Chapter 25 25. Killing a living person at the gate of the palace

The civil and military officials endured the whole night in the palace, and did not expect the victory of the Northern Army until noon the next day. Ma Yuanyi learned of Tang Zhou's informant, and led his disciples to move from Henan to Goushi County, hoping to get out of Yuanguan.But the eight gates were heavily guarded, and there were only a few hundred Taiping Dao disciples who sneaked in. As a result, they were all wiped out under the pincer attack of the gate guards and the northern army, and Ma Yuanyi was captured by the officials. I can't care about it from afar, now that the thief in front of me has been wiped out, all civil and military officials can finally regain their freedom.When the gate of the imperial palace is opened, it is really worthy of supporting the old and the young, all of them pale from suffering, and they have to maintain their official manners while shaking.It is probably the first time that the officials of the Manchu dynasty are in such a mess since the Han family's uncle and grandson made the rites.

You can't even open your eyelids, who cares about greetings?All the officials went out of the imperial street and looked for their own servants to pick them up. Qin Yilu helped Cao's father and son into the carriage. It can be seen that these family members are also full of sleepiness, presumably they have been waiting outside since the masters entered the palace.The Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army has not yet withdrawn its defenses. The soldiers under the jurisdiction of Jinwu rang gongs everywhere to announce that Luoyang Jinshi and Mashi would be closed for three days, and believers in the Taiping Dao were arrested in the city.No matter how lively the event was, they could not attract the attention of Cao's father and son. They lay in the car in a dazed state, and when they returned to the mansion to take off their court clothes, they snored loudly as soon as their heads touched the pillow.

Cao Cao slept until the next morning. Before he sat up and stretched himself, he saw Qin Yilu running in with a washbasin in his hand: "My lord, you are awake." "I'm exhausted..." Cao Cao yawned, "Is there something wrong?" "It's very lively outside at the moment. There is a stage set up on Pingyang Street, and Ma Yuanyi is going to be punished and killed!" "Huh. Huh?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. There had never been a public murder on Jingshi Avenue. "Let's go and have a look." After grooming, Cao Cao didn't dare to disturb his father, and took Qin Yilu and Lou Yi out of the house.Pingyang Street is the most open street in Luoyang City in the south and north, leading directly to the gate of the imperial palace.Today, the platform for prison was built on the square in front of the palace.

It was already late when Cao Cao came, and through the crowd, he could only vaguely hear the soldiers reading Ma Yuanyi's lengthy indictment on the square.The excitement on the street at this moment is not comparable to that of the day before yesterday. There are no well-dressed officials, and most of the onlookers are ordinary people. There are all kinds of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and all kinds of people, and the square is crowded.How new is it that a living person is slaughtered at the gate of the palace?There really were people from outside the city who came to open their eyes on purpose, stretched their necks and stared at the three floors inside and outside, and almost rode on the necks of the people in front.There are still some people in the market who will find a coincidence and simply climb on the roof of the car and look around.

Qin Yilu and Lou Yi pushed left and right for a while, but still couldn't get in. Looking back at Cao Cao, they were unhappy.Qin Yilu said sweetly: "My lord, do you think it's messy. Zuo is just killing people. If you find it annoying, let's stop watching." Cao Cao shook his head: "I'm not happy because I can't see it. I just feel sorry for these spectators who came all the way. They are all poor people. Who is Ma Yuanyi rebelling for?" "For whom? For the sake of being rich and powerful..." Qin Yilu looked around and whispered, "I want to be the emperor!"

"Hmph! I believe that Zhang Jiao wants to be emperor, but I don't believe that these ordinary people want to climb the dragon and become the phoenix. How can they rebel if the officials don't force them? Although they were bewitched by Zhang Jiao's cult, they did so for the same poverty. man." "I can't understand these big truths and small ones!" Qin Yilu smirked. Cao Cao poked him on the forehead: "Don't tell me you don't understand. Which of these spectators understand? I'm afraid Ma Yuanyi, who is about to be decapitated, doesn't know. He is still looking forward to the peaceful and prosperous life of Huang Taiyi!"

Qin Yilu looked confused, but Lou Yi said: "Master, we can't squeeze in like this. You might as well find a colleague from the Northern Army and take us there." One sentence reminded Cao Cao that the three masters and servants walked north around the square and came to the side of the prison platform.There have long been soldiers of the Northern Army holding big halberds to block the way.When Cao Cao looked around, he saw Yueqi Sima Jujun standing not far away with his whole body in clothes, and hurriedly opened his hands to greet him.Ju Jun was originally Cao Chi's old subordinate when he was the captain of Changshui, and he was very familiar with the Cao family. Seeing him standing outside the crowd, he signaled the soldiers to come in.In this way, Cao Cao got in, but Qin and Lou Nai's servant Bai Ding had to go back to the house angrily, complaining secretly about missing the excitement.

Ju Jun was really bold, he led him to the side of the execution stage without saying a word, and he could clearly see every move on the execution ground. Cao Cao felt abrupt: "Where there are kingly laws, is it appropriate to stand here?" "It doesn't matter," Ju Jun lowered his voice: "Today is the beheaded Uncle Guo, who doesn't understand anything. You are an official, so there is no problem."