[Rebirth] Emperor Yonggao Ji

Liu Fu didn't really want to teach, and Wang Sheng didn't really want to learn. In addition, Wang Sheng didn't know anything about chess. Under his teaching, he only knew how to mess around on the chessboard. Liu Fu felt dull.But he said before that he would play three rounds, and now he can only bite the bullet and continue playing because of the face he just regained.Gradually, Liu Fu couldn't sit still anymore, but seeing Wang Sheng kept looking down at the chessboard, as if he seemed to be quite patient, he couldn't help feeling sore all over his body. A pit, but I fell into it and couldn't get out for a long time.

"Your Majesty, isn't there a winner in this round?" Wang Sheng asked suddenly.

Liu Fu was taken aback for a moment, then understood, and hurriedly said: "It's a deal, I've won."

Wang Sheng asked again: "Your Majesty has already won two rounds, so it doesn't matter what the result of the third round is. Your minister has already lost, so will Your Majesty continue?"

Liu Fu pondered for a moment, then rolled the chess piece away, borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said reluctantly: "Well... Jing Huan is still ill, so it really shouldn't be wasting effort on this kind of thing, the third game Let's not go down, you should rest early, I will go back."

"Your Majesty." Wang Sheng was about to get up to send Liu Fu out of the palace when he saw Liu Fu's guard Li Qi come to report, "Mrs. Xiaolun knows you are outside and is currently blocking the gate of the palace."

Liu Fu stood up and stretched his legs. He was not surprised when he heard this, and sneered, "Is she not alone?"

Li Qi nodded, with a strange look on his face, "Go back to the king, my subordinates checked it out, and there are 26 people, all of whom are clan relatives, crying together at the gate of the palace."

"Again!" Liu Fu lowered his face and said bitterly, "If you don't kill Liu De, these people think they can ride on my head!"

"Your Majesty, do you want your subordinates to send someone to drive them away?"

"No need!" Liu Fu pushed the chess pieces away with a wave of his sleeve, grabbed another handful in his hand, and looked carefully at the candlelight, "They don't think it's embarrassing, so they can cry until noon tomorrow. Prepare food for them, drink some water when their throats are dry, and eat something when they are hungry after crying, let them know that my heart is still for the clan, and save them from having no energy tomorrow. Tomorrow, they will be below the prime minister, unless there is a special situation, otherwise no one can be absent.”

Li Qi slandered, what was this about? For those elderly people in the clan, seeing the food that Liu Fu prepared for them to make them cry, it would be good if they didn't take their breath away on the spot.He paused for a moment, then asked again: "They are blocking the Zichen Gate, how does Your Majesty plan to return to the palace? Do you want to go through the Xuanwu Gate?"

Liu Fu threw the chess piece away, and sat casually on Wang Sheng's bed, "How can I sneak through the back door when I return to my own home? I won't be returning today, I'll just stay here."

Wang Sheng, who had never spoken all this time, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, my humble house—"

Liu Fu raised his hand to interrupt him, "Jing Huan, don't be modest, your prime minister's mansion is the best house in Chang'an City, I chose it by myself at that time. I only live for one day, Jing Huan won't be reluctant, right?"

What else could Wang Sheng say, so he had to call the steward to sweep out a room for Liu Fu to live in.Liu Fu waved the manager and Li Qi down, and asked Wang Sheng in a low voice, "Jing Huan, I plan to execute all six people involved in this case together tomorrow, what do you think?"

Wang Sheng said without hesitation: "I am going to explain this matter to the king. The assassin is not counted. The other six people in this case are not the same. Please dismantle it for the king. One is Haiqihou Liu De, who is a child of the royal family. If you openly break the law, you can purge the clan if you kill it, so as to imitate others. The second is to guard the left and right, ignore the military orders, and use the old sentiments to flirt with the soldiers. The third is Liu Zhu and Li San, gathering the villagers to trespass in the forbidden area, and killing them can clarify the country's law and clean up the people. The king must want to kill people in the market, so he should know who he is killing for."

Liu Fu got up, stood with his hands behind his back, thought for a while and said, "Well, the reason for killing these six people is not to see blood, there will be many spectators tomorrow...I have to think about it."

"Killing people tomorrow is nothing more than showing two kinds of people, one is the common people, and the other is hundreds of officials. If the king distinguishes between these two, tomorrow will be easy."

"People, people..." Liu Fu muttered a few words, and suddenly said, "Liu Zhu and Li San died unjustly."

"Your Majesty," Wang Sheng said in a deep voice, "Since there are national laws, there will be no grievances."

Liu Fu was silent for a moment, then sneered and said in a low voice, "Yes."

"It's getting late, Jing Huan should rest early." Liu Fu said suddenly. After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wang Sheng to answer, he blew out the candle by himself, opened the door in the dark, and was about to go out when he suddenly heard Wang Sheng say from behind. "Your Majesty... I haven't washed yet." Liu Fu paused, pretending not to hear, and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him.

On the second day, Xiangfu had chestnut cakes for breakfast. Liu Fu only went to bed at night when he was thinking about things, but he woke up early in the morning with a good appetite. A plate of chestnut cakes saved Wang Sheng a piece.He had someone serve him to put on the court clothes he brought from the palace, took off the splint on his left arm, stretched his arm a bit, took a car with Wang Sheng, and went to the market where he was beheaded.

Chang'an market.

"Sell dates! Sweet and crispy red dates!"

"Oh, you're still selling it! A platform was set up at Dongtou, and they said they wanted to kill Hai Qihou!"

"Really? Then I have to go and have a look. I heard people say that Marquis Hai Qi is a relative of the king, amazing! Amazing!" The old jujube seller with a cloth scarf wrapped around his head carried the pole on his shoulders He lifted it up, stopped yelling, and rushed to the east end of the market along the flow of people.

Wang Sheng had previously ordered people to spread the news of today's execution of prisoners to the common people. When the common people heard about Yang Jiu's family, they already hated Liu De to the bone. The old and the young came here one after another to see with their own eyes how the "white-fronted tiger" that harmed Chang'an died. Therefore, as soon as the time passed, the execution platform was erected, and it was surrounded by the people.The officials arrived late and could not stand on the periphery, so they had to rely on soldiers to clear the way to squeeze to the front.

When Liu Fu arrived here, all the officials had already arrived, and the common people did not know how many people had come. It was difficult for them to ascend to the high platform.Wang Sheng ordered the sergeants to create a path between the common people. Liu Fu, dressed in a crown uniform and with a long sword in his hand, walked forward unimpeded all the way, making the pearls jingle.Wang Sheng was dressed in dark purple court clothes, with a jade belt hanging from his waist and a gold hook. He walked a step behind, seeing the bead on Liu Fu's head shaking, and reminded him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, walk slowly." After saying it several times, Liu Fu had no choice but to slow down and climb onto the platform steadily.

"It's noon, take the prisoner." Zhang Qing said loudly.

Six prison carts were already waiting at the side. Liu De and the others were brought to the execution platform one by one, armed with three weapons and wooden boards inserted into their vests, with their names and crimes written on them.

"Take the Wu Zhou from the left guard and the horse from the right guard! Make sure you are upright." After Zhang Qing checked himself, he turned to Liu Fu and said, "Your Majesty, these are the two."

"Cut." Liu Fu ordered.

Zhang Qing said in a loud voice: "The left guard Wu Zhou, the right guard Ma He, privately dispatched 5000 troops to surround Ganquan Palace, the forbidden place of the royal family, and be executed for the crime of treason!"

The two executioners on the left and right removed the boards behind the two of them respectively, pressed their heads on the stakes, and then raised their knives.

"Okay!" The two knives fell together, and there were several cheers from the people.These applauding people didn't know who was executed, and the rebellion had nothing to do with them, but they were happy when they saw the excitement—whether it was watching operas, listening to music or killing people.Every time no matter who the imperial court executes in the market, some of the onlookers will applaud loudly, and this time is no exception.

"Take Liu De, Marquis of Haiqi, and Liu Ling, Marquis of Haixin. Verify your integrity."

Liu Fu pointed at them and interrupted: "There's no need to test, it's just these two."

When the surrounding people heard the word "Marquis of Haiqi", they became agitated. Seeing that two more people were brought up to the high platform, they both stretched their necks to watch. They shouted and cursed, hoping that the people on the high platform could hear them. , but the voices were so mixed that even I couldn't hear what I was shouting.

Liu Ling was pushed down to kneel on the ground, turned around and cursed at Liu Fu: "Liu Fu! You ungrateful white-eyed wolf! How did I treat you before? Ah? You—" Liu Fu had expected this a long time ago. Raising his hand, Li Qi stood up from behind him, pulled Liu Ling's hair to raise his head, and cut open his trachea with a dagger.He intentionally avoided the blood vessels in the side neck, so Liu Ling couldn't die immediately, but he couldn't speak, and even his breathing turned into a hissing sound.He stiffened his neck, panting with some difficulty, his red eyes fixed on Liu Fu.

Liu Fu looked away, pretending not to see, and asked, "Where is Xiaolun?"

Mrs. Li was helped up, and after a few days of absence, her hair was already half white, and she looked like a stiff puppet except for the constant tears in her eyes.She waved away the supporter, knelt down in front of Liu De, and wanted to reach out to hug him, but he was wearing shackles, and the crossbar on his hand was sticking out high, not allowing her to get close at all.Liu De had been in a daze, kneeling on the ground without saying a word, but when he saw Mrs. Li, two lines of tears rolled down his face before he could speak. "Mother!" He cried, and kept bumping into Li Shi's arms while crying, as if he had turned back into a newborn baby, trying to curl himself into his mother's arms.Li couldn't speak except crying, she could only hold his head against her chest, and stroked the hair on the back of his head one by one. "Mother, the child is not filial..." Liu De sobbed.Li put his head against his face, inserted his trembling fingers into his hair, closed his eyes tightly, shook his head and only shed tears.

"It's time, take her down." Liu Fu's face flashed with emotion, and then he returned to his expressionless expression.When Li heard the words, she suddenly said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, can you allow my son to drink poisonous wine first, so as to avoid the pain of cutting flesh and blood with knives?"

Liu Fu looked at the crowds of people in the audience, and when he was ruthless, he would be ruthless to the end, and said in a flat tone: "No."

Li was discouraged all of a sudden, fell to the ground crying, and was carried away by the soldiers.

Liu Fu waved Zhang Qing back, stood in front of the high platform, pushed aside the hanging curtains in front of him, and said loudly to the people below: "Fathers and folks in Chang'an City! The person on the left of this king is Hai Qihou Liu De, he is the brother of this king. We grew up together. This king treats him just like you treat your brothers and sisters! But he killed someone and broke the law, so this king wants to kill him today! He was supposed to be beheaded at the gate of the court, but this king brought him to this market just to let the fathers and villagers see it! Let you all see it! In my Dayong, no matter who it is, whether it is an official The master is still an official young master, even if this king breaks the law, he will never forgive him lightly! He must be dealt with according to the law! If there is another incident about Yang Jiu in the future, you don’t have to worry about it, just report it, and this king will decide for you! Kill.”

The two knives fell again, and deafening cheers erupted from the crowd. The common people shouted "Long Live", the Li family passed out, all the officials stood solemnly, and the Liu family's face was ashamed.

When the voices of the people died down a little, Zhang Qing said, "Take Liu Zhu and Li San. Make sure you are upright."

"Old Liu... Zhuzi!" Liu Zhu had just knelt down when a woman's cry came from below.Liu Fu turned his head and asked Zhang Qing, "Is this Liu Zhu's wife? Let her come up."

A woman kept struggling, trying to push the soldier away, but she was firmly blocked behind. After Zhang Qing gave the order, the soldier gave her a way, and she pounced on her, climbing up with hands and feet. high tower.

When Liu Zhu saw Fa's wife, he didn't speak, but first laughed a few times.He didn't know why he would laugh before he was about to die, but when he was about to die, in the extreme hopelessness, he felt a helpless sense of humor, which made him look at his wife's tearful face and only wanted to laugh , as if feeling extremely relaxed.In the past few days in prison, he was in fear every day, both desperate and lucky, but he was relieved when he went to the guillotine today, as if there was nothing to fear, and he seemed to be dead, and he was indifferent to everything.

The two of them stared at each other silently for a while, before Liu Zhu said, "Is our rice ripe?"

The wife nodded with tears, "It's all done."

"It's ready," Liu Zhu said, "It's ready." He repeated it several times, and then he was speechless.

On the other side, Li San was kneeling upright with his hands tied, and looked at the crowd with his head straight.He has been a bachelor all his life, and he has nothing to worry about until he dies. He is very neat, but no one sees him off. He searched in the crowd, his eyes turned several times, and his back gradually bent over strange faces. down.

He was thinking, why didn't any of his fellow villagers come?

His gaze swept over a child, who met his gaze, blinked twice, then pointed to him and said to the side: "Mom! Look, this person is looking at me!" The woman hurriedly covered her eyes. Close his eyes and don't let him see.The child's sight was blocked, and he writhed in dissatisfaction. Li San quickly lowered his eyes, then slowly lowered his head, and never looked up again.

Liu Fu saw that the time was almost up, so he ordered Liu Zhu's wife to be taken down. Seeing his wife getting farther and farther away, Liu Zhu seemed to realize that he was not dead yet, and seemed to come back to life suddenly, and finally cried out.He struggled desperately, but was held firmly by someone, unable to move at all. He could only grit his teeth, stare at his wife for a moment with his red eyes, which seemed to be opened. There was a hole, and water kept dripping from it.

Liu Fu cleared his throat, and said loudly to the audience: "Folks, you all know that Yang Jiu was killed, but do you know that all five members of his family were killed in battle! Brothers die for brothers, sons die for brothers." Father died, they are all good men of my Dayong, even if they didn't die on the battlefield, they are also heroes of my Dayong! There are also Liu Zhu and Li San! Surrounded the Ganquan Palace. This king can understand them. This king likes such bloody men the most! They broke the law and are going to die now. This king is really reluctant! This king is reluctant! But! The law of the country is like a mountain. No matter how reluctant this king is, he has no choice but to kill them! This king ascends to the supreme position in his own body, and is the father of millions of people in Dayong. Even if a people dies, this king is like a brother , heart bleeding..." Liu Fu stopped suddenly when he said this, raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and after a while, he continued with red eyes: "This king wants to build an ancestral hall for the three brothers. In the village, sacrifices are held at four o'clock. Let the people of the country from now on remember their loyalty, remember the pain in this king's heart, and also remember that the country's law is like a mountain! The emperor and the land, we can all learn from each other!"

The tears of the superior are always highly contagious.The people sighed one after another, and some people were moved by Liu Fu's tears, even though they didn't understand why they were crying, they also shed tears.Once someone started to cry first, grief quickly spread through the crowd like a plague, and finally some people started to cry, as if those kneeling on the stage were their close relatives, or they were crying for Liu Fu or for themselves. Impressed.There were tears in people's eyes, and someone said with emotion: "Your Majesty didn't cry when he killed his brother, but he cried for our people. His Majesty really has us in his heart!"

Standing on the edge of the civil servants, Kuai Mao twitched the corner of his mouth slightly when he heard this sentence, as if smiling.He has nothing to do with this matter, and because of this, he can see clearly from the sidelines.The sequence of killing today, Liu Fu's two paragraphs, and the tears that fell involuntarily when he talked about the emotion, all of them are the result of careful calculation.

What a king who loves the people like a son and enforces the law like a mountain!

Since ancient times, the benevolent king has never distinguished the truth from the false, and has no need to distinguish the true from the false.He watched Liu Fu standing on the high platform, waving his arms emotionally, and the pendant on the top of his head was swinging chaotically. It was obviously not in accordance with the etiquette system, but it did not make people feel frivolous and impolite.This high-raised face is young but not immature, the eyebrows are like raised swords, and when they are slightly furrowed, they suddenly become powerful, making people unforgettable after just one glance.Before today, he never thought that under such a light and sharp face, he could have such deep thoughts.Liu Fu is a born king. In him, bravery and resourcefulness, kindness and cruelty, frankness and deepness are contradictoryly integrated into one body. Such a person will never shrink back into Guanzhong, a small state of Wei, It's not enough to calm down, he should put his horse in the Central Plains, and travel thousands of miles.And his own ambitions will also be realized in this person.

"cut!"

Liu Fu turned his back and closed his eyes impatiently.Behind him, Liu Zhu and Li San rested their heads on the stake, Liu Zhu was still crying, but Li San remained expressionless.

When he closed his eyes, he was still thinking, why didn't any of his fellow villagers come?

Didn't he save them?

The blood from the neck rose high and splashed on the high platform, and some even fell on the ground far away. The bright red wounds bloomed in the compacted loess ground, and the red color penetrated into it, as if it had taken root inside.The voices and choking voices of the people gradually quieted down. After shouting long live, they neither felt happy nor moved. Their hearts suddenly became empty, and then there was an invisible and intangible thin Sadness filled his chest a little bit.They looked at the officials in court uniforms, the soldiers with swords and halberds, and the young king who was helped off the stage and was so sad that he couldn't help himself, and they suddenly felt confused.

But after all, they couldn't figure out what they were confused about, so the confusion was quickly forgotten and hidden behind the daily necessities.The six corpses on the high platform were rolled up and taken away, and it didn't take long for the top to become empty.When the play was over, the audience dispersed one after another. They returned to their homes, to the land, and to the market. The streets and streets of Chang'an City soon returned to their former appearance.

Only a ball of bright red blood was left on the ground. The date seller stepped on it, shrugged his shoulders, lifted the pole on it, and yelled loudly:

"Sell dates! Sweet and crispy red dates!"