Duan Shi has also reflected carefully recently and realized that the reason why he was blind in one eye was because he was too arrogant. Following the Mongolian army to wipe out the Dali rebellion was still different from fighting against the Song army.
If there is a war in the future, we still have to rely more on the Mongolian army.
Dali is the Dali of the Mongols. If there is a rebellion, the Mongols will definitely solve it. What Duan should do is to do his best, rather than really shouldering all the problems or even giving up an eye.
The purpose of fighting is to show the Mongols their loyalty and ability. This purpose is very important and cannot be put the cart before the horse.
With reflection, Duan Shi cheered up again.
"Go and bring Gao Qiong to see me..."
After a while, the shackled Gao Qiong was escorted to the hall.
Although Gao Qiong was imprisoned, he looked very tired and his eye sockets were black, but there were no external injuries on his body and his expression was calm.
"I heard that you still haven't taken action." Duan Shi said, "The evidence is solid, but you still dare to take chances?"
"That's perjury. I want to confront it in front of the town magistrate."
"spit!"
Duan Shi had someone push Gao Qiong down and spat on Gao Qiong's face.
Gao Qiong said: "I am the prince of the Mongolian Kingdom, and I have been ordered by the Great Khan to guard Tongya Mansion. You dare to imprison me, do you want to rebel?"
"That's all you said?"
"Last year, I went to Hara and Lin to meet the Great Khan. The Great Khan gave me a silver talisman to show my loyalty. Are you despising the Great Khan by fabricating perjury to frame me?"
Gao Qiong's voice was very calm. Since he was imprisoned, he had not had a drop of water and could not sleep for a moment, but he kept saying these words over and over again.
Duan Shi leaned down to Gao Qiong's ear and whispered: "I really look down on you, really. Your father would rather die than surrender. You have such a moral character."
"I am loyal to the Great Khan and worthy of heaven and earth..."
"Shut up." Duan Shi said, "I found your wife and children."
"You can't find it."
"I stripped your wife naked and threw her into my barracks."
"She is your aunt, the princess of the Duan family. You don't dare to do this. Besides, you can't find her."
Duan Shi said: "By the way, I also put your second son into the oil pan and fried it."
Gao Qiong said: "My eldest son is serving as a hostage in Hala and Lin. You can go find me and blow up my two sons together."
"If you weren't rebellious, why did you hide your wife and children?"
"Whether I'm rebellious or not, it's really not your turn to decide."
"The mouth is so tough...turn him over...press it tightly and open his mouth."
Gao Qiong was pushed to the ground, and Duan Shi stood on his head, untied his belt, and peed.
Duan Shi burst out laughing as he watched Gao Qiong struggle desperately but couldn't get away, making gurgling noises.
"Hahaha, keep talking, you waste."
"Kill me if you can...otherwise, go to the town guard...to tell the difference...ahem..."
Duan Shi tied his belt and asked someone to take Gao Qiong down again. He frowned in distress and then ordered: "Go and bring Gao Junjin..."
Gao Junjin knelt on the ground, cold sweat gradually forming on his forehead.
What made him desperate was that he didn't have much choice from the beginning. If he didn't betray Gao Changshou, Duan Shi would definitely kill him; but after betraying Gao Changshou, Duan Shi did not fulfill his promise.
The threat is real, but the promise is far away...
"Did you see that? Your eldest brother has not pleaded guilty." Duan Shi said with a smile: "If he cannot be proven guilty, I have no right to deal with him."
"General, I personally saw him interacting with the rebel Gao Changshou."
"Who said your brother is useless? He failed to capture Gao Changshou and got himself involved." Duan Shi said leisurely: "More than half of the evidence against Gao Qiong is missing. Only one letter and your confession are left.
Already."
Gao Junjin said: "The letter... the letter is also true."
"Not enough. Do you understand?" Duan Shi said: "When the town official comes back and asks about something, do you think we can rely on a letter?"
At this point, Duan Shishi added another sentence: "You betrayed him. If he doesn't die, what will you do?"
Gao Junjin closed his eyes, knowing that there was no way out, and asked softly: "Then... kill Gao Qiong?"
"Kill? There is no charge of treason. Even if he is killed, the position of prince should still belong to his eldest son, the nine-year-old Gao Yanye who was held hostage in Hara and Lin. Are you willing to do so?"
"General, what you mean is... torture?"
Duan Shi sneered and asked, "Where is he hiding his wife and children?"
"I don't know." Gao Junjin said, "I really don't know. After I got the news about the revolt of the Sarimonk, his wife and children disappeared."
"He didn't arrange for you to do this?"
"No."
"Damn it." Duan Shi said, "Go find it. Next, it's up to you to handle this matter."
"Yes." Gao Junjin exited the lobby, feeling increasingly bitter.
…
Duan Shi must kill Gao Qiong.
But Gao Changshou was not captured in Tongya Mansion, and there was insufficient evidence to frame Gao Qiong. Gao Qiong died, and things became too ugly.
In addition, the Gao family not only has Gao Qiong, but also has Gao's descendants in various places who surrendered to the Mongols. They are quite powerful. If there is no evidence, the Gao family cannot be brought down, and the Gao family will pursue the matter.
Therefore, Gao Junjin was left to handle it. Once Gao Qiong died, it became clear that Gao Junjin wanted to seize the position of the head of the family, framed Gao Qiong and killed him, and it had nothing to do with the Duan family.
That's all it is.
In the evening, fifty Dali soldiers rushed to Tongya City Gate.
"By order of General Yang, I have urgent military orders to report to General Duan!"
The soldiers who shouted had a Dali accent and some accents unique to the Yi people.
The city gate opened a crack, and a defender shouted: "Pass over the token!"
A token was handed over, and the defender took it and took a look, only to see that it was a token for deputy Qianhu, with the word "Dong" on the back...
Gao Changshou opened his eyes and looked around, only to see that he was in the mountains and forests.
Duan Miaoyin hurriedly handed him water and food.
"I slept for a long time, it feels like a lifetime has passed." Gao Changshou murmured: "Are we still in Dajianshan?"
"Outside Touya Castle."
Gao Changshou turned around and looked through the gaps in the trees to see the city at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
"Is Feiyu planning to bypass Tongyacheng and go to the border of Quanbu?"
Duan Miaoyin said: "Li County Lieutenant seems to want to take down Tongyacheng."
"Tongya City is on guard, isn't he afraid of casualties?" Gao Changshou murmured, "Even if Tongya City is captured, there will be no troops left to break through, so we can only summon all the ministries to take action and contact Shanchan City at the same time.
Rebels..."
"Shanchan City was captured by the Mongolian army four days ago."
Gao Changshou was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "How many days have I been in coma?"
"Five days."
Duan Miaoyin whispered what happened in the past five days. Li Xia had already led people around Yunnan City and took away four thousand Dali troops.
Gao Changshou smiled, looking somewhat relieved.
He thought that when he first met Li Xia in the north last year, he felt that he might be able to conquer him because of the respect of Dali's famous family.
Today, this thought suddenly disappeared, along with the ambition to restore the country.
Being inferior to others means being inferior to others. Once you admit it, you will feel an inexplicable sense of relief.
"From now on... follow your brother-in-law to fight against Mongolia..."
At night.
In the cell, Gao Junjin was standing in front of Gao Qiong.
"Brother, you know that Duan Shi will definitely kill you. Even if you don't plead guilty, you won't survive. Why ask for trouble?"
Gao Qiong's hands and feet were bloody, and his hand tendons and hamstrings had been severed.
He didn't speak or make a sound, just stared at Gao Junjin.
Gao Junjin lowered his head, threw aside the knife in his hand, and said: "Duan Shi used me to torture you. If you don't plead guilty, I will have to search for my sister-in-law and Xun'er tomorrow."
"I...can't plead guilty...kill me..."
As soon as Gao Qiong opened his mouth, he couldn't suppress the painful hiss in his throat, but there was ridicule in his eyes.
Gao Junjin picked up a soldering iron and persuaded: "Brother, please help me? I have no choice, I am cornered."
Seeing that Gao Qiong didn't respond, he took a soldering iron and started to burn it.
Amidst the sizzling sound, Gao Junjin whispered: "You didn't believe me in the beginning, did you? You knew that Sarimonk was going to be defeated and you would be implicated. But you didn't tell me a word and just sent him away.
Your family is small...you deserve it."
In the distance, there were killing cries.
It wasn't until he put down the soldering iron in his hand that Gao Junjin heard the sound floating into the cell.
"What happened?"
He strode out of the cell, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and saw firelight to the west and south.
"The rebels are entering the city!" someone shouted...