Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 749 If you're going to see something, you have to see the execution by a thousand cuts!

On the 30th of the seventh month in the eighth year of the Jingtai reign, the streets of Ningbo Prefecture were bustling with people. It was as if people from all over the world had come to the West Gate overnight. The West Gate was already a lively market, but now it was even more lively.

A makeshift platform was erected outside the West Gate, where a general in armor stood holding a scroll, with more than twenty people kneeling behind him, bound hand and foot.

"Imperial Commissioner, Governor-General of Zhejiang and Zhili Coastal Defense and concurrently in charge of provisions and pay, Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, hereby issues the following edict:"
It is recorded that between the third and seventh months of the eighth year of the Jingtai reign (1456-1467), a Japanese pirate leader, along with 2,363 Satsuma ronin and treacherous officials such as Wang Zhide, led 83 pirate ships of various sizes to attack Shuangyu Port, Zhoushan Port, Ningbo Port, and other places. These pirates:

1. They burned five government and military patrol boats and killed 747 government and military personnel. 2. They plundered 115 merchant ships and killed 1,498 merchants and civilians from Ningbo Prefecture. 3. They abducted 512 women and demanded ransoms of over 23,000 taels of silver.

After being besieged and suppressed by the Fubo Army and the Zhang Family Righteous Army, the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out, and more than 200 Han Chinese who had joined the rebellion were captured. Apart from the 35 pirates killed in battle, the identities of the captured criminals have now been verified.

Check the "Great Wei Code":
Volume 18, "Treason": Anyone who plots treason but is also a co-conspirator shall be beheaded, regardless of whether they are the leader or a follower.

Volume Nineteen, "Robbers": Those who have committed robbery but have not obtained any wealth shall be flogged one hundred times and exiled three thousand li; those who have obtained wealth shall be beheaded, regardless of whether they are the ringleaders or accomplices.

The Criminal Law stipulates that anyone who incites Japanese pirates to plunder the local area shall be executed in accordance with the law for treason, and their head shall be displayed to the public. Those whose crimes are serious shall be executed by slow slicing.

By imperial decree that "the Japanese pirate threat is spreading and should be publicly executed," the execution is hereby scheduled for 3:45 AM on the 30th of July:

The four ringleaders were executed by slow slicing for three days, and their heads were sent to the six coastal ministries.

All twenty-six accomplices were beheaded in the marketplace, and their heads were displayed at various border posts.
All the proceeds of the wrongful birth were confiscated by the authorities, and the wife and children were sentenced to three thousand years in prison.

All soldiers and civilians must know: The imperial court's deployment of troops to protect the people is a necessary and enforceable law. Anyone found secretly communicating with the Japanese pirates or supplying them with rice and water is permitted to be reported, and a reward of twenty taels of silver will be given; those who know but fail to report will be punished along with their accomplices. Everyone should cleanse their minds and minds, and work together to ensure peace and tranquility on the coast.

As the crimes were read out one by one, the people below erupted in applause, while the bandits above, bound hand and foot, looked ashen-faced. Four of them, identified as serious offenders, had long since lost their will to live, while the remaining ones, who were to be beheaded, continued to struggle.

However, at this point, their shouts were useless, and some of the rescued hostages even began throwing stones and other objects at the platform to vent their anger.

"That's enough, prepare for the execution."

The executioner nodded to the young general at the front: "Let's begin."

First, the accomplices who were to beheaded were dragged out of their spots by executioners who were completely naked except for cloth shorts, carrying sledgehammers and wielding daggers. The thieves were no match for these strong men; they were dragged forward as if they were chicks.

They offered no resistance; they were paralyzed with fear and remained motionless until their heads were pressed against the execution platform.

At that moment, the executioner waved to the crowd below, and the soldiers maintaining order immediately shouted, "Back up, back up, everyone back up a bit, or you'll get splattered with blood."

The crowd recoiled and took several steps back, but some, still excited, insisted on crowding forward to watch. At that moment, the executioner looked up at the sun, cleared his throat, and announced, "The auspicious time has arrived. Begin the execution!"

Amid cheers from the crowd below, the executioner's assistant stepped on the backs of the prisoners, pinning them firmly to the execution platform, rendering them unable to move.

At this moment, more than twenty executioners were in position. With a shout, they raised their cleavers and brought them down. Almost all the heads fell at the same time, landing neatly in the bucket below. At this moment, the assistants immediately pulled up the corpses that still had muscle contractions. The executioners picked up the wooden hammers on their backs and swung them around, striking the chests of these headless corpses.

Instantly, the blood in his chest gushed out like a fountain, spraying up to two or three zhang high. The scene was incredibly bloody, but the people below erupted in cheers once again.

"How about it? Is this new project acceptable?" Li Shimin turned his head and asked, "Please call the 'King of Golden Ideas'."

Xia Lin could smell the rusty scent of blood even from across the street, but the fountain of blood was truly eye-catching. This guy must have been focusing all his energy on these wretched places since he didn't become emperor.

As the bodies were carried away, the much-anticipated execution of the slow slicing began. However, slow slicing requires skill, and only one person in the Investigation Department knew this technique. Later, several skilled individuals were transferred from various prefectures and counties, so there was no need to transfer people from the Ministry of Justice. However, only four were gathered, so today only four could be executed by slow slicing.

Modifying a knife for someone is inherently cruel, but the problem is that if the person is a truly wicked person, people will not only not find it cruel, but will also experience an unusual sense of pleasure.

During this process, the female bandit leader Haizhu was also in the crowd. She stared intently at the person being tortured on the platform, her face showing no particular expression, but each cut seemed to be cutting into her heart.

She knew in her heart that if she were caught, she would suffer the same fate, or perhaps even worse.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, she suddenly saw two guards dressed in the uniforms of the Inspectorate standing not far away, holding knives and looking at her with a smile.

At that moment, Haizhu's heart skipped a beat. Her survival instinct made her want to leave through another path. After finally getting away from the crowd, she slipped into a small path and took bigger and bigger steps.

Just as they were about to leave the alley, they suddenly noticed that at the alley's exit, there was another officer from the Investigation Bureau leaning against the wall, holding a knife.

"Hello, Miss." He turned to Haizhu with a smile: "Isn't the execution interesting?" "Sir~~~ What's so interesting about that bloody scene? I still need to go home to collect my clothes."

Haizhu asked sweetly, "Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"

"No."

"In that case, I shall take my leave."

Just as Haizhu was about to leave, a knife blocked her way: "Miss, where are you going? We sent a letter to our brothers in Quanzhou a few days ago, guess what they said?"

"I...I don't know."

"That's not right, Miss Haizhu. You should know that."

As soon as the foreigner finished speaking, Haizhu threw out a handful of lime and thrust his dagger straight at him. But these foreigners were no ordinary people; a few years ago, they would have been top-notch imperial guards. If they could be ambushed by such a method, then all their efforts would have been in vain.

The moment the limestone was about to strike, he first shielded his eyes with his arm, then instinctively used the scabbard in his hand to block Haizhu's dagger, and then kicked Haizhu in the abdomen.

"Miss Haizhu, you're well prepared." He swung his arm, drew a knife, and held it to her neck: "It's such a pity that such a graceful woman like you is wasted."

As they were talking, six or seven guards surrounded her. Seeing that she couldn't escape, Haizhu immediately tried to kill herself, but the guards in front of her were top-notch imperial guards who didn't give her the chance at all. They went up and broke her arm and jaw.

"According to the rules of the Investigation Department, without our permission, you can't even die if you want to. Take him away!"

Haizhu was dragged away while still conscious, and Xia Lin received the news a while later.

"The female bandit leader has been captured." Xia Lin said to Li Shimin and Emperor Jingtai, "Shall we go and see her?"

"Good! I've heard this female bandit leader is quite beautiful." Emperor Jingtai laughed heartily. "Shall we discuss giving her a dignified death?"

"How can we do this in a respectable manner?" Li Shimin stroked his chin and said, "How about this, I'll find a few mules..."

"Stop!" Xia Lin raised his hand to interrupt the spellcasting: "Don't do anything weird."

The three of them soon arrived at the headquarters of the Investigation Bureau. Along the way, the bigwigs of the Investigation Bureau kept telling them how insightful and meticulous they were. After all, the opportunity to show their face in front of the Emperor and Xia Lin was rare in their lives, and this time they could be considered to have made a great contribution.

“At the time, we communicated with our colleagues in Quanzhou. They checked the woman’s identity and found that it was fake. So we decided to scam her. Unexpectedly, she took the bait.”

"How did you come to suspect him?" Emperor Jingtai was also very curious about this: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in Ningbo Prefecture."

"Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult. This time, the entire Bureau of Investigation has been mobilized, with people stationed in various places, even in small mountain villages. We will first continuously investigate those who have entered the city in recent days, and then see whether they are seeking refuge with relatives or settling down on their own. If they are settling down on their own, we will focus our investigation on them. If they are just passing through, our brothers in the next place will investigate them."

"That's quite meticulous." Emperor Jingtai praised repeatedly, "Well done, I've noted it down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Lord Si!"

Xia Lin was taken aback: "His Majesty praised you, why are you thanking me?"

"If it weren't for the overall planning of the Marquis, the Investigation Department wouldn't be operating at such a fast pace. Everything is thanks to the Marquis's excellent arrangements."

"Hahaha, the person you brought out is truly clever." Emperor Jingtai patted Xia Lin on the shoulder, then walked to the front: "Where is that female bandit leader?"

"She's using her charms to seduce us brothers."

Emperor Jingtai paused for a moment, then said, "You didn't tell her..."

"The magistrate said... that brothers should never tell anyone they are disabled. In the future, normal people will gradually join the Investigation Department, and we will be just like them." As he spoke, the magistrate looked at Xia Lin with gratitude in his eyes: "So now the brothers are all like men."

"I see." Emperor Jingtai nodded. "Very good. Let's go, let's go see that bandit leader."

(End of this chapter)