He Kun was woken up by Cao Rui's knocking on the door. He was annoyed and got off the bed to put on his shoes and open the door. He saw the fat Cao Rui standing outside the door, covered in sweat. His scholar's Confucian robe was wet and stuck to his body, panting heavily.
From the unconcealable joy on his face and his sweaty, chubby face, it could be seen that the news he had just received had indeed surprised him. He could not wait to share it with He Kun.
It was really hard for him to run back with such a fat body.
"What good news do you know that you're in such a hurry to tell me?”
After He Kun saw Cao Rui, the annoyance in his heart lessened slightly as he smiled and said.
"Brother He, I just heard that the president of this exam, Li Hanhai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the other two vice presidents, Liu Zhengcheng of the Supreme Court and Xu Yuan of the Taichang Temple, have been found out by the emperor.
"As for Brother He, your answer sheet was originally the first place in this exam, but because Li Hanhai and the others deliberately targeted you, you fell out of the roll. You didn't even get a tribute scholar. Rumor has it that this time, the emperor might change your ranking to first place,'Huiyuan'.”
He Kun, who had a calm expression just now, immediately changed his expression when he heard Cao Rui's words.
He pulled Cao Rui's arm anxiously and said,"Brother Cao, are you serious?"
Cao Rui smiled." Of course I'm serious. Would I lie to you about this?"”
He Kun pulled Cao Rui anxiously and walked out."Brother Cao, let's go to the Meridian Gate.”
Cao Rui was dragged out of the inn by He Kun as he panted,"Sigh, Brother He, wait for me. Do you think it's easy for me to run a few streets just to send you a message? Let me drink some water first…"
Amidst Cao Rui's protests, He Kun pulled him away forcefully.
Before he transmigrated, He Kun thought that the Meridian Gate, which often appeared in ancient historical dramas, should be located somewhere in the capital.
However, after coming to this world, He Kun realized that the so-called Meridian Gate was actually Caishikou.
He Kun pulled Cao Rui along and arrived at the innermost market entrance of Xuande Gate, which was often used to deal with felons in the Imperial Capital. They realized that it was already overcrowded and it was not easy to find a place to stay.
He Kun and the others finally managed to squeeze into a corner with fewer people.
He Kun observed carefully and found that there were many scholars wearing Confucian robes among the crowd at the market entrance. There were also many ordinary people who brought their families to watch the show.
After waiting for about half an hour, the imperial court finally sent someone.
First, there were about 50 people. They were guards wearing short yellow coats and carrying knives. They were also commonly known as the imperial guards. They surrounded the entire high platform where the market was used to deal with the felons.
Following that, another three hundred imperial guards wearing golden scale armor, sky-piercing helmets, and holding sharp spears arrived at Xuandemen Street. They opened up a three-meter-long path from the noisy crowd, enough to accommodate six people walking side by side.
Seeing that the guards with swords and the royal guards had appeared, those who had some knowledge could basically confirm that the emperor would really come later.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After another quarter of an hour, a long, high-pitched voice unique to eunuchs came from the street.
Then, under the protection of two rows of twenty armed guards, a red carriage that was two meters wide and had five clawed golden dragons carved on its four corners was carried over by eight armed guards who were also wearing short yellow robes and long sabers at their waists.
A dozen court officials followed behind the carriage. Beside the carriage was a white-faced, beardless eunuch who looked young and held a horsetail whisk.
He Kun, who was standing in the distance, felt that this eunuch looked familiar.
Only when they reached the execution platform did the eight guards put down the Emperor's carriage.
The eunuch walked to the front of the carriage and lifted the curtain embroidered with a golden dragon. A young man wearing a golden dragon robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon and a green hat walked out.
He Kun immediately recognized the youth. He was the young examiner who had stood behind him and looked at his answer sheet when he had taken the examination in the examination hall that day. He was wearing a second-grade official uniform.
"At that time, I guessed that he was very likely the current emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty. I didn't dare to confirm it at that time, but now it seems that he is the current emperor.”He Kun stood in the distance and thought.
"Long live our emperor!"
Seeing the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty walk out of his carriage, all the commoners on the streets knelt down.
Everyone knelt down, and Cao Rui followed suit.
He Kun was born in a modern civilized society. Although he did not approve of Phoenix Feather's kneeling ceremony, he did not want to attract too much attention. Moreover, he did not have any official position now. He only had a small Juren title. He did not have the power to challenge this era alone, so he also knelt.
However, he only knelt down with one leg, and the other leg was half-bent. If one looked carefully, one would see that his other kneeling leg was not touching the ground.
"All of you, rise."
Da Qian placed his hands behind his back and looked at his people with a calm expression.
His actions were mature and steady, not at all like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth.
Da Qian looked like he was only 16 or 17 years old. In He Kun's previous life, he was still a high school student. However, in this world, Da Qian had already become the emperor of a country.
Before the arrival of the Great Qian Dynasty, a long four-legged table had been placed on the high platform that was specially used for beheading. Beside the table was a hunchbacked, skinny old man in an official uniform with egret stripes.
This old man was Gou Luzhou, the sixth-rank magistrate of the Imperial City.
Da Qian walked to the long four-legged table and sat down. Chief Eunuch Wu Shulai stood behind him on the left, and the magistrate of the Imperial City, Gou Luzhou, stood on his right.
The dozen or so imperial court officials who came with Great Gan could only stand on both sides of the platform.
"I'm guilty."
After Da Qian sat down, he immediately gave the order.
Following that, Li Hanhai, Liu Zhengcheng, and Xu Yuan, who had just been brought out of the imperial prison, were shackled and escorted onto the stage.
Perhaps it was because they had just been thrown into the imperial prison, the three of them did not even have time to change out of their prison uniforms. They were wearing white internal clothes and were pressed onto the guillotine.
Perhaps they knew that they were hopeless at this point, so the three of them no longer sought help from Da Qian. They were like puppets who had lost their souls and were pressed onto the guillotine.
"Slash!"
Da Qian picked up a wooden token with the word " behead " written on it and threw it to the ground.
The three executioners who had been prepared beforehand each sprayed a mouthful of liquor on the wide blade of the Ghost Head Blade and wiped it clean with a white cloth. Then, they simultaneously chopped at the necks of the three people who were placed on the guillotine.
Gulp! Gulp!
Blood splattered everywhere. The three living human heads were separated from their master's body and rolled a few times on the ground.
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