Chapter 704: Lu Zhishen: He was arrested yesterday and beheaded today? [1 update]

"What happened?"

When Liu Gao and his party arrived in Tokyo, they found that passers-by on the streets were very excited, as if they had witnessed history.

With his eyes on all directions and his ears on all sides, Liu Gao could hear clearly what passers-by were saying:

"Have you heard? Yesterday, the two rebels who were recruited rebelled again and held Tong Guan hostage!"

"No way? After being recruited, they rebelled again? Why?"

"They colluded with the Liangshan rebels, causing the defeat of the imperial army of 300,000. The imperial court wants to hold them accountable..."

"Is Tong Guan dead?"

"They're not dead. The two rebels have been arrested! I was having tea on the second floor at the time and saw it from upstairs!"

"Ugh--"

Two traitors?

Liu Gao frowned:
"Xiao Yi, tell everyone to go to the roadside teahouse to rest."

Yan Qing responded and stopped the carriage.

Then the group sat down at a roadside teahouse and ordered tea.

Tea doctors are usually talkative, and this one is no exception. He asked the guest where he was from with a smile on his face.

Yan Qing just said something perfunctory, and Liu Gao pretended to ask casually:
"I heard that two rebels were arrested yesterday?"

Dr. Tea's eyes lit up:
"Sir, you have asked the right person, this happened right in front of my store!

“I was watching the whole process!

“Those two rebels have kidnapped Secretary Tong and are trying to leave the city!
"Guess what, tens of thousands of imperial guards surrounded them!
“This street is so jam-packed!

"Bala, bala, bala..."

In fact, Dr. Tea’s words were full of water and artistic processing, but Liu Gao quickly extracted the key points:
Xu Jing and Mei Zhan rebelled and held Tong Guan hostage, but were eventually captured by a capable person in the imperial army...

The point is that at 3:15 p.m. today, Xu Jing and Mei Zhan were beheaded in public at the crossroads!

Lu Zhishen glared:
“He was arrested yesterday and beheaded today?
"So urgent?"

"That one got really mad!"

Dr. Tea lowered his voice and pointed upward stealthily:
"Plus, they have held Tong Shumi hostage!

"So the two Liangshan rebels who were captured yesterday will be beheaded today to serve as a warning to others!"

"Shh-"

After Dr. Tea left, the brothers all looked at Liu Gao.

Liu Gao nodded.

The brothers were all delighted, but they couldn't speak freely in public.

Li Kui wanted to speak freely, but when he saw Lu Zhishen rubbing his hands together, he subconsciously shut up.

"Brothers, listen to me."

Liu Gao placed the teacup in the middle, dipped his finger in the tea, and drew around the cup, whispering:
"So so, so so..."

……

"Your name is Xu Ning?"

Tong Guan looked at the big man in front of him:
He is short and sturdy, with a thin waist and broad shoulders, and his temperament is like a big gun!
But she has a big, white, chubby face and a pair of curved eyebrows!
Such a look was quite pleasing, so Tong Guan decided to give him a chance:
"You arrested the traitor Mei Zhan?"

Xu Ning clasped his fists and said, "It's me!"

"You don't have to go to the Golden Spear Squad."

Tong Guan thought for a moment and said: "Today you will accompany me to supervise the execution.

"Tomorrow...you will be an infantry lieutenant.

"If you make great contributions in the future, I will promote you to be a commander!"

Xu Ning was overjoyed and bowed, "Thank you very much, Prime Minister!"

Tong Guan was very satisfied with Xu Ning's attitude, but out of professional habit, he still had to PUA Xu Ning:
"By the way, I heard you have a set of Yanling armor?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Ning hesitated, but still said truthfully:
"This is the treasure left by my ancestors!"

Tong Guan asked with great interest:
"Can this precious armor passed down from your ancestors protect you from swords and guns?"

"Of course I can stop it!"

Xu Ning instinctively protected this armor:
"This set of armor is light and stable when worn on the body. Swords, knives, and arrows cannot penetrate it. People call it Sai Tang Ni!
"You've heard of the divine beast Tang Ni, right? Its skin is extremely hard, invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire!

"My armor is better than Tang Ni's leather!" Tong Guan: "Really?"

Xu Ning: “Really!”

Tong Guan sighed: "Xu Ning, do you think anyone will come to rescue us if we behead those two rebels today?"

Xu Ning said confidently:

“Don’t worry, En Xiang!
“Those arrested yesterday were beheaded today, and their accomplices did not have time to rescue the execution ground.

"Even if the rebels' accomplices really come, we will be safe with my presence."

Tong Guan frowned:

"But it's better to be safe than sorry!

"What if they hurt me?"

Xu Ning said confidently:

"I have the courage of ten thousand men!

"There are villains here, they can't hurt Enxiang!"

Tong Guan shook his head:

“I believe in your strength.

“But if they shoot arrows, you won’t be able to stop them.

“If I had a set of precious armor to wear, I would be completely safe.

"Xu Ning, what do you think?"

With such a blatant and explicit suggestion, Xu Ning couldn't pretend not to understand.

However, since Sai Tang Ni meant a lot to him, Xu Ning decisively rejected Tong Guan:

“Enxiang, in fact, the armor handed down from my family has long been damaged and outdated.

“How about I give you a brand new set of armor?

"Guaranteed to be of excellent workmanship and novel style..."

"Xu Ning!"

Tong Guan's expression changed:

"I have honored you so much, but you won't even give me a set of armor?

"I originally wanted to promote you to be a commander!
"Now it seems that you don't know what's good for you!"

Xu Ning panicked: "En Xiang, please calm down!
"I... can't give away my ancestral armor, my Lord!"

Tong Guan said nothing, just stared at him coldly.

Xu Ning was so frightened that his hair stood on end and a chill ran down his spine...

Suddenly, Tong Guan laughed:
"Xu Ning, seeing how anxious you are, how could I covet a set of armor from you?
"I was just joking with you. Go ahead and do your thing."

"Yes……"

Xu Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took his leave.

But when Xu Ning got outside, he suddenly realized something was wrong:
Didn’t Tong Guan want to accompany him to supervise the execution?
Why did you send yourself off just for a joke?
Xu Ning hurried back to the room:
"En Xiang, when will I accompany you to supervise the execution?"

"Just do your thing first."

Tong Guan smiled and waved his hand:
"I'll call you when I need you."

"……Yes."

Xu Ning felt that Tong Guan might not ask him to accompany him to the execution...

After sending Xu Ning away, Tong Guan snorted coldly, changed his clothes and washed up slowly, then prepared to leave.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Tong Guan was already sitting in the executioner's seat, looking down at the prisoner from above.

Xu Jing and Mei Zhan were tied up and taken to the execution ground, which was already surrounded by a sea of ​​people.

Although Tong Guan told Xu Ning that someone might rob the execution ground, Tong Guan himself did not believe that anyone would do so.

Because Tong Guan had a clear mind and knew that Xu Jing and Mei Zhan were not accomplices of the Liangshan rebels at all.

Perhaps Xu Jing and Mei Zhan developed an affair after they were released by the Liangshan rebels.

But it happened too suddenly.

Just like Xu Ning said, those who were captured yesterday were beheaded today. How could the Liangshanpo rebels have enough time to rescue the execution ground?

Even if they really came, there are three thousand imperial guards deployed on the scene!
Now that you’re here, don’t go back!
(End of this chapter)