In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan beat Li Shimin at the beginning

Chapter 301 Changsun Wuji died
Li Shimin faced the biting cold wind and ran wildly.

However, since he became emperor, his physical activity has decreased sharply, and coupled with the large number of concubines in the harem, his body is really not as good as before.

"Yuchi Jingde, Yuchi Jingde, you have good physical strength. You should run back as soon as possible. You must convey my imperial edict before the execution, and leave people under the sword. Everything must wait until I return."

Yuchi Gong said quickly: "Here."

After saying that, he took the lead and rode away from the crowd.Facing the biting cold wind, I ran madly towards Chang'an.

As for Li Ke, he didn't know that Li Shimin was back. He was still sitting on the fishing boat, waiting for the sun to rise in the sky.

To say that the noon question is to kill is to say that the noon question is to be chopped. This is really not to be messed with.

However, the weather is so cold, it is still very comfortable to stand here and bask in the sun.The people watching were not impatient, they were all waiting silently for the sun to reach noon.

Finally, the sun reached the center, and the wooden sticks standing on the ground almost lost their shadows.

Li Ke stood up and announced: "Noon has arrived, the execution will be carried out."

On the execution platform, the executioner pulled out his sword, took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the sword.

Why do they do this?Could it be that they were disinfecting the knife because they were afraid that the prisoner's wound would be infected?

Knowledge is otherwise, this is commonly known as "sacrificial knife".

The society is highly superstitious, and religions such as Buddhism proclaim "you must not kill". If you kill a living being, you will do whatever you want.

Therefore, people believed that if too many animals were killed, the ghosts of those killed would come and demand their lives from the executioner.In order to avoid having your life taken away, you have to "sacrifice the knife".

After sacrificing the sword, the sword will have the power to scare ghosts, so ghosts will not dare to come to him, and the executioner will be exempted from the sin of killing.

This is essentially a psychological effect, the result of the executioners' fear of their profession.

After sacrificing the knife, there was nothing left to say. The executioner raised the big knife in his hand in unison.

Yes, they didn't chop them off one by one, but 38 people chopped them off together.

There are 38 people in total. Wait for you to chop them down one by one. How long will it take to chop them down?By the time you finish cutting, I'm afraid it will be past noon.

This is also the result of Li Ke's fear that his secret will be revealed and that he will have long nights and many dreams.

He can convince people like Li Yuan and Li Tai, but these guys must be killed, and the sooner they are killed, the better.

So, 38 executioners raised their swords high, and the scene was quite spectacular.

Seeing that their heads were about to fall to the ground, Changsun Wuji, Changsun Cong and Yin Hongzhi were trembling with fear.

However, at this critical moment, a fast horse rumbled over.

The onlookers took a look and quickly made way for him.

Just kidding, this is a general in armor, who dares not to give way?
The person who came was none other than Yuchi Gong.

Yuchi Gong ran over on horseback and happened to see the big sword raised high. He shouted loudly: "The imperial edict has arrived, and there are people under the sword... There are people under the sword..."

Li Ke was speechless when he saw it.

He had seen this scene on TV countless times in his previous life.He never thought that it would happen to him.

When Changsun Wuji and Changsun heard this, they quickly raised their heads and looked towards Yuchi Gong, suddenly showing a smile that escaped death.

Yes, that is Yuchi Gong. The presence of Yuchi Gong proves that His Majesty is back. His Majesty is back, and their lives are temporarily saved.

The executioners also raised their swords high, somewhat at a loss.

All the people looked at this scene and were speechless.They knew that those killed today were high-ranking officials and nobles.

Normally it would be too difficult to kill these people. Unexpectedly, I even raised my sword when I saw them, but still couldn't kill them.

At this moment, all the people were disappointed.I am very disappointed with this renegade court.

The next second, Li Ke quickly stood up and shouted: "What are you waiting for here? Didn't you hear my order? The execution will be carried out immediately."

"This……"

The executioners were very hesitant. After all, what Yuchi Gong represented was the emperor's imperial edict.They really don’t dare to take action!

Li Ke stood up helplessly, looked at Yuchi Gong, and said loudly: "General Yuchi, why did you come here to cause trouble? This matter is beyond your control." Yuchi Gong said helplessly: "I'm sorry, King Shu. Your Majesty, this is your Majesty’s decree.”

Li Ke asked: "Is there an imperial edict? Take it out and take a look?"

"This……"

Yuchi Gong said speechlessly: "This is His Majesty's oral instruction."

"It's an oral order, so it's not an imperial edict. General Yuchi, can you please stop breathing heavily when you speak? Everyone, listen, it's just an oral order, not an imperial edict. Come here! Continue with the execution."

Yes, he, Li Ke, only listened to imperial edicts. As for oral instructions, when had he heard them?
When Li Ke saw that the executioners were still motionless, he suddenly became angry. At such a critical moment, these guys actually lost their lives.

He ran directly over and took a big knife from an executioner.He raised his head high to Changsun Wuji who was kneeling there.

Changsun Wuji suddenly screamed in horror: "Li Ke, how dare you..."

Before Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he heard a puff and a big head flew high into the air.

The eldest grandson Wuji died.

"Okay, His Majesty the King of Shu did a great job."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu is mighty, His Highness the King of Shu is mighty..."

The people suddenly shouted loudly.

Changsun Chong was furious when he saw that Li Ke had killed his father under such circumstances.

Immediately, he rushed over with a roar and wanted to bite Li Ke.

Li Ke waved his knife casually, and another big head flew up.

The people cheered again.This Changsun Chong had caused harm to Chang'an. They had wanted him dead for a long time. Today, they finally got their wish.

"Kill well, kill well, His Highness the King of Shu is mighty, His Highness the King of Shu is mighty..."

Li Ke said angrily: "What are you waiting for here? Haven't you seen the voice of the people? Do you still want to do it?"

The executioner had no choice but to raise his sword high and point it at the prisoner under his command. Blood spattered from his hand as he took five steps.

On the high platform, there were suddenly heads rolling in.

"Okay, okay, good kill..."

The people burst into cheers.

The officials who came to supervise the beheading were also speechless.

"Hey……"

Yuchi Gong stretched out his hand to stop him, but nothing happened.

It happened so fast that he couldn't react.

Just in time, several fast horses rumbled over from behind, and they happened to see this scene.

Li Shimin: "..."

Cheng Yaojin: "..."

Qin Qiong: "..."

"You bastard, this treacherous son. Tell me my will and have this treacherous son come to the Li Zheng Palace to see me."

Li Shimin was so angry that he hit his horse and ran towards the palace.

At this moment, he didn't even want to see this traitor. He was afraid that he would be tempted to draw his sword and chop him down.

As soon as Li Shimin entered the palace, the news immediately spread throughout the palace.

Countless officials rushed to the Li Zheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, it's great that you are back. During your absence, His Royal Highness the King of Shu has been too authoritarian and overbearing."

(End of this chapter)