After capturing and killing some of the assassins, Prince Sima of Peixian County couldn't wait to report them to Pengcheng.
On the Emperor's side, after learning that the assassin had been arrested, he was very happy and naturally took it very seriously. He immediately sent a hundred cavalry to Pei County to escort and protect him.
Riding back and forth all the way, in just two or three days, all the captured assassins and the bodies of the assassins they killed were delivered to Pengcheng.
"Historically, Bolang Sha's attack made the emperor furious. Da Suo didn't catch Zhang Liang for ten days. How come he is now caught by a Sima from Pei County? Is it such a coincidence?"
After Zhao Tuo heard that Pei County Sima, who was escorting Zhang Liang and other assassins, arrived in Pengcheng, he immediately went to check it out.
Because Zhao Tuo was given full authority over the assassins by the emperor, Tingwei Li Si, who had just accepted the assassin and was about to interrogate him, did not dare to neglect and immediately invited Zhao Tuo to enter the palace to participate in this interrogation.
The place of interrogation was the county temple in Pengcheng.
It is worth mentioning that although Pengcheng is a large city in the Central Plains, it is connected in all directions.
But in fact, the Sishui County seat established after the unification of the Qin State was not here, but in Peixian County in the north.
Just because Pengcheng has always been prosperous, and the Surabaya tripod that the emperor wants to salvage is very close to the south of Pengcheng, so his palace is located here. This time, he wants to move the assassin from Pei County, the county seat.
Come.
"The prince has the authority to take charge of the assassins as ordered by the emperor. This interrogation should be conducted by the prince."
Tingwei Li Si was very polite, and when Zhao Tuo arrived, he asked him to be the chief officer.
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Li Gong is the minister in charge of punishment and prison, and it is natural for him to interrogate assassins. You are proficient in the law. In this regard, I am no match. I forgive Zhao Tuo for not showing his shame in front of Li Gong."
Zhao Tuo's words made Li Si feel comfortable.
If Zhao Tuo really comes to interrogate the assassin, even though Li Si won't say anything, he will always feel unhappy in his heart. Zhao Tuo knows the right balance between these matters.
The two of them said nothing more and directly asked the three assassins captured this time to be brought into the house together with the Sima Wang Ling of Pei County who captured the assassins.
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh when he saw Wang Ling, who was wearing a black military attaché uniform, entering the room.
"This royal tomb is pretty good. I asked him about it when I passed by Pei County before. I heard that he was named by Zhao Guang last time to follow me to participate in the Northern Expedition. He killed many barbarians outside the Great Wall and was promoted to the rank for his meritorious service.
A fifth-level doctor, he filled the post of Sima of Pei County after he came back, and I didn’t expect that he has made another great contribution now."
As soon as Wang Ling entered the room, he felt someone was watching him. When he looked up, he saw that the person was Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Martial Arts. His heart suddenly became hot and he excitedly went forward to kowtow and salute.
"I'm going down to the mausoleum of King Sima in Pei County to pay my respects to the king and the court captain."
"Um."
Zhao Tuo responded, raised his hand to let him get up, and then his eyes fell on the three assassins who were escorted in by Qin soldiers.
There were seven assassins discovered in Peixian County. Three of them were killed during the resistance, two were captured on the spot, one escaped and was captured by a farmer in the countryside due to language barrier, and the other one ran away and his whereabouts are unknown.
Among the three people captured, one is said to be Zhang Liang, the mastermind of the assassination.
Zhao Tuo had never seen Zhang Liang before. When he saw the three people who were captured, he couldn't help but frown.
The two assassins following behind did not look like they were from the Central Plains at first glance.
Their temperaments, postures and demeanor were very strange, like northern barbarians. No wonder one of them was caught by a nearby farmer who noticed something was wrong after escaping.
As for the man at the front, he is from the Central Plains and is probably the main culprit Zhang Liang.
It's just that this man is tall, eight feet five inches tall, with sharp edges and corners on his face, and looks quite masculine.
This kind of appearance is very different from the "female-looking" Zhang Liang in Zhao Tuo's memory of his previous life.
While Zhao Tuo was frowning and thinking, Li Si had already spoken and asked Wang Ling to tell him about the arrest.
"Reporting to Tingwei, after the subordinates heard about the assassination of the traitor Zhang Liangxing in Peixian County, they were immediately filled with anger and wanted to cut the traitor into pieces in order to repay the emperor's favor."
"The subordinates were ordered by the county captain to strictly guard the checkpoints and roads, and led the county knights to inspect the villages day and night..."
Wang Ling's voice was loud and clear, and he completely told what happened in Peixian County.
It turns out that the main reason why the assassin was caught was that Zhang Liang himself leaked the traces. He was so bold that he came out of the mountains and forests to inquire about information and purchase supplies. Although he rarely spoke to people, he spoke the Chu dialect, and his demeanor and posture
There was no sense of panic. If he were an ordinary farmer from Guizhou, he might not be suspicious, but unfortunately he was targeted by a few local young men.
Wang Ling was once the hero of Peixian County, and now he is the Sima of Peixian County. He takes both black and white. When those young knights discovered something strange about Zhang Liang, they remembered Wang Ling's previous order and immediately sent someone to notify the nearest police.
Xi Juan, the head of the Sishui pavilion.
Xi Juan led the pavilion soldiers to follow him, and at the same time asked someone to quickly notify Wang Ling.
Then a large-scale arrest began.
According to Wang Ling's observation, five of the assassins were barbarians from outside the Great Wall. They were physically strong and dared to fight and kill. They were not afraid to face more than twenty county soldiers under his command.
Fortunately, the county soldiers wore armor and carried spears and had been trained in formations. The assassins not only had no armor, but also ran around in the woods for a long time and were exhausted. After two people were killed one after another, the others began to scatter and flee.
Because Xi Juan and the young man leading the way recognized Zhang Liang who had gone to the village to buy goods, Wang Ling, in addition to detaching six or seven people to hunt down the other two, led the rest of the people to chase Zhang Liang himself.
Although this man was physically strong, he was no match for the locals in the mountains and forests of Pei County. After Wang Ling shot an arrow in his knee, he fell down and was captured.
Wang Ling captured him and interrogated him. He really confessed that he was Zhang Liang, the main culprit in the rebellion, which made Wang Ling overjoyed.
However, he did not let go of another Central Plains man who escaped, and quickly led the county soldiers to chase him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It turned out that there was a super strong barbarian man next to the person who escaped.
The barbarian was extremely powerful, holding a short sword, and actually killed four of the county soldiers who were chasing them.
In the end, Wang Ling arrived with support. After shooting with crossbows, he was stabbed with spears and halberds, and the big man was killed.
"That barbarian was really powerful. I shot him three arrows and stabbed him with a spear more than ten times before he died."
When Wang Ling said this, he seemed to remember the tragic scene at that time, and couldn't help but sigh.
"So the other guy ran away?"
Li Si asked, while the wrinkles on his face relaxed.
From the description, it seems that the barbarian man who was killed was probably the one who actually threw the big iron cone.
Wang Ling nodded and said: "Yes, that barbarian fought with us for half an hour. After killing him, the other man ran away long ago. We searched for a long time and found no trace of him. According to Zhang Liang's confession
, that person is a Duke of Zhao whom he met in Dai."
At this point, the basic matters are already clear.
In addition to the Zhao national who escaped, the assassin Zhang Liang was shot in the knee by Wang Ling with an arrow and was captured. The barbarian strongman killed four county soldiers and was killed. As for several other barbarians, they were also killed and arrested one after another.
After all, after they separated and escaped, without the guidance of the Central Plains people, these barbarians who did not understand the local language and were unfamiliar with the road conditions would naturally easily leak their traces.
After asking Wang Ling, Li Si looked at the tied Zhang Liang and asked, "Are you Zhang Liang?"
"Yes, I am Zhang Liang who killed the Dog Emperor with one vertebra! It's a pity that there were not enough manpower at the time, otherwise I would have thrown dozens of vertebrae and smashed the heads of all you Dog Qin people, hahaha!"
The man raised his head and laughed heartily.
Li Si's face turned gloomy.
This laughter reminded him of his poor son Li You. If it hadn't been for this damn assassin Zhang Liang, Li You wouldn't have been seriously injured and his reputation would have been completely ruined.
Anger burned in Li Si's belly, but he didn't wait until he could vent it out.
Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo, who had been listening to the inquiry, spoke.
"Gongsun Xin, do you think we, the Qin Dynasty, have no one? You are telling lies here and there without any shame!"