The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 144 Chaos at the Execution Ground
The next morning, just after the hour of Yin, the capital was still pitch black, but suddenly countless torches lit up inside and outside the imperial city.

What followed was a burst of commands and the sound of thundering hooves.

The Jinyiwei and the imperial guards were gathering rapidly, and the number of them was probably as many as 30,000 or 40,000.

Before long, the torches on Jinyiwei North Street, West Chang'an Street, and Xidan Pailou South Street were connected into long lines.

It was obvious that they were not preparing for a court meeting, they were preparing to chop people down.

The three powerful families in Puzhou are not just traitors.

These guys have accumulated wealth that rivals that of a country by collaborating with the enemy and selling out their country, and their strength is extremely strong.

There is no telling how many disciples and old friends they have in the court, and no one knows how strong they are in secret.

This time, Wanli only arrested their sons and in-laws in officialdom. It is hard to say whether the rest of them will organize people to rescue the execution ground.

Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to come to the capital to rob the execution ground, but this was not a normal situation.

The three great families of Puzhou were secretly communicating with the Northern Tartars, and they had huge wealth to hire many desperate criminals. Could they watch their relatives being beheaded?

It's really hard to say. Wanli made a lot of arrangements to be on the safe side. The Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards were just to attract people's attention on the surface. He also made a lot of backup plans.

When the Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards moved, the people of the capital also moved with them.

As the long dragon of torches covered several streets, people who came to watch the fun also flocked in. The night sky was suddenly filled with a buzzing sound, as if countless flies were flying.

It would be a shame not to watch such a big event, not to mention that the people being beheaded this time are traitors who collaborate with the enemy and betray their country.

There are loyal and righteous people among the people, and the people hate those who collaborate with the enemy and sell out their country, especially those who collaborate with the northern barbarians.

Many people seemed to have brought some things with them, and the strange smell on both sides of the street was getting stronger and stronger.

At the hour of Mao, the gate of the Northern Pacification Prison opened on time, and two teams of Jinyiwei slowly walked out with a prison cart.

The person in the prison van was Wang Chonggu. At this moment, his mouth and throat felt like they were stuffed with peppercorns. He was so numb that he lost consciousness and couldn't speak at all.

He could only pretend to be a loyal and good man who was framed, with a face full of grief and indignation, expecting some "loyal and righteous people" to rescue him.

He didn't know whether these so-called "loyal and righteous people" were ready to rescue him, but the ordinary people on both sides of the street were already prepared.

As soon as the prisoner carriage turned onto Jinyiwei North Street, someone in the crowd on either side immediately shouted, "This is Wang Chonggu, who secretly colluded with the Northern Tartars. It was he and Qiu Luan who brought Altan Khan to the capital."

what?
When Wang Chonggu heard this, his face was filled with shock.

The crowds on both sides suddenly became furious and started cursing.

Immediately afterwards, countless rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, black, yellow, and other things flew out of the crowd.

That guy just rained bullets down on the prison van.

The Jinyiwei on both sides who were in charge of escorting him were so scared that they quickly ducked their heads to avoid him, but Wang Chonggu's neck was stuck in the prison van and he couldn't move at all.

The prison van was suddenly filled with a foul stench, and Wang Chonggu almost vomited from the stench.

Fortunately, his throat and tongue were numb and he couldn't spit it out.

He was so embarrassed that he could not even cry after being blamed for this crime.

It is true that he was a traitor to the enemy, but the Gengxu Incident had little to do with him.

At that time, Yan Song and his son were in power. Governor Yang Shun of Xuanda and General Qiu Luan of Xuanda were both Yan Song's men!
However, the people in the capital would become outraged when the Gengxu Incident was mentioned.

In that catastrophe, the officials in the court were fine, but their relatives and friends outside the city were tortured to death by the northern barbarians.

There were also surviving people in the crowd who had rushed here from outside the city.

That catastrophe destroyed everything they had. Not only were all their money and food stolen, but even many of their wives and daughters were abducted. They were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and wished they could pounce on Wang Chonggu and bite him a few times.

This was naturally a rumor spread by Wanli's secret guards.

It wasn't that he was doing this out of sheer mischief, wanting to play a trick on Wang Chonggu.

This is actually mainly prepared for those young people who are instigated.

The court reports and the secret guards spread rumors. Even if Wang Chonggu had little to do with the Gengxu Incident, it still aroused public outrage.

That guy, all the way from Jinyiwei North Street to West Chang'an Street and then to Xidan Pailou South Street, kept throwing all kinds of strange things at the prison van. The prison van was like a bucket full of rotten water, and began to overflow with foul-smelling dirty water.

Wang Chonggu was so choked that he almost fainted.

Didn’t anyone arrange for “loyal and righteous people” to rescue him?
Come and help me quickly, it’s suffocating!

He shouted in his heart countless times, and the prison van finally arrived at the intersection where the Xidan Archway was located, and in front of it was the Xishi execution ground.

"Lord Wang is innocent, you are framing a loyal and honest person!"

"Everyone, hurry up and save the king!"

At this time, a sudden shout came from the west side of the street, and a large group of officials in green official robes suddenly rushed out of the crowd and rushed towards the Jinyiwei who were on guard on the street.

Officials of the sixth rank and below wore green official robes, while those of the fifth rank and above wore red and purple official robes.

The problem is that officials of the sixth rank and below are also officials.

The Jinyiwei didn't dare to draw their swords and attack, so they could only quickly form a human wall to hold off these guys.

Wang Chonggu saw this and a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes. He knew very well that these officials could not save him.

However, these officials can create chaos, and once the situation gets out of control, someone will definitely come to rescue him.

At this time, the people on both sides looked at these officials with strange expressions.

They totally couldn't understand what was going on with these guys.

Wasn’t Wang Chonggu collaborating with the enemy and selling out his country? And the one he was collaborating with was Altan Khan who invaded the capital.

These guys actually said that Wang Chonggu was wrongly accused. Are they mentally ill?

"They are the students and old friends of the treacherous minister Wang Chonggu. Come on, everyone, beat these bastards to death."

Uh, this.

Can court officials be beaten at will?
He was not sitting in a prison van, he was still wearing his official robes.

The people on both sides seemed to hesitate.

However, the secret guards did not hesitate and directly threw away the rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs and other things in their hands.

If someone loses this, it will be a disaster.

The rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs rained down on the young and inexperienced people.

This time the young man was stunned.

Why did the people abandon them?

They are good people, no, they are good officials.

At least that's what they think.

"Hey, who threw the stone?"

At this time, several officials covered their heads and cried out in pain.

We not only throw stones at you, we also beat you up.

Many secret guards stretched out their feet from the crowd and kicked fiercely.

As a result, many young men were kicked to the ground.

It seemed like more and more feet were sticking out from the crowd, and a bunch of young men were kicked so hard that they rolled on the ground.

At this time, the scene was a bit chaotic.

Many strong men in the crowd exchanged glances with each other, and quietly squeezed towards the Jinyiwei who were a little confused by the rush of the young man, and began to reach into their arms.

The three wealthy families in Puzhou have plenty of money, so it is impossible for them to watch Wang Chonggu and their relatives being beheaded in public.

Even if it is in the capital, even next to the imperial city, they will find a way to rescue them.

Wanli also guessed this.

The secret guards don't just deal with those young and foolish people; those who are obviously abnormal are their main targets.

At this time, the secret guards hidden in the crowd also quietly surrounded them, and when they got behind these people, they raised their hands and smashed them with bricks.

They hit people on the back of the head!
These guys were all staring at the Jinyiwei in front of them, and they never thought that bricks would be thrown at them from behind.

If a brick hits someone on the back of the head, few people can withstand it.

This time, almost all of these guys were knocked down.

However, there were several people who were particularly skilled and dodged the brick.

What followed was a huge melee. Countless secret guards surrounded them and started smashing them with bricks.

No matter how skilled you are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife, and the same goes for a lot of bricks. It's so crowded in the crowd that you can hardly move. A pile of bricks are thrown at you from all directions. Li Xuancheng and Shan Sinan probably can't withstand it.

At this time, they accompanied Wanli on the city gate tower of Xi'an Gate, using telescopes to scan the fierce battle in the crowd.

Wanli actually wanted to lure these guys into action. Otherwise, if there was chaos outside, he could just order the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Shenwu Camp hidden inside the Xi'an Gate to rush over.

The elite troops of the Shenwu Camp are no joke. The officers and soldiers there all use powerful bows made of one stone, and their archery skills are so accurate that they can hit the target while galloping on horseback, and some can even hit the center of the bull's eye.

These tens of thousands of cavalrymen rushed forward at once. No matter how skilled they were, they would either be shot into hedgehogs by sharp arrows or stabbed into sieves by long spears.

If these guys still dare to take action when the elite troops of the Shenwu Camp appear, they must have a mental problem.

He didn't send the cavalry to attack, but instead had the secret guards blend in with the crowd and watch with bricks in their hands, so that these guys would think they still had a chance.

This time, a lot of things were knocked over.

Perhaps, these people are desperate criminals who are paid to do things, and they don’t even know who their employers are.

However, knocking them down and arresting them could eliminate some hidden dangers. Otherwise, if a bunch of desperate criminals suddenly rushed out on the street when he left the palace, it would be quite dangerous.

Once he kills all the sons and in-laws of the three major families in Puzhou who are in official positions, the remaining group in hiding will definitely take vengeance on him crazily.

He had to guard against this.

(End of this chapter)