Serica said disdainfully: "I just came here last night, and I didn't even go out of the tavern door. I would like to hear what heinous crime I have committed?"
Liu Xin said coldly: "You intend to assassinate my Han Emperor!"
Selica couldn't help but shudder.
Liu Xin's prediction was good. In eight years, Selica had turned from a count to a duke. He was also one of the nine elders of the Council of Elders and the holder of the highest power in the Qin Empire.
Serica has seen the information that Choccama sent back, and the Council of Elders also held two meetings for this purpose. But because of the restart of the Silk Road last year, now not only silk can be purchased in the city of Rome;
As for the more exquisite porcelain, many elders felt that the matter had been resolved so far, and the Han Dynasty was too far away, so there was no need to pay too much attention.
But Serica was an ambitious guy. He always felt that the civil strife in the Han Dynasty was a good opportunity, and was more interested in Choccama's plan to obtain intelligence by opening a brothel. So, Serica selected more than 20 people.
He personally took the beautiful Da Qin slave girl to Wujicheng because he wanted to see the situation here for real.
Because the two messengers sent to Rome left in the evening, Celica did not see the contents of the parchment. But after Celica arrived at Wuji City last night, Choccama had already learned about it first
The information received was reported to him.
Serica had long known that the Han Dynasty was now divided into three major forces: Liu, Cao, and Yuan, and among the three, Liu Xin's side was the most powerful. The latest chapter of Dandy Wushuang. When he heard Chokama talking about Liu Xin's personal expedition to the Western Regions,
When he received the news, he suddenly became excited. If Liu Xin could take this opportunity to have an accident, then the country of Dahan would be even more chaotic. Perhaps Serika could convince other elders to make the decision to expedition to Dahan.
This was just an idea that suddenly came to Serica. Naturally, there was no time to rush back to Rome to discuss with other elders. However, Choccama came up with many ideas in the Western Regions for many years, including sending people to assassinate people and pretending to be horse bandits to intercept them on the road.
All of them were killed, but Selika vetoed it. Finally, Selika decided to reveal the news of Liu Xin's personal expedition to the surrounding countries in the Western Region, spreading rumors that Liu Xin wanted to annex the surrounding countries in one fell swoop, and aroused the solidarity of the surrounding countries.
Fight against Liu Xin. If the countries can defeat Liu Xin, maybe they can find opportunities to carry out other methods such as assassination and interception.
These were all matters that he and Choukama discussed in the secret room. Absolutely no third person knew about it. And Liu Xin immediately said that he wanted to assassinate the Han Emperor. There was only one possibility, that is, Choukama had rebelled. This
This is what really surprised Selica.
The expression on Selica's face changed, and she pretended to be calm and said: "You are talking nonsense, when will I be detrimental to your emperor? And your emperor is thousands of miles away, how can I be detrimental to him? Don't listen to me
Others are biting randomly!”
Liu Xin originally wanted to tell him that I am the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Didn't you just want to assassinate me with your heavy sword just because you wanted to assassinate the Emperor of the Han Dynasty? But seeing Selica's embarrassed expression and hearing his flashing words, he felt even more deeply in his heart
Yougui couldn't help but sneered: "Is it a biting? I won't just listen to one side of the story. I will naturally let you confront each other when the time comes. Now I just want to hear your honest explanation. What is your name? Where are you from? What is your identity?
What do you do for a living?”
Selika rolled his eyes and said: "Selika, a commoner of Great Qin, came to Wuji City this time to do business and sell a few girls to the owner of this tavern."
"Pa", Liu Xin slapped the cases in front of her fiercely, and angrily said: "Humph, you are full of nonsense. I don't think you will shed tears until you see the coffin! Someone, bring me some paper!"
One of the guards had already presented a stack of Xiang paper. Liu Xin's face darkened and she said, "What are you doing with such good paper? Bring the paper for wiping your butt!"
In recent years, with the efforts of the research institute, paper has been used not only for writing, but also has derived many varieties, including window paper, dinner paper, toilet paper, and packaging paper. The prices of different papers are also very different. However, toilet paper
It should be the cheapest one. The guard doesn't know what Liu Xin wants toilet paper for now. Could it be that he wants to go for convenience?
The translator at the Joining Army Mansion only translated the first half of these sentences and did not explain the rest. Selica had no idea what Liu Xin was going to do, and just looked at Liu Xin's anger with a blank look on her face.
The items in the big tent were all ready, and the guards quickly brought in a stack of khaki papers. Selika didn't recognize these things, but Liu Xin smiled and said: "Come here, tie him to a bench with his back
!Bring me another basin of water!"
Liu Xin was never used to sitting on the ground, and it was inconvenient to carry chairs when marching and fighting, so she had to prepare a few benches, which came in handy now.
Several guards scrambled to lift Selika up and push her down on the bench. Her limbs were tied to the front and rear legs of the bench. Except for her head, Selika could no longer move.
Liu Xin was still not satisfied, so she pointed at Selika's head and said, "Secure this place as well."
Liu Xin then looked at Selika with a smile and said slowly: "Selika, if you feel that you can't stand it for a while, please tell me quickly. If you insist on holding on, even the King of Heaven will save you."
I can’t help you anymore.”
After the interpreter from the Joining Forces Mansion finished translating this sentence, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Take a piece of paper, soak it in water, and then stick it on his face!"
Although the toilet paper was not of high quality, it was very absorbent. Soon, a piece of wet khaki paper was stuck to Selica's face. When Selica exhaled forcefully, a big hole appeared in the paper. The paper was thin.
The thin wet paper could not cover Selika's eyes, and Liu Xin could see a bit of disdain in his eyes. Indeed, Selika still didn't understand what danger this would bring to him.
Liu Xin was not anxious. She waved her hand and said, "Paper the second one!"
Another piece of paper was stuck on it, and Selica couldn't breathe immediately, but within two seconds, the paper was also torn. Read the full text of Peerless Love Saint. Then the third and fourth paper were stuck on it...
Finally, Selica found that it took him longer and longer to break the papers, and it became more and more difficult to breathe. A trace of fear gradually appeared in his eyes.
This is already the ninth layer of paper stuck on his face, which means that he has been on the verge of death eight times and came back, but this ninth time is much more difficult. Under that layer of wet yellow paper
, he opened his mouth wide and exhaled and inhaled desperately, like a dying fish, but to no avail. This time, Selica finally understood how close the god of death was to him. He wanted to shout loudly, but couldn't.
Make some noise.
With Selica's unremitting efforts, a small hole was broken in the ninth layer of yellow paper, and a trace of fresh air floated in. Selica breathed greedily. Suddenly, the guard picked up the tenth yellow paper and pointed it at his face.
It got confused.
Serica finally broke down and shouted: "I tell you all! Don't kill me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tenth piece of yellow paper was already stuck on his face. He opened his mouth wide again and breathed desperately. This time, he didn't expend too much effort. All ten pieces of paper were opened at once.
Serika's whole body went limp, and there was a warmth between his legs. He actually peed his pants. This was a great shame for a nobleman. But Serika couldn't care about much now, and he wanted to live more than anything else. good!
Looking at Serika breathing in the fresh air, Liu Xin smiled contemptuously. If he wanted to torture someone, he had many ways, but he just didn't want to delay it too long. Liu Xin waited patiently for Serika's expression. Turning from white to red, he said: "Tell me, what is your identity?"
This is what Liu Xin is most concerned about. He wants to know whether Selica is now an earl or has been promoted. Depending on the title, the secrets he knows will be different.
Selica's breathing has gradually returned to normal, but he escaped death and still opened his mouth habitually and gasped: "My lord, before I answer your question, I want to ask a question first. "
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Let him ask."
Serica hesitated and asked, "If I don't explain, will you let them keep covering my face with that wet thing?"
Liu Xin said without thinking: "Yes! Until I kill you!"
Serika couldn't help but shudder. Just now, he wasn't sure whether Liu Xin would kill him. There was a war between heaven and man in his heart. If Liu Xin didn't want to kill him, but he confessed all the secrets, that would be stupid. Hearing Liu Xin's affirmative answer, Serika was relieved. She told her identity and the purpose of coming to Wujicheng, and then asked: "Sir, can you tell me Me, how do you know what I discussed with Chokama? Has he already explained everything?"
Liu Xin laughed loudly and said: "Qiao Kama has not confessed. I haven't received the report yet, but one thing I can tell you is that I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty! Just now you stabbed me with a heavy sword. Didn't you want to assassinate the emperor of the Han Dynasty? ?”
At this time, the interpreter of the Military Affairs Office was startled, and hurriedly raised his hands to Liu Xin and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know..."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "He who doesn't know is not guilty. I don't blame you. You can tell him first."
Selica knew that the young Han man in front of her was actually the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and she was immediately petrified, and her open mouth could not be closed for a while.
Liu Xin stopped paying attention to him, waved her hand and said: "Cut off his hand tendons and hamstrings, put on shackles, and take him to Chang'an immediately!"
Now that he knows Serika's identity, Liu Xin will certainly not hand him over to Sister Cleia right now. Keeping him should be of greater use. There are some ways to pick off Serika's hand tendons and hamstrings. Cruel, but how could he not be cruel when he treated Cleia's parents? Besides, it's thousands of miles from Wuji City to Chang'an. Who knows what might happen on the way, tearing off his hand tendons and hamstrings , making him crippled, it would be much more difficult for him to escape. However, Selica's hand tendons had been severed by Liu Xin's flying knife just now, and now the personal guards would have a lot of trouble.