Chapter 368: Execution
Princess Kunxing wanted to have Li Zicheng executed, but Zhao Xiaofei remained silent. Li Zicheng and the Zhu family were at loggerheads, a feud that Zhao Xiaofei was unwilling to intervene.
However, Princess Kunxing had no intention of letting him go. She asked, "Do you have any good ideas, my husband? I want to scare Li Zicheng off before executing him!"
"Even if you were cut into pieces, it wouldn't relieve the hatred in your heart?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"No!" said Princess Kunxing.
"Okay! Then let's give him a journey to hell. I'll make arrangements later." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Yes! I must let the world know the consequences of rebellion!" Zhaoren said with a pout. The injuries on her body would haunt her forever. And she placed all the blame on Li Zicheng, because she couldn't possibly hate her own father. He had done all that to protect her from humiliation.
Zhao Xiaofei finally understood that no matter what era it was, never offend a woman. If a woman got ruthless, a man would be no match for her.
The next day, Princess Kunxing bathed and changed her clothes before leading the civil and military officials to Xinling to watch the execution. Of course, there were also some representatives of the people, who served as an education, to teach them that following the rebels in rebellion would not end well.
The Xinling Mausoleum, also known as the Liezong Mausoleum, was built by Zhao Xiaofei. Here, the emperor, empress, crown prince, and Concubine Tian are buried. It's a large mausoleum, and adjacent to it is the newly built Zhongxing Mausoleum for Zhu Cijiong. However, his death was so sudden that the above-ground structures remain unfinished.
Today, Xinling is covered in mourning clothes, and there are also ghost-calling banners hanging.
Princess Kunxing recited a prayer at the altar as Song Xiance was brought in first. Niu Jinxing and Li Zicheng were tied up in the back, their mouths gagged, as they watched Song Xiance die.
Li Zicheng was completely unafraid, having already anticipated what would happen to him. He knew what his fate would be, so he was quite calm. Niu Jinxing, on the other hand, was trembling with fear, his pants already soaking wet.
After Princess Kunxing finished praying, she sat on the execution platform and ordered the generals below: "Bring Song Xiance up here and execute him!"
Song Xiance had already been stripped naked and dragged up by two big generals.
Princess Kunxing said with a disgusted expression, holding the red skewer in her hand: "Skin it and put it in the frying pan!"
Song Xiance shuddered after hearing this and tried desperately to resist. He thought that if he fought hard, they would probably kill him with a knife, and he would be free.
Unfortunately, how could God, no! How could Zhao Xiaofei give him this opportunity? Several big generals in the palace had already received orders that the criminals must not be allowed to die prematurely, otherwise they would have to taste these crimes again.
Several people held him down, and Zhao Xiaokun gave him an injection in the back with an anesthetic needle.
The anesthetic injection was a very small dose and would wear off after a while. An executioner came up with a small knife. This executioner was a master executioner in the Jinyiwei. Originally, they had not used him because he was suspected of defecting to the enemy. But now they were short of talent, so they had to recruit him back and tell him that this was a way to make amends.
So the executioner was particularly careful today. After Admiral Zhao gave Song Xiance an injection, Song Xiance really did not move.
He immediately stepped forward and began to skin Song Xiance with a knife. Zhao Xiaofei instructed him not to skin the entire body. As long as the anesthetic wore off and Song Xiance could stand up and see his own appearance, that would be enough.
The executioner's knife skills were very skilled, even faster and steadier than Zhao Xiaokun's on the operating table. Perhaps thinking of making amends, this executioner performed extremely well.
In just a few seconds, the skin on Song Xiance's body was peeled off, then his thighs, and finally his face.
Song Xiance, who had no eyelids, stared at the executioner with horror. He didn't understand why he didn't feel any pain, but he soon realized how much it hurt. The anesthetic wore off, and the pain immediately hit.
He howled in pain. At this time, two soldiers brought a mirror and two big generals from the palace held him down, asking him to see what he looked like.
When Song Xiance saw the guy in the mirror who looked like neither human nor ghost, he let out a howl like a beast.
Then two big generals carried him to a huge oil pot.
The oil pan had already been boiling. Two big generals came over the platform and brought Song Xiance to the front of the oil pan, ready to push him in at any time.
Princess Kunxing then said: "Execute!"
"No! No! I don't want to die! I was wrong! I was wrong, I don't want to die!" Song Xiance struggled desperately. But it was no use. The two big generals kicked him in the butt at the same time.
With a scream, Song Xiance fell from the platform and landed in the boiling oil pot with a splash.
Then there was another heart-wrenching scream. The frying pan was huge, like an oversized bathtub. Song Xiance struggled in it, trying to swim to the edge. Unfortunately, he had already exhausted all his strength. Before he could reach the edge, he had already sunk completely into the frying pan.
After a cup of tea, two big generals fished out Song Xiance's body using two bamboo poles with iron hooks.
At this time, Song Xiance's body was curled up and had shrunk a lot, completely turning into dried human flesh.
After Song Xiance's body was fished out, the executioner chopped off his head with a ghost-head knife and handed it to the craftsman. The craftsman used molten copper to cast his head into a bronze statue and sent it to the altar as a sacrifice.
This series of actions frightened Niu Jinxing so much that he fainted. Several soldiers poured cold water on him to wake him up, then carried him forward.
"I plead guilty, I plead guilty! Princess, please give me a quick death! Please give me a quick death!" Niu Jinxing shouted.
"I'd like to give you a quick death, but you wish! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it! This is the end. The punishment for you is different from his. Come here, Niu Jinxing will go through fire and water!" Princess Kunxing said coldly.
"No! No! God treats me unfairly! The Ming Dynasty should have perished long ago. I am just following God's will. It is God's will! Hahahaha!" Niu Jinxing has gone crazy.
But no one paid any attention, and someone immediately set up the execution ground. The mountain of knives and the sea of fire were made by spreading burning charcoal on the ground, covering a large area. Then the person was thrown into the artificial sea of fire.
The knife mountain was on a dirt slope, with hundreds of knives inserted into it. With the knife tips facing upwards, Zhao Xiaofei ordered the two execution grounds to be placed together.
Niu Jinxing was thrown into the sea of fire and immediately howled from the burn. He was no longer mad at this point and could only desperately run back. The Han general pushed him back with a wooden stick, but his feet were burning! With no other choice, he could only run towards the mountain of knives. He was naked, and the sharp knives had cut him in every direction.
Niu Jinxing had already exhausted all his strength and knelt on the mountain of knives. He slowly fell down, his body pierced by countless sharp blades.
Civil and military officials watched with trepidation, and the common people were also terrified. Everyone's face had long lost its color, and they were all shocked by the horrific punishment just now.
Princess Kunxing said: "This is the fate of betraying the Ming Dynasty!"
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