kingnovel Chapter 589: The sentence has been determined and the journey is well prepared
Chapter 589: The sentence has been determined and the journey is well prepared
Now that the approval from the Ministry of Justice has come down, it is up to the Shuntian Prefecture government to decide how much money and property to collect from each family.
The prefect Zheng Tong acted decisively and arranged for the chief constable and the legal advisor to be in charge of this matter.
Zheng Tong ordered that it must be completed within two days.
Because the Ministry of Justice's approval document said: Three days later, a group of death row prisoners will be executed in public at the execution ground in the west of the city;
The exiled prisoners also left Beijing three days later.
The memorial from the Ministry of Justice was handed over to the Cabinet, and the Cabinet reported it to Emperor Hongde.
On that day, after Fu Yinglan returned home from the Ministry of Justice, everyone in the Anguo Mansion knew about it.
Three days, three days left, these are the days when they will truly take revenge.
Fu Sheng, the steward of the Anguo Mansion, received an order to prepare plenty of incense, candles and silver ingots. Three days later, the whole family would go to burn incense and pay tribute to the eldest lady of the mansion.
Duke Anguo Fu Peng, Fu Yinglan, Fu Yingze, as well as Fu Mingjun and Fu Mingxiu all asked for leave in advance from their respective yamen the next day, and agreed to take three days off after the execution. The entire family of Duke Anguo went to Qing'an Temple in the south of the city to ask the monks to chant sutras for Fu Baozhen to comfort the deceased's soul.
A notice was posted outside the Shuntian government office, and the news spread as quickly as a hurricane.
The news spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people, and spread throughout the capital at an unimaginable speed.
These days, the people have also been paying attention to this matter;
All are waiting for the final judgment of the Ministry of Justice;
I also want to know the final result and execution date.
Now I know, I finally know!
Within three days of the day when the Shuntian government office posted the notice, all the vegetable-selling areas in the east and west markets seemed to be exceptionally clean and tidy...
Those rotten leaves that were picked out seemed to be more popular than fresh and delicious vegetables. Even a small piece of dry leaf was not spared and was taken away.
There was even a strange phenomenon...
Originally, many vegetable farmers outside the city brought fresh vegetables into the city to sell in baskets.
In the past few days, some of the vegetables they brought into the city to sell were fresh, but most of them were rotten leaves that had been picked out and were not edible at all.
In the past, these were thrown directly onto the fields to fertilize the soil.
Now, it is these rotten vegetable leaves that no one wanted that have become best-sellers!
In the shortest possible time, people bought up all the rotten vegetable leaves at a penny a handful!
There were also rotten eggs, which were sold for five cents each!
A fresh egg is only three cents!
This world is so crazy that it's hard to understand!
But if you think about it…it makes sense, fresh eggs are good for cooking;
And to deal with the most heinous sinners, it would be a waste to use fresh eggs;
Only by using rotten eggs can you achieve the desired effect!
All this seems to indicate...
When that day comes, what will the death row inmates encounter on their way to the execution ground?
The officials and constables of Shuntian Prefecture were most aware of this.
This is not the first time they have been in trouble.
When that day comes, they will also be responsible for the escort mission.
Many yamen runners and constables had to follow the prefect out of the city, and the prefect was also responsible for supervising the executions.
When I think about it... there will be countless rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves flying towards the prison van to my left, right, in front of me, and above my head...
There were also other random things thrown into the prison van along the way...
As an escorting officer, I must stand guard beside the prison van, hoping that the person throwing the rotten eggs has good aim and doesn't let them get caught in the disaster!
The people from the Five Cities Military Department also had the same concerns.
Because the Wucheng Bingmasi also received the task, they were responsible for ensuring the security and order along the way that day;
When we arrived at the execution ground outside the city, we had to maintain order there.
Just think about those rotten eggs and vegetable leaves that were bought by others... uh... just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle and my body feel numb!
They are afraid that when that day comes, they will have nowhere to hide and no way to avoid it.
What if the people lose their aim in the excitement?
Oh my god!
The following scene is too beautiful... I dare not watch it!
Whether it was the people from the Wucheng Bingmasi or the people from the Shuntian Prefecture, they had all made preparations in advance...
Those who have mothers, wives, and sisters at home have already made arrangements in advance.
After noon, the house must be equipped with bath water, soap nuts and clean clothes!
for sure!
They simply couldn't imagine what it would be like when they returned home after completing this errand.
The more I think about this, the more I hate those damn death row prisoners!
If they had not lost all conscience and done evil things, how could they have aroused such great public outrage?
How could people spend money on rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs?
Especially the constables and bailiffs of Shuntian Prefecture.
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became.
When they were not on duty, they would stroll into the prison cells, find the jailers they were friendly with, and talk to them directly -
Let’s help our brothers deal with these damn things first and vent our anger in advance.
So, the group of death row prisoners inside are in trouble!
I had just finished eating the whole-grain biscuits for lunch and my teeth were still aching when the jailers came to the death row with whips in hand.
"Snapped!"
The whip hit the prison door hard, causing the people inside to shiver.
"Listen up, prisoners inside. We will execute you outside the city in three days. You will be sent on your way!"