Beichen Pass is the north gate of Fengrong. It is located at the junction of the Three Kingdoms. Compared with Dongling Pass, it is much more crowded, and this is the place where Yan Songzheng has been guarding for more than 20 years.
Dongling Pass has no external enemies in Miaoershan, while Beichen Pass has constant friction all year round. In addition to large and small battles, it also has to deal with unpredictable spies from time to time.
Yan Songzheng was not afraid of going into battle to kill the enemy. What he was most afraid of was the infiltration of spies.
A few days ago, another spy was arrested, and everyone he came into contact with was also controlled. Good guy, this person is not a peaceful master. In just a few months, he came into contact with more than 300 people. The military camp
There is almost no room for these people.
Yan Songzheng is almost fifty years old, and looks like he is just in his early forties. After all, he is at the peak of the acquired realm, and he is always older than the average person. This is also due to an injury in his early years that broke his immortal roots, and he fell from the innate realm.
It is also impossible to advance to Innate. Moreover, broken immortal roots are different from damage, and are irreversible.
At this moment, he was in his study, pulling his hair and worrying.
"He only said that he was doing business on the streets, and he was indeed doing business. The people he came into contact with were ordinary people. It seems that there was no secret. Did he arrest the wrong person?" Lieutenant General
Said hesitantly.
Another lieutenant general also said: "The people we have locked up now are all crying for their fathers and mothers, crying and shouting that we have wronged good people!"
Yan Songzheng rubbed his face with his hands and sighed: "Hurry up and interrogate him. If no evidence is found, we will have no choice but to let him go."
Several people walked out in disgrace, shaking their heads and sighing: "Who asked the military advisor to go to the capital? We are not good at this kind of thing!"
Yan Songzheng sighed again. When it came to arranging troops, he thought he was pretty good at it, but when it came to extorting confessions through torture...he couldn't control his sense of proportion!
You can't torture people to death when there is no definite evidence.
At this moment, news came from outside that his family was coming.
Yan Songzheng was stunned. Could it be that his cousin and the others were here? But he hadn't heard of any transfers at other passes. How could they leave the station privately?
Thinking of this, he hurried out and saw his wife and son walking over quickly from the second door.
"What are you doing out here?"
"You still don't know who's coming?" Yan Songzheng's wife Zhang knew he didn't know anything as soon as she saw his confused look.
"You said they are my family, could it be my cousin and the others?" he said in a lowered voice.
"You!" Ms. Zhang shook her head and said, "It's my father, mother and sister Qing'er who are here!"
"What?" Yan Songzheng was stunned, his eyes were sore, his parents and sister really hadn't seen each other for many years!
"Father?" Yan Songzheng's son Yan Ruixuan saw his father stunned and shouted in warning.
"Oh, let's go, let's go!" Yan Songzheng strode out excitedly, surpassing his wife in an instant, "Xuan'er, support your mother!"
When he came to the gate of the General's Mansion, he saw his parents who seemed to be eternally young and his younger sister who was also young and beautiful. He seemed to have returned to the past, when he was young, and the family he saw was what they are today.
At that time, I didn't have to stand alone, and I didn't need to consider everything. I was just a pioneer, and that was called wantonness.
It's a pity that time cannot be turned back.
"Father, mother!" Yan Songzheng's throat was filled with tears and he hurried over to pay his respects.
"Brother Songzheng!" Yan Qingzheng and Rong Che also came over to greet him.
"Why!"
Mrs. Zhang also led Yan Ruixuan out to greet them. The family entered the house, and Yan Song was taking his wife to formally kowtow to Yan Xi and his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Yan Xi and Mr. and Mrs. Yan Qingzheng both gave Yan Ruixuan a meeting gift. The woman went to the inner room to talk, while the three men chatted in the hall.
"It's also because of the Crown Prince's legitimate son's first birthday party. Your sister said she was going to attend, and she happened to be able to drop by to see you, so why not come here?" Yan Xi said briefly, expressing her interest.
Yan Songzheng was deeply moved. There was no way to connect here with the capital. This was because his family came to see him specially.
"The emperor is indeed very happy that the prince has given birth to a legitimate son."
"But that's not what we care about. Your mother and I just want to come and see Ruixuan."
"Then mom and dad can stay here longer."
"Well, I can probably stay there for half a year."
"Very good."
Yan Song was looking at Rong Che. This brother-in-law was one year older than him and was now a cultivator. Although he looked a little older, he was still very young, like a young man in his twenties.
"Can Prince Xuan also stay for a few months?"
"Listen to Qing'er."
The few of them chatted for a while, and then Mrs. Zhang went down to prepare dinner. The whole family, except Rong Che, was very drunk, and they ate and drank until the sun was high before they dispersed.
Madam Zhang had already arranged the accommodation for several people and sent them all back to rest.
Early the next morning, Yan Songzheng was found by his subordinates. For some reason, the relatives and friends of the imprisoned people gathered a large group of people and went to the military camp, asking them to explain why so many people were imprisoned!
Yan Songzheng, one big and one big, hurried to the military camp.
She didn't see him during breakfast. When Yan Xi asked about it, Zhang told him that he had gone to the military camp.
Yan Xi and Nalan Lianyue looked at each other. The family members hurried to the military camp just one day after arriving. There must be an urgent military situation.
Although they felt a little sorry for him, as cultivators it was not easy to interfere in the affairs of ordinary people, so Yan Xi and the others stopped interfering.
But as the prince of Fengrong, Rong Che still cared about it, so he asked Yan Ruixuan privately.
Yan Ruixuan was also eighteen years old. Although he had not joined the army yet, he often visited the military camp and knew enough about these things that he told Rong Che immediately.
After hearing this, Yan Qingzheng rolled his eyes and asked, "Who arrested this person? Let him provide evidence."
"The enemy's contact person ran away, and he was caught at the scene. However, he insisted that it was a coincidence and kept complaining. The key is that he has indeed been going to that place every day recently, and he did not show up after several interrogations.
It's difficult to convict if there are flaws." Yan Ruixuan also felt helpless, "If this person is not really wronged or he is well-trained, torture and extorting a confession will have no effect."
"There is a county government office in Beichen Pass. Find some experienced jailers. They should be good at dealing with prisoners." Yan Qing said righteously.
Yan Ruixuan was stunned, thought for a moment and asked: "Is this... possible?"
"It's better to treat a dead horse as a live doctor than to wait and see. Wouldn't it be worse if you were forced to let go of a spy under pressure?"
"That's right, thank you aunt for reminding me." Yan Ruixuan thanked him and hurriedly went to deliver the message.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Songzheng came back with a tired look on his face. He quickly apologized to his parents and asked how the spy was doing. He suddenly became energetic.
"Speaking of which, Qing'er has a good brain. The jailers didn't try too hard. They even coaxed and deceived them, and they did it in one night!" Yan Song was beaming, "I wonder why this man's bones are so hard. It turns out that
I once studied in Xuanmen... However, this interrogation also revealed a huge secret!"
"Can you tell me?" Yan Xi asked first.
Yan Songzheng hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter itself involves Xuanmen, and I think we need Xuanmen's help. It shouldn't be a problem if we reveal it first."
Yan Xi and Nalan Lianyue looked at each other, why did the country's dispute involve Xuanmen again?
"The thing is, the spy this time is very strange. He did not go to the government offices and military camps to inquire, but went to the residences of some common people. He himself misled us, so we were a little hesitant when we arrested him, which led to following him
The contact person escaped. But we are also curious. What kind of intelligence secrets can ordinary people find out? Last night... it was almost dawn when he recruited someone. It turned out that although he was a spy, he was not a spy.
It’s because of military information, but it’s because of another mission!”
The spy dressed up as a salesman and walked around the streets and got to know many people. His goods were good, novel, cheap, and he looked honest, so he won the favor of the local people in just two months.
His target was these people. He advocated the happy life of the people in his hometown, saying that these gadgets were common there and sold cheaply. He just wanted to go out and have a look, and there was no shortage of money.
When I go back and forth, I talk about the recruitment of craft apprentices in my hometown, and the remuneration is very good. I can make a lot of money in a few years, and I can marry a good wife when I come back.
In just one or two months, he has already gathered more than 200 people to follow him. The reason why he hasn't left yet is because he needs to gather 300 people.
"Why does he want these people?" Nalan Lianyue asked curiously.
Yan Songzheng became more serious and said: "I heard from him that there is some kind of sect there that I have never heard of. It said that it has risen in recent years and is short of people, so he was sent to recruit disciples."
Yan Xi frowned and said in confusion: "Shouldn't recruiting disciples depend on talent? His recruitment is too casual."
"That's the problem!" Yan Songzheng slapped his thigh. This action he learned from the soldiers after joining the army, "He confessed those people he recruited in the past, but in fact they were all deceived. Those people were sent to what?
Fei Chumen was used as a guinea pig for others!"
"What?" Nalan Lianyue heard that Liu Mei stood on her head, "As a Xuanmen, how dare you do such a sinful thing!"
"Because our reputation in our country is so bad that we really can't recruit people, I thought of sneaking into Fengrong through spies. After recruiting enough people in every place, we would quietly send them back."
"It's so hateful! What kind of Fei Chumen is this? We must destroy it!" Nalan Lianyue said in a hateful voice.
"Mom, please be patient!" Yan Qingzheng said, "Things are fishy. When will Xuanmen be able to use ordinary people? There are still so many people! There must be something wrong!"
"What Qing'er said is, then..." Yan Xi looked at Rong Che. He vaguely felt that this matter was probably related to cultivating demons. It seemed that Jiuyou Sect was not the only sect that could eliminate demons.
"Let me go and take a look." Rong Che said. He could also see what Yan Xi could see. This matter was related to both Feng Rong and the devil, and he had no shirking responsibility.
"Okay, I'll go with you!" Yan Qingzheng said immediately.
Yan Songzheng was quite surprised. He had never thought that Prince Xuan would be so concerned about Xuanmen matters, and leaving such a weird matter to him...well, there is also his sister.
"Why don't we wait for the decree from Jingli?" he asked.
"This is a rebellion caused by people in Xuanmen. How can we ignore it when we encounter it?" Rong Che said, "Brother, do whatever you want. We won't conflict."
"good……"
It makes sense when Yan Songzheng thinks about it. It's not something they can handle if it involves Xuanmen.
"Also, that person is still in custody. I'll go see him." Rong Che suddenly said.