prison song

【Ancheng Main Street】

This day is the execution day in the execution ground, the streets are extremely clean without exception, losing the original atmosphere of fireworks, deserted like an isolated city.

It was almost noon, and today was a cloudy day rarely seen in summer, with a breezy breeze, and the shop doors were all closed with wooden boards, and people left this place one after another.

I went to the execution ground that had already been set up on the main street of Ancheng, and went to see the shocking scene where my son's head fell to the ground when the general was just canonized.

The main street restrained its own prosperity, removed the symbols of wealth and honor in the past, and built a wooden platform in the vacant space, with hemp ropes as thick as arms braided around it, and then supported by four wooden pillars to form a closed net. The side facing the throne opened its mouth and was surrounded by heavy soldiers.

Its name is to prevent the blood from splashing on the masses, but in fact, everyone knows that this thick net can do anything except help them block dirty things, and one of its functions is to prevent robbery of the magic field.

The execution place in the middle is painted with a layer of white, so that everyone can clearly see the blood stained the ground.

This is the first time in the history of Chu State that this kind of severe punishment has been used, or in other words, it is the first time that the masses have seen it.

After all, Ancheng has always been safe.

It was almost time, an old eunuch walked out from behind the throne, his eyes were covered with countless lines, his eyes were half covered, he looked at these curious people from above, and showed a contemptuous smile , but quickly put it away and said: "The emperor is here, the prince is here, and the idlers avoid it."

"Mother, isn't he a man? His voice is as sharp as a needle." The child standing beside the woman asked.

Tong Yan Wuji's voice is always harsh, and he can be recognized immediately in any noisy environment.

The eunuch's decree wrinkles wrinkled, and he didn't look this way.The woman's face turned pale with fright, so she could only purse her lips and look down involuntarily.

Only two men dressed as eunuchs came over, quickly grabbed the little boy, lifted them up, and lifted them over the heads of everyone. Everyone saw the child at a glance, and his eyes were full of fear.

The eunuch took out the knife, raised the boy's tender fleshy hand, and brought the knife close to his left hand. The boy immediately clenched his fists nervously and closed his eyes tightly.

"If you don't obey me again, your whole hand will be chopped off," said the eunuch.

Hearing this, the boy was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he unconsciously let go of his hand. When the eunuch saw it, he almost let go, and ran across the boy's finger with a knife.

"It's not over yet."

The eunuch smiled crookedly, held up the knife and slashed at the child's finger again, with such force that the boy's hand was bloody.He felt unbearable pain slowly coming, and began to scream uncontrollably.

"hiss."

The crowd did not dare to speak up and respond when they saw it, so they had to bow their heads like the mother of the child.

"Hurry up, my hands are going to be sore." The eunuch who raised the child shouted angrily.

After the eunuch laughed, he sped up the speed of the knife, and at this point he heard the "clack" sound of the bone being cut.Finally, seeing that the time was too late, the eunuch exerted all his strength and straightened the boy's one finger, just like a butcher chopping off the flesh and bones, with a knife down.

The fingers snapped off in an instant, and the boy had no strength to cry, and passed out, with countless tears on his face.

The eunuch was still panting, shaking the severed finger in his hand and said to the eunuch who was lifting the child: "This child's bones are very hard, but I'm exhausted to death."

The eunuch seemed to have seen something, and suddenly panicked, he threw the child on the ground and knelt down.

The crowd also knelt on the ground one after another, and saw a man standing on the throne over there. He was wearing an imperial costume, looking at this side, with a pair of murderous eyes hidden under his thick eyebrows.

The eunuch panicked and quickly knelt on the ground, trying to blend himself into the crowd.

"Bring it up." King Chu said.

Soon the guard standing next to him came over and picked up the eunuch with cold guns and transported it to the front.

"Why do you want to hurt my people, father-in-law?" King Chu turned to look at the old eunuch, his eyes full of hostility.

"Your majesty, this child should be punished for disrupting official duties." The old eunuch replied.

"This is the first time the people have seen such a severe punishment, so there must be some incompleteness." The King of Chu stood in front of the imperial chair and waited for an explanation. A sedan chair was brought in beside him, and a figure was faintly seen sitting in it.

"Your Majesty, no matter how many times this is, it won't work, according to the regulations..."

"Then you can be the emperor." King Chu said suddenly.

The old eunuch immediately knelt on the ground and said hypocritically: "The emperor is right, as punishment, let the child's mother also cut off the little eunuch's fingers."

"Not only him, but you too." King Chu said.

"...The servant obeys the order." The old eunuch replied, before he could react, his lips were trembling. Since the new master took office for a few years, he was considered calm and peaceful. He thought it would be oppressive, but he didn't expect it to happen this kind of thing.

Soon the two spearmen took the old eunuch down, and the king of Chu had no time to take care of him, so he stood up and said, "Everyone, get up, this time the public execution is to let everyone know that everything will be punished." There is a reward." The King of Chu paused, saw everyone below, and continued.

"It is true that Chu is a great country, and it will never be wronged or wrongly sentenced. Therefore, this time, it is not just for you to watch the execution. It is more about keeping your eyes open and presenting all the evidence at the meeting." King Chu said .

The crowd below began to make some noises, which probably meant something.

"I think it's fair..."

"It's so kind of the emperor to avenge that child."

"It's just..."

The king of Chu curled his lips slightly after hearing this, and continued: "Then, bring the prisoner up."

Not far away, the crowd opened an empty road, and the horse dragged the prison cart to move forward slowly. There was a man walking in the front. He was tall and tall, wearing a golden helmet, with a tiger engraved on his chest, and an iron chain on his hand. , come over.

Qin Leyuan didn't show any expression. Qin Huaizhen was standing in the prison car. His clothes had been torn a long time ago, and the exposed flesh was still covered with bloodstains.

His face looked pale, and he was holding on to the wooden posts of the prison cart with both hands.

"Wow, that's the general's son? It looks like he was tortured..."

"Walking in front is the founding general Qin Leyuan, right?"

"They all look good..."

"Are you interested in criminals?"

"No no no... I'm interested in his face..."

"Why did General Qin detain the prisoner himself?" King Chu said with a half-smile, and glanced at the people in the sedan chair beside him from the corner of his eye.

"The dog has a lot of sins and is full of tricks. I am afraid that he will play tricks, so I personally escort him up." Qin Leyuan watched the guards open the prison cart and escort Qin Huaizhen to the wooden platform. Qin Huaizhen was very cooperative and knelt on the wooden platform.

"So that's how it is. It's really troublesome for the general. Let's start quickly. It will be bad if Mr. Qin is really wronged." The King of Chu said intentionally, smiling with his eyes closed.

The face of Liu Menxia, ​​who was standing next to him, changed. What is the matter with the emperor? Today, it is obvious that he is going to be convicted, and he even said some extraneous things.

Liu Su was very nervous, his heart was in his throat, because he wanted to find a chance to express his feelings clearly.

This is also the best way to solve the urgent need.

Everyone on the field had their own thoughts, silently focusing on the work that came up, and the wooden box next to the waiter.

After Wu Zuo finished explaining, he walked towards the wooden platform, ordered someone to untie Qin Huaizhen's rope, and handed him a silver knife. Qin Huaizhen quickly cut his finger, and dark red blood overflowed.

Wu Zuo immediately dripped the blood from the bottle, and everyone outside the thick hemp rope net took a closer look, wanting to see the situation in the bowl.

After a while, Wu Zuo frowned, picked up the bowl calmly, walked to the side of the throne and said to King Chu, "Your Majesty, the two drops of blood did not blend together."

"Oh? So the murderer is not Mr. Qin?" King Chu looked at Qin Leyuan who was expressionless.

Liu Menxia couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have learned this before, the two drops of blood are clearly blended!"

"But that's the truth. Don't you suspect that the official will cheat? This ten-year upright official will cheat?"

Liu Menxia's complexion was a little bad, and he was speechless. It seems that Qin Huaizhen will not die today.

As soon as Liu Su heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, that means that Mr. Qin is not guilty!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" King Chu said with a smile.

Liu Su's face was flushed, and suddenly he felt his stomach churning again, he half-covered his mouth and said embarrassingly, "Your Majesty, in fact, I was also confused that day, but I didn't remember until a few days later. , Young Master Qin has been talking to me...and..."

"And what?"

"I already have the flesh and blood of Mr. Qin...On the night at the tower..."

"what!"

Everyone was in an uproar, especially Liu's family, whose face turned blue and turned pale, and could no longer close their mouths.He didn't know what Liu Su was thinking, but he made such a shameful thing public.

"I already knew that Mr. Qin was innocent, so I wanted to wait until I could prove it. I also asked the emperor to fulfill the wish of all the women of the people, and to marry him." Liu Su blushed hotly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Get up first." King Chu smiled.

"There is still one piece of evidence that has not been presented. Of course, I am also happy to make this marriage for you, but there is still a process that should be done. How about I make this marriage after it is over?" King Chu laughed more and more happily.

After Liu Su heard this, he was very happy. After saluting, he ran to sit next to Liu's door.At this moment, Liu Menxia was speechless and looked at Qin Leyuan fixedly.

Qin Leyuan was also looking at him, with an iron chain wrapped around his hand.

Liu Menxia hurriedly looked away, waiting for the evidence to be opened, it might have been replaced, so he could see how the marshal would excuse his son.

After Wu Zuo explained to the crowd again, the waiter opened the wooden box and picked it up with bare hands.

The clothes were wet and smelly. It was a purple skirt with the word "Qin" crookedly embroidered with gold thread.

Wait, is this a dress?How could this be a skirt? Could it be that Mr. Qin still has a hobby of wearing skirts?Everyone looked at Qin Huaizhen who was staring at the skirt without saying a word.

Now, it's time for the Liu family to panic, he is very familiar with this dress, it is his deceased wife's dress, didn't he take it back to the mansion that day?How could it appear here, and the word Qin was embroidered on the clothes.

Liu Su was also a little dazed. Looking at the dress and then at his father, he suddenly realized something, his eyes widened, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle point.

Impossible, absolutely impossible...

"Oh, why a dress?"

"Your Majesty, it was like this when the evidence was taken back that day, but it has not been opened yet." Wu Zuo said word by word.

"Qin on the top looks like he embroidered in a hurry?"

"Reporting to the emperor, when we were going to the execution ground, we ordered people to take off the clothes of the Qin family for comparison. The clothes are indeed not owned by the Qin family."

"Then it's not Mr. Qin?"

"I dare not speak in vain," Wu Zuo replied.

"Who could it be?" King Chu looked around and saw Liu's family.

"However, I heard that Mrs. Liu, who has passed away, likes purple clothes. This skirt looks expensive." Chu Wang rubbed his chin, and looked at Liu Menxia with malicious intent.

Liu Menxia's eyeballs were trembling, and he grabbed his clothes tightly with both hands.

"Should I send someone to see the hanging coffin of my wife? After all, I can't wrong you under the Liu family for no reason." The king of Chu asked.

"My Majesty, I was murdered by a traitor. It's too late to investigate the evidence..." Liu Menxia said weakly. Liu Su stared at Liu Menxia with disbelief on his face.

No, it won't be like this!

"This is going to be difficult...how about this! You should also try to recognize your relatives with blood?" Chu Wang said.

"Your Majesty, are you doubting me..." Liu Menxia raised his head and asked.

"I suspect everyone."

Liu Menxia was very helpless, and walked to the wooden platform. Qin Huaizhen, who was originally calm, suddenly laughed. His voice sounded a little weak, but it was very clear.

"Tsk, old fox."

Liu Menxia swallowed his saliva, picked up the knife and cut his finger, dripped a drop of blood into the bowl, Wu Zuo also picked up the wooden bottle and quickly dripped a drop.

Slowly, the two drops of blood approached, touched, merged, and became one...

"Merge!" cried one of the crowd.

The King of Chu was also surprised, but he quickly retracted it, showing an unfathomable smile.

"No...impossible..." Liu Menxia's lips turned white.

"Uncle Liu, what are you doing?" King Chu continued to ask.

"It's really not me!" Liu Menxia turned around and shouted. From the corner of his eye, he saw Liu Su sitting on the stool, trembling uncontrollably, his eyes staring at him, full of innumerable resentments.

"Report!"

A guard came and continued talking after finishing his speech.

"My Majesty, the hanging coffin in the back mountain has been inspected, and the purple skirt Madam Liu wore when she was buried has disappeared."

"Go down." King Chu said.

"Uncle Liu, I remember that you said that day that Mrs. Ling and Ms. Ling were carved out of the same mold, and you liked it very much. Now Mrs. Lu's child has also proved to be your blood, you?" Chu Chu Wang raised his eyes and said with a smile, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

"Hey, what does the emperor mean? I just didn't understand..." a passerby asked.

"Today is really a big show. Originally, I just wanted to watch a beheading, but I didn't expect this one. You don't know. What the emperor means is that that night, the daughter of Liu's family saw that it was not Mr. Qin who was talking and laughing with Mrs. Lu. , and it is the Liu family!" The man kept clicking his tongue beside him.

"And Liu Su also said that she was conceived later that night. There were only three people upstairs, two women and one man. How do you think she got pregnant?"

"Oh my god, isn't the child in Liu Su's stomach..."

"It's her father Liu's family!" A passer-by came to the conclusion, and everyone was shocked, looking at Liu Su on the stage.

Liu Su has become stiff, sitting motionless on the stool.

Liu Menxia yelled that it was not good, and was about to run out. The guards hadn't reacted yet, and they were about to chase outside. As a result, Liu Menxia just ran a few feet, and felt his neck sink. When he touched his hands, he found that it was an iron chain. Before he had time to break free, he was dragged back.

The lower half of Liu Men's face was on the ground, his hands were still scratching, his fingernails had long been worn out and looked uneven, and he was exhausted soon, so he had to let his face scratch on the ground in the end.

With a flick of Qin Leyuan's chain, he hooked Liu Menxia. Qin Leyuan exerted great strength, no matter how hard he struggled, it was futile. Finally, he pulled him closer to his feet, grabbed Liu Menxia's collar, and lifted him up. up.

"Master Liu, you are running in such a hurry, where are you rushing to?" King Chu said casually.

"Since you want to die so much, it's better to fulfill you sooner." King Chu raised his hand to signal the guards to tie up Liu Menxia and transport him to the center of the wooden platform. Qin Huaizhen was released from the rope and stood up.

As if ready, a fierce man came up with a knife, the knife smelled of alcohol, Liu Menxia's face had been scratched, and his consciousness was long gone. The fierce man compared it with his neck, Facing it is a knife.

"Don't!!!" Liu Su suddenly stood up and shouted heart-piercingly.

"I almost forgot about you." King Chu said with a smile.

"The child in your womb is not innocent, but you still have the nerve to say it belongs to Mr. Qin, insulting his reputation, what do you think should be the crime?"

Liu Su was still sobbing, and Dou Da's tears kept falling down.

"How about we let Mr. Qin decide? What do you think should be done?"

"It's a trivial matter to ruin your reputation. It's up to you, the emperor." Qin Huaizhen said softly. He doesn't have much strength now, and he doesn't want to care about it anymore, but he noticed the sedan chair next to King Chu.

Isn't that Chu Yuechen?

"Since this is the case, this girl has committed a heinous crime, so she should be dealt with like her father." King Chu said disapprovingly.

Soon Liu Su was also framed. Before she left, she kept staring at Qin Huaizhen's back. He didn't look back, and didn't...

She was taken to the wooden platform, and the fierce man shook off Liu Menxia's head with his hands, and rolled to the side.

Liu Su's head was pressed on the wooden platform, and she smelled a bloody smell, which made her feel nauseous.

The day before, she felt that this feeling would bring her happiness.

Not now, she felt disgusted at the sight of the rolled head.

A few drops of cold water dripped down, and it seemed that what was hanging around his neck was the knife just now.

soon, soon...

With a crisp sound, the passers-by who approached closed their eyes, and when they opened them again, they saw that the fierce man seemed to have missed the cut. Liu Su's head was only cut in half, her eyes were still wide open, and the fierce man slashed at him again. Only then were they all cut off.

"General Qin, now that he has been executed, you can take Mr. Qin back to rest." King Chu said.

"Your Majesty, I think the rebellious son should be sentenced to exile." Qin Leyuan knelt on the ground and said.