The frog hadn't returned for a few days, and Liu Yu waited anxiously.
However, there was good news from Anxi County.
Xue Rengui flooded the rebels, and more than 100,000 rebels were killed or injured.
Currently, Earth Duke General Zhang Liang and several thousand of his leaders had been sent to Wuji County by Xue Rengui.
Liu Bowen was worried about how to defeat the enemy. After seeing Zhang Liang, he had an idea.
"Your Majesty, there are many thieves, but they are all fools. If these captives were hung on copper pillars and branded, the bandits would definitely be terrified and lose their will to fight!”
Liu Yu laughed when he heard this,"This King also has the same idea! However, this king feels that we can keep the rebel soldiers and send them out after they watch the execution. This way, the rebel soldiers will know this king's methods faster!”
Liu Bowen thought it was right.
Not long after, news came from the Imperial Residence that everyone had gone to the city to be executed.
Most of the people in Wuji County had a grudge against the Yellow Turban bandits. Many of their families had been killed by the Yellow Turban bandits. Even if their money and food had been stolen by the Yellow Turban bandits, the worst of them had been displaced by the Yellow Chicken bandits.
When they heard that Zhang Liang was going to be executed, almost everyone came to watch the execution with great interest.
The huge bronze pillar was like a miracle. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the rebel soldiers were tied up one by one. They were half-naked and stuck to the pillar.
When he tied the person up, a fire was already starting below.
Although he wasn't told what it was for, Zhang Liang wasn't a fool. When he saw the fire under the pillar, he immediately thought that if this thing burned for a long time, wouldn't the person tied to it be scalded to death?
Zhang Liang was so scared that he knelt down."Great King! I don't dare to do it again. Please spare my life. I'm willing to atone for my sins and persuade my brothers to surrender!”
Unexpectedly, Liu Yu had made up his mind to show the Yellow Turban thief his might today and turned a deaf ear to his pleas for mercy.
A few soldiers dragged Zhang Liang up and let him be the last one to get on the copper pillar. In order to let him look longer and more directly, they tied him to the top.
The heat at the top was slow. Zhang Liang could see how the rebel soldiers below died, and he would slowly follow in their footsteps.
When Zhang Liang was tied up, his heart broke down. He begged for mercy a few more times, but when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he was so scared that he fainted.
The surrounding commoners also understood the power of this punishment. Many people were shocked and felt a deep fear towards Liu Yu.
When Tian Feng saw such a huge pillar and saw that Liu Yu was going to use this thing to execute him, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"I didn't expect that this King Zhong Shan would be so ruthless. In the Darkhan Dynasty that rules the world with benevolence and filial piety, he actually dared to use the notorious torture!”
"However, since Lu Zhi's army has escaped, it is indeed necessary for Zhang Jiao and his brothers to join forces to encircle and suppress the area under the Zhong Shan King to intimidate the bandits!”
Thinking of Lu Zhi's army leaving, Tian Feng's eyes flashed with disgust.
"Liu Yu may have ill intentions, but in order to destroy Liu Yu, the Emperor, Liu Hong, actually transferred Lu Zhi's army away. He doesn't even treat the people of Jizhou as humans! What was the difference between such a cold and ruthless monarch who valued eunuchs so much and Qin II?”
Thus, Tian Feng was greatly disappointed with Liu Hong and the Han Dynasty.
There were many wise men who had the same thoughts as him.
As the soldiers worked hard to light the fire, the copper pillar slowly began to heat up.
The rebel soldier at the bottom didn't move at first, but when he realized something was wrong, he was almost scalded to death.
However, the rebel soldiers on top of him witnessed how he died. They watched as he was gradually roasted to a golden color before finally being roasted to a black color. The rebel soldiers on top of him felt their hearts collapse.
"Spare me! Spare me! I don't want to die!"
"We won't dare to cause trouble again, we won't dare to oppose the king!”
"Spare my life. I'm willing to work like a cow or a horse for the king!”
However, their shouts soon weakened.
Zhang Liang smelled the rich fragrance of meat from above. He was hungry and shocked. He fainted a few times and woke up soon after.
Seeing the rebel soldiers below being roasted layer by layer, they were scared out of their wits!
In the end, Zhang Liang seemed to have gone crazy because of fear. He peed and peed on it as he laughed. Amidst his laughter and strange cries, only a layer of skin was left.
"Pick up your limbs. This king still has use for them!”
Liu Yu gave an order, and a soldier carried Zhang Liang down and soaked him in cold water to extinguish the sparks behind him.
There were hundreds of thousands of people watching the execution, but at this moment, it was quiet here!
Liu Yu stood up and walked to the hundreds of bandits who had deliberately stayed behind. He asked with a smile,""Now, it's your turn!"
After these bandits witnessed everything from a close distance and heard Liu Yu say that it was their turn, some of them were immediately scared to death on the spot. Many of them even bit off their tongues. The rest of them had their eyes wide open and were extremely terrified. Nearly half of them were so scared that they peed and shit.
Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, Liu Yu said coldly,""Seeing that you still know what fear is, this king will spare you this time! However, when you go back, remember to tell Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and the rest of the bandits that I have prepared firewood and am waiting to roast them!”
Although they were glad to know that they could live, these rebel soldiers couldn't even move and were still driven away by people.
The people who were watching the execution gradually dispersed. They were all depressed, but when they thought about how more rebel soldiers were coming, it was difficult for them to sympathize with Zhang Liang and his group. They even felt at ease for Liu Yu's valiant style. They felt that only such a ruthless person could protect them in this chaotic world.
Zhang Qian had already received Liu Yu's exhortation and stayed in the residence with her family.
Hearing the footsteps outside, they knew that the people watching the execution had returned. Therefore, the mother and daughter could not help but go out curiously. They wanted to ask what the punishment of being branded was like and whether it was really terrifying.
In the end, he asked a few neighbors in a row, but no one answered. When he asked, he even made them tremble all over!
Looking back, there were still many people who were supported or even carried back.
Zhang Qian and her daughter were even more afraid.
"Mother, what does the torture tool look like? Why did he scare everyone like this? I still want to see it!"
Zhen Jiang shook Zhang Qian and acted coquettishly.
"Mother didn't go to see, how would she know?" Zhang Qian said helplessly.”
"Then mother, can you bring your daughter to ask the king?”
Upon hearing that they were going to the Imperial Residence, Zhang Qian's heart skipped a beat.
"You can't go, you can't go! I told you, that was the last time! I can't go anymore!"
Zhang Qian thought so in her heart, but she subconsciously nodded. She actually agreed!
"Mother, you're so nice!" Zhen Jiang revealed a sweet smile.
"Sigh, forget it. Just for Jiang 'er, I'll go again…This must be the last time!”
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