From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

The execution ground in the west of Luzhou City was set up, and Xue Huai couldn't wait to ask Zheng Xu for instructions: It was time to carry out the execution.

In order to be foolproof, Zheng Xu told Xue Huai to take precautions and beware of sabotage. Then the governor's office posted a notice that the criminals captured last time at Crouching Tiger Mountain would be executed at the execution ground in the west of the city tomorrow. A list was attached below, and Yang Xingmi's name was clearly on it.

When the news came back to Crouching Tiger Village, Tao Ya couldn't sit still and urged her two brothers to act quickly.

Dai Yougui said to Tian Kai: "We will set off tonight and try to enter the city early tomorrow morning to wait for opportunities."

Then the three of them assigned tasks, and each led a team of people in disguise and set off separately.

You can plant spies in the city, but the government can't plant spies in the cottages?

The scheming Zheng Xu had already kept a secret. As soon as they set off, the news was sent back to Luzhou, and the spy was hidden in their team.

Zheng Xu came to Xue Huai and ordered: "The thieves are going to rob the court tomorrow. You must strengthen your vigilance and make sure the outside is loose and the inside is tight. You must catch all the thieves!"

Xue Huai understood the idea and walked away.

Early the next morning, the city gate opened, and people waiting to enter and exit the city flocked to the city gate. Tian Kai and his party, dressed as a man who went to the city to sell mountain products, sneaked into the city first, while Tao Ya and Dai You followed other city gates. Come in, they agreed to meet in the west of the city.

However, they will not know that their whereabouts have long been grasped by Xue Huai, and everything is under surveillance.

Over at the prison, prisoners were put into prison cars one after another and slowly headed to the execution ground.

Yang Xingmi was in good spirits. He ate and slept in the prison without feeling depressed. The only thing he complained about was that the food in the prison was terrible. Come on, is that food for human beings? Feeding the pigs.

Yang Xingmi felt that he had lost weight in the past few days, and couldn't help but miss the food in Crouching Tiger Village.

The wheels of the prison van slowly rolled over the stone road on the street, which was very bumpy. Both sides of the street were crowded with people watching the excitement. The people in Wohu Village had a good reputation. No one among the people prepared rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves (how expensive are eggs? Yeah, won’t you enjoy it if you keep it to yourself?), but he cast a look of pity and pity, with a sense of seeing a hero sent off along the ten-mile long street.

If his arm hadn't been stuck in the prison car, Yang Xingmi would have really wanted to wave and say, "Fathers and fellow countrymen, young and old men, aunts and wives, I, Yang Xingmi, bid farewell. Twenty years later, I am still a good man, a pure man!"

Maybe there were too many people, so Yang Xingmi didn't notice Tao Ya and others hiding in the crowd. They were already in place.

Tao Yaze saw Yang Xingmi, and he whispered to the two dogs beside him: "Go and inform the military advisor that the brothers are almost at the execution ground, so let them get ready."

The two dogs took the order and hurried away.

While they were talking, the prison van had arrived at the execution ground, and the prisoners were taken out of the prison van one by one and escorted into the execution ground.

I saw that the execution ground was an empty space, with an earthen platform in the middle, and a execution platform behind it. There were a row of seats, and two eye-catching characters were written on the screen behind: execution ground.

On the earthen platform, the executioner in red robes was already ready, holding a ghost-headed knife in his arms, quietly waiting for orders.

Zheng Xu and others entered the scene accompanied by Xue Huai. He walked up to the execution platform and took a seat. He looked around and saw that all the prisoners had arrived. He looked at the time and saw that it was still almost three quarters to noon, so he decided to say a few words.

He walked to the stage and said to the people watching:

"Dear fellow villagers, today the government here is going to publicly execute a group of gangsters. These are the gangsters captured during the siege of Wohu Mountain three days ago. Today, bandits are rampant and they flout the national law. In order to protect the country and the people and eliminate banditry, these gangsters must be severely punished. Loan to deter lawbreakers.”

"Don't be afraid. The government is confident and has the ability to completely eliminate the gangsters in Crouching Tiger Mountain and ensure the safety of Luzhou. This is the promise I, Zheng Xu, make to the villagers."

Xue Huai suddenly stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, the time has come."

Zheng Xu looked at the sun and saw that it had indeed arrived at three quarters noon. He turned back to the case, picked up the token, hesitated for a moment, and handed it to Xue Huai:

"Execution—"

Xue Huai shouted: "The time has come for execution——"

Because Yang Xingmi was the bandit leader, he was treated as one of the first VIPs to use a knife. Two strong men escorted him onto the platform.

The executioner brought him a bowl of farewell wine.

Yang Xingmi, whose throat was about to smoke, quickly took a sip and spurted it out instantly.

"Is your wine watered down? This is too unkind. People who are about to die are not willing to drink a bowl of good wine." Yang Xingmi turned on the complaint mode. The executioner looked confused and wondered whether you would like to drink it. Drink, what are you talking about?

The impatient executioner asked Yang Xingmi to kneel down to receive the knife. Yang Xingmi glared, a man would never die on his knees.

The executioner was offended and would use violence.

Tao Ya in the crowd was anxious, her hand had already grasped the handle of the knife, ready to take action.

At this moment, an angry Yang Xingmi suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted: "Did I, Yang Xingmi, really die here in vain? I don't accept it, I don't accept it!"

This roar attracted Zheng Xu's attention. He called out urgently, stepped forward, looked at Yang Xingmi, and asked:

"Are you Yang Xingmi?"

Yang Xingmi didn't know that he was Zheng Xu, so he replied bluntly: "A man can change his name or surname, but I am Yang Xingmi."

Zheng Xu observed it carefully and sighed: "This state has long heard of your name. They say that you are the most difficult bandit leader to deal with in Crouching Tiger Village. The other bandit leaders only know how to eat meat, drink and wait for death. Only you dare to You took the initiative to rob the government's convoy and violated the law of the country. You should be questioned and executed. Why don't you accept it?"

Yang Xingmi said: "I, Yang Xingmi, have no way to serve the country with passion. Although I have no choice but to die, I have never done anything harmful to nature and have never bullied the people. When I was born in troubled times, I just wanted to have food to eat and survive. This is important. What crime?"

Zheng Xu: "Your appearance is that of wealth and honor in this state. You will have great wealth and a bright future in the future, but why are you willing to degenerate and become a thief? Don't you know that once you are a thief, you will be a thief all your life? Do you want to occupy the mountain all your life? As a king, aren't you afraid that your descendants will be ridiculed by others?"

Zheng Xu went on to say: "I think you are not a treacherous person. I think you must have made this decision out of embarrassment. The imperial court has always cherished talents. As long as you are willing to change your mind and abandon evil and do good, I can give you a chance."

Yang Xingmi stared at Zheng Xu with wide eyes, thinking he was joking.

Zheng Xu: "Why, you don't believe it?"

He approached Yang Xingmi and whispered: "Benzhou knows that your brothers are in the crowd below the stage. As long as I throw out the token, they will definitely rush out to rob the court to save you. But Benzhou has already set up a dragnet in the city. They This is a trap with no way to escape. But this state admires their loyalty and does not want to cause more casualties. I hope you can persuade your brothers to wash their hands after you go back. As long as you sincerely repent and make a new start, this state is willing to accept and resettle you. You, serve the country.”

After speaking, without waiting for Yang Xingmi's reply, Zheng Xu ordered him to be untied, and the other prisoners were also released.

Xue Huai was horrified and ran over to stop him: "Sir, what are you doing! These villains must not be released."

Zheng Xu: "This state has its own arrangements. General Xue doesn't need to worry too much. Just execute it."

"you--"

Xue Huai's face turned green with anger, and he walked away angrily.

Seeing the executioner on the stage untying the prisoners, everyone in the Crouching Tiger Village below was dumbfounded. What kind of song was this?

Why did the military and civilians suddenly become incompatible with each other?

This change in painting style caught people off guard, and almost made them lose their nerves.

Zheng Xu was not joking, he was really letting it go.

As Zheng Xu left, the officers, soldiers and executioners in the execution ground also left one after another, leaving only the confused Yang Xingmi and his brothers in shock.

Tao Ya rushed to the stage and supported Yang Xingmi: "Brother is suffering, Tao Ya is late."

Yang Xingmi patted him on the shoulder: "Good brother, you are so loyal, I understand."