Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2831 Master Qingsong 49.0
“You know what, we’re really on the same page. That’s what I was thinking too.” Jin Miaomiao smiled at Shen Cha and said, “However, I might be a little bit more extreme than you.”

"Excessive?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow. "If you yourself think it's excessive, then it truly is excessive. Tell me about it?"

"I think being slowly sliced ​​to death was too lenient for her. Given her tolerance, she would have only endured a dozen or so cuts, at most thirty, before she would have died. For a villain like her, it was too lenient, right?"

"and then?"

“I think that the execution by slow slicing can’t be finished in one day. It should be done over several days, slowly and gradually. She should pay double for how long she tied those poor innocent people up in the courtyard. If she can’t hold on any longer, we can use medicine to keep her alive and prolong her life. This is something I’m best at.”

“That’s true. Many of the spies we caught were kept alive by you.” Shen Cha smiled. “What you did wasn’t ruthless. You were right earlier. For someone as wicked and evil as her, for a villain who has taken the lives of so many innocent people, no method is too much.”

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Song Yaojia winked at Shen Haolin and said with a wicked smile, "Did you hear that? We'd better be careful and not do anything bad, otherwise, our fate won't be good."

"Just be careful yourself, don't drag me into it." Shen Haolin rolled his eyes at Song Yaojia. "When Father asked us, Cha'er and I thought the same thing, but with a slight difference." He looked at Jin Miaomiao. "I said something similar to you. Her being alive is the greatest punishment for her. Dying would be too good for her."

"Yes, the Duke is right. That's exactly what I think. Living is the most painful thing; death is a relief." Jin Miaomiao nodded and nudged Merlin. "What about you?"

"What? What do I think?" Seeing Jin Miaomiao nod, Merlin snorted coldly, "I originally thought I was pretty ruthless, but after listening to you, I feel like I'm a bit gentle."

"Oh? Tell us about it, let us see your gentleness."

"I was thinking, wasn't she going to send these victims to the battlefield as vanguards, to make them charge into battle? Why not let her experience it herself? Just throw her on the battlefield as a live target. That would satisfy her wish and also avenge those victims. However, my method doesn't seem to have much room for implementation. Back then, there weren't many battles to fight besides the border, right? Sending these people all the way to the border isn't worth it. So, after listening to the ideas of the eldest brother, the Duke, and Sister Miaomiao, I think yours are much better than mine. Killing your enemies with your own hands sounds incredibly satisfying." Merlin looked at Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and then at Song Yaojia, "Unparalleled satisfaction."

“However,” Jin Miaomiao stroked her chin, “there’s something I’m quite curious about.”

"How did she manage to infiltrate among the real victims and escape back then?" Shen Cha chuckled. "Because apart from her confidants, no one knew who she was. After She Nanqi stormed the bandit stronghold, he first rescued the women, elderly people, and children who were tied up in the courtyard, and after taking them down the mountain and settling them in, he returned to the stronghold and dealt with the rebels. It wasn't until the rebels were about to be massacred that someone came forward to report that the real bandit leader was among the women who had just been settled down the mountain. By the time She Nanqi took the portrait to the village where the woman had been settled down the mountain to find her, she had already disappeared."

"Disappeared?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly. "Is someone helping her?" "Probably." Shen Cha sighed. "She doesn't seem like the type to fight alone, nor does she seem like the type to gamble everything. She seems to have multiple escape routes. And it turned out that was indeed the case. After that confrontation in the main hall, the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Jingzhao Prefecture followed the clues she provided and rounded up all her people. After the interrogation, even more people were implicated."

"They've got quite a bit of influence!"

"No!" Shen Cha held up a finger and waved it at Jin Miaomiao. "Only her confidants know who she is; no one else knows she exists." She sneered and said, "Isn't this similar to what happened at the bandit stronghold?"

"They're so alike, practically identical." Jin Miaomiao sighed. "But why didn't she keep them around? Perhaps she could have made a comeback?"

"How could she possibly make a comeback? Once her identity is exposed, she's bound to die. And if she dies, someone else should be buried with her."

"This person!" Merlin's eyes widened in disbelief. "Wasn't the practice of funerary sacrifice abolished long ago? How can someone still be thinking about having someone buried with her? They really don't value human life!"

“This practice was prevalent among noble families and powerful clans of the previous dynasty, and it was also the first thing that Emperor Taizu abolished.” Song Yaojia sighed. “My uncle said that after she confessed those people, Lord Sun of the Ministry of Justice asked her why she had confessed them. She said that as her subordinates and supporters, they naturally had to share her honor and disgrace. She couldn’t be executed while they were still alive and well. That was absolutely unacceptable. That was something she would never allow.”

"Who does she think she is?" Jin Miaomiao rolled her eyes. "So what happened to her in the end? It wasn't just a simple beheading, was it?"

"Although our idea seemed very ruthless, it would not be easy to implement and would be opposed by many people. Moreover, it would affect Emperor Taizong's reputation. Therefore, in the end, Emperor Taizong made the decision and chose a method that seemed less ruthless but would make that lady lose face even more. I think that being subjected to slow slicing would have caused her more pain."

"What is it?"

"In front of Emperor Taizong and his civil and military officials, and in front of She Nanqi and the witnesses he brought, this lady confessed to all her crimes. These crimes were recorded and made public to the people of Xijing that very day. Considering that some people were illiterate, soldiers were specially assigned to explain the case to them. Then, this lady was put into a prison cart and led by a patrol team of the patrol battalion to parade through the streets of Xijing, while her crimes were read out. This parade lasted for about half a month."

"Not dead?"

“She’s dead.” Song Yaojia sighed. “Emperor Taizong was still soft-hearted. He gave her a cup of poisoned wine because she was a woman.”