Su Ce did not go home that night and stayed overnight in the military camp of the Sixteenth Guards.
The timing of the assassination of the prince was too coincidental. The prince went to Jianfu Temple on a temporary basis. If it were a normal situation, then the prince would have returned to his East Palace after arriving at Honglu Temple and could not leave the imperial city.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this assassination was planned by someone who was familiar with the prince's habits. When the prince leaves the imperial city, he usually returns directly through the east gate of the East Palace when he returns late at night.
County lieutenants from Wannian County in Chang'an took their arrestees, government servants, and delinquents to Pingkangfang to investigate what was abnormal about that area.
At the same time, the priests in the palace also left the palace and interrogated the surviving assassins.
There were not many survivors. The prince was assassinated because of the negligence of the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya. So when they strangled the assassins, the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards were also ruthless. In the end, it was the bad commander who knocked out several assassins with short sticks.
Come down.
The scrutiny of Su Ce and his close guards was not spared, and Su Ce was woken up several times during the night.
Su Ce basically stayed in Suzhuang for more than a year. If it weren't for the Holy Spirit's oral decree, Su Ce would not have planned to leave Suzhuang. Moreover, Wang Lan was pregnant. Su Ce was not happy to receive this oral decree.
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At night, people were being arrested in Chang'an City, and the Nanshan Li Palace also strengthened its defense. Since the assassins were able to infiltrate into Chang'an City and assassinate the prince, the Li Palace also needed to be reviewed.
As the country that hosted the Jiuhu people, it is impossible to escape the relationship. However, according to the testimony of the officials of Honglu Temple, these envoys have never been out of the sight of Honglu Temple, so they are destined to return without success.
In the early morning, when the sky was getting brighter, the priest in the palace pried open the assassin's mouth.
"Give me a pleasure, kill me, kill me!" The assassin tied to the chair looked at his companion who had just lost his life and shouted for death.
"It's already sunset in Jiuhu. Tell me what you did. I'll see if you can speak up. I'll allow you a piece of land to raise cattle and sheep, or you can learn to farm. We will also find a way to bring your family here."
Come on, what are the conditions like?" A purple-robed father-in-law was sitting on a chair, drinking hot tea, not caring about the two assassins on the wooden pile opposite who were covered in bruises and lifeless.
The nine assassins were divided into three groups. Two of the three assassins in his hands had been tortured to death. From last night to early morning, for four hours, the assassin sat next to the purple-robed father-in-law and looked at a group of people.
He helped the red-robed father-in-law take turns to fight, and under the purple-robed father-in-law's order, he used dozens of torture methods to extract confessions from his two companions to death.
At this time, a young eunuch walked into the cell and whispered to the purple-robed Eunuch: "Eunuch Liu is recruiting people next door. This is useless."
The purple-robed father-in-law put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up, and said without any emotion in his tone: "It's no use giving you a chance, I'll give him a punishment. You two can practice again, but the heat is still not enough. These two should be able to
There are ten ways to die, so you let these two people die an hour early. During this time, at least five hours, I will teach you all the methods. If you do well, you will be rewarded with going home to visit your relatives."
After the purple-robed father-in-law finished speaking, he turned to leave. The red-clothed father-in-law in the cell untied the only living assassin. The four father-in-laws came forward and instantly removed the assassin's limbs and joints, put the assassin on a wooden stake and tied him up.
OK, reset the joint again.
Seeing that the instrument of torture was about to fall on him, the assassin panicked and shouted to a purple robe outside the cell: "I'll attack, I'll, I'll attack them all."
There was no joy on the face of the purple-robed father-in-law. He just came in and sat on the chair where he had just been. A young eunuch quickly filled the tea cup with hot water.
The purple-robed father-in-law blew hot air without raising his head: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Everyone around you is attacking me. If you don't do anything, I'll start with waterboarding!"
The father-in-law in red took a stack of rice paper, moistened one sheet and pasted it on the assassin's face, one after another. Soon, the assassin couldn't breathe. The father-in-law in red looked at the assassin's chest and abdomen, and...
The red-clothed father-in-law felt the assassin's pulse.
Suddenly he nodded to the side.
A father-in-law in red quickly tore the wet rice paper off the assassin's face.
"Hoo, ho..." The assassin had fainted because he could not breathe. His body's instinct came into contact with the air and he breathed on his own, but he had not yet regained consciousness.
A basin of cold water was poured on the assassin's head. The assassin, who opened his mouth wide, choked on the water and coughed violently.
The limbs that had lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen also regained feeling with breathing.
The assassin coughed for a while and shouted quickly: "I'll do it all, I'll do it all, don't go to jail! No!"
But the father-in-laws in the cell didn't seem to hear it. They took out the branding iron from the brazier and hesitated to use it on the assassin's body.
"My craftsmanship is still not up to par. I could at least hold my breath for two breaths just now!" The purple-robed father-in-law commented on the punishment just now. He asked again: "You want to say it?"
The assassin nodded repeatedly. The purple-robed father-in-law thought for a moment and nodded to the little eunuch, who picked up the pen.
The assassin swallowed his saliva, "We climbed over from Langyan Mountain in March after the snow melted, and bypassed your pass. There were thousands of people when we set out, and more than two hundred people fell to death in the process. Along the way we
We left in batches, ranging from dozens to more than a dozen people. Some people sold us to caravans, and we pretended to be slaves. On the way, some people treated us as slaves and were escorted by other caravans. Later, we arrived in Chang'an, and then
There are people who buy from us. These people all wear bamboo hats, but they should be from you Dagan people. Unlike us Jiuhu people, they speak the Mandarin of Dagan."
The purple-robed father-in-law nodded: "Have you found any signs?"
The assassin shook his head, as if he was afraid of being executed again, and immediately said: "They are wearing black clothes with no patterns on them, and their faces are covered. They only know that they are Dagan people."
"Then how did you enter Chang'an City?" Purple-robed Eunuch asked next.
The assassin had lost his nerve and answered whatever he asked. "We crawled in along the ditch at night. Someone bought four yards and told us to separate and wait for news."
"Where did the sword and bow come from?"
"The knives are made by Fanfang Blacksmith on the east side of the West Market in the city. They are all straight knives and are not easy to use. The bows were prepared in advance in the yard."
"Who gave the news?"
"A man wearing a black cloak. A few days ago, I saw him talking to the leader. The wind blew off the cloak. I took a curious look and saw that this man had no hair."
"Is there anyone else in your town?"
"No, there are more than 700 of us, and there are nearly 200 people living in each courtyard. The leader said that we should hide in the carriage. When we see Daqian's soldiers approaching, we will rush towards the carriage and kill them."
"Where is your leader?"
"Dead, killed by a border soldier."
"Let him stay alive, give him something to eat, he will be useful." Purple-robed father-in-law ordered, and walked out of the cell slowly. After the assassin could no longer see him, his steps began to pick up.
The sun has risen, but Chang'an City has still not been unblocked.
The three purple-robed father-in-laws compared their confessions with each other and focused on two places, one was Xishi Fanfang Blacksmith Shop and the other was Jianfu Temple.
The three purple-robed father-in-laws led the men and horses of the Shenwu Guards in three directions.