Chapter 282 The Zhou family was brought to justice!

The white flag fluttered all night long.

On the second day, the queen's body was buried hastily, far from the normal regulations for a queen.

The news spread throughout the capital like a gust of wind.

"I heard that the queen was originally from the Zhou family. She must have been executed for her crimes!"

"The Zhou family will be beheaded in public at noon today! Let's go and take a look!"

"Hurry up! You won't get to see such a good show normally!"

The capital city, which had been relatively peaceful, suddenly became as lively as if it was boiling.

Even though the shadow of the epidemic had not yet completely dissipated, the people could not contain their excitement and flocked to the streets.

Now that the epidemic is no longer fatal, many people think that it is no big deal.

However, an event like the execution of the entire wealthy and prestigious family like the Zhou family only happens once in a hundred years!

The streets were crowded with people. Some people arrived at the execution ground early to grab the best positions just to watch the execution more clearly.

Near noon.

One prison van after another drove slowly towards the execution ground.

Both sides of the street were filled with people.

They already knew that it was the Zhou family that caused the epidemic, and the anger in their hearts was instantly ignited. They picked up stones on the ground and threw them at the prison van.

"You are such a black-hearted person! You have no shame!"

"My son died because of you!"

"My whole family died because of you, you deserve it!"

Fortunately, there were soldiers accompanying the prison van, forming a human wall to block the surging crowd, otherwise the people would have really rushed forward and punished the culprits themselves.

Many people’s relatives lost their lives because of the Zhou family’s evil deeds, and they wished they could tear them into pieces!

The Zhou family members in the prison van all looked ashen, lying motionless with empty eyes.

Others had terrified looks on their faces and kept begging the soldiers for mercy, or even tried to bribe them with money, hoping to escape.

No soldier paid any attention to them.

The prison van soon arrived at the execution ground.

The Zhou family was escorted out.

As a prominent family, the Zhou family has a large population, with dozens of people at the moment.

They were taken to the center of the execution ground, and made to kneel in a row, allowing the people to insult and spit on them.

A woman from the Zhou family was so scared that she was shaking all over and sobbing, "I really didn't do anything, why did you kill me!"

"Stop crying!" An elder of the Zhou family scolded him harshly, then raised his head and looked at the soldier beside him, "Where is Lord Jin? I want to see him!"

The soldier sneered, "It's useless for you to see anyone today!"

"I know it's useless, but according to the rules, we should have a final meal, right? You want to chop off my head without giving me anything?"

The soldier slapped him hard without any hesitation. "You want to be executed? You killed so many people, including my brother. I tell you, there is nothing left! Just shut up. If you say another word, I don't mind giving you a beating before you leave!"

Some of the Zhou family members were arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and they still couldn't change their bad temper at this moment. "How dare you, a lackey, talk to us like this! If it were in the past, not only you, but your whole family would have lost their lives!"

"You also know that was in the past. Now everyone in your Zhou family is a prisoner!" The soldier was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and turned to walk aside.

The time for execution was almost approaching.

A minister in charge of supervising the execution walked forward steadily, holding a portrait and household registration information in his hand, and began to check the identities of Zhou's family members one by one to verify their true identities.

After a thorough check, it was found that except for Zhou Changqing, all the people in the Zhou family who should be executed were here.

The minister turned around, faced the onlookers, and read out the charges, "Your Majesty is wise and gracious, and has mercy on the people of the world. Under his rule, the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace! However, there is a Zhou family with wolfish ambitions and despicable behavior. They have committed heinous crimes. Now I will announce their crimes in front of all the people!"

"The Zhou family, disregarding the interests of the country and the well-being of the people, deliberately created an epidemic to bring disaster to the capital. Countless innocent people have suffered greatly, with some being bedridden and groaning in pain, while others have died and their bodies have been left exposed in the wilderness! Many ministers have also not escaped the clutches of the evil, either contracting serious illnesses and unable to manage affairs, or unfortunately dying, causing chaos in the government and making it difficult to implement government orders. State affairs have come to a standstill, national defense and people's livelihood have been severely damaged, and the foundation of our Darong country is shaky!"

"Such evil deeds have caused countless deaths and injuries inside and outside the capital, broken countless families, displaced people, and severely damaged the vitality of the country. What the Zhou family did was against the will of heaven and human ethics, and their sins are grave! Today, according to the laws of our country, the evidence is conclusive, and the entire Zhou family is sentenced to death to rectify the national law, comfort the people, and appease the anger of heaven. I hope that the people of our country will take this as a warning, strictly abide by the national law, and jointly protect the peaceful and prosperous world!"

As soon as the minister finished speaking, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Execute!"

The executioner was already ready. He spat out a mouthful of liquor and raised high the long knife in his hand that was shining with cold light!

“Puff!”

There was a dull sound and a flash of knife.

Everyone in the Zhou family widened their eyes in horror before they could make any sound.

There was another "puff" sound.

Heads fell to the ground one after another.

The bright red blood spread across the execution ground, gathering into a pool of blood.

When the people saw this bloody yet satisfying scene, instead of being afraid at all, they all cheered and applauded loudly.

"Well done!"

"People like this should be killed!"

"Good thing you died! Bah!"

All the members of the Zhou family will be beheaded without leaving a single one alive!

The minister did not look back. He had known the Zhou family for many years, and it was inevitable that he felt a little sad. However, he dared not disobey the emperor's order, so he could only hide his emotions and shouted loudly, "The Zhou family, surrender!"