Seeing that the people were so excited, the soldiers did not stop them.
Xiao Lingyue was thoughtful, she closed the car window, turned to Zhan Beihan and asked: "Did the army deliberately bring prisoners into the city?"
Zhan Beihan was startled for a moment and looked at her with raised eyebrows: "How did you guess that?"
"Because it's too deliberate."
Xiao Lingyue shrugged: "The army is stationed in the capital and is not in the capital. Even if the bandit camp is wiped out and the prisoners are captured alive, there is no need to enter the city under normal circumstances. They also deliberately pass through the main street of the capital..."
After a pause, she added: "It seems to be intentional to be so arrogant and eye-catching."
Zhan Beihan said calmly: "The bandit camp has been entrenched for many years, and people's anger must be eliminated."
"No wonder..." Xiao Lingyue understood immediately.
The army brought prisoners back to Beijing and paraded them through the streets for all the people to see. It was actually a show.
The purpose of not stopping the people from scolding and smashing is to eliminate the resentment of the people.
After all, the bandit camp has been entrenched near the outskirts of Beijing for so many years, causing a lot of harm and panic to the people. The people's resentment will not go away, which will affect the stability of the capital.
Now that the imperial court has sent troops to suppress the bandits, they have won a great victory and captured many prisoners alive. Of course, such a big happy event must be well publicized.
On the one hand, it stabilizes the people's hearts and enhances the deterrence of the court; on the other hand, it can also eliminate public anger and calm the dissatisfaction of the people.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Xiao Lingyue suddenly looked at Zhan Beihan again and stopped talking.
"Say what you want to say." The man glanced at her.
"You didn't arrange the army's entry into the city, did you?" Xiao Lingyue was no longer polite.
"Um."
"..."
Xiao Lingyue choked and whispered softly: "No wonder you don't want to go out and see."
"I didn't expect it to take so long, and I just happened to be here today." Listening to the constant shouts and curses coming from outside the carriage, the man's cold eyebrows slightly twisted, as if he was a little impatient.
"The streets are blocked and the carriages can't move."
Xiao Lingyue pushed the car window open a crack, shrugged and said, "We can only wait until the army passes by."
Zhan Beihan simply stopped talking and closed his eyes to rest.
Xiao Lingyue looked out through the car window. In the gap between the crowded crowd, she sharply saw soldiers pushing several carts passing by.
The cart was covered with blood-stained white cloth and fixed with hemp ropes, and the silhouette of a human figure could be vaguely seen.
"correct."
Xiao Lingyue suddenly remembered something and asked: "Should the collapsed iron mine be dug up again? Have the bodies of Wei Zhai and the bandit leader been found?"
Zhan Beihan opened his eyes: "Why do you ask this?"
"I suddenly thought of it, so I asked casually."
Xiao Lingyue looked out the car window and said calmly: "I remember that Wei Zhai fell into the iron mine in the end, right? Gong Yangqian blew up the mine directly, and he was probably buried underground."
When she and Zhan Beihan came out of the mine, they found only two living people, Meng Wenhao and Xiao Mu.
Wei Zhai was seriously injured at the time and encountered another mine collapse.
It is estimated that it will be difficult to save one's life.
Whether a whole body can be found... is a question.
"The Dragon Scale Guards are responsible for searching the mines, right? If you are willing, you can let them search carefully. They might be able to find Wei Zhai's body." Xiao Lingyue said.
Zhan Beihan said sarcastically: "So what if the body is found? Are you so kind that you plan to collect the body for him?"