Chapter 325 Zhang Chao, Zang Hong's sophomore temperament, was pinched to death by Liu Bian!
Wancheng, county government.
In prison.
There was a hint of decay in the cold air.
The sound of clattering anklets gradually came closer from the cold depths.
Guo Jia stared at the disheveled man in front of him. He was not going to waste time with him, but went straight to his heart and said: "Guangling County Governor Zhang Menggao!"
"to be honest......"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Guo Jia's voice: "I kind of pity you. You were obviously trying to avenge others, but you never thought that you would be silenced in the end."
Guo Jia witnessed what happened when Zhang Chao committed suicide tonight. He naturally guessed the Yuan family at once. After all, only by getting rid of Zhang Chao could the Yuan family be completely protected.
Have to admit it.
Yuan Wei, this old fox, is really cruel and ruthless.
However, the perpetrator failed to succeed, but gave Guo Jia a good entry point: "This is your sponsor, the person who conquered you as a farmer."
Zhang Chao slowly raised his head, his disheveled hair unable to hide his fierce eyes: "This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Yuan. I made the decision privately."
"Don't think I don't know what you want to do!"
Although Zhang Chao's voice was gentle, it was as cold as a knife and extremely vicious: "You want me to implicate the Yuan family and point out that Mr. Yuan is the mastermind behind it, so that the Yuan family in Runan can be eradicated, right?"
"dream!"
The last two words were almost squeezed out from Zhang Chao's teeth. They were sonorous, powerful and resounding, and they vividly displayed his anger towards Nanyang Hanting.
At the same time, Guo Jia also realized that the Yuan family must have vaccinated Zhang Chao long ago. If it failed, they would probably have to kill themselves like a dead soldier and not reveal a word.
Yes!
In Nanyang, there is no one from the Yuan family. There are only dead men of the Yuan family, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong. They originally entered Nanyang with the determination to die.
If this is really the case, it is really difficult to implicate the Yuan family. Even if Guo Jia really knows that he is the mastermind of the Yuan family, if Zhang Chao refuses to admit it, such a reason will not be enough to convince the world.
What is ironclad evidence?
One: it is witness;
Second: It’s physical evidence!
Man Chong searched the entire Chiyun Taoist Temple but could not find anything related to the Yuan family. There was even no trace of the Yuan family in various documents and materials.
no way!
Guo Jia could only start with witness evidence, trying to overcome Zhang Chao through the Yuan family's murder and silence, so that he could stand up and identify the Yuan family as the masterminds of the assassination at the Winter Festival Ceremony.
But unfortunately, the message conveyed by Zhang Chao's words has already shown that he will never betray Yuan Wei, and he will take all the responsibility alone.
certainly!
Even so, Guo Jia will not give up: "Whether the Yuan family participated in this assassination operation will not be wiped out by you just by denying it. We have other ways."
"For example, Zang Hong, he was a meritorious officer under your account before. After Zhang Miao died in the battle, he followed you into Chang'an and finally successfully sneaked into Nanyang. I don't believe that he had no knowledge of this matter."
"also......"
Guo Jia's eyes were fixed on Zhang Chao, fearing that he would miss even half of the details.
When talking about Zang Hong, Zhang Chao's expression did not change at all, which proved that in Zhang Chao's subconscious, at least it proved that Zang Hong could not leak the secret, or that the other party did not know the existence of the Yuan family at all.
Yes!
Guo Jia did not have too much in-depth understanding, but mentioned it in a cursory way, and then went directly to the next example: "There are so many merchants who have sneaked in from Ruying's direction."
"Although their appearance is relatively complex, this just proves the strength of the forces behind them. I am afraid that in the entire Ruying area, the only one with such strength is the Yuan family."
Speaking of this, Zhang Chao's brows furrowed slightly under his disheveled hair, the muscles at the corners of his lips subconsciously twitched, and his eyes became slightly wandering. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, his flaws were still exposed.
Judging from Zhang Chao's reaction, this part of the content should be controlled by the Yuan family. This is indeed a good direction for investigation, but Guo Jia is not complacent.
After all, Zhang Chao probably subconsciously became worried because he did not understand the content clearly enough. He was afraid that it would be difficult to obtain evidence from Zhang Chao.
"I think!"
Guo Jia continued to test: "The person who planned to kill you and silence you should be responsible for this part of the matter, right? Now that he is dead, you think we can't find any evidence of guilt, right?"
At this moment, Zhang Chao's throat rolled and he became nervous subconsciously.
It's obvious!
Guo Jia hit Zhang Chao's weakness: "I forgot to tell you that the imperial court sent Shangshu Lu Su to be responsible for business affairs. The caravan entering Nanyang this time is completely under our control."
"Although it may be a waste of time to investigate this kind of thing, as long as you are willing to investigate, you will definitely find clues and find out the culprit behind the matter."
At this point, Zhang Chao is still trying his best to restrain himself, but his body's subconscious reaction is based on instinct and cannot be overcome by ordinary people.
Zhang Chao's various external reactions have proven to Guo Jia that he cannot control his subconscious at all, let alone his subconscious reactions.
And next...
Guo Jiacai really entered the heart attack phase: "Yuan Sui was your facial assistant when you were in Guangling. I think he should be in Ruying right now, responsible for this matter. Do you think he can escape?"
Zhang Chao's heart skipped a beat, and his body shuddered subconsciously. Although this movement was extremely small, it was hard to escape Guo Jia's eyes. Regardless of whether Zhang Chaocheng admitted it or not, Guo Jia had already made his own judgment.
call-
Zhang Chao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to keep himself calm and resist Guo Jia's psychological offensive as much as possible to avoid exposing his flaws:
"Guo Jia, I advise you not to waste your time on me. I'm sure I won't say a word. If you want to check, just check it yourself."
"Of course I want to check!"
Guo Jiacai didn't care what Zhang Chao did, and went further to test: "Your brother died, and the Yuan family lost a legitimate second son. The one who wants to come to Chang'an will not be willing to accept it, so he will definitely help."
"If you are simply asked to contribute alone, I'm afraid you won't agree. Yuan Yin, the counselor under Yuan Shu's account, will probably assist Yuan Sui, or Yuan Sui will assist Yuan Yin, right?"
Zhang Chao slowly closed his eyes, trying not to show any abnormality, but even so, he was still manipulated by Guo Jia and gained his own effective judgment.
"Counter Zhang."
Guo Jia shook his head disdainfully, with a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes: "I have to tell you that although you try your best to hide it, your psychological quality is really full of loopholes and very poor."
"you......"
Just when Zhang Chao was about to curse, he was directly interrupted by Guo Jia: "Oh, by the way, thank you for your cooperation. I have already grasped the direction of the next investigation. I, Guo Jia, don't care whether you want to talk or not."
"Here comes someone."
"exist."
"Put him in jail and give him a good life. Don't take his life."
"Here."
When Guo Jia left the prison, he happened to bump into Man Chong who was returning from escorting Zang Hong.
Man Chong waved his hand to signal the jailer to send him to the prison, and then asked: "How?"
Guo Jiadan smiled: "Zhang Chao is not going to speak, but I have already found the direction to break the news."
Man Chong was surprised: "Oh? Which direction is it?"
"It's very simple."
Guo Jia gave a direct answer: "Zhang Chao and Zang Hong are in charge of Nanyang, Yuan Sui and Yuan Yin are in charge of Ru Ying. We must act overnight, let Zijing follow the merchants to investigate, let Zi Qiu, and Zhicai cooperate, and at the same time find
Yuan Sui, Yuan Yin’s traces.”
"good!"
Man Chong nodded, finally letting go of his worries: "Then when will we enter the palace and report to His Majesty whether Zhang Chao and Zang Hong will be escorted into the palace?"
"Let's go early tomorrow morning."
Guo Jia had already had an idea and said softly: "Your Majesty ordered us to capture Zhang Chao alive. He must have wanted to personally interrogate this thief. Maybe your Majesty has a way to make him willing to speak."
Man Chong knew that the current emperor was a strange person, so he also had some expectations: "I hope so. Only in this way can it be regarded as real ironclad proof."
*****
The next day, early morning.
The rooster crows the dawn and the morning glow fills the sky.
Emperor's palace.
Warm Pavilion.
Liu Bian stared at the memorial handed over by Guo Jia, which described in detail the entire incident and how he interrogated Zhang Chao and obtained relevant information.
"teacher."
Liu Bian put the memorial together and thought: "Your analysis of Guo Jia was quite right. Judging from this memorial, his control over people's hearts is indeed far beyond ordinary people."
"Although Zhang Chao didn't say a word, in Guo Jia's eyes, it seemed as if he had answered everything honestly. It seems that his judgment was correct. Yuan Sui and Yuan Yin must be in Ruying. They have a very good division of labor.
clear."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Well, leave this matter to Guo Jia. Man Chong is enough. Let's quickly summon Zhang Chao into the palace to learn more about what happened back then."
"Although Guo Jia failed to get Zhang Chao to speak, maybe we can use the war against Dong as an opening to change Zhang Chao's attitude towards the Yuan family. As long as he can change his attitude, he will not be far from speaking."
"oh?"
Liu Bian couldn't help but be surprised: "Do experts have this certainty?"
Military Advisor Alliance: "We still have to use Zhang Chao to find out how he embarked on the road to challenge Dong. If this process is as predicted by experts, we can give it a try."
"good!"
Liu Bian immediately agreed and turned to greet him: "Where is Zhu Tong?"
Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in: "The general will be here."
"Bring Zhang Chao and Zang Hong into the palace immediately. I have something to ask."
"Your Majesty, the two of you are freshening up and will arrive later."
"kindness."
Although Zhang Chao is a criminal, he still cannot enter the palace with a dirty look, otherwise it will stain the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor. He must at least wash up and change into clothes that do not smell of blood.
While waiting, Liu Bian communicated with the Military Advisor Alliance for a long time, discussing issues, focus and other aspects in order to obtain the most and most accurate information.
About half an hour.
finally.
Under the escort of Zhu Tong and others, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong came to the palace.
However, the two of them always held their heads high, clearly showing that they were not afraid of death.
"Rebel, see your majesty..."
Zhu Tong was about to attack Zhang Chao and Zang Hong, but was interrupted by Liu Bian with a wave of his hand: "It doesn't matter, I killed his brother after all. It's human nature for him to have some complaints. I won't blame him."
At this moment, Liu Bian clearly saw that Zhang Chao looked surprised, as if he couldn't believe that he would say such words, and his words were so tolerant and generous.
However......
But the impression given to Liu Bian was that the analysis in Guo Jia's report was indeed accurate. The thoughts in this kid's heart would always be truly experienced through certain micro-expressions.
At the other end of the live broadcast room, there are already more than ten micro-expression and behavioral experts watching the live broadcast. They will use Zhang Chao's subtle expression changes to assist Liu Bian and conquer Zhang Chao.
"Are you Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling County?"
Liu Bian glanced at Zhang Chao below and asked seriously.
"Yes, it's me!"
Zhang Chao didn't talk nonsense and nodded.
From the other party's tone, Liu Bian could clearly feel the hatred, but Liu Bian didn't care. After all, he killed the other party's brother. If he didn't hate him, it would make people suspicious.
"Don't worry."
Liu Bian waved his hand and said softly: "I summoned you to the palace not because you want to assassinate me, but because I want to understand with you how you embarked on the road to conquer Dong."
"No matter what, the fact that you took this path in the first place is enough to prove that you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. There is no doubt about this. I have never doubted your loyalty."
"Including your brother Zhang Miao!"
When the last sentence came out of Liu Bian's mouth, the surprise on Zhang Chao's face became even more intense, his eyebrows made an obvious slight frown, and the shock in his eyes was even more unconcealed.
"Your Majesty really thinks that we are loyal ministers?"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chao took the initiative to ask.
This is a hundred times stronger than Guo Jia's.
After all, Zhang Chao subconsciously regarded Guo Jia as his enemy, but at this moment, Liu Bian was no longer an enemy in Zhang Chao's eyes. This simple and purely antagonistic concept.
"certainly!"
The iron must be struck while it is hot.
Liu Bian gave the answer without any hesitation: "No matter how the process of challenging Dong went, you were the first to propose the challenge. For this reason alone, you are the hero of the Han Dynasty. I will never deny it."
call-
Zhang Chao took a long breath, then bowed his hands solemnly towards Liu Bian and saluted: "The guilty minister Zhang Chao is so ashamed of Your Majesty. Even if I die this time, I will have no regrets."
What a sentimental person!
No wonder.
It's easy to be taken advantage of by Yuan Wei. It's really easy to be emotional.
Although Zhang Chao has not yet said what happened that year, Liu Bian already has a strong hunch that this matter will not be too different from the speculation of experts from the Military Advisor Alliance.
He had only spoken a few words, but Zhang Chao was already like this. If the people sent by Yuan Kai back then had casually fooled him, wouldn't this kid be on his way to heaven?
Zhang Chao completely put down his guard and said softly: "Your Majesty wants to know what happened back then, so I will tell you everything, and I will never hide anything."
Liu Bian waved his hand and motioned for him to sit aside: "You two, stop standing, let's sit down and chat."
Zhang Chao and Zang Hong bowed their hands and saluted: "Here."
Immediately.
Sitting at the bottom of the table, he sighed and went straight to the topic: "Actually, at the beginning, the guilty minister did not think about challenging Dong. It was just that Ziyuan suddenly came to seek the guilty minister one day and mentioned the matter."
"oh?"
Liu Bianyang was confused and turned to look at Zang Hong: "But is this so?"
Zang Hong on the side bowed quickly, nodded and said: "The guilty minister is the fifth meritorious official of Guangling. He and Yuan Sui were both in Guangling back then. We are very good friends."
"About the end of October in the first year of Yonghan, the Grand Tutor sent Yuan Di back to his hometown. Yuan Sui invited me to a banquet with Yuan Di, during which we talked about Luoyang at that time."
"It was because of Dong Zhuo's tyranny that Yuan Di fled back to his hometown. He also threatened that all people with lofty ideals and benevolence in the world hate Dong's thief. If he were twenty years younger, he should call on the heroes of the world to clear the emperor and punish Dong.
.”
Everything is very logical.
But what the hell...
Liu Bian suddenly became suspicious, frowned and asked: "In that case, how come this matter finally fell on you?"
Zang Hong, however, held his head high and said loudly: "The sage said: Righteousness is the right path for people. It's a pity that you can't help but abandon the right path! The treacherous minister Dong Zhuo has brought harm to the country and the people, and everyone will punish him. We, the people with lofty ideals and benevolent people, should rise up!"
Well......
Liu Bian was almost sick with embarrassment.
Why do you feel that Zang Hong has a strong aura of being a middle-aged boy?
You pick up the road that old man Yuan Di doesn't take and walk away without considering the reason at all?
Even if Yuan Di doesn't leave, Yuan Sui should leave.
Damn this!
The two of them are obviously trying to set you up!
Seeming to see Liu Bian's expression of surprise, Zhang Chao quickly added: "Your Majesty, Ziyuan has a reputation of 'righteousness'. When he resigned and returned home, it was precisely because he offended the powerful that he had no choice but to return home."
"It was when the guilty minister became the governor of Guangling County that he conquered the countryside and became the five meritorious officials of our Guangling County. During his tenure, the people of Guangling lived and worked in peace and contentment, had ample food and clothing, and were quite famous."
Having said this, Zhang Chao handed over his hand again: "The official who the guilty minister trusts most is Ziyuan."
Liu Bian could only laugh. The two of them had the same sensibility and were equally easy to be fooled: "What about Yuan Sui? Why wasn't he with you at that time?"
Zang Hong is a Five-Gong Cao;
Yuan Sui has great facial features!
Since Zang Hong can stand up, how can we miss Yuan Sui?
Although Yuan Sui was born into the Yuan family in Guangling, he was still a member of the Yuan family. His reputation and influence were not comparable to that of the little Zang Hong.
If Yuan Sui could take the initiative to propose to challenge Dong, then what would Zang Hong mean?
However, Zang Hong had a good reason: "While we were drinking, something suddenly happened at Yuan Sui's house, so he left in a hurry. Later we found out that his father's old illness had relapsed and he needed to rest in bed."
This is really a...
There is no reason to refuse!
After all, the Han Dynasty governed the country with filial piety, let alone Zang Hong. Even the emperor could never stop people from fulfilling their filial piety. Once the time was extended, the other party would naturally not be able to catch up with the train to challenge Dong.
But I have to admit that in this way, from the outside world, the fight against Dong has nothing to do with the Yuan family, and all of this is the credit of Zang Hong and Zhang Chao.
This old guy Yuan Wei...
It really took the Yuan family out of this incident.
It's a pity that there are loopholes in your behavior after all, otherwise how could it be analyzed to this extent by historians.
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "Master Bian, you just expressed your expression. According to the analysis of behavioral experts, these two people did not lie, and historians have also confirmed it, filling some of the gaps in history. Our inference is currently valid.
Live."
"oh?"
Liu Bian himself felt a little unbelievable: "Teacher, is it possible that Zhang Chao and Zang Hong in history were really so bad, what do people say they are?"
"Zhang Chao doesn't know, but Zang Hong has some idea."
The Alliance of Military Advisors did not waste any nonsense, and said directly: "There is a clear record in "Three Kingdoms": (Allied forces) set up a mandala, and the parties swore an alliance, and the states and counties even gave in to each other. No one dared to take it, and the Xian Communist Party pushed the flood."
"When the Kwantung Allied Forces set up an altar to swear an oath, the princes from all walks of life rejected each other and refused to go up to the altar to take the oath, so they all pushed Zang Hong to the altar. Zang Hong did not refuse, ascended the altar to swear the blood oath, and even gave a speech."
"You know, when the leader is shot, even Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others dare not stand up, but Zang Hong dares to stand up. This is indeed a righteous act, but it also proves that he is too good."
"The conversation between Mr. Bian and them just now also confirms the content in the history books. Although later generations spoke highly of Zang Hong, his secondary aura also really existed."
Makes sense!
It makes so much sense!
It turns out that characters’ personalities can also be analyzed through the words in history books.
The expert strategist team is really incredible.
"Master Ben."
Speaking of this, the Military Advisor Alliance reminded: "We can try to raise doubts and slowly guide the two people's thinking. Depending on the personalities of these two people, we may be able to undermine their trust in Yuan Wei."
"Okay, I'll try."
Liu Bian immediately agreed, turned to Zang Hong and Zhang Chao, frowned and said, "You two, you were not in Luoyang City at the time. You may not know much about the situation in Luoyang."
"kindness?"
The two of them were stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Bian waved his hand and said softly: "In this case, from my perspective, I will introduce to you Dong Zhuo's actions after entering the capital. Are you two willing to listen?"
Zhang Chao and Zang Hong cupped their hands and clasped their fists: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has nothing to say, and we will listen attentively."
"good!"
Liu Bian nodded and went straight to the topic without any nonsense:
"From the 25th day of August in the first year of Guangxi, when General He Jin asked his mother to allow him to kill all the regular servants, until the 28th day of August, I returned to the palace, granted amnesty to the world, and changed the name to Zhaoning.
, but it’s only been four days.”
"From August 29th, when Dong Zhuo entered the capital and annexed General He Jin, and the cavalry general He Miao's army, to September 1st, when Dong Zhuo deposed me as emperor, only three days have passed!"
"Let me ask:"
Liu Bian stared at the two of them with piercing eyes, and asked a soul-level question: "Why did Dong Zhuo, as soon as he entered the capital, order all the ministers and officials to dethrone me as emperor and establish Chenliu Wangxie?"
"Ah, this..."
Zhang Chao and Zang Hong followed Liu Bian's train of thought and were asked a question: "Perhaps it is because Dong Zhuo has so many soldiers and horses that the civil and military officials were overwhelmed by his momentum and did not dare to resist?"
hehe!
Liu Bian smiled.
The smile was a bit stiff and very embarrassing.
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