Please ask me to be the emperor

When the Red Lady personally led the crowd and entered Luoyang City, Zhang Shun and others were beheading the Henan magistrate, Tongzhi, judge and other officials at the entrance of Luocai City.

A group of Wuyangyang people surrounded the market entrance with three circles inside and three outside.

The red lady looked strange outside, so she ordered the little girl Jian'er to run over and have a look. Jian'er looked at the crowded crowd and had no choice but to call two big men to clear the way.

She followed behind, and after finally squeezing in, her pretty face turned pale, and she turned around and squeezed out again. She found a tree to support her and vomited for a long time.

Jian'er then wiped his mouth, patted his chest with lingering fear, and ran back to report: "Madam, the master is killing people inside. There are several bloody heads in there, which scares the slaves to death!"

"Reward to the ancestors, kill in the community" is the earliest record of execution place in ancient China. The place of reward is used to express the benevolence of one's ancestors, and the punishment of killing is used to express the majesty of ghosts and gods.

It was only later that most of the crimes were "killed in the market" so that more people could see them, killing chickens to scare monkeys, and deter lawbreakers.

The "market" here can be a bustling commercial street or a vegetable market with many pedestrians in the morning and evening.

In fact, given the moral character of officials in the late Ming Dynasty, nine out of ten officials were corrupt, so it was natural to kill them. These people usually hold high positions and do not have much direct contact or conflict with ordinary people. It is difficult for ordinary people to know whether they are greedy or not.

What's more, whether to kill or not to kill can only be determined by Zhang Shun's thoughts. According to common sense, unless one plunders and leaves, in order to ensure the normal operation of Luoyang City, a large number of original officials should be retained.

As a result, when Zhang Shun's soldiers confiscated tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of goods and thousands or even thousands of stones of food from these people's homes, Zhang Shun couldn't help but "remove harm for the people"!

In the spirit of "the mountains never get too high, the sea never gets too deep" and the wealth never gets too much, how could Zhang Shun let go of such a few big fish?

Besides, killing these birdmen can not only win over a wave of people's hearts, but also make room for the newly recruited Xu Quan, Hong Jinyang, Li Xijiu, Wang Maozhong, Sun Chengzong and other students from Songyang Academy, so why not do it? Woolen cloth?

A set of public trials, sentencing and execution on the spot, Zhang Shun beheaded several people in succession. While they were executing the execution, they also asked Xu Quan and several members of the army to read out the charges of the murdered man and the "Commonwealth" written by Zhang Shenyan.

There hasn't been anything sensational in Luoyang City for a long time. Everyone heard about the excitement and came over to watch. When the matter reached its climax, from time to time, people would cheer and shout: "Well done, kill this dog official!"

Just when everyone was getting ready to kill, there was a sudden disturbance among the people watching around them, and they were suddenly pushed through a passage by a few strong men. When everyone dispersed, a woman in red with extraordinary temperament walked out in front of everyone.

Zhang Shun looked up and saw that the person who came was none other than the red lady whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile. He waved to Zhao Lizi next to him and ordered him to continue dealing with the officials in Luoyang City. He quickly went up to greet them.

The red lady is still as beautiful as when Zhang Shun first saw her. Although she is now three or four months pregnant, the clothes of this era are loose and Zhang Shun cannot tell that she has a slight bulge. abdomen.

He stretched out his hand to smooth a strand of hair that was blown by the wind for her, and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I come?" The red lady adjusted his clothes and said with a smile, "If you don't come, I'm afraid you will make a hole in the sky!"

"It's too dangerous here, you shouldn't come!"

"But I'm already here." Lady Hong smiled softly, "Not only am I here, but Li Xiang is also here. Mr. Song is also here, as are Zhang Sanbai and Ma Yingniang!"

"Although your life is not worth cherishing, everyone's life depends on you. If you have any shortcomings, I will not be able to live alone!"

"Why didn't Sanniang come?" Zhang Shun looked up at these familiar faces and asked after being silent for a while.

"I left her in Baoduzhai! The Zhang family cannot be exterminated. If we all die, someone will be able to offer you incense sticks later! Chen Changzhen is the most loyal, and I have entrusted him with all the affairs in the village. If this cannot be done, he can still protect Sanniang and Fifteen Zhouquan!"

Zhang Shun stared at the red lady for a long time, then turned to look at Li Xiang, Song Xiance, Ma Yingniang, Zhang Sanbai and others. His mouth moved, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

Liu Rushi saw everyone coming over at this time and sneaked over secretly. She didn't pay attention to the other people's expressions. She just said that Zhang Shun and Lady Hong were there to express their feelings of separation, and she secretly waved her hand to greet the little girl Jian'er.

Jian'er was a little afraid of the blood there, so he turned pale and waved his hands, not daring to come over. Seeing that she was afraid, Liu Rushi couldn't help but want to scare her. She gently lifted her lotus skirt and stretched out her small embroidered shoes, trying to kick one of them over as a cuju.

Liu Rushi raised his foot and gave it a weak kick. Jian'er screamed "Ah" in fright, and quickly grabbed the red lady's sleeve and hid behind her.

It didn't matter that Jian'er yelled, it immediately destroyed the originally heavy atmosphere.

The red lady frowned, glared at Liu Rushi, then reached out to hug the trembling arrow and patted it gently. However, she said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk about it when we go back!"

What kind of place can the execution ground be for talking? Zhang Shun quickly called Xu Quan and asked him to take a few soldiers to assist Zhao Lizi in arranging the execution, and then took them to Prince Fu's Mansion.

Prince Fu's Mansion was so luxurious, but no one wanted to take a look. Zhang Shun also called Zhang Shenyan over by the way, and everyone started discussing things in the living room without paying attention to the dust.

Originally, Zhang Shun had a "shit-stirring" mentality and "threw a firecracker into the toilet" for nothing, hoping to muddy the waters of tomorrow.

After seizing Luoyang City, he had already anticipated the seriousness of the matter. But he did not expect that the matter would be so serious that even his wives and concubines would come to express their intention to die.

Originally he was single, came and went naked, what was he afraid of? But now he is no longer alone. His life and death can determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people, so he must live, and to live, he needs to win.

Zhang Shun did not ask for everyone's opinions this time, and directly concluded: "Luoyang is surrounded by mountains and water, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a resource for the world. Since it was captured by me, it will definitely be hated by the imperial court. It will not take more than ten days." A large army will surely come to encircle and suppress us. How to defend and how to fight? Let's talk about countermeasures!"

Zhang Shenyan was shocked when he heard this and was speechless for a long time. Seeing that everyone was silent, Commander Zhang thought of his own experience in defending a city and said, "The only way to defend a city is that the general must be prepared to die, the soldiers must be willing to fight, the city must be strong enough to be defended, and there must be something edible inside." If we have enough food and drinkable water, and strong reinforcements from outside, we can say we can defend it."

"Zhang came here and didn't know what was in store for the city, so he didn't dare to speak nonsense. But when it comes to guarding the city, Zhang's talent is no more than that of a firefly. He didn't dare to compete with the sun and the moon, lest he miss the Lord's important event."

"If your lord is willing to defend, I can recommend one person to make Luoyang city impregnable. Even if a hundred thousand troops come to attack, there will be no success!"

Thank you to the fan "Yuelu Shanbei 1984" for your many large rewards. Thank you for your strong support to the author. Originally, the author was very happy yesterday and wanted to write more. Unexpectedly, there was a fire in the backyard, so I had to update as much as possible today to express my apology.