Heavenly Prison!
This was the prison of the Ministry of Justice. It was the place where the court imprisoned the most serious criminals. Usually, those who entered the Heavenly Prison rarely came out alive. For ordinary people, this place could be said to be extremely mysterious and terrifying, so it was called the Heavenly Prison.
The news of Li Shimin pardoning 390 death row prisoners caused a huge uproar in Chang 'an. Naturally, it also spread to the Heavenly Prison. In the Heavenly Prison, all the death row prisoners cheered and shouted for His Majesty's benevolence.
In the most heavily guarded area of the Heavenly Prison, Fierce Wolf, who was wearing prison clothes, was kneeling in front of the palace with a sincere face.
"His Majesty is benevolent. When I leave this place in the future, I will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a new person!"
He had committed a crime after the New Year. Meton had used a new drawing technique to draw his face. In the end, he was finally caught. According to the rules, after autumn this year, he would be executed. According to the crimes he had committed, he would die more than ten times. He was originally in despair, but the news of Li Shimin pardoning death row prisoners made him see hope.
Fierce Wolf's face was sincere, as if he had turned over a new leaf. His originally ferocious face had also become docile.
However, in Fierce Wolf's heart, he was thinking, "Are these death row prisoners stupid?! They actually came back, and they were so lucky to be pardoned by the dog emperor. If I go back, I don't know where I will be running to. No, even if he wanted to leave, he had to find the son of the Mo Family to seek justice.
Ferocious Wolf couldn't help but feel a trace of hatred in his heart. He had roamed freely for many years and had never failed. He relied on his cautiousness. However, he didn't expect to encounter a monster like Mo Jiao, who was actually able to draw his portrait based on the words of a survivor.
How could he not take revenge? Fierce Wolf's heart was filled with hatred, but his mouth was devoutly praying, praising Li Shimin's benevolence.
"Don't shout, you can't go out." In the next cell, a lifeless voice came.
"Don't talk nonsense, His Majesty was able to let 390 death row prisoners go home last year, and these prisoners returned as scheduled. This year will definitely be the same! If you want to live, hurry up and be like me! " Ferocious Wolf hurriedly shouted. Those who could be imprisoned here were all death row prisoners. Naturally, Greed knew that the person beside him was also a death row prisoner. However, this death row prisoner was usually very quiet and did not communicate with anyone.
"Hahaha! I thought you were a famous person, but I didn't expect you to be so naive! Do you really think those death row prisoners came back voluntarily? "The death row prisoner in the neighboring cell couldn't help but laugh out loud. He laughed so hard that tears flowed out.
"What? Could it be that there's a hidden story?" Great Thief Vicious Wolf couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"The death row prisoners released last year all have families. His Majesty has released them. If they want to escape, their families will be implicated. Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice has clearly announced that if they can return as scheduled, their crimes will be reduced. Do you think they will come back?" The death row prisoner in the neighboring cell said crazily.
"How do you know?" Fierce Wolf asked in disbelief.
The condemned prisoner in the neighboring cell gnashed his teeth and said with hatred, "Because I am the condemned prisoner from last year! Because he had no family to restrain him, he had been imprisoned until now.
"Ah!" Fierce Wolf was suddenly dumbfounded. He didn't expect there to be such a hidden story.
"Do you have a family?" The condemned prisoner in the neighboring cell asked.
Fierce Wolf shook his head dejectedly. He had been alone all his life. That was why he had committed such a heinous crime.
Fierce Wolf suddenly looked as if his spirit had been sucked out. His eyes were dull.
With a creak, the door to the death row prison opened. A group of jailers entered in a single file and placed a bowl of sumptuous dishes in front of the prisoners. There was chicken and meat. Compared to the previous meals, it could be said to be the best of the heavens.
However, everyone knew that this meal was their last meal. They were going to die with full stomachs.
Suddenly, the prison was deathly silent.
"Impossible! Last year's condemned prisoners were released. Why did it change this year?" A condemned prisoner shouted in disbelief.
The other condemned prisoners were also in an uproar. They shouted one after another:
"We have families!"
"I am a famous filial son. After I am released, I will definitely return as scheduled."
"My wife and children at home …"
…
The condemned prisoners in the other cells shouted loudly, but they didn't get any response.
The prisoner on death row next door coldly said, "His Majesty already has a good reputation. How can he violate the law and release you again? If any of you were to commit a crime and escape, wouldn't that make His Majesty's reputation fall short?
The condemned prisoners woke up from their daze. They looked as if their parents had died.
"I don't want to eat. I don't want to die!"
"Let me go home! I swear to God that I won't break the law again. "
Immediately, the entire death row prison was filled with wails and cries. Everyone was greedy for life and hated death. They had finally received their due retribution for what they had done yesterday.
"Fatuous ruler!"
A group of condemned prisoners first wailed and then cursed loudly. They cursed Li Shimin. Compared to the previous condemned prisoners, they were so unfair. They didn't think about the crimes they had committed. They didn't think about the unfairness of the victims.
Only the condemned prisoner from last year laughed bitterly. He took big bites and said, "Haha, I'm very lucky to be able to live for a year. Today is not a loss."
After finishing his food, he saw that the bandit Fierce Wolf in the neighboring cell still hadn't touched his food. He said, "If you don't eat, I'll eat!"
The bandit Fierce Wolf, who used to be all-powerful, collapsed on the ground as if his bones were broken and his tendons were pulled out. He ignored him.
And now, Mo Jiazi looked like.
Seeing this, the condemned prisoners in the neighboring cell couldn't help but reach out and pull the food over. They began to eat by themselves.
According to the Tang Dynasty, the execution of a death sentence had to be reported three times. However, this year, Li Shimin approved the death sentence extremely quickly. In just three days, a large number of condemned prisoners had been approved to be executed.
Otherwise, if it was delayed for a long time, the people would think that after killing people, they just needed to return home as scheduled after being released. The Tang Dynasty would probably be in chaos immediately.
In the downtown area of Chang 'an.
A large number of people poured into the downtown area. Every year, the execution after autumn was the most popular event in Chang 'an. The people of Chang' an regretted that they didn't see it last year. This year, they finally got what they wanted.
"It's three quarters to noon!" An official of the Ministry of Justice looked at the shadow of the sundial and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Execute!"
At the order of the executioner, a token with the word "execution" written on it was thrown into the execution ground.
In the execution ground, the bandit Fierce Wolf and the condemned prisoners were coincidentally assigned to the same batch of executions. They looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
The bandit Fierce Wolf wanted to shout that he would still be a hero after 18 years. However, in the face of the executioner's raised knife, he could only let out a wail.
With a flash of the knife, the head fell to the ground.
In the face of the bloody execution scene, all the onlookers couldn't help but keep quiet. Even the fiercest people couldn't help but be afraid when they saw such a scene.
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