[75] Zhao Yan falls into a dream

Three days later, in court, Yaodao Zhiyanzi was escorted to the court.Master Bao asked sharply: "Zhi Yanzi, as a practitioner, why are you so cruel? Why do you drive the python to steal babies for you? What purpose do you want to achieve? Tell the truth and don't lie."

That Zhiyanzi knew that there was no escape, so he could only explain in detail the process of committing the crime and the purpose of such actions.It turns out that Zhiyanzi was just an ordinary wandering Taoist priest, but he inherited a unique skill from his ancestors: domesticating pythons.The snakes he trained are very well-behaved, and he also relies on this skill to drive snakes and steal from time to time, so although his Taoism cultivation is limited, his life is very nourishing.

Two years ago, Zhi Yanzi passed by Jinling Mansion, just in time for a big fair.In a second-hand bookstore, he found a treasure—an ancient book that recorded the ancient alchemist's practice of the secret art of longevity.

It is this ancient book that records insidious magic in the eyes of ordinary people that makes Zhi Yanzi obsessed.The book records a frenzied longevity spell, guided by the living hearts of 49 infants, it goes through seven stages, each of 49 days, the first six stages need five human hearts and fifteen herbs for 49 days to complete. One pill, the final stage requires nineteen human hearts and 25 flavors of medicinal materials, and the previous six pills are put into the furnace and tempered for 49 days on the day of Yuesha.

Zhi Yanzi firmly believed in this book.With the skill of taming snakes, Zhiyanzi has a lot of money. After preparing the alchemy utensils and the required medicinal materials, he has a worry, where does he get this kind of heart?Seeing the big snake swimming around, the old Taoist thought about it.How to prevent the snake from stealing?He spent more than half a year taming the snake.It wasn't until the two snakes were able to successfully steal a child that they began to formally implement the plan.

He committed crimes all the way from Jinling to Luoyang. He was almost discovered in Luoyang for the last time, and then fled to the vicinity of Kaifeng.Kaifeng is the capital of Kyoto, with a dense population. Old Taoists steal from outside the city, and the stolen children are raised in ruined temples to wait for the evil moon.

Give the children some rice cereal every day, and if they survive to death, the children will become the food in the belly of the giant python.More and more children are lost, and the people and the government are becoming more and more vigilant.Zhiyan Laodao remembered the saying that Da Yin lives in the city.He simply hired a woman to take care of the child, drugged the woman, and would only obey his arrangement to feed the child and would not do anything.And he swaggered into the city of Kaifeng, stealing children while doing things for others, and no one saw the clue.

One day when he was walking in the market, he accidentally heard that Nanxia Zhanzhao had twins, so he made a plan.Hearing that Zhan Zhao went out on business was no longer even more daring, so he went to Mu Yan's place after making some plans, and stayed there smoothly.Later, he used the birth of the snake demon as an excuse to transfer the tiger away from the mountain and successfully stole two children to make up enough.Waiting for the completion of the sixth and seventh stages, who knows that the final success will fall short.

Hearing his eloquence in the hall, Bao Zheng yelled angrily: "Boldly speaking, as a monk, I don't know how to take compassion as the foundation. How can you be so mad and kill these people for your own selfish desires?"

"This case is unusual, and the government will present it to the government in person, and then we will discuss the punishment." Mr. Bao signaled the yamen servants to take him back to the prison.

After leaving the hall, Mr. Bao changed clothes and entered the palace. The officials were furious when they heard of the case.Order Bao Zheng to sentence Zhiyanzi Lingchi, and warn future generations with common people's grievances.

"Lingchi" is commonly known as "a thousand cuts into pieces", which is the cruelest punishment in the death penalty.The execution method is to cut the prisoner piecemeal and make him die in extreme pain.The executioner first cuts a piece of meat from the large front muscle of the prisoner and throws it into the sky. This is called "sacrificing meat to heaven"; the second cut is called "blindfold".Then cut five hundred and eight knives less, and three thousand five hundred knives more.Until the end of the execution, he was cut into bones.

Renzong has always been lenient and caring for the people, and he has never killed and severely punished. This time he was really angry.Not only was the Ling Chi ordered, but the corpse was exposed and thrown into the wilderness for three days.Bao Zheng was ordered to go back to the government office to arrange the execution.

Three days later, Song Dynasty was the first prisoner dragged to the execution ground by Ling Chi.I saw him wearing prison clothes, his eyes were dull, and he was wailing when he was hung on the rack.The executioner stepped forward to carry out the execution with a knife, one knife, two knife, three knife, every knife saw the flesh.Zhiyan's demonic wailing spread all over the execution ground, but no one sympathized with him.

The punishment lasted from morning to night, and Zhiyan also changed from flesh and blood to white bones. In the end, only the heart was still beating weakly, and the person had no voice.

"Five hundred and eight knives", following the executioner's report, Yaodao ended his life.His flesh and blood were snatched by hawks and dogs, and they were all divided up.

Three days after the corpse was exposed, a broken mat was still in the field outside the city.

During the night curfew, three steeds squeezed into the city gate that was about to be closed, riding the stars, and the person on the leading horse was Zhan Zhao with a face full of anxiety.