax?"

"Hey, let me tell you, how do you do business with your brain? If the Cao Gang took away the [-]% profit, the court would naturally not be able to keep it. Isn't this cutting off the court's financial path?"

"Hey, this is snatching food from the tiger's mouth. I won't complain if I die. But then again, don't our restaurant guild also distribute profits every month?"

Most of the merchants were watching the excitement and the discussion was lively. Some of the big bosses at the docks of the Chamber of Commerce were filled with sadness and sadness.

The Cao Gang plays this way, and other chambers of commerce also play this way. Now that the president of the Cao Gang guild has been cut off, it might be his turn one day.

"If you just intercepted the imperial business tax, it was indeed unintentional. You only need to return the stolen goods to the imperial court in time, and forget it. The biggest crime of this thief is that he forged the imperial edict, and his crime is inexcusable!"

After listening to the explanation of Minister Qi of the Ministry of Justice, these chamber of commerce bosses were relieved, and they all muttered to each other: "We are different from the Caobang. We really didn't expect that this would cut off the imperial business tax. It was indeed unintentional. In short, as long as the profits collected from merchants over the years are refunded, the big problem can be reduced to a small matter, right?"

"Shilang Qi said, let's seize the time to take stock and return the profits collected over the years as early as possible, hey!"

Cao Yanchang, who was being held on the execution platform, was furious and had already greeted all eighteen generations of Gao Qiu's ancestors in his heart.

The Emperor's handwriting was given to him by Gao Qiu, and he said that as long as he took out the handwriting, he would be safe!
"Gao Qiu, Gao Qiu, how could I believe your nonsense! Even if I, Cao Yanchang, become a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Seeing that three o'clock at noon was approaching, Qi Wei returned to the prison and beheading platform, looking serious and sitting upright.

The sun in early summer is hot and the cicadas are noisy.

When the moment was right, Qi Wei stood up, walked to Cao Yanchang's side, lowered his head and asked, "Is there any family member who will collect the body?"

Cao Yanchang snorted: "Ask my son Gao Qiu to collect his father's body!"

Qi Wei was stunned for a moment, and shouted sternly: "Don't talk nonsense when you are about to die! I will treat you as a nobody and no one will collect the body. Do you need to leave a name on the tombstone?"

"Dad Cao Yanchang, my son Gao Qiu Ke!"

Cao Yanchang laughed loudly, and as he spoke, he hated Gao Qiu to the core.

Qi Wei was helpless and turned to the clerk beside him who was responsible for recording: "No one is collecting the body, so a monument needs to be erected!"

Before execution in the Song Dynasty, people would ask if the criminal had no family to collect the body and bury it. If there was no family to collect the body, the government would be responsible for the burial. During the burial, a stele should be engraved according to the criminal's last wish.

It belongs to the earliest humanitarian care.

After asking everything, Qi Wei returned to the prison and beheading platform, pinched the magic sign and threw it out: "Behead!"

The magic sign drew an arc in the air. Before it hit the ground, someone in the crowd suddenly heard shouting: "Save someone under the knife."

Amid the shouts, a ball also flew towards the execution platform, knocking away the fortune-tucks in the air.

The executioner didn't see the fortune-telling falling in front of him, so he froze on the spot with his butcher knife, not knowing whether he should chop it off or not.

Shilang Qi took a closer look and saw Gao Qiu in the crowd holding his knees and breathing heavily: "Knife... keep people... keep people!"

Cao Yanchang, who had closed his eyes and waited for death, opened his eyes at this time, looked at Gao Qiu in the crowd and cursed: "Son, are you here to collect the bodies of your father and me?" Gao Qiu ignored him and straightened up. He ran up to the execution platform and said, "Shilang Qi, I'll behead you later. I'll behead you later."

Qi Wei was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a moment, then asked quietly: "Is there any intention from the official family?"

Gao Qiu waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not an official family, it's..."

"How presumptuous!" Qi Wei didn't wait for Gao Qiu to finish and scolded sternly: "Captain Gao, do you know that blocking the punishment is a serious crime of treason? It's okay for you to leave quickly. If you don't obey, I will punish you." !”

After saying this, he waved and rushed towards two officials from the Ministry of Justice, who stepped forward to help Gao Qiu away.

Gao Qiu took a look and realized that he couldn't beat him, so he couldn't walk away either.

With gritted teeth and heart, he immediately made a sideways Cuju movement, and with a smooth flow, he dodged the two government officials, rushed to Cao Yanchang's side, and immediately fell on Cao Yanchang: "Can't kill, can't kill!"

Such rogue behavior made the onlookers laugh.

The execution ground is so solemn, how can it be so serious?

Qi Wei said angrily: "Someone, pull Gao Qiu away!"

A group of government officials rushed forward. Some broke Gao Qiu's wrists, some pulled Gao Qiu's feet, and some tried to lift Gao Qiu up by his collar.

But Gao Qiu was holding Cao Yanchang tightly with all his strength at this time, how could he pull away easily.

Cao Yanchang was completely stunned. He was hugged by Gao Qiu and was so choked that he couldn't breathe: "Captain Gao... I understand... you... let go... let go."

Gao Qiu gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I won't let you go! As long as I'm here, you can't die!"

When Qi Wei saw this, he became even more furious. This was not only a provocation to the laws of the Song Dynasty, but also a slap in the face of him, the Minister of Justice: "Serve me with a stick!"

Upon hearing this, the yamen officer rushed over with his killing stick and smashed Gao Qiu's buttocks.

Gao Qiu screamed with each blow, but his hand holding Cao Yanchang did not loosen at all.

Soon, blood seeped out of his clothes.

The government officials on the side did not dare to continue to exert their strength. Although Gao Qiu fell out of favor and lost all his official positions, he only retained the honorary title of Taiwei. But even though there were as many Taiwei as dogs in Kaifeng City, he was still a Taiwei after all. They have much more status than these government servants.

Besides, the Supreme Emperor is still alive. No matter what, Gao Qiu has been following the Supreme Emperor for decades.

This is really going to kill me...

Qi Wei seemed to have thought of this, and waved to the government officials to signal them to stop. He walked to Gao Qiu and squatted down: "Lieutenant Gao, why are you doing this?"

Gao Qiu gasped and smiled sadly: "Today I... I... I, Gao Qiu, don't die, so don't even think about... don't think about killing Cao Yanchang!"

Just now, Cao Yanchang wished he could turn into a ghost and strangle Gao Qiu to death. At this moment, Cao Yanchang had tears in his eyes and choked up and said: "Captain Gao, Brother Gao, let go. I, Cao Yanchang, will repay your love in the next life!"

This scene is so moving.

A wise man in the crowd suddenly said, "I finally understand why Gao Qiu has no heirs after all these years."

"Ah? Why?"

"Can't you still see it? He is as good as Long Yang!"

(End of this chapter)