The next morning, at dawn.
The heads of Minister Geng and his son were hung outside the gates of Hangzhou.
On either side of the heads, two white banners were also on display.
One banner read: "The chief of corrupt officials in Jiangzhe, the head of Geng Jingzhong and his son."
Another banner read: "Those who collude with wokou and harm their compatriots shall not die a whole corpse—left by Ding Xiu."
The heads and the banners drew a large crowd of Hangzhou locals who came to gawk.
Amidst the rising curses and discussions, the myriad atrocities committed by Minister Geng and his son in Jiangzhe were pieced together by the people sharing information.
Those innocent townsfolk only then realized that Minister Geng, who had come from their Hangzhou, was such a vile creature, festering at the head and oozing at the feet.
