In the 38th year of Qin Shihuang, in early August, when Lu Jia arrived in Xianyang from Yongcheng, the entire city was in a carnival...

One month has passed since Marquis Wu Zhong entered Xianyang. The military control ban that lasted for many days has finally ended. The streets have returned to their former bustle. People have walked out of their homes, with smiles on their faces. When they meet, they bow and celebrate.

There are two reasons for the celebration. One is that the thieves from the six countries that ravaged the Xihe River were finally expelled by Marquis Wu Zhong.

Shusun Tong, who was responsible for the public opinion propaganda of the Northern Expedition Army, wrote the entire war process into a simple and easy-to-understand mansion report, allowing the Xianyang fighting officials to post it in each of the Lilus and read it:

The newspaper exaggeratedly describes the atrocities of the thieves in the Xihe area, the cruel massacre of Linjin, the dead people in Xiayang, the wilderness of Shangyan, the nobles of Xiang Ji, Zhang Er and other six countries, and the robber leaders were like eating people and animals, committing heinous crimes, which made the Qin people furious after hearing this.

For a hundred years, only the Qin people beat the six kingdoms. After Emperor Qin Shihuang unified the country, the people from the six kingdoms came to Guanzhong to serve, and the Qin people also insulted and teased them, treating them as emigrating. When was it their turn to be so arrogant?

In addition to being angry, they were worried that the First Emperor was no longer there and Guanzhong was still in chaos. They could not imagine what kind of atrocities would be committed by the thieves entering Xianyang City, which was ten times more prosperous than Xihe...

Therefore, despite doubts about the New Qin people who spoke a southern accent and the Northern Expedition Army, when the people of Xianyang heard that Wu Zhong personally led the troops to liberation of Xihe and expelled the thieves, they still supported them from the bottom of their hearts.

Brothers fight against the wall, defend against their insults outside, and the outcome of the battle in the country has been decided, and it is time to face the enemy together.

The manifesto that Shusun Tong changed and changed was also promoted over and over again, and was well known to everyone. Although this manifesto was not very literary, it was better to raise its aura. The people of Xianyang gave Wu Zhonghou a thumbs up.

The manifesto was spread shortly after it spread, and the newspaper was soon filled with news of victory:

"Wu Zhonghou crossed the Luo River, and the army was facing the flags, and all the thieves from the six countries fled invincible."

"The Qin army recovered Dali and rescued countless people. The three local elders came out to greet him with wine and cried with joy."

"Luo Jia, Yang Xi and other former Qin people were vanguards, attacking Pujin Du, singing the song "Wuyi" and drove the Chu people down the river. The first bandit Xiang Ji abandoned his baggage and left in a mess."

"In the battle between Longmen, the people of Shanxi River in Shaoliang floated down the river with wooden poppies, blocked the Zhao and Wei army, and joined the Zhaiqi of Shangjun. This battle was a great victory and beheaded thousands!"

In short, the general idea of ​​Shusun Tong's mansion was: "The people of all parts of the Qin Dynasty united around Wu Zhonghou, formed a united front, worked together to resist the humiliation of the bandits, won one great victory after another, and maintained the peace of Qin and the reunification of the motherland..."

The theme that I want to promote is: "The one who inherits the aspirations of the First Emperor, guards the state for the Qin people, and protects the peace of the villages is Wu Zhonghou!"

Public opinion propaganda was particularly successful. More than a month ago, when the Northern Expedition Army first entered Xianyang, the people of Xianyang were cautiously watching through the cracks of the door, not knowing how the new rulers would treat themselves.

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But now, when the Northern Expedition Army returned from Xihe, the attitude of the people of Xianyang changed drastically, but they were already greeted by a surge of people and cheers...

When the Wu Zhonghou’s banner passed by, there was even a faint cry of “Long live Wu Zhonghou”.

The second reason is that Wu Zhonghou generals the culprit of the chaos, and wants to sell the treacherous Zhao Gaoyi, who is robbed back with the robbers, and conducts a public trial at the Tingweiguan Temple in Xianyang!

The Jimen Court was extremely solemn. From the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuqi, Li Yu, the son of Li Si, the disciple of Feng, Wang Ben, to the young official beside Hu Hai, witnesses were drawn up and complained about Zhao Gao's crimes that were either in existence or not.

Tampering with the edicts, conspiring to murder the old ministers of the late emperors, treating the people harshly, corruption and abuse of power, selling the country for honor, colluding with thieves, seducing the barbarians, and harming the princess...

This was a crime convicted by Zhao Gao by two soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army, Zhengle and Quji. The final sentence was: Zhao Gao's crime was unprecedented and had exceeded any single crime in the Qin law. It should be punished with multiple crimes, first with five punishments, then the car was broken, and finally his corpse was broken!

The day Lu Jia entered Xianyang happened to catch up with this grand occasion.

On the day when Zhao Gao was executed, Xianyang was filled with people. The people filled the Wei Bridge and rushed to the East City. More than 100,000 people came to the city, while the rest were blocked from the periphery.

Marquis Wu Zhong had to send tens of thousands of soldiers to maintain order and block the surging crowds, so as not to break through the obstacles and rush to the general Zhao Gao to death.

Since Wang Ben wrote to the letter "Please kill Zhao Gao", Zhao Gao became a recognized traitor among the people of Xianyang. It’s a pity that they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out, but now they can fall into the wall and push everyone.

When Zhao Gao, who was naked, was taken up, the people of Xianyang also reached a climax. They held him by the Northern Expedition Soldiers and waved their fists hard on the execution platform, as if they really hit the treacherous.

"A slander!"

"Traitor!"

"Qin traitor!"

Different names were cursed from the mouths of the crowd, like a storm, sweeping towards Zhao Gao, making him shaking, his face covered with saliva from others, and he shivered in the autumn wind.

He seemed to want to say something, but the faint voice, perhaps some "truth", was completely covered up by the noisy "killing him".

When people don't want to listen to you, nothing you say is useless.

From the late Emperor of the First Emperor to the fall of Hu Hai, the suffering suffered by the people of Guanzhong in the past few years was blamed on Hu Hai. Zhao Gao, a pair of kings and ministers, was a little lucky for the dead, and the living people had to bear the anger of the people. In addition, public opinion incitement, he really combined all evil.

But because it is far apart, most people actually cannot see the execution process clearly, but it does not prevent them from returning home and describing the story of neighbors who were stuck further away and unable to witness this scene:

First, he tattooed his face, and the prison officer used a knife and saw Zhao Gao's cheeks and forehead to stab the six words "tight ministers, traitors, and Qin traitors". He started very hard. For a moment, Zhao Gao's face was bleeding and he cried bitterly. Then he poured it with hot ink, making it like a mole and stayed on his face forever.

Next is Ji Xing. Zhao Gao, who had already been smashed to pieces and had his nose broken several times, has now lost his sensitive nose forever, his face looks like a ghost, and his speech is even more vague.

Then there was castration. The palace officials who had already sharpened their swords for a long time came forward and showed their characteristic swords and axes. It is said that Marquis Wu Zhong wanted to change the rules and orders to empty the palace rooms in Guanzhong. In the future, the palace will no longer accept eunuchs, and castration will be reduced. Only prisoners who raped women will be castrated.

The process was hard to see clearly. I only knew that Zhao Gao let out a pig-killing scream. His bloody thing was cut clean, raised high to display, and threw it into the crowd. It was stepped on by everyone and stuck to the bottom of the shoes of countless people.

Then, Zhao Gao's left and right feet were chopped off alive, and many of them were limped and released from Yinguan and prisoners came to watch. They raised their wooden raps high and cheered, feeling that Zhao Gao also had today. Although they were not necessarily Zhao Gao's punishment, it did not prevent everyone from applauding.

At this point, Zhao Gao, who had been destroyed for nearly half an hour, was half dead, and his bloodshed caused him to almost faint.

Before he had breathed a sigh of relief, his head, hands and legs were tied to a rope pulled by five horses. It is said that these horses were the six horses that Zhao Gao used to control for Qin Shihuang and were fed and taken care of by him.

The five horses were frightened at the moment. When the heavy whip hit the body, the five horses didn't care that the old master was behind them and tried their best to move forward.

As the rope was tightened, the sound of Princess pulling the bones sounded, followed by the tearing of the flesh. After another whip, Zhao Gao's body was completely divided into five parts!

Cheers resounded throughout the market, and Xianyang people enjoyed this brutal joy.

Just like when Shang Yang was executed more than a hundred years ago.

Sometimes, it doesn’t matter who the dead is. What’s important is that their death can calm the anger of the “people”.

Zhao Gao finally died, his head was taken away and he wanted to be marinated with lime. It was revealed that his body was not processed yet, and the executioner began to take the last step: sucking his bones.

Holding the axe and hammer high, Zhao Gao's remaining body was divided into pieces and smashed into meat paste. Soon, Zhao Gao, who was full of evil, finally lost his flesh and blood...

The soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army were slightly relieved, and the people of Xianyang were able to approach. They hated Zhao Gao, so they had money to support the money, and wanted to throw money away and bribe the executioner, and bid for Zhao Gao's meat to eat it raw.

But under the order of Wu Zhonghou, this behavior of cannibalizing life was not allowed, but after everything was over, it was burned to the road.

So everyone could only fight for the scorched pieces, stuff them into their mouths, and show off as a matter of doing so. As for the people who were not able to grab them, they were still unsatisfied.

Fortunately, Wu Zhonghou considered this and Sima Xin, who was in charge of the execution, announced another thing:

"Marquis Wu Zhong is about to cast the figurines of Zhao Gao, and let them kneel in front of the Jingbian Temple in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and in various places, the people who have resentment can go and spit it!"

So the talents in Xianyang were very happy and gave up a little. On that day, their carnival continued. The men and women sold their pearls, jade clothes, and the wine and meat were celebrated, filling the streets.

Heifu himself did not participate in this feast. He only shook his head and left four words when Lu Jia arrived at the official office and reported to him what he saw and heard today:

"Sin deserves it."

Zhao Gao's death was enough to vent the anger of the people of Xianyang. As for Hu Hai, Heifu thought he had to wait a little longer and wait until the autumn harvest and rent reduction and the previous and subsequent policies were compared before the accounts could be settled.

He immediately looked at Lu Jia and smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"This move is indeed very satisfying." Lu Jia changed his voice: "However, the law is used to punish evil, not to encourage good. If the king wants to appease the Qin people, it is not enough to rely solely on severe punishment and serious laws."

Heifu did not deny: "This is why I called you into Xianyang."

The old order has been destroyed, and the new order needs to be established.

"The sinner has been punished."

"Then, reward the merits!"

Lu Jia guessed correctly, the war came to an end, Guanzhong has been cleared, and Heifu will make big moves in the court. The first step is to redefine the candidates for the nine ministers based on the contributions of the entire Northern Expedition, and establish the person to help him...

I just don’t know where Lu Jia can occupy?
Chapter completed!