Liu was executed, and the Ministry of Justice was naturally in charge of the execution. ⊙√八⊙√八⊙√Read⊙√,.2●3.o≥Xu Jingyuan was very relieved to receive this job, but at the same time he was also a little worried. He even went to Prince Chun's mansion the day before the execution to ask Xuan Tianhua if there would be any accidents this time? Last time, the knife was on the neck of the eighth prince, but he was able to turn the situation around. That incident almost became a headache for Xu Jingyuan. He was really afraid that the former imperial concubine Liu would do the same thing, and then his Ministry of Justice would really have no place to put his face.
Xuan Tianhua told him very seriously that it wouldn't happen this time, and Xu Jingyuan was relieved.
On the day of execution, Liu was stripped naked, and her four hands and feet were tied on the execution platform. Xu Jingyuan's staff said to him: "You see, my lord, a concubine has been exposed in this state, and the emperor will never want her again. This time is different from the last time. Last time, only the eighth prince was punished, but Liu was still in the palace, so she had the opportunity to stir up trouble. But this time, both of them are in trouble at the same time, and no one can take care of the other. I heard that the mother and son have already fallen out, not to mention helping each other. Things like last time will not happen again."
Xu Jingyuan nodded, secretly relieved. He was really afraid that something like that would happen again. The Eighth Prince and Liu would make the court a mess. God knows how he got through the past few months. He almost fell into the trap of the Eighth Prince so many times. If it weren't for the help of the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, he would not only lose his position as the Minister of Justice, but also his life! After all, they had tried the case involving the Eighth Prince, and the grudge between the two had been formed long ago.
The execution was at 3:30 pm, which was still half an hour away. The reason why the person was tied up here so early was to let all the people in the capital come to see this evil woman. At the same time, the Sixth Prince also sent out the palace servants to announce the imperial edict, who were now holding the imperial edict and explaining the crimes of Liu and the Eighth Prince one by one, so that people could hear them clearly.
Compared with people in other provinces, people in Beijing are more concerned about the political situation. After all, they live in the political center. There are too many officials in Beijing, big and small, and they can hear a few words about the palace. Since the last time the Eighth Prince was taken to the execution ground and was about to be beheaded, but was stopped by an imperial edict, the wind direction of the court has changed. The emperor favors Liu in the palace, and even the people in Beijing can feel it. In addition, the Eighth Prince is so majestic that many people in Beijing who have been against him have been living in fear for the past few months.
They could not understand why the emperor suddenly disliked the ninth prince, and only now did they understand that he had been bewitched by witchcraft. No wonder the Emperor Tianwu, who had not entered the harem or touched women for more than 20 years, suddenly started having sex, and no wonder the eighth prince suddenly had such a high status and power, but he had to use such despicable means.
The people were filled with hatred. When they saw Liu, who was stripped naked and tied to a pillar, they wanted to rush forward and tear her apart with their bare hands! However, the imperial court had expected that the people would be very excited, so they sent many guards to stop them, so that the people could not rush forward. But this did not stop the people from throwing everything they could at Liu. For a while, Liu was beaten so hard that her head and face were covered with eggs and vegetable splatters.
She looked at these people blankly, her mind was no longer clear. The fear of being cut into pieces had already broken her spirit. She only remembered that her dream of becoming the empress dowager was shattered, and then, this life would eventually come to an end.
However, although the people were angry, they were happy in their hearts because the emperor had come to his senses and punished both of them, which showed that he did not like the eighth prince and still cared about the ninth prince.
Some people said: "The Ninth Prince should be the future king of Dashun. He has made great military achievements and is the undefeated legend of Dashun."
Some people also said: "Not only that, he also married Princess Ji'an. With Princess Ji'an, we have a backbone. She is not only a genius doctor, but also knows how to make steel. Half of the Ninth Prince's military exploits are due to Princess Ji'an!"
When this topic came up, people thought of the good things about Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng, so they began to sing their praises, hoping that one day Xuan Tianming would sit on the throne, and Feng Yuheng would be by his side. The two of them would be the emperor and empress, and that would be the most ideal state for Dashun in the future.
The palace servant who came to read the imperial edict and enumerate Liu's crimes heard these words. He felt a little dissatisfied. After the imperial edict was read, he immediately took his leave and returned to the palace. However, he reported all the people's words to the Sixth Prince, who was entrusted with the important task of regent.
At that time, Xuan Tianfeng was reviewing memorials in Qiankun Palace, and had just ordered his servants to go to Jingsi Palace. He was worried that Liu would be executed, and Concubine Li would be upset again. After hearing the report from the palace servant, he asked in confusion: "What is your intention in saying these words to me?"
The eunuch quickly replied: "Your Highness, you have to be on guard! Now that you are the prince regent, that is equivalent to the crown prince, and the future ruler of a country. But these people are thinking about the Ninth Prince and Princess Ji'an, which clearly shows that they don't take you seriously. I don't know what medicine the Ninth Prince gave them. If you allow their words to continue to spread, I'm afraid that even if you ascend the throne in the future, it will be difficult to win over the hearts of the people!" The eunuch looked worried, and earnestly presented facts and reason to the Sixth Prince, trying to narrow the distance between himself and the regent.
He was a person who stayed in Qiankun Palace. It was not easy for him to stay in this incident. He tried every possible means to avoid the same fate as those who were close to the Eighth Prince in the past. He was not a member of the Eighth Prince's party, and of course not a member of the Ninth Prince's party, because he felt that both the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince had too deep schemes and too deep foundations, and it was not something that a small eunuch like him could get involved in, so he had been watching all the time. It was not until the Sixth Prince took the position of regent that he felt that his light might have come! Because the Sixth Prince was relatively too weak, so weak that he seemed to be easily manipulated, and he did not have any confidants, and he had never set up any power in Qiankun Palace. So it should be easy for him to take the throne.
With this thought in mind, when he heard the people's remarks at the execution ground today, he felt that he should take this opportunity to get close to the prince. No matter what the other party thought, at least he had to let the Sixth Prince know that he was wholeheartedly thinking about him.
After saying these words, the eunuch felt that he had done a very wise thing and was waiting to be praised! However, he did not expect that the words that the Sixth Prince said next were: "I am only the regent for my father, but in your hearts I am already the future monarch? Your Highness Prince Yu and Princess Yu have worked hard for the country and benefited the people of the capital for so many years. Why do you think that I will erase all of this when I take the throne? Are you trying to instigate me to oppose Prince Yu and take down the throne in one fell swoop? Ridiculous!"
The last word "ridiculous" was shouted out with anger. Xuan Tianfeng pointed at the eunuch and said loudly: "It is because of you evil-minded villains in the palace that masters have lost their minds and fought with each other to achieve the desired effect. Who do you want to put on the throne, who do you want to make fall, so you use this kind of thinking and means to cause trouble behind the scenes. In the past, everyone said that eunuchs have unstable mentality and are mostly twisted. This king sympathized with your physical disability and mental need for more openness, but this king was wrong. You are simply to blame for your own mistakes and live without conscience. Slaves entered the palace to serve their masters, but you have the idea of dominating their masters. How is this different from the former imperial concubine Liu? This king will not ask your name today, I just tell you that if you have such thoughts, you deserve to die!"
Xuan Tianfeng's words sentenced the eunuch to death. Someone dragged him out and sent him to a place that was specially used to deal with palace servants. The eunuch never thought that he would flatter the horse and end up hitting the horse's hoof, and he would lose his life because of it. The Sixth Prince seemed to be indecisive, but he was unexpectedly so strong.
It was not until the eunuch was dragged away that the Qiankun Palace returned to peace. However, many palace people stood in the palace and did not leave. They saw that Xuan Tianfeng seemed to have something to say, so they knelt quietly in front of Xuan Tianfeng and waited. After a long while, they finally heard the regent prince: "I am only the regent. I don't want this country. If you have such thoughts of sowing discord again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Only after all the palace servants had given their assurances did he wave his hand and let everyone go. Only when he was the only one left in the hall did he put down the imperial pen in his hand, rub his forehead lightly, and sigh.
They thought that the burden of the throne fell on his shoulders, which relieved the ninth brother and the girl. However, they didn't know that he didn't care about the country! How could a person who didn't care about the country care about who held the people's hearts? What's more, it was his younger brother and sister-in-law! Xuan Tianfeng had lived an upright life. Even if he really had to take on the responsibility of the country in the future, he didn't believe that his ninth brother and sister-in-law would use people's hearts to imprison him. After all, this country belongs to the Xuan family, to everyone in the Xuan family, not just him sitting on the dragon throne.
Liu's flaying lasted for two hours, and the cruelty of it can be imagined. The person being tortured began to bleed from the moment the first piece of flesh was cut off, and until the last piece of flesh was cut off, the person died and all the blood in the body was drained. It was not until then that people knew that although this flaying was not common, the court still kept masters who knew this skill in case of emergency.
After Liu died, the Eighth Prince was rotting away day by day. For some reason, the palace reported the Eighth Prince's condition to the entire capital every day. Every day, officials posted notices with detailed information about the Eighth Prince's daily changes. Gradually, storytellers in teahouses began to use this as a theme and also talked about the Eighth Prince and Liu's attempt to kill the king.
That day, Xuan Tiange invited Feng Yuheng to drink tea. The two of them specially chose a teahouse in the market, went in and listened to the story while chatting. When the storyteller said that the ulcer on the eighth prince's body had reached his knees, Xuan Tiange asked Feng Yuheng: "How long can he live in this rotten state?"
Feng Yuheng counted on his fingers and said, "It will take at least a hundred days! It's not that easy to die. It's just the flesh that's rotten, the bones are still connected. It will rot from the bottom to the top, until the mouth, nose and eyebrows, and finally the whole face will be gone, just like a skeleton, but the person can still continue to live."
Xuan Tiange shuddered, "This is too scary, can we still call for help?"
Feng Yuheng said, "I don't care whether he called anyone or not, I only know that this is the result of his attempt to harm Zirui."
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