Chapter 18 Tribulation Field
Luling Mansion is a place that was quite famous in the second generation of the Song and Ming dynasties. During the Song and Ming dynasties, there were a large number of people who passed the imperial examination in this place, and they were called "nine Jinshis in one family, top scholars in father and son, top scholars in father and son, second scholars in uncle and nephew, two prime ministers across the river, three top scholars in five miles, nine sons and ten prefects in ten miles, and two ministers in a hundred steps". However, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was no longer famous here.
Especially the wars in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this place was also a battlefield. After a few fierce battles, it fell down.
There are not many people in Luling Mansion now.
The intersection of Luling Mansion is the place where prisoners are usually executed.
Today, the place is surrounded by soldiers and people are not allowed to get closer.
A little outside, a large group of people came to watch the fun.
"I heard that there is no, the prisoners are going to be killed here."
"What kind of prisoner is going to be killed this time?" someone asked curiously.
"I heard that it was General Li Xiucheng of the Taiping Army and the concubine of the young king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." said a well-informed person.
"We don't know the concubine of the young king of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, General Li Xiucheng of the Taiping Army is a good person." A commoner just said it, and his mouth was immediately covered.
"Li Er, you are crazy. You dare to say this nonsense. The Taiping Army is a rebellion party, a rebellion party!"
The person who was covered with his mouth also reacted: "Yes, yes, the Taiping Army is all a rebel."
If someone reported this matter, the Qing court might have killed it.
Isn’t the Qing court like this for hundreds of years? It has used extremely bloody massacre methods to rule this land that does not belong to them.
"I heard that it's not just a head behead. It's Lingchi!" said a man with a gray beard.
And then, it was just a blow.
Lingchi!
This is a tragic punishment!
The last person who was sentenced to death by Lingchi was Shi Dakai, the wing king who had a considerable prestige among the people.
That's more than three thousand swords.
Cut it off one by one.
How painful this is!
However, the wing king Shi Dakai is really a man. He was stabbed more than three thousand times without even frowning.
Many people heard that they would also use the punishment of Lingchi to General Li Xiucheng, and they had already scolded the Qing court countless times in their hearts. Of course, they were just cursing in their hearts and would never dare to put it into words, otherwise the next person to be beheaded would be them.
"Oh!" Many people sighed. General Li Xiucheng is really a good person! He actually has to suffer such a terrible punishment.
...
General Li Xiucheng, who is known as a good person by everyone, is not very old now, only in his thirties. Although his name contains the word Xiu, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is quite imposing.
Li Xiucheng smiled coldly, did Lingchi's punishment want to scare himself?
And beside Li Xiucheng, Xia Houshang Yanyan was escorted to kneel in the place.
Shang Yanyan is quite tall, about 1.7 meters tall, and she looks a bit mixed-race. She looks very beautiful. Her whole body has wheat-colored skin, full of elasticity, and her whole body is full of wild beauty.
If a beauty like her fell into the hands of the Qing army, she would probably be tortured to death by those of the Qing army.
However, this time Zeng Guofan issued an order, otherwise it would be better to catch the big fish of the young king. So, she had never suffered any pain before. However, her expression was quite ugly, Lingchi! This is Lingchi!
From ancient times to the present, it seems that no woman has ever been used by Lingchi.
She will be the first one!
Li Xiucheng looked at Shang Yanyan's anxious look and wanted to comfort her, but she had no way to comfort her. After all, it was not afraid of Lingchi, but it was normal for a woman to be afraid of.
"I don't know how the Young Heavenly King is now." Li Xiucheng sighed. He has always been loyal. Now the Taiping Army has become like this. The Young Heavenly King must not die, otherwise the Taiping Army will collapse directly.
The sun is getting higher and higher, and it is noon, which is when the execution begins.
...
Zeng Guoquan sat on a high place in the court.
He is the chief official of the execution this time.
Originally, with his status, he naturally did not use it as a criminal officer.
However, he knew that this time it was a plan to lead the snake out of the hole.
I don’t know if the young king of Taiping Army will come.
Must come!
Only by capturing the young king can you feel at ease.
If you don't catch it, you will be uneasy.
However, for a long time, I can never wait for the young king I have to wait for.
Where is the young king?
The sun is rising higher and higher.
Zeng Guoquan's heart was getting colder and colder.
It seems that the two big cards of Li Xiucheng and Shang Yanyan cannot attract the young king. There is no bigger card than these two.
Seeing the sun reaching noon, the young king had not appeared yet, Zeng Guoquan couldn't help but feel irritated for a while: "Start execution."
"It's so bad!" The executioner was the one who executed Shi Da. The ordinary executioner could only cut his neck with one knife and two pieces. There were not many executioners who could perform the punishment of lingchi.
If you perform this punishment, you cannot die too early. If you want to die slowly, you must at least cut a thousand knives, which requires experience.
And Li Wan Li Executioner is the master of this: "But, sir, will you execute this man first or the woman."
"Punish the man first." Zeng Guoquan snorted coldly. Li Xiucheng was the two famous generals in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He had defeated the Hunan Army to a very miserable level several times. He and Li Xiucheng had personal grudges: "Li Xiucheng, this is the end of you who dare to resist our Qing Dynasty."
Li Xiucheng laughed: "Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Guoquan, you are a dog full of people, and you have a sense of superiority. But a dog is always a dog. You can't be a person."
Zeng Guoquan was even more angry: "Li Xiucheng, I will make you die more painfully."
"Come on, I snorted and hurt, I'm not a man." Li Xiucheng shouted arrogantly.
"Start, execution!"
The executioner named Li Wan took out the knife used by Ling Chi Zhixing. This knife was obviously different from the knife that cuts people's heads. This knife was small, thin and sharp. He walked towards Li Xiucheng with a sinister smile.
At this moment.
"Slow down!" A loud shout suddenly sounded.
This sounds too loud.
This made everyone's minds and minds be attracted.
I saw that, not far away, a peddler carrying a shelf took off the hat on his head and tore it on his face for a while, revealing a pale face and sharp eyes.
This is!
The young king Hong Tianguifu!
Only ecstasy appeared in Zeng Guoquan's mind. It was great, it was great. The young king of Taiping Army finally appeared. Since he appeared, don't think about leaving here.
Li Xiucheng couldn't help but be stunned. He would rather die than escape with the young king. He was going to be punished by Lingchi, but he didn't feel anything. Anyway, the young king had escaped.
Chapter completed!