I want to ruin the country

Whenever there was a beheading scene in Caishikou, the executed prisoner would inevitably not escape this fate.

Most ordinary people may not know what crimes the people who were killed committed, nor do they know why they were hateful.

As long as the government says that a person has committed a heinous crime, they will punish him severely. This is a fine tradition of our people.

The most wronged person in history was Yuan Chonghuan, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty.

If he had not been wronged, perhaps history would have been rewritten and Emperor Chongzhen would not have had to be hanged on the crooked tree on Coal Hill.

General Yuan is a national hero who was wronged, and we need to briefly talk about his deeds.

Let everyone remember that there was such a general who was wrongly accused and skinned alive, but still said before his death, "The loyal soul will still protect Liaodong."

Yuan Chonghuan's death was extremely tragic. In the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Dai described the tragic scene of Yuan Chonghuan being tortured to death by slicing in his "Shikui Shu Houji":

"Then he was tied up at the Pacification Office and taken to the West Market, where he was cut into pieces.

If he cut off a piece of flesh, tens of thousands of people in the capital would compete to eat it alive.

The executioners rushed around and the people rushed to buy the meat with money, and it was all gone in a moment.

They opened his mouth and took out his intestines and stomach, and the people rushed to grab them. Those who got a piece of it would gnaw it raw with liquor, until blood flowed between their teeth and cheeks, and they would still spit on the ground and curse.

Those who found the bones would smash them with axes and knives, until all the flesh and bones were gone."

Alas, Marshal Yuan!

Why did the people hate Yuan Chonghuan so much? It was because Emperor Chongzhen wronged him.

Yuan Chonghuan came from a merchant family. In the 47th year of the Wanli reign, he passed the imperial examination and was appointed magistrate of Shaowu County, Fujian Province.

When he went to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination in the second year of the Tianqi reign, he took the initiative to volunteer to guard Shanhaiguan.

He assisted the commander-in-chief Sun Chengzong in building the Guanningjin Defense Line, and in the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, he defeated Nurhaci and achieved the "Ningyuan Victory."

In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, he achieved the "Ningjin Victory". The following year, he was appointed by Emperor Chongzhen as the Minister of War and Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, supervising military affairs in Jiliao, Denglai, Tianjin and other places.

Yuan Chonghuan vowed to "recover Liaodong within five years" and executed Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang, on his own initiative.

Yuan Chonghuan was an experienced warrior and his defense was solid, so Huang Taiji could not gain any advantage over him.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji secretly bypassed the Ningyuan-Shanhai Pass guarded by Yuan Chonghuan, entered the pass from Xifengkou and attacked the city of Beijing.

As the capital was about to be destroyed, Yuan Chonghuan rushed to the rescue from thousands of miles away and defeated Huang Taiji with 9000 cavalry.

After Huang Taiji retreated, he camped in Nanhaizi and ordered people to spread rumors that Yuan Chonghuan had secretly surrendered. Rumors spread throughout Beijing.

Chongzhen was suspicious by nature and did not allow Yuan Chonghuan's troops to enter Beijing to rest.

Chongzhen questioned Yuan Chonghuan in person about the killing of Mao Wenlong and the invasion of the palace.

Yuan Chonghuan was unable to explain, and Chongzhen was furious and sentenced Yuan Chonghuan to death by slicing.

Before his execution, Yuan Chonghuan remained calm and composed, composing a suicide poem: "My life's work has all been in vain, and half my fame has been a dream. After my death, I will not worry about the lack of brave generals, as my loyal soul will still protect Liaodong.

What is sad is that the first person to rehabilitate Yuan Chonghuan was Emperor Qianlong, a descendant of his enemy.

"Although Yuan Chonghuan, the commander of the Ji and Liao armies, caused difficulties for our dynasty, he remained loyal to his cause.

At that time, the ruler was incompetent and the government was corrupt, so he was unable to fully express his sincerity, which led to his severe punishment. It is deeply pitiful.

From then on, the injustice of a generation of loyal ministers and generals was finally redressed!

There was once such a paragraph on the Internet.

"If Pan Jinlian hadn't dropped the bamboo pole supporting the window, it wouldn't have hit Ximen Qing on the head.

Ximen Qing would not have met Pan Jinlian, and the two of them would not have had an affair.

If Wu Dalang had not committed adultery with Ximen Qing, he would not have been poisoned to death, and Wu Song would not have killed Ximen Qing in anger!

If Ximen Qing had not been killed, Wu Song would not have been forced to go to Liangshan, and if he had not gone to Liangshan, he would not have captured Fang La single-handedly!

If Fang La hadn't died, there would have been no Southern Song Dynasty, no Mongol invasion, and of course no Yuan Dynasty!

If Yuan Chonghuan had not been wronged, Wu Sangui would not have opened Shanhaiguan and let the Qing troops enter.

If the Qing army could not enter the pass, Li Zicheng's Dashun Dynasty would most likely have continued.

Of course, there would be no Qing Dynasty ruling the Central Plains for more than 200 years!

Therefore, history often changes its trajectory because of a small thing.

This is the butterfly effect!

Let’s get back to the topic!

At three quarters past noon, Zhang Ying used a cinnabar pen to mark the criminal.

Then throw the bamboo stick down.

"Execution!"

The executioner sprayed a mouthful of wine on the ghost-head knife and then raised it high.

With a wave of his hand and a slash of knife, blood splattered with a "click" sound, and Hua Gu's huge head fell to the ground, ending her sinful life.

Fortunately, the three people were far away, otherwise Hongxiu and Qingxi would definitely vomit after seeing this situation!

The two of them looked at Hong Yujiao's calm expression and asked,

"Sister Yujie, why aren't you afraid at all?"

In fact, Yujiao also felt a little disgusted. Thinking of Hua Gu's hateful behavior, she felt that she deserved it.

Besides, she had even killed people before, so she didn’t think much of seeing people beheaded!

But this matter cannot be said, Yu Jiao had to explain,

"If you hate her in your heart, seeing her beheaded would only make you feel relieved, so why would you be afraid?"

This explanation makes sense.

After dinner, Hong Yujiao said to Hongxiu and Qingxi,

"I want to go out for a walk by myself. It's so hot, you two don't have to accompany me!"

Hongxiu and Qingxi are not stupid either. They know that there must be something that Hong Yujiao doesn't want others to know.

Besides, the emperor didn’t say that he would restrict her freedom, so she can do whatever she wants!

Hong Yujiao went to inquire about the location of the imperial palace!

She said to herself, "You dog emperor, I'm sorry!"

If you just let my brother go, we can live in peace. Otherwise, I will have to exchange your life for my brother's.

It is very easy to find out the location of the palace. Most people know it except fools.

At night, after Hongxiu and Qingxi went to bed, Hong Yujiao floated into the palace in a white dress.

No matter if they are thieves or sword masters, whenever they move at night, they usually put on black night clothes to hide their tracks.

Hong Yujiao didn't change, she felt there was no need. She was very confident in her kung fu, and even if she passed by you, you might not be able to notice.

It wasn't that she was conceited, the heavily guarded guards in the palace really didn't notice her.

However, she did not dare to be careless and carefully looked for where the emperor lived.

Hearing people say that the emperor seemed to live in the Qianqing Palace, she looked everywhere for the Qianqing Palace.

After great effort, they finally found it, but unfortunately the emperor was not inside.

How could she know that the emperor was living in Xianfu Palace because he was in mourning for his deceased father.

She didn't want to hurt innocent people, so she didn't arrest the palace maids and eunuchs for questioning.

She kept running around aimlessly like this until dawn, and she still couldn't find the emperor, so she had to come out.

At night, she went into the palace again and looked around. She saw a palace in the northwest corner with bright lights on, so she quietly came over to take a look.

She flew into the hall and hid on the beam.

The hall is very tall, and there seems to be someone hiding on the beam as if for fun.