"The prisoner, Dugu Shuangyan, is guilty of plotting to usurp the throne, colluding with foreign powers, and being a spy. The punishment for these multiple crimes is beheading."
"Prisoners Wang Liuchun and Jia Zhangke... were originally spies from another country. With the help of prisoner Dugu Shuangyan, they entered our dynasty and served as officials, passing important information to another country. They were sentenced to beheading."
"Prisoners Zhao Yuqi and Li Wa... have committed crimes such as plotting to usurp the throne and are sentenced to beheading."
Before the execution, the judge read out the evidence against Dugu Shuangyan and others.
"Do you plead guilty?"
Both the spy and the minister confessed their guilt.
Only Dugu Shuangyan was still cursing and struggling, "I don't plead guilty, I didn't do this!"
"I am innocent. I am the noble princess. Please let me go!"
"You are not worthy of executing me, Dugu Tianfeng, tell them to let me go!"
“Ahhhhh…”
The old princess rolled on the ground and threw a tantrum. When the people in the audience learned about the crime they had committed, they became angry.
They threw stones and rotten vegetable leaves at Old Lady Wang.
To prevent the executioner from getting injured, the judge asked her to go down and hide to avoid accidental injury.
The old lady Wang screamed in pain from being hit.
Empress Dugu looked at the scene with a relaxed brow. Seeing that it was three quarters past noon, the soldiers responsible for maintaining order immediately called a halt.
After receiving Empress Dugu's nod, the judge threw down the guilty card.
The executioner executed the act in one go, the knife striking and the heads tumbling down.
Blood spurted from his neck three feet away.
The people applauded and cheered, saying, "Great! The bad guy is finally dead."
Among the crowd, a few people stepped back slightly.
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