Jinan County, Licheng.

West Street is where the main square of the city is located.

There is a high platform at the entrance of the city, which is called the Robbery Platform. It is usually used by small officials to watch the situation in the city, checking whether there are fires, thieves, market deception and other problems in the city.

But now, the high platform was surrounded by soldiers.

Outside the high platform, many people gathered here. They looked at the high platform blankly, feeling uneasy in their hearts.

They were forced to come here. The mandrill general from Hebei, whose soldiers are particularly fierce, has been running around the city since yesterday to tell the story, asking the men of every household to come to the high platform on West Street to watch.

If the others want to be punished, they can come.

The people of Licheng have been tortured so hard that they dare not disobey the government in the slightest.

They all felt that this was to capture men as husbandmen or soldiers.

Before the appointed time came, men from every household bid farewell to their families with tears in their eyes, and came to West Street amidst the sounds of crying and howling.

These people don't know what kind of things are waiting for them next.

Thinking of their young children or elderly parents, they just shed tears silently.

There were people coming one after another from further away.

There are more and more people, more and more.

But the strange thing is that even though there are so many people coming here, there is no noise at all and no one talks to each other. These so-called men are either half-grown children or gray-haired old people.

They stood there silently, with obvious tears on their faces. They shrank inward, looking very defensive against everything.

An army was walking quickly in the distance, led by a man who looked like a general.

The crowd suddenly panicked. Some people knelt down, some lay down, and some bumped into people around them.

Liu Taozi walked up to the high platform and looked at the men in front of her.

"I am General Liu Taozi!"

Liu Taozi's voice was extremely loud and could be heard far away, but those people behind her might not be able to hear it.

Liu Taozi looked at the frightened people around him and said, "Fathers in Licheng, don't be afraid!"

"I heard that King Nanyang of the temple was killing people here, so he came with his troops and subdued him and his minions."

"Today, we are going to punish them to death in front of all the elders!!"

"Come here, bring someone here!!"

Liu Taozi gave the order, and immediately there were sergeants escorting more than 20 people onto the high platform. Some of these people were still wearing official uniforms, and some were dressed as officers.

These are state and county officials. Unlike the prefect who at least resisted, these are beasts who have sold their humanity for profit.

Liu Taozhi asked several sergeants to read out their crimes together.

"Zheng Sixang, the governor of Qi!! Colluded with the King of Nanyang, flattered his master and sought glory. In order to please his master, he tortured and killed five innocent people. He participated in attacking the government office, conspired to cause chaos, killed his colleagues, and betrayed his loyalty. His crimes were so heinous that he did not need to be tried.

,punish!!!"

Zheng Sixing's hair was disheveled and he was in a state of utter disarray. He raised his head and stared at Liu Taozi in the distance, "Qihu!! You can't kill me! You can't kill me! You can't control me! You can't control me!"

"Pfft~~"

The sergeant slashed him with his sword, his head rolled down and blood spurted out.

This sudden change really shocked the people. When they saw the headless body falling to the ground, there was silence under the high platform.

I don’t know who started it first, but suddenly someone clapped and cheered.

"Don't drive away from Qizhou and don't be embarrassed!"

"Colluded with the King of Nanyang, conspired to cause chaos, acted as an accomplice to the tiger, participated in attacking government offices, proposed policies to trouble the people, and killed innocent people with wild beasts. There is no need for court trial, execution!!"

"Jinan County Magistrate. Execute!!"

"Licheng County Magistrate. Execute!!!"

The charges were read out one by one, and heads fell to the ground one after another. The sergeants dragged away the headless corpses and began to replace the next batch of criminals.

Under the high platform, the people's expressions became more and more excited. Every time someone was killed, some people began to applaud and chant. When they chanted, they were almost hysterical, as if they wanted to express the humiliation they had suffered in these days.

All the grievances and grievances were vented.

The performance of these officials was also particularly unbearable. Some were frightened and fainted, some cried and begged for mercy, and some shouted insults.

But no matter what, it can't change their final outcome.

After dealing with the officials, we began to deal with the officials and soldiers.

Although these people were acting under Gao Chuo's orders, they were the perpetrators of many tragedies.

Sure enough, when these little people were pushed up, the people began to become more excited. The officials who were originally dealt with had only heard about the evil deeds of the other party, but these 'little people' in front of them had really made them endure evil.

OK.

Someone tried to rush up and beat him, but was stopped by the soldiers.

Some people pointed at the official and insulted him, while others broke down and cried.

Liu Taozi once again asked someone to read out his crime.

When the common people watched these evil spirits who had killed their own families being pinned to the ground and then having their heads chopped off with a knife, they did not feel any excitement about revenge, but only endless grief.

Not only the criminals, but also the sergeants were changed one after another.

The last one to come up was Gao Chuo.

The demon who used to be aloof was now kneeling on the high platform, facing the people of Licheng, with a look of fear on his face.

When he was led up, there seemed to be a pause under the high platform.

Obviously everyone still knows each other's identity.

Gao Chuo looked at Liu Taozi on the side in horror, with tears running down his nose, and his face turned pale with fear, "I am the emperor's brother! I am His Majesty's biological brother! I am the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor! You can't kill me. You can't kill me."

"Read the crime!!"

The sergeant stood aside and began to read out Gao Chuo's crimes.

In front of Gao Chuo, the crimes of other people instantly became worthless.

Gao Chuo's evil deeds are too numerous to describe. Countless people died at his hands. Many of them were brutally killed and tortured to death by him using various inhumane methods. In official terms, during the busy farming season, he

But he summoned the people to fetch water to build a pond for himself, attacked government offices, and killed officials. These are all serious crimes.

After the sergeant read out Gao Chuo's crimes one by one, Liu Taozi finally gave the order.

"Hunting!"

The execution of this punishment requires the cooperation of doctors and specialized sergeants to separate Gao Chuo and take him apart bit by bit.

Gao Chuo's screams continued, and the sergeant was quite skilled, as if he was dismantling a pig or dog. He kept waving the knife, and Gao Chuo fainted in pain. Some doctors hurriedly revived him, and then continued the execution. I don't know how long it took.

The incomplete Gao Chuo was finally divided equally on the high platform.

But the people didn't feel sick and vomited.

Gao Chuo, who was riding a big horse, was a nightmare for the whole city. Watching him being torn apart bit by bit, the cheers rang out again.

Liu Taozi stood solemnly on the high platform and looked at everyone.

"From now on, no matter where the officials are, they dare to prey on the people and run rampant everywhere, just like today!!"

"Long live the General!!!"

"Long live the General!!"

Under the high platform, the people shouted, and Liu Taozi asked people to clean up the scene and turned around to leave.

Soon, there was no residue left here. Only the blood stains that could not be washed away still showed what happened here. Many heads were hung on the tower, and there were even a few dog heads among them.

The dog's head was also chopped off and hung up together. The big dog's eyes finally lost the original viciousness of cannibalism, only the fear remained, just like the innocent people they ate.

The cold wind blew, and the heads collided again, making bursts of sounds.

The people in Licheng rushed to tell each other, and the city boiled instantly. Some people came to the tower with crutches, just to curse those people to have no peace after death.

After a few days of this, a group of people finally arrived in Li City in a hurry.

There were more than a hundred riders in this group, and the leader was none other than Zu Jue.

Zu Jue quickly entered the city and rushed to the government office.

Finally I met Liu Taozi.

As soon as he saw Liu Taozi, Zu Jue showed a helpless look, "Lord, you... this."

Liu Taozi sat in the upper position with a calm expression, "I asked Yan Heijin to lead a group of people to continue towards Qingguang, so as not to delay the war."

After Wang Lin surrendered, Zu Jue proposed to capture Guangzhou.

After nearly a year of accumulation, although it is still unrealistic to capture the entire south, if we only capture Qing and Guangzhou, it would be more than enough. After all, the six local frontier states have been developed under Liu Taozi's rule for many years.

, not to mention the military strength, the reserve of officials is still sufficient. Besides, this is a populous state, and trustworthy people can be recruited from the local area in the future.
To be continued...