Iron Dynasty

execution ground.

After the announcement of the execution of rebellious people was posted, the place was already overcrowded, and all eyes were full of black heads.

Your Majesty, do you really want to execute Luo Hong?

On the side of the execution ground, Taichung Niu Ben's eyes were full of regret. This was a room specially set up for the execution field to observe the execution process.

Outside the room, Luo Quan was carrying a Han-style rifle with the two of them on his back, and he could not see the expression on his face at this time.

Xiao Ming sighed and said, General Niu, if the soldiers in your army made the same mistake as Luo Hong, what would you do?

Of course it's by beheading! Niu Ben said: The army is afraid of corrupt discipline. If it is handled unfairly, it will do great harm to the army.

What if this person is the person you trust the most?

In the army, there is only military law, there is no difference between close and distant! Niu Ben said loudly.

That's it, the military has military laws, and there are national laws. If the law is violated in the military and is not dealt with seriously, military laws are corrupted. If those who violate national laws cannot be dealt with impartially, they will corrupt the laws of the country. Today, Luo Hong can be extrajudicial. Be kind, other people can also be kind in the future, so what's the use of this national law?

Niu Ben sighed slightly, and he said, What the emperor taught is that the old ministers are confused, and if Luo Hong's treasonous crimes are extrajudicial, the laws of the empire will lose the trust of the people, and the people will no longer trust the law. If you trust, you will no longer trust the court, and the country and the people will no longer be of one mind.”

That's right, this is the reason why I want to kill Luo Hong, if the person in the execution ground is replaced by my son, I will kill him as well, the laws of the country will be like the avenues that naturally run, the avenues collapse, and the land collapses. Cracks, stars fall, everything is annihilated, laws are broken, people are confused, mountains and rivers are broken, and the country will not be a country.

Niu Ben looked at Xiao Ming's cold expression and nodded slowly, he understood that the emperor in front of him was no joke.

The era when the aristocrats of the Great Yu Kingdom could trample the law recklessly seems to be coming to an end. From then on, everyone from the king to the people of Li will live under the constraints of the law.

A commotion suddenly sounded while the two were talking, Niu Ben looked out the window, and the soldiers escorted Cao Kun and his son and the remnants of the Merchant Council to the execution ground.

Traitor!

Traitor!

...

An angry roar erupted from the crowd, Caibangzi and stones were thrown at Cao Kun and his son like rain.

There were two gallows on the execution ground, Cao Kun and Cao Zhengtong were taken below, while the others were taken to a long white wall.

The executioners formed a long line, waiting for the order to be shot.

Dog thief! Niu Ben looked at the two of them, and couldn't help but grit his teeth. After this period of interrogation, they obtained little information.

With their help, both Britain and France have made great progress in basic sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and geography.

Although the students they brought did not master high-precision technology, they had a solid and comprehensive grasp of the knowledge they had learned on weekdays.

Now the West is in the stage of exploration in terms of science, and what they have brought is enough to perfect the Western scientific system.

Although even without these traitors, with the popularization of imperial education, this knowledge will be spread with trade sooner or later, but their behavior of betraying the country is still treason. After all, the West, which has mastered basic science, only needs to digest this knowledge. It's enough to cause him a lot of trouble.

Your Majesty, the prisoners are all here, do you want to execute them? The executioner asked Xiao Ming for instructions.

Execution!

Xiao Ming gave an order decisively. The bronze statues of Cao Kun and Cao Zhengtong's confession have been cast. After the execution of the two, the two bronze statues will be transported to the gate of Qingzhou City. The world despised.

Under the gallows, Cao Kun and Cao Zhengtong swayed like they were suffering from dysentery, and in front of them was a looped hemp rope.

As long as their heads are stuffed in, the wooden boards under their feet will be opened.

I don't want to die, I don't want to die... Cao Zhengtong babbled, but the soldiers waiting for him to be executed put a rope around his neck.

Cao Kun was speechless and let the angry people smash things on him.

I don't want to die... uh...

Cao Zhengtong's babbling quickly turned into the sound of struggling with his throat strangled. At this time, their feet hung in the air and struggled for a while, and the two of them quickly stopped moving.

At the same time, a burst of neat gunshots rang out, and the remnants of the Merchant Council came to the end.

There was a burst of applause in the execution ground. After these rebels died, the people were excited.

The bodies of Cao Kun and his son were dragged down, and then another group of people was brought up. This was the rebellion headed by Ge Yi and Luo Hong.

Seeing Luo Hong, Luo Quan's body moved a little, and he came to the execution position with the other soldiers carrying the rifle.

Niu Ben sighed again, he couldn't bear to look at it, and looked away, and Luo Xin's eyes were slightly red, he had accepted this fact, but even so, the one who was about to die was still his brother.

Luo Hong, you are really confused. Even if you die in battle, it's better than dying here.

At the execution ground, Luo Quan stood behind Luo Hong, looking like he hated iron.

Father, needless to say, it was I who made the Luo family embarrassed. I'm sorry for the Luo family, I'm sorry for the emperor, and I'm more sorry for the brothers who followed me to death. It was I who brought them into the gate of hell. Luo Hong stared directly in front of him. White Wall, after thinking about it all night, he figured out a lot of things.

Ups and downs in officialdom are common, and he is too obsessed with his status.

A slip of a step has become an eternal hatred. It's my father's mistake. You should have come to Qingzhou in the first place. In this way, you are the commander of the Southwest Army. Luo Xin's temperament is gentle, and he will not be as impulsive as you. Luo Quan's hand with the gun trembled a little. Luo Hong is his son, and it was a difficult decision for him to shoot his own son personally.

Father, it's not your fault, I'm just unwilling to admit that I'm not as good as Luo Xin. Watching him step by step, my eldest brother is not good in every way, and my heart is indeed unbalanced. Now that I think about it, I'm really wrong, the emperor didn't let him. It's right for me to be the commander of the military region, let's do it, the child will come to repay his father's favor in the next life.

His voice fell, and suddenly gunshots rang out, and Ge Yi and a group of nobles who were plotting rebellion fell in a pool of blood.

Luo Quan picked up the gun, and while trembling, he pulled the trigger, the gunshot sounded, and Luo Hong's body slowly fell down.

Xiao Ming closed his eyes at the moment of the execution, and now he finally understood how Zhuge Liang was beating Ma Su with tears.

Walking out of the room slowly, Xiao Ming said to Luo Xin: Luo Hong has outstanding military exploits and is the pillar of the empire. I have decided to posthumously call him the commander of the empire.

Thank you, Emperor Long En! Luo Xin bowed in gratitude.

Looking at the sun poking out from the dark clouds in the eastern sky, Xiao Ming stepped out of the execution ground under the protection of the imperial guard.

This rebellion that affected the entire empire is over, and he believes that this shock will definitely make many people in the country see the fact that it is impossible to overthrow the empire during his reign.

In this way, the interior of the empire will be leveled, and he will have more time to lay out the foundation of the empire.

PS: There will be an update tonight, and the update will be made up tomorrow. After the child had blood in the stool the day before yesterday, he developed a low-grade fever yesterday and today, which has been causing trouble. I asked the doctor and said it was a side effect of the vaccine. I retired, and I didn't see blood in the stool. The delayed update snails made up for it in the past few days.